Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 178

Early in the morning, Li Zhuiyuan opened his eyes.

There is nothing in this world more wonderful and satisfying than waking up from a good night's sleep.

If there is, it is to open your eyes and turn your head to the side after waking up.

Although the morning sun has not yet risen, a ray of warm light has already shone into my bedroom.

A'li didn't disturb the boy's sleep. She stood in front of the drawing table and was drawing.

The girl's long skirt with a white background and green patterns gives people a soft and hazy texture.

I was going fishing yesterday, so I changed my clothes temporarily. Although the clothes I’m wearing today are not the same as yesterday, they are of a similar style.

This is how Old Lady Liu expressed her unique stubbornness.

Li Zhuiyuan woke up, then continued to lie on the bed, looking sideways.

As Ahri dipped the paintbrush, she turned sideways and looked over here.

The girl's bright eyes met the boy's.

Li Zhuiyuan felt embarrassed to continue staying in bed.

Get up and take a shower.

If nothing unexpected happens, the boy should play chess with the girl while waiting for breakfast.

But there were surprises today, and more than one.

Li Zhuiyuan went downstairs.

There were two coffins on the first floor. Every time Tan Wenbin and Runsheng came back, these two coffins served as their beds.

At this time, Runsheng was standing beside the coffin, looking at the situation in the coffin next to him.

Li Zhuiyuan walked over.

As soon as I got closer, I sensed the strong resentment emanating from the coffin.

It is condensed but not dispersed, accumulated but not released, just like the cover used to cover the food on the village dining table to keep out flies.

The face of Tan Wenbin inside was as pale as if he had put on powder, but his lips were exceptionally bright red.

Generally speaking, in this case, the coffin can be carried out and buried.

Li Zhuiyuan reached his hand into the coffin and tapped Tan Wenbin's brows with his fingertips, which felt cold.

Then follow the momentum downward and touch his nostrils, and the breath will be as thin as a thread.

It was bad and serious, but not dangerous.

Because when he made contact, Li Zhuiyuan sensed the trembling aura of two resentful babies.

It's like a child at home who has made a mistake, shrinking in the corner, anxiously waiting for severe punishment from his parents.

The two resentful babies must have woken up from the digestive state of overeating.

While sleeping last night, Tan Wenbin felt that both of them had regained consciousness.

Then, Tan Wenbin took the initiative to make conscious contact with them.

From the perspective of an "old father", this behavior is very normal, just like opening the door to welcome his son who comes back from boarding school, opening his arms, and wanting to hug them as usual.

But the problem is that after the two resentful babies ate too much and digested the food, they grew bigger and became heavier.

But neither of them, nor Tan Wenbin himself, have this awareness yet, or in other words, they do not have a clearer sensitivity.

Tan Wenbin took the initiative to make conscious contact with them, which was equivalent to actively picking them up, and then... his waist was severely twisted.

His current state was a suspended death caused by his body being unable to withstand the impact of such a strong resentful and ghostly aura.

If he had been affected by other evil spirits, Tan Wenbin would be in great danger now, but fortunately the two resentful babies already knew that they had caused a big disaster and had already tried their best to suppress their resentment.

Tan Wenbin just needs to lie down and sleep for a few days, and his vital signs will gradually recover.

Although he did not do it on purpose, it could be considered as a baptism of resentment for himself.

Their two godsons had a full meal, and he, as their godfather, also went up to lick the plate.

After this experience, when Tan Wenbin wakes up, his physique will be more like a Yin spirit, that is, the kind of person who is born to be a blind fortune teller.

In the future, his perception of evil spirits and the use of some magic techniques, including the most basic Yin-walking, will be smoother, after all, his body is more adaptable.

It can be considered a blessing in disguise.

But no one dared to copy it, because if these two resentful babies had any distracting thoughts or other intentions in their minds, Tan Wenbin would definitely die.

Now, they only need to flick their fingers to bring Tan Wenbin back to life.

Li Zhuiyuan did not intervene.

He could forcibly separate the two resentful babies from Tan Wenbin right now to ensure absolute safety.

But he knew that Tan Wenbin would definitely not want to do that. He truly trusted this pair of godsons with whom he had been living for a long time, and he was genuinely good to them.

Every time I read the "Evil Book", I am extremely cautious. In my daily life, I will try my best to avoid possible risks in any adventurous actions, but my team members are so brave.

To put it nicely, it means to be determined and enterprising;
It doesn't sound good, but it means that those who are ignorant are fearless and those who don't know what it means don't care.

But one by one, you still have to clean up your own mess.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Runsheng.

Runsheng understood Xiaoyuan’s meaning, turned around, and ordered some incense to eat.

"Brother Runsheng, help me find seven candles, and then put a small altar table at the head of the coffin."

"it is good!"

Runsheng prepared everything immediately.

Li Zhuiyuan first pressed the ink with his fingers to draw patterns on the coffin lid, and then placed the seven candles in corresponding positions.

He waved his arm over the candles, and all seven candles ignited on their own.

This is the "Seven-Star Resurrection Lantern".

Helping Tan Wenbin calm his soul and mind can help him wake up and recover sooner.

Li Zhuiyuan tapped the coffin lid with his fingertips and said, "Close the coffin, so that it won't be exposed and scare people."

"okay."

Runsheng first pushed the coffin lid carefully, and when he saw that the seven candles on it did not move at all, he increased his strength to allow Tan Wenbin to rest in peace.

At this time, Li Sanjiang came down from upstairs yawning and prepared to have breakfast.

Seeing this, he asked in confusion: "Why are you lighting so many candles?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Brother Binbin heard about this method. This is equivalent to a greenhouse. It will be more comfortable when people live in it a hundred years later."

Li Sanjiang: "Where is the method?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "All the wealthy old people in the rural areas of Jinling do this."

Li Sanjiang nodded: "Okay, very good."

Of the two coffins, Tan Wenbin slept in Li Sanjiang's, and Runsheng slept in Shan Daye's.

Li Sanjiang: "Hey, where's Zhuangzhuang?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Brother Zhuangzhuang went to Shigang to visit his grandparents. He said he would stay there for a few days. He just left."

"Oh, that's what I should do." Li Sanjiang lit a cigarette for himself, and as if he remembered something, he hurriedly said to Runsheng, "Marquis Runsheng, light a candle on your coffin, and let's warm up the room for Shan Pao."

"okay."

"Marquis Runsheng, what do you think of me, your uncle Li? I really think of that mountain cannon for all the good things."

"Yes, yes."

"Knowing me is the greatest blessing in Shan Pao's life."

"That's right."

"Hey hey hey."

Li Sanjiang held a cigarette between his legs and waved to Li Zhuiyuan: "Little Yuanhou, come here."

Li Zhuiyuan followed Li Sanjiang out.

Runsheng first closed his own coffin and placed seven candles on it.

He tried to imitate Xiao Yuan's previous actions and waved at the seven candles again and again.

Then he silently took out a match and lit the seven candles one by one.

Then he brought a small brazier and went to the corner to get some paper money.

Nowadays, this kind of "Heaven and Earth Bank" banknotes are still precious and are not used much in rural areas, so there is no inflation.

The face values ​​are still 100 yuan, 50 yuan, and 10 yuan, without many exaggerated zeros.

Runsheng found a small stool, sat down, and started burning paper for Zhuangzhuang.

……

On the dam, Li Sanjiang said to Li Zhuiyuan, "Little Marquis Yuan, I have to go to Shigang Town this morning. Do you... do you want to buy anything? I will buy it for you."

"Grandpa, I don't have anything to buy. We have everything we can eat and drink at home."

"Oh, um."

Li Sanjiang originally wanted to take Li Zhuiyuan to Shigang Town to draw a lottery, as there was an event there this morning.

But on second thought, I shouldn't bring my children to play something like this that involves gambling.

In Li Sanjiang's creed, the money in his hand can be used to buy wine and meat to eat, but using it for gambling is no different from burning it.

But he really couldn't help himself and thought about buying a scratch ticket. Last night, he dreamed that he won. He thought it was a good omen and a hint.

Going to win a prize when you have nothing is gambling; going to win a prize with clear dream hints is called purchasing.

As breakfast time approached, Uncle Qin came back carrying a hoe.

When Uncle Qin left here because of the Baijia Town incident, my grandfather felt regretful for a long time. After all, Uncle Qin was so capable.

Even ordinary farmers would not go to the fields so early.

Uncle Qin basically finishes his work in the fields in the morning and evening, and uses the time in between to deliver goods.

Li Sanjiang really likes this kind of mule that can allocate its own time to work.

However, in the past, Xiong Shan would come with Uncle Qin to have breakfast every morning.

Uncle Qin went to the fields so early that Xiong Shan felt embarrassed to sleep in, and he dared not to sleep in.

But this morning, I didn’t see Xiong Shan.

Uncle Qin: "A Ting, I don't want to have breakfast. I have to go out."

After saying that, Uncle Qin rode away on his bicycle.

Liu Yumei lives here, and she needs Uncle Qin or Aunt Liu to pick up her daily snacks, tea, and custom-made clothes.

Not long after Uncle Qin left, Xiong Shan came trotting over, as if he had something to ask.

Li Zhuiyuan walked over and listened to his whispered report:
"Brother Xiaoyuan, something happened to Lin Shuyou."

"What's up with him?"

"I feel a little unwell..." After a pause, Xiong Shan added, "It's my fault."

Lin Shuyou originally had a bed and a coffin here, but the coffin was sold the day before yesterday, so he had no bed.

Before Yin Meng made the new coffin, he had to go to Big Beard's house and sleep in a separate spacious room with a king-size bed.

Li Zhuiyuan followed Xiong Shan to Big Beard's house.

I went up to the second floor, opened the door, and saw Lin Shuyou leaning on the bed, holding his stomach, with cold sweat on his face.

After seeing Li Zhuiyuan coming in, Lin Shuyou shrank his neck, looking like he was afraid of being scolded.

Before going to bed last night, he sat down and chatted with Xiong Shan, and he asked Xiong Shan for a few Chenzhou talismans, wanting to apply them on himself to try out the effects.

He was not bold enough to be confident that he could improve the system of officers and generals like Brother Xiaoyuan. He was just thinking about whether the Chenzhou Talisman could be used in conjunction with the spirit writing to enhance combat effectiveness.

Unexpectedly, when the spirit was conveyed together again, the boy came down quickly and then left quickly.

The Chenzhou talisman pasted on his body also burned. He jumped up and down with a "plop" and felt dizzy. Then he began to vomit and have diarrhea throughout the night.

He was a martial artist, but he was almost exhausted.

Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Lin Shuyou and said, "Lie down."

Lin Shuyou lay down obediently.

Li Zhuiyuan placed his finger between Lin Shuyou's eyebrows.

Xiong Shan stood by and whispered, "I am not very knowledgeable and have checked him several times, but I still can't find any trace of the talisman paper."

Xiong Shan believed that the effect of the Chenzhou Talisman was disordered, which had an impact on Lin Shuyou's body.

Li Zhuiyuan moved his hand from Lin Shuyou's forehead to Lin Shuyou's abdomen.

"Does it hurt here?"

"It doesn't hurt."

"Does it hurt here?"

"pain."

"Was it painful here at the beginning last night?"

"No, it seems to have changed its location. It's further down at night."

Li Zhuiyuan nodded.

Xiong Shan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and then subconsciously asked, "Is the effect of the talisman paper still here?"

Li Zhuiyuan: “No.”

Xiong Shan: “That is…”

Li Zhuiyuan: "Send him to the town's health center now."

Xiong Shan was surprised and asked, "Send him to the hospital?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Well, he has acute appendicitis."

However, the triggering factors are not purely natural.

First of all, Chenzhou talismans are unique and are not the same as the talisman paper that Li Zhuiyuan used for Lin Shuyou before.

Secondly, Lin Shuyou forgot that this was not Li Sanjiang’s home but Big Beard’s home. He actually dared to possess the peach forest.

This made Baihe Tongzi very difficult.

Influenced by the oath he made to the boy last time, the White Crane Boy neither dared to come down nor dared not to come down.

So, after discovering that he was not here and there was no actual danger nearby, the boy made a "quick up and down".

He came down, and He left quickly.

This prevented Lin Shuyou from going to complain to the boy, saying that “He” had not come down.

This up and down movement, combined with the special effects of the Chenzhou Talisman, was equivalent to giving Lin Shuyou's internal organs a severe shake.

He was indeed in good health and strong, but he had some problems and developed acute appendicitis.

Xiong Shan carried Lin Shuyou downstairs, ran out of the house, and went to have his appendix removed early in the morning with Ayou on his back.

Seeing Li Zhuiyuan coming back, Aunt Liu shouted, "It's time for breakfast!"

A'li was already sitting there waiting for him, and Li Zhuiyuan sat down next to the girl.

Runsheng came out. He had just deposited more than 100,000 yuan underground for Tan Wenbin in advance.

However, after coming out, Runsheng looked around and asked, "Where's Mengmeng?"

In the past, Yin Meng would get up very early every day.

After all, she couldn't cook, but if she didn't eat on time, it would be embarrassing, especially since her master was the one who cooked every day.

Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell on the west room with its doors and windows closed.

I thought to myself: There’s another funny guy?
Li Zhuiyuan stood up and walked to the door of the west room. He stopped for a moment and saw Aunt Liu still carrying porridge out. He knew that it was safe inside and the door could be opened.

Even Yin Meng should be safe.

When they lived in Grandpa's house before, Aunt Liu and Uncle Qin were very cautious, fearing that Grandpa's good fortune would backfire. Now, with the addition of myself who has traveled across the river...

Moreover, when I was talking to the tablet yesterday, Aunt Liu beside me seemed to be injured.
So, they can only be more cautious now.

Unless necessary, they will not show extraordinary coping methods.

But Aunt Liu would definitely not sit idly by and watch Yin Meng die under her nose.

Without knocking, Li Zhuiyuan pushed the door open and walked in.

Inside the house, Yin Meng was in a coma, and next to her were numerous jars and cans, making Li Zhuiyuan at a loss as to where to go for a moment.

When Runsheng came to the door, Li Zhuiyuan raised his hand and signaled him not to come in.

Then, Li Zhuiyuan bent down and carefully put away the poison bottles.

After he had dealt with the surroundings, he walked over to Yin Meng and checked her condition. He found that her condition was very similar to the last time she was poisoned and unconscious.

Li Zhuiyuan walked to a small basket, which contained some antidote bottles. Compared with the poison bottles in the whole room, the number of antidotes was just a drop in the ocean.

Yin Meng seems to only like studying poisons and is too lazy to tinker with antidotes.

Li Zhuiyuan found the bottle of antidote with emetic effect from last time, handed it to Runsheng, and told him to brew it with hot water, feed it to Yin Meng three times a day. By the way, he also asked Runsheng to go to the health center and bring some clean clothes to Lin Shuyou.

After doing all this, Li Zhuiyuan walked out of the west room, squatted down by the well, picked up the soap, and began to wash his hands over and over again.

Li Sanjiang asked with concern: "What happened to Meng Hou?"

"She has a cold, but it's not serious. Runsheng gave her some medicine."

"Oh, it's easy to catch a cold in this season."

After Li Zhuiyuan washed several times, he still felt it was not safe enough, so he simply went upstairs and took a shower early in the morning.

People like him can sit down and eat peacefully even if someone has just killed someone and he doesn't think it's unlucky.

But Yin Meng’s poison is different.

After taking a shower, Aunt Liu brought me some reheated porridge.

As Li Zhuiyuan took the bowl of porridge, he asked, "What's wrong with cold porridge?"

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "It won't kill anyone anyway."

Li Zhuiyuan was relieved.

A'li handed over a peeled salted duck egg.

It must be because he had nothing to do while waiting for me, so he just peeled all the eggshells.

Li Zhuiyuan took a bite and felt both amused and helpless.

My own team almost collapsed within a day.

This is actually an inevitable phenomenon, because their strength and development have reached a certain level, and the pursuit of rapid improvement in the short term will inevitably be accompanied by greater risks.

However, we cannot continue to let them do whatever they want, as freedom has its limits.

It’s time to make a rule that you are allowed to have your own ideas, but before trying them, you must first write a report to yourself and review it.

Fortunately, we are in a short period of peace as the first wave has just passed.

While Li Zhuiyuan was eating, he saw his grandfather getting ready to go out.

But just as the grandfather reached the edge of the dam, he saw a young man in his early twenties riding a bicycle towards him.

"Uncle Li, Uncle Li."

"you are?"

"I'm from Sanxin Village. I'm the third son of the Wu family in Sanxin Village." Sanhou means that the young man is the third child in the family.

"Oh, Sanhou, what's wrong? What happened?"

Li Sanjiang didn't know him.

Usually, when people he didn't know came to see him, it was for that kind of thing.

"Someone passed away at home, and I would like to ask Uncle Li to come over."

This is business.

Li Sanjiang: "What's the number?"

Wu Jianhua: "Today, Uncle Li, if you are free now, come with me and I will bring it back to you."

"Today?" Li Sanjiang responded, "Did your child die?"

Generally speaking, only when a child dies prematurely will the child be buried hastily without any lavish funeral arrangements.

"Yeah. My eldest brother's child died."

"Okay, I'll go there."

Li Sanjiang turned around and looked towards his home.

After breakfast, Runsheng went to deliver something to Lin Shuyou. Xiong Shan stayed with Lin Shuyou in the health center. Uncle Qin also went out, and Zhuangzhuang "returned to his hometown."

The house suddenly became empty.

Li Zhuiyuan finished his porridge, stood up and said, "Grandpa, I'll go with you."

Li Sanjiang hesitated for a moment. Normally, he would not ask Xiao Yuanhou to go out with him to do work, but this time he really needed a helper.

Forget it, it’s not a complicated matter anyway, just deal with it quickly and reply quickly.

"Little Marquis Yuan, let's go."

Wu Jianhua: "Let me give you a ride. I'll sit on the front bumper, and Uncle Li, you sit in the back."

Li Sanjiang: "We still need to bring our stuff, you can't carry it."

Li Zhuiyuan pushed out the tricycle from home.

After Li Sanjiang put away his things, he said, "Little Marquis Yuan, come, you sit in the back, and I will ride."

"Master, I can ride it."

"Xikangzi, how old are you? Your body is not well developed yet. Don't overexert yourself. Otherwise, you will lose out in the future."

Li Sanjiang didn't know anything about martial arts, but in his long life, he had seen too many cases where children did not eat well as a child or did heavy work too early, which led to developmental problems when they grew up.

Li Zhuiyuan could actually ride the horse, but he did not argue with his grandfather and sat obediently at the back.

Wu Jianhua led the way on a bicycle, and Li Sanjiang followed behind on a tricycle.

The two of them had no sense of public morality as they rode side by side on the side of the road, talking to each other as they went.

Li Zhuiyuan faced backwards and looked at the vehicle.

After a conversation, the situation of the Wu family was made clear.

The old man of the Wu family is called Wu Changshun, and he has four sons.

The eldest and second sons were born to his first wife. The eldest son is almost forty years old this year, and the second son is two years younger than the eldest. Their names are Wu Youhou and Wu Yougen respectively.

The third and fourth children were born to Wu Changshun’s second wife after his first wife died. The third child was Wu Jianhua and the fourth child was Wu Jianxin.

The eldest son, Wu Youhou, got married, but his wife got pregnant three times. Including this time, two of the fetuses died in the womb and one died prematurely.

The second son, Wu Yougen, is also very old and has never been married.

Wu Jianhua said that it was because his half brother was dull, quiet, and had never found a partner.

The third brother, Wu Jianhua, is 23 years old, and the fourth brother, Wu Jianxin, is 21 years old. They are both married, and Wu Jianhua's wife is currently pregnant.

The reason why Wu Jianhua came to invite Li Sanjiang this time was not because his family members asked him to do so, but because his father-in-law and wife asked him to do so. The child of the old family had died, so Li Sanjiang was asked to perform a ritual to get rid of the bad luck in the family, so as not to affect the child in Wu Jianhua's wife's belly.

When they arrived at Sanxin Village, the Wu family's house was a courtyard house. Wu Jianhua rode his bicycle directly inside, while Li Sanjiang parked his tricycle on the road opposite the door.

When getting off the car to get his things, Li Sanjiang muttered, "It's true that if you have a stepmother, you will also have a stepfather."

Li Zhuiyuan knew what his grandfather meant. If the second son of the Wu family was just dull in character, he wouldn't be unable to find a wife. But if it was because his family didn't have the conditions, the third and fourth sons born to their stepmother would be married at such a young age.

The young man helped carry the things and walked into the Wu family courtyard.

This is a combination of an old bungalow and two new brick houses.

The third and fourth sons live in a new brick house, while the eldest son and the unmarried second son live in the old house with the two elderly people.

The child's body was placed in a cabinet inside the house.

The child was three years old and died of illness.

Li Zhuiyuan walked forward and took a look. The child was rather thin and had imperfections on his face, which meant that he was born with congenital deficiencies and most likely had not been conceived well in the womb.

Old man Wu Changshun was sitting on the threshold of the old house smoking a water pipe.

The second son, Wu Yougen, sat on the steps without saying a word.

The eldest brother, Wu Youhou, stood beside the cabinet, staring at the child in the cabinet in a daze.

The child's mother was lying on the bed in the room. Li Zhuiyuan looked inside the room from the door. The woman on the bed was very thin and there was a strong smell of medicine in the room.

The couple was almost forty years old, and the child who died was only three years old. In the countryside, this is considered quite late in having a child, and they had also suffered two miscarriages before.

The couple made great efforts for their child, but now, all is in vain.

Li Sanjiang held a peach wood sword in his hand and slashed Wu Youhou's body a few times, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "My condolences."

Wu Youhou sighed, nodded reluctantly, closed his eyes, and said, "Maybe, I just don't have this fate."

Li Sanjiang entered the house again holding a peach wood sword. Wu Youhou's wife was not asleep. Her eyes were open. She must have just cried bitterly and her tears had dried up. She was staring at the beams with a numb expression.

After scratching the woman's body a few times with the peach wood sword, he began to chant, interspersed with several words of comfort.

Li Zhuiyuan held a flag for his great grandfather and followed him.

The function of this flag is the same as the peach wood sword produced by the furniture factory in the hands of the grandfather, it is useless.

But after entering the room, Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and followed the woman's gaze to look at the beams.

The woman was just acting spontaneously out of desperation, but Li Zhuiyuan really saw three black things.

Is it evil?
But not like that.

It shrank into a ball and did not take shape.

Li Zhuiyuan focused his eyes and looked carefully. This time, he saw it more clearly.

There were three dark shadows, two small and one large.

There are resentments and evil thoughts, but they are not evil enough.

This stage is like the bubbles that keep rising before the water boils.

This is also the reason why Li Zhuiyuan was unable to sense their existence outside the room, because they are still in the embryonic stage.

Under normal circumstances, this is impossible, but the facts are before us.

Li Zhuiyuan quickly figured out the reason. Sanxin Village was relatively close to Siyuan Village where he and his great-grandfather lived, which meant it was also very close to the peach forest.

With it around, other evil spirits nearby are naturally suppressed, and either retreat or dissipate. As for unformed ghosts, it is almost impossible for them to take shape.

Therefore, the three black shadows in the room will not last long and will dissolve on their own.

Of course, Xiao Huangying and Tan Wenbin had accidents on their shoulders, after all, they were labeled as "insiders".

After receiving Li Sanjiang's ritual comfort, the woman on the bed seemed to come back to her senses a little.

She nodded to express her gratitude to Li Sanjiang, and then looked at Li Zhuiyuan who was standing next to her carrying a flag.

The emotions in the woman's eyes were very complicated, as if she saw her own child in the boy. She had had the chance to be a mother three times, but none of them lasted long.

"Come here, little boy."

The woman waved to Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan leaned towards the bed.

The woman sat up with some difficulty. She was wearing ordinary clothes. She was less than 40 years old, but she already had a lot of white hair.

She reached out and opened the bedside table. There were a few marshmallows wrapped in shiny paper inside. She picked them up one by one and handed them all to Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan reached out and took it.

Then the woman took out a wrinkled bill from her pocket and handed it to Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't reach out to take it.

The woman stuffed the money into the boy's hand and said, "This is the first time for you to visit me, take it."

Li Zhuiyuan still didn't answer.

At this time, Li Sanjiang, who was still performing the ceremony next to him, said, "Little Yuanhou, take it."

They were not guests, so they were not supposed to take it. So Li Sanjiang decided to deduct this money from the "wages" later.

Since the grandfather had spoken, Li Zhuiyuan reached out and took the money.

The woman smiled, with a look of relief on her face, literally relief.

“Oh, hum!”

At this time, the old lady standing at the door of the room kept making nasal sounds to express her dissatisfaction.

Her name is Luo Jinhua. She is the second wife of old man Wu Changshun and the biological mother of the third and fourth children.

She expressed her dissatisfaction because she saw the eldest son's wife giving money.

Li Sanjiang glared back at Luo Jinhua who was standing at the door. Damn it, who is this bitch showing her displeasure to?

However, Luo Jinhua was staring at her eldest daughter-in-law on the bed and did not notice Li Sanjiang's dissatisfaction.

Li Sanjiang came out of the house, set up an altar in front of the small cabinet, and continued the ritual.

Li Zhuiyuan helped carry the flag, pass the bowls, and serve incense.

I'm just helping out, and I'll leave all the ceremonies to Grandpa.

Halfway through, even when the grandfather signaled him to put the incense into the incense burner, Li Zhuiyuan pretended not to hear and let the grandfather take it over and put it in himself.

The rituals performed by the great master are actually of no use.

But the dead cannot be resurrected, no matter how powerful your rituals are, it is meaningless at this time.

However, the great grandfather comforted all the family members, although some of them did not show any sadness in their eyes when they were comforted.

The grandfather also said something to the child in the closet, telling him that the road ahead was dark and he must walk carefully and slowly.

While saying this, the woman in the room also got out of bed, supported herself on the door frame, and watched the scene.

Finally, the grandfather completed the ceremony perfectly.

Li Sanjiang sighed three times, just like a storyteller clapping a wake-up stick, to remind his master: the work is done, and it's time to pay.

Wu Changshun, the old man of the Wu family, put away his hookah and went into the inner room.

Luo Jinhua glared at the eldest daughter-in-law standing at the door and went into the house.

Even the third brother Wu Jianhua, who had originally called Li Sanjiang to come over to perform the ritual, held up his belt and went to the porcelain jar to relieve himself.

Li Sanjiang sighed for the fourth time.

Generally speaking, a deposit must be collected in advance for funerals.

After all, there are inevitably "waiters" in every industry.

But this time, considering that his little boy had died young, he didn't care about it and just took care of the matter first, so that the child could be buried in peace as soon as possible and the child's parents could rest in peace sooner.

Who would have thought that I would have to ask for money again.

Li Sanjiang stood there without moving.

The eldest brother Wu Youhou ran into the inner room to look for Luo Jinhua.

Soon, Luo Jinhua's shrill voice came from the room:
"I don't have any money. How can I pay for the ritual for your child?"

"Mom, don't you have all my money? The money I earn from odd jobs and the money my second son earns from farming and selling food at home are all given to you. We don't have much money around us."

"You say you have no money? Then how come your wife has money to give to outsiders? I saw it with my own eyes. How can you say she has no money? I think she is very rich!
Bah, a money-loser who can't lay eggs, wasting the family's food!"

The boss Wu Youhou turned pale with anger and walked out of the inner room.

The second oldest brother, Wu Yougen, who had been sitting on the steps accompanying his nephew's body, emptied both of his pockets and found some change, which he gave all to his eldest brother.

But this money is far from enough.

The woman walked out the door, came to the small cabinet, sat down, reached out, and touched her son's body.

Wu Youhou ran out of the house, probably to borrow money from his neighbors.

After a while, he came back with the money.

In rural areas, being able to borrow money so quickly means that one has good character in daily life.

Luo Jinhua came out from the inner room and yelled at the top of her voice: "You have to pay back the money you borrowed yourself. Don't even think about using the public account to pay for it!"

Wu Youhou ignored him, sorted the money and handed it to Li Sanjiang.

Li Sanjiang could see that this family was not putting on an act just to avoid paying for the ritual.

This is the living condition of this family.

Li Sanjiang pushed the money away and said, "Your wife has given you the money."

Wu Youhou: "This won't work. This won't work."

Li Sanjiang pushed Wu Youhou away angrily. He did not feel sorry for him, but was angry at him for not fighting for it. Since the family still had public accounts, it meant that the family had not been divided yet.

This man is too shameless and too useless. He still hasn't separated from his family at his old age. Li Sanjiang really looks down on him.

"Little Marquis Yuan, let's pack up."

Li Zhuiyuan stepped forward to help collect things.

When collecting the incense burner, Li Zhuiyuan saw the woman leaning against the small cabinet with an abnormal bloodshot look in her eyes.

He walked forward, stretched out his hand without hesitation, pulled the woman's eyelids, took a look, and asked:

“Did you drink pesticide?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Wu Youhou and Wu Yougen jumped up anxiously and went forward together to check on the woman's condition.

The woman tried to push them away, but foam began to come out of the corners of her mouth.

Wu Youhou hurriedly picked up his wife and sent her to the village clinic, followed closely by Wu Yougen.

Luo Jinhua's eyes showed joy.

It wasn't that Li Zhuiyuan caught it, but that the old woman simply didn't restrain herself at all.

"Oh, what's going on?"

Li Sanjiang sighed again.

At this time, Luo Jinhua said to Li Sanjiang again: "You have to bury it. Find a place to bury it quickly, so as not to leave it here to bring bad luck. There are people in the family who are pregnant, and they can't be attacked by this short-lived ghost!"

Li Sanjiang really wanted to use the peach wood sword to beat this bitch hard a few times.

Logically speaking, he should be responsible for choosing a place to bury the dead child, but he confiscated all the money for the ritual, so theoretically, the following matters are not his responsibility.

But looking at the child in the small cabinet, Li Sanjiang couldn't bear it. He pointed at Wu Jianhua and motioned him to come over and carry the cabinet.

Wu Jianhua took a few steps back, showing obvious resistance.

"You invited me here, and I didn't charge you any money, so I can just leave!"

Luo Jinhua immediately pushed her son twice and muttered, "Go quickly. At worst, you can come back and take a bath to get rid of the bad luck."

Only then did Wu Jianhua come over reluctantly and lift the cabinet.

Next, the rest of the Wu family followed them to the fields.

After all, Li Sanjiang was from another village, so he had to choose a location where the Wu family could bury the body, and he couldn't bury it randomly.

After going through the whole process, it was finally buried.

Li Sanjiang wanted to leave here as soon as possible, so he pulled Xiao Yuanhou and walked quickly. They had to go back to the door of Wu's house to get the tricycle.

The other members of the Wu family who went with them to bury the child fell behind.

However, Li Zhuiyuan had good hearing, and he could hear their words clearly even though they were far away and there was wind on the road.

Wu Jianhua: "Mom, do you think she can die?"

Luo Jinhua: "It was discovered too early. I don't think the person is dead. It's all because of that old man's mouthy little bastard."

Wu Jianhua: “That’s a pity.”

Luo Jinhua: "What a pity! Even if she is saved, she is completely ruined. Besides, she is too old to get pregnant again."

Wu Jianhua: “Yeah.”

Luo Jinhua: "It was really not easy to get rid of this child, but luckily she died. The dosage was too low at the beginning. If it was too high like the previous two times, it would have been much easier to abort the baby directly. I have wasted several years of my family's food."

The old man of the Wu family said angrily: "What are you two talking about!"

Luo Jinhua was not afraid at all. Instead, she complained, "What's wrong? There's not even a ghost around here. Are you afraid that someone will hear you?"

Wu Changshun: "Don't talk nonsense outside!"

Luo Jinhua: "If the eldest brother had been more sensible, he wouldn't have thought about having a child all these years. Why would I do this?

Old man, I'm doing this for your own good.

The eldest is a coward, the second can do nothing but farming. The third is filial, and the fourth gave money to work in a state-owned factory, which is promising.

Who do you think we should rely on for our retirement?

Besides, when the eldest son's wife was pregnant twice, the fortune teller she hired said she was pregnant with a girl. I told her to give her medicine to abort the baby, but you agreed? The baby that just died should have died in the womb, but it was not aborted. It turned out to be a sick baby. Who can afford to raise it?
If you ask me, the eldest son is just messing around, he is not as good as the second son. What's wrong with not getting married? He can use the money from the land he grows to support the third and fourth uncles. When the children of the third and fourth uncles grow up, won't they also remember the kindness of their eldest uncle and second uncle, and provide for their old age?

What is the difference between a nephew and a son? This good nephew is closer to me than my own son! "

All these words fell into Li Zhuiyuan's ears.

After getting the tricycle, Li Sanjiang fixed it and rode away with Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Zhuiyuan faced backwards, watching the Wu family's courtyard getting farther and farther away from him. He knew what the three black shadows were. They must have been filled with resentment when they witnessed their mother drinking pesticides.

However, they cannot take shape and will quickly dissipate.

When they were riding back to the road of Siyuan Village, Li Zhuiyuan said, "Grandpa, let me get off first. I want to go to Big Beard's house to play with Benben."

"Stay seated, Grandpa will take you there."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhuiyuan said nothing more. After Li Sanjiang sent him to the dam of Big Beard's house, he rode his tricycle back.

The boy walked into the peach forest. Benben was still placed in the small fence in the peach forest, playing with the peach blossoms.

Li Zhuiyuan picked up a peach branch and began to draw on the ground.

He drew the location of the peach forest, the roads and rivers, the location of Siyuan Village, Shinan Town and Shigang Town, and finally, Sanxin Village.

The young man raised his foot and kicked up a pool of peach blossoms on the ground. The peach blossoms fell down one after another, completely covering the map he had just drawn on the ground.

Li Zhuiyuan picked up a peach branch and hooked it lightly. A small area of ​​peach blossoms was uncovered, and the location of Sanxin Village was revealed separately.

The meaning is very simple, to withdraw the suppression on the Sanxin Village territory.

From deep in the peach forest, a voice came faintly:
"Do you know that if you do this... you will also be implicated..."

"I know."

"Why bother... There are so many things like this in the world..."

Li Zhuiyuan took the crumpled banknote out of his pocket and slowly smoothed it out in his palm:

"I can't help it. I took their money."

(End of this chapter)