Wanjin Lady

Chapter 125 The house leaks and it rains all night
Aunt Chen observed everything, and when she saw that her son-in-law didn't come with them, she knew that the couple was still quarreling.

The Wen family's house is not very big, and any disturbance in the house will not escape the eyes of her mother Chen.

The girl has been sleeping in the study for two or three days.

The young master and his wife had a quarrel, and even the servants of the Wen family became cautious.

The four of them walked to Lu Ping's parents' home. It was an adobe house with a small yard. White lanterns were hung in the yard, a white cloth was spread, a mourning hall was set up, a few simple mats were spread out, and there were a few sparse guests. That was all.

People in the countryside are not particular, and besides, Lu Ping had been sold to the Wen family a long time ago, so she is not considered a member of their family.

Wen Wan saw the simple mourning shed and frowned, "Didn't we allocate 20 taels of silver to them for the funeral?"

Chen Ma knew that Lu Ping's parents were secretly cutting back on the money, but since it was at another family's funeral, she was worried that Wen Wan wouldn't tolerate any sand in the sand, so she had to say in a hurry: "We still have to prepare a banquet, which is the big expense. Besides, a good coffin will cost several taels of silver. For a country family... this is the only way."

Worried that Lu Ping's parents would come to Wen Wan to make trouble for the fifty taels of silver, Chen Ma told Wen Wan about this, but she said it was Wen Weiming's idea.

Now that the girl and her son-in-law were in such a quarrel, how could she dare to say that it was Zhao Heng's idea?

Wen Wan learned that Lu Ping's parents did not get any benefits, and she didn't care about the fifty taels of silver. However, after calming down from her anger, she also realized that Zhao Heng was right that night.

When a person dies, the light goes out. All the excitement now is for the living to see.

Wenwan prides herself on being calm, but unexpectedly she can be pretentious sometimes.

She strode in and was greeted by Lu Ping's sister-in-law, an honest and elegant woman, thin as a stick. Her hands kept polishing the corner of her apron. She greeted her with fawning hospitality, "Is Shopkeeper Wen here? Please sit down, please sit down... My mother-in-law is busy in the backyard. I'll go get her."

As they were talking, more than a dozen relatives in the small courtyard rushed over to look over here and pointed loudly. Hongmei's face turned pale, but she did not refute. She just stood silently behind Wen Wan to block her from those inquiring gazes.

"No need. I'll just light some incense and leave."

"Oh oh..." The young wife couldn't make up her mind, her feet seemed to be welded there, motionless, watching Wen Wan and her group light three incense sticks.

Fortunately, Lu Ping's mother rushed over from the backyard. When she saw Wen Wan, she grabbed her wrist as if she had seen an enemy, and wailed miserably, "Everyone come and see! It's the young master of the Wen Family Winery... She killed my daughter! I heard that it was the young master Wen who offended someone outside, and those people were going to arrest her. This woman is so vicious. She knew there were enemies outside, but she still let my daughter wear her clothes and run around outside... My daughter died for her!"

"The Wen family is a wealthy family. Just give us twenty taels of silver and it's over! That's a living life—"

"You killed my daughter and you want to leave? That's not possible!"

Lu Ping's mother sat down on the ground and began to wail, "Everyone, please be fair - my daughter died tragically... What can twenty taels of silver do? It's not even enough to buy a coffin!"

Hongmei was so angry that she kept yelling at her, "Bullshit! You sold Lu Ping for a couple of taels of silver a long time ago! My daughter was so kind that she let you two take the body back and even gave you twenty taels of silver for a grand funeral! Go out and ask around, which other girl's master would be so generous after her death?!"

Lu Ping's mother cried even harder, "Generous? That's because she feels guilty! She also knows that she killed my daughter, so she used silver to cover our mouths!"

Wen Wan didn't move, letting her grab her hand. She laughed in anger and asked, "So what do you want?"

The woman heard that she seemed to be able to change her tone, and her eyes rolled around. "You must compensate me fifty taels! You promised it yourself that day! How can you, as the shopkeeper, go back on your word?!"

No matter what, they are just trying to extort money.

Wen Wan glanced at the mourning hall, thought of Lu Ping's appearance, and finally swallowed the anger.

"I didn't break my promise. I've already given the fifty taels of silver to your family elders..." Wen Wan pulled her hand away without a trace. "If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

Lu Ping's mother's eyes widened, "Really?"

"It's true."

As they were talking, Wen Wan had already left, and Lu Ping's mother had already asked Lu Ping's father to ask the elders of the family for money.

Wen Wan didn't go far. The time for Lü Ping's burial was set and couldn't be changed. Wen Wan watched helplessly as Lü Ping's parents left Lü Ping behind, leaving only her eldest daughter-in-law, who had spoken to her earlier, and her two cousins ​​to handle the burial.

This funeral... was handled in a sloppy and confused manner, without any regard for the rules.

She stood on the valley floor, watching as a dozen people carried the coffin to its designated location. After some gongs and music, several people in white hemp mourning clothes began digging the soil to lower the coffin.

The funeral of unmarried women in the Chen Dynasty was simple. The body was simply wrapped in a straw mat and buried in a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers. There was no need to erect a tombstone with a name on it. A few stones would be enough to make it look like a grave mound.

For someone like Lu Ping, it is already an extremely respectable thing to be able to wear a decent burial suit and be buried in a thick coffin.

The fine rain began again, as if God was shedding tears.

Hongmei held up an oil-paper umbrella to cover the heads of the three people.

Wen Wan suddenly felt that all this was so boring.

Hongmei sighed, "If I had known this funeral would be so sloppy, we would have taken care of it. It would have been better than letting this wolf couple take advantage of it."

Chen Ma scolded, "You think the Wen family isn't lively enough? If the young lady were to handle this funeral, the people of Ping County wouldn't know how to talk about our family being unruly and disrespectful..."

Think about the past six months, with the master being seriously ill, the young lady seeking a husband, and Lu Ping getting into trouble. One thing after another, the Wen family has become a laughing stock for the people of Ping County.

Hongmei's nose felt sore and she pursed her lips, "I just...feel it's not worth it for Lu Ping."

The rain is gradually coming.

Blurred vision.

Suddenly, Chen Ma heard Wen Wan ask her, "Chen Ma, that place is not good... damp and dark... can we move Lu Ping to a better place?"

Upon hearing this, Hongmei looked over nervously and expectantly.

Aunt Chen was shocked. "Miss, don't talk nonsense. This is a perfectly good grave... How can you dig it up and move it..."

Mother Chen chanted "Amitabha" several times to apologize.

Wen Wan withdrew her gaze and turned away, "Lu Ping... Hong Mei... let's go."

After that, there was a moment of silence.

These days, she was busy robbing the winery, making new wine, and competing with Yuan Jing. She was so busy that she deliberately tried not to think about Lu Ping.

As long as she curled up like an ostrich, Lu Ping would not die.

But she always forgot one thing.

That is... adapting to life without Lu Ping.

"Ah..." The rain was light, just like the woman's profile. The mist blurred her eyes. Wen Wan felt a tearing pain in her heart, but she still smiled. "I forgot again. Lu Ping is no longer here..."

When they reached the city gate, a servant from the Wen family arrived with an umbrella. As soon as he saw Wen Wan's carriage, he rushed over and said anxiously, "Miss, it's bad... The master is seriously ill!"

The sound of rain was pattering, the sky of Ping County was covered with dark clouds, and a storm was about to come.

Wen Wan returned to the Wen residence and Zhao Heng was waiting for her at the door. The couple had been arguing a moment ago, but now they were walking in together.

Zhao Heng's voice was even darker than the sunlight outside. "This morning, just after you left Ping County, my father went to a teahouse for a short visit. He vomited blood and then fell into a coma. The waiter helped carry my father back. I asked Doctor Yan to treat my father and also questioned the servants in the mansion."

(End of this chapter)