Chapter 228: Fallen Leaves Return to the Roots
Xiaomei's mother was still crying on the coffin board, and her children were helplessly guarding her.
She didn't seem to listen to Shumei's persuasion, so Shumei could only turn around and leave. She originally wanted to go home, but when she looked up and saw the sunset on the horizon, she remembered that Bo Yi said that she would come back today.
It's all the sun setting, why hasn't there been any movement at all, is there any return?
She stopped, muttering to herself.
After a few moments, her feet walked in the direction of the polytechnic.
She came to the door of Bo Yi's house, the door of Bo Yi's house was closed, she glanced at the lock that was well locked, and walked slowly towards the entrance of the village.
Shumei wandered back and forth at the entrance of the village, waiting for Bo Yi to return.
Xiaomei's eldest brother, looking at his mother with white spots on her temples, felt as uncomfortable as a thousand arrows piercing her heart.
He was a seven-foot man, and he couldn't help squeezing out tears, he didn't want to be seen by his family, so he deliberately hid to the side to wipe his tears.
He smoked cigarette after cigarette, and his expression was unusually solemn.
His mother has been tossing and turning for a day, and she will not let her stay here in the open air until tomorrow morning! But he couldn't persuade his mother to leave, so he left his sister's coffin and ignored it.
He pondered for a long time, and finally came up with a way to get the best of both worlds, but this approach may be a little unacceptable to ordinary people.
He didn't know if his daughter-in-law could understand what he was doing.
Forget it, give it a try!
He took off the cigarette butt in his hand, walked up to his daughter-in-law, and stopped talking. He still couldn't open his mouth, and under the entanglement, he still planned to do his mother's ideological work first.
"Auntie, you see you've been tossing for a day, otherwise, I'll find a place for you to rest, sister, we have here! You don't have to stay here. β
"Son! Let me accompany your sister on her last journey! She died so miserably, and now she was abandoned in this wilderness, she was so pitiful, so lonely. β
Xiaomei's mother was talking and talking, tears rained down again, and he really didn't dare to continue to persuade him.
Helpless, he could only use the method he had just thought of. Walked up to his daughter-in-law again, "Daughter-in-law, I want to discuss something with you." β
"What's the matter? Go ahead! β
"You see, it's not a way to go on like this, this Fu family is a wolf-hearted thing, even if they can barely bury Xiaomei tomorrow morning. I'm afraid Xiaomei won't be able to wait for them to worship during the Qingming Festival, we haven't been able to get justice for Xiaomei, but at least let her not be alone after she dies! It won't be that after a few years, the grave will be overgrown with weeds, and you won't even be able to find the grave if you want to worship! β
"I don't really understand what you're talking about?" His daughter-in-law looked at him with puzzled eyes, not knowing what he was trying to say.
"I mean, I'll find someone to carry Xiaomei back to our house for burial."
He saw that his daughter-in-law couldn't understand it, so he went straight to the point.
"What?" His daughter-in-law's eyes widened in anger and she screamed.
He was afraid that his mother would listen to him, and his mother should be uncomfortable again, so he excitedly stepped forward to cover his daughter-in-law's mouth and asked her to whisper.
"Be quiet, Ah Niang should be sad when she listens to it later."
His daughter-in-law pulled his hand away, lowered her voice, frowned, and said, "Are you crazy?" The daughter who got married was brought back to her mother's house for burial. Where is there such a statement, isn't this a clear way to bring bad luck home? Besides, even if you don't consider this, how can you get this high mountain and water, can you carry back such a heavy coffin alone? β
"As long as you nod and agree, this is easy to do, just find a tractor, and seal a red envelope for the driver."
"I-"
Although his daughter-in-law felt wronged, she thought about it, this person was dead, so why should she have trouble with a dead person? After all, this is also his man's own sister.
She is not a calculating, snarky person, looking at her man's pleading expression, she softened, and could only agree to his man's seemingly unreliable idea.
She was stunned for a long time before she responded.
"Okay! As long as A-Niang doesn't object, I have no opinion. β
"Thank you! Daughter-in-law, I know that you have the best heart, and you will definitely not die without help. He gave his daughter-in-law a deep hug.
He got the consent of his daughter-in-law, led his daughter-in-law together, and couldn't wait to tell him about this idea.
"A-Niang, instead of letting them bury their sister hastily and ignore it from now on, then we might as well take my sister home and help her find a good piece of land in her hometown, so that Qingming or something, we can also go and burn some paper for her."
When Xiaomei's mother heard this, she lifted her head off the coffin board and looked at her son with incredible eyes.
For her, this is simply a great thing, and she is really touched in her heart, touched that her son can think so much about his sister and her feelings.
It's just that this is a bad thing, she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would have opinions, so she moved her eyes to her daughter-in-law.
Her daughter-in-law understood what she meant, and hurriedly agreed, "Auntie, I have no opinion, they are all a family, and they should help each other Not to mention that my sister has fallen into such a field." β
After hearing this, she was grateful, grabbed her daughter-in-law's hand tightly, and thanked her vigorously.
She wanted to be able to bury her daughter back to her hometown, which could be regarded as a real return to her roots, and she felt less sad and blamed herself so much.
When Xiaomei rushed back to her parents' house, she painstakingly persuaded Xiaomei to come back, if she didn't persuade Xiaomei to come back, Xiaomei would not have ended up like this.
She thanked her son and daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart.
Everyone agreed, and Xiaomei's eldest brother hurriedly set off to find the tractor.
Shumei was still anxiously waiting at the entrance of the village, waiting for Boyi to come back.
Soon, Bo Yi rode a tricycle full of things towards the entrance of the village.
Shumei saw it from a distance and walked up quickly to meet it.
Xiao Youchen was also on the tricycle, and before she could walk up, Xiao Youchen waved his hand and shouted loudly to Shumei, but instead of calling her mother like before, she was called an aunt.
"Aunt Shumei, Aunt Shumei ......"
Bo Yi has long been used to Xiao Youchen calling Shumei's mother, but he suddenly changed his words, and Bo Yi sounded weird and awkward.
How much he hopes that Xiao Youchen can treat Shumei as a family and a mother as before, after all, it will really be a family in the future.
"Youchen, why have you changed your words now? Didn't you call Mom before? How do you call Aunt Shumei now? Bo Yi asked Xiao Youchen suspiciously.
"Dad, that's because I used to be ignorant and ignorant, so I would scream like that, but now I understand that Aunt Shumei is just an aunt and not a mother, if I scream again, others will laugh at me for being stupid." Xiao Youchen responded to Bo Yi with his immature voice.
At this time, Shumei had already come to her, Xiao Youchen threw herself into Shumei's arms, and the two hugged each other tightly.
Xiao Youchen hadn't experienced such a warm feeling for a long time, and he hugged Shumei's neck and refused to let go.
"Aunt Shumei, where did you go? I miss you so much, and Sister Ning Ning misses you so much. β
"It's Auntie who is not good, I shouldn't leave you and Ning Ning alone, Auntie promises you that she will always be by Xiao Youchen's side in the future and watch Xiao Youchen grow up."
"Really?"
"Of course."
"That'sβpull the hook."
Xiao Youchen stretched out his little finger and hooked Shumei, and Shumei hurriedly stretched out her little thumb to cooperate.
Bo Yi was happy to see them so close after a long absence. Before, he was worried that as he grew older, Xiao Youchen would be resistant to Shumei, but now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.
"Alright! As he walked, he said that it would be difficult to walk when it was dark next day. Youchen! Why do I feel that you don't kiss my own father to you, Aunt Shumei? I've never seen you hug me like that. β
Bo Yi looked at the sunset that had disappeared in the sky, and urged Shumei to stop standing and talking.
"That's it, same-sex exclusive, opposite-sex attract, don't you know?"
Xiao Youchen said categorically, that confident appearance is like a little adult.
When Shumei and Bo Yi heard this, they both laughed together.
"I said Xiao Youchen, who did you learn this from?" Bo Yi only discovered today that his son still has such a small and unserious side.
"It'sβmen know it, I'm a little man. You said yes, Aunt Shumei. β
Shumei smiled like a flower and hooked Xiao Youchen's nose, "Yes, yes, little man, you!" It's just a little leprea. β
Taking advantage of this cheerful atmosphere, Bo Yi then asked, "Then do you want Aunt Shumei to be your mother?" β
Bo Yi asked, Shumei was still a little nervous, her smile stopped abruptly, and she looked at Xiao Youchen with expectant eyes.
Xiao Youchen looked at the amiable Shumei in front of him with his clear eyes, "Yes, of course I want to, but - isn't there only one mother?" β
"Silly boy, you can have two, because your biological mother is no longer there. You have the right to have another new mom who can accompany you and, of course, dad. β
"Really?"
"Of course, did Dad lie to you?"
"Then Dad, can I call Aunt Shumei Mother now?"
Shumei and Bo Yi looked at each other and laughed in unison.
"You little ghost, look at you in a hurry."
As soon as Bo Yi's voice fell, Xiao Youchen couldn't wait to call Shumei a few times, "Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom......"
The children have already called, how can Shumei make sense, she also smiled and promised Xiao Youchen.
For Xiao Youchen, he has long been accustomed to calling Shumei's mother, and he feels embarrassed to call Shumei aunt.
He is used to having Shumei take care of him and his father, and is used to playing the role of an older brother to protect Xiao Shuangning.
The three of them talked and laughed and returned to Bo Yi's house, and as soon as they arrived at the door, Xiao Youchen clamored to go to Xiao Shuangning to play. Under his soft grinding and hard bubbles, Bo Yi agreed to let him go alone.
"Thank you, Dad!"
After all, this is in the village, and Xiao Youchen is still familiar with this place, so he is not worried that Xiao Youchen will get lost.
Shumei originally wanted to accompany Xiao Youchen to find Xiao Shuangning, but looking at the cart full of things on the tricycle, she decided to stay and help.
Xiao Youchen was running to leave, when Shumei suddenly stopped him, "Youchen, you wait a minute." β
Xiao Youchen heard the sound and stopped jumping.