Sunlight crept through the gaping wooden door into the gloomy room, waking up the sleeping people.

"Spring Peach!" Lamei blocked the dazzling sunlight with her hand, blinked her dry and red eyes, and then realized that the person around her was gone.

"Spring Peach! Spring peach! Lamei forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart and ran to the yard, attracting Grandma Zhao and the young.

"What's wrong?"

"Spring peach is gone."

"It's gone, no, it can't be—" The three of them didn't dare to think about it, and scattered to look for it. But all the rooms inside and outside were rummaged through, and no one was found.

Xiao Xiao said suddenly, "If you don't let the thick ink and Danqing go, maybe you can find it?" ”

"I'll go." Lamei turned around and ran to the backyard, stumbling hurriedly.

As soon as the rope was loosened, Nong Mo and Danqing rushed to the front yard, the speed was so fast that Lamei could no longer see them when they arrived in the front yard. Lamei looked at Xiaoxiao and asked, "Where did you go?" ”

"I went to my mother's house, grandma... Grandma went to catch it. "When the Zhou family came young, Nong Mo and Danqing were already old and didn't get close to her, so they only dared to look at Aunt Zhou's house in the courtyard and didn't dare to approach.

As soon as Lamei stepped in with one foot, she heard Grandma Zhao's voice, "Chun Tao? I'm going to call you Sister Lamei, Chun Tao is here! ”

When Lamei went in, she saw Chun Tao sitting on the ground and leaning on the side of Zhou Da Niang's bed, due to Chun Tao's obstruction, Zhou Da Niang is still in bed and has not been buried. Lamei called softly and let Grandma Zhao go out.

"You just let the eldest lady go with peace of mind! If you're like this, she won't die..."Chun Tao didn't let Lamei finish speaking, staring at her viciously with her bloodshot eyes, almost crazy. "Shut up, she's not dead, she's not dead! Why are you cursing her, and why? Is she treating you badly? Yes? ”

Lamei shook her head helplessly, and tears fell down one by one. "No, no, Chun Tao..." went to grab Chun Tao's hand and was thrown away.

"Get out, get out! Get out. Chun Tao pushed Lamei to the ground and stared at her, as if she would pounce on her as soon as she moved. Nong Mo and Danqing on the side also noticed the master's malice, and glanced at each other in confusion, not knowing who to help, and whimpering on Chun Tao's side.

Although it is autumn, it is not possible to keep the body from being buried. Thinking so, Lamei barely calmed down and went out.

"How's it going?" As soon as they went out, Grandma Zhao and Xiaoyao surrounded them.

Lamei shook her head with a disgraced face, "I have to go home first, and then go to the county seat to prepare some things." He looked back at the closed door again, "Chun Tao will trouble you to take care of it." ”

Grandma Zhao agreed with difficulty, and told Lamei the location of the shop where the coffin was ordered.

Lamei returned home and told her family, who had been worried about the night, about the Zhou family, and went to the county seat with Zhao Boting.

"Don't cry, I know you're uncomfortable, but Chun Tao is like this now, you have to be strong." Lamei cried from time to time, and Zhao Boting's heart was pinched together.

"I know, but I... How so, you say? The first few days were fine. ”

Zhao Boting hugged Lamei into his arms and said softly: "People can't be resurrected after death, and the living should live better for the dead." ”

When the two arrived at the county seat, they first sent the ordered coffin and paper money to Zhou's house, and then went to find March, rice and others.

Several people wept bitterly when they heard the bad news, threw the store to the guy, and went back to Zhou's house.

As soon as a group of people entered the house, Chun Tao stared at them and didn't let them get close.

"Spring Peach!" As soon as March took a step forward, Chun Tao smashed the food on the chair, "Get out!" Get out of here! March and the others had no choice but to flee.

"How so?"

"It's me, it must have been what I said in the morning..."Lamei bit her lower lip tightly, tears in her eyes, and it fell off after a while.

"Now is not the time to talk about this, the funeral has to be done, and Chun Tao has to rest." The only one present who remained calm was Zhao Boting.

"But she doesn't let people get close, how can she rest?" Look at this, look at that, everyone has no idea, and they all know that Chun Tao will not be easily persuaded.

"Mi Xiang!" As soon as Zhao Boting said it, everyone in the courtyard was stunned, and after thinking about it, they all agreed, after all, Chun Tao hadn't closed his eyes for two or three days, and I am afraid it would not be good if it continued like this.

Who's crying? Chun Tao heard the cry, slowly opened her eyes, and the moment she saw the curtain on the top of the bed, her consciousness returned, and she lifted the quilt and ran out. "Mother!"

"What do you do?" Everyone in the hall was dressed in white linen, and the previous bright decorations were all white. The black ash after the yellow paper was burned was blown by the wind and fell on Chun Tao's body flutteringly.

Chun Tao tried her best to pull Zhou Damiang out of the coffin, but after being blocked, the strength in her body was drained in an instant. Weakly and dazedly, he sat on the ground, looking up at Da Mi and the others, "You can't be like this, she's not dead, she's not dead, she can't lie in it." ”

"Sister Chuntao, the eldest lady is gone, you just let her go with peace of mind!" After the rice finished speaking, he staggered his eyes and couldn't bear to look at it again.

The pleading look on Chun Tao's face froze for a moment, her eyes stared at the direction of the door motionlessly, she didn't dare to look back, she shook her body and got up, and left the hall.

There are no elders in the Zhou family, and the only grandmother Zhao has a deep relationship with the Zhou family. March Niang looked at Chun Tao's lost soul, and could only sigh silently, lamenting Chun Tao's ill-fated fate.

Zhou Kuiruo did not return outside, and it was inconvenient for the March Niang to do the work for him, and after the funeral, he persuaded Chun Tao a few words, and saw that she ignored it, and reluctantly returned home.

March can't stay outside for a long time, and like rice and others, he talked to Chun Tao for a while, and after getting no response, he reluctantly left.

Rice and the others returned to the county seat to deal with the affairs of the store, so they came back. After all, the Zhou family is also their home in a certain sense, and Aunt Zhou is also their relative. In addition to dealing with things, Rice also sent someone to find Zhou Kuiruo.

Lamei, on the other hand, stayed in the Zhou family, despite the family's opposition. "Third brother, I know this is unlucky, but the eldest lady is really good to me, I can't..."

"It's okay, I don't care, don't worry." Zhao Boting wiped away the tears on Lamei's face, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he couldn't see the emotions in his eyes clearly.

With Zhao Boting's assurance, Lamei stayed in the Zhou family with peace of mind. Lamei has the heart to take care of her, but Chun Tao doesn't give her a chance. After a fuss, he returned to his previous state of not eating or drinking, and he was lifeless.

Lamei faced Aunt Zhou and Chun Tao, and washed her face with tears all day long.

Two days later, Zhou Kuiruo finally returned.

As soon as he came back, Zhou Kuiruo knelt in front of the coffin, scolded himself for his unfilial piety, and was sorry for Aunt Zhou. finally waited for him to stabilize his mood. Lamei stepped forward.

"Brother Zhou, you, go and see Chun Tao! She..."Zhou Kuiruo also knew about Chun Tao, and without waiting for Lamei to say in detail, he went to Aunt Zhou's house to look for someone.

"Spring peach, spring peach." Zhou Kuiruo entered the house, squatted in front of Chun Tao, and whispered several times before Chun Tao came over.

"Xianggong?"

"It's me, I'm back."

"Zhou Kuiruo!" The person who had not moved for two days threw himself into Zhou Kuiruo's arms with tears. "Mother is gone, she's gone!"

"I know, I know..."Zhou Kuiruo was also mournful, hugging the person in his arms tightly.

"It's me who didn't take good care of her, it's me who is not good, it's all me, it's all me!"

"I don't blame you, it's my fault, I shouldn't have left, I shouldn't have left you alone," Zhou Kuiruo blamed himself, but he didn't hear Chun Tao's voice, he didn't even cry, and when he looked down, he saw that the person had fainted.