Volume 1 Chapter 236 Funeral
"Girl, thank you for helping our child bring the letter, that child is really troublesome to you."
Mrs. Ruan looked at Xu Yunjin very happily, and the meaning in her eyes was obviously that she wanted to see the letter sent by her son first.
The joy in the hearts of the Ruan family blinded them, and several pairs of big eyes stared directly at her.
In the face of such a look, Xu Yunjin's mouth seemed to be muddled, and he didn't know how to speak, so he couldn't help but look away.
After that, there was silence, a long silence, and after a long time, everyone who heard the news in the surrounding fields came over, Xu Yunjin still didn't move, and the Ruan family's face gradually turned pale.
Old man Ruan didn't stand firm and took half a step back, and was supported by his two sons in time.
Mrs. Ruan's eyes were also red, but her tears stubbornly refused to flow.
The two daughters-in-law also hurriedly stepped forward to support their mother-in-law, and the three children looked around blankly, and were pulled over by the kind village aunt.
Mrs. Ruan, who was holding back her tears, pushed away her two daughters-in-law, stood up straight, looked into Xu Yunjin's eyes and asked:
"Girl, my son asked you to help bring something, you can say it, my wife can stand it."
At this moment, this woman who has worked all her life for her children is undoubtedly the most respected.
Xu Yunjin still didn't speak, but turned around and took a lacquer plate (a plate for clothes) from Xiao Wu's hand, on which was a cleanly washed garment.
It's just that there is a big hole near the chest, and there is a black armor underneath, and when they see this suit, the Ruan family's eyes turn black.
Tears also rushed out of the corners of their eyes, dripping into the black clothes without the slightest trace, but the tears fell into the hearts of everyone, burning painfully.
The person didn't come back, the clothes came back, what this meant was self-evident, Mrs. Ruan's old, wrinkled hands trembled and wanted to touch it.
The next second, as if remembering something, he wiped his hand on the clothes again and again, until the rough fabric rubbed his hands red, and then gently touched the clothes.
Mrs. Ruan's expression was not sad, but very kind, and she caressed it as if it was not a dead thing, but her living son standing in front of her.
"Brother Deshou said please forgive him for his unfilial piety, leave before you, and repay your second elder for his kindness in the next life."
As soon as Xu Yunjin spoke, Mrs. Ruan's body shook but she didn't speak, tears rolled in her eyes for a long time and didn't fall, and the Ruan family behind her was already crying bitterly.
There was also a small sigh from the crowd, and a young girl fainted from the blow.
There were still obvious tear stains on her face, which was proof of the loss of her love, and she was taken home.
"Our three sons love to be clean when they are at home, whether they are working or going out to the wilderness, they will wash their bodies cleanly.
I can't get his clothes dirty, lest he come back and be angry, son, my mother will take you home."
After Mrs. Ruan finished speaking, she carefully held the lacquer plate, and what she was holding in her hand did not seem to be a set of lifeless clothes, but the newborn child who was raised by her.
Mrs. Ruan held the plate, her eyes were empty, but her steps were very firm, and she walked in the direction of home step by step, and her mouth was still saying that her mother would make you something to eat.
The Ruan family also followed behind with tears, Luo Xianglan and Qi Ying had already run to the side and cried uncontrollably, looking at the back of the Ruan family leaving, Xu Yunjin did not move for a long time.
At this moment, she thought of the way she saw her parents crying heartbroken after the death of her previous life, and her heart became more and more painful, and she finally understood the deepest love of a parent for her child.
It's not that you want to be rich and rich, as long as you are safe and healthy, it is their greatest satisfaction.
The people in the village also left to go to Ruan's house to help, but the people were gone, but the things behind the death had to be done, and the children could not be left alone underground, and only Xu Yunjin and his party were left in the same place.
After a while, an old man in his fifties also hurried to the field, and this person was the head of Mulberry Village.
Jin Yinglin hurried
Ran to his grandfather and told him everything that had just happened.
Village Chief Jin also showed grief on his face, and after a long while, he stepped forward and said in front of Xu Yunjin and the others:
"A few sons and girls, Xiao Lao'er is the village chief of Mulberry Village, thank you for coming all the way to tell us the news.
The Ruan family is now in a time of grief, and they have no time to take care of a few of them for the time being, so I ask you to move to the humble house to rest for a while."
In the past few years, Village Chief Jin has received many officials who have come to report their funerals, but this batch is the most impressive.
"Thank you."
Xu Yunjin didn't speak, she wanted to leave this sad place, but she felt that she shouldn't leave like this.
Han Shaozhi and Pei Ran knew her best, and after glancing at each other, they said to Village Chief Jin.
Then a few people walked back to the village, Luo Xianglan and Qi Ying's eyes were red, and they looked at Xu Yunjin with worry in their eyes.
It's okay if this person is sad and cries, but if he holds it in his heart, thinking about Mrs. Ruan's kind, it's even more distressing, and Xu Yunjin is in this state now.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
Feeling everyone's concerned eyes, Xu Yunjin pulled a reluctant smile, ugly, it was really impossible not to worry.
Zeng Yiqian was also the first time to see Xu Yunjin like this, and he looked at him with imperceptible distress in his eyes.
After that, everyone didn't speak along the way, the atmosphere was a little heavy, and the world still doesn't know how many families are worried because their children have not returned from the army.
The list goes on and on, and they don't know how long it will take to change that.
The Jin village chief's family lived in the middle of the village, and the mulberry village was so poor that the houses of the village chief's family were very simple, and from a distance they looked slightly better than the other houses.
Jin Yinglin ran home early, so when Village Chief Jin arrived home with the guests, the tea at home was ready.
Only Jin Yinglin guarded the house alone, and the others probably went to Ruan's house to help.
"Guests, please sit down, there is no good tea at home, only some coarse tea mountain spring water, I hope you will forgive me for not being well entertained."
Village Chief Jin is a little restrained, their village is poor, and they rarely receive this kind of sons and girls who seem to be very wealthy.
"Village Chief Jin doesn't need to be so polite, and we are not such greedy people."
This was said by Zeng Yiqian, in his opinion, sincerity is the most expensive thing to entertain people.
"Chief Kim sits too."
Han Shaozhi saw that he had been standing, and pulled over the extra stool on the side to let him sit down and talk.
Jin Village Chief did not shirk, these guests looked rich, but they could come all the way to report the funeral of the child in Deshou, and they were kind-hearted at first glance.
"Chief Jin, how many families are there in your village?"
Xu Yunjin had a plan when he entered Mulberry Village, it was too poor, and there were obviously good resources, but they didn't make good use of them.
It's not right, it should be that she didn't take advantage of the opportunity, so she planned to help them, and it was the last thing she did to live for life.
"There are only thirty families in total, less than two hundred."
Village Chief Jin said with some embarrassment, their mulberry village is a well-known poor village in ten miles and eight townships, there are not many people, and the geographical location is not good.
But there are also advantages of fewer people, that is, the village people are easy to discipline, and there are few internal disagreements.
Xu Yunjin felt a pain in her heart when she heard this number, when she was in the barracks, she asked the clerk to check the soldiers whose household registration was in Mulberry Village.
A total of 20 men from Mulberry Village joined the army, and only five remain.
"What do you do in your village on a daily basis?"
Xu Yunjin wanted to know more about the situation in Mulberry Village so that he could better help them get rid of their current poverty.
"The people in the village don't have much ability, so they are more likely to plant some land on weekdays, and they will go to the city to find some work when the farm is not working, but they may not be able to find it."
Village Chief Jin showed a trace of bitterness on his face, their village was nothing in the entire county
The sense of existence is because it is poor and partial.
"What do these mulberry trees in your village do on weekdays?"
Xu Yunjin had some ideas in his mind as soon as he entered Mulberry Village, but they had not yet been fully formed, and now they were clearer.
"Mulberry leaves are picked to feed pigs and poultry, and when the mulberry fruit is ripe, it will be picked and sold in the city, but this mulberry fruit is everywhere, and it can't be sold for any price.
The most important thing is that the mulberry fruit is purple in the mouth, and those rich people don't like to eat it, so most of the time the people in the village eat it themselves.
I can't eat much, so sometimes the mulberry fruit falls and rots in the ground."
Tyrannical things, Xu Yunjin couldn't help but roar when he heard this, in his previous life, there were even people who specially planted a large area of mulberries for people to pick, and the price was not cheap.
But in Mulberry Village, it turned out to be the end of rotting in the ground!
Anyway, she has never eaten mulberries a few times in her life, whether it is Nanyun Village or the current Wanhao Village, it seems that she has never seen a few mulberry trees.
"You didn't think about drying the mulberries and storing them?"
When Xu Yunjin asked this, he saw that the head of the village Jin was puzzled, can the mulberries still be dried?
"Everyone picks and eats it from the tree, but I've never tried drying it in the sun."
Jin Village Chief also thought about it carefully, if it was dried, when the weather was cold and there were no fresh mulberries, he could go to the market to see if he could sell them.
"There are so many mulberry trees in the village, has Village Chief Jin ever thought about letting the people in the village raise silkworms?"
That's right, Xu Yunjin's purpose is to give full play to the role of mulberry trees, and raise silkworms on mulberry leaves when they don't bear fruit, and sell mulberries after fruiting.
"This is not a secret to the girl, the older generation of the village also tried, bought a lot of silkworm seeds and came back to raise them, but they failed to feed them, and they lost a lot of money.
Since then, the village has never thought about raising silkworms, and all the mulberry leaves in the village have been left for the poultry to eat."
Village Chief Jin was also very depressed when he said that the mulberry trees in the village could not play much role.
When Xu Yunjin heard this, not only did he frown, guarding a golden mountain, but he couldn't use it, they all understood.