Chapter 9: Xiaomin's Choice
"I've looked at the room carefully, you said before that Xiao Min is a person who likes to make friends, but in her room, I didn't find any traces of men going, which is very strange." An Xin carefully recalled the details in the room, and also took out a few photos to show Lin Peipei.
"There are three pairs of women's slippers in the room, only one pair of men's slippers, and the color and style of these slippers do not match Xiao Min's usual preferences, I guess it should be Xiao Min's brother who suddenly came to the door, and Xiao Min hurriedly bought a pair before he had time to prepare."
Listening to Anxin's narration, Lin Peipei's eyes were full of surprise.
She didn't expect a simple relic organizer to have such a meticulous mind.
Knowing that she couldn't hide her peace of mind, Lin Peipei could only tell the truth.
Five years ago, the reason why Lin Peipei ran away from home with Xiao Min was because of Xiao Min's marriage. At that time, Xiaomin's parents had already arranged a marriage for her, and the man's family opened a paper mill, which was very famous in the local area, and he sent 20,000 yuan to Xiaomin's family when they met for the first time.
Xiao Min has always refused to agree, and several times of peace have no effect, Xiao Min's parents made a very stupid decision under the instigation of the matchmaker. They let the man live in the house first, ostensibly to accept the man as his godson, but in fact it was to let them cook raw rice.
That is, on the third day after the man forced Xiao Min to have a relationship, the man's family sent a bride price of 70,000 yuan to Xiao Min's house, and Yang Peipei, as Xiao Min's friend, finally learned the truth on that day.
Lin Peipei was terrified, she was very worried that the same thing would happen to her, and soon made the decision to run away from home.
The two hit it off and left Qingyuan County together.
"So, you took Xiao Min away to help her." Anxin said lightly.
Yang Peipei shook her head and said with a guilty face: "No." I just wanted someone to be with me. I...... I was so selfish. ”
It is precisely because of this guilt in her heart, coupled with the fact that she moved out of the shared house before and emotionally abandoned Xiaomin, that Lin Peipei has been haunted by it, and even keeps having nightmares.
So, it's not that Xiaomin's family refuses to take her back. You brought people out, and you should have brought them back when they died, right? ”
Anxin quickly saw through the crux of the problem, not because of how smart she was, but because this was not the first time she had experienced it.
Lin Peipei nodded, her eyes were already full of tears.
"Rest assured, I didn't mean to lie to you, I ...... I'm ashamed ......."
At this time, Anxin took out his laptop, plugged in the USB drive, and found a photo of the keychain in a pile of photos and showed it to Lin Peipei.
"If I'm not mistaken, this teddy bear keychain should have been given to Xiao Min by you, right?"
Lin Peipei looked stunned and nodded again and again: "That's what we bought at a street stall when we first came to Tianfeng, it's worthless." ”
An Xin was sure of her conjecture, but a worthless key chain was regarded as a beloved thing by Xiao Min, obviously Xiao Min had a deep affection for Lin Peipei.
"This should be the most precious thing for Xiao Min."
As soon as the words of peace of mind came out, Lin Peipei was stunned in place like a sculpture.
"The most precious?"
It was just an ordinary key chain that she bought casually and gave to Xiao Min, and it was regarded as the most precious thing by Xiao Min.
It was only at this moment that Lin Peipei finally understood that the most precious thing was not this string of keychains, but Xiao Min's trust and dependence on herself. However, she chose to leave when Xiao Min needed help and care the most.
Lin Peipei was silent for a long time before getting up and leaving the basement, and peace of mind was not easy, if the matter of compensation could not be resolved, the landlord would not let her enter Xiao Min's room again, and the work of sorting out the relics could only be stopped.
It was more than ten o'clock in the evening, and Anxin rushed home very late.
Parents had finished eating, An Guosheng looked very unhappy, and didn't ask Anxin if she had eaten, so she asked her to wash the dishes and chopsticks for a while, tidy up the sundries in the yard and go to sleep.
Anxin's heart didn't fluctuate much, and after living together for so many years, she was no longer surprised.
After packing up the things, Anxin combed the pothos in the bedroom as usual, the leaves were a little yellowed, and Anxin went to the flower shop to buy nutrient solution on the way back. After reading the new chapter of the book, and "reporting" what happened today to Xiaohai and them, he took out the notebook with peace of mind.
Xiao Min has a habit of recording, and the thick notebook is densely filled with words.
It took more than half an hour for Anxin to read the content of the notes in general, and she didn't feel relaxed, but became even more confused.
Judging from the notes, Xiao Min's relatives and friends are very concerned about her, but Xiao Min suffers from depression.
Peace of mind could not be understood until the next day......
The next day, when Anxin called the landlord again, the other party had completely changed his attitude.
"Don't worry, I haven't touched anything in the room, and it has expired a few days before the rental contract, but it's okay, you just need to deal with it within a week."
Suddenly his attitude changed, and Anxin guessed something: "Xiaomin's family promised to pay compensation?" ”
The landlord smiled: "It's been given, I'm still very reasonable, you can contact me if you want to rent a house in the future." ”
This is not the first time Anxin has come into contact with this kind of case, in fact, although many landlords claim compensation, they dare not make too much trouble, and they are also afraid that the house has died and such a thing will spread, after all, they still have to live on rent.
The landlord can get a compensation of 20,000 yuan, which can be regarded as a surprise, and it is reasonable to be happy.
Anxin guessed that the money was probably given by Lin Peipei, so she didn't call to confirm it, and went to the People's Hospital instead.
Xiaomin's body is still parked in the morgue, and in the past few days, the family members below are also discussing whether to ask someone to transport the body back, or to cremate it directly in Tianfeng and only transport the ashes back.
It was not very difficult to transport the body, but the cost was much higher, and Brother Xiaomin insisted on transporting the body back to see his sister for the last time.
Because this family is at loggerheads.
With the entrustment procedures, Anxin finally saw Xiao Min's true face in the morgue for the first time.
Falling from the thirteenth floor, the person was gone. Many parts of his body are badly damaged, and his face is already a blur of flesh and blood. Although the hospital has been treated simply, the miserable situation still makes Anxin feel pity.
This time the relics were sorted out, and Xiao Min's family gave a fee of 3,000 yuan, which was not high. Anxin originally planned to discuss with Xiao Min's parents and ask an undertaker to put makeup on Xiao Min's body. But as soon as he thought of it, Xiao Min's family was still struggling with whether to transport the body, so they directly contacted an acquaintance, Sun Jie, the mortuary.
It's not the first time the two have worked together, and although they aren't friends, they also have a lot in common.
Anxin talked about Xiaomin's situation, Sun Jie planned to do a free body makeup, but Anxin didn't agree, and paid a thousand yuan out of his own pocket.
It was already noon after the body was processed, and Anxin took a photo of the body, which was intended to be sent to Xiaomin's brother.
But after all, the corpse has been in the morgue for a few days, and although it has put on makeup, it looks very scary.
After thinking about it, Anxin still called Xiao Min's brother and suggested that Xiao Min's sparks be transported back to Qingyuan County after that.
Giving the most practical advice to customers is also one of the contents of our work.
People often overestimate their feelings for their loved ones, especially in the matter of death, peace of mind is very simple, rather than letting their relatives witness the terrifying face, it is better to keep those beautiful memories all the time.
Xiao Min's brother still has to think about it, and Anxin didn't waste time, so he went to the rental house first to continue sorting out Xiao Min's relics.
Yesterday's notebook, Anxin found a very strange problem, Xiao Min's relatives and friends are very concerned about Xiao Min, and even Xiao Min simply recorded every call with relatives and friends.
"On March 21, the second aunt was instructed to drink more water, rest more, and eat less quick-frozen food."
"On March 23, my brother urged me to go home and convey my thoughts to my parents. Somewhat shaken. ”
"On March 25, Aunt Zhang, a neighbor, was introduced to a classmate in elementary school. Remind me that my stomach is not good, and let me eat more yam and red date porridge. ”
“……”
Almost every day, Xiao Min can receive calls from relatives and friends to express her concern, but Anxin always feels that something is wrong, it seems that things are not as simple as they seem.