Zhao Hong's sudden departure not only made Xia Jian heartbroken. Even the entire Xiping Village was immersed in pain. For such a large village, it was unusually quiet, and even the usual noise of children was gone.

The news about the accident in Southeast Mountain spread very quickly. In less than a day, it spread almost throughout Pingdu City. At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Tong Jie and Wei Xiaoming came. Once they arrived, they have been guarding Xia Jian

It can be said that they are never far away from each other. In the evening, Secretary Lu came on behalf of the Pingyang Town Government and some cadres from the town.

The villagers spontaneously organized themselves into a work group and received the visitors. The wreaths sent by everyone were placed from the village committee to the entrance of the village. Almost all village cadres from every village in Pingyang Town came, and everyone refused to leave once they arrived.

Yes, they said they wanted to spend a night together with Zhao Hong.

There were so many people from the village that they could not sit down at night, so they all brought their own stools and sat at the gate of the village committee. Such a spectacular scene was not seen in Xiping Village, or even in the entire Pingyang Town.

, and couldn’t find the second one.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Qin Xiaomin, dressed in black, accompanied by her driver, walked into the village committee of Xiping Village. Xia Jian, who was sitting in the corner, looked at her with a dull look and nodded weakly.

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As soon as Xia Jian sat down, he didn't move his buttocks. Dinner was brought to him several times, but Xia Jian ruthlessly pushed it back. He didn't even take a sip of water.

In just half a day, a layer of dry scab appeared on Xia Jian's mouth, which looked a little scary. He sat in the corner, silently, and ignored anyone. He stared blankly with his eyes.

He seems to have never believed in Zhao Hong's coffin. This is a fact.

Tong Jie pulled Qin Xiaomin aside and whispered a few words in her ear. Qin Xiaomei nodded, brought a cup of tea, and quietly sat next to Xia Jian.

Like Xia Jian, she sat directly on the wet floor and did not mind how dirty the floor was and how it would stain her clothes. Qin Xiaomin's move made many people secretly praise her.

"Xia Jian! Let's have a drink of water. Since things have happened, we should face it calmly. In fact, if you understand some things, you won't be so entangled anymore." Qin Xiaomin said, passing the water glass in his hand.

But Xia Jian didn't even raise his eyelids, let alone raise his hands. From the moment he entered this room, Xia Jian didn't say a word, and no one saw him shed a tear. The more he behaved like this, the more annoying he became.

Fear.

Chen Erniu is still a man. After Zhao Hong left, he stood up. Not only did he have to deal with the affairs of the cooperative, but he also had to handle the funeral for Zhao Hong. So many people came to keep vigil for Zhao Hong, let alone eating.

Everyone needs a glass of water, and someone needs to do it.

Fortunately, there are young people like Ma Yan and Qiao Dongping. They take care of everything inside and outside in an orderly manner. At about eleven o'clock in the evening, Sun Yuejuan came down with the help of several neighbors. She stood

He burned a few pieces of paper for Zhao Hong and then quietly left.

Qin Xiaomin knew Xia Jian's mother, so she quickly chased her out and whispered a few words in her ear. Sun Yuejuan nodded silently, and then returned to the house.

She came to Xia Jian's side and whispered: "Jian'er! Everyone's heart hurts when something like this happens. If you are like this, how will you let the rest of us live? Zhao Hong's in-laws, you have to hurry up

The arranger notified her and her family members that they will send someone to invite her immediately. Do you understand what I said?"

Xia Jian withdrew his empty eyes. He said in a hoarse voice: "I have never experienced this before, and I don't know what to do." Xia Jian finally spoke, but strangely his voice was hoarse. People who have been here

Everyone knows that he is suffering from anger. It would be better if he cried or shouted.

"Son! You ask Erniu to inform Zhao Hong's parents-in-law immediately in the name of the village committee. Send two respected old people in the village to invite Zhao Hong's family tomorrow. Also, we are rural people, so we should be more superstitious.

Where to choose Zhao Hong’s cemetery and when to bury her, these things must be done immediately. If you act like this, everyone will be confused.”

"Also, it's summer now. Although it has just rained, the temperature is not low." When Sun Yuejuan said this, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Qin Xiaomin patted her shoulder gently and said: "Auntie! I discovered the problem with the last thing you mentioned as soon as I came in. I have sent a driver to the city and rented an ice coffin to pull it over. In this case,

No problem”

Sun Yuejuan nodded, gently stretched out her hand, and touched Xia Jian's head. At this time, Xia Jian suddenly rushed over, hugged Sun Yuejuan and started crying.

His hoarse voice was tragic, desolate, and full of reluctance for Zhao Hong. It was floating in the sky above the village committee, and it made people cry when listening to it.

Qin Xiaomin, Tong Jie, and Ma Yan, as well as Ma Chuntao and Chen Xiaolan who came to express their condolences, were all moved to tears by Xia Jian's cries. Everyone was very sad.

It felt much better after crying. Xia Jian wiped away his tears and then took the water glass from Qin Xiaomin's hand, took a few sips, then turned around and quietly made arrangements for Chen Erniu and Ma Yan.

Zhao Hong is also a hard-working woman. She lost her husband at a young age, but she never remarried for Xia Jian. Seeing that happiness was about to come, she left early.

Her father-in-law and her parents-in-law went to their nephew's house in other provinces a few years ago. The old man did this because he didn't want to stay in the yard of his hometown. Seeing familiar scenes aroused their sadness. But they also have another layer.

The meaning is that I want to avoid Zhao Hong and let Zhao Hong start a family again as soon as possible.

Except for these two old people who live in other provinces, Zhao Hong's parents have long since passed away, and there is only one younger brother in the family. Because he dislikes his sister-in-law, the two families rarely move around.

Although Xia Jian did not marry her, in Zhao Hong's heart, she had regarded Xia Jian's house as her own home. Fortunately, she had been living in Xia Jian's house for a few months before she left.

In fact, everyone in Xiping Village knows about the relationship between Xia Jian and Zhao Hong. Everyone thinks this is a good thing, so not many people talk about it in private. It gives the impression that the matter between Xia Jian and Zhao Hong

It seems like not many people know about it.

A difficult and sad night finally passed. After a night of thinking, Xia Jian'er seemed to be a different person. He arranged work for everyone early, but because of his hoarse voice, he sometimes couldn't speak.

When the time comes, just write with a pen.

Ma Yan was holding a water glass and following Xia Jian inseparably, like a tail to Xia Jian. However, this girl was smart and clever, and with her by Xia Jian's side, Xia Jian also saved a lot of trouble when doing things.

Summoning people, making phone calls, and arranging and handling some things were all done by Xia Jian under Ma Yan's instructions.

At noon, Zhao Hong's family came. There were four people in total, two were younger and slightly older, and the other two were young people. One of them was Zhao Hong's younger brother.

After the mother-in-law's family burned the paper, Xia Jian had people take them to his home. Because in rural areas, after a woman dies, the mother-in-law's family is the largest. Some of the requests they made, the mother-in-law's family must comply with. This is a kind of

Etiquette is also an unshakable dignity.

Chen Erniu, who quickly called his husband's family, went downstairs. He took a deep breath and said: "They are both old and can't bear this blow. So Zhao Hong's matter was left to the village committee.

There is also a courtyard house from his family. They entrusted me to give it to the poorest family in Xiping Village."

"Okay! It's okay if they don't come. Let's talk about the yard matters later. Zhao Hong's husband's family is from the Lao Wang family. You should inform them about the clan members of the Lao Wang family. This is etiquette. No one will care about us." Xia

Jian has lived in the countryside since he was a child. He has heard a lot about such things, and he knows a little bit about it.

Chen Erniu nodded, turned around and left. It was not until noon that Qin Xiaomin saw that Xia Jian had temporarily recovered from the pain. Then she said to Xia Jian, "I feel relieved if you do this. The burial time has been set.

Just give me a call and I'll come and see her off," Qin Xiaomin said, tears streaming down her face.

Looking at Qin Xiaomin's retreating figure, Xia Jian's heart felt like a knife cutting him. But at this time, he had to hold on, otherwise he would be in trouble.

Tong Jie and Wei Xiaoming insisted on not leaving, they stayed with Xia Jian.

The head of Lao Wang's family was Wang Degui, but he was injured and went to the hospital, and the door to his house was locked. So Chen Erniu went to find a cousin of Wang Degui. This man was in his seventies. When he heard that Chen Erniu

Erniu asked him to come out and take charge of the matter. The old man agreed without saying a word.

In the afternoon, more than ten clan members of Lao Wang's family cooked a table of meals for Zhao Hong as a final farewell to her. However, the old man made it clear that Zhao Hong was the village chief, so her affairs were arranged by the village, and they would no longer

participate.

Taking some time in the afternoon, Xia Jian went home to meet Zhao Hong's younger brother. This young man was very sensible. Of course, he knew a little bit about the relationship between his sister and Xia Jian. So he didn't ask for anything and put off everything.

Leave it to Xia Jian.

Everyone was gone, so everyone was very open-minded. Regarding Zhao Hong, no one was blocking anything. Xia Jian called several cadres from Xiping Village together and held a brief meeting.

Now that Zhao Hong is gone and Xia Sanhu is hospitalized again, the only one who can shoulder this burden is Chen Erniu. In fact, Xia Jian doesn't need to say anything, Chen Erniu is already at the forefront.

Xia Jian held this meeting not to make any personnel appointments, but to select a cemetery for Zhao Hong. He wanted to hear everyone's opinions, after all, Zhao Hong had worked with these people for such a long time.

"What is there to discuss? When Mr. Feng Shui comes, whoever's land he chooses will have to accept it unconditionally. At worst, the village committee will pay the village chief to buy it." Zhu Chunli, who had been silent during the meeting, shed tears.

said.

Chen Baocheng glanced at Xia Jian and said: "My house has a piece of land by the river. I think the environment there is good. If you can like the feng shui, I can bury the village chief in the land of my house! I don't have any conditions."

Everyone was talking about it, and whatever they said was very reasonable. Xia Jian thought for a while and said: "Zhao Hong's favorite thing in life is to grow vegetables in a greenhouse. I want to bury her behind the greenhouse so that she can keep watching.

Development of vegetable greenhouses”
Chapter completed!