Rebirth of the era of struggle

Chapter 638 Leave
have eaten.

Uncle Zhu brought Zhu Tingting and Lu Yang to the village committee. Zhu Tingting signed and received a subsidy of 2000 yuan... Zhu Tingting didn't take the money, so she gave it to Uncle Zhu on the spot, asking him to make a statement Ask someone to help with it.

Grave relocation is a big event.

Not to be sloppy.

Uncle Zhu is in charge of this matter, so the money naturally needs to be handed over to him.There are a total of six graves in Zhu’s family that need to be relocated. If we move all of them together, the cost will be saved a lot...In the countryside, the cheapest thing is manpower. Very nice to find someone.

After leaving the village committee, the three of them came to the land approved by the village committee.

Uncle Zhu's family snapped off a small branch blocking the front, pointed to a few places in front, and said to Zhu Tingting: "This is the land allocated to our family in the village. I will ask your elder brother to find someone to clear the way ahead of time." Fill it in, and then the excavator can drive in..."

The area of ​​this land is not small, and it is not a problem to bury a dozen people.

Uncle Zhu continued.

"Originally, they are arranged in a line from big to small. Your father's is logically the second-to-last one in the innermost place, and there is an empty one in the middle for me... However, you can choose it when you come back. I asked the Feng Shui master in the town, and it doesn’t matter much.”

Zhu Tingting looked at Lu Yang.

"I think it's okay over there."

Lu Yang looked at it and said.

Although I don't know much about Feng Shui, but the side is facing the center of a pond. This kind of pattern with the mountain behind and the water on the side should look good...

"That's how it is, it's settled, and it won't be changed."

Zhu Tingting said.

"Well, that's fine... Tomorrow, I will come from your father's side first. It just so happens that the excavator is also convenient to drive in."

Uncle Zhu nodded.

After looking at the location of the tomb, the uncle of the Zhu family left first, and Zhu Tingting took Lu Yang to the original tomb to have a look. You can see the construction site in the distance.

That should be the construction site for the highway construction that the Zhu family mentioned.

Zhu Tingting walked in front, and first used her shoes to flatten the thatch on both sides, forcibly stepped on a small path, and then walked to a low grave. There were still some firecrackers around, which should have been left during the Qingming Festival.

"My father is buried here."

Zhu Tingting said something to Lu Yang, and then talked to herself.

"Dad, I came here today to talk to you about something. Our village is going to build a road, so I have to move a place for you tomorrow. Don't be angry. I went to see it just now. The scenery is good, better than here..."

"I brought it back to my man, his name is Lu Yang... he is very kind to me, you don't have to worry that I won't be taken care of in the future, I am living in Green City now, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, I live a very good life, better than you before too much."

"Tomorrow, I'll burn some more paper for you. Greentown is too far away, so I won't be able to come back to see you often in the future. Don't blame me."

……

While talking, Zhu Tingting just started crying.

Lu Yang walked behind Zhu Tingting, put his arms around her shoulders lightly, and said, "Uncle, I promise I will treat Tingting well in the future and give her the best life."

Zhu Tingting sniffed her nose, her eyes were red, and tears rolled down as she spoke.

Although my father is unreliable.

But Zhu Tingting never complained.

From childhood to adulthood, she has been very obedient, sharing housework, busying herself, and being sensible makes people feel distressed.

Going back to my hometown this time, and next time, I don't know when I will be able to come back again. My parents are not here, and the house has collapsed. In fact, there is no longer her home here.

"Come on, we have to go to town and do some shopping."

Lu Yang said softly.

"Ah."

Zhu Tingting nodded.

Twenty minutes later, the two returned to the uncle's house, said goodbye to Uncle Zhu's family, and then Lin Erhu drove Lu Yang and Zhu Tingting to the town together.

The small towns in the mainland are not prosperous, and they are not even comparable to the villages in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The two walked for a long time before finding a shop selling sacrifices.

In the store, Zhu Tingting bought a lot of paper money...

Although I know that the people below will definitely not receive it, I can still feel at ease.

Everyone knows that these things are not burned for the dead, but for the living to see...

Put the pile of paper money back on the car.

Lu Yang suddenly said: "Let's go there tomorrow, why don't you repair uncle's grave by the way."

"How to fix it?"

Zhu Tingting didn't expect Lu Yang to say that.

Lu Yang said: "Reinforce the surrounding area with blue bricks and cement, and erect a stele with inscriptions on it. You seldom come back, and you can't expect someone to help you dig the soil every Ching Ming Festival. If you don't, it won't be a few years. It became the same as on the mountain, and the soil was washed away by the water.

"Also, think about it, how much has changed in these years. If in a few decades, the old man passes away and everyone in the village leaves, maybe you will come again, and you can't even find a place to erect a monument. That's not going to happen."

Hearing Lu Yang's words.

Zhu Tingting was a little moved.

Lu Yang said it was very reasonable, she hadn't thought of this level before, and the chances of coming back by herself were too few in the future, if it was strengthened and erected a monument, it wouldn't look so shabby.

If not, after a few decades, there will only be a small mound of earth left. Whoever passes by here will probably sigh that future generations are not good. If they understand it, they may say that it is useless to have a daughter.

"We're leaving the day after tomorrow, is there enough time?" Zhu Tingting asked worriedly.

"If there is anything too late, we don't have to wait here to finish the work. Let's pay the money and let someone fix it first. Then tell your uncle and ask him to help supervise... It's best to wait, all the graves are closed. After we move here, we can do it..."

"That……"

"That's it."

Lu Yang helped Zhu Tingting decide.

Zhu Tingting opened her mouth, but said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescing. After all, he couldn't refute Lu Yang's proposal at all.

Asked the boss who sold the offerings, and soon, they found a store in the town that specialized in engraving inscriptions, talked about their needs, and the two chose the one with the highest grade. Lu Yang paid the money and took a A receipt, and ask the other party to help get it done quickly.

The other party also said that the project could be completed in a week at the earliest. Knowing that Lu Yang had other needs, he also introduced his nephew, saying that they specialize in cemetery reinforcement, and the price is affordable, and they can be installed together at that time.

Seeing that the boss was quite sincere, he called on the spot, and the price was affordable, so Lu Yang agreed. Make the grave the best and most secure... The other party naturally readily agreed to this request.

Got this done.

The three of them returned to the hotel they had booked.

Compared to star-rated hotels, this place is a bit crude. However, there is no way the conditions are like this. It takes eighty miles to go to the city, so there is no need.

Simply made it for the night.

the next day.

Early in the morning.

Just after dawn, they came to Zhujia Village again.

They came earlier, but some people came earlier. Uncle Zhu's family had already arrived at the place. On the mountain, there were more than a dozen rural men waiting by the side with bamboo sticks and hemp ropes.

The road on this mountain is not easy to walk, and no car is willing to take this job. If the grave is moved, it can only be carried by manpower. These people are all villagers invited by Uncle Zhu's family.

The excavator hasn't come yet, so the work is not started yet.

See Zhu Tingting and the others coming over.

The sister-in-law came over and said, "I heard that the first one will be your father's."

"Well, it's more convenient that way."

Zhu Tingting was a little embarrassed.

Because of today's incident, I couldn't sleep yesterday. I didn't sleep for a few hours. During this period, I had several dreams.

"Tingting, you guys came too early, I think you have to wait for a while, it's too troublesome to run so far in the morning, why don't we sleep together today, your man and your brother live upstairs."

"No, Lu Yang and I have discussed it. After the grave is moved there today, we will go to Star City."

"Why go to Star City?"

"Lu Yang said to go shopping."

"Oh, you young people are so handsome..."

The sister-in-law and Zhu Tingting were chatting on the side, while Lu Yang and Lin Erhu were looking at the mountains and rivers. The air on the mountains in the early morning is very clean, which is the only good thing in the village.

After a while, there was a rumbling sound, and everyone saw that it was an excavator coming.

Under the call of Uncle Zhu Tingting, the driver began to work carefully according to the drawn line. After a while, he dug the place, and other people also helped with shovels.

It has been buried on the ground for several years, and the coffin has not rotted.

Everyone tied hemp ropes around them, and with a yell, they lifted the coffin out with all their strength, ignored the soil on it, and walked towards the new place with the coffin.

In the early morning, the ground was covered with dew. We walked all the way, and the uppers of the shoes were basically all wet. It took more than an hour to walk for more than 1000 meters, and more than a dozen people took turns without resting for a moment.

An excavator was also called over there, and by the time everyone passed by, the new grave had already been dug.

The old Taoist priest who arranged in advance worked hard for a while with gongs and drums, sprinkled some rice grains into it, sang a few words, and then arranged for all the people to put the coffin in again, and the excavator re-covered the soil. It took about an hour or so. A new tomb is ready.

Lu Yang and Lin Erhu took all the paper money from the car, Zhu Tingting lit the paper money and cried a lot, the mission of this trip was over.

Although everyone got up very early, they worked hard all morning and moved to two houses in total. According to this efficiency, it will take half a day to go tomorrow. At noon, everyone went to Uncle Zhu Tingting's house.

Aunt Zhu Tingting and her sister-in-law cooked two tables of meals together.

Chicken, fish, meat and eggs are all complete, and the large firewood stove can also cook delicacies from mountains and seas.

Everyone ate very happily, and the house was very lively. It was also agreed in advance that the two lunches would be taken care of by the boss on the first day, and by the third family on the second day.

Because there is still work in the afternoon, everyone didn't drink much. After a few light drinks, they went home to rest, and agreed to go to the mountain to gather around two o'clock.After everyone left, Zhu Tingting found her uncle and told him about the tombstone and grave repair she and Lu Yang had ordered yesterday.

"Hey, it's rare for you to have such filial piety. If the second child finds out about it down here, he will probably have fun secretly. You can go back at ease. I will keep an eye on this side. You should discuss with me about repairing a grave." Wan, it's too expensive."

Uncle Zhu didn't object, but felt that the price was a bit high. I don't know if it was a price that young people don't understand, and they were tricked.If so, you have to find someone else.

"The price is actually not that high. It was originally said to be [-] yuan. Lu Yang deliberately added some money to let them use more materials and make the repairs stronger. You know, I can't come back every year. This is also for my dad. The grave will last longer."

"Hey."

The uncle burped, looked at Lu Yang who was not far away, and praised: "Tingting, uncle has no skills in this life, but he has a good eye for people. Your boyfriend is a good man. He is a big boss. I have worked so hard to accompany you back to do this matter, and I can still think so thoughtfully, I can see that I attach great importance to you, and you can live a good life, uncle is relieved."

"Uncle, I see."

Zhu Tingting looked back at Lu Yang.

See each other smile.

She came back to herself again.

Opening the handbag she carried with her, she took out a wad of money and saw that there were still a few people outside the door. She quietly put it on the table and covered it with a towel, and said, "Uncle, Lu Yang and I will leave in the afternoon." I have to trouble you to help me with family affairs. I left this little money to my sister-in-law. Xiaopang is going to school soon, so he can’t stay in the village forever. I went up the mountain yesterday and passed by the elementary school to have a look. There is no one in the elementary school, maybe it will be abolished after two years, the money is considered to be my sponsorship for the eldest brother, you can collect some more, buy a house in the town, and the children can be with them when they go to school..."

"No, no, how can this work?"

The uncle hastily refused.

In the past, there were three brothers, and the second child's family was the poorest. Although I had taken care of it, it was a trivial matter within my ability. I didn't expect this niece to get so much money when she made a move.

Fifty thousand.

How many years have they been farming in the countryside to earn so much?
Zhu Tingting held down the towel and said, "Uncle, there are so many people here, don't let others see it. This is what I mean, Lu Yang. When I was a child, my family was poor and I often relied on you for help. Now I am a little capable, so please don't refuse. This is also for Xiaopang."

"Tingting, this is you. I'm an elder. I should take care of you. How can I ask for your money?"

"It's because you are an elder that I took the money out. I'm not stupid. You don't dislike me in this family. My sister-in-law and third uncle's family don't think of me as a girl, so don't refuse me." .”

Zhu Tingting pushed the towel over.

Then he got up, called Lu Yang and hurried to the door.

Watching the two go out, the uncle picked up a corner of the towel and looked at the banknotes underneath, feeling mixed feelings in his heart, and finally just sighed, Tingting, this girl, has really grown up now.

……

Two in the afternoon.

When everyone was ready to go to work on the mountain again, Zhu Tingting also bid farewell to her family. The attitude of the third uncle and his family was indifferent. The uncle sighed, and the sister-in-law was a little bit reluctant. The cousin prepared some vegetables grown by himself at home for him to bring...

There is no permanent banquet in the world, and those who should leave will eventually leave.

(End of this chapter)