Reborn 1980: Good Wife Gets Rich and Busy

Chapter 1872
According to the local funeral customs in Chengjia Village, the deceased elderly person has to be sent out of the village to the crematorium early the next morning, and then the ashes are brought back to the mountain for burial.

That morning, everyone carried wreaths, wore sackcloth and mourned the old man and sent him away from the village.

According to the old custom in the village, women are not allowed to leave the village.Xue Ling and her daughter and daughter-in-law can only follow the local customs in the village. They can only go back to the village entrance and are not allowed to violate the rules.

When the banquet started at noon, all the older people in the village came, and many old people even brought two or three children with them.

Twenty tables were added under the shade of the trees in front of the ancestral house. The total of more than thirty tables was still not enough for seating.

Xue Ling hurriedly asked his eldest son and son-in-law to rush to find more ingredients and drinks for the chefs to arrange, and then used a loudspeaker to shout, arranging for the elderly over 60 years old to be seated first, and others to wait for an hour before coming over.

Cheng Tianyuan kept handing out cigarettes and candies to everyone, kept shouting apologies, and asked everyone to be patient when entering the ancestral house. They drank water first, smoked cigarettes first, and immediately changed to another group after finishing.

The meal started at around ten o'clock and ended at two o'clock.

Everyone was exhausted, but none of them cared about rest and hurriedly followed Cheng Tianyuan up the mountain.

Cheng Tianyuan wanted to let his old mother lay down early for peace, so he decided to go up the mountain that afternoon. Fortunately, there were small hills here, and it only took more than half an hour to go to the back mountain.

The weather in the afternoon was very hot and the sun was blazing.

Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling led the children up the mountain and insisted on sending the old man off for the last journey. They were all sweating profusely due to the heat.

After the burial, everyone burned incense and paper money, and then prepared to go down the mountain.

Unexpectedly, a large dark cloud came over the sky, and suddenly there was lightning and thunder!
Cheng Tianyuan frowned: "Find a cave to take shelter first. Such thunderstorms fall quickly and go away quickly, at most half an hour. It is very dangerous to walk on the mountain road during thunder and lightning, so you must find a place to hide."

"Dad!" Xue Yang looked around with a wry smile: "Where is the cave? It's either trees or grass!"

After all, Cheng Tianyuan was from the village. How could someone who had grown up wandering around the mountains not recognize a cave or two?

"Come on! Come with me!"

So, Cheng Tianyuan quickly led the way.

The sky became darker and darker, lightning struck and thunder rumbled.

Cheng Huanran raised his voice: "Everyone, please turn off your mobile phones! We all have mobile phones, and the signal goes in and out - it's too easy to attract thunder!"

"Yes, yes! Close it!"

"Close it now!"

"It's closed, it's closed, safety first."

Xue Xin was frightened and hugged Chen Xinzhi's arm: "It's so scary... It feels like thunder is just above my head!"

"Don't be afraid." Chen Xinzhi took her hand and protected her: "We are now at the top of a high-altitude mountain, so the thunder sounds closer. There are thunderstorms in the south in summer. It has been so hot these two days, it must rain. Let’s get rid of the heat.”

Cheng Huanchong walked behind them and joked: "If you don't do anything bad, what are you afraid of?"

"Shut up!" Xue Xin snorted: "Be careful, I'll kick you down the mountain!"

Xue Yang stopped and shouted: "Don't be ridiculous! It's starting to rain! There are so many leaves on the mountain road and it's easy to slip! Be careful!"

Cheng Tianyuan, who was leading the way at the front, couldn't help but turn around: "Look at your mother! Of course, hold your mother's hand! When you encounter rough places, carry her on your back!"

"Hey!" The eldest son at the back responded.

Xue Ling was worried about her husband and shouted: "Be careful where you step! Don't walk too fast!"

Cheng Tianyuan shouted: "We're almost there! Just go around this mountain side!"

The rain started to fall, pattering on everyone, as densely as a rain curtain.

Xue Ling hurriedly held up the parasol and blocked the son beside him from entering.

Cheng Huanran couldn't care less about himself and held his mother's arm.

"Mom, be careful." Everyone realized it was raining and instinctively ran faster.

Fortunately, everyone in the family has long legs and is well-equipped for going up the mountain. Their feet are all good running shoes or sports shoes. The road down the mountain is downhill, so running is very fast.

After all, Xue Ling was getting older, and his legs and feet were not as agile as those of young people. He couldn't keep up after running for a short distance.

Cheng Huanran noticed it and quickly slowed down.

"Mom, let me carry you."

Xue Ling shook his head: "No, no, I just need to walk slower."

Cheng Huanran was already half wet and chuckled: "I have been sweating a lot today, and I only had time to change clothes at noon. This rainstorm is unfortunate but also coincidental. It happens to be the right time to take a shower."

Xue Yang waited on the spot and shouted: "Mom! It's a bit steep down there! I'll carry you!"

"No need." Xue Ling gasped: "We should be there soon! It's dark on this mountain road, so be careful - ouch!"

Before she finished speaking, she tripped over a dead branch lying across the mountain road!
"mom!"

"mom!"

Cheng Huanran only had time to grab her umbrella, but was unable to hold her mother's body forward.

Xue Yang in front was startled and rushed forward - but Xue Ling ran too fast and suddenly fell to the ground, barely missing the hand stretched out by his second son.

Everyone was so frightened that they ignored the pouring rain and picked up Xue Linglao, carried him on his back, turned around the side of the mountain and hid in a deep, dark cave.

Chen Xinzhi quickly turned on his phone and clicked on the flashlight.

The cave is not big, only a few meters deep. It may be made of rocks gathered together. It is deep and cool inside.Fortunately, the rain has not seeped in, and the soil under our feet and the cave walls are dry.

"Quick! Put your mother here!" Cheng Tianyuan pointed to a small piece of dark rock: "Hurry and help her sit down!"

Xue Ling was wet all over and her hair was wet, but she didn't look uncomfortable at all.

"It's okay. There are leaves and dirt on the ground. I didn't feel any pain at all after I threw myself down. It's just that I'm a little dirty."

Cheng Tianyuan was still not at ease and asked: "Where are your feet? Where are your knees? Doesn't it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt." Xue Ling shook his hands and feet and smiled bitterly: "I was just shocked by myself, nothing else."

Cheng Huanran helped her mother fix her hair and explained: "There are fallen leaves on the mountain road, which have accumulated a thick layer. With them as a cushion, my mother should be fine."

"That's right!" Xue Yang pinched his mother's knee: "The pants are not torn. It's okay, the skin shouldn't be broken."

Xue Ling gave everyone a reassuring smile: "I'm really fine. Hurry, find some paper towels and wipe them. Don't catch a cold."

Cheng Huanchong hurriedly handed over a tissue, "Mom, wipe it quickly!"

Then, he quickly took out the tissue and handed it to others.

Everyone wiped their faces, hands, and hair, and chatted while looking at the heavy rain falling outside.

Cheng Tianyuan smiled slightly and said warmly: "According to the old traditional thinking here, if it rains heavily after a relative is buried, it means that future generations will be blessed, which is a good sign of good fortune."

"Grandma has always been a lucky old woman! Haha!"

"This is definitely a heavy rain! It's been raining for almost ten minutes, and it's still crackling!"

"Grandma finally got her wish and was buried together with grandpa. Maybe she is happy at this moment."

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(End of this chapter)