Chapter 319 A Fool Looks at the Boundary Wall During the New Year

Yu Li put down her job and said, "I'll go with you. The rain is not good today."

Li Xuewu hasn't told Yu Li about taking care of Yuyu yet, but because Yu Li lives in Yuyu's house, she gets along quite well with Shazhu during this period, so she wants to go and have a look with Li Xuewu.

"Have you eaten? You can go later."

Yu Li waved her hand and said, "Have eaten. Grandma and the others came back late, so I gave them a bite."

Li Xuewu nodded, put on his coat and took Yu Li out.

Entering the front yard, Li Xuewu asked Yu Li, "Do you know about the rain?"

Yu Li nodded and said, "I've heard a little bit, but I don't know much."

Li Xuewu stopped and said to Yu Li: "One of the people I went on a mission with was Yu Yu, and he died during the mission."

"ah?!"

Yu Li looked at Li Xuewu in surprise and asked, "Are you okay?"

"What do you mean?"

Hearing Yu Li's nervousness, Li Xuewu couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. This woman was always thinking about her own health.

Yu Li breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this question was unnecessary.

"Can you not take such a risk and bring more people with you next time?"

"Uh-huh"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "It's up to you, take a company with you."

"Fuck you, seriously, no matter how powerful you are, you can't fight against a group of people, right?"

Li Xuewu formally nodded in agreement, and then said: "Brother Zhuzhu means to catch the rainwater. The house over there was bought by Jing Yongjie's parents for Jing Yongjie. The two are not married yet. Brother Zhuzi I am also afraid that the rain will make me miss people and make me sad.”

Yu Li looked at Li Xuewu and said, "Then clean up the East Room. I will go live in the East Room. I have only been away from Chun'er for a few days."

"Pull him down!"

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I told Brother Zhuzhu that you can help him take care of the rain these days. Anyway, there is nothing else going on here during the Chinese New Year. We will talk about it after the Chinese New Year starts."

"As for where to live, Brother Zhuzhu means that you two will go to the big house and he will go to the rainwater house."

"good"

Yu Li agreed simply and did not hesitate at all about Li Xuewu's arrangement.

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Then let's go in and take a look. You can talk to Yuyu more."

After saying that, he took Yu Li to the middle courtyard.

Seeing that the lights were on in the main room of Shazhu's house and there were people talking in the room, Li Xuewu opened the door curtain and saw through the door glass that there was no rest inside and pushed the door open.

"Xue Wu is here"

"Well, I just came back from outside, come and take a look."

Li Xuewu walked inside, while Yu Li closed the door behind her.

There were not only Shazhu and his sister in the room, but the elder, the eldest, and Qin Huairu were also there.

It seemed that they had been here for a while, Auntie and Qin Huairu were sitting around He Yuyu.

Although the three families are not related by blood, they have been neighbors for many years.

Qin Huairu came late and didn't see He Daqing leave, but the Shazhu brothers and sisters grew up taking care of the elder and the old lady in the backyard.

Otherwise, I would point out how a stupid boy like Silly Zhu could bring a younger sister.

Auntie still had deep feelings for Yuyu, and later Qin Huairu spent a lot of time with Yuyu because of their neighbor relationship.

Coupled with Sha Zhu's care later, Qin Huairu and Yu Yu got along very well.

When Yu Li saw that Qin Huairu was there, her face stiffened for a moment, then she calmed down. She walked to the edge of the rain and asked softly: "Have you eaten dinner for dinner? What do you want to eat? I'll cook it for you."

Silly Zhu stood aside and said: "I just gave up my job after taking two bites."

When Yu Yu saw the two people coming in, he kept looking at Li Xuewu, with a look of regret and sadness in his eyes.

Maybe this is to repent of teaching my husband and seek the title of marquis.

Li Xuewu stood at the door, looked at the rain, and said: "I feel sorry for you both publicly and privately. It's because I didn't lead the team well. If you have any demands, I will try my best to satisfy you."

Yu Yu's eyes were still stained with tears, and when he heard Li Xuewu's words, tears fell down.

"I have nothing to ask for"

After replying to Li Xuewu, Yuyu lowered his head, looked at his hands and said, "I didn't let him compete for the deputy director position and he insisted on going. I said it seemed to have prevented his progress. Who can I blame now?" .

Li Xuewu looked at Si Zhu and asked, "When is the funeral scheduled?"

Silly Zhu glanced at the rain, and then replied: "Tomorrow, tomorrow morning."

"So early?"

Li Xuewu frowned and said something, and then asked: "How did the Jing family arrange it?"

Silly Zhu put his hands in his trouser pockets, hunched his arms and nodded, saying: "The government asked for the opinion of Jing Yongjie's father. He said that he did not want his son to suffer any more and wanted to be buried as soon as possible."

"Is there no ceremony?"

Although it was simple at this time, Li Xuewu had already reported to Zheng Fuhua the identification of Jing Yongjie's sacrifice. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be that simple.

Silly Zhu shook his head and said: "It's not official, it's just my family. Jing Yongjie has been transferred back to his home."

Li Xuewu nodded and asked, "What's the arrangement here?"

Perhaps it was Zheng Fuhua who told Jing's father about the actual situation of the trip to the Northeast, or the Jing family's usual low profile, which meant they were preparing to keep everything simple.

Silly Zhu shook his head again and said, "I didn't say anything."

Hearing this, Li Xuewu frowned again, looked at He Yuyu, and found that Yuyu was crying even harder now.

Seeing Li Xuewu frowning, Shazhu also frowned and said, "I went to collect the rainwater. Jing Yongjie's mother didn't say anything, so she took the key to the rainwater and took it away, saying she was going to collect her belongings at night."

Yu Li took Yu Yu's hand and went to the washbasin at the door to pour hot water through a towel and help Yu Yu wipe his tears.

Qin Huairu stood up, poured a glass of warm water, and drank it while holding on to the rain.

After hearing what Silly Zhu said now, the uncle sat on the bench, held his knees and sighed.

"Are you going tomorrow?"

Hearing Li Xuewu's question, Shazhu looked at his sister Yuyu and said, "I'm going to go over there in a while. I'll stay overnight and follow the spirit tomorrow, but I'm not worried about Yuyu looking like this."

In fact, Shazhu also knew that Li Xuewu asked whether the rain would go away.

Yuyu wiped away his tears and said, "It's okay, brother, I'll go tomorrow morning and see him off...".

At this point, I couldn't speak any more, and my throat felt so choked.

Li Xuewu said to Shazhu: "Let's take my car tomorrow morning and go back together."

Silly Zhu looked at Li Xuewu, knowing that there was something in his words, and then looked at his sister.

He Yuyu also raised his head and looked at Li Xuewu.

"We are all from the same hospital. The first uncle is also here. That's all I can do. Your brother still has to go to work. Sister-in-law Yu Li will take care of you during this time."

Seeing the tears on He Yuyu's face, Li Xuewu continued: "It is difficult to be humble and true love is true, and it is in vain to ask for help because of destiny. We all hope that you can cheer up as soon as possible. If you have anything in the future, please ask your brother to come to me. I can help you." I will definitely help.”

After speaking to He Yuyu, Li Xuewu turned to Shazhu and said, "It's enough to have a clear conscience and follow all the etiquette. Don't get angry or offend."

When the first man saw that Li Xuewu was about to leave, he also stood up and said: "Xuewu is right. Don't think about those messy things. It's okay as long as we are not being rude. If you should keep a vigil, then go and keep vigil."

Li Xuewu nodded and left, leaving Yu Li to take care of Yuyu.

Seeing Li Xuewu come out, Shazhu and the first man also came out. The three of them stood in the courtyard and sighed.

Silly Zhu nodded to Li Xuewu and said, "Then you will work hard tomorrow."

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "We are all buddies. Apart from this, I should go to both public and private matters, and people from the branch office will also go there."

"Okay, Xuewu, go back and rest. It's time for you to go, Zhuzhu. Don't let anyone say anything. Do you want to burn paper and beat me?"

Silly Zhu nodded and said: "I borrowed the Sun family's money and made two hundred tickets."

After replying to the uncle's words, Shazhu turned to Li Xuewu and said, "I'll leave a hundred of them for Yu Yu. Remember to bring them with you tomorrow."

Li Xuewu nodded, indicating that he understood.

After sending Silly Zhu away, Li Xuewu greeted the elder and turned back to the backyard.

As soon as they reached the Moon Gate, Qin Huairu followed from behind and called Li Xuewu.

"Learn martial arts"

Li Xuewu looked back and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Tell you something"

After answering, Qin Huairu followed Li Xuewu back to the backyard.

As soon as he entered the door, Qin Huairu looked at Li Xuewu for a while, and then replied: "Are you okay?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "It's okay. The two groups acted separately. Han Zhan is in the same group as him."

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The news I heard from my aunt yesterday morning scared me half to death."

Waiting for Li Xuewu, he took off his outer coat, shook it and hung it in the cloakroom.

"Last time I came here, I was so dumbfounded that I kept staring at your police uniform, ugh."

Seeing Li Xuewu sitting on the sofa, he went to the bathroom to get hot water. He came out with a see-through hot towel and handed it to Li Xuewu and said, "It looks so pitiful. I don't know whether it's better to say regretful or lucky." ".

Li Xuewu took the hot towel and applied it to his face, then lay on the back of the sofa with his head raised.

Seeing that Li Xuewu didn't speak, Qin Huairu turned around and went to the bathroom, took out the basin and placed it at Li Xuewu's feet.

While helping Li Xuewu take off his socks, he said, "Is this case almost over? Is there any danger?"

Feeling the warmth of the hot water with both feet, he took off the towel from his face and wiped his face and neck without taking it out.

"Who can say for sure? It involves too much."

Qin Huairu rolled up Li Xuewu's trouser legs, stood up, took the towel from Li Xuewu's hand and went to the bathroom.

"The attitude of the leaders today is not right."

"Um"

Li Xuewu agreed and continued to lie on the back of the sofa to relax.

Qin Huairu came out with a hot towel again, carefully applied it to Li Xuewu's face, and asked softly: "Is it hot?"

"Yeah, okay"

After listening to Li Xuewu's words, Qin Huairu spread out the towel and covered Li Xuewu's entire face. She stood behind Li Xuewu and pinched Li Xuewu's head with her fingers.

"Director Yang seemed quite satisfied, and Deputy Director Li also spoke in a supportive manner, but he still had a strong point behind his words. Thanks to Director Xu and Director Xu for picking up the conversation quickly."

"The other leaders didn't say anything. Director Zhang even said to come here to select someone, but Fu Bin looked uncomfortable and left after eating."

After telling Li Xuewu about the reopening of the guest house in the factory today, he put his hand on Li Xuewu's shoulder and squeezed it.

"Has anyone asked about you?"

"without"

Qin Huairu squeezed her shoulders for a while, touched the towel on Li Xuewu's face, and when she saw it was cold, she took it and rubbed it through it again and applied it again.

"Who would pay attention to a little person like me? Besides, there are so many people in the guest house, why should they pay attention to me?"

As he spoke, he pinched Li Xuewu's cervical vertebrae and said, "There are many talents in the institute. Nothing is wrong."

Intermittently, Qin Huairu reported some things that happened in the steel rolling mill during the days when Li Xuewu was away.

Because Qin Huairu is now a government cadre and a leisurely and comfortable guest house cadre, Qin Huairu also heard a lot of private information during his work dealings.

Women in the agency are like this, they have to discuss everything.

After rubbing his cervical spine, he helped Li Xuewu wipe his neck and arms. He put the towel down and returned to the living room to help Li Xuewu knead his feet.

Li Xuewu lay on the sofa and thought for a while and said: "Don't ask about things in the agency, try to avoid such discussions."

He raised his head and looked at Qin Huairu and said, "I don't need you to help me find out the news. The news that can reach my ears through you is already out of date. Just do your job in the guest house."

Qin Huairu's hand paused, then nodded and continued squeezing.

"knew"

"Get familiar with and master the guest house as soon as possible. After the New Year, I want to transfer Xu Ning. You have to be able to take it."

Li Xuewu lay back tiredly.

"So fast?"

"Um"

Li Xuewu signaled that it was okay, put his feet back and stood up.

"I'll give you another month to take control of the guest house."

"Can I do it? Not all hostels are friendly to me."

Li Xuewu looked into Qin Huairu's eyes and said: "Being good to you may not necessarily be used by you. You want to use obedient ones. If you are disobedient, find a reason to drive them back to the service office, including those who came with you. Use kindness and power at the same time, don't engage in human relations management, as time goes by, the big tail will not fall off."

Qin Huairu nodded, went to pour the foot wash water, and took Li Xuewu's pajamas out to help Li Xuewu change clothes.

The clothes I changed were hung up again.

He took off Li Xuewu's gun and put it next to the pillow, and said to Li Xuewu who was on the kang: "The steel rolling mill is on holiday tomorrow, are you still going to work?"

Li Xuewu lay on the pillow, closed his eyes and said, "Well, go to the branch and try this case."

Touching Li Xuewu's forehead, Qin Huairu sat aside and said, "Pay attention to your health. Yu Li will take care of Yu Yu. What will you do with your New Year's Eve dinner?"

Li Xuewu thought for a while and said, "Let Brother Zhuzi come over and take charge."

"Let's spend time together. I bought some noodles. Silly Zhu said that the meat buyer picked up the old lady in the backyard."

Li Xuewu touched Qin Huairu's hand on his forehead and said, "Let's make some arrangements tomorrow. Wen San'er and his family are coming, and Xiao Yan'er and his wife are coming too. Let's have dinner in the back room. It's a big room, so we can sit down." "Open".

"Um"

Qin Huairu agreed and said, "Can I call Jingru here after the new year?"

Li Xuewu looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's the old lady"

He lowered his head and looked into Li Xuewu's eyes and said: "Silly Zhu told the old lady in the backyard that we should celebrate the New Year together. The old lady urged him to find a wife quickly. Isn't this brought up again? I have already sent a letter to my family, but But it’s raining again.”

"Do you have a place to put her?"

Knowing that Li Xuewu didn't want to see his sister, maybe Li Xuewu heard something the last time he ran away secretly.

"She will live in my house after the New Year. My family also sent me letters about her. I don't care what happens."

"Let's figure it out. It would be best if we and Zhu Zhu can become friends."

"Learn martial arts..."

"No need to discuss"

Li Xuewu closed his eyes and said, "You know what's going on in the steel rolling mill now. You also know how many people are waiting to be arranged at the service office, let alone the guest house. Don't cause trouble for yourself."

"That……"

"The recycling bin is very busy. Besides, do you think a girl can do that job?"

Lying on Li Xuewu's body, Qin Huairu discussed: "Look, Xiao Yan'er and Yu Li are doing the same thing. Her hands and feet are nimble, and she can speak well."

"Look at her attitude. As you can see, there is no shortage of people."

"good"

After getting Li Xuewu's permission, Qin Huairu helped cover Li Xuewu with the quilt and prepared to go back.

Li Xuewu closed his eyes and said, "I asked Wen San'er to leave a car for you. It will be more convenient for commuting to and from get off work. I will go to the warehouse to get it tomorrow."

"real?"

Seeing that Li Xuewu ignored her, Qin Huairu walked to the kang in surprise and opened Li Xuewu's eyes and asked, "Is it true?"

"You'll be lying if you don't let me sleep anymore."

"Well"

Qin Huairu blushed and raised her head to Li Xuewu's ear and said, "I reserved a room for you on the third floor of the guest house."

After saying this, Qin Huairu turned and left.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Li Xuewu muttered, "You ladies are bad at it," and fell asleep.

Qin Huairu didn't dare to stay overnight at Li Xuewu's house. One was the psychological shadow from last time, and the other was the image.

Although Qin Huairu has no image in Li Xuewu's family, she is already a talkative person in the courtyard outside.

Since becoming a cadre at this level, Qin Huairu can feel the changes in the attitude of people in the hospital and the unit towards her.

Even his mother-in-law knew not to gossip outside to save face for herself, so Qin Huairu couldn't act recklessly in the courtyard.

Qin Huairu knew that her situation was different from Yu Li's. Yu Li's life was just like this in the courtyard. She was busy with everything, cleaning up in name, who could tell.

Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and husband all behaved that way. Yu Li did it for her family and herself, and even the people in the courtyard pretended not to see it.

I wish they had more fun at home. This is not as good as a big show.

But the situation in Qin Huairu's family is different. She still has a son and a daughter. As Li Xuewu said before, she has to think about the future of her children.

This is why Qin Huairu gave Li Xuewu a room in the guest house and never stayed overnight in the backyard.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw his mother-in-law washing the feet of Banggeng's children, and the children also looked at Qin Huairu.

"How's the rain?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang hugged Sophora japonica and returned to the house. Qin Huairu reached out and hugged Xiaodang and followed her into the back room.

"What else can I do? As soon as Silly Zhu went to pick her up, she was asked to come back. Even though she was engaged but not married, they could still take care of her."

Xiaodang took off the two braided headbands and put them under the pillow, saying, "I saw Aunt Yuyu crying."

"I saw it too"

Huaihua saw her sister talking and followed suit.

Qin Huairu helped her mother-in-law tuck the two children into bed, and told the two children: "You are not allowed to go to Uncle Silly's house to make trouble, and you are not allowed to talk to Aunt Yuyu about crying."

"knew"

After settling the two children, Qin Huairu continued to say to her mother-in-law: "Si Zhu is going to keep vigil tonight, and the rainwater will be taken care of by Yu Li."

"Hey! She is quite diligent~"

"No way, it was arranged by Li Xuewu"

Qin Huairu followed her mother-in-law out of the back room, letting her mother-in-law wash Banggong's feet while she helped Banggong make the bed.

"Si Zhu couldn't hold classes during the new year, so Li Xuewu asked Yu Li to take care of Yu Yu."

Hearing that Li Xuewu had arranged for Yu Li to go there, Jia Zhang stopped talking about Yu Li.

In fact, she didn't want to talk about Li Xuewu. She was very afraid of Li Xuewu now. Others only heard about how good Li Xuewu was and talked about how powerful Li Xuewu was.

However, Jia Zhang wanted to inquire about Li Xuewu's ruthlessness. What else could he say?

Nowadays, people on the street are talking about Li Erscar as a ruthless person who cannibalize human flesh. Especially when he heard the nickname Li Erscar, he almost scared Jia Zhang to the point of peeing.

If it weren't for the support of her daughter-in-law, Jia Zhang would have wanted to explain to Li Xuewu that the name was not passed down to her.

This Li Ershen is now very powerful, twisting people's heads, shooting people to death, and cleaning up the gangsters on the street to do labor in the name of their father and mother.

Jia Zhang is a person who likes to be tough but not soft, and is afraid of people like Li Xuewu.

Why! I won’t reason with you, and I won’t talk to you. If you don’t accept it, I’ll shoot you in the head.

"You've already caught the rainwater, why are you still going to watch the whole night?"

Don't talk about Li Xuewu, just talk about Silly Zhu.

"He is really stupid. He is driving away the rain."

Qin Huairu glanced at her mother-in-law and said, "We are all engaged, so we don't have to go to the rain. Why do we say no one is going to go here? The first uncle also said that we should go."

"Cut~~"

Mrs. Jia Zhang curled her lips when she heard the first man, and then said: "It's just a cat crying and a mouse pretending to be compassionate. If you ask me, their family just doesn't have this fate. At that time, Yuyu was engaged, and they didn't even invite us here. Please, that person has never been here before.”

"Isn't this caused by the rain itself?"

Qin Huairu also knew about the situation of Yuyu and Jing Yongjie. Yuyu's colleague in the textile factory introduced them to them, and the two got along well.

"It was Jing Yongjie's mother who didn't agree with the two of them, but didn't she agree to it later?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang lowered her eyes and said, "Remember, the woman has the final say in this family at all times, and she has the right to judge people."

While talking, he finished washing Banggeng's feet, asked Banggeng to pull on his shoes and jumped on the bed, and continued to say to Qin Huairu: "Yuyu's mother-in-law came here last time. I saw her, and she was not an easy person to get along with. How cunning, it sounds like he has no mother, but also has an inconspicuous father, and his face is grunting like a donkey."

Seeing her mother-in-law talking about others, Qin Huairu was too lazy to take up the blame. This was like a crow standing on a pig. He only saw others being bad, but did not see his own virtues.

After covering Banggeng with a quilt, Banggeng took Qin Huairu's hand and asked, "Mom, is Uncle Wu back?"

"I'm back. I'm resting in the backyard. I just came back from your Uncle Wu's house and talked about the guest house for a while."

Taking her son's hand and putting it under the quilt, Qin Huairu raised her head and said to her mother-in-law: "Now that Li Xuewu is the leader of the branch, he has to go to Jing's house on behalf of the government tomorrow. He said that he will take Yuyu with him tomorrow morning."

"What the hell?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang had just gone outside to pour water for washing her feet. As soon as she entered the house, she heard her daughter-in-law say what branch leader Li Xuewu was, and she couldn't help but asked in surprise.

"What branch? Branch factory?"

Qin Huairu said while untying her hair: "It's the branch. The person assigned to the office seems to have been promoted to the branch to be the deputy director. The unit is across the street in Daxing Hutong. I also heard that the guest house has reopened today. The leader said it at the dinner table."

"Scared! Tsk tsk tsk~"

Mrs. Jia Zhang put the basin in her hand on the shelf, looked at Qin Huairu and asked: "How big an official does that have to be? What is the rank of deputy department? Is he quitting the steel rolling mill?"

Qin Huairu let her hair loose, hung the hairband on her hand, and said: "Why are you asking how old you are? Anyway, he is the boss, better than the section chief. At lunch, they talked about the two lines, here at the steel rolling mill I'm doing it, and the branch office is doing it too."

Mrs. Jia Zhang couldn't help but exclaimed: "The Chinese New Year has just passed, and he has only been working for a few days. He is really struggling."

Qin Huairu poured hot water to wash his feet, then sat by the kang and said, "You can do it with just a lot of effort. Didn't you see how many years of service he had? Didn't you see that there are people who go to the Northeast and risk their lives there?"

"Not always!"

Mrs. Jia Zhang took off her coat and got into bed, pulled the quilt for the two sleeping children and said: "Isn't he the leader? There is no need to rush to the front. Even if he dies, he will not die."

Qin Huairu's feet were hot, but her back was cold. She grabbed the cotton-padded jacket on the kang and put it on her back, and couldn't help but shiver.

"It happened a year ago. He was shot in the arm, from above to below. He was able to save his life. You think he was relaxed. There was a gun next to his pillow when he slept."

"Tsk tsk tsk"

Jia Zhang was lying on the kang and said: "We don't envy his life. It's good to calm down, but we don't dare to be like him. This is no different from the braided soldier whose head was stuck in his waistband earlier."

"Don't go out and mess around. The difference is huge. Who is he doing this for? Isn't it for the safety of the streets? Is it the same as the whipping army you saw?"

When Jia Zhang saw Qin Huairu talking about the street, she asked, "Is what is reported on the street true? They said that Li Xuewu arrested two to three hundred people and beat them on the hanging beams. Many of them lost their heads. of".

Qin Huairu tilted her head and looked at her mother-in-law and said, "Didn't you say you won't go gossiping on the street?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang grinned and said, "Didn't you tell the old lady of the Shen family next door when the concierge was on duty? I didn't say it, I just heard it."

"Don't talk nonsense. How can you hang it from the roof? The street will examine it. How many rooms and beams are there in total?"

"She said, you can only do it by hanging on it."

“Pure bullshit”

Qin Huairu took the foot rag and wiped her feet, and said: "Old Mrs. Shen can't get out of the house. How can I know if the hanging room is not hanging? The wind means rain. Besides, even if the hanging room beams are up, It can still be seen."

"Too"

Jia Zhang also thought about it now, and got second-hand information about her relationship.

Qin Huairu poured the footwashing water into the bucket at the door, returned to the back room, took off her coat and got on the kang.

"We arrested so many people, but some of them made mistakes. Most of the others were gangsters on the street. Those are the people working on the streets these days."

"What I said, why is it spread so evil!"

Jia Zhang turned sideways and looked at Qin Huairu who pulled the light cord and said, "They said that Li Xuewu took a lot of things from those people and took them to the west courtyard. Do you think this is true?"

Afraid that Qin Huairu wouldn't believe it, Jia Zhang stood up and said, "That day I saw Wen San'er and the others using a tricycle to dump things into the west courtyard."

"what"

Qin Huairu said angrily: "Didn't you listen to what Auntie said? Those are all confiscated items. They were entrusted by the streets and police offices to sell them in order to make up for the money of those who lost their belongings."

"Hey, what did I tell her?"

Qin Huairu was too lazy to pay attention to her mother-in-law, and only listened to trivial talk, not serious talk.

"Didn't the third uncle just receive the compensation, otherwise he would be willing to buy another car? And the seventh man in the foyer."

Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhang said, "Why did Yan Laokouer buy a car again? Hey, be careful now."

Qin Huairu knew that her mother-in-law was talking about the third uncle adding anti-theft measures to the car.

In order not to lose his car again, the third uncle pushed the car inside the house every day, and no longer dared to put it under the window, otherwise he would be unable to sleep all night, looking at it from time to time.

This incident has become a lively event in the courtyard every day, comparable to Zhao Si'er in later generations who carried his bicycle upstairs to look for his hometown and his elders.

Qin Huairu ignored her nagging mother-in-law and turned to her side to sleep.

Li Xuewu was woken up by his uncle who came to the room in the morning. He looked at his watch and saw that it was only after five o'clock.

"It's time to get up to learn martial arts. The Jing family should be active around six o'clock."

"Hey, I got it"

Only the old man in the courtyard understands this, so Li Xuewu got up and started to get dressed and wash his face.

When Li Xuewu finished packing and left, he saw that the lights at Shazhu's house were on, the lights on the first man's house were on, and even the lights on Qin Huairu's house were on.

"Why are you up so early?"

Seeing Qin Huairu come out of the room, Li Xuewu tightened his coat and asked.

"Help to clean up the rainwater. Can you take a bite of the meal that my aunt got up early to cook?"

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I got up too early, I have no appetite, let's talk about it when we get back."

Qin Huairu carried two baskets and placed them on the stand in front of Shazhu's house.

Li Xuewu looked at it and saw two cloth bags and a knife to burn paper.

"Are you sending it too?"

Qin Huairu looked at Li Xuewu and said, "As a favor to Silly Zhu, the two bags that Bangge's grandma sewed last night are filled with fried rice and beans respectively."

While talking, the aunt walked out of the house, carrying two bags and placing them in Qin Huairu's basket.

The uncle came out of the hut in Yuyu, carrying two bundles of burning paper in his hand, took out one bundle and put it in the basket.

"I played another two hundred cards last night and brought you thirty. This pile is yours, so remember it."

"Thank you sir"

Li Xuewu nodded and thanked him. He originally planned to write 5 yuan as a memorial if he opened the account, but now that he has thought about it, it looks much better.

Although I went there on behalf of the public, after all, it was the Jing family's own affairs, so everyone attended according to public etiquette.

The uncle waved his hand and said: "Yu Li boiled water when she got up this morning. You go and add water. I will help you clean it up."

Li Xuewu nodded and went to the back room to fetch water.

Entering the reverse room, I saw Yu Li scooping water into the bucket.

"How long did you get up?"

When Yu Li saw Li Xuewu come in, she put the ladle in her hand on the pot table and said softly: "Biaozi and the others are still asleep, please keep your voice down."

Li Xuewu carried the bucket and walked out. Yu Li followed and said, "I have filled one bucket. This is the second bucket. It should be enough."

I entered the garage, picked up the bucket, added it, screwed the lid on and locked the machine cover.

Yu Li took the bucket and said: "When the spirit comes out, stand next to or behind it. Don't stand on the road or go in front of it."

Looking at Yu Li's serious expression, Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "Is there so much talk?"

After tidying up Li Xuewu's clothes, he said: "After all, he died violently. If you have anything to say, well, remember not to go home directly. They will go to a restaurant on the road to have breakfast with the rainwater and then come back."

Li Xuewu still knew this, nodded and said: "You can go back and sleep for a while after we leave."

"knew"

He patted Li Xuewu's coat, agreed and walked back.

When Li Xuewu drove the car to the gate of the west courtyard, the first man and others had already brought the basket and burning paper.

Yuyu also stood beside Aunt Ma, listening to what Aunt Ma explained.

Black cotton-padded jacket, black trousers, black cotton-padded shoes, all in black except for a white hairpin on her head.

The first uncle and Qin Huairu put the basket and burning paper in the back seat, and the first uncle led He Yuu into the passenger seat on the side.

At this moment, He Yuyu stopped crying, but his eyes were swollen and his face was white.

After looking at his watch, Li Xuewu waved to the first man and others and drove out of the west courtyard.

The Jing family is not close to here. They live near Fuxingmen in Xicheng. Li Xuewu drove for more than 20 minutes.

Fortunately, there weren't many vehicles on the road at this time, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get there.

Li Xuewu didn't say anything to Yuyu along the way. What Yuyu needs now is not comfort, but peace.

When they arrived at the alley where Jing's family was located, he saw Beixinqiao's bicycle parked on the side of the road. Li Xuewu also pulled over.

Li Xuewu jumped out of the car first, shook hands with the leader who came out, and told him his identity. The leader saluted Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu bowed slightly in return.

Yu Yu was sitting in the car looking at the whiteness in the yard and crying.

Li Xuewu looked back and asked the head of the house. The head of the house looked at him with some embarrassment, then turned around and walked quickly into the courtyard.

Xu Shi heard the sound of the car, and Duan Youting and Shen Fang walked out of the courtyard.

The three of them didn't say anything and lit cigarettes for each other.

Li Xuewu picked up the things he brought from the back seat and placed them beside the car. He did not go inside because the rain was still pouring on the car.

It's not that the rain doesn't want to go down, nor is it a physical problem, it's just that he doesn't know whether the Jing family will let him in, and in what capacity.

This is what Li Xuewu just said to the head of the house who was welcoming the guests. The head of the house didn't dare to make the decision, so he went back to the courtyard to ask for instructions.

Because he brought the rain, we have to wait for the rain to settle down before we can go in. We can't leave the rain here alone and wait.

Duan Youting and Shen Fang also saw what Li Xuewu meant, so they followed Li Xuewu and stood aside smoking without saying anything.

After waiting for only a few minutes, I saw a middle-aged woman walking out of the courtyard led by the head of the family, followed by two young women. None of the three were wearing mourning, just wearing black.

The middle-aged woman is Jing Yongjie's mother, and the two young women should be Jing Yongjie's sisters-in-law. One of them is holding a filial piety cloth.

The middle-aged woman and her two daughters-in-law first held hands with Li Xuewu and made a woman's salute according to the introduction of the head of the house. Li Xuewu bowed slightly and expressed his condolences.

The middle-aged woman got up and went to the car, shouting: "Rain! Wuwuwu."

When Yu Yu saw the three people coming out, he stood by the car and waited. When he heard the cry, he started crying too.

"mom!"

Jing Yongjie's mother hugged He Yuyu and started crying, and He Yuyu also hugged Jing's mother and cried.

After crying for a while, the head of the family first advised: "Auntie, I'm sorry, so as not to miss the next time."

Jing Yongjie's two sisters-in-law also persuaded him for a while, and then Jing's mother held He Yuyu's face and said, "It's not that Mom is cruel, it's that Mom doesn't want to delay you."

"mom!"

Seeing Yu Yu crying sadly, Jing's mother hugged He Yu Yu's head again and cried: "Now, if you are cruel, I will treat you well. Remember, I will send Xiaojie away. When you come back, you will have nothing to do with our family anymore." Now, don’t call me mom anymore.”

"Woooooo~"

"Do you understand?"

No matter how Jing's mother asked, He Yuyu just cried. Jing's mother took the filial piety hat handed over by her daughter-in-law and began to put mourning on He Yuyu.

No matter how much Xiangmu looked down on Yuyu's family and how picky she was about Yuyu, today He Yuyu could come, and last night He Yuyu's brother stayed with her all night, and even the most hard-hearted person was softened. .

Jing's mother couldn't bear to let her son go out like this, so she agreed to He Yuyu's decision.

He Yueyue was kind and righteous, and Jing's mother couldn't let him down, so she told He Yueyue outside the door, saying that she would send him away, and the fate would be broken.

Li Xuewu saw He Yuyu being helped in by his two sisters-in-law. He finished smoking the cigarette in his hand and then entered the yard with the burning paper he brought.

The mourning hall was set up in the courtyard. Li Xuewu placed the burning paper in his hand on the table on the side, bowed in front of Jing Yongjie's soul, and helped Jing Yongjie's brother and several children who came forward to return the gift. The child helped the female family member who was saluting.

After saying his condolences, Li Xuewu left the mourning hall.

Shen Fang gestured to Li Xuewu to the side room and said, "The accounting table is in that room."

Li Xuewu nodded and walked into the side room, "Colleague Li Xuewu, I'd like to pay a tribute of 5 yuan."

The person who wrote the account raised his head and looked at Li Xuewu. It was rare to see such a scene of memorial ceremony. He asked Li Xuewu and wrote on it.

He put down the five yuan in his hand and turned around and left the house.

In fact, it's not time to write the accounts yet. The guests should write the accounts after they return from the funeral. However, some guests may leave after the funeral, so the accounting table will be set up first.

When I came out, I saw Shen Fang and Duan Youting talking with Zheng Fuhua, and Jing Yongjie's father stood next to them.

Seeing Li Xuewu approaching, Jing's father bowed to Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu returned the favor.

Sijiu City is like this, with a lot of etiquette. People from all over the world came to Sijiu City and settled down, bringing their customs and habits with them.

After hundreds of years of blending, no one in Sijiu City can explain it now, but the common people are mostly fools who read the boundary wall during the New Year.

So now, with the changes of the times, various customs that are in line with reality have emerged.