Seeing his painful appearance, everyone fell silent. They knew very well that it was better to let him vent than to keep it secret, so no one came forward to comfort him. It was best to let him cry for a while to completely release his emotions.
Yu Ah Bao was helped up by Yu Ah Tu and spit out several mouthfuls of blood from his mouth.
Normally, Shi Cui would definitely step forward and say a few words of concern for him, but today she didn't even look at him, she just stared blankly at Du Yumei's body on the ground.
Yu Ah Bao's heart felt cold and panicked. It was not until this moment that he truly regretted it. What he regretted was not that he had killed Du Yumei, but that he had broken the hearts of Shi Cui and Yu Ah Hu.
Yu Atu was worried about his injury and forced him into the house to give him medicine. Shi Chunfen sent someone to find Mr. Yin Yang, planning to handle Du Yumei's funeral first and talk about the rest later.
Li Yan was still very efficient in doing things. After a while, the master of ceremonies who specialized in handling white matters came. Seeing Du Yumei's body being carried into the high-quality willow coffin, Shi Chunquin suddenly remembered another thing.
"By the way, Mrs. Du is dead, what about her son?"
Shi Cui was still immersed in sadness, but when she heard this, she quickly raised her head and said, "Yeah, where has Nian Nian gone? We have to pick him up quickly to prevent him from starving."
Shi Chunfen was a little hesitant, "Auntie, his mother hanged in front of our house. If we just bring him here, we're afraid it will arouse resentment. Why don't we spend some money to have someone take care of him first, and wait for things to calm down?"
, and then make up a random lie to send him to study abroad to prevent him from hating us."
"This..." Shi Cui didn't expect this and didn't speak for a while.
Seeing that she was reluctant, Shi Chunfen's voice softened and she persuaded him nicely: "I know you are worried about being with someone else every year, but if you let him know the whole thing, your heart will be full of hatred, which will not be good for his future.
Growth. He may not be able to hurt us, but his resentment will make him ruin his own future, don't you think so?"
Hearing this, Shi Cuicai sighed, nodded and said, "You're right, I'm too motivated."
No matter how guilty she felt, it was not her turn to raise Du Yumei's son, not to mention that he couldn't get along with them. Every time Yu Ahu saw him in the future, he would be reminded that he had failed his mother.
What good is there to say about home?
Seeing that her aunt had compromised, Shi Chunfen quickly glanced at Li Yan, who immediately turned around and sent someone to take care of it.
Du Yumei's funeral took three days to arrange. Shi Chunfen spent a lot of money to find a feng shui treasure to bury her. Although it couldn't make up for anything, it could at least make her feel better.
After this incident, she and Shi Cui both went back and fell seriously ill, and their business was temporarily put on hold. They remained ill until the end of the year. The court seemed to be in chaos, and many outsiders poured into Liuzhou City.
I heard that they all escaped from where the rebels were.
Shi Chunfen had been staying at the Chu family to recuperate. She was not very clear about the affairs of the court at first, but it was not until more and more refugees came to the city that they even began to grab food and clothing from various shops that she realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Well, now the rebels are making trouble everywhere and have fallen into several cities. I wonder if it will be our turn in Liuzhou?" The person who spoke was Chu Yan. During the time when Shi Chunquin was ill, he had been taking care of the Chu family.
business, so I have a relatively better understanding of the external situation.
"Isn't it possible?" Aunt Liu said with worry on her face, "If Liuzhou falls, then as the richest man in Liuzhou, we will definitely bear the brunt."
This is indeed true. Every time those rebels arrived in a city, they took the lead in looting the local wealthy businessmen, claiming to borrow food in the name of borrowing food. In fact, they were no different from bandits.
The old lady sat in the middle, her face full of haggard, "No matter what happens, our Chu family can't take any chances. We must be prepared for the arrival of the rebels first, so as not to be caught off guard when the time comes."
After hearing what she said, everyone fell silent.
Being prepared means giving up their wealthy life at any time. How could they be willing?
"Maybe it's not that serious?" Cao Yingchun tried: "Did mother hear some rumors, so she said that?"
The old lady glanced at her with a pair of cloudy eyes, "What kind of news does this kind of thing need? Shouldn't we be prepared for the worst?"
"Grandma is right." Chu Xiu stood up, "When I was studying in Huating, I heard a little bit of news. This time the rebels are so fierce that I am afraid it will be difficult for the court to deal with them, especially us Chu
Our family has a relationship with the Huating Army, so we must be fully prepared. Once Liuzhou falls, the rebels will definitely surround the Chu family and use us to threaten the Lord of Huating County, so we must think of a countermeasure."
"Ah Xiu is right." It was a rare occasion for him to speak, and Chu Yan quickly agreed: "If the rebels surround us, what should we do then?"
Everyone fell silent again, no one could speak.
If the day really comes and they can't even protect themselves, what can they do?
Seeing their dejected looks, Chu Run said: "Actually, you don't have to worry so much. Since the rebels want to use us to threaten the head of Huating County, they will definitely not take our lives. When the time comes, we just need to obediently hand over 80% of our property, and we will be able to
Stay safe and sound."
"Eighty percent of the property?" Yu Atu couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Are you crazy? Pay so much?"
When she said this, she blurted out. She didn't expect that she had offended her husband in public. After she reacted, everyone's eyes were already looking at her, and she could only shrink her neck.
, said sarcastically: "What I mean is, maybe you can bid a little less first, and then slowly increase the amount."
"No!" Chu Xiu objected flatly, "The rebels are all extremely vicious people. How could they listen to your bargaining? In my opinion, 80% is too little. We should hand over all of them."
"Full pay?!" This time, not only Yu Atu, but also the others couldn't sit still.
If all were paid, wouldn't all of them, who are usually pampered and pampered, have to drink the northwest wind?
After hearing their opinions, the old lady turned to look at the Spring Equinox and asked, "What do you think about the Spring Equinox?"
Shi Chunfen has been recuperating from illness during this period and rarely shows up in public, so that other people in the Chu family have almost forgotten that she exists. After hearing the old lady's words, everyone's eyes fell on her and saw her.
He is much thinner than before, as if he could touch a handful of bones with his hand. Everyone has different expressions, including weirdness, sympathy, ridicule, and gloating.