jdhmnovel Chapter 1043 The Old Village Chief Who Can't Get Out of Bed
Chapter 1043 The Old Village Chief Who Can't Get Out of Bed
Zhou Guo walked in and looked at the furnishings in the room. He didn't know if it had just been cleaned, but there was no smell in the room and the bedding was still clean.
If she hadn't come to save face, the old village head would have been well taken care of by his family even though he was unable to move.
The village head woke up drowsily and was helped up by his family. He looked at Zhou Guo with cloudy eyes and made a ho ho ho sound from his mouth.
He reached out his hand to her excitedly.
Zhou Guo frowned. She had not expected that he was so seriously ill. She stepped forward and subconsciously whispered, "Village Chief, I'm here to see you."
A group of people fed water to the headman.
The eldest daughter-in-law at the side said: "He just woke up, and he needs to calm down before he can speak."
Sure enough, after a while, the head of the village actually spoke, looking at Zhou Guo, and said with difficulty: "Child, thank you for coming to see me. You still remember me. I am old and useless. I even need someone to help me drink water. Ordinary people stay away from me. You are so good. You have been good since childhood. You don’t despise me, an old man, and you still remember to come and see me…"
These are the words I keep repeating over and over again.
The family was a little embarrassed and interrupted several times, "Dad, you..."
“It took a lot of effort for me to come here…”
Nothing can stop this old man.
Zhou Guo listened patiently without saying anything. This is what happens to an old man who has been lying in bed for a long time. He can't move on his own with his healthy body and needs someone to serve him for everything. Who wouldn't be afraid?
He chattered on for a quarter of an hour, repeating the same thing over and over again.
Zhou Guo did not interrupt him. Finally, when he saw that he was tired, he said, "Li Zheng, you should take good care of yourself, eat well and drink well. Life at home is getting better and better now, and your good days are yet to come."
Lao Lizheng shook his head and waved his hands with difficulty, saying: "No, I can't live for much longer. I just want to ask you, when we came north, people were dying along the way. When we buried them, we said we would take them away when we got to the new land, which was stable.
It has been so many years, we can't let them become lonely graves in the wilderness! We promised them that if no one takes care of it, it will not be good for future generations. Our ancestors will not rest in peace in the underworld, and I will not rest in peace even after my death!"
Perhaps thinking about his own impending death, the old village head became even more obsessed.
She said this to Zhou Guo over and over again with tears in her eyes.
The head of the village and his family had no choice but to say to Zhou Guo, "Since he fell ill, he has been talking about these things every day, mumbling about those graves."
Zhou Guo nodded and said, "Li Zheng, no one has forgotten this. We all remember it in our hearts, but now is not the right time. There are wars everywhere outside. We can only move these graves when the world is peaceful. So, you have to take good care of yourself. When the time comes, you will have to preside over such a big event as moving the graves."
"Ah, that's good, that's good." The old village head heaved a sigh of relief after hearing her words, "But I don't know how long this war will last. Among all our families, yours is the most capable, and Okura has become a general. I'll leave the important task of moving the graves to you."
After taking a few breaths, he continued, "You killed a lot of bandits on the road and robbed some valuables and money. At that time, each family got some, and the rest was taken by me. They said they would save it for the relocation of the grave in the future. I will keep all this money and give it to you when the time comes."
Zhou Guo remembered this incident. At the beginning, each family got some, and the rest was left with the village head. Many people knew about it.
The old village head’s family also knew about this.
After hearing what the old village head said, he felt a little uncomfortable. He looked at Zhou Guo and said, "Well, Dad, Zhou Guo is a busy man. He has important things to do. He can't stay too long."
Zhou Guo glanced at them and said to the old head of the village: "Head, I remember this incident. Many of our families still remember it. You have a high reputation and everyone trusts you. You know, many of our families have died along the way, right? We all hope to use this money to bring our family members back so that they can have incense and worship during festivals."
Lao Lizheng's cloudy eyes shed tears again, "That's right, that's what I thought, so no matter how difficult it was over the years, I didn't dare to touch the money, I kept it well, for those people below me."
The family members standing by were dumbfounded. They had already used up half of the money, and the remaining good things were distributed among the heads of the families, intending to keep them as heirlooms.
The eldest son forced a smile and said, "Look at what you said, Dad. Guoguo is so rich now, with a lot of money coming into his pocket every day. How can he still care about this..."
He couldn't continue speaking halfway through. Zhou Guo looked at him expressionlessly, as if he would be beaten if he said one more word.
The old man talked for a while and finally lost his energy.
Zhou Guo took the opportunity to say goodbye.
The village head's children and grandchildren saw her off, and seemed to want to say something to her, but she pretended not to see it and said, "I know about this. When I have time, I will call all the heads of the families together to discuss it. After all, they don't have to pay for this matter themselves. They have already saved money in the past few years, so I think they will be happy."
After saying this, he looked at these people with satisfaction, his face turning even paler, "Then send them here, I'm leaving first."
With the head of the village in such a state, the good things hidden in his hands must have been dug out by his family members, used and divided, and no one knows how much is left.
But these things did not originally belong to the head of the village. It was agreed that they were to be used for relocating graves.
She just didn't believe that this family didn't know about it.
Humph, is this money so easy to get?
What they have taken must be returned. This money was earned by them at the risk of their lives. If they just use it like this, they are not afraid of being struck by lightning!
She got into the carriage, still feeling a little angry.
Dashu was whipping the horse outside and the carriage rumbled away.
It seems that the village head won’t have much time left. I’m afraid he won’t live to see the day when the world is at peace.
Sighed.
The journey was not pleasant and we had to rest for one night on the road.
We entered the city after noon the next day.
The play will not be performed until tomorrow.
Zhou Guo rushed back to the house and slept for more than an hour before going to the snack shop.
When we arrived, Erpang was busy running around. The stage was quite big and they would start setting it up this evening. Everything was ready.
Zhou Guo looked at the pile of things outside the shop and almost occupied the door of the shop next door.
He frowned and said, "Moving out so early will disturb the customers in the shop. Can't you do it later?"
Er Pang explained, "There are too many things. The stage is wide, so we have to start building it in the afternoon. Today, dim sum will only be sold until the morning. We didn't make dim sum in the morning because we were afraid it would be too late. There are no customers on the second floor now."
When Zhou Guo entered the shop, he saw that everyone had started to pack up.
Outside, Erpang was directing people to pull up the strings and start setting up the stage.
Zhou Guo sat on the second floor drinking tea, watching the busy work downstairs.
Many people couldn't help but come up and ask: "What's this for? No dim sum is being sold today."
Er Pang said loudly, "We are setting up the stage to let everyone know that the dim sum shop will invite a troupe to perform tomorrow. If you have nothing to do, come and watch the show."
The people nearby gathered around in surprise when they heard what happened.