C250 Hard-ice began to melt

He was the only trump card that could threaten the Daxing Village right now. Would he need to truly believe in Du Ruiqi, bury him first, release him first, then talk about compensation and relocation? This matter involved the interests of the entire village, so he could not make the decision rashly. He actually believed in Du Ruiqi in his heart, and believed that she could do it even if she said it. However, we are afraid of anything. If we release that scammer and bury him, and the government doesn't help us settle these matters, how can we explain this to the villagers?

eighth grandpa stroked the sparse white hair on his head, then he stood up and paced back and forth in the living room. After walking a few rounds, he stood at the center of the hall, looked at Du Ruiqi and said: "I believe you, and also agree to do so. However, I cannot make a decision by myself. After all, this is a big matter of the village. Allow me to discuss it with the other village representatives before I give you an answer. "

"Alright, thank you eighth grandpa." Du Ruiqi said with a smile.

She turned to look at Xu Wenjuan, her eyes filled with confidence.

Xu Wenjuan looked at her and laughed. Today, she was just a foil, a very good foil. She could not say anything, she thought, nor could she be of any help. The only use she had was to serve as a foil, to build up her courage.

However, she remembered every word that Du Ruiqi said in her heart. She really wanted to learn how to handle matters, and how to be calm and quick-witted.

eighth grandpa walked out, and said a few words to the young lad who caught Du Ruiqi and Xu Wenjuan earlier, and then they immediately went out. Not long after, a dozen villagers arrived. These were most likely the villagers' representatives. Du Ruiqi thought.

The eighth grandpa called them all to the rooms in the back. Du Ruiqi and Xu Wenjuan sat in the hall steadily, waiting for the results of the discussion.

During this time, the Old Auntie came over to get them more tea.

"Thank you, Auntie." Du Ruiqi laughed and said, "You are?"

"I am Eighth Grandmother." The Old Auntie said.

"Good morning, Eighth Grandmother!" Du Ruiqi immediately changed her tone.

It seemed like this was the eighth grandpa's old partner, so she said she was the Eighth Grandmother. It seemed that the eighth grandpa family was really a Prominent Class, and had inherited such an ancient title. However, it seemed that the title of eighth grandpa and Eight-Nail Milk was very suitable for the two of them, and did not make them feel hypocritical. If it was another villager calling him by that name, then he would definitely appear somewhat out of place.

"Eighth Grandmother, where are your children?" Xu Wenjuan asked.

"The children are out, leaving us two old men to guard the old house." Eighth Grandmother sat down and said with a smile.

"Eighth Grandmother, your children must be very promising to be able to fly out one by one." Du Ruiqi said.

"Sigh, to not have any future prospects, that is not certain either. I had four children in my life, three men and one woman, and now a son has gone abroad, two sons in Shenzhen, and a daughter in Shanghai. I also thought about them. I lived in the city for a long time, too. Three years ago, the old man went crazy and wanted to come back. He said that he wanted to leave the old bones at home, so we came back from Shenzhen. " The Eighth Grandmother said, her expression full of anticipation.

When a person gets old, he would rather have his children by his side. The heavenly joy of their children and grandchildren circling their knees was what they truly hoped for.

"They will also come back often to visit you and eighth grandpa, right?" Xu Wenjuan asked.

"Yes, I will come back for the new year." But they're all busy. Sigh, it's hard for them to come back, and I can't bear to let them go back and forth all the time. It's enough for the children. " Eighth Grandmother said, but she couldn't conceal the anticipation in her heart.

Just as he was speaking, the eighth grandpa came back from behind. It seemed that the meeting had ended.

Eighth Grandmother poured some tea into eighth grandpa's cup, and then left very naturally.

It was evident how important this family was.

eighth grandpa sat down and drank a mouthful of tea: "Just now, I had a discussion with the village representatives. The deceased's family also came, we all agreed to believe in the Dushuji, believe in the government, we will bury the dead first and let Boss Mi go first!"

"That's great, that's great!" Thank you eighth grandpa, thank you very much! " Du Ruiqi stood up excitedly, walked over and held eighth grandpa's hand tightly and said.

"I also want to thank Dushuji. Thank you for taking the risk to come here. Thank you for bringing us the good news." eighth grandpa laughed and said.

Trust is the best dissolving agent that can resolve all contradictions. Du Ruiqi deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.

"eighth grandpa, I want to go to Wise Eldest Brother's house to offer my condolences, is that alright?" Du Ruiqi asked.

"Alright, I'll bring you there. If you can go and visit them, they'll be very touched. Why aren't they suitable for you?" The eighth grandpa agreed readily.

Du Ruiqi looked at Xu Wenjuan and nodded. It seemed that the ice had truly begun to melt.

Following eighth grandpa, they passed through many alleys and arrived in front of a house with a palanquin hanging on it.

This was Zhao Mingzhi's home.

It was quieter inside. There was no sound of crying or sadness.

Du Ruiqi followed behind eighth grandpa and stepped into the courtyard.

After walking in, Du Ruiqi immediately felt that the entire house was shrouded in sorrow, although there was no crying, it made people feel extremely sad and depressed.

Zhao Mingzhi's wife and two children were dressed in filial clothes, and were guarding the coffin in the middle of the hall. Two old men sat by the side with sad expressions, their tears had already dried up and the wrinkles on their faces were folded.

There were other people in the room, quietly pricking white flowers.

"Third brother, Dushuji and Mayor Xu have come to visit you!" eighth grandpa walked in front of the elder and said softly.

"Ah …" The old man opened his turbid eyes and raised his head to look at eighth grandpa, as if he did not understand.

Du Ruiqi walked over and held the old man's hand, and said: "Old man, I am, the new member of the Zhongtong Town, and this is the new mayor, Xu Wenjuan. We are here to visit you guys.

The old man's eyes widened again as he stared at this unfamiliar woman in front of him. He couldn't say anything for a long time, only to see that his face was twitching in pain. There were no tears in his eyes.

Seeing the old man's expression, Du Ruiqi's eyes were immediately filled with tears.

What is the greatest grief? The expression on the old man's face told her that she felt sorry for the family from the bottom of her heart. Even though this wasn't her doing, what she saw today shocked her soul. The family, which did not seem to be well-off, would be left without a pillar of support, in constant mourning and poverty.

After the two old men lost their only son, the pain in their hearts would accompany them through their entire miserable lives …

After paying respects to his family, Du Ruiqi picked up a white flower from the table and walked towards Zhao Mingzhi's coffin.

She drew three circles with the white flower in front of the coffin according to the customs of the Yu He. Then, she reverently clasped her hands together and bowed, offering her blessings to the dead.

Xu Wenjuan was the same as Du Ruiqi, she stood in front of the coffin and paid her respects with the white flower in her hand.

Before leaving, Du Ruiqi whispered a few words into Xu Wenjuan's ears. Xu Wenjuan nodded.

They came to the front of Zhao Mingzhi's wife, and looking at the woman who looked haggard from excessive grief, Du Ruiqi felt a wave of discomfort in her heart. She took out his wallet from his bag, took out all the money he had and placed it in Zhao Mingzhi's wife's hands. Xu Wenjuan was the same.

"Big sister, please take care of yourself. This is a little gift from us, please accept it. When Wise Eldest Brother leaves, the government will give you an explanation. Please rest assured. " Du Ruiqi said.

The woman's hand with the money was shaking, and then she began to sob soundlessly, and her whole body began to tremble.

The two children couldn't help crying when they saw their mother crying. The three of them hugged each other and cried together.

Du Ruiqi was a weak person to begin with. This scene caused her to be unable to control her emotions and tears began to pour out of her eyes.

"Eldest young mistress, please take care …"

With that, she walked out of the room. Xu Wenjuan also followed behind with teary eyes.

When he arrived outside, it took a while for Du Ruiqi to recover from his earlier sorrowful atmosphere.

Walking shoulder to shoulder with the eighth grandpa.

"eighth grandpa, what day is it for you to be buried? Have you decided what day it will be?" Du Ruiqi asked.

"Sigh, people can't be revived even if they die. We have to bury them and reincarnate as soon as possible." eighth grandpa said, "Let's invite Mister to take a look today and choose a day. After all, the family has an elder and children, and they died for everyone's sake. Although they are not past sixty years old, they have to be buried in the most honorable way."

Du Ruiqi nodded. It was the custom in Yu He for people to die before the age of sixty. Even if they were short-lived ghosts, according to old etiquette, they would not be allowed to have a funeral and would not be allowed to enter the ancestral tombs of their own clansmen. But Zhao Mingzhi was an exception. He died for the sake of everyone, his death was even heavier than Mt.

"If the date is set in the afternoon, inform me and we'll send Big Brother Zhao off." Du Ruiqi said as she handed her name card over to the eighth grandpa: "My number is on here."

eighth grandpa looked at the name card that Du Ruiqi gave him, and then took out his phone. He dialed a number, and at the same time, told Du Ruiqi his number.

"Alright, it's set for this afternoon. I'll inform you." eighth grandpa said as he looked at the time, "If Dushuji and Mayor Xu are not around, then why not have a meal at this old man's house at noon?"

Du Ruiqi smiled as she looked at eighth grandpa, she did not expect him to invite them to her house for dinner. This could be said to be a very high form of courtesy.

Normally, they shouldn't eat at the villagers' homes, but eighth grandpa's position in the village was very special, furthermore, since they were invited, they must definitely have something to discuss with each other. Du Ruiqi thought for a moment, then laughed: "Hehe, that's great, but do not trouble you too much."

"It's no trouble at all. Just now, when you entered the village, you were so rude to me. Consider me representing the Daxing Village to suppress the two female generals." eighth grandpa laughed and said.

"Thank you, eighth grandpa!" Du Ruiqi and Xu Wenjuan said at almost the same time.

It was almost noon. The driver, Xiao Xiong, had been waiting for the two leaders to come out. He was extremely anxious. He took out the phone a few times, but didn't dare to rashly dial the number. So he called accessory period Yang Jinwang's phone and told him that Dushuji and Mayor Xu had been in there for a long time and that no one had come out.

Yang Jinwang had initially said that he was fine, but it was already noon, and no one had come out. It had been more than three hours! Could something have happened?

After hesitating for a moment, she still dialed Du Ruiqi's number.

Du Ruiqi wanted to call Yang Jinwang and tell him that the situation was good, but she did not expect Yang Jinwang to call him.

"Dushuji, what's the situation? Do you want me to rescue you?" Yang Jinwang asked anxiously on the phone.