On the night before the bitter child's fourth birthday, at midnight, in the most luxurious house in half of the village west of Gaoliu Village, a heart-wrenching and tender cry came from Grand Master Gao's residence. The sobs that sounded childish and would make anyone who heard it cry were because Grand Elder Gao had completely completed the last step of his life. In other words, Grand Elder Gao had completely drawn a full stop to his life. Although he couldn't bear it, this full stop wasn't perfect. However, in the end, he had no choice but to draw it for himself. This childish cry could only make everyone in the west of the river cry because in an ordinary family, an ordinary child would be sleeping soundly at this time. No matter how loud the thunder was, there would be no reaction. And this child, who was very familiar to everyone and especially lovable, but could not smile, resolutely did something different from ordinary people. They reacted immediately to Grand Elder Gao's death.
Although people were mentally prepared for Grand Master Gao's passing, they still couldn't help but feel sad. Because of the crying of this young girl, the atmosphere of Grand Master Gao's passing was exaggerated to the extreme. Therefore, it pushed people's feelings of regret to the peak.
"Daddy, you can't fall asleep. Daddy, open your eyes. Daddy, can you look at the poor child again? Daddy, as long as you open your eyes, the poor child won't go anywhere. She'll stay at home and watch over you and my daddy.”
However, no matter how much the tender voice begged, Grand Elder Gao's eyes were still tightly closed and he did not move.
"Daddy, what will happen to the poor child if you leave? Daddy, the poor child doesn't want you to go. Dad, you won't leave. You're just sleeping. You're scaring the poor baby. Right? Father. Say something! Daddy, if you don't want to talk and feel tired, you can smile. If you smile, the poor child will be very obedient.”
However, the development of the matter still disappointed the bitter child, because the words of the bitter child could no longer be heard by Grand Elder Gao.
"Daddy, can you smile? Bitter children don't dislike you. Bitter children are willing to scratch your itch every day, fan you, chase away flies for you, and catch your urine. As long as her father could smile, she would do anything for the poor child. Dad, did you hear that? You're scaring the poor child."
However, this time, Grand Elder Gao wasn't trying to scare the poor child. He was really going to the point where no matter how hard the poor child tried, he couldn't persuade her to stay.
Crying, this childish cry made Grandpa Wei, Gao Dajiang, and Mother Wu, who were surrounding them, cry secretly. They also stopped what they were doing because this childish cry broke everyone's hearts. The people in the courtyard, regardless of gender or age, were also quietly wiping the corners of their eyes and faces.
If it wasn't for the sudden gust of wind, how far would the people's shattered hearts go with this childish cry?
This sudden wind, which had an unknown direction, not only swept up the sand and stones, but also the dead branches and leaves in the late winter. This wild wind did not have the warmth that should have been able to revive all things in this season. Instead, it was so wild that it seemed to crush the vitality that had already been revived. Even if it was crushed, it was still unwilling. It wanted to forcefully swallow all the newly recovered vitality.
It was also this sudden wild wind that covered the childish cries and brought a moment of peace to people's ears. Because at this moment, regardless of whether they were inside or outside the house, they all had the same mentality. They would rather be swept away by this wild wind than hear that childish cry.
This wild wind only blew for about fifteen minutes before it quietly left. It came so suddenly that no one noticed it. He left so suddenly that it made people feel surprised. However, after the wind died down, people realized that the sunny weather during dinner had become gloomy. There was no starlight at all.
That was why it was said that the sky had become gloomy. It was not just people's psychological feelings. The sky was indeed gloomy, and it was very gloomy. This was because they could almost feel the gloomy atmosphere solidifying. The solidified gloomy atmosphere was floating above their heads. They didn't need to reach out because their scalps could already feel it.
The wind was gone, the sky was overcast, and the childish crying stopped. Under the care of Grandpa Wei and Gao Dajiang, Auntie Wei and Aunt Wu, Grand Master Gao was carried onto the bed according to the customs of the villagers. The lamp was also lit. People saw a four-year-old girl in a white mourning robe kneeling in front of the tall old man's funeral bed. She was Ku Wa 'er. The bitter child had stopped crying, but everyone present could see that tears were still dripping down from the bitter child's eyes. It was not even appropriate to say that they were dripping. Because the tears of the bitter child had already formed a line. Under the guidance of Grandpa Wei and Gao Dajiang, the poor child was kowtowing to the villagers one by one.
After all the proper etiquette was done, the bitter child kowtowed twice to Uncle Wei and Gao Dajiang, the two people she trusted the most. Although the bitter child was still young and could not express that layer of obscure meaning, she still could not fully understand it. However, these two heads showed the bitterness of the children. He had entrusted his father's funeral to these two people. Just as the crowd was about to disperse to attend to Grand Master Gao's funeral and the tasks they had received from Grandpa Wei, it suddenly began to rain. Although it was a light rain, the rain was not heavy. However, it was not very appropriate to call it rain because there were snowflakes mixed in the rain. However, the snowflakes disappeared in the blink of an eye when they reached the ground. Instead, they made the ground muddy.
Just as people were feeling a little resentful because the weather was not good, they were thinking: "When such a good person like Grand Master Gao left, the heavens didn't even give him good weather. They didn't even know how to pity a good person and an innocent but adorable child.”Suddenly, a gust of wind blew. It was unknown whether it was because of the sleet or some other reason, but this time, the wind did not sweep up the sand and stones, nor did it sweep up the dead branches and leaves. Not only that, but he also felt a little warm. It didn't take long for the snow to stop. People looked at the sky and saw that it was also blue. There were also signs of the sun rising in the east. The red glow had already jumped over the horizon.
Looking at the blue sky and the red glow that leaped out of the horizon, people's mood became much more cheerful. After all, almost everyone's hearts were led by that childish cry for almost half the night.
After the people dispersed, they were all voluntarily busy with the funeral of the tall master five days later. It was also the time when they had breakfast in the farmer's house and were about to go to bed. Suddenly, two carriages came to the village. Not only did two carriages arrive, but more than 20 policemen in black uniforms, who were rarely seen in the village, also jumped out of the carriages. Behind the police were Second Master Gao and the tall young master who was known as Young Master Gao, who chased after beautiful girls like a mad dog when he was twelve years old. Behind her was the second master Gao's concubine, or rather, the slim waist of a concubine.
This snake-like waist should have followed behind Second Senior Master to groom him, but for some reason, he always followed behind Gao Yamen and groomed Gao Yamen. He saw this snake-like figure strolling to the front of Gao Yamen and tidying up the collar buttons of Gao Yamen's clothes. He said,"This is how you act like an adult." After a while, he used his own hand to tidy up the bangs of Gao's hair and said,"This is what makes you a man." Moreover, after Shui Snayao finished speaking, people also noticed that Shui Snayao had kissed Gao Yamen. Not only did they kiss, but the attentive and meddlesome people also realized that this kiss was not just a kiss of deep mother-son love. It definitely contained a kind of love that was even more difficult to describe and give up.
As for what was happening behind him, Second Senior Master pretended not to know and still walked to a higher place, which was the steps of Grand Master Gao's main room. He cleared his throat and said kindly,"My fellow villagers of Hexi! You see, my big brother left just like that. He didn't have a wife or a house to fill, leaving behind a poor child. How can a child manage such a big family business? Therefore, I reported it to the county. With the approval of the county magistrate, I will temporarily take care of all the affairs and family business of my brother on behalf of the poor child. When the poor child grows up and has a family, I will return it to her. In order to make everyone believe me, I even specially asked the county magistrate to send the police to prove that I wasn't lying.”
When Second Senior Master said this, he looked around at everyone and saw that no one spoke or expressed their position. "Since no one has any objections, then let's continue to help with my brother's funeral!" As for me, I still have to eat with these police officers! Drink. Although it's for my brother's matter, my brother just passed away, so I won't spend money on him. I'll pay for it! If everyone has nothing to say and agrees with what I said just now, then I'll take my leave first.”
Senior Second Master had just walked down the stairs when he suddenly heard a woman's voice behind him," You old fart, old useless. You haven't told me how much money Eldest Brother's funeral will cost! Could it be that his big brother's funeral was going to be left to these poor bastards?”Everyone looked up and realized that it was Shui Sheyao who spoke.
Hearing Shui Sheyao's words, Second Elder Wen's face sank and he said in a low voice,"Presumptuous! Big Brother Wei was there to handle the funeral! Big Brother Wei was Big Brother's driver and also Big Brother's butler. Is it your turn to interrupt? What should we do? That's Big Brother's family matter. Is it your place to interrupt?”
Old Master Gao was clearly scolding the snake waist, but Grandpa Wei knew very well that this sentence was meant for him to hear. That was, if they dared to make Grand Master Gao's funeral too grand and leave less money for him, Grand Master Wei would be held accountable.
It was still the police in front, followed by Second Master Gao, and then the tall young master of the high yamen. However, this time, the snake-like waist was not following behind Gao Yamen, busy at the front and back. Instead, he used his hands to support or lean against Gao Yamen. In any case, the words she said were quite considerate." Son, be careful. It rained just now. The road is slippery. Don't fall."”
When a few people heard Shui Sheyao's words, they even praised her,""Look at the stepmother of Young Master Gao. She loves Young Master Gao so much.”
It was unknown who was meddlesome, but he used a voice that only the people present could hear. Second Elder Gao and the others who had walked far away could not hear him. He heard this person say,"If this sentence is to support Second Master Gao like that, it's quite appropriate. It's hard to explain when you support Gao Yaya."”
Therefore, after a burst of laughter that was not compatible with this occasion, people made some disdainful sounds and dispersed. The crowd had originally dispersed, but because of the arrival of the police and Second Elder Gao, the crowd had gathered again.
The crowd dispersed, leaving only Grandpa Wei and his wife, Gao Dajiang and Mother Wu, and the bitter child whose tears were still falling. Grandpa Wei reached out and picked up the bitter child, wiping the tears for the bitter child with his other hand. He said,"Bitter child, listen to grandpa and stop crying.”
Glancing at the other people in the room, Grandpa Wei said,"This isn't a caretaker! This was clearly a forceful robbery, forcefully occupying it!”
Gao Dajiang heard Uncle Wei's words and asked,""Uncle, what do you think we should do? Old Master has left. We have to send him off in a grand manner. You can't be too stingy, right?"
Grandpa Wei thought for a moment and said,"Isn't there still Ku Wa here?" Let's do this, Dajiang. The two of us will discuss and draw up a score. Let the villagers draw a sign and then report it to Second Master. However, we have to draw up a bigger score and deduct some money from it. For the sake of the poor children, we just have to know how much we can pay. Then, we'll hide. Only the few of us know where we'll hide. No one else can know. If the poor child needs help, we can still take it out to save him.”
The other three nodded in agreement.
Grandpa Wei asked Ku Wa," Ku Wa, is Grandpa's method okay?”
Ku Wa stopped crying and said,""Grandpa, Uncle Dajiang, when Dad was alive, he said that I can't keep the family property. He told us not to fight with Second Uncle. If he didn't fight, he would still be alive. I'm still young and don't know what to do. I'll listen to Grandpa and Uncle Dajiang. When my father was alive, he told me to spend more time with Uncle Dajiang, Aunt Wu, Grandpa, and Grandma. He told me not to get too close to Second Uncle.”
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