Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 97 Scenery
In the mourning hall, Matchmaker Liu was picked up by Zhao Feng...

Xie Bingran was kneeling there in mourning clothes, his body still heaving slightly.

Xu Chen squatted down, supported Xie Bingran's shoulders, and whispered:

"fine……"

Just at this moment, twenty or thirty of Brother Bing's brothers arrived and rushed into the yard.

Instead, the women's director at the door was so frightened that she hid in the corner.

Twenty or thirty people walked quickly into the main room, calling out "Brother Bing" and "Brother Chen" in a deep voice.

Aunt Liu was being carried by Zhao Feng. She had never seen such a scene before and her legs went weak with fright.

Li Rui said:

"Liu Ao, Li Xing, you two follow me!
The others stay here to guard Brother Bing!"

Everyone responded.

The two boys, Liu Ao and Li Xing, stepped out and followed Li Rui and Zhao Feng out.

Matchmaker Aunt Liu's face was filled with fear, like a little chicken being dragged away by the burly Zhao Feng...

The twenty or thirty brothers who had just entered the door each took incense and offered sacrifices to grandma one by one.

Xu Chen stood aside, looking down at Xie Bingran's back, silent.

The fat women's director, Aunt Feng, was still huddled in a corner, looking at the twenty or thirty reckless boys who suddenly appeared in the main hall and the yard, and her heart began to beat fast.

She looked panicked, and with her fat body pressed against the wall, she quietly slipped out of the door.

After coming out of the Xie family's yard, Aunt Feng took a few quick steps and almost fell down.

At the entrance of the alley, she ran into a group of neighbors who were watching. They stopped her and asked her questions:
"Director Feng, what's going on?"

"Where did these scary guys come from?"

"Is this a relative of the Xie family? Didn't they say that he has no relatives?!"

"I saw Matchmaker Liu being dragged away by a reckless boy. Where is she going?"

……

Aunt Feng's face was twisted, but she didn't know how to answer.

The group of fierce young men in the yard just now really scared Aunt Feng.

Especially the way they shouted "Brother Bing" and "Brother Chen" in unison...

The obese director of the Women's Department only then realized that the little girl from the Xie family was not just a simple poor high school student.

She suddenly thought of the old lady Xie's son who had never been home, and who was a prisoner in a labor camp.

Aunt Feng showed some panic on her face, but she instantly imagined a lot of plots.

……

Just at this moment, two light trucks came bumping over on the dirt road at the entrance of the village.

In one car was the funeral procession team, at least a dozen people.

The other car was filled with wreaths, paper decorations, tents...

The car stopped in the open space outside, and the funeral group performing various musical instruments and singing got out of the car.

Xu Zhiquan got out of the passenger seat, said hello and walked towards Xie's house.

Fang Tao jumped out of the car at the back, led the funeral team, and ran into the yard first.

Seeing the twenty or thirty brothers in the courtyard and the main hall, Fang Tao shouted in a muffled voice:
"Help me get the wreath!"

A group of brothers responded and rushed out quickly.

……

After a while.

Rows of wreaths were placed from the dilapidated Xie family's old house all the way to the alley outside, and then extended to the main street in the village. An old man with a goatee from the funeral team sat down at the table in front of the Xie family's door with his pen and ink spread out.

Directly took over the position of Aunt Feng, the director of women's affairs.

The old man wore a reading goggles and held a wolf-goat-hair brush in his hand. He copied the names of Xu Zhiquan, Xu Chen, Li Rui, Zhao Feng and others in running cursive script on pieces of paper.

And arranged for people to stick them on the wreaths one by one...

In the Xie family's courtyard, the band had already started playing the sheng, se and suona, producing waves of sad music.

The mourning hall also began to be redecorated, with paper wreaths and flowers made in full.

At the same time, a group of people preparing a mobile banquet also arrived, bringing with them food and cooking utensils. They had already set up a tent outside and started working...

With Xu Zhiquan's arrangement, the funeral was held in a grand manner in less than half an hour, attracting the attention of the villagers.

The neighbors nearby had heard the noise long ago and rushed out of their homes to look over here.

The women who had just gathered at the entrance of the village and were chatting about this and that also came over, carrying small stools, and stared to see which house was so lively.

In rural areas, every family attaches great importance to weddings and funerals.

This is not just a celebration and funeral ceremony, but also involves the face of a family.

If weddings or funerals are held in a grand manner, fellow villagers will look up to you; otherwise, they will show undisguised contempt.

This may seem like an ignorant and backward rural custom, but it is also a common and realistic human snobbery...

The villagers stared at it, and when they saw that it was the family of the "prisoners" who were holding a funeral, they all looked surprised.

"Why is the old lady of the Xie family making such a big fuss?"

"Yeah, even when the village chief's father passed away, there wasn't such a grand ceremony..."

"Didn't they say that there was no one left in his family? Why did they organize such a grand ceremony?"

"I see there are several tables of banquets, and there are at least thirty people here..."

"Didn't they say that there was only one little granddaughter left? Who arranged a grand funeral for her..."

……

Xu Zhiquan wandered around the alley, looked around to make sure everything was ok, then lit a cigarette.

Li Rui has already rushed back and is now following Xu Zhiquan.

The two village men who were "toads wanting to eat swan flesh" had been given a perfect lesson to ensure that they would not have any more wishful thinking.

The matchmaker named Liu was also pulled by Zhao Feng to a corner of the alley and had a serious chat with him for a while.

Especially since she actually introduced a widower and a cripple to Brother Bing, this really made Zhao Feng so angry that he gritted his teeth.

The burly Zhao Feng had a serious "long talk" with Liu the matchmaker, which frightened the woman so much that she nodded repeatedly. She was afraid that her urine would not be sour even if she went home...

Seeing Xu Zhiquan holding a cigarette in his mouth, Li Rui quickly took out his lighter and helped Xu Zhiquan light the cigarette.

Xu Zhiquan took a puff and handed a cigarette to Li Rui.

While the two of them were smoking, Li Rui also told Xu Zhiquan some things about Brother Bing.

Xu Zhiquan listened silently, his expression somewhat moved.

The life story of this little girl called "Brother Bing" is truly heartbreaking.

And how helpless and stubborn she must be, relying on fighting to become "Bing Ge" so that she can avoid being bullied...

And when Li Rui talked about Xie Bingran's running and hurdles, Xu Zhiquan finally understood what the trademarks of "Ranbing Sports" and "Morning Wind Ice Power" meant.

It seems that his son Xu Chen had already seen the future value of this little girl and made arrangements for the family business in advance.

No wonder he has been so concerned about his junior high school deskmate recently.

However, Xu Zhiquan still couldn't help but have some doubts. Is that little girl really that good at running?
Although he had doubts in his heart, when he thought that it was his son Xu Chen who made the judgment, he believed it for no reason...

(End of this chapter)