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Ximei also looked unhappy.

"Eighth aunt, what are you talking about? Lai Xi is already married, and you are still bringing up such trivial matters."

Liu Siyu's head was instantly filled with question marks.

It turns out this guy is really engaged!

But why did he agree to this contract marriage?

Just as I was wondering, I heard another person say, "Ximei, don't be upset. This is the truth. We were there when they got engaged, but we never heard of them calling it quits."

"Yes, when the old lady was alive, she loved Yufang very much and kept her by her side all the time." (The old lady refers to Lai Xi's grandmother)

"Growing up as childhood sweethearts, if not for..."

Another, slightly older man immediately poked her in the arm.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. The mourning scarves will be distributed soon. Stop standing here arguing and go help."

At this moment, the sound of gongs and drums rang out again, and a new round of spinning began. Everyone had to take their positions.

Although Liu Siyu was full of questions, now was not the time to pursue them.

Besides, even if Lai Xi and Shen Yufang were really engaged, it was not her fault. If the Shen family made a fuss, she could use this as an excuse to divorce.

Not only did she fulfill her childhood sweethearts' love, but she also didn't have to wait for a year to get the divorce papers. This was considered a good thing for her.

After figuring everything out and no longer in the mood for socializing, I found a small corner and prepared to take a nap.

Just as she was feeling a little sleepy, a piece of clothing was draped over her.

Liu Siyu opened her eyes and saw that it was Xiaocao, but the clothes looked quite familiar.

Xiaocao seemed to see Liu Siyu's confusion, squatted down, and said with a hint of teasing in his tone.

"Don't you even recognize my second brother's things?"

"Lai Xi's?" Liu Siyu took a closer look and it seemed to be the small padded jacket that Lai Xi was wearing next to his skin.

"It's so cold, he gave it to me, what should he do?"

"My second brother is in good health. Besides, he is so busy that he won't catch a cold."

Xiao Cao said, and suddenly suggested: "Why don't you come with me to the kitchen? I'll be in charge of lighting the fire, and you can sit there and keep warm."

Liu Siyu was a little moved.

The kitchen was indeed much warmer. After Liu Siyu sat there for a while, her eyelids began to droop.

It felt like I had only slept for a short while when I was woken up by the sound of the grass calling and shaking.

Liu Siyu rubbed her sleepy eyes and her first sentence was.

"What happened?"

Xiao Cao looked at the sky outside and said, "Grandma is going up the mountain."

"Go up the mountain," Liu Siyu also looked at the sky outside the kitchen. It should have just gotten light.

"Why so early?"

Xiao Cao shook her head. "I don't understand this either. Let's go to the main hall."

In the kitchen, Liu Siyu could only hear the sound of gongs and drums outside, and she thought it was still those people spinning around.

When I walked to the kitchen door, I found that the yard was already full of people. It was a sea of ​​white, and everyone was wearing white mourning cloth on their heads.

"It's time to start the funeral," a familiar voice was heard, and the main room was suddenly filled with crying.

Xiaocao took two quick steps, and the moment he saw the nails on the coffin, he couldn't help but scream and threw himself on the coffin.

Liu Siyu didn’t know what she should do now?

The women inside and outside the house were all kneeling, their tears flowing like a flood, their cries shaking the sky.

Just as she was about to enter the house, she saw Tian Dani in the corner outside the yard. This person had rarely been seen since she came to the Shen family.

Liu Siyu was a little puzzled. Tian Danier hadn't finished her confinement yet, so why wasn't she kneeling in the house like Xiaocao, but in the yard instead?

The snow in the yard had been trampled and melted. If I knelt on the ground now, my pants would be wet.

She immediately walked towards Tian Dani, and saw that her pants were indeed wet, but she was crying so hard that she was out of breath, and Liu Siyu felt a little embarrassed.

She had no choice but to repeat the words she had said to comfort Xiaocao, but Tian Dani's reaction surprised her. Not only did she not stop crying, but she cried even more sadly, as if she was complaining.

Liu Siyu had no choice but to squat beside her.

At this moment, the basin for burning paper money was thrown high to the ground, and with a clang, it broke into pieces.

The men who were standing just now knelt on the ground in an instant. Liu Siyu looked up and saw a sea of ​​white, and could not tell who was who.

Until a long rope was pulled out of the house, the people kneeling in the yard rushed forward, holding the rope tightly and pulling forward.

The people carrying the coffin at the back also cooperated perfectly.

Liu Siyu followed behind, she also wanted to see the kind old lady off for the last time.

Some of the filial sons and grandchildren were pulling in the front, some were carrying in the middle, and many, like Liu Siyu, were holding wreaths and mourning houses to commemorate the old lady.

At a glance, there was a sea of ​​white heads moving around, and there was no end in sight.

Liu Siyu couldn't help but sigh, the Shen family is really prosperous, and the old lady is also a blessed person. With so many people sending her off, she should be able to rest in peace.

Tian Danier never entered the main house of the Shen family from beginning to end. Liu Siyu was puzzled and found out after quietly asking Ximei.

Danier is still in confinement. The ancients were very particular about this. A woman who has not yet finished her confinement cannot enter someone else's main room.

I suddenly understood. No wonder she lived in the woodshed and never came out when she was at Tian's house.

Here I either stayed in a woodshed or knelt in the yard.

Liu Siyu could only sigh in her heart. She didn't like this old custom, but she was powerless to change it.

When they went back, only Ximei and Shen stayed behind. They did not stay in Shen's house, but went to the neighboring village, Ximei's parents' home.

……

The sun came out in the afternoon. When Liu Siyu was about to come back, she washed her wet and muddy cotton shoes and put them in the sun to dry.

Listening to the sound of rain dripping under the eaves, I couldn't help but think of Liu Sihan.

He has been in school for three days, but he doesn't know if he can keep up with the teacher's teaching?

And that Zhang Zhiyuan, will he bully Liu Sihan?

……

In Liushu Village, in the private school, Liu Sihan was studying the characters taught by his teacher seriously, when suddenly a stone fell on his back.

Liu Sihan felt pain and when she turned around, she found that everyone was concentrating on reading.

He looked at Zhang Zhiyuan with suspicion, but the man was holding the book seriously. He had no evidence and it was not easy for him to say anything.

Just as he started reviewing, another stone hit his back. This time Liu Siyuan was prepared and turned around quickly.

This is not the first time this has happened. Since I started studying here, I have been bullied by Zhang Zhiyuan from time to time.

But he thought about how his sister and mother worked so hard to earn money to support his studies, and he couldn't let them down, so he endured it again and again.

Who knew that Zhang Zhiyuan was a person who didn't know how to restrain himself. He became more and more arrogant and even threw stones at him in class.

Now that he was caught, he hurriedly shouted:

"Zhang Zhiyuan, why did you throw stones at me?"

Zhang Zhiyuan quickly retracted his hand and turned the tables.

"Liu Sihan, how can you slander me? I was clearly reviewing my lessons. Which eye of yours saw me hit you?"

Then he turned his gaze to the crowd and said, "Did any of you see me hitting Liu Sihan?"

Everyone was busy reviewing, so who had the time to pay attention to them? Naturally, they just shook their heads.

Zhang Zhiyuan became even more proud.

"See? You just arrived and you don't have the heart to study. We understand, but you can't use such an excuse to interrupt our review."