After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

The old man tremblingly took out a bag from the mattress under him.

"And this, Zhaodi, take it. My burial clothes are in the cupboard, you can help me put them on later. The coffin is on the beam, I'll trouble you to take care of my funeral arrangements."

"Auntie!" Daya couldn't hold back any longer and cried out.

"Although I suffered a lot in the first half of my life, God has been kind to me. I still have you, my relatives."

Remembering something, Shen Yunwan quickly drafted a contract and gave it to the old man to sign and put his fingerprints on.

After doing all this, it seemed as if all the strength of the old man had been drained.

"Mom and Dad, you're here to pick me up." The old man stretched out his hand out the window with a smile on his face.

Slowly his hand slid onto the kang and he closed his weathered eyes.

Everyone in the room was immersed in the grief of life and death.

"Yun Wan, thank you for calling you here so late. You can go back first. Daya and I will take care of the rest."

Aunt Sun's eyes were red, and she had already accepted the reality that the old man had passed away.

Now we have to take care of the old man’s funeral.

Shen Yunwan bowed to the old man and walked out.

The moon in the middle of the night shines coldly on the road, and the sound of the wind blowing the leaves and grass is like a sad wail.

"Wuwuwu..." The suppressed crying sound can be clearly heard in the silent night.

"Yun Wan." Lin Chengfeng stretched out his hand and pulled up the woman squatting on the side of the road.

"Grandma Sun, she's gone."

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yunwan came back to her senses. She thought of her childhood playmate, who had also passed away in front of her.

"You've tried your best." Lin Chengfeng hugged her.

"Well, let's go back."

Before I even reached the door of my house, I heard a burst of firecrackers in the village.

Shen Yunwan was a little confused.

"You go home first. I'll go to see Mrs. Sun to see if there's anything I can help with."

Lin Chengfeng wanted her to go back and rest for a while, as the funeral would last all night. "When someone dies in the village, they set off firecrackers in front of the door to notify the villagers. According to tradition, every family must send one person to help."

"Then I..."

"You go back and take care of the children, I'll go. I'm more familiar with the village funeral process than you are. I've helped a few before."

Shen Yunwan thought about it and realized that she really didn't know the customs here, so it would be more useful if Lin Chengfeng went there.

"I'll take you home." Lin Chengfeng took her hand, walked her out of the yard, and then turned and left.

Before setting off the firecrackers, Aunt Sun had already wiped Grandma Sun's body and dressed her in funeral clothes.

She cleaned the house and only after she was done did she set off a string of firecrackers outside the yard.

Although she was in charge of the old man's funeral, she still needed help from the villagers.

"Zhaodi, is Grandma Sun gone?"

The head of the village came to Mrs. Sun's yard as soon as possible. Seeing that Mrs. Sun and her family were all there, he knew that Mrs. Sun had gone.

Afterwards, Lin Chengfeng, Lin Mao, Lin Chengyi...

The men stayed outside in the yard and the women gathered inside.

The wife of the village head and her friends cooked some porridge and made some brown sugar water in the kitchen.

The village head and the older generation of the village were smoking their pipes and discussing when to seal the coffin and go up the mountain.

When the villagers face funerals, in addition to asking the host family to express their condolences, they are more concerned with the management of the funeral.

The complexity of funeral affairs is comparable to the village’s ancestor worship ceremony held every three years, so the whole village needs to work together to take care of it.

Mrs. Sun had no other men except Sun Zhaodi and a few others, so she chose four able-bodied men from the village to carry the coffin.

Aunt Sun's family treated each other as Mrs. Sun's family and observed mourning and returned the greetings.

Seven days later, Mrs. Sun's funeral arrangements were finally completed.

The old man's departure did not bring any changes to Ping'an Village.

The villagers take death lightly. They believe in the afterlife, so they are not afraid of death.

Before Aunt Sun had finished cleaning up Mrs. Sun's house and land, she received a lawsuit.

It was said that she had occupied Sun Po's house and land.

The plaintiff is a relative of Mrs. Sun’s husband.

The people of Ping'an Village had never given an explanation to the government in their entire lives, let alone filed a lawsuit.

I can't even recognize all the words on the complaint.

Aunt Sun was terrified, but she had no intention of occupying the house and land.

She had previously told the village head that the houses and land should belong to the village.

But the head of the village said that since it was left to her by Mrs. Sun, it belonged to her.

Now... he's been sued.

Aunt Sun was in a state of confusion.

Shen Yunwan came to her and said, "Auntie, don't panic. Mrs. Sun's house and land are hers. She clearly said she would leave them to you. No one can take them away from you."

As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "This is the transfer agreement. I drafted it that day, and she has already signed and put her fingerprints on it. You just need to sign and put your fingerprints on it, and then go to the government office to file it."

Mrs. Sun did as Yun Wan said.

After signing and pressing her fingerprints, Shen Yunwan handed it to Lin Chengfeng.

Let him go to the town to ask the town guard to stamp it.

After finishing all this, Shen Yunwan went to find the village head.

"Village head, Auntie Sun got the complaint. It must have been someone from our village colluding with that so-called relative."

"Otherwise, Mrs. Sun has lived in Ping'an Village for decades, and no one has ever come to see her. Not long after she left, a relative even wrote a complaint. There must be something fishy going on."

The village head had seen many birds die for money, and when Yun Wan reminded him, he immediately came to his senses.

This kind of disaster is happening in the village, and who knows what kind of scandals it will cause in the future.

Investigate, must investigate thoroughly!

After multiple investigations, the police determined that the man behind this was Liu Ergou from the village. Liu Ergou was not only a widower, but also a petty thief, and even harassed the widows in the village.

He originally had a pair of children, but he became addicted to drugs. Not only did he sell his children, but his creditors also beat his wife to death!

Nowadays, I stroll around the village every day, and whenever there is a banquet at someone’s house, no matter if it is a funeral or a wedding, I will go for a meal.

It was not until he learned that Mrs. Sun had left all the houses and land to Aunt Sun that he began to make up his mind.

He found another scoundrel in town and paid him twenty cents to have someone write a complaint.

I originally thought that as a woman of good character, Aunt Sun would definitely give up her house and land as soon as she saw the complaint.

Who knew that Shen Yunwan would pop up in the middle.

Liu Ergou looked at me with hatred and asked, "Why are you kicking me out of the village?"

"You've done such a filthy thing. If you don't leave, I'll take you to the government office and let the officials sentence you!"

Liu Ergou glared fiercely at Shen Yunwan who was standing beside him.

He left with a pile of scrap metal, gritting his teeth.

With Liu Ergou's departure, the village gradually calmed down.

It's winter now, and icicles hang from the eaves in the morning, making the air freezing.

All the villagers stayed at home preparing for the New Year.

After several months of continuous thinking, Kelian Department Store is now divided into several areas.

Medical shops, restaurants, cosmetics counters, and comprehensive markets.

After several months of preparation, Shen Yunwan almost bought out all the goods in the e-commerce mall before she was able to prepare all the goods needed for the opening of Kelian.

All products are sold under the KLEAN trademark.