The cemetery is located on the top of a mountain in the mountains at the entrance of Liangjia Village.

Under the blazing sun, everything in sight was a dazzling white light.

Li Liangping and Hua Heqiu each carried a slightly cumbersome wood-chopping knife and walked at the front.

Hua Yuansheng, who had been silent all along, watched Hua and Qiu chopping weeds and muttered to himself:

"This grass is growing too fast. I cut it all down when I came here a little over a month ago, but it has already grown back onto the road."

Hua and Qiu wiped the sweat from their foreheads: "Why was the burial so remote... I doubt anyone ever walks this road normally?"

Upon hearing this, Li Liangping quickly glanced at the three men, grandfather, grandfather, and grandson, whose expressions were unclear, and nudged Hua and Qiu with his elbow.

Why did you hit me?

Am I wrong?

My sister gave birth to two beautiful daughters for the Liang family, yet they buried her in this remote and desolate place.

If you don't look for it specifically, you won't see a soul in this place all year round.

What's the difference between my sister and her being buried deep in the mountains?

Even ghosts would find this place deserted!

Hua and Qiu were indignant.

Hua Antao sighed inwardly: "This is the seat my mother chose herself."

The main reason is... Liang Yongchang said that this location, with mountains behind it and a lake in front, has good feng shui and will bring prosperity to future generations.

It turns out that Hua Hechun had already selected several burial sites in advance when she first married into the Liang family.

This place received high praise from Liang Yongchang, and naturally it became her favorite spot.

only……

Thinking of Li Nuansi, whose whereabouts are unknown, a mocking expression flashed across Hua Antao's face.

Her mother's wish to be buried with Liang Yongchang is likely to be dashed.

Not yet aware of Li Nuansi's situation, Hua and Qiu immediately changed their tune upon hearing that her sister had chosen the seats herself:

"This location is a bit out of the way, but the view is quite nice and it's quiet..."

The group walked with difficulty along the path leading to the cemetery, each step feeling like stepping on a furnace.

After traversing another overgrown path, we finally arrived at our destination.

Looking at the lonely grave mound, an itch crept across every inch of Hua Lichu and her sister's skin.

The two men took the machetes from Hua and Qiu and gently cleared the weeds in front of the grave.

Sweat dripped from his forehead and silently fell into the yellow earth.

Just as the simple memorial ceremony was completed, a loud booming sound reached my ears.

"Sister! My sister! How could you be so heartless as to abandon us like this..."

Looking at Hua and Qiu, who were lying on the ground, wailing and crying, an itch seeped from every cell of their skin and crawled rampantly through the two sisters' bodies.

Scenes from her past and present lives flashed before Hua Lichu's eyes.

She rubbed her eyes hard, but not a single tear fell.

Hua Antao walked around the cemetery, then faced the lake and blinked hard.

After completing the final ritual, Hua Yuansheng took a deep look at the grave mound and said in a hoarse voice, "Help He Qiu up and go back."

Hua and Qiu broke free from Li Liangping and grabbed the two sisters.

"Sister, take good care of yourself down there. If you're missing anything, just come to me in a dream..."

Don't be idle all the time; keep an eye on the peaches and pears...

Sisters without a mother suffer so much!

Hua Antao chuckled inwardly.

Take care of?

Just based on the fact that she threatened Liang Yongchang with suicide to sever ties with them, she must be so anxious down there that she'd probably want to rush up and bite her to death!

After all, what Hua Antao heard most often from childhood was to be filial to Liang Yongchang.

Liang Yongchang has his reasons for everything he does, and we should be understanding of him.

But Hua Antao had no regrets whatsoever; in fact, she felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

Mom, if you really want to blame someone, then blame it all on me.

After I die, you can beat and scold me as you please.

But now, all I want to do is protect my sister and grandfather and build a future together for the three of us.

Silence filled the air on the way back.

But as soon as they entered Huajia Village, they saw Li Xiangwen craning his neck and looking around.

Upon seeing the familiar oxcart, Li Xiangwen's eyes lit up instantly, and he ran over as fast as he could.

"Sister, a lot of people have come to our house, all carrying peas and looking for you!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yuansheng no longer cared about being sad.

He beckoned Li Xiangwen to climb onto the oxcart, cracked the whip, and quickened his pace!

"Dear uncles and aunts, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. We just went to my mother's grave..."

Upon hearing this, the group of people chatting under the eaves waved their hands and said, "It's alright, it's alright, we're not in a hurry."

Oh my, this high-achieving child is so polite.

While Hua Antao went back inside to get the scales, Hua Lichu had already called everyone to line up.

"Uncle Anqiang, your peas totaled 82 jin. I'll take 80 jin from you, and you can take the remaining 2 jin back. Next time, we'll round it up. It's 8 cents per jin, so that's 8 yuan in total."

“My wife already told me that the extra two pounds are yours.”

I bought the peas for 8 cents a pound. After deducting the cost, hehe, I made another 2.24 yuan!

As he spoke, as if afraid that Hua Antao would refuse to accept the peaches, Hua Anqiang picked up the carrying pole and tried to run away.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Hua Lichu's brows.

"It's alright, it's just two pounds of peas. Keep them!" Village Chief Hua Anyan advised.

"Yes, peaches and pears, keep them!"

This scene plays out every day, and Hua Lichu has gotten used to it.

With a few quick swipes, she wrote the number "2" in the last column of the ledger belonging to Hua Anqiang, under the word "more".

Meanwhile, the two sisters were methodically harvesting peas.

Over there, Hua and Qiu, who had just fed the old ox and entered the yard, stared wide-eyed.

what?

How many?

Peas for a penny a day?

Did she hear it correctly?

In their village, peas can be bought for only 8 cents!

Hua Yuansheng had a headache and quickly grabbed Hua Heqiu, who was about to rush forward aggressively: "Where are you going?"

"Dad, you don't know about peaches and pears? You don't know about peas either? In our village, peas are selling for 8 cents a lot, let alone 11 cents!"

She strongly suspects that Taozi and Lizi were ripped off!

Thinking of this, Hua and Qiu angrily rolled up their sleeves.

When I touched it, it was all bone.

Oh, I forgot, it's summer now.

But it's alright, the person who can make Hua and Qiu suffer a loss has not yet been born!

Li Liangping remained silent.

But Hua Yuansheng looked at him, and the expression on his face clearly showed his disapproval.

As soon as Hua Heqiu opened her mouth, Hua Yuansheng quickly pulled her aside and whispered and quickly told her what had happened during this period.

"What?! That son of a bitch Liang Yongchang actually did something like this?"

"They've changed their surname? Good, good! That's how it should be!"

"Dad, so much has happened at home, why didn't you say a word? If I hadn't heard the news and rushed back..."

Hua Yuansheng repeatedly instructed, "Now that the surname has been changed and the kinship has been severed in the newspaper, Taozi and Lizi are members of the Hua family and my own granddaughters. This matter is over. Don't cause any more trouble, do you hear me?"

"But that's too easy on that bastard Liang Yongchang!"

The people waiting in line to collect the peas felt a chill run down their spines when they saw Hua and Qiu's angry faces.

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