Du Fei drove quickly in front, and Yang Dongxu looked at the fields that kept passing behind the car with a calm expression on his face, not knowing what he was thinking. This is a dirt road in the countryside. Even if it doesn't rain and is too muddy to drive on, it is still very bumpy. It takes a long time for the car to move forward and stir up a cloud of dust.
After being bumpy on the road for most of the day, the car stopped in front of a remote village, but it did not attract the attention of the villagers. Because there are several rows of cars parked on the threshing floor at the entrance of the village, with all kinds of cars. The number of cars that the villagers had never seen in their lives seemed to be all seen at once today.
There were many villagers watching around the car, and there were also many children. However, unlike the usual yelling when seeing strange things, the children playing also lowered their voices subconsciously. The plain whiteness in the village was like a pressure on people's chests. a rock.
Although he was already mentally prepared, Yang Dongxu still couldn't express what he felt when he heard that Mr. Yi was leaving. It's definitely sad, but not entirely. What’s more, it’s a feeling of bewilderment and helplessness of not being able to save one’s life after losing a close elder.
When he came to the mourning hall and saw the little tiger kneeling beside him, Yang Dongxu wanted to say a word of condolences, but after meeting the eyes that were crying like walnuts, he couldn't say these words. He had no choice but to reach out and pat Xiao Hutou on the shoulder to make him stronger. After all, he was the only man in the family now.
"Sister-in-law, is there anything else you want me to do?" Because he was out of town and spent a lot of time on the road when he rushed back after receiving the news. The old man's mourning hall had been laid out for more than a day and was ready for burial in the afternoon.
According to previous customs, the mourning hall had to be kept for three days before the deceased elderly person could be sent away. Some even kept it in the ancestral hall for seven days. However, it was only September and the temperature was very high, and the old man had confessed before he died that he did not want to be buried in a house that smelled bad, and that he would not be able to leave cleanly. When he died, he would not even set up a mourning hall and just bury him.
However, it was obvious that the old man could not completely listen to such matters, so Xiao Hutou's mother still set up a mourning hall, but she did not dare to completely disobey the old man's wishes, so she decided to bury her after two days.
When an old man in the countryside dies, people from villages all over the country will come here. Although Mr. Yi no longer lived in the village for the first half of his life, he has done a lot of good things after returning to the village in the past few years. People from all over the country respect him, so he comes here. Many villagers burned paper.
When an old man passes away, in addition to his children and relatives, the more outsiders come to burn paper and send them a farewell, the more it means that the family will continue to prosper in the future, so after two days of nothingness, the old man's departure can be considered a joy.
"There is nothing else. Everything has been arranged by the elders in the village. The old man has temporarily ordered the funeral to be simple. I am already a bit disobedient to him. He originally said not to notify you, but he is very happy that you can come. I'm happy, no need to bother." The mother of the little tiger head tried to calm herself down, but she couldn't hide the confusion in her eyes.
Although she was very sad when her husband passed away, at least the old man was still the backbone of the family. But now that the old man is gone and his son is underage, the burden of the family suddenly falls on her, an incompetent woman. Even if the family business is still there, She still felt like the sky was falling.
"After the old man's funeral is over, you take the little tiger head back to Yanjing. You can live at home with Aunt Hua and Cui Ma. If the little tiger head still wants to go to school, I will arrange a school for him. If he doesn't want to go to school, let him find something. To do things, or let him manage Yang Jiayan's branch."
"How can that be done? How old is he? How can he care about others? Besides, the old man said..."
"Listen to me this time. Even if he doesn't manage the store, don't stay in the countryside anymore." Yang Dongxu interrupted.
Xiao Hutou's mother hesitated for a moment and did not refute again. Rather than staying in the countryside, she naturally wanted to go to the city. What's more, it's the capital of the motherland. Even if you stay there for a while and come back, walking in the village will still feel that you have more knowledge and status than other women. Guarding the few acres of land at home all day long is obviously not the life she wants.
After leaving the mourning hall, Yang Dongxu sat at a table to eat under the arrangements of the helper in the village. The funeral banquet is an indispensable part of the funeral for people with a good family background.
There was no one else at his table. Apart from him, his aunt Ran Feifei came with Zhuo Qing'er, Dongzi Wu Aibing and others. Zhou Ya was originally going to come, but when she got the news, even if she came back by plane, the old man had already been buried.
So Yang Dongxu didn't let her come back. When the little tiger came back to visit the old man's grave at the end of the year, they would come together to pay homage to the next one. The old man would definitely not care about this rudeness.
Not long after the meal, it was time for burial. Yang Dongxu and others put a piece of white cloth around their necks and followed the funeral procession. They sent the old man to the cemetery together and covered the old man with soil with their own hands with a shovel.
"Does the old man want to build a road in the village?" After returning from the cemetery, the villagers had basically dispersed. The originally lively door of Mr. Yi's house now seemed particularly deserted.
"The old man said it, but he wouldn't let me add all the money. He said that the villagers were willing to exchange the money to build the road. My family's big head was fine. I went to the county to go through the procedures. The county didn't support the funds. My family would like to contribute some money. Okay. But you can’t monopolize a whole family to fund road construction, saying it’s a matter of favors and grudges, so don’t make your family uncomfortable.” Little Hutou’s mother said after hesitation.
In fact, she didn't know much about the old man's thoughts, because according to the proportion of money the old man said, it was almost his family who paid for the road construction. The people in the village were not rich, and it was not possible to calculate the total amount of money raised to build the road. Not much money.
But other things can be discussed, but the old man did not let up on this matter at all, and decided not to let her talk about it anymore. Even if some gossip came out in the village, he would let Little Hutou's mother pretend that she didn't hear it.
"Then just follow what the old man wants. If someone in the village takes the lead in raising funds to build roads, just take the big lead." Yang Dongxu nodded.
Little Hutou's mother didn't understand how he could not know the old man's good intentions. Building such a road is not just about paying for it. After bearing all the expenses, not only will it not gain a good reputation, it will even cause more trouble.
Some money can be spent openly on doing good deeds, while some money can be secretly supported. It seems crazy and honorable to do everything all at once, but I don’t know how to be called a fool behind my back.
Even if you need to pay for something in the future, the first thing others will think of is your home. When the time comes, you will still have to take over everything. If you give a penny less and let others raise funds to contribute, everyone will say that your family is rich and unkind.
Little Hutou and his mother wanted to stay in the village to wait for the old man to finish his first seven days, so Yang Dongxu and his group sat in the house for a while and then drove away after the old man was buried.
After that, Qi Xiaohutou and his mother will return to Yanjing, and they will be discussing anything or arrangements they may have at that time. Although the old man told him not to worry about the little tiger head, how could he ignore it.
After returning to Yanjing, everyone was very tired and went home. However, not long after Yang Dongxu returned to the courtyard, Wu Aibing's car drove around and arrived at the riverside of the courtyard.
"Is the matter serious?" Yang Dongxu, who was sitting in the study and reading documents, looked up at Wu Aibing and his brows gradually furrowed.
Since Wu Aibing took the lead in setting up the inspection team, although Wu Aibing has dealt with a few small fish and shrimps for such a long time, nothing major has happened. He went home to rest today and can't wait to come back tomorrow. Obviously something big has happened.
"The main reason is that the people involved are a little sensitive." Wu Aibing placed the document in his hand in front of Yang Dongxu.
The frowning Yang Dongxu's face instantly darkened, and then he opened the document in front of him and started reading. The more he looked at it, the darker his face became.
If there is no deviation in what is stated in the document, then none of the people under him who help him, whether they are rich brothers, Dongzi, or general manager-level existences like Xiang Bailiyi and Luo Wenhua, are Clean.
Except for his aunt Ran Feifei and the universal intermediary Li Ji, nothing happened to the generals under him. Others more or less stuffed a lot of money into their pockets, the most serious of which was Dongzi, who was often with him.
Although Xiushui had a clean break with Changhua according to his instructions, Dongzi took advantage of his position and asked freighters to bring him some private work from time to time. Although it was not serious contraband, it made him feel uncomfortable. The company's interests have been harmed.
Besides Dongzi, Bailiyi was second. I don’t know why these two people think they can be dark under the light. One often drinks and dines with Yang Dongxu in Yanjing, and the other is currently in Hangzhou.
As a result, Dongzi smuggled the private goods for himself, while Bailiyi took the kickback and arranged for many people to enter the Sanya Resort on the basis of nepotism. It wouldn't matter if these people were capable, but most of them were just freeloaders.
If Dongzi ranks first because of the largest amount of his smuggling design, then Bailiyi ranks first for the impact and damage caused, even if he did not embezzle much money.
As for the rich brothers, most of the things were hidden and concealed. For example, Fu Dehai used the name of Hurricane Construction to acquire several pieces of land, but those pieces of land were not under the name of Hurricane Construction, but were transferred under his name. Got out. However, in the end, the money for the land returned to the company's account. Although he was suspected of seeking personal gain, luckily he did not actually empty the Hurricane Building.
Fu Decai's side is a little more complicated. He is a rabbit and doesn't eat the grass near the nest, but it doesn't prevent the grass farther away from running to him. I don’t know if it’s because I met true love when I got old enough, or if I’m just a little drifting off.
He does not take the initiative to touch the artists signed by the company, but directly or indirectly sends people who are related to him to the company and arranges resources for them. Luo Wenhua, general manager of Haina, was also involved because he also brought several artists into the company and diverted resources.
After reading the information, Yang Dongxu frowned and formed a Sichuan shape.
