There was no funeral for a child who died in an accident. The next day, Xu Benshan wrapped the child in a straw mat and took it away for burial.
That night when Xu Benshan was at home, he packed up Lingling's things, put them in a fertilizer bag, and prepared to carry them together for burning.
After a night, Liu Qiaozhen's voice was hoarse and her face was haggard. When Xu Benshan came, she was exhausted and haggard.
"Qiaozhen, let's bury Lingling! I brought all her things and burn them together!" Xu Benshan said.
Liu Qiaozhen glanced at Xu Benshan and said, "Xu Benshan, Lingling has called you daddy for so many years, how can you be so cruel?"
"Why am I so cruel? People in the village are very taboo about short-lived ghosts like her. If we buried her earlier, we would be worthy of her!" Xu Benshan said patiently.
"No, we can't bury it, we can't bury it!" Liu Qiaozhen stopped in front of Xu Benshan.
"What are you going to do if I don't bury her? Are you going to watch her stink? Wake up!" Xu Benshan said loudly.
"Ben Shan, I beg you, prepare a coffin for him and bury him in glory!" Liu Qiaozhen knelt in front of Xu Benshan and said.
Xu Benshan knelt down and looked at the woman kneeling in front of him. He felt a little distressed, but this was impossible. How could he break the rules in the village? Not even a child, not even a young man. Accidental death is very taboo in the village and is considered unlucky.
"Qiaozhen, don't make it difficult for me. You also know that Lingling is not my child, and I am worthy of her!" Xu Benshan helped her up, showing rare tenderness, "We will have our own child in the future. child!"
"No... no..." Liu Qiaozhen held Xu Benshan's hand and fainted before she could finish her words.
Xu Benshan looked at her. Her hair was disheveled and she was very embarrassed. He gently helped her lie down on one side, lifted up the straw mat he had just wrapped, and walked towards the back mountain.
Xu Benshan came to the back mountain, found a tree, dug a hole under the tree, and buried Lingling's body together with the straw mat. He dug another hole next to it and buried Lingling's things.
After Xu Benshan did this, he sat down next to it. Such a small mound became Xu Ling's destination.
"Lingling, don't blame me. If you want to blame me, blame you for being born in the wrong child!" Xu Benshan said to himself, "In the next life, you should choose a good family!"
Xu Benshan lit a cigarette and started smoking. In fact, after so many years, Lingling was still very obedient. Every time he lost his temper, she always blinked at him and said, "Dad, don't be angry, Lingling is obedient!" "
Sometimes, Xu Benshan also thinks, how wonderful it would be if Lingling was his own child! He will definitely do his best to give her the best life and make her the happiest girl.
However, just because of Lingling's life experience, his life with Liu Qiaozhen was ruined. Lingling's existence was a naked ridicule to him, especially as Lingling grew up and became more and more like Zhang Shuisheng, he became more and more intolerable to Lingling.
He was not a self-destructive person, but when he thought that all the hard work he was doing was helping others raise their children, he began to feel disgusted. He began not to do his job properly and began to hang out among the gangsters in the village. He thought , so that you can liberate yourself.
People in the village are talking more and more. As the village director, Xu Guoqing is also the most prestigious person in their Xu family. He once severely accused him of being a coward and warned him to get rid of the child as soon as possible. Otherwise, how would he face the ancestors of the Xu family? .
Just two weeks ago, Xu Guoqing found a family outside. The family conditions were very good and they were willing to pay 50,000 yuan. This was undoubtedly a good thing for Xu Benshan. Not only could it solve the current predicament, but he could also get 50,000 yuan. Ten thousand dollars. What's more, it is better for Lingling to follow this family than to follow him and Liu Qiaozhen.
Xu Benshan sat for a while and then went back. When he arrived at the shed by the river, Liu Qiaozhen hadn't woken up yet, so Xu Benshan picked her up and walked home.
"Ben Shan, Lingling is buried, right?" a passerby asked him on the road
"Buried!" Xu Benshan lowered his head and replied.
As he passed every house, he saw cypress branches lit up at the door, and puffs of white smoke rose up. Cypress branches were also lit up on the main road. Xu Benshan knew that this was to remove the bad luck from them.
When he got home, Xu Benshan put Liu Qiaozhen on the bed and went to the kitchen to cook porridge for Liu Qiaozhen. In the past few years, he had not been good enough to Liu Qiaozhen and had not even cooked a meal for her.
In the afternoon, Liu Qiaozhen woke up and saw herself lying on the bed. She struggled to sit up and ran to the courtyard.
"Lingling, Lingling, come back!" Liu Qiaozhen shouted.
Xu Benshan hurriedly hugged her and said, "Qiaozhen, Lingling is dead, dead!"
"Where did you bury her?" Liu Qiaozhen dragged him and asked.
"Stop asking and live a good life from now on!" Xu Benshan turned his head to one side and said.
Zhang Shuisheng and Wang Cuizhi stood at the door. Seeing this scene, Wang Cuizhi couldn't help but shed tears. What a lovely child. She sent her to school yesterday morning. Why...
"Sister Qiaozhen!" Wang Cuizhi shouted.
Xu Benshan and Liu Qiaozhen looked at the gate. The moment they saw Zhang Shuisheng, Liu Qiaozhen ran over like crazy, grabbed his collar, and said, "Zhang Shuisheng, give me back my child, give me back my child!"
"Qiaozhen, calm down, calm down!" Zhang Shuisheng hurriedly supported her.
"Didn't you say you would take good care of her? How could you be so cruel?" Liu Qiaozhen pulled Zhang Shuisheng and shouted.
Wang Cuizhi hurriedly supported her and said, "Sister, I sent her to school myself. I didn't expect that she would run out on her own. You can't blame us!"
Liu Qiaozhen took a step back, pointed at Xu Benshan and Zhang Shuisheng, and said, "You are so cruel. She is so young, but you can't tolerate her!"
"Xu Benshan, she has called you daddy for 6 years. Everyone has feelings. Your heart was eaten by a dog?"
"Zhang Shuisheng, her blood is yours, are you just watching her disappear?"
Wang Cuizhi looked at the grief-stricken Liu Qiaozhen and didn't realize what she said for a moment, "Sister, what are you talking about? What's bleeding water?"
"Let's go, wife, she's not calm now and is talking nonsense, let's go first!" Zhang Shuisheng hurriedly dragged Wang Cuizhi to leave.
"Hahaha, Zhang Shuisheng, you coward, you don't even dare to recognize your own child. You are not such a coward when you are working hard on me." Liu Qiaozhen ran up and grabbed Zhang Shuisheng.
"What did you say? Qiaozhen, please speak clearly!" Wang Cuizhi was anxious.
"I said Lingling was Zhang Shuisheng's child, but he didn't dare to admit it!" Liu Qiaozhen repeated loudly.
"Liu Qiaozhen, are you crazy?" Xu Benshan ran over and slapped her.
"You guys go away quickly, she's crazy!" Xu Benshan waved his hand to Wang Cuizhi.
Wang Cuizhi stepped forward, looked at Liu Qiaozhen, and said, "Qiaozhen, are you telling the truth?"
Liu Qiaozhen pointed at Zhang Shuisheng and said, "Ask him yourself!"
Wang Cuizhi stared at Zhang Shuisheng and said, "Is what she said true?"
Zhang Shuisheng lowered his head and said nothing. Wang Cuizhi understood and understood everything.
"Why?" Wang Cuizhi asked Zhang Shuisheng.
"Honey, I...I was confused for a moment!" Zhang Shuisheng slapped himself hard.
Tears burst into Wang Cuizhi's eyes, she turned around and stumbled away.
Zhang Shuisheng looked at Liu Qiaozhen fiercely and said loudly: "Liu Qiaozhen, if your child fell into the river, if you don't blame the school, why do you blame us? You are a lunatic!"
"School, yes, school, it was school that killed Lingling!" Liu Qiaozhen woke up from a dream and ran outside!
Zhang Shuisheng couldn't care less about her. Wang Cuizhi was in poor health and suffered such a big blow. She didn't know what would happen to her? He hurriedly chased in the direction of Wang Cuizhi.
Xu Benshan saw Liu Qiaozhen running to school and hurriedly chased her out.
Today, Yang Xiaowei felt dizzy. Principal Yang asked her to take a day off, but she still struggled to get up and go to class. Shancun Elementary School was a mess. If she didn't go, the class would be empty.
Yang Xiaowei walked to the classroom and saw that Xu Ling's seat was empty. She felt very uncomfortable. How she wished that she could turn back time. She would definitely not criticize her during morning exercises. She would definitely bring her into the classroom herself.
"Teacher, is Xu Ling dead?" a child asked.
Yang Xiaowei looked at him and was speechless.
"My father said that Xu Ling fell into the river and drowned!" another child said.
"Teacher, we are afraid!" the children sobbed.
"Everyone, be quiet. Xu Ling is our classmate. There is nothing to be afraid of. She just turned into an angel and went to heaven!" Yang Xiaowei said, tears falling down.
"Open the door, open the door, you executioners!" Suddenly, there was a knocking sound at the school door.
The first-grade classroom was on the first floor. Yang Xiaowei heard it very clearly. She hurriedly ran to the door and saw Liu Qiaozhen and Xu Benshan.
"Dr. Liu, you...why are you here?" Yang Xiaowei stammered.
"Open the door, Yang Xiaowei, give me back my child!" Liu Qiaozhen said, shaking the door.
Yang Xiaowei stood at the door and did not dare to open the school door, saying: "Calm down, I'll go find the principal!"
Yang Xiaowei was about to go find the principal. Principal Yang heard the noise and came over and said loudly: "What's the noise about? This is a school, not a market! Yang Xiaowei, open the door!"
Yang Xiaowei opened the door tremblingly, and Liu Qiaozhen rushed forward, grabbed Yang Xiaowei's hair, and pushed her to the ground: "You murderer, give me back my child!"
Principal Yang went to start a fight, but Xu Benshan quickly grabbed Liu Qiaozhen.
"Okay, stop making trouble and go to the office!" Principal Yang yelled.
Yang Xiaowei stood up from the ground, and her face was scratched by Liu Qiaozhen. If Xu Benshan hadn't pulled her, Liu Qiaozhen would have wanted to scratch Yang Xiaowei again.
Several people came to the office together. Principal Yang sat upright and said, "Liu Qiaozhen, my child accidentally drowned. I know you are very sad, but people cannot be resurrected. How do you want to solve it?"
"Solve it? I want Lingling to come back to life, can you do it?" Liu Qiaozhen said.
"These are nonsense, can we talk about something practical?" Principal Yang patted the table, "Xu Ling sneaked out during class. Logically speaking, our school is not responsible!"
"Principal Yang, doesn't your school have any responsibility? If I leave my good child in your hands, how can I say it will be gone if I don't have it?" Liu Qiaozhen said excitedly.
"Liu Qiaozhen, you know very well why the child ran out. Do you really want me to explain it clearly? Our school has poor supervision at best. What about you?" Principal Yang stood up and said excitedly.
"Go back and think about it carefully. Students have bought accident insurance, which can pay out a lot of money. If you continue to pester them endlessly, it will not do any good!" Principal Yang said.
Li Qiaozhen calmed down after listening to Principal Yang's words. Of course she knew why Lingling left the school. She must have thought that she didn't want her anymore, so she ran out to find her own. However, she now urgently needs to find someone to take on this matter. Things can make her feel better.
Xu Benshan looked at Liu Qiaozhen's devastated look and helped her away. In front of Principal Yang, he did not dare to say anything. After all, she was the one who forced Liu Qiaozhen to send Lingling away, and he was also responsible for Lingling's death.
This incident caused quite a stir, and the Central School formed an investigation team to investigate the cause and effect of the incident. Principal Yang told Yang Xiaowei not to talk nonsense, especially not to involve Xu Jiahang.
Xu Guoqing also specially came to warn Yang Xiaowei that his own school would take responsibility for Lingling's matter, but if you involve Jiahang, it will be of a different nature!
Yang Xiaowei understood that the more people involved in this matter, the more complicated it would be, and she agreed to the suggestions of Principal Yang and Xu Guoqing.
In order to appease Liu Qiaozhen and Xu Benshan, the school is willing to make compensation, plus the compensation from the insurance company, for a total of 390,000 yuan.
As the person in charge of the school, Principal Yang failed to supervise the school well and was removed from the position of principal. As the head teacher, Yang Xiaowei seriously neglected her duties and was transferred to a more remote school. She will not be able to participate in the evaluation and promotion for 5 years.
Principal Yang did not expect that after decades of working in this position, he would retire next year, but at the end of the day he would suffer such a big setback, and his retirement would not be guaranteed. Wu Liben, the former financial officer, took over his job and became the new president. Principal, things are really changing!
Yang Xiaowei packed her luggage and was going to a new school. It was a school with only more than 60 students and 4 teachers, more than 10 kilometers away from the town. Yang Xiaowei felt uneasy, but she was helpless and resigned to her fate.
Zhang Qinli helped Yang Xiaowei carry her luggage onto her tricycle, and together with Zhang Dazhuang, sent Yang Xiaowei to the new school.
"Xiaowei, if anything happens in the future, please call me!" Zhang Qinli looked at her sympathetically.
"Okay, thank you, Teacher Zhang!" Yang Xiaowei said gratefully.
"The school you are going to now has only four teachers, including a couple and a male teacher who is about 30 years old. The staff is not complicated, but it is a bit far away from the town!" Zhang Qinli told her.
"It's okay, Teacher Zhang, I teach the same everywhere!" Yang Xiaowei said pretending to be relaxed.
In order not to involve Xu Jiahang and affect his future, Xu Guoqing and Principal Yang urged Xu Jiahang to return to the army the day after Lingling's accident. Therefore, Xu Jiahang had no idea that because he did not lock the door, so many things happened, and his feelings for Wang Chunxiu. He hasn't given her an answer yet!
