"Let me say a few words." Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but speak out.

Everyone's eyes fell on her, and Yang Ruoqing said: "If you ask me to tell you about this, there are only two points. You should stop whining."

"First, drunkard sister-in-law, you decide, we will burn the drunkard brother's body here, burn it into ashes, and then transport it back to our hometown in Yangzhou."

"Secondly, you fellows from Yangzhou who came here together, don't say anything about not having a close relationship with drunkards, the water is rising, or the fishing season is not over yet,"

"Isn't it just the word money?"

"When the drunkard's wife burns the drunkard into ashes, and the drunkard's wife pays a transportation fee, you can send the drunkard's body and children back to Yangzhou together!" Yang Ruoqing said.

As soon as she said this, the drunkard's wife was stunned, and the fishermen and men also fell silent.

Each one of them had their eyes rolling around, obviously thinking about their own little plans.

The drunkard's wife hurriedly raised her head, "Burn it? Is this... going to happen?"

Yang Ruoqing asked: "What can we do if we don't burn it? There will be no ice for ten days or so. By then, it will stink halfway. How can we clean up a boatload of rotting water?"

The drunkard's wife stopped talking and said, "But I don't have that much money either..."

Yang Ruoqing said: "I'll pay for it."

The drunkard's wife raised her head again and looked at Yang Ruoqing with grateful eyes.

Yang Ruoqing looked at the fishermen and said, "It is your duty to escort their mother and son back to their hometown in Yangzhou. Otherwise, if the water rises next spring, you will not be allowed to fish in this area."

"Secondly, I will double the money you paid for missing work. You can safely escort the mother and son back to Yangzhou. When next spring comes, I will reward you. You should think about it now and give me an answer."

After she finished speaking, the fishermen and men exchanged glances again, and then several of them nodded eagerly.

"No problem, no problem!"

"Keep it on us!"

"Yes, yes, we are all Yangzhou fellows, so we should help each other!"

"..."

…

The drunkard's posthumous affairs were settled just like that.

They also persuaded the drunkard's wife, helped her overcome her inner defenses, and made her agree to burn the drunkard's body.

I found an elderly man in the village who knew a little about time and spent an hour with him. I set a time in the middle of the night to set up a firewood shop on the edge of the river beach and burn the drunkard's body.

The drunkard's wife was dressed in white, kneeling in the night wind and crying, trembling.

Yang Ruoqing was holding Da Zhi, and Li Zheng's wife was holding the youngest one. The other four children were also wearing sackcloth and mourning, kneeling in a row behind the alcoholic wife.

Among the children, the eldest was only ten years old. They had no idea what was happening.

All I know is that the adults are all talking about the same thing, that is, his father is dead.

Death, they don't understand this concept.

Vaguely, I only know that the tall man who used to like to chase them with a stick, yell at them, and refuse to give them anything to eat.

Now he was lying there unable to move, and he would never be able to stand up again.

The young and frightened children all felt an inexplicable sense of relief and relief.

Even the five-year-old boy was very curious about the white clothes on his body.

As tall as she is, she is the most well-dressed and looks best today.

He knelt there and looked around, until a woman behind him patted his head gently and whispered to him to kneel down and stop looking around, so he had to be more honest.

The roaring firewood was very powerful and burned for a while, completely burning the drunkard.

The drunkard's wife was already tired of crying. Under the arrangement of everyone, she took the jar prepared in advance and went forward to collect the drunkard's ashes little by little into the jar.

Then it was covered and a yellow charm given by the fortune teller who told the time was affixed to it.

Wrap the outside with a piece of black cloth, tie it tightly, and hold it with both hands in front of you.

"It's almost dawn, you all should go back and have a rest. You have been helping me day and night these past two days, accompanying me, giving money and efforts. It's really hard work."

When passing by Yang Ruoqing, the drunkard's wife stopped and said.

Yang Ruoqing nodded.

Over there, Li Zheng came over and said to his drunkard wife: "We will leave for Yangzhou before the sun rises tomorrow. Go back to the boat and prepare to disembark."

The drunkard's wife nodded, looked at Yang Ruoqing again, and hesitated to speak.

Then, she carried the drunkard's ashes and walked to the awning boat over there.

Several children also followed. Yang Ruoqing and Li Zheng's wife also handed over their ambitions and the youngest child in their arms to the drunkard wife and the fishermen women they were with.

Back at Li Zheng's house, Yang Ruoqing sat on the bed and couldn't sleep.

There was an indescribable feeling of emptiness in my heart.

Li Zheng's wife came over and handed Yang Ruoqing a bowl of water.

"I don't dare to give you tea because I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep. Let's drink some hot water and then take a nap." Li Zheng's wife said.

Yang Ruoqing took the water, held it in her hands to warm her hands, and said, "I can't sleep, I don't feel sleepy at all."

Li Zheng's wife said: "Is it because Dazhi has left, and you feel empty in your heart?"

Yang Ruoqing was stunned for a moment and looked up at the woman in front of her.

The woman smiled slightly, sat down next to her, and said, "I can guess a little bit about what you are thinking. In the past two days and two nights, seeing you taking care of Dazhi like this, I know that you care about that."

The child is regarded as his own son."

Yang Ruoqing didn't refute, lowered her head and took a sip of saliva. That was indeed the case.

Li Zheng's wife continued: "If you are really reluctant to leave your ambition, go and talk to your drunkard wife."

"This time, in order to protect their mother and son back to Yangzhou, you paid a large sum of money."

"If you open your mouth and want to keep the relationship, your drunkard's wife will not refuse."

"The children will suffer if they follow her. If they follow you, their life will be different. She has to make a decision for herself," said the drunkard's wife.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head: "I won't say such things."

"I won't even make such a request. This is forcing others to separate their flesh and blood, which is not good," she said.

Li Zheng's wife said: "But you are like this, and you are the one who is sad."

Yang Ruoqing said: "To be honest, Dazhi's mother has told me this herself. She said that she wants Dazhi to recognize me as her godmother and let Dazhi go with me."

Li Zheng's wife's eyes lit up and she said, "She said it herself, why didn't you respond?"

"If you agreed, you wouldn't be so sad, what do you think?" she asked again.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head, "It's still what I said before, I don't want, I don't want their mother and son to be separated."
Chapter completed!