The He family!
A mourning tent was set up directly in front of the courtyard, and under the tent was a coffin with a large character written on it:
[Eulogy]
Several burlap sacks were placed in front of them as a cushion!
The rooftops and the ground were covered in white snow! The weather was already cold in early winter, but no one's heart was cold.
Mr. He, Mrs. He, and many of their relatives and friends stood in front of the mourning tent with cold and grim expressions. According to normal rural customs, on the third day after the funeral procession, a large number of villagers would have come to pay their respects.
But today, apart from their own family and a few very close relatives and friends, there was no one in front of the mourning hall: it was deserted and desolate!
Old Master He (He's father's cousin) said, "Damn it, where are they! The old man helped so much in the village when he was alive, treating so many people, settling so many problems for them! Now that he's gone, not a single one of them came to pay their respects, heartless... cough cough..."
A relative nodded: "Yes! The old man was respected in life, it's unexpected that he died so tragically..."
"Brother…" Father He shook his head: "It's no wonder those people didn't come. The Wu family declared that anyone who dared to come was going against them! This matter… hasn't been settled! In Longtougou, who dares to easily offend the Wu family… they have their reasons…"
"Old He! You're still thinking about them? One Wu family and they're scared of you... That's pure nonsense... I think they just think our He family is no good..."
"Exactly! When they were planning to ask you to help sell their grain, why didn't they say they were afraid of the Wu family? Now they're afraid..."
"They're clearly worried that the Wu family will drive down the price of their grain...a bunch of opportunists..."
Father He:...
He knew perfectly well that while those people feared the Wu family, they were actually more worried about their own grain supply. They feared that offending the Wu family would result in lower grain prices and less profit. Therefore, very few people came to offer condolences in the past few days, apart from relatives; many relatives didn't even come...
Old Master He: "Forget it! Let's not talk about these ungrateful people, let's talk about the old man's funeral!"
Funeral procession!
The crowd's expressions grew even more grim. According to custom, the funeral procession takes place on the third, fifth, and seventh day after an elder's death.
The funeral usually takes place within three days!
But their gazes couldn't help but drift to the three intersections outside the courtyard: one main road and two side roads! It was very convenient!
But not only the main road, but even the two auxiliary roads were completely blocked by the machinery that the Wu family had brought.
They dug up the ground!
Moreover, several young men were guarding the intersection, keeping an eye on the situation. Now, let alone carrying the old man's coffin out, it's even difficult for him to walk out. That's how it got to today: the fifth day!
"Damn it! Those bastards from the Wu family are truly despicable. They're the ones who killed the old man, and now they're using such methods. Aren't they afraid their children will be born without an anus...?"
"The Wu family is doomed! Sooner or later they'll be struck by lightning and die a horrible death..."
"Wu Laosan makes money through dishonest means... Grain prices are so high outside, yet he gives us such low prices... He's targeting Lao He like this just because Lao He didn't sell him grain! It's utterly outrageous..."
They angrily cursed the Wu family and Wu Laosan...
Someone said, "I have some connections with Boss Wu, I'll go talk to him and see if this matter can be eased..."
Father He: "It's no use! Wu Laoda has no say in the Wu family, and Wu Laoliu hates our family. He thinks that our act of taking the grain out to sell is undermining their family's foundation! It's all nonsense!"
Someone said, "Isn't there any law in this matter? What right does he have to block us? I'm going to the police station..."
Mr. He shook his head again: "It's no use! They're using road construction as an excuse, which is legal and reasonable! They don't actually stop us from crossing; they just say the road isn't finished. Calling the police is just a hassle... Those thugs don't care if they spend a few days in jail; it doesn't solve anything..."
"What should we do then!"
"The Wu family was clearly very polite to you, Old He, before. They didn't dare to utter a word when you sold grain at the beginning of the year. Why are they suddenly acting so aggressively at the end of the year, spreading rumors and blocking roads..."
These words were spoken.
Many of Wu's relatives and friends had slightly changed expressions!
They all knew more or less about the situation. It seemed that Lao He's son, He Youhao, had a powerful sworn brother in Songjiang. This sworn brother was quite influential and helped Lao He get his debts back, which earned him high praise from the contractors and made Lao He somewhat famous in Longtougou. After that, the Wu family didn't dare to break ties with Lao He when he sold grain and pretended not to see it. After that, other people also came to Lao He to sell grain!
Old He didn't want to get involved, but he was concerned about saving face with his neighbors...
at last…
He You is in trouble! It is said that Song Jiang, who took the blame for his elder brother, has become a vegetable, and there are even rumors that he will not live much longer.
That's why we're in this situation now!
The person who brought up the topic noticed the expressions on the faces of those around them and quickly shut up.
But deep down, I felt a bit sorry for Lao He and speechless. What kind of good family would let their child go out and mess around in society?
Why bother worshipping an elder brother!
These days:
There's no good way out in this world! Everyone's either dead or ruined. Now look what's happened! The He family branch has ended.
And they are facing such a miserable situation!
Why are they so worthless as friends?
...
"Why..."
Old He patted Old He on the shoulder: "This...you were wrong! Little He...what a good kid...you shouldn't have let him...sigh..."
He shook his head and didn't continue.
Sadness welled up on Mr. He's face:
My son is in a vegetative state!
Father is dead!
Who can bear it?
How could he not regret it? But what could he do about it? He You joined Black Dragon himself, and he didn't even consider Black Dragon to be any kind of gangster...
But he couldn't explain it, nor could he! The truth is, his son is lying in the hospital in a vegetative state.
Old Master He patted his father on the shoulder again: "Alright, this isn't the time to talk about this! I think there's only one way right now."
"What method?"
Boss He: "Force our way in!"
"Force your way in?"
Boss He: "Yes! And it has to be today! The day after tomorrow is the last day of the funeral! The Wu family will definitely take it very seriously then, and there will be no way we can break out then. We can only do it today! Before the Wu family can react, we can break through these two roads... As long as we can get out of the intersection, the Wu family will have no reason to stop us then..."
Hear this.
Many relatives and friends nodded in agreement:
"I think this method will work; I can get three or four reliable people..."
"I called over a few of my nephews and told them to bring some boards to put on the road..."
"That's a good idea! Let's do it this way... Damn! Does that Wu family really think the men of the He family have no backbone? I'll lead the charge, and I'll just take down those little brats..."
The group immediately discussed what to do, but suddenly fell silent...
now.
Their eyes were all fixed on the direction of several intersections.
Then I saw...