After rebirth, I still experienced a mess

43 Red Tape

Everyone was talking about it, saying that the land where Xiaowei's grandmother was buried was good, otherwise there would not have been a talented person like Xiaowei.

Xiao Wei said calmly, "The plains are all similar. There are very few real lands, but there are some small variables."

Mr. Yin Yang glanced at Xiao Wei and said, "The female candidate is indeed knowledgeable and what she said is absolutely right."

Xiao Wei chuckled: "Mr. Yin Yang knows a little bit about numerology, so he should be able to see my variable."

Mr. Yin Yang nodded and shook his head: "A little, but I'm not sure."

After thinking for a while, he said, "You have such good fortune. It has nothing to do with your ancestral graves, and it is also contrary to fate. It must be a great opportunity that you have encountered."

Xiao Wei cupped her hands and said nothing. Mr. Yin Yang was indeed an old hand, and he deliberately used this sentence to distance Xiao Wei from the Ji family and avoid unnecessary trouble.

OK. I'll spend another ten dollars as hush money. Oh, it's not hush money, it's just money to avoid unnecessary disasters, well, not really, and it's not money to cover up lies. Anyway, that's the idea, it's all the author's fault for his limited writing skills and inability to express it accurately.

While no one was paying attention, I put ten dollars into Mr. Yin Yang's trouser pocket when I brushed past him.

Mr. Yin Yang bowed towards Xiao Wei's back to express his gratitude.

When we got home, lunch was ready for six tables. The elders began to discuss the purchase of funeral supplies and arranged for people to send letters to relatives and friends.

My mother brought up the issue of the coffin money again, and the village chief decided to share the cost according to normal expenses, which silenced everyone.

Wang Youfu followed Xiao Wei like a shadow and left only when it was time to eat. Xiao Wei thought it was better to stay away from such a scoundrel, so after dinner he said goodbye to everyone and prepared to go back to town.

Logically, the younger generation should take turns guarding the coffin day and night until the funeral, but Xiao Wei is no longer an ordinary person and must have a lot of things to deal with, so everyone expressed their understanding and sympathy.

Godfather and Jiang Yingying came with paper money. Since they are godrelatives, they should be treated as relatives. This is also the rule.

After some polite exchanges and when they were about to leave together, Shi Mingsong came over as a friend to attend the funeral and said some polite words again.

Godfather asked Xiaowei not to leave home for the next two days. After all, Xiaowei was considered a half-worker of the cooperative, and there must be colleagues coming to mourn. If the family didn't know them, it would be impolite. Besides, Xiaowei's status was different now, and there were many people who wanted to curry favor with him.

Shi Mingsong said he had nothing to do and decided to stay to see the funeral customs in the countryside. Jiang Yingying smiled maliciously and followed her godfather back to town.

Sure enough, people from the town came one after another, including people from the cooperative such as Masayoshi Son, and representatives from the town government who brought a big wreath, bringing great honor to the Ji family.

Then, the township government also sent a wreath, which made Xiao Wei very unhappy.

With the township taking the lead, the village chief had to ask Wang Youfu to buy a wreath and offer sacrifices on behalf of the village.

The Ji family was once the most prosperous family.

Shi Mingsong became the subject of gossip among the villagers.

Fortunately, Wang Youfu didn't care and had a very harmonious conversation with Shi Mingsong, which made Xiaowei feel a lot more at ease.

Well, this scumbag is indeed self-aware.

By the evening, Xiao Wei was so upset that she didn't even have dinner and went back to town with Shi Mingsong.

The next morning, she found the accountant of the cooperative and asked about the money for the coffin. The accountant said that her godfather had already given her thirty dollars. Xiao Wei thought about it and gave her another fifty dollars. With money in hand, she couldn't let anyone catch her because of money.

In order to avoid being burdened by red tape, except for the time when he went back to get the materials for the thousand pieces of paper, he spent the rest of the time wandering around the town.

At first I had planned to leave secretly, but I didn't expect that I would leave this familiar place to study. Things in the world are really unpredictable.

In today’s institutions, the duration of study ranges from three to five years, and three years later the Great Famine happened to hit, so advance preparation was needed.

At this time, the state has assigned jobs to college students, at least at the county level or above, and 80% of them will be assigned to be teachers in the city, but what I hate most is being a teacher. I have to try my best to change my destiny.

"What are you thinking about?"

Shi Mingsong appeared at the door unexpectedly. Xiao Wei, slightly startled, despised herself for not keeping calm and said, "Plan for the future."

"There's nothing to plan for. Once you get over this hurdle, things will be smooth sailing. If you want to achieve great things, work hard. If you want to just get by, just muddle through and do whatever makes you happy."

"You've thought it through very thoroughly."

But I was thinking in my heart: Who doesn't want to live a comfortable life and wait for death? But there are always things that force people to live a miserable life.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Xiao Wei was very confused: "Just say it. There is no need to worry about anything between us."

"My mother might ask a matchmaker to propose marriage in the next two days. Just refuse directly and don't take it personally."

Xiao Wei smiled evilly: "A woman's greatest wish is to be liked by others, and it would be best if many men like her. Why should I refuse?"

"I feel like there's really no chance between us. Don't put yourself in a difficult position."

"What's there to be wronged about? I just hope someone likes me."

"Okay. Stop joking, okay."

"Okay. I'll just refuse."

Sure enough, a matchmaker came to the door after dinner. Normally, she should talk to Xiaowei's parents first, but Xiaowei's situation was special, so she had to test her opinion first.

Shi Mingsong clearly opposed it, but his mother still insisted on doing it. With such a controlling mother, Xiao Wei felt that Shi Mingsong was also a pitiful person, even worse than his own family.

Xiao Wei's refusal was expected, but what does a matchmaker do? She is good at bewitching people. She talked a lot about history and finally suggested: "Even if you just do a small formality first, you can have a legitimate relationship. Once you get a job, if you don't get along, you can break up amicably. In the new society, marriage is free, and no one dares to force it."

It sounds reasonable. If dry wood and strong fire are often put together, it would be strange if they don't burn to ashes.

Xiao Wei couldn't stand it anymore and almost started cursing.

But the matchmaker's characteristic is that she can endure it. She smiles and acts like a rogue. No matter how Xiao Wei mocks, ridicules, or gets angry, she is like the breeze blowing over the hills. In a word, if Xiao Wei doesn't agree, it will never end.

The fight lasted until late at night. Jiang Yingying drove the matchmaker away on the pretext that her child had to go to school. The matchmaker then said goodbye, saying, "Young girl, don't rush to refuse. Think about it carefully. I'll come back the next day."

Wow. This is simply the essence of the Chinese nation. Even though Xiao Wei had a thousand words about the essence of the Chinese nation in his mind, he was still amazed and admired this essence of the Chinese nation. Who dares not to be impressed?

This is called professionalism.

Five days later, it was the day for threshing two crops of barley. Xiao Wei returned home early in the morning. With her status, she did not need to work. She just turned herself into a puppet, listening to instructions, bowing and kneeling, and completing various tedious rituals.

During the break, Wang Youfu came up to me and whispered, "Come with me to the room. I have something to tell you."

After closing the door and asking what was going on, the scoundrel spread his legs and said, "Kick me hard in the lower body, I can't take it anymore."

"Okay. Then I'll destroy you."

I kicked him hard, and when I saw him bend over in pain, he still said stubbornly: "Not hard enough, try again."

Xiao Wei kicked him on the leg again, and only opened the door and went out when she saw him grimacing and unable to stand steadily.

You want to be pretty, but you have to dress in mourning. Are you really that good-looking?