"My niece in-law truly and deeply loved my nephew, she is even willing to follow him in death. Its good, its good, at least they can finally reunited as a couple, and my eldest nephew will not be so lonely in the afterlife. Having a virtuous woman like her in the Liang family is a source of pride and glory for the family."
"Mingxuan, good boy, don't be sad. Although your sister in-law is gone, you still have your Uncle and Aunt. From now on, you will live with us. Your Uncle and Aunt will take good care of you and make sure you never suffer any grievance."
The woman's heartbreaking and sorrowful narration is so touching that it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard her.
Another woman quickly interrupted her. "Sister in-law, let us discuss other matters later. We should prioritize handling the funeral arrangements for our nephew's wife. Minglang died on the Western Battlefield, thousand miles away from our from our Xijiang Province. I think we should cremate our neice in-law. The souls of those cremated are light and can fly far, so she can go west to reunite with Minglang."
"This--"
The Liang's Second family's wife, Missus Bai, startled everyone with her idea. Cremation? Burn Missus Xu to ashes?
Why does it sound a little creepy?
Xu Zhichun is also startled. She thought to herself. 'Didn't the ancient people believe in burial? How could her second Aunt want to burn her? Is it true that the lighter the soul the farther it flies? Why didn't she believe it?'
Well first, she should focus on surviving.
Otherwise, listening to them discuss whether it is better to cremate her or bury her will be a bit strange.
Xu Zhichun only vaguely remembered that the original host had fallen from the mountain, but she is not sure whether it is a suicide for love or not.
Her head is a little dizzy, probably from excessive blood loss. Her hands were weak, and she reached out to try to lift the white cloth covering her but her fingers trembled and she couldn't lift it.
A young woman suddenly let out a piercing scream that pierced the sky. "Zom, zom, zom"
Everyone is shocked!
Missus Bai who is still lobbying the benefits of cremation is particularly startled. Having been interrupted in their conversation Missus Bai is instantly furious. She glared at the young woman. "What are you yelling for? Why are you making a fuss? what's wrong niece in-law?"
Missus Mao, the eldest daughter in-law of the Liang family, is almost crying and her index finger trembled as she pointed towards Xu Zhichun and screamed out of control. "A zombie! A zombie!" (Runa: Literal translation is a "moving corpse" I just wanted to call it zombie XD)
"What?"
"What are you spouting?"
"Zombie? What zombie?" Someone wondered and as soon as they looked closely, they shouted louder than the prson before. "Ahhh! Zombie! Its really a zombie!"
The scene became chaotic with terrified people screaming, running and pushing.
Xu Zhichun is disturbed by the noise that her head almost wants to explode.
She is afraid that she might get trampled to death in the middle of the chaos. Her weak body is very stimulated that she gained a bit of strength and she finally managed to pull the white cloth off her. She propped herself up with one hand and sat up slowly with difficulty. She covered her mouth and coughed incessantly.
"Quiet! Be quiet everyone! What zombie? Minglang's wife is not dead at all. Minglang's wife is not dead! Come on, ladies help Minglang's wife, help her back to the room to lie down. Minghai's mother, bring a bowl of hot water. Minghai take the oxcart and hurry to Quan Mountain village and fetch Physician Jiang."
Xu Zhichun looked up at the elderly man giving orders. He is the head of the Liang family village who seems to be a good person.
Xu Zhichun looked at Liang Lizheng gratefully.
With Liang Lizheng's series of commands, the chaotic scene gradually returned to normal.
Everyone looked at the bright sun outside and felt a surge of courage. They turned to look at Xu Zhichun and slowly relaxed.
Yeah, its broad daylight and in the middle of spring, the sun is high in the sky. How could something as absurd as a corpse coming back to life happen? Its not even the middle of the night!
That Missus Mao is really ignorant and unreliable. She is so loud and making a fuss leading everyone to panic.
It turned out to be a false alarm.
So a couple of women rushed forward and helped Xu Zhichun up and supported her to the bed inside the room.
"Missus Xu is truly lucky."
"Yes."
"How could such a mistake like this happen?"
"Who knows? But as long as the person is alive, its a good thing."
"That's true."
"They say that those who survive a great calamity will surely enjoy good fortune in the future."
"Ayo."
This is a common saying, but it doesn't seem to apply to Xu Zichun. She lost her husband at a young age, has no parents to take care of her, her brother in-law is still young and she has no children of her own. Even if she survives this disaster, her future will be difficult."
Who doesn't know what kind of people the Eldest and Second Uncle and their family are like?
The eldest Aunt, Missus Zhang, the second Aunt, Missus Bai and the Uncles from both families looked at each other in surprise. They quickly came over to show their concern, showering her with kind words that cost nothing.
Lizheng's wife - Liang Minghai's mother, fed Xu Zhichun half a bowl of warm water. She watched as Xu Zhichun regained her strength, but due to excessive blood loss, her face is still very pale and she still look very weak.
Lizheng's wife said: "Missus Xu should eat nutritious food to regain her strength. Her Aunt should make her a bowl of egg drop soup."
The second Aunt, Missus Bai, quietly moved back and looked away, pretending not to hear.
The eldest Aunt, Missus Zhang, smiled awkwardly. "Its cold and no fire in the stove right now. Lighting a fire would take too long. Does anyone have a ready-made fire? Can we borrow it?"
If she borrows someone's stove, then it is up to the owner of the stove to cook it so it will be none of her business. As for the eggs, either someone has to be willing to give them up or they have to as Missus Xu herself. Of course no one can make them give their eggs up.
Missus Zhang felt a little pleased at herself, thinking she is being very clever and a great idea.
The Village head's wife is a little unimpressed but she did not say anything.
She is about to ask her daughter in-law to go home and cook a bowl of egg drop soup and bring it over. When Aunt Zhu'er, the neighbor next door to Xu Zhichun's family hurriedly smiled and said: "There's a fire in my kitchen. Wait a moment, I'll go cook right away."
From the original host's memories, Xu Zhichun knew that neither her eldest uncle and second uncle were good people. The two Aunts were reluctant to help, even making up excuses, simply because they were unwilling to part with their eggs.
She smiled weakly and nodded at Aunt Zhu'er: "Thank you, Aunt Zhu'er. I will bring you eggs once I recover."
Aunt Zhu'er waved her hand. "Its just two eggs, what is there to return? No need, no need."
After saying so, she turned around and started to prepare.
The village head's wife did not bother to check if Missus Zhang and Missus Bai looked okay. She smiled at everyone and said: "Alright, her Aunts will stay here. Everyone else can go now. With so many people around, Missus Xu won't be able to rest. If you care about Missus Xu, you can come visit her later when she is feeling better."
The room is cramped, and besides, the person is awake, so ther is really nothing else to see. Everyone offered a few words of comfort to Missus Xu and left one by one.
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