Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 201 Ruan Lanlan is missing

On the Qingming Festival, after coming out of the Ruan Family Ancestral Hall, everyone goes to the graves of their ancestors in turn to trim the weeds on the graves, burn incense, insert paper flowers, and burn paper money.

As per the custom in previous years, Ruan Qingqing and his party swept the graves of their own ancestors before going to sweep the graves of Chi the hunter and his son.

They arrived rather late, so the graves of Chi the hunter and his son were already filled with paper flowers, but the smoke from the ashes of burned paper money had not yet died down.

Not only her family, but most families in Zaoziling would come to sweep the tombs of Chi Hunter and his son after sweeping the tombs of their ancestors during the Qingming Festival every year. And every year, they would tell the younger generation over and over again: the benefactor of our family lives in this cemetery. You can save money on ordinary days, but you must come here on the three festivals of Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and New Year's Eve.

After placing offerings, inserting paper flowers, and burning incense, Ruan Van Tie and his five children squatted down to burn paper money. While burning, he chattered with Chi the hunter about Ruan Shiping.

He shed tears as he spoke, and at the end he did not forget to remind the younger ones, "Your Uncle Chi is a very good man, and a great benefactor to our family. When I can no longer walk, you must come here to pay homage to him during the Qingming Festival, the Zhongyuan Festival, and New Year's Eve. And don't forget to visit your elder brother Chi's tomb next to it."

Ruan Qingqing and the others nodded repeatedly.

When it was Chi Jingxiao's turn to stand in front of his tomb, Ruan Wantie said a few words and then fell silent. After throwing away all the paper money in his hand, he packed up his things and prepared to leave.

Unlike the graves of the ancestors of the Ruan family, which were full of undulating graves, the graves of Chi the Hunter and his son stood alone in the forest. Seeing that the paper money had not yet been burned, Ruan Qingqing took the initiative to say, "Dad, you guys go first! I'll wait until the fire is out before leaving, so as not to accidentally burn the forest."

Ruan Wantie hesitated for a moment, then looked back at Chi Jingxiao's grave. Finally, he nodded and took Ruan Lanlan and the other three back first.

The flames in the pile of paper money in front of the tomb were swaying in all directions, and the ashes of the burned paper money were swirling and flying in the wind. Ruan Qingqing looked at the flying black ashes, and her thoughts could not help but drift away.

I don’t know if my grandfather is healthy. I don’t know if there is anyone to take care of him when he is unable to walk on rainy days. I don’t know if anyone will send new flowers to my parents’ graves during the Qingming Festival.

"Are you sad?"

The sudden sound brought Ruan Qingqing's thoughts back to her senses. She raised her head and felt something cold on her face. She wiped the tears from her face and nodded, "I miss my family."

Wu Shang was silent for a long time. "What kind of person is he? How can he make you so sad?"

"Ah?" Ruan Qingqing reacted for a while, and suddenly realized that she was misunderstood by Wushang. But it was really hard for her to reveal her family in her previous life. Ruan Qingqing had no choice but to make the best of it and seriously recall the days she spent with Chi Jingxiao.

"He is a sunny boy and very stubborn. When we first met, I was robbed by bandits. He and his father, my uncle Chi, rescued me from the bandits' encirclement. After seeing me fighting against more than a dozen people, he kept pestering me to fight with him."

As she spoke, she chuckled to herself, "I have never seen anyone so obsessed with fighting. My family was in a very bad situation at the time, and I was thinking about how to make some money for the family, so I had no time to fight with him. But seeing how he was persistent, I finally compromised. He didn't let me suffer any loss, and helped me with work in exchange for his time to fight with him.

He was also very generous! I remember when my family was making bamboo hairpins to sell, we were too busy to handle it. He not only helped my family cut bamboo himself, but also asked his father to come over to help. In this way, our two families started to interact with each other.

Later, although his martial arts skills improved dramatically, I was no match for him. But when my family needed help, he and his father would always show up at the right time.

They were also very righteous. When we were hit by the plague, it would have been easy for them to leave, but they chose to stay and help us maintain order and cover our evacuation. When we encountered a snowstorm, they patrolled the village day and night and helped everyone clear the snow on the roofs to prevent the snow from collapsing the houses.

When the border needed them, they rushed to the border without hesitation, took up arms to defend their country..."

Ruan Qingqing looked at the ashes flying in the air, and her voice gradually became softer, "It's a pity that God is a little blind and let such a good person die so early..."

"Don't be sad. With a group of you remembering them like this, they are still alive even though they are dead!"

Wu Shang said in a hoarse voice.

Ruan Qingqing nodded heavily and agreed: "They are the heroes of our Qingshui County and even Yunqing Country. They will live forever in everyone's hearts and will be immortal!"

Just like the martyrs of China!

"Ah."

"Okay, the flame is out, and I'm going home too." Ruan Qingqing clapped her hands and walked home in a happy mood.

China has become a past that cannot be returned to, and we can only remember it by visiting the graves during the Tomb-Sweeping Day.

Suddenly, she paused. Could it be that the strangeness she showed when reminiscing made her family members misunderstand that she was deeply in love with Chi Jingxiao and couldn't forget him?

Ruan Qingqing couldn't help but cover her face. This was such a huge misunderstanding!

Forget it, I can’t explain it, and I can’t explain it clearly.

Wu Shang's eyes trembled as he looked behind him. He wanted to take a step forward, but in the end, he kept his footsteps firmly fixed in place. Looking up at the clouds in the sky, his eyes gradually turned red.

"Arya, Arya!"

As soon as Ruan Qingqing returned home, she heard Wang calling Ruan Lanlan in front of and behind the house.

"Mom, didn't my second sister come back with Dad and the others a long time ago?"

"Where are you coming back from? You're so anxious!"

"Where are Dad, my second brother, my third brother, and my third sister? When did they discover that my second sister was missing?" Ruan Qingqing grabbed Wang and asked.

"Your father was called by the old clan leader to discuss rebuilding the ancestral hall. Your second brother came back with his third brother and third sister, bringing offerings. It was only when we got home that we realized your second sister didn't come back with them. We originally thought she went to visit the old house, but just now Cui Fei from your second uncle's family came to play with her, and mother realized that she didn't go to the old house at all."

"Mom, don't worry, let's think about where she might have gone."

After Ruan Qingqing finished speaking, a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and she thought of a terrible guess. She hurriedly looked back, "Wushang, can you help me see if Wuyou is still there?"

Wuyou is the name Ruan Lanlan gave to the person she rescued.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Without even showing his face, Wushang went straight to Wuyou's room.

Ruan Wantie rushed back after hearing the news, "Erya is missing? She was still there before!"

"Dad, was Second Sister still with you before you left?"

"Yes, he was there. Maybe he was dragged away to play by his sisters?" Ruan Wantie asked.

"Wuyou is not in the room, nor is he nearby. The bed is cold. He must have been gone for quite some time."

The news brought back by Wushang, who had returned, made everyone feel shocked.