CHAPTER 371: CHAPTER 346: SAINTESS MIAO YINGYAO

Yu Changhe was also lost in thought, and quickly spoke, "I am familiar with the brokers in Luocheng. I will immediately send someone to check each one!"

Perhaps the person is still at the broker’s and hasn’t been sold yet!

Qi Dalian looked at Yu Changhe gratefully, "Brother-in-law, thank you!"

Old Man Xing didn’t sell Xiaosui to the brokers at all, so when he heard Yu Changhe and the others were going to the brokers to find her, he wasn’t worried.

Yu Changhe asked Sun Mancang to take two people to the brokers in Luocheng to look for her because all these people bought home were brought back by Yu Xiaolian with Sun Mancang, and Sun Mancang was familiar with the brokers.

After Sun Mancang left with his men, Qi Dalian looked at Old Man Xing again and harshly said, "When Xiaosui is found, if I find out you bullied her, I swear I’ll fight you to the death."

Old Man Xing didn’t care and snorted, "Then wait until you find her, let’s go."

Old Man Xing pulled the sleeve of Old Geda Xing’s cotton-padded jacket, charged through the crowd, and walked away with big steps, never turning back to look at his poor fourth daughter.

Once Old Man Xing left, the onlookers immediately began to gossip.

Lu Shi couldn’t help but say, "Oh, today really opened my eyes, this real father is indifferent to his daughter’s death, doesn’t want to spend money, and wants to get the Xing family’s old brothers to help dig a pit or something, and the father and son just walked off, what kind of person is this?"

Jiang Dingcai glanced sharply at his wife Lu Shi, "Isn’t it obvious? Who would want a daughter married for over twenty years to return home? Isn’t it embarrassing enough? In my opinion, the Xing family kicked her out."

"Oh, you can’t say things like that lightly, be careful Old Xing will come looking for a fight!"

"Let’s not talk about this, the dead are important, we should discuss burying the Xing so she can rest in peace?" Jiang Mangzi’s shout silenced the surrounding gossip.

"Why are you looking at me? I won’t be involved, this Xing died a violent death, she can’t be buried in our Qi family ancestral tomb, just find a slope in the back mountain, dig a hole and bury her. Anyway, Xiaosui is lost, she has no children, no one will offer sacrifices to her!" Sun Shi didn’t want to face this bothersome matter even after death.

People die in Taohua Village, they can’t just be buried like that. It has to be reported to the authorities for approval before normal post-death procedures can be carried out here.

Since the burial wasn’t possible immediately, Village Chief Qi wanted to have someone bring Xing’s body to Qi Shanhe’s house; there had to be a place to lay the body.

Sun Shi flatly refused to let Xing’s body be kept in her courtyard, and sternly refused Village Chief Qi, adamantly disagreeing.

Village Chief Qi had no choice but to have Xing’s body carried to the front of his own house.

Since County Magistrate Ma’s death, the new county magistrate hadn’t arrived. For people like Xing who jumped into the river to commit suicide, even reporting to the government wouldn’t prompt them to send a Forensic Doctor for an autopsy.

So when Village Chief Qi reported Xing’s death, the other side lightly brushed it off by saying just to go ahead and bury her, and told Village Chief Qi not to come to the government for such small matters in the future.

Village Chief Qi thought, it was you who wanted to follow procedures, so what’s wrong with me reporting it?

If a person dies, their household registration needs to be canceled, doesn’t he have to inform them?

Since the government gave the go-ahead for the burial, Village Chief Qi called Sun Shi and Qi Shanhe over to discuss the burial arrangements for Xing.

Qi Dalian didn’t come; Sun Fengshou was ill, with a severe fever and shivering, so Qi Dalian had to stay home to take care of Sun Fengshou.

Old Sun thought this matter would be settled, but unexpectedly Qi Shanhe came out from Village Chief Qi’s place and came to the Sun family to get money.

Old Sun looked puzzled, "What money?"

She was afraid that due to her age, her hearing was failing.

"For Xing’s burial, my uncle wants me to pay, but I can’t pay it all myself, Dalian has to pay half too." Since mixing in the gambling house, Qi Shanhe had changed a lot, with hardly a trace of scholar’s aura left, and he became quite unruly.

Old Sun furrowed her brow, wanting to curse Qi Shanhe a few times but held back, raised her voice, and called out Qi Dalian.

This matter required her daughter-in-law to handle.

Her daughter-in-law was tough and articulate, while she wasn’t good at arguing with people.

Qi Dalian fed Sun Fengshou the fever medicine sent by Yu Changhe, then came out when she heard her brother was there to ask for money, and coldly asked, "How much?"

"A fine coffin would cost at least ten taels, we pay half each, so give me five taels," Qi Shanhe unabashedly declared.

Qi Dalian didn’t believe Qi Shanhe would buy a fine coffin for Xing, "Where do you plan to bury Xing?"

"Naturally, in the cemetery on the back mountain!"

"No way, if I pay, Xing must be buried in the Qi family ancestral tomb." Otherwise, she wouldn’t fork out the money.

Qi Shanhe was furious, "You silly girl, Xing committed suicide, and suicides are barred from entering the ancestral tomb and the cycle of reincarnation.

I’ve already discussed this with my uncle. You shouldn’t concern yourself with it, just hand over the money."

Qi Dalian sneered, "In that case, you give me five taels, and I’ll handle my sister-in-law’s matters."

After all, with her uncle’s three sons helping, handling Xing’s affairs was relatively simple.

Qi Shanhe didn’t expect Qi Dalian to turn the tables on him and stammered, "You’re a married-out daughter, matters like this aren’t your concern."

Qi Long laughed in anger, "Exactly, it’s not my concern, so why come to me when your wife dies?"

Qi Shanhe’s eyes widened in anger, "Weren’t you on good terms with Xing? She died, and you don’t want her to have a decent coffin?"

Qi Dalian called Sun Hongmei, took out two taels of silver, and gave it to Sun Hongmei, "Give this silver to my uncle and let him buy a good coffin for Xing."

After saying that, Qi Dalian turned and went back into the house without giving Qi Shanhe a glance.

Humph, did he really take her for a fool? Two taels of silver are enough to buy a very good coffin wood, she knew, she wasn’t stupid.

Qi Shanhe, who’s scheme to make a quick buck off a dead person failed, left the Sun family murmuring with a sullen face.

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Before they knew it, February 2nd arrived, Yu Xiaolian and Su Jingchen were waiting in line to make offerings to the Witch Clan’s Saintess with the Miao people when they were startled to discover that the so-called Saintess was actually Miao Yingyao.

Yu Xiaolian tugged at Su Jingchen’s sleeve and whispered, "That’s Miao Yingyao, she knows me. I’ll leave first!"

After saying that, Yu Xiaolian handed the basket of double-yolk eggs to Su Jingchen and sneaked away while Miao Yingyao posed as the Saintess, not noticing her.

Yu Xiaolian returned to the thatched mud house, restlessly waiting for Su Jingchen to return, occasionally craning her neck to look toward the mountain path.