"Aren't you afraid that Qin Hong will cause you trouble?" Liu Lihai asked.
"I'm afraid. Because my mother's medical expenses are all funded by him. So, I only dare to help you at night. Besides, you won't betray me, right? "Lin Nuo said.
Liu Lihai couldn't see Lin Nuo's face at this time, but he could roughly guess the helplessness and decisiveness in Lin Nuo's words. Yes, in the end, she was just a weak woman.
"Lin Nuo, thank you. I don't need your help. "Liu Lihai replied sincerely.
"Is that so? That's right, you're the county magistrate. Why would you need my help? "Lin Nuo was obviously disappointed.
"It's not like that, Lin Nuo. I sincerely thank you. Take good care of your mother. I don't want to implicate you." Liu Lihai hurriedly explained.
"But, I have implicated you." Lin Nuo followed up with another sentence.
"It's all in the past. Don't mention it again. I believe you're a good girl. " When Liu Lihai said this, the car had already arrived at Bayi Road. Xiao Zhou stopped the car and Liu Lihai got out.
Xiao Zhou drove the car away. Lin Nuo still wanted to say something, but Liu Lihai had already seen Qi Qiang walking towards him. He hurriedly said, "Lin Nuo, I have something to do. Let's talk next time. "He hung up the phone and walked towards Qi Qiang.
Qi Qiang greeted him enthusiastically, and Liu Lihai got into his car with him. After Liu Lihai got into the car, he found that there were two girls sitting in Qi Qiang's car. Liu Lihai looked at Qi Qiang in confusion. Qi Qiang said, "There will be a lot of guests tomorrow. You need to serve tea and pour water. You won't be able to handle it."
Liu Lihai thought that it was right. Qi Qiang was thoughtful. He didn't say anything else and followed Qi Qiang's car to Gong Village.
As soon as Qi Qiang's car entered the village, a villager greeted him. After Qi Qiang got out of the car, the villager asked, "Is Mr. Liu here?"
Liu Lihai found it strange. Why did the villagers come to welcome them before they arrived? This was completely different from what he had imagined.
Qi Qiang got out of the car and said, "Mr. Liu is here."
The villager hurriedly said: "Secretary Gong is waiting for Mayor Liu at the village committee. He sent me to the village entrance to fetch Mayor Liu."
Liu Lihai got out of the car, shook the villager's hand and said, "Thank you."
"Secretary Gong said that Uncle Gong is the hero of our village. We must have a grand funeral. Everyone is discussing it in the village committee," the villager said while leading Liu Lihai to the village committee.
Liu Lihai, Qi Qiang, and the two girls followed the villager to the village committee. The village committee was really full of people. When Gong Dabing, the secretary of the village committee, saw Liu Lihai and Qi Qiang, he hurriedly greeted them. He first grabbed Liu Lihai's hand and shook it enthusiastically. "Hello, Mayor Liu."
Liu Lihai responded to Gong Dabing and nodded to the other villagers as a greeting. At this time, someone in the crowd stood up and turned to walk towards Liu Lihai. He looked and saw that it was Qin Hong. Qin Hong said, "You two are here. It's great that we brothers have met. Come, take a seat. "
Qin Hong looked like the protagonist, but Liu Lihai was a little dumbfounded. They were singing the same song.
Liu Lihai ignored Qin Hong and looked at Gong Dabing and asked, "Secretary Gong, there's no need for so many people to discuss the funeral tomorrow, right? Leave a few elders who know the customs behind, and the rest can be dismembered. "
Qin Hong felt a little embarrassed and said, "I invited these people. Secretary Shi said that Secretary Gong is the hero of Lin County and has worked hard for the development of Lin County. Therefore, tomorrow's funeral must be grand, grand, and lively. I have already sent people to order wreaths in the city. These people will write their names on the wreaths later. "
When Qin Hong is talking, someone comes in and reports that the cart of wreaths has arrived. The cart is full of wreaths. Should they be transported to the ancestral house? The ancestral house is the custom of Lin County. It is a place similar to a church built by the whole village with the money of the whole village.
Gong Dabing looked at Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai didn't know much about the customs of the countryside, so he looked at Qi Qiang. Qi Qiang said, "Secretary Gong, you make the decision. Mayor Liu doesn't know much about your local customs, so let's do it according to your old rules. "
Qin Hong interrupted at this time and said, "I'll pay for the funeral expenses, so Secretary Gong, don't be too frugal."
"The Gong family can afford a funeral, so I appreciate your kindness on behalf of my godfather. As for the wreaths, you'd better let them ship them in the way they came. Those who are sincere will order wreaths for my father. Those who are not sincere, I don't need this kind of superficial ceremony. "Liu Lihai's words were cold at this time. He couldn't stand Qin Hong's acting here. Perhaps Qin Hong called everyone together and asked them not to attend the funeral tomorrow. As a result, things changed, and he was showing off here, so Liu Lihai wanted to teach Qin Hong a lesson in person.
"Mayor Liu, Classmate Du," Qin Hong also called Liu Lihai indifferently. "The Gong family doesn't lack funerals, but the Gong Village lacks a lot of facilities. As the new mayor, can you solve them for them?" Qin Hong looked at Liu Lihai and challenged.
"Qin Hong, I'm here to deal with the funeral for my godfather. As for other things, please discuss with Secretary Shi." As he said this, he turned his head to look at Gong Dabing and said, "Secretary Gong, I hope that my father's funeral will be attended by people who are truly grateful to my father, rather than going through the motions and going through the motions. The reason why I came back in advance is that, first, I really don't understand the customs of Lin County. Second, I'm afraid that I need to spend money. I brought money back. " As he said this, Liu Lihai opened his bag and began to count the money, looking as if he couldn't coexist with Qin Hong.
As if he didn't see Liu Lihai counting the money, Qin Hong said coldly, "So Secretary Gong is your godfather. When did you become sworn brothers? Why didn't you treat everyone to a drink?"
"Qin Hong." Liu Lihai was really angry. Qin Hong relied on Shi Zhilin's confidence and made a little money, so he was arrogant.
Liu Lihai wanted to get angry, but he suddenly remembered Yao Haidong's advice, so he suppressed his anger and ignored Qin Hong. He continued to count the money.
Qin Hong felt that it was not interesting, so he said, "If you need to do your last bit of sincerity for Secretary Gong, go to the car to get the wreath. If you don't need it, I'll take the wreath away." After that, he walked out.
Qi Qiang wanted to chase after him, but Liu Li Hai said, "Chief Qi, discuss with Secretary Gong about how many banquets and mourning attire are needed. Just give me the numbers and I'll be fine."
Qi Qiang stopped chasing after Qin Hong. Qin Hong must have been sent by Shi Zhilin. Qi Qiang was very clear about this. And Liu Lihai's current attitude obviously made Qin Hong embarrassed. After all, Liu Lihai appeared as Gong Daojin's godson. According to the rules of Lin County, Liu Lihai was Gong Daojin's son. Qin Hong wanted to pay for the funeral, but Liu Lihai didn't accept it, so he was not qualified to stay here.
At this time, Liu Lihai said to the people who were walking out, "I hope you can commemorate my father in your own way. It really doesn't matter if there is a wreath or not."
"How can we do that?" Gong Dabing looked at Liu Lihai awkwardly. Qi Qiang quickly smoothed things over and said, "County Magistrate Liu, it is our custom here that the more wreaths there are, the more grand the funeral will be."
Liu Lihai really didn't know these rules. Qin Hong said not far away, "He is from a big city. How can he know about us country people?" After that, he sang again, "Do you want it or not? If you don't want it, I'm leaving."
"Everyone, go and show your sincerity." Gong Dabing said to the people in the room, so the people in the room rushed out, for fear that if they were late, the wreath cart that Qin Hong called would drive away.
Liu Lihai had no choice but to pretend that he really didn't understand and let the villagers follow Qin Hong to get the wreaths.
In addition to the wreaths, Qin Hong also bought a lot of firecrackers. Gong Dabing accepted all of them. After all, he also knew that Qin Hong was now a big shot in Lin County. He was also very grateful to Qin Hong and thanked him a thousand times.
Next, Gong Dabing arranged for the women to gather in one room to do the mourning, and the people who printed the paper money to gather together to print the paper money. The division of labor was very clear.
Qi Qiang, Liu Lihai, and the two girls they brought, on the contrary, didn't have much to do. They were arranged by Gong Dabing to rest.
Liu Lihai was really tired. As soon as his head hit the pillow, he fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Liu Lihai was awakened by Gong Dabing because Fang Yezi and Gong Yue had come back with Gong Daojin's ashes. Liu Lihai felt very guilty for a while. How could he forget the time when he fell asleep? Fortunately, Xiao Zhou was reliable and had brought Fang Yezi and Gong Yue back.
Gong Daojin's cinerary casket returned to the ancestral house first. Fang Yezi and Gong Yue sat in the ancestral house. When Liu Lihai was led to the ancestral house by Gong Dabing, he was shocked. Wreaths could be said to have filled the entire entrance of the ancestral house. There were at least a few hundred of them. In front of the ancestral house was a small hill of paper money. These paper money were all stamped with steel seals. It could be seen that the villagers had indeed been busy the entire night.
Gong Dabing gave a set of mourning clothes for Liu Lihai to wear. Like Gong Yue, he had to be in mourning. The other people were all wearing a meter-long white cloth strip. When they sent the deceased up the mountain, they would wear it on their heads.
Qi Qiang led the two girls to serve tea in the ancestral house. They obviously woke up earlier than Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai looked at Fang Yezi guiltily and said, "Mom, I'm sorry. I-I fell asleep."
"I was the one who was in a hurry to come back, so I called Xiao Zhou early in the morning and asked him to pick me up. When Old Gong came back, I told him not to wake you up. You were also very tired, so it's fine to sleep a little longer. When the guests came, it wasn't there yet. " Fang Yezi said gently. Even though she looked very tired, her mental state was still okay. This made Liu Lihai heave a sigh of relief.
When Qi Qiang saw that Liu Lihai had arrived, he welcomed him and said, "Brother, I think you should give Qin Hong a call and ask Qin Hong to come to the funeral. These paper money, firecrackers, and the like were all sent by him from the city. He's just a little annoying with his words, but he still did it."
"I don't want to call. If you want to call, do it yourself." Liu Lihai still took a step back.
"Okay, I'll call. We're brothers, so even if we quarrel, we still have to work together. "As Qi Qiang said this, he took his phone and walked to the side. Obviously, he was going to call Qin Hong.
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