Chapter 2065: Chapter 2065: Qin Li (Part 3)
And now, everything has changed.
After Li Boxue left, Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t pay much attention to it, went back inside to have lunch, and after lunch, she napped in the room with Yu Rou, chatting about some childhood anecdotes. As they talked, they eventually fell asleep.
The next time she woke up, it was the noise from downstairs that disturbed her.
Ruan Jiaojiao frowned, got out of bed; beside her, Yu Rou was still sound asleep. She scratched her head gently and quietly left the room.
Downstairs, in the courtyard, Ruan Jianguo and Ruan Jiandang, along with several brothers, were talking about something in hushed tones.
Meanwhile, there were also a few village officials and some villagers in the courtyard, making a lot of noise. Ruan Jiaojiao listened for a moment and vaguely heard some sensitive words, something about death and something about being bloated.
Just then, Ruanlin Family came out of the house, wearing a relatively old set of black clothes. In the courtyard, a few grandmothers of her age were urging her.
"Grandma? What’s wrong?" Seeing Ruanlin Family hurrying out, Ruan Jiaojiao stepped forward to ask.
When Ruanlin Family saw Ruan Jiaojiao, she halted her steps and turned to speak to the grandmothers in the courtyard, "You go ahead, I’ll be right there." Then she turned back to Ruan Jiaojiao and said, "Sweetheart, stay home and don’t run around. There’s been some trouble at the Li Family next door, and Grandma is going to help out. Be good and stay here with Xiaorou, don’t wander off."
After saying this, she patted Ruan Jiaojiao’s little hand and hurried after the grandmothers.
What on earth has happened?
Ruan Jiaojiao was even more puzzled, and instinctively wanted to follow them. Just as she reached the courtyard gate, Ruan Jianguo pulled her back and said sternly, "Sweetheart, don’t go out. Just play in the yard, understand?"
"Dad, what’s going on? Not telling me just makes me more curious."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Jianguo had no choice but to explain.
It turns out that the old couple from the Li Family next door had passed away, and it had been several days before they were discovered today.
This matter goes back to the storm a few days ago. Xiahe Village has quite a few paddy fields. Apart from the grain handed over to the government, the rest is the farmers’ annual food supply.
After losing their son, the old couple’s daughter-in-law ran away with the compensation money, and it wasn’t easy for them to raise a child on their own. So, these paddy fields were their greatest hope for the year.
It’s already August, and the rice is entering the heading and grain-filling period. This is a crucial time, as the management during this phase greatly affects the final rice yield.
The old couple counted on this grain for the entire year, so they naturally took meticulous care of it.
During this period, the rice cannot lack water, nor can it be flooded, especially with storms like the one a few days ago, which could easily damage the crops.
On the day of the storm, the old couple had gone out to the town to buy herbicide. On their way back, they encountered the storm and didn’t go home but went directly to the field to drain the water.
It happens that the Li family’s field is by the river. Maybe because the road was slippery from the rain, or for some other reason, both fell into the river and weren’t discovered by the villagers until today, floating in a patch of weeds.
Several days have passed, and their bodies have become unrecognizable from being in the water for so long.
