HLnovel Chapter 122: Master Luo's Death
Chapter 122: Master Luo's Death
It was originally agreed that Si Ya would be given a generous dowry, but now Xu was reluctant to give it up. It took Zhang Lao Er and Zhang Ping An's persuasion to get Xu to agree to make an extra bed for Si Ya, which cost a lot of money.
After a few days of peace, Zhang Ping'an thought that this was the worst thing that could happen this year. However, Luo Fuan drove to the county to look for Zhang Ping'an and his friends. He didn't know their specific addresses, so he could only look for them at the academy.
When the old gatekeeper came in to report, Zhang Ping'an was extremely surprised, but he knew that something big must have happened in the village, otherwise Luo Fuan would not have come to the county town to find him.
"Luo Fuan, why did you come to the county suddenly? Did something happen at home?" Zhang Pingan asked nervously, and then found that Luo Fugui was also in the car.
Luo Fuan said with a sad face: "The teacher passed away. It rained heavily a few days ago, and the teacher might have caught a cold. He has been coughing and couldn't get out of bed these days. Uncle Liu found out this morning that the teacher had passed away. He has already gone to the county school to inform Master Luo and Ayuan. I thought I should tell all of you about this, so we came here together. Once a teacher, always a father. We must go back to pay our respects and send the teacher on his last journey."
"What, the master passed away?" Zhang Pingan said in shock.
It was too sudden. Although Master Luo was indeed old, Zhang Ping'an had the impression that he had always paid great attention to self-care. When he returned to the village to visit after taking the provincial examination in April, Master Luo was still in good spirits. He was very pleased that two students had been selected from his private school. He sighed that the young people were indeed formidable, as it had only been more than two months.
"Yes, it happened this morning. Let's go back together later."
"Okay, wait for me for a moment. I'm going to look for Jinbao and I need to ask for leave from Master." Zhang Ping'an's eyes were a little red. Although birth, old age, sickness and death are common to all human beings, Master Luo had watched them grow up. He was like a teacher and a father to them. He felt empty in his heart when he suddenly heard the news of his death.
After running quickly into the academy, Zhang Ping'an found Jinbao and told him about the master's death. Jinbao was stunned when he heard it. The two then found Master Lin and told him about the situation. They asked for three days of leave. This was a matter of life and death, and Master Lin readily approved it.
After Zhang Ping'an pulled Jinbao out and got into the car, he said to Luo Fuan, "Let's go to Jinbao's house and my house to say hello first."
Zhang Laoer was a little stunned after hearing this, then he reacted and nodded, saying, "It's time to go back. I'll go with you." Then he drove out his mule cart, as he was worried about letting the children go back.
When they arrived at the county school, Mr. Luo and Liu Shengyuan had already boarded the bus, and Uncle Liu had to go to the provincial capital to find Luo Dalang and Luo Erlang.
They drove along the way without stopping. When they arrived at the town, they passed by Jinbao's tea stall. Jinbao jumped out of the car and told his father about it. Jinbao's father was a quick-witted man and immediately followed them back. They finally arrived at Luojia Village in the evening.
Mr. Luo was highly respected throughout his life and had a good reputation in the village. The village chief had organized the villagers to set up a mourning hall, changed Mr. Luo's body into clean burial clothes, and used a coffin that Mr. Luo had prepared long ago.
A white banner was also hung at the door.
After Zhang Pingan and the others entered the mourning hall, Luo Fuan's father handed over some mourning cloth and said sadly, "You're back now. Tie it up. This is a happy funeral."
Jinbao couldn't hold back his tears any longer. The eyes of the others also turned red and they wiped their tears silently.
After they kowtowed and paid their respects, Luo Fuan's father led the others to his home: "You haven't eaten yet, right? Let's have some at my house first."
Zhang Laoer declined politely, "Brother Luo, this is too much trouble for your family. It's convenient for us to go home, so we can eat after we get home."
Luo's father said with a cold face: "What's the matter? Now that we are in Luojia Village, can't I even afford a meal? Don't refuse!"
Zhang Laoer had no choice but to follow them. Luo Fuan's mother was still the same. She was very enthusiastic when she saw them. She hurriedly made a stack of white flour pancakes, mixed them with sesame oil and pickles and brought them out, explaining: "Master Luo just passed away. It's not suitable for him to eat meat. I made some pancakes for you. Don't dislike them!"
Zhang Ping'an shook his head and thanked her, "We are the ones who troubled you too much, how could you dislike us?"
After the meal, Zhang Ping'an wanted to have a good chat with Luo Fuan, but Luo Fuan was very sensible and said, "Studying is a very demanding task for you, and you are tired from traveling today. Take a good rest first. We can talk about it tomorrow. There is no rush."
Zhang Pingan felt a little warm in his heart. His once carefree friend has now become much more mature.
When she knocked on the door after arriving home, Zhang was quite surprised. It was only after she heard about Mr. Luo's story that she sighed and said, "Alas, birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural course of human life. It's time to prepare my coffin!"
"mother"!
"Milk"!
Zhang Laoer and Zhang Pingan shouted together.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. Everyone will die one day." Zhang waved her hand and went back to her bedroom.
Zhang Ping'an had many bizarre dreams that night, but he remembered nothing when he woke up in the morning.
Zhang Laoer and Jin Bao's father hurried to find someone to make two wreaths, and only after they were done did they go to Luojia Village together.