All the money was emptied on the way to exile, and there was too much money to spend

Chapter 213: Frozen to death

With a creaking sound, the thin door in front of him was pushed open by Xie Chang.

What came into view was a messy room and a girl kneeling beside the bed and crying.

On the bed lay a skinny, elderly man.

The man's face was ashen, with some gray in it.

Something felt wrong at first glance.

Like a breathless person.

Xie Chang glanced at Xie Yuan, and both brothers realized something was wrong.

Taking another look at the girl kneeling beside the wooden bed and crying bitterly, they hurriedly walked forward.

"Miss Hu, what's your father doing?"

Xie Chang asked.

Xie Yuan took a step forward and reached out to feel Hu Quezi's breath.

He raised his head, looked at his elder brother and shook his head slightly.

Xie Chang sighed, "Miss Hu, the dead cannot be brought back to life, please accept my condolences."

Hu Yingying raised her head, her eyes were swollen as big as walnuts.

She looked at Xie Chang and Xie Yuan, choking with sobs, and said, "My father passed away suddenly. As a weak woman, I really have no way to prepare for his funeral and bury him in peace. I hope you can lend a hand."

"I am willing to work like a slave to repay your kindness."

Before Hu Yingying's family fled here, they were a small wealthy family.

However, war and natural disasters destroyed all their property. They fled together, and along the way, family members died one after another.

Her father even gave her a leg up.

After finally escaping to this place with her relatives, not long after settling down, her father froze to death on a snowy night...

When Hu Yingying thought about this, she felt sad and her tears started to roll down her cheeks again.

She was already thin, and she cried so sadly that I felt pity for her.

The brothers Xie Chang and Xie Yuan just glanced at each other and then looked away.

"Don't worry, Miss Hu. We are all neighbors and we won't stand idly by."

"Miss Hu, please wait a moment. We will go find someone to help."

The two brothers walked upright and sat properly.

Even though they both knew that they couldn't do anything to a girl, for the sake of the girl's reputation, they still couldn't stay in the same room with her for too long.

After they finished talking, they walked out.

It was as if there was a flood or a monster in this house.

Hu Yingying raised her head and looked at the two brothers who had already walked out the door, a trace of unwillingness flashed across her eyes.

But soon, she calmed down and continued crying with her head down.

Xie Chang and Xie Yuan went to call several other residents who had closed their doors.

There are a total of six families here. Except for Hu Quezi's family, which consists of a father and daughter, the other families have many family members.

There were two couples with four children.

There was also a household consisting of three brothers, and a couple with their parents and a child.

There is another household left, which is Hu Quezi's relative's family.

A woman, with her son, daughter-in-law, and an unmarried younger son.

That is Hu Yingying's uncle's house.

The woman was Hu Yingying's aunt.

When these people first arrived here, Xie Chang and Xie Yuan had already investigated their situation and asked them about their relatives.

I know that the Wang family at the edge are relatives of the Hu family.

They now went directly to Wang's house.

Xie Chang knocked on the door and Wang Da, the son of the Wang family, opened the door. When he saw Xie Chang, a look of surprise flashed across his face, but he smiled in an instant.

"Uncle, what's the matter with you so early in the morning?"

Wang Da is an honest and capable man.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to escape from the mountains and come here with his widowed mother, wife and younger brother.

You can tell from the house they live in that Wang Da is a capable person.

It is also a wooden house, but the outer walls of Wang's house are well sealed, and a layer of yellow mud is pasted on the wooden boards. Although it does not look good, it is very warm.

Xie Chang took all of this in, nodded slightly, retracted his gaze and said, "Your uncle, he was gone last night."

"what?"

Wang Da obviously didn't expect something like this to happen, and he was completely stunned.

"My uncle? How could he not be here? Uncle, when you say not here, is that what I mean?"

Wang Da's tone was a little anxious.

Xie Chang nodded slightly.

"Tell your wife and your mother to go and accompany Miss Hu. You and your brother should also pack up and go over to help deal with your uncle's funeral."

"Yes... yes, sir..."

Wang Da nodded, and after that he no longer cared about being polite, he turned around and shouted into the house.

"Mother, Cuicui, my uncle is gone."

"what?"

There was a sound of pots and pans colliding in the house, and a middle-aged woman with slightly messy hair came out. She put her hand to hold her bun, her face full of disbelief.

"Why is his uncle not here? He was fine last night!"

Although Hu Guizi had a limp in one leg while fleeing famine, he was still in good health.

He was only forty years old, not too old, how could he die suddenly?

Aunt Wang was very confused.

The Wang family members were also puzzled.

To be honest, Xie Chang also felt a little confused.

It snowed last night, how could someone freeze to death?

However, although there are doubts, the person is already dead, and the most urgent task is to bury him in peace.

As for other things, let’s talk about them after this matter is finished.

The news of Hu Guizi's death reached the Xie family's house.

The old lady, who was originally looking at her great-grandson, was also stunned for a moment when she heard the news.

"Why did you die?"

Although it snowed last night, their house can withstand the wind and snow.

It is understandable that you are sick from the cold.

But a middle-aged man could actually freeze to death.

Honestly, it's hard to understand.

But just like what Xie Chang, Xie Yuan and the others thought, even if they had doubts, they could only put them aside for the time being.

The dead are the most important. The most important thing is to bury them.

"Go tell Hao Ge'er and ask him to go over and see if there's any place they can help."

The old lady is kind-hearted.

People who live in the same place are more or less neighbors, so if you can help, do so first.

Mrs. Xie Su agreed and was about to go look for her grandson when Xie Lin walked in from outside.

"Mom, where are you going?"

"Old Third, why are you up? Did you sleep well?"

As soon as Mrs. Xie Su saw her son, she remembered to ask if he had slept well. "It's so cold, why don't you get some more sleep?"

Is this treating your adult and married son as a child?

Xie Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Mom, it's getting late now."

"Yes……"

Xie Su answered subconsciously, and quickly changed the topic, "You just came back yesterday and you must have been tired on the way. You will be fine if you take a rest."

"It's okay, mom."

Xie Lin held Xie Su's hand and pulled her back into the house as she was about to leave. "Grandma, what were you and my mother talking about just now? What's the matter with you going to see Hao Ge'er?"