Siheyuan: Domineering life

After his mother was buried, Yang Jun did not go back to the city directly, but stayed in the ancestral hall for a few days.

The mourning hall was rearranged like the ancestral hall, and the ancestor's tablet was brought back, but this time there was an additional tablet for his mother, Wang Yuying, on the altar. Her longevity tablet was placed side by side with Yang Gui's. From today on, they would enjoy the offerings of the Yang family's descendants.

Although my mother has been buried, Aunt Wang next door has not been buried yet.

According to what the brothers and sisters had agreed upon before, they buried Aunt Wang in the Yang family's ancestral tomb. Her grave was not far from Wang Yuying's grave. From now on, the two sisters would never be separated.

After dealing with all the funeral affairs, the word "filial piety" appeared on Yang Jun's arm.

This kind of filial piety armband had to be worn for three months. During these three months, Yang Jun could not have his hair cut or shave his beard, and he could not even have sex. This was the so-called three-month hot mourning period.

In the past, people would at least observe mourning for three years, but times and customs were different, so there naturally couldn't be so many rules.

"Jun'er, things here are over. I plan to take the young men back today."

As soon as Wang Yuping was buried, her cousin Yang Mingsheng found Yang Jun and asked him to go back.

"So urgent?"

Yang Jun was surprised when he heard this.

"Hey, I have to be in a hurry. I've been out for so many days and there's a lot of things to do at home. I'd better go back early."

My uncle pointed at the Yang family members and said, "Even if I'm not anxious, they should be anxious. They all have families to support, and they have to make money to support their families after the New Year."

After hearing this, Yang Jun did not try to persuade him to stay.

It was not easy for everyone. They came from thousands of miles away to help with his mother's funeral. He will always remember this friendship and hope to have the chance to repay them in the future.

"Okay, then I won't keep you."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he waved to Luo Xiaojun.

Seeing this, Luo Xiaojun immediately took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Yang Jun.

"Uncle, it's not easy for everyone. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't refuse it."

"Jun'er, this is not allowed."

Yang Mingsheng was a little angry when he saw this, and waved his hands repeatedly: "This is my family's business, and it is natural for me to help. How can I charge money for it?"

"Inappropriate, inappropriate."

Yang Jun smiled and said, "Uncle, please don't rush to refuse. I don't want to give you any money."

After saying that, Yang Jun patted the envelope and continued, "This is a mine in my hometown. It is doing pretty well. I plan to donate it to the tribe as ancestral property. It will come in handy for weddings, funerals, and helping poor people in the tribe in the future."

"I haven't been able to do anything for the clan for so many years, and I feel very ashamed. This is a small token of my appreciation, please don't refuse."

"This……"

Yang Mingsheng looked at Yang Jun with embarrassment.

He turned around to look at the tribesmen behind him and saw that their eyes were shining with brilliance. For a moment he didn't know what to do.

He also knew that life had been better in recent years and the tribesmen were more active and ready to go out and try their luck. However, life out there was not as easy as one might imagine. Some people even ended up with bloody heads and even their families destroyed.

However, as the tribe leader, he was unable to lead his people to wealth and often blamed himself for this. Now that the opportunity was before him, he didn't know what to choose.

As the clan leader, Yang Jun should take care of his mother's funeral affairs. However, if he accepted this kindness, the meaning of helping would change.

Yang Jun seemed to see his dilemma, so he smiled and said, "Uncle, helping is helping, and good intentions are good intentions. These are two different things. If we didn't meet often, I wouldn't express my gratitude at this time. Don't get me wrong, what I did is not to express my gratitude, but purely to help my clansmen."

"Jun'er..."

"Okay, uncle, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your clan members."

Without further ado, Yang Jun stuffed the envelope containing the mining contract into his hand and said earnestly, "I hope that our Yang family will be able to flourish under your leadership."

"That's...ok."

This time, my uncle did not refuse and took the envelope readily.

"Jun'er, I still say the same thing. From now on, if you need me, my old bones and the young people behind me will go through fire and water for you without hesitation."

"Uncle, you are too kind. We are all family, there is no need to be like this."

“No, no, no, it has to be like this.” Yang Mingsheng said, “Although we both have the surname Yang, times have changed. It’s your kindness to help us, and it’s your duty not to help us. Even though we are a family, some things still need to be made clear.”

"Since you have taken care of our people, we will go through fire and water for you."

After saying this, he turned around and said to the group of young men from the Yang family behind him.

"Boys, do you think this is the truth?"

"Yes." Everyone said in unison.

At this time, everyone was very grateful to Yang Jun. At the critical moment, Yang Jun did not forget their old friendship and helped everyone. They were grateful from the bottom of their hearts, and at the same time they were determined to go through fire and water for Yang Jun.

Afterwards, Yang Jun asked Luo Xiaojun to send a car to take the tribesmen to the airport.

After everyone left, only Yang Jun and his sisters were left in the ancestral hall. Yi Qiu Shui also took the children back to the city.

The four brothers and sisters came to the main hall of the ancestral hall and bowed to the tablets of their parents on the altar.

After that, the four of them sat on chairs and chatted.

"Brother, now that mom is gone, what should we do in the future?" Yangmei said.

When she said this, her eyes were blurry and she kept scanning the tablet on the altar. She seemed to be asking Yang Jun, but in fact, she seemed to be talking to herself.

Now that their mother is gone, there are only four siblings left. Their only brother, Yang Huai, is beyond help. They really don’t know what to do in the future.

In fact, they have thought about this problem in the past few days. When their mother was alive, the family was still together. Now that both old people are gone, their next generation has separated. Separation means severing their relationship with Yang Jun and living their own lives behind closed doors. In the past, Yang Jun had his mother to take care of him, and he could take care of his sisters. Now that his mother is gone, I don't know if Yang Jun can still take care of them like before.

After hearing this, Yang Jun took out a cigarette and lit it.

He took two puffs, exhaled the thick smoke, and said nothing.

Even if my mother were still alive, this family would exist in name only. In practical terms, it has already been divided. It's just that my mother is no longer around, so I'm saying this now.

To put it bluntly, Yang Mei and the other three just wanted a promise from Yang Jun.

Yang Jun knew it, but he was too lazy to say it.

Whether the mother is there or not has nothing to do with this matter. A family should always value family affection. As long as his sisters encounter difficulties, he will lend a helping hand. Yang Jun will not give up on a heartless and ungrateful person like Yang Huai, let alone his sisters.

Of course, he couldn't help his sisters as unconditionally as he did before. After all, the family had separated and Yang Jun had his own family to take care of. Naturally, he couldn't care about his sisters as much as before.

For him, as long as it's not too excessive, he will help.

"Brother, what are we going to do next?"

Seeing that Yang Jun didn't say anything, Yang Yu asked.

In fact, she also wanted a promise, and so did Yang Liu.

"If mom is gone, you won't live anymore?"

Yang Jun rolled his eyes and said, "If you really can't leave your mother, then learn from Aunt Wang."

"Brother, what you said... Bah, it's too unlucky."

Yang Mei smiled and said, "You are our eldest brother, I just want to hear your opinion."

"Brother, you will always be our big brother." Yang Liu and Yang Yu echoed.

"hehe."

Yang Jun just smiled after hearing this.

The death of their mother finally made them feel a sense of crisis. Without their mother, no one in this world could control Yang Jun anymore. Yang Jun used to be a little cautious, but now he has no taboos.

"Brother, just tell me." Yangmei said coquettishly.

"say what?"

Yang Jun raised his eyebrows and said, "We are all family, what is there to say?"

"I told you, Big Brother can't just ignore us."

After hearing this, a few people finally smiled.

"Hey, I have a whole family to take care of now, so I may not have the time to take care of you. Just be quiet, keep a low profile, live a good life, and don't get into trouble all day long."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he looked at Yang Yu and said, "Old Four, especially you, control your temper and stop being unreasonable."

"Brother, I have always been a good boy. How could I be unreasonable?" Yang Yu shouted.

"Really?" Yang Jun rolled his eyes: "Didn't you scratch Dai Yuhe's neck?"

"Well... he was the one who made me unhappy first."

"That's enough, Lao Si. Dai Yuhe is giving in to you. Don't push your luck." Yang Jun said, "After all, he is also a man. You must give him some face in front of outsiders."

"Got it, big brother."

For the first time ever, Yang Yu did not talk back and admitted his mistake directly.

"And my third sister..." Yang Jun looked at Yang Liu again.

"Brother, what's wrong with me?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Yang Jun's face turned serious, and he said, "Don't think I don't know that you're fooling around outside every day. If you want to start a family, just find someone to marry peacefully, and don't change partners all the time."

"I'm your brother. I'm sorry to say that to you. I'm just giving you face. If you continue like this, don't blame me for taking coercive measures against you."

Ever since Yang Liu got divorced twice, she had completely lost hope in marriage. She used her status and money to play with men, and often did some outrageous things. Yang Jun had heard about it, but as her brother, it was not convenient for him to talk about such things, so he just let her go on like this.

"Brother, I...I understand, and I will correct it in the future." Yang Liu said with a red face.

"I hope you will really correct yourself. I don't want you to ruin the reputation of my Yang family out there." The Yang family said with a sullen face.

"Got it, big brother."

Yang Jun sighed and turned his gaze to Yang Mei.

Seeing this, Yangmei was so frightened that she trembled all over.

"Brother, I've been doing my duty and have done nothing."

"I know you didn't do anything."

Yang Jun rolled his eyes and said, "Among the five brothers and sisters, you are the one that I feel most at ease with."

"but……"

At this point, he paused for a moment and continued, "However, you are too soft-hearted and have indulged Liu Zhi too much. Be careful that he might betray you."

When Yang Mei saw that Yang Jun did not blame her, her expression immediately relaxed.

"Brother, I understand. I will keep a close eye on him."

"Hey, take care of yourself."

Yang Jun didn't say much. If he said too much, the other person would be unhappy. If he didn't say anything, he would feel that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a brother.

They are now married and have their own careers. They are all adults and have their own judgment. He can only give them advice so far.

"Brother, we got it." said the three.

Afterwards, the four siblings stopped talking about such heavy topics.

"Brother, now that mom is gone, this place is empty. Do you have any plans?" Yangmei asked.

"No plans?"

Yang Jun was stunned for a moment and said, "Someone is taking care of this place, so there is no need for special arrangements."

Yang Mei said, "What I mean is that we should not move the east wing where Mom originally lived. We brothers and sisters can just come and stay for a few days in the future."

"Well, you can arrange it."

When Yang Jun heard it was a small matter, he let her do as she pleased.

"Well, I'll have someone clean it up later, so we can stay for a few days when we come to worship next time."

Afterwards, the four brothers and sisters chatted for a while, mostly talking about Yang Huai.

Everyone said that Yang Huai had changed, that he was unrecognizable, that he had become cold and heartless, that he wouldn't even kowtow to his own mother. When it came to this, everyone complained.

Yang Jun didn't say anything because he no longer had any hope in Yang Huai, so there was no point in complaining.

As evening approached, the four siblings returned to the city and each got in their own car and left.

Yang Jun did not go home, but went to Li Jingqiu's home in the suburbs.

"Old Yang, you finally came to see me."

Li Jingqiu was overjoyed to see Yang Jun.

Yang Jun hasn't been to her place for almost a month, and she misses him terribly.

However, when he saw the filial piety badge on Yang Jun's arm, his expression changed.

"Old Yang, mother..."

Although Yang Jun did not bring her home, she is Yang Jun's woman now and will give birth to his children in the future, so there is no problem in calling her mother.

Hearing this, Yang Jun sighed and said, "It disappeared a few days ago."

"What a pity! I haven't met her yet."

After hearing this, Li Jingqiu's face darkened.

She was indeed heartbroken about Wang Yuying's death.

She had heard before that the reason why Yang Jun's women were able to enter the Yang family was mainly due to Wang Yuying. If it weren't for Wang Yuying's pressure, Yi Qiu Shui would not have let those women in easily. Now that Wang Yuying is gone, her hope of entering the Yang family is even slimmer.

"Hey."

Yang Jun didn't say anything and just sighed.

Afterwards, the two came to the living room, and Li Jingqiu made a pot of tea for Yang Jun.

Yang Jun was exhausted these days and hadn't gotten enough rest. After drinking the tea she made herself, he felt much more relaxed.

"Old Yang, are you...going to stay tonight?" Li Jingqiu asked cautiously.

"Do not."

Yang Jun said: "I came here just to drink the tea you made yourself. I will go back after I finish drinking it."

Li Jingqiu: "Yes, then drink slowly. You have been exhausted these days. I will help you relax."

Then, she laid Yang Jun flat, put her hands on his temples, and chatted with him while massaging him. (End of this chapter)