Chapter 857: The Warmth and Coldness of Human Relationships after Becoming Rich
People brought firewood over one after another, and soon all ten bundles were delivered.
Because everyone was so enthusiastic, Li Shuping had no choice but to meet their requirements.
She directed them to open some firewood and spread it flat on the ground, and finally had someone carry Cheng Weiping's body up.
After the body was lifted up, they were asked to spread the remaining firewood on top.
After the entire frame was built, Li Shuping had someone pour diesel on it to make the firewood burn better.
Li Shuping personally lit the firewood pile, and with the help of diesel, the flames suddenly burned fiercely.
The open space by the creek is somewhat empty and usually looks a bit damp.
At this time, when the fire started, the entire open space looked extremely spectacular.
The fire burned so fiercely that it made crackling sounds.
As the fire burned, Cheng Weiping's body also began to burn.
There had never been a fire in the village, but every time there was a fire, everyone would rush to put it out with fire-fighting tools.
I have never watched a pile of firewood burn like I do now, and then watched a person's body turn to ashes in the burning fire.
If you simply use firewood to burn it, it probably won't have such a good effect.
Now with the addition of diesel, the fire burned very fiercely.
The fire burned fiercely for more than an hour, and then it slowed down a little in the second hour.
By the third hour, the flames gradually died out, and the original pile of firewood had turned into a charred black.
Jiang Wan poked it with a stick, and only a few scattered flames were left.
Cheng Weiping's body had turned to ashes, leaving only some remaining bones.
Li Shuping shoveled these things out with a shovel and then poured them directly into the river.
In this way, Cheng Weiping's body was disposed of directly after cremation.
Li Shuping didn't spend much money during the whole process and it saved a lot of time.
After being surprised, some people began to ask her if she planned to hold a wedding banquet.
In the past, if someone died in the village, any family with some financial resources would hold a banquet.
Li Shuping seems to have become wealthy now and is more willing to spend money than before.
I wonder if she would be willing to host a banquet under such circumstances?
"No, I'm busy now, how can I have time to do these things?"
"Besides, the bodies have already been dealt with, so there is no need for a banquet."
"It's mainly because of such a rotten person. It's not worth spending so much time."
Although Cheng Weiping is dead, the pain he left her is deeply buried in her heart.
Such an ungrateful son has been spoiled since he was a child, and no one is willing to let him suffer any hardship.
As a result, she raised a poisonous snake, which bit her hard when she needed it most and wanted to sever the mother-son relationship with him.
She gave birth to him, and now she is sending him away.
It's like it ends where it started.
"Now that you have dealt with Cheng Weiping's body, do you have any other plans?"
"Now that you've finally come back, do you want to stay in the village for a while?"
"Yes, yes, now that you're back, don't be in a hurry to go back. We old sisters are still thinking about you."
Everyone was very enthusiastic about Li Shuping and kept talking to her about this and that.
Li Shuping's originally sad mood was gradually relieved by their comfort.
A smile gradually appeared on her cold face.
"Thank you for your comfort, I feel much better now."
"Because I do have other things to do, and I may not be able to stay here for long."
"At most I can stay one more night tonight, pack up my things, calm down, and then leave tomorrow."
Li Shuping mainly didn’t want to be too rushed as she felt it would be too tiring.
There are still some trivial chores to take care of in the afternoon. Besides, it is not easy to come back. There are indeed some old sisters whose homes I need to visit and chat with.
She has a lot to do and time is really tight.
When everyone heard that Li Shuping was leaving tomorrow, they all invited her warmly.
"Old sister, we haven't seen each other for a long time. You must take some time to come to my house today!"
"Yes, yes, you are a very busy man now. You have been gone for such a long time, and you must have missed us so much!"
"Come to my house for lunch today. I'll cook my specialties for you. Remember to come!"
Li Shuping looked at the friendly smiling faces of her neighbors and felt mixed emotions.
It seemed like everything was the same as before, yet completely different.
In the past, although I would say hello to them when I met them on the road, I would never invite them to my home for dinner.
Everyone's family is not wealthy, and except during festivals, they basically don't invite each other to their homes for dinner.
Not to mention that she also has to cook her specialty dishes, which must be meat dishes. Unless a distinguished guest comes to visit, how can she get such treatment?
"Forget about the meal. Your family isn't wealthy, so I'm sorry to bother you."
Li Shuping politely declined, but the aunt was very enthusiastic.
She took her arm and whispered something into her ear.
"Old sister, where have you made your fortune recently? Can you take me there?"
Li Shuping's heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she realized that the food was not that delicious.
Fortunately, she didn't go over for dinner, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to refuse.
"There is no such thing as getting rich or not. You just work outside and work really hard to earn a living."
Li Shuping would never admit that she had become the boss, otherwise these people would rely on her even more.
Although she now has a small shop and can afford to hire a few employees, she doesn't want to hire people from the village.
The people in the village are all cunning and scheming, and it is really difficult to deal with them.
It would be better to spend money to hire a few irrelevant people from outside, at least they won’t be jealous of her.
Li Shuping used to have a simple mind and didn’t have so many little thoughts.
Later, I saw so much and understood more and more.
She actually didn't want to be so snobbish, but she was forced into it.
If I weren't so snobbish, I would have been torn to pieces by them and still have to help count the money.
When Aunt Liu heard her words, her expression froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted her state.
"It's not bad to work outside. You should earn a lot, right?"
The fact that Li Shuping had spent a large amount of money on firewood attracted the attention of some interested people.
Many people pretended to be close to her, but in fact they were asking about her income and even wanted to develop with her.
Li Shuping looked at their overly enthusiastic appearance and suddenly felt uncomfortable.
I never saw them help me when I was down and out before, so how dare they make demands now?
Instead, the few people who used to have a good relationship with her stood behind the crowd and looked at her quietly with faint smiles on their faces. It seemed that they were really happy to know that she was doing well.