Chapter 340 Is it really a coincidence?
Chapter 340 Is it really a coincidence?
There is a mountain behind the Ye family’s cemetery. All the dead members of the Ye family are buried there.
The war had not yet subsided at that time, and the Shangguan family had no family cemetery. Shangguan Zhenhua could not find a suitable place to bury Ye Qianlan, so he brought her body back to the Ye family's old house for burial.
When burying Ye Qianlan, Shangguan Zhenhua also made a decision that after his death, he would have people bury him in the Ye family cemetery and in the same tomb with Ye Qianlan.
When the Ye family was destroyed, the old house was severely damaged. When renovating the Shangguan Mansion, Shangguan Zhenhua also renovated the Ye family's old house. However, because it was too old and things were severely damaged, no matter how carefully it was repaired, it was difficult to restore it to its previous appearance.
The old house is looked after by a family who are disabled veterans who go to clean the cemetery every year.
Ye Tang and his group went up the mountain and came to the cemetery, where they saw a dry cemetery.
Among them, Ye Qianlan's tomb is the largest and most conspicuous. It not only has stone tables and stone chairs, but also two evergreen cypress trees ten meters high, and some crabapple flowers.
"I planted those two trees. They were only this big when they were first planted. After decades, they are this big, and they are getting taller every year."
"And those crabapple flowers were also planted by me. Qianlan likes crabapple flowers the most."
Shangguan Zhenhua introduced the cemetery to everyone as he walked.
"That's your great-grandmother buried over there!"
"That's great-grandfather!"
"And that..."
Shangguan Zhenhua kept talking along the way, and only stopped when he arrived at Ye Qianlan's grave.
Ye Peng and Ye Qianbai were both shocked when they saw the words on the tombstone. Without Shangguan Zhenhua saying anything, they knelt down in front of the tombstone and kowtowed three times.
"Mom, the baby is back!"
"Sister, Qianbai is back!"
Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan looked at each other, then they both knelt down, and Ye Pingan also knelt down. Ye Tang handed the child to Tan Yun to hold.
The three of them kowtowed together and called her grandmother.
Afterwards, Ye Tang and his companions took out all the offerings, lit incense and candles, burned paper money, and worshipped other ancestors as well.
They worked until noon before going down the mountain.
After lunch, Ye Tang, Ye Ping'an and Xiao Jingxuan went out for a walk to experience the customs and culture of Yuncheng, and left the child to Ye Peng.
While passing by a street, Ye Tang saw a face that looked somewhat familiar.
Not far away there was an old woman with white hair. She was dressed exquisitely, and was followed by a maid and a nanny.
The old woman looked to be in her sixties. Although she was old, she had a dignified temperament. From her eyes and eyebrows, one could tell that she must have been a great beauty when she was young.
The more Ye Tang looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
"Madam, what are you looking at?" Xiao Jingxuan followed her gaze and his expression suddenly paused.
"What's wrong?" Ye Pingan looked over in confusion: "It's just an old man, what's so good about it?"
Ye Tang asked: "Don't you think it looks familiar?"
Ye Pingan: "Not familiar."
Jamel Xiao: "Yes, he looks very familiar."
Ye Pingan looked at him in surprise: "Brother-in-law knows that old man?"
"do not know."
Ye Pingan wanted to say something, but Jamel Xiao suddenly grabbed Ye Tang’s hand: “Grandma!”
An idea suddenly came to Ye Tang's mind, and under the cover of Xiao Jingxuan, he took out the portrait of Ye Ping'an from the space.
Ye Pingan came over and took a look: "What a beautiful person."
Ye Tang said: "This is grandma."
Ye Pingan was stunned. Ye Tang motioned him to look at the old woman again and asked, "Do you think she looks like your grandmother?"
Ye Ping'an was shocked. He looked at the portrait, then at the old woman. The more he looked, the more they resembled each other, except that one was old and the other was young.
"Same, sister. Exactly like them!" Ye Ping'an's face was full of disbelief.
"It's grandma, that person... eh? Where is that person?"
When he looked up again, the old woman was gone.
Ye Tang said: "She's gone, let's go home!"
Ye Pingan asked anxiously: "Why don't you go and ask?"
"No need." Ye Tang shook his head: "It's too much of a coincidence."
Jamel Xiao touched Ye Ping'an's head and said, "Go back and talk to your grandfather first."
Ye Ping'an said no more and followed his sister and brother-in-law back to the Ye family's old house.
When they got home, Ye Tang realized that Shangguan Zhenhua had gone out to meet a friend right after they left the house.
In an alley west of Yuncheng, in a small courtyard, a thin old man was lying on a recliner.
Shangguan Zhenhua peeled an orange for him: "This is a sugar orange grown by my granddaughter. It's very sweet. Try it."
The old man took the orange and took a bite. "How sweet! Brother Shangguan, you have been talking about your son, granddaughter, and grandson since you came in. My ears are already callused. I know you are very happy to have your children and grandchildren back, but don't show off in front of me. Do you want me to envy you?"
Shangguan Zhenhua laughed and said, "I have to make you envious. You always said I was lonely and asked me to marry another woman. I didn't listen to you, so you showed off your descendants in front of me. I am just returning the favor now."
As he spoke, he glanced around the yard and sighed softly: "The yard is still the same as before, but Brother Lu, you are old and can't even walk steadily, and your children and grandchildren are not around."
Old Lu smiled and said, "They are going out to do business. I am too old to help, so I just want to stay in my hometown. Brother Shangguan, you are three years older than me. You are still strong, but I have become like this. There are more than ten brothers and friends, but only you and I are left. Now I am about to die, and you... Alas!"
Shangguan Zhenhua gave him another orange: "Okay, stop talking about this, it's really sad."
"Okay, let's talk about something else. When you came here, did you see any changes in the Zhao Mansion?"
"No, I came in from another entrance. What happened to the Zhao Mansion?"
"The Zhao Mansion has changed its owner and has become the Ye Mansion."
"..."
Half an hour later, Shangguan Zhenhua left the courtyard and went out of the alley from another way.
When I was about to walk out of the alley, I saw a carriage at the corner. The carriage stopped in front of a big house and an old woman got out.
Shangguan Zhenhua paused.
The old woman noticed something, looked back, and met Shangguan Zhenhua's eyes.
Shangguan Zhenhua's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously took a step forward. After taking three steps, he suddenly stopped.
The old woman looked at him doubtfully, then calmly withdrew her gaze and said to the nanny and maid beside her: "Let's go!"
The door opened and the old woman walked in.
After the door closed, Shangguan Zhenhua glanced at the plaque on the door.
Ye Mansion!
Shangguan Zhenhua was slightly shocked: "The Zhao Mansion has really become the Ye Mansion."
He frowned and thought for a while, then resisted the urge to knock on the door and ask, and turned and left.
In the flower hall of the Ye Mansion, the old woman took a sip of tea and asked slowly, "Is that person still here?"
"To answer the old lady, the man has left."
"Gone?" The old woman chuckled. "He is really patient, just like those young men on the street. I want to see how long they can endure."
She put down the cup and said to the nanny, "Tomorrow, let's go to Longquan Temple to burn incense."
"Yes."
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