Women beat their chests and cry

  +91: Women beat their chests and cry

  After several days of surveying, the water ditch from Yunding Mountain to Zhaizi was finalized.

  The first day of the second month of the lunar calendar, officially started work.

  Digging ditches and laying pipes, a lively scene on the mountain. To ensure water quality, Village King suggested starting from Jinniu Pond and adopting a closed canal approach all the way to the village.

  Although the cost of the closed water channel is high, Director Li still agreed.

  March 13th, all projects were completed.

  Today is the day when water from Jinniutang will officially flow into the village and every household.

  Director Li and Village Chief Wang held a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

  The people in the village saw that as soon as the dragon's head was opened, white water gushed out. They scooped up a mouthful to drink and found it sweet to their hearts, each face filled with joy and laughter.

  Everyone is excitedly holding water, you splash it on my face, I splash it on your body, followers, frolicking.

  Director Li and Zheng Shuang looked at each other, both with sincere smiles on their faces.

  "Village chief, what you said is right. The people in the village are indeed simple and lovely! No wonder that year, I suggested helping you get some exercise by transferring you to be a clerk in the town, but you refused."

  "I told you, you've done them a solid favor， they'll remember you for it. How's that? Cheer up!" said the village chief with a smile.

  "Happy! Happier than I've ever been! By the way, after lunch, I want to go check out Jinniutan at Yunding Mountain. Actually, Jinniutan is just one of many pools along the water route - it's all pools!"

  "What you said is right. Along the way, Yun Ding Mountain has eighteen ponds! We only diverted one-third of the water here, it won't affect the original waterway, Director Li," said Village King.

  "What a great mountain and river! After dinner, it's still like the first time I entered Yunding Mountain. You call Niu Chui, Dong Mao, and Shui Hua to accompany me together!"

  "Alright!"

  After lunch, firecrackers were set off in the village to see off the technical personnel and staff who came to the village. Director Li and her driver stayed behind.

  Director Li let the driver rest at the village committee first, and she set off with Zheng Shuang and others.

  Everyone chatted and laughed all the way to Jinniutang.

  Director Li took another sip of water and then stood up to gaze at the flowing water in the distance: "I want to follow the stream to see other pools, are you guys tired?"

  "Director Li, this won't do. All along the way, you see that we have to pass through many dangerous sections even at the second pool!" Niu Jiao said.

  "Boundless scenery on the precipice. Now that you mention it, I must go! Niu Cui, lead the way! Shui Hua, follow Niu Cui, and I'll bring up the rear."

  The calf looks at the king of the stockade.

  "Let's go! Director Li has a good relationship with her, and he'll accompany her on this trip," said Village Chief Wang.

  The calf led the way, and everyone followed behind, laughing and chatting again.

  However, after walking for a while, the cowherd said: "Everyone be careful and focus on walking, the road is too narrow, and there are steep cliffs on both sides!"

  "I'm fine..." Shui Hua said less than half a sentence when her foot suddenly slipped, and her body began to fall towards the cliff on the left!

  Director Li, walking behind Shui Hua, shouted "Be careful!" As he spoke, he took a step forward and grabbed Shui Hua's arm with all his might, pulling him down onto the narrow road.

  Director Li, due to excessive force, stumbled and his entire body leaned towards the cliff on the right side. Village King wanted to stretch out his hand to grab him, but it was too late.

  All I heard was a cry of "ah" from below the cliff, and then there was no more movement.

  Everyone searched for the road down the cliff and found Director Li, seeing that her head was covered in blood. Village Chief Wang shouted "Director Li" and rushed over to hug her, using his hand to feel her nose. Then, he burst into loud sobs.

  The water splashed past, pounced on her body, and slapped its own chest, wailing loudly.

  Zhai Wang carried Director Li down the mountain and into the village.

  People rushed out of their homes in the village, wailing and crying, shaking heaven and earth.

  People have come from the county. There are people from the county committee, the government, the water conservancy bureau, the TV station, friends of Director Li, and relatives of Director Li...

  The crying in the village is like a mighty river, and cannot be stopped...

  TV station staff were interviewing while crying...

  Director Li was being pulled away by the car, and the women in the village were crying and beating their chests, while the men wiped away tears.

  The car slowly started moving, and the crowd followed behind, with old people and children...

  The sound of crying covered up the sound of the car...

  TV station staff stretched out video cameras from car windows towards the men and women, young and old, who came to see them off...

  The next day, people in the village rushed to go to the county town to see off Director Li.

  Zhai Wang chartered a medium-sized bus and had Shui Hua, Dong Mao, Niu Dai, and Wang the accountant all get on board.

  Then he said to everyone: "I understand your feelings, you all want to go and see off the great benefactor of our village. But there are too many people, it will trouble the family of the benefactor and the government, so I'll choose a few elderly people as representatives of the village to see off Director Li!"

  After finishing speaking, Village King invited four old men to get on the carriage.

  Arrived at the county town, coincided with the county party committee and government held a farewell ceremony for Director Li.

  Shui Hua listened and listened, and couldn't help but burst into tears. As Shui Hua cried, several elderly people also started crying. Then, the whole venue was filled with sobbing sounds.

  The TV station broadcast the story of Director Li serving the people that same evening and repeatedly inserted footage from Zhai Zi, many people in the county watched the TV and shed tears.

  At the funeral, more and more people came to see him off, and the sound of crying grew louder. In the end, the sound of crying drowned out the sound of gongs and trumpets!

  Afterwards, many elderly people said that Director Li's funeral was the most grand funeral in history. They had never seen so many people attend a funeral before, and they had never heard such earth-shaking wails of grief!

  The day after Director Li's funeral, the municipal newspaper reported on its front page her deeds of doing practical things for the people and called on all Party members and cadres in the city to learn from her.

  The provincial newspaper also reported her moving story on its front page, accompanied by a photo of villagers chasing after the car and crying as they saw off Director Li.

  Zhai Wang returned home after attending Director Li's funeral and stayed at home all the time.

  Xue Er saw that Zhai Wang was not going out for a stroll and instead worried that he would get sick from being cooped up.

  "Director Li is dead, don't think too much about it. People will eventually die, she died with a bang, so many people regarded her as their own family, respected her and mourned her. I think she's at peace in the afterlife."

  "Xue Er, you said a person. What kind of person is a good person? What kind of person is a bad person?"

  "How can you ask such naive questions? Can people be simply divided into good and bad? Are the little Japanese devils good or bad?" Xue Er said with a smile.

  "They're certainly bad people!" said the village chief.

  "You say they're bad people. What about their families? Their relatives? The ones who were in power at the time? These people not only wouldn't call them bad, but would even call them heroes loyal to the Emperor!" Xue Er said with a smile.

  "Are you saying I'm a good person or a bad one?" the village chief asked again.

  "You! Currently, you are neither a good person nor a bad one. If I say you're a bad person, you've done three great things for the village, fixing the road, bringing in electricity and water supply, all thanks to your efforts. But if I say you're a good person, then in these three big projects, you embezzled quite a bit of money from the first two. And in this last project, you also indulged in feasting for dozens of days, don't you agree?" Xue Er said with a smile.

  "Alright, alright, I won't say anything else. You always focus on my shortcomings."

  "Zheng Shuang, if it weren't for this mirror of mine that often reflects you, what would you have become?" Xue Er's crisp voice was particularly unpleasant to the ears of Zhai Wang this time.

  "I've been reflecting on myself, and it's not all thanks to this mirror of yours!"

  "Zheng Shuang, what's wrong with you? I was just joking with you, but you don't even want to listen. Fine, I won't talk." Xue Er said and started watching TV instead.