novelhk Chapter 641 He's not dead.
Chapter 641 He's not dead.
"That's not how it is, that's not how it is..."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Shen Ruyi forcefully interrupted, "That's not how it is. Why don't you move? Bury the person first. What are you crying about here?"
"Shall we bury it for you?" he said, rolling up his sleeves and shouting.
"Let's go all the way and just carry this old man over and bury him."
After all, the dead should be respected. What kind of behavior is it to keep leaving them lying on the ground like this?
His daughter is clearly unreliable; he's raised an ungrateful wretch, a selfish and self-serving brat.
"Okay, okay, I think it's a good idea."
"Okay, let's go together."
Upon hearing this, the crowd actually gathered around to lift the person, which frightened Xiao Hui, who stood in front of her father, saying, "No need, really no need, I can manage on my own, thank you everyone."
"No need to be so polite, Miss Xiaohui. The coffin is already prepared, so it would be better if everyone helped to bury it. You are a young lady and you can't handle it all by yourself."
"That's right, Miss Xiaohui, don't worry, with so many of us men here, how could we let a young lady like you do this all by yourself?"
"That's right, that's right, no need to be polite, no need to thank me."
Everyone swarmed over, and Shen Ruyi took the opportunity to reach into the mat and grope around.
Her body was warm, just as she had guessed.
The dead are different from the living; a person who dies will become stiff soon after death.
Why do many elderly people usually put on their burial clothes and lie down to wait for death before they pass away? It's because people become stiff after death, and it becomes very difficult to put on their burial clothes again.
Xiao Hui, who wanted to stop all of this, was pushed aside by the enthusiastic people.
This situation was completely unexpected and left her dumbfounded; how could it have developed like this?
What should we do next? Why is it not following the usual procedure? Where exactly did things go wrong?
After touching the person on the ground, Shen Ruyi took a step back and helped everyone shout, "One, two, three, rise!"
The crowd obeyed and lifted the person from the mat.
"Start loading the coffin," Shen Ruyi said, wanting to see how long this person could keep up the act.
I thought the person would jump up and run away when they were put in, but they didn't.
I thought to myself, this guy is quite the actor; he hasn't made a move yet.
That's good; it didn't move an inch until the installation and inspection were complete.
Shen Ruyi suggested, "Let's start nailing the coffin shut."
"it is good."
Even though the coffin lid was already closed, the person inside remained motionless. Was there another reason for such endurance?
"Could she have fainted?" Shen Ruyi asked again, seeing that they were about to hammer in the nail.
"Is the mat still wrapped up? Take it out. Since there's a coffin, there's no need to keep the mat. It's uncomfortable to be wrapped up like that. We can't let the dead suffer like this."
"It wasn't pulled out."
"That makes sense, that's the logic."
When the coffin lid was pushed open again and the mat was pulled halfway away, the face was finally revealed, with dried bloodstains on the head.
Suddenly someone said, "Hey, why does it feel like he's not dead? This isn't a dead person's face."
"Yeah, I was just thinking that. A dead person's body isn't that soft."
Someone checked the person's nose and said, "He's really breathing, he's alive and not dead. But this person looks like he was hit or injured in an accident."
"That's really true."
After listening to the others' discussions, Shen Ruyi looked ahead and said:
"It really is true. This person is clearly not dead. Miss Xiaohui, are you going to treat human life so lightly? Are you planning to bury him alive? Do you have a grudge against him?"
I've heard of corrupt officials who treat human life like dirt, but I've never heard of a daughter treating her father's life like dirt. Today I've really learned something new.
Or are you two complete strangers, and you deliberately nearly killed him to set up this scam?
At this moment, Xiao Hui realized that things were not going well and was planning to take advantage of the chaos to run away.
Shen Ruyi pulled her into the crowd and, taking advantage of the chaos, sprinkled some medicine on her face.
Those who dared to scheme against her, Shen Ruyi, deserved this fate.
Whatever the reasons or excuses, there must be a price to pay.
Trying to run? No way! If Shen Ruyi hadn't been worried that the person lying on the ground might not know this Miss Xiao Hui and be wrongly accused, she would have been in trouble.
She will definitely carry this person up the mountain and bury him alive.
"Little Hui, why are you running? Your father is alive, shouldn't you be happy?"
Could it be that you hurt this person so you could use them as a raft? You're a real scoundrel.
You're a decent-looking person, so why do you do such inhuman things?
Xiao Hui cursed Shen Ruyi countless times in her heart, but said aloud, "Nothing of the sort. I was just so happy that I forgot to react."
I'm overjoyed that my father is still alive, how could it be like what you're saying?
After saying that, he squeezed in front of the coffin and cried out, "Father! Father!" without mentioning at all about finding a doctor to treat the patient.
The tears flowed like a tap that could be turned on and off at any time; he was quite the character.
"But your behavior doesn't seem like it."
"Yeah, it doesn't look like it at all."
Shen Ruyi continued to raise questions: "There's another point: the person in the coffin looks like he comes from a poor family, and he's wearing the cheapest linen."
Little Hui, look at what you're wearing! It's brocade; most people can't afford that.
Look at that person's hands and face; they're as rough as pine bark.
As for your own hands, Xiao Hui, you can't have such smooth and delicate hands without soaking them in a certain amount of goat's milk or cow's milk.
You two don't seem like you live in the same house at all, do you? Miss Xiaohui, do you have anything to say or explain about this?
Besides, this person clearly couldn't raise a girl like you who never lifts a finger. You should explain why you did this.
Besides, the person in the coffin was ugly and couldn't have given birth to such a lovely girl as Xiaohui. They were clearly not from the same family.
Aren't you making a fool of everyone?
Someone chimed in, "Hey, that's really true. Xiao Hui's clothes and appearance clearly indicate that she comes from a wealthy family."
The old man clearly came from a poor background, so there could be no kinship between the two.
Xiao Hui should explain why she did this. "Everyone has been deceived and played by the other party."
"Exactly, explain yourself! You're going too far! You're disregarding human life!"
Just then, someone shouted, "Make way! The doctor's here! We'd like him to examine us and see if there's any hope?"
The crowd forgot all about criticizing Xiao Hui and immediately made way for her.
An old man in his fifties with a white beard appeared in front of the coffin and took the pulse of the person inside.
He checked him with both hands, then observed him closely before saying, "His internal organs are fine. The wound should be on his head. He's not dead, he's just unconscious."