"Take Lele and Yangyang back home first, and take good care of them."
Lele looked at the adults talking, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
When Yangyang saw Grandma crying, he stopped laughing and clapping his hands too.
Even when he was held in Ms. Liās arms, he tried to reach for Leleās hand, feeling uneasy, "Brother..." The word brother came out more and more clearly now.
Hearing him call for brother, a smile appeared on Leleās face.
The two mothers, standing close, glanced at each other, both sighing at how sharp these two children were.
By the time they got home, Yang Chuxia quickly changed into her pale white clothes, kissed her two sons, and then left with Ms. Wang for Land Officer Yangās house.
Upon arriving, they found that the white silk for mourning had not yet been hung up. The whole courtyard was deathly quiet, without even the sound of crying.
If the messenger hadnāt been Ms. Wang, Yang Chuxia would have thought that the news had been wrong.
When they reached the inner courtyard, they happened to run into Yang Dayong and Yang Dachuan coming over, "Uncle Dayong, what happened?"
Yang Dayong, seeing them approach, broke down in tears again.
"Itās all Ms. Liuās fault. She infuriated your paternal grandmother to death."
"What?" Yang Chuxia was dumbfounded. What had Ms. Liu Junior done now to cause her grandmother to lose her life?
Ms. Wang had also just learned that the death of Land Officer Yangās wife was related to Ms. Liu Junior, "What exactly happened? What did she do?"
It was at this moment that Ms. Liu Junior suddenly rushed out, "I didnāt want this, I didnāt mean for this to happen!"
Yang Dayong had no desire to see her at this point and directly said to the two young men working nearby, "Drag her away and lock her up! Weāll deal with her after my motherās funeral."
"Letās deal with this matter later. Letās get my motherās affairs in order first," Yang Dayong said, wiping away his tears before turning to Ms. Wang and Yang Chuxia, "Iāll need your help to change my motherās clothes."
"Donāt worry about that, leave it to us," Ms. Wang replied, "And if thereās anything else that needs doing, send someone to call over the Big Houseās eldest sister-in-law and the fourth younger brother and sister-in-law."
"Iāve already sent someone to call them."
Afterward, Yang Dachuan and Yang Dayong went out. Land Officer Yangās wife had passed away so suddenly that many things hadnāt been prepared.
Especially the major items, since Land Officer Yangās wife and Land Officer Yang himself were in good health, they never allowed for those things to be prepared in advance, unlike Old Yang had done.
Yang Dachuan helped by tearing some mourning cloth and getting some hemp ropes and other items, while Yang Dayong went to buy the materials needed for longevity. Even though he was capable of making them, there wasnāt enough time now, so he had to buy them instead.
Yang Daāan and Yang Xiaochuan also heard the news and went to buy offerings and foodstuffs to help out.
When Yang Chuxia and Ms. Wang entered the house, Land Officer Yangās wife was still lying rigidly on the bed, not even having had her clothes changed.
If it wasnāt for the coldness of her body, one would have thought she was just sleeping.
At the head of Land Officer Yangās wifeās bed, there was a set of new clothes and a pair of shoes and socks, likely brought over by Yang Dayong.
"Go boil some hot water," Yang Chuxia instructed a young maid nearby while bringing out their large wooden tub.
Seeing Land Officer Yangās wife lying lifeless on the bed, Ms. Wang couldnāt stop her tears.
"Mom, donāt cry now. Wait until the water is boiled, and letās wash and clean your mother-in-law first, and dress her in new clothes. We canāt just let her go like this. Weāll talk about what happened to Grandma once weāve sent her off," said Yang Chuxia.
"Sigh, I understand," Ms. Wang quickly wiped away her tears after listening to her daughter.