Chapter 51: One-Stop Funeral Service
Seeing the man in front of her demand silver without the slightest hesitation, Yu Luo’s mouth twitched. She knew that, in her mother’s eyes, a single tael of silver was basically nothing.
Sure enough, Ye Jiamei didn’t even blink, tossing a whole tael of silver at the man.
“Get something decent and hurry up! We’re on a tight schedule!”
“Right away!”
With that, the man took off like the wind.
Watching her mother’s lavish spending, Yu Luo could only sigh helplessly. She mentally connected to the system.
The moment she saw the piles of glittering gold, heaps of silver, boxes upon boxes of jewelry, banknotes, and even ancient paintings and antiques, her heart finally settled a bit.
Money really could make the world go round. This family worked fast! In less than a quarter of an hour, they had already contacted the person in charge of burials in the town, secured a burial site, and even carried the corpse out of the stone house in a coffin.
The most bizarre part was that the family even arranged a full funeral procession with white mourning clothes, a suona band, bowl smashing, a spirit tablet, and a feng shui master—all in perfect order!
Seeing the boy dressed in mourning, holding a spirit tablet as he walked out of the house, Yu Luo couldn’t help but admit that her mother’s silver was well spent.
A funeral in the middle of the day—this was a first. And these people were really bold!
Once the coffin was in the ground and the grave was sealed, the family immediately rushed back to Ye Jiamei, hands outstretched for payment. Yu Luo was left speechless.
“Madam, the feng shui master and the exorcist cost two taels each, the coffin was five taels—I got you a decent one—and as for the mourning clothes, we won’t charge you extra. How about one tael per person?”
Seeing Ye Jiamei being fleeced so openly, Yu Luo couldn’t help but chuckle behind her hand.
Just a moment ago, her mother was saying these people were kind-hearted. Yet all she had asked was for them to dig a grave, and they went ahead and provided a full one-stop funeral service, both professional and thoughtful.
With no other choice, Ye Jiamei could only laugh bitterly as she handed over twenty taels of silver, dismissing the crowd.
At that moment, the system’s voice rang out in Yu Luo’s mind.
[Congratulations, host! Mission completed successfully. Reward: 500 system points.]
[Current system points: 1100. System shop level 1 can now be unlocked. Unlocking will cost 1000 points.]
[Alternatively, you can convert the 1000 points into growth points to enhance speed, physical appearance, internal energy, or any attribute of yourself or others.]
Hearing this, Yu Luo’s heart soared with joy.
She hadn’t expected the points to be this useful, and she had already accumulated a thousand! Her mother’s silver hadn’t been spent in vain at all.
She didn’t lack supplies for now, so unlocking the system shop wasn’t a priority. However, if she could boost her own abilities, she wouldn’t have to rely solely on sneak attacks with her crossbow during emergencies.
“What’s in the level 1 system shop?”
[Basic medicinal supplies. The system recommends that the host not unlock it yet. Since you already have plenty of resources and your mother’s hospital is well-stocked, medicine is not urgently needed.]
[Instead, it’s suggested to convert the points into growth points, allowing you to improve yourself or others.]
“That’s a good suggestion. Convert a thousand points into growth points, then.”
[Conversion complete! You now have 1000 growth points, which can be allocated at any time to improve your or others’ abilities.]
[Remaining points: 100. Keep working hard and completing system missions!]
Exiting the system, Yu Luo decided to save the growth points for now. She needed to think carefully about which aspect to enhance.
They were running short on time and needed to head back to meet up with the others at the town gate.
When Yu Luo snapped back to reality, she realized that her mother had already dragged her nearly to the gate.
From a distance, they could see Yu Shanhai and his brother standing near the officers, two massive baskets by their feet, looking anxiously in their direction.
Glancing at the basket her mother was carrying—already filled with a sack of what seemed to be grain—Yu Luo was surprised.
“Mom, when did you buy that?”
“When you were spacing out! I called you several times and you didn’t respond, so I figured you were talking to the system. I had to buy something to avoid suspicion.”
Hearing her mother’s explanation, Yu Luo couldn’t help but admire her quick thinking. No wonder her mother had managed to become a successful doctor—she was sharp when she needed to be.
Just as they approached the officers, Yu Shanhai and his brother hurried over to help take the basket from Ye Jiamei’s shoulders.
“Second sister-in-law, is that all you bought? Why didn’t you get more? Wasn’t Xiao Luo with you?”
“Yes, second sister-in-law, we could’ve helped you carry more if we hadn’t split up.”
Ever since Yu Haojie had saved Yu Xiaogang, Yu Shanhai often went out of his way to chat with them or help collect firewood during rests, expressing his gratitude in subtle ways.
They all knew that this was his way of repaying the life-saving grace Yu Haojie had shown his son.
Apart from the two cunning elders of the second house, the brothers themselves weren’t bad people.
“I bought quite a bit, but my husband has to carry it all. He’s already exhausted as it is,” Ye Jiamei explained with a helpless smile.
Hearing this, the two brothers could only sigh and nod in agreement.
“Yeah, every day we survive is a blessing. I just hope nothing’s happened to Brother Yongcai and the others. It’s nearly dusk, and they’re still not back.”
Yu Shanhai glanced worriedly in the direction of the town.
Surprisingly, the officers didn’t seem the least bit concerned, leisurely sipping tea at a nearby stall, completely unconcerned about the missing brothers.
“Mom, put the stuff down. Let’s go check it out,” Yu Luo suggested.
“Alright!”
After all, the Yongcai brothers had been good to them. Even though it was mutual help, Yu Luo didn’t want them to get into trouble.
After notifying the officers, the mother and daughter quickly ran back toward the town.
The town only had two streets, so it shouldn’t have been hard to find them. But after searching from one end to the other, checking every shop, they still hadn’t found a trace of the brothers.
