Tangtang held up two fingers, her soft, milky voice reaching everyone’s ears: “We’re here to wail at the funeral~ Two sets of twenty copper coins, guaranteed to weep bitterly and satisfy you all!”
As soon as the words left her mouth, the faces of the Shen family members clad in mourning garments all turned green and pale in unison.
The eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Changqing, was so enraged that his beard twitched. He glared at Tangtang and roared in anger, “Preposterous! Someone, kick them out!”
Wail at what funeral?
Finding two small toddlers to wail at a funeral—had all the descendants of his Shen family died off or something?
His Shen family was at least a well-known wealthy house in the capital. Had it been before, he would have given a few copper coins to send away these two little toddlers who didn’t know the height of heaven or the depth of the earth.
But today, having just lost his close kin, his heart was consumed with deep grief, and he was in no mood to bicker with these two little brats.
Seeing that the Shen family’s servants were about to rush over, Gu Jinze stepped in front of Tangtang and spread his arms.
Tangtang reached out a small hand to poke her Third Brother’s waist, whispering in a murmur: “Third Brother, don’t worry! We are definitely earning today’s twenty copper coins!”
Gu Jinze swallowed his saliva as he looked at the big and tall servants in front of him.
It wasn’t like he had no money for his sister to spend; they could do without earning these copper coins…
Just as a servant’s hand was about to fall on Gu Jinze’s arm, Tangtang suddenly spoke up: “Wait a minute! I have something to say!”
Shen Changqing reached out a hand to stop them: “Let her speak!”
He wanted to see what kind of words this milky toddler could possibly say!
Tangtang poked her head out from behind Gu Jinze, her small finger pointing at the coffin before them: “Is the person who passed away in your family an old grandfather?”
Shen Changqing sneered: “So what if he is!”
Who wouldn’t know after asking around outside?
These two toddlers must have inquired from the outside and deliberately came to the Shen family to cause trouble.
The more Shen Changqing thought about it, the angrier he became. With a dark face, he barked, “Throw them out!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, he felt a chill behind him, followed by someone kicking him hard in the buttocks.
Failing to keep his balance, Shen Changqing plunged forward whole.
“Father!”
“Husband!”
“Master!”
The Shen family members cried out in alarm. It was too late to go forward and support him, and they could only watch helplessly as Shen Changqing lay awkwardly on the ground.
“Who! Who did that!” Shen Changqing scrambled up, roaring with bloodshot eyes.
It truly infuriated him to death!
He, the dignified head of the Shen family, had lost such a huge face in front of the juniors and servants!
Shen Changqing swept his gaze across everyone one by one, his eyes finally landing on Gu Jinze.
Tangtang walked out from behind Gu Jinze, putting her hands on her hips with a fierce expression: “Why are you looking at my Third Brother? It was the old grandfather sitting on the coffin who kicked you!”
Besides, Third Brother was facing this uncle; even if he were to kick him, he would kick from the front…
Tangtang shook her head helplessly. It seemed this uncle’s head wasn’t working too well; why didn’t the old grandfather kick him a few more times!
Shen Changqing’s eyes moved, freezing on the spot for a long while without saying a word.
Seeing this, the Shen family members and servants nearby also silenced themselves one after another.
After all… the scene that just occurred was witnessed with their own eyes.
Tangtang took small steps with her short legs, crossed past Shen Changqing, and walked straight to the side of the coffin to sit cross-legged, taking joss paper and skillfully tossing it into the brazier.
“Old Grandfather, are you sitting here because you have an unfulfilled grand wish?” Tangtang raised her small face to look at Shen Dashan on the coffin.
She had wailed at so many funerals, but this was the first time she met a ghost who came out during the day.
Fortunately he met Tangtang; otherwise, when the funeral procession took place, this family probably wouldn’t even be able to lift the coffin.
Tangtang secretly plotted in her heart that when she asked for copper coins later, she would open her mouth wide!
Ask him for three sets of twenty copper coins!
Yes! That’s what she’d do!
Shen Changqing also came back to his senses at this moment. Looking at Tangtang talking to his father’s coffin, he felt a bit hair-raising.
He swallowed his saliva, his gaze darting back and forth across Shen Dashan’s coffin.
Could what this little girl said be true? His father hadn’t died completely yet?
Noticing his absurd thought, Shen Changqing quickly shook his head to deny it.
How could that be!
He had personally watched his father draw his last breath with his own eyes.
They always said a child’s eyes were the cleanest and could see things ordinary people couldn’t see.
Could it be that this little girl could really see his father?
Shen Changqing’s heart trembled, unable to stay calm any longer. He walked to Tangtang’s side, rubbed his hands together, and asked, “Little girl, my father… is he really sitting on the coffin?”
Tangtang’s small hand burning joss paper paused, her chin lifting up: “Not anymore, the old grandfather is floating behind you now!”
Shen Changqing’s scalp went numb, and with a shudder, he dropped to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly: “Father~ Your son is old and can’t handle being scared!”
Tangtang couldn’t hold it back and let out a pfft of laughter: “You should kneel toward the back. Tangtang is still young and cannot be a father to you, Uncle…”
What’s more, this uncle was silly; Tangtang didn’t want such a silly son!
Shen Changqing’s wailing paused, and he awkwardly turned around to continue kneeling and crying.
Seeing this, the Shen family members followed suit, kneeling down and weeping bitterly; for a time, weeping filled the mourning hall.
“Little toddler, don’t let them cry anymore, the crying is making this old man’s head grow big!” Shen Dashan, floating in midair, said helplessly.
Tangtang slapped her small hand on the ground and shouted with full strength: “Shut up, all of you! The old grandfather said to stop crying, his head is exploding!”
As soon as her voice fell, the mourning hall instantly fell silent.
Shen Changqing turned around in even greater terror and asked tremblingly, “My father… his head really exploded?”
Good heavens!
What should be done about this!
Tangtang nodded, pointed at Shen Dashan nearby, and talked nonsense with a straight face: “Yes! The old grandfather said so himself, his head exploded!”
Shen Changqing felt cold to the core, his mind filled with the thought that he had cried until his father’s head exploded, and his eyes rolled back as he was about to pass out.
Shen Dashan was so angry his beard twitched and his eyes bulged. Floating in front of Shen Changqing, he raised his hand and delivered two slaps: “You little brat, your head is the one that exploded!”
Having received two slaps, Shen Changqing finally regained consciousness, holding his face and kneeling on the spot without daring to make a sound.
Good heavens! It really was his father showing his presence!
Looking at his son’s pathetic appearance, Shen Dashan snorted and floated in front of Tangtang, saying kindly, “Little toddler, can you help me pass a message?”
Tangtang was waiting for these exact words of his, immediately patting her chest and saying in her milky voice, “Leave it to me! Wailing at the funeral plus passing a message comes to a total of three sets of twenty copper coins! Pay first before doing the job, fair to young and old alike with no credit extended!”
Shen Changqing’s eyes widened huge—his father had words to say!
“Quick! Quickly go fetch copper coins for this little girl!”
Very soon, the servant returned with the copper coins.
Tangtang beckoned to Gu Jinze: “Third Brother, come over quickly to count the money!”
She could only count up to twenty; Third Brother was handsome, so he must be more capable than her!