At the market, the two of them bought two jackets and two pairs of trousers each for his grandparents, spending a total of 362 yuan. They also bought Shen Ruilin a serving of fried chicken strips and half a pound of cookies.
There wasn't much to do in the village during the winter, so everyone worked quickly. By the next morning, everything had been taken care of. Xie Qingjiu gave two cartons of cigarettes and two hundred yuan to everyone who had helped. After that, they visited a few distant relatives with whom they shared little emotional connection to inform them of his grandparents' passing. On the afternoon of the third day, the two of them packed their things and headed back to the city.
"Let’s find a hotel, have a shower, and get some rest before we head back," Shen Ruilin said, sounding rather exhausted; he hadn't slept well over the past few days.
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