Chapter 33 Mourning Clothes

At this moment, the old lady Zhao had already felt in a state of confusion. Although Lin Qi had always been weak and sick, Zhao and the people in the mansion also vaguely foreshadowed that this day would have been the first time, but when this day really came, everyone's hearts were still shocked.

Zhao and Minister Lin had three sons, Lin Wen was the eldest son. So, Lin Qi was the serious eldest grandson. For twenty years, no matter what others thought, Lin Qi undoubtedly occupied an important position in the hearts of his grandmother Zhao and his parents. Even Lin Nan, who is also a legitimate grandson, could not compare with Lin Fulin Shou and others. If he changed into a good body, based on Lin Qi's words, knowledge, behavior and demeanor, if he entered the official career, he would definitely be the second Lin Wu in the future, and he would even have it. Unfortunately, all this... now it seems to be false...

The old lady was confused, Zhou was heartbroken, and the only one who looked a little energetic was Jingbei Bolin Wen. When this huge change occurred, the people in the mansion were panicked. Fortunately, at this time, his master was still the backbone, otherwise he really didn't know what to be in chaos. Lin Wen's face was also a little gray, his lips were tightly pursed together, and he rarely spoke, but when he sat there, the many servants would naturally be orderly what they should do. When encountering important things, the housekeeper would ask for instructions.

At this moment, the old lady was sitting in the outer room, next to it was Xia Shi, Lin Fu, Lin Shou and two maids serving. When Lin Wen brought Lin Nan and Lin Zhi in, the old lady had just recovered from her energy. Seeing the two grandsons' tears in her heart, the old lady felt sad and her tears fell down.

"My miserable child..." The old lady said with a sad voice, and reached out to pull Lin Nan and Lin Zhi into her arms, and she burst into tears. Xia Shi muttered to her heart, I don't know if this miserable child is talking about the dead Lin Qi or Lin Nan in front of her... Maybe it's both...

The old lady cried for a while and gradually stopped her sad voice. The maid next to her handed over a scarf and wiped her face. When she looked up, she saw Lin Fu and Lin Shou standing next to her. The old lady nodded slightly. Fortunately... Fortunately, there are still these grandchildren...

"Fu'er, Shou'er..." the old lady called softly: "Don't stay here. Brother Qi is gone, now you are the pillars of the family, and in the future... you will have to share your worries for your father." Lin Fu and Lin Shou responded conscientiously, and the old lady said again: "Your mother is there for some reason. You can go and take a look. With you two by your side, it may be a little less painful... Finally, she didn't feel any love for you..."

The ancients died of underage and were called "Sheng". Lin Qienen was twenty years old and had just added a crown, so it was not considered a sorrow, and there was no need to surrender the mourning clothes. Someone had already invited a Feng Shui master, and chose a good day to be buried. He also invited a monk from Daxiangguo Temple to recite scriptures and salvation, and stopped the soul for seven days to hold a funeral.

The servants of Jingbei Bo Mansion were busy with each other, including coarse hemp, fine linen, and various mourning clothes, and they had to be prepared according to the head of the people. In addition, some additional things were reserved for those who came to mourn. According to the general mourning standards of large families, they usually had to stop the spirit for several days. After all the personnel from each branch of the clan arrived, the funeral began to start. But first, the one who died this time was not the elders, and the spirits did not take too long; second, the single clan of Lin Shilang, but only began to scatter in Lin Wen's generation, and the number was not large; third, the young man died early and had stopped the spirits for too long, and the old lady and Zhou looked at things and thought of others every day, and they were afraid that their bodies could not bear it... For various reasons, it was decided to stop the spirits for seven days. Once the auspicious time came, they were buried in peace.

During the period of the spirit, the people in the mansion were mourning clothes, eating vegetarian food, and not laughing.

At that time, mourning clothes were divided into five levels, namely, Killing, Qixing, Dagong, Smallgong, and Huozi. Killing clothes were the heaviest among the fifth level mourning clothes, and they were made of the thickest raw linen cloth, with the edges and corners exposed and the borders were not caught. The top of mourning clothes was called "门", so it was called "门". Lin Wen lost his son in middle age and according to the etiquette system, he must be punished by the Zhou family. As a mother, he must be patted by Qixing.

The ancients used the three generations of father, son and son as the core of the family, and used this as the basis point to extend up and down to determine the scope of the family. That is, "three is five, five is nine."

Three means three generations of father, son, and son. From the father to the top, one generation is grandfather, from the son to the bottom, one generation is grandson. After such an expansion, the kinship relationship is extended from the original three generations to the ancestor, father, son, and grandson five generations, which is the meaning of "three as five". Then, from the ancestor, father, son, and grandson five generations to the top, two generations, and after this expansion, the kinship relationship is extended to the nine generations of Emperor Gaozu, great-grandfather, father, son, grandson, great-grandson, great-grandson nine generations, which is the meaning of "five as nine". In this way, from the four generations of Emperor Gaozu to the four generations of Emperor Gaozu, plus one generation, a total of nine generations, including the following father, brother, brother of the clan, brother of the clan, etc., it constitutes what people often call "nine clans", which includes all members of the clan family.

From the perspective of etiquette, there are great differences in the relationship between the nine clans. The father, oneself, and oneself are closest to the three generations, and whether upward, downward or side-line, the relationship between family and affection is becoming increasingly distant. Not only is he separated from his grandfather and grandson apart from his blood relationship, but he usually spends less time together than father and son, so his emotions will naturally decline. This phenomenon of great-grandfather and great-grandfather will not only cause him to experience his feelings. He may not even meet him before, but only when he hears his father and grandson, his emotions will naturally decline again. This phenomenon of decline is called "reduction and killing".

In such a family with different closeness and different kindness, it is naturally impossible to use the same kind of mourning clothes. The ancients formulated five corresponding levels of mourning clothes based on the principle of "reducing killing" in family affection: killing, qinhuang, great achievements, small achievements, and numbness.

The direct line is upward, and the level of family affection is reduced from heavy to light, which is called "upper killing"; the direct line is downward, and the level of family affection is reduced from heavy to light, which is called "lower killing". For example, the father is used to killing the eldest son, and the legitimate grandson is used to take the stage of the legitimate grandson, and the great-grandson is used to take the stage of the great-grandson, and the great-grandson is used to take the stage of the great-grandson. Lin Wen is used to take the stage of Lin Qi to take the stage of the death, so he is used to take the stage of the death of the descendants of the relatives of the family. Similarly, the reduction of family affection to the relatives of the family is called "side killing". In addition to Lin Wen, Lin Fu, Lin Shou, Lin Wu, Lin He, Lin De, Lin Nan, and Lin Zhi, compared with Lin Qi, if he is used to take the stage of mourning, he will be among the killings.

Different relatives wear different mourning clothes. The "Luyi Lun" says that "reciting emotions and establishing literature" is suitable for different emotions. The result of killing from the upper, killing from the lower, and killing from the side covers all the relatives in a person's life. The so-called "four generations of shit are the poor, and the people often use "five clothes" to refer to family relationships, and whether they are out of the five clothes is used to measure whether they belong to the same family. The so-called "five generations of shit" means that if the relatives of the five generations have funerals, there is no need to mourn them. Just keep the left side and keep the mourning (a one inch wide mourning belt on your head) is enough; "The sixth generation, the relatives are exhausted"...

According to such regulations, the old lady was sent to Lin Qi for the time being, Lin Wen was killed, Zhou was sent to the same clothes, Lin Fulin was sent to the same clothes, Lin Nan and Lin Zhi was sent to the same clothes... All kinds of things were sent to the same clothes, and within seven days, the look of Xiao Qi in the Jingbei Bo Mansion was no longer as angry as before.
Chapter completed!