In the coldest month of winter, the ground was frozen solid. Unexpectedly, all these young men took off their cotton-padded jackets and their sweaters were soaked through.

Aunt Jin stared, "What's the matter with you? What do you do!"

When Lin Yutong saw her face change, she quickly called her "Uncle", "Why bother with her?" He kept saying it was a hard work, and took out ten dollars and handed it over, "Uncle! You should pay whatever you want to build the road for us. This money is what I deserve."

Not much, just buy some wine for everyone."

The man pushed him away and said, "Tong, you shouldn't have to pay for this money. I know you are a good boy. This time, it's you and the fourth child who are taking the trouble. I want the money that should be taken away from the general ledger."

, Uncle went directly to the ceremony room. This old man is not the elder of his son and grandson, so he is not the elder of his daughter's grandson?" Otherwise, he wouldn't have set so many details, all for his daughter.

That’s the truth!

Without saying a word, Da Meizi took two large bills and handed them twenty yuan without saying anything else.

As soon as the man saw it, he accepted it.

The big plums can be taken out now, and she should take them too.

Erju's face turned red and she asked her eldest sister to compare with her. She was a little embarrassed to take 50 cents, but it was really not much more.

He took out a fifty-cent piece and two two-cent pieces. Anyway, he didn't have enough to get together and handed them over, "...I don't have any more, that's what I want..."

This person didn’t ask for fifty cents, but only took a two-cent piece, “That’s enough! It’ll be fine as long as Sister Erju’s wishes come true.”

Lin Yutong Yingzi and several granddaughter-in-laws lit cigarettes and poured tea for others. Finally, they lined up in a row and kowtowed respectfully to others as a thank you.

Li Xian'er got up and joked with these people, especially the young ones, "...you have to dig carefully, or the old lady will pinch your noses at night..."

This one said: "Sister-in-law, be careful with yourself first, but you have to cry loudly, or else my breasts will pinch you first."

The one said: "Sister-in-law, you don't dare to shout without shedding tears..."

He was laughing and joking.

The unpleasantness disappeared instantly.

Sanlanzi supported her eldest sister all the way back. Wasn't Da Meizi hunched over? It was a bit difficult to walk. She supported her eldest sister all the way and said: "...the eldest sister also gave so much. Twenty yuan is enough for our family to live for half a year."

That’s right. My children here don’t even have enough to eat, but my eldest sister is very generous to outsiders..."

Da Meizi was not being generous, but just wanted to make herself feel better.

For this funeral, she originally thought, but it really didn't work out. She would have to pay for it. The second nephew asked for a funeral, so this matter had to be done decently. But who knew that this time it would be such a big deal, just to have food.

Even if we come back to do it, we won't be able to do it like this.

How to do it?

I gave you fifty as a gift, and you have to step up when it's time to step up elsewhere, otherwise you'll really get stabbed in the back.

It's just that now, the couple have not returned yet. She is very anxious. If she is not generous at this time, she is afraid that the whole production team will scold her.

Not wanting to talk to Lanzi, I simply pushed her away. I thought, if it didn't work out, I would have to ask Youyou to go to the county town at night. Even if the sky fell and she had food, she would have to come back.

As a result, after breakfast the next day, it was almost time to start mourning, and Zheng Youliang came back.

What is a funeral? It is preparing to bury someone.

The coffin must be covered with a mattress, and then the person must be carried inside. The coffin must be tidied up one last time, and the quilt must be covered. Get a towel, ask the daughter to wash her face one last time, and then stuff bundles of straw into the coffin.

There are other gaps inside. I am afraid that people will stir inside when the coffin shakes.

What Lin Yutong meant was to put all the old lady's original bedding, clothes and other things inside, and it would be almost stuffed. But Aunt Jin was reluctant to part with it, "What are you afraid of after using the milk? You can use it just like it has been washed."

There are also seven or eight pairs of new shoes, all packed in?

Prodigal!

Take a look at these remaining clothes, there are many people who want them.

Everyone here has entered the coffin, and the old lady’s eldest grandson just came back. This is very ugly.

Stationmaster Qiao and Director Ming, who could only be regarded as friends, all arrived and were sitting under the shed built outside before he rushed back.

It's just the county town, and it takes more than an hour to walk there.

It doesn't make sense.

He was born and raised in this alley, and they are all acquaintances.

This one said: "Is this the case where the president of our court is back? Hurry, we can't catch up soon."

The one said: "You know our dean is busy, why are you talking so much?"

One mouthful at a time made Zheng Youliang unable to talk to anyone.

The filial sons didn't care about anything, they just knelt there and cried in mourning.

Aunt Jin was babbling and crying, but her ears were tingling. Now she began to 'welcome the table', which is the most lively part of the burial, asking everyone to see what sacrifices the relatives had brought with them.

Yingzi and Lin Yutong have definitely made a big splash.

Not to mention the double gift from the Lin family, plus the double gift from the little old lady, and the double gift from Grandma Cai. Because I didn’t buy a pig head, I just used two slings, both of which were four.

pound of pork substitute.

It is equivalent to two daughters-in-law receiving six gifts.

The gifts are all placed on the table, one gift per table. Six gifts are six tables. They are placed at the front of the mourning hall, usually in a row.

This was a big deal at the time. Everyone praised it, whether it was the little old lady, Mrs. Cai, or the Lin family.

He Xiaowan's natal mother came, not so many, but quite satisfactory. The key is that He Xiaowan has many uncles and uncles, as well as cousins. There are more than a dozen families in total, and each family is not shabby. This adds up to a lot.

Missing. Anyway, one table has not been set, and two tables have not been gathered together, but they are still counted as two, which is very embarrassing for He Xiaowan.

As for Aunt Jin herself, she is the eldest daughter, with six younger brothers and three younger sisters. The family can afford three tables together.

Lin Yutong heard Aunt Jin say to Yingzi, "Don't think that I subsidize your uncle's family. Now look, it's not used."

The three daughters and Sanlanzi were not prepared at all. The other two each set up a table, and the whole yard was filled with the sacrifices.

The entire Ping'an Town has not held such a dignified funeral in many years.

When they arrived at Li Xian'er's parents' house, Aunt Jin's face turned green with anger. Li Xian'er's own face also turned red.

No one can imagine what the Li family got.

People used a piece of lard weighing half a kilogram instead of the pig head. Lard is actually not easy to sell nowadays. Sometimes pigs are killed, the lard is refined and saved, and then sold to snack makers during the Chinese New Year.

So the least valuable thing is lard. Half a pound of lard is about the size of a palm.

Forget it. Shouldn't there be four kinds of fruits in the end? There are few fruits nowadays, and when they are unavailable, canned fruits are used instead. No matter what kind of canned fruits they are, four bottles count... Li's family can do it well, put it

What came up were four and a half bottles. It must mean that I bought two bottles and then found the empty bottles and divided them into four parts.

There are also dried fruits, so-called dried fruits, dates, walnuts, persimmons, these all count, as well as snacks. Each one counts.

Good guy, among the four kinds of dried fruits, there are two plates of dates, which are the kind of wild wild dates that grow everywhere. Only the date cores are left withered. No one eats these things. Nowadays, when I go to the wild, I can still pick half a bag.

.It’s this thing. There are two plates, which are two kinds of dried fruits, and the other two things are two plates of snacks. They are covered with green hair. I don’t know how long they have been there.

The faces of everyone in the Jin family are turning green. If you really don’t have any, you’re just like He Xiaowan’s natal family. They don’t have pig heads, so they steam a flowered steamed bun weighing four or five kilograms. Don’t care whether the steamed bun is made of corn flour or white flour, it’s still good to eat.

Yeah, that's what I wanted to put it in. If I can't get four things together, I can just use two. Two bottles of cans, two packs of snacks, and the rest are all replaced by steamed buns. This is not rude, but it is used.

Thoughtful.

Erju's husband's family is not always so prepared when they come, Aunt Jin also knows what kind of life it is there, and the sacrifices are just a thought.

There is no fucking way to bully people like this, especially bullying dead people.

The butler didn't wait for the person to speak, but said first, "Remove this table, my old aunt has too many offerings, and she can't eat this."

This is very embarrassing.

From beginning to end, the Li family did not even show their faces outside.

This is just a matter of anger, can you say it out loud? Besides, the spirit is about to be awakened, and people should be carried into the ground.

The coffin was carried into the Eight Immortals' sedan. The sedan was also very heavy. According to Lin Yutong's estimate, the coffin weighed not less than 1,000 kilograms but also 800 kilograms. Fifty or sixty young men carried it up, followed by dozens more.

Can be replaced at any time.

What people often say is, maintain more people, otherwise no one will care about you even if your parents die.

That's what I'm talking about.

The five sons of the Jin family usually help others carry out funerals. Plus the second brother Jin and the third son Jin are people who like to socialize outside, so there are many people. There are also friends with the fourth master, so they get together.

,A large group.

Liu Zhuang and Qian Cuicui's brothers at the animal husbandry station followed them. The person in charge made a special note and asked someone to tell Lin Yutong quietly.

It is a great favor that someone is willing to come and carry the coffin of an old man at home. Of course, it must be conveyed to Lin Yutong.

It was truly a funeral. It was truly a joyous occasion. Although the crying and howling was loud, to be honest, it could only be described as lively.

After the old lady was buried, those who came back to help took their seats at the banquet. Normally, it was a tofu banquet. The tofu dishes had a bit of a meaty flavor because the commune sent dozens of kilograms of meat.

After that, the filial son had to carry the wine. Lin Yutong only followed the fourth master to pay respects to those who were involved in official matters. She didn't go to the others at all. She didn't sleep much for three days and two nights. Even a good person can't bear it, let alone the stomach.

Still carrying it.
To be continued...