Rebirth 1980: Marrying my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 301 Third Aunt’s Funeral

The father and son came to the puppy's house, and the father asked Li Yi to carry Da Ya into the house first.

And he came to Liu Dalei and asked him for a cigarette to light.

Li Yi was about to say something about him, but saw his father turned around and came outside the house.

Immediately afterwards, I heard the sound of "bang bang" firecrackers outside.

Li Yi then remembered that there is a custom of "chasing the souls of local people" after their death, that is, setting off firecrackers.

In addition to indicating the time of death of the deceased, it also means to drive away imps blocking the way for the deceased and to make way for the soul of the deceased.

At the same time, it also means to notify the villagers to help, so except for New Year's Eve, the sound of cannons in the early morning must mean that someone has died.

Sure enough, after hearing the sound of firecrackers, many people in the village got up and rushed towards the puppy's house.

The reason why the villagers were able to accurately locate Xiaowuwa's home was that the location of the firecrackers rising to the sky was near his home, and also because we were all in the same village and knew most of each family's situation.

The third aunt has been exhausted these years, and the villagers have already had a premonition of what will happen to her.

After a while, many people gathered at Little Dog's house.

Everyone did not come here to watch the excitement. After arriving, they got busy. Some lit a fire and made a stove, and some helped build the coffin and set up the coffin in preparation for the subsequent burial.

In the house, Xiao Xiaowa, his second brother and third sister were surrounding his mother's body and crying loudly.

This is their last goodbye to their mother!

After their mother is laid to rest, they will never see their dearest person in the world again.

At five o'clock in the morning, all preparations were almost done!

At this time, Xiao Xiaowa invited everyone else outside the house, and the three brothers and sisters put the shrouds they had prepared on their mother, and wiped her face with warm water.

After tidying up, my mother was buried!

Although the family was very poor, Xiao Xiaowa still put a mattress that his mother had used before she was alive under the coffin, and then placed her mother in the coffin.

The moment the coffin lid closed, the three brothers and sisters cried again.
After the third aunt's son was laid to rest, Li Yi did not go home, but just went into the house to take a rest.

At 06:30, he, Uncle Lei Zi, Uncle Genliang and others drove two cars to the county seat.

After death, the funeral is the last dignity!

Originally, Xiao Xiaowa planned to keep it simple and just ask a few people to help dig a hole next to his father's grave and bury his mother.

But Li Yi refused. He knew that Xiao Xiaowa didn't want to be so hasty in his heart, but his family really didn't have money.

That's why he wronged his mother like this.

Naturally, Li Yi would not let his brother have any regrets about this kind of thing. After all, this was the third aunt's last journey in her life, and it was impossible to make up for it.

Although it does not require glamor and glory, it cannot be too shabby.

So he just let the puppy take care of things at home, and let him take care of the rest.

Funerals are not as demanding as weddings. The bride’s thoughts need to be considered. This kind of thing only requires money.

If you have more money, things will be easier to handle and can be done well!

Although Li Yi is not very rich now, he still has no problem organizing a decent funeral for his third aunt.

After arriving in the county town, Li Yi asked Uncle Lei Zi and the others to hire a team of drummers, and he went to Liu Saner's second uncle's house again and asked him to help make the mat.

Master Liu had a very good and profound impression of Li Yi. After understanding what happened, he immediately said there was no problem.

Then he pulled out an order for Li Yi to purchase ingredients first, and he immediately contacted the kitchen assistant and set off for Nianzishan Village
The third aunt's funeral lasted for three days. During this period, a team of drummers were invited to play for three days, and a "scripture craftsman" was also invited to practice salvation.

Although it is not very luxurious, it is still considered a normal standard, and it was not hastily buried because of lack of money.

During the entire funeral, not only Li Yi worked throughout the process, but most people in the village also came to help.

The women helped wash vegetables, serve dishes, burn paper and burn incense at home, while the men took turns digging grave pits on the east slope.

In the middle of winter, the fields are already frozen solid. When digging a grave pit, you need to burn firewood on it to clear up the ground before you can start digging!

Moreover, local grave pits are generally 7 feet deep, which is a little more than two meters.

It's definitely not something that can be cleared away with a fire. It can only be cleared layer by layer, which is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Fortunately, the villagers all knew that this was the third aunt's last journey in her life. Although it was hard, no one had any complaints.

After all, this kind of thing happens to everyone. Today it is my third aunt, and tomorrow it may be my family.In this way, everyone took turns to dig the grave pit in two days.

Then, on the morning of the third day, everyone carried the coffin and buried the third aunt on the east slope!
After the funeral, Li Yi did not go back to his old house, but went to the new house first.

Because there is a bath room here, he planned to take a good bath before going back to see his wife.

On the one hand, he has been busy at Little Dog's house these past few days, climbing up and down, lighting fires and pulling charcoal, basically doing everything, and he was all dirty.

On the other hand, "white career" itself is quite unlucky.

Although Li Yi doesn't care about this, he still has to consider Tang Xue's feelings, so he should go back feeling refreshed after taking a shower!

After taking a shower and putting on the clean clothes sent by the third sister, Li Yi started washing clothes in the new house.

These clothes were so dirty that it took Li Yi three hours to wash them clean.

After hanging the clothes out to dry, Li Yi locked the door and returned to his old house.

Just as he walked to the door, he saw someone standing outside the door.

When I got closer, I saw clearly that it was a little puppy.

"Hey, what are you doing standing here? Why don't you go in?" Li Yi frowned immediately.

Little Dog Boy shook his head and said, "My sister-in-law is still pregnant after all, so it's not good for me to go in like this!"

"It's all right!"

"Forget it, Brother Yi, let's talk outside. Besides, I have to go back and cook for my brothers and sisters!" Xiao Xiaowa insisted.

"Okay, just tell me if you have anything to do!" Li Yi said directly without forcing him.

Xiao Xiaowa took out a small bag wrapped in handkerchief from his trouser pocket and handed it to Li Yi.

"Brother Yi, there are 220 yuan here. You can keep the money, and I will pay you back the remaining 160 when I make money!"

Li Yi did not take the money from his hand, but said: "Give it all to me. Are you four brothers and sisters ready to drink the northwest wind?"

"No, I left 50 yuan, which is enough for us to survive until next year!" Xiao Xiaowa said.

"That's 50 yuan, you can take the money first, and then you can pay it back together when you make money!" Li Yi said.

"Brother Yi, this and that can be done"

Before Little Dog finished speaking, Li Yi interrupted him: "The third aunt is gone, and you are the backbone of the family. The first thing you have to consider is not whether to pay me back, but to find a way to return it to me first." The three younger brothers and sisters are the eldest, do you understand?"

Little Dog Boy nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Yi!"

"Dongzi and Qiangzi are doing well in the capital. I also have arrangements for you and Dayong. I will tell you the details in a few days. You can go back first!" Li Yi said.

"Row!"

After saying that, Little Dog turned around and was about to leave, but after taking two steps, he stopped again.

Then, he turned around, knelt down directly to Li Yi, and kowtowed hard.

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then immediately walked over to him. He couldn't bear such a big gift.

But the puppy boy didn't wait for him to come over, he stood up and ran away quickly.

Looking at the puppy's retreating back, Li Yi felt a sore nose.

In fact, he really wanted to tell Xiao Xiaowa that he didn't owe him Li Yi anything.

After he left home because of shame in his previous life, he left for 8 years. When he came back, his father was gone.

According to the second sister, when their father passed away, these little brothers helped with the funeral arrangements.

Especially the little puppy, who contributes the most.

Therefore, he was doing this to repay Little Dog, but he couldn't afford such a big gift.

But he couldn't say these words. After all, there was no way to explain it. He could only help them more brothers and sisters in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Yi sighed, turned and walked towards the yard.

However, just when Li Yi turned around, there was suddenly a dull engine sound behind him.

Li Yi looked back and saw two military green jeeps appearing in his sight and driving towards him!
(End of this chapter)