Official road bends

Wu Sanhe and others entered the main room.So many people rushed in all at once, and the main room was packed to the brim.

Li Yi wanted to invite Wu Sanhe and others to sit upstairs to discuss how to deal with this matter, but after Wu Sanhe entered the room, he took the lead and went straight to the mourning hall, walked to the front of the futon, turned over, bowed his head, It's still a big kowtow.

Under normal circumstances, people who come to express their condolences only need to bow three times symbolically.

Wu Sanhe had no relationship or reason with the Fang family, and just now he was clamoring outside the door to drag Fang Youde to be cremated, but suddenly he used such a great courtesy, which made the Fang family feel a little confused.

Fang Hongjun stayed by the coffin the whole time, and when he saw this, he knelt down and saluted the visitor.Fang Zhen also walked over, and returned the gift to the visitor with his son.

Li Yi glanced at his uncle Fang Zhen, and saw his relaxed face. He thought that when he came down with his uncle just now, he hurriedly announced Li Yi's position and administrative level. Was this the intention?

After Wu Sanhe knelt down and worshiped, he took out three sticks of incense from the desk and lit them.

Wu Sanhe took the lead, and the other officials from the County Civil Affairs Bureau and the police station also followed suit and kowtowed to the old man Fang Youde.

After being busy for nearly half an hour, everyone came upstairs to sit down.

The female relatives made tea and brought it over.

The woman who brought tea to Li Yi said in a low voice, "Brother Li, hello."

Li Yi looked up and felt a little familiar. He was stunned and couldn't remember who she was.

The woman had a good face, was young, and was slender and handsome. There was a look of disappointment on her face. It was obvious that Li Yi had never recognized her and was lonely. She said softly, "Brother Li, I am Fang Qian!"

Suddenly, Li Yi chuckled and said, "Fang Qian! She's grown up so much, oh, it's really a girl's [-]th change, I can't even recognize it."

Fang Qian knew that Li Yi and the others had business to talk about, she smiled slightly, and went down with a tea tray.

Li Yi made a plastic surgery and said to Wu Sanhe: "Director Wu, regarding my grandfather's cremation, I would like to invite everyone to sit down and discuss it."

Wu Sanhe said: "Director Li, blame me for this matter! I'm good at everything, but sometimes my brain is too tight, my principle is too strong! Today is because our law enforcement attitude is not good, here I want to make a review to Director Li."

Li Yi was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Wu Sanhe to change so quickly, and he even apologized in a blink of an eye!

"No, Director Wu, comrades did nothing wrong. You are enforcing the law, and you are right. On the contrary, our Fang family, for some reason, clashed with your law enforcement team. This is our fault. But this Well, it's all out of love for the elderly, so I ask Wu Ju and other comrades to be considerate." Li Yi said slowly.

Wu Sanhe waved his hands again and again, and said, "Director Li, if you say that, I will feel ashamed. Today is the day when Mrs. Fang is riding a crane. It is our fault that we were reckless and abrupt. "

The three Fang Zhen brothers were all sitting in a row. Fang Xing said, "Director Wu, let's not say who is right and who is wrong. I don't care what you say. If you want to take my father to be cremated, our Fang family will never agree to this!"

Li Yi winked at Fang Zhen, motioning him to persuade Fang Zhen and Fang Xing.

When he was down there just now, Li Yi was thinking about how to deal with this matter. After thinking about it, he still felt that he had agreed to the people from the County Civil Affairs Bureau to take him to cremation.

In the previous situation, discuss with Wu Sanhe and others to come up with a reasonable plan that is as beneficial to the Fang family as possible, so that the Fang family can accept it more easily.

Fang Zhen coughed lightly, and said, "I absolutely cannot agree to this matter from the perspective of my subjective will, but I am a party member and cadre, and I support and support the party's policies."

Fang Xing and Fang Hua shouted at the same time: "Brother, what are you talking about? You agreed to drag our father out to be burned?"

Fang Zhen slapped his thigh heavily, and said, "Brother, I am the master of this family! If I say cremation, it will be cremated!"

Fang Xing said urgently: "Brother, I disagree!"

Fang Zhendao: "It's useless if you don't agree! This is the party's policy, do you dare to disobey it?"

Fang Xing said stubbornly: "Anyway, I don't agree, if you want to burn my father, take me first!"

Li Yi said: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, I think Uncle's idea is correct. In fact, cremation is not disrespectful to the dead, but a way of disposing of the body. What is left in the body? That is a body! Even if there is a soul, it has ascended to heaven! The body is in the soil, isn’t it going to rot? Cremation is a way of burial vigorously advocated by the state, and we should support it .”

Fang Zhen pointed to Li Yi and said, "Xiao Yi, is this what you should say? You are also my Fang family's nephew, how can you say such a thing?"

"Second uncle." Li Yi said: "My love for my grandfather is no less than that of you, but this way of burial has nothing to do with the memory of the ancestors. The memory and thoughts of the ancestors should be kept in our hearts , as long as we have grandpa in our hearts, it is enough to miss him and miss him."

Wu Sanhe quickly waved his hands, and said: "Everyone, don't argue, listen to me. What happened today is because I, Wu Sanhe, did something wrong. Mrs. Fang is a very famous old man in Fangjiaao. I Think about it, this law is nothing more than human feelings! The cremation of Mrs. Fang, I think let it go! We will never do this again!"

Li Yi was stunned, but he didn't expect Wu Sanhe to retreat first and change his position.

If it was really that simple, then it would be great for the other family members.However, Li Yi thought about it seriously and felt that this question should not be so personal.As soon as this head is opened, the burial reform work in Fangjia'ao and even Fenglin Town will be impossible to carry out.

The three Fang Zhen brothers all had happy faces, and they kept saying that Wu Sanhe is really a good official, a good official who is considerate and considerate.

Li Yi thought to himself that he had to discuss this matter with his uncle. The second and third uncles were not officials, so they didn't know the difficulty of implementing the policy.Said in a deep voice: "Uncle, I think we cannot accept Bureau Wu's kindness."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of Fang's family were angry, and the veins on Fang Xing's face were exposed, and his face was flushed with anxiety. If Li Yi was an ordinary nephew, he would have punched him long ago, but Li Yi is not only a high-ranking official. , or the great benefactor of their Fang family to make a fortune!Even if he wanted to fight, he had to weigh Li Yi's status.

The relationship between people is so strange, but if you think about it carefully, there is nothing strange about it.

In ancient times, when a daughter entered the palace and became a concubine, her parents and even grandparents had to kneel down when they saw her!

It can be seen that a person's status in society has nothing to do with family affection.

"Xiao Yi, what do you want to do?" Fang Xing shouted in a deep voice.

Li Yi said seriously: "I don't want the Fang family to be scolded!"

Fang Xing said, "Why did you get scolded?"

Li Yi said: "Think about it, everyone. Why did Director Wu open up and not let grandpa be cremated?"

Fang Xing said: "Of course it's because the Fang family has face!"

Li Yi said: "Where did the Fang family get their face?"

Fang Xing twisted his body, thinking that this face did not come from you, Li Yi?But he couldn't explain clearly, so he curled his lips.

Li Yi said: "I know, Bureau Wu is trying to save face for me and my uncle! Because we are all officials! However, because we are a family of officials, we should lead by example. When it comes to implementing policies, we should take the lead. A support and approval! Not playing privileges! We did this today, and in the future, after the death of people from Fangjiaao or even Fenglin Town, who will go to cremation? They will point to our Fang family and say, people from their family If you die, you don’t need to be cremated, but we ordinary people have to be cremated when they die? At that time, how can uncle still be this official? What prestige does the Fang family have in Fenglin Town?"

Fang Zhendao: "Xiaoyi's words are very reasonable! Director Wu, I agree to be cremated."

Tears welled up in Fang Xing's eyes, he grabbed Fang Zhen's hand and shouted: "Brother!"

Fang Zhen stiffened his neck and said: "Cremation is fine, but after cremation, you still have to be buried! Even if you are a city person, you still have a tombstone, right? Our rural land is not as tense as it is in the city. The cemetery is used to bury people, and there is also a piece of land where my father died!"

Li Yi knew that this was the biggest concession the Fang family could make.Then he said to Wu Sanhe: "Ju Wu, what do you think?"

Wu Sanhe said: "This is what it should be! You can't all learn from the great men and scatter the ashes as fertilizer, right? Oh, Director Li, your Fang family's awareness is really high. I will report this matter to you when I go back. In the county, the Fang family must be awarded an activist certificate!"

Li Yi thought to himself, is there an activist certificate for this cremation?Even if it is posted, who dares to hang it up?Isn't this chilly?

The overall situation has been decided. Although Fang Xing and Fang Hua are unhappy, they have nothing to say.

After discussing the matter, they acted immediately and carried out the body of the old man Fang Youde. When they got into the car, the Fang family fell into crying and grief again.

At night, when Li Yi was worried about arranging Hua Xiaorui to sleep, Fang Qian came over and said, "Brother Li, Aunt Fang told me to ask your cousin to come to my house to sleep with me!"

Li Yi said: "That's a good thing. Fang Qian, then I will trouble you."

Fang Qian smiled shyly, turned her head and left.

This little girl became sensible after she grew up, and she no longer clings to Li Yi as before.

After Fang Youde's ashes were transported back, they were put into the coffin, and all other rituals remained unchanged.

Although Li Yi didn't want to make too much publicity about his grandfather's death, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. The next day, the news spread throughout Xizhou official circles.