Steamed buns, go farming with your mother

Chapter 116 Funeral
Wang Shi stared at Zheng Dongxu closely with her eyes wide open. She had no strength left, and she was so angry, but it showed that she still had something to say.

Zheng Dongxu put his ear to Wang's mouth, only to hear Wang saying intermittently: "...Dongxu...well...wait for He'er...treat well...leek..."

Before Zheng Dongxu could answer, Wang's head tilted, and he lost his breath.

Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian looked at it and kept wiping away tears.

Zheng Dongxu knelt down solemnly, kowtowed three times to Wang, and promised in a low voice: "Mother, I will, don't worry!"

Su Ho stared blankly at Wang's body, without any reaction for a long while, but in his mind he recalled the details of getting along with Wang in the past few years, his face was clean, without a trace of tears, and his eyes were very dazed. hollow.

Leek seemed to have sensed something, and standing in Su Ho's arms, he burst into tears and cried, feeling very helpless.

The crying woke up Suho.

Staring blankly at the leek in his arms, Su Ho hugged the leek, wiped off the tears on the face of the leek, and went back to his room without saying a word.

Although the old doctor has seen many scenes of life and death, he is still moved by this family. Such a relationship can only be delivered with a lot of heart. He suddenly thought of his wife and children who had passed away for many years, and felt a sense of sympathy. , I couldn't help but tears wet my eyes, and I wanted to say goodbye, but I didn't seem to be able to speak.

Wang Tao thought differently from everyone else. After hearing Wang's last words, he just felt ridiculous. How can anyone persuade his daughter-in-law to remarry? The chastity of women has gone there, not to mention that this is the daughter-in-law of the old Wang family. .He did not agree to let Su He remarry, but Wang's appearance made it impossible for him to say this out.

He decided to have a good talk with Su Ho after Wang's funeral...

Wang Tao can be regarded as winking. Seeing that Su Ho hadn't woken up yet, he yelled at Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian: "Hurry up and carry the stub daughter-in-law to the room, and change all the mourning clothes while her body is still warm." It's..."

Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian are all well-informed women. Knowing that what Wang Tao said is reasonable, she wiped away her tears and carried Wang back to the house. Earlier, Wang asked to see the sun in the sky again, so she was taken out of the room. back out.

Wang Tao looked at the old doctor and then at Xinniang, with a hesitant expression on his face.

The old doctor took advantage of this opportunity to bid farewell.

Wang Tao asked Zheng Dongxu to send him off.

Although Zheng Dongxu had nothing on his face, he still bowed his head in response, personally sent the old doctor out, gave the old doctor a tael of silver as a reward, and said politely: "... I'm sorry to trouble you..."

The old doctor thanked politely, looked at this unusually elegant small courtyard hidden in the bamboo forest, and walked away slowly.

At this time, Qin Lie rushed here, leading the horse behind his back.The mountain road is not easy to walk, and riding a horse is not as fast as walking.

Seeing Zheng Dongxu, Qin Lie jumped over from a distance, and asked with some hesitation: "Brother, what's the matter..." With a cautious look, he was afraid of offending Zheng Dongxu.

Zheng Dongxu didn't speak, and didn't even look at Qin Lie, turned around and entered the yard.

Qin Lie was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, but felt that his elder brother was getting more and more difficult to figure out.

After entering the courtyard, Qin Lie knew that something was going wrong with the faint crying sound from Wang's room. With another low curse, he stepped into the courtyard door.

Zheng Dongxu took a look at Wang Tao who was sitting in the yard, and threw Wang Tao to Qin Lie, while he went into Su Ho's room. Su Ho's appearance made her very worried. If he didn't take a look, he would really feel uneasy.

He stepped into the door, but saw Su Ho standing at the door holding a leek.

Leek's forehead had been wiped clean, and his nose and eyes were still red. When he saw Zheng Dongxu, he called out timidly, "Uncle Zheng..." Tears flowed down again.

Although Su Ho's spirit was very sluggish, his eyes didn't seem to be empty after all, and there was a deep sadness in his eyes that couldn't be resolved.

She nodded towards Zheng Dongxu, her voice was a little hoarse: "Brother Zheng, you are back..."

Zheng Dongxu nodded and said, "I'm back...I'm sorry, He'er, I came back late...I made you suffer...I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I made you suffer..."

Su Ho only felt that there was infinite grievance in his heart, and he didn't know who to tell. He looked into Zheng Dongxu's bright black eyes, but swallowed the words: "I want to see my mother..."

Zheng Dongxu nodded, bent down and picked up the leek, turned around and went to the yard. After all, he was burying Wang, and it was not very convenient for him to go in.

In the yard, Wang Tao and Qin Lie were staring at each other. Zheng Dongxu came out with leeks in his arms and frowned.

Qin Lie hurriedly ran to Zheng Dongxu's side.

"Go and see, where there is a good coffin, bring it back to the aunt!" Zheng Dongxu ordered lightly.

Qin Lie stared, as if protesting that he was not his servant. However, seeing Zheng Dongxu's appearance, he didn't dare to speak out in the end, and resigned himself to his fate and stepped out of the Wang family's courtyard.

Su Ho walked into Mrs. Wang's house. The furnishings in the room remained unchanged. Mrs. Wang had already changed her clothes. Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian were wiping Mrs. Wang's hands and feet with a handkerchief. I want to say a few words of comfort, but I don't know where to start: Su Ho's feelings for Wang are obvious to all.

Standing in front of Mrs. Wang's bed, Su Ho seemed to have returned to the past. I remembered that at that time, every time I got up early and slept with Mrs. Wang, I would stand like this in front of Mrs. Wang's bed, watching quietly. After a while, they feel extremely energetic when they do anything.

Today, Mrs. Wang is still lying on this bed, but she is no longer breathing.

"Aunt Pan, Aunt Qian..." Su Ho's voice was still a little hoarse: "I'll wipe it for my mother, please help me send a letter to the village for everyone..."

Birth, old age, sickness and death are all major events in life, especially valued by farmers. When a family has a wedding or a wedding, they will go door to door to notify the family they have made friends with.

Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian looked at each other, then put down the handkerchief in their hands, and said softly: "He'er, my condolences..." The tone was extremely painful.

As if they were afraid of waking Mrs. Wang, Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian walked out of Mrs. Wang's room lightly.

Over there, Wang Tao has already talked about the details of the funeral with Zheng Dongxu: "...Mr. Taoist, please invite Zeng Taoist priests from Budaixi in front, invite two more, a dozen or so people, no matter day or night, make sure it will be lively Yes, their songs are good, they beat the gongs and drums well, and their clothes look better than others..."

"... Zhou Mazi's fortune-telling in the town is quite accurate, let him show you the day when the time comes, and send Stub's daughter-in-law up the mountain in a lively manner..."

"...Stub Gen's daughter-in-law passed away, and all households in the village must be notified. As for whether she will come or not, it's up to them. As for Zhi's daughter-in-law's natal family, they must also be notified..."

"... Then there is the tomb, um... let's ask the old abbot of Ci'en Temple to help him take a look. He is very good at Fengshui. When the time comes, ask him to help choose a good cave site and leave a good way out for the younger generations. ..."

Before the words finished, Su He took it over and said, "Third Grandfather, my mother hopes to be buried with my father-in-law. Let's forget about the tomb..."

Seeing Su Ho coming out, although her face was calm, Wang Tao couldn't help but sighed and nodded, indicating that the matter was over, and then she said: "There must be a lot of people who come to watch the night during the big night, and there must be a lot of food and drink. The things have to be prepared now. As the host, He'er is going to receive guests, um... At that time, I have to find a few more people to help, and I can't let He'er make things for the big guys. I remember Sangou’s daughter-in-law is neat, and the food is also good. When the time comes, let her come over to cook. Pan Ming’s daughter-in-law and Qian Bingniang, when the time comes, you will bring your daughter-in-law over and ask your men to pass the dishes to pick up the guests. Yes, don't forget..."

Aunt Pan and Aunt Qian answered yes in a low voice, and then hurried home to make arrangements, delivering letters from family to family, and she was extremely busy all of a sudden.

Qian Bing and Qian Gui came over and asked to buy.

Pan Mu also asked for leave and came back to help.

Pan Ming and Uncle Qian were there to help entertain guests, their status and seniority were there, and it made people feel neglected. ,

Yu Yueyue brought Pan Min'er over.

Qian Bing's daughter-in-law was just pregnant, and she wanted to come over to have a look, but she was afraid of hurting the child in her womb, so she asked Aunt Qian to help suho to sue her.

After Wu Sangou's daughter-in-law Chunmei heard about this incident, she came to help without saying a word, leaving the seriously beaten Wu Sangou alone at home, which moved Su Ho very much.

But Ergou's daughter-in-law felt that Chunmei's actions were not very kind, so she yelled all day long.

According to Wang Tao's words, Zheng Dongxu first went to Budaixi and invited twelve people from Taoist Zeng's group, including the young apprentices, and promised to pay them 200 taels of silver as a thank-you gift after the funeral. The Taoist priest fully agreed that after an ordinary funeral, it would be good to earn 50 taels of silver.

That afternoon, they brought tools and helped set up the coffin. Before eating, they started beating gongs and drums, and they did everything with all their heart.

After Mr. Taoist was invited, Zheng Dongxu went to the town again. Zhou Mazi calculated that five days later would be a good day, and suggested that five days later, it would be Yinzheng time to carry it up the mountain.

Zheng Dongxu told this to Wang Tao, and Wang Tao decided that on the fifth night after Wang's death, anyone with a heart can come over, watch the night, and accompany Wang, and that day is also the most lively night, Taoist gentlemen All the tricks came out, and it was not over until they sent Wang up the mountain in a lively manner.

During this period, Su Ho had to accompany Wang's coffin all the time, and when someone came, he had to cry: "...My mother, why are you so cruel, leaving us orphans and widows?" Ah, tell us how to live..."

Su Ho couldn't sing, but Aunt Pan taught him word by word. When he cried for the first time, Su Ho's tears couldn't stop flowing out.

The voice called Xuan'er came out of Su Ho's mouth, it was a ballad full of sadness.

After a few days of suffering, Su Ho's eyes were already red.

(End of this chapter)