The daughter of the splendid good fortune is respected

Chapter 564 Confession of last words (4)
Mrs. Han lowered her brows and narrowed her eyes, "Nowadays, the big and small things in this mansion are decided by the big house. Your uncle wants to have a big funeral, so let him go. It's just that the fourth house may not agree. 5000 taels of silver, It’s enough to do it frugally. If you want to hold a big funeral, the money is naturally far from enough. This will call us over, but it’s just a notice. When the funeral is over, the extra money will naturally be shared equally by everyone.”

"Mother, do you want to agree?" Xiao Mingyu said in a low voice, "When we move out, there will be a lot of places to use the money in the future. It's not appropriate to post all the money on funerals. It's not what the old man wants to see."

Han frowned, "Then how do you say you are going to reject your uncle?"

Xiao Mingyu thought for a while and said, "Mother, why not do this. If uncle really wants to make a big deal, mother should make it clear to uncle first that our fifth room will give up to 5000 taels of silver, and there will be no more money. If uncle If you agree, that's all, if you don't agree, there is no way to discuss this matter."

"Sifang may not agree. 5000 taels is not a small amount. 5000 taels for a family, plus 2 taels left by the old man. There are 2 taels of silver, enough for a grand funeral."

Xiao Mingyu said, "Mother, we don't care about Sifang, we just need to take care of ourselves. Sifang has a simple population. In fact, as long as we work hard, the money is enough for the family of Sifang to live well. Besides, Fourth Aunt But he is a capable person, and the fourth aunt still has a lot of private houses in her hands. 5000 taels is a lot, but the fourth house may not be unable to take it out."

After thinking about it for a while, Han nodded, "Okay, this matter is according to your wishes."

When he arrived at the conference hall, Xiao Maolin didn't beat around the bush, and explained directly: "The old man has worked hard all his life, and he should have enjoyed his old age in peace. He didn't think that things went wrong in the past two years, and the old man worried too much, so he left early. The old man has gone, This funeral is the last journey to see off the old man, I think it must be done in a splendid manner. Fourteen days of rituals are indispensable, and all relatives and friends must be notified. In short, all the money that should be spent must be spent."

Xiao Maoheng really disagreed, "The old man left a last word before, saying that everything should be frugal, and the funeral doesn't have to be a big deal, just stop for seven days. Now the elder brother said that the funeral is going to be a big deal, isn't it against the old man's last wish. Big brother If you want to show face to outsiders, you can do it yourself, and we will not accompany you."

Xiao Maolin immediately wiped away his tears, "I have been in the capital all these years, and I have not been able to be filial to my father for a day. Now that my father is gone, I will never ignore his funeral for the sake of saving a few dollars. Even if outsiders don't gossip , I can’t get over it on my own conscience. Regardless of whether the fourth brother agrees or not, I will take care of it. If the fourth house refuses to pay for money, my eldest house will bear it all. But if the fourth house is in the future Poke the spine, don't ask me for help if you die. I don't bother to help with such a favor."

This is a blatant threat.Xiao Maoheng was half dead.

Mrs. Han stepped forward and asked, "I don't know what uncle plans to do? How much money will it cost?"

Xiao Maolin immediately said calmly, "Since it is a big event, it is natural to invite monks and Taoists to recite sutras and set up a Taoist temple to perform deeds. Relatives and friends should also be invited, and father's coffin should also be chosen well. Everything must be done according to the rules .The spending on the money, after all, has not started to deal with it, and I don't know the details. I mean, if the overspending is overrun, the three of us will share the house equally. I don't know what the five brothers and sisters want?"

Seeing that Xiao Maolin's face was clean, Han Shi saw that there were no tears, and it was true that he was just acting.Mrs. Han said, "Let's do as uncle wants. However, our fifth room has limited capacity and a large family. Mingyu's marriage has not yet been planned, and brother Cheng is young. There will be a lot of places to spend money in the future. So Our Wufang tried our best, but we can only pay 5000 taels of silver at most. If there is too much, there is nothing we can do."

Xiao Maolin frowned, how could 5000 taels be enough.He also thought about knocking down 1 taels. 5000 taels is only half of the amount.

As soon as the fifth room made a statement, the fourth room also immediately climbed up. Liao said, "Since the fifth brother and sister gave 5000 taels, then our fourth room also gave 5000 taels. Uncle, our fourth room is no better than the eldest, and there is no capable person in the family. I can’t afford to support the family. This day of sitting and eating is precarious. 5000 taels is already the maximum capacity of our fourth room, and I really can’t give more. Uncle is very capable, and the rest of the expenses should be borne by him. My brothers and sisters believe that uncle will definitely I won't refuse. The old man valued the big house and the uncle the most during his lifetime. The uncle is now the patriarch and the head of the family. The uncle who is capable will work harder and give a little more to express his filial piety. Everyone will say that the uncle is a filial son. .”

Putting on this tall hat, Xiao Maolin felt very uncomfortable.However, this matter was brought up by him, so naturally he couldn't refuse at this moment. For 5000 taels of silver, the big house can afford it, and there are some extras.But Xiao Maolin made up his mind at this moment, the expenses for this funeral should be controlled within 2 taels, absolutely not more.So Xiao Maolin promised to come down, Dafang will definitely make up for the part that is not enough.

When the matter was settled, Liao suggested that each house should send a person out to jointly manage the accounts.So that no one will be spoiled.Of course, the fundamental purpose of the Liao family was to guard against the big house. If the big house really controlled the funeral expenses within 2 taels, such as [-] taels, wouldn't the big house take advantage of the boss.How could Liao Shi let such a thing happen to him.

Han has no objection to Liao's proposal.As soon as Han made his statement, Xiao Maolin couldn't refuse on the grounds that there were too many people delaying things.After all, he still wants to take advantage of the Han family's relationship to make friends with the Han family, so he must not offend the Han family.Xiao Maolin put away his little thoughts and agreed to Liao's arrangement.

The three houses were scattered, and Liao went back to the fourth house, discussed with Xiao Maoheng, and immediately sent the money to the big house, and sent another person outside to inquire about the expenses of funeral supplies.Absolutely will not give Da Fang the chance to be greedy for money.During this period, it is natural to win over Wufang.The Han family did not refuse Sifang's offer.Because the Han family also didn't want Wufang's money to be corrupted by others, and it would benefit other people for nothing.

The mourning hall was set up, the coffins were chosen, and monks and priests were invited.The filial sons and grandsons of the Xiao family all went to the mourning hall to watch and cry, and there were people outside to greet and arrange.Relatives and friends who got the news all went up to pay homage and offered sacrifices.The Han family also sent someone over, and it was Xiao Mingyu's second uncle, Han Shilin.

After Han Shilin worshiped, he found a chance to talk to Han Shi.

Han Shilin sighed again and again, "Sister, you have worked hard these days."

Mrs. Han shook her head lightly, "It's not hard work, the whole family came here like this."

Han Shilin frowned, "This year's Xiao family is also unlucky. First Mao Yang, then Mrs. Xiao, and now Mr. Xiao is also gone. Suddenly, the Xiao family lost its backbone. Big sister, what are you going to do in the future? Both father and mother I'm very worried about you, so let me come to the house to ask you what you mean. If you need any help, please tell me directly. We are brothers and sisters, so naturally we can't just watch you suffer and suffer."

(End of this chapter)