Lunch was eaten at Uncle Jun's house, close to the New Year, Uncle Jun's family had already eaten bacon and bacon, and their sons and daughters-in-law also came back from other places, and a pair of lovely grandchildren, the family was harmonious and beautiful, the family conditions were also good, the son and daughter-in-law were doing some small business outside, and the family also built a three-story small western-style building.

Uncle Jun's family was very enthusiastic, and kept putting vegetables into the bowls of Cheng Tian and Dong Qingqing, for fear that the two of them would not be adaptable. After having lunch at Uncle Jun's house, Cheng Tian took Uncle Jun and Dong Qingqing to Lisheng's house.

Lisheng had already prepared all kinds of things for the burial, and then asked Dong Qingqing about Dong Youde's birthday, wrote a sacrificial text with a brush, sealed it in a yellow envelope, and then took a set of sackcloth filial piety clothes for Dong Qingqing to wear, and the others wrapped a white scarf around their arms.

"Qingqing, you go buy a cigarette first, and come back with ten towels. ”

After returning to the village, Uncle Jun whispered to Dong Qingqing again.

"Okay, Uncle Jun, you and Mr. go into the house and sit down and bake the fire. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded, beckoned Uncle Jun and Lisheng to come into the house and sit, although Dong Qingqing does not live in his hometown anymore, but every year on his mother's death day and birthday, he will come back to pay respects, and by the way, tidy up the house in his hometown, so the house in Dong Qingqing's hometown is also clean, and the furniture and electrical appliances are still in good condition, and you can live in it with a little tidying.

"All right, sir, shall we go into the house?"

Uncle Jun smiled and nodded, and went into the house with Lisheng to roast the fire.

"Uncle Jun, sir, you wait while drinking tea, I'll go buy something and come. ”

After the two entered the house, Dong Qingqing made another cup of hot tea for the two.

"Eh, okay, go and go back quickly, the excavator master is already on the way. ”

Uncle Jun nodded and said softly.

"Oh, okay. Brother Tian, please drive me to buy something. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded, and then said to Cheng Tian.

"Well, okay. ”

Cheng Tian nodded, opened the car door, and drove Dong Qingqing to the shop in the village.

I bought a few good cigarettes in the store, bought ten towels, bought some fruits, and then rushed to the house, in addition to Uncle Jun and Lisheng, there were also eight strong men from the same village, these eight men were commonly known as the "Eight King Kongs" when the funeral was held in the countryside, and they were specially designed to carry the coffin for the master's family. The selection of the Eight King Kongs is generally young and middle-aged men from the same village, and they must be married, and they cannot be immediate relatives of the master's family.

"Qingqing, come, kowtow to them. ”

Uncle Jun said to Dong Qingqing with a smile.

"Hmm. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded, and came over to kowtow to the eight people.

"Qingqing, have you bought the cigarettes and towels back?"

After kowtowing, Uncle Jun asked Dong Qingqing again.

"Bought it back. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded and handed the cigarette and towel to Uncle Jun.

Uncle Jun took apart the cigarette and distributed the cigarette and towel to the Eight King Kongs, and then he and Lisheng also had a pack of cigarettes and a towel each.

Dong Qingqing kept the remaining cigarettes, and distributed loose cigarettes to the people who helped with the funeral, because the owner only had Dong Qingqing a filial daughter, so the work of smoking was handed over to Cheng Tian.

Soon the excavator master drove the excavator over, and Cheng Tian took a pack of cigarettes to him, and then Uncle Jun accompanied the excavator master to Dong Qingqing's mother's grave.

It only took less than half an hour, the grave had been dug, and the excavator master was given a hundred yuan, after the grave was dug, Lisheng was to put the guy he brought over to set up, and put the ashes altar in a sedan chair made of stainless steel, and then Lisheng shouted in his hometown, Dong Qingqing knelt in front of the sedan chair with the statue, and Cheng Tian stood aside with a spirit card.

After Lisheng shouted the salute, sprinkled the rice on the sedan chair, and then the eight King Kongs lifted the sedan chair high, put it on the shoulder, and carried the sedan chair to the cemetery, in front of the sedan chair was also connected to a white long cloth, led by Dong Qingqing in front of the way, and Chengtian was holding the spirit card and the military uncle and Lisheng walked in the front, Lisheng inserted sandalwood on the road along the way to guide the way, the military uncle held a few cigarettes in his hand, and there will be firecrackers from the villagers along the way, each family will basically put it, and then the military uncle will throw a pack of cigarettes to the family.

When he arrived at the grave, Cheng Tian put the spirit card in front of the grave, and Lisheng inserted sandalwood and candles in front of the spirit card, lit the sandalwood candle, and then Dong Qingqing knelt down in front of the grave. After Dong Qingqing knelt down, Lisheng took out the memorial text that had already been written from his arms, and wrote Dong Youde's life, of course, these lives are only on the good side, after reading the sacrificial text, he folded the paper of the sacrificial text again and stuffed it back into the envelope, lit it and threw it into the grave. In the end, Dong Qingqing kowtowed to the grave four times, and then stood aside with the statue, and the two of them took the urn out of the sedan chair and put it in the grave, and the excavator who had been waiting next to him pushed the soil of the grave up, and then the eight King Kongs took shovels and shovels to tamp the grave soil. After the grave soil was tamped, Dong Qingqing threw the filial piety clothes on his body on the grave, and the rest of the people also threw the white yarn on their arms on the grave. In the end, Dong Qingqing went home with the portrait, and the funeral was over.

"Qingqing, after you go back, remember to put three sticks of incense in front of your father's portrait every seven days, and it will be seven hundred and forty-nine days. ”

After returning home, Dong Qingqing first paid Lisheng's remuneration, and then Uncle Jun solemnly explained to her.

"Well, thank you, Uncle Jun, thanks to your help today, you can take this cigarette and smoke it. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded lightly, and then took a cigarette plug and gave it to Uncle Jun.

"Qingqing, when are you going back?"

Uncle Jun took the cigarette and asked Dong Qingqing with a smile.

"Go back today. ”

Dong Qingqing replied softly.

"So soon, then remember to bring back your father's portrait. ”

Uncle Jun reminded softly.

"Well, I know, Uncle Jun, I'm sorry for you today. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded.

"You're welcome, then I'll go back first. Oh, Qingqing, don't keep all the things related to the funeral of these couplets or something, all the fire is burned. ”

Uncle Jun smiled and waved his hand, and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw the couplet and some other white items at the door, and reminded Dong Qingqing softly.

"yes, I see. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded, tidied up the room with Cheng Tian, piled up all the funeral supplies together and burned them, and then left his hometown with Dong Youde's portrait.

The car sped all the way, and by the halfway point it was almost dark.

"Qingqing, let's go have dinner first and then hurry, shall we?"

Looking at the sky, Cheng Tian smiled and suggested.

"Hmm. ”

Dong Qingqing nodded, got out of the car with Cheng Cheng and had a light meal in the service area on the road, and then continued to hurry, and finally returned to Tang Dou Manor at about eight or nine o'clock in the evening.