Chapter 18 Funeral Arrangements
"The cemetery is the ancestral grave of the Zhou family, and the second uncle said, the Zhou family has your grave, and grandpa left it for you. Now you can rest assured, you can be in peace, in your life, there are two people who are most concerned about, one is my mother, the other is my grandfather, now half of your ashes accompany my mother, and the other half has returned to Zhou's house, you should be happy, right?"
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me down there, you have to accompany my mother well, she has been waiting for you for so many years, she must have a lot to say. ”
"I listened to your words and returned to Jinbei, grandpa, I will help you take care of it, you don't have to worry about it, the second uncle is very filial, take good care of the old man, and I will also give him a pension to the end." ”
"You want me to go back to Tianjin to go to the medical college, and I'm back. ”
"Dad, now you can rest assured. ”
He knelt in front of the spirit and kowtowed three times to the coffin, each of which was very heavy, pressed down, and sank very much, as if he could no longer lift it, it was a deep mourning, a mourning for the deceased's loved ones.
Zhou Wenwu cried.
The eyes were red, and tears rolled out of the eye sockets, and I couldn't wipe them clean.
"Son, get up, your dad hears me. ”
He was relieved. ”
His younger brother, who left home at a young age and wandered outside all his life, has finally returned to his roots and settled in the ground.
Zhou Wenwu's heart was twisted, uncomfortable tight, tears trickling down, he wiped his tears with one hand, and stepped forward to support Zhou Chong with the other, but he couldn't stand up to crying himself, looking at the coffin was like a knife.
This is his own brother!
"Third child, you're back, you can rest in peace. ”
"Zhou Chong, I'll take care of it for you, our father...... Our father is confused and can't recognize people clearly, but it's okay like this, otherwise it will be so uncomfortable for him to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person! I will take care of it at home, you don't have to worry, don't worry about anything, go with peace of mind, there is a second brother here. ”
"Third child, our dad regrets it, he regrets treating you like that at the beginning, he regrets it for half his life, but he has strong self-esteem! He can't pull down that face! You say that people's self-esteem is so heavy? Do you say that if he regrets it earlier, will you still be able to come back? You are such a good-natured person, as long as our father says a soft word, you will definitely come back, right?"
"It's late, it's late. Zhou Wenwu let go of Zhou Chong's hand, hugged the mahogany coffin in front of him, and cried breathlessly.
"Third child, you go all the way!"
Zhou Chong's eyes were red, and a few tears slipped down the corners of his eyes and flowed to the corners of his mouth, which was bitter.
He still cried.
A heart was stirred by Zhou Wenwu like a knife, and it hurt uncomfortably.
With red eyes, he looked into the back room, and through a wall, he couldn't see what the old man was like, but he really wanted to rush over and wake the old man awake.
Why didn't you say it sooner when you regretted it? Why did you torture my dad all his life for the sake of the so-called face and the so-called self-esteem!
You are his father!
Don't you know what he wants most in this life? It's a fallen leaf to return to his roots! It's that he wants to go back to Zhou's house!
You're demented, you don't have to bear anything, all the pain is left to me! I'm just a teenager!
Zhou Chong's heart was like being chiseled by an axe, all at once, the pain made him breathless, this place, facing his father's coffin, he would have to suffocate if he stayed any longer.
He had to leave.
Stuffy head, ran back to his room, Zhou Chong wrapped himself directly in the quilt, stuffed himself, tears wet on the pillow little by little along the corners of his eyes, he didn't feel it, just let it fall, as if crying, it would be much better, crying, my heart was not so uncomfortable.
Zhou Chong didn't know how long he had been crying, and when he got up again, his arms were stiffened, and the pillow was half wet, as if he could seep water out with a single press.
He lay on the bed, his heart was very empty, and his mind was blank.
He wanted to smoke, but the cigarette was given to Xie Yunsheng, and he didn't have it on him.
There are a lot of people from Zhou's house today, because it is a banquet, and the dishes prepared are also exceptionally good.
When Zhou Chong passed, Wang Cuihua was busy greeting outside, and there were six tables set up today, although there were not many guests, but a few adults brought children to come together, plus Zhou Chong and their own people also had to go to the table, Wang Cuihua was afraid that the original five tables were not enough, so people added two.
"Lao Yang, you go and bring out the wine, put a bottle of white on the table, and don't let go of the beer, whoever drinks it can take it himself." ”
"Hey, Zhou Chong is here?"
"You haven't eaten well in the past few days, you can eat more in a while, today is full of good dishes, even if it's the New Year, it's not so good!" Wang Cuihua said while hurting, it cost a lot to do things in the past three days, and the money is all on credit, and the bill hasn't been paid yet.
With so much meat, it hurts to just buy her!
There is also the suona class of 8,000 yuan! The one who invited it is the best in northern Tianjin! 8,000 yuan! It was blown away in two days, and Wang Cuihua's heart was dripping blood!
But this was arranged by Zhou Wenwu, he said that he had to let Wen Bin go, fortunately the money was not from their family, otherwise so much money would really hurt to death!
There is a steamer on the big pot in the yard, and there is a potted elbow in the steamer, the elbow was steamed last night, and after steaming all night, the skin is crispy and the meat is rotten, and it melts in the mouth.
"The people who came to carry the coffin, each of them took two boxes of cigarettes, and there were only a few people at these tables, not many, all of them were from their own family, to send your father for the last time. Your second uncle said that they should come to the funeral and let your father be buried in peace. ”
Wang Cuihua said: "Although it is simple, we have all the rules we should have, and there are a lot of things, don't worry, your second uncle will definitely let your father go decently." ”
Zhou Chong didn't know what the rules were on Nanli's side, but looking at Wang Cuihua's expression, it should be pretty good.
"The second aunt will arrange it, I'll trouble you. I have to say that Zhou Chong really doesn't know the rules here, if he is asked to do it, he really doesn't know how to do it, as he said that, he took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Wang Cuihua. "There's 30,000 in it, take it. ”
Wang Cuihua was shocked by him, as if she didn't expect Zhou Chong to take out so much money.
She bought all these things, and she spent only a little more than 20,000 yuan, and Zhou Chong gave 30,000 yuan at once, she was really a little stunned.
"This, this is too much, right?" Wang Cuihua didn't dare to accept it.
She likes to take advantage of a little small, cheap, but so much money, it's not a little small, it's cheap, it's too much.
"I ...... It doesn't take that much, this ...... It took more than 20,000 yuan to do these things, you ...... It's too much, and the second aunt can't take it. Wang Cuihua was moved to see so much money, but she was moved, she didn't dare to really take it!
Zhou Chong was also stunned.
He really didn't expect Wang Cuihua to refuse, in his impression, Wang Cuihua is a spicy, love to take advantage, and don't want to eat at all, he was afraid that Wang Cuihua would take 30,000 yuan too little, but he didn't expect Wang Cuihua to say so.
He's really a difference.
He knew in his heart how much money was spent on this errand, just the suona of the three fat ones was already eight thousand, and it was estimated that there was about twenty-five thousand, and he gave thirty thousand because he was afraid that Wang Cuihua would open his mouth, but he didn't expect Wang Cuihua to accept it.
"Second uncle, since I took out the money, I won't take it back, you can take it away, it's all up to you and the second uncle to be busy these days. ”
"If you have more, buy some food for Qiangqiang, he has been very tired for the past two days. "Qiang Qiang is Zhou Wenwu's son, his personality is quite skinny, but he is also sensible, when he knelt in front of Zhou Chong's father to burn paper, he was honestly like a little milk cat, there was no small movement at all, but his body was a little weaker and lacked calcium.
Although Zhou Chong has always disliked children, he can't hate them.
When Wang Cuihua heard this, she smiled between her eyebrows, she was not a fool, she naturally understood what Zhou Chong meant, this was deliberately taking advantage of herself.
"Hey, you kid! It's all a family, why do you have to talk about two families! It's all right, your father is a strong uncle!"
"So, this money...... The second aunt can accept it. ”
"In the future, if you eat, just come to my house! The second aunt will not charge you living expenses!"
She smiled happily, collected the money happily, and smiled between her eyebrows.
"That's, yes. As if remembering something, Wang Cuihua looked at Zhou Chong and said, "Your aunt will come over in a while, I guess I have to bring your sister with me, that child is a little ...... It's a little bit of a brain problem, it's not normal, you have to pay attention to it for a while, and talk to her less if you can. ”
Zhou Chong had heard of this sister.
If you have epilepsy, you will go crazy, but not very often. It was because of this daughter that his aunt couldn't hold her head up at her husband's house.
The filial piety clothes prepared by the Zhou family were made of white linen, and Zhou Wenwu set them in the town.
The people who come from this family have one person, the man wears a filial piety hat, the woman wears a white cloth wrapping his head, the filial piety clothes are very wide, and the sleeves are also extraordinarily fat, and they can wrap the thick cotton clothes inside.
At the entrance of the courtyard there were wreaths, horses, cows, a soft sedan chair, a table, and a few small stools, which were tied vividly, which were to be burned to the people below, so that they could live well below.
Zhou Wenwu arranged it very well, and all the things were well prepared, and there was nothing missing.
"I was thinking, should I tie the two maids again, but with your mother accompanying him below, I think even if it is, I won't tie it, with your mother here, Wen Bin will not be alone. Zhou Wenwu's eyes were still red, he looked at the paper ties outside, and his nose was sour.
He never thought that one day, it would be him who would come to see his brother away, never thought about it.
"Zhou Chong. ”
"You eat with the second uncle, I'll take care of you. He was the master of his own words, and he was the only one in his life who was hard-hearted.
Zhou Chongxin twitched, a little uncomfortable.