Xigui's funeral was extremely hurried and sloppy compared with Sour Xingniang's. But judging from the degree of attention of the whole village, it is even better.

The death of Sour Apricot Niang is expected, and sooner or later there will be a day when she will leave. Therefore, the preliminary preparation is more sufficient. Like shrouds, coffins, graves, and living expenses, etc., there is a pre-cooked. People give up their time to accompany the sour apricot girl, and to bother willingly to do it, in order to repay the kindness of the old man during his lifetime. Therefore, there are almost 100 empty alleys.

Xigui's young death was completely unexpected. Whether it is psychologically or in terms of future arrangements, there is no preparation at all, and everything has to be done from scratch. Xigui died again and could only stay at home for two days. Only the old man can stop for three days. This time is extremely tight, and the preparations for the future are also extremely hasty. However, the whole village, young and old, rushed forward in unison. There is no need for village cadres to convene and shout on the spot, all the planning and hands-on planning, and the things that originally had nothing are carried out in a decent and lively manner.

Sour Xing spoke, saying that Xigui's funeral is special, and the collective has to bear a little. If there is a shortage of here or there, as long as the village has it, it will be used to its heart's content. Just keep the accounts, leave them for the autumn, and fall on the accounts of the brigade.

The villagers are also doing their best to handle the specific affairs assigned to them. If something is missing, take the initiative to find a way for yourself. I can't think about it, as long as I have it at home, I can use it all and talk about it later. They just want to do the things in front of them well, and do it safely. The reason why the villagers are so enthusiastic and sincere is not that Xigui and his family have made a lot of effort on weekdays, but that Xigui's misfortune touched the kind string in people's hearts. Such a stunned flight of misfortune prompted them to burst out with great pity and sympathy. They were driven to work tirelessly, just to give the poor orphans and widows the greatest comfort possible.

Afterwards, people hid in their homes and secretly speculated about the cause of Hee-gyeong's death. Most people believe that it was the disrespectful behavior of the dead ghost Xigui that collided with the gods. That is, the fire fox that both Sour Apricot Niang and Xigui had mentioned, used divine magic to move the earth cannon, so that Xigui suffered retribution. There are a handful of people who don't think so. They listed the grievances and hatreds that Xi Gui had created during his lifetime, and analyzed in an old-fashioned manner that he clearly remembered the location of the earthen cannon he had set up, and it was not the first time he had set up the earthen cannon, so why couldn't he find the exact point of the earthen cannon. Someone must have moved the earthen cannon to a place for Xigui to travel for miles when he was looking for it. When he said such things, he said them quietly, for fear of causing outsiders to listen. If it spreads, it will be a great disaster.

In the end, the villagers have not been able to reach a consensus on the cause of Xigui's casualties. There are always unsolvable mysteries entangled in people's minds, either ghosts and nihilistic ones, or specific and referential. In the long days that followed, the mystery lingered.

After Xigui's burial, the village cadres held a special meeting in the brigade office. The topic of the meeting was how to do a good job in safe production and prevent such unexpected casualties from happening again in the future. Because of Xigui's new death, the cadres spoke very actively and took the initiative to come up with ideas.

Mao Lin said that all the earthen cannons in our village have been confiscated. Whoever is hungry for pheasants, hares, or anything should be put under a condom or caught with a net. In the future, we will no longer be allowed to use such dangerous things as earth cannons.

Zhenfu Road, not only the earth cannon, but also the embankments and dangerous houses in the whole village have to be inspected to see if there are any leaks. If you have it, you can fix it in time. If there is an accident in these places, it will not be the business of one or two people, one or two people.

Muqin mentioned that if Xigui was found to be injured, someone who understood it would have treated him in time, not giving him so much water, and not having to travel so far to delay time, Xigui might not have died. In my opinion, the symptoms must be cured. We have to contact our superiors as soon as possible, set up a health center in our village, and send a doctor. Our village is not a small village anymore, and there is still no place to see a doctor, take medicine and get injections. Which family has a headache and brain fever, if it is light, it will resist hard, and if it is heavy, it will be sent to the commune. In case it is not delivered in time, there is a good mistake on the way, and people will die. On the other hand, the children in the village are idle, running around the streets, and going wild and crazy. Adults don't have time to take care of it, so who knows what will happen. Moreover, they must not be blinded like their predecessors. Douda can't read a basket of words, and when he grows up, how can he do without knowledge and culture. We have to ask the commune to set up a school in our village and assign a teacher to teach knowledge, so that the children can grow up in knowledge. Maybe among these people, there will be a big man or something. This can be regarded as a cadre to cultivate blessings and accumulate virtue for the villagers.

After a long and choked meeting, a few opinions were finally agreed.

Maolin was in charge of collecting earthen cannons and earthen guns from house to house. Those who do not wish to hand it over will be severely punished. The specific punishment measures will be determined after the confiscation is available. Zhenfu was responsible for leading people to inspect all the ponds and dams and dilapidated houses in the village. Once a problem is found, it will immediately come up with an opinion, and the brigade will organize the repair in a unified manner. Xylophone is responsible for running the commune, and Sour Apricot also helps to implement the affairs of the village school as soon as possible. Sour Xing has a close relationship with Dr. Yao of the commune hospital, so she is specially responsible for implementing the affairs of the village clinic, striving to invite people as early as possible to settle the nest.

Sour Xing finally reminded that these are all important matters related to the old and young masters of the whole village, and no one is allowed to push them out, and they must do their best to do a good job. If you can't complete the assigned tasks, don't think about being a village cadre, and work hard with the members. It's ugly and uncomfortable at that time, but don't blame me for not making it clear.

He also asked people to write down what they said in the meeting book, saying that if anyone was not convinced in the future, they would use the book to speak. Even if it reaches the commune and the county, it is well documented.

The stern tone and serious face of the sour apricot when she spoke made the people present dare not come out. After a while, they ran back one by one, racking their brains to figure out how to complete the mess that was piled on them.