The old man eventually passed away.

On the fourth day of entering the hospital, the old man was gone, very peaceful!

Maybe it's because when she left, most of her children and grandchildren were by her side!

Even Li Ming's uncle took leave to come back from Liangcheng two days ago. (To explain, the uncle mentioned earlier is one of Li Ming's cousins, and the current one is his uncle.) ）

No one expected that the old lady who survived last year survived that time and this winter, but in this spring, she was killed by a small fever and cold.

I can't say that it was due to a fever or cold, but it was also a trigger.

Perhaps, this little cold and fever was the last straw that overwhelmed the camel, so that the old man could no longer hold on.

In his previous life, Li Ming only knew that the old man died during this time, but he didn't know the specific reason for the old man's death.

Therefore, after the old man survived this winter and saw that the old man's body seemed to have no major problems, his heart had been relieved a lot. But

As many people know, winter is just a cold season for most people. But for the elderly, this season is undoubtedly their most difficult season, and even for some old people, every winter, they seem to have walked through a circle before the ghost gate.

Winter is also the season with the highest mortality rate among the elderly.

Unexpectedly, Li Ming's grandmother spent this most difficult season, but she still fell in the spring that followed.

When the old man died, everyone was already mentally prepared.

In the past few days, everyone has realized and the hospital has reminded everyone.

Next, the aftermath of the old man is what they need to pay attention to.

There is sadness in my heart, but it is not to the point of collapse. People still need to look forward. Moreover, birth, old age, sickness and death are the norm.

Although the old man's funeral was arranged by several sons, it was Li Ming's uncle who rushed back from Liangcheng who was dominant.

If you want to say that in Li Ming's generation, the old man hurts Li Ming the most. Then, among Li's mother's generation, the most important old man is Li Ming's uncle.

The death of the old man, Li Ming's uncle is definitely one of the saddest people.

Li Ming's uncle is also the most outstanding and promising person in the Wu family's generation. The right to speak at home can be imagined, and even Li Ming's father-in-law, second grandfather and grandfather have to respect and value his words.

Li Ming's uncle is not a person who has to meddle in everything, and the specific matters are still handled by Li Ming's three foreigners. If there is something that is not taken into account, he will remind him and will also contribute his strength.

The cost of handling is also taken by Li Ming's uncle.

It's not that he doesn't want to do it all, it's just that he really can't do it alone.

Or. Li Ming's father-in-law said that after all, it was father and son, and it was almost the same for whoever came out.

But the second grandfather's house and the grandfather's family, if they are not allowed to come out, they can't say it.

Unless one of them doesn't want to pay for it. Do it.

But is it possible? Maybe there are such people and such things in this world, but here, it will never happen.

Let's not mention that several families are the kind of filial people. Let's just say that their mother died, can they ignore it?

is also because of Uncle Li Ming's factor. Among the three brothers, the dominant one is Li Ming's father-in-law.

During this time, Li Ming also returned to his mother's hometown with his uncles.

The old man died. Of course, the aftermath has to be done here, and this is something that is very important to the local people.

Even if there is a family in the local village, although they have gone out, or even to work and live in other provinces, when they die, their relatives will still bring their bodies back and take care of the aftermath in the place where their ancestors have lived for generations.

No matter how poor and remote the place where their ancestors have lived for generations, they will all come back.

Because their ancestors lived here, because their roots are here, their relatives, their families are here.

For example, if Li Ming dies in the future, if he has descendants, he will be brought back to his hometown Luojiao Village, and if there are no descendants, his relatives or family members will also bring him back.

When Li Ming returned to Luohe with everyone, he looked at this familiar place, which had not even changed much, and he was a little strange in his kindness.

He lost count of how many years he hadn't been back.

I remember when I was a child, he spent a lot of his childhood here.

Although this is his father-in-law's house, not Luojiao's hometown, for Li Ming, this is also his other hometown.

It's just that everything has slowly begun to change since his grandmother died, especially after Li Ming's father-in-law got together with another old man again under the help of others, his parents never came back here, and he did the same.

After that, if Li Ming's family said that they were going back to their hometown for the New Year, they would generally fall back to the corner, and they would no longer be the father-in-law of Luohe.

Not only Li Ming's family, although Li Ming's uncle will also come back during the Chinese New Year every year, he will only take one day, maybe less than a day, and leave.

Li Ming's aunt is also similar to Li Ming's family, and during the New Year, she and her husband will go back to her husband's house for the New Year, and may come back to pay New Year's greetings, but it is also similar to Li Ming's uncle, and she will leave after staying for a long time.

Li Ming's brother-in-law will not go home for the New Year after coming back for the New Year once.

Every year during the Chinese New Year, only Li Ming's second uncle's family accompanies his father-in-law for the New Year.

However, we will never be able to return to that New Year's flavor again.

This time, Li Ming also saw so many people gathered here.

There are even more people than in the previous New Year.

My father-in-law's family, everyone has arrived, the eldest uncle, the second uncle, the younger uncle, and of course, Li Ming's family and my aunt's family are all here.

The second grandfather's family, in addition to the two elders, also has two uncles who are also called the eldest uncle and second uncle by Li Ming, and the only daughter of the second grandfather's family, who is also Li Ming's aunt.

There is also Li Ming's grandfather's family, the population of his grandfather's family is small, and he has only one daughter, of course, he is still Li Ming's aunt, and there is not much difference between her age and Li Ming. It's just a few years older than Li Ming.

It's not that my grandfather's family doesn't want to give birth, but that their family can't do anything, and when they want to give birth, the country has already begun to implement family planning.

So, what's the solution!

The grandfather's family that responded to the call of the country has only one daughter.

In addition to them, many relatives in the village also came to Li Ming's father-in-law's house to help.

This village is not like Luojiao Village, except for the Li family and the Wu family.

All the people here are from the Wu family, and all the people in the village have the surname Wu, except for the daughter-in-law and son-in-law, of course.

Li Ming is clear. Now there are more people, but in the future, more and more people will come back.

People in the countryside, especially those who are all in one family, are very united.

If something happens to someone's family or the old man dies, the whole village will come to help, and those who go out to work and can come back will try to come back.

Even people from nearby villages come.

Today, something happened to someone else. You've helped people. Tomorrow, something happens to your family, and an old man dies, and other families will come to help.

It's not a rule. But it is a human affection that has not changed through the ages.

Otherwise, if something happens to your family, why should others help you?

When the gentlemen invited by the family watched the day, and then they also invited gentlemen who specialize in chanting scriptures and worshipping the spirits.

Of course. In Li Ming's case, these gentlemen who came to chant the scriptures were not monks, but these people were professionals who specialized in this industry.

These people are generally made up of about five people. Everyone has a dedicated division of labor. Aside from chanting, not everyone does it the same.

It is a very common and mysterious profession.

It is common because only people there have passed away and they can be seen, and mystery is that ordinary people cannot integrate into their profession.

They are generally passed down from father to son, from master to disciple.

The people they form are not necessarily relatives, nor are they necessarily brothers from the same family, or even live in different places and are not in the same village.

But when it came time to compose, it was definitely them, not anyone else. Maybe it's because they come from the same source!

Moreover, this profession is also regional, and there will be no other combination of chanters in the region where each combination of chanters is located.

Of course, they will not go to the territory of other reciters to take over the work.

Just like dividing the territory, each combination will have a larger or smaller territory.

As long as it is a person in this area, if someone in the family dies, they will first invite them to recite the scriptures.

It can be said that in the region where they are located, they have already monopolized this area.

But they will not be the slightest slack in doing things because there are only them in this area, who monopolize the market.

This is a very serious matter, and there is no room for neglect.

After all, this is someone who died, and it was a sacrifice to the spirit. Moreover, many things are not inseparable from them.

Although there is a geographical division, it is not absolute.

Of course, due to regional reasons, the rules and regulations of the chanting people and the spirit of the people in different regions are more or less different.

Therefore, they are the first choice of the local people, who like to use the rules of other places to worship the spirit, but this matter is not something you can say should be changed.

Sacrifices are solemn and sacred, and cannot be changed at will just because of your words.

Therefore, when a local person dies, he will invite a local chanter to come and worship the spirits and recite the scriptures.

In addition to the chanter, it is also necessary to ask a salad maker to blow the salad, saying that the salad maker, perhaps many people do not know what it is, this is the local vernacular, and the official word should be the trumpet maker.

They are generally composed of four people, one plays the drum and the other plays the gong, this gong is not a gong with a gong hammer, but made of copper, its shape is like a disc, the center is bulging like a pill, the center is pierced with a small hole, tied to a cloth thread, two pieces hit each other and play, the scientific name is called cymbal, and many people mistakenly think it is a gong, although it can also be called a gong. Finally, there are two people who play salad, which is what we generally call a trumpet, a folk instrument called suona with scientific name, one plays a large suona, and the other plays a small suona, and the small suona is also called a siren.

These salad makers invited three teams of people, that is, twelve people.

It's not because you have to invite so much, at this time, many people in the family have died. Usually just a team of saladers is enough to come and play.

As for why the three teams were invited, it was also because everyone wanted to make this matter a little grander. This also has something to do with the fact that there are many people who come this time.

Unlike the chanters, saladers also have regional divisions, but you can ask as much as you want.

Don't say it's three teams of salad makers, as long as you want, you invite ten teams and eight teams, and no one will say anything about you.

It's just that it's not necessary, three teams of saladers, it's enough. It's solemn enough. There are some things that can be done when the mind arrives. If you go too far, it's not like that.

The chanter is different, you really can only ask for one team. If you invite these reciters, you can't invite another reciter.

If you really invite, it's not grand, it's not heart, it's a joke.

You may even be annoyed by the people you invite to recite the scriptures, and in the end, you may not be able to invite any of them.

There are also people who will be impressed by the high price you offer. But that's not how it works.

For these reciters. Li Ming: They are here, and they are usually called Mr.

When the day came, the gentlemen were invited, and the salad makers were in place.

The sacrifice also began. Li Ming: They also began to worship the spirit.

These days of worshipping Ling, Li Ming has no time to write novels at all, and he doesn't have the heart to write.

Fortunately, with his current manuscript. It's enough, and Li Ming knows how grand the sacrifice spirit is. It won't take more than a week.

This is not a reason for the reluctance to spend money, although the gentlemen and saladers who are hired need a lot of money every day, but no one cares much about it.

The uncle who came out of the big didn't speak, and the others had nothing to say.

Because the rules are like this, chanting sutras and offering sacrifices to the spirits has never been more than a week here. Of course, it will not be less than three days.

In these days of worshipping the spirits, unless the spirits of the night have been done, or those immediate family members are not allowed to sleep and rest.

Moreover, day and night, there are many things that need to be arranged by them.

It is also fortunate that Li Ming's grandmother has enough children and grandchildren, if there is only one son or only daughter like the current people, then they will not be busy and dizzy.

Even so, Li Ming still saw that his three grandfathers and several uncles and aunts were so busy that they couldn't touch the ground every day, even Li's mother was too busy, Li's father sometimes had to help, and even Li Ming was often called by his mother to help.

For Li Ming, these are all small things, because there are busy times and free times, especially when most of the work is done by the elders.

The main force of worship is the three grandfathers and a few uncles, and those relatives and friends who come are also received and arranged by them, these Li Ming don't need to worry about it, he just helps when he needs it.

It's the relatives and friends who really keep everyone busy.

And Li Ming can't know all of these people, after all, he is not from the Wu family, and even his uncle can't know all of them.

Speaking of this, Li Ming admired his father-in-law very much, his father-in-law actually knew about ninety percent of these relatives who came, and the remaining one percent could only chat, and his father-in-law would immediately find out their kinship from memory.

Sometimes, Li Ming saw her mother chatting with some relatives she didn't know who came to her, and she figured out that it was a relative and a person from that family while chatting.

But some Li Ming obviously saw that his mother couldn't remember it, but what made him feel like it was that even if his mother couldn't remember, she still said that she had a bad memory, and then took what she heard from the other party to heart, and finally said, it turns out that you are from someone's family there!

Li Ming also knew that his mother was doing the right thing, but he still couldn't help but want to laugh.

However, he soon lost his mind.

Because, he's in trouble.

Earlier, when the old man had not yet died, his mother warned him that he would not marry with the same surname, so that he could be psychologically prepared.

He was prepared, but when the matter came, he still found that he underestimated the power of this sentence, and also underestimated the stubbornness of the Li family and the Wu family. (To be continued.) )