The third day was the day of Wanruo's burial. On the first day, the mayor and governor came to mourn, in the next two days, whether it was the city or the province, due to the sudden changes in Haoran's home, a lot of work was cut off, Haoran prepared the handout materials in advance were prepared for the next day, he can only do so much work, if there are more, it can only be exhausting and not worth his life!

Early in the morning of the third day, Haoran's family prepared the preparations for the burial early, and the chief steward discussed with the old secretary and some of the people in charge of the funeral at eight o'clock, the jeeps in the city and the province arrived at half past seven, a total of eight cars came, and the compound of the brigade headquarters was crowded, and if there was another one, the car would be parked on the street.

Governor Zhen, Mayor Li, Minister Huo of the Ministry of Education, Minister Liu of the Propaganda Department, Minister Miao of the United Front Work Department, Minister Miao of the Ministry of Scientific Research and other departments came to offer condolences. Beidu, Zhuanghuo, Nan Zhai Ying, Bei Zhai Ying, Taoyuan, South Gaoying, North Gaoying, Liuxinzhuang, Shilipu, Tianzhuang and other factories in the ten miles and eight townships all came, at that time, a commune thirteen villages, ten miles and eight townships to how many people, the whole occupies half of the whole village!

For a time, all the men, women and children in the village were dispatched, and the village with less than 1,000 people suddenly exploded!

At that time, the village had just begun to send money, and the best relatives and friends only sent two yuan, which was a great gift to the sky, and it was a very face-saving gift for relatives and friends from five cents to one piece! The general villagers send tents, that is, white cloth, the minimum is seven feet, and the big one is not too much; The seven-foot one made a mattress and the over-the-foot one made a quilt, which was the original intention of the people to give gifts, but few poor people touched these white cloths.

Why? It's because once someone has a white thing, they can do things with less money, and you send me and I send yours in the countryside to pass on the untouchable folk customs. There are several big families in every village, and there are also small families, don't look at the small village, even if there is a big family, there is no white thing in the family, and you can't get together all the villagers to send them accounts, let alone those small families.

But today is different. People from various government agencies have sent accounts, because the secretary of the municipal party committee has communicated with the governor about this matter, and the secretary said what should you do about this matter? Our actions directly affect the people, and sending money will directly affect the people's customs, which will definitely cause a very bad impact on the people. Sending the account is inevitably a little shabby for a talented person like Haoran who works hard and silently every day, but after weighing the pros and cons, the governor finally decided to send the account!

With Haoran's character, he will definitely look at the problem from a high level, and maintaining the party's integrity and dedication to public service is much more significant than comparing with each other in extravagance, I believe Haoran will understand this!

As expected, the heads of the townships and towns that came later had already thought of this, and they all had money in their pockets and tents in their hands, depending on what the governor and mayor sent. I have the account in my hand, and I have the money in my pocket, so I can make sure that everything is done without losing decency.

The old secretary saw that the door was coming, and he was the first to stand up and shout on the street: "Leaders of governments at all levels, leaders of townships and towns, on behalf of the villagers of Yitang, I thank you for coming on behalf of the Haoran family!" Today is a sad day for our village, Wanruo is a good villager, a good wife and a good mother, her death makes us very sad! ”

"In order to mourn the deceased and comfort the living, my old secretary has only had a tent to send condolences all his life!" After the old secretary finished speaking, he unfolded the tent in his hand to show people, and said to the security director: "Security director, there are many people who have come to mourn today, you go and lead people to pull ropes on the street, and hang all the tents on the street, and the family will definitely not be able to hang it." ”

"Director of security, you send more people to set up a few more tables, and write down the names of all the people who come, so that they can return the gift to Haoran's family in the future. Remember, no matter who it is, you have to remember it clearly, don't miss one! ”

The security director agreed to do so.

This is a phenomenon that the whole village has never had, no matter which family you are or whether you are poor or low, today there is no exception to send the account, this is an unprecedented phenomenon, it is a phenomenon that no village, no family has ever had!

For a while, the village was busy keeping accounts, and the people who hung up the accounts, shouting, and the shadows of everyone shuttling back and forth continued! The village is full of white tents, and the entire wall from east to west is covered with bleached tents!

"Governor, mayor, leaders of the municipal party committee and provincial party committee, don't be picky, follow the customs, please wear white flowers of condolence." The old secretary said to the countless leaders of all walks of life behind him: "The time for the funeral is coming soon, you should follow the back of the team, this kind of ceremony should be based on the villagers, close to the people, isn't it?" Thank you for your understanding. ”

"In addition, after Wanruo's body is buried, today's opportunity is also rare, governor, mayor, you two see which of you will say a few words? We should be right for the sake of the folks, this reason is still needed, you two right? ”

The mayor glanced at the governor, and the governor said, "It's your duty, you can arrange it." ”

"The hour has come! ——”

It's just eight o'clock now, and the big steward doesn't do anything else, what time to do, where is there something, a stool alone depends on him, and the happy event depends on this person! For example, if you say who cooks, he will look at the number of people who eat and arrange the number of people, and the staff will arrange these people to do nothing, just cook, and nothing else.

For example, if you buy something, he will arrange a few people to buy necessities, those who dig the grave pit are those who dig the grave pit, and those who entertain people are specially entertained people, just like the current welcome, the one who carries the coffin is the one who carries the coffin, and the corpse is put in the coffin There are special people to manage it, these people are usually not allowed to go away, they must be on call, and there can be no shortage of people, otherwise they will be scolded and looked down upon!

There is also a small steward under the chief steward, and this person is dedicated to doing things according to the intent of the chief steward. For example, the chief steward said to the junior steward, you go to the stove and arrange for eight people, you go to find four people to buy things, you go to six people to dig graves, bring snacks and two bottles of wine, don't wronged these people, etc.

This is the most faceless job, which cannot be replaced by ordinary people, and is the most trustworthy person in the whole village in the long run, and is the chief helmsman of red and white ceremonies. Just tell me where he sits, a table, a chair, a bottle of wine, a plate of boiled peanuts, a teapot, a glass of water, and no one is allowed to touch anything on his table!

He can raise objections to any matter for any family, express any opinion of his own, and it can be said that he has great power and supreme power! For example, if you put forward the suggestion that Wanruo's body be parked for a day, he put it forward, only he can make such a suggestion, although the old secretary raised an objection, but your reasons must be sufficient, otherwise you will never pass!

"The hour has come! - "The chief steward shouted loudly into the courtyard with a long voice!

The little steward hurriedly beckoned to the person carrying the coffin under his hand and said, "Hurry, hurry!" ”

The coffins are usually carried by four people with very strong physiques, which is also an honor, and whoever is chosen must be respected in the village, which is a very glorious thing!

The four of them didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly carried the coffin to the courtyard, carried the coffin to a place not far from the main hall and put it down.

"Please admit the deceased! - "The big shopkeeper shouted loudly into the main hall!

The little steward hurriedly beckoned to the man carrying the corpse and said, "Hurry, hurry!" ”

The people who carried the corpse hurried over, these people were bold people, they were not afraid of corpses.

At this time, Gou Yu, Bean Sprouts, Qiao'er, Yao Jian, and Aunt Li began to mourn, this was the last time the family saw their relatives, and the grief arose! They wept as they ran towards Wanruo's corpse, trying to stop people from taking their loved ones out of their noses! They rushed forward desperately, and by this time someone had already hugged them and wouldn't let them get closer!

This is the final parting scene between the yang and the underworld, between relatives and ghosts, and it is also the saddest scene!

At this time, what is needed is speed, the person who carries the corpse grabs one of the corners of the bottom mattress, and then lifts the body high too high into the coffin, and then the person on the side first puts the two horns slowly and steadily into the coffin. This is a technical job, and it cannot be done without practice, and it can only be done by aligning the head and feet of the deceased in the coffin and placing them correctly. Then the latter two gently pulled the quilt back, and the head of the deceased fell on the pillow! The body is upright and impartial!

But today there was a strange thing, when the person carrying the corpse grabbed the four corners of the mattress and wanted to carry away Wanruo's corpse, they used their strength, but what they didn't expect was that a big living person was as light as nothing, and almost flashed their waists!

The four of them were stunned, looked at each other, their faces were suddenly sallow and sallow, and then they put the corpse down intact!

Everyone present saw this scene, even the little master could see it clearly, but he didn't know what was going on, he was also stunned by the actions of the four corpse bearers, and he clearly felt the reason, but he would never have thought that no matter how light the corpse was, it wouldn't be like this!

"Please admit the deceased! —"The chief steward stood in the courtyard and saw this scene for some reason, so he shouted loudly into the house again!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" The little steward heard the big steward urging again, and said anxiously to the four people!

The four people didn't move, and one of them looked at the little steward, and pointed to Wanruo's corpse with a terrified expression, but didn't say a word!

The little steward understood what they meant, the little steward was closest to them, he could feel all this, he could deeply perceive everything they said!

"Big steward, the situation is a little wrong!" The little steward had no choice but to shout to the chief steward.

The chief steward seemed to sense something, and walked towards the house. He stood in front of Wanruo's body and thought for a long time before he trembled and pinched the corner of the white cloth covering Wanruo's body with his hand, he wanted to see Wanruo's body. Judging from the shape, there is no change in the body of Wanruo who is covered, why is it that the four strong men are as light as a feather when they lift it?

The chief steward mustered up his courage and slowly lifted the white cloth covering Wanruo's corpse, and Wanruo's entire corpse slowly appeared in front of everyone.

The delicate and luxurious face still hasn't changed, the elastic face seems to be still alive, and the whole body is still lying on the wooden bed intact!

A good person, no matter how light a person is, will not be like this, right? But here's the truth, and who's going to explain it? Who would believe that this is true?

There was only one unbelievable answer, which stunned everyone!

Hell yes!

"Don't panic, everyone!" The fourth aunt, who was watching all this in the house, spoke: "Listen to me, if Wanruo is the reincarnation of a living Bodhisattva, she is telling everyone that she will not let everyone suffer if she dies, her body has flown to the sky, and there is only a piece of paper left in her body!" Look at her face, she is still the living Wanruo, she is still so amiable and kind, she is telling me, let us always remember her, she will always live in our hearts! ”

"Now everybody listens to me!" The fourth aunt shouted loudly with the emphasis of the chief steward: "Please enter the museum!" How to lift how to put it in, don't move a single bit, leave us a whole person! ”

The four of them didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly grabbed the four corners of the mattress.

"Ready." The fourth aunt shouted rhythmically: "Get up!" ”

The four of them lifted Wanruo in unison.

"Let's go!"

The four of them carried Wanruo's body high and walked to the center of the coffin.

"Fall slowly!"

The four of them slowly, gently, respectfully put Wanruo in the coffin.

"Order the coffin!"

As soon as the fourth aunt's words fell, the dogs in the house, bean sprouts, Qiao'er, Yao Jian, and Aunt Li mourned again! The people who hugged them grinned hard and didn't dare to relax for a moment!

"Carry the coffin! Rise! The fourth aunt shouted to the person carrying the coffin: "Go, send the funeral!" ”

Suddenly, mourning and music sounded, suona sounded, chickens and dogs barked, birds and beasts wailed, and the sky was mournful!

This book was first published in the King of Books