Since the Dazhu brothers left, the old man has been getting worse day by day, and Li Xiao has spent almost all the family's savings in order to treat the old man.

One morning, when the old man was dying, the old lady called everyone. The old man half-leaned on his old wife and looked at everyone.

The old man first said to the two daughters-in-law: "This is the family's house deed, land deed, and all the money for the two houses." I will give this to the five girls in front of you, as your husband wills."

The old lady handed the wooden box to Li Xiao and said, "The five girls have put it away." Li Xiao took the wooden box.

Sanniang saw Xiulan standing there wiping her tears and was silent, and she hurriedly stepped forward and said: "I think it's better to put the family's money in the mother's house, Wuya is still young, so many valuable things, how can she be put there."

The old lady looked at Sanniang and said, "This matter is decided by your father and your husband." The thing was already given to your man once when he was separated, and it was given back to me before he left. The words were also said in front of me, and the valuable things in the house will be kept by the five girls in the future, and the big and small things will also be counted by the five girls. You don't have to say anything about it."

Sanniang hurriedly said: "Where is this, the fifth girl will talk about marrying in two years." How can the valuables at home be put in the girl's room, Wuya, you can say something."

Li Xiao looked at Sanniang and said, "Second aunt, what do you want me to say?" The elders of the family have already told me about this. Don't worry, I'll take care of things at home." Then he looked at the old man and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will take care of the family and grandma." I wouldn't have said goodbye so early, let alone married so early. I will wait for the third brother and the fourth brother to get married, and then leave the Li family when they can take charge of the family."

The old man looked at Li Xiao and stretched out his hand to Li Xiao. Li Xiao hurriedly went over and grabbed the old man's hand. The old man grabbed Li Xiao's hand, looked at everyone and said, "Li Xiao is the eldest grandson of the third room of the Li Shan family from now on." Recruit a son-in-law in the future. From today, Li Shan's family will be headed by Li Xiao, who is in charge of the third room." Then he said to the old lady: "If you don't want to, drive out of Li Shan's house."

The old man grabbed Li Xiao's hand and said tightly, "Child, the Li family owes you." The old man raised his eyes again and looked at everyone, closed his eyes and left.

Li Xiao knelt in front of the old man's bed and cried: "Grandpa, the Li family doesn't owe me, I don't feel wronged." The rest of the Li family also knelt down and cried. The old lady hugged the old man and cried with a whimper.

Li Xiao stood up and said loudly: "You can't keep crying like this, grandpa's aftermath still needs everyone's help."

Li Xiao turned to look at the old lady and said, "Grandma, it's time for grandpa to get dressed, can you wear it?" The old lady nodded, put down the old man and went to the ground to get the shroud. Li Xiao said again: "Third brother, you wait to help grandma dress grandpa, you follow grandma, you must take good care of her, and you can't let her have an accident." I have to keep saying that the Li Shan family needs her, and now I can't do without her. Fourth brother, you go and inform the elders of the clan. Mother and second aunt, you go to prepare filial piety clothes and filial piety. The sister-in-law went to clean up the front yard, and the mourning hall was to be arranged there. Wufu went to Zhang's house to tell the fourth sister and asked the fourth sister and the fourth brother-in-law to come over to fulfill their filial piety. Tell my fourth brother-in-law to bring some money and bring me some money, I borrowed it."

When they heard the arrangement, they all went about it. Even Sanniang did what Li Xiao said.

Li Xiao took the wooden box back to the room, knowing that there would be many people at home in the next few days, and there would be a lot of things to be busy. She had to put away her valuables.

Li Xiao opened the wooden box and put the letter of resignation given by Erzhu before. Then she received the bow, quiver, knife, tiger skin and other valuables into the box, and she only had a dagger given by the old man on her. Li Xiao locked the wooden box and covered it with a mat. He also put on top a basket of arrows and four wooden guns that he did not use. Li Xiao put all the big money in the family and her own private money on her, looked at it and felt that there was no problem, so she pushed the door and went to the main room.

A quarter of an hour later, the old man had already changed his clothes and lay quietly on the bed. Xiulan, Sanniang has prepared a shroud and put it on for everyone to wear. Li Xiao, as the eldest grandson of the third room, wears the same as Sanwang.

When Sixi brought the Li family over, the mourning hall had already been erected. Li Xiao and Sanwang knelt on one side, burning paper. When you see someone coming, you will kowtow to them. Xiulan and Sanniang stood on the same side and saluted the visitors. When he saw that the Li family needed to wear filial piety clothes, the younger brother would take the filial piety clothes and hand them to the visitor.

Wufu came back with Siya and Zhang Cheng. Siya was already seven months pregnant, with a big belly, kneeling on the mourning hall and crying with Zhang Cheng's support.

Li was careful about Siya, and personally took the filial piety clothes for Siya to put on, and asked Siya to go to the outhouse to talk to the elders in the clan with her grandmother. Let Zhang Cheng go with her to Shouchai Shop to pick up a coffin.

Siya insisted on staying in the mourning hall and refused to enter the house. Li Xiao helped Siya to the side and said, "Fourth sister go in and help entertain the people in the clan." My grandmother is old, and I'm worried about her. I'm relieved to have you with me." Li Xiao saw that Siya was very reluctant, and said, "Fourth sister didn't pay attention to what I was wearing." Look at the clothes I'm wearing, I'm going to go to Shouchai shop with my brother-in-law later, I still have a lot to do today." Siya really didn't pay attention to Li Xiao's dress, which scared her at first glance, this is the dress of a filial son. There is a difference between the dress of a filial daughter and a filial son. Knowing that this was not the place to ask, he nodded and entered the house. Zhang Cheng saw Siya enter the house, relieved, and nodded at Li Xiao.

He also saw Li Xiao's dress, which was also very strange. It was also strange for others to see it, because it was not easy to ask, so no one asked.

Li Xiao and Zhang Cheng borrowed an oxcart and went to the longevity shop outside the county. The people in the Shouchai shop didn't know Li Xiao, and when they saw Li Xiao dressing, they asked, "What price does the little brother plan to buy?" Li Xiao looked at Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Cheng said: "It is for the old man in the family, the ancestors." We countrymen don't understand this, so you can help choose a better one. ”

The owner of the Shouchai shop took Li Xiao and Zhang Cheng to the backyard, and there were seven coffins neatly placed in the backyard. The owner of the Shouchai shop pointed to a pair and said: "This one is the cheapest, 500 yuan, and the coffin wall is 4 inches thick." This mouth is 6 inches thick and 2 through. This mouth is 6 through, 12 inches thick, with carvings, which is used by the landlord. These three are for the elders in the family. “

Li Xiao said directly: "Boss, I want the landlord's master."

The owner of the Shouchai shop was happy to hear this: "Okay, I'll have someone load an ox cart for you." Wait a minute". Zhang Cheng pulled Li Xiao and said, "With such an expensive coffin, can your family afford the current situation?" “

Li Xiao said: "Brother-in-law doesn't know, now I'm in charge." I can't make Grandpa so shabby. How much can my brother-in-law lend me? Zhang Cheng sighed and said, "That's all I have."

Li counted and said, "Just lend me 5 times." Li Xiao took out another 1 piece from the pocket of his clothes and paid it to the owner of the coffin shop together.

Back at the Li family, the children and grandchildren of the Li family put the old man in the coffin and moved him to the mourning hall.