Chapter 53: Grief and Expectation

A shed has been set up outside the ancestral house, and a big loudspeaker has been set up on the top, broadcasting mournful music.

In the main hall room, the filial piety hall has also been set up, wreaths and white candles, clustered together, grandpa is placed in the coffin-shaped freezer in the middle, wearing a navy blue gown, and his voice is like that.

There were a few elderly people who were lying on the coffin and crying loudly, and Jiang Nan's grandfather and uncle were wearing linen and filial piety, squatting next to the brazier, burning paper silently. Jiang Nan pulled a lot of oranges and knelt on the haystack, kowtowed three times to his grandfather, and lay on the ground for a while before he got up silently under the pull of others.

Mother Jiang was too busy to pull out, so she could only hurriedly pull a lot of oranges and secretly advise: "Look at Dian Nanmu, he is not a child who can think about it, if others joke with him, you can block it." โ€

That, kidding? Who's kidding at such times? Many oranges were a little confused, but unfortunately before she could ask, Jiang's mother was dragged away and asked how to prepare for supper, Jiang Nan finished burning the paper, turned around and shook the hand of many oranges: "Let's go and give grandpa Dai Xiao." โ€

Wait, is she going to wear it too? Wearing linen and filial piety, even if she is Jiang Nan's girlfriend, isn't it very suitable? Many oranges were struggling with how to say this euphemistically, and they were pulled into the west wing by Jiang Nan, and there were many people in the room. An old lady wearing reading glasses was sitting in front of an old-fashioned sewing machine and stepping on the threads, there was a pile of fabrics around her, white, red and green, and two or three aunts were helping to pull the cloth next to her, and she saw Jiang Nan come in. One of them said: "This is the eldest grandson, come on, take your hat." โ€

Saying that, he gave Jiang Nan a simple red hat, glanced at a lot of oranges, and said with a smile: "Look at my eyesight, the eldest granddaughter-in-law also has to have a hat!" "I stuffed a lot of oranges with a top.

After Jiang Nan finished putting it on herself, she saw that many oranges were a little overwhelmed, so she picked up the hat in her hand and put it on for her: "It's okay." โ€

Many oranges looked at the embarrassed little red riding hood on Jiang Nan's head, and whispered, "Why is it red?" "Shouldn't Dai Xiao be white, it's all played like this on TV!

"Haha. The little girl doesn't know. The aunts looked up at her, laughing and explaining, and one said, "Our customs here." Children and grandchildren wear linen and white filial piety. Great-grandchildren have to wear red. If there is this generation, it can be done as a white happy event, and then the next generation wears green, and there are yellow flowers behind. The more colors. The more people are prosperous, which is a great thing! โ€

Another said: "The old lady of our family has died, and there are a total of one hundred and eight children and grandchildren, who is as good as our family!" โ€

"It's not, plus the same clan in the village, the youngest child is afraid that he will have to wear a flower hat, I'll count, one, two, three, four...... Seven, yo yo yo, this is a great joy for seven generations in the same house, I am afraid that it is difficult to have it in ancient and modern times, how many people in the front and back villages look at and envy to death! โ€

The room burst into laughter.

Many oranges felt that Jiang Nan's face was getting darker and darker, and finally figured out what Jiang's mother meant, and quickly pulled him and said, "That, let's go out and have a look." โ€

Jiang Nan pursed his lips, "um", and pulled her out, but when she arrived at the outer hall, crying and laughing, the mourning hall was still very lively, and many oranges had to continue to pull him out, and there were finally fewer people in the temporary shed outside, and there was a sad atmosphere.

It's a pity that it didn't take a while, and the master who played music shouted loudly with Dad Jiang: "Brother, don't worry, my team in this area must have the most complete business, build a shed to play music, sing operas and chant scriptures, ah, what do you want!" โ€

Father Jiang couldn't hear what he asked, but the master's answer became more and more open: "Chanting the scriptures?" No problem, I'll find you fifteen monks early tomorrow morning, the largest scale! There is also that singing opera repertoire, you can decide what you say, ah, what "Liang Zhu", what "Tianxian Pei", I have it here, I promise to make your house lively, how happy and happy you are! โ€

Jiang Nan had been walking well with many oranges, but when he heard the back, he paused suddenly, turned around and wanted to rush to the master's side, many orange hands were quick and quickly hugged him from behind: "Nanmu, Nanmu, you calm down, what do we have to say to the side, grandpa just died, you quarrel with others, how bad!" โ€

Hearing many oranges mention Grandpa, Jiang Nan finally gave up the struggle, and was dragged by her to sit on the stone platform behind the house, and sat there with her fists clenched.

Many orange faces were put in front of him and said, "What, angry?" โ€

"I don't understand, what do they have," Jiang Nan took a deep breath before finishing his words, "What is there to be happy about......"

"I understand what you mean, and I understand what they mean, you just look at things from different angles, so you feel different, it's nothing."

Jiang Nan didn't expect her to say such a thing, and said in disbelief: "The person has already left, what angle do you have to look at this kind of thing?" โ€

"You are sad because you don't want to see your grandfather die. And they are happy because they feel that when people come to this world, they are destined to be unable to escape, and grandpa he lived a hundred years old, full of children and grandchildren, and died a blessed man, so he should be happy. โ€

Seeing that Jiang Nan was quiet, many oranges did not interrupt her, but when he listened to his words, he smiled again: "Actually, my mother told me before, like Grandpa, people who live to be a hundred years old are human rui, auspicious in the world, in ancient times, the emperor and his son would give a plaque to reward, do you think, even people who are shouted long live every day are rushing to congratulate, isn't it even more so for ordinary people?"

Everyone, this is the blessing of envy of grandpa, follow the trouble, I hope I can live a long life, there is no other meaning, don't be unhappy~"

"So," Jiang Nan looked at her, and there was a softness in his eyes that was so soft that it hurt to the heart, "Are you also very envious, even if it's a funeral?" โ€

"Of course I will be envious," Many Orange nodded vigorously, looked up at the cold starry sky, and inhaled the cold wind fiercely, "God it is unfair, even unreasonable, it will not let everyone have this blessing and luck, live a long life without worry, and have a full house of children and grandchildren."

If God could make me ...... My parents lived to be 100 years old, and I must have laughed more than everyone else at such a funeral. โ€

Jiang Nan hugged her in his arms again, tightly, warmly: "Yes!" โ€

"Haha," Orange laughed loudly deliberately, "then I'll take your good word for it." โ€

Jiang Nan listened to her laughter, tears welled up again, many oranges listened to his inhaling voice was not quite right, and wanted to poke his head out of his arms, but he pressed down, he pressed the voice line, trying to make it sound calmer: "Our custom here, the old man who is long-lived dies, and the person who comes to eat can steal the bowl and bring it back, and I heard that it is very spiritual." โ€

"Really?"

"Well, grandpa Tai has a long life, and there must be many guests who come tomorrow to do this."

"Poofโ€”โ€”, "Do you want me to remember to steal one when I eat tomorrow?" โ€

"No," Jiang Nan shook his head and said, "Most of the rice bowls on the flowing water banquet were just bought for the banquet guests, and the bowls used by Grandpa Tai are not in them, I will go to the kitchen to steal them for you later, you remember to hide them." โ€

"Aren't you, you're going to steal a bowl for me?"

"Hmm." In this way, Grandpa Tai's spirit in the sky will definitely bless you.

"......" is a thief in his own home, and there is no one left, and many oranges laughed again, "Jiang Datianwang, what is the burden of your idol?" โ€

Jiang Nan touched her head and couldn't laugh: At the age of twenty, you can see so thoroughly and smile so happily, many oranges, where I can't see, what kind of cultivation have you experienced?

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