After driving to the funeral home, it was already past six o'clock. They took the receipts and found the relevant staff, and then the three of them took them to the mourning hall they had booked yesterday.

At this moment, the mourning hall has not yet exited, and there are several cars parked outside with white flowers, as well as a double-seater truck and a hotel van, apparently used for coffins and wreaths.

It was not difficult to wait for more than an hour, and when it was nearly seven o'clock, the mourning hall began to be busy. After the eight strong men carrying the coffin, also commonly known as the "Eight King Kongs", wore white gloves and carried the bodies in the mourning hall onto the funeral home's van.

I saw that the people who invited the funeral cheers put the wreaths and everything on the double row of seats, and then the relatives of the deceased's family followed the car with the statue in both hands.

Later, under the leadership of the van in the funeral home, the cars with white flowers followed slowly out.

At this point, the mourning hall can be withdrawn. The relevant staff of the funeral home were suddenly busy again, hanging new statues and arranging the mourning hall.

After the mourning hall was arranged, the statue of Liu's father was also placed in the middle of the mourning hall. Then a wreath was placed around it, and an incense burner was placed underneath.

Seeing Liu's father's last thoughts, the mother and daughter were a little excited. Mother Liu kept covering her mouth and desperately enduring herself from crying, but Liu Yunyao's tears went directly down the corners of her eyes and began to go down. Seeing this, Li Le couldn't help but walk over, put his arm around her shoulder, and comforted her.

Liu Yunyao felt that the strong arm on her shoulder suddenly leaned her head up, but her body was still trembling, and it seemed a little difficult to let go.

Relatives and friends on Liu's father's side couldn't catch up for a while because they were far away. So the first to come was Liu's mother's sister, that is, Zhang Jinyun and her husband who had seen it above. After coming, she saw that Li Le didn't have any surprised expression, and after nodding slightly at him, she hurriedly comforted Mother Liu.

And Liu Yunyao also knelt under the statue in a white filial piety dress on the bed, waiting to return the salute to the mourners.

Li Le ran to the shop at the door, Li bought some incense paper and cigarettes, and when he came back, he ran outside to buy some melon seeds and other snacks.

At about nine o'clock, the first group of people came, and the person who came was Liu Guoji, the eldest brother of Liu's father. There are four brothers in their family, and they are named after the four characters of auspiciousness. So Liu's father is the second oldest in the family.

Liu Guoji's age is three or four years older than Liu's father, and his face is a little imaginary with Liu's father, both of them are square faces. It is not difficult to see from his rough hands and feet and clothing that Liu Guoji's family is not wealthy, and it seems that he was born as a peasant, so although he is only three or four years older, he looks much older because of his perennial work in the fields.

After Liu Guoji came, he arrived in the mourning hall as soon as possible, and then saw the statue placed in the center, and couldn't help but stop and look at it blankly.

Although Li Le couldn't see his positive expression, he could see from his trembling hands and feet that Liu Guoji was a little excited about the death of Liu's father. After Liu Guoji looked at it for a while, he walked over slowly, lit two pillars of incense, and then worshiped seriously.

When he looked back, Li Le found that his face, which was not difficult to wrinkle, was already full of tears. When he saw Liu Yunyao kneeling on the ground, he just patted her shoulder gently, his lips pursed slightly, and he walked out without saying anything.

Maybe he was a little excited, maybe he didn't know how to comfort him, but no matter what, this behavior could already show that he had a deep relationship with Liu's father.

Liu's father's two younger brothers, Liu Guoru and Liu Guoyi, came over at more than ten o'clock. The two drove a Santana, which seemed to be Liu Guoyi's car from the point of view of their dress.

The two of them also worshiped Father Liu, but it was also heavy without Father Liu's expression, and there was no grief on their expressions, which made Li Le a little puzzled about their feelings for Father Liu.

Time passed slowly, and the relatives and friends of the Liu family gradually came over, with cousins and close friends.

Everyone stopped after the worship, or talked in groups of threes and twos, and some comforted Mother Liu.

And Liu Yunyao knelt there and looked a little sluggish and numb, someone worshiped her and returned the salute, and when no one was around, she didn't speak quietly, and Li Le was a little distressed when she saw it.

Throughout the day, Li Le felt that the surrounding environment was extremely noisy. He didn't have any spare time, he was busy greeting, busy ordering meals for everyone, booking a hotel to sleep and other miscellaneous things.

After dinner, some people gradually left, and perhaps after today, Father Liu will become a thing of the past in their hearts. Maybe when I mention it in the occasional small talk, I will remember that there is this person, or maybe it will be buried deep in my heart over time, and it will be difficult to turn it out.

A person's life will always be like this, in different time periods will meet a lot of people, will meet a lot of faces, out of relatives and friends, the rest can only be regarded as a passerby of life, will gradually fade with time, know the final wearaway.

In the evening, some people who kept vigil were arranged, most of whom were relatively young and could survive the night. The older ones were called to sleep, not because they didn't want to, but because their bodies couldn't stand the whole night.

Li Le also stayed, without him, he just wanted to do something more for Father Liu, maybe Father Liu couldn't see or feel it at all. But keeping a vigil for him will always make Li Le feel better.

Liu Yunyao, as a daughter, must also keep vigil today, seeing that she was a little unbearable after kneeling for a day, Li Le hurriedly helped her up and let her rest.

In the evening, when the crowd gradually dispersed, eighty percent of the people who kept the night vigil were playing mahjong to waste time, and the others were also acting as spectators. Liu Mu and her sister insisted on sitting there, and Liu Yunyao knelt under the spiritual seat again.

Li Le knelt behind Liu Yunyao with her, giving her a shoulder to lean on, Liu Yunyao gave him a grateful look, and then returned to silence.

For the whole night, Li Le was supporting Liu Yunyao, he knew her stubbornness, her filial piety, and knew that she would definitely refuse to sleep and rest all night, so he would bring Liu Yunyao a cup of hot water every once in a while, or peel a fruit for her or something.

After the time reached late at night, he also felt a little unbearable, he hadn't slept well yesterday, plus he stayed up late today, and suddenly he yawned there, and his eyelids were heavy, and he was open from time to time.

"Li Le, why don't you go and take a rest, I'll be here here!" When Liu Yunyao saw him, she was also a little unbearable, and whispered to dissuade him.

"It's fine. I want to sleep, just squint for a while, you have been kneeling for so long, and your body can't bear it, I can still give you a support here. When Li Le heard Liu Yunyao's persuasion, he immediately opened his slightly red eyes and said strongly.

Liu Yunyao wanted to dissuade her, but was interrupted by Li Le waving her hand, then bit her lip and didn't speak again.

Later, when Li Le couldn't hold on, he pulled a bench and fell asleep on his stomach, but his body was still trying his best to stand upright in his dream, and he still let Liu Yunyao rely on.

When Li Le woke up again, it was already the next morning, he opened his eyes in a daze, and then saw Liu Yunyao staggering there as if she was about to fall, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support her body, and then asked her to lean on her arms as much as possible, "No one is coming here, you can rest a little, there is still a day, you can't support it like this." ”

Liu Yunyao was really a little unbearable at the moment, and she couldn't fit her eyes all night, and no one was tired. After listening to Li Le's words, she said "um" softly, then leaned on Li Le's arms and closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.

At this moment, Liu Yunyao was like a kitten, curled up, I don't know if it was a cold at night or what, whether it was hands and feet or body, it made Li Le feel a little cold, and lying in his arms, he was still slightly shivering.

He tightened his arms, trying to make Liu Yunyao feel warmer. Feeling her soft hair, he also felt a little sour in his heart, such a girl in her prime, why should she suffer so many crimes!

Looking up and looking around, there is no longer the figure of Liu Mu, maybe she is tired, so go to sleep. It was already past two o'clock when he slept last night, and Liu's mother hadn't slept at that time, compared to Liu Yunyao, Liu's mother's body and bones were not much stronger.

At more than seven o'clock, Liu Mu's figure appeared in the mourning hall again, looking at Liu Yunyao, who was sleeping in Li Le's arms, and suddenly showed a very distressed expression.

"I'm here today, you take Yaoyao to rest for a while." Liu Mu quietly came to Li Le's side, and then said softly to Li Le.

Li Le waved his hand slightly, and then pointed to Liu Yunyao in his arms with his fingers, meaning not to wake her up at this moment. He knew in his heart that if Liu Yunyao was woken up at this moment, she would definitely not go to sleep, so it was better to let her rest a little more at this time.

Seeing this, Liu's mother didn't mention it anymore, and then asked Li Le what she wanted to eat, and she went outside to get some breakfast.

After getting a casual answer from Li Le, she walked out.

After breakfast, Li Le felt much warmer, and for Liu Yunyao, he left two eggs and a cup of hot soy milk, ready to let her eat when she woke up.

After more than an hour passed, the number of people who came over gradually increased, and Liu Yunyao also suddenly moved in Li Le's arms, obviously woken up by these people. Touching the soy milk and eggs, which were already a little cold, Li Le asked Liu Yunyao to wait for a while, and then quickly prepared to get up and walk outside.

However, when he got up, he suddenly felt a tingle under his feet, and he suddenly sat down again. It turned out that he didn't move much that night, and his legs and feet were already weak. Seeing this, Liu Yunyao hurriedly got up and wanted to help him, but it was the same situation as Li Le. Li Le sat all night, and she knelt all night.

Neither of them could get up, so they simply sat down and rested a little, and after their legs and feet were a little better, Li Le pulled her up and went outside for a walk.

After having breakfast in the shop outside, Li Mo asked Liu Yunyao, "Do you want to take a break, look at your eyes, they are all bloodshot." ”

Liu Yunyao Yaoyao said: "I want to guard for my father, I have to come over at the same time as my father today, my mother's health is not very good, I don't want her to kneel."

"Then it's up to you, but if you really can't hold on, just tell me, don't hold on, do you hear?" When Li Le saw her say this, he couldn't dissuade her, but he was still a little worried about whether she could support it.

"Hmmm! Got it, thank you for the past two days! Liu Yunyao nodded slightly and said in response.

Not long after the two returned to the mourning hall, people began to come to mourn Liu's father, and the people who came today were mainly friends and colleagues. The leaders of Liu's father chain factory also came over, and specially sent 5,000 yuan, and then comforted Liu's mother a little, and then left.

Li Le didn't say anything about such a situation, after all, he was the leader of the factory, and it was impossible not to do anything specifically to mourn Liu's father. Although sending 5,000 yuan didn't make a big difference, it was at least a little humane.

The day was spent in a hurry again. In the afternoon, when there was no one around, Li Le dragged Liu Yunyao, who was already exhausted, to the hotel to rest for a few hours. If she continues to hold on like this, her body will have a problem.

Tonight, Liu's mother originally said that she would come to keep vigil, but after Liu Yunyao rested for a few hours, she stubbornly ran over, and then insisted on changing Liu's mother to rest without listening to dissuasion.

At six o'clock in the morning, Liu's father's body was placed in a transparent coffin and placed in the mourning hall. His face was covered with makeup, and his body was also neatly dressed, with a yellow cloth under his body. After putting on makeup, Father Liu's face looked much ruddy, and he felt as if he was still alive.

At half past six o'clock, the priest began to perform the ritual for him, and then, as he had done the morning before, he drove towards the crematorium outside the suburbs, led by a funeral van. Along the way, there was constant mourning, white paper, and firecrackers, and it took more than an hour to get to the crematorium.

After entering the crematorium, Li Le was busy going through the cremation procedures for Liu's father. When it was their turn, they first mourned the body of Liu's father in a small hall.

When the staff was about to pull Liu's father into the crematorium after reading the eulogy, the mother and daughter lost control of their emotions again, and pulled the iron bed containing Liu's father's body and hissed and bitter. In the end, Li Le and Zhang Jinyun hugged the two of them, so that the staff could smoothly pull the body in.

After that, Li Le and Zhang Jinyun waited for the ashes of Liu's father to be cremated, while calming the emotions of the two.

After Liu's father's ashes came out, some people followed the car back, and the rest of the relatives followed up the mountain and buried Liu's father's ashes in the tomb.

Looking at such a small jar of ashes into the tomb, Li Le couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The smiling face I had seen a few days ago was now only the epitaph on the stone stele. I don't know how many people will remember him, and I don't know if he will be able to get used to it in another world.

While burning incense paper, the mother and daughter said their last thoughts to Liu's father. Since then, this home has lacked a girder and a strong shoulder.

Thinking back to Liu's father's confession before his death, Li Le felt in a trance that the smoke rising from the burning incense paper seemed to have turned into Liu's father's kind face. Looking at the reluctance on the faces of the mother and daughter, the smoke turned into an arm again, and continued to stretch out in their direction, but it drifted higher and higher, farther and farther away, and the short distance suddenly turned into a thought that could never be reached.

Far up in the sky, Li Le felt a vague face glance at him, his eyes full of anticipation, gratitude, and silent words.

Although he couldn't hear it, Li Le could feel what he wanted to say, and silently read in his heart: "Don't worry, Uncle Liu, although this family has lost a shoulder that can resist since then, a new big tree has grown to shelter them from the wind and rain, withstand lightning and lightning for them, hold the rain for them, and hold up the sky for them!"

Looking at the face that gradually dissipated with a satisfied expression, Li Le also silently waved his hand and sat down to say his last goodbye, at this moment, he had another home in his heart, and a responsibility.

Liu Yunyao fell asleep gently on Li Le's shoulder on the car on the way back. She was so tired that she held on to her body to the end, but she couldn't stand it anymore after all.