At noon on the ninth day of the lunar month, the villagers of Lijia Village all moved, helping the old and the young to gather in the Li family ancestral hall, the whole village knew that two people had died in the village, and there was no longer the joy of yesterday's festival, and they lowered their heads and made eye contact with each other.

Situ Yan accompanied Li Dalang to the ancestral hall today, if it weren't for the fear that the Cao family and Li Erzhu would make a fuss, and Li Dalang would not be able to cope with it, she would not have run out to blow the cold wind. After all, the two people who died, one she hated, and the other was a complete stranger, had nothing to do with her.

These days may be the cold weather, she hasn't seen the patriarch for a long time, I didn't expect that the old man who was in good spirits last time just over the sixtieth birthday, at this time like a bamboo in the wind, decadent, white-haired people send black-haired people, which made her think of her grandmother in her previous life, at this time, is she also like this old man, trembling and having to be carried by someone to walk. Thinking of this, the tears couldn't stop flowing down, and I was afraid that I would be looked at by Li Dalang, so I hurriedly wiped my sleeves.

Seeing that everyone was gathered, Muramasa cleared his throat, "Ahem, everyone is here, I went to invite Lang Zhong early this morning, the silver money that gave Li Shilang to see a doctor, part of it was bought for everyone, and the rest of the money was used as medical money, and a few seriously ill people went into the ancestral hall to let Lang Zhong take a look, as for those who can't catch the medicine, they will discuss it with the family after getting the prescription." There is a lot of money, but don't go forward if you are sick. ”

The villagers who served didn't know that there was such a thing, they were all the same, and the woman who stayed at home got the letter as early as when the Cao family made trouble with the courtyard gate of the boss Tu Yan, but she didn't take it seriously at the time, but she didn't expect that Li Dalang's family really took out all the money and didn't keep a single child, and she was grateful to Li Dalang and Situ Yan.

The villagers who reacted at this moment all squeezed forward. The village was busy making a noise, and sent a few seriously ill people in first, and the others stayed in the courtyard. Situ Yan noticed at this time that the villagers were looking at her and Li Dalang with grateful eyes, knowing that even if the Cao family wanted to make trouble today, the villagers would help her. Instead, he stood aside with confidence to heal himself.

"You vampires, take my eldest grandson's life money to see a doctor, you are black-hearted!" The Cao family was still a little flustered at the beginning, and only then did they react when they entered the ancestral hall, isn't Li Shilang's medical money exactly theirs, where can they bear it, and they rushed to the ancestral hall with their feet raised.

Muramasa reacted the fastest, stopped Cao's as soon as he could, the two of them tore and pulled, and the sound continued, and after a while, Cao's and Muramasa's clothes were torn, and even the cotton inside was exposed.

Aunt Fu saw that her man had suffered a loss, so she was busy helping out, and the villagers also reacted, and pulled the two apart in a few moments, and the village was so angry that she patted the clothes on her body first, pointed at Cao's nose and shouted, "Cao, what do you want to do, the ancestral hall is also you can enter?" ”

"Why can't I enter, all you spent is my family's silver, I want to get it back," Cao's hair was scattered, his clothes were torn, and even his shoes were lost.

"Why, just because the money is not yours, it's Li Shilang's injury medicine money, I still have your family's handprint, you don't mess around here, you want to be reasonable, then let's go to the county master to reason, I'm still afraid that you won't succeed?"

"The village is right, the surname is Cao, that is the ancestral hall of our old Li family, you are an old lady who is not honest at home, what are you talking about here, if you take a step further, don't blame me for being unkind to you, this man in Li Family Village is not dead!" Of course, the villagers who have won a good game will not let the Cao family make trouble.

Everyone said a word, and he said a word, but he took a few steps back before stopping.

", the men in your Lijia Village are not things, bullying me an old woman! I don't live anymore! Cao Shi was sad, seeing that there was no one to help her at this time, she didn't stand anymore, and sat on the ground and sprinkled with her ass.

"Enough, surnamed Cao, if you are grinning, don't say that I will cut you." I don't know who gave such a sentence, so frightened that Cao Shi opened his mouth and didn't dare to make another sound, and rolled his eyes in one breath. Li Sanzhu saw that his mother was about to faint, so he hurriedly stepped forward and squatted on the ground to help her mother get her air.

Li Erzhu will be in bad spirits, and he doesn't know what he should do. Li Da Niu didn't come at all today, he fell ill on the kang, his heart was bigger than Cao's fire, the eldest son was gone, and the four grandsons were also cut off, at the beginning, these were all for the sake of attracting fortune This grandson, now everything is over, he is forced to return to Lijia Village in one breath, and he began to have a fever in the second half of last night, but this Cao family only cares about sadness, and he doesn't care at all, Li Erzhu only knows how to take care of his daughter-in-law, Li Sanzhu also hugged his daughter-in-law to rest early, he can only lie on the kang alone and sigh now, thinking that if it is Da Lang, a few are still there, at least there is a medicine to hand water. Now that I think about it, my intestines are all repentant.

Seeing that Cao's was no longer screaming, the village saw that a few people came out, and let a few people in, and they watched for more than half an hour, so that Xiao Yang'er drove Langzhong back to the county, and by the way, he brought back the medicine to a few families who wanted to catch medicine.

After sending Langzhong away, Muramasa said how to mourn the patriarch's grandson and Li Zhaocai, "What about the spiritual shed, you two families will each take their own, just take it for three days, just past the first seven funerals, the big guys will go to see it for these three days, and the people in a village will do their best, after all, people die greatly, and I won't say anything else, let's go back and rest." ”

After sending the villagers away, the village specially stopped Situ Yan, "Girl, let the Da Lang be more careful, I see that the Cao family is not so easy to stop." ”

"I made a note of it, thank you Uncle Wangfu."

"Uncle He, you are polite, the patriarch, you can watch and send something, as for Li Daniu's house, it is up to you whether you go or not."

"Depending on me, neither of them will go, but I know that for the sake of a few brothers, I will go to both of them, and I can see this clearly." Situ Yan knew that Li Dalang and Guanshi had to look at the patriarch on the family tree, and Li Daniu's family, Bi Yi and several brothers were related by blood, in order not to leave a word for others, how could she let her brothers go.

"Uncle knows, you are an understanding person, go back quickly, look at this cold, your face is red." Mura Zheng looked at Situ Yan Although he was wearing a hat, his face was still exposed, and his white and tender skin was blown red, which made people feel distressed.

"That's okay, Uncle I'll go back first."

The village was looking at Situ Yan, who had walked away, and then turned around and walked home with his father in his arms, "This girl is just this hand, I'm afraid that everyone in this village remembers a few people." In the future, no matter what there is, there will be people who will help speak. ”

"On weekdays, I see this girl saving a lot, but every penny is spent on the blade, if this girl is a male baby, you are afraid that this village will do it." Lao Cun is a little fortunate that Situ Yan is a female baby.

"Look at what my father said, if the girl is a male baby, it is possible to become an official in the court in the future, and she can be detained in this small Lijia Village."

"I'm confused, old, old." The two chatted and walked home.

How did Cao go home, she didn't remember anymore, and when she came back to her senses, she noticed that she was already on the kang at home, and she wanted to scold her, but then she realized that Li Daniu was lying on the side and hummed, and when she touched it with her hand, she realized that this person had a fever, and she was busy boiling ginger water and adding a quilt.

This matter is over, the patriarch's family and Li Daniu's family have set up a spiritual shed, borrowed the ox cart of the village Zheng's family to enter the county seat to buy linen, coffins and paper money, and bought sacrifices and food for banquets, and the Cao family also grabbed two pairs of medicine for Li Daniu by the way, and the little silver left was even more spent.

It was Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law who persuaded her mother-in-law Cao that this banquet didn't need to be so good, so that she could make a few black flour cakes, stew some rotten vegetable leaves with meat foam, and put more water, and it wouldn't take a few dollars to make a banquet. And the people who come will not be empty-handed, and when the time comes, they will pick some worthless ones from the gifts they give, and they will return less, which is a business that only makes money and does not lose money.

Cao Shi thought that it was useless to be sad, this person was gone, it was better to do a good job of white things, how much can you get back!

The tent was also set up, and the mat was made, but no one came to the door, so anxious that she had a mouth of fire bubbles, her cheeks were swollen, and she covered her head and hummed on the kang.

Li Sanzhu squatted at the gate of the courtyard to welcome guests, but at this time he also entered the stove room, "Daughter-in-law, why don't you say that no one is here, didn't the village say that everyone should do their best?" ”

"What else can it be, your mother has offended everyone, it would be strange if someone came." Li Sanzhu's daughter-in-law is also on fire at this time, and she is still pointing to these things to improve.

Situ Yan originally wanted to come, but she was afraid that there would be many people in the village at this time, so she discussed with Li Dalang, "Big brother, when will we go to the old house, why do I have to go there first, and then go to the patriarch's house?" ”

Li Dalang has always been worried that Xiaomei will not agree to him going to the old house, but now listening to Xiaomei, not only does not object, but also thinks so thoughtfully for them, his heart warms.

"Then go to the old house tomorrow morning, and go to the patriarch's house in the afternoon, Xiao Wu thinks this is good?"

"That's fine, so that there won't be a lot of people going here. The brothers are all thinking about it, what should they take to the past? ”

Situ Yan noticed that Erlang didn't want to go, and the whole person shrank to the side and refused to say anything, San Lang and Shiro didn't pay attention at all, one of the two of them was reading the "Three Character Classic" written by Situ Yan, and the other was practicing calligraphy on the side. She understands the emotions of the three of them, but this is a human accident, whether you want to or not, sometimes you can't help but do something you don't want to like.

"I don't have any opinion." Although Li Erlang didn't like it in his heart, the little sister asked, and he would answer no matter how disliked it.

San Lang and Shiro also nodded, Li Dalang looked at the appearance of his younger brothers, and knew that this matter still had to depend on the little sister, so he also nodded. Situ Yan thought for a while, "Why don't you make some dim sum, but dim sum can't be made into the shape of ingots, so make it into squares, and then go to Aunt Niu's house to buy some eggs, and then put on some black noodles." Big brother thinks this is feasible? ”

"I think it's okay." The two discussed for a while, and Situ Yan took out ten cents to Li Dalang to buy eggs and make snacks himself. Although Erlang didn't like it in his heart, he felt distressed when he saw his little sister being tired, and followed him into the stove room to help.

Saburo and Shiro stopped reading and writing after thinking about it, and the two also went into the stove room to help make snacks on the fire.