Although I went to the funeral, the atmosphere on the plane was not heavy, sad but not sad, this is the characteristic of the West, in the Christian teachings of the person after the death is to go to heaven, there is nothing to be sad about, but think that the highest respect and remembrance of the deceased is that everyone lives happily, so even if the heart is really sad, it is generally not expressed on the face, so if you see someone at the American memorial service and his relatives talking and laughing, do not feel surprised, this can be said to be a very normal thing.

There were a lot of people on the plane, Su Zhen's family had all arrived, even Nicole, who had never met Old John, and there were forty or fifty cowboys and their families on the ranch.

This Boeing 747 was the first time to receive so many guests, and it made a few flight attendants a little busy when they boarded, but fortunately, they were all acquaintances, and the reserves on the plane were sufficient, so nothing unpleasant happened...... After all, this is not a commercial flight, but this is what made the purser Rona decide to go back and train a few flight attendants well, so as not to encounter such an unexpected situation next time and be in a hurry.

The cowboys were boarding Su Zhen's Boeing 747 for the first time, and they were also very interested in this modified aircraft of the same model as the President of the United States.

"I didn't expect that I would be treated like a president once at my age," Old Jack muttered as he ate a piece of apple pie.

"In fact, excluding safety, the comfort level of this aircraft is only higher than that of Air Force One," Grace said with a laugh.

"That's natural, if that guy from George W. Bush dares to spend his money on enjoyment like that. I'm going to smash my shoe in his face," cried Old Jack, whose childlike temper immediately amused the people around him.

When the plane landed in Harvard town in the early hours of the next morning. Little John, who got the news, was already waiting outside the airport.

"Hi John, I'm sorry to hear the news of your father's death," Su Zhen and Little John said lightly.

Little John nodded slightly, and after Su Zhen, the cowboys who came with him also stepped forward to greet Little John.

The funeral ceremony was simple, but it was solemn, and almost all the long-time residents of the town attended. This can be seen how good old John's usual popularity is, and the person who presided over the funeral was the most famous old pastor in the town, after the old pastor had finished praying. All the relatives and friends went up to give speeches, just like the domestic eulogy, but the difference is that most of the speeches in the United States are interesting stories of the deceased, so the atmosphere is not heavy. On the contrary, it seems a little lighthearted.

As the bell rang. The coffin slowly fell, and the flowers were scattered.

"John, have you ever thought about working in a different environment? I'm pretty short of people over there, California, Wyoming, Washington, what do you think? After the funeral, Su Zhen asked Little John.

"I'm sorry, BOSS, I'm used to life at Harvard. There is no idea of leaving," Little John was slightly stunned when he heard this, and replied after thinking about it.

Su Zhen was a little helpless about this. What he said is not polite words, there is indeed a lack of experienced managers in the agricultural company, after all, the work of the ranch is different from ordinary work, not those who don't know anything about this aspect, professional agents in suits and leather shoes, such people can't suppress those hot-tempered cowboys at all, and old cowboys with management experience are treasures in any ranch, not so easy to recruit, so Su Zhenneng invited Old John, but it was said that he picked up a big bargain.

But now that John is unwilling, Su Zhen can't force it, so he can only let John continue to manage the pasture in Yizhou, but with the expansion of the scale of breeding, the profit of the Yizhou Garden Ranch is actually getting smaller and smaller in the entire agricultural company, and it is becoming less and less important, and because it is located in the middle of the country, it is far away from the west where Su Zhen's industry is located, and it is inconvenient for the agricultural company to manage the cattle and sheep in a unified manner, if it were not for the fact that this is Su Zhen's first stop to the United States, it has commemorative significance. In addition, because of the use of space water, this pasture is really fat, and it is possible for Su Zhen to give up here.

"I didn't expect the United States to be buried, I always thought that developed countries like the United States were cremated" Leaving the car, Liu Ru said with some puzzlement, especially since China began to implement compulsory cremation a few years ago, which has a reason to learn from developed countries, and obviously, the United States, one of the most developed countries, does not seem to be among them.

After attending Old John's funeral, the cowboys left one after another, but Su Zhen's family did not rush to leave, but prepared to stay in the ranch for a few days, and it was considered a vacation.

"This is normal, the main religious beliefs in the United States are Christianity and Catholicism, and their teachings are against cremation, although with the development of society, although the two religions are no longer opposed, but in the concept of believers, it is still recognized for burial, so about 80% of people in the United States still choose to be buried" is Liu Shihua, Liu Shihua has walked more outside in recent years, seen more, and participated in several funerals, so I know more about this.

"That's right, in fact, even among developed countries, only the United Kingdom and Japan have adopted cremation on a large scale, and they will not say that compulsory cremation is carried out," Su Zhen said.

In fact, Su Zhen, who has learned about the sky-high cemetery and other events on the Internet in the future, actually thinks it is ridiculous for the mandatory cremation policy in China, especially the reasons for the mandatory cremation policy, which are basically untenable.

The earliest reason for cremation in China is to "break the funeral custom of sealing @ building superstition @ letter", in fact, this closure @ building superstition @ letter Mao matter? The burial is influenced by the Confucian culture of the Han people, and it has nothing to do with superstition @ beliefs. What's even funnier is that the burial of ethnic minorities is the so-called respect for the traditions of the people @ ethnic group, and the burial of the Han people is the sealing @ construction superstition @ letter, which itself has violated the provisions of the Constitution @ Law that all ethnic groups have the freedom to maintain or reform their own customs and habits, and all ethnic groups are equal.

In fact, even if cremation is implemented, in many areas, the corpse is still buried after cremation, but the burial is just ashes.

Moreover, it is not very reliable to say that burials will occupy too much arable land, and in fact, the demand for land in the funeral industry is completely within an acceptable range. The annual death toll in the country is less than 10 million, and even if 100 percent of the burials are divided according to the cemetery, each person occupies an area of 5 square meters, which only accounts for 0.00387% of the total cultivated area. Even if we do not take into account the current low birth rate and the elimination of long-term cemeteries, it will only account for about 0.387% of the arable land in 100 years. If further rational planning can be made, using forest land and wasteland to plan cemeteries, funeral land can be reasonably solved, in fact, it is the biggest culprit of occupying cultivated land... I don't know how many times more powerful commercial development under various names is than this.

In fact, the biggest vested interest in the implementation of cremation is still the authorities, many people may not believe it, to say that the authorities have the most oil and water, and what people imagine what finance @ government @ ministry, country @ soil @ bureau and the like, but the people @ government @ ministry that does not show the mountains and water, and the muffled wealth of the people@ government@ ministry, social welfare, funeral, marriage, and the future of the well-known Red Cross events, you must know that the domestic Red Ten @ word will not be under the jurisdiction of the World Red Ten @ word society, but subordinate to the people@ government @ ministry, the formation of various social organizations, It also has to go through this department, and because it is related to people's livelihood, this department is also the most convenient to use money, unlike other departments that need to use money for various approvals so cumbersome, so after a little thought, you can know that it is greasy... Low-income households who drive luxury cars and live in villas, hundreds of tombstones are sold for tens of thousands, and the development rights of public cemeteries are countless, and at this time they can all point to this department.

Of course, all of this now has little to do with Su Zhen, in addition to sighing, Su Zhen does not have the ability to change anything, and now he is a big capitalist of the US imperialism, and he is not qualified to make irresponsible remarks.

Soon the car drove into the garden ranch, and under the curious eyes of the cowboys on the road, the car drove into the yard of Su Zhen's former home, most of these cowboys were recruited after Su Zhen left Yizhou, so they were not familiar with Su Zhen, most of the original old cowboys had been arranged to work on other ranches, and only a few were as reluctant to leave as little John stayed.

Taking out the key to the house from under the door, Su Zhen's family walked into this long-lost home, Nicole and the two children Gavin and Angel looked at everything in the house with some curiosity, while Su Zhen and the others sighed and remembered, Xiao Tingting cheered and ran directly into her own room.

"Well, it's very clean, it's well maintained" Liu Shihua wiped the table with his hand, there was no dust, although their ranch house had not been back for several years, but John and his son would still ask someone to clean it regularly, so they avoided the trouble of cleaning.

"Everything in our lives is from the county seat, and we are busy in the province" Liu Ru checked the room and found the unopened cups in the cabinet, bedspreads and something, these are new and unused, and the toiletries are also complete, obviously John and his son are still very concerned about this.

Bella and Grace also stayed, they originally lived in the worker's house on the ranch, and after they moved out, they were naturally inhabited by the cowboys later, of course, they could also go back to their homes in the town, but they were kept by Lux and Liu Shihua for the reason that it was crowded. (To be continued......)