Three days passed in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, Shen Jue's "first seven" arrived.

Although the most important thing is nowadays, Shen Jue is a "middle mourning", the funeral is simple, and the funeral will be held today. Shen Ying and Shen Li both came over, and several in-laws in Shangshu Mansion also arranged for people to come to the funeral. Relatives and friends who are a little farther away are old, and they have paid tribute before, so they don't need to show up now, not intentionally neglecting, but simplifying the funeral.

If the elderly pass away, the world calls it "happy mourning", which is naturally the more lively the operation, the better, and the grief after death can also show the filial piety of children and grandchildren; The mourning of the young, and the white-haired people of the elders in the family sending the black-haired people is the saddest thing, and it is not a matter of joining in the fun.

According to folk sayings, the funeral of the deceased is too heavy, which will make the mourner nostalgic for the world and cannot be reincarnated with peace of mind.

Since Shen Rui came to the Ming Dynasty, he has participated in several funerals, and compared with the previous funerals, today's funerals are deserted because of the small number of people.

Shen Jue died childless, so Nan Ge'er, the eldest son of his nephew Shen Ying, fell into the pot.

Although the third old man's health was better than a few days ago, he still had a bad cough, and Shen Cang and his wife couldn't rest assured that they didn't allow him to go to the funeral. On the side of Shangshu Mansion, except for the fourth brother who was left at home because he was young, the three members of the long house and the third wife all went to the funeral.

The third master is in weak health, and as we all know, it is expected not to go to the funeral; Compared with Qiao's still "sick" and did not show up, it is a bit surprising.

Although everyone was speculating before that Qiao's eighty percent was at fault and was sent to Zhuangzi, guessing is speculation after all; Now that the heir has died, Qiao's has not shown up, either the fault is really big, or the heir is too ruthless. No matter which one it is, it is the Qiao family itself or not, everyone looked at the Qiao family and thought about it.

The lord and wife of the third room of the Qiao family have arrived.

Looking at everyone's strange appearance, a few wives were sneering, and several old men were secretly annoyed.

It was Shen Cang's decision not to ask Qiao's to show up, and their brothers were helpless. Master Qiao has always been heartless, although he feels a little ugly on his face, but when he thinks of yesterday's cause and today's effect, he does not blame Shen Cang for not being humane; Second Master Qiao and Third Master Qiao were annoyed and worried.

Shen Cang's move, where is not to give the Qiao family face, is to even ignore the face of the Qiao family. There was still some incense for the Qiao family before, but now it is really cold.

After the three brothers of the Qiao family separated, the eldest man of the long house had no interest, and he could still make a living by relying on his ancestral property, but the second and third rooms needed backers in the shopping mall and career.

The second master Qiao is still there, there is a third master's shares in the shop, and he only needs to give up some more dividends and let the brothers come forward to mediate; Master Qiao San thought of his brother-in-law, and next year will be the end of his three-year term, so he thought about sending a letter to Jiangnan to persuade his brother-in-law to return to Beijing.

Shen Cang didn't treat the Qiao family with incense, but Shen Zhou didn't. Shen Zhou has always been close to the Qiao family, and it is not bad to treat the three brothers-in-law, and the relationship with the third master Qiao is especially good. Looking at Shen Cang's attitude towards the Qiao family, he may not be willing to contribute to his filial piety, but Shen Zhou will not be restrained.

Everyone has different thoughts, but the juniors are really sad, especially Shen Quan and He Taizhi. Shen Quan didn't say anything, his eyes were red from beginning to end; He Taizhi also shed tears of "snap" and "snap".

After the funeral procession set off from the Shen house, it went all the way to the north and wanted to go out of the city from the north city.

Just in front of Andingmen, a sacrificial tent was set up, and when the funeral procession of the Shen family arrived, a few plain clothes came forward.

Shen Rui couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that although these people were all faces, they were dressed up the same, and their demeanor was a little familiar. He dismounted, walked to the tent, and sure enough, he saw a familiar face.

"Brother Shou......" Shen Rui was shocked in his heart, and he also brought out some on his face.

There was a table of water and wine in the sacrificial tent, Brother Shou was dressed in plain clothes, and in addition to a few guards behind him, there were two small servants.

Brother Shou looked at Shen Rui.

The two haven't seen each other for half a year, and Shen Rui was already tall and thin because of his withdrawal, but now his eyes are sunken and his clothes are sparse, which makes him look even more clean.

Brother Shou sighed and said, "The deceased is gone, and Brother Shen also needs to mourn and change." ”

He didn't have much friendship with Shen Jue, but looking at the plain white funeral team in front of him, thinking about the word "life and death" also added sourness to his heart.

Shen Rui said: "Why are you here?" Didn't Master Zhang say that you are being detained at home, so it's okay to come out like this?

"Once you get acquainted, I always have to come over to send it off." Shou Ge Dao.

At this time, Shen Cang had already gotten the news, and Shen Rui's "friend" had set up a sacrificial tent in front of Zhilu Dao. Although it is a junior, it is a heart after all, Shen Cang was thinking about whether to call people to the carriage to talk, when he saw a few burly men standing in front of the sacrificial tent.

Shen Cang frowned slightly and lowered the curtain.

Shen Quan, He Taizhi, Yang Zhongyan and others had already recognized Brother Shou and all stepped forward. Yang Shen was entangled, moved his steps, and also leaned over.

Everyone is a familiar face, if it weren't for the wrong time in front of him, Brother Shou would be overjoyed.

He pressed his joy and greeted everyone one by one, and when it came to Yang Shen, he looked at it twice. Yang Shen's expression couldn't help but be a little respectful, and when he was glared at by Brother Shou, Fang reached out and touched his nose, his expression was much more natural.

Yang Zhongyan was already puzzled in his heart, his eyes peeked at Brother Shou, and naturally saw the interaction between Brother Shou and Yang Shen, and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He Taizhi saw that Brother Shou had set up a sacrificial shed to send the funeral in a serious manner, but he was a little embarrassed, and said with concern: "Brother Zhang didn't say that your parents are detaining you at home to recuperate, why did you come out?" Will it be a lesson

Brother Shou glanced at him and said, "If I don't come, won't I let people talk?" ”

He Taizhi sneered: "Didn't I know that you were sick a while ago, ...... you were sick a while ago" Speaking of this, he looked at Brother Shou and said with doubts: "It's good to look at your complexion, but you can't see the appearance of a serious illness, this is all adjusted?" ”

Brother Shou touched himself and said, "Am I fat?" I have been locked up at home for two months and have not been allowed to go out, and I have been making up for soup and water every day, and I have to make up for the big fat man......"

He Taizhi's expression softened and said, "It's all the kindness of parents, and Brother Shou is a blessed one." ”

In contrast, Shen Jue was too unlucky.

Because of the farce after Shen Luo's funeral, the He family already had a suspicion of the second room of the Shen family, and this time the cause of Shen Jue's death was concealed from the outside, but it could not be hidden from Xiao Xu's family.

Xiao Xu's people who have children and daughters can't listen to the news of their children, and they have to complain about Qiao's a few words at home.

When Brother Shou heard this, his body stiffened, and his expression turned a little dark.

Yang Zhongyan heard the rumors of the palace ban, saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "The team is still waiting, it's not good to delay......

Brother Shou looked better at this time, looked at Shen Rui and said, "I'll give Shen Jue a glass of wine."

Shen Rui bowed down and said with emotion: "I thank Brother Shou for this friendship on behalf of Brother Jue." ”

Looking at Shen Quan, He Taizhi and the others, there was also a look of gratitude on their faces.

Although Brother Shou said that it was a whim, he was impatient with these red tapes, but seeing that everyone appreciated it, this toast was also very sincere.

Because it is now a cold winter month, most of the funeral processions are horse-drawn carriages. The front stopped, and the back naturally got the news. Hearing that it was Shen Rui's friend who set up the "sacrificial shed", several masters of the Qiao family thought it was ridiculous.

However, a teenager is "martyred", and ordinary people don't even do funerals, and they are directly transported out of Lu to be buried; The Shen family is just because it is the heir, and the Shen family is watching, so they solemnly handle the funeral. How many of these Shangshu Mansion in-laws who came to the funeral today are for the sake of the deceased? It's just for the sake of Shen Cang and his wife.

The heir of the Shen family's house, but he was not kind, and he made a friend to make a "sacrificial shed", thinking that he could add a little scenery, but it was ridiculous in the eyes of adults.

However, Shen Li and Shen Ying also felt that it was not appropriate for the sacrificial tent, but they also appreciated it.

The speculation of several masters of the Qiao family is not right, today's funeral people, others may be looking at Shen Cang and his wife, but Shen Li and Shen Ying are looking at Shen Jue's book.

I can't write two "Shen" characters in one stroke, and the patriarch was a kind person before his death, and for the sake of the patriarch's grandfather, they will also come over to send one.

The two of them got out of the carriage and walked to the sacrificial tent in front of them.

Brother Shou knew a lot about the affairs of the Shen family, and naturally knew that Shen Rui had two clan brothers in the court, one in the Hanlin Courtyard and the other in the James Mansion. Shen Ying needless to say, for Shen Rui's sake, Brother Shou is still quite close; is Shen Li, because he often listens to lectures in front of the palace, and he often meets Brother Shou.

Brother Shou didn't want to be revealed, so he naturally made people pay attention to those two.

The wine sacrifice has been finished here, and when he saw someone coming, Brother Shou said to everyone: "I won't delay everyone, and everyone will get together again in a few days......"

came and went in a hurry, and when Shen Li and Shen Ying walked to the front, Brother Shou had already mounted his horse and roared away with more than a dozen guards, leaving only smoke and dust all the way.

Shen Li didn't pay attention, but Shen Ying looked at the young man's back a little familiar, but he couldn't match the number for a while.

The funeral procession restarted and slowly walked out of Andingmen.

Inside the Anding Gate, Shen was dressed in plain clothes, pulled Shen Yan's arm and said, "Big brother, when are you going to ask for sin?" Brother Jue is out of the funeral."

Shen Yan pointed to the team in the distance, sighed, and said, "Wait for tomorrow, Shen Jue is out of the funeral today, the Shen family is sad, and Shen Rui is not happy to see you and my brother when he wants to come." ”

Shen's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I want to send Brother Jue the last ride......"

Shen Yan's mind moved, remembering what Shen Rui had said about the second room cemetery, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Since that's the case, just send it......"

Shen nodded vigorously and was about to go out of the city. Shen Yan hurriedly grabbed it and said, "What's the hurry?" Dozens of miles away, can you follow it? Call a carriage first......"

After half a cup of tea, the two brothers hired a carriage and went out of the city.

The funeral procession walked slowly, and after a quarter of an hour, the shadow of the procession was seen.

Shen Yan ordered the coachman to move slowly, far behind the team.

The Shen family walked on the road out of the city, and there were occasional pedestrians, cars and horses on the road, and the carriage behind was not conspicuous.

However, when they arrived at the foot of the Shen family's cemetery, the funeral procession went up the mountain, and it was not easy for the carriage to follow up.

"Keep going and find a place to rest." Shen Yan then commanded.

The coachman glanced at the plain clothes on the two brothers, and without saying much, he continued to go on.

Yang Zhongyan just turned around, saw the carriage at the foot of the mountain, looked at it several times, and turned back to He Taizhi: "Not long after leaving the city, this car was decorated with us, and I wondered if someone was secretly sending Cousin Jue, but I misunderstood......

He Taizhi rolled his eyes and muttered, "Cousin Yang thinks this is Liang Zhu? Recently, I must have read the words of those men and women again......"

In the cold winter, the moon is mourned, because the land is frozen, and people are sent to come to the point in advance.

When the funeral procession arrived, they were buried directly and ordered the spirit master.

When I went down the mountain, it took less than an hour.

When the Shen family's funeral procession embarked on the road back to the city, a carriage came out of the woods not far away.

Shen Yan took out a handful of money from his purse, handed it to the coachman, asked him to wait at the foot of the mountain, and took Shen up the mountain

The mountain wind is cold, and there are more than a dozen large and small graves scattered not far away, as well as a newly scattered piece of paper money

When he saw the new tomb and the stone tablet with Shen Ruisheng's sudden year written on it, Shen's legs seemed to be filled with lead, and he couldn't move anymore.

Shen Yan's expression was much more solemn, his eyes moved from the tombstones, even after a few months, Shen Rui's words were still clearly imprinted in his heart.

"Thirty miles out of the northeast of the mountain, there is the cemetery of the Shen family's Yiqing Hall. In the spring of the year before last, I was the heir of Yiqingtang at the beginning, and I went to worship my ancestors with my elders. The eldest uncle's grandfather died, the second uncle's grandfather died and there were no bones, the second aunt died, and the third aunt died...... The blood of the Yiqing Hall withered, and when the heir brother died unexpectedly, the blood was cut off......"

But it wasn't until he saw it with his own eyes now that he could know what the mistakes made by his great-grandmother back then meant to the second cousin......