Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao glanced at each other, followed, and said as they walked: "This master, you seem to be familiar with it?" But did anyone come to worship? ”

The monk replied while leading the way: "That's because as the cemetery of Qi Tanyue, every few years there will be a distinguished guest from the capital to pay respects, except for that nobleman, no one else comes." Seeing the two little Tanyue today, it was rude for the little monk. ”

Needless to say, this so-called distinguished guest in the capital must be Song Hong.

Knowing that Song Hong had come to visit Qi Huan, both of them had mixed feelings.

Without the interest to speak, he silently followed behind the monk of Zhike, passed through several courtyards, and came to the backyard of the temple.

Behind the wall, behind a pine and cypress, is a quiet cemetery.

This cemetery has good feng shui, relying on the mountains and looking at the water, many of the deceased who cannot be buried back to the ancestral grave for various reasons are chosen by their families to be buried here, which is also a good place to bury their bones.

The two followed the monk to the southeast corner, where a low grave stood alone, the head of which looked to be often repaired, and the weeds on it were cleaned.

Because just after the first lunar month, there is also a scroll of Buddhist scriptures and yellow paper burned to ashes on the tomb, which looks like the monks in the temple did it.

And in front of many graves around, there was nothing cold.

Such a stark contrast, I think it is Song Hong who has explained something.

The monk took the person to the place, and in order to avoid suspicion, he took his leave.

The two of them knelt down at the grave in silence and laid out rice, meat, and a few fruits.

Plugged in the incense again, banged and knocked nine times, and An Huahao said: "Mother, the unfilial son has brought his daughter-in-law to see you!" After all these years, you have suffered below! Now that my son knows your whereabouts, he will definitely not let you suffer anymore! ”

Mei Xiaotong accompanied her to kowtow nine times, took out the paper money and yellow paper, lit them with a fire fold, and began to burn one by one, while saying: "Mother-in-law, I am Mei Xiaotong, your daughter-in-law!" Don't worry, your son will be handed over to me in the future! ”

An Huahao knelt in front of the grave, he couldn't imagine what this person lying on the ground looked like, what he liked, what he laughed like, and what he was thinking about before he finally died?

What kind of mood did you give birth to, and what kind of regret did you close your eyes?

All these things are laid to rest with the death of this man

Underground, no one knows anymore.

If she really knew about it, would she have guarded her side in the middle of the night? Have you ever cried when you saw yourself being bullied and deceived? Have you ever regretted being with Song Hong?

……

Mei Xiaotong saw An Huahao looking at the grave in a daze, knowing that he must have mixed feelings in his heart at the moment, and he was uncomfortable.

Busy said: "Brother Song, didn't you buy a house for your mother-in-law."

The son and the virgins who serve her? Burn it to her old man's house, so that her old man can also be used underground. When we are free, let's pick a good day and erect a monument to her old man, so that future generations will remember her! No matter how bad it is, when we have the money and power, we will buy this cemetery and use it as our family's cemetery in the future. When we all go, we can also accompany her old man to be lively underground......"

An Huahao's face changed, and he hurriedly covered Mei Xiaotong's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense, we will definitely live a long life!" ”

Mei Xiaotong just wants to roll her eyes, doesn't she have to die after a long life? Who can escape? Didn't you just say that and comfort An Huahao?

He's more serious!

With disgust on his face, his hand involuntarily hugged An Huahao, wanting to lend him some strength and warmth.

The two quietly hugged Qi Huan's grave for a while, and a breeze blew, rolling up the freshly burned paper money ashes on the ground, floating slowly, turning around on the grave, and drifting away happily.

With Mei Xiaotong's reminder, when An Huahao went down the mountain, he specially told the monk to ask if there was a good stonemason nearby, and he wanted to carve a stele.

The monks recommended the monks in the temple, and several of them had this skill, and the price was cheap.

An Huahao is not short of this money now, took out a piece of silver, made a deposit, and then left.

On the way down the mountain, An Huahao's mood slowly turned around, and halfway out, he looked back in the direction of the cemetery......

When I returned home, I heard Mrs. Li and the Mei brothers talking about the coffin returning, and now the weather is gradually getting warmer, although there is ice, but if it is delayed any longer, it will not work.

Therefore, it was decided to rush back to Lingshan Village the next day, and it was best to arrive overnight.

An Huahao naturally has no objections, if he wants to move to the county seat, he still has a lot of things and things to deal with, but when he arrives in the county seat, there will be more people at the contact point, and it should be enough.

Mei Xiaotong was resolute, and on the way back, he went to the Changfeng Dart Bureau, and there happened to be a dart master who wanted to go back to Shiqiao Town, and he originally planned to leave today, but when he heard that the Mei family was going to hire them, he simply postponed it for a day.

Early the next morning, I hired a carriage and went to the gate of the dart bureau to meet the dart masters and rush to Shiqiao Town together.

Because they were supporting the spirits and keeping a funeral, the dart masters on the road were not too embarrassed to speak, so they only hurried silently, and in this way, they did not arrive at Shiqiao Town until it was dark.

After settling the money, looking at the sky, it is unrealistic to rush back to Lingshan Village, but fortunately, An Huahao also has a place to settle in Shiqiao Town, and everyone will make do with it for a night.

Finally, at noon on the third day, I returned to Lingshan Village.

As soon as I entered the gate of the village, I met an acquaintance, and saw that the Mei family was wearing linen and filial piety, and there was a coffin on the carriage behind, who still didn't understand?

Although Mei Zhongzhong is a little eccentric and stubborn, she has always had a good reputation in the village.

This good year ago was still full of red faces, and it was the New Year

, actually came back from lying in the coffin, and the elderly people were uncomfortable when they saw it, and they touched it

touched the tears and followed behind.

Mei Xiaoque, Tianlong, and several daughters-in-law of the Mei family got the news and hurried over.

As soon as Mei Xiaoque saw that her mother and several younger brothers and sisters were wearing filial piety, her legs suddenly became weak, and then she looked at the coffin behind her, and immediately cried: "Dad—"

This cry aroused the tears of countless people, and the Mei brothers all cried.

Mrs. Li also covered her face with a handkerchief and cried, although Mei Xiaotong was in a heavy mood, but after all, she didn't practice crying tears and came to kung fu, and she was dumbfounded.

Or Mrs. Li saw the opportunity quickly, and quickly stuffed Mei Xiaotong with a handkerchief.

Mei Xiaotong took the handkerchief, and smelled a choking ginger smell, and immediately understood, and rubbed the handkerchief to her eyelids with a bitter face.

That sourness, that stimulation, Mei Xiaotong's eyes couldn't open, red, and tears couldn't stop rolling down.

When outsiders saw it, they couldn't help but exaggerate: "The Mei family's daughter is really a filial daughter, seeing her crying, hey, I feel uncomfortable!" ”

"No, there is no father at this time, and there is only one mother left. hasn't gotten married yet, so it's hard to say about the future! ”

"That's not right, why do I see that this Mei girl's hair is not combed correctly, this is already married?"

"Your eyes are so sharp, I didn't even pay attention to it! Sure enough, this is Re Xiaoli getting married?

……

There are people who pay attention to the Mei family, seeing if they are crying miserably, whether the clothes are worn correctly, and whether the funeral is grand or not, they immediately discovered the changes in Mei Xiaotong.

Looking at An Huahao is also wearing the clothes of a filial son and grandson, that posture is no different from his own son, where is there anything I don't understand?

It was already on the ground, the sons were there, the grandchildren were also there, and according to the old rules, the coffin should be carried home by the sons themselves.

Someone had already prepared a rope, tied the coffin, and passed it through with a stick, and the three Mei Xiaoque brothers, plus An Huahao's son-in-law, and the two eldest grandsons, lifted the coffin together.

Mei Xiaoque was at the front, shouting with tears in her eyes: "Dad, I'm going home-" while carrying the coffin step by step towards home.

The coffin was carried to the door, and he was stunned for a while, these sons, it stands to reason that they usually stop in the front yard, that is, Mei Xiaoque's yard, but Mei Zhongzhong followed Mei Changqing in the end, did he stop in the middle yard?

Zhou was reluctant to let Mei's coffin stop in his yard, and the father-in-law didn't give it to his own family, not to mention, this is a new house.

This year, I plan to tell Tianlong and Tianhu about my daughter-in-law, this father-in-law will not die sooner or later, but at this time, after three years of filial piety, how old are the sons? Where will there be a good girl waiting for her family? Even if you want to get married now, you can't say it, whose grandfather just died

Say kiss to your grandson?

Thinking of this, Zhou's heart held back her anger, she was not a city government, and her face was brought out.

Mei Xiaoque doesn't do it, he is the eldest son, especially after the death of his father, all the dirt in his life was automatically forgotten by him, and the rest is how Mei Zhongzhong's father loves his eldest son.

The more I think about it, the more I regret it, the more I think about it, the more sad I become, and I can't wait to accompany my father with my life.

What is it that makes my father's coffin stop in his yard? He just happened to be able to talk to his father, even if it was a corpse, he could talk, and he felt better.

Therefore, seeing Zhou's unhappy appearance, his eyes immediately turned red, so he was afraid that there were outsiders, and he was afraid of shocking his father's spirit.

only roared: "What are you doing standing stupidly, aren't you ready to go?" ”

Zhou wanted to say something, but when he saw Mei Xiaoque's red eyes, he was shocked, and he didn't dare to say anything.

Mei Xiaotong originally wanted to say, but it really didn't work, so she parked the coffin in her yard, anyway, the previous rituals had already been done, at most she would stop for another day, and she would be buried directly.

But seeing Mei Xiaoque's sad appearance, she still closed her mouth silently, rubbed her eyes with a handkerchief, and immediately cried, she forgot that this handkerchief was stained with ginger juice......

The news of Mei Zhongzhong's death was released, and everyone in the Mei family came, and there were also people in the village who had a good relationship with the Mei family, and they all came to the door to offer condolences.

At the door of the Mei family's courtyard, a white cloth was hung.

Although the Zhou family was unwilling, they didn't dare to be reluctant, and the Wen family and Liu Xiaoqiao helped, and Mei Xiaotong and Li Pozizhi were responsible for crying spirits.

The family arrived, but Liu Xiaoqiao found that something was wrong: "Why didn't you see the eldest sister?" ”

Since the mother-in-law, my own man and sister-in-law, and the third brother went to Qicheng, Mei Yongzhen and Mu Tou lived in a simple house, and they didn't open the door if they had nothing to do.

If they hadn't gone to the old house to pick vegetables, they wouldn't have felt that there were people in the house when they saw that there were fewer vegetables in the field.

Mu is sensible, as soon as the New Year is over, he goes to the town to say that he is doing odd jobs to earn money, and he doesn't know what he explained, Mei Yongzhen doesn't go out every day.

Only when the wood comes back, the door will open for a while.

But this Mei Zhong is dead, everyone in the village knows about it, and people with foreign surnames from five families are here, why don't you show up as a daughter?

But at this moment, there were already guests at home, and it was not good for people to know, so Liu Xiaoqiao called the leopard and asked him to go to the old house to inform Mei Yongzhen.

As for the wood, it seems that Ming'er should come back, and there is no need to call it out of his mind.

Mei Xiaotong saw Liu Xiaoqiao's words and deeds in her eyes, and her heart became more and more heartfelt.

This kind of thing should have been noticed by Zhou, the sister-in-law, but Zhou was only sulking at the moment, and Wen didn't have to count on her.

Liu Xiaoqiao was able to stand up, and she was well arranged, and she thought that the affairs of the Mei family would be handed over to her in the future.

Mei Xiaotong Cai

Thinking so, she heard a cry outside, which made her tremble.

"Daddy, my dear father, why are you just gone? Why did you leave your daughter behind and I'm gone! You're gone, how can I live if you let my daughter~~ Dad, open your eyes and look at your daughter, Dad~ My daughter is not filial, let you just leave——"

Mei Yongzhen stumbled in while crying, threw herself in front of the coffin, and began to cry.

Don't talk about Mei Xiaotong, Mrs. Li's face sank with a swish, what are you talking about?

Zhou's was originally angry, listening to this unobtrusive sister-in-law, what does this mean? Is it not in vain that my father-in-law died unclear?

"I said eldest sister, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense! Our father is sick or not, how can it get into your mouth, as if he was harmed? Are you going to go to Yongcheng with you? Or did you see it with your own eyes? Crying like this, do you think that your father is dead, and no one will secretly give you money and give you things? Zhou crossed his hands on his hips and glared at Mei Yongzhen.

Mei Yongzhen only cared about crying, she was uncomfortable because her father went to Yongcheng and didn't take her with her.

was persuaded by his son Mu every day to let her stay at home and not go out to annoy people.

Mei Yongzhen thought that Mei Zhongzhong was not at home, and she didn't have the face to go to the Mei family's new house, so she listened to Mu's words.

After fifteen, she went to the town to find odd jobs to subsidize the family, and she was bored at home.

No matter how lively it was outside, she didn't open the door, and gradually got used to it.

Today, when I heard the commotion outside, I was crying and shouting, I originally wanted to come out to take a look, but thinking of Mu's explanation every time I went out, Mei Yongzhen couldn't help it, and simply lay on the kang and covered the quilt.

Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for Tianbao to come and call her, saying that her father Mei was loyal!

Mei Yongzhen suddenly felt that the sky had fallen! How is this possible? Isn't my father good when he goes out?

Especially when she went to the city and enjoyed happiness with the second child, she was still looking forward to the day when she could take her and Mu to the city and see the world.

Why did you go?

At the moment, I couldn't comb my hair, and I didn't have time to pull my shoes, so I ran to Mei's house in a panic.

Sure enough, when she saw a white spot at the door, Mei Yongzhen's heart sank.

Hearing the faint cry inside, Mei Yongzhen suddenly despaired.

In a hurry, a lot of words rushed out without thinking about it, and then were blocked back by Zhou.

Only then did he come back to his senses and explained abruptly: "Big brother and sister, I didn't mean that, I just felt that suddenly, this dad has a good money when he goes out, why ...... it"

As he spoke, he glanced at the coffin and began to cry mournfully.

Mrs. Li is not used to her problem now, and sneered: "Your father is good at home, who has to help him go far away?" He's so old, he's walking hundreds of miles

Can you stand it? When I arrived in Qicheng, I was unaccustomed to the water and soil, and I was old again, so I couldn't bear it! Anyway, I want to ask you, what kind of heart do you have? Now that your father is gone, you can blame yourself! ”

"Not really, eldest sister! I advise you to keep some of it! Our dad is gone! Liu Xiaoqiao walked over and left a meaningful sentence.

Mei Yongzhen's body shook, and she didn't dare to cry and shout anymore, so she honestly knelt aside and burned paper.

Mei Yongzhen is honest, and no one cares about her, and they are all busy.

Now it is not in Qicheng, where people are unfamiliar with life, but in their hometown, and everyone who is close to the family will come to mourn.

Mei's loyal sons and daughters, as well as their grandchildren, should kneel in front of the spiritual throne, and when people come to mourn, they will kowtow and thank you.

There was an endless stream of people coming, and this waist has never been straightened.

Although Mrs. Li doesn't have to kneel, it's not easy, she has to cry in the next room, and when a guest comes in to comfort her, she will cry.

There were not many people coming, she cried so much that her tears were dry, her throat was sore, and she had no choice but to endure it.

The funeral of the Zhuang family, which one did not survive in this way?

When her in-laws died, the children in the family were still young, and she was asked to be open inside and out, not to mention worrying about the children.

After the funeral was put into the ground, Mrs. Li's whole person was thin and out of shape, and she almost didn't pass, and she slept on the kang for three days and three nights before she recovered.

Now you just need to sit in a warm room and cry with the people who come, even if you can't cry, the ginger handkerchief is rubbed and you are alive.

According to reason, this Mei is loyal and gone, after all, the husband and wife who have been married for decades have left like this, so they have to be sad.

But in the past six months, especially after Mei Zhongzhong was injured, her attitude towards her daughter has made Mrs. Li already have a lot of dissatisfaction in her heart.

In addition, in the first few days when Mei Zhongzhong went, she was really a little unaccustomed to it, and occasionally she would habitually shout to be in charge. Only then did I realize that the person was gone.

But it's been more than ten days, and no amount of sadness has faded.

At this moment, this condolence is coming again, and the iron bones can't withstand it.

can cry when it's time to cry, and say good things when it's time to say good things,

(End of chapter)