Zeng Ziye and his brothers rushed to the bed. Although everyone is mentally prepared, and everything that is needed for the funeral is done quietly, but at this moment, even if preparations are made in advance, this kind of grief of losing a loved one is still catching people off guard.

Banniang retreated from the side of the bed to the side, but her eyes looked at Zhu Shi, who was holding the door and looking at the old man lying on the bed in a daze.

No one knows what it means to a woman to lose her husband in this age where husbands are the sky.

For Banniang and the brothers, it is the pain of losing her father, but for her mother, what is lost is almost her entire sky, not only sad, sad can be spoken.

Seeing that the Zhu family was about to fall, Banniang was about to rush over, but fortunately, Chao Wenrou, who came in a hurry behind her, helped her.

Banniang pulled her mouth, and even showed a smile with tears: "Mother, my father said, if you give birth to a younger brother in the future, you will be called Zikai, take the meaning of opening Thailand, if you are a sister, you will be called Yunjin, Dad said, I hope our Zeng family can be full of flowers." ”

Zhu's hand clutched the door frame tightly, and it was only at this moment that she felt pain in her heart. But she knows better, yes, the eight girls are telling her that she still has a child in her belly, originally this child, the pregnancy is extremely bad, her body has been weak, and after all, she is old, if she doesn't care about it, she herself is nothing, but what about this child who has not yet been born? The old man even thought of the child's name, how could she just bear to ignore it like this?

"Sir." Zhu threw himself on the side of the bed and cried bitterly.

It's always good to be able to cry. can't be too sad, Chao Wenrou didn't dare to be careless, and while shedding tears, she waited for her mother-in-law to cry for a while before persuading her to take care of herself.

The rest of the family also gathered.

A room full of people cried for a while, and Zeng Ziye endured his grief and pulled Zeng Zigu to speak: "Second brother, I still have to rely on us for my father's funeral, and this is not the time to be blindly sad." ”

Zeng Zigu nodded: "The eldest brother is the eldest son, at this time, the eldest brother will guard the father, and when the day comes, all kinds of things must be handled, and the eldest brother will have to come forward at that time, you are the eldest son, and your mother are the main mourners, at this time, it will be up to me and the fourth brother to prepare the preparations first." ”

Zeng Ziye also knows that this is the safest, his father has already gone, he is the one who mourns, although the external affairs are handled by Erlang, he is actually busier here, Yi Zhen, and the matter of changing clothes is not sloppy. The mother was not in good health, and under such great compassion, she really couldn't count on it, so she commanded Gorou and Zifu, who were crying in front of the bed, to get the shroud prepared in the morning, and the mother-in-law who was already in charge outside took the water towel and other things, and Zeng Ziye bathed and changed clothes for his father, and the spiritual bed outside was also carried in. And Chao Wenrou and Banniang helped Zhu out of the inner room.

The brothers worked together to carry the father's body to the table, changed their clothes, washed their father's body, combed their hair, arranged their faces, and then changed their clothes.

Everything is complete, then the body is moved to the mourning bed, after Yi Zhen, carried to the mourning hall, the whole family of the Zeng family, at this time has all removed a should be worn, changed the mourning clothes, worship the mourning hall crying, and Zeng Ziye as the eldest son, and the main mourner, then presided over the "rice containment" ceremony, scooped the washed rice with a small spoon, poured into the father's mouth, and put a coin, in order to wish the father Huangquan Road, can worry about food and clothing.

The spiritual seat has been set up, and under the command of Zeng Zigu, the soul silk and inscription of the entire mourning hall have also been hung one by one, and Chao Wenrou has accompanied Zhu to kneel in front of the spirit. Banniang persuaded: "Mother, you still need to meet the guests tomorrow, you are not in good health, you must take care of it, and your daughter will help you back to the house to lie down." ”

She is the wife of the master, is one of the main mourners, Tianming is a small funeral, naturally she is indispensable, although she wants to accompany the master, but the child in the belly, but can not be sorry, so Chao Wenrou and Banniang together, helped to the side of the room to rest.

After settling the Zhu family, Banniang said to Chao Wenju: "The second sister-in-law takes care of my mother, and I will go outside to accompany my father." ”

Chao Wenrou nodded.

"Niang ......" Banniang is not worried about the Zhu family.

With tears in his eyes, Zhu Shi waved his hand and said sadly: "Go, you are the one who hurts your father the most when he is alive." You talk to him for a while. ”

Banniang went out of the house and returned to the mourning hall, looking at Su Su and infinitely sad.

In her previous life, her grandmother once taught her to be a person who cherishes her blessings. She cherishes everything she gets, her parents snub her, she doesn't care, her brothers and sisters ostracize her, and she takes it with ease, even though they, in fact, should be the most important people in her life. Even when she was seriously ill, she was tormented by illness every day, and she never had any resentment against her short life.

But at this moment, a person was quietly kneeling in front of the spirit of the person who loved her the most in the world, and the busy figures outside had become the background that she could not see, but resentment slowly grew in her heart.

No one knows how much she cherishes it all.

No one knows what kind of effort she is willing to put into everything that may be just Nan Ke's dream, but it brings her the happiness and joy that she is really loved, cared for, and indulged in.

No one knows what kind of pain and unwillingness you are left with when you think you have embraced the most precious thing in the world and then are ruthlessly taken away.

She just wants a home, her parents are healthy and healthy, and her brothers and sisters are united and friendly, but without the father who is lying there quietly, who was once strict and kind, how can this home still be a home?

If she could return her father, she would be willing to give everything she had, even if she lived the days of poverty and nothingness again.

However, it is impossible, the person who loves her the most in the world is lying there quietly at the moment, not knowing the sorrows and joys of all of them.

A man dies like a lamp goes out.

There is no longer such a person, so that she has no burden of coquettishness, Chenghuan knees. There is no one who will smile and call her "Shan'er" with such a gentle and doting voice.

"Eighth sister, Daddy's face was very peaceful when he went, don't be sad."

Gorou watched her kneel there, quietly, with tears streaming down her face, and couldn't help but feel like a knife. Snuggled up to her and knelt down. Hold her in your arms.

"Fifth brother," Banniang choked and fell into Gorou's arms, but finally found her support, "I'm not sad." ”

"Silly girl, even if Dad is gone, we will love you just as much."

Although he said words of consolation, he also wet his clothes with tears.

Before dawn, Xu 13 had already led people to buy all the paper utensils needed in the paper horse shop, because the old lady's funeral had been held at home before, so everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

By dawn, Xu 13 was in charge of sending obituaries to the homes of those who had contacts on weekdays to report the funeral. The Zeng family lived in the capital, and there were no relatives in the clan here, so they invited Uncle Ouyang Yong to come over as a mourner.

There is no need to ask about the trivial matters outside, and after the small funeral is completed, it is the guests who come to pay their condolences to each family, and the third day is a big funeral. The father's body was placed in the coffin.

Because it was a guest house, it was still necessary to help the coffin return to its hometown for burial, so the coffin was temporarily stored in the temple outside the city, just waiting for the day to set off and return home.

When the coffin was placed in the temple, Zhu also fell ill in bed. Since it was another upside down, fortunately Mrs. Cai helped take care of it.

Because the Zhu family is really not good, he is anxious, but he doesn't want the Yijun Mansion to send a female doctor in the palace over, because he finally saw it in time, the fetus was saved, but the female doctor also said that because the mother is really weak, she must be carefully maintained, and avoid excessive sadness, otherwise I am afraid that the mother and child will not be able to be protected.

Banniang didn't care about anything else, and was dedicated to serving her mother's diet and daily life at home.

She no longer has a father, if something happens to her mother, she really can't imagine it.

Zhu Shi has only seen her for a few days, and her originally ruddy and pretty face like an apple is already emaciated and scary, where is she willing to be by her side, Chao Wenrou also strongly persuaded her, saying that she will take good care of her mother. Therefore, after having dinner that day and serving the Zhu family to rest, Banniang was forced by Chao Wenrou to go back to her courtyard, planning to sleep well.

Yes, as the second sister-in-law said, even if she wants to take care of her mother, she has to take care of her body first, if she worries Zhu like this, it will be her sin.

The dead are gone, and those who are alive must live well.

Back to the backyard of Sanjin, the mother-in-law guarding the door was about to go in to report, Banniang did not want to disturb the rest of the people, a few days after the funeral, the maid and mother-in-law at home, all tired enough, stopped the mother-in-law. There was also a maid guarding under the corridor, and when she returned to the courtyard, she stepped forward to bless her body, and Banniang left her to continue to guard outside, and she entered the house. The lights were still on in the room, and I could faintly hear the sound of talking.

Since she hadn't slept yet, Banniang was about to say hello, and when she arrived at the door, she heard Xia Rong's hesitant voice: "Miss Cang'er, this matter is too big, if you don't report to Miss, can you really do it?" ”

"How do you talk to her at such a time? You don't know the situation at home, where can Banniang still stop these things from tossing? In any case, you have to hide it first. Second Brother Liu on the workshop side dealt with it first, after all, things are already like this, and before finding out the reason, the workshop must be cleaned up and sorted out first. As for the trouble in the shop, I will discuss it with Steward Qiao, and I have already inquired in advance about the manager who originally helped us with the affairs of the Yijun Palace, and this matter cannot be solved in one or two days. Anyway, you can't let Banniang know first. And you also tell the maid in the family, the matter of Di Ergongzi, the family must not mention it, even if it is discussed in private, it must not reach the ears of Banniang. ”

Banniang stopped when she heard this.

I heard Xia Rong say: "This ...... Okay, slave listen to Miss. But the slave was really worried. ”

Cang Er shouted: "At this time, we all have to cheer up, even if we are worried, we can't show our feet at home." Banniang is like that, she can fall when the wind blows, her uncle died, she was sad enough, and now she has to take care of her aunt, if these things are told to her again, in case...... It's not the worst yet. ”

Banniang bypassed the screen and saw Cang'er sitting there, her back straight as loose, her fingers kept knocking on the tabletop, making a gentle knocking sound, and Xia Rong was sitting diagonally opposite her, facing the door, with a sad face.

Seeing Banniang, Xia Rong stood up in surprise and collapsed the chair, especially unconsciously.

"Eight, Miss Eight."

"What the hell is going on?"