Chapter 6: Affection
Several people cleaned up quickly at once, Xu Fu even went to find a coffin shop, and asked people to send two pairs of willow thin coffins, the Xu family and their Lu family are ordinary people, so naturally they are not picky.
They can't afford to buy a precious coffin.
Just like that, I also need a tael of silver, and the distressed Xu family has a heartache, she only has a total of five taels of silver on her, and I am afraid that it will not be next month if it goes on like this.
This is just the beginning.
There's a lot more to spend money on.
Finally placed Lu Han and Lu Xuejian in the coffin, and stopped under the grape shed in the yard, it was too late to set up, and the weather couldn't afford to drag on, Lu Jian'an pondered that the two cheap uncles should show up, and when the time came, it was discussed to bury Lu's father and Lu Xuejian as soon as possible, otherwise the weather would be easy to stink.
Melons and fruits were offered, incense was burned, Lu Jian'an was wearing filial piety clothes, tied with a white filial piety belt, and Lu Xuehan knelt neatly in front of Lu's father's spirit to burn paper.
As a child, this filial piety cannot be avoided.
At this time, Xu's elder brother, Lu Jian'an's three uncles, only two arrived, and the two elders of the Xu family also arrived.
No matter what, there is no reason for the old man to worship the younger generation, the two uncles put on a stick of incense, which is considered to be a complete etiquette, Lu Jian'an let the two uncles into the house, and he has also seen his grandfather and grandmother, although Lu Xuehan is young, but there is no shortage of etiquette in the same etiquette, and he gave the old man and the old lady a salute in a proper manner.
The old man saw that although Lu Jian'an was a child of the Lu Mansion, he was not arrogant and extravagant, coupled with his good appearance and good filial piety, he had a good impression, "This is An'er, get up, what will our family do about what kind of false courtesy, I have heard about your situation, the child's father encountered such a misfortune on the road, and God did not bless him, since he arrived here, he naturally lived down-to-earth and made plans." ”
Mother Xu sat on the edge of the kang and wept, Xu sat on the edge of the kang and was held by Mother Xu's hand......
Both mother and daughter were secretly weeping.
One lamented his daughter's ill-fated fate, and the other lamented that his life was miserable.
Xu Mu looked at Lu Jian'an, and her eyes were extremely complicated at the moment.
Especially when it comes to thinking about the livelihood of my daughter's family of three in the future......
Seeing that this daughter's eldest son is just thirteen years old, he can't help but be weak, how to set up a household in the future, the poor daughter now only has a son and a daughter, the son is not of great use, the daughter is still young, how to live in the future is a big problem.
Thinking of the words discussed by the two daughters-in-law and her today, the words are clear, the family does not have extra money to support this family of three, and she is not unaware of the situation at home, the two sons and daughters-in-law together, although they look at the employment of long-term workers, but the life is really not rich, relying on dozens of acres of mulberry fields at home to grow mulberry and raise silkworms for a living, and it is barely enough to survive all year round.
In addition, the third child in the family is studying, and the consumption of silver money this year is quite a lot.
Mr. said that the third child is a smart person, and he will not come out until he takes the next exam, and their family can pay less taxes, but now that his daughter's family has returned, he has suddenly added three people, which can be how to settle in the family.
Outsiders seem to have a good time in their homes, the yards of the two entrances, as well as workers, fields, and scholars at home, but who knows that these are all accumulated in the old age, and the craftsmanship of raising silkworms at home has become more and more unsatisfactory over the years, and their silk reeling skills are not good, and they can't sell it at a good price.
"Now it's settled?" Old man Xu asked Lu Jian'an, don't look at the thirteen-year-old, they should also block a matter in their family, not to mention that his daughter is such a son.
Xu just wanted to answer, but Lu Jian'an had already answered, "Everything has been settled, thank you uncle and aunt for helping me today, and I am about to ask my grandfather and grandmother, uncle, can I be buried tomorrow?" The answer to these words is the Word.
Rao is mother Xu didn't like him by nature, and she had to bow her head at this moment, and said: "It's hard for you to do it with such a little effort, can you find a good place for your father's burial?" ”
"I have entrusted Xu Fu and looked at a piece of land, because it is a mountainous area, it is also a wasteland, and it can be regarded as a comprador down, and I can bury my father and sister."
Lu Jian'an really didn't rest today, there are too many things, counting on the Xu family, I can't count on it at all, the Xu family sits there crying all day long, he has to provoke the family affairs, and he can't drag it on, fortunately, the Xu family is a worry-free person, Lu Jian'an asked her about the details of the family, and they all explained it to him one by one, completely treating her as a son, and didn't want to think that she was a thirteen-year-old lady.
There are only more than six taels of silver in the family, and it has cost five taels to buy land for burial in the funeral, and Lu Jian'an has more than one or two taels of silver left in his hand, and when Lu Han and Lu Xue see that the burial is really completed tomorrow, it will probably cost some silver.
Lu Jian'an has already inquired with Xu Fu, the consumption here is five taels of silver for ordinary people, and some silver can be saved for a year, but Xu's health is not good, this time he is scared and sick, he needs to be raised, he needs to take medicine, he needs supplements, how can Lu Jian'an not know that the consumption of silver money is already stretched, they are really poor.
"Brother An, your grandfather is not kind to you, you also know that your father has just died, and you are still in filial piety, so you will live here temporarily in the future, and wait until the filial piety period expires! We'll make plans again. This ...... every month"
Obedient bosom friend, Lu Jian'an still doesn't know that his grandfather is a word of shirk.
Naturally, he was not stupid, and immediately said, "Grandfather, my father died, and it will naturally be me Lu Jian'an who will take up the burden of supporting my family in the future, and this time it will also be troublesome for the foreign family, you can rest assured, the livelihood of our mother and son will not make my grandfather and uncle embarrassed in the future, let's not be polite, I am a child of the Lu family!" Of course, the responsibility of providing for the family should be provoked.
To have today, it is all thanks to the love and care of the old lady, the old man, and the wife, and I will never dare to expect anything else. ”
Old man Xu's face was gloomy when he said this, although he said that this matter was about the Lu family, but after all, the Xu family was the daughter of the Xu family.
"Brother An, your words are too ugly, but my uncle has no shame to see you, although the family looks stable! In fact, now we can't make ends meet, and we can't support it at all, because we are not ruthless as uncles. Uncle Xu Yuan's face was pale and a little ashamed.
The old man took out ten taels of silver and put it on the table, sighed, stood up with his hands down and walked out.
The eldest and second uncles also sighed and walked out.
Mother Xu hugged Xu and cried.
They knew in their hearts that these ten taels of silver were their living expenses in the future, and the Xu family put on an attitude, which was that they could not take care of them in the future.
How could Xu not be sad, he thought he would defect to his parents, but he didn't expect his parents to have an unsatisfactory life over the years.
After a bitter cry, Mother Xu left Mama Li behind them and left.
Xu fell ill immediately, with a high fever and could not wake up, he was groggy and talking nonsense.