When Chrysanthemum saw the yellow cabbage, she was very happy: it was much better to eat some rice with green vegetables in the evening than to eat those cold meat dishes.

Because I didn't see her put oil, it was a pity, I thought about whether it was a lack of oil, but I saw that the daughter-in-law fried for a while, so I turned around and opened a tile bowl on the board, the braised pork in it was already frozen hard, and there was a layer of white meat oil on the surface, she used a spatula to cut a large piece next to the edge, threw it into the pot and then stir-fried.

After frying, put it on a small stool in a large clay basin, and bring it to the chrysanthemum locust seed; Then he opened the pot for cooking rice, shoveled a few large pieces of pot, folded it in half, filled it with three bowls, brought it and said to them apologetically: "The rice is gone, and the pot has not been cooked yet." Let's eat some pot rice first, and then eat a bowl of rice when the meal is ready. ”

Chrysanthemum and Huaizi were overjoyed, and Chrysanthemum smiled: "Thank you, sister-in-law." We all like to eat pot dumplings, so it is very fragrant to eat with green vegetables. ”

She was really happy, smelled the burnt smell of the pot, scooped a large spoonful of vegetables with a big wooden spoon, poured the soup on top of the pot, scooped two spoonfuls before stopping, and handed the spoon to the grapes. The yellow and green cabbage leaves and white vegetable stalks were piled on the yellow bright pot, and after taking a bite, he praised the daughter-in-law: "The green vegetables fried by my sister-in-law are delicious." ”

The daughter-in-law pursed her lips and smiled, and then she walked around, and suddenly remembered something, and brought some hot sauce in a coarse porcelain bowl, and the acacia and grapes immediately smiled when they saw it, and the chrysanthemum had a bitter face—she couldn't eat it.

The daughter-in-law sat in front of the stove, and while she lit the fire, she watched them eat, and when she saw that they were eating deliciously, she was happy and at the same time embarrassed to tell them that she could not move the meat, and that she would not burn it for them to eat.

Huaizi hurriedly said: "Let's not eat meat, otherwise we will go to the table to eat." Sister-in-law doesn't have to say this. ”

Chrysanthemum looked at her gratefully, she didn't like to touch the meat, but secretly scooped a spoonful of fried vegetables with meat oil for them to eat, this daughter-in-law was really good, and she didn't ask who they were, and she didn't ask anything else, she always pursed her lips and smiled, and she was actually a little shy and virtuous.

It was very warm in this straw hut, and after a few of them ate, they gossiped with the daughter-in-law, and learned that she was the daughter-in-law of the third family of the Yu family's big house, and everyone called her the daughter-in-law who lived in the house, "The third grandmother is a good person." As soon as her old man leaves, the Yu family will have fewer elders who will talk about things, and we will not be willing to do it! She sighed faintly.

After a while, someone came to serve the meal and brought it to the east side of the house—the banquet was set up there, and they were very surprised to see the chrysanthemums, but they didn't have time to ask, and hurried into the house with freshly cooked rice.

Then, some people came to the courtyard after eating, and gradually there were more people around, and the sound of farewell, the sound of beckoning the people who worked to collect the dishes and chopsticks, and the shouting of those who were not seated to go to the second round, etc., were noisy and noisy.

Yang came out with a basket of vegetables and chopsticks, and Chrysanthemum hurriedly stepped forward to help, squatting with her by the well to clean.

Yang felt sorry for his daughter, and whispered to her: "It's enough for me to be busy here, you can go and rest." Your sister-in-law took the gourd to sleep in the back, and I asked Chun Tao to take you there too. As he spoke, he called Chun Tao.

Chrysanthemum looked at the somewhat selfish mother, and her heart was warm, so she had to follow the spring peach with the grapes.

At night, Chrysanthemum and Liu Yunlan rested in the east wing of the backyard, squeezing a bed with grapes and gourds. Maybe it's because of the farce of the mourning hall, I didn't feel it when I stayed in a crowded place before, but now I slept in the bed, the surroundings were very quiet, the noise in the front yard and the whispers next door seemed so far away, Chrysanthemum opened her eyes and looked at the black rumbling room, and felt that the hairs were rising, and she always suspected that there was someone in the house.

She couldn't sleep, so she hugged Liu Yunlan hard; The funniest thing is the grapes, who were so bold as before, drilled into the bottom of the coffin, and now they also shrank beside the chrysanthemum, and whispered tremblingly: "Young grandma, I'm scared, I can't sleep!" ”

Chrysanthemum felt more and more that she was so bold in the mourning hall before, and it was a little inexplicable and weird, so she swallowed her saliva dryly, and said, "Don't be afraid, you helped my aunt and grandmother, she is so grateful to you!" ”

It's okay not to say that, but as soon as I said this, the grapes plunged into the quilt and said in a trembling voice: "I...... No...... Thank. ”

Chrysanthemum was amused and scared, and hurriedly turned over and hugged her in her arms to comfort her.

Liu Yunlan was originally asleep, but she woke up after being tossed by the two of them, and asked softly, "What's wrong, Chrysanthemum?" Can't sleep? ”

Seeing that she woke her up, Chrysanthemum was very sorry, and hurriedly said, "Sister Yunlan, I'm sorry." I...... I was a little scared, so I came over and slept with you. ”

Liu Yunlan couldn't help laughing, thinking that she was scared because the coffin was parked in front of her, so she comforted: "There's nothing to be afraid of, there are people who keep vigil here." Besides, my aunt and grandmother feel sorry for us the most, and they definitely can't scare us. ”

Chrysanthemum didn't dare to tell her what happened before, for fear of being tired, she was so scared that she couldn't sleep, so she only asked her if there were any ghosts when she died.

When Liu Yunlan asked, she simply turned around, lay on her back, and sighed: "Naturally, there is." When a person dies, the soul can't go far for the first few days, circling around his house. When my grandmother died......"

Chrysanthemum was originally asked casually, but she didn't expect to say such a thing from her, it seemed that her grandmother was also apparitional at that time, so she hurriedly interrupted her and said: "Sister Yunlan, don't say it, wait until Ming'er goes back on the way, in such a dark night, I was scared, I couldn't sleep, and I couldn't sleep anymore if I was afraid?" ”

Grape nodded vigorously under the covers, not wanting to know who could see her nodding.

So Liu Yunlan didn't say any more, let the chrysanthemums and grapes squeeze tighter, leaning together like this, listening to the faint sound outside, it was easy to fall asleep.

Tianming, when I opened my eyes and looked at the light in the room, I felt that everything last night was like a dream, and that kind of fear was really ridiculous, even thinking about the mourning hall in front of me, and I didn't feel uncomfortable in my heart.

Grape got up with a smile, went out to have a look first, ran in and said to them: "Young grandma, there is also a stove here, I will boil some water here, let's wash it and then go to the front." ”

Seeing her lively appearance, Chrysanthemum couldn't help but smile: "Aren't you afraid?" ”

Grape smiled embarrassedly: "In broad daylight, what is there to be afraid of?" The sun has come out, and it's a red one. ”

Liu Yunlan quipped: "I don't know who it was last night, my head was buried in the quilt, and I didn't feel bored, if my gourd farted, then you would be asked to eat it." ”

Grape hurriedly stamped his feet and twisted his body and ran out.

It was a sunny day, and although it was still a little chilly under the sun, it also made people feel spring. The morning was very busy, and it was not until eight strong men carried the coffin up the mountain, followed by a long white dragon, that the courtyard of the Yu family quieted down.

After sending the eldest aunt and grandmother up the mountain, most of the funeral was completed, and some close relatives stayed behind to do chores, and other relatives said goodbye.

Chrysanthemum and Liu Yunlan saw that there was nothing wrong, so they told Yang that they wanted to go back first. The Yang family was also afraid that the gourd would not be used to staying outside for a long time, so he simply asked Aoki Huaizi and the others to go back together.

I ate something hastily at noon and said goodbye to my cousins one by one, but before I got out of the yard, I was called back by that little spring peach, saying that her eldest uncle was looking for Sister Chrysanthemum and had something to ask.

Chrysanthemum thought to herself, most likely to ask her about her aunt's apparition. Seeing Huaizi looking at him worriedly, he nodded to him and said, "It's out of the way." I'll come as soon as I go, and you'll wait a while. ”

Cousins and aunts all gathered in the original resting room, sitting and standing, and Zheng Changhe was also there. Seeing Chrysanthemum come in, a crop man in his fifties smiled at her kindly: "Chrysanthemum, right?" The eldest cousin still saw you a few years ago, and they are all married and have children. Hehe······"

Chrysanthemum thought that there was still such a long way to go, so she hurriedly greeted the people in the house one by one, and then said to the person embarrassedly: "Uncle Cousin, I still have to rush back, there is a long way to go." If my cousin wanted to ask anything, he asked me. ”

The eldest cousin smiled a little embarrassedly: "That's what's going on: cough cough! Chrysanthemum, what did your aunt and grandmother tell you yesterday? How did you meet her? ”

Everyone stared at her, even Zheng Changhe.

Chrysanthemum's heart twitched, and secretly said I haven't seen her, if I really see her, I don't know what will happen!

She deliberately said to everyone: "I don't know." I entered the mourning hall in a daze, and the brother was asleep—" she said, pointing to the young man who had slept by the coffin yesterday—"and I heard my aunt scolding, 'Something that is not angry, and such a thing is noisy!'" I've explained how to divide it, and I'm still so confused. None of them are promising, and none of them can take care of things. You can't see that people are instigating your brother to make trouble. What kind of iniquity have I made······ It's dead and hasn't been buried, so it's noisy......"

She was babbling nonsense as she thought about what to say next.

Everyone in the room was red-faced and ashamed, and they didn't notice that she said intermittently, but Chrysanthemum had a way, and she said dejectedly: "Strange mile, I still remember a lot of words clearly yesterday, but I have almost forgotten them now." ”

The eldest cousin hurriedly said, "Of course this matter...... Of course it was like this - you must have been in a dream, and if you were awake, you wouldn't have fainted. Everyone nodded.

Chrysanthemum shuddered, deliberately looked around, and said fearfully: "Uncle Cousin, Sensei said it." I was still strange, I was not afraid at all, even if my aunt and grandmother knocked over the lamp and the house was dark, you were all afraid, and I was not afraid. But guess what? When I was sleeping, I suddenly got scared. ”

Everyone looked clear, and they all said that you came back to your senses, and of course you were afraid.

However, the eldest cousin still had something to ask Chrysanthemum, so he comforted her and said, "Your aunt likes you the most, don't be afraid." Chrysanthemum, that ······ Your aunt and grandmother still have some private money, and we didn't find it first, but when we packed up our things, we found out that there were seventy or eighty taels of silver. Hehe! I know that most of this is what your father has given her to her over the years, and it stands to reason that it should be returned to your father······"

Zheng Changhe hurriedly shook his hand and said: "What I gave my aunt is my filial piety, and that is my aunt's own." How can you give me back? Chrysanthemum, your aunt and grandmother can say, how do you divide this silver? ”

Chrysanthemum suddenly realized that she was called back for this!.