Zeng Ruiqing went to invite someone, but the Eight Immortals responded, after all, the dead are big, and they are all from the same village, how can they not come forward? However, they did put forward a condition, the reward of silver should be twice as much as usual, originally, the New Year, who is not unlucky? Zeng Ruiqing had to reluctantly agree.

But after looking around, no one gave face to do things, and everyone found an excuse to refuse. Zeng Ruiqing came back so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded, "It's all a group of ungrateful bastards, dogs look at people and look at people's low things, look at me Zeng Ruiqing is defeated?" Ride a donkey and read the record book, and look at it, I don't believe it, you don't have a time to ask for help? ”

After Zeng Ruiqing finished speaking, he instructed Lin Kangping: "Kangping, why don't you borrow some people from your house, a young guy with one color, it looks neat, and you don't even want that eight immortals, you are angry with those bastards, and you still want to knock my bamboo bar?" ”

"Daddy, what do you say? This is Ah Gong's funeral, naturally the people in the village will preside over it, otherwise, others will laugh at us, and in the future, how will we gain a foothold in the village? Zifu said.

Zeng Ruiqing clapped his hands and said, "Then what do you say, why don't you go and invite." You must have a bigger face than me. ”

Zifu was about to agree, Zeng Ruixiang leaned on the chair next to him, and said: "Let's go, I'll take you there, what's the matter, I'm a son, don't let people laugh at us for not knowing etiquette." ”

When Zifu heard this, he had no choice but to step forward and hug Zeng Ruixiang, call Zilu to join him, and go into the village to invite someone.

Zeng Ruixiang can't do it, what can he care about at this time? Zeng Ruixiang called someone over, but Zeng Ruiqing was still sulking, feeling that everyone didn't give him face.

Midday. If you want to stay for dinner, your close relatives must first mourn before entering the coffin, but there is a lack of everything at home, and you just shouted for rice, flour, grain and oil. Meat, eggs, dishes, and shouting for incense candles and firecrackers, Zeng Ruiqing pushed all the affairs to Zhou Yunjiang.

But Zhou Yunjiang is also a clever woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice. Zeng Ruiqing just didn't give the silver, and he didn't speak, the things that should be added made Zhou Yunjiang look at the additions, how did Zhou Yunjiang make the decision? Angry, he put aside his picks and quit, and said to Zeng Ruiqing: "Big brother, this matter." I really can't do it, you just look for someone. ”

"Brother-in-law, even you are in trouble? Seeing that the eldest brother can't do it, plan to step on it too? Zeng Ruiqing asked with a black face.

"That's not what you mean, big brother. You see, there is a lack of everything at home, and you don't speak, how can I call the shots? What is not to be bought with silver? Can I conjure it up empty-handed? Zhou Yunjiang argued.

Zeng Ruiqing listened to the order Zhou to take ten taels of silver, Zeng Ruixiang also quickly asked Zifu to take out ten taels of silver to Zhou Yunjiang, Zhou's heart and liver hurt when he heard the silver, and said: "The second brother didn't take out ten taels first, but the flower first." The dishes at the end of the year are a lot more expensive, and they will be able to do just a few if they can. Vegetables can be picked first in the vegetable field, by the way, Ziqing's vegetable field is large, there is everything in the village, catch some fish from the village. I'm afraid that I'll kill the pigs, and I'll pull some from the village, aren't they all there? ”

"Sister-in-law, if you want to say it, I can't say it, give me the silver and I'll buy it, otherwise, someone else will do this work." Zhou Yunjiang said.

Zhou really called Kang Ping to come over, and Kang Ping listened and asked, "Auntie, do you still want to take advantage of my family?" Auntie can't forget, right? We are the bridge to the bridge and the road to the road. Besides, the eldest lady has never heard a word, the money for the funeral can't be spent by others, which is unlucky. ”

Zhou's face sank when he heard this, and the third mother-in-law next to him said: "What Kang Ping said is right, this silver can't be saved." ”

Zeng Ruiqing heard this and shouted to Zhou: "Don't hurry up and take the silver, what nonsense." ”

Zhou had no choice but to take the silver and hand it to Zhou Yunjiang. Zhou Yunjiang quickly found someone to send a job, and Lin Kangping and Xia Ganyong also helped run several times, because Zifu had to thank the guests on the side.

Tian's sisters came over early in the morning, and have been accompanying Tian every step of the way, Tian has not reacted, but when the Eight Immortals came to carry the old man out, Tian suddenly seemed crazy, pounced on the old man's body, and cried with a handful of snot and tears, saying that the old man should not leave her alone, and it is also a pain to stay in this world, so it is better to take it together, and save worry and so on.

Everyone thought that Tian was overly sad, and the third mother-in-law and the fourth mother-in-law were still accompanied by several concubines to persuade her, and called someone to pull her away, saying that they couldn't delay the time. The old man was carried out a long way out, and Lin Kangping and Zifu could still hear Tian's tearing cry.

Lin Kangping and they came back in the evening, and went out again the next morning, Ziqing knew that this day was the day of the family sacrifice, but he was afraid that he would have to kneel for a long time, so that Lin Kangping stared at Zeng Ruixiang, but don't be too sad.

Who knew that there was a light rain on this day, and it became more and more cold, and the cold air hit people, so the Zeng family had to build a simple shed outside the ancestral hall, because women could not enter the ancestral hall, so they could only kneel outside the ancestral hall.

Lin Kangping came back and said to Ziqing: "Fortunately you and your little sister didn't go today, you really can't bear it, my mother and sister-in-law are kneeling and their legs are numb, two hours in the morning, two hours in the afternoon, it is still raining, the ground is cold and cold, and I don't care if I put a lot of straw." I heard your aunt complain. ”

"People are gone, what are you complaining about?"

"I said that I didn't pick a good day, I see that your three aunts want to fight with her, but I still endure it."

The next day, during the guest sacrifice, Chunyu pulled Xia Yu and Qiu Yu and muttered for a long time, Chunyu wanted to save some silver, and pulled Xia Yu and Qiu Yu to sacrifice together, Xia Yu and Qiu Yu felt a little inappropriate, but she couldn't stand Chunyu's death persuasion, and put the eldest sister's shelf, so she didn't object.

Zeng Ruiqing listened and pointed at Chunyu and scolded: "Daddy, did the three of you come out together?" Is it a joint breeding for the three of you? Is it a combination to get the three of you out of the cabinet? ”

Chunyu, who asked a question, was speechless, and even Xia Yu and Qiu Yu blushed, complaining about Chunyu's bad ideas.

Chunyu couldn't do it, so she took her sons, grandchildren, daughters-in-law and son-in-law and knelt down together, and gave a gift of ninety-nine yuan, saying that it was her family, Zeng Ruiqing wanted to say something, Simao couldn't look past it, and took out a bunch of money, but Chunyu grabbed it first, and said: "Ermao, they don't know how to say it, there are many places to use money, but I'm afraid that there will be days when I can't even eat enough in the future." ”

Simao didn't want to argue with Chunyu, but he twisted his face, and his heart was sad.

At this time, the Fu family and the Xia family came, Zeng Ruixiang had to cheer up to receive him, Zeng Ruiqing didn't care about teaching Chunyu a lesson when he saw it, so he hurriedly stepped forward and introduced himself, but unfortunately, no one was in the mood to greet him.

The Shen family didn't expect these two families to come, because they didn't send anyone to report the funeral, and the Liu family, the Chen family, and the Yang family didn't come. The Xia family didn't know that there was a funeral here until Ziyu went back, so he made an appointment with the Fu family.

The Fu family and the Xia family seemed to have been discussed, and they both received a heavy gift of ninety-nine taels of silver, and the Zhou family was so happy to see it on the side.

After the Fu family and the Xia family, there were also several squires in the city, county, and town of Anzhou, and they were naturally one level shorter, with forty-nine taels, and there were also thirty-nine, twenty-nine, and nineteen.

Most of the people present were the villagers of Dongtang Village, where had they seen these silver taels, they sighed and smacked their tongues, and secretly said, this old man's funeral is really decent, even the officials of the government are shocked, who dares to be disrespectful to the Zeng family?

Chunyu saw that Master Fu wanted to come forward to intercede for Ermao, but Zifu had already prepared and told the entourage around Master Fu, and Master Fu did not stay, and after worshipping and Zeng Ruixiang, they left one after another. Chunyu didn't have a chance to get close to Master Fu, besides, she didn't know which one was Master Fu, and she couldn't shout it out in public, and she still didn't want to publicize it. Chunyu also lost the opportunity because of this, so she had to sigh for a long time, in exchange for Yan Renda's scolding, saying that she had lost such a good opportunity in vain.

The Fu family, the Xia family and the squires left one after another, and the guest festival continued. Xia Yu and Qiu Yu had no choice but to follow Chunyu to the ninety-nine texts, and Ziping to the forty-nine texts, Lin Kangping and Xia Ganyong asked Shen's opinion, and they had to follow, Lin Kangping pouted when he saw Zhou.

Because this gift money was to be sung in public, Lin Kangping heard the villagers next to him talking, "The two daughters of the Xiucai family are so rich, so they only gave those coppers?" It's too different from just now, and the one who gave ninety-nine taels of silver just now is still the husband's family of the youngest daughter, right? ”

"That's no way, no matter how rich she is, she can't go past her aunt and cousin, isn't this a slap in the face in public? It doesn't make sense. ”

"Having said that, the aunt who got married out gave too little, I heard that the life of the family is not bad, and the Xiucai family has helped a few girls, and they are really embarrassed to show their hands at a critical time."

"That can't be helped, the eldest daughter didn't take the lead, and the others can only follow." Someone sighed.

Lin Kangping came back until late again, came back and learned all the things in the day with Ziqing, and said: "By the way, today I heard the three aunts discuss what rope to untie tomorrow's money, which is for the eight immortals who carry the coffin, it seems that we also have to give it." However, my mother said that it was better to follow my cousin. I guess it's awkward again, your aunt said to give nine copper plates, your aunt said that we and my sister's family have money, let our two families pay 999 copper plates, counting six, the province will fall when the time comes, making people laugh at our Zeng family. Father and mother said no, depending on how much he paid, it was his heart, and there was no one else to replace this kind of money. ”

"No, we are just granddaughters, there are three aunts, and Ziping is here, why should we come out? Let's still listen to my father, tomorrow you take your brother-in-law, watch what your cousin does, and stand in front of us, let's not let people say that we slap people in the face in public. ”

The two talked, and Ziqing knew that Lin Kangping was also tired, so he packed up and went to sleep, and he didn't say anything all night.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Lin Kangping left. This day has the most things, and there is the last family sacrifice in the morning, preparing the road sacrifice and things to go up the mountain, as well as arranging meals for the whole village, and rewarding to help.

No matter how dissatisfied you are with the old man and Zeng Ruiqing, what to do on the scene is still to be seen by outsiders, Zeng Ruixiang's health is not good, so he has to worry about Zifu, how can Lin Kangping not help?

When Shen Shi, Ziqing and Ziyu kowtowed three times in the direction of the ancestral hall at home, asking the old man to forgive them for not being able to go and give them a ride.

After dinner, Lin Kangping didn't come back, Liu came over to talk to Ziqing Ziyu first, Ziqing saw that Liu's face was full of worry, and he hurriedly asked what was wrong. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )