On the second day of the funeral, the basic process in the morning is to mourn the guests, and the process in the afternoon is to observe the funeral, that is, the younger relatives of the deceased kowtow to the deceased.

I heard the old man say that the more people who participate in the funeral, the better, because the person who gives the prayer is to atone for the sins of the deceased, and the more kowtows, the less his sins will be.

"Sister Jingrou, Sister Jingduo, come over for a while......" After lunch, he leisurely pulled Su Jingrou and Su Jingduo to the side and whispered.

"You'er, what's the matter?" Su Jingduo looked at her with a mysterious look and couldn't help but ask curiously.

Su Jingrou was also curious, her eyes looked leisurely, waiting for her to ask a question.

"Let me ask you, how many will you knock in a minute? And how to knock? One knock together? ”

"Oh, that's what happened?!" Su Jingduo looked suddenly enlightened.

"You know what?" Asked leisurely.

"Yes." Su Jingrou nodded softly and answered her question, "Grandpa Tai is eighty-seven years old this year, and according to our custom of kowtowing here, we must not only kowtow according to the number of years, but also add two." ”

"Add two?" Confused? This age is not counted according to age, why add two?

"This is one for heaven and one for earth. So add two. Su Jingduo hurriedly replied.

Leisurely nodded when he heard it, "I see." ”

"Hmm." Su Jingrou nodded in response, and then said, "This kowtow doesn't need to be together, it's exquisite." The whole ten should be knocked together, and the single ones behind should be knocked one by one. ”

"In other words, first knock eight groups of ten together, and knock nine together?"

"That's right! That's it. ”

“……”

The young lady was all silent when she talked about this, and her mood was not as calm as just now.

"Isn't great-grandpa usually good? Why ...... you can't go on, she is afraid that she will cry, and she is even more afraid of making the two sisters around her cry.

"I don't know, I just know that the night before, my grandfather didn't have a good appetite, and everyone thought it was because the weather was hot, so he couldn't eat. Unexpectedly, it was ...... in the early hours of the morning The more Su Jingrou spoke, the quieter her voice became, and in the end, her tone was a little choked.

Su Jingduo's eyes on the side gradually reddened, she was afraid that she would make her sister sad if she cried, so she made her big eyes big and didn't dare to blink.

"Okay, let's not be sad, I think that a person as good as Grandpa will definitely be able to vote for a good family in the next life. After a while, we kowtowed to the New Year's Eve with a more pious heart, and relieved our karma more for our grandfather. ”

"Okay."

"Good ......" and Su Jingduo responded in unison.

In the afternoon, in front of the mourning hall, there were people who came to watch the funeral. First of all, the male relatives saluted, and the leisurely grandfather, who was Su Jingtong's grandfather, went first, he was the eldest son, and he should start.

After that, according to the order of generation, it was the leisurely second grandfather, followed by the eldest son of the eldest grandfather's family, Su Jingtong and Su Jingyan's father Su Xiuzhong saluted; then the eldest son of the second grandfather's family, Su Jingyi and Su Jingrou's father Su Xiuchang; Then the second son of the second grandfather's family, Su Jingda and Su Jingduo's father, Su Xiuming, saluted; After that, it was the turn of the uncle of the eldest grandfather's family and the leisurely father to salute. And Su Jingtong and Qin Yanran's juniors are all behind, and those other relatives are at the bottom.

It is also a general order to the female dependents, according to the seniority, the distance and the relatives, and the elders and young are carried out in an orderly manner.

After such a circle, when all the people had finished saluting, it was evening time. Everyone went to eat in waves, and after the feast, those relatives who were close to home could go home and come back at dawn tomorrow; On the second night, it was the family to keep the spirit, and the custom here was that the son, grandson, and aunt kept the vigil, so tonight's leisurely grandfather, second grandfather, second uncle, third uncle, and the uncle-in-law who had just met today and his father could not sleep.

In essence, Father Qin does not need to participate in the wake, and his leisurely grandfather is just a nephew of his great-grandfather. However, the leisurely great-grandfather, that is, Qin's mother's grandfather, died early, and the grandfather was brought up by the great-grandfather and great-grandmother since childhood, just like his own son. The same Mother Qin also grew up watching by their side, so when she heard that the third great-grandfather had passed away, Mother Qin would have such a big reaction.

"That's fine, it's cold at night, put a thick cushion on the place where you sit, so that you won't be afraid of getting cold! Also, you must wear a little more clothes. If you are too tired at night, you will work in shifts, as long as the lights and incense are constantly burning. The eldest grandmother brought a lot of thick cotton mats with her daughters-in-law, and chattered while laying them in a resting place.

"Hey, embroidered peach girl, wait a minute, don't you want to make dumplings and cook dumplings? Pack some more and stay in the stove to warm, we are hungry at night and can't find anything to eat. The eldest grandfather said to the eldest grandmother.

"Okay, I made a note of that. Then look at it! It's time for us to make dumplings. The eldest grandmother nodded in response.

"Mother, how do you eat dumplings for this white thing? Is there any moral to it? Leisurely wrapped dumplings one by one flexibly in his hand, I really couldn't figure it out, so I asked the busy mother around me.

"I don't know much about that." Mother Qin paused and shook her head gently, "Ask your eldest grandmother and second grandmother, right?" ”

"Huh? What do you want to ask us? The eldest grandmother rolled the dumpling wrapper in her hand, looked up and asked leisurely.

"Why does grandma eat dumplings? Are there any customs? Leisurely like a grandmother asked the question just now.

"Oh, this! That's because this dumpling looks like an ingot, and it can be cooked a lot in one pot, which means leaving a fortune for future generations. So, this dumpling is not eaten by everyone, it can only be eaten by relatives of Jinzhi'er. The eldest grandmother patiently said to them.

"Oh~ I didn't expect there to be so much knowledge!" Leisurely and teachable nodded.

"Oh, yes! That's why I found out! Qin Mu showed a rare light smile.

"Yes! I also just knew, and my aunt knows more. The rest of the people smiled a little and began to chat, which was the least dull atmosphere since yesterday.

"Hey~ You'er, it's really yours." Su Jingduo, who was beside her, gently bumped her arm and whispered.

"It's nothing, it's not good if they've been suppressed for too long! A dispelling of attention is the best solution. Leisurely lowered his head and seriously pinched the dumplings in his hand, and replied with a light smile on the corner of his mouth.

Su Jingduo thought about it, nodded and said in agreement: "This is also true!"

Then they stopped talking, wrapped dumplings seriously, listened to the elders around them, and chatted.

An uneventful night passed.

The third day is the busiest, and on this day friends and relatives will come to deliver the meal, that is, the entourage. All that is sent is to be recorded in the books, and at noon a great feast is to be set up, and the rest of the Lord's house is to be with the guests except those who are to accompany the spirits, and all the guests are to be taken care of. Especially the people of the deceased's mother's family, otherwise they will be picked and counted, and it will be very troublesome when they are buried in the afternoon.

After lunch, it's time to take your leave. Among the relatives of the deceased, the men had to kneel three times and bow nine times one by one in front of the spirit, and the women would burn the paper one by one.

When the resignation is over, it's time to go out of the funeral. With a shout of praise from the white matter, "Spirit-"

The eldest son walked in front of the spirit with a group of filial sons holding the white flag, and in the middle were eight strong men carrying the coffin, and the queen was the female dependents.

The funeral procession stretched for a long time, walking to the ancestral grave; Along the way, the female dependents have to cry and mourn, and cry all the way.

This way you have to sprinkle paper money at any time, which is paving money; When crossing the river and crossing the bridge, you have to throw a few copper plates, which is the toll money.

After all kinds of cumbersome procedures, the ancestral tomb finally arrived.

This is the third time Youran has come here, the first two times I came here to worship my grandfather, but this time I came to see my relatives into the ground.

Leisurely tears spread her face to support her mother, at this time she was already crying a little prostration. This journey is really the most painful one of leisurely life, and it is even more sad than when I knew that I was dead. It is the first time to taste this kind of grief of the death of a loved one, and I want to remedy it but I can't do anything, this feeling is very uncomfortable!

Before the deceased is buried, the main family should ask the people of the mother's family to see if the chosen place is okay, if there is no problem, you can start the earth and dig the pit to prepare for the burial.

After the coffin is buried, before the head fills the soil and buries the pit, all the people who come must put a piece or a mouthful of steamed buns into the pit, which are prepared by the main family in advance, you just need to take it and throw it into the pit, which is called filling the wealth pit.

Since one person has died and the other half is still alive, it is customary here not to erect a tombstone; Only when both husband and wife have passed away can a monument be erected.

After filling in the soil, the children burn paper money in front of the grave, and each of them kowtows three times.

When the mourners return to the Lord's house, they will each receive a candy, which they should hold in their mouths on the way back, symbolizing the bitterness and happiness.

At the door of the main house of the funeral, a fire will be lit at this time, and everyone who goes down to the cemetery will step over the fire when they return, which is called removing bad luck; Then go into the house and each person will receive a small piece of freshly steamed sweet cake, which is called "cold hand grasp hot sweet cake - sweet sweetheart".

At this point, the whole funeral is complete. After that, it is to wait for three days to complete the grave, and then the first seven, the third seven, the fifth seven, and so on.

"Ha'er, You'er, Daddy went home first. You two are here to help your mother take care of your younger siblings, you know? I've been waiting three days to come over. "Father Qin was going to take the servants home first when the matter was over.

Qin's mother was not worried about Grandma Sanzeng, so she decided to take the children here and live until the grave was completed in three days.

"Well, Daddy, I will. You haven't had a good rest these days, don't look at those account books when you get home, and I'll deal with them when I get home, so take a good rest. Qin Yanran said with filial piety.

"Well, good! Daddy got it. Take care of your mother and your younger siblings. Father Qin patted his son's shoulder, which was not too strong, with a smile, and said with relief.

Qin Haoran hooked his lips and smiled lightly, nodded cautiously in agreement.

"Daddy, I asked Wanyun and Wanlei to go back with you, and let them go to Zhuangzi to pick some fruits and vegetables when they get home, everyone is tired these days, I will take this opportunity to make up for them."

"yes, okay!" Father Qin nodded in response, and touched her head with his hand, "Then Daddy will leave, and I will come back to pick you up and go home in a few days." ”

"Well, Daddy walks slowly, be careful on the road." Smiled leisurely, shook her little hand at her father and said.

"Dad, pay attention to safety on the road, and pay attention to rest more at night when you get home." Qin Haoran also stretched out his hand and shook it, and said to Father Qin.

"Good! Daddy got it. Get on in! Daddy is gone......" and got into the carriage, and then told the coachman to set off.

The brother and sister stood at the door until the carriage disappeared, and then turned back into the house.