The originally sunny weather gradually became gloomy after the afternoon, just like the current mood, silent and sad.

Qingxi Village, Su's house.

As soon as the leisurely family arrived, they heard the crying of the courtyard, and Qin's mother, whose emotions had calmed down, couldn't control her emotions anymore after coming into contact with such a scene, and ran straight towards the main house as soon as she stepped into the courtyard door.

Seeing that this did not have the usual steady appearance of a rich and noble master, Father Qin chased after him; And Youran and Qin Yuran also followed.

"Woo...... Daddy......"

"Grandpa......"

“…… Grandpa...... Woohoo......"

As soon as Qin's mother rushed into the main house, she saw the body of the third uncle lying on the bed, and the younger generations of the Su family, who were younger than the deceased, knelt on the ground in the room. With tears in her eyes, she ran over and knelt down and cried, "Third uncle, why don't you wait to see Yun'er?" Why? …… Woowoo...... Third Uncle ......"

After Qin's father entered the house, he saw his wife crying bitterly lying on the side of the bed, calling 'Third Uncle' one after another, but no matter how she cried, the old man on the bed with his eyes closed would never have any reaction anymore.

Qin Huaihai entered the house and knelt on the ground according to the etiquette, first kowtowed to the deceased old man three times, and then got up and came to Qin's mother to comfort her.

"Xiuyun, don't cry, you look like this, you will let the third uncle go, and you will feel uneasy." Father Qin hugged her shoulders and comforted.

"Xianggong...... The third uncle ...... Whining...... He ......" Mother Qin looked at Father Qin with tears streaming down her eyes and sobbed as she spoke.

"Well, I know, I know...... Don't cry anymore. He embraced her and whispered in response.

"Woo woo woo woo ......" Qin's mother burst into tears again in Qin's father's arms.

Father Qin had no choice but to silently hug her and make her cry enough.

"Niece and son-in-law, leave Yun'er to us, right? Your family is tired from the journey for so long, go and rest. At this time, Qin's mother Su Xiuyun's two uncles came over, and the eldest aunt looked at Qin's mother with red eyes with a distressed face, and said to Qin's father gently.

Although Father Qin really wanted to accompany Qin's mother, he knew that what his wife needed at this time was the warmth given by the elders. He looked down at the lady who was still crying in his arms, and then raised his head and said to the two aunts seriously: "Then it will be troublesome for the second elder."

"Wherever you say, it's a family, don't say that. Leave her to us! Let's persuade her......" Qin's mother's second aunt said to Qin Huaihai while stretching out her hand to hold Qin's mother.

Then he turned his head to Qin's mother's eldest aunt and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go to my house, shall we?"

"It's okay, the old lady in my house is here, if she sees Yun'er like this, she should be sad again." Mother Qin's eldest aunt wiped the tears on her face and said.

"Then let's go......" After speaking, the two of them supported Qin's mother, who was already crying and was a little prostrate, and walked out of the house.

Youran and Qin Haoran had been standing at the door of the house and watching the situation inside, not because they didn't want to go in, but because they were young, they had never been exposed to such a thing, and they didn't know what kind of etiquette they should do after entering.

Seeing that the eldest grandmother and the second grandmother took their mother away, they were also relieved, otherwise if Qin's mother had been here, she would have to cry and faint again.

Father Qin then walked out as well, and after seeing them, he remembered that he had forgotten to teach them the etiquette of this situation on the way.

"You come in, go to the bed first and kowtow to your three great-grandfathers, and then I will explain to you the number of etiquette in a while." After speaking, he looked around again, and said suspiciously: "What about En'er and Si'er?"

"I just saw my mother crying and running in, and they were a little frightened and started crying. There was no way, I could only ask Aunt Lan and Aunt Ju to take them elsewhere to comfort them. Qin Hao explained in a loud voice: "And I was also afraid that the two children would be scared when they came to see the third great-grandfather, so I ordered them to be taken away."

"Hmmm! She did a good job and knew that she was thinking about her younger siblings. You go and bow first......" Father Qin said comfortingly.

"Yes, Daddy." Qin Yanran nodded leisurely in agreement.

The two entered the house, walked to the bed and knelt down, seriously, with a solemn expression, and respectfully kowtowed to the body of the third great-grandfather.

The two of them are the youngest, and they can't be helped up by the elders; So Su Jingtong walked over with her younger siblings and stretched out her hand to help the two siblings up, so that the salute was completed.

“…… Yuer. Leisurely was walked out of the room by Su Jingrou and Su Jingduo with her arms left and right, and as soon as she came out, Su Jingduo called her with tears in her eyes.

looked at them leisurely with a look of wanting to cry or not, knowing that they should be very sad at this moment! They are only twelve or thirteen years old, and when they encounter this pain of separation from the death of their relatives, what kind of grief should they bear in their hearts?

She pulled out her hands to wrap around the two of them, the three of them put their heads against their heads, and said softly, "Sister Jingrou, Sister Jingduo...... Cry if you want! You'er leans on your shoulders ......"

“…… "......The two of them have been depressed for a long time, and when they heard Youran say this, they could no longer control their emotions, and they all obediently leaned on Youran's thin shoulders and sobbed.

Behind them stood Qin Haoran and Su Jingtong and the four brothers, all with red eyes. They are boys, they can't cry like girls, the Su brothers have been taught by their grandfather since they were children, to learn what it is to be strong, even if it hurts and hurts, they must learn to endure; Because they will be the pillars of the Su family in the future, they must protect the people they want to protect.

Now they want to protect their sisters and create a quiet space for them to vent their grief......

The funeral customs here are divided into three days. If the deceased died between midnight and noon during the day, then it is three days younger, and he can be put into the coffin and mourned in the mourning hall in the evening; If the body dies after noon and before the time of the child, then the body must be parked overnight, and the coffin can be placed in the mourning hall in the afternoon of the next day, which is the third day.

The leisurely third great-grandfather passed away in Yin, so it was necessary to organize the funeral according to the three days. The family arrived just after noon, around one o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, it was the time when the direct and foreign relatives of the Su family arrived.

When each relative comes, they first kowtow to the body of the deceased, and then go to a special room to receive the white linen cloth for making filial piety, and then the mother-in-law and women who have been invited to help with the funeral will sew it. After that, he put on filial piety clothes and waited for the operation of the mourning hall.

In the afternoon, when the mourning hall has been built, and it is about four or five o'clock in modern time, it is time to hold the funeral. First of all, the children put a copper coin in the mouth of the deceased, and then put on new clothes, there is no modern kind of 'old clothes', people only need to dress decently after death.

The next step is to enter the coffin, first put some copper plates in the coffin, and then spread a yellow mattress inside, the deceased enters the coffin, and covers it with a white quilt, which means that the deceased is covered with gold and silver; Later, the coffin lid was covered and riveted to death.

After that, the coffin is carried to the mourning hall, and an offering table is set up in front of the coffin, and an ever-bright lamp and an incense burner are placed on it. After the lantern is lit, it cannot be extinguished until the deceased is buried in the earth, but must be burned all the time; The incense burner is lit with three sticks of incense, and this incense is also burned continuously.

If there is a deceased person in a wealthy family here, the first night is to invite a monk to recite sutras and perform rituals to pray for the deceased to ascend to bliss as soon as possible, and the second night is to perform the 'burial ceremony', while in ordinary families, the children will keep a vigil for one night on the first night and perform the 'burial ceremony' on the second night.

Because the Su family has Qin's mother's reason, Qin's father ordered someone to invite the best Taoist monks to come and do things, which is the first in Qingxi Village!

In the evening, it's time for dinner, and the funeral here, like the happy event, also has to set up a banquet. The banquet was still organized by the chef who leisurely borrowed from Sikong Mingyi, the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in the village who were recruited, and the Qin family's family members who served the dishes back and forth.

After a meal, today's business is done. After that, the monks who invited them recited the sutras, and the work was done.

At night, Youran and the Su sisters were huddled on the same bed, listening to the chanting of scriptures coming from the courtyard outside, and they couldn't sleep. She lay on the very edge and rolled over slightly to her side.

"You'er, haven't you slept yet? Is the bed board too hard? Do you need me to take a mattress for you to put underneath? It would be a little softer that way. Su Jingrou, who hadn't fallen asleep yet, heard that Youran had been turning over, thinking that she couldn't get used to sleeping on this kind of hard bed, so she asked softly.

“…… No, Sister Jingrou, I'm just depressed in my heart, so I can't sleep. Am I bothering you? Then I won't move, you sleep! Leisurely and softly responded.

Su Jingrou was silent for a moment, then gently stretched out her hand, wrapped her arms around Youran's waist, and approached her, "You'er, I know you're uncomfortable, you've always been strong and comforting us and comforting our elders." Now, there is no one else here, you can cry a little, and your heart will feel better. ”

"......" stopped talking leisurely, and was quietly hugged into her arms and silently shed tears.

She had really endured it for a long time, whether it was more than twenty years in her previous life or more than a year since she came here, this was the first time she had lost a loved one. It's a really sad feeling. The pain in my heart is not the heart-rending one, but the dull one, as if it is slashed with a knife, which makes people feel painful!

I don't know if it's because I've cried better, or because Sister Jingrou's arms are too warm, in short, she fell asleep unconsciously.

In the early morning, as soon as the sky dawned, I was woken up by the evening clouds and evening snow.

"Miss, Madame asked the slaves and maids to wake you up, and said that you would go home and prepare the sacrificial table later." Wanyun said softly while serving the leisurely dressing, so as not to wake up the Su family sisters who were still asleep.

"Well, let's hurry up then."

This is the condolence service to be performed the next day. Married daughters and nieces, as well as the wives of the male deceased, have their mothers' families set up a table to mourn. In addition to these three, relatives and some non-relative guests such as neighbors and friends take paper money and go directly to the mourning hall to bow, and relatives bow three times and nine times, while non-relatives can bow and bow.

Leisurely finished washing up as fast as possible, and then followed Wanyun and Wanxue to meet with the family. When everyone arrived, they reported to the Su family, and rushed back.

The Qin Mansion is not far from here, nor is it close, and it will take an hour and a half to get back and forth. But today they still have to prepare some things for worship, so they can rush back early, so that they can have a little more time to come out and prepare the sacrifices.