"Yes, if he becomes our third aunt, we ......"

"Shopkeeper Xu, Mr. Luo is good!"

Before she finished speaking, the sharp-eyed maid noticed that someone from the Xu family had come in, and hurriedly interrupted the previous discussion in a loud voice.

Xu Yaoyao didn't take this kind of thing to heart at all, and said to them: "I'm tired of you." ”

The leading maid owed a debt and asked, "Shopkeeper Xu, do you see that the food is to your taste?" Also, what is missing in the house, even though I tell the slaves and maidservants. ”

Xu Yaoyao said: "It's all good, it's not too early, you go down first." ”

"Yes." The maids of the Liu family withdrew briskly.

Xu Yaoyao held the shelf for most of the day, there were no outsiders at this time, and she could finally relax, she couldn't help but stretch out her arms lazily, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "This deal is not easy to make." ”

Luo Banghao poured water for her, "Moisten your throat, I heard your voice a little hoarse." ”

"Hmm!" Xu Yaoyao drank water with a smile.

Because it was not early, a few people simply ate, freshened up and went to sleep.

After sleeping for about two hours, before the hour, Xu Yaoyao and Luo Banghao got up.

Luo Xuyan and You Shi slept in the next room, but as soon as they heard the movement of the door opening and the faint sound of talking, they immediately woke up.

"Mother, are you going to prepare for the burial?"

"Ah Yan is awake?" Xu Yaoyao was slightly surprised, "Let's sleep a little longer, haven't you already seen the general process yesterday?" ”

"I'd like to see it all." Luo Xuyan opened her eyes wide, jumped up and down to her mother, and seemed to be full of energy, "Mother, I slept well, I'm not sleepy at all." ”

Xu Yaoyao pinched her daughter's cheek, "Okay, nurse, go and ask someone to prepare something to eat." ”

You Shi ran to open the courtyard door and woke up the maid who was sitting on the steps napping, Luo Xuyan glanced at it, this time Zhao Gongzi was gone.

Until she had breakfast and followed her father and mother to the front yard, Luo Xuyan didn't see Zhao Gongzi, and then the people in the yard attracted her attention.

According to what was said yesterday, the Liu family did not dare to slack off, and gathered in the mourning hall early. The relatives and friends of the Liu family also came, and the paper plates and other sacrifices they brought were neatly stacked under a tree in the far side of the court, and the old and young stood all over the courtyard, looking curiously at the young woman standing in front of Liu Qing through the crowd.

"That woman is very raw, where did she come from? It can't be the eldest young master's concubine, right? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, I heard that you were invited to preside over the funeral with a lot of money."

"Heh," said the speaker disdainfully, "where can a woman get on the stage?" Isn't Young Master Qing crazy? ”

Liu Qing heard the intermittent sound behind him, frowned, and glared back, and the person who spoke hurriedly covered his mouth, not daring to chew the root of his tongue.

Xu Yaoyao didn't hear those words, her expression was still indifferent, she stood in front of the person, and said, "The time has come, and the burial ceremony has begun." ”

After collecting it, she took the colorful silk cloth from the hands of the shop guys, walked slowly to the coffin, spread the silk cloth at the bottom of the coffin, took the headrest and footrest and put it away, and then put the seven copper coins on the head, shoulders, waist and feet, and then nodded to Liu Qing and the others.

According to yesterday's drill, Liu Qing, his wife, younger siblings, picked up Liu Haiwen, gently put him into the coffin, carefully set the position, and then Liu Qingzhong took out a round and crystal big pearl in a small bag and put it into his father's mouth.

Then Grandma Liu and several young ladies of the Liu family carefully placed the funeral objects beside Liu Haiwen, and finally stuffed the cloth bag made of blue silk into the place where the gap was squeezed out in the coffin.

While doing this, the Liu family looked at the dead old father, lying there motionless, and couldn't help but feel sad again, with tears in their eyes, but thinking of what the shopkeeper Xu repeatedly told yesterday, in order to be peaceful after the old father's death, in order to show respect for their father, they held back their tears and silently finished everything.

Xu Yaoyao watched calmly, and after the Liu family retreated, she picked up a small bronze mirror, and after shining a picture of the deceased's face, she smashed the bronze mirror next to the coffin.

Then, she nodded to Liu Qing, who held up a piece of white silk cloth and slowly covered Liu Haiwen's body.

Xu Yaoyao tore a small strip from the silk cloth again, and held it to Liu Qing with both hands, "Master Liu is in the spirit of heaven, and he will bless the descendants of the Liu family with peace and longevity." ”

Liu Qing respectfully took the white silk cloth and held it tightly in the palm of his hand.

Xu Yaoyao said again: "You can cover the coffin." ”

Liu Qing gestured to the waiting family, who hurriedly lifted a thin wooden board wrapped in red cloth and walked over and covered the coffin, and then another person spread a layer of multicolored cloth on it, and finally covered it with a large lid.

Xu Yaoyao instructed: "Don't nail it with wooden tips first, relatives and friends can come to salute." ”

Liu Qing said in a low voice: "Thank you for the shopkeeper." ”

"I should do it." After Xu Yaoyao finished speaking, she stepped aside.

Luo Banghao said: "Yaoyao has worked hard, let's sit there and rest for a while, I'll come and see." ”

Xu Yaoyao smiled softly at him and responded, "Okay." Then, she beckoned to Luo Xuyan, "Ayan, come and sit down for a while and drink saliva." ”

Luo Xuyan shook her head and said, "Mother, I'm not tired now." ”

At this time, the relatives and friends of the Liu family were methodically stepping forward to salute, burning incense and paper, and there were several middle-aged women kneeling on both sides of the door of the mourning hall, crying in a low voice, which made the atmosphere of the mourning hall fall into sadness.

"I'll watch for a while." She said.

Xu Yaoyao couldn't help her daughter, who was thirsty for knowledge, "Then you be careful, don't bump into people." ”

Luo Banghao said: "Don't worry, Yaoyao, I will accompany Ayan." ”

Xu Yaoyao nodded reassuringly.

Luo Xuyan stood quietly behind the curtain, and the ladies of the Liu family knelt next to her, throwing pieces of paper money into the brazier, she watched every move of the relatives and friends of the Liu family, and Luo Banghao was by her side, reminding the Liu family of what they needed to pay attention to.

There were many relatives and friends of the Liu family, and local officials also rushed to condole, so naturally there was a lot of tossing, and before I knew it, it was noon.

The number of mourners gradually decreased, and the voices of the ladies of the Liu family were also hoarse, and some maids came forward to ask the young grandmother and the young ladies to rest for a while.

"I'm not going, I want to see Daddy again." The girl in burlap mourning clothes cried and said that if it weren't for her sister-in-law and sisters around her, she would almost have thrown herself into the coffin.

The maid persuaded: "Third Miss, just rest for a while, your face is really not good." ”

Miss Liu San shook her head, "Daddy loved me so much in the past, I always stay in front of his spirit, how can I be worthy of him?" ”

The eldest young grandmother sighed: "Sister, if my father-in-law sees you like this, he will be worried." ”

The maids followed a lot of persuasion, and the third lady reluctantly got up.

However, before she could stand up straight, her body suddenly shook a few times and fell backwards.

The maids were unexpected, and when they reacted, they saw that the young man who had been standing silently on the side had already supported the third lady.

The third lady has a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes, her slender eyelashes tremble gently, and her eyelids slowly rise, with a touch of pitiful weakness.

"Thank you, Mr. Luo."