Chapter 409: Funeral (3)
Where is Kou Xi willing to cooperate with Huo Dagui to play the role of father and son filial piety, and said coldly to Wang Yazhi, who was helping on the side: "Sister, let's have a banquet!"
She entered the spirit shed and knelt in her place, and Niu Niu next to her knelt beside her obediently beside Kou Xi, and Tang Jinzhi sat down on the side and still held Mi Le in his arms.
Kou Hongyu next to him shouted in a long voice: "Guest... To..."
Township Chief Geng stood in front of Huo An's portrait and bowed deeply. Kou Hongyu shouted: "One bow, another bow, three bows!" Then Kou Xingyu shouted again: "Family salute!"
Kou Xi hurriedly straightened his back and kowtowed slightly. Niu Niu kowtowed his head on the side, and Tang Jinzhi bent over with Mi Le in his arms.
Seeing this, Huo Dagui couldn't help frowning and said, "Do you need to be so particular?" Although he thought so in his heart, he still invited Township Chief Geng into the hall. The smile on his face was very flattering: "Township Chief Geng, thank you so much." You see that there is such a big thing going on at home, and I bother you to come and visit. Thanks to the leadership's concern, please rest assured that with an old man like me at home in the future, I will definitely live a good life. ”
Township Chief Geng asked again: "I heard that Battalion Commander Huo and a few comrades-in-arms are also here? I want to ask what is going on, and I also want to see how their troops handle this matter." ”
Huo Dagui was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Kou Dewang on the side: "Haven't those comrades-in-arms left yet?" After speaking, he couldn't help but complain about Kou Dewang: "Why don't you tell me? This makes outsiders see how bad it is, as if we have neglected them." ”
Kou Dewang was too lazy to deal with Huo Dagui, just because of Huo Dagui's actions, he was not worthy of talking to himself in his life.
"They're going to stay here for three days, and they're going to leave after the funeral. Kou Dewang said angrily: "You know a fart, you know how to make money through Huo An's funeral." ”
"What are you talking about!" Huo Dagui's old face flushed: "That's my own son, can I not hurt?" He hurriedly said to Township Chief Geng: "Oh, my in-laws are confused, Township Chief Geng, don't be surprised!"
Township Chief Geng and Kou Dewang are also old acquaintances, and it is usually inconvenient for Kou Xi to go to the township chief's house to deliver things. Kou Dewang went, so Township Chief Geng's daughter-in-law and Kou Xi got along like sisters, and Township Chief Geng had a good relationship with Kou Dewang.
Hearing Huo Dagui's words, he naturally helped Kou Dewang. couldn't help but reprimand: "You're old, and you just lost your son." It's normal to not take care of a lot of things, Lao Kou is a careful person, helping you take care of the funeral is a favor, not helping is your duty. You have to thank people!"
Huo Dagui's heart tightened, and he only felt that his face was spicy, and he couldn't figure out when Kou Dewang climbed up to Mayor Geng. Suddenly, I thought that the 'Kou Kee Grocery Store' opened that year, and he was also the mayor of the town who came to participate. Huo Dagui only thought it was an accident, but he didn't expect Kou Dewang to be so calculating.
Gao Guoqiang and a few people stayed at Kou Xi's house, and it was naturally clear what was going on. Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and Huo An never tells them about the trivial things at home. The brothers only knew that he lost his mother at a young age, and his stepmother couldn't tolerate him, so he ran out to serve as a soldier. Wholeheartedly thinking about the family building was built, and took his daughter-in-law over to live his own small life with the family. didn't expect it to backfire, and it hurt Kou Xi and a pair of children.
Kou Xi was young and generous, and he already knew it when he saw them. Grief-stricken but not out of shape, he also attaches great importance to Huo An's funeral. And Huo An's biological father and stepmother, who are sad on the surface, but in fact, everyone sees what is going on in their hearts. Especially yesterday, Huo Dagui, a disrespectful person for his husband, went to Kou Xi to make a fuss, and made a few popular people not good, if it weren't for Huo Dagui is Huo An's father, they would almost have done it.
The red and white ceremonies in the countryside are all invited to the master of the greenhouse to come over and cook, and the day of the formal banquet is tomorrow. Today, all the closest relatives came to mourn, and Kou Xi invited the master to cook in the kitchen of the backyard hall. Chicken, duck, fish and meat were being supplied like water, and Huo Jiaojiao couldn't help but remind when she watched from the side: "I know that you are for Huo An's decency, but you can't waste money like this." These people don't have as many courtesies as you make cauliflowers. Not to mention that some people came with five or six people for ten yuan, and you have to panic because of your supply of chicken, duck and fish. ”
Huo Dagui was also panicked, and said to Huo Lu in private: "Originally, I thought that I would arrange a banquet, and we would take the gift money on our side, and she would take it on her side." Now look, we really can't afford it!"
Huo Lu shook his head: "It's not good if you don't take the money, don't you want to share the pension? If you don't spend any money, his comrades-in-arms and these leaders now won't be towards us." If it gets bigger, we won't look good on our faces. ”
Huo Dagui was also worried, he raised his head and looked at his youngest son. Suddenly, he felt that he had become a little more mature, and he couldn't help but say to Huo Lu: "Then delay it until after they are buried, and they don't need to care about these things." ”
"If the pension comes down and goes to Kou Xi, we won't be able to share it. Huo Lu persuaded Huo Dagui: "I estimate that it is the most than 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, and it is also fair for Qian Kouxi, Mi Le, and you to share it equally." If you tear your face because of this matter, you will be stumbled, and the villagers will have to look down at us. If you want me to say, it's better to tell Kou Xi, and you don't want your share. ”
Huo Dagui raised his head and said angrily: "Don't want it, I don't want it, what can your mother do?" Besides, this money is not her alone, why don't you want it!"
"Just top the money you owe before!" Huo Lu reminded Huo Dagui: "I want to get the house photo back, and the money I owed before will be written off." And then talk about the child, although Miller's child is a girl, it is also my eldest brother's blood. After this, whether Kou Xi remarries or does something, we have no way to watch. You can't help but let her get married, she's younger than me, just widow my eldest brother, who would believe it!"
Huo Dagui was also worried, worried about what if Kou Xi didn't want the child to give the child to himself. If you have a child, what if you rely on Huo An's pension?
"What about the other one, have you forgotten?" Huo Dagui couldn't help but remind: "That child was adopted by Huo An himself, and he was famous in the army." If Kou Xi doesn't want it, we have to raise it. Thinking of so many people eating at home, Huo Dagui couldn't sleep with sadness.
"Alas, it's really a whole thing for me!" Huo Dagui was worried, and Huo Jiaojiao was also worried. Huo An's funeral was very beautiful, but Huo Jiaojiao was really worried in the days to come. She herself has had no mother since she was a child, and her life has been too bad after having a stepmother. She pitied Mi Le, and she didn't want to believe that Kou Xi would treat Mi Le well.
"I think it's better to take Mi Le over, and she will eat whatever we eat. I can't let Huo An's child call someone else Daddy, then I can't stand him!"
When everyone buried Huo An in the martyrs' cemetery and sent away Gao Guoqiang and other comrades-in-arms. Huo Jiaojiao came to the door and said that she wanted to take Mi Le to her house.