When the four of them arrived at Huajia Village, Lan Yi woke up Wen Xuan, who was already shaking and sleeping, and stopped in front of the gate where the white cloth was hung. Different from Beigou Village, a village where the surnames have gathered, most of the families in Huajia Village are surnamed Hua, and they are all of the same clan, so after the death of the grandmother, the tent table was erected at the gate of the courtyard, and the clansmen of the outer five blessings tied with hemp rope helped keep the accounts, and two cauldrons were erected in the courtyard, and the mourners were directing the cook to boil water and make rice.

Wang Linxi tied the oxcart to the old locust tree outside the gate, and followed Lan Yi and Wenxuan into the courtyard together. When the mourners saw them coming in, they immediately came up to greet them.

"Sister-in-law, this is Zhao Lizheng's brother-in-law in our village, let's call him Uncle Po." Wang Linxi whispered in Lan Yi's ear, Wang Linxi has a good memory, and most people who have met a few times remember it.

"Uncle Poe, thank you for your hard work, why did my grandmother and her old man go suddenly." Lan Yi looked sad and saluted Hua Po.

Hua Po is in his forties, with a thin face, three mustaches, a pair of triangular eyes, and a pair of drooping eyebrows, such facial features are put together, and he is very happy, "Lin Shan's family, Lin Xi, the family has already bathed and dressed my aunt, you should go first to see the old man for the last time." ”

According to the funeral customs of the Great Zhou, after death, relatives should bathe and wash her hair. After washing, they should put on new clothes, wrap their heads with cotton balls and ear cloth, put on a hat, and then cover their faces with a foot of cloth, and on the second day after death, put two or three sets of clothes on the deceased, and put the body in the coffin by their descendants, and on the third day, add the coffin lid and nail it. Lan Yi and the others came early, the deceased was not in the coffin, and according to the rules, they could see the old man for the last time.

The mourner took Lan Yi and the three of them into the mourning hall, and the prepared meat, wine, incense burner and other things were placed on the table in front of the mourning bed, and the men were in the east of the mourning bed, and the women were in the west of the mourning bed, kneeling according to the backup and distance respectively, Lan Yi saw a room full of people with white pressure.

Lan Yi took Lin Xi and Wen Xuan to kneel, and the crying of all the relatives rang out, the men were mostly crying together, and the women were much more lively, crying and shouting:

"Ahh Why did you leave your daughter behind—"

"Grandma, open your eyes and look at your granddaughter-in-law......"

It is said that on such an occasion, Lan Yi should also burst into tears, and it is in line with etiquette to come to the last paragraph with sadness, so that everyone knows that she is full of reluctance and pain for the death of the deceased.

She thought she wouldn't be able to cry on the road, but now that the house was full of grief, her tears also fell down, and she couldn't sing and cry, so she had to cry and shout to the old man: "Grandma, grandma, grandma, grandma,......"

Wen Xuan heard his mother's cry, and he also cried.

After about half a cup of tea, the crying gradually stopped, and someone stepped forward to help Lan Yi and the three of them, persuading them not to be overly sad.

The old lady gave birth to six children, Wang Linshan's mother was four, with three elder brothers, one sister and one brother, all of whom had already started a family, and they were all in the mourning hall at this time, Lan Yi took Wenxuan to come forward one by one to salute.

There are more than ten cousins in Wang Linshan's generation, and many of them have also married and raised children, except for Hua Changye and Hua Changdong, who have been to Beigou Village several times, Lan Yi has a very weak impression of others, and only nodded and said hello.

After the ceremony, Wang Linxi took Wen Xuan to the male guest to talk to the mourner, and Lan Yi knelt with Wang Linshan's aunt, aunt, cousin, cousin and sister on the west side.

"Lin Shan's family, why are you here so late?" Wang Linshan's eldest aunt asked in a hoarse voice, with a bit of blame in her tone.

Lan Yi's eyes were red, and her voice was also hoarse, "Auntie, I hurriedly brought Wen Xuan over after my cousin's letter, now it's cold and freezing, and it's not easy to walk on the road, so I'm slowing down." ”

"How did my brother and sister get here?" A fat-faced young woman asked.

Lan Yi recognized her as the daughter-in-law of Hua Changye, the eldest son of her uncle Hua Zhanyuan, "Cousin-in-law, my second brother sent it in an ox cart, and my child and I came by ox cart." ”

"My brother and sister's family even have an ox cart, and these days are really getting more and more prosperous." He said sourly.

"The ox cart belongs to the second uncle's family." Lan Yi said lightly, "Aunt, aunt, how did grandma go, her old man's body has always been quite tough?" ”

Wang Linshan's aunt, who was kneeling closest to the spiritual bed, raised her head sharply at this time, "Lin Shan's family, you haven't seen your grandmother since you came in, have you?" ”

Everyone fell silent, it was said that Lan Yi missed bathing the old man's clothes, and the old man was now covered with a white cloth, and there were no rules requiring her to look at the deceased's remains. After all, she is a young man, and she is inevitably afraid of seeing the dead. However, if Lan Yi has a close relationship with the old man, it is okay to ask for a visit. Aunt Hua raised it directly, and the obvious anger in her tone was impossible to ignore, and she waited quietly for Lan Yi to respond.

Lan Yi didn't know where Aunt Hua's anger came from, she stood up and approached the spirit bed, "Auntie, when my grandmother was sick, my granddaughter-in-law was far away, and I didn't go to the bed to do my filial piety, and I came late today, so I didn't catch up with my grandmother's bathing clothes." My granddaughter-in-law made a new dress for my grandmother a few days ago, and I thought that I would send it to the old man to wear for the festival before the Asian New Year's Day, and I brought it over today. ”

After speaking, Lan Yi opened the baggage, revealing a set of satin purple clothes, "Aunt, aunt, I was thinking that I would ask my uncle to change it for the old man in person." ”

According to the custom of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all the clothes of the deceased should be put aside when the deceased is in the collection, and the clothes worn on the body must be new clothes that have not been worn before his death, and he can wear multiple sets. Generally, scholars wear three sets of clothes, doctors wear five sets, princes wear seven sets, public officials nine sets, and generally people with conditions can wear three sets inside and outside.

Lan Yi is her granddaughter-in-law, and it has been a good etiquette to prepare wrapping clothes for the elderly, and now she takes the initiative to ask the old man to wear them, which is already full of filial piety.

"Hmph, the clothes that my mother is wearing, it's not your turn to fake kindness." The second aunt of the Hua family snorted, "You are weak-hearted, don't dare to see the last side of your grandmother!" ”

After listening to the words of the aunt of the Hua family, the women around exchanged looks, and no one helped or helped Lan Yi to relieve the siege. The silence here attracted the attention of all the men on the east side, and they all looked over, Wang Linxi was holding Wenxuan and talking to Hua Changye, and when he saw his sister-in-law standing in front of the funeral bed with her clothes in her hands, she also stopped talking and watched. Hua Changye's brows furrowed, and he was about to get up but was pulled by Hua Changdong.

"Auntie, your nephew and daughter-in-law don't understand what you're saying. My mother-in-law's wrapping clothes should have been prepared by my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law died early, and now my niece and daughter-in-law are preparing wrapping clothes for my mother-in-law, of course, it is sincere. I bought this cloth for the elderly to make, why should I be weak? Lan Yi looked directly at the fat face of the second aunt of the Hua family, the second aunt of the Hua family was wearing a cloak at this time, her eyes were red, and her appearance was a little terrifying, Lan Yi looked calm, she didn't do anything wrong, so she was naturally not afraid of her.

What Lan Yi said was reasonable, the aunt of the Hua family couldn't refute it, and she became even more angry, she stood up suddenly, and was about to pull the white cloth off her grandmother's face, but was pulled by Wang Linshan's little aunt. She broke free and wrote it down, her fat face was flushed, and she pointed at Lan Yi angrily, "Okay, you Lan Clan!" Obviously, you killed your grandmother, her old man was fine, if she hadn't taken the medicine you brought, how could she suddenly go! You are an uneasy and kind-hearted, Lin Shan has only been gone for a year and is in a hurry to go out and remarry, and my mother is angry with you! ”

Lan Yi had never been insulted like this, her face was flushed with anger, she stepped forward with her clothes in her hands, and stood in front of Aunt Hua. The aunt of the Hua family looked unforgiving, and shouted in a dumb voice: "I have long heard that you are a pungent person, how can you be, now that I have said it, you can't reach out to beat me!" If you fight, you will kill me if you have a kind! ”

Lan Yi didn't look at her, took out the clothes in the package, and placed them neatly beside her grandmother's spiritual bed. The aunt of the Hua family was even more furious when she saw it, and she reached out to sweep her clothes onto the straw mat.

Lan Yi grabbed her arm and said coldly: "My nephew and daughter-in-law don't know if you are angry with your grandmother or dissatisfied with me." Although I am young, I also know that my grandmother has just passed away and summoned spirits, and her old man is watching from the house at this time. My aunt was disrespectful to the old man and spoke foul language, which was disrespectful to her old man. ”

There was such a commotion in the house, and Hua Po, who was guarding the funeral, was also called in, listening to Lan Yi's words, and then looking at the Hua family's aunt who was blushing and struggling to arrest people. He said in a deep voice: "Second sister, what are you doing here!" ”

Aunt Hua gasped angrily, trembling and pointed at Lan Yi, "Okay, you are a bad thing, don't think that you will be lawless when your grandmother goes, the country has national laws, the family has family rules, you will have to pay for your life if you kill your grandmother!" ”

Wang Linxi listened to her insulting sister-in-law again and again, where could she bear it, "Second aunt, our Wang family can't afford to take this basin." After the death of my eldest brother, my sister-in-law took the child to be widowed for two years, and now it is my father's master to remarry, I came to ask my grandmother that day, my grandmother nodded happily in front of a large family, and told us to follow the rules, not to wronged the sister-in-law and the child, we went back to do things according to the rules. You said that your grandmother was sick by us, so let's all theorize and theorize, our Wang family is a small family, and we can't bear this unfilial reputation in vain. You keep scolding my sister-in-law, is it because there is no one in our Wang family! ”

Hua Po hurriedly persuaded Wang Linxi, "Lin Xi, don't be angry. Second sister, what you said is too much. ”

Hua Changye also asked: "Second aunt, grandma, her old man has the temper to say anything, several of us were present that day, and grandma smiled and responded to the matter of Lin Shan's younger siblings remarrying, who did you hear that grandma disagreed?" ”

After speaking, he glanced at the people kneeling in the women's seat, and saw that his daughter-in-law moved her ass and stepped back, and her brows furrowed.

The baby in Wang Linxi's arms struggled to get off the ground, "Bad guy, bad guy, bully mother, baby beats you!" ”

Seeing that Wen Xuan was not afraid of the field at a young age, the aunt of the Hua family waved her little fist to hit herself, and immediately found the reason again, "The Lan family will teach the child to be like this if he obeys the rules!" Hum! ”

Lan Yi stepped forward and hugged Wen Xuan and comforted: "Wen Xuan, how did my mother teach you?"

Wen Xuan hugged his mother's neck and glared angrily at the aunt of the Hua family, "Be filial to your elders and be a good child." If there is a bad person, reason with her first, change it, if it doesn't make sense, just fight! Old disrespectful, bad! ”R1152