Originally, I was going to go to Gu Xinliang's house as soon as possible, and then send it back to Emperor City.

It's been almost a week since I returned to the village this time, but Ah Wei said that it was not easy for me to come back this time, and so many things had happened, so I must be tired and let me rest for two more days before leaving.

In addition, I confiscated a penny from this incident, and they always felt that they could not go away. I'm going to compensate me in another way.

I also thought about it, anyway, the store didn't look for me, and if I came, I stayed for two more days.

In the past two days, I slept until I woke up naturally, and my uncle and aunt never called me, and when I woke up, I had a hot meal. I don't have to worry about anything after eating, just pick up a table and brush a bowl.

In fact, I rushed to do all these jobs, and my uncle and aunt also blamed Ah Wei and Xiaoyun for giving me the opportunity to work.

The only entertainment after eating is to play mahjong, or to go to the village for a stroll and have nothing to do to wander around.

In fact, I also like to play mahjong, don't underestimate mahjong, the doorway and knowledge inside are still extremely profound.

But then I found out that both Ah Wei Xiaoyun and my uncle and aunt were deliberately letting me win.

Although we didn't play much, only five or ten yuan, it was not interesting for the three of us to work together to let me win.

I saw their intentions, and I didn't mess with the cards that I could win.

Everyone can also see that they don't play mahjong.

Fortunately, the days passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was Gu Xinliang's first seven.

Ah Wei and I came to Gu Xinliang's house early in the morning.

In rural areas, if someone dies, they are not cremated directly, but the body is brought home and mourned by the children or juniors of the deceased.

It is only on the first seven days that it can be buried, and most of them will choose to be buried, and they will only be cremated in very special circumstances.

The burial is a meaning of "entering the soil for peace" and "returning to the roots".

Every family in the countryside has its own ancestral grave, and these places are all calculated by the ancestors to find their husbands, and they cannot be buried casually, and the feng shui of the cemetery is extremely good.

And those who die after their ancestors must be buried in a specific location in accordance with the regulations.

This is also the earliest origin of ancestral tombs.

And the ancestral grave of Gu Xinliang's family is about 10 kilometers outside Chengyu Village, so it is necessary to start preparing for the funeral early in the morning.

When it comes to funeral customs, each place is different, and some places build a separate funeral shed for the deceased outside the home to place the body.

Others had to be taken home and placed in the mourning hall at home.

Xiang Gu Xinliang, who died outside, had to take him back to his home and prepare for the funeral.

Funeral is also called "out of the funeral", "out of the coffin", "out of the funeral".

When I arrived outside Gu Xinliang's house in Chengyu Village, I saw two white paper lanterns hanging on both sides of the gate of the courtyard. The big word "Dien" on it reveals a hint of desolation.

Entering from the door, facing the mourning hall built for him by Gu Xinliang's family.

Nearly three meters high, two meters wide, two meters long mourning hall, three sides are surrounded by huge white plastic sheets, facing the direction of the courtyard gate is unblocked, and the top of the Ming Hall is built with black rainproof cloth. It's for fear that the sudden rain will destroy the Ming Hall.

On the white plastic sheet on the innermost side of the mourning hall, there is a portrait of Gu Xinliang, a 12-inch black and white photo, although Gu Xinliang is smiling in the photo, but a fresh life is frozen in the best years.

Under the portrait, there is a big "lay" word, and the left and right sides are hung high. The couplet is written with Gu Xinliang's overview during his lifetime, and there is not only one couplet like this, but four or five pairs.

On both sides of the couplet, there are also sacrificial banners given by Gu Xinliang's relatives and friends, and there are many sacrificial banners. In the countryside, the more the flags are hung, the more lively they become.

Look down is the offering table, there are a lot of dishes on it, they should be Gu Xinliang's favorite dishes before his death, the incense candles on both sides are hot, and there is an oil lamp on the left side of the offering table.

This kind of "ever-bright lantern" is rarely used by many people, because it is more time-consuming and laborious, and someone needs to watch it specifically. In case of a special situation, such as strong winds, or a person who did not watch the "everlasting lamp" go out, it is a big taboo and disrespectful to the deceased.

Therefore, most people will buy that kind of extra-large candle, which can burn for several days in a row, and also reduce the burden on the guardian.

Long tables are placed on the left and right sides of the mourning hall, one side is the receiving place, and the other is the sign-in area.

Ah Wei and I put the gift money on the gift table, the man on the other side of the table was an uncle about forty years old, I heard that it was Gu Xinliang's uncle, the whole person was very haggard, when he received the gift money, he just glanced up, and he didn't care about me and Ah Wei's bowing, so he lowered his head.

At the sign-in desk on the other side, after Ah Wei and I wrote our names and the amount of the gift money, we went inside, in fact, we could hear the woman's cry from the door.

Now I finally saw Gu Xinliang's mother who had been crying outside the mourning hall.

It should be Gu Xinliang's girlfriend who supported her next to her, the cries of the two people came and went, Gu Xinliang's mother had obviously taken off her image, the whole person was emaciated to the point that only a skeleton remained, the two lower eye sockets were deeply sunken, and the upper eyelids were red and swollen like two walnuts because of long-term crying.

His eyes were glued to the black coffin in front of him.

The black clothes were like a cloth bag that put the aunt in it, and when the wind blew, the whole dress puffed up, and the white filial piety belt on the head also flew.

The whole person was already unstable, if it weren't for Gu Xinliang's girlfriend to support him, it seemed that this person would have drifted away with the wind.

The woman next to her was very beautiful, and her well-proportioned figure was only barely supporting herself and her aunt at this time.

Both eyes are equally red and swollen.

Next to the two of them was Gu Xinliang's father, who was lifeless, and under the black hair was the white hair that had just grown. Dressed in a black suit, the white flowers on his chest are particularly eye-catching.

The white-haired man sent the black-haired man, and the pain of losing a child made the family collapse.

Ah Wei and I bowed three times in front of the mourning hall, and then walked up to Auntie and Lily and comforted them, but apparently the two of them didn't hear me say anything at all, just kept crying.

In the end, it was my uncle who stretched out his hand and shook hands with my Ah Wei, expressing his gratitude for our arrival.

At first, I was hesitant to say that I was the last person to see Gu Xinliang.

But I didn't know how to speak, after all, I was the only one who could save him, but I tried hard, but it didn't work.

But before I could say it, I just told my uncle what my name was, my uncle's face changed greatly, and then he grabbed my hand and didn't let go: "It's you who called the police, right?" Have you seen the murderer of my son. ”