Liu Yong took An Lan and An Jiang back to Nanxun's house, put down their luggage, and went to the old lady's room.

There were many people around the old lady's room, and everyone was relieved when they saw Liu Yong, An Lan and An Jiang coming in.

Some said: Fortunately, they are all back.

Liu Yong came to the old lady's sickbed, bowed over, and asked in a low voice: Mom, we are all back, are you okay?

The old lady opened her eyes slightly, and asked intermittently: An Lan, An Jiang, have they all come back?

Liu Yong nodded.

An Lan and An Jiang also came to the old lady's sickbed and said: Niangniang, we are all here, you can recuperate with peace of mind.

The old lady smiled silently.

Someone was talking in private, and seeing this, she couldn't pick it up and left in one breath. You can't go unaccompanied at night.

Liu Yong pulled Hong Ying outside and said in a low voice: You go and tell Sister-in-law Ying, prepare a few drinks and dishes, and let Uncle Zhang accompany him in a few nights, drink wine, and chat. If there is an unforeseen situation, it will not be caught off guard.

Hong Yingdao: I'll arrange it. There is nothing to do here for the time being, you have a hard journey, go to rest first, and it is not too late to call you if there is something.

Liu Yong shook his head slightly, and said with tears in his eyes: My mother, I also suffered a lot in the first half of my life, my family was poor, and my family lacked money and rice, all of which she borrowed from east to west. Now she finally has a good life, but she is leaving.

Hong Ying comforted on the side: Don't blame yourself. The old lady is a blessed person, full of children and grandchildren, and she has lived a good life in the second half of her life, which is also the accumulation of virtue on the ancestors. You must not be too tired, once the old lady is gone, you will have to deal with a lot of things.

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Seeing that there was nothing to do here for the time being, Yanyan also pulled An Lan back to her room to wash up.

Yeon-yeon asked: How do you feel when you go out for a few days?

An Lan said: I really didn't expect that Daddy started from scratch, only more than 10 years, and the family business was so big, not to mention that each field has its own merits. Mencius said: Those who convince others with their strength are not convinced, and they are not supported by their strength; Those who convince people with virtue will be happy and sincere in the center, such as Confucius in the service of the seventy sons. The father is the teacher, I'm afraid we won't be able to learn it in our lifetime!

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Late at night, everything was silent, but Liu's house was still brightly lit.

In the restaurant, several old neighbors gathered around drinking and chatting.

The old lady's room also filled half of the room with Liu Yong, Hong Ying and some of the next generation.

Liu Yong asked some people to go back to rest several times, but no one was willing to leave.

Liu Yong sat on the edge of the old lady's bed, kept touching her hands, and wiped her face with a towel from time to time. Ask softly: Mom, do you want to drink water?

The old lady shook her head feebly.

At this time, the old lady coughed strongly, and Liu Yong hurriedly patted her chest.

The old lady took Liu Yong's hand and said intermittently: Mom, heart, heart, heart, mind, mind, Mom, go, go, you, you don't need to, you are sad anymore. Gradually, close your eyes.

Liu Yong shouted: Mom, Mom!

The size of the presence was also gathered for a while.

The old neighbor who was drinking and chatting also dropped his wine glass and ran over.

One jumped on the bed and removed the mosquito net.

One said: Hurry up, bring hot water first, and help her scrub her body.

Liu Yong kept crying on the old lady. The whole family is sad.

One by one, Liu Yong pulled away and said: Don't be like this, we are not good at doing things, you are like this, how can the old lady walk comfortably?

After a period of intense cooking, it is basically ready.

The old lady's coffin was parked in the hall of the Liu family, and the entire hall was hung with black yarn and elegiac couplets. The whole family is dressed in linen and filial piety.

As the saying goes: the full moon is full of Lao Tzu, condolences hang son. Liu Yong knows in his heart that with Liu Yong's current worth, when his mother dies, relatives and friends will definitely come to mourn, and many people will come uninvited, this funeral is undoubtedly unprecedentedly grand.

So Liu Yong discussed with Hong Ying: The death of the old lady is really sad. According to the current state of the world, the Liu family is huge, there are many friends in the world, and there are bound to be a lot of mourning, so it is better for us to give her a ride ourselves, so that she can also go quietly.

Hong Ying said with tears in her eyes: Wouldn't that snub the old lady. As the saying goes, a dead father is good to die, but a dead mother is hard to die. Because there are people in my mother's family, once my mother dies, my nieces and nephews can come to speak. What's more, the old lady's maiden family still has someone, so aren't you afraid that they won't agree?

Liu Yongdao: Fortunately, my mother is alive, we should say that we didn't treat her badly, we have satisfied her what she wants, which is obvious to all. After all, my cousin Baoxing is my mother's own nephew, and the information should be told to him, so I can explain it to him myself. People can't be resurrected when they're gone, and nostalgia in their hearts is more important than formal pomp. Take the money for mourning and go to disaster relief, maybe the old lady is more comfortable under Jiuquan, if she knows, I think she will agree.

Hong Yingdao: This is also true, the old man is filial to him in the world to be true, people are gone, do those tricks, but the living do it for the living. As long as Cousin Baoxing and they don't misunderstand, then listen to you.

The next morning, a notice was posted at the gate of the hometown, which read: My mother was ill and could not be cured, and she passed away in the early morning of the same day. I would like to inform all relatives and friends that my mother's funeral is simple, and I refuse to mourn and mourn. In the morning of the day after tomorrow, the relatives said goodbye to the three pillars of incense. Payment: Liu Yong led the whole family to cry.

Knowing that his aunt had died, as the only nephew in his mother's family, Baoxing received the information and hurriedly came from Pinghu.

It was already afternoon when Baoxing arrived in Nanxun, and someone at the door reported that the old lady's nephew had arrived.

So, there was a mourning in the hall of the Liu family, and An Lan and An Jiang also knelt there to worship.

As soon as Baoxing entered the door, he lit the three pillars of incense, kowtowed three times in front of his aunt's coffin, and then got up. At the beginning, he also wondered a little, his aunt died, the huge Liu family, why his aunt's funeral was cold and deserted by the Liu family. It seems that the Liu family usually has a poor relationship.

At this time, Liu Yong came over and pulled Baoxing aside to sit, and the maid also served tea to Baoxing.

Liu Yong said to Baoxing: Cousin, I can't hide it, my mother passed away after a long-term illness and ineffective treatment. It's not that I'm unfilial as a cousin, or that I can't afford my mother's funeral. I think that it is true that people are filial to her when they are alive, and if they are not filial to her in the world, what is the use of people going to do so many tricks when they are gone? Even when people like Grandpa Gu in our town left, he took special care not to put on a show. So, please also ask my cousin to understand.

Bao Xing listened and said: My cousin's words also make sense. In this way, my aunt usually believes in Buddhism, and tonight I went to the ancestral temple to invite some monks to chant the scriptures, and give her a little overtime, and I will bear this cost, and it is also a little bit of my nephew's heart for my aunt.

Liu Yongdao: The cost is the same for you and me, and we have already arranged it. Then, Liu Yong took out a red paper bag from his waist, handed it to Baoxing, and said: This is what my mother is on, and you, as her own nephew, will keep it as a souvenir.

Baoxing opened it and saw that it was a jade bracelet that his aunt usually wore on her hand.

Baoxing said: This thing is my aunt's thing, how can I accept it?

Liu Yong: It is precisely because it is the object on my mother's body that you leave it as a souvenir, and seeing things is like seeing people. At this time, the tears of both of them were already falling.

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Because Mrs. Liu was the lady of the imperial court, early in the morning of the third day, Huzhou Mansion and Gui'an County Ya still sent someone to send a flower basket. Seeing that the state government and the county government all sent flower baskets, the halls, townships, li, and bao of Nanxun, which belonged to Gui'an, also sent flower baskets. Relatives and friends also lined up to kowtow in front of the old lady's coffin.

At the time of the funeral, the official first sounded the gong in front of the coffin to open the way, the coffin was behind, and the funeral procession followed behind the coffin, and there were crowds of people watching on both sides of the road. Although the funeral is simple, its specifications are also unprecedented in Nanxun Town.

Mrs. Liu's coffin and Liu Yong's father's coffin were placed together, and all arrangements were stopped, and they returned home one after another.

When Mrs. Liu came back from the funeral, Baoxing said to Liu Yong with emotion: Cousin, my aunt's funeral is not simple, that kind of grandeur and specifications, I have seen it for the first time in my life......