Chapter 16: The Funeral
"To put it simply, you're in a limit state right now, not a daily state."
Ziyu explained on behalf of the system: "If you don't have me to tailor a breakfast for you, but you choose it at will, then your physical reserves will last for a morning at most." If you haven't received scientific supplements by noon, you will faint in the afternoon. β
Lao Qin was depressed, listening to the meaning of the young lady, he was like walking a tightrope, on one side was precise nutritional supplements, on the other side was just the right amount of physical exercise, and in the middle was his recovery and growth.
He felt that he was walking steadily, as if he was faster than ordinary people, but he didn't know that others were walking on a wide road, and it was okay to take a few crooked steps, if he didn't have a fish, a gust of wind would blow him down.
Therefore, the system determined that he had only recovered the health of his original body before the car accident, and there was still a gap between him and an adult Han healthy male.
Four words, the foundation is too poor!
"Actually, you've done a good job. Ziyu explained him:
"Now most people are in a sub-health state, working during the day, playing on the computer and watching TV on the mobile phone at night, and only a few people are willing to work hard to sweat and exercise, don't think that the average level of adult Han healthy men is very low. β
That's just as well.
Lao Qin has seen a lot of this in his previous life: suddenly one day he was interested, so he went to the gym to apply for an annual card, went every day for the first three days, and became once a week after a weekend, and even forgot to get this card in a month.
He still remembers a friend, one day the WeChat avatar was changed, called "don't lose 20 pounds and don't change the avatar", and then swiped the gym photos in the circle of friends for seven days, and from time to time he also forwarded other people's experiences. Seven days later, the content of the circle of friends has returned to various delicacies, and I don't know when the WeChat avatar will be changed......
Now, it's called a whim, three minutes of heat.
But he was still curious, the requirements of the system were too abstract, and there had to be a goal, right?
So Lao Qin asked: "What is the level of adult healthy men of the Han nationality, is there a control standard?"
This time, the system replied: "In the host's previous life, Chinese soldiers who have been in the army for three months can be used as a control. β
Tsk, three months into the army, that is, the training of recruits has just ended. They are all young men of seventeen or eighteen, and after three months of targeted training and reasonable diet, they are indeed healthy.
Thinking that he would be able to reach the level of a recruit in two weeks, Lao Qin didn't know whether to steal fun or scold his predecessor for being too weak.
Today is the day when his parents are in the ground, and Qin Zhan saw that it was not too early, so he called Liu Banxian'er, and after confirming, he had to pick up Grandpa Sun first.
Speechless all the way.
Grandpa Sun is still the same, with a hunched waist and a limp leg. Although I changed into a plain robe today, I still couldn't cover the strange smell of plaster.
Seeing Qin Zhan coming, the old man patted his arm and said, "Follow me to the front yard."
didn't explain what to do, and Qin Zhan didn't ask.
This is the first time he has come to the front yard, a small faΓ§ade facing the street, on which a signboard reads "Secret Bone-setting Plaster", the sign is wooden, slightly faded and cracked.
The shop is dimly lit, and a small table is placed in the best place with a white wrist pad, which is the place where the Chinese medicine doctor who sits in the hall takes the pulse, and I don't know if Grandpa Sun is also engaged in other businesses.
The shop was originally not large, and it was even more full of seven or eight people standing at this time. Grandpa Sun pulled Qin Zhan and introduced him one by one:
"This is your Uncle Cheng, this is your Aunt Cheng, they are all friends of your old man. β
Cheng Bo is not tall, about 1.7 meters, white and fat, a bit like Coach Anxi, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes; Cheng Aunt is a big and tall person, about the same height as Qin Zhan, with a slightly dark complexion, sharp eyebrows, long hands and big feet, and she is very difficult to mess with at first glance.
Qin Zhan bowed down and said, "Uncle Cheng, Aunt Cheng, thank you for attending my parents' funeral, I have caused you trouble." β
Cheng Bo shook his head, and his voice was warm: "Your father and I are old friends, if people are separated forever today, it is right to send him off." β
Aunt Cheng's eyes were red, and she took his hand and said, "You are a big fate, you have to live with your parents, do you know? If you have something, come to me and you Cheng Bo. β
As he spoke, he handed him a slip of paper with his address and contact information.
Qin Zhan bowed down again and thanked him.
Before Grandpa Sun raised his hand, there was already someone standing in front of him.
"This is Ge Lao Er, your name is Uncle Ge. β
Lao Qin raised his eyebrows, the old man's words were hard enough, not like the tone of introducing the elders.
Looking up, Ge Lao Er was of medium height, wearing a suit and tie and a professional outfit, with a white silk flower pinned to his left chest, hanging eyebrows, high cheekbones, and a hooked nose, and a very mean face.
Moreover, since Qin Zhan entered the front yard, Ge Lao Er began to move forward, if it wasn't for Grandpa Sun's insistence on introducing Cheng Bo's family first, Ge Lao Er would have come up a long time ago.
"Uncle Ge. Qin Zhan bowed.
Anyway, today is the funeral of his parents, and he has to pay homage to the elders when they come. Grandpa Sun hasn't said anything yet, and the etiquette that should be there is no less.
"Oh, young man, you've grown so tall, you were still in elementary school when I saw you last time, remember? You were so close to Uncle Ge back then. I am best friends with your parents, and I will look for you Uncle Ge in the future. My business card, you've got it. β
Qin Zhan bowed, took it with both hands, and glanced at it slightly, "Ai Ruiwan (everyone) insurance and wealth management broker." I probably understood in my heart who Ge Lao Er, who had seen him once in elementary school and never contacted him again.
Grandpa Sun took him to meet a few more people, and his uncles and aunts shouted, and bowed when they saw people. Seeing that there were still people coming forward behind him, Grandpa Sun seemed impatient, and grabbed Qin Zhan's arm:
"I can come today, all of them are friends of this baby's parents, his grandfather left early, his parents are gone, the old man, I am his parents today, and this doll will be the cub of my medicine shop in the future, it's not early, let's not miss the auspicious time, let's go!"
Someone in the back was embarrassed and wanted to pick a few thorns, but when he saw the old man's black face and black mouth, he could only turn around angrily.
Qin Zhan didn't say much, and bowed deeply to those who didn't say hello, and counted all the courtesies.
The parents did not die of illness and therefore had to be autopsied. After confirming that it was not a murder, the body had been placed in the autopsy center, and Lao Qin had come to go through the formalities a few days ago.
Many of the customs of the Chinese here in Eagle Sauce are different from those in the interior of China.
According to Liu Banxian'er, some customs are more orthodox, such as choosing burial, while others can only follow the local customs, such as not scattering paper money or burning paper, otherwise a group of police and fire fighters will be recruited in minutes.
Originally, according to the rules of Huaxia, his parents had to stop for at least seven days, and those who were particular about it had to be parked for forty-nine days, and it was even more exaggerated that those who died for three years would not be buried, and they could not enter the ancestral grave for life.
But it's been almost a month since my parents had a car accident, and it's summer again, and I can't tell what will happen if I stop for a few days, and there are no objective conditions.
Subjectively, Lao Qin didn't have any thoughts and feelings for his predecessor's parents, and it was enough to retain the necessary respect.
Therefore, today's process is that he meets the elders first, and then takes his parents' friends to the autopsy center to mourn, and after the condolences are completed, the body is cremated directly in the autopsy center, and then he holds the ashes to be buried in the blessed place arranged by Liu Banxian'er, and finally arranges for those who are willing to stay for a meal, which is the end of the matter.
There was no bloody plot in the process of mourning, and there were no supernatural events, and the forensic doctor in the autopsy center was very professional, at least the former parents looked complete and peaceful.
Liu Banxian'er was nagging over there, mainly to explain the reason to the visitors, otherwise once a guest picked up, it would not only lose Qin Zhan's face, but also his reputation for half of his life.
When I arrived at the blessed land, the acupuncture points had been lit. Qin Zhan jumped down from the soil pit and shoveled up a shovel of soil, even if the filial son opened a ditch; after Qin Zhan and a few helpers put the small coffin containing the ash altar in place according to the rules, Qin Zhan shoveled up a shovel of soil and covered it, and the rest of the work was basically completed by the gang led by Liu Banxian'er.
When everything was over, Qin Zhan knelt down respectfully, and the nine ringing heads "bang" knocked down. I silently said in my heart:
"I haven't seen my parents in my last life, and I haven't seen you two in my life, it's all fate. Although I occupy the magpie's nest, after all, there is the blood of the two of you in this body, and it can be regarded as continuing to live for the predecessor, so don't blame me for the two of you, thank you for a few heads. β
Grandpa Sun was distressed, for fear that he would be suffocated in his heart and tired again. Seeing that he stumbled a little when he got up, he hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Unexpectedly, Qin Zhan knelt down again with a "poof" at the old man.
"Grandpa Sun, since my parents are gone, I have always had to be taken care of by you. If it weren't for you today, my parents wouldn't have been able to leave peacefully. Thank you for treating me as a descendant, thank you!"
After three more bangs, the old man twitched in distress, and helped him up, which was also emotional.
"Good boy, good boy. Don't cry, don't worry, don't worry. β
Qin Zhan got up, bowed deeply to all the visitors, and after everyone returned the salute, they all advised him to mourn and take care of his body, and after a few polite words, he asked for his farewell.
Cheng Bo's family didn't leave, Ge Lao Er walked a few steps with everyone and turned back.
Seeing that it was time for lunch, Qin Zhan planned to invite a few people to go to the restaurant that Liu Banxian'er had already booked.
- In the business of white affairs, the master's family has always had to keep food. If you can't do it at home, you have to make it clear in the restaurant, according to the gift, send the old man to Fulu, this is called kindness, don't care about confiscating the money, you have to invite someone to eat.
Therefore, if all the guests leave, Qin Zhan will arrange Liu Banxian'er and his men here;
didn't think about it, Cheng Bo's family didn't mean to go to dinner with him, just pulled him aside and told him carefully.
"Your grandfather got his green card late, when your father was in high school, and I have been classmates with him from elementary school to high school. Cheng Bodao.
"Then he came to Eagle Sauce, and we wrote and called. When the network is developed, I often video. β
"Your mother was introduced to your father by me. When they first got married, we said that we would get married when we had children......"
Cheng Bo couldn't say it anymore, so he hid his face and cried.
Qin Zhan hurriedly comforted him, and after a while, Cheng Bo calmed down.
"After graduating, we were business partners. I'm in China, your father is in Eagle Sauce, we exchange news, it's a two-way overseas shopping. β
"I'm in China, and I know the news late, and when I apply for a visa, I'll come back at this time. Fortunately, I can still see Lao Qin again, and I am content. β
Cheng Bo said, and Aunt Cheng took out an envelope from her handbag.
Qin Zhan understood what he was going to do at a glance, and without waiting for him to refuse, Cheng Bo pressed his hand and said:
"Kid, we have limited visa time, so we'll have to go to the airport in a while. You don't have to send us, it's not easy for you to support such a big scene alone, you have to take care of it inside and out. I and your Aunt Cheng are not outsiders, so you don't need to be polite to us. When you're done, be sure to come to China to find us. β
Cheng Bo's family is gone.
Qin Zhan watched the taxi drive away, and sighed, in this world, there are still brothers.
Waiting for a visa, crossing half the world, just to see it again, nothing else. Qin Zhan believed that if he was still young, the two of them would even adopt him, such a relationship was really worthy of his predecessor's parents.