In addition to needing some white cloth, even the thinnest coffin also needs a coffin.

Candles, burning paper, incense, firecrackers, elegiac couplets, trumpeters...etc., and of course, meals to help the neighbors.

But now there was nothing, so several uncles in the courtyard went to Jia and Zhang to ask for money.

It is used to purchase these necessary things, but Jia Zhang has money there.

At this moment, the three uncles started to scratch their heads again, although everyone would follow part of the ceremony.

But you should at least put on the appearance of a mourning hall, that's all for now.

Even if it is simple, it cannot be nothing. No matter how difficult it is, we must continue to do it.

Otherwise, how would the neighbors view these three uncles?

The third uncle gritted his teeth and contributed an exercise book and pen, and sat down to use the account book for accounting.

The three uncles began to collect the gift money in advance, and the three of them gritted their teeth.

Each person gave a gift of 5 yuan, which was recorded on the first page.

Xu Damao was the first one to find him. He knew what the situation was at the first glance.

So I didn’t need to tell the three uncles, I just followed them and paid them 5 yuan.

When it came time to collect the money later, although everyone complained, they all gave the gift money in advance.

There are still quite a few for 30 cents and 50 cents, but there are basically none for more than one dollar.

By the way, Shazhu also followed the uncles and gave him 5 yuan, which also surprised everyone.

Several uncles also advised everyone to be more casual, so that they can look good to the neighbors.

The key point is that everyone knows that this money is basically wasted. Being able to make this is because of the face of the neighbors for many years.

Although the scattered money is not enough, at least it can temporarily cope with the current situation.

When you have money in hand, you should quickly send people to purchase things. The mourning hall must at least be decorated first.

After a period of hectic activity, the thatched shed finally looked like a mourning hall.

The five major items for the funeral were finally gathered. These five items were flags, cards, sticks, basins, and jars.

Banner is a banner used to attract souls in ancient times, so it is called "soul-inducing banner".

During the funeral, the eldest son plays the flag with his left hand. If the father dies, he plays it with his left hand. If the mother dies, she plays the flag with the right hand.

If the eldest son dies first, the great-grandson will take his place, if there are no great-grandchildren.

Then there will be a third or fifth son instead, but the second and fourth sons will not work.

If the deceased person has neither children nor grandchildren, then the relatives or adopted sons who inherit the deceased's estate will do the killing.

Pai'er is a temporary paper spiritual tablet enshrined before the coffin is buried.

But from the outside, it looks like a small building.

During the funeral, the second son usually carries the person, and if there is no second son, the person is placed on the coffin to accompany him.

The stick is the so-called "mourning stick" in the past.

Today's society is all in chaos, with sticks and flags all confused.

In some places, one of them is used directly to replace them all.

At that time, the father died with a bamboo staff and the mother died with a copper staff.

And just below the upper circle, the length must reach as high as the chest.

Nowadays, they are basically wooden sticks, and copper sticks can no longer be found.

A basin is a kind of earthenware vessel, which is also called an "auspicious basin" or a "yin-yang basin".

The eldest son should smash the basin to pieces in front of the coffin when lifting the pole.

If it doesn't break, don't drop it a second time.

If the person behind you or the person driving the cart crushes the pot, you will be rewarded with extra money.

Guan'er is a small glazed earthen jar, commonly known as "Treasure Vase".

Before burial, food and a pair of upright chopsticks were placed in front of the coffin, and the filial son had to add food to it on time.

When buried, place it on the front seat of the coffin and bury it together as a permanent offering to the deceased.

Now, except that there is no coffin, everything is almost ready.

The third uncle was also sitting at the welcome table at the entrance of the hut.

He took out the account books and placed them on the table outside, preparing to welcome the arrival of condolences and gifts.

By this time, the men in the yard had basically calmed down.

Now Shazhu and a group of aunts are busy preparing dinner for everyone and the guests.

In the entire courtyard, the old lady was the only one who was polite to others, while Qin Huairu's family was not even polite.

Basically everyone who could come came, and the help from neighbors was one.

Another major reason is that with just one gift, dinner can be provided for the whole family.

The first man took Xu Damao aside and asked him what he should pay attention to in the future.

The second uncle had the most people around him, and they were all listening to him show off his days in the machine repair shop.

Bangge was forced to kneel under the elegiac couplet in the mourning hall by Mrs. Jia Zhang.

There was only a table beside the third uncle, and no one was alone.

But he firmly believes that when he gets off work, he will be busy.

Although everyone was chatting aside, their eyes were still mostly focused on the third uncle.

After all, how many people from Jia Fei's family can come to attend the ceremony is a question that everyone is interested in.

As time goes by after get off work, it gets darker and later.

The atmosphere at the scene is getting weirder and weirder, because so far, no one has come to express condolences to Jia Fei.

If no one can see you coming, let alone the gifts.

Now the three uncles are in trouble again, and the money for the coffin and carriages has not yet been found.

I originally thought that using gift money could make up for this last loophole, but now it seems that it has come to nothing.

There was no other way, so the three uncles had no choice but to go and ask Jia and Zhang.

Take a look at who Jia Fei interacts with politely and see if they missed anything.

But when the three of them got the answer from Jia Zhang, their hearts froze.

It turns out that except for the steel factory, Jia Fei basically had no courtesy outside.

But at this time, no one from the factory has come, so the matter is probably in doubt.

At this time, voices came from outside the hut, and several uncles hurried forward.

It turned out that the logistics director came over and settled the account with the third uncle.

It says a gift of 10 yuan, the entire leadership team of the steel plant.

After the logistics director completed the registration, he chatted with Xu Damao for a while and then left directly.

It's getting later and later, before 12 o'clock tonight.

The person must be put into the coffin and the mouth of the coffin must be sealed.

Otherwise, we can only sweep it with grass, which would be too shabby.

So the three uncles came to Jia Zhang again and explained the situation.

Mrs. Jia Zhang exploded on the spot: "Why, my son died without even a coffin."

"Are you going to wrap me up in a straw mat? Are you still human?"

The second uncle: "Ms. Jia Zhang, you need to understand the situation. It's your family that doesn't have money to buy a coffin, not that we need to use straw mats."

Jia Zhang: "My Fei'er is a worker in a steel factory, how can he have no money?"

"It must be because you saw my Fei'er die, Banggeng was still young."

"So they robbed our family's money. Is there any justice in this?"

This made the three uncles almost mad to death, so they just went back and forth on their own.

If he still gets this reputation, he will not be able to see anyone in the future.

The first man has the most hope in life now, and he cares more about his reputation.

So he directly complained to Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, do you still want to show some respect? Don't you know what's going on in your family?"

"If it weren't for you, Jia Zhang, and Bang Gang, who kept teasing Lou Zi, would your family be like this?"

"It seems that you still don't know how to repent. Think about your dead husband and son."

"I'm thinking carefully about my grandson now, he is still so young."

"In the future, you should accumulate some virtue for him, and don't let this get away from you."

Although the other two uncles were a little surprised that the first uncle would say this today.

But the most important thing now is to protect their reputation, so the two of them also started to angrily attack Jia and Zhang.

Their quarrel behind the mourning hall had reached the ears of everyone outside.

This time, not only the people in their courtyard, but also everyone watching the excitement gathered around.

But when everyone heard the cause of the incident, everyone was very angry.

After everyone has been helping all day long, everyone still has to take the blame. No one can bear this.

So I don't know who shouted: "Since Mrs. Jia Zhang said this to all of us."

"Then let's all withdraw and let them get these things by themselves."

This sentence received an immediate response from everyone, and even the elders had no time to stop it.

People had already started to leave, and Jia Zhang was dumbfounded when she saw this situation.

He quickly went to ask the three uncles for help in keeping everyone there, but none of them said a word.

Mrs. Jia Zhang cried and knelt down: "I am not a human being. Please forgive me this time."

"I will never dare to talk nonsense again. If I talk nonsense, I will die badly."

Looking at the Jia Zhang family in front of them, the three uncles really couldn't ignore it.

Only then were the people walking back stopped, but everyone was still very reluctant.

Everyone was sitting around with a look of shame, as if I was just waiting for dinner.

Although the person is back, the uncles don't care about the coffin.

If you have a coffin, we'll find someone to seal it for you. If you don't have a coffin, it will be easy for them.

No matter what, it would be nice to have people back, but now Jia Zhang is still faced with the problem of the coffin.

She wanted to borrow some money to prepare a coffin for Jia Fei, but she couldn't let her son roll up a straw mat when he left.

But she looked around and no one even looked at her.

Finally, he turned his attention to Shazhu, who was helping Jia Fei get dressed.

Silly Zhu was still stirring the food in the big pot, as if the quarrel just now had nothing to do with him.

At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang came over: "Silly Zhu, can you lend me some money and let me buy a coffin for your brother Jia?"

"Don't worry, I'll pay you back after I finish Fei'er's funeral."

"My poor Fei'er left at a young age, and Bangge died at a young age."

"If there isn't even a coffin, my old lady won't want to live anymore."

When Mrs. Jia Zhang came to find Si Zhu, everyone's eyes followed him.

Although I couldn't hear clearly what the two people said, I saw Silly Zhu happily taking out the money gap in the coffin.

When everyone saw Sha Zhu actually taking out money, they all started talking about anything.

Anyway, the money for the coffin was available. After the three uncles took the money, they immediately arranged for two people to buy it.

The scene has returned to its original state, but the third uncle no longer sits at the door of the funeral shed wasting time and emotion.

Now Xu Damao has the most people around him, forming a large circle and chatting together.

Waiting until the person who bought the coffin came back, everyone arranged the coffin together.

Everyone who was supposed to be there was there, and some uncles started to shout for everyone to eat.

When everyone was having dinner, Banggeng was also making noises in the funeral shed that he was hungry and wanted to eat.

But he was pushed back directly by Jia and Zhang. In this age, he is a filial son and a virtuous grandson.

They can only eat after everyone else has finished eating, and it must be leftovers.

This rule has been gradually abolished as people's living standards have become higher and higher.

During the meal, the three uncles also made special arrangements for four young people to help seal the coffin in the middle of the night.

But these have nothing to do with Xu Damao, he is just going home after dinner.

The aunt in the courtyard specially brought food to the old lady.

Old lady: "Is it Shazhu who is helping the Jia family cook?"

Auntie: "Well~ Silly Zhu is cooking. I heard that he is in the factory today."

"He helped Jia Fei change his clothes, and he also provided the money needed for the funeral."

"Old lady, you haven't seen it. At that time, Mrs. Jia Zhang wrongly accused everyone of embezzling her family's money."

"So no one is willing to lend her money. This silly Zhu is really kind-hearted."

Old lady: "Please take this food away. I saw that the dishes that Shazhu cooked for Jia's family were a bit dirty."

Aunt….

The aunt couldn't resist the old lady, so she had to take the food and leave.

As I walked, I muttered that the women in the courtyard were helping me when I was cooking, and the washing was very clean!

I really don’t understand why the old lady said that. I’d better ask my old man later.

Qin Huairu and her sisters were also talking about it at home at this time.

Qin Jingru: "Sister, it's a good thing you divorced that short-lived Jia Fei."

"Otherwise you would be a widow now. That old woman Jia Zhang is so difficult to take care of."

"I don't mean to say it harshly, but your life will be miserable in the future."

Qin Huairu now feels very lucky that she decided to divorce at that time.

I feel a little grateful to Jia Zhang in my heart, if she hadn't forced myself.

How could she get to this point, but this thought of gratitude was quickly extinguished by her.

Qin Jingru: "Sister, what are you going to do if Jia Fei dies?"

Qin Huairu: "What can I do? When he refused to follow me, I almost got pushed over by him."

"It's not easy for me to support two children with this little money a month."

"If Bangge is doing well, I will only be happy for him. If he is not doing well, if he doesn't ask for anything at my door, I'll just pretend I didn't see it."

Qin Jingru knew that Xu Damao didn't want to see the child Bangge.

He was afraid that his sister's use of the stick would affect Xu Damao's mood, which would put his future job in jeopardy.

So she kept saying bad things about Jia Zhang and Bang Gang, and even used words like Lao Qi Po and Thief.

Of course Qin Huairu knew what his cousin was thinking, and he was very conflicted in his heart now.

So I’d better ask Xu Damao tonight.

Don't make him unhappy if you become soft-hearted then.

Xu Damao had eaten and drank enough by this time and was chatting with others.

After waiting for the elders to explain the last things, I can go home and sleep.

The filial son and grandson ate leftovers, but poor Banggeng finally waited until everyone was full.

Someone brought him a bowl of watery leftovers, but the old man realized that there was no food left.

The people who hadn't finished their meal had saved some money from the bottom of their bowls. They were afraid that it wouldn't be enough for them, so they added some water to it.

Then the elders announced the time to send Jia Fei back to his hometown for burial tomorrow.

In addition, the second uncle will take a step ahead tomorrow and go back to communicate with the village cadres.

Mr. Yi and Xu Damao also donated their bicycles.

Let the people who go back to dig the hole with the second uncle tomorrow to dig the hole first.

Because the pit must be dug before the coffin reaches the ground, the two waves of people cannot meet yet.

It was finally over, and the first thing Xu Damao did when he got home was to clean himself.

I spent a whole day with dead people today, and I feel very uncomfortable if I don’t wash myself a few times.

Xu Damao had just come out of the space to take a shower and hadn't had time to get dressed yet.

Qin Huairu opened the door and came in, and saw Xu Damao like this.

Her expression immediately changed and she slowly walked to Xu Damao's side.

He stopped him from continuing to put on his clothes and grabbed it gently with his little hand.

Comrade Xiaomao was completely defeated, after the concert.

Qin Huairu expressed his worries: "Da Mao, what will I do to him in the future?"

Xu Damao: "Don't think too much about it for the time being. The main thing is to take good care of the fetus."

"You can do whatever you want with the awesome stuff, whatever you want."

"Although I'm not optimistic about Bangge's future, I will support you no matter what you do."

"But let's agree in advance that you don't want to help Bangge take any resources from me."

Qin Huairu was still thinking about Xu Damao's words after leaving Xu Damao's house.

The general meaning is that he doesn't care if he wants to help Banggeng, but Xu Damao won't give Banggeng anything.

Qin Huairu hesitated again now, and she didn't know what she would do in the future.

The first man's family was also discussing the matter of Jia Fei's family, but after talking about the old lady's attitude towards dinner tonight.

The old man fell silent. It seemed that there was something he didn't know about.

After checking the time, the first man went out and called the others to prepare to seal the coffin.

It was pitch dark on the street at this time, with only two lanterns at the funeral shed still lighting up.

The funeral shed is very quiet now. Bang Ge couldn't hold it in any longer and had already fallen asleep. Mrs. Jia Zhang was also holding on.

With the arrival of everyone, Mrs. Jia Zhang became energetic and woke up BangGeng.

Then they lit incense and burned paper, and the coffin was tightly sealed as Jia Zhang cried.

The elders briefly explained a few words to Jia Zhang and then left with everyone.

If it weren't for help at this time, no one would be willing to come here.

The next morning, before dawn, the second uncle had already started calling people.

Then everyone in the courtyard got up, and breakfast was just corn porridge, pickles, and cornstarch.

It was a hard day's work, especially for those who dug the holes.

After dinner, the second uncle and the others took shovels and rode away all the bicycles in the courtyard.

The rest are also packing up the things in the funeral shed and sending back the borrowed pots and pans.

After everything was packed up, Jia Fei's coffin was carried to the carriage rented yesterday.

Mrs. Jia Zhang walked in front with a stick carrying a flag.

Everyone followed behind the carriage, but Jia Zhang was the only one who cried along the way.

Banggeng only cried a few times when Jia Zhangshi hit him hard.

Everyone who saw this scene shook their heads. No matter how far the journey is, there will be a time when we arrive.

At the entrance of the village, we met the second uncle who was waiting here specially.

The second uncle not only ignored Jia Zhang, but also snorted hard.

Later, through the second uncle's narration, everyone learned about Jia Zhang's popularity in the village.

To describe it as smelly is not an exaggeration at all. If the village chief hadn't wanted to mess with the people from the steel plant, it would have been difficult for Jia Fei to be buried today.

You can just find a place to bury him on the wasteland, but it is impossible for him to contact the villagers for help.

After hearing all this, everyone looked at Jia Zhang, this person is really powerful.

Not only did she offend everyone in the courtyard, but I didn't expect that she would be so powerful in her own village.

I just don't know how she will survive in the village after Jia Fei dies.

The uncles were also glad that there were many people here today, otherwise no one in the village would help, and they wouldn't even be able to put the coffin into the pit.

Don't say anything, this time it's the second uncle who will lead the way.

A group of people followed the carriage to a wasteland outside the village.

Then everyone shouted neat chants with the help of wooden sticks and ropes.

After sending Jia Fei to his final place, Bang Gang took the shovel and lifted the soil symbolically.

What was left was that the group of people from the courtyard worked together to bury Jia Fei completely.

Mrs. Jia Zhang cried miserably, but Banggeng still looked like she didn't care about me.

Everyone was not surprised and no one paid attention to them.

After the pit is filled, everyone will have to evacuate. The three uncles and Xu Damao cannot leave yet.

Because people from the security department also came over at this time and saw that the funeral had been completed.

The handcuffs were immediately put on Jia and Zhang when they arrived, and Banggeng was no exception.

Mrs. Jia Zhang was crying and fussing throughout the whole process, but after two slaps from the security department comrade, the world became quiet.

At this time, everyone in the village came to watch the fun, and everyone pointed at Jia Zhang and Bang Gang with expressions of gloating.

After everyone exchanged a few words, everyone parted ways.

They drove here in three directions, so naturally they couldn't get together.

However, we had a lot to talk about along the way, including Jia Zhang's popularity in the village and being taken away by the security department, etc.

The atmosphere is so much happier than when I came here.

It was already getting late when we reached the courtyard, and no one was in charge of the food this time.

So everyone went back to their respective homes, and Xu Damao asked Liu Feng to put the bicycle for him in the courtyard.

He turned around and made sure no one was nearby, so he sneaked into his aunt's house.

He just doesn't want to eat out, and he's definitely not craving for anything else.

Auntie and Mu Chunhua were very surprised by Xu Damao's arrival.

Knowing that he hadn't eaten yet, Mu Chunhua quickly went to cook and add food.

Xu Damao and his aunt were sitting together and talking quietly.

By the way, we chatted about Jia Fei. When the aunt heard about Jia Zhang's popularity in the village, she was very speechless.
Chapter completed!