After nightfall, Liu Shuyang, Chu Nanzhu and his wife had to follow the Taoist priests to perform rituals. The burden of taking care of Xiao Muci fell on Chu Nanzhi. She went to the kitchen to bring some porridge and pickles and led the quadruplets and Xiao Muci downstairs.
Go up to the wing for dinner.
After drinking the bland porridge for a day, Erbao Lin Ruixi couldn't bear to drink it. She curled her small mouth and said weakly to Chu Nanzhi: "Mom, I want to eat meat."
This is the first time that the quadruplets have experienced the death of a relative at this age, and they do not understand the etiquette and customs involved. Whenever there is a funeral in the village, the host family only eats white porridge for three days in a row.
Although Chu Wenyu was only a cousin, his only heir was a rebellious man. His only wish in his life was to see the Chu family prosper, so it was up to these nieces and nephews to fulfill their filial piety for him.
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She took Erbao's little hand and patiently explained to the little ones: "Don't you all think that grandpa is a good person? The ones he loved most during his lifetime were my mother and you two aunts. You are all my mother's good aunts."
Darling, just think of it as abide by the filial piety and etiquette for my mother and aunts, suffer for a few days, and wait until the seven-day filial piety period is over before my mother will give you meat, okay?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Dabao and Sambo picked up the porridge and drank it obediently, while Sibao went to feed Xiaomuci in a sensible manner.
When Erbao saw this, the dissatisfaction on his face gradually disappeared, and then he drank the porridge silently.
Lin Jinxiao came up on crutches and was very pleased to see the quadruplets eating obediently. He sat next to Chu Nanzhi and quietly looked at her secretly for a while. For some reason, he looked at her more and more now.
After pondering for a long time, he suddenly said: "Shu Yang and I have discussed it. He and I will come to watch at midnight today. You three sisters have also been tired for the whole day. We will go down after midnight."
Chu Nanzhi was indeed very sleepy. She was in a daze after staying up all day and night. But when she looked at his legs, she felt a little uneasy. When she was about to speak, Lin Jinxiao blocked her back forcefully: "Lou
My father-in-law and mother-in-law are here, so you don’t have to worry, it’s only for a few hours, I can handle it.”
Seeing him getting up to leave, Chu Nanzhi recalled his fluctuating mood in the past two days, as if he was jealous. After thinking for a moment, she tactfully expressed her concerns: "The brothers of the Wei family are about to get married.
Why are you fighting with him all day long?"
"Don't be paranoid all day long, I don't have that intention."
Lin Jinxiao answered solemnly, but when she saw through his thoughts, he began to feel confused in his heart, so he forced himself to be calm and hurried downstairs.
Chu Nanzhi looked at the arrogant back slowly disappearing in front of her eyes, with a very helpless expression:
Who is suspicious?
Grandma has legs, this shouldn’t be my line.
Now she is the one who is suspicious, which is really unreasonable.
Little Si Bao Lin Ruijia fed Xiao Mu Ci to drink half a bowl of porridge. The little guy snatched the bowl and started drinking it. Si Bao looked happy and handed another bowl of porridge to Xiao Mu Ci who was still in a trance.
Chu Nanzhi stood in front of her, looking at her with small black eyes, and said with concern: "Mom, you should also drink porridge. After you finish the porridge, you can sleep with us."
The soft voice sounded heart-warming, but it also sounded like a command.
Chu Nanzhi came back to her senses, looked at the cheerful little Si Bao, took the porridge, patted her little head gently, and said in a personal voice: "Okay, I will drink porridge with you."
Sanbaolin Ruichong put some pickles into the bowl for her. Seeing that her face looked a little haggard, he couldn't help but said with concern: "Aniang, my brother and I can go and stay with my father and grandma to keep vigil. When you are tired, just
Would you like to sleep with your sister and sister?"
Chu Nanzhi drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, looked at Dabao, whose eyes were full of earnestness, and replied movedly: "Mom, just lie down for a while. You guys are growing up now, so you can't stay up all night. You need to take good care of yourself these two days."
Be energetic, wait until the night before the funeral, and then grandma will ask you to accompany grandma and grandpa to wake up."
"Then go to bed now, Auntie. We will be obedient and go to bed after we finish the porridge."
Sanbao began to urge.
"good."
Chu Nanzhi drank a few more mouthfuls of porridge, lay down on the bed under the supervision of several little guys, and closed her eyes quietly.
The villagers who came downstairs to help have dispersed one after another, and only the sound of Taoist priests reciting scriptures and banging magical instruments can be heard continuously.
Thinking about the reason why Chu Wenyu took the poison, and then thinking about the funeral, although she closed her eyes, she seemed to have lost all sleep.
Fortunately today, the Taoist priests from Nanhua Temple came and the Shen family came to support the occasion. Otherwise, if the tribesmen betrayed and the neighbors took advantage of the situation, then this funeral would indeed be ridiculed.
Moreover, she heard today that many members of the Lin family had gone to the Qi family, which was really chilling.
Thinking of Lin Jinxiao's experiences in this life, she suddenly felt sympathy for this guy.
After making random guesses in her mind for a while, the little ones without realizing it all moved close to her. The warm feeling made her gradually fall asleep. After brewing for a while, she finally fell asleep.
At night, she was awakened by the sound of chanting sutras downstairs. She opened her eyes and looked around. She saw the quadruplets and Xiao Muci sleeping soundly on top of each other. She quickly got up and lifted the little ones' heads.
He straightened his body one by one, and then quietly went downstairs.
In the mourning hall, Liu Shuyang held up a small white flag and followed the Taoist priests, circling back and forth around the coffin, looking listless.
Sitting on both sides of the coffin were Liu Yun and his wife, Lin Jinxiao, Li Ce and several clan elders who were unwilling to leave.
Seeing Chu Nanzhi's figure, Lin Jinxiao glanced sideways at Li Sanlang, who was napping against him, and patted the free space next to him helplessly.
Chu Nanzhi first lit a stick of incense and inserted it into the bucket of grains, bowed in front of the soul, and then sat down next to Lin Jinxiao.
Seeing that she was much more energetic now, Lin Jinxiao's eyes showed a look of relief and asked in a low voice: "Are the babies asleep?"
"Um."
Chu Nanzhi glanced over and said, "You also go up and have a rest."
"It doesn't matter."
Lin Jinxiao responded calmly: "My sisters have just gone up with Madam Sanlang, let them rest for a while, I will stay with you here."
Seeing that he insisted on doing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't force it anymore, so she just followed his will.
Looking at Liu Yun, Chu Wenbi and his wife who looked tired, Chu Nanzhi said with some distress: "Father, mother, you and the elders of the clan, please go upstairs and rest for a while. I will take care of you here."
The couple shook their heads sadly. Chu Wenbi looked at the dark coffin, his eyes dull, and replied very lonely: "Just let me stay here with your uncle for more time."
Several clan elders just shook their heads in dejection without saying a word.
The reason why they stayed was not because they were sad at the sudden death of their nephew, but because they felt that the people of the clan were disengaged and felt quite chilled.
What happened today has made the elders of the clan very embarrassed.