Some elders in the village, who prided themselves on being senior and sophisticated, said that if their unmarried daughter died and was buried in her parents' home, they prevented the Wu family from arranging funeral arrangements for Liang Zhenguo's mother, saying that burying her daughter would affect the village.
Feng shui.
Wu Houchun originally went to Liang Youzhi for this matter, but Liang Youzhi used the excuse of being busy and did not even see the Wu family.
There was no other way. Liang Youzhi did not show up in the Liang family. If the person could not be buried in the ancestral grave of the Wu family, then Liang Zhenguo's mother would not be allowed to be buried after her death. Therefore, the Wu family had a quarrel with the stubborn people in the village.
stand up.
Later, the commune intervened and said that anyone who continued to promote superstition and talk about bad Feng Shui would be thrown into jail. Those who blocked the funeral procession dispersed and left with curses.
Those people are not good people. After Liang Zhenguo's mother was buried, some people went up the mountain to dump garbage in front of Liang Zhenguo's mother's grave without the Wu family knowing.
This was the beginning. Later, after Wu Houchun took Liang Zhenguo back to Wujia Village, the Wu family was indeed laughed at by many people in the village, and was also looked down upon and bullied by.
Later, life became increasingly difficult, and the older generation disappeared one after another. The younger generations did not value those customs so much, so the Wu family gradually started to interact with most other families in the village again.
Those old people are gone, and it is useless for the Wu family to hate them.
But Liang Youzhi is still alive. It was difficult for the Wu family to attend the funeral, and the whole family hated Liang Youzhi.
But for the sake of Liang Zhenguo, the Wu family could not say no to scolding, and even had to be careful to please him, and also taught Liang Zhenguo to please Liang Youzhi, his father.
Later, Liang Zhenguo grew up, joined the army, and changed careers. His ups and downs were also the ups and downs of the Wu family.
Now that Liang Zhenguo is married and has been admitted to university, everyone with a discerning eye knows that he has a bright future, but Liang Youzhi is back shamelessly.
Grandpa Wu was sitting next to him smoking a cigarette. When Liang Zhenguo walked out with his drawing board, he watched from the side and did not say anything to stop him.
Hearing someone from the guests watching at the door say that Liang Youzhi was here, Grandpa Wu slowly put his cigarette on the chair, then grabbed the pole leaning against the wall and went out.
"Everyone, get out of my way!" Grandpa Wu roared angrily, and when the crowd made way, he strode over.
Liang Youzhi hadn't seen the drawing board yet. There were too many people at the door of Wu's house, blocking most of it. Then he saw Liang Zhenguo standing tall and tall, and Grandpa Wu who came out after roaring.
Liang Youzhi smiled at Liang Zhenguo, then looked at Grandpa Wu and said, "Dad, why do you ask me to come out to pick it up in person? Dad, this is the gift I brought. I came to pay you New Year greetings. I heard on the way that my family
It’s really a coincidence to organize Zhenguo and Su Shu’s college entrance wine party.”
"It's been almost twenty years. I wonder if you still remember where the door of my Wu family opens." Grandpa Wu raised his pole and hit Liang Youzhi's hand delivering the gift. "Take your things and don't dirty the floor of my Wu family."
!Don’t call me dad either. My daughter is buried in the ancestral grave of my Wu family. She’s not married yet, so it’s not your turn to call me dad!”
Grandpa Wu had endured this tone for twenty years. After scolding Liang Youzhi, the old man's eyes were red.
"You hooked up with another woman before my daughter died. As soon as my daughter died, you sent her directly to the crematorium. Find someone to throw her ashes directly at the door of Wu's house and leave. You
Do you deserve to call me dad?"
Although Grandpa Wu valued his son, he only had one daughter, and he loved every child. Therefore, even though life was tight at home, he still gritted his teeth and sent his daughter to school to learn literacy and knowledge, hoping that her daughter would have a degree.
In the future, I can have a good job, marry a good partner, and live a smooth life.
Grandpa Wu already hated Liang Youzhi enough because his daughter was unlucky and married to a non-human being. But when his daughter passed away and was treated like that, Grandpa Wu hated Liang Youzhi even more.
You must know that in the eyes of rural people, if you die and are burned, you will die without a complete body and you will not be able to rest in peace.
The Wu family hates Liang Youzhi for not only making people die without a peaceful place to die, but also almost leaving people without a place to bury their bodies.
"Liang Youzhi, do you still have the nerve to come to my Wu house? Get out! If you don't get out, don't blame me for beating you during the Chinese New Year!" Grandpa Wu raised the pole in his hand and cursed angrily, "You are worse than a beast like you.
Get out of here!"
Although Grandpa Wu was old, he was still very strong. He raised the pole high and hit Liang Youzhi. Liang Youzhi screamed, hugged his head and ran away. "Liang Zhenguo! Just watch your grandpa hit your father!"
You are a piece of wood and you won't stop me!" Liang Youzhi scolded angrily.
After all, Grandpa Wu occupies the status of an elder. Liang Youzhi couldn't scold Grandpa Wu and had to scold Liang Zhenguo, who was watching from the side.
Su Shu happened to come out and heard Liang Youzhi scolding Liang Zhenguo. He took the drawing board and threw it at Liang Youzhi's feet with a clang.
Without looking at Liang Youzhi's expression, he turned around to help Grandpa Wu.
"Grandpa, today is such a happy day. We don't want to be angry because of such beasts. The body belongs to us. If you are angry, we will feel bad." Grandpa Wu is already so old, and Su Shu is worried that the old man cannot bear it.
gas.
Su Shu only knew that Liang Zhenguo's mother died young and was surprised that she would be buried in Wujiacun instead of the Liang family, but she didn't ask why.
But today, after listening to Grandma Wu talk about those things back then, Su Shu understood how much the Wu family hated Liang Youzhi.
I also suddenly understood why Grandpa Wu was so opposed to Wu Xianglan’s divorce last year.
Because Grandpa Wu had experienced the pain of barely having a burial place after his married daughter passed away, he was afraid that Wu Xianglan, his granddaughter, would follow suit after divorce.
So he stubbornly disagreed with Wu Xianglan's divorce. Later, Su Shu described to her that Wu Xianglan could have a completely different and more exciting life after divorce, so Grandpa Wu was finally persuaded.
In the past years, the Wu family was looked down upon and bullied by others. Once there were three college students in the family, Grandpa Wu was so happy that he told everyone he met because he felt that the Wu family was finally proud and proud, and could finally stand up.
There is no need for people to say that burying the daughter in the ancestral grave ruined the feng shui, so the Wu family could only live in poverty for generations.
There are three college students in the family. In the future, he can loudly tell others that he did not do anything wrong back then. As a father, he did not let his daughter not be buried in a burial place after her death. He was right!
Su Shu took Grandpa Wu back to the main room and quickly poured him a glass of water.
Only by knowing the complete cause and effect of many things can Su Shu understand where the old man's stubbornness comes from.
At first, Su Shu felt that Grandpa Wu was a male chauvinist, but now Su Shu had to say that at least Grandpa Wu was a good father and a good grandfather. He dared to break the old man's rule more than everyone in the village.
rules, so he is not really old-fashioned.
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I forgot whether I told you this before, but I was actually shocked when I heard it.
There was a girl who died of an illness at a young age and was not married. After her death, her ashes were kept in the funeral parlor because the village did not allow unmarried daughters to be buried in the village. They thought that burying unmarried daughters in the village would destroy the feng shui of the village. I thought it was ridiculous.
.But this is indeed true, and it still remains true today. When my mother told me about this, she said it was the custom in the village, but I still found it difficult to accept it.
Being able to accept this custom calmly is just because I don’t love my daughter enough, so I don’t have the intention to break the old custom for my daughter.
The above are purely the author's own thoughts ~ don't comment if you don't like it.