Zhao Mingyang and Gu Man drove straight to Gu Man's hometown. There is an approximate time of birth, such as pregnancy in ten months, or caesarean section. Everyone knows the approximate time of birth.
But the death of a person is unknown. Just like a joke on the Internet, a person suddenly died of illness, and the family notified relatives and friends to mourn. Someone came and said: "I didn't tell you in advance, I have to ask for leave temporarily."
This may be a joke, or it may be true. Some people will say this, just like someone actually sent a message to wish you a happy Qingming Festival during the Qingming Festival. This kind of thing has happened before.
So many people are saying, don’t talk nonsense during weddings, funerals, and weddings. Don’t talk nonsense. If you say the wrong thing, it is really a taboo, and it may cause a lot of trouble and disputes.
Weddings and funerals have always been the biggest events in a person's life. The Chinese nation pays great attention to big things. Marriage, childbirth and death from illness can bring together all the connections of the family, especially for the elderly. It is a person's farewell ceremony.
Many people who haven't interacted with each other for decades may come this time.
As for weddings and weddings, weddings and funerals are much more lively in rural areas than in cities. The main reason is that many people in cities no longer have close relatives. For example, both parents are only children, and they will still be only children in the next generation. Then there will be no aunts and uncles.
Relatives of the older generation don’t have much contact with each other, so getting married and having children is basically a trivial matter, not lively.
Rural areas are a group of people who have been living together for decades or hundreds of years. There are too many relatives and friends. Every wedding and wedding event is for people who started at more than ten tables. This is why demolition and demolition subsidies in rural areas are very high, much higher than in cities.
reasons.
How many people do you have in charge of demolition? Dozens of people? In the city, there are many single-family houses, and there are many people in charge of demolition, but in the countryside, the 1,800 people in a village may all be relatives.
These people are gathering their relatives and friends, which may be tens of thousands of people. Therefore, the subsidies provided for rural demolition or road expansion are actually higher than those in cities. Peace is the most important and harmony is the priority, because there is no way
If we try to demolish it by force, it really can't be demolished.
Zhao Mingyang knew very well about Gu Man. In rural areas, a girl over twenty-five is considered a big girl. Mother and mother are two different words, but they mean the same thing, but aunt and girl have completely different meanings.
If you are not married at the age of thirty, you will be discussed. From the beginning of the village to the end of the village, many people can't stand this kind of discussion. Since they live here all year round, they will be forced to compromise on some things, such as marriage.
Gu Man's grandparents are old and have returned to the countryside. They must have heard someone talking about Gu Man.
So Gu Man's grandparents and parents put pressure on Gu Man. Gu Man also knew that he couldn't escape this matter, so he could only save face.
For a car, you need to rent a BMW X6. This car is much more recognized in rural areas than Porsche and Maserati. Also, if you bring enough money and good things, you can silence these people in one meeting.
, in the next few decades they will all know that Gu Man has found a rich man, that Gu Man has a future, that Gu Man’s parents and grandparents are lucky, etc.,
Even if they don't go back in the future, they still feel that Gu Man is too busy and has no time to go back. Or if Gu Man goes back by himself in the future, they also feel that Zhao Mingyang is too busy. After all, he is a successful person.
Gu Man's idea was right. What she did was to block the mouths of these people at once.
This group of people includes Gu Man's seven aunts and eight aunts, including her elders, peers and juniors.
That's why Zhao Mingyang went to withdraw so much cash and bought ten Zhonghua strips to put in the car.
The purpose is to give Gu Man enough face and allow Gu Man to go back to attend the funeral of his second grandfather in glory.
Gu Man's hometown is a small coastal town in Shandong Province. She grew up in this city. She was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in her city and was even featured in the local news.
Later, Gu Man discovered a very embarrassing thing. She was urged to get married, and her parents and family members often used the words "So and so is your age, your children are in elementary school, and your former classmates also urged Gu Man
, she felt like a failure. She actually lost because she didn't get married and didn't have children.
Later she understood, because in this city, everyone's goals or vision are limited, and the center of life is the family. This is why the age of marriage is older in first-tier cities or in more economically developed areas, such as Shanghai.
The average age of marriage is almost 35+. Many people really start their careers in their thirties and are able to raise a family.
In small towns, house prices are not high, the pace of life is slow, and life pressure is low. People are relaxed and have extra personal time. They can get married and have children earlier, and it is difficult to improve their careers. There are few variables. The biggest difference in big cities is the variables.
and opportunities.
Gu Man and Zhao Mingyang drove non-stop. It was already past seven o'clock in the evening when they reached their destination. When they arrived in the city, they drove to the county, and from the county to the towns, they drove all the way.
Gu Man's second grandfather's house is in the town. When the car drove near her second grandfather's house, she heard the sound of suona and sad music. The rows of wreaths and the Chinese character "longevity" written in black and white told passers-by that there was a funeral nearby.
In order to show his maturity, Zhao Mingyang specially wore glasses, a suit, shirt, trousers and leather shoes, and also had his hair styled in a slicked back.
At this time, he was thirty years old. People must not know that he was only in his early twenties. If word got out, it would be bad. They would think that Gu Man had found a love interest.
The car was parked near Gu Man's second grandfather's house and attracted a lot of attention. The big BMW logo and the huge body of the X6 attracted a lot of attention.
Gu Man showed Zhao Mingyang photos of her grandparents and parents. It would be embarrassing if she didn't know who she was when she met someone.
After getting off the car, many people's eyes were on Gu Man and Zhao Mingyang, and some people began to whisper to each other, talking about Gu Man and Zhao Mingyang.
"Girl, come back. Hurry up and get a filial piety hat and kowtow to your second grandfather." A woman who looked to be in her early sixties came over and looked at Gu Man and said.
"I know third cousin, this is my third cousin." Gu Man and Zhao Mingyang said.
"Hello, third cousin." Zhao Mingyang nodded and said hello.
"Oh my God, this is my girl. It's the first time I've met you. You guys hurry up, I have other things to do. I just left as soon as I said it, and I left in a disgraceful way. It's the same for a dead old man. I don't know where to go."
It's so good to die in a henhouse." The woman clapped her hands and said, then left in a hurry, not knowing what she was doing.
Gu Man and Zhao Mingyang walked inside. There were rows of rural houses, and Gu Man's second grandfather's house was on the outermost side, close to the roadside.
A large courtyard with three brick and tile houses. The courtyard is very large, covering an area of more than 100 square meters. The brick and tile houses do not look very big. When you walk into the courtyard, there is a memorial table in front of the main hall with a black and white photo on it.
There were fruit plates and candles in front of the table, and there was a mat in front of the table. Zhao Mingyang and Gu Man first went to a separate small room in the courtyard, where a group of people were making mourning hats. This was the kitchen, where her second grandfather usually made
meal.
People in a room are making filial piety hats, and one is given to each person who comes. It depends on seniority and relationship. It is commonly known as wearing hemp and wearing filial piety. Gu Man is an immediate relative. He has to wear a white filial piety hat on his head, a white cloth strip on his shoulders and a belt around his waist.
Hemp rope and straw sandals.
Zhao Mingyang is as simple as wearing a filial piety hat.
"Girl, is this your partner?" Someone in the room looked at Zhao Mingyang and asked.
"Yes, I'm going to kowtow first." Gu Man took Zhao Mingyang and went to the mourning hall. The mat in front of the mourning table outside is for outsiders to kneel down. Everyone does not need to enter the main hall, but relatives have to bypass the mourning table and go to the main hall in front of the coffin.
bow down.
Zhao Mingyang didn't understand their customs either, but luckily there was someone to guide them.
As soon as Zhao Mingyang walked into the mourning hall, he saw an embarrassing scene.
