When Lin Haihai arrived, the old man had already passed away.
She said to Yin Le: "Life and death are fateful, please be more open-minded."
Yin Le nodded silently, "I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. Everyone in the house put a lot of thought into this reunion dinner."
When the housekeeper heard this, he burst into tears and said while crying: "Before he died, the old man said he wanted to eat stewed turtle and braised pork. He said he was very hungry. Grandma, why are you so cruel? Anyway, the Liu family
I have given you a good upbringing, so why do you want the old man to die of hunger?"
Liu Bingdi grabbed the butler's collar and said angrily with red eyes: "What did you say?"
Yin Le glanced at Liu Bingdi and said, "Put him down!"
Liu Bingdi obeyed and put down the housekeeper, stamped his feet and said, "That's what you said!"
It was Xiao Zhuzi who told the story about a thief who stole something. The thief was none other than the old aunt Liu Yanxiang, and it was she who stepped on the old man's body, so the old man could not survive this year.
Everyone was furious and accused Liu Yanxiang one after another.
Liu Bingdi said angrily: "I will never let this bitch go!"
Yin Le stood up, with a cold face, and said: "If you want to make a quarrel, go out and make a quarrel. Don't let the old man rest in peace. I just promised the old man to let her go, as you have heard. No matter whether Liu Yanxiang comes back or not, or
It's you who saw her outside. You can't seek revenge in private. Just come back and tell me and I will deal with it."
Liu Bindi was stunned, "Did dad just ask you to let that bitch go? Doesn't he know that it was the bitch who killed him?"
Yin Le got angry and said, "Get out of here!"
When everyone saw that Yin Le was angry, they didn't dare to speak anymore. In fact, as soon as the old man died, there was a big fuss here, which indeed went against the old man's instructions before he died.
Everyone knelt down again and cried endlessly.
Yin Le said to Yan Hui and the housekeeper: "Come out, I have something to tell you."
The two followed Yin Le out, and the three of them discussed how to handle their affairs.
The housekeeper said: "At least the funeral should be held after the second day of the Lunar New Year. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people have to come to offer incense out of sympathy, but on the first day of the Lunar New Year, some people will inevitably feel unlucky!"
Yin Le pondered for a while and said: "The third day of the Lunar New Year is Chikou, so it is not appropriate to mourn. In addition, most people in Chikou don't go out, and the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the day when merchants in the capital welcome the God of Wealth, so it is not suitable to mourn. Well, after the New Year
The funeral will be held again on the fourth day of the new year. When the funeral was held, it was said that the funeral would be handled in a low-key manner. If it is inconvenient for anyone to come, our family will understand."
"That's fine!" The housekeeper wiped his tears, "Then, early tomorrow morning, I will go to Fa'en Temple to invite the Master to come and fast and chant sutras!"
"Yeah!" Yin Le nodded, then looked at Yan Hui and said, "I'll leave everything to you and my sister-in-law. You two must handle things beautifully. The manager needs to be experienced and reliable, and there is no need to be stingy with money.
, I just want the old man to leave peacefully and let outsiders not look down on the Liu family just because the old man is gone."
Yan Hui said sadly: "Don't worry, I will definitely handle it properly."
Overnight, all the festive red lanterns in the mansion were replaced with white lanterns. The red paper-cutting paste was about to be peeled off before it dried. Rows of red colored strips were hung in the yard, and now they have all been removed.
The embroiderers and maids in the mansion worked all night to sew mourning clothes. There was a lot of mourning in the mansion, and the New Year's Eve dinner was taken away. The cook cooked a pot of meat porridge and distributed it to each room for everyone to have some warm food.
Shoutou cried for a long time and didn't want to eat porridge. No matter how Xiaoxiang and Xiaojiu tried to persuade him, he didn't listen.
Seeing that he was still sick, Mo Yan would definitely get seriously ill if he cried like this, so he went to invite Yin Le back. Seeing that he kept crying, Yin Le was a little angry, so he stepped forward and scolded him, "Do you want your grandpa?"
Don’t you feel at ease when you leave? He was thinking about you when he was alive, but you should also be worried about him after his death?"
Shou Tou raised his red and swollen eyes and looked at Yin Le, twitching and saying: "Sister, I just feel sad that grandpa is gone. I didn't want to make grandpa feel uneasy. I miss him."
Seeing his sad and timid look, Yin Le felt soft in his heart, so he sat next to him and said: "The person that grandpa loved most during his lifetime was you. You must strive for success, be strong, and uphold grandpa's past teachings in life. Be good.
Learn from your husband, be obedient, and be a useful person."
"Sister, if grandpa died, will you die too?" Shou Tou asked sadly. This was the first time since he was aware of the death of a relative at close range. In addition to being sad, he was also filled with great fear.
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Yin Le sighed slightly and said, "No, sister will always be with you."
"Really?" Shou Tou has stopped crying, but his eye circles are red and swollen.
Yin Le nodded and coaxed him for a long time. Then Shou Tou stopped crying, took the medicine, and fell asleep drowsily.
On the first day of the new year, a master was invited to wash the old man's face, wash his face, put on makeup and clothes, cover him with a longevity quilt, and leave it in the house.
After breakfast, the housekeeper said to Yin Le: "Last night, I asked the old man what he meant. He said that this year's New Year's money would be one hundred taels of silver for the master and the maids and servants. Does Fifth Grandma want to go ahead with this?"
Zhang Baojuan heard this and said coldly: "Everyone is dead, so why should I give you lucky money? Besides, the New Year's money given to the girls in previous years was only one tael of silver. Why should I give it a hundred taels this year? Everyone is dead, what do you say?
It’s all done!”
"Yeah, you said that even the master's girl is worth one hundred taels. I'm not afraid of making people laugh when I say this. What is the status of the girl and the servant? Just one tael of silver is already a lot. Look at other people, who is not the same?
Just a few copper coins? I gave them a hundred taels, so they won’t have to work for the next few years.”
Zhang Baojuan had always been mean to the servants in the past, and she was the only one who could give her a few copper coins. So when everyone heard her words, they all covered their mouths and snickered.
Sun Shaoying also did not agree to give one hundred taels. She stood up and said: "Although it was the old man's order during his lifetime, it has never happened before to give one hundred taels of lucky money to the girls. Who knows if some people have ulterior motives.
The old man is gone and he is taking advantage of others here, just like that shameless bitch."
The shameless bitch she said refers to Liu Yanxiang. In the past, everyone didn't like Liu Yanxiang, but the old man valued her so he didn't dare to do anything. Now she has committed such a thing, but the old man still wants to protect her before he dies.
So every one of these women used the most vicious words to insult her.
The butler blushed and defended himself: "What are you talking about me, Madam Second? I swear I'm not telling any lies, otherwise the old lady will not let me go even in heaven."
Sun Shaoying sneered, "Now that everyone is gone, you swear to the ghost? There is no witness to this matter. You say the old man said it, but I say he didn't say it."
The housekeeper looked at Yin Le with some excitement, "Fifth Grandma Mingjian, Xiao Zhuzi was listening when the old lady said this. If you don't believe it, you can ask Xiao Zhuzi. If Fifth Grandma and the Second Madam doubt me, I don't have to do that.
Silver, it’s just that the old man ordered it before he died, so I have to say it.”
Before Yin Le could speak, Zhang Baojuan continued: "Now that the old man is gone, there are many places in the mansion that need money. There are dozens of girls, servants, servants and guards in the mansion, one hundred taels per person.
Ten people are one thousand taels. This expense is not small. If you can save it, save it. Besides, it is reasonable to give this year the same amount as you gave in previous years!"