Lao Liu said: "After a person dies, the first seven souls come back to life. After that, they must be worshiped every seven days. The seventh and seventh are the broken seven. The old man said that after the dead seven, the underworld will send ghost officials to take the soul away to the next life."
Ruyi didn't dare to tell them about Xiao Wu's dream. She knew Xiao Wu was gone, but she didn't know what Cui Er's situation was.
Lao Qi said: "Cui'er's decision to break up Qi has actually been decided for a long time, but with the current situation of the young master, I don't know if it can be held as scheduled."
"What's wrong, Master?"
Lao Liu answered: "After Cui'er passed away, the young master often complained that his eyes hurt. Tears always flowed out of his eyes. The doctor prescribed some prescriptions to treat eye diseases, but they didn't get better after using them. Later, he gradually couldn't see clearly. No.
You know if you are blind."
Lao Qi said: "Don't talk nonsense. If people hear you, I won't kick you out of the house! Our servants can't worry about the young master's affairs."
While the three of them were still talking, they saw several women running over.
They were tugging and tugging, as if complaining about one of the women.
"The young master asked you to come, why did you drag us along? This place is not clean!" one of the women said.
Another woman said solemnly: "I'm afraid, I don't dare to come to the lake by myself. If you come with me, you can build up your courage."
If he notices someone coming, he will go up and ask: "Sisters, I wonder which garden you are from?"
When several women saw Ruyi, they whispered: "So she is Ruyi, a very courageous girl. She is not afraid of people who live in Xiaowu's house..."
Ruyi thought to herself, it turns out that she is so famous, everyone under the young master knows her name.
"We were sent by the young master. The young master asked you to get ready. Today is Cui'er's Duan Qi. He will come to the lake in person to worship." After the women finished speaking, they didn't bother to chat with Ruyi and left in a hurry.
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Lao Liu said: "Young Master can't even see you, yet you still come to worship Cui'er. What a good master you are."
Lao Qi whispered: "Didn't you listen to the people in the service room? The old lady originally intended for Tweety to be the young master's concubine. In a few years, the young master will be old enough to start a family. Tweety will start from the time she enters the house.
He served the young master by his side, and was quite liked by the young master. Unexpectedly, I didn’t take it seriously, and I died first... ugh..."
Ruyi said: "It seems that the young master is also a person who values friendship and loyalty. It is really rare that the maid is still thinking about her after she has died."
The three of them chatted for a few more words and then prepared some sacrificial items by the lake.
During this period, Ruyi asked why the young master wanted to pay homage at the lake instead of Cui Er’s grave.
Lao Qi told Ruyi that because the death situation of Cui Er and Xiao Wu was too horrific, the service room did not dare to bury them in the ground for fear of causing trouble again, so they burned their bodies with fire. The remaining skeletons of Xiao Wu were burned by Lao Liu
Lao Qi was sent back to his hometown for burial, while Cui'er was an orphan and had no one to rely on. The Chu Mansion also had rules that if a servant died, he could not be buried in the manor. The young master ordered Xiao Cui's bones to be put into a silver box and sunk to the bottom of the lake.
.In this way, every time her death anniversary comes, the young master can come to the lake to pay homage to her.
The table, incense candles, paper money and melon and fruit sacrifices had just been set up when Ruyi saw a sedan coming from a distance. Eight bearers were carrying the sedan, and there were a few maids around.
One of the maids headed by Wan'er had a verbal dispute with Ruyi.
The young master originally had two personal maids, one was Cui'er and the other was called Wei'er. Wei'er was a bit clumsy and could never guess the young master's thoughts. In addition, after Cui'er died, the young master suffered from an eye disease, so he needed someone to take care of him.
So grandma transferred Wan'er, who was following her, to take care of the young master.