Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao, Liu Shangzhi, and Ding Chunqiu all recognized the short hoe and were all surprised to know that it was Lu Weirui's personal maid. Among them, Ding Chunqiu and Liu Shangzhui knew more about the affection between Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui.
At this time, I was really surprised to see the little maid wearing short filial piety clothes and crying. I thought that Lu Weirui was also here, which would cause a sensation in Qiantang, Wu County, no, the whole Jiangzuo. But I looked left and right, and didn't realize
Miss Lu was not seen, only two stewards of the Lu family looked at the short hoe in embarrassment.
Xu Miao was also very puzzled. As a high-ranking noble family from Sanwu, the Lu family valued Qiantang Chen family very much to be able to send people to pay homage to Chen's mother, Li family. This was of course also because Chen Shang attended Lu Changsheng's funeral last time.
For this reason, the Lu family has a strict family tradition and refuses to be rude to others. It is normal for them to send their servants to attend the funeral. But it is strange for the Lu family's maid, short hoe, to wear a filial piety utensil and cry like a mourning utensil. Look at the filial piety skirt of the short hoe, which is made of burlap.
The hem of the skirt is still neat. This is Qi Shan's dress. It is the mourning dress worn by a direct relative. What kind of etiquette is this?
However, at this time, the elegy of "Hao Li" was in full swing, and the hearse rolled forward. Although Xu Miao and others had questions, they could only keep silent in their hearts, and he and Chen Caozhi supported the hearse and headed towards Yuhuang Mountain.
At the northern foot of Yuhuang Mountain, the Chen family cemetery is planted with pines and cypresses. Dozens of Chen family members who moved from Yingchuan to Qiantang are buried here, including Chen Caozhi's father and brother Chen Su and Chen Qingzhi.
After Chen Qingzhi was buried, Ding Youwei could no longer pay homage to her late husband due to restrictions from her tribe. When she saw Qingzhi's tomb, the two rows of low pines and cypresses planted by her hands that day were over a foot tall. She was heartbroken and cried.
He was almost breathless. If Feng Lingbo and Xiao Chan hadn't been supporting him from the left and right, he wouldn't have been able to climb up to the cemetery halfway up the mountain.
The coffin was placed in the cave. According to Chen's mother Li's will, no gold, pearls, and jade were buried with her. Only earthenware, lacquerware, porcelain and other simple objects were buried with her. However, it was too simple to bury the coffin with no seal or tree. The patriarchs Chen Xian and Chen Cao
It was agreed that the tomb of Chen's mother Li would be sealed with earth, and the tree to mark it would be planted by Chen Cao.
To the left of Chen's mother Li's tomb, three simple shacks have been built, with straw pillows and soil, and the inner walls are daubed with yellow mud to block the biting cold wind. In the next two years, Chen Caozhi will live here and keep watch.
Tomb, Laifu knew that Xiao Langjun was very clean. Although everything was made according to Qi Shui's etiquette, the three thatched huts were simple and simple. There were no beds, no couches, and few desks. However, the straw mats and rough quilts were still kept clean.
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After the burial, Chen Caozhi and all the relatives, friends and mourners returned to the Chenjiawu ancestral hall in mourning. They cried again and offered sacrifices to Yu. This is called sending the body away and welcoming the soul back. At this point, the funeral is over and relatives and friends return to their homes.
Chen Caozhi and Chen Zongzhi, the grandson of the Chen family in Xilou, began a two-year mourning period. Because Zongzhi was only nine years old, he did not need to live in the cemetery. Accompanying Chen Caozhi in the cemetery were Ran Sheng and Laide.
A steward of the Lu Mansion, two stewards, a maid, and the maid Duan Hoe set off back to Huating that afternoon. Before leaving, Duan Hoe quietly came to see Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi was accompanied by his sister-in-law Ding Youwei and his adopted sister.
Feng Lingbo.
The short hoe has taken off Qi Cheng's clothes. She came to see Ding Youwei with Lu Weirui last time, and later stayed at Ding's villa for a night. When they met again, she greeted Ding Youwei first. Ding Youwei knew that the short hoe had something to say, so she introduced Feng Lingbo to the road.
: "This is Mrs. Feng, she is Chen Caozhi's adopted sister." Ding Youwei and Feng Lingbo have been getting along day and night these days, and she feels that Feng Lingbo is really a good girl. If the young man didn't have Lu Weirui in his heart, Feng Lingbo would be a good match.
Short hoe paid tribute to Feng Lingbo, and he didn't hesitate to ask Chen Caozhi: "Chen Langjun, do you understand what short hoe means when you come here?"
Chen Cao said: "I understand, give my regards to Miss Lu and ask her to take care of herself."
Short hoe looked at Chen Caozhi's obviously thin face, his usually clear and energetic eyes were bloodshot, and whispered: "Chen Langjun, please take care of yourself. My little lady has also lost a lot of weight. I learned that Chen Langjun's mother
After Chen Langjun died of illness, my wife couldn't stop crying. However, because she had to mourn for her deceased brother, she couldn't come to attend the funeral for Chen Langjun's mother. She felt very guilty, so she cut her short life and did her best to show her filial piety.
Chen Langjun’s affection——alas——”
The thirteen-year-old short hoe gave a long sigh as if he had gone through many changes, saluted and said: "Chen Langjun, then I'm leaving."
Ding Youwei on the side said: "The short hoe will wait a moment." He ordered Xiaochan to urgently get six guan of money and give two guan to the steward of the Lu family, one guan to each of the other servants, servants, and short hoe, and a bolt of kudzu and short hoe to each of them.
Hoe refused to take it, so Ding Youwei whispered: "This is to help your wife cover up. No one here knows you. As long as the few people who came with you don't say anything, nothing will happen."
The short hoe also whispered: "My lady already told them when we came here, it doesn't matter."
Ding Youwei said: "Be careful and accept it. If you don't accept others, you'd be embarrassed to accept it. It's very hard to drive such a long way."
Then the short hoe was put away, and he looked at Chen Caozhi and said, "Chen Langjun, can you write a letter to my little lady? It would be nice for the short hoe to have an explanation."
It seemed unethical to write a love letter during the mourning period. If it were too sad and would make Lu Weirui sad, Chen Caozhi said: "I will give the two paintings I painted in September to your wife."
Short hoe said happily: "Okay, this will make my little lady happy. Short hoe is really afraid to see my little lady shed tears."
Chen Caozhi gave Dan Hoe the painting of Lu Weirui with a golden step in her hair and a view of camellia and auspicious snow. There was also a long landscape scroll of "Autumn at Mingsheng Lake" and he also asked Dan Hoe to take it with him.
Figure painting and panoramic composition were greatly improved due to the guidance of Diane Dao and the careful guidance of Gu Kaizhi.
Feng Lingbo on the side thought to himself: "It turns out that Brother Cao's sweetheart is actually a girl from the Lu family. The girl's brother recently died and could not come here, so she asked her personal maid to fulfill her filial piety to her adoptive mother as a daughter-in-law. This Lu family
The girl is very good, she is the number one lady in Wu County, well, how can she be so bad when it comes to the person she loves?"
After seeing off the steward of the Lu family and the hoe, Chen Caozhi was going to the Chen Family Cemetery in Yuhuang Mountain to guard his mother's tomb. He came to Lai De and Ran Sheng followed him. Lai De would come back to pick up two meals a day, or Uncle Jing would send them there.
You can eat whole grains, but you can only eat vegetables and fruits after one year of "Xiaoxiang", and you can use sauce and vinegar for seasoning after two years of "Daxiang" -
Gu Kaizhi and Xu Miao naturally cannot go to the Chen Cemetery. They are scheduled to leave for their hometown tomorrow, the second day of the twelfth lunar month. It is already a full month later than originally planned. Their parents must be very concerned.
Before Chen Caozhi left for Yuhuang Mountain, he said to his two friends: "Xianmin, Changkang, I won't be able to see you two off tomorrow. I feel sorry for you to say goodbye."
Gu Kaizhi said: "Zizhong, brother Xianmin and I will come to Yuhuang Mountain to see you early tomorrow morning, and then we will set off to return north."
Feng Lingbo also came to say goodbye to Chen Caozhi. Her father, Feng Mengxiong, will come to pick her up tomorrow. Chen Caozhi looked at the elegant and delicate girl in front of him and said with deep gratitude, "Sister Lingbo, thank you so much."
Feng Lingbo smiled and said: "What are you saying thank you for? Aren't you my brother?"
Early the next morning, Xu Miao and Gu Kaizhi packed up their gear and went to Yuhuang Mountain with Liu Shangzhi and Ding Chunqiu to say goodbye to Chen Caozhi. When they arrived at the foot of Yuhuang Mountain, the morning sun rose and the pines and cypresses in Chen's cemetery were evergreen, but they heard the sound of the flute.
A wisp, lingering endlessly, in the early morning in the winter mountains, the sound of the flute seems exceptionally pure and clear——
Xu Miao said: "My son is playing music for his mother."
The four of them stood at the foot of the mountain, listening to the beautiful and sad sound of the flute. After Chen Caozhi finished playing, they came to the hut halfway up the mountain to say goodbye to Chen Caozhi.
Xu Miao said: "Zizhong, you should take care of yourself. Don't hurt your body too much because your body is damaged by your parents. Taking care of your body when your parents are away is the greatest filial piety."
Chen Caozhi responded: "Yes."
Gu Kaizhi said: "Zizhong, I will come to visit you when I have time next year. You guard your mother's tomb and don't let the paintings and calligraphy go unused."
Chen Caozhi said: "No, my mother doesn't want to see me neglect my studies. How I studied before, I will study again in the future. It's just my studies. When I make progress in calligraphy and painting, my mother will no longer be able to see it, and she can no longer praise me.
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"Uncle Ugly, grandma can see us. At night, when the stars come out, grandma can see us."
The clear children's voice sounded, and Zongzhi and Run'er walked up the mountain, followed by Ding Youwei, Feng Lingbo, and Feng Mengxiong.
Feng Mengxiong came to pick up his daughter Feng Lingbo. Because Zongzhi and Run'er were clamoring to go to Uncle Chou, Ding Youwei brought the two of them here. Feng Mengxiong, Feng Lingbo and his daughter also came to say goodbye to Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi sent Xu Miao and others down the mountain. Seeing Xu Miao, Gu Kaizhi, Ding Chunqiu, and Feng's father and daughter leaving, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. When he saw that Liu Shangzhi hadn't left, he asked: "Why didn't Shangzhi come together?"
Walk?"
Liu Shangzhi said: "How many roads are there in Liujiabao? I will stay with you for a while. I will come here in three or five days to ask you for advice on scriptures and calligraphy."
Ding Youwei looked at the simple bedding in the thatched hut, thinking that Xiaolang would live here for two years, and felt so distressed that she almost shed tears.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, monarchs and ministers changed, etiquette collapsed, and because mourning and chaos were common, many people died young. If one followed the Zhou rites to observe filial piety, some people would spend half their lives in mourning and observing filial piety for their relatives. Therefore, many people did not observe filial piety according to the etiquette and ate meat.
, there are many people listening to music, Wang Rong, Ruan Ji eats meat when he is in mourning, Ruan Ji also gets drunk and sings wildly, celebrities seem to be another class of people, they can despise secular morality, but Chen Caozhi does not want to do that to show his broad-mindedness and good demeanor, he
We must follow Confucian etiquette to observe filial piety for our mother——
"There is a cold spring under the dredging river. There are seven sons, and the mother's family is working hard.
The yellow bird carries its sound well. If you have seven sons, don't console your mother's heart."
His father died early and his mother was sick. It was not easy for his mother to give birth to him, raise him, and raise him as an adult. What's wrong with just observing the filial piety for two years?
Chen Caozhi is a man of two generations, a fusion of two souls. He has a mother-son affection for Chen's mother, Li, who is connected by blood. At the same time, he misses his parents who are thousands of years apart. His emotions are sincere and strong. He needs a temporary
Enclosed time and space to heal the pain of losing my mother, there is no other way but to study hard.
