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- Grandma Wu Jiagu passed away. Even though Du Juan had been mentally prepared, she still couldn't restrain her grief and burst into tears.
Xu Yishan shed tears silently with her for a while, lamenting that life is in a hurry. The old man who was able to talk and laugh happily a few minutes ago is now going west by crane, at a loss between life and death.
Seeing the old man lying on the bed safely, Xu Yishan didn't dare to grieve anymore, the most important thing is to take care of the old man's funeral.
Du Juan was born and raised abroad, and knows nothing about domestic funeral culture. If he doesn't help, Du Juan will be helpless.
After notifying Lao Dong by phone, Xu Yishan quietly asked Du Juan for his opinion. Should the old man be buried or cremated?
Du Juan hadn't come out of his grief yet, hearing Xu Yishan's question, his heart ached again, he desperately stretched out his arms to hug Xu Yishan, and almost collapsed from crying.
When the old Dong came, he said the wish that the old man had told her. She wanted to be buried, and she didn't want to enter the Wu family's ancestor's grave, so she just found a place on the hillside next to the Wu's family's ancestor's grave.
Only then did Xu Yishan know that the old man's original name was Wu Meixin. In his early years, he studied in a girls' school in the provincial capital. I only came back to Maoshan when my family suffered a change. Since then, I have never left Maoshan for half a step in my life.
For an old man in his nineties, no matter what, he should be happy and mournful.
Xu Yishan said to the old Dong: "Since the old man had such a wish before her death, we should fulfill her old man's wish."
Old Dong wondered: "I'm afraid it won't work. All cremation is being promoted now, and the reason is not mentioned. Last year, someone secretly buried them in the middle of the night, and they were all dug out and taken to the crematorium afterwards."
Xu Yishan muttered: "This is all crooked monks reciting crooked scriptures. Thousands of years of funeral culture has become a bad habit in their hands? What's wrong with burial? It can improve the environment and soil. Humans originally came from the earth, and returned to the earth after death, which sin against them? If they had to burn it, it would pollute the environment and the atmosphere.¡±
Old Dong smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "Perhaps, they are afraid that they will be dug out and whipped to death after thousands of years."
Elderly Wu Meixin asked someone to make a coffin for her more than ten years ago.
The coffin was placed in an inconspicuous corner of the small courtyard, covered with something, and a thick layer of dust had fallen on it.
Du Juan was at a loss, she didn't know about these rules, she just knelt by the bed and wept.
Xu Yishan then decided to send the old man for the last time in a beautiful manner according to the old local rules in Maoshan.
The ritual and music team invited over. When the neighbors heard that the old man had passed away, they all came to see the old man for the last time. Many people knelt down and kowtowed when they came, and shed a few lines of tears.
Although the old man stayed at home during his lifetime, he did help his neighbors a lot.
Whenever anyone's family is in financial difficulties and life is difficult to sustain, the elderly will lend a helping hand. Whose husband and daughter-in-law quarrel, and the old man is invited to come forward to make peace. Usually, after a few words, the couple will leave hand in hand.
The old man always likes to be clean, so the neighbors are not a big deal, and they usually don't bother her.
As soon as the ceremony and music sounded, the old street became lively.
? According to the rules of Maoshan, before the old man enters Lian, the descendants have to fetch clean water from the river to scrub the old man's body, put on his clothes before entering the coffin.
The cuckoo was covered in white, holding a reed pole, and went to the river to fetch clean water amidst the sound of drums and music.
Cleaning and dressing the elderly has become a difficult problem again.
Du Juan obviously can't do it by himself, it must be done with someone's help.
Old Dong was so anxious that he didn't know where to find someone to cleanse and dress the old man.
Xu Yishan reminded him: "Old Dong, isn't your wife a nurse?"
Old Dong was overjoyed and immediately called his wife. But he was scolded by his wife. It turned out that Lao Dong's wife was pregnant, and pregnant women were not allowed to participate in such a ceremony.
Seeing that the time was slowly passing by, the members of the ritual and music team began to urge Xu Yishan to put the old man in the coffin as soon as possible, otherwise it would be bad luck after the time passed.
Old Dong looked at Xu Yishan blankly, as if asking him for an idea.
Xu Yishan said with a heartbeat: "Forget it, I'll come."
Xu Yishan didn't feel scared at all when he dressed the deceased for the first time.
The old man Wu Meixin's body has become stiff, so it is very laborious to put on clothes.
And because the old man is a woman, it is not suitable for onlookers. Therefore, there are only Xu Yishan and Du Juan in the room.
After the cuckoo was sad, he began to be a little scared. This is a woman's nature, Xu Yishan didn't want to blame her at all.
From taking off the old clothes, cleaning the body to putting on new clothes, Xu Yishan was almost alone. ?Juan could only stand aside and fight.
After entering the coffin, it was just getting dark.
The mourning hall was set up, and the lights flickered, as if an old man was walking.
Du Juan's parents are far away abroad, and it will take at least three days to get back.
Mr. Feng Shui came to count the days that day, and set the burial time to be seven days later. In this way, Du Juan's parents can rush back to see her aunt for the last time.
Old Dong is still very experienced in handling these matters. Under his arrangement, everything unfolded in an orderly manner.
It is a long process to stay at home for seven days.
But in the hearts of relatives, seven days seem very short.
In the middle of the night, the mourning hall was still bustling with ritual and music teams. In the middle of the night, the ritual and music team also rests. In the mourning hall, only relatives keep watch.
Wu Meixin was single all her life and had no children or grandchildren.
The responsibility of guarding the spirit falls on Du Juan, the only grandnephew.
Seeing the crowd slowly disperse, Du Juan began to panic.
Xu Yishan looked at the empty mourning hall, and immediately decided to stay and accompany Du Juan to watch the mourning.
Old Dong sighed and said, "Old Xu, I'll go back and change my clothes before I come back."
Xu Yishan shook his head and said: "Forget it, you have worked hard enough today. Just stay at home and rest for the night. There are more things to be busy tomorrow. Old Dong, you know better than me, and I have to ask you to handle these things."
Old Dong said sadly: "Don't worry, even if I drank so much sweet-scented osmanthus wine for the old man, I can't do nothing. But in terms of burial, I think you should come forward and coordinate with the relevant departments to see Can it be handled specially?"
As soon as Old Dong left, the mourning hall became completely silent.
Cigarettes were lingering in front of the coffin, and an ever-burning lamp flickered dimly. There was silence all around, and a series of thunderclaps sounded from the distant horizon.
Darkness is the most likely to breed fear. Even if the person lying in the coffin is one's closest relatives, the inherent fear still slowly strikes.
Du Juan didn't dare to leave Xu Yishan for half a step, and didn't even dare to look at the portrait of his aunt on the altar table.
Xu Yishan is not without fear, the awe of the gods is the awe of life.
But besides him, who would give him courage at this moment?
He kept his eyes open until dawn, and refilled the incense at any time to ensure that the ever-burning lamp would not be blown out by the wind.
As a child who grew up in the countryside, he knows the meaning of the eternal light to the dead.
It is said that this yangjian lamp is a lantern that illuminates the dead under the Nine Springs. Once the lights go out, they will lose their light and be trapped in boundless darkness.
He didn't dare to forget the old Dong's entrustment before he left.
He decided to go to the County Civil Affairs Bureau immediately after dawn to find someone. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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