Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 311 The fight in mourning (two in one)

Because Liang Lihui has now married into the Zhou family, the person who walks at the front of the team must be the eldest grandson of the house, so this candidate was replaced by Liang Lisheng.

Liang Lisheng walked in the front, carrying a rooster with a severed neck in his hand, walking all the way to the ancestral hall, the blood from the neck of the rooster in his hand dripped all the way to the ground.This is to let Tan's soul not forget the way home.

Behind them, the Sun family, Jin family and Cui Xique, all in white, followed behind and went out crying.Old Liang looked at Mrs. Tan being carried out of the main room by his sons and grandchildren, passing in front of him, with two white lotus flowers painted on the soles of his feet.

Old Liangtou suddenly remembered decades ago, when he was 24 and five years old, he just married 16-year-old Tan Shi.In the winter of the first year the two lived together, Mrs. Tan was sitting in a warm room, burying her head in their pillow covers, embroidering two parallel lotus flowers.Lifelike, as if with the real like.

She has a petite body, fair face, and bright eyes. Although her body was not too full and her chest was flat because she couldn't eat enough when she was a child, she stood out among the country girls at that time. of.

Now, decades have passed in a flash, and she has followed him and bore children for him, and it has been ups and downs for decades.A few years of good times have passed, and they have also experienced poverty. Although the two had disputes about protecting their children, they have never complained to him as a man in their whole life.

He is diligent and thrifty in managing his family, but he is never willing to be harsh on him.Even if it was the last supper before death, that bowl of egg custard should be given to him.At the end, he threw his chopsticks on the face, and she fell to the ground and twisted her waist. He was so angry with Liang Yumei that he was no longer himself, and he didn't go to give her a hand!
Now, the woman who had been with him for decades was just carried out of the main room in front of his eyes. Once she left, it was impossible for her to come back.He will never see her again as long as he lives.

Old Liangtou suddenly felt that there was a place in his heart, which was hollowed out, and he staggered to catch up. Before he could take two steps, he fell to the ground, his fingers trembling and stretched out in the direction that Mrs. Tan was going away, tears streaming down his face When he came out, his Adam's apple was rolling, and he couldn't even cry out a well-formed tone...

The door of the house was basically empty, and the onlookers all moved to the side one after another. Mrs. Yang supported the fainted Liang Jinlan, and she had already hidden behind the crowd, not among Mrs. Sun and the others.

Jin Xi saw them carrying Mrs. Tan hurriedly past the Jiaxiang, and saw Mrs. Tan's whole body wrapped in a blue-black cloth belt. Her neck, chest, waist, knees and ankles were all covered. Bound with a body strap.The whole body, because of these corpse belts, gave people a cold and terrifying feeling, Jin Xi couldn't help shivering, and lowered her eyes.

When Mrs. Tan passed by, Taozhi hurriedly pulled Jinxi and Jinrou out of the alley, followed Mrs. Sun and the others, and walked towards the ancestral hall in the village.

Jinjishan Village is a large village with mixed surnames. Many years ago, the previous Li Zheng called on all households in the village to contribute money and work together to build a building similar to an ancestral hall in the village, which is equivalent to the kind of Yizhuang. People with mixed surnames organize funerals.

Old Liangtou is on the east side of the village, and the ancestral hall is on the north side of the village. It is also the highest roof in the village. This is also a rule, but no one in the village can build a house higher than the roof of the ancestral hall.

Jin Xi and Jin Rou followed Sun and the others, and went straight to the ancestral hall with their heads down. There was crooked chicken blood all the way under their feet, which looked a little weird.

Along the way, every time they encountered a hurdle or a corner, the Liang brothers would tell Tan over and over again: "There are hurdles ahead, don't be afraid..."

This kind of atmosphere makes people feel depressed and uncomfortable, and sad emotions can also be contagious. Jin Xi looked at the two lotus flowers on the bottom of Tan's feet in front of her, and saw everyone crying to death, she couldn't help feeling sad from it, and she burst into tears dripping down.

Soon we arrived at the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is simple and simple. It is divided into upper, middle and lower areas. The middle is connected by a patio. Facing north and south, a main entrance is wide open.There are two small half-moon doors on the left and right sides.

The uppermost area is where Taoist priests used to practice rituals. In the middle area, there are four red wooden pillars in the east, west, north, south, and north corners, and the middle area is used to park coffins.The area below near the main entrance is used to place wreaths, white horses and other ghostly objects that relatives come to pay homage to.

Because Mrs. Tan died abnormally, she could not enter through the main gate, but through the half-moon-shaped door opening on one side.Jin Xi and Jin Rou stop at the half-moon-shaped doorway, Jin Xi is not afraid of the moment when they will clash, but because she does not dare to watch the scene of entering and sealing the coffin from a close distance.Standing by the door opening, seeing the middle of the ancestral hall from a distance,
The ground of the ancestral hall is Tuba ground. In the middle, on top of the two long stools that were knocked down, there is a scarlet coffin. The coffin lid is erected against the wall on one side. It contained anti-corrosion lime powder, and all other objects that Jin Xi could not recognize, or did not recognize at all.

Jin Xi saw with her own eyes that Liang Yuzhong and the others worked together to put Mrs. Tan into the coffin. The old man specially invited by the old Liang family to bury people stepped forward, bent over and busy inside the coffin.Crying, Sun wiped a stack of neatly folded clothes, shoes, socks and hats on her forehead, and put her hands into the coffin, which was buried with Tan.

Next, the old man began to pour lime powder into it. Nearby, the men and women of the Liang family cried into a ball, and a long row of crows were parked on the roof of the ancestral hall, and they were all fluttered by the cries.

Outside the ancestral hall, a large group of villagers surrounded, and Yang and Xiaocui finally rushed over with Liang Jinlan supported. They did not enter the ancestral hall, but stood outside another moon-shaped doorway, crying.

Inside the ancestral hall, came the voice of the old man, as if the coffin was about to be sealed and nailed.Before sealing the coffin, the old man asked Liang Yuzhong and the others to see Tan for the last time. It didn't matter. Liang Yuzhong and Liang Yuzhou were so sad that they almost lost their breath. Liang Yuzhou even bumped into a wooden pillar beside him, and Cui Xique cried hold on.

The old man yelled, to the effect that the time was right, so get out quickly.Those who stay must be silent.

As soon as the words fell, Liang Yulin hurriedly dragged Liang Libai out of the gate of the ancestral hall. Jinxi saw the Liang family members inside, and turned their backs to the coffin. Even Liang Yuzhong and Liang Yuzhou couldn't make a sound. Because the old man and one of his accomplices are already starting to seal the coffin.

Jin Xi heard that some people in the crowd behind her were puzzled by this move, and soon there were other people who understood the rules to explain.

It turned out that even the closest blood family members could not see or cry at this time.That is to say, at the moment when the lid is sealed, if anyone looks at or makes a sound, if they are unlucky, their soul will also be sealed in the coffin. In that case, they will not live for long.

Furthermore, if Mrs. Tan's body was contaminated by the breath of life sealed in the coffin by a living person, and the corpse changed, the first ones to suffer would be the old Liang family who peeked or made noises.

That's why everyone says that they are parents before they are alive, and they are tigers after death.Once the person who is close to you again dies, Yin and Yang will be separated, and they are not the same.

Jin Xi was horrified when she heard that, although she never believed in ghosts, but when she goes to the country, she does as the Romans do, everyone thinks that, then respecting the customs means respecting the dead.

After Mrs. Tan was buried, all the old Liang family members, as well as the old women and older and younger daughter-in-laws from the village who had a good relationship with the old Liang family, all flocked into the ancestral hall.Yang supported Liang Jinlan the whole time, and also entered the ancestral hall, where mourners surrounded the coffin on both sides.Both men and women were crying and screaming. While crying, they tried to remember the good things before Tan's life, and then cried out intermittently in cadenced tones.

Liang Yulin looked around and saw Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Liang Jinlan standing outside the crowd, covering their faces and twitching, while several older women beside them were whispering to Mrs. Yang.Liang Yulin was so angry that he went over and pinched Mrs. Yang severely.Yang had no choice but to dawdle with Liang Jinlan and put on a show.

Jin Xi knelt between Sun Shi and Cui Xique, caught a glimpse of Yang Shi and Liang Jinlan approaching, pushed aside the crowd, and the two lay on the side of the coffin with a loud voice, crying loudly while patting the coffin. ring.

Everyone's cries were covered by Yang's mother and daughter. Everyone wiped their tears and retreated to the side. Sun and Jin were also persuaded to stand up and sit aside for a while.No one went to persuade Yang, and no one went to help Liang Jinlan. She hid at the back before, and now she wants to show off, so let the mother and daughter have the opportunity!Everyone held such thoughts and sat on the high stools aside and watched coldly.

Thanks to the help of the four long-term workers brought by Jinxi's family, Cai Qingyang, Chunzhu and Daniu Erniu, the mourning hall was quickly set up.Taoist priests from Zhan's family were invited, including those who beat gongs and drums, a total of eight people came.

On the two walls of the upper ancestral hall, there are hand-painted scrolls of the Ten Halls of Yama.The picture scroll is black and white, painted on white cloth, it looks like it has been aged for a while, and the corners and corners are yellow and black.

The ceremony will not start until after noon. In the morning, the relatives of Lao Liang's family will come to pay homage to the funeral, which is "send wreaths" in the local dialect.

Tan's funeral was rushed, mainly because of the hot weather. Liang Yuzhong sent someone to the county town to deliver a message to Liang Lihui, Liang Lisheng and the others in the middle of the night last night, and also sent a letter to Qian Lixiang's Sun Yubao and the others.

Soon, commotion began to be heard outside the ancestral hall. It should be that some relatives came to send wreaths.As a result, the people guarding both sides of the coffin knelt to meet the entrance of the ancestral hall one after another. Taking this opportunity, Yang and Liang Jinlan's mother and daughter got up and followed the crowd to the entrance of the ancestral hall.

At the entrance of the ancestral hall, there were several rows of straw futons. Liang Yulin knelt in the front in linen and filial piety, followed by Liang Yuzhong and Liang Yuzhou, followed by others, and the wives and granddaughters knelt at the back.

Jin Xi raised her eyes and saw a team beating gongs and drums coming up the road in front of the ancestral hall. Sun Yubao was walking in front, behind was Qinya and Sun Yuxia's old lady Sun, and behind, Sun Dahu, holding a In the big wreath, Sun Erhu was carrying a load of baskets, followed by several people who were familiar with Sun Jiagou.

Among all the relatives of Lao Liang's family, the farthest one is Sunjiagou, the face family of the Sanfang Sun family.

However, it was Sun's natal family who came to mourn the earliest. Seeing the things carried on their shoulders, the surrounding villagers all gasped in admiration!
Mrs. Sun knelt there, although her head was bowed, but Jin Xi vaguely felt that Mrs. Sun's waist was very straight.

That's right, whether it's ancient or modern, especially ancient times, the strength of this woman's natal family really matters!

When the mourning team of the Sun family approached the entrance of the ancestral hall, the Liang family started to set off firecrackers to greet them. Amidst the deafening firecrackers, Liang Yulin led the charge as a filial son, and the old Liang family swarmed to kowtow to the people who came to Sunjiagou. They all knelt and hugged the Sunjiagou man's calf, crying heartbreakingly...

This is the first time for Jinxi to experience such a situation. People from Sunjiagou were invited to Lao Liang's house to sit down, followed by Cui Xique's natal family, and then Zhou's family in the county also sent a housekeeper to burn incense. Zhang Daqiang's family, who had a marriage contract with Liang Yumei, was brought by Butcher Zhang to deliver wreaths. Zhang Daqiang hung his head in the procession and followed behind Butcher Zhang.

Liang Yuzhou and Liang Lisheng got up from the ground, rushed into Zhang's team with red eyes, grabbed Zhang Daqiang, and Liang Yuzhou beat Zhang Daqiang to the ground with one fist.Liang Lisheng rushed forward and kicked Zhang Daqiang severely.Zhang Daqiang didn't fight back, he curled up on the ground, letting the two of them fight together.

The people from the Zhang family wanted to fight, but were stopped by Butcher Zhang.In the end, Liang Yuzhong stepped forward and separated them.

"Zhang Daqiang, you fucking bastard, if it weren't for you, my mother wouldn't have put her life on the line! This account will be settled with you after I send my mother back to the mountain!" When Liang Yuzhou was pulled away , still roaring ferociously at Zhang Daqiang.

Zhang Daqiang's nose was bruised and his face was swollen from the beating. He got up from the ground without saying a word.

"Bastard, go in and kowtow three times to your mother-in-law, and you can roll as far as you can!" Zhang Butcher said coldly, Zhang Daqiang lowered his head, followed into the ancestral hall with his hands down, and quickly rolled with his tail between his kowtows up.

It was already high in the sun, and almost all the relatives and friends who came to pay tribute to the mourning arrived. Old Liang's house set up a funeral banquet, and the butler Cai Jinshan and Lao Liangtou entertained them and took their seats.But there is only one missing relative's family that has not come yet, and that is Yang's natal family, Liang Jinlan's husband's family, and Lao Yang's family at the west entrance of the village.

While everyone was whispering, Liang Yulin himself was so upset by waiting, he kept looking at the entrance of the ancestral hall.They came back to question Yang Shi and Liang Jinlan. Yang Shi and Liang Jinlan were also very surprised. Yang Shi returned to the village with Liang Yulin last night, and Liang Jinlan came here just after dawn today, without knowing it.

"When we parted out last night, my uncle and sister-in-law clearly made an appointment to come over to deliver wreaths today, and all these people are here. What are they doing!" Liang Yulin said impatiently in an alley outside the ancestral hall. Ask the mother and daughter of the Yang family who don't know anything.

Yang was also anxious like an ant on a hot pot, grabbed Liang Jinlan and asked her.

Liang Jinlan was also puzzled, and said: "Last night, Yang Feng didn't come home all night. When I went out this morning, I didn't see anyone else. Maybe it's because my mother-in-law and father-in-law were delayed by him!"

When Liang Yulin heard this, his eyes widened, and he said, "What? Last night we all just finished at that time, and he ran outside? Then you don't come home late at night, and you just let him like this?"

Liang Jinlan curled her lips disapprovingly, and said with great confidence: "Father, don't make a big fuss. Don't say that you won't return for one night, even if you won't return for ten nights, he won't be able to find any moths under my nose!"

"That's right, you, look at our old Yang family, they are all picky noses and eyes, why, you old Liang family are naturally reliable and safe?" Yang accused Liang Yulin dissatisfied, and said: "Lan'er and Feng'er, that's my childhood sweetheart. Lan'er was born in such a fairy world. If a man marries him, why don't he be careful to give it to him? Feng'er is both my son-in-law and my own nephew, what can't be trusted! Hmph! "

Liang Jinlan glanced at the mother and daughter uneasily, but couldn't help telling Liang Jinlan: "A man's heart is a needle in the sea. The love in the past is from the past. Dad and I are men. Men don't know men yet? It's just eating from a bowl." Looking at the pot, you are greedy for the new and dislike the old. Don't be too careless!"

"Wait, Liang's second child, what did you just say? Are you disgusted with me?" Yang raised his eyebrows and grabbed Liang Yulin's ear without waiting for Liang Yulin to finish speaking.

Liang Jinlan quickly separated the two, cast a glance at Yang Shi, and said to Liang Yulin, "Father, I understand what you mean, and I know what you mean, so don't worry, I, Liang Jinlan, can't handle any of the things that should be grasped." Let it slip out of my hands."

Liang Yulin finally nodded reassuringly, and said, "As long as you have a few, this is the daughter of my second brother Liang!"

The three people in the alley were muttering to each other when finally there was another commotion at the gate of the ancestral hall.Xiao Cui came over to answer with a twitch, saying that it was the funeral procession from Old Yang's family who had come.

The three of Liang Yulin hurriedly put on their filial hats again, and rushed to the entrance of the ancestral hall in three steps at a time. At this time, Liang Yuzhong and the others had already knelt down, and there were only three of them left.

Jin Xi looked at the scorching sun above her head, and then at the slanted mourning procession not far ahead, the people from Lao Yang's family finally arrived before lunch.Walking at the front of the line was Yang's natal father, Lao Yangtou, followed by Yang Feng's father, and at the back, one with his sleeves and hands supported by two servants, but he was still a young man who walked with deep feet and shallow feet. People, isn't it Yang Feng?
The two groups of people merged into one place, and the rest of Lao Yang's family were invited by the Lao Liang's side to sit and drink tea at Lao Liang's house according to the rules.As the grandson-in-law, Yang Feng must stay and wear mourning.

Liang Jinlan brought Yang Feng to the side of the coffin, first asked Yang Feng to offer incense and kowtow to Mrs. Tan, and then pulled it to the wall on one side. Mrs. Yang took out the set of filial piety clothes and hats prepared for Yang Feng, and Liang Jinlan put them on for Yang Feng herself.

Yang Feng raised his arms stiffly, his eyes were cloudy, and he kept yawning, looking sleepy and dazed.While dressing him and tying a twine belt around his waist, Liang Jinlan quietly pinched him a few times and told him in a low voice to 'brace yourself'.Yang Feng looked very reluctant, but his aunt and daughter-in-law looked at him with warning eyes, so he had no choice but to force himself to put on the filial piety clothes and filial piety hat.Then, Yang urged the young couple to go to dinner quickly, the banquet was about to start, so Yang Feng was dragged away by Liang Jinlan, his eyes still squinted.

When passing by Jinxi's side, Liang Jinlan unexpectedly turned her head and gave a friendly smile in Jinxi's direction.

Jin Xi was surprised, this time Liang Jinlan came back, even though she didn't meet her head to head, she occasionally met her eyes.The big difference from the past is that Liang Jinlan's eyes no longer have the kind of threatening hostility in the past, but she still smiles at Jinxi very friendly, and doesn't take the initiative to strike up a conversation, just so faintly, which makes Jinxi a little I'm at a loss.

You know, before the Tan incident happened, Jinxi and Erfang had the most intense collision ever.Not just verbal conflicts, but also violent physical collisions.Liang Jinlan has every reason to come here to stand up for her parents!
"Girl Xi, you have to be careful. Girl Lan seems to have learned to be smart and tactful this time around!" Sitting beside Jinxi, Cui Xique also noticed Liang Jinlan's smile. After leaving, she couldn't help reminding Jin Xi in a low voice.

Jin Xi nodded, that's right, I believe anyone will change, and I can't trust Liang Jinlan, because the essence lies there.

"Hey, I just remembered that there is something I forgot to tell Girl Lan and the others. The third and fourth daughter-in-law, Girl Xi, you are here to accompany mother, I will leave for a while!" After Yang finished speaking, she did not wait. Cui Xique and the others here expressed their opinion, got up and ran through the half-moon-shaped door opening on one side with oil on the soles of their feet.

"Where is the word, the second mother is probably hungry, and she is thinking about the banquet!" Jin Xi said with the corners of her lips curled up.

"Oh, let her go! As long as she still has the mind to eat and drink!" Sun sighed, got up and walked around to the spirit table in front of the coffin, and went to change incense candles for Tan Shi, and Jinrou followed her. up.

It was lunch time at this moment, and the villagers who were watching the excitement in the ancestral hall all left home to eat.The relatives and friends also had a feast, and the men of Lao Liang's family went back to entertain the guests, and only the daughter-in-law and granddaughter remained in the ancestral hall.As soon as Mrs. Yang left, only Mrs. Sun, Cui Xique, Jinxi, Jinrou and Taozhi were left.Mama Dong stayed at home to help Mrs. Sun take care of the third and fourth children. She set off firecrackers early in the morning and did not bring them over.You have to come over when you do things in the afternoon.

After finishing adding the incense sticks, Mrs. Sun took Jinrou to the ancestral hall below to take care of the wreaths and white sedan horses sent by relatives.Cui Xique, Jinxi and Taozhi sat by the wall on one side of the ancestral hall in the middle, bored and chatting.

"...Did you smell it? Yang Feng smelled of alcohol all over his body, and he walked with the help of a young man. Maybe the old Yang family came so late to take care of that drunk young master..." Cui Xique muttered.

Jin Xi squinted her eyes and nodded noncommittally.

(End of this chapter)