Chapter 5
"Wang Dafu, first transfer the land deed, I can't wait! I don't want to scare the neighbors, I don't want to!" Suddenly, the voice belonging to Ji Yuanshi sounded a little emotionally.

Although the corpse on the small cart did not move, the voice really came to everyone's ears. Everyone was shocked, and then they could understand her feeling of helplessness in protecting the calf. Some women wept bitterly.

"Village chief, our custom here is to wait three days for burial, so you should get the land deed first! Poor Ji Er's family!" Aunt Liu suddenly shouted.

Although this old woman with sharp legs, feet, and even more tongues can easily gossip from the village to the village, as long as she passes by, there will be gossip.

But what she said today is reasonable and touching.

However, at this moment, Aunt Liu was frightened. After all, it was the first time that she saw a ghost in broad daylight. I saw it. Isn't this more real than going to a temple to worship?

She naturally wanted to say more good things before Ji Yuanshi's soul left, so that Ji Yuanshi who left first would remember her kindness more in the future, bless her family more, and bless her to live longer.

Although the days are light, she hasn't lived enough.

"Okay, tomorrow morning I will go to the town to cut the land deed in person. Don't worry, the new land deed that belongs to your family will be enshrined in your funeral!" Village Chief Wang had no choice but to make another promise.

In this way, I got two acres of land, I have to say...

But other people didn't dare to raise different opinions at all. This kind of scene was both scary and heartbreaking to watch.If there were not so many concerns and reluctance before death, how could there be such a thing as a fraudulent corpse?
Ji Qingyan saw that the trick of fraudulent corpse successfully deterred these ancients, so she accepted it as soon as it was good, took her younger siblings to thank the village chief, elders, and neighbors, and then continued to push Ji Yuan's family back home.

Others looked like they wanted to help, but they didn't dare. After all, not long ago, the dead man lying on the cart had gotten up and talked.Have you ever seen a person who speaks without moving his mouth or eyes... a ghost?
But in the end someone came out to help, Yunlin!

Ji Qingyan knew that Yunlin had been helping her all the time, so she dared to approach the cart now, she wanted to smile at him gratefully, but she grinned and wanted to cry again, full of grievance and sadness.

"Let's go, there are still a lot of things to do." Yun Lin gave her a distressed look, but he didn't dare to express anything, he just pushed her away gently, and he held the two handlebars.

"Aunt Yuan, go back." He yelled, and pushed the handlebars to move forward. With his intervention, the stroller was much easier to walk.And his frank and fearless face made the others less timid, and they all followed.

Ji Qingyan glanced at the sad siblings who were wiping away tears, shouted as well and led the youngest sister to follow.

Soon, Ji's family affairs will be done.

The news came back from the big house of Ji's family that Mr. Ji, Uncle Ji and two grown sons all went to work in the town, and the old lady went to visit relatives, and it was inconvenient for the auntie to bring the children at home.

But soon Aunt Liu and Aunt Wang brought a group of daughters-in-law over to help decorate the mourning hall, wiped Ji Yuanshi's body, changed into clean clothes, and waited for the coffin to come back for encoffining.

Although according to the custom, the body should be buried with a door panel instead of continuing to rest on the kang.But Ji's family...don't worry too much now that they are all like this, many people shook their heads and sighed secretly while helping.

The thing about the coffin was that Yunlin went home and drove the ox cart to take Ji Qinglei to the town to pick it out.Now Ji Qingyan is holding three taels of silver in her hands, and she doesn't want her mother to leave too poorly, so she tells her to buy a better coffin.

And according to the memory of the host, I know that my father left in a very poor way, and a thin skin coffin was buried in the ground for safety. Now that I have money, of course, I have to get a good coffin for my father who left first.

Yunlin knew how she felt, so he naturally agreed.Later, an old man brought the Eight Great Vajras passed down from generation to generation in the village to arrange the burial. Ji Qingyan told the old man about her plan.

The old man was grateful for her filial piety, so he agreed to renovate Ji Er's tomb and build a double tomb for them to be buried together.He also discussed with her the issue of food and accommodation for the next condolences.

Now the second room of the Ji family is Ji Qingyan, the eldest sister who has just reached the age of Ji, and the only male in the family is still a child. It's not easy, but you still need to discuss things with her.

"My family probably doesn't have any relatives. The elderly grandpa can also see the current foundation of my family. I believe everyone in the village knows it too. Therefore, I don't want to waste the only three taels of silver on this."

Ji Qingyan listened to the old man's funeral rules, and after listening carefully, she said what she meant with a serious face.

Although others came to the mourning hall to express their condolences to the Ji family, it was also a little favor.But the current situation at home does not allow any waste. They still have four mouths to eat.

What's more, what relatives came here?Are there any relatives in their family?

The memory of the host told her that after her father became ill and owed debts, there was little contact with Dafang except for the rations, and there was no borrowing money.Later, when my father died, I came to cry.

Later, my mother went to the two uncles to borrow money, but they didn't borrow anything, and they cut off contact.Now that my mother is gone, what can I expect from them?
If it wasn't customary to say hello, she didn't even want to pass on the letter.But if you want to come to the house for three days to eat and live in the family ration, please forgive her for not being so generous.

Seeing her so absolute, the elder couldn't say anything.The village head promised in front of Ji Yuan's body and the neighbors in the village that the elder sister of Ji's second house would be in charge of the younger brother's house in the future, and the village would not embarrass her.

And when he brought people to help, Village Chief Wang also told him to spend as little money as possible to get things done for Ji's family. It's not easy for these children.

Therefore, after a final discussion, it was decided that those who came to express their condolences would each be given a big steamed bun.

Although Ji Qingyan is reluctant to part with steamed buns, after a few days of hard life, without farming skills and financial resources, her life will be a mess in the future. How can she be willing to give the money to others?
But I also know that this is the limit.

It was already afternoon when the coffin was bought, and the white curtains and sackclothed filial piety used to set up the mourning hall were all village public property and were borrowed for use, which saved a lot of money.

And those who came to the mourning hall to express condolences were all from the same village. Although they took a big steamed bun, soon each family brought out some wheat noodles, saying that they were afraid that Ji's family would not have enough.

From the next day, people from eight villages in the vicinity, led by their village chiefs, came to offer their condolences and offer incense. The mourning hall was very busy, with the women and younger generations of the village working.

And Ji Qingyan led her siblings to kneel before the coffin and burn paper money silently. When someone came to express their condolences, she and Ji Qinglei took turns to pay homage.She is the head of the family and Ji Qinglei is the only male, and they can only return the gift.

Ji Qinghua and Ji Qinghe are young and light in weight, so they are responsible for burning paper money and ignoring everything.

(End of this chapter)

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