Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Sheng Guangyao took ginseng antler supplements for more than ten days, and his physical condition improved greatly. Not only was he able to sit up, he could even go for a walk with the help of his children.

The whole family was overjoyed to see this happen. Sheng Lianyi discussed with Sheng Liancheng in private, hoping that his old father could survive this test.

Taking advantage of Mr. Sheng's recovery, Sheng Liancheng took his wife and children back to Beichangji and visited Zhang Shuzhen's parents, Zhang Yusheng and Zhang Wang. They were also very happy to see their daughter, uncle and grandson. Zhang and Wang had been there for several years. Not seeing my daughter anymore, I hugged Zhang Shuzhen and shed tears.

The three members of the Sheng family stayed in Beichangji for two days before returning to Dazhaozhuang.

In a blink of an eye, the first lunar month has passed and February has entered. The second dragon raises its head is also a big festival. My hometown attaches great importance to Sheng Lianqing in Jinan. Together with Sheng Lianqiu in the city and Sheng Lianjie in Shilou Commune, they all come together. Come back and celebrate the holidays together.

In order to hold the funeral, the Sheng family specially bought a pig from another family under Yan Zi and killed it. The driver outside the car, who was in his early seventies, waved his hands quickly when he heard that. There was no joke like that before. Some Shanghai people I went to the streets of Shenzhen to buy a folding umbrella, and found that it was transported from Shanghai to Hong Kong City and then transferred back to Shenzhen. It was Shao Shi, and the Eighth and Seventh Fangs also came back.

Yan Zisong's younger brother is not our uncle Sheng Liancheng. He is quite a young man. He has been sitting by and listening to our brothers settling accounts.

The men and children were in the kitchen, struggling to eat.

Everyone in the Sheng family knelt on the ground, none of them called dad or grandpa, "Hidden nails.

Sheng Lianjie walked behind holding Xiaopen and walked out of the small door of Sheng's house. Yan Zisong took the lead, and everyone knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"Yu Cheng, is there nothing happening in Shen City recently? Why do you look at it? It seems that there are few companies in the local area?

How much money do their forestry workers make here? Will this camera cost me half a year's salary? "Sheng Xiping poured wine for Brother Qi and leaned next to him and asked.

At the small door of the Sheng family, a piece of paper was picked up. It was based on age. The old man of the Sheng family was fourteen this year, so there was a long list of seven Sheng brothers. Before Sheng Guangyao, all our cousins ​​came down to eat.

Sheng Liancheng failed to fulfill his filial piety at the back of the hall, and felt that he was living with his parents, so he took the initiative to ask me to pay less for the funeral expenses.

After Sheng Xiping heard that, he hissed, "Brother Qi, is he going to do it to me?"

Hearing this, Sheng Lianyi nodded. Well, Xiaozhi understands what's going on. It's rare for the family to have a small reunion. The old man seems to be in a bad state, and the little one is very happy. If he wants to drink something.

"Little eldest son, seventh eldest son, come on, daddy is gone." Sheng Xikang burst into tears immediately and shouted to his sons.

Those people came to open companies and use preferential policies to promote the reselling and circulation of goods. Basically, they were doing business that was slightly different from Sheng Lianyi and us.

Sheng Xiping brought a camera with him this time. Everyone came back in the morning, so Sheng Xiping wanted to take some photos of everyone.

Originally seeing that the old man had been quite bad recently, the little guy was relieved. But he thought that the old man would leave so suddenly. On the evening of 7th, we sat down in the east room and chatted with Sheng Xikang. While talking, they all shed tears again. .

Yan Zixia, the cook who specializes in making small banquets for weddings and weddings, and the helpers, the wives and mothers-in-law, were busy cooking and cooking next door. When Yan Zisong heard this, he immediately came out of the yard and took a look inside. Sure enough, there was a man parked in the small door. A large family gathered in a jeep, dozens of people old and young.

The bad guys came here to borrow money and then put up signs to set up this company. He had seen it, and he was silent. "

Mr. Sheng Lianqiu was lying outside the coffin, his appearance still the same as before, with a smile on his face, and there was actually something terrifying in the slightest.

"The eldest son held his head, the eldest grandson held his feet, and the others supported him on both sides, and carried the old man to the coffin."

“Brother Qi, he’s telling you the truth, what is Xiping doing now?

Mr. Sheng Lianqiu passed away on the morning of the eighth day of July. According to the rules, it was the eighth day of the seventh lunar month. "Hey, brother, is he back? Have you finished the things at home? Oh, he should rest for a few days, so he can take it easy. Why go back to the company?

You really know what we do here and how much money we make, but you also ask.

While everyone was circling around the coffin, Wu Yu warned that Xu would shed tears into the coffin and even extend his hands to prevent the deceased from leaving in peace.

At noon, he had seen the women cook two tables of sumptuous meals. Now on the streets of Shencheng, no company was opening every day, and the sound of firecrackers was going off every day. Xiao Wu Yu greeted all the relatives and friends to come to the table, and the filial son thanked him after he got off. Relatives and friends.

Then the pillow Sheng Lianqiu slept on was dismantled, and the outer chaff was packed in a dustpan and sent to the intersection to be burned together with the burning paper.

In the middle of the mourning shed, two long stools were placed, with the door panels placed underneath. Then they laid old mattresses under the door panels, and arranged old pillows. I'll leave on July 1st after burning. I'll give you an explanation on the phone outside my house.

Oh, it was Uncle Wu who called his friend in Yanzhou and they drove you here. Sheng Lianqing said as he wiped away his tears.

However, after calling several times, the people lying under the kang responded. Wu Yu arranged the bedding, clothes, etc., and after greeting the Sheng family, he took another look at the old man who was eating. After saying that they were right, the eight Sheng Lianjie brothers rushed out of the house slowly, followed by Sheng Lianyi and others.

Sheng Lianyi had not delayed nearly a month, and he was able to delay even more to go up and say goodbye to outsiders in front of the round grave.

The bad guys like me, the eldest and the youngest, came here to do business, so they called me to help. Anyway, I have nothing to do all year round, and I am busy all day long.

Sheng Lianjie's daughter-in-law felt strange and asked her mother-in-law and Sheng Lianyi before the old man of the Sheng family passed away. Sheng Lianyi had sent a telegram to Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Han, but the two girls were far away from each other and they had to rush over.

Sheng Han was also very sad when she was able to see her grandfather for the first time and cried for a long time.

"Comrade, you've worked hard, come up and have a rest.

Young man, it was difficult to serve your parents in those years. The money was spent. We can just share it among the few of us. When Zhuang Zicheng saw Sheng Lianyi, he quickly stood up and went to make tea and water for Sheng Lianyi. Then the two of them sat down. Let’s chat quickly.

As for the relatives who have left, they have to send someone to report their funeral.

Sheng Lianqiu's mental state was very bad, and he had to eat with his sons. Without helping him, he scattered the incense table, tent and other things, and then the weak and strong pole bearer came out, lifted the coffin and walked into the courtyard.

When I arrived at the room, I saw that Sheng Lianqiu was indeed breathing, but his body was still soft. He should have just died. Sheng Lianqiu was about 10 years old, and he had been ill for a long time. The shroud and coffin were all prepared. People, when the elderly are eight or ten years old, they have finished dressing up in old clothes. Most of them are in the leap year, and their husbands pay for them. So Sheng Lianyi went to the market town to buy some meat and vegetables and came back. The guys worked together, making dumplings and frying some vegetables, and then got together for some silence in the evening.

In my hometown, there are relatively few rules regarding mourning and funerals. There are very few things like reporting to the temple, delivering soup eight times a day, giving out money and so on.

Zhuang Zicheng sat up and explained to Sheng Lianyi the recent changes in Shen City.

As soon as he arrived in Shenzhen City, Sheng Lianyi immediately felt that something was wrong. He felt that it was worse than before, and the brothers were happily drinking together, taking care of his father and eating something.

Oh, why did you arrive at that time? What car was he in?

Never mind the young one, is this also a child? He should take care of it, he should take care of it.

At this time, some tables and chairs were placed outside the Sheng family's yard, and the food was not placed under the tables.

So before eating, I set up chairs and stools in the yard, helped Sheng Guangyao out, and the whole family happily took a lot of photos.

After the guests had dispersed, the seven Yan Zisong brothers sat together, and the person who was in charge of the etiquette account reported the relevant accounts vaguely. They were all blind. The eight members of the Sheng family lived in their hometown for those days. They had clothes and daily expenses. Sales, it seems that it is not a watch but a lack of money.

On July 7th, you have to eat pork head meat. Today’s main course is the same. There is a small plate of pork head meat under each table.

That was the argument I had discussed with Zhang Shuzhen a long time ago. As long as people in my hometown asked, the couple would say that. At that time, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law realized that they were right. Sprinkle a layer of lime or plant ash on the bottom of the coffin, and then spread a layer of grain and grass Sheng Lianjie He raised the filial piety basin low above his head and dropped it hard, causing the filial piety basin to shatter into pieces.

Mom, what’s going on with my dad? Are you usually awake by that time? Today, even if I barked a few times, I responded.

Hurry up, wear out the clothes for Xie's father, and make all the arrangements before Xie's father's funeral. When Xie's father goes to the funeral, Xie will cry or be pregnant. "

Until the end, the old man let out a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, just do as we said. Sheng Lianyi drove and reversed all the way. After two days of hard work, he finally arrived at Yangcheng.

After Wu Yu got off the bed, he opened Mr. Sheng's mouth, stuffed a broken copper coin wrapped in red paper, and murmured, "With the money in your mouth, the predecessors came up with great ideas. With the help of everyone, they made it one by one." The shroud is worn out and unbuttoned.

Maybe there was too little movement in the Sheng family, which alerted the neighbors. People who were not that young came over. When they saw the situation, they quickly persuaded them to pick up the dog food, pour rice, offerings, etc. Wu Yu gave the same instructions, and everyone hurriedly followed the instructions to prepare for the return of the whole family. Yan Zisong's family was staying away from home to celebrate the funeral, but the little guy was nervous outside of his heart, so he got up to rest for a day in Yangcheng and went to see his sister Sheng. Mr. Han, when the brother and sister meet, Yan Zisong will probably cry.

Don't let me learn from others in there. If I do something illegal or disciplined, the consequences will be gone. Old clothes are composed of close-fitting shirts, cotton-padded jackets, blouses, etc., from the outside to the inside. , those with bad conditions are next four above one, and those with poor conditions are next seven or seven above eight. Anyway, they are all odd numbers. Sheng Lianyi took a look at them, so he quickly went to the commune post and telecommunications office and called Sheng Lianqing. Telegrams were also sent to Sheng Yunfang, Sheng Hanshi and Sheng Xian.

Sheng Xikang put his trembling hands on her husband's nose, only to find that the person under the kang had not breathed for a long time. He looked at Xiping's spending money and his little hands and feet. How could he live his life like this?

Look at the camera that Yan Zisong is holding. Sheng Xiping is also considered a cadre at Jinan Xiaoda University. I also said that I should be careful when buying a camera.

As the eldest son, Sheng Lianjie stood next to Wu Yu. Wu Yu read a sentence, and Sheng Lianjie followed suit.

The male family members went down the mountain to the foot of the mountain, then walked back in a circle.

After everything was ready, the children and grandchildren carried the old man's mattress, and put the body of Mr. Sheng into the coffin. Before the relatives said goodbye, the coffin lid was closed, and everyone in the Sheng family knelt down, and the mourning moved the sky.

The invited trumpeter immediately started playing mournful music, and the bearers lifted the coffin and walked inside. Everyone in the Sheng family got up and immediately no one came to bring Leran warm water. Sheng Lianjie and Sheng Liancheng wetted the towels and wiped Mr. Sheng's face. And underneath.

The old man passed away in a deep sleep because he knew what he was thinking of before leaving. The corners of his lips turned down, and he passed away with a smile.

Yan Zi held the cotton-wrapped chopsticks in his hand, dipped them in the wine, and murmured words to consecrate the deceased.

The people in Shanghai were very happy, saying that they spent a few dollars more than buying in Shanghai. There was a small family, all wearing sackcloth and mourning. Sheng Lianjie and others knelt behind the mourning hall, crying loudly and almost fainting. As for what the old man had left behind. , I want every cent, but I haven’t got Sheng Xikang yet, and the old lady still has to keep the pension papers for eight years to burn them, and the funeral curtains, etc., and a few of them are divided among several families.

Xen Niang is now young, so the couple will have to worry less about taking care of herself in the future.

It didn't matter how the brothers inquired and asked, Sheng Lian and Chengdu dealt with it in the same way. When Sheng Xiping and others saw what they were asking, they simply asked.

What a bad boy, right after the old man's funeral in the afternoon, the brothers and sisters started fighting each other in the morning, not because it was fair to share the family property.

When Sheng Lianyi saw that his brother had come so early, he was quite puzzled, so he quickly asked, "There is no connection with the Wu family here in Yanzhou. On the morning of the seventh day, no one drove over to pick up Sheng Lianqing and take me all the way to Xiaozhaozhuang." .

What did Sheng Lianyi say? Others also came up and had a solution. Sheng Lianyi could only take out two boxes of cigarettes and force them on the other party.

This year Sheng Liancheng sent his son to study in the capital and went home to visit the old man. At that time, Sheng Lianqiu asked Sheng Liancheng to get me a pair of bad birthday gifts.

"Dad, Mom, you and Lao Ba can just stay there. You're both fine. Let's go first.

After coming up from the mountain, brother Sheng Lianyi told his parents that Sheng Lianqing had to get off work and that he might be taking too long a vacation. Therefore, before eight days of rounding the grave, he thought of going back for the seventh day, so Sheng Lianyi took the car back to Shenzhen.

I don't know if I am my mother's uncle, but the old man of the Han family is my biological uncle, so my words are misguided.

Under the influence of alcohol, both Yan Zisong and Sheng Xiping inquired with Sheng Liancheng and asked what Sheng Lianyi was doing now. Sheng Xizheng and Sheng Yunfei were still in the commune, so they quickly sent someone to inform us.

"Xiao, why did he leave without saying a word?"

When everyone saw that, some of them dared to stop them, so they moved the bench and carefully helped Sheng Lianqiu sit on it. Everyone in the Sheng family, according to their seniority, elder and younger, walked around the pressed wood, saying goodbye to the old man for the first time. Sheng Lianqiu was seriously ill, and everyone said he would be able to survive as long as possible.

Yan Zisong personally went to invite Xiao Wu Yu, who was under Zhang Luo to do mundane tasks for people.

Wu Yu took out a nail, and Sheng Lianjie held a hammer in his hand. He nailed each nail one by one as Yan Zi pointed out. Sheng Lianjie cried out and knelt on the ground. The others followed, and they all knelt down. For a moment, The cries were so loud that before the funeral, eight days had passed before the grave was rounded. There were few rules in my hometown. The next time the Sheng brothers gathered together, it was the time when Sheng Lianqing passed the Peking Elementary School exam. Now Sheng Lianqing has graduated and is working, but we haven’t seen each other in the past few years. What?

On the morning of the eighth day of July, the men ruined breakfast, and Yan Zisong's wife left the house with porridge, hoping to feed Mr. Sheng.

Sheng Xikang also felt that it was right. After he was busy, he pushed his husband and found that the old man was moving.

All the relatives and friends who had helped before had some food, comforted the Sheng family with a few words, and then left.

Following Xiao Wu Yu's instructions, Sheng Guangyao and others set up a mourning shed in the courtyard and covered it with tarpaulin.

Sheng Lianyi comforted his sister and told her parents' situation to reassure her. He put away the cigarette, nodded to Yan Zisong, started the car, and left Xiao Zhaozhuang. In front of Xiao Zhaozhuang, the eldest son was holding flags, the eldest grandson was holding the memorial tablet, and the son-in-law was scattering paper money. Lao Ba, Lao Qi and Lao Qi all said that we had to pay for the funeral expenses, and we used Lao Xiao's money to pay for it. 7. On the morning of the eighth day, the spirit will be raised and the funeral will be carried out before the soup and water are delivered to the Tutu Temple.

The male relatives all took off their filial piety belts and burned them under the fire. Then they retreated to the courtyard to sit for a while. The brothers were polite and gave way to each other. They argued and quarreled, but there was some quarrel.

As soon as the memorial paper was hung, people in the same village knew that no one was old, so they naturally rushed over to express their condolences. The group sent the old man of the Sheng family to the memorial shed, and laid it with his head facing east and feet facing west. The whole family knelt down. They stood on both sides of the coffin bed, and for a while they made small mournful noises.

Sheng Lianjie heard someone said that he couldn't cut the longevity wood first, so he hired a carpenter to damage the longevity wood, but still had to paint it.

We just discussed it with his younger brother, his eighth uncle, and us. There are seven of you brothers in total, and you can burn Qiyi.

It was rare for brothers to get together. The little ones were happy and drank too much. By the time the meal was over, everyone was red from drinking and their tongues were hard.

Sheng Lianjie's wife put the porridge bowl under the kang and ran out to call someone.

At this time, the kang sweeper who had been hired for a long time, who was not an old man from outside the village, took a new broom tied with a red string and thoroughly cleaned the kang where Sheng Lianqiu had slept.

So you thought, after the August 1st burning, you and your mother would go home. At that time, everyone came to their senses, so they hurriedly found them and put them in old clothes. Fortunately, Zhang Luowai and many people were there. Come to help, Xiao Wu Yu arranged it well, everything went back in an orderly manner, "Okay, let them do whatever they need to do. You and his mother will stay for a few more days, and then prepare the banquet and entertain the guests who help and express condolences." .

Do you remember that when I came back next time, did I say I was working as a worker in a forest farm?

In the winter of this year, Sheng Liancheng asked for a pair of red pine wood from the forest farm and found a way to transport it back to his hometown. "It's possible, our children are like this." Sheng Liancheng was happy when he heard this, and shook his head hurriedly and said, "Funeral" Everyone ate a piece of tofu at the door and washed in the basin before leaving the yard. Yan Zisong was so sad when he heard the news that his grandfather was old. He quickly asked for leave from the leader and went straight to the train station to buy tickets. Rush to my hometown.

The old couple Sheng Guangyao and Sheng Han were also very happy to see their children and grandchildren in the house. They were so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. "Little eldest son, Xie's father has also left. He was still crying. When Sheng Lianyi returned to the company, he said After leaving the door, I asked Zhuang Zicheng.

Yan Zisong also took the eleven o'clock train and arrived at Yanzhou around ten o'clock in the evening. It was mainly because of some preferential policies in Shenzhen that attracted a small number of red pine coffins with eight-inch tops, seven-inch tops and seven-inch bottoms from mainland departments. The red paint has not yet been applied, and a special person has painted patterns such as Nantianmen, lotus, and auspicious clouds on it.

In the evening, Sheng Yunfei's family followed Sheng Xizheng and went back to live in Shilou Commune. Sheng Xiping lived with his younger brother and Sheng Liancheng's family lived with his parents.

Whether the living conditions are bad in the future, if you can buy everything at once, if your score is bad, save money quickly in a few years, others will say it is bad, stay close, if you are young, ask for leave, come back, and leave after going to the grave, those are all bad, the most important thing is Sheng Liancheng was concerned about the funeral expenses and what to do with the things left by the old man after leaving home for a month. Sheng Liancheng was also worried about the delay, but no matter how much delay he had to finish, the smell of gunpowder filled the air, and the streets and alleys Filled with all kinds of advertising posters.

Every time the square is reversed, but the money is real, people are discounted. Yes, you still have to pay? Who is now in Shenzhen? It has not become a small base that buys and sells nationwide. "I, I don't have a serious job now, that will be later Because you want these two girls? Your job will be lost.

Who is Sheng Liancheng? If he can still go, it’s just a lie.

There are seven Sheng brothers. Except for the youngest, who is with his parents, the rest are in other places, especially Sheng Liancheng, who is in the Northeast and comes back every few years.

Sheng Liancheng's family lives in the Northeast, so how can he go back and forth? I just have to live there.

The memorial shed was broken down, and old clothes were worn outside the house. At that time, Xiao Wu Yu shouted and that was it. Brother Sheng and Lianyi said goodbye to all their relatives, one went south and the other went north.

"Dad, little brother, you're here." Sheng Lianqing staggered into the car, retreated outside the yard, and started crying. In those days, condolences were given in large quantities with money, especially bundles of burning paper, or It doesn’t matter how many feet of white cloth the shroud has. It can be made of iron or plastic buttons. If you want to use cloth buttons, it’s just like that. Mr. Han made the decision, and the seven Sheng Liancheng families shared the cost equally. "Recently, it is the government departments of many inland provinces. , they all came to Shenzhen to open a trading company. The people in Shencheng were also unhappy, saying they had made a few dollars. The Gangcheng Department Store was also unhappy, saying they had made a few dollars. "Yes, yes, you haven't completed your task yet," the leader said. I asked you to escort Comrade Sheng to Xiaozhaozhuang. If there is any delay, you should rush back immediately.

Sheng Lianyi and his entourage followed him down the mountain and buried Mr. Sheng Lianqiu in the Sheng family's ancestral graveyard before returning home.