90: The mother of the little cannon fodder in the control group is reborn

By the time Hua Lingling led the two children to her mother-in-law's house, her father-in-law had already been helped by several aunts and ladies to put on the shroud.

The shroud is worn when a person is dead. Elderly people usually buy the shroud and coffin in advance. Many people just leave the coffin at home and do not think it is bad luck.

After all, one day comes to everyone.

When Hua Lingling went there, Chao Mingyue and Chao Mingan were not there. She should have gone to invite Mr. Zhike, report funerals to relatives, arrange cremation, burial, etc. She also had to buy cigarettes, candles, white cloth, paper money, drinks, etc. Borrowing tables, chairs, benches and other items, and preparing mourning clothes for all the relatives who were coming to attend the funeral, Hua Lingling was busy going around.

In the afternoon, Chao Dazhuang's body was moved to the coffin in the hall. The lid of the coffin was not nailed, and a long lamp was lit in front of the coffin. His son, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law all had to keep vigil and burn paper money.

"My dear father (father) is coming! My dear father is coming!"

"Here comes my dear grandfather!"

"Here comes my pro-guoguo (brother)!"

In front of the funeral were the cries of Chao Da Zhuang's daughter, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, and cousins, while the men, with red eyes, remained silent until dawn.

In rural areas, the time for funeral processing is usually three days, some may be five days, seven days, and some may be nine or 15 days. The three-day funeral process mainly includes mourning, mourning, encoffining, cooking, setting up mourning tents, condolences, breaking the ground, breaking the old basin, road sacrifice and burial, etc.

The first day is to announce the funeral, pay filial piety, and commit suicide.

The next day was for cooking, setting up a memorial tent, and offering condolences.

In the morning, relatives came one after another to prepare for the meal, which officially started at noon. Setting up a mourning tent means setting up a mourning tent at a designated location in the afternoon to prepare for the condolence ceremony in the evening.

Condolences are the most important process of funeral activities and the most ceremonial part, which is held after dinner. In the afternoon, the funeral shed was built and the coffin was moved to the shed. Relatives burned incense in the shed.

After dinner, a condolence ceremony was held, hosted by Mr. Zhike. All relatives who came to attend the funeral were present. The instrumentalists cooperated, and the children and their partners gathered around the coffin in the coffin.

Mr. Zhike called out the names of those who came to express condolences based on the list. When their names are called, they come on stage one after another, offer incense, and kowtow. All filial sons must kowtow to thank them.

The vigil will continue at night, with the men burning paper money in silence, and women like Hua Lingling and the others, young and old, crying again.

"My dear, come here!"

Everyone's voice was hoarse from crying.

The third day is the breaking of the ground, throwing the old pot, road sacrifice and burial.

Early in the morning, the hearse arrived. Everyone helped carry Chao Dazhuang's body into the hearse with a quilt, and his three sons followed him for cremation. When he came back, Chao Mingliang held the urn in both hands. Then according to Zhike's instructions, he put the urn into the coffin and sealed the coffin lid. The dutiful son led the team to the cemetery to dig the grave, and the eldest son Chao Mingliang dug the first three shovels of earth. This is breaking ground.

Breaking the old basin is an important part of going to the cemetery in the morning. The villagers who came to help tied the coffin with ropes and lifted the coffin. Chao Mingliang, the eldest son, broke the old basin in front of the coffin and took the lead to the cemetery. The villagers helped carry the paper-wrapped sacrifices. Product, others followed.

Road sacrifices are when the funeral procession goes to the cemetery and scatters paper money or sets off firecrackers when the road crosses or turns.

Along the way, all the children and grandchildren were about to cry, especially Chao Mingliang who cried the loudest. Even the cries of the women Hua Lingling and others couldn't suppress him. The old people in the village were quite satisfied with the sight of those who didn't cry. Chao Mingan and Chao Mingyue are just a slap in the face.

"Your father is gone. This is the last journey to see him off. Why don't you even cry? You won't have the chance to cry if you want to!"

Chao Mingan immediately started howling in mourning, his voice directly overshadowing Chao Mingliang's.

But Chao Mingyue still didn't say a word. He walked side by side with Chao Mingan and followed Chao Mingliang with a unshaven face. He listened to Zhike's instructions and knelt when it was time to kneel and kowtow when it was time to go all the way to Xiling, which belonged to Chao Dazhuang. 's tomb.

Burial is the last process of the funeral process. The coffin is carried to the cemetery and placed in the grave. The filial son first sprinkles a handful of soil at the four corners, which means that he personally buries the old man. After returning home, the relatives who came to attend the burial kowtowed to the old man and burned paper to say goodbye.

People in Donghu Village are buried on the West Ridge when they grow old. Chao Dazhuang's grave is next to the ancestors of the Chao family. He was the first to leave among their generation and died young. Doesn’t count. Because the descendants were short of money and had already borrowed a lot of money for the funeral, they did not erect a monument for him.

After coming down from Xiling, Chao Mingyue slept with his head covered for a day and a night. When he woke up, his eyes were dull and he stared out the window blankly.

Outside, Hua Lingling was washing clothes.

She also stayed up for three days, and when she came home, she had to cook three meals a day for Chao Shuyu, otherwise she would also have to sleep in the dark.

Hua Lingling didn't even notice when the snow stopped. Yesterday was a rare sunny day. She knelt down and kowtowed along the way, causing her clothes to be stained with yellow mud. She didn't want to move yesterday, but she had to wash them today.

Although today's weather is not as good as yesterday, it is still a sunny day. Although it is not as warm as in the house, the freshly pressed well water is not cold. Besides, the floor in the house is made of solid mud, and too much water has been sprinkled on it. It was almost the same as the road outside where the snow had melted, so Hua Lingling simply washed it at the well.

There was a little person sitting next to her, naturally the cute Chao Shuyu, but she was too small, so Chao Mingyue who sat up on the kang didn't see her.

But I heard her childish words.

"Mom, dad is so lazy! He sleeps in all the time!"

Well, the little girl is complaining to her mother about him!

"Your dad is exhausted. He won't sleep in when he's full."

As Hua Lingling spoke, she kept scrubbing the clothes in her hands.

Chao Shuyu poked at the bubbles of washing powder Hua Lingling made from washing clothes, pouted, and said unhappily:

"He's so good at sleeping! He turns into an ugly creature when he sleeps!"

In the past three days, Chao Shuyu was with the children or with Hua Lingling. Liu Caiye's family had too many people, so she hardly saw Chao Mingyue.

Chao Mingyue didn't get up to eat yesterday's lunch or dinner, and Hua Lingling didn't let Chao Shuyu disturb him.

This morning Hua Lingling agreed that she should wake her father up for dinner. She immediately walked into the back room and saw a completely changed Chao Mingyue. She didn't even call out to Chao Mingyue and ran away with a "swish" After going out, Hua Lingling thought Chao Mingyue didn't want to think about it, so she didn't wake him up for breakfast.

"Hahaha!"

Listening to Chao Shuyu's words, Hua Lingling couldn't help but laugh softly.

Inside the room, Chao Mingyue also grinned fondly.