"How can I make trouble with her? She has the backing of her mother-in-law, and I, an old man, have the backing to support me?" Wang Hongquan said with a look of grievance.

His eyes occasionally glanced at Wang Cuihua and Wang Chunhua, "From now on, I won't even have anyone around me to support me until I die. I'm so pitiful, oh oh oh..."

Wang Hongtao is really one of two people. How can there be such a person in this world? His son has been tortured to death by him and he is still making trouble here. He is still worrying about who will provide for him until he is old. Is it possible that he raised a son just to provide for himself in old age?

So selfish!

"Then tell me who should I go to for this matter? You can't let me, as an uncle, make all the decisions, right? That doesn't make sense, and I don't have any obligation!"

Wang Hongtao also lowered his face to make his attitude clear.

I and Wang Hongquan were not biological brothers to begin with, but cousins. It was just because my mother left early back then that we often went to the uncle and aunt's house to have dinner.

Clothes and shoes for all seasons were also made by my aunt. She and her cousin Wang Hongquan played together. A few years ago, my aunt hanged herself, but Wang Hongtao always kept this friendship in his heart.

Shuanzi's nephew had weak bones since he was young, so Wang Hongtao felt particularly sorry for this nephew. The uncle and nephew had a good relationship over the years.

When Shuanzi was unhappy with something, he would even go to his uncle Wang Hongtao to talk to him over his own father Wang Hongquan. Now that Shuanzi was gone, Wang Hongtao didn't have such a good temper when facing Wang Hongquan.

"Brother, if you still feel sorry for Shuanzi's untimely death, then put away your temper and pettiness and don't make trouble with Mei'er right now. Otherwise, Shuanzi will never be able to live in peace!"

After saying these words, Wang Hongtao turned around and walked out of the house. He planned to go home and tell his mother-in-law that he would take out a few taels of silver to cover his expenses, so that his nephew could be buried smoothly no matter what.

As soon as I arrived in the yard, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and saw that it was Yang Huazhong.

"Third brother, what's wrong?" Wang Hongtao asked.

Yang Huazhong pulled him aside, took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it in his hand.

Wang Hongtao was even more surprised: "Lao San, what are you doing?"

Yang Huazhong said: "The old Wang family is Mei'er's housekeeper. Now that Mei'er has fallen down and is unconscious, she can't take care of things. Shuanzi's funeral cannot be careless. Money is needed for everything. You can take care of it first.

If you tell me this again, you will be tired!"

The funeral arrangements can only be handled by Lao Wang's family, and Xiao Hei is too young, so that won't be possible.

Wang Hongquan can't count on it either.

We can only tire Wang Hongtao and the others.

Wang Hongtao and others contributed their efforts, Lao Yang's family contributed money, and both parties worked together to overcome this difficulty first.

Wang Hongtao did not follow Yang Huazhong's courtesy, patted Yang Huazhong on the shoulder and accepted the money.

A lonely old man from the village who specialized in burying people was invited to come over and seal Wang Shuanzi's coffin. At this time, Yang Huamei had been in a comatose state.

Everyone deliberately didn't wake her up. Her condition was really worrying...

The ladies of the old Yang family, headed by Mrs. Tan, stayed in the west room of the old Wang family to accompany Yang Huamei.

The young and old men of the Yang family, headed by Yang Huazhong, were also busy in and out of Lao Wang's house. Even Yang Ruoqing hurried back to Luo's house during dinner, and after talking to Luo Fengtang for a while, she

At his urging, he returned to Lao Wang's house to help.

At this time, Lao Wang's house and the villagers watching the excitement had all dispersed. The night was dark and the village gradually fell into sleep.

The courtyard of Lao Wang's house was still brightly lit, but even so, young nieces and nephews like Cao Bamei, Zhao Liu'er and others gathered in the west room to accompany Yang Huamei. They did not dare to drink tea to refresh themselves, for fear that they would have to go to bed later.

toilet.

Although Wang Shuanzi had already loaded the coffin, it was still in the main room and would not be carried quietly to the village's public ancestral hall until early in the morning.

During this process, even if they wanted to go to the toilet, they would hold it back and not dare to go.

Even though the lights were on in the front and back rooms, I was still afraid. The kind of fear was indescribable. I was just afraid. I was so scared that I felt cold all over. I just wanted to squeeze into a crowded place.

Yang Ruoqing was not afraid and would get up from time to time to patrol the front and back rooms to prevent the lantern from rolling over and causing a fire.

Yang Huazhong and Yang Huazhou came in from the courtyard. They had gone to the ancestral hall to prepare, and they discussed in low voices all the way into the courtyard.

Yang Ruoqing walked towards them and discussed: "Dad, Fifth Uncle, I asked several sisters-in-law before, and they all insisted on sending uncle to the ancestral hall and then back. You can let them go after they go to the ancestral hall later."

My cousin, please send your sisters-in-law back. The children are all left alone with the aunt, so everyone is worried."

Even girls of Mianmian, Xiuxiu and Luo Baobao's age are staying with Lao Wang at the moment.

Yang Huazhong nodded, "I just told your fourth and fifth uncles about this. Your cousins ​​don't have to come over tonight. Over at the ancestral hall, your fourth and fifth uncles and I will accompany Xiao Hei to keep vigil."

Yang Huazhou nodded, "If Yongjin and Yongzhi don't stay at home, their mothers will have trouble sleeping."

After all, Wang Shuanzi had just died, and his death was so tragic. Who wouldn’t be afraid of women and children?

Not to mention the old Yang family, even the villagers were scared to death, as if a huge black cloud was covering the sky above Changping Village.

"Father, fifth uncle, let my mother and fifth aunt go back when the time comes, and I will stay to help my aunt and take care of my aunt." Yang Ruoqing said again.

Yang Huazhong frowned: "How can it be done? You have to go home and rest!"

"I can bear it, and I have also agreed with Tang Yazi to let mother and fifth aunt go back. I will be busy tomorrow!"

Yang Huazhong and Yang Huazhou looked at each other, both confused.

"They are so timid that they dare not even take a sip of tea if they stay here all night and are freezing to death. I'm not afraid. It's best for me to stay."

Yang Ruoqing's last two sentences played a key role. Yang Huazhong and Yang Huazhou exchanged glances again and nodded heavily.

The matter was discussed and they were notified respectively.

Near early in the morning, everyone carried the coffin and set off a short firecracker. The old man who was organizing the funeral led the way with a rooster with its neck cut off. The blood of the rooster was dripping and crooked.

All over the place.

Others followed and escorted Wang Shuanzi's coffin all the way to the ancestral hall.

At this time, there were four people left in Lao Wang's family.

In the east room are Ms. Tan and the sleeping Yang Huamei.

In the west room were Wang Hongquan and Wang Hongtao, who stayed with him.

Because they were elders, they had to avoid such occasions. Everyone else, regardless of gender, old or young, went to the ancestral hall.

After performing two more small ceremonies in the ancestral hall according to local customs, the old man invited to handle the wedding ceremony sealed Wang Shuanzi's mouth, nose and ears with the leaves of a local plant called "Golden Branch", and then let

Xiao Hei, the filial son, took one last look and finally drove the nails into the coffin to completely seal it.

Xiao Hei cried so hard that his whole body twitched, with tears and snot hanging on his chin. He was helped aside by Yang Yongjin and Yang Yongzhi.

Since childhood, he cried the most today.
Chapter completed!