Mr. Li has been bedridden for nearly three years, and the Li family has already made almost all preparations for his funeral. There aren't many things to buy.
Originally, Yan Fugui had arranged for people to make mourning clothes for the three members of the Li family, but now they are all gone.
"Old Yan, I can tell you. They were discussing over there just now. They said that the Li family's behavior was not in compliance with the rules. They also said that the death of Old Man Li was caused by the Li family, so they buried Old Man Li in such a hurry." The third aunt was there to listen to the truth, so she came over and told Yan Fugui in detail.
"Nonsense!" Yan Fugui now understood, "I told you, they're all gone!"
"Lao Yan, I guess they just can't eat the Li family's funeral banquet, that's why they say these weird things."
"Okay! Just understand in your heart, don't talk nonsense." Could Yan Fugui not be clear in his heart? "You're here just in time. Please help make the mourning clothes for the three members of the Li family first. Alas!"
The old lady usually doesn't care about other people's affairs in the courtyard, but there are exceptions. The Li family has been having a difficult time in the past two years, and the old lady has secretly helped. Basically, the Li family is given two or three kilograms of food stamps every month. Although it is not much, the Li family is very grateful. After the old lady sprained her foot, Li Juan would come to take care of the old lady during the day. Help the old lady get on the toilet or something.
When the old lady saw that everyone was gone, she sighed inwardly. Seeing the third aunt coming, I took a look at the Yan family in my heart.
"Old lady, I'm here to make mourning clothes for the Li family."
"Yeah. You're alone. I'll go back and ask Yuyu to come over. She has a sewing machine in her room. Ask her to bring it over. It'll be faster." The old lady came out to say something to Yan Fugui, and then went to the center with Yan Fugui. hospital.
Yuyu has a good impression of the Li family, and the Li family has never had any conflicts with his own family. So I agreed. With a sewing machine, it’s much faster. Three sets of mourning clothes were quickly prepared.
The second aunt went out to buy groceries. The current vegetable market only sells vegetables in the morning. Now it is afternoon. If you want to buy vegetables, you can only go to the countryside. Liu Haizhong's parents were still alive and living in the countryside, so the second aunt took over the grocery shopping. It takes a lot of time to go back and forth. When the second aunt came back, the steel rolling mill was about to get off work.
"Huh? Lao Yan, where is the person?" After the second aunt came back, she went to the backyard, thinking about asking someone to help her move the vegetables. The Li family wanted to entertain people in the courtyard for dinner, so they bought a lot of food.
"Oh! They've all gone back!" Yan Fugui greeted the three children at home, and moved the vegetables to the backyard with the two children of the Liu family.
Li Juan and Hu Peng were in very complicated moods now. They didn't expect that the people in the courtyard would be like this. "Li Juan, why don't we grit our teeth and let Dad rest for three days?"
"Hu Peng, our dad has promised us before. If he dies, the funeral will be simple. Now that the weather is hot, we can't bury dad just because he stinks at home, right? Besides, this matter is our family's own business. , we can do whatever we want. We don’t owe anyone anything. When Dad was alive, we both fulfilled our filial piety. I know you are filial, and Dad also knows it."
Li Juan's words left Hu Peng speechless. In fact, the hot weather was the most important thing. If you don’t have money for a funeral, you’ll have to borrow money at worst. But in this weather, how can the dead be left alone? Besides, it’s still three days?
Li Juan didn't want Hu Peng to go out to borrow money anymore. In the past three years, Hu Peng and his colleagues had borrowed a lot of money. Even if he lived frugally in the future, it would take five or six years to pay off the famine. If you borrow money now, you will probably have to postpone it for another year.
"Hu Peng, stop thinking. Didn't our dad say that the dead must make way for the living? It's been hard on you in the past three years. People in the courtyard are like that. Don't mind what they say. They never They have helped us, but we don’t need their help. Dad is gone, and we have to live a good life and pay off the famine we owe over the years. The better our lives are, the happier Dad will be in heaven."
Hu Peng actually cares most about others saying he is unfilial. Now the only people in the courtyard are the Yan family, the Liu family, the old lady and He Yuyu. Hu Peng felt very sad when he thought of this.
"Hu Peng, you have done a good enough job. Lao Li always praises you for your filial piety. We have to choose between face and lizi." After hearing what Li Juan said, the old lady also advised Hu Peng to be more open-minded.
Poor couples have everything to suffer from, and they must make plans to make ends meet when their families are in trouble. The Yan family has a strong say in this. "Hu Peng, it's a new society now. Some old etiquette and some old rules are out of date." Yan Fugui also advised.
Liu Xia returned to the courtyard happily, "Huh? Why is there no one?" Usually when she comes back, the people who greet her must be the Yan family. She didn't see them today, so Liu Xia is still a little uncomfortable.
"Why is Yuyu not in the house?" Liu Xia saw that Yuyu's house was locked, thinking that maybe Yuyu was in the backyard with the old lady, so she walked to the backyard.
When I walked to the backyard, I smelled the smell of burning paper money. I saw the old lady's house was locked again, so I walked to Li's house looking for the smell.
"Auntie!" Yuyu was busy choosing vegetables with his second aunt when he saw Liu Xia and called out.
"This is..." Liu Xia has never met the Li family, so naturally she doesn't know the Li family.
"It's Mr. Li who passed away." Yuyu explained.
The old lady walked out of the house and said, "Xiaoxia is back. Come here and kowtow to Old Li." The old lady has seen clearly over the years that the Li family is a good person. The old lady also likes the Li family and is worthy of association.
The deceased was the most important, and Liu Xia did not refuse. Besides, she also trusts the old lady very much. Hu Peng and Li Juan also knelt down and returned the gift.
When Liu Xia came back, the old lady and Yu Yu went back together.
"Old lady, the old man of the Li family passed away, why are you the only ones here?" Liu Xia asked her questions after returning home.
"Little aunt! It's not like the Li family has decided to bury Mr. Li tomorrow, but the people in the courtyard don't agree. They still want to wait until everyone comes back from get off work to cause trouble!" Yuyu was very disdainful.
"Old lady, are the Li family and which family in the courtyard related to each other?" Liu Xia didn't know which family in the courtyard was related to the Li family, so she naturally wanted to ask.
"The Li family has no relatives. Old Li Tou also came to Beijing as a refugee. I rented the house to him because I felt sorry for him. Old Li Tou supported Li Juan by picking up rags." The old lady recalled some of the things she did back then. Things are also full of emotions.
"No, since they are not relatives, who will be bothered by what they do?" Liu Xia also received education in new ideas, and she didn't know much about some old rules. She felt that since they are not relatives, what qualifications do you, a neighbor, have to make irresponsible remarks on how other people do things? If you want to express condolences, just kowtow. If you don't want to go, just go. Why are you still making trouble?
