Mrs. Sun simply baked a few cakes in the kitchen with eggs, wheat flour and a few green onions and brought them out. The three of them filled their stomachs with these cakes.
"I'll go home later. You stay and stay with Duo'er. The Xiang family has been so noisy these two days that no one can be spared to take care of her twins."
When Yang Huazhong left, he did not forget to warn Sun.
Mrs. Sun sent him to the door of the courtyard, "Don't worry. When we get to the Xiang family mourning hall, I will be with Duo'er, but Hua'er and Feng'er at home, please let them stay with my sister for the next two days." There are so many people there.”
After sending Yang Huazhong away, Sun and Xiaoduo rested for a while, then locked the door and went to the Xiang family's second room to continue their vigil.
Because the ones keeping vigil last night were Katsuo and his two cousins from his uncle's family, while his sister-in-law and children stayed at home.
Today during the day, the sister-in-law and the children came over. In the evening, the sister-in-law had to take the children back, and the cousins had to see them off. So tonight, in the second room of the Xiang family, Shengnan's father, mother, and uncle, the cattle dealer, were left. As well as Katsuo’s two uncles and two aunts.
After dinner, tung oil lamps and white candles were lit in the mourning hall. At first, Shengnan's two uncles were discussing with Shengnan's father and the cattle dealer at the table in the main room about the ritual ceremony tomorrow morning.
In the mourning hall next door, two aunts were also accompanying Sheng Nan's mother, but after a while, one of the uncles got drunk at dinner and stumbled into Sheng Nan's father's room and started snoring.
The other uncle was sitting in the main room dozing off.
Shengnan's father and the cattle dealer continued to discuss tomorrow's affairs. Shengnan's father was so sad that his voice became hoarse. The cattle dealer felt sorry for his brother and had to persuade him to go back to the house and lie down for a while.
When the time was approaching, Sheng's wife felt dizzy, and her two aunts also fell asleep again and again. Together they persuaded Sheng's wife to go back to another room and never came out again.
In this way, when the night wake officially began, only Sheng Nan and Xiao Duo were left in the mourning hall, as well as Sun who was by Xiao Duo's side.
Katsuo, wearing linen and mourning, stood by the brazier and burned a few pieces of incense paper into the brazier every once in a while.
The rules passed down from the older generation say that after a person dies, the incense paper burned in front of him during the period of rest can be truly converted into ghost money and fall into the hands of the deceased, so burn it more and use more fire. Can't break.
Therefore, Katsuo works very diligently. My brother has never enjoyed any blessings during his lifetime. I hope that when he gets there, he will have a lot of money and live a good life!
As a result, the small mourning hall was so smoky that Xiaoduo couldn't help but cough a few times.
Mrs. Sun had been very sleepy for a long time, her eyelids were constantly fighting, and she woke up immediately when she heard Xiaoduo's cough.
"What's wrong with you, Duo'er? Are you cold? Come on, put this cloak on yourself."
Mrs. Sun took out the cloak she had prepared in advance to cover Xiaoduo. Xiaoduo waved her hand: "Mom, I'm not cold. I just feel a little uncomfortable from the smell of cigarette smoke."
This puts Ms. Sun in a difficult position. Isn't that what a mourning hall is like? It's impossible not to burn incense paper...
"Duo'er, go to the main room and get some fresh air!"
Xiang Shengnan raised his head and looked at Xiaoduo, his face full of worry.
Xiaoduo looked at his bloodshot eyes and felt heartbroken, and couldn't bear to leave him alone in the mourning hall.
"It's okay, I can bear it."
"Duo'er, you go to the main room to rest for a while. I'm here to keep Katsuo company."
The cattle dealer's voice suddenly sounded, and people entered the mourning hall.
Xiao Duo was still hesitating, but Mrs. Sun had already spoken: "It's great that Brother Xiang is here. Duo'er, come on, mother will accompany you to the main room to get some fresh air. You are a twin now, so you can't bear the fatigue."
Xiaoduo had been sitting here without moving, and she felt really uncomfortable, so she and Sun went out of the house to the main room.
After sitting at the table for a while, the hall was filled with the smell of wine and the smell left by men smoking. There was a mess under the table, and the bones and fish bones that had been vomited from the previous meal were not cleaned up.
The children spilled the soup and water, and the spilled tea stuck to a few pieces of toilet paper, and there was nowhere to put their feet. In the early stages of Xiaoduo's pregnancy, when she was suffering from severe joy, her stomach churns when she sees these things. , so uncomfortable that the beautiful eyebrows knitted together.
"Mom, I want to go to the yard and get some fresh air." Xiaoduo told Sun.
Mrs. Sun glanced at the dark outside, "It's so late at night, and you're a twin with low fire nature, so it's better to stay indoors..."
Xiaoduo covered her mouth, looking like she wanted to vomit.
Mrs. Sun had no choice but to come over and support her: "Then let's stand at the door of the house. We can't go anywhere else. We can't even go to the door of the yard!"
Xiaoduo nodded, and the mother and daughter came to the door of the house.
When the fresh night breeze blew over, Xiaoduo felt as if his whole body had come to life, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Although Mrs. Sun also felt that it was more comfortable outside than inside the house, she did not dare to take it lightly and stood next to Xiaoduo with a nervous look on her face.
Before standing for a while, Mrs. Sun urged Xiaoduo to go back to the house.
Xiaoduo took Sun's hand and begged softly: "Mom, please stand a little longer. Listen, my uncle is still snoring in the next room. It's okay."
Mrs. Sun pursed her lips and had no choice but to follow Xiaoduo and stand for a while.
Suddenly there was a strange feeling coming from somewhere behind me.
Mrs. Sun subconsciously glanced over there and saw a black shadow standing in the passage between the courtyard wall and the kitchen.ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
At first glance, Mrs. Sun thought there was some kind of hoe, shoulder pole or something there, but when she looked again, the black shadow suddenly disappeared.
How can a hoe and carrying pole be so thick?
Looking at the black shadow, it looked like a person standing upright there.
But in the middle of the night, everyone in the Xiang family's front and back rooms was in this room. Who would go to that station after being full?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Sun couldn't help but tremble, and the hairs all over her body stood up.
"It's cold outside, let's go inside!"
She couldn't help but pick up Xiaoduo and went back to the main room. She saw her uncle dozing on the table. Sun was feeling a little better, but her heart was still pounding in her chest, like a drum. .
The cattle dealer came out of the mourning hall, followed by Katsuo.
"My mother-in-law, I just discussed with Shengnan. I'll stay here and ask him to send Duo'er and you home to rest first."
Go home and rest?
Of course Xiaoduo wanted to go back and rest, but she couldn't bear to let Xiang Shengnan carry it alone. starter
"Uncle, I'm not tired, I'll stay." Xiaoduo said.
Xiang Shengnan looked distressed: "Duo'er, you are pregnant, so you can't be tired. Just listen to your uncle. What's more, if you don't go back to rest, my mother-in-law won't be able to rest either..."
Hearing this, Xiaoduo turned around and looked at Mrs. Sun next to her, who looked a little pale and her fingertips were a little cold, and hesitated.
When she was on the other side, Mrs. Sun would definitely persuade Xiao Duo to go back and rest, but now Mrs. Sun actually said: "Since Duo'er said she can carry it, let's keep them all. I brought the cloak over, and Duo'er will take care of it later." When you feel sleepy, just lie down in your cloak and take a nap."
Mrs. Sun didn't dare to go out. Who knew what the black shadow outside was.
If they follow them to Duo'er's house at the entrance of the village later, Katsuo and the cattle dealers will stay here. The two of them don't know what to do. It would be better to stay here!
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