Changping Village.
Chen'er's return home immediately made the old Luo family lively. After breakfast every day, Wang Cuilian was thinking about what delicious food to make at noon to replenish the children's health.
After lunch, I started racking my brains for dinner again.
Tuoba Xian couldn't help but laugh when she saw it, and advised: "Sister-in-law, there is no need to bother so much. They are all children in the family, and the children are not picky about their meals. A combination of meat and vegetables is the best."
Wang Cuilian also smiled: "The children are growing, and they have been away from home for a long time. Now that I'm back, I'm so excited that I don't know what to eat. Yes, a combination of meat and vegetables is the best."
The Luo family's backyard is bustling with activity every day.
Chen'er not only wanted to check Luo Baobao's boxing skills, but also taught her some other skills.
Zuo Jingling also learned from the side, and Chen'er taught him a suitable set of swordsmanship based on Zuo Jingling's qualifications.
Bingbing and several other boys of the same age from the village all came to the old Luo's house. They all learned some simple boxing and kicking skills from the teacher Chen'er every day, so that they could be close to him in the future.
Therefore, even if Luo Fengtang and Yang Ruoqing, the mainstay couple, are not at home, Chen'er and Luo Baobao are invisibly holding up the door, and the family is full of vitality.
Blacksmith Luo hummed a tune every day when he came in and out, and walked with windy steps.
After the Qingming Festival, the weather got hot very quickly. Everyone still wore jackets in the morning and evening, and changed into single clothes at other times.
Xiaohua's belly swelled day by day, and her body became heavier. Xiaoduo wasn't pregnant yet, but she also showed signs of pregnancy.
The two sisters stayed at Yang Huazhong's house every day to do needlework together. Xiaojie sometimes took her children back to her parents' house and would come over to chat together. They lived a fulfilling and comfortable life.
However, a piece of news reached Changping Village at this time, breaking the peace and comfort.
"Uncle is gone? When did it happen?"
When Mrs. Sun passed the news to Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Sun was so shocked that her face changed.
"I heard that he left in the middle of the night last night. He ate a bowl of porridge and smoked two puffs of dry cigarettes before going to bed last night. This morning, the person who was waiting for him went over to bring him breakfast, and he left. He seemed to have fallen asleep. ..." Mrs. Sun said with red eyes.
Sun's tears fell down.
I couldn't help but think of the years when I was a child in Sunjiagou. I was poor and hungry, but this cousin always tried his best to care for them.
That was more than thirty years ago. At that time, my cousin was in his forties, about the same age as Yang Huazhong now. He was in the prime of life.
I was grateful when I went out to the mountain. My father had to push the cart to load the mountain goods. I and my sister were often carried by my cousin, one by one, and the man's loud and hearty laughter echoed on the mountain road.
In the blink of an eye, more than thirty years have passed. I have reached the same age as my cousin, and my cousin has passed away. This world has lost another relative...
Thinking of this, Sun's tears became more and more urgent.
"Uncle seems to be seventy-three this year, right?" Mrs. Sun suddenly asked again.
Da Sun nodded, "Yes, seventy-three or eighty-four, if the King of Hell doesn't accept him, he will go alone. This is what we people in the mountains say. Our uncle will be seventy-three in half a month. Originally, our father a few days ago He also mentioned this matter and was a little worried that our uncle would not be able to overcome this obstacle. He also told us to make preparations and go to Sunjiagou in the next few days to celebrate his birthday. Unexpectedly, the uncle actually... …”
Sun asked with tears in her eyes: "Then what's going on with our dad right now? Isn't he sad?"
Mrs. Sun shook her head: "Since the mourner came and told me about this, my father is not feeling well anymore. He is currently clamoring to go back to Sunjiagou. The sooner the better!"
Ms. Sun stood up hurriedly, and Xiaohua and Xiaoduo also stood up together: "Let's all go to see Grandpa together."
A few people arrived at Sun's house together. Old Sun was in the yard instructing Xiao Jie's father to prepare various things for the funeral, including joss paper, firecrackers, burlap, and other things...
Seeing Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Da Sun coming over, Lao Sun took the first three steps and came to them in two steps: "I'm going to tell you that after I pack my things, I'm going back to Sunjiagou."
"Dad, are you going in the afternoon? Have everything been packed?" asked Da Sun hurriedly.
Lao Suntou said: "I can't wait any longer. Let's go over first while you pack up. We'll go back later."
When Lao Suntou was talking, his eyes glanced at Xiaojie and Xiaohua Xiaoduo behind them. Among the three sisters, Xiaojie took the child with her. Now she was attending the funeral in Sunjiagou and had to send Xiaojie and the child back to Zhang. Home, there is no one here to take care of their mother and daughter.
Xiaohua has a big belly, so naturally she can't go over the mountains. Xiaoduo's fetal pressure has just stabilized, so naturally she can't do anything.
These children had to be settled first before the elders could leave for Sunjiagou, so Old Man Sun planned to go first and let the others go later.
"Dad, then you and Xiaojie's father go there first. We will settle down at home and then go over." Dasun said again.
Lao Suntou nodded: "Last night, your uncle came to see me..."
ah?
Da Sun and Sun were stunned.
Lao Suntou continued: "When I was half asleep, I felt a tightness in my chest. When I opened my eyes, I saw a huge ball of flower snake coiled around my heart."
"Perhaps your uncle turned into a snake and came to see me for the last time. After all, I am his only brother."
Da Sun and the others couldn't help being shocked when they heard these words.
Although there is a high possibility of guessing that this is a dream, the villagers have always been full of these opinions. Everyone was dubious and helped to pack it up together, and then went home to make their own arrangements.
What Xiaohua meant was that she couldn't go, and Da'an was far away from the capital and couldn't go. She asked Sun and Yang Huazhong to take Feng'er there so that Feng'er could kowtow to Dagagong on their behalf.
Xiaoduo also hurried back to Xiangjiazhuang. She couldn't go by herself, but she had to let Xiang Shengnan or the cattle dealer's uncle follow the others to burn longevity incense.
As for the old Luo family, after hearing the news, Blacksmith Luo also rushed over, along with Chen'er.
"We both are going too. Tangyazi and Qing'er are not at home, and Chen'er is going to wear sackcloth and pay filial piety!"
Then Xiaojie's husband's Zhang family also heard the news that someone was coming. Zhang Ban's schoolwork was heavy, so Zhang Ban's father went to Sunjiagou with everyone.
In this way, it only took half a day for everyone to make preparations. Early the next morning, they drove the mule cart into the mountains and went to Sunjiagou for the funeral.
Mrs. Sun returned to Sunjiagou as a married niece. When her cousin passed away, it was not just as simple as burning longevity incense, but also having to beat gongs and drums and deliver wreaths, paper sedans and horses, etc., so she had to shout Go up to some men from the old Yang family, as well as Chang Gen Da Niu and the others.
The eldest son, Sun Tou, was lonely during his lifetime. After his death, he had to organize a lively funeral to send him off for the last time. It was also the last thing that his relatives in the world did for him in this life.
