AWB Chapter 128 Funeral
Chapter 128 Funeral
Zhou was unable to persuade her own father and burst into tears in anger. Fortunately, this was a funeral and no one said anything even if she cried bitterly. Instead, they praised her for being filial to her mother-in-law.
But who knows the pain in her heart? Outsiders don't find fault with her, but her own people come to tear her down. What's more, this is her own father, and she has no way to deal with him!
Zhou Dagui is Liu Wende's maternal uncle, and since he is the older uncle, the funeral cannot be held unless he gives in. The people who came to help carry the coffin stood in the yard and could not move forward, and the whole situation was frozen for a moment.
Seeing that he was about to miss the time, Liu Wende was so anxious that his eyes were about to burst into fire. He wished he could kick the old man away and get the coffin out as soon as possible!
But he knew that if he did that, his reputation would be ruined, and the entire Liu family would become infamous!
Finally, he had no other choice but to think quickly and secretly put a small silver ingot into Zhou Dagui's hand.
Zhou Dagui felt the cold silver, weighed it, and then stood up with satisfaction. He wiped his tears and cried, "My dear sister, I really can't bear to leave you, but I can't delay your good time and prevent you from marrying into a good family!"
As he moved aside, the people carrying the coffin were able to come in, and the group immediately carried the coffin out.
Although the matter was eventually resolved, the farce at the funeral was eventually spread out. People said all kinds of things, but most people still stood on the side of the Liu family.
After all, old Zhou's funeral was handled very decently, and everyone in the surrounding villages knew about it. As a member of her mother's family, Zhou Dagui shouldn't cause trouble for his nephew at this time, not to mention that this was not only his nephew, but also his son-in-law!
However, some people think that Zhou Dagui is not making this attack without a purpose. There must be things that Liu Wende does not do well in normal times. Zhou Dagui is dissatisfied and naturally wants to take advantage of him at the funeral. This is not the fault of others!
However, all this has nothing to do with Chen Cui's family. After old Zhou was buried, their family helped pack up and left.
Chang Fu was indignant about this: "Mom, when Dad passed away, no one from my uncle's family came to help us. Why should we help them with work today?"
After kneeling for an entire afternoon, evening, and morning, and having done a lot of work, Chen Cui felt more tired than when she had been burning charcoal or chopping trees for a whole day. Her waist could hardly straighten up, but she still had to patiently comfort her youngest son.
"We are not doing this for your uncles. This is your grandmother's funeral. It is our duty as descendants. When your father passed away, your uncles did what we did. Everyone has seen it. Justice is in the hearts of the people. Besides, it's only for this one day. We will have nothing to do with it in the future. Be good. Mom will make you some cold noodles when we get home!"
Chen Cui used reasoning and delicious food to coax her little son, and finally managed to coax him into submission.
The children have been very tired these past two days. Suisui has fallen asleep on her eldest brother's shoulder. Chen Cui wanted to take her over, but Changping refused.
"Mom, let me hold her. Let someone else do something so as not to wake her up." Changping said softly.
Changping knew very well how grandma treated mom in the past, but mom endured everything for dad and the others. Now at grandma's funeral, mom still had to follow his aunt's orders. He was heartbroken!
If any of them had any potential, even if they only achieved the title of a scholar, the aunt would definitely not dare to assign mother like this!
Changfu was still mumbling to himself: "Oh, I won't be able to eat meat for a while!"
Chang An couldn't help but gently knocked his head: "Don't say anything inappropriate, don't say such things again, otherwise you will have read this book in vain!"
It is your duty to observe mourning for your grandmother when she passes away, and you cannot eat meat because of this. If you feel resentful about this, then it is against filial piety!
Chang Fu retorted unconvincedly: "I didn't say it in front of others, and there are no outsiders here, what are you afraid of!"
Chang Ping said seriously: "Even if it's just you, it won't work, Chang Fu, a gentleman should be cautious when he is alone!"
"Hey, big brother, isn't it from the Book of Rites that a gentleman should be cautious when alone? The teacher seemed to have mentioned it once in class. Were you secretly reading?"
Changfu pointed at his eldest brother and shouted, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
Changping seemed a little embarrassed: "I just flipped through it."
Chang'an and Changfu looked at each other and saw a hint of frustration in each other's eyes.
They feel that the current schoolwork is already very stressful, and even a little difficult to learn, and they have to give it their all. But the eldest brother actually has the energy left to study other books. I really don’t know what to say!
Chen Cui chuckled and placed her hands on her two sons' shoulders, one on the left and one on the right. "Okay, there's no need to compete with each other over this. You are all good children and good sons of your mother. No matter what time it is, your mother will always love you and care for you!"
Changan and Changfu blushed instantly. Their mother was too much. It was so embarrassing. They were so old, but she still treated them like children.
Having said that, the two of them felt very happy in their hearts. Who doesn't want to be a baby held in the palm of their mother's hand?
It was almost night when the family returned to their home in the county town on a mule cart. Fortunately, they had Aunt Mai, so when they got home they didn't find a cold stove or an empty pot. Instead, there was someone to help prepare food.
After receiving Chen Cui's instructions, Mai quickly kneaded the dough, left it there to wake up, and prepared to roll the noodles. Then she boiled water for the family to take a bath.
I hurried back to the village yesterday to attend the funeral and didn't have time to take anything with me. I also stayed in the old house to keep vigil at night. Not to mention washing, it was good enough to have a place to lie down for a while.
Therefore, when the family returned to their home in the county town, their most urgent wish was not to eat, but to take a bath and change clothes.
The mourning clothes had been taken off long ago, and all they had to do was change into plain clothes. They were already in mourning for their father anyway, and didn't have any colored clothes, so it wouldn't be against the rules.
When the three brothers finished their bath and appeared in the main room refreshed, Chen Cui had also prepared the sour and spicy cold noodles.
The three grown boys each had a bowl of noodles in front of them, and in the end they ate them all, not even a cucumber shred was left.
Chen Cui ate a big bowl of food. Suisui had slept enough on the way and was now full of energy. She ate most of the bowl of food with her special small chopsticks.
Mrs. Mai had been paying attention to Chen Cui's approach just now, and was secretly learning from it, preparing to let her do it next time, so as not to trouble the lady to do it again.
After dinner, several children went back to study. They had asked for leave from school yesterday and today. If they did not review and preview, they would not be able to keep up with the next class. They had already understood the principle of not making progress but regressing.
After dinner, Chen Cui played with Sui Sui for a while, then took her to take a bath. They both changed into fresh and clean clothes and went to bed, and soon fell asleep.