On the second day, Wu Cuihua died of a sudden death. She was considered a sudden death and could not stay at home for too long.
The coffin was kept in the courtyard for only one more day, and the funeral was held early on the third day.
Jiayin and Cat Brother also wore sackcloth and mourning. Jia'an and Jiaxi carried them on their backs respectively. Jiahuan held Brother Li's hand all the way to the tomb.
Burn paper and kowtow, and then bury them in the soil.
One thing after another, Wu Cuihua was completely isolated from the rest of the world.
No matter whether he was good or bad during his lifetime, no matter how much joy or sorrow he had, the curtain came to an end just like that with a handful of letters.
The Li family removed the memorial shed and set up a banquet in the yard to thank many relatives, friends and fellow villagers.
After the banquet was cleared, the Li family returned to calm, as if it were the same as before.
Jiaren simply packed a set of clothes and went into the city with Mr. Wen.
Jiayin quietly ran out of the house on her chubby legs and insisted on giving two ingots of silver to her eldest brother, who had lost a lot of weight.
She was afraid that her eldest brother would not accept it, so she persuaded her in a low voice, "I gave it to the third brother too, and the third brother said he would buy me gems."
Jiaren laughed when he heard this, and hugged his sister tightly. He wanted to say something, but tears flowed out again. In the end, there was only one sentence left, "Be good, Fu Niu, big brother will come back and buy you delicious food."
The carriage kicked away, leaving Jiayin behind and sighed softly.
Mrs. Cui came out from the next door and saw the little fat girl with a sad face. She couldn't help but smile and hug her.
"You're such a young kid, how come you know you're worried? Come on, go into the house, my aunt will sew a new skirt for you!"
One big and one little girl came into the house. The old lady and Zhao Yuru were also discussing making needlework. Brother Li took the I bought an embroidery booklet and taught my younger brother how to identify patterns.
The old lady pulled Mrs. Cui to sit down, and Mrs. Cui opened the package in her hand.
"Auntie, I have nothing to do these days. I took Sister-in-law Qiong to sew a set of plain clothes for Brother Li, Brother Mao, and Funiu. Let the children try it on and see what size they like."
The old lady quickly thanked her . , "Jinrou, thank you so much. These three children usually wear bright colors. It's really difficult at this time. I barely found a set and couldn't replace it. Yuru and I were also about to sew. Yes!"
Mrs. Cui said with a smile, "Auntie also knows that I can't do anything with cooking. I can't help much these days, so I have been doing needlework."
Zhao Yuru shook out her new clothes and showed them to the children. After comparing with each other, he praised, "This needlework is really good, much more detailed than me and Hongying."
Brother Li and Brother Mao also thanked her, and Jiayin even hugged Mrs. Cui's neck and gave her a big kiss, which made everyone angry. Everyone started laughing, and the room finally had some of the liveliness of the past.
Children are the most sensitive. Only when elders have smiles on their faces can they dare to be more lively.
Brother Cat put on new clothes and pants, and walked around happily on the kang.
On the other hand, Brother Li is studying in the academy. He has learned good manners and his movements are somewhat stable.
The valley started to welcome guests on the sixth day of the lunar month, because there was a funeral in the Li family and they couldn't take care of it these days. Sister-in-law Liu and others took care of it.
Just after finishing their work today, Li Lao Er, Li Lao San, and Tao Hongying all came over.
But they still thought about home, walked around the valley, and hurried home when they saw nothing serious happened.
As soon as they entered the yard, they heard the laughter of the children in the house and the angry voice of the old lady. The three of them breathed a long sigh of relief...
Three days later, Mr. Wen was about to go to court, and Jiaren hired a carriage to come back from the city.
I don't know what kind of persuasion Mr. Wen used, but Jiaren looked much calmer. When he saw grandma, he knelt down and kowtowed, "Grandma, I worry you. Your grandson is back!"
"Okay, okay!" The old lady patted her big brother. Grandson, seeing that there was really no sadness in his eyes, he was completely relieved.
"Tomorrow your mother will burn her head for seven days. Then she will stay for two more days and pack up her things. Then you can go back to Luo'an and burn her head for seven days before coming back. It's close to both sides. I'll ask your fourth uncle to drive to pick you up."
"Okay, I listen to grandma." Jiaren nodded, hesitated, and then said to grandma when there was no one around him, "Grandma, if your family has enough money, can you buy a small yard in the city?"
The old lady asked . The eldest grandson sat down and asked, "The family does not lack this little money, but why do you want to buy a yard?"
Jiaren said, "I want to buy a yard and lend it to the teacher to live in. The Wen family is very fond of the teacher. ...Stern, forcing the teacher to marry a woman he doesn't like, and the woman's family and the emperor are not of the same mind. The teacher persuaded the family to stay away from court fighting, but the elders in the family did not listen, and now we are in a stalemate.
"The teacher took me back the day before yesterday, and I was blocked in the room . outside the door. The teacher rented a small courtyard. Perhaps the Wen family had tampered with it, and the landlord would take the house back in the next few days. I don't want to see the teacher living on the street. He is a poor censor and doesn't have much salary to live in an inn..."
The old lady frowned, "Although there are good parents in the world, how can the Wen family force their children like this? "
After she finished speaking, she went to open the box and took out a thousand taels of silver notes for her grandson.
"Tomorrow, you will burn the first seven. The day after tomorrow, you can go to the city with your father and buy a small courtyard. Mr. Wen will live there for the time being. It is convenient for you to take exams and make friends in the future, and you will also have a place to stay in the city. , and also, the property deed just needs to be directly in your name! "
Jiaren wanted to say something else, but the old lady waved her hand.
"Don't worry, the family knows that they won't worry about it. In the future, when your brothers grow up, they will also have to buy a yard for them. Our family is so small, you won't get married and have children, so you can all be crowded here. "
At this time, Brother Li, Brother Mao and Jiayin had already ran in from outside, followed by Mr. Hou who was walking slowly.
"Grandma, is eldest brother back? "The children started shouting before they entered the door.
"Back! " I'm here! " Jiaren squatted down, hugged his younger brothers and sisters with a smile, and then took out the snacks he bought in the city, including sugarcandies and candied haws, which made them smile.
He wanted to salute the Marquis, but the Marquis waved his hand and simply asked the city What's new.
It's the Lantern Festival soon, and every household begins to prepare lanterns, and lantern markets are set up on shopping streets. Everyone is looking forward to watching the excitement.
His eyes sparkled when he heard the good news, and then he quickly climbed to the Marquis's side. Sit down.
Before she could say anything, the Marquis laughed and said, "Want to see the lanterns?" "
Jiayin nodded heavily, showing her little white teeth with a smile, "Yeah, yeah! Fu Niu hasn't seen the lanterns yet! "
Then let's go with the whole family. We'll stay at the Hou Mansion for the night. We'll take Jiaren and Brother Li off to the academy and then come back." "
The Marquis agreed simply, causing the eavesdropping Brother Cat to cheer, and even Brother Li laughed.
But the old lady said, "We have filial piety in our family, so it's not easy to go to the Hou Mansion. But these days, my family wants to buy a small courtyard in the city, so I can stay there for a few days. "
The Marquis wanted to persuade him, but he heard rapid footsteps outside.
Ye Shan strode into the door, saluted briefly, and reported in a low voice, "Master Marquis, the war in Jiangbei has started, and the barbarians are coming with ferocity! "