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Has not entered the hospital ward to hear a sob, spreads over the entire corridor.
Li He aunts and elder female cousins sob while put on for the old person of dying already prepared the good shroud.
Li He said that „grandfather, your lying down meeting.”
The old gentleman has not cried, but the wrinkle on forehead, sips the mouth, is showed that he is not comfortable.
„Did car(riage) come?” The old gentleman asked that king Yushan said that „heat of this day, must hurry.”
king Yushan said, „will come, is the ice coffin, will not have the matter.”
He just lit a cigarette, the passed by nurse has scolded one, is too busy has put, but saw to walk away, the anxiety the face was selecting.
Delivered the car(riage) of coffin to come, he was also useless the stretcher, has hugged the old person, the mouth also said, „quite light, did not have a weight/quantity.”
Wang Yuguo said, „entire one week has not eaten the thing, depends entirely on the glucose to withstand/top.”
king Yushan leaves the hospital ward first, Li He on slightly runs up to the elevator mouth, first opened the elevator door.
After going downstairs, under lending a hand of driver, the old person was admitted in the ice coffin.
The drivers vowed solemnly that guarantees saying that „is the same with the refrigerator, ices up, if became stale, I do not collect your 10 cents money!”
„Walks.” Li He urged the driver, after seeing the driver went to the driving position, to the daddy-longlegs said, „you recognized the road, you with car(riage), in front, we in behind.”
He simultaneously prevented to want on the grandfather of hearse, drew on him Liu Laosi's vehicle.
„Hasn't liquor awaked? Trades opens personally.” Li He asked Liu Laosi.
Liu Laosi said, „then how much liquor, all right, runs into the traffic police I to process.”
„You open slowly.” Li He sees him to sober, has not made a fuss over a trifling matter, lets several cousins and brother-in-law boards, after arranging, has turned head to say to Li Long, „that you wait till noon in this, receives mother and dad they go back.”
Li Long nods, „felt relieved that will not delay.”
Confessed good Li Long, on Li He the copilot position of Li Hui truck, let king Yushan and Wang Jun several sits in the second row of sleeping place.
This grandfather and grandchild are not Lizhuang, is not familiar with Li Hui, seeing Li Hui is willing such to help, nature polite serious, handing over smoke.
The vehicle starts, tight with the front hearse.
„In family/home informs to be good? Firecracker, tobacco and liquor and vegetables, this buying of buying.” king Yushan asked eldest son Wang Jun.
Just like the marriage, the funeral must prepare a banquet, not only need manage, but must do in a big way, is lively, more is appears the children has the filial piety.
Wang Jun dao, „just with had hit toward the family/home in the phone, waits for dawn them to take to the streets.”
king Yushan nods, the head extends the front chair to happen to obtain somebody's favor, said to Li He, „Er He, you have the telephone, waits to arrive in the town/subdues, must trouble you to give the telephone, making them prepare the firecracker, the vehicle enters Ying Zi, you must make them put the firecracker.”
Li He said that „good.”
Dim light of night good, has moon to have star, irregular covering entirely sky.
The group, three car(riage)s, arrive in the town/subdues time is around 5 : 00 am, day already dawn.
Li He pulls out the telephone, gives king Yushan saying that „maternal uncle, you hits.”
„I will not use this, I give you number, you have dialed, me.” king jade reward for good works the number of plane, after Li He dials, receives the telephone, about has confessed carefully.
During the speeches, the vehicle entered the river bend, firecracker continuously, suddenly in ear bank crack.
Then the vehicle stop, one group of women pursue the hearse to start to cry.
„My mother... How you walked...”
„Mother, what to do I may...”
„My life good pain ....”
„....”
When the men carry the ice coffin, above the women put all of a sudden wail.
„Be not pressing...”
„Lifts to cry again slowly ....”
Carries the four men of coffin, cannot stand up to ten women such to toss about.
„On the side of you.” king Yushan first comes up own woman and daughter and daughter-in-law gives to pull open, then other male also in abundance comes pulling open the rending women of crying.
„The ground is grey, scratches.” Li He also comes up pulling open Big Sister Li Mei.
„Third child?” Li Mei scratches the corner of the eye, asking calmly.
Li He smokes a smoke, spits saying that „took mother they.”
Li He asked, „his father hasn't come back?”
He has not seen Yang Xuewen.
„Went to the county to sell the fish to go, it is estimated that waited to come back. That side has cooked, you make the point to eat.” Li Mei saw the ice coffin to enter the main room, no longer said that also went, continued to cry.
Out of the door a cauldron of cooking, the top is temporarily builds with the mud and red brick, the one who holds the bucket is a Li He cheap table maternal uncle.
„Has eating?” Vegetable/Dish basin of Li He on big table takes a look, is basically spatial, only has a basin mung bean dumpling.
Shows maternal uncle Wang Yucheng to wield big bucket to point is pressing the place of water well saying that „take the bowl.”
Said also non-stop scratches on the forehead downward to fall the sweat that unceasingly.
Li He arrives to press near the water well, moves out of the way the bowl basin under water outlet, under the head places, hand pressurised water, directly flushed, has made wet.
However this allays a fever actually.
From landing to the present, his perspiration has not stopped from the start.
With a large bowl, has not looked for the shovel, used the chopsticks to nudge a mung bean dumpling of large bowl directly.
After optional finishing eating, touches pocket, discovered that the smoke did not have, his baggage on the Li Long vehicle.
Looks at the daddy-longlegs in that powder smoke, wanted one packet of smoke to come, although the smoke was very bad, but better than nothing.
A cigarette has not pulled out, Wang Yucheng pulls voice to shout toward him, „Er He, you help my wood for cleavage.”
„Good.” Li He has not refused, to take up the axe to arrive at fuel pile of that sides to be busy at work.
Opening the soldier must come the help, was given to reject by him, otherwise appears his pampered as results, must to do for somebody including the wood for cleavage.
open/stretch Bingxiao the sound said, „is so hot, I come.”
Li He beckons with the hand, „you go to town/subdues to find a place to rest, does not use here.”
„This...” open/stretch soldier/weapon a little hesitates.
Li He said in a low voice, „in my family entrance, you are afraid me to be able? Goes, does not need to manage me.”
open/stretch soldier/weapon thinks is also, was throwing the ritual account place to pay 10 dollars, turned around to walk.
king jade comes to say to Li He good, „your friend didn't have the mouth food to walk?”
Li He said, „you do not need to manage him, he has the destination.”
The hand has the axe to fall, thick wood/blockhead divides into two, chops the material he is a little ability.
However did not have the entire meeting, Liu Laosi must come the help, the Li He rejection, Li Hui then comes, he continues to reject.
The people in Lizhuang looked that attended this funeral rite in the face of Li He whole family one after another, they the prince with river bend did not have the courtesy intercourse.
Liu Chuanqi said, „when comes back?”
Li He wiped away sweat to say with the clothes, „night, has not gone home with enough time.”
He saw west what also to come, was pulling son what shining, but he had not seen person who he wants to see.
„Yeah, when crossed a river continually draws up?” Chen Fatty received the Li He smoke to take to say with a smile.
„Your?” Li He shot a look at a Chen Fatty coat pocket, after pulling out, seeing is the good smoke, held in own pocket.
„Side has the selling agency, I buy.” Li Dong stands, he is Li Fucheng and the others comes together.
„You help me do the point to live, must lose weight.” Li He has given Li Dong the axe, directs own younger brother to work, this other people could not say anything actually.
„Good.” Li Dong has not refused, to brandish upper arm to go all out in that.
At noon serves a meal, the prince son and grandchildren are returning a courtesy to the person at the main room ice coffin border defense kowtow, move the table, suspends the tableware, serves food this matter naturally to turn over to Li He with Yang Xuewen and the others.
When 16 vegetables/dishes finish attending, after being busy at being sweating profusely, he has the time to push Liu Chuanqi and the others the tables to drink one bottle of beer, digs up the mouth food.
Under Wang Yulan around 3 : 00 pm come, passing through the gate cries in the same old way, the whole person paralysis has resulted.
Li Zhaokun to the coffin, mother-in-law has knocked two heads, before the brazier, has burnt two blade papers, chatted with the person to the one side.
In the evening, Wang Yulan must stand night watch here, Li He and the others went home.
segment Mei and Li Mei husband's aunt came back to clean up ahead of time, has brushed the mat.
Li He said to Li Fucheng matter that sees Chen Ming jing, Li Fucheng pounds pounds said, „that is also in the family/home the relative, you can help on the help/gang, do not work as the bystander.”
„Certain.” Li He knew that his master definitely said.
This old person looks at the relative and kinship is always very heavy.
„Yeah, you too had not known when can very arrive, more than 90.” Li Fucheng has oneself worry, obviously passing away of his child's mother-in-law, touched him.
Li He thinks saying that „, or do I accompany you to go to a open/unseal again?”
This is his grandfather's wish, he is satisfied.
Also, his grandfather now is not little, thinks that few year of good work, Li He a little felt sad at heart, he does not want to remain regrettably to the old person.
„Are you very busy?” Li Fucheng has not said the agreement, had not said that did not agree.
Li He said, „is not busy, I accompany you to go. When otherwise next time will come back, I am not clear.”
When no matter a person arrived, any age, thought of that own mother, this is very matter naturally.
But in mother's eyes, no matter the child is big, is own child, will not be few one point of love.
„That waited for two days to say again.” Li Fucheng does not know hesitant anything.
Li He nods, „good.”
Took a bath, Li He has lain down, is the sleep was insufficient.
But he always felt that he just now lies down is waked up by shouting.
„A bit faster gets up.” What stands in his head is Li Zhaokun.
„Such early does?” Outside Li He discovers black, day not bright.
„Today goes to the crematory.” At weddings and funerals matter, Li Zhaokun Li He is stronger than is not the tiny bit.
„.” One hear of Li Zhaokun said like this, Li He did not get up also to result.
The Li Long vehicle stopped in entrance, Li Fucheng in the one side to segment Meidao, „looked that your milk does not have, making her see the child.”
segment Meidao, „milk has gone, cooks the gruel in that to me, when the child awoke has been able to eat.”
„Walks.” Li He has a look at the time, fears unable to catch up, only copied water to wash the face, with enough time has not brushed including the tooth.
56 stopped with the hearse in the entrance of king jade Shanjia.
Iced the coffin just to leave the main room, firecrackers thinks, was a weeping sound of woman.
Enters the crematory, pleasant is on the tall wall that „changes existing habits and customs, implements cremation” eight white lime large characters.
The crematory is a south-facing square central courtyard, the biggest construction is during that burning down.
From the vehicle, Li He looks at the grey smoke that the incinerator chimney of standing tall and erect is emitting, has a look at the dust that the ground drops again, did not know that is the soot or the bone ash, always felt that the air is a little dignified.
king Yushan made a payment to lead the number, was waiting for the crevice of lining up, went to the special worshipping place, has set off the firecrackers, has burnt the paper.
Li He had not cried, in fact most men have not cried.
But, sees the old person to enter that moment of incinerator, on the scene, regardless of the men and women have cried.
The Li He itself thinks oneself will not cry, when old person's thin and small body forced in the stove by the crude worker with a smile, the tears actually stop get down freely, finally grows the one breath, scratches the corner of the eye, had not been cried by oneself the sound.
Li Zhaokun also scratches inflamed corner of the eye, sighed, „person, such did not have, how could on the road to Hades to divide the whole families.”
He sees his father-in-law to squat in entrance, is winking to the incinerator eye has not winked, came up to shake shaking with the hand at present, drew saying that „was all right, at noon accompanied you to drink two cups.”
„You ask when takes the bone ash?” Setting out that the grandfather tries hard.
„Asked, a half hour.” This is Li Zhaokun first time is so polite to the father-in-law.
He marries for nearly 40 years Wang Yulan, both does not treat to two brothers-in-law from the father-in-law sees him, bum, has anything to say!
Did not punch him is suffices to give the face!
Also must say anything!
He does not violate inexpensively, you cannot take a liking to the father, the father could not have taken a liking to you!
Therefore for dozens years are mutual non-aggressions, various, have lived in peace with each other actually.
The bone ash takes, Li He made king Yushan hold the cinerary casket to board the Li Long car(riage) first, oneself looked for a hand-held car(riage) to crawl.
The grave elects in the high ground of prince, side is a river, this is finds the person to endure specially.
„This winning side sails upstream.” The person who endures the geomancy had a liking for here yesterday afternoon.
The rural area to the geomancy in grave is specially tasteful, which family/home grave results in the geomancy to be good, whose male servant is prosperous, the Fu Wangcai prosperous person is also prosperous.
The grave is the man, the woman cannot come, excavating earth of male excavating earth, lifts the lifting earth of earth, has not been idling.
After the grave pit digs, to prevent decorative band over a curtain, four walls spread the red brick, has filled the cement, when the cement has almost done, the bone ash got down, the men started to bury the earth, before long, a small mound of earth came out.
Pats the reality earth with the shovel, after putting three have hung the firecrackers, the men have smoked a cigarette, while convenient ignited the paper money, the son, grandson and grandchild has deferred to the rank, one by one not making a sound knelt, has knocked three heads.
After firecrackers sound, all were peaceful.
„Family member returns a courtesy!” Li Zhaokun has roared a throat!
king Yushan and Wang Yuguo two brothers lead the sons and grandsons to bow to all people.
„Was good, was good, goes home to eat meal.” Dust that Li Zhaokun claps.
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