The Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

Everything happened suddenly, but it seemed so natural. After all, for a centenarian, it seemed quite normal to die on that day.

The funeral of Mr. Xuan will not be a big one. This is the request of the old man during his lifetime, and Yang Dongxu is not going to cremate the old man, so he can't be too ostentatious. However, according to the rural customs, people from the same village or from outside the village come to burn plain paper. The so-called not big class refers to making a big scene without showing off, rather than keeping everything simple.

Du Suo was fighting in South Africa and couldn't leave, so Du Fei and Jie Chengwu came back, and Xiao Hutou, who was far away in Europe, hurried home.

First inform the family about the death of the old man, and then Yang Dongxu went to kowtow to others. The Yang family must be too busy with the funeral, so they need to ask other people in the same village to help, and it is due etiquette to ask someone to help kowtow at the funeral.

Mr. Xuan had no relatives, so Yang Dongxu didn't have to go to the door of his relatives to kowtow to inform him that Mr. Xuan had passed away.

The perfect man Yang Dongxu started to go to the coffin shop in the town to buy pipes and shrouds, and many people from the village had already gathered in the Yang family.

In rural areas, it is usually the women who bring their children over to eat candy when there is a happy event, and the men are basically the ones who come forward when the funeral is held.

Women are basically not busy outside, but go into the house to tear the filial cloth or busy with other things. The size of the filial cloth worn by rural elderly people is particular, for example, three feet, seven feet, or nine feet.

According to the distance between the person who came to mourn and the deceased old man, the length of the filial cloth is different.

"Don't be too sad. The old man is more than a hundred years old and he died without any illness or disaster. This is a joy and mourning." Daliang drove the car, looked at Yang Dongxu who was sitting in the co-pilot and looked into the distance with unfocused eyes, and comforted him.

I can't understand the relationship between Yang Dongxu and Mr. Xuan's master and apprentice, because he has never been a teacher before so he doesn't understand it well.

But I usually see Yang Dongxu seeing the smile on Old Master Xuan's face, blushing and arguing with Old Master Xuan from time to time, and at the same time arguing, he still doesn't forget to pour tea for the old man in case he will knock him down, this scene can be seen in his eyes. At this moment, the blow of the old man's death to Yang Dongxu can be imagined.

"Yes, it's joy and mourning!" Yang Dongxu murmured with focus in his eyes, trying to relax his face to show that he was fine, but the stiff facial muscles just couldn't relax.

Seeing this scene, Da Liang sighed, and said while looking ahead and driving, "Isn't the old man cremated?"

"The old man wants to be cremated, but I think it's better to bury him in peace. Anyway, the management here is not very strict recently." Yang Dongxu said.

Originally, there was a crematorium in the town of Yangjiacun, but with the rapid economic development, especially the rapid rise of traditional Chinese medicine and homestays, the location of the previous crematorium was a bit inappropriate.

So the town demolished the crematorium last month and built it in a more remote place. The original crematorium will be changed into a cultural square in the spring tomorrow, and a parking lot for urban residents and tourists.

Because the new crematorium has not yet been built, the recent regulations on the cremation of the deceased are not so strict.

So at this time, even if Mr. Xuan is not cremated, no one will say anything, because everyone in the whole town is like this because the crematorium has not been built yet.

Even when there was a crematorium before, there were people who secretly buried people who paid fines, so it was normal for Yang Dongxu to say that he would not be cremated for peace, and even if the rumors were not so loose now, it would be normal for the old man not to be cremated.

Others would also think it was normal, after all, the Yang family would rank high in the entire Jiaocheng City, even in the entire Anhui Province, not to mention the towns and villages.

It's just that the Yang family is very low-key, and they live alone and have been farming in the countryside. Everyone doesn't think the Yang family is superior.

When I came to the coffin shop in the town, I didn't have to ask for a high-quality nanmu coffin, so I ordered a willow coffin according to the local customs.

Then I chose funeral supplies such as shrouds and paper figurines, and drove back with the shrouds without delay in ordering things in the town.

The reason for rushing this way is that the body will not become stiff immediately after death. At this time, it is necessary to change the shroud as soon as possible, otherwise the body will become stiff and even the shroud will not be easy to wear when the family grows up.

This is also the reason why many elderly people prepare shrouds for themselves in advance when they feel that their health is not good enough. Mr. Xuan didn't pay much attention to his clothes, so even if he felt that his time was up, he still dressed in plain old clothes.

Therefore, it is necessary to put on a new shroud before being buried. In fact, Yang Dongxu knew in his heart that if the old man was alive, he would buy new clothes for the other party, and the other party would definitely look disgusted and unwilling to wear them.

But even though he said he was disgusted, when Yang Dongxu left the old man, he must be smiling happily at the new clothes alone.

It's as if the child sold a lot of things to the parents, and the parents complained about spending money indiscriminately, but couldn't help being happy in their hearts.

The reason for being happy is not because the child has spent money on himself, but because the child has himself in his heart and still thinks about himself.

So even if you are not buying anything, but just some worthless vegetables and fruits grown by yourself, if you are willing to ride a bike to give some to your parents, they will be very happy and think that the fruits you send are better than those bought in supermarkets. more sweet.

Yang Dongxu bought the shroud for the old man himself. When he came out of the room, Zhou Ya was already standing at the door in filial piety, holding a filial piety in his hand, which was prepared for Yang Dongxu. Next to Zhou Ya, Wen Chen was also in a filial piety Filial piety.

At this time, Wen Chen's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he kept looking sideways into the room, wanting to see if the master who usually beat him with a bamboo stick could still get up and chase and beat him.

"Go in and see your master." Yang Dongxu said to Wen Chen next to him while taking the filial gown from Zhou Ya's hand and putting it on.

Generally, children would feel fearful when facing a dead person and dare not approach them, but Wen Chen had no fear. After hearing his father say that he could go in, he trotted in without any hesitation.

It's just that after running for two steps, the voice that told him not to be frizzy like a monkey sounded in his ears, trot's footsteps paused, and he straightened his back and walked in with a good appearance.

"Are you okay?" Zhou Ya looked at Yang Dongxu, who seemed to be silent on the surface, but seemed to be missing an important part, and Yang Dongxu, who seemed to be lonely inside, asked worriedly, seeing that the old man had not passed away for a long time.

"Fortunately, it's just a little unacceptable for a while. Although I have thought about this day, when this day comes, I realize that the previous mental construction is so vulnerable to the fact that the old man really left."

"The old man left with a smile, so don't be too sad." Zhou Ya comforted.

"Yes, the old man walked away with a smile. He is more than a hundred years old. This is a happy funeral and shouldn't be too sad." Yang Dongxu said in his mouth, but the grief in his heart could no longer be concealed, and he began to look at the face that was trying to control his expression. spread.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Dongxu patted Zhou Ya's hand, "Go in and have a look, don't just persuade me, you want to open something yourself."

Seriously speaking, Zhou Ya didn't actually get much paternal love from her father Zhou Yiren. She was not by her father's side when she was young, and although she returned to Zhou Yiren's side later, Zhou Yiren was too busy at that time, and apart from giving her a better life than following her mother, he didn't have time to give her much love.

On the contrary, it was the old man who could get along day and night, which made Zhou Ya feel caring. Although the old man is usually very strict, the skills taught by the old man are the root of Zhou Ya's ability to get out of childhood misfortune and become more confident.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the old man gave Zhou Ya a second life.

"I'm fine, happy and mourning, I don't cry!" Zhou Ya also tried to control the expression on her face and said.

But the tears swirling in his eyes couldn't be held back. Seeing his wife was so sad, Yang Dongxu stretched out his hand to stop her and let her lie on his shoulders. He felt sad, but it would be better to cry.

Yang Dongxu actually wanted to cry too, but when he was in extreme grief, the tears seemed to be blocked by nothing, and he couldn't cry when he wanted to cry.