Twilight Boundary

"Uncle Laozu, my mother-in-law cannot be buried in the old fire pond..."

The four brothers of the Cui family persuaded the old patriarch to go outside and find a place to carry people. Several senior people in the village also gathered around.

Facing the angry old patriarch, the Cui family boss frowned and said: "The Hu family is not from our village to begin with. They have not been married to anyone in our village for twenty years. Old Hu Shan always married people back then. He married his wife outside and later ran away."

"We know that my mother-in-law is a good person, but do you think it is appropriate to send her to the old fire pond?"

"In the past hundred years, who of the people buried in our old fire pond are not related to each other and have been married to each other?"

"..."

The patriarch was slightly startled by these words, and then his face became more angry and said: "The situation of the Hu family is indeed a bit special, but how can you say such stupid things? In the past twenty years, my mother-in-law has treated everyone in our village Don’t you think there’s too much help?”

"Your grandma had a stroke. Wasn't her mother-in-law helping to treat her?"

As he spoke, he glared at the other people who were gathered around him: "My grandson meets Ye Ciaolang. Isn't it something that my mother-in-law likes?"

"And your family was so hungry that they ate Black Tai Sui without restraint. Who saved the lives of the whole family?"

"It's your mother-in-law who helped exorcise evil spirits from your family, and it's also the grain that Brother Hu Shan brought back from the city when he left the village!"

"..."

A group of people all blushed at what the old patriarch said and lowered their heads.

But the Cui family boss lowered his voice, tugged on the old patriarch's sleeve, and said, "Uncle, don't be so loud."

"We all know what you're talking about, but have you ever thought about it. My mother-in-law was very capable when she was alive. If she ends up in the old fire pit, our ancestors will not be bullied by her?"

"Earlier, our ancestors didn't recognize that little Huma, and my mother-in-law was definitely not satisfied with it. Coupled with her abilities, what if she got into Lao Huotang and couldn't get along with our ancestors? "

"..."

In this case, it was so mysterious that the old patriarch was unexpectedly hesitant.

I have never heard similar reasoning from others, but when I think about it, it seems that this is really the case.

He opened his mouth, wanting to curse, but unexpectedly asked: "What should we do?"

"We must remember our mother-in-law's kindness."

A person next to him said: "So, just prepare a good coffin for her and bury it outside the village. At worst, when we celebrate the New Year in the future, remember to burn some incense sticks for her."

"It is absolutely impossible to enter the old fire pond..."

"..."

"Who are the people buried outside these years?"

When the old patriarch heard this, his face was filled with worry, and he shook his head repeatedly: "It's not right, it's not right, even the grandson of my mother-in-law can't agree."

The youngest of the Cui family, the most capable, sneered when he heard this: "What can that little flax-haired boy know?"

"He was not a fuel-efficient person before. Everyone just looked out for my mother-in-law and didn't care about him. Now my mother-in-law is gone."

"If you don't obey me, drive him out of the village!"

"..."

"..."

In the house, Hu Ma, who was guarding her mother-in-law, was already angry in her heart after hearing the story about Xiao Hongtang crawling around.

As a human being, how could I not understand the underlying meaning?

That group of people, especially the Cui family, were not thinking about anything else. Were they worried that if their mother-in-law entered Lao Huotangzi, it would affect Lao Huotangzi's protection for them?

It has been a long time since he came here, and he also understands some common sense of this world. Although he is just a member of the same village, and his ancestors are buried in the same place, the four surnames in the village are secretly arguing and arguing. Quite a few!

Many people believe that Lao Huotangzi has a spirit.

Not only does it help future generations to ward off evil spirits and diseases, but it also blesses one's own family to be stable and have more children. Whichever family has more ancestors buried in Lao Huotangzi, the blessings of Laohuotangzi will be directed to which family has more descendants. a little.

For example, the five brothers of the Cui family, plus the other family members with the surname of Ruogan Cui, can be regarded as a big family in the village.

But the Zhou family, where the old patriarch lives, has lived in the village longer and buried many ancestors, so the patriarch is from the Zhou family.

It stands to reason that there is only one mother-in-law in the Hu family, so it does not matter if she is buried there, it is just that Hu Ma receives some protection.

But the Cui family is worried that the mother-in-law is very capable, one is worth ten or a hundred, and they are afraid that she will help Hu Ma take away the blessings in the village.

I didn't care about this, and I also knew that my mother-in-law was not here at all, and I was just following her instructions.

But despite this, after hearing these people's calculations, the fire in my heart became so hot that I couldn't hold it back.

"Drive them out of the village?"

Just as Hu Ma was secretly thinking about countermeasures, she suddenly heard a loud and angry shout from outside: "Who dares to do this?"

Everyone inside and outside the mourning hall looked together and saw it was the second master.

He had just packed a bundle of wood for burning corpses and carried it back. He was already quite old, but he had a sharp ear and eyesight. In addition, the third son of the Cui family had just spoken loudly. When the second master heard it from a distance, he was already furious.

Without unloading the firewood, he shouted loudly: "You Cui family are so domineering and ruthless now, come here, come here, let me see what your Cui family brothers are capable of."

"ah?"

As soon as they saw the second master coming, a group of people were immediately in trouble.

Especially the Cui brothers, who usually take advantage of the fact that there are many brothers in the clan and do things quite arrogantly. Not only is their family the best in everything in the village, even Cui Xie'er is the one who responds to everything among the children. If it were anyone else, he would have been slapped in the face. passed.

But he was attracted by the second master and felt guilty. Not only was this old man of high seniority, but he was also the most famous in the ten miles and eight villages for his martial arts skills.

The five brothers of the Cui family, combined, are not sure they can beat the second master.

Besides, the second master had been under the age of Tai Sui for a lifetime, and he was also acquainted with the managers of the Blood Food Gang. He was the most untouchable type in the village.

The Cui family members were silent for a while, not daring to answer, but the second master strode up to them and shouted to the old patriarch:

"Brother, you are too stupid to let them say such stupid things!"

"Our Dayang Village can survive in Laoyin Mountain only because of the blessings of our ancestors?"

"Then the living people can just provide sacrifices to the ancestors, and there is no need to accumulate negative virtues themselves?"

"..."

As he spoke, he glanced at the others. His eyes were bright, like a blazing furnace: "How many families in our Dayang Village have received favors from my mother-in-law. There are also many people in villages ten miles away who have received favors from her."

"You have really done such an immoral thing, how will other villages see us?"

"From now on, our Dayang Village still has the nerve to establish itself in Laoyin Mountain? Does it still have the nerve to leave the village?"

"..."

The old patriarch, who had been quite active just now and was a little shaken by these words, was shocked.

The old patriarch also glanced at the Cui family brothers, shook his head, and sighed: "This is reasonable. No matter what, my mother-in-law will be invited into our old Huotang. This has nothing to do with whether we are married or not. The Hu family , they are the people from our Dayang Village!"

Several other senior elderly people also nodded in agreement.

The Cui brothers were obviously not convinced, but seeing that the second master was really angry, they did not dare to say anything more.

He quietly went over and said something to the Cui family's grandma, and the grandma was helped back with a sullen face.

The funeral continued, as if the whispered discussions had not happened. At night, the second master and a group of young people in the village accompanied Hu Ma to keep vigil for her mother-in-law.

When the sun just dawned the next day, people hurried over outside the village and said: "The old Liu family from Mang Village, Lizi Village, and Bali Puzi heard that the mother-in-law of Dayang Village was gone, so they all rushed over. Came to express condolences..."

The old patriarch was so surprised that he hurriedly dressed and came to greet him. He was sweating coldly when he thought of what the second master said yesterday.

It's a good thing that I didn't listen to the Cui family yesterday, otherwise Dayangzhaizi would not have ended well today!

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During the whole process, Hu Ma just watched with cold eyes, and it was not his turn to say anything or do anything.

It was only after this incident that I finally understood the warmth and warmth of people in this village.

In the eyes of those people, my mother-in-law is really gone.

And in the face of such an old man who had helped so many people in the village and had just passed away, some people were disrespecting her and even thinking of bullying the little grandson she left behind?

It's so simple and cute...

It was also because of the attitude shown by those represented by the Cui family, and when I thought of my mother-in-law's kindness to me before, the sadness in my heart gradually became real.

During the entire funeral, people in the village felt that Hu Ma had just recovered from a serious illness and did not recognize people very much. They were not familiar with people outside the village.

In addition, he was young and did not understand these rules, so after scolding the Cui family, the second master and the old patriarch were the main ones, with a bunch of neighbors helping out, keeping vigil, cooking meals, decorating the mourning hall, and bustling around. All day long.

At night, Hu Ma personally carried her mother-in-law on her back and took her to Laohuotangzi.

When the wood for burning corpses was lit, there were flames and smoke.

Hu Ma knelt in front of the old fire pond. Now that the fire was strong, he was no longer so prone to seeing ghosts.

But when he looked up in a daze, he vaguely saw his mother-in-law's figure vaguely appearing in the black smoke, smiling gently at him.

Behind them, a group of illusory ancestors of Dayangzhai were huddled together and shivering.

I knew clearly that my mother-in-law was only temporarily away to do some errands, and that she was involved in things such as body sloughing, but seeing her body being burned, I felt an inexplicable pain in my heart. The smoke suffocated my eyes for a while, and my eyes were slightly red.

When the people next to him saw it, they all nodded secretly and sighed: "This boy from the Hu family has grown up."

"I know I feel sorry for my mother-in-law, but my mother-in-law's love for him is not in vain..."

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