Long years (51)

This is not the first time for Aunt Jin to go out in the middle of the night.

In the past, I would cry and curse while walking, just to come over from my old house and find trouble for my second son in the middle of the night. If something didn't go well, I would cry out, and it was common to be unable to sleep in the middle of the night. When a person is scared, he would walk and curse, in order to give him some trouble.

Be brave. Then more people will definitely hear it along the way.

Many people woke up in the middle of the night, and inevitably cursed secretly, and then said that the second brother was unlucky and that my mother was causing trouble again.

Now Aunt Jin went out and fell down in the middle of the night. There were people on both sides of the road, so why didn't anyone hear the noise and come out?

Many people said that they heard some noise. It was not because of the heavy wind and snow last night. Occasionally they heard one or two sounds and thought the sound was familiar. They thought it was Aunt Jin who got up in the middle of the night to torment her sons again. No one took it seriously.

, turned over and fell asleep again.

Someone who knew the details said: "I still don't trust the fifth child to take care of the child by himself."

It's winter, and no one has been living in the old house. The kang is cold, and the ice pot is cold on the stove. The fifth child is fine, but for such a small child, something will happen if you don't take good care of it. No matter who you leave it to, no one will sleep at night.

Not practical.

He must have gotten up in the middle of the night to see the children.

But some people don't think so. When someone said this, Ma Xiaoting said: "My mother is satisfied that she doesn't have to look after her children. She gets up at night and goes to the city to pick up rags to make money..."

These words made people feel very heartless. What made people even more speechless was that Ma Xiaoting was standing here without any embarrassment.

She was not here yesterday, but now she appears at dawn today. If she was not in town yesterday, no one would believe it.

When I came back, I didn't go over there to take off my mourning clothes for my father-in-law, and I didn't wish my mother-in-law on her birthday. I secretly went home and hid, but today I can stand here confidently and say something like that.

If Aunt Jin knew that Ma Xiaoting was there, would the child be left unattended and would she still go out at night? Would this happen if she didn't go out?

Lao Wu raised his head and glared at Ma Xiaoting fiercely: "Shut up!"

Ma Xiaoting's face drooped and she turned around and walked out.

Lin Yutong and Fourth Master didn't care about the quarrel and lawsuit at the door, they both stared at Aunt Jin lying on the bed.

The doctor said, he was already gone when it was delivered. Pull it back.

This sudden energy is a bit hard for people to accept. Yesterday, I was still fine. I could drink a few glasses of wine and joke loudly with others, but this is gone.

Still nothing!

Either death at home or death outside is considered a violent death.

How to deal with this situation?

Let’s transport the people back first.

As a result, everyone was put on the truck, and the boss came over. When he came, his face and neck were covered with bloody marks scratched by fingernails.

The man who came to help said that it was a fight between the couple. They all thought that Aunt Jin was in the hospital. Jin Mancheng wanted to come, but Li Xianer didn't ask him to go. Jin Mancheng said that if you don't go, give me five yuan, as a token of your gratitude to my mother. Li Xianer

He wouldn't give her life or death. Just for these five dollars, Jin Mancheng never resisted Li Xianer. He resisted for the first time, but when he came, his own mother couldn't spend the five dollars he had fought so hard for.

At this time, even if you have tears, you should hold them back, and you can't just cry outside.

Everyone in my family is confused. Just do whatever they say you should do. If you say you want to take the person back, take him back first.

But the question is which way to take it?

Lao Wu hugged Aunt Jin and refused to let go, "Mom, come home with me, mom, come home with me!"

Since Old Man Jin is not in the old house, it stands to reason that Aunt Jin should also be sent back to the old house so that the couple can reunite there.

Okay! Just send it to the old house.

After being sent to the old house, the filial son and grandson knelt there and almost cried.

But something has happened, and the problem has arisen again. Who will handle the funeral?

The fourth master buried the old lady of the Jin family by himself, the eldest and second brother buried old man Jin, and now it is Aunt Jin's turn. Who will do the funeral?

Logically speaking, it’s time for the third and fifth sons.

But isn't this third child being locked up inside?

Lao Wu can do it alone?

He certainly won't be happy.

He Xiaowan doesn't want to stand out. With such an eldest son, it's not her turn to stand out as a daughter-in-law with a child.

If we follow the pattern of how the eldest and second eldest son handled things back then, one son would handle the coffin and the other son would handle the funeral. After the gift money is paid, the one who should handle the matter will be the one.

Ma Xiaoting said, "Let's hold a funeral!"

It's not that Ma Xiaoting suddenly became generous, it's that she learned Li Xian'er's lesson. How much gift money did the second son receive for his funeral? Li Xian'er can regret her death later.

She wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

With the connections the second and fourth children have outside, the total amount of gifts is not a small amount.

Lao Wu and his wife both said that they would take care of the matter, so they would do it.

Regarding the set of coffins prepared by the third child, He Xiaowan pretended to be confused and neither said he could do it nor said he couldn't do it.

What Uncle Meng meant was: "You have done everything, Fifth Brother, and you can't suffer any loss!"

Why do you say you can’t suffer a loss?

A pair of coffin boards and shrouds actually don't cost much. For my birthday just yesterday, the new clothes prepared by the second and fourth families were enough to wear them. They can be worn too! You can't spend extra money.

This is considered a saving.

There was another item, the gold ornaments on the old man's body. When he was about to leave, the filial son took off these things, and they ended up on the son who was doing the funeral.

Those gold ornaments prepared by Lao Si, can they be used on top of a good coffin?

Not to mention one pair, ten pairs are enough.

That's why I say that since the third child is not here, you can only do half the job by yourself. You can only take advantage and not suffer any loss.

Lao Wu didn't refute, so that's considered an acknowledgment.

Good guy! But when the coffin came and the person was fully dressed and put inside, the problem came.

This coffin is not big enough.

Aunt Jin's height is not considered tall, it can only be said that she is not short.

The height of 1.68 meters is only a centimeter or two short, so it is unrealistic to fit it in evenly. The shoe is stuck somewhere, even if I change it to a shoe with a thin sole, it won't work. I just can't lie down in it.

I have never been so embarrassed.

There are rules for the size of this coffin. Who would buy a pair that is not enough? This is the same as asking an old man to wear small shoes when he arrives. She is not comfortable!

There is only one longevity food store in the town. As soon as I bought this thing, many people muttered, why did I buy this thing?

This coffin had been sitting in the shop for a long time, and it was not sold because it was not big enough. The owner's son was an apprentice who did a bad job, and the measurements were wrong, and the coffin was made short.

The price was pretty cheap, but it just didn't sell.

Why?

No matter how difficult the life is, people always think that this is the last thing to be done for the person who has gone there, and it is the last time they have to spend money. If the matter is done openly, people will feel better.

So many people know about it, but no one has ever bought it.

It turns out!

Lao Wu and Ma Xiaoting bought it back for cheap.

Even if you are not satisfied, can you still buy a second one?

How to do it?

The coffin is covered with clothes and quilts to form a slope, with the head high and the soles of the feet, and then the person lies in it, not lying flat, but leaning against it. If there is a little growth against the slope, the person is placed inside.

Carrying coffins and placing people there is simply impossible to do secretly by oneself. Helpers from a whole village are watching and saying anything.

Before, she said that her clothes were decent, and the gold ring on her hand was so big. She said that Tong was willing to give it up, because the clothes she prepared for her mother-in-law were so good. He also said that Aunt Jin was not lucky, and she had a son and daughter-in-law who were filial, but in the end, she was given away.

But once people are put inside like this, it really means everything.

There are people in the alley who like to speak fair. For example, Su Xiaoqin and her mother said to Ma Xiaoting, "Aren't you afraid that your son will pretend to be like this in the future?"

Ma Xiaoting retorted: "That's all nonsense. What else is there to be particular about when the person is gone?"

It's totally a no-brainer.

Originally this was fine, but because of Ma Xiaoting's unapologetic attitude, Aunt Jin's natal family was offended.

There are six younger brothers over there, and six uncles from the Jin family.

When you bury a woman in your family, your family members will have to watch by the coffin. If the preparations are not done well, the family members have the right to stop her. If she makes a mistake, you will not be able to bury her.

Originally, the uncle was still suppressing the younger brothers, saying forget it, it was the fifth child who took care of things. The nephew was young, ignorant, and life was difficult, so that was it, the living was coaxed to death and the others were coaxed to bury. Let's forget it.

It doesn’t matter so much anymore.

Others have to say this if they are careless. When these uncles take the initiative to say it, you, Ma Xiaoting, cannot let you say this.
To be continued...