Meeting up with Qingping and Xu Qiang, they found Xu Tian holding the child.

It's good to be modest. A full-month-old child doesn't recognize anyone, so anyone can carry it. But that's not the case with Qiming. This kid is over a year old and has already recognized people. Xu Tian is a grandfather, but he doesn't see children often.

Naturally, they don’t kiss each other. They cry uncontrollably. My parents are with me, and it’s okay if grandpa holds me. But if my parents aren’t here, I start crying. What should I do? Grandpa hugs me, and then follows me.

In the car, Qingping also said: "I still don't understand the rules here. At that time, my mother... was considered a violent death..." It seems that this was not the case at that time.

Xu Tian said: "That is in the village, not outside."

He had heard too much, so he explained to a few children: "In your town, in the two rows of houses along the road, do you think that in every house there is a young man in his twenties or thirties who has died due to various reasons?

The elderly will not die, and the women will not have any accidents. Only the young and strong men in their twenties and thirties will die..."

Qingping had heard about it once or twice, but Qingning didn't know about it at all.

Xu Tian explained: "That is the one at the east end or someone else's. My son died on the construction site. I was afraid that people would stop me when I brought him back, so I didn't tell anyone. I secretly brought him back in the middle of the night."

.Since that year, a young man has died on that road every year... How many years have passed, counting on your fingers, now every family has not been spared..."

Qingning didn't believe this at all.

Of course, if you want to say it's a coincidence, then others must believe it is a coincidence.

We have always been very particular about this, but in the past few years, young people have died unexpectedly one after another, and some people say that it must have been the fault of that bastard, the old man.

Whether it is true or false, everyone feels that they would rather believe it and follow the rules, and everyone feels at ease with each other. Everyone is afraid that something will happen in the future, and the owner is also afraid that something will happen and someone will blame him. So everyone will follow this rule.

This is not a family-by-household matter. You say you don’t believe it, you say you are superstitious. Then explain why young men died in every house on both sides of that road. If you can’t explain it, if you can’t explain it, then you can

What’s wrong with following the rules? Can we please give each other peace of mind?

Don't talk about calling the police without calling. If some problems in rural areas could be solved by calling the police, we wouldn't always say that the problems at the grassroots level are complicated.

When they arrived, both Qingshou and Yang Meili were there. Old Yangtou grabbed his daughter back. He knew where her daughter was, and he also knew that her daughter was with another person and was living a good life. It had been so long.

, they raised their granddaughter and did not call their daughter back. They just thought about it for a long time, and the Jin family gave up. They asked their daughter to get the certificate from the serious people over there and live a good life. But isn’t this impossible now?

If he didn't call his daughter back for such a thing, Jin Mancheng would have to stay at the entrance of the village for forty-nine days. The body was placed in a coffin, but everyone knew that the body would rot. Thinking that his relatives could not be buried in peace... Jin

Does the family hate it? The deceased is the most important. No matter how good he was when he was alive, or how many difficulties the living person has, he will come back and bury the person first before talking about it.

He called his daughter back and brought his granddaughter.

Yang Meili was obviously pregnant with that man's child, but she still came.

Along with Qingning and the others, there were also Huahua's parents and the child Qi Rui brought back by Lian Bing.

Lao Yang kicked Yang Meili and said, "I'll tidy up your dad. Tell him you're back and ask your dad to follow you home..."

Qingshou was so angry when he saw Yang Meili that he wanted to strangle her to death. At this time, Qingfeng also caught her. If he could come back and send his father into the house, all grievances would be settled!

Even Wu Da and Wu Shuang came there with their wives and children, for fear that some people would deliberately make things difficult for others.

There was an old man in the village who liked to do things, so he came over to take a look. He looked at the juniors of the Jin family who were kneeling at the entrance of the village one by one. Someone there reminded them: "This... is the son-in-law of the second family... That one is from the third family.

Wife...this is the son-in-law of the fourth family...where is the daughter-in-law of the fourth family?"

Qingyuan said: "Grandpa, I'm not married yet."

"Are you engaged?" he asked again.

Qingyuan shook his head: "No!"

I don't know who shouted again: "How come I heard that the daughter of the third family is engaged..."

The third child was very angry, "Who said that?"

Some people actually say it has a nose and eyes.

Some people said no, "You're engaged, why don't you come? If this is a bit unlucky, and if something happens in the future, who's to blame?"

It doesn't matter if one person doesn't agree.

Someone saw Xu Tian hugging Qiming and asked, "Didn't the fourth family have a grandson?"

Someone shouted: "Stop looking for it. It's okay if the two children don't come... My niece has fulfilled her filial piety to the uncle... It's these two nieces who have washed her..."

The man shut up and explained to the person next to him, "I'm not afraid of offending people. I'm more afraid of getting into trouble than offending people."

We had to take the main road back, and the main road had to pass by the two rows of houses where the accident occurred. All of them had lost sons and grandsons, and they were particularly serious.

After pulling it back and forth, the son-in-law who thinks Qingjuan can get it.

Qingjuan was stimulated, but it didn't end. Liancheng came. His grandfather personally delivered it. Knowing the rules here, he called his grandson. Then he hurried away, but it was still too late.

The young man was pretty, but he lowered his head in embarrassment after being looked at by so many people. Then he quietly stood next to Qingjuan.

Qingjuan was angry at this violation of the rules, but also happy that Liancheng could come. She asked in a low voice: "How did you come?"

"Driving back." He whispered, "Are you just waiting for me?" He looked very uneasy.

When everyone arrived, everyone knelt down. There must be a lot of people. Big and small, Xu Tian hugged Qiming and hid to the side.

The kneeling filial son and filial daughter burned paper and set off firecrackers to remove bad luck. Then they kowtowed and scattered money, which was regarded as buying a way with various gods. Finally, they gave each of them a white lantern bought from the paper shop and lit it.

Get up. Each person has one hand to guide the souls' way home. Yan Yan and Xu Qiang both took two, one big and one small. They took them for their two children. Lao Yang took them for Qifu, the daughter of the Qing family, and they were colorful.

Dad helped Qi Rui hold it.

Throw money as you go, call people as you go.

The junior couldn't open his mouth, so the people in the village who were accompanying him said: "If you don't shout, stop it. Wait for your uncle... Otherwise, who will be harmed if you leave a little soul behind!"

Qingjuan held Qingyue's hand: "Whatever I say, sister, just follow me..."

It's like playing a trick here, with so many people watching, and singing a monkey show is not like this.

Qingyue almost cried.

Liancheng still had an idea. He squatted down and muttered something to Qingyue, and then the kid shouted loudly. Liancheng, who thought he was particularly shy, shouted in a measured and rhythmic manner.

When Qingjuan asked about it later, he said that his father died on the operating table and also died outside. At that time, the place where his grandparents lived was not considered a county seat, but only a suburb of the county. He was four years old.

, he also called his father this way. He was afraid that he would not be able to bring his father home.

Even though I have never met this uncle-in-law, he still behaves very piously.

Just walked and shouted all the way, and welcomed the "people" into the house.

Then there were firecrackers, burning paper, and kowtows to thank the various gods for opening the way for their loved ones to return home.

At this point, Qingping and Qingning felt that it didn't matter whether they were present or not. They lit a brazier at the entrance of the alley and stepped over the brazier. The matter for today was considered over.

Qingping took the child back to his house in the town, while Qingning and Yan Yan returned to the county town, and the child still needed to be fed.

Yao Siyun sent Liancheng away with Qingyue and Qingjuan, and then followed Qingping back to the second son's house.

When he got home, Qingjuan scolded: "What kind of nonsense is this? What age are you still doing this? And my father's uncle, he looks like he is sick. Why did he ask his niece to go? My father and I

My second uncle is the same... He didn't say he was stopping him... And my second uncle also asked my eldest sister to go..." Then he asked Qingping: "My eldest sister is still bold and not afraid at all. Humph! If it were me! I don't care.

Go to the ball! My son and daughter-in-law are not going, why should I be asked to go! I just go in and can’t move. How can you bite me?"

Qingping said: "I used to hear people say, 'A man depends on his maternal family, and a woman depends on her mother's family.' I never understood the meaning of this sentence emphasized by the old man. This time, I really understand."

There is a saying that has been circulating in my hometown. Maybe even those born in the 1990s may not know it, but as those born in the 1980s, they still know it to some extent.

This sentence is "a man depends on his maternal family, and a woman depends on her natal family".

She didn't understand why a man relied on his maternal family, but she simply thought that a woman relied on her natal family, which meant that if a woman was bullied by her husband's family, she should depend on her natal family for support.

In fact, this understanding is extremely one-sided.

That’s not what this sentence means at all.

Why did Uncle Meng over there, at such an old age, show up at the hospital in the provincial capital as soon as possible? Why did no one refute him when he made comments about the funeral? Even his own father listened.

Now if you think about the funerals in your own family or in the village in the past, you will find that if the male owner of the family died, then the first person to be called over must be the man’s uncle’s family. If the uncle is no longer there, his cousin will do.

There is no brother, cousin, or nephew. If there are no relatives in the uncle's family, then the uncle's family has to have someone. If it is true that there is no one in the maternal family, people will say it is really pitiful. If it is

Hostess, the person coming must be her mother's brother or nephew. If no one comes from her mother's family, they will be labeled as pitiful. At first, Yingzi and Lin Yutong were somewhat coerced into recognizing the Lin family, and Aunt Jin

He once said, "A woman relies on her mother's family. Even if she has biological brothers, their surname is Guo and not Lin! If they are not closely related to each other, their names are not justified."

Why is it pitiful? Why do you say you need to take care of it? What should you take care of?

The man died, and someone came from his uncle’s family. The woman died, and someone came from her mother’s family. What are they here for?

Come to supervise! Come to examine! Come to see if there is anything unfilial or bad in this.

It is impossible to test when this rule was passed down. But the original intention of formulating this rule should be for the purpose of "filial piety". To monitor whether their children are filial.

For example, if an elderly person in the family dies, or someone comes from the maternal family, or someone comes from the natal family. After the person comes, the family will designate a person to groom the elderly person. At that time, there were not only one son, some families had daughters, and some families did not have daughters.

.Those who have daughters will usually point their daughters to groom the old man. Why? The daughter will not hide it for the daughter-in-law. For example, whether the old man died abnormally, whether the old man was abused and has scars on his body. The old man has been ill for a long time.

In the bed, the care and attention of the old man was not careful, which can also be seen from the body. The bed sores on the old man's body were rotten and filled with maggots. This would have been possible if the son and daughter-in-law had not waited until the other person's mother-in-law or natal family came.

If the person is dressed directly, no one will know, right? There was a case in He Xiaowan's family where a son and his wife strangled his own mother to death, but it was not the married daughter who discovered it. Why did I dress my mother before I arrived?

Okay? This is not in accordance with the procedures, so there is something fishy about it.

If you don't have a daughter, you may point to your married niece, or to another daughter-in-law who doesn't often live in the same yard with the old man to wash up. The purpose is the same, which is to check on the old man in the name of washing up.
To be continued...