Chapter 3165: Be more open-minded (fourth update)
Cao Bamei said to Xiaojie in a low voice: "You silly girl, do you really take it seriously?"
"A slap will separate you. There are so many layers between those people and us. Tell me, if their old lady passed away, wouldn’t you be so sad that you couldn’t eat?”
Xiaojie shook her head without hesitation, "How is that possible? I'm not familiar with those old ladies. Even if I met them when I was a child, it's been seven or eight years and we are no longer together and have no feelings!"< br>
Cao Bamei said: "That's right. If you treat others like that, then others must treat us the same way."
"It's good if people can squeeze out a few tears in front of the coffin and pretend to be sad."
"The ones who are really sad are our own family members. They are invited to help with the funeral. , As long as they do the cooking, we don’t care too much,” Cao Bamei said.
Xiao Jie frowned, "I didn't think too much about it. The main thing is that I got angry when I saw them smiling so brightly. My grandma just died and hasn't been buried yet. I don't want to see people laughing!"
Cao Bamei raised her hand and squeezed it lovingly He pressed Xiaojie's nose and said, "You are already a twelve or thirteen year old girl, why do you still speak so childishly?"
"The person who passed away was a member of our family, not theirs. They laughed at them. You are just asking for trouble!" Cao Bamei said.
Xiaojie curled her lips and sat there silently.
Yang Ruoqing also took Xiaojie's hand and said to her: "There are three gangs of heroes. The dozen or so people we came here alone cannot make Grandma Ga's funeral grand."
“We do as the Romans do when we go to the countryside. If we want to leave in a lively and joyful way, we have to be more open-minded.”
“Remember, the purpose of our trip is to arrange the funeral smoothly. , let Ga My mother-in-law is buried in peace, and the rest can be ignored. They just talked and laughed behind their backs and ate a few meatballs. It was not a big deal, so they pretended not to see it. "
I heard Yang Ruoqing say the same thing, Xiaojie had no choice but to nod, "Well, I won't say anything anymore. I just hope that this funeral will end soon so that I can go back to Changping Village early. Now I am not familiar with this place at all..."
Cao Bamei said: "No way? This is your hometown, the place where you were born."
Xiaojie shook her head, "When I left here, I was only five or six years old, and I didn't know many things. I remember it.”
“Compared with this place, I feel that Changping Village is more like my home. There are my good sisters, Xiaohua, Xiaoduo and Huangmao. Sister-in-law, and the two sisters from Aunt Guihua’s house..."
Yang Ruoqing gently stroked Xiaojie’s head, "It doesn’t matter where it is, as long as there are relatives, it is our home."
"Yes, yes!" Cao Bamei nodded, "My home is also in Changping Village. After the funeral is over, let's go back together."
Xiaojie nodded vigorously. "I'm going to change the incense stick for my milk."
Seeing Xiaojie get up and go to the table in front of the filial piety account to change the incense, Cao Bamei said: "Xiaojie's personality is like my sister-in-law, straightforward and sharp, eyes. There is no room for sand in it.”
“Such a straight person has advantages and disadvantages. It’s okay if you meet someone who is equally cheerful. But if you meet that kind of tortuous husband, Xiaojie will have to suffer. Head." She said.
Yang Ruoqing said: "She is still young, and youth is indispensable for her vitality. When she becomes more sensible in a few years, she will know how to take appropriate detours."
Cao Bamei said: "That's true, ”
Looking at Xiaojie who was adding incense seriously and whispering to Mrs. Sun's memorial tablet over there, Cao Bamei said: "Are Xiaojie about the same age as Bi and Xiaohua Xiaoduo?"
Xiaohua said: "I'm fourteen, Xiaoduo is a few months younger than me, and sister Xiaojie is half a year younger than Xiaoduo, but the three of us grew up together."
Cao Bamei He nodded and said: "Of course I know Yes, like Qing'er, I have watched you grow up."
Xiaohua pursed her lips and smiled, "Second sister-in-law, you are relying on your old age again." Xiaohua and Da'an got married. Because Xiaohua herself was raised by Yang Huazhong and Sun, even if the marriage was not consummated, in the hearts of the big guys and Xiaohua herself, she was already the third daughter-in-law of the old Yang family, so it was only natural to call Cao Bamei second sister-in-law.
Cao Bamei also took it for granted.
She said to Xiao Hua: "I think among you three girls, so far, you are the most blessed." The top scholar has become your husband, you are so destined to be a noble lady!"
Xiaohua blushed with embarrassment.
Yang Ruoqing also said: "On this point, Bamei is absolutely right. Xiaohua's face is so good. One time, Goddess Li took one look at her and said she was destined to be a noble woman and have a prosperous husband."
Xiaohua's face turned as red as a monkey's ass, "Second sister-in-law, sister, let's not talk about this at this time, okay? I'm sorry if the people in Sunjiagou will hear it later."
Yang Ruoqing Said: "You have an upright marriage, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about. But it's better not to tell you about this, so as to save some trouble."
Trouble?
Cao Bamei and Xiaohua looked at each other. Xiaohua was innocent and didn't understand the mystery behind Yang Ruoqing's words, but Cao Bamei did.
"Yes, we are here to attend the funeral of the old lady. We will not talk about other things." Cao Bamei said.
After lunch, Mrs. Sun and others came to the ancestral hall.
"We'll keep watch, and you should go back and eat quickly." Dashun urged.
Cao Bamei and Xiaojie all stood up quickly, while Yang Ruoqing asked the eldest Sun and Sun family unhurriedly: "Which family is in charge of the kitchen? What should we do when we meet?" What's your name?"
Da Sun was stunned for a moment. She had been busy with the funeral for most of the day, but she had neglected this detail.
If you don’t make it clear, when the children go back to eat and the women come to say hello, the children will be laughed at from behind if they can’t call them by their names.
Mrs. Sun said: "Let me go back with you. I just want to get something. Madam Qing'er, I'll leave the ancestral hall to you first."
Sisters Sun and Dashun They all wanted to go together, so they hurriedly said: "Well, we are here. Sister, please go back with the children first."
Sunjia Village is not big, with only about twenty households in one village. Everyone has the surname Sun.
Due to the terrain, this village is not like other villages in Shangadali. There is one family here and one family there. Sometimes there is a cliff between the two families.
The terrain of Sunjiagou is low-lying, with the ancestral hall as the center point, and more than 20 households are located to the east, west and north of the ancestral hall.
After exiting the side door of the ancestral hall, walk straight back and arrive at the old house in a short while.
Compared to the old house of the old Yang family, this old house is really much simpler and shabby.
A courtyard wall made of stones half as tall as a man, with a fence gate covered with thatch.
In the yard, two sheds were set up. There were three or four tables under one large shed, and two large wooden basins for bathing under the other smaller shed.
The big wooden basin was filled with water, and there were several piles of bowls and chopsticks. Several women were squatting beside the big wooden basin, washing and chatting.
(End of this chapter)