Chapter 1853 Passing away
"Mom, please slow down, be careful of the burn."
In the room, Zhou Ju was serving Grandma Wu for breakfast. She was holding a bowl of millet porridge in one hand and a bowl of millet porridge in the other. Holding a small spoon, he took a spoonful from the bowl, blew a few breaths with his mouth, and then brought it to my mother's mouth after it cooled down a little.
Grandma Wu was sitting on the kang, holding Lao Wu's daughter on her left hand and Lao Wu's son on her right. She smiled and opened her mouth to enjoy the belated family happiness at the end of her life.
Because of the arrival of the Feng family, her condition seemed much better at this time. She had more strength and her face was rosy, as if she was alive again.
Unfortunately, this is just an appearance.
Among the people in the room, except for the Feng family, Chu Heng and the others knew very well that Grandma Wu had already run out of gas, and all her strength was supported by Mr. Tang's pills.
It is a powerful medicine, its function is to activate the last life potential of the human body. It can be regarded as a wick. When the ten days are up, the wick will burn out the tattered candle of Grandma Wu. After the last drop of oil in the oil lamp, the fire of life was extinguished.
Chu Heng and the others have never questioned this, because this is the conclusion made by Mr. Tang. This imperial doctor who speaks better than the Lord of Hell has never made any mistakes.
Inside the house.
Looking at the warm scene that was like a flash in the pan, Chu Heng and others felt very uncomfortable. After sitting with them for a while, they silently came out of the room, leaving the little time left to Grandma Wu and the others.
"Hey."
A few people came to sit in the pavilion, and Xiao Ni sighed sadly: "It would be great if Grandma Wu could recover."
"Stop talking, the more you talk, the more worried I become." The eldest cousin, who had always been heartless, puffed on the cigarette hard, with a gloomy expression.
Qin Jingru sat aside in silence. Grandma Wu’s situation reminded her vividly of her father who died unexpectedly. Comparing the two, she quite envied Zhou Ju. Although the countdown to life was a bit cruel, But at least I can see my mother one last time, and at least I can be filial to my mother for a few days, right?
...
As the days passed, old Mrs. Wu Xiumei also came to the last moment of her life accompanied by her family.
Noon, Chu family.
At this time, many people gathered in the courtyard where they entered. There were brothers such as Du San, Wan Xiaotian, and Cen Hao who were working with Chu Heng, as well as comrades such as Liu Haokong, Guo Kai, and Hu Zhengwen, as well as Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, Fang Yuchun and other old neighbors and friends.
They all came over to help with the funeral after receiving the news.
Just this morning, Mr. Tang personally came over to check Grandma Wu's pulse again, and said with certainty that this afternoon would be the time for her to pass away.
At this moment.
In Grandma Wu’s house, the old lady was already dying.
She was lying weakly on the kang, her eyes were blurred, her breathing was weak, but her palms were holding her daughter Zhou Ju's wrist very strongly.
“Mother~!”
Zhou Ju's eyes were red, and she stared at the old lady like a candle in the wind without blinking, trying to engrave her voice, face, and smile in her mind.
Besides, Chu Heng and others gathered in the room looked heavy, quietly waiting for that moment to arrive.
The deaf old lady looked out the window blankly.
Little Ni huddled in her husband’s arms, her clothes wet with tears.
Yang Guizhi, her eldest cousin, and Qin Jingru also had tears in their eyes.
The old eunuch Zhang Datong stood not far from the old lady's head, holding a string of rosary beads in his hand and reciting some scriptures vaguely.
This is taboo at the moment.
But he doesn't care and isn't afraid.
You are already a person with dirt up to your neck, and you are still living in Daesheng Heng’s family. What is there to be afraid of?
“Xiaoju!”
At this moment, Grandma Wu's cloudy eyes suddenly brightened, and she turned her head to look at her daughter.
This abnormal state made Zhou Ju panic, and she hurriedly moved forward: "I'm here, mother, I'm here."
The old lady smiled at the corner of her mouth and said with Use the last bit of strength in this life to raise your hands and rub them Touching the girl's face: "Okay, everything is okay..."
As she spoke, she slowly closed her eyes, her arms dropped weakly, and a breath of turbid air came out of her throat. , the rising and falling chest also stopped. Mr. Tang immediately stepped forward and grabbed the old lady's wrist, sighed and shook his head: "Sister is gone."
"Mom!! Wuwuwuwu~"
"Grandma Wu!"
"Old lady!"
"Grandma!"
The moment inside the house There was a lot of crying.
Chu Heng took a deep breath, suppressed the sentimentality in his heart, turned around and walked out of the room, shouting loudly to the outside: "Du San! Go to the mourning hall!!"
"Go to the mourning hall!!"
Du San immediately responded, and immediately everyone in the courtyard started to move, heading to the front yard to move out the things that had been prepared. After a while, the mourning hall was set up, and placed with paper figures, horses and other objects. There was also a small hole in the middle of the shed. Scarlet coffin.
At the same time, spiritual flags were also hung on the door of the Chu family.
After hearing the crying, the neighbors came out to check and saw that the flags had been hung at the door. They immediately understood that Grandma Wu was gone and hurried back to inform others and come to help.
In an instant, the originally spacious courtyard of the Chu family was overcrowded.
And this is not the end.
As time went by, more and more people received the news. The employees of the Grain Management Office, the team members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as his countless friends and brothers were all involved first. I rushed over to express my condolences.
Not to mention the Chu family courtyard, even the alley was crowded with people, and among these people, there were many people with status and status.
Let’s put it this way, if we randomly pull out three people from the crowd now, at least one of them will be at level one.
From this we can see that Chu Heng’s network of contacts is too wide.
“How many people are here!”
“I saw our factory director is here, and he didn’t even sit down.”
“Tsk, tsk, this is so embarrassing You are not an ordinary person!”
The neighbors in Banchang Hutong were dumbfounded by this scene.
In this way, the day of burial for Mrs. Wu Xiumei soon arrived in a noisy manner.
Chu Heng followed the old rules and sent the old lady’s body out of the city in a graceful manner and buried it next to his parents’ tombs. After returning from the funeral, he set up a large banquet in the house, with Sha Zhu personally serving the meal. , and invited everyone who came to express their condolences to have a meal.
At this point, the funeral finally ended successfully. After everyone had eaten and drank, they went back to their homes and were busy with their own business.
But Chu Heng and the others have not yet recovered from the pain of losing Grandma Wu.
It’s past two o’clock in the afternoon.
Without the guests, the Chu family's residence seemed deserted.
Chu Heng and others are packing up Grandma Wu’s belongings in her room. There are a lot of bits and pieces, including new clothes and shoes that they are reluctant to wear, and various foods that they are reluctant to eat. There was also a half-shoe sole for Hu Niu.
“Woooooo!”
Ni Yinghong, Qin Jingru, and Zhou Ju were crying while cleaning up, their eyes swollen like peaches.
Chu Heng was smoking a cigarette. After a few words of persuasion, it was of no use. He had no choice but to give up. He turned to discuss with Zhou Ju: "Aunt Zhou, how about you stay a few more days? Wait. Let’s go after the first seven days.”
"I also thought about leaving after the first seven days, but I really can't live without people at home." Zhou Ju said with red eyes: "Everyone, big or small, has to be looked after. The fifth daughter-in-law has been alone at home for so many days. I’m not even sure what’s going on... My mother, please burn more paper for me later.”
"Okay." Chu Heng also knew the situation at her home, so he stopped trying to persuade her and nodded: "Then you stay one more night, and I will send a car to take you back early tomorrow morning. "
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