? Secretary Xu was going back to his hometown to carry the coffin, which made a group of Standing Committee members overjoyed.
Mayor Ying Zhaohui objected on the spot, resolutely stating that if the dignified secretary of the municipal party committee went to carry the coffin of an old man, if word of this got out, where would the Hengyue Municipal Committee's face be put?
Nie Bo volunteered to replace Xu Yishan, but Xu Yishan declined politely: "Everyone, I, Xu Yishan, is a good secretary, but I am also a member of Xu Family Village!"
Ying Zhaohui said: "This kind of bad rural habit should have been broken long ago. Now it's getting better, it's getting worse, and our secretary is actually going to end in person. I think it's imperative to implement a funeral reform system that changes customs. "
Xu Yishan brought the matter of himself carrying the coffin to the meeting, which is an organizational rule. Now he, Xu Yishan, is no longer the same as a natural person. He is the Secretary of the Hengyue Municipal Party Committee. With his special status, he is destined to be a public figure.
There are rules to follow for any words and deeds of public figures, and they cannot be decided privately.
The meeting finally agreed for him to go.
After the meeting, Xu Yishan called Chen Xiaoqi immediately and told her to go directly to Xujia Village in the afternoon. Stay overnight in the village tonight, and tomorrow morning I will help the old man wake up and go out.
Xu Yishan is still familiar with the rules of the country.
Usually, when the elderly go out, they choose when the sky is not yet full light. After the coffin was taken out of the house and tied up on the big sedan chair, the funeral procession went back to the host's house for dinner. After a meal, take a rest, and then go up the mountain in one go.
Chen Xiaoqi said on the phone: "You have to take me there, and I will go too."
Xu Yishan whispered: "Honey, you haven't fully recovered, so you don't want to go. Rest well at home, be good!"
"No!" Chen Xiaoqi said firmly: "Xu Yishan, am I still your wife? Am I the daughter-in-law of Xu Family Village?"
"yes."
"Yes, take me there." Chen Xiaoqi said to herself: "You don't have to worry about my health. I'm fine. Besides, Niang and Xiu are both at home, so why do you worry if they take care of me?"
Chen Xiaoqi, who gave birth to her second child, seemed to be a different person suddenly.
In the past, she didn't bother with the short stories of these parents. Now, as long as it involves the Xu family and Xu family village, she is more enthusiastic and caring than anyone else.
Xu Yishan said helplessly: "You are stupid, this is a trivial matter, not a red matter."
"What's wrong with funerals? Who can't experience it sooner or later? In Xu's family, I'm the eldest sister-in-law. Wouldn't it be a joke if I was a sister-in-law who didn't understand anything?"
No matter how much Xu Yishan persuaded, Chen Xiaoqi insisted on going back to Xujia Village with him.
Due to personal matters, Xu Yishan didn't let the secretary follow him, nor did he let the driver see him off. He drove Chen Xiaoqi's car and took her straight to Xujia Village, Maoshan.
It was getting dark when his car arrived at the entrance of the village.
Seeing that he had returned, the master's family was both surprised and delighted, and hurriedly knelt down to mourn him according to the old village rules.
Xu Yishan first went to the mourning hall to mourn, and knelt before the mourning without hesitation.
This kneeling immediately made the host's family burst into tears. People around are red-eyed.
Thinking about him, Xu Yishan is an imposing secretary of the municipal party committee, how could he kneel down so easily! His kneeling showed his sincerity, simplicity and respect to the fullest.
There was a burst of mourning in front of the mourning hall.
? Hearing that Secretary Xu had returned to the village, Liu Sicheng from the Maoshan County Party Committee drove over.
Liu Sicheng heard that Secretary Xu came back to the village to carry the coffin, so he stared at him like an alien in shock, and said hesitantly, "Secretary Xu, is this appropriate?"
Xu Yishan said with a faint smile: "What's inappropriate? First of all, I am a member of Xujia Village, and secondly, I am a cadre of Hengyue City."
Liu Sicheng sighed and said, "Secretary Xu, your charisma has completely conquered me."
Everyone in the village came to sit at Xu Barefoot's house, but the host's house was deserted.
Xu Yishan simply went to the master's house and participated in the last night's sacrificial activity together.
Chen Xiaoqi actually brought
Xu Xiu went to help in the kitchen. Seeing Chen Xiaoqi wearing an apron, Xu Yishan's heart was as sweet as honey. He didn't expect her delicate wife to have such an approachable side.
At twelve o'clock at night, everyone dispersed. Wu Zuo was the only person left in the mourning hall.
The most frightening time is coming.
? According to the rules, at twelve o'clock the night before the wake-up, it was time for Wu Zuo to operate alone.
For this matter, Wu Zuo carried a gong, stood in front of the mourning hall, looked at the dark mountains, and when the gong hit, he shouted.??, "Heaven and earth gods and ghosts, gods of all walks of life, hell is black and white, the way has been cleared!"
The last sound, it usually lasts for three minutes before resting.
It is said that this is Wu Zuo inviting ghosts and gods from all walks of life to attend the meeting in the mourning hall. At this time, the sound of gongs continued, and the shouts and shouts continued. Inside and outside the mourning hall, the wind was blowing, and the candlelight was confusing.
If you are a timid person, you must be scared out of your wits at this moment.
Every household in the village closed their doors and closed their doors in silence.
Chen Xiaoqi hid in Xu Yishan's arms, listened to the sound of the gong, and asked in a low voice: "Honey, tell me, are there really ghosts and gods in this world?"
Xu Yishan smiled and said: "Believers are confident."
"Do you believe it?" Chen Xiaoqi raised her face and looked at him expectantly.
"People, you must have faith in your life. Only with faith can you be in awe. The ignorant are pitiful, and the fearless are far away."
Chen Xiaoqi frowned and said: "What you are saying now is full of confusing words. Just tell me, believe it or not."
"I am in awe."
Chen Xiaoqi burst out laughing, she got up from his arms, and whispered into his ear: "Just tell me, you just believe it, and you have to make such a big circle. Are you leading cadres? Like to talk in circles? Are you tired?"
Chen Xiaoqi threw a pair of sons to her mother Zeng Zhen, and she and Xu Yishan came to Xujia Village for the funeral, which really touched Xu Yishan.
Especially the scene of her rolling up her sleeves and following the women to help in the kitchen like a country woman has deeply entered Xu Yishan's heart.
Xu Yishan looked at the time and said: "Hurry up and sleep, it will be more than four hours before you wake up."
However, Chen Xiaoqi didn't feel sleepy. She looked at the roof and said, "I was thinking, why did you marry me, a country brat?"
Xu Yishan teased her and said, "Didn't you come here by yourself? I didn't dare to marry you."
"Do you think you got a big deal?"
"No, I picked up a treasure."
"Am I really the treasure in your palm?"
"It's more than the palm of your hand." Xu Yishan pointed to his chest and said, "You are the treasure here."
Outside the house, Wu Zuo's night singing wafted in the wind, vaguely, and it was hard to hear what he was singing. The wind blows the leaves in front of and behind the house, rustling, as if someone is throwing sand on the tree.
Under the consolation of her husband, Chen Xiaoqi fell asleep peacefully.
Just as Xu Yishan closed his eyes, he heard a knock on the door, and Xu's mother shouted softly outside the door: "Yishan, it's time to get up, it's time."
Xu Xiu rolled her body under the blanket and squeezed in from the door.
Arousing the spirit is a matter for men, and women generally don't have to step aside except for the master's house. Therefore, neither Chen Xiaoqi nor Xu Xiu need to go at this time. Xu Xiu was afraid and wanted to share the bed with her sister-in-law.
The sound of the gong has stopped, and all the ghosts avoid it.
After Xu Yishan washed up briefly, he followed his mother out of the house.