Zheng Chongtou seven, night.
It was still a very dark night, with no moon or stars overhead. There were quite a few crows, and they were croaking very deeply.
In front of the hall, Zheng Chong's coffin was placed in the middle.
Surrounded by coffins, the smell of corpses disappeared, but it was still gloomy.
White candles were lit on both sides, and because of the wind leaking in front of the hall, the wind blowing made the candles flicker and dim, making it even more strange. Tonight is the legendary Day of Resurrection, and someone must watch it.
There are no fewer people in Zheng Chong's family.
It was arranged that in the first half of the night it would be two children, Chen Guhong, and in the second half of the night it would be Mrs. Zheng and Wang Song.
It was the night before, Chen Guhong and the two children were sitting on their knees, Chen Guhong didn't sleep last night, but he was still full of energy. The two little dolls were sleepy.
Little by little.
In addition, the two dolls have beautiful features and are very cute, and wearing white filial piety clothes makes people feel even more heartbroken. After spending two days together, Chen Guhong knew that the boy was the eldest brother named Zheng Yuan, and the girl was the younger sister named Zheng Yu.
Chen Guhong saw the sleepy eyes of his brother and sister were loose, so he felt compassion and called out: "Yuan'er, Yu'er, if you want to sleep, just lie down and sleep for a while."
"Uncle, we are not sleepy, mother said, send father to enjoy the blessing tonight, why can't sleep anymore." Zheng Yu replied more lively.
"Well, not sleepy." Zheng Yuan was a little dull, nodding repeatedly.
He lost his father when he was young, although he is ignorant but well-behaved. When Chen Guhong saw it, he was even more affectionate, so he smiled and said: "Send your father to enjoy the blessings, and I will be fine. You are young and cannot walk, he will not blame you. Go to sleep."
"Really?" Zheng Yu was skeptical, his eyes widened.
"real."
Chen Guhong laughed. The two innocent brothers and sisters believed it was true, and felt sleepy again, so they hugged each other and fell asleep. Although it was still warm at the moment, but the younger brother and sister were young, Chen Guhong got up to get the blanket and put it on the younger brother and sister, and then patted the head of the younger brother and sister, very gentle.
Not long after, it was the middle of the night.
Wang Song and Mrs. Zheng woke up one after another. Mrs. Zheng saw that her two sons and daughters had fallen asleep, and Chen Guhong was sitting next to them, with a gentle expression on her face, she said apologetically, "I have caused trouble for Mr. Chen."
"My nephew and niece, what's the trouble?" Chen Guhong said with a smile.
"Guhong, go to sleep." Wang Song said as he was about to take over.
"I'm not sleepy, let alone fall asleep, so I'll stay with you." Chen Guhong shook his head and said.
"Oh." Wang Song snorted, but didn't say much. Mrs. Zheng picked up her two children one by one and went upstairs, and then came back to watch the night together.
The little sister, Zheng Yu, is very cute. She couldn't help but sleepy on the way, calling out, "Mother, is Daddy going to have a good time?"
After coming out, she saw Mrs. Zheng's eyes were red again.
"Hey!" Chen Guhong sighed in his heart, but didn't say much. It is useless to say more now. Immediately, the three were silent for a while. But Chen Guhong asked Gao Zhuang in his mind: "It is rumored that today is the soul-returning night, can I see brother Zheng's soul?"
It was with this idea that Chen Guhong continued to stay on guard. There are many doubts in the Zheng family. How Zheng Chong died is the primary question. If you ask Zheng Chong himself directly, then everything will be solved.
Gao Zhuang replied: "I don't know. It is rumored that this day is the return of the soul. Then it will go to the underworld with the bull's head and horse face. But when I died, I became a lonely ghost before the first seven days. Although there are also bull's head and horse noodles. It’s young, but it’s been three years.”
"Okay." Chen Guhong was a little disappointed that he didn't get any definite information. But after all, tonight is not completely over yet, it is just to cheer up and wait for the situation.
The long night is long, but it is not silent.
At least Chen Guhong heard crows calling ten times, unknown birds calling twice, not to mention the singing of frogs. As time passed, he was strong and strong, and he did not feel tired.
Wang Song, a born rich kid, couldn't stand it any longer, his head was a little dizzy, his sleepy eyes were loose, but he was strong enough to support himself. This guy has taught loyalty since he was a child, and now he is unwilling to persuade him to go to sleep.
Chen Guhong looked at Wang Song, and then at Mrs. Zheng.
What Mrs. Zheng said that day, Wang Song looked at the news of her return today. Can't help but let people's imagination run wild, "It's possible that Zheng Chong is so angry that she has done something."
Because she was a friend's wife, Chen Guhong couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it.
"How to untie the thousand messy threads depends on whether Zheng Chong shows up." Chen Guhong thought.
The wind is blowing and the night is walking. But there was no wind gust, and the scholar who died unexpectedly revealed the truth to his friends, nor did he see the bull-headed horse-faced god arresting the ghost to meet the king of Hades in the underworld.
One night without words, it passed.
The burial is after the first seven days, and the rule in Orange Town is to bury before dawn. In the words of the people, "I am afraid that the yang energy will be strong at dawn. If the soul is not arrested in time and taken to the underworld, I am afraid that the soul will fly away."
Although the Zheng family was poor, they had relatives and friends, and there was still an hour before dawn, and the Zheng family was full of guests. Not long after, following the yelling of an old man, including Chen Guhong, the two of Wang Song got together.
First they carried Zheng Chong's coffin into the bullock cart, and then sent Zheng Chong to the grave with blows and blows all the way.
The Zheng family's ancestral grave is not far away, and they will arrive soon. The hole in the tomb has been dug long ago, and there is a stone tablet in front of the tomb with two large characters written on it. "Zheng Shi!"
Then there are two lines of small characters, one is "Chong", the other is "Mashi", and then it is the tomb.
This is the tomb where the husband and wife were buried together, and Mrs. Ma should refer to Mrs. Zheng.
After the burial, relatives and friends circled around the tomb a few times, then took off their white clothes and went back. When they arrived at Zheng's house, they ate and drank for a while, and then dispersed.
It is ashes to ashes and ashes to ashes.
The dead are dead, and the living who have a conscience can still remember their dead, and those who have no conscience have long since forgotten.
Therefore, the most cherished people around me should be family members and close friends. Chen Guhong and Wang Song are neither relatives nor childhood friends, but they stayed.
One is that the cause of Zheng Chong's death cannot be solved, and the other is that he really can't let go of the orphan and widow.
At this moment, Chen Guhong looked at Mrs. Zheng again, this woman had just sent her husband away, her eyes were red and there were tears in the corners of her eyes, her expression was desolate but not fake. On the other hand, Mrs. Zheng still has no way to go.
Wang Song didn't look like this woman who was flirtatious, hooked up with wild men, and made Zheng Chong mad. So he took Chen Guhong to discuss together.
"The orphans and widows are really pitiful. We read the books of sages and sages. It is our responsibility to pay for the declining clan and revive the Zhengmen. Let's discuss it with them. If they are willing, let them move their family to Chengyang. Let's work together Tian Zhai, bring up Zheng Yuan to marry a wife, and Zheng Yu to marry a man. If they don’t want to, we will rebuild a house for them, can we leave the money?”
Wang Song's words were not too much.
A scholar with benevolence and righteousness is a real man.
There is a story in the book. In ancient times, Wang Chun and Li Shun were both scholars. The two are from the same county, they had heard about each other when they were young, but they had never met. Later, the world was in chaos, and the two fled to another country together.
As a result, Li Shun was dying of illness, so he sent a letter to Wang Chun and entrusted him to his family.
Wang Chun rushed there non-stop, but Li Shun was dead. Wang Chun built a tomb for Li Shun, wrote sacrificial rites, and finally raised his wife and married his sons and daughters.
Benevolence and righteousness are exhausted.
The two Chen Guhong are scholars, so they have some habits.
Chen Guhong pondered for a moment, then replied: "I've just been buried, I'm afraid Mrs. Zheng is still sad, so you might as well bring it up in a few days."
"Okay." Wang Song said.