"What do you mean!" Qiao raised her eyes sharply, staring at the third aunt and screamed.
The third aunt's grandma opened her eyes wide in shock, and shouted, "Oh, sister-in-law, what are you doing! I have a good heart, so it's fine if you don't appreciate it, and you're trying to scare me to death with such a loud voice!"
"you!"
"Okay, okay! Since this is the case, let the third sister carry it! It's getting late, let's go!" Lian Li quickly stopped Qiao's to stop her from messing around.
Lian Li secretly thanked Xiaoman for reminding him, otherwise he would have almost forgotten his mother-in-law's temperament. If she is really asked to help carry the basket, there is a 99% chance that she will "accidentally" drop the basket on the ground.
If that's the case, how can Lian Fangzhou and his siblings let it go? If this matter breaks out, everyone will only say that she is wrong!
The woman thought she was clever and found a good excuse to vent her anger, but everyone is not a fool, how could she believe such a "accidental" coincidence
Qiao Shi met Shang Lianli's gaze that implied warning, suppressed an old-fashioned nasal hum, rolled his eyes at Lian Fangzhou, glared at the third aunt, and said, "Remember, you are the one who rushed to mention it. Yes, it's not that I don't want to help, you remember it!"
Lian Fangzhou was funny and angry, and greeted everyone to leave. Hearing the third aunt's grandmother walking, she smiled back and said: "That is, that is, I remember it, and I remember it clearly. I will never wrong you, sister-in-law!"
Qiao Shi was so annoyed by her attitude, and seeing that everyone had left, she stamped her feet and cursed in a low voice to follow.
The Lian family has lived in Dafang Village for several generations. Lian Fangzhou's parents are buried to the west of the ancestral grave, and the couple's graves are close to each other.
It hadn't been cleaned up for more than half a year, and the vegetation grew extremely fast and lush in spring. At this time, the grave was covered with weeds, various vines and shrubs, and many wild flowers bloomed. The surrounding trees also grew extremely fast, and the branches stretched out so long that they almost covered the two tombs.
"Let's clean it up! Be careful, these weeds are growing too fast!" Lian Fangzhou said.
Lian Ze and the others agreed, and then the mowing, weeding and shrub roots got busy, and Lian Fangzhou took a hatchet and chopped off the branches extending around and some small trees that grew too close.
Lianli pretended to sort out the sacrificial money papers and other things, and Qiao Shi gasped for breath while yelling, "It's so hot!" He took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and took a rest on the spot.
Lian Fangzhou, siblings, etc. never thought that they would help or do what they should do, and turned a blind eye to their behavior.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qiao suddenly stopped Ah Jian, and all of them said bitterly: "Hey, I said, Ah Jian, you are not from our Lian family. You, an outsider, should not trouble you to do this kind of thing! Why don't you hurry up and stop?" Come on, bully us and have no one at home!"
Lian Fangzhou and other brothers and sisters all had their hands full. Lian Ze respected Ah Jian very much after he taught him martial arts. Hearing this, he couldn't help being furious. After staring at him, he hummed softly, and continued with the work in hand.
Who among the people in the second bedroom of the Lian family didn't follow Lian Fangzhou's wink? Everyone continued with their work, as if they hadn't heard Qiao's words.
"Auntie, Ah Jian is a distant relative of our family. He is willing to help, and our siblings are all grateful!" Lian Fangzhou said lightly.
Ah Jian said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it was their siblings who took me in, so I should do my best. Besides, I have plenty of strength!"
When she said that there is plenty of strength, Ah Jian glanced at Qiao Shi intentionally or unintentionally.
Qiao Shi suddenly remembered the loss he had suffered at his hands, her face turned pale, she hummed twice and dared not speak any more.
Lian Li obviously remembered the past, and his hands froze.
"Okay, don't just talk nonsense here, let us help!" Lian Li stood up and said.
"I'm so exhausted, I can barely walk, how can I help!" Qiao Shi gave Lian Li a vicious look.
"You! You really are!" Lian Li was so angry that he gave her a blank look, and with a cold snort, he stepped forward to help.
Looking at the busy people, Qiao suddenly felt that she was so out of place sitting next to her, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She simply moved her body and turned her back to everyone in Lian Fangzhou.
Lian Fangzhou and the others ignored her.
After some careful cleaning, the two tombs looked very neat and tidy. Lian Ze and A Jian cultivated the soil again, and Lian Fangzhou went to the side and cut off a small sapling the size of a finger, which was more than ten feet long. Fang Qing and Lian Che hung up the white flags, and handed them to Lian Ze to forcefully insert them on the grave.
Then, everyone began to place sacrifices, light candles, incense, toast wine, burn money papers and kneel down to pay homage to the sacrifices, then put away the sacrifices, and set off firecrackers.
It's funny, when he knelt down to pray, Mrs. Qiao stepped forward. Of course she wouldn't kneel down, but it was rare for her to personally light three sticks of incense and bow in front of her, and then muttered: "Bless my family Ah Hai is a scholar, that is also your eldest nephew, and you will be honored when he is successful." No. Your abilities are limited, and I don't ask you to bless him to become a high official in the future. Please bless him this time to be a scholar... "
Lian Fangzhou, Lian Ze and others rolled their eyes silently.
The sound of crackling firecrackers was particularly crisp in the open space, and the smell of sulfur and gunpowder diffused in the air along with the crisp sound. Several people covered their ears with their hands to hide, while Lian Fangqing and Lian Che talked and discussed with each other. Lian Fangzhou looked at them with a gentle smile while talking lively about picking up the unlit firecrackers.
Days always move on, loved ones who have passed away should not be forgotten, nor should past sorrows always be remembered.
After the sound of firecrackers stopped, Lian Fangzhou laughed and said, "Let's check to see if there are any sparks left anywhere. If it causes a mountain fire, it will be troublesome!"
Qiao's snorted, and said in a low voice with disdain: "It's troublesome! How can wildfires be so easy in this season!"
Of course, no one paid attention to her.
After checking for a while, everyone walked back with their things.
After walking for a while, Mrs. Qiao suddenly came to Lian Fangzhou's side and said, "Tsing Ming Festival will be in two days. You have worshiped your parents, but don't forget your ancestors!"
That sounds really bad!
Even Fangzhou didn't bother to give her a good face, and said in a rather blunt tone: "Auntie looks down on us too much, do you need to mention this kind of thing? We will prepare all the sacrificial incense candles and other things by then, no Aunt Lao is worried!"
"Prepare by yourself?" Qiao's voice was a little shrill. That's not what she originally meant. She originally wanted Lian Fangzhou to hand over the silver to her so that their family could prepare sacrifices together. After all, the two families are one ancestor, aren't they