Chapter 117 Funeral
Someone was killed, and it was a sensitive time to catch spies. The brigade cadres did not dare to act on their own, so they sent someone to ride a bicycle to the commune police station to report the situation.
After the police station came, they first went to the place where Lu Yougen hanged himself to check the situation. After confirming that it was suicide, they took the body down and asked people to move it back to his home.
In this situation, the brigade cadres did not know how to deal with it for a while.
The daughters are married, the sons are not responsible, and they are not their own, and the daughter-in-law is still locked up. It's really... a mess!
"Brother, why don't you let Weiguo stir up the matter first? This funeral must be dealt with." Lu Baoguo said after consideration.
It's really annoying for old man Lu Qingan to marry such an in-law.
Lu Qing'an gritted his teeth and nodded. This was the only way now.
After all, the person was dead. As a son-in-law from the same village, he had to take responsibility and bury the person first since there was no one in charge at home.
The news of Zhao Jiuxiang and Lao Shitou's affair had not spread yet, and the villagers didn't understand why Lu Yougen suddenly hanged himself.
Seeing that Zhao Jiuxiang had not been released, they all thought that Zhao Jiuxiang was a spy, and Lu Yougen knew about it but didn't report it, so he committed suicide out of fear of crime.
The eyes of everyone looking at Lu Guihua and Lu Fubao were different.
During this period, funerals were very simple because feudal superstitions were not allowed.
Basically, the body was kept at home, and then someone was sent to inform relatives and friends of the death. After relatives and friends came to pay their respects to the body and cry, the body could basically be buried.
At that time, the countryside had not yet insisted on cremation, and most people were still buried in coffins.
After Lu Yougen was moved back, everyone helped to build a simple mourning hall in the yard. Because there was no coffin, they had to find a piece of wood to put it on.
To be honest, Lu Yougen's remains were really scary, his eyes were wide open, and his tongue was sticking out.
The people who came to help didn't dare to look at him.
After Lu Guihua woke up, she took a look and fainted again. Lu Fubao was also scared and cried, but it was nothing.
Lu Weiguo had no choice but to find two brave people to help keep vigil.
He rode his bicycle to the commune in the middle of the night, found Director Qi, and asked him to help find someone to make a coffin quickly.
Director Qi thought that Lu Boying had passed away, so he comforted Lu Weiguo and said that he would go to pay his respects tomorrow
. The death of such a hero was a real loss to the Red Flag Commune. Lu Weiguo felt something was wrong and said quickly, "Director Qi, Director Qi, stop, stop! My grandfather is still alive and well, and he can live for a few more years. The one who passed away was my father-in-law Lu Yougen."
Director Qi: ...
The father-in-law is gone, why would he, as a son-in-law, come to make a coffin? This is the first time I've seen such a thing.
Director Qi apologized awkwardly and went out to find a nearby carpenter to work overtime in the workshop.
In this kind of matter, no matter who it is, they will help if they can. The dead are the greatest!
Li Yue'e was also very upset at home, so she brought her two grandsons over and let them sleep at her place.
It was still unknown what would happen to the second son's family in the future. According to her, it would be best if they just broke off the relationship.
Zhao Jiuxiang would probably be sent to a farm for labor reform. Now that Lu Yougen was gone, there was only Lu Fubao, his half-brother, left.
He was almost twenty years old, married early, and had children. He could just be left to fend for himself in the future.
Once the relationship was severed, her two grandchildren would not be able to bear much of the impact. If anyone dared to make fun of her, she would just have a fight with them and everyone would be quiet.
The next morning, the brigade sent people to inform Lu Yougen's four daughters who had married in other villages, and his two sisters.
When the four daughters heard that their father was gone, they simply couldn't believe it and asked if there was an accident.
The person who reported the death didn't want to say it clearly, so he just said that he would know when he got back.
After the four daughters and sons-in-law returned, they saw Lu Yougen in such a state and did not see their mother. When they heard what Lu Guihua said, they almost fainted.
Especially the first three daughters, they usually gave a lot to their parents, and their husbands had already had opinions. Now such a scandal has happened, I am afraid that their life in their husband's family will be even more difficult in the future.
The news of Zhao Jiuxiang also spread one after another, and there were all kinds of rumors in the village.
Lu Yougen's sisters were originally sad about why their brother suddenly lost his mind, and they felt ashamed when they heard about such a scandal. After staying for a while, they performed the most basic etiquette and hurried back.
When the coffin was delivered, the sons-in-law buried Lu Yougen, asked someone to dig a hole next to the grave of Lu Yougen's parents, and buried him.
Because it was a scandal, few people came, which was quite sad.
The whole funeral was completed in less than a day.
As soon as the body was buried, the first three sons-in-law took their wives home, and before leaving, they scolded their wives to have less contact with their parents' home in the future.
Lu Guihua's fourth sister Lu Meihua also stayed for a while and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she advised Lu Guihua: "Fifth sister, you should live a good life in the future. Among the sisters in the family, you are the one who married the best, you should cherish her."
Lu Guihua's eyes were red, and she sneered: "Live a good life? How can I have a good life? I'm afraid the rumors in this brigade will drive me to death."
The other sisters left here, and they still had time to breathe in their husband's brigade. What about her? I'm afraid she will be pointed at wherever she goes.
"Fifth sister, this is not our fault, you should just let it go."
Lu Meihua was the most sober person in their family. She usually did not give subsidies to her parents' home as Zhao Jiuxiang asked, but only gave what she thought was appropriate filial piety. As a result, she was often scolded by Zhao Jiuxiang as an ungrateful person.
"Aunt Yue'e is not unreasonable. You just need to live a good life and stop listening to what mother said before. She won't do anything to you. Weiguo is not the kind of person who abandons his wife when things go wrong." "
Fifth sister, listen to fourth sister's advice and live a good life, really."
"You are the daughter-in-law of the secretary's family. As long as you stand up straight, you will just have to listen to gossip for a while. Once you get through this period
, everything will be fine." "Fubao is so old now. There is a house and food at home. Just let him live on his own. Don't push him to your place again just because mother says so. If you do that, your life will be really ruined."
Lu Meihua advised earnestly. Fifth sister was raised by her since she was a child, so the relationship is different.
Lu Guihua nodded woodenly, and it was unknown whether she listened or not.
When she got home, Lu Guihua lay down on the kang, staring blankly upwards, not knowing what she was thinking.
Lu Weiguo didn't know what to say. He just quietly went out to cook two poached eggs and put them on the kang table.