But,
People have passed away, but the living must continue to live well.
Chen Fan is still young and has a bright future ahead of him. They don't want Chen Fan to live in pain and self-blame.
"Child, I know you're sad, but the dead are gone. Xiuzhen is dead, so let her rest in peace. Leaving her like this is disrespectful to her."
After hearing the village chief's words, Chen Fan slowly stood up.
He looked at the village chief, at everyone.
"Village Chief, Aunt Wang, and all the brothers, sisters-in-law, and sisters, I have also hurried here from out of town, so I'm leaving Sister Xiuzhen's funeral to you. However, I will be responsible for all the expenses incurred. Please help me!"
Chen Fan said this and bowed heavily to everyone.
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Xiuzhen is from our village, she's more like my own daughter. We will naturally take care of everything!"
The village chief immediately waved his hand, and other villagers echoed him.
But in the end, he insisted that he be responsible for all expenses. After all, it’s enough for all the villagers to have this intention.
He couldn't take it too seriously and had to understand these villagers.
Judging from their clothes, these villagers with dark skin and rough hands all make their living from the land.
If they were really asked to raise money for Xiuzhen's funeral, they would really do it, and they are indeed kind-hearted.
But,
They all have their own difficulties, and perhaps with this combination, their living conditions will decline significantly.
Don’t think that Chen Fan is overthinking it. Many people may not know that in some remote, poor and backward areas, some children still eat potatoes for three meals a day.
There is also the village chief's house,
When the village chief was talking to his wife, the young people around him remained silent, with a flash of difficulty on their faces.
Chen Fan knew,
Every family has its own problems. The village chief and his wife mean well, but precisely because of this, he has to understand their difficulties and consider other people's considerations.
Chen Fan insisted again and again, and the village chief finally gave in. Everyone was sighing that Sun Jun had made a good friend.
The village chief's wife and several old ladies came forward and carefully collected Xiuzhen's body.
"Xiuzhen is a clean woman. We can't let her go like this!"
When several old ladies were packing Xiuzhen's body,
The village chief suddenly turned to look at Chen Fan.
"Young man, you're Sun Jun's friend. We'd like to ask what's going on with Sun Jun now. With such a big thing happening at home, can he come back? At the very least, he should be here for Xiuzhen's funeral!"
After hearing what the village chief said, almost everyone looked at Chen Fan.
This is exactly what everyone wants to ask.
Chen Fan's body trembled violently and his face froze.
a long time,
He slowly lowered his head.
He whispered, "He... is dead!"
After Chen Fan finished speaking, the scene fell into silence again.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally stopped talking.
"well!"
The village chief sighed heavily and did not ask any further questions.
All gone,
All dead,
What's the point of asking? Let the whole family go down and explain clearly what hatred, resentment, and difficulties they have.
In the following time, Chen Fan followed the villagers and was busy, in addition to buying various supplies including coffins, incense and candles,
And buy various ingredients.
According to the rules of the village, when someone dies in the family, the funeral will be held with great ceremony for three days.
The first day is for cleansing the face, which means cleaning the deceased, dressing him in funeral clothes, and applying makeup to his face, and then letting his relatives see him for the last time and say their final goodbyes.
The next day is the coffining, also known as the burial.
On the third day, the death is announced, the children keep vigil and notify relatives and friends to come to the house to pay their respects.
On the third day, which is also the night before the funeral, filial sons will invite a wind and drum band to perform in front of the courtyard where the funeral is held.
If the death is not natural, a Taoist priest or monk will be invited to chant scriptures to help the deceased reach nirvana.
Also on this day,
A funeral banquet will also be held, and all relatives will come from all over to send the deceased to the mountain in a lively manner.
Day 1,
The village chief's wife brought a few old ladies to personally wash Xiuzhen's body, and then changed her into burial clothes. When putting on the burial clothes, Xiuzhen had to bend her stiff and unable to move limbs, so it took her most of the day to put on the burial clothes successfully.
After cleaning,
Xiuzhen's face was not so burnt black, revealing a light white complexion.
She lay there, her limbs still bent.
The village head's wife and others tried to straighten her limbs, but the old ladies used all their strength and still couldn't pull them even a little bit.
Finally they gave up because they knew that if they wanted to straighten Soo-jin's limbs, they would have to break them.
Seeing this scene,
The village chief's wife couldn't help but burst into tears again: "Xiuzhen, even after her death, was still thinking about protecting her child. How can we pull away from a mother's persistence and love for her child?"
Soo-jin's appearance was tidied up.
Then the mourning hall was built, and Xiuzhen's body was placed under a large memorial according to the rules, for filial sons and relatives to pay their respects and say their final goodbyes.
But,
There are no more people in the entire Sun family.
There are only some distant relatives, but they live so far away that most of them cannot come because the incident happened suddenly.
Even if I could come,
Because almost all the family members died, it was almost impossible for them to have any contact in the future, so those who could come pretended not to know, and those who didn't come saved the few dollars for drinks.
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