Chapter 273
Many people came on the day of burning paper.
As for all the relatives of the Yun family, since Lin's mother and father have divorced, only a few uncles and aunts of the Lin family will go to burn paper for the sake of Lin Nanzhi's children. Others will go only through relatives.
There are also relatives from Grandma Lin’s family, as well as several aunts’ families.
Lin Nan knew that they were outsiders, so they didn't need to entertain guests like the Yun family did today. He just stayed at home and only went to eat with Lin Nanxuan when it was time.
I became busy in the afternoon because we would invite a Taoist priest to perform a burial ritual, which involved many steps. I only did two in the morning and finally had a break. But I kept busy in the afternoon until after dinner when I was again busy.
It wasn't until late at night that I got some rest.
He got up again not long after resting.
Today, after lunch, we had a funeral, so we were busy again. After lunch, the Taoist priest said to lift the coffin, and the strong men in the village lifted it up together. The funeral band played gongs and drums, and firecrackers were crackling non-stop.
When they heard the noise and saw how busy it was, they knew the coffin was being opened, and they gathered around.
Lin Nan knew that they couldn't watch it because they were being arranged to queue at the moment.
The order starts from the youngest to the oldest, according to the degree of closeness.
Lin Nanye and Lin Nanxun were in the front of the team. Lin's mother, as the daughter, was behind the men, and they were behind the granddaughters. In front of her was Lin Nanxuan, behind her was Yunjin, and behind them were some other granddaughters and godgranddaughters.
An old woman was holding a bunch of candles and gave one to each person.
Lin Nanzhi held the incense in her hand and looked at the ground. Today the sun was shining and the ground was dry, but it had rained a few days ago and there was a lot of mud on the road. She was wearing white pants.
So he immediately went back and got some yellow paper and gave it to the two people.
At this time, Lin's mother came and looked at Lin Nanxuan and said, "Your belly is getting bigger, so don't do it when you summon the spirits, understand?"
Lin Nanxuan nodded, indicating that she understood.
Mother Lin was worried and gave Lin Nanzhi a few words of advice before returning to her own team.
Yunjin didn't understand what was said, so he didn't listen. Instead, he leaned out half of his body and looked forward curiously. In addition to the music, he could hear some women singing. However, the song was too bad. It sounded like crying.
"Squeak, what are they singing?"
"This is not singing, this is crying. It's called mourning. You have to cry when an elder dies, otherwise it would be considered unfilial. Most children are too sad to cry, so we invite professionals to cry for them and send the elder off."
"Oh." No wonder she sounded like she was crying, but also felt like she was singing.
She doesn't understand.
There really is so much culture in the flower-growing family.
She looked forward and saw nothing but a crowd of people and a vast expanse of white.
Lin Nanzhi saw Wen Jiunian, who was near them, so she said to him, "There will be too many people around, and Yu Ze won't be able to take care of her, and neither will we. Please help me keep an eye on her."
Wen Jiunian made an OK gesture.
When we burned paper yesterday, Wen's parents and Yu Ze's parents both came. They are probably watching the excitement now, and I don't know where they are going. It would be more appropriate for Wen Jiunian to go.
About ten minutes later, the incense was half burned, and as the Taoist's voice sounded, the team started to set off.
The Yun family's cemetery is on the mountain above Jing'an Town, so it's not practical to go there, so we bought a cemetery on Yangmei Mountain. Now the team is walking along the stream until they reach the reservoir, and then go up the mountain.
After walking for about seven or eight minutes, the team stopped again. There was a commotion ahead again, and Yun Jin became curious: "What is this all about?"
"Drinking wine across the river, do you want to go and see it?"
"Is it okay?"
"Can."
"Sister, are you going?"
"No, you guys go." Lin Nanxuan shook her head.
There were too many people in front of her, and her belly was a little big, so she decided not to join in the fun to avoid being bumped into or falling.
Lin Nanzhi thought about it and it made sense. There were too many people watching the excitement over there, and there were always some reckless people. It would be bad if they squeezed Lin Nanxuan.
She brought Yunjin to join in the fun. Although Yunjin didn't understand what was being said, she still thought it was quite interesting, especially since everyone around them was laughing. It must be fun too.
About half an hour later, the team started again. After 20 minutes, the team stopped again. All the people in mourning stepped back, leaving a distance of one meter. Lin Nanxuan walked out, and Lin Nanzhi pulled Yunjin out as well: "You stay with my sister, you don't have to participate in this."
Yun Jin nodded, not quite understanding.
Soon, Lin Nanzhi and others were seen on the ground.
Lin Nanzhi put the yellow paper on the ground and knelt on it. He saw the coffin coming from the front and passing over everyone's head. In order to avoid being hit by the coffin, he tried to lie on the ground until he saw that the feet beside him had left. Then he stood up and followed the team to change positions. This was repeated four times.
The funeral ended here until someone stuffed candy into her hand and she crawled out from under the coffin.
Because of the custom that women are yin, if they follow the coffin up the mountain to see it buried, their soul tablets [souls] may be pressed inside, so women are not allowed to follow them on the road afterwards. Similarly, men whose zodiac signs are incompatible with the dead old people are also not allowed to go.
He picked up a few stones and gave some to Yunjin, then went to find Lin Nanxuan and Lin's mother and went back together.
Some of the relatives left yesterday, and today the funeral is over, and those who should have left have left, leaving only those who helped. But there are still quite a few people.
The next day, I helped return all the borrowed items, and the day after that I went back for the funeral meal, and the funeral was completely over.
Yunjin, Lin Nanye, Lin Nanxun, and Lin Nanxuan accompanied Lin's mother to a foreign country to pay tribute to Lin's mother's biological parents and brother and sister-in-law. Lin Nanzhi did not go, but at the request of fans, he went to hold his first face-to-face autograph session in his life.
The signing event was held in Four Seasons City.
It was already quite warm in Four Seasons City in mid-March, so Lin Nanzhi simply wore a black dress with a denim jacket. Her long chestnut brown hair was braided in a simple style, and she only had her eyebrows plucked, appearing in the photo without any makeup.
There were a lot of people coming today. She held a pen and signed autographs for every fan who came, and then occasionally chatted with them and took photos with them.
"Zhizhi, when are you and Brother Nian planning to get married?"
Hearing this, Lin Nanzhi raised his eyes and took a look, and found that it was a little girl. She was wearing a headband with blue light on her head, with the three words "Bai Yueguang" written on it. It was a CP headband for her and Wen Jiunian.
The corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
"I won't tell you."
Fans: “…”
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Do you believe it?
I haven't written for two days and I have forgotten the plot here. I can only think of the plot temporarily, which feels so abrupt!
I'm also impressed by my stupidity. There seems to be something wrong with my cooking these past few days. Every time I cook, I burn the pot and I even throw away a large piece of meat...
Why did you suddenly become confused?
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