Ever since the last time the old man refused to go to the hospital for a check-up, he has been looking for wood and made his own coffin.
Xu Dafu also looked worried, but there was nothing he could do, he couldn't stop it.
I also had to help find wood. If the old man liked any wood, I would chop it and bring it home. I wanted to help make it, but the old man refused.
"You don't have to do it. I'll make it myself. Your mother and I will each make a pair. When I leave, your mother won't have to bother you anymore."
Xu Dafu looked at the old man, wanting to say something but hesitant. Finally, he sighed and did not help.
Xu Yan learned carpentry from the old man. He wanted to help, but the old man refused and insisted on doing it himself.
During this period, Xu Yan went to see the old man whenever he had nothing to do. The old man didn't seem tired at all, and he didn't cough or breathe heavily. Everyone thought he was getting better and was fine, but Tang Yiyi felt a little worried.
She remembered that her grandmother was like this for a few days before she died.
But the old man has been well for almost a month, so I must have been overthinking it.
As a skilled carpenter, the things he made were good, and the time was very short. It only took the old man one and a half months to make two coffins.
During this period, he seemed to be energized and felt much stronger. He no longer felt tired while working, and the old lady was there to help him.
As the coffin was made, everyone felt a little heavy-hearted, but seeing that the old man was in good health, they relaxed. It was already June and the weather was very hot.
That day, Liu Xiaofeng prepared dinner as usual. Now that the day was long, she ate before it got dark. The old man was sleeping on the recliner, and the old lady was beside him, holding his hand, tears falling from her eyes.
Xu Dafu came back from work at this time and went straight to the old man.
"Da Fu, your father is gone."
Xu Dafu paused, looked at the old man with his eyes closed on the recliner, and didn't dare to go forward. Liu Xiaofeng also came out of the kitchen with porridge in her hand. When she heard what the old lady said, tears came to her eyes.
"Xiaofeng, go call the children back."
Xu Dafu knelt in front of the old man with red eyes and held back tears. Liu Xiaofeng's tears flowed uncontrollably, but she had no choice but to go and call Xu Yan and the others.
Xu Yan and a few others had just returned from work when they saw Liu Xiaofeng running in a hurry, wiping her tears as she ran. Xu Yan panicked and ran to meet her.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
He felt something was wrong, but he didn't want to believe it.
"Your grandfather is gone." Liu Xiaofeng's throat was choked with pain, and she said a few words with red eyes.
She had been married to Xu Dafu for more than 30 years, and the old man had lived with them. She had long regarded them as her own parents. Now that the old man was gone, she really couldn't accept it for a while.
She had severe chest pain.
Xu Yan's eyes were red and he ran home. Xu Ming and Xu Lin also ran home with their eyes full of jealousy.
When Liu Xiaofeng went to tell Tang Yiyi and the others, Tang Yiyi panicked. No wonder the bowl fell just now. Without saying a word, she took the child to the front.
When we got to the front, there were a lot of people in the yard. The old man was a good man when he was alive, and these people were there to see him off for the last time.
Come to funeral uninvited.
The old man was also brought home, wearing the funeral clothes that had been prepared long ago, and lying peacefully in the coffin.
Xu Dafu and Xu Yan were not there. Tang Yiyi thought that they must have gone to report the death, after all, the old man still had other relatives.
The old lady sat aside quietly without crying or making a fuss. Tang Yiyi walked forward and held her hand with heartache. The old lady's hands were cold, and Tang Yiyi's tears fell.
"grandmother."
The old lady patted Tang Yiyi's hand and gave her a reassuring smile: "Yiyi, it's okay, grandma is okay, it's just that your grandfather is gone, and I really can't bear to let him go."
There were also many people who comforted the old lady, and she thanked them one by one.
After Xu Yan and the others returned from reporting the death, they knelt beside the old man and kept vigil.
Tang Yiyi felt so distressed seeing him like this that she walked up to him, knelt beside him, and shook his hand. Xu Yan turned to look at her, her eyes were terribly red, but she still didn't shed a single tear.
Tang Yiyi knew that this was because she was too sad.
When people are too sad, they have no tears.
Lele and Kangkang were taken care of in the yard by Song Lianxiu and Su Ning. Tang Yiyi was worried about the children, so she knelt for a while and then stood up and left.
Many people came, including the eldest and second aunts. Before they entered the yard, they heard the second aunt crying. Tang Yiyi looked over and saw a middle-aged man supporting her, followed by a young man and woman.
It should be her son and daughter-in-law.
She glanced at Tang Yiyi and then looked away, sitting with the old lady. She was afraid that the old lady would be too sad because she was too quiet.
She was worried.
"My father, why did you leave? I didn't have the time to see you, my father." When Xu Cuiyun saw the coffin in the house, she didn't even bother to support it. She ran over and threw herself on him and started crying.
Everyone present had tears in their eyes after crying. The old lady finally shed tears, and her body was shaking. Tang Yiyi hugged the old lady tightly and wiped away her tears.
Xu Yan told her the love story of the old man and the old lady, so she knew how heartbroken the old lady was now.
The custom here is to keep the body at home for three days. The old man passed away in the evening, so today counts as one day.
He was able to get out of bed two days later.
The past two days were filled with sorrow, and everyone felt as if they had lost their souls. When the coffin was buried on the third day, all the children and grandchildren followed behind. No one had recovered until the coffin was placed in the pit, filled with soil, and returned home.
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