"I asked a fortune teller to look up the date for the burial. Three days from now will be an auspicious day for burial."
Shumei pushed Xiao Shuangning out of her arms and walked towards Zhang Xiaoqin's body with the straw paper in her hand.
"Ah? We're going to stay here for another three days?"
"Looking at your expression, you seem reluctant. You're a child, you wouldn't be so petty. Because of those things that happened when you were little, even if your aunt died, you wouldn't let her stay here for two more days?"
"No, no, no, Mom, that's not what I meant. It's just that there's a dead body parked in the yard, and I'm afraid I'll lose sleep."
"You, you! That's enough. Come over here and burn some paper for your aunt, kowtow, and ask her to bless you with a peaceful life and academic success."
Shumei took out a stack of straw paper from the bundle, waved her hand and then looked over.
Xiao Shuangning was so scared that she took a few steps back, leaned against the wall tightly, and kept waving her hands to express her refusal.
"No...no...Mom, forget it. What era is this now? I don't believe in feudal superstitions. If kneeling down to worship the dead can make your wishes come true, why are we working so hard?"
"Ningning, what are you talking about? This is respect for the elders, respect for the deceased. Come over here quickly, don't dawdle. You all have the blood of the Zhang family flowing in your bodies. You are family."
Little Shuangning was still reluctant to go over, shaking her head like a rattle.
"Mom, can I not go over? I'm scared!"
"Silly child, there's nothing to be afraid of. She's your aunt."
"I know, but I'm just scared!"
"If you say so, if I die, you won't even burn a stick of incense for me?"
As Shumei spoke, she squatted down, took a piece of paper money, lit it on the candle, threw it into the brazier, and added paper money one by one.
"Mom, spit quickly, how can you say such an unlucky thing."
"Don't you believe in superstition? Stop making excuses for me. Come over here and kowtow and burn some paper money for your aunt."
Under Zhang Xiaoqin's repeated urging, Xiao Shuangning reluctantly moved his feet, knelt down far away from Zhang Xiaoqin's body, and kowtowed.
Seeing her like this, Shumei smiled, shook her head, and handed her some paper money.
Xiao Shuangning took it and threw it all into the brazier in a few seconds.
"Mom, I'm done cooking. I'm going back to do my homework."
Without waiting for Shumei's response, she got up from the ground and ran into the house at lightning speed.
This kid!
Shumei shook her head helplessly and continued to busy herself there.
Xiao Shuangning ran into the room and sat on the bed, feeling a little scared and angry.
I muttered to myself: "She's such a haunting ghost, even after she's dead she's still looking for trouble. How could you possibly be my aunt? The way you treated me back then has left a scar on my heart. Mom is such a pushover, taking everything on herself. How could I sleep at night if she stayed in that yard?"
After she finished muttering, she realized that she seemed to be a little too picky. After all, she was her father's sister, and it was not right for her to complain like that.
Yes, I admit that what I just said was inappropriate, but... Oh well! Never mind, the dead are the greatest. Who told us to be so soft-hearted?
She convinced herself, took a long breath, and took out the homework from her schoolbag to do.
Not long after she wrote, she heard Xiao Youchen's voice from the yard. As soon as she heard Xiao Youchen's voice, her restless heart seemed to have found a safe haven and felt much more at ease.
She dropped the homework and ran to the yard.
At the same time, Xiao Youchen was asking Shumei to answer his questions.
"Youchen, you're back!"
Little Youchen glanced around and roughly understood the situation on the surface, but he didn't understand why Zhang Xiaoqin's body was in his house. "Mom, what's going on? Didn't Ningning say she saw her last night?"
He was really brave. He walked closer and took a closer look before asking.
"Oh! Isn't it? She said she wanted to eat the roasted radish and pork ribs I made this morning, but when I called her after it was ready, she was already cold."
"Doesn't she have children and a family? Even if she died in my house, there's no need to keep her body here and then ask you to take care of her funeral? That's not a good thing, it's so unlucky!"
Xiao Youchen's words clearly showed strong dissatisfaction.
But then again, who would be willing to keep a dead body in their own home? It's unlucky to think about it.
Although they were somewhat related, they were not so related that his family had to handle all the funeral arrangements. Xiao Youchen thought so.
"Ah! The dead are the greatest. If someone really cared about her, she probably wouldn't have come to me for help. After all, she is Ningning's aunt. People can't be so heartless."
After hearing what Shumei said, Xiao Youchen stopped talking and knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and burned some paper money.
"Okay, I'll fully support whatever Mom does. I'll go in and do my homework first. If you need any help, just call me. Helping is one thing, but don't tire yourself out. You're the only one running around the house and outside, and now you have the chicken farm to take care of."
No matter when, little Youchen can always show his sensible nature.
Besides being dissatisfied, he was more worried that Shumei would be burdened too much.
"Okay, go ahead! There's nothing much to do. No wedding banquet, just set up a coffin and hire mourners. When the auspicious day comes, let her rest in peace. She left enough money, so you don't have to ask me for anything. I'll just run errands and help her burn some paper money, incense, candles, etc."
Xiao Shuangning stood at the doorway of the main hall, watching without daring to get closer. When Xiao Youchen finished burning the paper money and went over, she quickly whispered, "Brother, aren't you afraid? Why are you getting so close to see it?"
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