Zhao Xiaoyu's knees ached from kneeling. People came and went, but her father could often go out of the house to do other things, while his grandchildren could only kneel obediently.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zhao Ruxin's expressionless face and the old man beside her. Then I looked at Zhao Zhaodi next to her, who also had the same expression. So, don't their knees hurt?
"Move closer to me, I'll support you."
Xiao Lei could tell from the occasional slight movement that she was in pain.
He straightened his back a little more, "I'll lean on my shoulder and take a nap."
Zhao Xiaoyu unceremoniously put all her weight on him. It was only the beginning, and she needed to rest as much as possible, otherwise she wouldn't be able to take it later.
She said that funerals in the north are quite noisy, and that in the future, people will just put the ashes in the crematorium and take them to the cemetery, and that's it. Why all these procedures?
"The child should be asleep by now, right?"
Zhao Xiaoyu muttered something uneasy.
"He's definitely asleep. You can take a nap, I'll wake you up in a bit."
Zhao Ruxin was incredibly envious. She was also tired and her knees ached. The old man was like a dead man, kneeling motionless beside her, completely indifferent to whether she lived or died.
Look how caring that man is.
If there hadn't been so many people around, she would have pinched him already.
Zhao Zhaodi lowered her eyes. People can't be compared. Her man not only couldn't provide her with support, but he also had to rely on her. He leaned heavily on her, and she had to endure it. Several times she almost made him fall to the ground.
That scoundrel of a man can't learn from that scholar, Uncle San used to say that a man who loves his wife will prosper. He loves his aunt, and Xiao Lei loves Xiao Yu; they are both doing well.
"Move away, I can't take it anymore."
The man pretended not to hear; it was the middle of the night and he was so sleepy he couldn't stay awake any longer.
Why did Grandma pass away at night? Couldn't she have passed away during the day?
On this freezing cold day, I really can't bear to leave my warm quilt and kang (heated brick bed).
My father-in-law, on the other hand, is in good spirits. He's been kneeling and burning paper money for two hours without stopping. Doesn't he feel uncomfortable?
So sleepy!
He couldn't help but yawn, and leaned even closer to his wife.
Zhao Zhaodi: ...
Zhao Xiaoyu couldn't fall asleep even with her eyes half-closed. She didn't know what was wrong with the villagers; it seemed like no one needed to sleep. Every now and then, two people would come into the house and cry for a while, and then two more would come in and wail a couple of times...
She was startled awake two or three times while she was asleep. Xiao Lei was also helpless. Her grandmother's old friends were in good spirits. They were all people who usually got together to chat, and each of them had a very loud voice.
He watched as his wife was gradually awakened, but he couldn't call her back to the room.
"Just bear with it a little longer, and you can go back to your room and get some sleep after it gets light."
"Um."
I haven't stayed up late much for so many years, and my sleep schedule is too regular, so I get sleepy around 11 PM.
"I wonder how Mother is?"
“Dad didn’t go out; he’s leaning against her.”
He saw it; his father-in-law was leaning to one side, just like him, supporting his mother-in-law.
Everyone was exhausted after a long night, and after breakfast they all went back to their rooms looking dejected. They couldn't sleep for long because they had to get up when it was time to go into the coffin. Apparently, they could only sleep for an hour and a half.
Go back to the house.
"Mom, are you done with your work?"
"Not yet, you guys stay here by yourselves, I need to get some sleep, I haven't slept all night."
Da Bao pulled his younger sister to sit in the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed) so as not to disturb their parents' rest. They had only taken off their outer cotton-padded coats and fell asleep immediately.
"Big brother, how about we go for a walk?"
Zhao Dabao refused, "Little sister, be good. It's too chaotic outside right now. What if you get hurt? Stay inside for the next few days and play again when we get home."
The little girl was sulking. She hated it when her older brother scolded her like an adult, saying she was naughty. What was wrong with her?
Last night, she was the one who told her parents that her great-grandmother had passed away.
What does he know?!
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