My whole family is dancing

After Wang Erlai fell into the water and died, the people in the lively Wenchang Village became more worried. Everyone agreed that Wang Erlai's departure was unusual, and they were very flustered.

The big grass carp with its stomach turned upside down in the water was beaten to pieces by Zhang Datian long ago with a stick, and he kept saying bad guys.

Wang Erlai's body was carried back, and Bai Chang'an went with him to decorate the mourning hall and make preliminary preparations. People he knew also spontaneously went to help. The county magistrate looked at it for a while, but felt that the folk customs here are very simple.

"You don't charge money when you go to help?"

Bailihui nodded, "It's like this in the village. If you need help for red things, you should ask for help. If you don't need help for trivial things, as long as the villagers get the news, they will spontaneously go to help. The owner's family will be sad when encountering such a thing. Quite often, some were even too sad to speak, but usually the village chief took care of things.”

"The main family will pay if they have money. If they don't have money, each family will join in. Tables, chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks are all collected by each family in the village. No matter how you say it, we must make the last journey of the deceased decent."

The county magistrate Yu nodded, but felt that these people had a lot of human touch.

Seeing that Zhang Datian, who was fishing, dropped his stick and followed him to Wang Erlai's house, the county magistrate was a little curious, "Is this man mentally ill?"

Bailihui nodded, "When I was a child, I suffered from high fever and my mind was not good. I was the guardian of the village."

"What is a village guard?"

Bai Fuer felt that the magistrate Yu was simply a baby with questions, and wanted to ask about everything.

Bailihui told him, "It's also a word passed down from the older generation. Almost every village has such a person. They are either born with brain problems, or something happened to hurt their brains. They can be good for the village. Block the evil spirits and make the village run smoothly. Although these people are not good at brains, they are extremely kind. They are always the first to arrive when anyone in the village has white affairs. meal."

The county magistrate Yu became even more curious. Bai Fuer felt that his grandfather had missed the point, so he said directly, "My lord, there is a legend that these village guards were vicious people in the previous life. You idiot, guard the peace of the land and water in order to seek the blessing of heaven in the afterlife."

"They have five disadvantages and three deficiencies. They have no desires and no desires. They are pure-hearted and happy to help others. Don't think it's mysterious, but there is such a person in every village."

The corner of Yu County Magistrate's mouth twitched slightly, why did this matter change in this girl's mouth, so miraculous?
Baifuer sighed, "My grandma also said that maybe the old people in the village feel sorry for those who are not able to use their brains. They are afraid that they will be bullied and they will not grow up safely, so they made up such a saying for them. It is also because the old people care about the younger generation. manifestation."

"Wherever there is a banquet in the village, there are them. They do the most tiring and dirtiest work, and they don't eat at the formal banquet. They are happy with everyone, and the village is willing to give them a bowl of food."

Having said this, Yu County Magistrate was a little moved, and felt that the villagers were kind and simple. He was more willing to believe the latter statement about the five evils and three shortcomings.

Back in the courtyard of Baijia, the three sisters-in-law and the three were already cooking, and Bai Lihui asked to save the meal, but the county magistrate still shook his head, "I see that this matter still needs you to take care of it, go get busy, three days later When you come to the county government office, the newly appointed district chiefs from all over the country will come to know what to do next."

It's already noon now, it's not unreasonable to let the county magistrate go back to the county government hungry, but the current situation in the village is really not suitable for joking and feasting, so the landlord Zhang came out, "It's better for the county magistrate to move to the humble house, the grass people have ordered people to go back Tell people to prepare meals."

Bai Changfu immediately nodded, "Alright, Baizhang and his family are in-laws now, so we can rest assured that Lao Zhang will help entertain the adults."

Just like that, the Bai family sent the county magistrate away, and the faces of the people who turned back to the yard were no longer happy, "It's an evil thing today."

Granny Li has already heard what happened from Bai Nanxing who brought back the meat, "The saying about the leading fish was passed down by the older generation, and I heard it from other villages before. The last time Zhang Xiaohuai appeared, I thought it was a coincidence, it was the child. It is not uncommon for fish to faint at the edge of the water for fun, but today, it seems that there is something wrong."

Bai Lihui said in a deep voice, "I'll go to Erlai's house first, and see what her family members say, this time I must have you take action."

"The area on the river beach is being reclaimed. It's next to the river. It's hard to tell what's going on in the water. There will be more people there in the future. Our village should be kept clean."

Li Po felt a headache, "You go after eating, it's almost done."

Mrs. Li also came out and said that there were five catties of meat left, "I think I'll slice it up and cook it in oil for storage. I won't eat it for lunch today. Nan Xing also bought a piece of pork liver. We also prepared other dishes. It’s almost done, stir fry and eat.”

Everyone was not in the mood to eat, so Mrs. Li went back to the kitchen and continued to work. What should have been a joyous day was overshadowed by the matter of Wang Erlai.

After dinner, Bai Lihui and Bai Nanxing went to Wang Erlai's house, and the children who were having fun everywhere in the village were gone, and the adults in the family were not allowed to go out.

The land reclamation on the river beach is still going on, everyone is saying that it is a pity that Wang Erlai died like this, and they are also talking about all kinds of mysterious things to each other. It is impossible to distinguish whether those words are true or false, but at the moment everyone feels convinced No doubt.

The two Baiguoer sisters went to the river beach to pick up two large baskets of grass and went back, and they could hear Baierlai's crying from far away.

Mrs. Li at home has already gone to help, and Mrs. Wen is rummaging through the cabinets at home. When Baifuer came in, she saw her moving the cabinets, "Mom, what are you doing?"

Wen Shi was startled, and pointed to the scattered silver on the table and said, "Mother counts how much silver is left in her hand, and after the Er Lai's burial, she went to ask a matchmaker to come and propose marriage to your brother."

"The next step is to make an order. I have to go to the city to buy it. I have to prepare jewelry and materials for your sister-in-law. Your aunt spent 16 taels on Qingqing's order for your elder brother. Your brother married Zhang Landlord My daughter, her condition is already good, so we should prepare decently, so as not to make the girl feel wronged."

The plan was very good, but it was a pity that he frowned when he saw the scattered silver on the table, "Fu'er, you said that mother can borrow 100 taels from your grandma, and I will pay it back when we have the money. The kind that writes notes."

"I don't think so." Baifuer shook her head, "I'll have it, I'll take it out for my brother to use first."

Seeing what she said so happily, Wen's heart felt even worse, and his heart ached.