urban life

Chapter 575 Carrying the Coffin
Li's mother rolled her eyes at her husband.

"Even if you have more money and you don't become a god, you still have to eat, drink, sleep, get married and have children, right?" Li's mother patted her daughter on the shoulder, "My daughter, be brave and pursue your own happiness. Mom will always be proud of you."

"Zhou Liang comes from a wealthy family and is a serious and wealthy man. We are ordinary people, how can we be worthy?" Li Fu sighed.

"Do you have the final say on whether you are worthy or not? It's up to Zhou Liang and his daughter to decide." Li's mother has [-]% confidence in her daughter. She was pregnant for ten months and grew up. She has countless advantages and is slightly tilted. Head: "I don't think Zhou Liang is good enough for our daughter? Our daughter needs to be good-looking and capable. How many young men like her."

After a pause, he seemed to be thinking or imagining: "I am now looking forward to you marrying Zhou Liang and giving birth to a fat boy for me. I want to raise a grandson."

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Facing the fantasy of her parents, Li Lin remained silent.

Both of them have begun to dream about their future life, but she and Zhou Liang are just friends.

Falling flowers are intentional, flowing water is ruthless.

Fortunately, Li's father and Li's mother were observant people. When they caught a glimpse of their daughter's sad look, they closed their mouths and did not continue to talk about the topic just now.

According to the custom of Taohua Town, if an old person dies, it is a "happy event". The funeral needs to be held in a big way and celebrated grandly, so it must be held for three days and three nights in a row.

It lasted a long time, the feast was large, and there were many guests.

"Don't be so extravagant and wasteful after I die." Teacher Zhou stared at the float and said softly.

"It depends on what my dad says." Zhou Liang held the fishing rod.

Taking advantage of their free time, the grandfather and grandson went to the river to fish with people from the same town.

This is a small river, neither deep nor shallow, neither wide nor narrow. There are aquatic plants floating on the surface of the river. It is especially suitable for fish to survive. The fish resources are quite abundant.

The only bad thing is that the fish here are very smart and are familiar with "The Art of War", so if you want to gain something, you must be very patient.

Zhou Liang was patient. He held the fishing rod and watched the float go underwater. It was obvious that a fish had taken the bait, but he did not act rashly. He still maintained that posture and waited quietly for the fish to bite the hook.

"Anyway, don't make my funeral too lively. I like it to be quiet." Teacher Zhou said.

"You talk to my dad."

Regarding his grandfather's funeral, Zhou Liang did not express any opinions.

Compared to his grandfather's ideas, he prefers to follow traditional customs and is unwilling to change.

After the words fell, his face suddenly became serious, his eyes radiated with light, and he stared at the float closely.

A hook.

A grass carp immediately surfaced from the water, as if aware of the approaching death, it swung its body on the water surface, hoping to escape from the Dead Sea. Unfortunately, no matter how brave the prey is, it is just prey. In front of a shrewd hunter, those movements look ridiculous.

Zhou Liang fought with the grass carp for a while, and then the net was lifted.

"At least twenty pounds." Teacher Zhou threw off his fishing rod and walked over quickly, with a smile on his face, "You really have fishing talent, you are worthy of being my grandson."

Zhou Liang thought of his father's fishing talent. After looking at his grandfather's empty fishing net, he was thinking about one thing. Where did his fishing talent come from?

"Hey, big grass carp."

"That's rare."

"I've been fishing here for decades and I've never seen such a big fish."

"Teacher Zhou is capable."

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Teacher Zhou dragged the big grass carp around the river. The fishermen were surprised when they saw this scene.

"My grandson fished it," Teacher Zhou explained, "Are you awesome?"

"Cattle!"

"Niu Bi Klaas."

Zhou Liang looked at his grandpa's excited expression, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly. Normally, his grandpa looked serious and kept a low profile. He rarely saw such interesting moments.

Grandpa was not showing off the big grass carp, but using the big grass carp to show off Zhou Liang.

Teacher Zhou was hanging out by the river with a big grass carp, chatting with old friends, until the Li family called them to have dinner, then he slowly rushed to the Li family.

"Tsk, what a big fish." Li Lin was greeting visitors at the door. She couldn't help but be surprised when she saw the grass carp, "Did you catch it?"

"Yes." Zhou Liang nodded and handed the big grass carp to Li Feng next to him, "An extra meal tonight."

"Brother Liang, you are so awesome." Li Feng then gave him a thumbs up.

"Let's eat." Li Lin said with a smile.

The Li family's affair became lively, and people from the whole town came.

Peach Blossom Town is not big, and over the years residents have moved into the city, so there are very few residents in the town. Everyone knows each other, from childhood to adulthood, from youth to old age, and they are deeply touched by the death of their peers.

Backward towns still maintain burial methods.

At about five o'clock in the morning, everyone carried the solid wood coffin up the mountain, and Zhou Liang was among them.

"Brother Liang, I'm sorry to trouble you." Li Feng, who was wearing mourning clothes and scattering paper money, said embarrassedly.

The custom of Zhenshan is that to carry an old man up the mountain, you need to be related to the old man. Those strangers did not comply with the rules, so they were chosen over and over again. Zhou Liang was included in the list of people to carry the old man up the mountain.

The eyes of everyone nearby fell on Zhou Liang, and they were very surprised and surprised.

This was a "young master" and a "big boss" who was born into a wealthy family. He had clothes to put on, food to eat, and mouth to eat. He actually helped among them, lifting a solid wood coffin.

Everyone admired Zhou Liang a little more.

"It's okay." Zhou Liang responded with a smile while keeping his breathing steady.

Fortunately, he has been tortured by Zhou Lingmeng all year round and has not exercised all year round. He is in good health and can easily carry a coffin with others.

Along the way, there were beatings, gongs and drums, and firecrackers blasting, which dispelled a lot of sadness.

After a while, when they arrived at the destination, everyone put the coffin into the hole that had been dug. Zhou Liang's work was completed. What followed was a series of corresponding procedures, lighting candles, burning paper money, and the grief. The voice of condolences.

"Are you tired?" Teacher Zhou handed Zhou Liang a bottle of water.

Zhou Liang unscrewed the bottle cap and drank heavily: "It's not bad."

"You weren't supposed to do it, but I really can't find anyone else."

Before Teacher Zhou could finish speaking, Zhou Liang interrupted: "Grandpa Li and you are good friends, and naturally he is also my half-grandfather. It is reasonable for me to send him on his last journey."

Teacher Zhou nodded, then grabbed a handful of paper money, walked slowly to the grave, and burned the handful of paper money cleanly. A group of old people stood quietly in front of the grave, looking at the coffin, as if they were reminiscing about something. It's like remembering a lost friend.

The scene became solemn for a while.

No one in the world can remain calm in the face of death, and the emotions in their hearts are very complex.

The sounds of burning, crying, and remembrance filled our ears.

clap clap~~~
With the sound of firecrackers, the mourning ceremony ended.

The descendants of the Li family were the first to leave. Even if they were reluctant to leave, they had to leave. They were told not to look back and to move forward.

Leaving a series of tears.

Zhou Liang and the few people carrying the coffin were the last to leave. They wanted to cover the tomb with soil.After everything was done, it was all over, and several people stood in front of the grave for a while.

"Thank you, uncle, I don't know how to smoke." Zhou Liang refused an uncle's cigarette and said with a smile.

"Well done to you." The uncle didn't force it. He lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, then slowly spit it out, and then gave Zhou Liang a thumbs up.

"Much better than your dad."

"Yes, yes, yes, your father loves to cheat and play tricks. I remember that the primary school classroom had to be cleaned. Every time your father was cleaning, your father either had a stomachache or a headache. Anyway, a certain part of the body There’s always a problem and then they run away.”

"It doesn't matter. The key is that that boy Zhou An was very active when he took out the garbage in the back row during class. He just took out the garbage and the class was over."

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The town is only so big, and it’s hard to look down without looking up. This group of elders all had “dangers” with Zhou An, and they were all complaining in front of the grave.

Zhou Liang smiled while listening to the elders' complaints, which was quite interesting.

"What's even more uncomfortable is that that boy Zhou An sleeps and plays games all day long in class, and his grades are higher than ours. Who can we blame?"

"It's just that he got good grades, but that kid got rich. It's unreasonable!"

"By the way, why didn't your dad come back?"

Zhou Liang replied: "My parents went abroad to travel."

"Cao!" an uncle couldn't help spitting out the quintessence of Chinese culture, "That kid slipped away again."

Comparing the two, everyone was very satisfied with Zhou Liang.

From the moment he carried the coffin up the mountain, he never cried out that he was tired or complained. He did whatever everyone told him to do. He did not have the unhealthy tendencies of children from rich families at all. He was even more impressive than their own children. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhou Liang. Somewhat admiration.

Although he was born into a wealthy family, he did not suffer from the problem of being spoiled.

Quite remarkable.

Everyone finished smoking a cigarette, rested briefly, and then went down the mountain.

On the way down the mountain, Zhou Liang suddenly saw a familiar figure sitting on a hillside.

Li Lin.

I saw her sitting on the slope, her legs slightly bent, her hands holding her knees, looking down the mountain. Her beautiful face was quite calm, as calm as the water.

"Go and see that child." Teacher Zhou said to Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang nodded, left the group, walked down a path, slowly walked to Li Lin, and sat down.

"Why are you here?" Li Lin's eyes flashed, "Come down the mountain to eat. You can leave after eating."

The meal after the funeral is particularly important, as it represents the past and the move towards a better future.

Therefore, the host will prepare a rich meal.

"Why don't you go down the mountain?" Zhou Liang clapped his hands.

"I want to see more." Li Lin spoke softly without forcing him to eat.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became quiet.

"Thank you for today."

"It's okay." Zhou Liang shook his head, "Look forward."

Hearing this, Li Lin raised her head and looked straight forward, her eyes gradually zooming away until she couldn't see her: "I can't see you anymore."

Seeing this, Zhou Liang smiled: "What I mean by looking forward is psychological, not physical."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I thought you could understand?"

Li Lin's tone contained a hint of complicated emotions: "That's because there was something wrong with my expression, it's not my fault."

"Okay." Zhou Liang nodded.

"Haha." A smile appeared on Li Lin's face, "You are reasonable, can't you argue with me?"

"Does it make sense?"

"No." Li Lin thought for a moment and replied, "But it's good to show your attitude. Always saying the word "sorry" on your lips shows how cowardly you are. You have to show your manliness and say the truth. Only Only in this way will girls like you."

Zhou Liang did not respond and continued to look down.

There is a reservoir below. The water is calm. A breeze blows, and the water ripples and flows slowly.

Neither of them spoke anymore, and they looked down quietly, as if the reservoir was so beautiful and eye-catching, but in fact it was just an ordinary reservoir.

I don’t know how long I sat there, but the sun gradually climbed up the hillside, its light shining on the earth, and there was a sense of hope between heaven and earth.

Li Lin looked up at the sky, narrowed her eyes slightly, put her hands in front of her forehead, and looked towards the sun.

The golden sunlight shines on Li Lin's face, which is bright red. You can see that her face has baby-like collagen. Under the sunlight, her whole person looks particularly elegant, like a fairy who has left the mortal world.

"What are you looking at?" Li Lin turned around.

Zhou Liang said: "You are very beautiful."

"Haha." Li Lin's delicate face is like a blooming flower, "This is the first time you say I'm beautiful. I'm very honored."

"Um sorry."

"You apologize with a hammer." Li Lin said something in Sichuan dialect for the first time. "I've been apologizing all day long. Who do you owe? Did you do too many unjust things in your previous life, so you only say sorry in this life?" Two words. If I were you and had a family like that, I would be the eldest and second eldest son, with the courage to move forward. If a dog passes by on the road, I would kick it. He is so arrogant."

Immediately, Li Lin said a lot of confused words to Zhou Liang, venting some emotions in her words.

After saying that, she seemed more energetic. She stood up and patted her butt: "I feel much better. Let's go down the mountain."

He immediately ignored Zhou Liang, kicked a small stone and went down the mountain, followed by himself, leaving Zhou Liang behind.

Zhou Liang sat there, looking at the beautiful figure, taking long strides and walking forward with an indomitable temperament.

He then smiled.

From Li Lin's figure, he saw a hint of Zhou Lingmeng.

Going down the mountain, everyone was having breakfast. The funeral was over, and the entire Li family yard was very lively. Maybe people had learned to look forward.

Zhou Liang simply dealt with a few mouthfuls, filled his stomach, and then headed towards his home.

Today he and his grandfather are leaving. They have stayed in Taohua Town for a long time. The company has left a lot of work behind, and grandma has not seen grandpa for a few days. The old couple is in a hurry.

When he got home, he simply packed up his clothes and did not do any extensive cleaning.

Of course someone will clean it in a few days.

After sorting everything out, Zhou Liang walked to the third floor and walked into his father's room. He quietly looked at the photo of his father and mother. They pursed their lips and smiled brightly.

He seemed to understand something for a moment.

(End of this chapter)