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Chapter 668 Beloved 46 Prejudice towards Qiao Xi

The Liu family lived on Huayuan Street. As soon as they entered Huayuan Street, they could see a vast expanse of whiteness in front of Liu's house from a distance.

It wasn't Snow, but a group of people in filial piety.

Qiao Xi got out of the car and followed her father to Liu's house.

A white cloth was hung on the head of Liu's house, and the door was covered with painted circles. Many Liu family members in filial piety stood at the door to welcome those who came to express their condolences.

A large shed has been set up outside the door, filled with tables and chairs, this is the place for mourners to eat at noon.

When Qiao Kangsheng and Qiao Xi walked to the door, the Liu family noticed that there were guests, and the person in charge shouted, "Your son welcomes you!"

Qiao Xi saw Liu Yueming's father, Liu Qingshan, kneeling on a straw mat, kowtowing to them.

This is etiquette, regardless of seniority, no matter who comes, as long as it is condolences, filial sons must kowtow to welcome and send them off.

Qiao Kangsheng didn't have any friendship with Liu's family, but he and Liu Qingshan knew each other because Qiao Kangsheng used to go to the town to sell bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets, and once it rained, he happened to take shelter in front of Liu's house.

Liu Qingshan was a very nice person, invited him into the house, made him drink tea and eat cigarettes, and even chatted with him a few household chores, until the rain stopped, Qiao Kangsheng thanked him and went home.

Now that Liu Qingshan sees Qiao Kangsheng, he is grateful that he still remembers him, and immediately passes him cigarettes and welcomes him into the room to talk.

Qiao Xi also followed into the house, and as soon as she entered, she heard the sound of mourning and music coming from the main hall, as well as the crying of the Liu family members.

Not long after, a familiar figure came out of the main room, and Qiao Xi recognized it as Liu Yueming in sackcloth and mourning.

The first thing Liu Yueming heard was Qiao Kangsheng's voice, and he thought it was familiar. When he looked around, he saw Qiao Xi.

It was very unexpected that their father and daughter would come to his house to express their condolences, so they hurriedly stood up to greet him, "Qiao Xi, Uncle Qiao, you are here."

"Liu Yueming!"

Seeing that he was dressed in white and his eyes were red, Qiao Xi felt uncomfortable.

At this time, Liu Qingshan saw his son coming out and greeted Qiao's father and daughter, and asked in surprise, "What? Do you all know each other?"

Liu Yueming explained, "Dad, Qiao Xi and I are tablemates in junior high school. Qiao Xi used to come to our house to play. When my grandma's 80th birthday is too early, you must not remember it."

After explaining, Liu Qingshan understood the relationship, and he was even more kind to their father and daughter, "I dare not admit it, the little girl at that time has grown up now, and she is so handsome."

Qiao Xi shook her head modestly, "Uncle Liu, talk slowly, Liu Yueming and I will go in and see grandma."

"Alright, let Yue Ming greet you."

Qiao Xi greeted her father and Liu Qingshan, and went to the mourning hall to worship first.

In front of the mourning hall is a large bamboo curtain hanging outside the gate, with a huge Chinese character "Dian" written in black and white on it.

Only by bypassing the bamboo curtain can we see everything in the mourning hall, which is filled with white banners and filial couplets, and incense candles are burning high in the family hall.

The coffin of the old lady was placed in the center of the mourning hall, and the two door panels were put together to form a bed, and the old man in a shroud lay on it.

The face was covered with a golden money paper, and two copper coins threaded on each side were placed on both sides to prevent the money paper from being blown away by the wind, so as to prevent the corpse from seeing the sun again.

The old lady's feet were also tied together with a rope to prevent the toes from being separated, and she held a piece of dough in her hand. This was to prevent the old lady from encountering a vicious dog in the underworld. If she did, she could use the dough to beat the dog and lure the dog away.

In front of the coffin, there is an inverted chicken and a flat bowl of rice. In addition, there is a pot on the ground for burning paper.

All the female family members of the Liu family knelt in front of the coffin and wept, and they would cry even more fiercely when people came to express their condolences.

The more you cry, the more filial your children and grandchildren will be.

Of course, all of the above is just a custom, tinged with superstition. This is the way things are done here in Xihe Village. It is estimated that there are similar customs in many places.

After Liu Yueming brought Qiao Xi in, he went to his cushion and knelt down. As the eldest son and grandson, Liu Yueming was going to welcome and thank guests in the mourning hall.

Qiao Xi knelt down on the soft cushion in front of the coffin, burned some money papers in the pot, and kowtowed to the old lady three times.

Liu Yueming kowtowed three more times to her as a thank you gift.

Liu Jinxiang in the crowd saw Qiao Xi, got up and came to help her, "Qiao Xi, why are you here?"

"Sister Jinxiang, I came to see the old lady. I heard that she passed away this morning, so I came here with my dad." Qiao Xi said, holding Liu Jinxiang's hand.

"She left last night, and she has been holding her breath, waiting for my brother to come back. My brother just got home yesterday, and she left last night."

Liu Jinxiang was very sad, her eyes and nose were red from crying, and tears fell down again as she spoke.

Qiao Xi's eyes were also wet, "Oh, if she can take a look at her grandson, she may be able to rest in peace."

"Yeah, my grandma is over 90 and old enough."

"Well, she is enjoying the blessings when she is gone, and she will suffer when she is alive."

Liu Jinxiang said a few words, and then took Qiao Xi to the next room, where there was a person in charge of distributing filial cloth, who helped Qiao Xi tie a piece of filial cloth.

As long as there are people who mourn, they will be divided into generations. Those who are of the same generation as the deceased's son are all white, and those who are of the same generation as the deceased's grandson have a little red added to the white cloth. What Qiao Xi got was a filial cloth with red added.

The filial cloth was hung here, and there were guests coming in outside, Liu Jinxiang asked her to sit and rest, and she went to meet the condolence guests.

Not long after, Liu Meilan helped Liu Yueming's mother come in. Liu's mother looked very bad and looked like she was about to faint, so Qiao Xi helped her up.

Seeing Qiao Xi reaching out, Liu Meilan opened her hand and said in a low voice, "You don't need your help."

Qiao Xi saw Liu Meilan make a face at her, and she knew that Liu Meilan also got hurt when she poured dung on Song Yufen before, so she had prejudice against Qiao Xi.

When I saw Qiao Xi come in to express condolences just now, she didn't even say hello. It was a sign that the other party didn't welcome her.

Qiao Xi didn't take Liu Meilan seriously, and asked Mother Liu directly, "Auntie, are you okay?"

Mother Liu shook her head weakly, and took another look at her. She saw that she was familiar with Yueming and Jinxiang from her family just now, and asked, "Which family are you from? Why do I look familiar?"

"Auntie, you don't know me anymore? I'm Liu Yueming's junior high school classmate. My name is Qiao Xi. My family lives in Xihe Village. My father's name is Qiao Kangsheng, and my grandfather is Qiao Zhenshan."

Qiao Xi introduced herself, and Liu's mother suddenly realized, "Oh, I remembered, you have been to our house before, right? Oh, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I don't dare to recognize you. I have seen your father too. I even went to your grandfather to see a doctor!"

After going on and on like this, Mother Liu became familiar with her, and thinking of what her family Jinxiang secretly told her not long ago, saying that her son liked the girl from Qiao's family in Xihe Village, she might be talking about her.

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(End of this chapter)