Chapter 199 Tomb-sweeping

After returning from Liushu Village, life is quiet. When Tomb-sweeping Day is coming, every family has to go to the grave. In Liangguo, there is no difference between men, women, old and young. The whole family wants to go, but whether to go together or not, there is no requirement, but usually we go together, so that the family All the separated families have to go to the ancestral grave together.

Su Zhi was newly married to the Shen family, and it was the first time to go to the ancestral tomb. Because there was Shen Zi'an's mother there, Su Zhi attached great importance to it and prepared early.

Eight pieces of snacks, two small jars of wine, and two small plates of dumplings, all of which are provided and divided into two parts. At that time, one will be sent to Shen Zi'an's mother's grave, and the other is with Shen Youfu.

"Si Niang, how do you go back to Liushu Village? Do you need me to go back with you?

Su Zhi and Liu Siniang sat together and cut the white paper. Those papers were to be cut into paper money, that is, the so-called underworld money, which was burned to their dead relatives. The more burned, the richer the dead relatives were, and the more filial they showed the filial piety of their living children and grandchildren.

Su Zhi is really glad to have Liu Siniang by her side. Although she has lived in the countryside, she really can't cut this. If there is no Liu Siniang, she will have to go to Li's sister-in-law to find an opportunity to cut it together.

Liu Siniang said, "You are also busy these days, so don't stay with me. I know you don't want to go there either. It happens that someone in our village will go back. I'll just follow you all the way."

In this era, married women have to go to the grave with their husband's house in the morning, and they have to wait until the afternoon to go back to their mother's house, and they only have to worship their parents or close people of the previous generation, like their grandfather's generation, so they don't have to worship. Su Zhi's parents are all here. She doesn't have to go back to Liushu Village, and she is very happy to go. Liu Siniang's parents died and she needed to go back.

Su Zhi asked, "Are there still people who have married in our village? Which one is it?"

Liu Siniang said, "It's Wang Xiuyun, the daughter-in-law of Liu Laoshi, who lives in the westernmost part of the village. I'll just be with her."

Su Zhi remembered that Wang Xiuyun was a tall and strong woman. Her man Liu was half shorter than her, and it was quite impressive to stand together. The woman she remembered was cheerful. Liu is as honest as his name, and he is very obedient to his daughter-in-law. It's not annoying, but Su Zhi doesn't have much contact with them, because it's too far away, one village in the east and the other in the west of the village. In addition to the last episode and returning to her mother's house, Su Zhi went to several families near the river in the village. I haven't even been to the Shen family's old house a few times, and it's impossible to see Wang Xiuyun all the time.

"Then go with her and come back early."

Su Zhijue's Liu Siniang was willing to go with Wang Xiuyun, which showed that Wang Xiuyun was not bad, so she went. After all, Liu Siniang also had her life. She sympathized with Liu Siniang and regarded her as a friend. It is impossible to follow her at any time. They all have their own lives.

Su Zhi watched Liu Siniang carefully cutting paper money there, thinking that she and Brother Stone should get together earlier. She wanted Liu Siniang to live in their house, but Liu Siniang lived in their house. This identity is a little difficult. Since Liu Siniang moved in, Li's sister-in-law and several people came to tell her that someone began to spread rumors that Liu Siniang lived in the Shen family, and she was not a relative or a subordinate. How could there be a good thing to raise for nothing?

At the beginning, it was said that Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi helped Li Shi raise Liu Siniang, because in the past, Mrs. Li had gossip about the two. As soon as the people in the village saw Liu Siniang and Li, they began to believe these words, in their opinion. Liu Siniang has always been submissive. She is beaten and scolded every day without saying a word. Now she dares to take the initiative to mention and leave, and even leave the house. A woman is so bold that she must have had a way out for a long time. Isn't it Li Shi in the back road? They felt that if Liu Siniang had no way out, she would not dare to leave the Zhao family even if she was a concubine in the Zhao family.

Later, it was even more bizarre. Some people began to say that Shen Zi'an liked Liu Siniang, and also said that Su Zhi was so good to Liu Siniang that he wanted to take Liu Siniang home as a concubine.

Su Zhi's face turned black when she heard these rumors. What do these villagers think? Not only she guessed that the people who spread these rumors must be the Zhao family.

Su Zhi thought that since Zhao Daliang was not ashamed, he could marry another party and threatened to hold a lively wedding banquet, so why can't Liu Siniang also marry another party? Since many people in the village now say that Li Shi and Liu Siniang have a beginning and end, let them get married. The current situation is that they will be slandered if they don't see each other, so it's better to get married, that is to say that they are forced to be together. Let them upload it for a while, and then don't talk about it. And if they don't get married in this wind, those people will be happier and happier. Even if they don't talk about it slowly in the future, as long as Liu Siniang and Li Shi walk opposite the street, they will be mentioned again. Maybe someone will say that you are guilty!

This person is like this. Sometimes, rumors are like floods. They can't be blocked or left alone, but they have to lead them in another direction.

"Si Niang, are you interested in Brother Shitou in your heart?"

Su Zhi asked Liu Siniang that she thought that Liu Siniang and Li Shiming were interested in love, but now they only heard that Li Shi was willing to marry Liu Siniang. As for whether Liu Siniang was willing to marry Li Shi, they still wanted to ask.

Liu Siniang's paper-cutting hand stopped for a moment, and her head was lower. After a while, she said, "I have a bad reputation. Don't drag him down. He can marry a better one."

As soon as Su Zhi heard this, she knew that Liu Siniang also wanted to get married, but she was afraid that she would let Li Shi have a bad reputation now, so it would be easy to do. She told Liu Siniang what she thought, which means that if the two of them don't take the opportunity of others to frame them, there will be no chance in the future.

"Think about it, Brother Stone said that he was willing to marry you. You are now tied to his reputation and have been spread. What else are you afraid of? You are not even afraid of leaving, and you are still afraid of getting married again? Or marry someone you like? I know you have Brother Stone in your heart. You made his red belt, didn't you?

"You...let me think about it again."

As soon as Liu Siniang heard that Su Zhi knew that she had made a belt for Li Shi, there was a trace of incompancy on La Huang's face. She thought to herself that Li Shi, the man was a good man. Although he didn't talk much, when he suffered, as long as he saw it, he would always help. She still had no wrong with Li Shi in her heart. She felt that she would have stayed up like the Zhao family for the rest of her life. She just wanted to let Li Shi go smoothly in her life and express her gratitude. Unexpectedly, he was willing to marry her. When she heard it, she was also happy in her heart.

"Then think about it again. When you figure it out, you will get married. This man will live his whole life. As long as he has the right conscience of heaven and earth, he will make himself live comfortably and happy."

Su Zhi didn't force Liu Siniang. She felt that Liu Siniang should not go down now, but she was a little embarrassed. After waiting for a few days, let Li Shi come and tell her in person. They will definitely be able to go together. Even if Liu Siniang doesn't have the courage, Li Shi will do it. Liu Siniang just needs to wait for a good life.

On Tomb-sweeping Day, it can be said that the whole riverside village wears very plain clothes, because they have to go to the grave. They wear too gorgeous clothes, which is disrespectful to their ancestors.

There is a special place in the cemetery of Riverside Village, which is not too far from the village. On Tomb-sweeping Day, you can see many people walking in groups in that direction. Many people hold baskets in their hands, which are paper money and offerings.

Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi also took three children to the Shen family, because the three children also entered Shen Zi'an's household registration. The surname is Shen, which is the Shen family, so they are also going to worship. The family of five went to the Shen family's old house first, and then the family went to the cemetery together.

When I arrived at the cemetery, I saw that many people had come. There was white paper floating on many graves. Some were removing the grass from the grave, some were placing offerings, some were kneeling on the ground and crying, and some were burning paper.

Su Zhi held a baby in each hand and walked behind Shen Zi'an, with a basket in one hand and Xiao Ri in the other. She looked at the scene around with some curiosity, the adults were crying, and the little dolls who didn't know what was uncomfortable were making faces or laughing behind her parents' backs. She felt that the life and death were really sad. She was a person who had died once. She was really not afraid of these things, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Before arriving at the Shen family's cemetery, the family first followed Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang to worship several graves, and then Shen Zi'an went to his mother's grave.

Shen Youfu also went to his wife's grave. Shen Zhang also took his children and grandchildren, burned the paper, and worshipped again. Then he patted Shen Zi'an's hand comfortingly, and then left with Shen Youfu and others.

Su Zhi thought that Shen Zhang's family was Shen Youfu's ordinary wife, and she was quite respectful to Shen Youfu's wife. In fact, even if she didn't come to worship, others would not say anything, but when she came, she still loved Shen Zi'an so much. It's really hard for people to pick out her fault. Su Zhi felt that Shen Zhang had a lot of tricks. No wonder the people in the village praised her very much. She behaved much better than those stepmothers who beat and scolded their stepson.

However, Su Zhi didn't have time to think about how scheming Shen Zhang was. She and Shen Zi'an respectfully bowed to this serious mother-in-law and burned paper. Listening to Shen Zi'an say how good she is to his mother, I don't know how she feels about this mother-in-law. She only felt that this woman's life was not good. She married a man like Shen Youfu. Obviously, she could have a child, but she gave birth to a son after her husband married a wife, and she went there early. It's just because this mother-in-law decided Zhao Xiaomei to be her daughter-in-law at that time, and let her get a good father-in-law like Shen Zi'an as soon as she was reborn. She was still very grateful to this mother-in-law.

Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi left with the doll. As soon as they walked a while, they saw a cemetery not far ahead surrounded a lot of people, and many people were surprised. RQ