Delicate Flower Chapter 18: Funeral

No matter what Yu Tang's mood was, time kept moving forward, and soon it was the day of the funeral of the old man of the Pei family.

The ancestral grave of the Pei family is on the waist of Dongtianmu Mountain, facing the river and the mountain. Everyone says that it is a geomantic treasure land, so the Pei family will be rich for generations.

The day before Mr. Pei was buried, Yu Wen simply rested at Pei Mansion. Yu Tang and her mother prepared paper money, incense and candles early in the morning. They got up before dawn the next day, washed themselves, put on plain clothes, took Mrs. Chen and Shuang Tao, and rushed to Xiaomei Lane with Mrs. Ma and her daughter.

They are going to see Mr. Pei off for the last time.

There are people all the way.

Everyone was in small groups, discussing the funeral of Mr. Pei.

"Even if the weather is hot, it will not be so shabby! The funeral was only suspended for seven days, and the coffin was buried directly in the ancestral grave. Whose idea was this?"

"I heard it was the intention of the third master." Someone with knowledge of the matter whispered, "The eldest young master of the eldest house even had a dispute with the third master because of this matter. But he is a child, how can he argue? Uncle! This matter is settled like this!"

"Then the second master of the Pei family didn't say anything? He is also an uncle!"

"Now the third master of the Pei family is in charge, what can he say?"

"That's true." Someone lamented, "When the old man went there, the coffin went around the city and everyone set up a road memorial. Now we can't even send some paper money to the old man, so we can only give it to him in this simple way. Going up the mountain."

Some people were more concerned about their own interests and whispered: "You said that the Pei family is now headed by Mr. Pei San. Do you have any evidence?"

"Look, has the Chief Manager come forward in the past few days?" Someone gossiped, "In the past, the Chief Manager was the eldest master's companion, and he had the final say in every matter in the Pei Mansion? There is also the Second Manager, you see. Has he shown up these days?"

"I know about the General Manager, but what does it have to do with the Second General Manager? Doesn't the Second General Manager follow the General Manager's lead all year round?"

"You don't know this. Do you understand even sitting down? The second manager is standing on the side of the first manager. If the first manager falls, what else can he ask for?"

"Hey! The Fan Liu family has suffered a huge loss. Their family just married their daughter to the housekeeper."

"It's not about getting married, it's about getting married!" When talking about the love affair, everyone got excited.

"Whether it's a promotion or a marriage, it's true that Fan Liu claims that he and the chief manager are in-laws..."

As Yu Tang listened to these gossips, he thought of Master Pei San's gloomy face again.

Why do you want to create a handle for others to pinch?

Isn’t it just mourning and honoring after death?

It’s not like the Pei family doesn’t have money, so they can just spend more money to get things done.

Or, is this a strategy for him to fight with Changfang?

Yu Tang made a wild guess that the Pei family had arrived.

Mrs. Ma took them into a grocery store at the entrance of the alley and said, "This is a store I am familiar with. Let's rest here. It won't be too late for us to go out later when Mrs. Pei goes to mourn!"

But before she finished speaking, there was a commotion outside, and someone shouted "Break the basin".

A huge crowd rushed towards the door of Pei's house.

Yu Tang heard someone say: "Why is it the third master of the Pei family who is holding the tablet? Where is the eldest brother? Even if the eldest master dies, there is still the second master. Even if the order is sorted, it will not be his turn!"

"Stop talking!" someone said, "Can't you see it? The rumors are true. From now on, the third master of the Pei family will be the patriarch of the Pei family."

Wrecking pots and holding spirits is a matter for the eldest son and grandson!

Even if the eldest father is gone, he still has two sons.

Although Mr. Pei San finally became the head of the Pei family in his previous life, there have been some changes between this life and his previous life. For example, in the previous life, the Pei family only knew how to buy the foundation and close the shop, and never thought of lending money to the neighbors.

When Yu Tang heard this, he became anxious for Mr. Pei San.

This is not asking him to be the leader of the sect. This is putting him on the stove to roast!

What kind of will did Mr. Pei leave?

Even if Mr. Pei San is to be the sect leader, can't we wait until the funeral and the brothers sit down and discuss it? Why do you want to slap the eldest son in the face openly at the funeral? He looked like he wanted to turn the long house into a side branch. Who can bear this?

Yu Tang stood on tiptoes and looked inside.

Master Pei San has been helped out.

He lowered his head.

The rising summer sun fell slantingly on his filial hat, forming a shadow that blocked his face.

"The filial son kowtows." As the concierge sang and shouted, the filial sons and grandsons of the Pei family all knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.

The people nearby who came to worship Mr. Pei began to set off firecrackers and place incense sticks.

The concierge shouted "Wake up!"

The coffin was lifted up and took three steps.

The concierge shouted again, "The filial son kowtows", the coffin stopped, and the filial son and filial grandson kowtowed again and again.

Mrs. Ma pulled Ma Xiuniang tightly and said to Mrs. Chen: "Let's go over and burn the paper money. Otherwise, when everyone sets off firecrackers, it won't be fun to get blown up."

This is the first time that Ms. Chen brought her daughter to attend a road festival.

She nodded nervously and followed Mrs. Ma.

Firecrackers sounded, and choking smoke drifted everywhere in the air.

As soon as Yu Tang and his mother stood still, they saw a tall and thin man rushing towards the Pei family's funeral procession, "plopping" and kneeling in front of the old man's coffin, crying and shouting: " Old Master! You have to open your eyes and take a closer look. You have chosen a white-eyed wolf! He is trying to squeeze out the young men in the eldest house until they have no way to survive..."

The crowd exploded.

"It's the chief steward!"

"It's actually the chief manager!"

"What's going on?"

"Does Mr. Pei San have other secrets behind being the sect leader?"

Master Pei San raised his head and glanced at the chief steward.

Aloof, bored, lifeless.

Yu Tang was shocked.

Someone came forward and pulled the chief manager away.

While struggling, he shouted something. Unfortunately, the sound of firecrackers was too loud and Yu Tang didn’t hear it.

Someone shouted loudly, "Old Master, please go away easily." Everyone was stunned, and then they all started crying when they remembered the kindness that Old Mrs. Pei had shown them.

The funeral procession returned to its previous order and soon began to move again.

The sound of firecrackers seemed to be louder.

Yu Tang felt that the voice sounded unintentional.

She searched for the mourners among the mourners, but found nothing.

Yu Tang stood on tiptoe again to look for his father.

The crowd was crowded and there were heads everywhere as far as the eye could see.

I don’t know where my father is busy?

Yu Tang sighed.

After breaking up with Mrs. Ma and her daughter, it was past noon when we returned home.

Yutang's whole body was covered in sweat, and her inner clothes were stuck to her body.

She took a good bath, changed into a thin silk quilt, had lunch, and slept until the sunset.

Yu Wen also came back, chatting with Chen about the Pei family's affairs while eating a meal in the hall: "The general manager is considered a loyal person. For the eldest master, the lives of the whole family are on the line. Alas, What a pity."

Hearing this, Yu Tang’s heart skipped a beat and he quickly walked in and said, “Dad, what are you talking about?”

Ms. Chen was sitting next to her husband and fanning her husband. Hearing this, she said: "In a child's house, just listen to what the adults say. Don't meddle in things you shouldn't. How are you doing on the handkerchiefs I asked you to embroider?" Didn’t you say that Xiu Niang will be a guest at home in the next two days? Have you prepared the ice and melons you promised me?"

Yu Tang smiled and went over to squeeze Yu Wen's shoulders and said: "Mom, didn't I come here to beg my father? I only have two taels of personal money in my hand. I just bought ice and melons." Pocket money!"

"You are usually so lavish." Mrs. Chen scolded, but still told Mrs. Chen, "Go to my house and give Ah Tang a few taels of silver."

"Mom is the best!" Yu Tang rushed up to squeeze Chen's shoulders.

Ms. Chen couldn't laugh or cry, and pulled her daughter's hand from her shoulder, saying, "No more skin. Give your father a shoulder squeeze. Your father has worked hard to help the Pei family these days."

"Okay!" Yu Tang squeezed Yu Wen's shoulders again and said, "Dad, can I treat you well?"

Yu Wen looked at his wife and daughter in front of him, his eyes twisted into a smile, and said: "Okay, okay, okay! Our family's Ah Tang is the best!"

"Okay!" Yu Tang reached out to Yu Wen, "Then you can also help me with some money! So that I won't be embarrassed in front of my friends."

"Yu Tang!" Mrs. Chen was angry.

Yu Wen hurriedly comforted his wife: "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Doctor Yang and Doctor Wang both said, you can't be angry." Then he scolded Yu Tang, "If you dare to do this again, be careful I will kill you again." You will be grounded and punished by writing a thousand Chinese characters."

Yu Tang originally wanted Caiyi to marry her, but it turned out to be self-defeating, and she regretted it very much, so she went to coax her mother.

Yu Wen called Chen's maiden name: "Xiuyan, look, Ah Tang's face has turned pale with fright. Don't be angry! Besides, we only have one child, Ah Tang, and the family business will be hers in the future. There is no difference between what we give her now and what we give her later. Don’t you think so?"

Ms. Chen sighed helplessly ~IndoMTL.com~ and told Mrs. Chen: "Give her a small ingot of snowflake silver." After saying that, she rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "You are satisfied now!"

"Satisfied, satisfied!" Yu Wen said with a smile and winked at Yu Tang, "Look at how well your mother treats you. I took a fancy to a box of Hu pens a few days ago and asked for two taels of silver. Your mother Mom is not even willing to buy it for me, so you only need ten taels of silver."

"Thank you, Mom!" Yu Tang smiled and thanked his mother.

Ms. Chen shook her head helplessly.

Yu Tang asked his father about the Pei family: "Dad, were you just talking about the chief manager of the Pei family? How is he?"

Yu Wen was afraid that Mrs. Chen would hold on to the few taels of silver, so he changed the subject along with his daughter and said, "You are talking about him. He hanged himself after he went back!" At this point, his expression changed. Anxian, continued, "When I came back, I heard that because of this incident, the third master detained the eldest family and his family at Tinglan Water Pavilion, and no one was allowed to see them. The eldest wife's sister-in-law and nephew haven't left yet. Really? There was a fuss on the spot."

It was only at this time that Mrs. Chen heard about it, and said "Ouch", "Master Pei San, this is too, too..."

She couldn't find a suitable word to describe what Mr. Pei San had done.

Yu Wen also shook his head and said: "Everyone said the same thing. I saw that there was going to be a turmoil in the Pei family, so I made an excuse to worry about your illness and come back soon. Tang Xiucai and the others are still staying in the Pei family."

Yu Tang frowned when he thought about the conversation between Mrs. Pei and Mrs. Yang. She felt that what her parents said was wrong and said, "How can we blame the third master of the Pei family? As the general manager, everything should be put first by the Pei family. Today is the day of the old man’s funeral, and he hanged himself. What is he going to do? If I were the third master of the Pei family, why should I collect his coffin? I should just send him out."