ny awkward situations, such as a cousin and their sibling being buried in the same coffin, the Guo family still opted for separate burial arrangements for men and women.Two women one box, two men one...Mrs. Wen would often come over at this time alone, as she found herself bored at home. She would spend time with Wenjuan, making clothes and bedding for the children together and sharing their experiences about their pregnancies.
This month, both of them started to feel fetal movements.
Wenjuan's baby in her belly is tough and active.
But the baby in Mrs. Wen's belly was honest, only occasionally moving a few times, sometimes it would just make a little tremor on one side of her stomach, tickling her, making Mrs. Wen couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, with the sun shining brightly, the two of them didn't want to stay cooped up inside. They gathered under the eaves of the kitchen, sheltered by a screen, lit a charcoal brazier, roasted two sweet potatoes, and chatted idly with Li Laotai and Tao Hongying.
Grandma He and Grandma Tian were chatting, each holding a quilt from home, hanging on the bamboo pole in the corner of the yard.
Shuǐyún and Qiónggāo were washing the cage cloth with warm water.
In a few days, I'll be making bean curd again. All of this needs to be prepared in advance.
It was such a warm and lively time that when the bell suddenly rang, everyone was taken aback.
Upon recovering, Tao Hongying immediately threw the clay pot in her hand and shouted loudly, "Grandma He, Grandma Tian, you look after Wenjuan and Mrs. Wen, don't go out no matter what happens outside!"
Having said that, she ran to find Li Lao Si.
Li Lao Si also woke up from his sleep, put on his coat and trousers in a few moves, went out to meet his wife and ran outside.
Meanwhile, Old Madam Li had already run out of the courtyard gate, with Qiong's sister and Shuiyun flanking her.
The village head and Zhao Shu, along with all the villagers, gathered from all directions.
By this time, the funeral procession was not far from the village outskirts. Everyone could get a general idea of it at a glance.
A daughter-in-law from Ercun ran over shouting, “Grandmother! Village Head! My husband said that the Chen family is carrying a coffin to make trouble!”
"The Chen family brought over a hundred people and they have already started fighting!"
The village head immediately got angry, his hair stood on end.
As people age, their concerns and taboos tend to increase.
Although the elderly villagers seem to be busy preparing their own funeral arrangements, they actually hope to live for many more years!
But when they saw the neighboring houses in mourning, their hearts weren't at ease. They always felt that their time was also drawing near...
Now, the Chen family bringing a coffin to the door is not just provoking and bullying the Li family, it's a curse on all the old people in the village to die soon!
This is a taboo, a huge taboo!
"Damn it! They're taking advantage of us! We fought hard for this, they just trample all over us! I want to raid their place and beat them to a pulp, those blind bastards!"
The village head was so furious, his arms flailing wildly that he even lost his fake hand.
He didn't care about anything else. The only skilled man drew out his pipe and rushed out of the village first.
The villagers were already angry, and with the village head leading the charge, they charged forward pell-mell.
Li Laosi and Tao Hongying ran out, only to see the villagers' backs.
Looking out at the crowd surrounding the large black coffin, the couple could easily guess what was happening. Their faces were grim and their expressions spoke volumes.
Li Lao Tai was also full of anger.
Before, the Yan family and Wen family came to cause trouble, they were only a dozen people. They just came over to splash around and talk nonsense.
Now the Chen family is in a good position, they're actually carrying a coffin to our door. This must mean they are certain that the Li family won't dare do anything to them, right!
She grabbed her son who was about to run over and instructed him, "Lao Si, our family isn't dough, we can't let people stomp all over us! "
"Today, this matter absolutely cannot be resolved peacefully, otherwise in the future there will be countless families like the Feng family, Wang family, and Dong family dragging dirty and smelly things to Suijin Beach!
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"You go ahead and just unleash your full force, as long as no one dies, it's all good. Even if someone does die, we're not afraid! They can carry the coffin, and so can we!"
"At worst, Mother will lie in the coffin, and we'll go to the city to report this!"
Li Lao Si's eyes turned red, and he knelt down with a thump, shouting back, "Mother, rest assured, today your son won't let this breath out, if your son doesn't give you this breath, your son will just die by bashing his head!"
Having said that, he picked up his saber and rushed out.
Chen He's death, whether or not it had anything to do with him, now the Chen family is carrying his coffin to Suijin Beach for burial - all because of the trouble he caused!
In that instant, the guilt and anger in his heart felt like a flood about to break its banks, desperate for an outlet!
And the increasingly closer crowd, the black coffin, the white spirit banner, are the best targets!
The village head had already led the villagers to join the funeral procession. They didn't hesitate at all and directly joined the fray.
There were over a hundred people from the Chen family, already quite a large crowd.
But they didn't expect that Suijin Beach would be a "dragon's pool and tiger's lair".
Lao Hei and the others numbered thirty, each capable of fighting three opponents.
Subsequently, the arriving veterans, wounded soldiers, and women joined in, making the battle even. They gradually gained the upper hand.
When the village head and the new villagers came in, the situation became completely lopsided.
Almost two or three villagers surrounded a Chen family guard or servant, old soldiers, beating them to death!
Chen Chuan, Old Master Chen and Young Master Chen were surrounded in the middle, holding their horse sabers, occasionally drawing them back and slashing wildly.
They already held official positions, so the people of Xin Cun and Er Cun were apprehensive about them.
As long as they don't make a move, no one will hurt them.
To their surprise, they took advantage of this concern and actually harmed several villagers!
The village head was panicked, snatched a saber and charged forward.
At that moment, Li Laosì arrived!
"Make way!" he shouted, rushing forward and with a single blow of his saber, severed the right hand of Old Master Chen who was wielding a knife.
Mr. Chen let out a cry and fell to the ground.
Mr. Chen Er and Mr. Chen Chuan were both stunned, before they could recover, Li Laosi's saber swung towards them again.
Master Chen was ruthless, he pulled a guard beside him to take the blow for him.
Chen Chuan came only rushed to the side, and then was slashed in the back by Li Lao Si.
His fox fur coat did stop him for a moment, but Li Lao Si's knife was too fast, still cutting his flesh open. Blood instantly flowed out.
Chen Chuan fell to the ground, in so much pain he couldn't get up.
Although they were all military officers, the Chen Chuan three brothers strutted about inside and outside the city with the city defense army, just like stray dogs barking at their own doorstep.
When you encounter a tiger like Lao Si from the mountains, you can only expect to be beaten until you soil yourself!
Mr. Chen, the elder, was so frightened that his legs turned to jelly. In his panic, he saw a coffin on the side and scrambled onto it, shouting loudly: "Everyone, come and see! The Li family has killed someone, the Li family has killed someone!"
There's never a shortage of people who like to watch the commotion in this world. The idle people who followed from Xin Du have already quietly crossed the small bridge and are now standing about ten or so meters away.
They heard clearly what Old Master Chen said, but none of them moved to return to the city and send a message.
Firstly, the Chen family went to Suijin Beach to provoke trouble. They were not innocent victims who were bullied and didn't need to involve officials.
Secondly, the battle was so intense that no one wanted to leave the excitement to run errands.
Master Chen the Second stood tall, able to see clearly. He saw that his own men were almost being beaten completely and about to be utterly defeated.
He stomped his foot in anger, and was about to say something else, but Li Laosi threw down his saber, hugged the coffin with both hands, and then exerted himself suddenly!
Boom!
The coffin was actually flipped over by him and thrown to the roadside.
Old Master Chen didn't have time to jump down and fell together with the others. A coffin landed on his leg, trapping it and causing him to scream in agony.
"Help! Please pull me out! Help, my leg!"ily's actions are indeed kind and righteous, not just a reputation.Mr. Tang wasn't a revered teacher, he only taught calligraphy for two years, yet the Li family treated him with such meticulous care,...