A car accident, our family of three crossed

While Uncle Sun and his father were taking turns to comfort the young couple, Hang Shuheng and others also walked in.

"Brother Hang." Wang Jin didn't expect that during this New Year's Day, besides his family, there would be other people willing to come and pay their respects.

When he saw the old man next to Hang Shuheng, his expression paused again, and he hurriedly greeted him respectfully, "Old, old man, you are here too."

The old man cleared his throat and was about to say something, but Hang Shuheng took the lead and said, "The old man happened to be at my house for the New Year and heard about Auntie's situation. We came over to burn some incense for her."

The old man was somewhat dissatisfied with Hang Shuheng for interrupting him. He turned his head and glared at him, but in the end he didn't say anything unpleasant.

"Old man, I think the time is almost right, so I came to take a look." That was a disguised explanation as to why he appeared at the Hang family during the New Year.

"Thank you for your concern, old man."

Wang Jin was sincerely grateful to the old man. If the old man had not been willing to help, his mother might have passed away long ago and would not have been able to hold on for so long.

In other words, the extra months his mother lived were all given by this old man.

Hang Shuheng secretly thanked the old man for not talking nonsense. He patted Wang Jin on the shoulder and said solemnly: "It has come to this. Please accept my condolences. If you need any help, please let me know."

After all, it’s New Year’s Day, and no one would be willing to come and help, so they would appreciate any help they can give.

"Thank you very much. If it was any other time, I would definitely not be polite, but on New Year's Day, I am already very grateful that you can come. Brother Hang, please do not bother to worry about my mother's funeral. We have already asked the county funeral bureau this morning."

Wang Jin was very touched by Hang Shuheng's kindness, but it was New Year's Day and everyone was quite superstitious about such things, so he naturally didn't want to trouble others.

"Okay, as long as you succeed."

After burning incense and saying some comforting words, Hang Shuheng and others did not stay any longer and said goodbye and left.

As they walked out of the gate, Sun Qinglai arrived, shakily driving a ox cart.

"Brother Shuheng."

After the two sides greeted each other, Hang Shuheng nodded and said, "Come in quickly! We are leaving soon."

At this hour, Sun Qinglai had no time to chat. He just responded and went in hurriedly.

After coming out of Xiaoyu Hutong, Hang Shuheng did not rush back to the village. Instead, he took the old man for a walk in the county town, went to a teahouse to listen to books, and finally went to Zuixiangju to eat a hotpot. After eating and drinking their fill, they slowly went home.

When they got home, Song Ning and the others had just finished lunch and were cleaning up.

Because it was New Year, Chen Laoer and his wife and several young men were all living in the Hang family's yard. Apart from giving orders, Song Ning had his hands completely free.

Fortunately, there were enough rooms in the house. Chen Laoer and his wife lived in one of their own, and the other young men were not picky either, so they squeezed together and slept on the big kang in the side room, which was very warm.

As soon as Hang Shuheng returned home, Song Ning asked about the situation at the Wang family.

"Girl, you are just worrying about nothing. The dead cannot be resurrected, so should the living still not live?" The old man rolled his eyes, found a rocking chair under the eaves, lay down on it and began to doze off.

Song Ning was silent for a moment. The old man's words were rough but true.

"It's okay. They were already prepared for this kind of thing. When we went over, they were no longer so emotional."

It was when Sun Baomei saw her father and brother that she burst into tears, but Hang Shuheng didn't say anything about this.

"Aunt Guilian must be worried about you at home! Why don't we go over and tell her?"

Hang Shuheng had no objection, and the two of them agreed and left, taking Xiao Shitou, who had eaten lunch with them, back to the Sun family.

When they arrived at Sun's house, they told Aunt Sun about the situation at Wang's house. After sitting down and exchanging a few words, the couple went home.

Although Aunt Sun couldn't help remotely, she felt a lot more at ease after knowing the situation over there.

On New Year's Day, it is not customary to keep the body for the deceased, nor is it appropriate to play funeral music. Therefore, the Wang family's funeral was held in a very quiet manner.

Aunt Wang's coffin was kept for only one day and night, and she was buried on the second day of the New Year.

The three men of the Sun family were worried, so they stayed at the Wang family the night before.

The next morning, Hang Shuheng still decided to go and see her off, and Aunt Sun also got on the Hang family's carriage and went there in person.

The three of them didn't come back last night, and she was worried about her daughter and son-in-law, so she had to go there in person to feel at ease.

When they arrived at Wang's house, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried for a long time. Finally, after Wang Jin's constant persuasion, the mother and daughter wiped their tears and calmed down.

Hang Shuheng left after the funeral procession set off. The Sun family, worried about their daughter and son-in-law, waited until Aunt Wang was buried and Wang Jin and others returned home before they left.

Before leaving, Aunt Sun was afraid that the two young people might not understand some of the customs and rules, so she patiently explained a lot to them. Finally, she reluctantly left in the ox cart.

After the work was done and everyone had left, the Wang family yard suddenly became empty, with only the couple left, facing each other in silence.

The Dongli Kingdom's policy on mourning was not particularly strict. Ordinary people only needed to observe a year of mourning for major events such as marriage. For other matters, they could go out after the first seven days, and could go out to work after the 49th day.

Because of this, Wang Jin and his wife could not go back to her parents' home to visit relatives this New Year, and he felt a little guilty about it.

Sun Baomei is a considerate person. This is something that cannot be changed by human power, so she naturally wouldn't feel anything about it.

Fortunately, they cannot go back to their mother's home to visit relatives, but their mother's parents come to visit them every now and then and give them gifts.

This day happened to be the first market day after the beginning of the year, and Aunt Sun came to visit her daughter and son-in-law again.

She brought them the eggs that she had saved at home for some time, and told the young couple some things that pregnant women need to pay attention to. Finally, she left reluctantly because it was getting late, as she still had to go to the market.

The couple sent their mother out together. When they returned to the courtyard, Wang Jin put his arm around Sun Baomei's shoulders and said with deep emotion, "Wife, I think marrying you is a blessing I earned in my previous life."

The reason he agreed to this marriage was initially just because he had a slight liking for this ignorant, timid and silly girl.

He thought that by marrying this girl home, at least he would not feel forced, and it would also reassure his mother, which was killing two birds with one stone.

After getting married, he enjoyed his young wife's unconditional dependence on him in their daily interactions, which made him begin to understand the responsibilities of being a husband.