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Unexpectedly, Cui did not say anything for Lanhua this time. Cui seemed not to have heard the conflict between Shengxuan and Lanhua, and she did not even look over here.

Xiao Lan heard what Sheng Xuan said outside the house, so she whispered a few words to Xiao Lu, and then Xiao Lu turned and went back into the house. After a while, the two wives half-dragged Lan Hua out of the house and went to the west room.

After a while, Shen was also sent out. Apparently, she was also deprived of the right to clean and dress Mr. Sheng.

Only Cui, Sheng Nuo, Sheng Kai, Sheng Hao, Sheng Xuan, Zhang, Liu and Xu were left in the room at this time. It was obvious that these people were the ones who were seeing the old man off for the last time.

Although the daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law stayed, the old man had so many sons that it would not be the daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law who would wipe his body. Cui sat on the kang and took her four sons to undress the old man, wiped his body carefully with a wet towel, and then Bizi combed the old man's hair. Zhang, Liu and Xu gathered at the end of the kang to arrange the old man's clothes.

The clothes for the old man were prepared long ago, with several sets from the inside to the outside. The common practice was to put them on one by one first, and then put them on the old man, rather than putting them on one by one. The three people were all quick-witted, and they sorted out the clothes in a short time. Then Cui brought the four sons and put the whole set of clothes on the old man while his body was still soft. After that, everyone burst into tears. At this time, the people outside carried the coffin into the house. Everyone helped and carried the old man onto the coffin. After tidying it up, someone set up the incense table and other utensils, and the burial was completed.

After the coffin was finished, condolences began to be received. In farmers' families, news was spread by word of mouth. If someone died in a family, people in the surrounding villages would know about it in a blink of an eye. There was no need for anyone to announce the death, as people with good manners would automatically come to offer condolences.

Funerals are different from other things. Farmers value gifts, but because of limited resources, they cannot afford to give gifts. Generally, mourners only bring a bundle of paper. Farmers call this kind of gift "hanging paper". Of course, there are also people who send white cloth and gifts, but farmers rarely do this. Generally, only wealthy families or very close relatives who visit each other frequently will do this.

There is no need to report the death to the nearby villagers, but the distant relatives have to send someone to report the death. Sheng Yugui asked Sheng Xuan if there are any other relatives who need to be notified.

Sheng Xuan thought about it and said that he had to ask Cui, because his relatives on this side only needed to ask Su Ye to notify them.

"They are all dead, there is no one left!" Cui replied.

Everyone looked at each other, and then Sheng Yugui asked Sheng Nuo, "Brother, do you have any relatives or friends you want to report to?"

Sheng Nuo didn't say anything, just looked at Sheng Xuan. Sheng Xuan didn't say anything either. The two brothers were in a stalemate for a while, and Sheng Nuo shook his head.

"That's it." Sheng Yugui said.

There were no old relatives on Mr. Sheng's side, nor on Cui's side. As for Sheng Nuo, Sheng Kai and Sheng Hao's Yue family, they had no contact with them for a long time. However, Sheng Xuan's Yue family had come to help.

Although Sheng Yugui was the receptionist, some matters still had to be decided by the host. "Aunt, my uncle is gone. This is a big deal. What should we do? Please give us a word."

Sheng Yugui married into the Zhang family, and was also a relative of the old Sheng family, making him a younger generation of the Cui family. Moreover, Sheng Yugui was very prestigious in the village, and was very versatile, so he was respected by the villagers.

"I'm an old lonely woman, what can I say?" Cui thought for a while and said, "Besides, I don't have a penny. That bastard Xiaoyuan stole all of it. You can ask them how to manage the money." After saying this, Cui fell silent.

Sheng Yugui had no choice but to consult with his four brothers, Sheng Nuo, Sheng Kai, Sheng Xuan and Sheng Hao. Although Xiaohong and Xiaowen, grandchildren, were also present at the scene, they had to speak after their fathers on the matter.

There was a moment of silence, and Sheng Nuo, Sheng Kai and Sheng Hao were silent. Sheng Kai then said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Yugui, with this matter. You can just arrange it. My family will pay for the money that the old man needs to spend." Sheng Xuan then said.

"Third brother, I know you are a good person." Sheng Yugui said. Not only Sheng Yugui, but also everyone in the village had guessed that all the expenses for sending the old man would be paid by Sheng Xuan's family. Sheng Yugui did this to ask, it was in accordance with the rules, and he also wanted to save face for Sheng Xuan.

After such a big event was decided, Sheng Yugui started to make arrangements. All the items in the house that could attract attention were put away. A white banner was hung on the gate. Several daughters-in-law and the daughters-in-law who came to help also sat on the kang, quickly cutting white cloth and sewing mourning clothes and hats. This white cloth was just brought by Zhang from home. According to the custom of farmers, when an old man passed away, the sons, daughters-in-law, and daughters all had to wear mourning clothes. The grandchildren only had to wear mourning hats and tie white cloth belts, but the eldest grandson had to wear the same mourning clothes and hats as the sons. As for those who were more distant, they only had to wear a mourning hat, and as for those more distant relatives, they only had to tie a white cloth belt.

The wives who came to help were all very diligent. After a while, they had finished sewing the mourning clothes and hats, and then everyone put them on. Lanhua was supposed to wear mourning clothes, but she only got a mourning hat. As for Zhou Shuren, Xiaojin, Xiaojin's wife, and Xiaoyin, they only got a white cloth belt. This was because Shengxuan was unwilling to do things too extreme. If he were a more powerful person, he would not have these things.

According to the rules, Cui Shi also had to wear mourning clothes. Since the old man passed away, Cui Shi had been sitting on the kang and had not gotten out of bed. At this time, the old sisters in the village brought her a white linen dress and wanted to help her put it on, but Cui Shi pulled it off. Cui Shi just sat on the kang, not saying a word, not wearing mourning clothes, and no matter how the old sisters in the village advised her, she just stiffened her neck and refused to look or listen.