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"Grandma...she's gone..."

The basin in Liu Siyu's hand fell to the ground with a clang, as if it was hit by a sledgehammer.

She could never have imagined that her grandmother would pass away so quickly.

Lai Xi was sad and helpless, and tried hard to find some comfort from Liu Siyu.

He didn't even look at the basin that fell on the ground, but took two steps forward and hugged Liu Siyu tightly in his arms.

His tall body trembled slightly, and his tear-stained eyes were deeply buried in Liu Siyu's neck.

It was the first time that Liu Siyu saw Lai Xi like this. Although she understood his grief, she still felt a little uncomfortable being hugged like this.

Especially when those drops of crystal hot tears slid down her neck, she couldn't help but stiffen.

She tried pushing.

"Lai Xi, don't be like this. I think grandma lived very happily here these days. She passed away suddenly without suffering from illness for several years. This shows that her soul is pure and she will definitely go to heaven in the future."

Liu Siyu is not very good at comforting people, so she had to resort to this method to make do.

I don’t know if it was Liu Siyu’s comfort that worked, or if Lai Xi also realized that it was inappropriate to hug Liu Siyu like this.

He suppressed the grief in his heart and slowly let go, but he did not face Liu Siyu directly. Instead, he turned his face away, as if he had a thousand words to say but didn't know where to start.

"My sister-in-law and the others are all going to attend the funeral, you..."

Liu Siyu knew that Lai Xi was asking for her opinion.

Things have come to this point, and she can't be coy at this time.

So he said, "I'll go with you."

When I walked into the yard, I found that Tian Danier and Lu Sheng were already there, as well as the lame He Zhiyuan.

Several other strangers were spreading hay on a board, but she didn't recognize any of them.

Lai Xi hurried forward to help.

Ximei came over with tears in her eyes, pointed at a middle-aged man and said, "He is my father. He came when you got married, but you were covered with a veil and didn't see him."

"And those few are all nephews and nieces of the Shen family. Mom is in this condition, and I'm afraid she will get hurt if she carries her on her back. They are here to help."

Ximei pointed at the strangers again.

Only then did Liu Siyu realize that this door panel was prepared for the Shen family.

After everything was prepared, Ximei told her second uncle to help look after the house.

The group of people trudged through the snow, taking one step deep and one step shallow, relying on the faint light reflected from the snow.

After entering the woods, Ximei lit the torch and walked at the front of the team, while Xiaocao held the torch and walked at the end.

Liu Siyu couldn't help but sigh that it was a good thing Chunmiao was left at her grandmother's house, otherwise it would be too difficult to walk at night with a child in her arms in such bad weather.

Shen's tears were like a flood that broke through the dam and did not stop all the way.

Although the journey was not far, they did not arrive at Shenjiatai until midnight.

As soon as we arrived at Shenjiatai, the crying sounds coming from the Shen family courtyard had already spread throughout the village.

Liu Siyu secretly speculated that the old lady must have been a highly respected person when she was alive.

When they saw the coffin, all the women cried heart-wrenchingly. This was the rule, but today the crying came from the heart.

Only Liu Siyu couldn't cry. It wasn't because she was cold-blooded, but because her tear glands were not well developed.

I felt sad and regretful that such a good old lady passed away so suddenly.

In order to avoid being treated as a laughing stock, Liu Siyu had to lean on the coffin and cover her face while pretending to cry.

On the way, Xiaocao told her that even if she couldn't cry, she would still lie on the coffin.

Liu Siyu understood her thoughts. She and the old lady had not been together for a long time and they did not have a deep relationship. She was afraid that she would not be able to cry and would be embarrassed standing aside.

After pretending to cry for a while, her eyes really turned red. She was infected by the sad cries around her, and also because of her reluctance to leave the old lady with such a kind face.

Shen cried for a while and then fainted. Everyone hurriedly woke her up and carried her to a room.

Lai Xi specifically asked Liu Siyu to stay with him, firstly because Liu Siyu's method of first aid for his grandmother last time was novel, and having her around made people feel at ease.

Second, the people here are all unfamiliar to Liu Siyu. Instead of facing those unfamiliar relatives, it is better to rest quietly in the room.

The next day, the Shen family's yard became lively, with relatives and friends coming to pay their respects.

In the evening, people from the entire village came to give gifts, especially when the old lady's family members arrived, the filial sons and grandsons knelt in a long line at the door.

This shows filial piety to the old lady and respect for her family.

Liu Siyu was really surprised as it was the first time she saw such a scene!

In modern times, once an elderly person passes away, friends and relatives will come to mourn the death, and then the person will be taken to the crematorium. When he or she is taken back, only an urn will be left, and a pit will be dug to bury the ashes.

If it weren’t for entertaining relatives and friends on the third day, I’m afraid no one living in a community would know whose elderly person had passed away.

However, the etiquette here is completely different. After dinner, the filial sons and grandchildren hold up white flags and circle around the coffin, taking one step at a time.

Following closely behind were people beating drums and gongs, and behind them were the sons and nephews. In short, the coffin was surrounded by people.

Ting Laixi said that this was called sending off a funeral, and they were worried that the old lady would be lonely and alone on the road to the underworld.

If someone gets tired and goes down to rest, someone else will immediately take his place.

Liu Siyu watched with interest at first, sitting aside and watching intently.

But after a while she felt extremely tired. She had hardly slept the entire night before. Firstly, she was worried that Shen would suddenly faint, and secondly, the noise made it difficult for her to fall asleep.

Today she couldn't hold it any longer, and started to play chess with Zhou Gong like pounding garlic.

Seeing this, Lai Xi took her to a room, but there were already many people lying on the bed.

Liu Siyu barely squeezed into a spot and lay down, not caring about the smell of everyone's feet or the noise outside.

I just want to get some sleep and relax.

Unexpectedly, I was woken up just as I lay down.

Liu Siyu forced herself to open her sleepy eyes and took a look. The person pushing her was a girl who looked a little haggard.

A careful look revealed that if this girl had not been so exhausted over the past two days, she would have been a rather charming woman.

Liu Siyu struggled to get up and rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"What's wrong?"

The girl smiled faintly and said, "There are so many people here, why don't you go to my room and rest."

Liu Siyu was delighted and thought that this person might be Lai Xi's cousin.

Since the other party was so sincere, she was naturally grateful.

"Thank you, what should I call you?"

"My name is Yufang, Lai Xi is my...cousin," the girl deliberately emphasized the ending of the word cousin.

Liu Siyu was overwhelmed by fatigue and yawned over and over again, without noticing anything unusual.

Her room was just next door. Liu Siyu realized something was wrong after she went in. There were a lot of the old lady's things placed inside.

Although the old lady was kind and amiable when she was alive, she is no longer with us. Liu Siyu still felt a chill and subconsciously crossed her arms over her chest.