OBS Chapter 329: Two Groups of People Shocked
Chapter 329: Two Groups of People Shocked
The next morning, before daybreak, the people of the Nine Clans put on their new clothes, combed their hair neatly, and ate their dry food with yesterday's leftovers.
It started with the first ox cart, and the rest were six-liang ox carts borrowed from the village, but only the elderly and children were sitting on the carts.
It seems that yesterday's excitement just passed, and yesterday's joyful mood only lasted for one night.
No! I should say that I was busy until very late, and then I took a bath with soap before going to bed.
Only three hours had passed, and their mood changed. There was no more laughter, only a slight sadness.
When they arrived at Fang County, Shen Zhiqiu took Shen Youyou to settle the balance of the paper-making shop, and moved the yellow paper, gold and silver mountains, various paper-made houses, carts, boys and girls, lotus platforms, etc. onto the ox cart.
Except for the ox cart, everything else was basically full. It is usually best for little kids not to get involved in this kind of thing.
But everyone agreed that they had to go no matter what, because without Li Jingshu's biological father, these little kids might not survive.
Moreover, this time, all the people of the Nine Clans were going to rebel. They were all disobedient, and it was Grandpa Shen who led the way.
It is said that the cost of burning paper is paid by Shen Zhiqiu and his family.
But everyone had the same idea: "No, it must be shared equally."
In front of the first ox cart, Shen Zhiqiu, Dahu and Erhu had already changed into mourning clothes and were holding spirit flags. Each of them was supported by two people from the Nine Tribes wearing white mourning hats as they walked forward.
Li Jingshu, Shen Youyou, and Shen Luming were also dressed in mourning clothes, kneeling on the ox cart at the back. Li Jingshu was holding Li Zhaoyuan's armor in his arms.
As for why the coffin was not prepared, it was because Duke Fu had instructed that he would arrange for someone to prepare it.
I said, "Time is too tight, I'm afraid they won't be able to buy it."
The words were spoken very tactfully. After all, in ancient times, if you wanted to buy a good coffin, it would be very expensive. I guess they were afraid that they had just settled down and were building a house and buying land, so they wouldn't have much money to buy a good coffin.
The rest of the people walked on their legs, and every once in a while, Hunter Gao would shout, "Kneel."
Logically speaking, at this time, only Shen Zhiqiu, Li Dahu and Li Erhu were kneeling, while Li Jingshu and her mother and son were kneeling on the ox cart.
When the ox cart stopped, they would kneel down and cry.
The others could just stand, but everyone from the Nine Clans, except those older than Li Yuanzhao, knelt in unison, wearing white mourning hats on their heads.
Mr. Shen was an elder, so he naturally couldn't kneel. With trembling hands, he looked into the dark distance and shouted, "Father-in-law, come this way. We will take you to the Fu family cemetery together."
Although Li Jingshu has no ancient memories, she can relate to it. This ancient father treats her well just like her modern father.
Moreover, they really traveled through time and space and never showed filial piety to their ancient father for even a single day, but their ancient father had made many preparations for their future.
She also cried like a baby, unable to control her tears at all. It might have been an instinctive reaction of her body. Her heart ached whenever she thought about it.
"Dad, your wish is about to come true. Duke Fu has allowed you to enter the Fu family cemetery. Dad, follow us, but don't go the wrong way."
Then Shen Fugui threw out handfuls of yellow paper, which scattered quietly with the wind.
The scene at this moment was just like what was shown on TV, where one encounters a funeral in the middle of the night.
All you could see were white spirit flags, torches, and a few people in mourning clothes. The rest were only wearing white hats, and the rest of their clothes were either black or gray, so you couldn't see anything at all.
If there were anyone on the road right now, they would probably be scared to death.
Li Quan also shouted again and again: "Brother, I feel relieved that you will have so many old brothers accompanying you in the future. It's not like being alone in the south. Even if we escape, we will still miss you."
In fact, he told his elder brother, his master, over and over again in his heart:
"When I get old and can no longer protect the young lady and her husband's family, I will come find you. We haven't been brothers enough in this life, so let's continue to be brothers in the next life."
Shen Luming also kept crying. Although Shen Luming was young, he had the best relationship with his grandfather. His grandfather liked to carry him on his shoulders since he was a child.
As for Shen Youyou, she seemed to see someone walking behind their team. But when she looked carefully, there was nothing there, but this picture kept appearing in her mind.
I felt very sad inside, and couldn't help crying. Maybe it was because I felt the love that my grandfather had for his children, just like millions of great parents in ancient times. Or maybe it was because I was angry.
I feel sad that my ancient grandfather passed away early and I will never have the chance to meet him in this life, but I am also happy for him because at least many people will be able to accompany him in the future.
Although she is a modern person with no ancient memories, she can fully understand that her grandfather wanted to accompany his brothers who had fought together on the battlefield before his death, or to continue to protect his generals a hundred years later.
Although Tangjia Village is quite far from Shuntian Prefecture, the people of the nine clans knelt as they walked along the way, kneeling once every hundred meters, once at a fork in the road, and once at a turn.
All of them who had fled all the way here had never forgotten the help given by Shen Zhiqiu's father-in-law.
Just to say, even if those fifty horses died in the end, they replenished their physical strength and allowed them to hold on longer.
As time passed slowly, the day broke, but today it seemed as if even the heavens were sad, with dark clouds covering the sun and the air gloomy and gloomy.
This is the first time they have seen a cloudy day since they settled in Tangjia Village.
Just when they were about to see the city gate of Shuntian Prefecture, they saw a long team in the distance, wearing uniform armor, led by Fu Huaian in a silver suit.
Behind them was A Chi dressed in black. Except for these two, the others did not ride horses, but held up military flags with the word "Fu" on them.
A cool breeze blew by, and the military flags fluttered.
In fact, when both sides saw each other, they were shocked by each other's posture.
Shen Zhiqiu and all the others had never expected that the Fu family could do this, to the point where the prince personally led the troops to welcome his ancient father-in-law into the Fu family cemetery.
He was deeply moved, and at this moment he felt that his father-in-law's loyalty was not in vain. Shen Zhiqiu's eyes were red, and he led everyone from a distance and knelt down to thank the man for welcoming him.
This was the first time they knelt down with sincerity and without any complaints since they traveled back to ancient times.
Fu Huaian and A Chi were also shocked by Shen Zhiqiu and his group.
They didn't expect Shen Zhiqiu to be able to use his identity as a son-in-law to beat the spirit flag. You know, in ancient times, it was not common for a son-in-law to beat the spirit flag for his father-in-law.
In the past, according to traditional etiquette, funeral ceremonies after the death of an elderly person were mainly performed by filial sons (usually sons or nephews).
If there is no biological son, the nephew will carry the banner. If there is no nephew, the closest cousin or nephew will carry the banner.
Sons-in-law are usually not considered family members and therefore rarely participate in these rituals?.
Unless he is a son-in-law who lives with the family, or the family has no sons, nephews or nieces, and only has a daughter and a son-in-law, the son-in-law can make the spirit flag on behalf of the daughter.
Although Shen Zhiqiu's father-in-law had no son, he had a godson. They originally thought that the one who carried the spirit flag should be the godson.