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Chapter 7: Hurry into the ancestral grave

My mother wanted to cry, Lao Liu wanted to cry, Fang wanted to cry, everyone wanted to cry, Hongxia had already opened her mouth and started crying, and even the peach pits in the cradle kept crying.

But except for the children crying, adults are holding it down. They also want to cry but dare not cry.

If the adults cried, then people outside would know that something had happened at home, and someone would go to report the news, and the father would not be able to enter the ancestral grave.

"Brother Six, now we must find a way to bury my father in the ancestral grave as soon as possible." Fang said that when facing major changes, her mind was still clear.

It must be fast, and when those people don’t get the news, they will bury their father in their ancestral grave!

"But the ancestral tomb is more than 50 kilometers away from our home!" Lao Liu said: "How can we carry my father over?"

"Using a tractor, my second brother-in-law has a tractor at home. Brother Six, you must go to my second brother-in-law's house immediately. I will inform my elder brother, my second brother and my elder sister. We will take my father back to the ancestral grave overnight and bury my father before dawn tomorrow." At this time, Fang was the most rational.

My hometown is in a ravine 50 kilometers away from here, and it is difficult for people who check for burials to find out here.

The family has lived in the valley for generations. Only my father came to this city because he was capable and became a accountant. The family in the mountain village was very envious.

At the same time, Lao Liu's grandfather, great-grandfather, and these ancestors were buried in the ancestral tombs in the ravine.

Those who supervise cremation are also bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. They dare not go to the valley, otherwise the whole village would dare to fight with him. The whole village would have the same surname and their family.

My mother gave birth to six children in total, and there were two older brothers and one older sister on the sixth. They all lived in the village, and only the second sister married to a village dozens of kilometers away.

But this second sister was not born by me. My second daughter was born by me and she never survived after birth.

This second sister is older than the eldest sister, and the second sister is also ranked according to her peers, just like the sixth brother.

My second sister's family is relatively poor. She came to my parents' house when she was very young. Since then, she has been living in my parents' house. She has a good relationship with Lao Liu's sisters and brothers. Later, she got married here when she got married. In everyone's eyes, she is like a mother-born.

My second sister married very well. My second brother-in-law is a local technical expert, a welder, a mechanic, and a driver can do any job. As soon as the reform was opened, my second brother-in-law bought a small four-wheel tractor and started transportation in a hurry. At the same time, a workshop was built at home, with a lathe and a welder, which looked like a mechanic.

In this era, my second brother-in-law already has a TV and a motorcycle at home. He can eat meat and rice every day. He is the first ten thousand yuan households in the reform and opening up.

Now if you want to put your father in the ancestral grave as soon as possible, your second brother-in-law’s tractor is essential.

"Okay, I'll go immediately!" The father's body slowly became cold, and the tears in Lao Liu's eyes had already slid on his face. He wiped his face with his hand and put on a fur hat.

Pushing his bicycle, Lao Liu went out.

The snow outside has stopped falling, but the road is still full of ice.

The wind was whistling, cutting Lao Liu's face like a knife, and wearing a fur hat on his head, only revealing his face. Soon, his nose was frozen to the point of being frozen to death. The winter here can freeze people to death, especially at night.

Although his face was so cold that he felt uncomfortable, he began to sweat. Lao Liu rode very quickly and didn't know how many times he fell along the way. Fortunately, his 28 bicycle was quite strong and he didn't lose his chain. After more than three hours, he finally arrived at his second sister's house.

"Bang, bang." Lao Liu smashed the door hard and shouted loudly inside: "Second sister, second brother-in-law, open the door quickly. I am Lao Liu. It's not good, our father is gone!"

At this time, Lao Liu finally dared to cry. It was dozens of kilometers away from the village. It didn't matter if someone heard it.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu, don't cry, get up quickly, what's going on?"

When the door inside opened, Lao Liu was already sitting on the ground at the door and was crying loudly. The second sister looked at him. In my impression, this younger brother had never cried.

"Dad, Daddy died today. Second brother-in-law, second sister, our dad is gone."

Lao Liu's mind was blank. He couldn't remember anything that Fang told him to do. He only knew that his father was gone. He was very sad and wanted to cry.

"It's gone?" The second sister was just sleepy, but now she finally heard it clearly. Tears immediately flowed out of her eyes and fell down.

Fortunately, my second brother-in-law was rational, so he quickly asked, "Lao Liu, what should I do if my father's funeral?"

Lao Liu suddenly remembered and said, "Second brother-in-law, drive your tractor and send our father back to the ditch overnight. If it's too late, if it's dragged until tomorrow, I'm afraid someone will come from the town."

The second brother-in-law nodded, but he didn't go to get the shaking immediately. He thought for a while and said, "I have a carpenter here. Let's go find him first. He should have a suitable coffin. Let's buy the coffin first, and then take my father back to the ancestral grave directly."

Cremation is popular now, and people are burned directly. All they get is a urn, but some people will secretly put the urn in a coffin and buried it underground.

In big places, no one dares to do this, but do carpenters in small places even secretly make coffins. In the reform and opening up, everyone is making money, and carpenters also need to think of their own ways to make money.

"Yes, your second brother-in-law is still thoughtful. I don't have money at hand. You can pay it back first and wait until our brothers finish the work for your father before you pay it back."

My second brother-in-law's life was very prosperous and he was not short of money at all. Hearing Lao Liu say this, my second brother-in-law went back to the house to grab a handful of money, stuffed it into his broken sheepskin jacket, and came out with Lao Liu with a shaker.

These days, Luoyang and Dongfanghong are all very famous tractors. People who buy tractors can live outside the factory for several months before they can receive the goods. However, the second brother-in-law's tractor was bought smoothly, and he has a good idea.

At this time, my second sister had already come out with a pot of boiling water. She skillfully poured the boiling water into the engine water tank, and the hot water entered the water tank, and slowly became cold.

It is cold and the tractor is very particular.

My second brother-in-law held a shaking handle in his hand and stuffed it to the starting position of the tractor. He watched the boiling water flow downward. When the boiling water flowed out had already started to steam, he closed the valve for the drain.

"Come on, Lao Liu takes the lead." said the second brother-in-law.

Lao Liu and his second brother-in-law held each other and shook them together, and at the same time they turned hard, and black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe of the tractor, and then they heard all the sounds.

Other people's tractors are difficult to start in winter, but their second brother-in-law is very skillful, so it is very easy to start after he makes changes.
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