Liu Mingzhi looked at the emotional look on the old man's face and nodded without hesitation.
"I know that even if you don't say it, I still plan to act like this."
Liu Zhi'an nodded slightly, turned his head and gestured in the direction of the bed in the inner room.
"How do you plan to handle your mother-in-law's funeral? Should you make a grand ceremony? Or should you handle it according to the standards of ordinary people's homes?"
"I plan to wait for Lian'er's mood to calm down a bit before making a decision on this matter after discussing it with her.
My grandma is a Miao people, and this is the border of Miao territory.
The customs and habits of Miao Xinjiang are different from ours.
No matter how much I am my grandma’s son-in-law, I can’t break their customs and rules.
Therefore, after Lian'er's mood improved a little, I asked her to take me to visit the elders in the village.
Ask the old Miao people in the village what they think.
If the funeral arrangements can be arranged according to our customs, that would be the best. If not, then it should be arranged according to the rules of Miao territory.
Old man, you have traveled all over the country for so many years, and you should know that the customs, habits and concepts of some places are difficult to be changed by outsiders."
Liu Zhi'an squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, then looked at Liu Mingzhi and nodded gently.
"That's fine, just act according to your own ideas."
Qi Yun walked to Young Master Liu's side with light steps, looked at Young Master Liu with red eyes and gently shook his head.
"Husband, I really can't persuade my sister Lian'er. No matter what we say, she won't listen."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qi Yun's pretty face full of helplessness, turned to look at Qinglian who was still lying on his mother's body and cried bitterly, raised his hand to rub his forehead and let out a long sigh.
"Lian'er is my mother's daughter. How can she not be sad when my mother passed away in the west of Hexi?
As long as Lian'er doesn't do anything extreme, let her cry if she wants to.
Just let her cry happily."
"Okay, I understand."
Qi Yunfu saluted and was about to start walking towards the inner room when Liu Mingzhi spoke again.
"Yun'er, wait a moment."
"Huh? Husband, please tell me."
"Later, quietly tell Sister Ya and ask her to cook some thin porridge that nourishes yin and qi and prepare it for Lian'er.
My grandma has just left. Lian'er will definitely not be able to eat now.
No, it should be said that she may not be able to eat in the past few days.
Not only Lian'er, but also Yiyi, Feifei, Chengfeng and their three siblings.
You sisters, please work hard these days and take turns preparing some thin porridge for them and their children to nourish their vitality and blood.
We can’t just watch their bodies collapse from hunger!”
"Yes, I know it. I will explain it to you sisters later."
"Okay, you go and take care of Lian'er first."
Liu Mingzhi watched Qi Yun walk into the inner room, took out the tobacco bag from his waist and started walking towards the outside of the bamboo house.
Liu Zhi'an gently narrowed his eyes and looked at the people with sad expressions for a long time.
He didn't know what he thought of, but he suddenly let out a faint sigh.
Like Liu Mingzhi, he took out the tobacco bag from his waist and walked out of the bamboo house.
Liu Zhi'an saw the eldest son squatting on a stone outside the bamboo house and smoking quietly, filled the tobacco in his hand, and walked straight over.
Liu Zhi'an lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat directly on the ground next to Young Master Liu.
Liu Mingzhi turned to look at his old man, blew out the fire stick in his hand again and leaned over.
Liu Zhi'an leaned over, lit the tobacco and took a long puff.
"Would you like to replace it with my cut tobacco? Your cut tobacco is too spicy for your throat."
"No, I'm not a big smoker."
"Come on, aren't you a big smoker?
You are much more addicted to smoking now than when I was young, but you just haven't noticed it yourself.
I said you are now a dignified king of a country, can't you buy some good tobacco for smoking?
How much money can you spend just eating the best cut tobacco?"
"I'm not that particular. I just buy whatever tobacco I find, and I smoke whatever tobacco I buy.
The left and right are just things used to refresh and meditate, there is no difference between good and bad.
It doesn't matter how much it costs.
What matters is just taking things as they come and muddle along."
Liu Zhi'an blew out a puff of smoke and looked up at the sun that was already setting in the sky.
"Life is actually just like that.
Laughter lasts a lifetime, suffering lasts a lifetime.
Wealth lasts a lifetime, poverty lasts a lifetime.
Being free and unrestrained lasts a lifetime, and being depressed lasts a lifetime.
Sobriety lasts a lifetime, and Hutu lasts a lifetime.
Since it's a lifetime choice, why not choose the former?
Life is like the sun above our heads.
When the sun is scorching in the summer, people can't help but like it.
However, once winter comes, you will not feel it is dazzling and hot, but you hope it will be as warm as possible.
But what?
Whether you like it or not, it will rise and fall as usual.
There will never be a slight change because of whether you like it or not."
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips and laughed a few times as he listened to his old man's emotional words like a wise man.
"Hehehe, old man, you were not like this before. When did you become so open-minded?"
"As you get older, you naturally start to look away from things you should look away from.
The generation that belongs to me has gradually passed away.
The next era is your generation, and the era of young people like Chengfeng, Chengzhi, Chengqian, Yiyi, Yueer and their brothers and sisters."
"Yes, the next era is the era of my young master's generation, as well as young people like Chengfeng, Chengzhi, and Yue'er.
Alas! What a pity”
"What's the pity?"
"Unfortunately, my young master's era is about to pass.
Decades passed in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, will this young master still be alive in this world?
Business is still a matter of two things!”
"Damn it, I didn't even say this, but you were the first to sigh."
"Hey, isn't this a matter of time?"
Liu Zhi'an paused slightly while smoking, then lowered his head to look at the pot. He saw that the shredded tobacco in the pot had turned into a pile of remnants at some point.
Liu Zhi'an knocked out the ashes from his cigarette, turned his head to the side and spit out the ashes on the tip of his tongue.
"You are right, it will happen sooner or later."
To be continued...