Li Li and Li Ya had already exceeded their normal understanding of wearing mourning shirts, and Tang Qing asking them to wear costumes was beyond their imagination.
"Don't be impatient, let's try on the filial piety shirt first."
Tang Qing took two mourning shirts from Grandma Caijiao and handed them to Li Li and Li Ya.
Xiaoshan means filial piety clothes, and people in Yancheng are used to calling them Xiaoshan.
The filial piety shirt is made of white cloth or linen. A dutiful man and a dutiful daughter wear a white cloth filial piety shirt, and a daughter-in-law wears a linen filial piety shirt.
The appearance of the filial piety shirt is somewhat similar to the current bathrobe with a hood. It has no buttons and just has two sleeves and a toe sewn from a large piece of white cloth.
In the past, in addition to Mr. Eight, the coffin-carrying team in Yancheng also consisted of two old women, one responsible for sewing mourning shirts and the other responsible for dressing the deceased in shrouds.
Nowadays, these old customs have been basically abolished. The filial piety shirts worn by filial men and filial women are also made from local materials and simplified. Generally, a piece of white cloth is put on a sack and used as a filial piety shirt. Some people simply borrow some white coats as filial piety shirts and return them after their own funerals are completed. Give to others.
After Li Li and Li Ya put on their mourning shirts, tears welled up in their eyes for no reason. Everyone else felt sad when they saw it. A sad atmosphere immediately enveloped the hall. This may be why the ancestors wore mourning shirts to say goodbye. Is it because of relatives?
"Xiao Mei, you can try it on too."
Tang Qing put on a small filial piety shirt for Xiaomei.
"Mom, I want to wear it too."
Xiaoqiang still doesn't understand the ways of the world, but he just thinks Xiaomei is cuter after wearing a filial piety shirt.
"You do too. On the funeral day, each of us will wear white."
"Mom, why didn't we all wear white when grandma died?"
"Xiaoqiang, my mother will tell you later that you should accompany little sister Xiaomei to her grandparents first, okay?"
"good."
Xiaoqiang took Xiaomei's hand and walked out of the hall.
"You guys take them off first and put them on again tomorrow morning. Grandma Zijie, you can make them two more sets in this size."
"Master Jiujin, why do you need to make two more sets?"
"Just do whatever Master Jiujin tells you to do, why are you talking so much?!"
The head of Cai Jiao glared at Granny Cai Jiao.
"It's okay, just get busy."
Tang Qing, Li Li and Li Ya walked out of the west wing. Tang Qing whispered to Li Li and Li Ya as they walked:
"You guys come with me to the Li family's old house after dinner."
“Where to go and what to do?”
"Yeah, what are you doing at the Li family's old house?"
"You want to hold a funeral for your biological parents and let them be buried together. How can you not tell Mr. Li? Besides, the Li family's old house is the place where your mother closed her eyes. Shouldn't you go there first to pay your respects?"
"Well, you're right about that."
"I've never been in one."
"So, you must go to the Li family's old house first."
"It's just that if my sister and I go up, who will guard my father's urn?"
"Well, doesn't it mean that you can't leave your loved ones before the funeral?"
"Don't worry, let Shiba Diao stay here first. He is not that easy to take care of as a filial son!"
"No wonder you just asked him to behave like a filial son."
"After all, he went to jail on behalf of his eldest brother and took the blame."
"Liya, please don't say something casually in the future. Be careful that the speaker has no intention and the listener has the intention."
"Master Jiujin is right. You are simple and should try to speak as little as possible in front of outsiders."
"Master Jiujin, sister, I understand."
"You guys have a good rest when the Li family returns home tonight. Not only will you have to get up early tomorrow, but you will also have to stay up all night. You need to express your grief, and your health is also important."
"I know, thank you for your concern."
"Thank you, Master Jiujin, for your concern."
"Don't be so polite between us in the future. If you are so polite, I won't dare to let go and do things."
"We won't be polite in the future, and we won't be polite if you tire yourself out for us."
"Sister, this is not possible. If Master Jiujin collapses from exhaustion, who should we ask for help?"
"Liya, don't worry, I'm a bitch, I won't fail even if I'm tired!"
"What woman calls herself cheap?"
"Master Jiujin, you are not a bitch, you are a bull!"
"Well, as sister Li Ya said, I am a stupid cow!"
"How can you be a stupid cow? You are a running bull!"
"Still a running bull!"
Tang Qing, Li Li, and Li Ya came out of the west wing and sat in the hall chatting.
After Bao Wentan, the butcher, and Da Mao came back from purchasing supplies, they swayed in front of Tang Qing.
"Thank you for your hard work. When the matter is finished, I will ask Boss Li to give you a big red envelope to thank you."
Tang Qing thought that Bao was asking for credit, so she stopped him first to prevent him from talking nonsense.
Who knew that Bao Bao asked Tang Qing seriously and said to Tang Qing:
"Master Jiujin, please don't say thank you yet. I have something to report to you. You must come up with a solution quickly, otherwise the funeral will not be possible."
"The funeral can't be done?! Who dares to stop me from doing the funeral?!"
Li Li stood up from the stool without waiting for Tang Qing to respond, with an angry look on her face.
Tang Qing pulled Li Li to sit down again and said;
"Why are you so angry? I told you from the beginning, until your father and mother finish the May 7th event, you will be your filial daughter, and you can start again after the May 7th event. Be your Li Zapo again."
"Li Zapo, I don't want to do it anymore!"
Li Liyu was still angry.
"It's not up to you whether you do it or not. You must do it for me when the time comes!"
Tang Qing's tone left no room for denial.
"Why?"
Li Li felt a murderous aura from Tang Qing's tone.
"Because only by becoming Li Zapo can you kill the villain and let your parents rest in peace underground."
"Putting the villain to death? Is he the one behind it?"
Li Li raised her beautiful eyebrows, and anger surged into her heart again.
"After all, a villain is a villain and cannot make big waves. You can still be your filial daughter. When the time comes, you can take the initiative. I believe that you, Li Zapo, will kill him!"
Tang Qing patted the back of Li Li's hand.
"I will make his life worse than death!"
Li Li gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.
"Is this the classmate Li Li I know!"
Tang Qing patted the back of Li Li's hand again, turned around and asked Bao:
"Did you hear someone say that if Boss Li brings the ashes of the deceased and sets up a mourning hall at home, it will affect the feng shui of the surrounding neighbors?"
"Yes, yes."
Bao asked and nodded hurriedly.
"How are the neighbors reacting now?"
"The neighbors originally wanted to come directly to the mourning hall and not let Boss Li hold the funeral in the old yard. Once they heard that you were in charge, they didn't dare to come in without permission."
"Are they gathering together now to discuss how to deal with me?"
"Master Jiujin, they definitely don't dare to deal with you. They are discussing how to reason with you. If you can't reason here, they are going to go to the neighborhood committee and file a complaint."
"Where are they gathering now?"
"Gathered at the house next door."
"I'll go meet them."
Tang Qing stood up.
"Qingtuan, you can't go. If you want to go, I will go."
"Master Jiujin, these people don't know how to reason."
Li Li and Li Ya grabbed Tang Qing.
"Master Jiujin, you must not go. They are all so angry that they can do anything."
"Yes, just now when we came back from purchasing supplies, they all scolded them as harshly as they could. If it hadn't been for Boss Li's funeral, I would have gone up and given them a butcher's knife."
"My mother-in-law is just trying to point her fingers at me, saying that birds of a feather flock together, and Li Zapo's 13th point (a local dialect in Shancheng, meaning similar to Zapo, referring to a person who is ignorant and foolish) puts her in a bad mood The coward's ashes were brought home from outside, and all the people who were asked to help were 13 o'clock. I was so angry that I really wanted to go up and slap them in the mouth."
Bao Wenwen went over to stop Tang Qing, but Pig Killer and Da Mao were furious.
"You should do things well according to the division of labor, and don't be tempted to take action. I'll go over and be right back. Oh, by the way, Master Wang, how many banquets did you ask Master Sun to make tonight?"
Tang Qing shook off Li Li and Li Ya's hands, walked around Bao and came to the authentic place.
"Master Jiujin, you said there were fifteen tables."