September 15 is suitable for burial. Chen Huaixiu chose this day to let her deceased husband be buried in peace.

It was a gloomy day, and Sansha Island was plain white.

In the poignant sound of suona, the long funeral procession stretched for several miles from Haisha Town to Majiadun.

The team began with eight red flags, four dragon head gongs, four sunshade red umbrellas, and four green fans. There are also two road-opening ghosts with hideous faces, such as the golden gourd and the axe, the crane boy and the tiger judgment and the helmet and armor.

Behind them were the band of blowing, and then there were two elders carrying the spirit flag, and eight hall masters holding mourning sticks. After that, it was the Hu Niu and a woman who supported the Chen gang leader.

Chen Huaixiu was full of filial piety and wept. Behind him were sixteen swarthy strong men, carrying Nanmu's coffin together.

After that, there were the guests who came to the funeral, the side branches of the Shen family, and the helpers and family members who held paper people, paper horses, peace spirits, and gold and silver mountains.

Zhao Hao and Jin Xuezeng both wore white official hangouts...... It is to replace the round-necked official robe with a robe made of white silk, and the rest of the black gauze hats, leather belts, and soap boots do not need to be replaced.

In the sound of mourning, looking at the team that could not be seen at a glance, Zhao Hao sighed lightly: "This sand boat gang is really big enough." ”

"Yes, this is still to let the people of the other two towns wait in Majiadun." Jin Xuezeng thought deeply and said: "Now there are more than 70,000 people in the county, and they account for more than half. ”

"And you're expecting them to move away?" Zhao Hao pouted. "Only when there are people can there be officials, and the people have moved away, so you should be the county commander of the light pole?"

"Isn't that a broken jar?" Jin Xuezeng sneered and said, "Master is here, of course he has to stay." ”

"This time, Gang Leader Chen has made up his mind." Zhao Hao's eyes fell on the Nanmu coffin, recalling the strange scene that night, and couldn't help but shudder: "At this time, let the Shen gang leader be buried, just to let the whole gang know that she has decided to stay." ”

"Hmm." Jin Xuezeng nodded and said, "This woman is not simple. ”

"Nonsense." Zhao Hao glanced at him and stopped talking.

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Chongming Island is made of silt deposits, and naturally there are no mountains or stones. Majiadun is the only highland in Sansha.

In fact, it is a slightly raised earthen mound.

The ancestral grave of the Shen family is here.

The Ji Cave has already been dug and is a large pit about one zhang deep.

The inside is made of stones, and all the items for the funeral are also put aside.

This is already the most solemn tomb on the island.

"The auspicious time has arrived, send the helper on the road!" Elder Niu, who served as the deacon, mooed.

Elder Ma slaughtered a black dog on the spot, poured the warm black dog blood into a bowl, and sprinkled it around the tomb. The meaning is to dispel evil spirits, so that the souls resting here will not be disturbed by the wild ghosts of the arajin.

The one who sprinkles the blood of a dog must be the man of the deceased's closest relatives. It was supposed to be Xiao Teng's task, but he was still sick and couldn't afford to toss. Elder Ma sprinkled the dog's blood on his behalf.

When the last drop of dog blood fell to the ground, he threw the large porcelain bowl on the lid of the coffin and shattered it.

With a click, Elder Niu sang loudly again:

"Goodbye to the master!"

The voice was low and desolate, and the surrounding nearly a thousand Shen family members and all the gangsters who were wearing linen and filial piety were like wheat swept by the spring breeze, kneeling down in unison.

The black men who carried the coffin slowly lifted the coffin.

Chen Huaixiu pounced on it, hugged the coffin and cried bitterly. was forced away by the tiger girl and the lady.

"Bow down!"

The gang members all put their foreheads on the ground, like white chrysanthemums blooming on the flat ground, swaying in the autumn wind.

"Second worship!"

The coffin rests steadily in the tomb. The demonic wind rose again, causing Zhao Gongzi's face to hurt, so he quickly lowered his head obediently.

"Three bows!"

The sound of the wind, the cry, the sound of flags and flags pulled by the wind, and the irrepressible sound of suona, let the atmosphere of desolation and grief spread throughout the wilderness.

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After the funeral, everyone returned to Haisha Town, ate defilement wine, and the sun had turned west.

Zhao Hao and Jin Xuezeng returned to the guest room arranged by the Shachuan Gang, and Jiang Xueying was also there.

She followed her to Sansha, but the girl's family did not go to the funeral, so she waited in the town.

After the two of them changed into their hanging clothes and washed them clean, Xiaohu over there came to invite the VIPs to the Shen Gang Master's Mansion for dinner.

The three of them followed Xiaohu to the house where Zhao Hao and Li Shizhen saw a doctor last time.

Gang Leader Chen also changed his filial piety, resumed his plain white dress, first saluted the three distinguished guests, said inconsiderately, and thanked Zhao Hao again.

"Sister Helper is too polite." Zhao Gongzi wore a royal blue silk robe and a soft-winged Tang scarf, which could not be described as rich and leisurely.

"By the way, is the little brother better?"

"Lao Gongzi is worried, Xiao Teng has seen it, he hasn't cried anymore in the past few days, and his face looks much better." Chen Huaixiu said gratefully: "The son's kindness is like the sea, and Huaixiu will never be able to pay it back." ”

"Say thank you no more." Zhao Gongzi opened the folding fan with a swipe, and wrote seven elegant characters on it: "Helping others is the foundation of happiness".

"Let's hurry up and eat, I'm starving."

The corners of Chen Huaixiu's mouth twitched, obviously not suitable for Zhao Gongzi's off-line style.

She hurriedly invited Zhao Hao and the three of them to sit at the table, and she didn't call the second elder Niu Ma, and only accompanied the guests by herself.

Obviously, he wanted to explore Zhao Hao and the county's tone first.

During the banquet, the two women, one underage, did not drink alcohol, and quickly ran out of dinner.

After Hu Niu cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and replaced them with tea cups, Chen Huaixiu took the initiative to ask: "I don't know what needs the cooperation of the Haisha Gang next?" Please also show Childe. ”

Zhao Hao and Jin Xuezeng glanced at each other, and said in their hearts that this woman was really the material for the helper. Even if it is such a passive and weak situation, he refuses to show his cowardice.

However, Zhao Gongzi has never liked negotiations. He took a sip of tea and smiled:

"My son is known for being 'busy', what can he do? Let's talk to the magistrate. ”

Master laughed. Jin Xuezeng immediately cooperated: "The disciple is looking forward to this broken county to withdraw quickly, so that he can lose this black yarn and go back to follow the master to do learning." ”

Seeing that the two of them were talking more harshly than the other, Chen Huaixiu knew that his vigilance made the family unhappy.

She sighed secretly, got up and apologized and changed her words: "The Haisha Gang has no way to retreat, and I ask my son and old parents to show me the way." ”

Jiang Xue's face was peaceful and peaceful, but she secretly smiled in her heart. It's not to blame Big Brother that you pretend to be tender all day long, how can people not try it, can you get a little initiative?

That's the right attitude. Zhao Gongzi smiled slightly, shook the folding fan lightly and said, "If the helper sister wants to ask like this." Then I'll just say it, and you can listen to it. ”

"Childe, please speak." Chen Huaixiu hurriedly made a deaf gesture.

"These days, I have taken a general turn around the sandbar in Chongming and asked some professionals." Zhao Gongzi said unashamedly: "I basically figured out the cause of the collapse of the Chongming sandbank, and I basically have a rescue idea." ”

In fact, he accompanied his sister to the sandbar to see the birds, as for the professionals...... Is there anything more professional in this world than Zhao Gongzi?

"To put it bluntly, it is the tide that is fierce, and the sandbar can't resist it, so it will continue to lose him. So there is nothing to say, it is necessary to build a sea pond in the direction of the sea and build an enemy dam to keep the sandbar from collapsing! ”

ps. third more. It was too late and I slept ......