Li Zhaokun left.
He walked quietly and steadily, without suffering or pain.
As for whether he had any regrets, Li He did not know.
The crying of the women in the house made Li He very uncomfortable. He took out a pack of cigarettes from Li Long's pocket, blew his nose, and took a puff. His snot flew everywhere.
Half of Li Village's people were there. Many people stood in the Li family's small house. The crying could be heard from a mile away.
Pan Guangcai said to Li Mei, "You and Auntie give him a bath. I'll call them to send the shroud over. I'll buy the rest later."
Li Zhaokun's death was too sudden. The Li family probably did not prepare these things.
Li He walked over and said, "Please help me worry."
He could not muster up any strength now.
He wanted to ask Wang Ziwen and the others to come, but after thinking about it, outsiders might not understand the loss of his family. There were many local funeral rules, so it was better to let Pan Guangcai handle it.
Pan Guangcai said, "Rest more. I just called Da Zhuang and Sang Yongbo. They can come home at night. There are so many people. Don't be too sad. To put it bluntly, it's a good thing that I didn't suffer at this age."
Li Long discussed with his brother, "Then will the banquet be held at home?"
Li He shook his head and said, "Don't open the hotel in the county for the time being. Use it to entertain relatives and friends. There's no need for a banquet at home. Just prepare the fireworks and firecrackers."
Li Long wiped his tears and said, "Then I'll call Four and Five and ask the children to come back."
Li He thought for a moment and said, "Li Ke, Yang Ge, Li Yi, Yang Huai, Li Pei, and Li Lan will be back. As for Wu Pojun, she just got pregnant. Tell Yang Huai not to let her suffer. Just rest and take care of the baby. There's not much use in coming back."
As for Li Kuo and Li Yan, they could do whatever they wanted. There was no need for him to report such big news.
Li Mei said, "How can we do that? Those who should come back have come back. What's the point of not coming back?"
This was the first time in many years that she openly disagreed with her brother's opinion.
Li He nodded, unwilling to waste his breath on such a pointless matter.
The owner of the shroud shop in town braved the rain to deliver shrouds, shrouds, and other items.
Wang Yulan and Li Mei close the door and help Li Zhaokun dress while crying.
Li He lit the firecrackers himself.
The firecrackers were not afraid of the rain and bounced in the dense rain.
More and more cars and people gathered at the entrance. Pan Guangcai came out to take charge of the situation and said loudly, "All the cars should stop in the village. Don't stop here. Don't stop at the intersection when the road is blocked."
Li He went back to his house and took out a bag. He handed it to Pan Guangcai and said, "You can make the arrangements."
Pan Guangcai opened the zipper and saw that it was full of neatly stacked cash. He said without hesitation, "Don't worry. I can handle such a small matter."
Li He had prepared this money at home in advance. He thought that he would not need it.
The phone rang. It was Wang Ziwen. After hanging up, he sighed and said, "The news has spread so fast. When Guo Dongyun comes, you two can help me socialize."
Pan Guangcai nodded and said, "Okay."
He began to arrange for people to make the bed in the central room and light the brazier.
Li He carried Li Zhaokun's soft body. He could no longer feel any weight. He felt a lump in his throat and went to the central room.
Li Long held an umbrella and specially covered Li Zhaokun's body.
After the two brothers placed Li Zhaokun on the bed in the central room, they put on white mourning clothes and knelt on the ground covered with hay. They kept adding paper money to the brazier.
The front room was in chaos. Wang Yulan cried so much that she fainted.
Li He sighed and said to Li Long, "Carry her and send her to your side with Big Sister. There are many people here, don't disturb her."
Li Long ran to the front room. Everyone hurriedly placed Wang Yulan on his back. Duan Mei and Li Mei each held an umbrella and gradually disappeared into the pouring rain.
The tractor that went to town returned. Everyone began to unload things from the car. Some set up tents, some set up tents, and some pulled the wires.
It was very lively.
Li He leaned against the wall and smoked one cigarette after another. Occasionally, he would look up at Li Zhaokun, who was lying on the bed.
It was silent.
Tears fell from her eyes again. She wiped her face and it was full of snot. She rubbed it on the straw and wiped it on her clothes.
Pan Ying had been helping out at the Li Family under his father's orders. Seeing Li He like this, she felt a little sad. She wanted to say something to comfort him but didn't know what to say.
However, Li He said to her, "Don't listen to your father. It's already one in the morning. You should go back to sleep."
Pan Ying said, "It's okay, I'm not sleepy."
She quietly helped Li He burn paper money at the side.
The rain gradually stopped. There was only a thin layer of drizzle in the sky and there was a rumbling sound from time to time.
Pan Ying thought that it was thunder but it was raining so much. Where did the thunder come from?
More and more people came from the Li Family.
Out of curiosity, she poked her head out and looked at the sky. She couldn't see clearly and ran outside. Under the street lights, she saw that it was a helicopter.
Just as she was about to take a closer look, her father patted her from behind. Pan Guangcai said, "Hurry up and go to sleep. Wake up earlier tomorrow. Be more disciplined these few days and don't be lazy. Otherwise, I'll teach you a lesson later."
Pan Ying stuck out her tongue. Her father had never said such harsh words to her before.
On the way home, there were cars everywhere. Many of them even stopped in the wheat fields. From afar, there were also many cars coming from the small road at the entrance of the village.
There were helicopters hovering above the village, and there were one or two at the cement-paved field in front of each family's house.
There were also more than ten cars parked in front of her house. The door was tightly blocked.
She turned her body sideways and slowly squeezed through the door.
There was no one at home. Her parents were helping out at the Li Family. As for her disappointing brother, he was still wandering around the provincial capital. She didn't know if he had received any news.
She took a quick shower and lay on the bed. She could still hear helicopters flying over the roof of her house from time to time.
She faintly felt that there were also helicopters parked in front of her house.
Just as she fell asleep, she was woken up by the noise outside. She got up and closed the door and windows, putting earplugs in her ears.
When she woke up, she looked at the time. It was already eight o 'clock. Afraid of being scolded by her father, she quickly got up and stirred her toothbrush in her mouth. Her face was wet and she hurried out.
The moment she stepped out, she was shocked. There were cars and people everywhere. She didn't recognize any of them. If it wasn't for the fact that she was familiar with the houses, roads, trees, and fields, she would have thought that she had transmigrated.
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