Chapter 73 - 14_5
The afternoon time gradually passed, and as dusk approached, everyone started to pack up, some carrying flags, some carrying banners, and some carrying scriptures, quilts, pillows.
A line of people formed and walked on the field ridges, heading toward Old Mrs. Niu’s grave.
The last two of the group continuously shot off crackers, very relaxed and leisurely. After lighting them, they threw them in the fields and off they went.
Li Zhiyuan helped Run Sheng carry a flag. As for Uncle Qin, he did not leave but followed the group from a distance, maintaining a hundred meters apart.
Old Mrs. Niu’s tomb was small. Although the city had long promoted cremation and strictly controlled burials, rural areas still practiced burials. However, the grand scene of building large tombs with concrete was no longer visible.
In place, there were small houses, the old ones had two floors made of red bricks and green tiles, and there were also three-story buildings and courtyards.
Anyone who didn’t know and walked into this cluster of tombs might even mistake it for a model exhibition themed "rural architecture."
Old Mrs. Niu’s grave was merely a mound, created by digging a "soil hat" in the mud beside it.
During the tomb visit, as the eldest, Niu Fu removed the soil hat, and Niu Rui used a shovel to dig a new one. After the tomb visiting ceremony ended, Niu Lian placed the new hat on it.
Arranging incense candles, burning paper money, burning Blood Scripture, everything proceeded methodically under Liu Jinxia’s command.
Once everything was over and the new hat was placed, they all went home without any incidents.