The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 153 Mourning Hall
As night fell, when Sujiazhuang was fighting against the siege of zombies, Yuanyang City, dozens of miles away, was very quiet.

Although there are many zombies outside the city, with a wide moat, tall and thick walls, and a well-equipped garrison, Yuanyang City can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai.

Inside Beicheng Hou's Mansion, a white cloth has been hung on the lintel, indicating that the family is in the process of mourning.

Like other prefectures, most of the servants of the Hou family were dismissed, but because the Hou family did not participate in the "struggle for power", there were still a few old servants in their family.

But these old servants are okay to take care of the masters of the Hou family, and they are exhausted when there are too many guests at home.

Lao Yang sat on the threshold and panted heavily, looking at the people standing in the second courtyard, he couldn't help but feel emotional.

"When the master was in front of him, he didn't have such a big face to make the heads of the major households in the city come in person..."

"But I didn't expect that the master can still be so beautiful after his death. Recently, there are so many strange things!"

In the main hall of the Hou family, Hou Yunhe had already been buried in a coffin, and Hou Yuanliang was kneeling before the coffin.

"Nephew, let me express my condolences... Your father has been an upright official all his life, caring for the common people, and he will surely reach bliss sooner!"

Hou Yuanliang breathed a sigh of relief, then kowtowed and said, "Thank you uncle for your comfort!"

Looking at the "uncles" standing all over the room, Hou Yuanliang was extremely stressed at the moment.

These people have been staying like this and won't leave, do they still want to have dinner?
Not to mention, Hou Yuanliang really guessed right, these people not only came to build relationships with his family, but also wanted to have a meal before leaving.

Now that the food supply in various prefectures is limited, although some of their families have been left with some extra food, they still end up eating less and less. Naturally, they can save every meal they can.

Faced with this situation, Hou Yuanliang wanted to cry, but he didn't want to save these people's face.

"Uncles, the situation at home is difficult now, and my father's funeral can only be held in a simple manner, so I can only cook some porridge to entertain you!"

On the surface, Hou Yuanliang seemed to be digging and digging, but in fact he was generous enough. After all, there were more than 30 people in his family at the moment.

Even if no one has a bowl of clear porridge, there is still a lot of food.

But this porridge is not for nothing, just listen to Hou Yuanliang continue to say: "Please forgive me, uncles, when my father's coffin is out of the funeral, I can help to be a coffin bearer!"

After drinking a bowl of porridge from him, he was about to carry Hou Yunhe's coffin, which made everyone's jaw drop in shock.

Hou Yuanliang talked about this point, leaving now is not the same thing, everyone can only pinch their noses to recognize it.

Fortunately, it's not for nothing. The Hou family invited everyone to have porridge today, and everyone should be full at the next funeral.

Everyone exited the mourning hall and sat in the side rooms on both sides. At this moment, they were entertained with a bowl of tea.

At this moment in the mourning hall, Hou Yuanliang's wife Ma Shi was extremely upset: "Husband, these people are really not ashamed!"

Hou Yuanliang sighed and said nothing more.

Although it takes some food, his Hou family can still afford it now, as long as Mei Zihai is still on good terms with the princess, he will not be afraid.

In fact, Hou Yuanliang's longer-term plan is to send his younger sister to the palace as a concubine, so that his Hou family's life will be more secure.

Just as Hou Yuanliang was thinking about this, Mrs. Ma asked, "Husband, what happened to your hand? When did you make such a cut?"

Hearing this, Hou Yuanliang lowered his head, only to see that there was indeed a wound on the back of his hand, and the drowned blood had dried up.

"This...when did there be such a hole!"

After thinking about it carefully, Hou Yuanliang remembered who the "culprit" was, and it was his dead father.

When Hou Yunhe was dying, he held Hou Yuanliang's hand so tightly that his nails cut through his skin.

"Oh... Father still can't let go of this family!" Hou Yuanliang sighed.

But it's normal when you think about it, now that monsters are rampant in this world, and everyone in the city is trapped in the city, how can Hou Yunhe rest assured of his family.

Thinking of the difficult road ahead, Hou Yuanliang felt upset, and felt hot for no reason.

Now that the heat is here, Hou Yuanliang tugged on his collar before saying to his wife, "Pour me a glass of water!"

Ma Shi got up to leave, while Hou Yuanliang pulled up his cuffs and fanned himself with the palm of his hand, although this was not in line with etiquette.

But for some reason, the more Hou Yuanliang tried to suppress his dryness, the hotter his heart became.

Just when Hou Yuanliang wondered if he was sick, there was a muffled "bang" from above his head.

At this moment, in the mourning hall, there were Hou Yuanliang's two sons after Mrs. Ma left, and they also showed suspicion at this moment.

Just at this moment, there was another "pop" sound from the top of the head.

Immediately afterwards, there was another "snap" at the door, which was the sound of porcelain breaking.

Hou Yuanliang looked at the door, and it was Mrs. Ma who went out to pour water for himself. At this moment, Mrs. Ma was showing signs of panic.

Knowing what Ma Shi should have discovered, Hou Yuanliang immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

"Husband... Husband, the coffin... the coffin has moved!" Mrs. Ma was horrified.

Thinking of the sound he heard just now, it came from the direction of the coffin, Hou Yuanliang couldn't believe it.

Trying to suppress the dryness in his heart, Hou Yuanliang got up from the ground and looked solemnly at his father's coffin.

Ma Shi also hid outside the door at this moment, and waved to his son in the room, signaling them to leave the mourning hall quickly.

At this moment, the coffin board bounced again, and this time it slid directly to the side, hitting the ground with a loud "bang".

"Cheat... exploded the corpse?" Hou Yuanliang murmured.

At this moment, Hou Yunhe, who had already put on his shroud, sat up straight from the coffin.

"Father... grandpa, has he turned into a monster!" Hou Yuanliang's eldest son asked.

At this moment, Hou Yunhe roared and stood up from the coffin.

"Ow..."

The current scene scared Hou Yuanliang to death, and he instinctively retreated behind him.

what on earth is it?Although Hou Yuanliang couldn't believe it, he also knew that his father had mutated into a monster.

Hou Yuanliang turned his head and shouted loudly: "Run away, run away!"

Ma Shi was so frightened that his legs limp, and when he heard her husband yelling at her, she fled outside with her two children.

And Hou Yuanliang himself also ran out of the mourning hall in a hurry, and closed the door of the mourning hall behind his backhand.

But the door can only be closed inside. At this moment Hou Yuanliang closed the door, but he couldn't get out for a while.

It was at this time that Hou Yunhe jumped out after the mutation, and wanted to come out of the mourning hall following the breath of a living person.

"Come and help, or everyone will die!" Hou Yuanliang shouted to the wing room.

A group of gentlemen who heard the movement stopped chatting and went out to visit, only to see Hou Yuanliang locking the door tightly.

"Nephew, what's the matter?"

"My father has turned into a monster, and he is inside... All uncles, come and help me, and close the door for me!"

Just as Hou Yuanliang finished speaking, there was a bang on the door, and then the window paper pasted on it was pierced, and his skinny hand stretched out.

(End of this chapter)