Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The funeral of the Jia family was extremely shabby. A person's funeral is very important, which means whether the person can go to the other world with dignity. Jia Zhangshi loved money like her life, and her son's funeral was quite shabby.

The first thing they discovered was that the eternal lamp in front of the coffin went out before the burial time. Xu Erni, who was kneeling beside the coffin, saw it and called Jia Zhang over. Jia Zhang knew what was going on. He bought the cheapest thick candles. He didn't expect it to go out after burning for such a short time. He was furious.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head helplessly when he saw this scene. This old woman was really doing evil. The funeral of his son should be done better, after all, it was also his son's face. He didn't expect that Jia Zhangshi had a different mindset from others. The main idea was to save money.

Not long after, Liu Guangtian and his brother, Jia Dafa and Jia Dacai, also arrived at the courtyard, followed by their sons. After they gave some gifts, the two sons lit a few incense sticks in front of Jia Dongxu's mourning hall. After a long journey, they had no food in their stomachs and were ready to have a good meal.

Jia Zhang looked at her two uncles and brothers with eyes that were not eyes and noses that were not noses. Her face was so ugly. Jia Dacai looked at his second sister-in-law and felt very unhappy. If their nephew had not died, they would not have been willing to come here for the sake of their second brother who died early.

The two uncles were very important. Just as they were about to say something, Xu Damao came in with a few grave diggers. Xu Damao said to Jia Zhang with a dark face, "Hey, Aunt Zhang, you shouldn't do things this way. We brothers have been digging graves on the mountain for a whole day, why didn't anyone bring us some food?"

A man in his 40s nearby nodded and said, "Yes, we brothers have been digging graves on the mountain since 8 o'clock in the morning. It's not a easy job. At this time, you are too stingy. Why don't you send us some food? Forget about wine. A few white flour buns should be our due."

Yi Zhonghai's face was so ugly, he said to Jia Zhang, "Sister-in-law, didn't I ask you to send someone to deliver food? How come you forgot?" Jia Zhang curled her lips, he didn't forget at all, he just didn't want to waste a meal for these hard workers. They were paid to dig the grave, there was no need to waste more food.

Xu Damao was very hungry, so he asked the laborers nearby to sit down. Jia Zhang was not happy about this, and said directly with a sullen look, "Hey, have you guys paid your gifts? Just sit down." This shocked everyone in the yard, and Xu Damao and the laborers were furious.

Xu Damao pointed at himself and the people working hard next to him and said, "Aunt Zhang, what you said is a bit too heartless. We have been working since 8 o'clock in the morning. Do you know how difficult it is to dig the land on the mountain? This is the first time I heard that you want money for eating at your house."

Xu Damao was so angry that he laughed, and shook his head speechlessly. Liu Lan, Ma Hua and a group of helpers who were watching the fun nearby opened their mouths wide. In this day and age, at funerals, those who come to help can have a free meal. This is a customary practice, not to mention that Jia Zhang was the first to do the wrong. Jia Zhang is really shameless.

The middle-aged man who was leading the laborers said, "Sister-in-law, what you said is a bit inappropriate. According to the rules, the host is supposed to bring us food and wine, but what are you doing now? We are starving. I have never seen a host as stingy as you."

The laborers nearby also looked at the neighbors in the yard with amused eyes. The neighbors in the yard also felt embarrassed and lowered their heads. Yan Fugui wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt that this old woman was really shameless.

Jia Zhang said nonchalantly, "We have already paid you, we are not asking you to help us for free." The middle-aged man said with a gloomy face, "Originally, we brothers wanted one dollar each, but seeing that you are an orphan and a widow, it is not easy, so we just asked for fifty cents each. That's good enough, isn't it? You guys are really great."

People like this who specialize in digging graves for the dead usually don't open for business, but only make a living for three years. The host often gives them very generous rewards. Sometimes when they meet people with difficult families, they often ask for less or just eat a little symbolic food from the host. These people really opened their eyes. If the host clearly said that the family situation was not good, they would not show too much displeasure.

Because everyone's life was not easy in this era, they were willing to accumulate some good karma and suffer less. But this old woman offended most of the people when she opened her mouth, and these laborers were very angry. They gritted their teeth and wanted to curse a few words, but were stopped by Xu Damao who was standing beside them.

Xu Damao was a very smooth-talking man. He said to the laborers, "Brothers, I am really sorry. I, Xu Damao, introduced you all. Today's incident is my fault. I apologize to you brothers. Although my salary is not high, I can at least treat you brothers to a meal. I met the wrong people. I thought I was helping out since we were from the same courtyard, but I didn't expect to drag you brothers into this."

Xu Damao knew people from all walks of life and didn't care about other people's identities. As long as they got along well with him, he was happy to make friends with them. He knew these people and usually got along well with them.

Xu Damao's performance made the neighbors in the yard think highly of him. They felt that although Xu Damao was young, he was quite capable of doing things. The laborers were a little indignant, but after hearing what Xu Damao said, their anger was mostly gone.

These people were originally doing odd jobs in the street, and Xu Damao was kind enough to introduce them to jobs. The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Damao, the brothers are not angry with you. Who would have thought that there would be such a person? Come on, you should keep this matter in your heart. We brothers are not going to eat the family's food yet. Let's go, and then we will give them a good publicity."