Li Qinglin listened and found that the eldest and second wives were quarreling. The third and fourth wives were scrambling to fight inside. Several women cried and quarreled, but they didn't know what the quarrel was.

When the mourning hall was noisy, Li Qinglin glanced at Chen Jinbao with a squinted look. Seeing that he looked embarrassed, he knew that this was probably the reason why Chen Jinbao had to ask him for help.

Because the Chen family had a funeral, according to the rules passed down by the Chen family, Li Qinglin could not stay in the Chen family. At night, Li Qinglin was arranged to stay in another wealthy family, but he still had to eat dinner at the Chen family. Except for Chen Jinbao, the other wives who accompanied the guests at night all sat at the banquet.

Because the Chen family had funeral, drinking and eating were extremely depressed. The meal seemed to be about to end in a dull state, but at this moment, the eldest and second wife quarreled again. Li Qinglin listened carefully and found that the two of them were quarreling for Chen Shide. The two of them did not object to the funeral, but were quarreling because of the size of the funeral.

The eldest wife believes that Chen Shide has a wealthy life and this person is dead. Of course, he needs to do a great job. At least he has to invite a few sets of monks and Taoists to recite the 7749th Heavenly Sutra, and then invite the opera troupe to sing a big drama for a few days. This is how mourning and honor are worthy of Chen Shide who has left such a big business.

The second wife doesn't think so. She thinks that it is a time of chaos and it will be extremely inappropriate to hold a funeral in such a grand manner. The funeral is done according to normal procedures, and there is no need to waste money like this.

The second wife said that she wasted money and just said that the eldest wife had thoughts. According to Chen Shide's arrangements during his lifetime, the eldest wife would go to her son to support her, and the Chenjiazhai property would be left to Chen Jinbao and others. Seeing that she could not take these property, the eldest wife held the attitude of spending all the property even if I couldn't get it, and asked Chen Jinbao and others to have a grand ceremony.

The second wife has lived in the Chen family for so many years, and naturally she clearly understands the little care of the eldest wife, so she strongly opposes the grand ceremony. The other two wives don’t have much say at home, so they can only persuade them to fight and dare not express their opinions randomly.

Seeing that the second wife strongly opposed the funeral, she took the airs of her mistress and began to scold Chen Jinbao. The reason she proposed was very simple, that is, the father died and the son was buried. This is a matter of natural request. Chen Jinbao was obviously too stingy. Such a behavior of burying his father with money is unfilial and rebellious.

In Chinese tradition, the two words "loyalty and filial piety" are the foundation of the country and the foundation of family management. If the big hat of unfaithfulness and unfiliality is worn on the head, then this person will have no place to stand in the family. Although Chen Jinbao knew that the eldest wife was a mess, he did not dare to risk "unfilial" on her head, so he did not dare to explicitly reject the eldest wife's suggestion. The two sides kept arguing and stalemate, and even Chen Shide's coffin could not be buried.

It’s another matter of dog skin in the middle of a big family, Li Qing and Lin Xin said

The honest official couldn't make up for his family affairs. Li Qinglin didn't want to care about these messy things that were constantly being chaotic, but when he saw Chen Jinbao sitting in the last seat looking at his bitter eyes, Li Qinglin's heart softened again.

"Cough cough" Li Qinglin coughed a few times, and all the people on the table closed their mouths.

Li Qinglin said, "Mrs. Mr. Chen has gone. We are all very sad. Therefore, giving him a grand funeral is also considered as the duty of ** and the Son of Man."

When the eldest wife heard Li Qinglin say this, she immediately became excited and her voice immediately increased by octave: "Listen, listen carefully to how good Chief Li said..."

"Slowly" Li Qinglin raised his hand to interrupt the eldest wife's words, then picked up a glass of wine and drank it, and then said: "But the second wife is very reasonable. Now is a time of chaos, and the situation is unstable and the enemy is in a hurry. It's better to finish the funeral as soon as possible, so everyone... "

The eldest wife didn't expect that Li Qinglin was finally supporting his second wife. She immediately stood up and said, "Sir Li, this is the family business of our Chen family, and it's not enough for the Chief to worry about it."

Li Qinglin smiled and said, "The eldest lady is right. I really shouldn't care about the Chen family's family affairs, but everyone should think about it carefully. How long is the time between the last time and the last time the Japanese attacked? Do they send more soldiers at once? Who can guarantee that the Japanese will not attack within 49 days? As the military commander of the district, I have to remind you that the funeral should be kept simple and must be handled as soon as possible. If the Japanese come within the time of your grand ceremony, should you continue to handle it or stop? If they continue to handle it, how long can your Chenjiazhai resist? How many people are going to die? If they stop, as a filial son, did not finish the funeral, then did Chen Jinbao become a big rebellious son?"

Although Li Qinglin's words were slow, they were right when they came to the point. The eldest wife had no words for a moment, so she had to sit there and be a stingy.

Li Qinglin didn't care what she was looking like, and continued, "You Chenjiazhai can still hold such a big funeral during this period, which means you are very rich. The Chairman has long advocated the life movement. You are not only extravagant and wasteful, but also engaged in feudal superstition. Do you want to fight against the government and the Chairman? Now the anti-Japanese war is in full swing, and military pay and food are short of everything. Your Chenjiazhai would rather spend money on the dead than donate it to the anti-Japanese soldiers. Do you want to oppose the Japanese?"

Although Li Qinglin's voice is not high, this hat of "anti-Japanese" is really big, so big that everyone shut up their mouths and dared not speak.

Seeing that the eldest wife never dared to speak again, Li Qinglin drank the glass of wine, picked up a bowl of rice on the table and said, "Eat for dinner."

After dinner, Chen Jinbao sent Li Qinglin to another family to rest. On the way, Chen Jinbao expressed his gratitude to Li Qinglin.

Li Qinglin said: "The third child of the Chen family, you have to remember that I have helped you a lot this time. You can be more generous to me next time you donate food and donate money."

Chen Jinbao quickly slapped his chest and said, "Sir Li, you can rest assured that you are 10,000 yuan. I, Chen Jinbao, are also a kind person who can repay you. When your third brigade collected the grain and money, we were in Chenjiazhai for a straw chicken?"

Speaking of this, Chen Jinbao leaned into Li Qinglin's ear and whispered: "Sir Li, has there been Director Liang from your ninth detachment? He passed by our village some time ago and had contacted the people in our village."
Chapter completed!