Chapter 474: Seeking Justice

The dressing of the corpse was a communal effort, with all sons and daughters joining hands to lay out the cushions, quilts, and covers. The grandchildren all knelt on the ground, as the sons and nephews lifted the elder into the coffin wood without sealing it with a lid; Mourning—the first three days following death, the elder lay in the coffin to receive condolences from kin and fellow villagers, burning incense and paper offerings while circling the coffin in sorrow;