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This novel is based on the funeral reform in Shihu Village, reflecting the difficult process of funeral reform in villages and towns and the psychological changes of some elderly people facing the funeral reform. In the novel, the elderly people such as Lao Ba, Lao Zhuang, Lianbang, and Guigang all showed varying degrees of reaction and resistance to the funeral reform. However, in the end, under the general trend of reform, their ideology slowly changed and they gradually recognized the rural funeral reform work. The crazy and stupid Lao Ba unexpectedly died in an accident and inadvertently promoted the progress of the reform; Lao Zhuang, who was conservative and had a difficult life, drank paraquat (a weed-killing pesticide) and committed suicide in order to be buried in peace; Laibang, who was quite visionary and wise, has been examining the changes in the funeral reform situation, and his calm and onlooker attitude has changed over time...