My dear little boy just looked up at me as if to say,
我亲爱的小男孩只是仰头看着我 ,好像在说,
He is wise that hath wit enough for his own affairs.
聪明的人有足够的才智处理自己的事情。
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.