Chapter 49: The Funeral
The dead are long gone, and the survivors will always be sad! Earnest teachings, still in the ear, but the guest heart is flowing water, following the fate to the end of the world, reading thousands of miles of lonely graves, nowhere to talk about sadness.
In the early morning, a desolate light rain drifted on the gloomy sky, and perhaps only the closest people knew whose dreams were shattered and whose hearts were broken.
The relatives who came to the funeral all changed into mourning clothes, and Xiaohu and Tiancheng were dressed in linen and filial piety.
Many people from the neighborhood also came over one after another.
Xiaohu under the guidance of the head of the Hui channel, first put the "stuffing jar" for his parents, and put the last memorial meal in the porcelain jar, because Xiaohu has not yet become a family, the porcelain jar had to be helped by a distant relative, and when the parents were buried, Xiaohu buried it in front of the coffin.
The hired barman lifted the head of the coffin, and Xiaohu put some copper coins under the coffin, and used a new broom and dustpan to symbolically sweep the dust on the coffin lid, taking the meaning of "a little wealth and an official".
Turning the coffin, everyone moved the coffin out of the door, raised the coffin head, prepared the sacrificial mouth in front, and the head of the Hui channel began to preside over the ceremony, Xiaohu and Tiancheng and their relatives knelt down.
After reading the sacrificial text, under the guidance of other Taoist priests, the filial male godwife began to "Xuan Coffin", and after walking around the coffin three times, the Taoist priests tied the coffin with ropes and covered the coffin.
Xiaohu knelt on the ground and threw the "yin and yang basin," which is commonly known as the "mourning basin" by the common people. ”
With a loud shout from the head of the Hui channel: "The time has come, Boss Li and his wife have a smooth journey, go well." Starting ......"
The thirty-six bars lifted the coffin, the Taoist priests began to chant, and the bells and drums remembered.
Xiaohu was holding a banner in front of him, Tiancheng was holding his uncle and aunt's spirit card in his arms, and his filial piety was holding a "crying stick" wrapped in white paper. ”
It was rainy along the way, and the paper money spilled out turned both sides of the road white, making people look teary-eyed.
In front of the tomb, stuffed food jars, ever-bright lamps. It was placed in the niche of the grave pit, and the grave pit was cleaned up this time, and the footprints in the pit were swept away.
The chief of the Hui channel shouted, the time has come, and he will be in the coffin. ”
Untie the rope tied to the coffin, and the ropes around the coffin cover the bottom of the coffin, and everyone pulls the rope and slowly puts the coffin into the pit.
Captain Hui picked up the star compass and proofread the direction of the coffin.
Xiaohu was already crying at this time, and with the support of his relatives, he picked up a shovel and added the first spade soil to the pit.
"Forever leave the three hardships, ascend to the East Pole Mansion as soon as possible, get rid of the pain of the cycle of life and death forever, and go to the Pure Land of Eternal Bliss in the East. ”......
The Taoist priests began to chant the Book of the Dead. Bells, chimes, and drums sounded. ”
Grief is like a fog in the sky, unwilling to dissipate for a long time.
Gradually, the pit was filled with earth, flooding the coffin and raising a grave bag.
Xiaohu knelt in front of his parents' graves, holding his parents' spirit cards in his arms, tears rained down, and choked up: "Dad, it's raining, you are not cold, my son will warm your body." ”............
However, on the bridge, Meng Po had white hair and stood in the wind. muttered in his mouth, "Yang Fugui, Yang Fugui, just because you are greedy for a while, I don't know how much trouble you have caused." ”
Xiaotian, the godmother didn't dare to go against the sky, so she could only try to make your uncle and aunt live a little better here.
After the funeral, the relatives of the deceased, neighbors and helpers returned to their homes one after another, and some relatives at home had already arranged a banquet to express their gratitude.
The head of the Hui channel and the other senior brothers who sent them to the funeral went directly back to Qianyuanguan on the way back.
This time, Tiancheng took out a copper coin to the head of Huitong, but Huitong did not refuse, but symbolically took a copper plate.
said: "Just mean it, even if you and Xiaohu hire us." ”
Later, there will be a period of time, and Huitong and the senior brothers will leave Tiancheng together.
Tiancheng invited Zhao Liang back to drink a glass of water and wine, Zhao Liang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I can't drink this wine." "Gone......
The brothers and sisters of Wulingzi have been following the funeral incognito, and after the funeral crowd leaves, their true bodies are revealed.
Jin Ling said: "Let's make a sigil in front of the grave of the little tiger father, so as not to be destroyed by evil people or evil spirits in the underworld in the future, and it can be regarded as atonement for our sins." ”
Alas, Jin Feng sighed shortly, brothers, I want to cry again......
Gold, wood, water, fire and earth, with the tombstone as the center, the five brothers and sisters are in eight directions, and the Qiankun shakes Xunkan and leaves Gendui, and shoots out eight palm winds.
The five elements of the Bagua Array, the integration of spells, and the gathering of ......
The aura disappeared, and the five siblings bowed three times towards the tombstone.
Eungong probably didn't have much else to do here, so we left......
The night came again, and the earth was covered by boundless cloudy clouds.
The sound of gongs and drums seemed to be heard again on the street in the distance, and Tiancheng felt a pang of cramping and sadness in his heart, and two lines of hot tears crossed Tiancheng's cheeks.
"Uncle, my relatives from my aunt's side have come to pick you up, I wish you a safe journey and a good journey. "In the next life, my nephew will want to become a cow and a horse......
In life, there is yin and yang, and the cycle of life and death is nothing more than the blossoming and falling of flowers. Ill-fated, why should I implicate my relatives, tears crossed my cheeks, flowed through the corners of my mouth, there was sadness, there was desolation, there was helplessness, there was longing, there was confusion, there was hatred. There is a sore ache......
On the morning of the second day of the funeral, a woman in her thirties found Tiancheng, who had a similar face to her aunt Yuru.
Tiancheng recognized her as his aunt's sister, and had been crying since she ran into the door, and now her eyes were still a little red and swollen, and her face was slightly haggard.
The woman went straight to the point and said: "The surname is Yang, I am Xiaohu's aunt, the family is unlucky, and it has caused the mourning star, so that my sister and brother-in-law have caused such a catastrophe because of you, the mourning star, and now my sister and brother-in-law have been killed by you, why don't you get out of here, do you still want to continue to harm people here?" ......
Auntie, listen to me. Hmph, don't call me aunt, I want to live a few more years.
Tiancheng ......
The door was kicked open with a bang, and Xiaohu looked at Tiancheng angrily. Tiancheng subconsciously screamed, Xiaohu ......
Xiaohu twisted his head to the side, stretched out his hand and pointed out the door, and said to Tiancheng: "You get out of here, I don't want to see you in the future." ”
Tiancheng didn't know how he got out of his uncle's house, and he walked on the street in confusion until it was dark, and suddenly looked up, "Oh!
In Chuxiang Palace, Emperor Yu Ming's dragon face was happy, and the civil and military officials were feasted on the Golden Palace, and after a burst of laughter, he raised his wine glass and said: "Come on, come on, all Aiqing, this glass of wine we will pay tribute to the national teacher together, the national teacher is really the talent of my dynasty, and he is really the optimus prime of my great country." This king's body now seems to be more powerful than before, hahaha. ”......
All the civil and military officials raised their glasses, the king Shengming, the national teacher is mighty, we respect the king, the national teacher has a cup......
Sima Feng hurriedly stood up, bowed down and said: "King Shengming, is the true dragon son of heaven, and the minister is willing to smear my lord's liver and brain, and then die." ”
The ministers are willing to smear the liver and brain of my lord, and after death, may my lord live forever, and wish the king long live, long live, long live!
Hahaha, cheers......
Tiancheng stood in front of the grave of his uncle and aunt, and the fruits and snacks in front of the grave had already been eaten by the lynx and wild dogs.
Looking up at the sky, two surging resentments in the sky kept hovering in the air.
Suddenly, two resentful gases swooped down, and they couldn't stop spinning around Tiancheng, and the wind showed the figure of uncle and aunt.
Tiancheng couldn't help but shudder, and when he saw the two ghosts of his uncle and aunt standing in front of him, he quickly knelt on the ground.
The uncle said: "The matter has come to this point, I don't blame your nephew, if you want to blame it, I only blame the shopkeeper Yang." ”
"Xiaotian, your uncle and I only ask you for one thing, protect my son Xiaohu. "My aunt bowed down to Tiancheng Yingying.
Tiancheng cried and kept kowtowing to his uncle and aunt, uncle, aunt rest assured, even if I die, I can't let my brother Xiaohu have any mistakes, my nephew can't help you, it's all my fault......
After a while, the figure of my uncle and aunt had long disappeared when I looked up, and the resentment in the sky was gone, the stars were dotted, and the waning moon hung high......
Brother Xiaohu is my death, and my brother has to keep you safe and sound, Tiancheng......
The lonely street is lonely, occasionally a few dogs are heard in the distance, Tiancheng returned to the town from the new, and found an inn at random, Tiancheng is also tired enough these days, and when he woke up, he was already on the day.
Tiancheng felt a little hungry and thirsty in his stomach, paid the inn's store money, and just walked to the street to find a restaurant to eat.
I heard a lot of people shouting in the distance, little tiger, little tiger......
Following the voice, Tiancheng saw many people looking around and shouting Xiaohu's name loudly. Xiaohu's aunt is also among them.
At this time, Xiaohu's aunt Yuxiu also saw Tiancheng, and suddenly her apricot eyes were cold, and she stepped forward and grabbed Tiancheng, you are a mourning star, did I say a few words to you yesterday, and you held a grudge, so you hid Xiaohu......