When sending his parents to the gate of the hospital, Chen Shi did not follow him into the hospital, but asked Li Yalian to take his parents to see his grandparents, of course he had to follow his mother's instructions to buy some paper money and incense, just tonight, his mother wanted to burn some paper money for those ghosts she didn't know, so that they could have a little income in the underworld, so that these ghosts would not come to haunt her.

As for whether there are ghosts or ghosts in the world? Chen Shi never inquired into it, nor did he believe it, although there were many legends of one kind or another, but he considered himself a materialist. For a materialist, what is not proven does not exist, and only when the real evidence is placed in front of him will he believe it, before that, he will assume that all ghosts are nothing, and his mother wants to sacrifice, and he has no choice but to follow his mother.

He wasn't very familiar with Lin Cheng, and he didn't know where these things were, so after getting in the car, he asked the taxi master: "Master, where are the funeral supplies?

The master said that it was not far, and it would be there in more than twenty minutes, so Chen Shi asked him to drive. The taxi master is a living map of a city, what he said is of course accurate, of course, it is not ruled out that there is a deliberate detour, but Chen Shi prefers to believe that there are more good people, more honest people, and there will be no shortage of bad people, but the bad people are always only a few.

Less than twenty minutes later, he really came to a place that specialized in selling funeral supplies, and the street here was full of white supplies, paper-tied people and horses, paper-tied sedan chairs, etc., which were placed in a conspicuous place, so that people could see them at a glance. But it's night now, and although the lights are not weak, it looks like there is a weird atmosphere, and even Chen Shi, who doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, feels a cool breeze coming towards him after coming here. And the paper man and paper horse are illuminated by dim lights, but there is an indescribable mystery.

Chen Shi pushed open a storefront, the boss is an old man, I don't know if it's because of the nearby environment, or it's just like this, Chen Shi feels that this old man is also mysterious, the moment he saw Chen Shi, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, I don't know if he didn't expect that there would be guests so late, or because of other mysterious reasons.

"What do you want?" This kind of place, of course, can't be said to be welcome, if a person is not careful, he will offend people, if someone dies and you still welcome him here, doesn't it mean that you are cursing him? Therefore, the boss is very direct. People who come to this kind of place will not pick and choose, and they will not reduce the price if they value it, because this is all a preparation for the last scenery of the dead person, and most people will not worry so much about the boss.

Chen Shi said: "Do you have paper money? ”

The boss was stunned, as soon as he heard Chen Shi's request, he knew that it was not a dead relative, not a big event, but a simple sacrifice, it seemed that this business was not as good as he imagined, but he did not mean to turn away the guests, and smiled to introduce some paper money to Chen Shi. He made some renminbi for the underworld here, and he didn't know whose business it was, unlike some circles like in ancient times, and some were square marked with copper coins, the renminbi used in the underworld was very simple, the appearance was the same as the renminbi, the size was the same, but there were some more words on it, Chen Shi took a closer look, and saw that it was written on the People's Bank of the underworld.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile lightly, and said to himself: "This is all in the underworld, and you can't escape the shackles of capital, and there will be no shortage of banks anywhere." ”

Under the introduction of the boss, Chen Shi bought paper money and incense, wrapped it in a big bag, he carried it out and took a taxi straight to the hospital. Fortunately, the bag is black, and it is impossible to see what is inside, otherwise he will be misunderstood if he enters the hospital with a bag of paper money, and the hospital is a sensitive place, and people will wonder if his family has died relatives.

When I came to my grandparents' room, I saw my mother chatting happily with the two old people, and my grandparents smiled a little more than usual, after all, it was the daughter who came, and the two old people finally saw their daughter once, so naturally they talked more. As for his uncle, Chen Shi didn't know what he was thinking at this time, and he didn't know if he knew what his parents meant, let alone if his mother had told him.

Li Yalian accompanied her, while her uncle and father smoked in the hallway. Chen Shi handed the paper money to his mother, and his grandparents asked his mother what he was for, and his mother told him about the car accident.

The mother immediately agreed and asked Chen Shi to find a place for them to burn paper. In the city, burning paper is not so particular, most of it is burned on the street, Chen Shi took his parents to an intersection, where there are fewer people, and it is secluded, so Chen Shi let his parents burn here. There are all kinds of tools for the sacrifice at home, but there are no here, so the parents draw a circle on the ground, make a hole, and then light the paper money inside. While lighting the paper money, the mother shouted: "Get the money, the person who died in vain, come and get the money." ”

The mother shouted loudly, louder than she usually spoke, causing people passing by nearby to look back from time to time, but no one cared, and seemed to be surprised.

Chen Shi looked at the serious sacrifice of his parents, they were solemn, they had a kind of respect from the bottom of their hearts for the dead, and they also had to give some paper money to the wild ghosts on the side of the road, is this awe? Compared with modern young men and women, they have inner awe and their own beliefs, while modern men and women just lack a little awe, so that they are ignorant and fearless, so that many people have gone astray, so that there are many unscrupulous merchants, what gutter oil, what poisoned milk powder, and so on.

Chen Shi reflected, is it because the world is changing too fast? Is it because the old people can't keep up with the footsteps of the young people? No, it's because the young people have given up the inherent traditions of the older generation, and because the young people pursue things that the older generation has not imagined, so that the current situation of this society is out of touch, so that all kinds of chaos occur, and behind these chaos, there is often a lack of spirit, often people lack awe and make young actions.

The mother shouted for the lonely ghost to collect the money, and the father helped to burn the paper, and the flames flew high in the wind, as if there was really a soul who came here to collect debts, and a large bag of paper money was thrown by the father one by one in the fire and ignited, and then turned into ashes and annihilated, just like when a person dies, it also turns into dirt and disappears.

The wind was blowing, neither big nor small, and the weather was a little cold, but next to the flames, Chen Shi couldn't feel it, and the heat of the flames hit his face, making him feel like some invisible soul showing off in front of him, which made him have some inexplicable thoughts.

Li Yalian followed behind Chen Shi, he saw that Chen Shi seemed to be a little wrong, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Chen Shi sighed and said: "It's okay, it's just thinking too much, do you say that this person really has a soul after death?"

Before Li Yalian could answer, her mother stood up and scolded him: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't respect the dead, sooner or later you will hit the ghosts, you keep your mouth tight, and you won't be happy to burn some paper money for the dead? What are you doing with so much money? Do you keep the coffin for sale?"

It was very serious for his mother to scold him like this, after all, no mother would curse her son, but his mother had to do this in order to make him respect the dead and to keep him from being haunted by lonely ghosts.

Chen Shi had a hard time understanding his mother and father's thoughts, so he had to not think about it. However, it occurred to him that he was born again, and how can he say that, if from a materialistic point of view, even rebirth can happen, then souls and ghosts are not impossible.

The paper money on the ground burned out in the wind, until all the paper money turned to ashes, and his mother asked Chen Shi to pour water to extinguish it, while causing a fire, and when Chen Shi poured the water into the ashes, a puff of green smoke rose up, and his mother said that it was a dead spirit.

Chen Shi naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't show it, he didn't want to cause his mother's dissatisfaction anymore, so he honestly put out the fire, and then walked into the hospital with everyone.

In the hospital, his grandparents were already asleep, so Chen Shi had to take his parents home. Although his parents knew that he had a house here, they didn't know what his house looked like, this was the first time they came here, so when they entered the room, the parents looked around, praised from time to time, and felt amazing, especially the mother, she looked at it while asking Chen Shi how much money he spent, Chen Shi could only cope and said that it was not expensive, and it cost hundreds of thousands.

The mother was surprised: "Hundreds of thousands of dollars are not expensive, if we are in our hometown, we can build several small buildings, you loser." ”

was scolded by his mother again, he had to laugh, and then asked Li Yalian to accompany his mother, because his mother had been running around all day, so he had to wash and go to bed early. Mother won't use the bathroom here, of course, Li Yalian has to teach her. When my mother washed it out, she praised it with a smile in her mouth: "It's a little expensive, but it's worth spending and it's convenient." ”

The parents were tired and running around all day, and it was a big night, so Chen Shi asked them to rest early, and then called his sister to come over tomorrow. Because my sister has a class today, it is inconvenient to go back and forth, so she didn't come over, and her parents didn't leave in one day, so my sister didn't ask for leave, because tomorrow is Saturday.

In fact, there is no need for Chen Shi to call, my mother and father have already urged my sister, so my sister will definitely come over tomorrow.

After a busy day, he was also tired, and when he wanted to rest, his sister knocked on the door and came in, it turned out that she had been delayed for some time after class, so she came late, she could have come in the afternoon, but because the teacher had something to do with her, so it was delayed until now.

Seeing his sister, Chen Shi said, "I thought you wouldn't be here today." ”

Sister Chen Jing asked, "Where are your parents?"

Chen Shi said that he was asleep, and his sister didn't bother, and Chen Shi told his parents again about the car accident and his mother wanted to burn paper money.