Chapter 31: The Requiem Sutra

After Nie Shisan left, Ah Bao saw Feng Shanyue's embarrassed expression very clearly beside him just now, so he guessed whether the old man was embarrassed by Feng Shanyue, so he came over and asked, "Moon, he... He bullied you, I'll hit him!" said with a gesture of his fist. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Feng Shanyue smiled and shook her head, "He didn't bully me, we were talking about things." I'm going to get busy later, so if you're bored, go home and don't run around, okay?"

Ah Bao nodded, and immediately shook his head again: "Don't go, accompany you!"

"Then it's good for you to stand aside and watch!" Feng Shanyue couldn't take care of Ah Bao at this time, she had to think about how to pray for Qian Guihua later. Speaking of which, regarding traditional funerals, she has only attended her grandfather's funerals since she can remember. Grandma died early, grandpa lived alone in the countryside, after illness and death, several uncles and uncles in order to show filial piety, specially invited monks to come over to do things, and spent a lot of money. Dad was still unhappy about this matter, saying that a few uncles usually ignore grandpa, and when people died, they held such a beautiful funeral, just to put gold on their faces to show how filial they were.

At that time, Feng Shanyue was still young, and she couldn't understand her father's complaints, but she still remembered the process of the monk's practice. At that time, the monks were muttering around Grandpa's coffin for a long time, and she asked her father what the monks were reading. Dad told her that she was reciting the Requiem Sutra so that her grandfather's spirit in heaven could rest in peace. When she grew up, she overheard a song called "Heart Sutra" sung by Faye Wong, which she thought was very interesting, and went to learn to sing it. Feng Shanyue decided to recite the Heart Sutra to Qian Guihua, I don't know if it's useful or not, so I should do my best.

Nie 13 had already instructed someone to put Qian Guihua's body in the coffin, and other villagers also came to help, except for the second and third children who had been hunting in the mountains for several days, Aunt Wang's family also came to help. The courtyard of Nie Laoba's house became lively.

"Mistress Shrine Maiden, we're ready!" Nie Thirteen shouted loudly, Feng Shanyue secretly rolled her eyes as she walked over.

Feng Shanyue found an oil lamp in Nie Laoba's house, it seems that his family is indeed richer and can afford to light an oil lamp. She put the oil lamp on the side facing the head of Qian Guihua's coffin, then went around to the other end, and said to the villagers: "I am about to recite the Requiem Sutra for Qian Guihua, please be quiet and do as I do." With that, he sat down cross-legged on a straw mat in front of the coffin. The villagers also sat cross-legged in the back, regardless of whether they had straw mats or not.

Feng Shanyue saw that everyone did as they were obediently done, and thought to herself, it seems that these people really regard themselves as witches, and suddenly one day they become religious figures, and she feels that her three views have been completely subverted. But I can't care so much at the moment, I have already ridden on the back of the tiger, so I have to play this scene well.

She folded her hands together and began to recite the Heart Sutra: "When the Bodhisattva of Freedom and Freedom is in the depths of Prajnaparamita, he sees that the five aggregates are empty, and he overcomes all suffering. ...... "The villagers behind have never seen such a scene, and they can't help but look at me, I look at you, and some of them even turn their heads and ears."

"What is the shrine maiden-sama reading?"

"I heard her say it's a requiem, but I haven't heard of it, so I don't understand it. ā€

"It's strange if you can understand it, the witch of the people is a ghost, how can we ordinary people understand?"

"That's right, that's right!" everyone kept nodding. Nie Shisan deliberately cleared his throat and glared at everyone, and everyone quickly quieted down and stopped talking.

After Feng Shanyue recited the Heart Sutra a few times, she looked up and saw Qian Guihua standing behind the oil lamp, nodding and smiling at herself. Feng Shanyue also smiled and said silently: "Go with peace of mind, I will do it if you explain it." ā€

Qian Guihua nodded, her soul gradually disappeared, and the oil lamp flickered a few times before it went out. Feng Shanyue stood up and said to Nie Panshi, who was kneeling beside her, "Don't worry, your mother has gone with peace of mind!"

Nie Panshi nodded, whispered "thank you", and stopped talking. Feng Shanyue knew from his appearance that he must still have in mind the hatred of Na Jie Zhu for killing his parents, and decided to wait for Qian Guihua's funeral to talk to him properly.

Qian Guihua was buried on a sunny hillside, and after the funeral, Feng Shanyue took Ah Bao back to her home. This era is different from modern times, whoever has a funeral has to pay for a banquet and invite people who come to the funeral and help to have a meal. In this era of material abundance, no one can afford to invite such a big guest, anyway, everyone can meet red and white ceremonies, so it is customary, and the rule of only helping and not eating has been formed.

Feng Shanyue simply made a meal and ate it with Ah Bao, so she told Ah Bao to look at Nie Panshi secretly, afraid that he would do something stupid. She had to close the door and think carefully about what to do next.

After this period of contact with the people in the village, she also learned about the local situation. Niejia Village is located on the border of Huofeng Country, adjacent to Mafang Country, and the two countries have been at war all year round, so the border is blocked and there is no contact. In terms of geographical conditions, Niejia Village is backed by mountains, which can be regarded as a small hilly terrain, with sloping land and flat land, and the output of agriculture is okay. It's just that the various taxes in this era are really heavy, so even if the harvest is good, the people's homes are stretched, and if you don't pay attention to it, you won't be able to open the pot. How can you change this situation and use it for yourself?

Feng Shanyue was thinking hard at home, when she suddenly saw Ah Bao rushing back, and stammered, "He...... He's leaving!"

"Where are you going?"

"Report ...... Revenge!"

This stinky boy, he didn't talk to him for a while, and he was about to leave, Feng Shanyue stood up angrily, and followed Ah Bao to Nie Laoba's house in a hurry. When they arrived, Nie Laoba's house was already empty. Feng Shanyue looked at the back mountain, and crossed this mountain to be the boundary of Ma Fang Kingdom, Nie Panshi must have wanted to sneak into Ma Fang Country quietly and find Na Jie Zhu for revenge.

"Let's go, go up the mountain!" Feng Shanyue and Ah Bao trotted all the way, and finally intercepted Nie Panshi halfway.

Nie Panshi looked at the two of them in surprise, "What are you doing here?"

"Are you going to Ma Fang Kingdom to take revenge?" Feng Shanyue asked bluntly.

Nie Panshi lowered his head, his eyes revealing a deep hatred, "That man killed my father and killed my mother, of course I want to go to him for revenge!"

"If I tell you that your mother's soul came to me to tell you before leaving, don't take revenge, do you believe it?" Feng Shanyue asked as she stared at him.

Nie Panshi raised his head with tears in his eyes, "Of course I believe it! My mother is such a person, she puts me in front of everything in everything." But that's why I want to avenge her!

"I don't object to you wanting to take revenge, but with your current age and strength, how do you want to take revenge? Na Jie Zhu is the archmage of the Ma Fang Kingdom, it is difficult to just get close to him, right?"

"When I get over there, I'll always think of a way!"

Feng Shanyue shook her head, "Don't do things that you are not sure about. Stay, I promise you'll get revenge in the future!"