After finishing, Ji San pulled Uncle Li and walked out. The two ran through the woods, found the slightly thicker woods, all of which were more than eight feet long, and slowly carried them to Uncle Li's house again and again

Finally, before dusk, Ji San and Uncle Li had prepared all the wood they had prepared.

"The stool is not separated from three, the door is not separated from five, (chuáng) is not separated from seven, the coffin is not separated from eight, and the table is not separated from nine," Uncle Li whispered as he looked at the wood in front of him.

After Ji San heard this, he asked a little ignorantly: "Uncle Li, what do you mean by this?"

When Uncle Li heard this, he replied: "The ancients had a saying: first: 'stool does not leave three' when making a long wooden bench, you must bring a 'three' number at the end of the length, such as two feet three, four feet three, etc., there is loyalty, which means that the people who look forward to sitting on this bench are brothers and friends. Second: the size of the door is generally ending with five, symbolizing the "five blessings", welcoming the arrival of blessings and making the family happy. ”

When saying this, Uncle Li stopped and comforted Ji San after looking at Ji San's somewhat lonely table (qíng), and comforted: "San'er, we are all your family, the old village chief, the old doctor, Aunt Zhang, everyone regards you as their relatives......

After Ji San heard this, he took a few breaths and said, "Thank you, Uncle Li, San'er is fine, you can continue to talk." ”

After hearing this, Uncle Li touched Ji San's head and continued: "The third 'chuáng) does not leave seven' has two meanings: on the one hand, the head of the old-fashioned wood (chuáng) is generally selected, and seven roots are selected. On the other hand, the size of (chuáng) ends with the mantissa seven. In ancient times, the size of "chuáng" was generally "three feet seven, four feet seven, five feet seven, in today's terms, it is more than 1.2 meters, more than 1.5 meters, and more than 1.8 meters." This is actually a homonym "(chuáng) does not leave the wife", which has the meaning of husband and wife sharing the same pillow (chuáng) and growing old together, which conveys the blessings of the family for the groom and bride for a better life. In the future, when the three sons get married, they must be your new (chuáng) according to this method. ”

"The fourth is the standard of the coffin we made for (nǎi) (nǎi) this time, 'coffin does not leave eight' refers to when the coffin is beaten, no matter who the coffin is beaten, whether it is tall or short, the size of the coffin is only eight feet, no more, no less. "Eight" and "hair" homonym, coffin and official homonym, has the meaning of promotion (coffin) to make a fortune, and entrusts people with the good wish of their ancestors to bless themselves to be promoted to become rich. We all have a kind of reverence for our ancestors, believing that our ancestors can bless their families with prosperity, so we pay special attention to funeral etiquette, and every detail is very rigorous. When making coffins, they basically choose eight feet, in order to place hope for a better life. ”

"San'er rest assured, (nǎi) (nǎi) and your father and mother will be stars in the sky, they will always watch you and protect you. ”

"There is another one, that is, 'the table is not separated from nine', which refers to the table of the dining table, the length is generally about ninety centimeters, and the "nine" is homophonic with "wine", expressing the host's (rè) (qíng) hospitality, and never treating the guests for wine!

"Uncle Li, do you pay so much attention to making wood, how do you know this?"

"San'er, a lot of things (qíng) are exquisite, my uncle worshipped a big carpenter surnamed Lu as a teacher when he was a teenager, these were all learned from Master Lu, and my uncle will teach you all these in the future, so that you can have one more craft to make a living. ”

Ji San heard the strong concern in Uncle Li's words, and finally had some warmth in his heart, and said to Uncle Li: "Uncle Li, San'er thank you Uncle Li, when San'er grows up in the future, he will definitely repay Uncle Li's great kindness." ”

After hearing this, Uncle Li was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Ji San, who was less than ten years old, to be so sensible, as he was sensible, he touched Ji San's head with some relief in his heart, and then began to measure the exact length of the wood, and together with Ji San, he made a coffin for the deceased (nǎi) (nǎi) ......

Two later, Uncle Li took Ji San and a few other young people in the village to find a place with good feng shui on the mountain behind the village, and they took shovels and other weapons and began to dig the tomb (xué......

Finally, after nearly three hours, a standard tomb (xué) has been dug up, at this moment, Uncle Li took out some firewood and weeds and threw it in, and then took out a lit candle and threw it into the tomb (xué), in an instant, the firewood and weeds were burning, and at this moment, Uncle Li took out a large amount of firewood and weeds and threw it in, baking the newly dug tomb (xué).

Ji San looked at this scene and asked with some puzzlement: "Uncle Li, why do you want to set fire to this tomb (xué)?"

When Uncle Li heard this, he touched Ji San's head, and then said softly: "San'er, this is called warm (xué), before the coffin is buried, it is necessary to burn a fire in the tomb, the so-called 'warm (xué)', commonly known as 'warm nest'." The deceased is buried in the tomb after the 'warm (xué)**, and can live a warm and comfortable life in the underworld. You see these ashes after burning, they imply continuous fireworks and a happy life. ”

Ji San nodded ignorantly when he heard this, and then followed Uncle Li and a few other young people back towards the village.

As soon as the light was brightened, Uncle Li took Ji San and the names of various villages to start the funeral for Aunt Ji.

After arriving at the cemetery, Ji San knelt beside him and wept silently, while the barman adjusted his direction and carried the bar (chuáng) to the tomb (xué). Point the coffin at the tomb (xué), with the front facing north and the back facing south. The deceased rushed to the northwest with his head in the coffin and his feet to the southeast. Sitting up and facing the southeast symbolizes reincarnation as a human being, who will step into the yang realm again.

The barman used two thick hemp ropes, one of which was passed through the front bottom of the coffin. One passes through the back bottom, and the four rope ends are wound around the two vertical rods of the rod (chuáng), similar to pulleys. Each end of the rope is carried horizontally by a strong (shēn) barman on his shoulder, supported by two or three men. Pull out the beam that supports the coffin to form a suspension, then slide it a little bit to lower the coffin to the bottom of the (xué), and finally pull out the rope.

Listening to the music played by the old man in the village, Ji San cried while burning his favorite items during his lifetime, including the weaving frame, the flowers that he liked, the old jewelry that he had brought for a long time, and many items that Ji San couldn't recognize.

After doing this, Ji San took out the only grain left in the house, put it in a jar, and after placing this jar to the right of (nǎi) (nǎi), Ji San cried and said, "(nǎi) (nǎi)... (nǎi) You must take care of yourself, San'er is obedient, Uncle Li and they are all very good to San'er, you can rest assured......"