After all, they belong to the same family, so the old man is still quite concerned about me, an uncle who is more than 20 years younger than him. Therefore, although he was over eighty years old, he still rushed over early in the morning. Age is also a kind of wealth, after more than 80 years of long years, the old man naturally has a wide range of knowledge. Especially in today's rapid economic development, the importance of the status of the elderly, which has almost become a folk treasure, is becoming more and more significant. Nowadays, young people, even middle-aged people, mainly focus on getting rich, how can they have the leisure to pay attention to the various customs passed down from generation to generation? However, there are some things that have to be handled according to traditional customs. Otherwise, it will be criticized by relatives, friends, and fellow villagers. For example, white things. Therefore, under normal circumstances, every time there is a white matter, an elderly man will be specially invited to come to the town. Of course, the eighty-year-old man who arrived early in the morning came spontaneously. Because, the old man was afraid that my son was too young to know the customs. Since I am of the same clan, the old man naturally does not want any mistakes in my white affairs process.

As soon as the old man came over, he bluntly reminded: "I need to deliver food from this morning!" ”

When my wife heard about it, she immediately said she knew.

The old man then emphasized: "This food delivery thing can only be done by my son!" ”

"Then I'm going to call him up now?" The wife seemed a little hesitant, "It's just that he slept too late yesterday." ”

The old man naturally heard the distress in my wife's words, so he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, don't worry!" It's still early, so it'll be fine if you wait a little longer. Alas, if this happens, I believe he will not get up too late. ”

After listening to the old man's words, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. When I heard my wife say that she wanted to wake up her son, I immediately shouted anxiously in my heart: "Don't, don't!" "Because, I am afraid that my son will hurt his body due to lack of sleep, and besides, for my son now, only in his sleep can he best relieve the sorrow in his heart. I didn't die, but my son didn't know. Therefore, once he wakes up, the son will surely fall into the great grief of losing his father again.

Although no one shouted, it didn't take long for the son to come down on his own. The old man was very understanding and did not immediately disturb his son. After his son had finished washing, the old man stepped forward.

......Out of respect for the old man, his son greeted him first. Judging from the voice, the son should have been not skilled at all to send out a cigarette.

"Do you know what you're going to do first today?" The old man asked very kindly.

The son replied very respectfully, "I don't know, please give me advice?" ”

The old man's tone immediately became extremely solemn: "You have to remember, from now on, from now on, before the burial, every morning and noon, you must bring food to your father before you eat!" ”

Actually, I am very aware of this custom. Before, I always thought it was very strange: can the food made by this man in the yang world be enjoyed by the dead and reduced to the soul? It's just a pity that I'm not really dead at this moment, otherwise, this time I could have experienced it myself to figure out this doubt. Hehe, if it weren't for the loss of control of my body, then I would have to feast on it. Alas, because of the constant pain in my body, I really haven't experienced the taste of food for a long time. It's just that, in this way, I'm afraid I have to scare away I don't know how many people.

To my surprise, my son, who has never believed in feudal superstition, accepted it very happily. "Brother, I will!" I could hear the firmness of my son's words, "But I don't know how to send it?" Don't know where to send it? Then, the son asked with some confusion.

"It's okay, I'm in charge!" After the old man kindly comforted him, he asked his son to follow him closely.

That's where my special ability to track hearing comes into play. My attention followed the old man and his son, keeping a close eye on their every move.

The old man first brought his son to the kitchen and asked him to put a bowl into the pot to serve the steaming amaranth porridge. Then, the old man led his son to the ice coffin again. Under the command of the old man, the son quickly put on linen and filial piety. Before that, the old man had already prepared mourning sticks and chopsticks for the dead. I can't see it, but I can guess the shape of the mourning sticks and chopsticks for the dead based on my previous experience. The old man asked his son to put the bowl of hot porridge and chopsticks into the basket, and then asked his son to carry the basket in one hand and the mourning stick in the other.

Without his son asking, the old man took the initiative to tell the destination, the "Land Temple" at the head of the village! In fact, when there was no land temple, filial piety did not need to be so troublesome, as long as the meal was directly offered to the head of the deceased. I remember that when I was young, there was a social trend to break feudal superstitions. At that time, almost all of the land temples were forcibly demolished. However, now, with the rapid development of the economy, the phenomenon of unfair social distribution is becoming more and more obvious, and many people, especially the villagers in the rural areas, are becoming more and more disheartened with cadres at all levels, so they pin their hopes on the ethereal gods, so the land temples that have been destroyed for a long time have sprung up one after another like mushrooms after a rain.

The "Land Temple" is dedicated to the land father-in-law and the land lady, and what they are in charge of is a piece of land. After the return of the Hundred Olds, according to our tradition here, they are all to be buried in the earth. Therefore, it has been believed for generations that the souls of the dead after being buried in the earth are controlled by the land. The emergence of the custom of sending food to the land temple is because of the relationship of subordination on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also carries the good wishes of the descendants to ask the land to protect the deceased ancestors. Therefore, as long as there is a land temple, this filial son will generally send food to the land temple in the village.

Of course, but it's not enough to know the destination, because there are many things to be aware of along the way. Therefore, before leaving, the old man also instructed one by one earnestly.

"First, along the way, the mourning sticks can only be placed behind them and dragged on the ground."

I know the rules. "Mourning stick", as the name suggests, is used to help "cry and mourn". After the death of the ancestors, the filial son will naturally be heartbroken, and when he cries crookedly, he just uses the "crying stick" to stabilize his body. Therefore, the "Crying Funeral Stick" station actually shows the sad drama of filial piety. Later, this gradually evolved into a specific custom of sticking to the ground. Therefore, holding a mourning stick should not be lifted in the air. Once you lift it in the air, you will be scolded for not being sad enough