Chapter 282: A Night Banquet for All Humans and Ghosts
Zhou Xiaolong guessed that this young man with a beautiful face seemed to be the most serious of the six evil people.
Dong Laosi went on to say that this young man is one of his nephews, and since the accident, he has been sitting like this day and night, not talking, not sleeping, if he continues to stay up like this, something big will definitely happen......
Looking at the man sitting on the bed, Zhou Xiaolong couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked Dong Laosi, "Did all these people in your family happen at the same time?" ”
Dong Laosi nodded and said, "That's right, it's the day of April 1st......"
Ouyang Lei asked Dong Laosi and said: "It was Qingming Festival that day, what did your family do, why did so many people get into trouble all of a sudden, it must be what you did?!" ”
Dong Laosi smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't do anything outrageous, just like in previous years, I set up a table of banquets to welcome the deceased relatives to have a meal together, but who knew that something happened at the beginning of this banquet......"
Ouyang Lei exclaimed in surprise and said, "What do you say, welcome your deceased relatives home for dinner, what does this mean!?" ”
Zhou Xiaolong also asked curiously: "Yes, is this your custom here?!" ”
Dong Laosi nodded heavily and said, "That's right, that's right, isn't it possible that there is no such custom in your city?" ”
Zhou Xiaolong looked at Ouyang Lei, and the two of them shook their heads at the same time.
Zhou Xiaolong asked Dong Laosi again, "Otherwise, let's go to the yard, you first tell me about your custom in detail, I think that if something happens to your family, it has something to do with this custom." ”
Dong Laosi said: "Okay, then let's go out and talk first!" ”
Back in the courtyard, next, Dong Laosi briefly introduced this custom in their town to Zhou Xiaolong.
In fact, it is easy to say, that is, on the night of the Qingming Festival, the people in the town will prepare a table of banquets, and a few empty seats will be left on the table for relatives and friends who have passed away at home, and these seats are arranged according to the age of the deceased.
When the feast is opened, the eldest son of the family will open the door to welcome the ancestors, and at the same time, she will say something like "Welcome the elders home", and this is all right.
However, there are still some taboos in this night banquet that people and ghosts eat.
For example, before eating, no one can touch the dishes on the table, nor can they sit in the empty seats left for the ancestors, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespectful to the ancestors, in case of doing something wrong, you must quickly apologize and apologize, otherwise it will cause the ancestors to be angry, which is not good.
If this night feast is safe, then the next year, the family will be blessed by the ancestors, and all aspects will be very smooth.
Speaking of which, Dong Laosi also said that although this custom has been circulating for many years, people are becoming less and less concerned about the taboos in it, because today's young people don't believe in the so-called ghosts and gods at all, after all, the times are changing?
In the courtyard, the relatives of the Dong family made room for Zhou Xiaolong and Ouyang Lei to sit and rest, although Zhou Xiaolong and Ouyang Lei looked like they were only two and a half old children, but everyone was very polite to Zhou Xiaolong and Ouyang Lei.
After Zhou Xiaolong's master and apprentice sat down, Dong Laosi and those relatives of the Dong family surrounded Zhou Xiaolong and told Zhou Xiaolong what had happened.
Here's what it looks like -
Because the Dong family has a centenarian who is still alive, it is said that it is also a family that has been in the same house for five generations.
It is also because there is an older generation who is still there, so every year, the Dong family has to gather together for the festival.
For example, on this year's Qingming Festival, the Dong family set up several tables of banquets, also because Master Dong was particularly concerned about this matter, and there were many ancestors who welcomed back, and there were empty seats left at each table.
As a result, the courtyard is full of banquet tables and chairs, and there are many empty seats, so this night banquet is particularly weird.
Before entering the table, there was a little granddaughter of the Dong family, that is, the little girl who was lying in the house now, who accidentally knocked over a drink and spilled it on a chair reserved for the ancestors, which attracted a reprimand from Master Dong, and the child was so frightened that he cried for a long time.
Later, when the banquet was opened, Dong Laosi's sister-in-law went to open the door to welcome the ancestors, and at this time there was an abnormality, and before the sister-in-law opened the door, there was a sudden gust of wind in the courtyard.
At the same time as the wind was blowing, the little girl who had been reprimanded to cry before suddenly stretched out her little finger and pointed at the gate and said something inexplicable, which made the people present stunned.
Hearing this, Zhou Xiaolong couldn't help but ask, "What did the little girl say?!" ”
Ouyang Lei also asked: "Yes, what did you say?!" ”
Dong Laosi swallowed his saliva and said, "It probably means that there are a lot of people outside......"
Ouyang Lei asked: "You mean, that little girl saw a lot of people coming to the door?!" ”
Dong Laosi nodded, "It should mean this, but the adults didn't see it, and everyone wasn't so scared, after all, it was a child's joke......"
Zhou Xiaolong thought for a moment before asking, "Then what happened after that?!" ”
Dong Laosi said that Master Dong was very angry at that time, and he quickly patted the table to make everyone quiet.
However, the little girl spoke again, and she said, "There are a lot of people coming outside, and they are wearing beautiful clothes, as if they are going to sing......
After saying this, the little girl did not stop anyone, but ran into the courtyard, and then the little girl began to sing, and sang in a good way.
The whole family was directly stunned on the spot, Master Dong was the first to stand up and walk towards the courtyard, followed by Boss Dong and several relatives, these five people walked into the courtyard together, suddenly, they shouted "cold" at the same time, and they all fainted on the ground.
At this moment, the entire Dong family was in chaos.
plus the first little girl who ran out of the door, a total of six people, that is, the six people who are now evil.
At this point, the incident is almost the end of the incident, and Dong Laosi has finished speaking.
Zhou Xiaolong chatted with those people for a while, and after making sure that he couldn't get more news, Zhou Xiaolong said to Dong Laosi: "That's it, people here shouldn't stay too much, you stay, let the others leave the courtyard first!" ”
When Dong Laosi heard that he was left alone, he seemed a little embarrassed, perhaps afraid.
Ouyang Lei said to Dong Laosi: "What are you afraid of, with my master, there will be no danger!! ”
In this way, Dong Laosi dispersed the relatives who stayed in the courtyard, leaving only Zhou Xiaolong, Ouyang Lei and Dong Laosi, and the entire courtyard was deserted and gloomy.
Especially near the gourd shelf, I always feel that the yin qi there is very heavy.
The courtyard was deserted, and Dong Laosi looked a little nervous, "Then the two masters, what should we do next?!! ”
Zhou Xiaolong said: "This matter can't be solved during the day, you need to wait until the night, find a room first, we have to rest, don't worry, this matter can't be solved in a while......"
Dong Laosi nodded again and again, "Okay, there is nothing else in this courtyard, but there are a lot of rooms, please come with me......"
(End of chapter)