This person is known to the dog, and I have often seen him in the past few months, known as Tie Laoqi, and his nickname is "Tie Suona". Because he often puffs out his mouth and blows suona, the skin of his mouth on both sides is a little loose, and when he inhales enough, he looks like a puffing toad! Therefore, it is also laughed at as the "iron toad".

Tie Lao Qida learned to play suona with his father, and at the age of seventeen, he was able to lead the team to take over the work, and they specialized in taking the work of "symphony" in "marrying" and "burial". Whether it is the first song, the second song, the third song, the welcome song, the farewell song, the worship song, etc., or the welcome song, thank you song, funeral song, send-off song and burial song in "Joy", Tie Laoqi can come easily. That suona kung fu was recruited by the general judge in the state and used it for a period of time. When he was young, Tie Lao Qi traveled south and north, and he was also a figure who had seen the world among the mud legs in the countryside. However, now that he is older, his legs and feet are not good, and he no longer goes far away, so he picks up jobs near the county.

Those who can use him must be those rich outsiders in Dongcheng, and I haven't heard of any outsiders who died today! No wonder I didn't see the beggars when I put out porridge this morning. Turning his head to look at the dog, he probably didn't know, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to get the porridge.

Looking at the house, it was almost cleaned, so the two of them threw their brooms and ran to the courtyard. Look up and see that it is the hottest noon of the day, and the rare good weather in the cold autumn, spread out the straw stack in the corner, bask in the moisture, and use it at night!

Seeing that Dasha next to him had woken up and was sitting there rubbing his left leg. "Dasha, we're going to Dongchengfang, can you stay at home?"

"Brother Lang, are you going to Dongcheng Zhangyuan's house?"

"Huh? Dasha, how do you know? When the two of them heard Dasha say this, they hurriedly approached him and asked.

"I heard Wang Xiaoyi tell Zhang Jiaerlang this morning, after the curfew last night, Wang Xiaoyi wanted to find a place to sleep near the gate of Nancheng. Not long after falling asleep, Zhang Dalang, who was from Zhang Yuanwai's house in Dongcheng, led more than a dozen people with torches, took the documents and opened the city gate and went out of the city. In the middle of the night, the group of them hurried into the city with a carriage. Zhang Xiaoyi also saw that Zhang Dalang gave the Zhang team guarding the city gate exactly a few copper coins. At that time, he still heard a few words from afar, saying that the old man Zhang was a pawn! This morning they all went to the East Side together. ”

After speaking, Liu Dasha looked at the two of them with a pitiful look: "I also heard the sound of suona just now, and you want to come to Dongcheng to join in the fun." Brother Lang, I want to go too. Carry me away. ”

Oh, this stupid person is really shrewd when he doesn't make a mistake. However, looking at Dasha's left leg, he sighed and said, "Dasha, the injury on your leg is not healed yet, don't toss." Let's go and see if we can get some food, and don't play much. When you come back in the afternoon, find someone on the side of the road to get you a patch. Once you've got your legs done, you can go wherever you want. Don't worry, we'll bring you something to eat! ”

When the big fool heard this, he felt that there was nothing to say when he looked at the injured leg, so he said with a bitter face: "You two must find some meat for me to eat, I haven't smelled meat for a long time, and a bird fades out of my mouth!" ”

Eating meat was not only a problem in ancient times, but even ordinary people in later generations could not afford to eat it at once. The heavy mortgage and car loan are overwhelming, especially for those students who have just graduated, who have a small salary every month, and they have to keep to pay the rent, and the rest of the money is only enough to fight the tooth sacrifice.

The two of them appeased Dasha and walked to Dongchengfang together. As a beggar, he usually begs for a bite to fill his stomach, and from time to time he will be hungry. Therefore, whenever a family in this city marries a wife or holds a funeral, it is a day for these beggars to "celebrate the festival". Needless to say, marrying in person is a great joy, as long as you meet a generous person, as long as you walk over to cheer, you will not only reward a meal, but also earn some red envelopes back!

The beggar came to the door like the crow, even if the funeral was going on in the house, and everyone was busy. We have to send someone to send them away. Otherwise, it won't make people laugh if they find something to make trouble for you. It is not difficult to send them away, it is nothing more than some leftover cold dishes and cold soup, which are brought out and distributed to these beggars, and when they are full, they will naturally leave.

See how a family mixes here? How's it going? When their family is holding a funeral or a happy event, how grand the scene is, the number of guests who come, and whether the etiquette of the host family is thoughtful can be shown at this time.

Chinese people love face, lest others laugh at their stinginess, so most of them will make the scene prosperous, in order to win praise from the people around them afterwards.

Funerals have always been a time of great etiquette, especially in ancient times. I want to be thoughtful, not rude, but also want to make that scene in line with my own status. Those who are officials have their own ways to be officials, and the common people have their own ways of being officials. And the gang of outsiders who live in Dongcheng who are not short of money are not restricted by the laws of officialdom, and they are free to play.

The ancients paid attention to "entering the soil for peace", so after the death of relatives, burials were carried out more, but in the Song Dynasty, the situation was somewhat different. Influenced by the cremation of Buddhist monks. Since the Tang Dynasty, cremation has also begun to appear among the people, and by the Song Dynasty, it has become popular. Zhu Xi, a physicist in the Southern Song Dynasty, once said: "Since Buddhism entered China, from the imperial court, from the common people, to Lu Lane, to treat funerals, use its method." ”

The monks claimed that after their death, the deceased could ascend to the Western Heaven Elysium through cremation, and the Shishen class also followed suit. The common people, especially those who are poor, cannot afford to buy coffins and tombs, so after cremating the deceased, they store the urn in the temple or bury it in the ground, which is very convenient to save time and effort, so the cremation method was popular in the developed areas of Buddhism at that time.

Even the "Leaky Garden" opened by the imperial court also arranged cremation for poor families for free, which shows the enlightenment and progress of the Song Dynasty. However, "Zhou Li" says that "all living beings must die, and death must return to the earth", according to the etiquette law, burial is orthodox. Therefore, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, when Confucianism was flourishing. The imperial court was extremely strict in prohibiting cremation, and the wind of cremation that blew from the Song Dynasty gradually disappeared.

The Song Dynasty also advocated thick and thin burials, and clearly formulated funeral orders, prohibiting the use of excessive gold and silver treasures into the coffin, and not using large stone slabs to build tombs. The style of thin burial in the Song Dynasty prevailed among the scholar class. The custom of burning paper people, horses, and paper money in front of the grave also became popular at this time. However, the people of the Song Dynasty were simple and relatively free, especially those who were not in accordance with this law, and most of them would conduct funerals in accordance with local customs. Of course, there are also a lot of people who do a lot of things.

For eating, we usually think that the ancients ate two meals a day, but in fact, this is not the case, especially in the "My Great Song Dynasty" period, when the economy was highly developed in ancient China. Ordinary people also generally eat three meals, and even some families do not know how to cook. Every time it was time for dinner, he would help the old and the young and the whole family to go out to "go to the restaurant". Therefore, the dynasty that is highly compatible with the living environment of later generations is the Song Dynasty.

It was noon, and it was time for lunch. I am at the age of growing my body, and the two vegetarian steamed buns and rice porridge I ate in the morning have long been digested. Listening to the noise of gurgling stomachs, the two of them hurried away for a while, and arrived in front of Dongchengfang in half an hour.

Stepping on the stone road of Dongchengfang, it was easy to find the mansion of Zhang Yuanwai's family.

The paper people and paper horses pasted by Liu papermakers in Dongshi and the paper sedan chairs tied with thin bamboo strips have been piled up at the main gate of Zhangfu. Coupled with the white flags floating everywhere and the mourning sticks on the roadside, this place has become a snow-white world early.

I've seen a lot of such scenes. The two of them were not afraid, so they dragged a hemp rope around their waists, howled and went to the back door. The main entrance is not for ordinary people to enter, and the side door will not let beggars in, and the only thing that can go is the back door.

However, the development of events is often fraught with uncertainties.

The two of them had just run to the side door, and they were a little tired from running all the way, so they squatted on a bluestone slab on the side of the road and wanted to rest for a while. Suddenly, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy came out of the side door. The little guy, with a hemp rope tied around his waist and a strip of white linen cloth tied on his head, wearing a green coat, with a round face facing the sky when he spoke, saw the two dogs squatting at the door, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Why are you two little guys squatting at the door and not working?" ”

The dog's eyes rolled to his heart, and he grabbed the dog who wanted to get up and leave, stood up unhurriedly, walked to the little guy, hugged his fists and saluted: "Back to this little brother, my brothers just sent those grave-digging masters out of the south gate." I'm tired of running all the way, and I want to take a break here and go! ”

The little guy said with his eyes to the sky and a hoarse voice: "I said how to look at you two dirty and covered in dust, it turned out to be a helper who followed the second young master to see the grave site." Tell you, I'm Zhang Xiaosan who follows the eldest young master! Now the eldest young master has been agreed to mourn the main person, but the second young master is an errand mourner. The second room can't beat our big room! At this moment, Erniang's words are useless. As he spoke, Zhang Xiaosan stretched out his finger and pointed at the dogs, said "Follow me", turned his head, and walked towards the door.

After walking a few steps, he didn't hear footsteps, so he turned around and reprimanded, "Where are you two still standing and doing?" Don't keep up yet! ”

The dog hurriedly said, "I don't know the third brother, where did you take our brother?" ”

The little san patted his head and said, "I forgot to tell you, the eldest young master asked me to clean up the utility room in the backyard." You two come with me to clean up! ”

Bitter also. The dog originally saw that this little guy was above the top, so he wanted to play tricks on him, so he pretended to be a fool of himself, and then went to the back door to find some food and leave! I don't want to follow him in to sell my strength! His eyes rolled and he replied, "But, Er Shao..."

Before the second young master finished speaking, the little guy crossed his waist with one hand and pointed at the dog with the other, and said: "You helpers, you can do whatever the master commands, how can you pick and choose and not listen to the assignment." After saying this, he thought about it again, and said in a slower tone: "The second young master doesn't have to worry about him, he has already gone to so many small maids and helpers, and there is no shortage of you, you two can go with me with peace of mind, and I will arrange for you to pay you two more papers!" ”

Salary! As soon as he heard that there was still money to take, the dog nodded in a panic and said, "Okay, third brother, the little one is just afraid that the second young master will not be busy with fewer people." Listening to your words, the little one will rest assured, and this will follow you. After speaking, he dragged the dog into the side door.

This little three looked at the dog and was interested, so he stopped making a sound, regained his appearance with his eyes above the top, and led the way in front. As he walked, he muttered, "Isn't it the second steward of the outer courtyard?" actually looked down on me Zhang Xiaosan'er, and said perfunctory to you that no one was available! A group of brains always sent people to the second room. When the eldest young master takes power, he will drive you away and let me take your errand, hehehe..."

The dog on the side listened, and said silently to the second steward in his heart, I'm sorry for you, it was this little three who saw you unpleasantly and caused you to lose your errand, no matter what happened to the kid!