After lunch, everyone began to tear the white cloth, folded each piece of straw paper into the shape of a pig's foot (the two corners were folded together with the middle line), and prepared to go to the stream at the head of the village to buy water.

Grandpa Sangou and Sangou Dad carried a kettle (the kettle contained several copper plates) with a wooden stick, and walked in front, and Sangou and several uncles carried a straw mat that Sangou had slept on before, and followed behind.

Other relatives and friends, dressed in white cloths and holding a stick of incense and a piece of straw paper, followed the procession, while the female relatives and friends wept and walked together to the stream, put the incense through the straw paper, and inserted it on the side of the road.

Grandpa Sangou and Father Sangou threw the coins in the kettle into the water, and then spooned the water in the wine glass, scooped half a jug of water, and then got up. Sangou's uncles carried the straw mats, put them on the side of the road and burned them, and went back with everyone.

When I came back from buying water, I took a freshly torn white cloth, dipped it in water, and wiped it in the air against the three dogs of the dead man in the coffin, from the chest to the head, seven times, and from the chest to the feet, eight times.

The water that has been washed must not be poured out, but must be hidden under the bed, and on the seventh day, it shall be poured out on the house and not outside, for this is the water of fortune.

After dinner, the next thing was supposed to be buried, but this link was completed yesterday afternoon at the Shidu coffin shop.

So go directly to the next link, that is, the Taoist priest recites the scriptures excessively, plays the street lamp, and debates the gossip, and the gossip is the mouth of the undead to make the final entrustment to the family by the mouth of the Taoist priest.

Singing from the mouth of the Taoist priest, Sangou told his grandparents not to do so many things anymore, rest more, and enjoy more blessings. Sangou's instructions to his father are unbearable, he is ahead, he can't fulfill his filial piety, and he hopes to understand.

Sangou's instructions to my mother, the most, persuade my mother not to be sad, my life should be like this, I can't fulfill my filial piety, I really blame myself, I advise my mother to want to open up in the future, don't be too tired, take care of my younger brothers and sisters for me......

said it like a real person sitting opposite the day, and the tears that Sangou's mother said flowed, and the relatives and friends around him sighed more than once, saying that Sangou was really sensible, but it was a pity.

Everyone kept the vigil until midnight, and the male relatives and friends, including Mingcheng and Sangou's uncles, picked up Sangou's clothes, bedding, some of Sangou's favorite books, as well as incense candles, lace paper money, and incense pavilions (paper houses made of bamboo and colored paper by relatives and friends during the day, meaning the houses of the deceased in the underworld), etc., and went to the cemetery.

They were burned in a golden well (burial pit), which meant that they were burned for the use of the dead, and they were also burned so that the coffin would not be put in the coffin the next day, and it would be cold and cold.

When the last trace of things is burned, the east is about to turn white and dawn, everyone hurries back, and then begins to prepare for the funeral in the morning, the three dog grandmothers have already done five bowls and three livestock, five bowls are five bowls of vegetables, there are meat and vegetarian, three animals are pork, chicken, fish three kinds, half-cooked.

Five bowls of three animals were placed on the front board of the coffin, and the grandmother lit incense and said to Sangou: "Sangou, this is your last meal at home, just let go of your belly to eat, eat well and have the strength to go on the road......"

When the sky was bright, the Taoist priest and the eight immortals (the eight laborers who carried the coffin) had already arrived, and after everyone had eaten together, they were ready to go out of the funeral.

Mingcheng's father gave each of the eight immortals a red envelope, a pair of shoes and a towel, which means that it is very hard to carry the longevity fang, and the shoes will be worn out, and sweating needs a towel to wipe it.

At the end, Sangou's father took a dry towel and wiped the dust of the coffin, which meant to wash Sangou's face at the end, so that he could go on the road with a radiant and decent face.

The Taoist priest began to light incense and chant scriptures, walked around with a banner pole (soul-attracting flag), and began to applaud and summon spirits; The Eight Immortals also took out the coffin rack and hemp rope and began to tie the coffin.

When everything is ready, the father of the three dogs carries the banner pole at the front, one uncle of the three dogs holds a gong, and the other uncle carries a small bamboo basket, which contains the head and rice.

Other relatives and friends were behind the coffin, holding paper flowers, old family shoes, incense paper, etc., and all relatives and friends were wearing linen and filial piety.

The Taoist priest pinched the hour, and under an order, Uncle Sangou rang the gong vigorously, sounded the gong to open the way, and the firecrackers were set off.

The person who bears the banner pole cannot look back, no matter what happens behind, at most, under the guidance of the person behind, stop or walk faster, but cannot look back, which means that once he turns back, the soul will be reluctant to leave, and will stay at home.

As soon as the banner pole left, the eight immortals shouted and carried the coffin to get up, following the three people in front, if the road is smooth, then all the way is like the wind, and if it can not stop, it will not stop.

If the road is far away, the eight immortals have no strength, and they have to rest halfway, and they can't put the coffin directly on the ground, but they must put the old shoes of their family members on the ground, which means that the coffin can't be deliberately touched with soil, otherwise, the soul thinks it's time to stop, and it won't go anymore.

If you encounter a big bend and can't turn around, there is a helper (each Eight Immortals has a deceased relative and friend waiting by his side) to help, change shoulders and replace people, and turn around the big bend.

If you encounter a steep slope, more than a dozen people will exert force together, pull in front, put on the side, push behind the head, shout and go up together, and when you encounter a narrow road, you will step directly on the field.

If the crops are trampled on, the farmer will not say anything, of course, afterwards at the banquet, the funeral host will ask the farmer to drink an extra glass of wine, please understand, and the farmer will also forgive generously.

Even if there is a conflict in the past, they will ask for forgiveness in person, and they must be forgiven, otherwise, they will be gossiped about by others. Of course, if possible, someone will also replant crops after the fact.

Many of the female relatives began to cry loudly, and the louder the cry, the better, and it was best to alarm the judge of the underworld, knowing that the deceased was a good and good person in the yang world, and when the judgment was made, consider it as appropriate, and do not go to hell to suffer.

After the coffin is carried to the cemetery, it will be moved into the golden well, called Luoguan, and the feng shui master will instruct how to place it most properly, with the big head of the coffin facing inward, the head of the deceased facing inward, and the feet facing outward.

After straightening up, the deceased's close relatives poured dirt on the golden well, meaning a few clicks, and then set off firecrackers, and the stonemasons began to roll the shed (make a roof), do the grave hand, go to the tombstone and other things.

In the evening, relatives and friends tie up the fire (with straw bundles as thick as an arm, followed by long straw bales), and put a lighted incense in front of them, which is held by the father of the three dogs, followed by all the relatives, together into a solitaire, all the way to the new grave, which means to bring new fire to the new home of the deceased.

Put the tinder on the back of the tomb, the Taoist priest began to recite the tomb scriptures, the family put five bowls of three animals, and invited the deceased three dogs to open a gang for the first time in the new home, and if they had a good meal, they could also invite the neighbors to eat some and make trouble in the new home.

In the end, the three dog fathers brought back the incense on the three fulcrums and led everyone home together. This matter, after several days and nights of sleeplessness, is considered to be over.

After that, on the days of 37 (21 days), 47, 57, 67, and 77, he invited a Taoist priest to make merit and sing a long exhortation to the dead.

After all was over, Sangou Dad and Ming Cheng's Father sat together, summarized the accounts, and made an ordinary funeral, and actually spent more than 100 silver dollars to go out.

It's really staggering to think about, people really can't afford to live or die in today's world; However, after looking at the accounts, the main big expenses are in paying a high price to hire someone to carry the body, hiring a car to pull the longevity fang, etc.

The others are quite normal, in the funeral, the three dog fathers also received incense money from relatives and friends, all of them are poor relatives and friends, not much, only dozens of silver dollars.

In addition, Sangou's father took out all the money he kept for Sangou to study, get married and build a house, plus the incense money, which was just enough for more than 100 silver dollars.

Sangou Dad took out all the money and gave it to Mingcheng's father, saying: "This time it's all a loss, you pay the money first, you collect the money first, and then pay back the missing part slowly." ”

Mingcheng's father doesn't want to live or die, the three dogs' fathers want to give it, both of them are about to stiffen, and finally Mingcheng's mother can't stand it, so she came out to play a round and collected the money, saying that she will save it for Brother Wugou first, and if there is an emergency in the future, you can withdraw it at any time.

Afterwards, Mingcheng's father complained about his wife, but his wife said:

"You men just want to save face, you want to save face, don't want to think about whether other black dogs want to save face, besides, I can't take this money for nothing, if there are any happy events in their family in the future, the congratulatory gift will be given to Duoli, and then it will not work, and the New Year's New Year's money red envelopes for the four dogs and spring flowers, reading or something, also give more, it will be done without a few years of effort, and it is not necessary to die on others now."

Mingcheng's father thought about it, and it made sense, so he gave up.