On this steaming morning, the task of the five of them was to step on the vast snow that would not be swept by people, and go to the cemetery in the mountains and forests through the magpie bridge to dig a burial place for Tao Qisheng. The specific matters have already been clearly arranged in advance, as long as they are done according to Tao Qiyue's instructions. In addition, Rong Fanhui also often goes in and out of the mountains and forests because of hunting or collecting medicine, so he knows the ancestral tomb of the Tao family well, and he doesn't need to explain much. Originally, Tao Zhenkun should have taken the lead in this matter, but because the affairs at home were more urgent, it was really difficult to get out!

In the courtyard of the Tao family, next to the big coffin in the mourning shed is a huge climbing plow, also known as a plow, a rod, a sled, an ice bed, a towing bed, a coffin bed, and a fala in Manchu. Qing Ruan Kuisheng's "Tea Yu Hakka" volume 13 contains: "Fa La, like a car without wheels, like a couch without feet. The cover is like a niche, and the rope is like a royal. In the ice and snow, the plough is commonly called. Its bottom is flat like a plow, and the cover is Chinese. It vividly describes the shape and structure of the climbing plow, explains the reason for its name, and the environmental occasion in which it is used. The climbing plough is simple to make, mostly made of tough oak, basswood, birch and elm, etc., and locked in one place with nails or ropes.

How to safely transport the big coffin to the cemetery in the distant mountains and forests in this heavy snow, this reason does make some people very nerve-wracking, if you want to use people to take turns to carry it, it will take many people to not talk for the time being, it is difficult to walk in this heavy snow, and there is also the danger of falling into the deep ravines. If it was to be hauled by a donkey cart, it would not be easy because the coffin was huge and the snow was deep. After brainstorming, Liu Xingmei still came up with the idea of making a climbing plow, and finally after discussion, it was feasible, and someone was exploring the way in front to prevent accidents. Only then did he gather people to rush to the system overnight, so that there would be no delay when the time came.

In the courtyard of the Tao family, everyone's hearts will be shrouded in a strong or faint sadness. No matter who the deceased had grievances and hatreds with during his lifetime, they can all disappear at this time!

In yesterday's decision, tomorrow's funeral, in the evening, went to the place where the bricks were built for the temple, and needed to "send the plate to wrap", that is, the "paper carriage man" that was burned and tied. "Pantang" is a white flour cake made from flour the size of an apricot kernel. The amount of burning depends on the age of the deceased, one for each year. Wrap the tray into the blanket of a paper horse, and these foods are used for the deceased to eat on the way. In addition, paper foil is used to knead into "gold bills", "gold ingots" and the like, which should be incinerated more, which is the "road money" sent to the deceased. The paper-tied cars, Yanmars, boys and girls, calves, ingots, etc., were burned to show that the deceased had prepared the means of transportation and travel expenses to the other world. In addition to these, the clothes worn by the deceased are also burned.

What to say: "The living have the suffering of the living, and the dead have the difficulties of the dead", people swallow their breath, they want to go to hell, they want to enter the palace of Hades, they have to pass through the ghost gate, there are so many little ghosts and so many judges guarding the ghost gate, which pass must not use some broken money, there is money to make the ghost grind, and the money is too much, people can not beat or scold, so that he (she) can get out of life early; If he (she) goes to the ground at his or her instigation, people will send him (her) to the eighteenth layer of hell, so that he (she) will never be able to turn over!

In order to prevent other wild ghosts from making trouble, the host (Tao Qiyue) and others had to buy the road for the undead after they gathered, so he threw the coil and said at the same time: "One in the sky, one on the earth, one in the east, one in the west, one in the south, one in the north, one imp, one judge, one horse leader-" Then he threw the rest of the plate on everyone, and then everyone could compete for the coil. It is said that the grabbed entanglement can be increased by adults after eating, and they are ordered to take it back to the child to eat, and the child will grow up to be bolder.

Read the guide (i.e., the instrument).

For example: the Republic of China (Kant), a resident of XX Village, XX Township, XX County, XX City, XX Province, XX Province, was born at xx o'clock on xx day of xx month of xxxx year, enjoyed Yang Shou xx years old, died at xx o'clock on xx day of xx year xx year, Yang Shou ended, returned to heaven in the west, carried all his belongings, luggage, gold and silver treasures, clothes surplus boxes, pleaded for land, told Chenghuang to send Lu Gui, went west smoothly, along the way checkpoint ferries, Jinhe bridges, strong gods and evil ghosts, if there is extortion, report to the city god, the law has clear rules, and the law has fixed rules, each should be respectful, do not ignore the words, and those who must go to the road guide will be released, and the special order will be ordered.

The Republic of China (Kant) xxxx year xx month xx day to the road guide.

And the filial son Tao Zhenkun pointed the way for his father: Dad, go to the southwest road.

Those who deliver the entanglement are not allowed to cry on the way home. If people cry and the deceased hears the sound of his family crying and shouting for him, he will feel sorry for his family and will not be able to leave on time. Legend has it that when the deceased was given a plate to wrap around a paper horse, the family could also see the soul of the deceased riding a horse and getting on the car through the chimney through the ponytail. Therefore, some good deeds often use a basket to sift the ashes in the stove hall to make a mark to verify whether there are footprints trodden by horses' hooves. On this night, the younger generations of the deceased are re-elected to pay tribute, which is called "hall sacrifice", or "night sacrifice".

But the Tao family is not as much as other people's families.

Folk customs and superstitions believe that after death, people will go to another world to live like people in this world. Therefore, after the death of a loved one, it is necessary to prepare for him to go to another world to "entangle". For a period of time after the burial, they also regularly go to the grave to burn paper money and paper objects to show that they are sending money and goods to their deceased relatives.

In the past, Tao Zhenkun and Liu Xingmeijing watched other people's funerals, but they didn't expect to have their own homes. The two men were extremely sad and had tears in their eyes. When encountering this, both of them were a little confused, but fortunately Tao Qiyue helped. At this time, Liu Xingmei will also think of her mother's grandfather and grandmother, after all, they are old!

The consecration is scheduled for half-past seven.

Consecration is also particular, first let all the people who wear filial piety come to the spirit, those who do not wear filial piety should avoid the appearance, by the children to open the light, some places are used to let the daughter open the light, some places the dead man by the eldest son to open the light, the dead daughter by the eldest daughter to open the light. When the consecration is opened, the person who opens the light takes the first meal, and also takes a stick, dipping it in white wine, symbolically, Mr. Feng Shui (represented by Tao Qiyue) said.

A consecration song for the dead:

Open your eyes and look at the hall.

Open the nose and smell the incense.

Open your mouth and eat cattle and sheep.

Slap in the face and listen to all directions.

Happy light, bright and bright.

Open your hands and grab money and food.

Open your feet and go to heaven.

The consecration song recited when consecrating to Buddhist disciples:

Open your eyes to the West.

Open the nose and smell the incense.

Open your mouth and eat fast.

Slap in the face and listen to the ten directions.

Happy light, bright and bright.

Open your hands and run to the West with the scriptures in your hands.

Open the footlight, step on the lotus flower to heaven.

After the consecration is opened, the mouth money is removed, the foot silk is mixed, and the relatives can take a last look, and the coffin is sealed after the consecration is opened.

There is also a taboo when entering and leaving the coffin, that is, the problem of committing the physiognomy, which is explained by Landi. Although she is not a feng shui gentleman, she has arranged some funerals over the years when they involve some troubles related to taboos.

In the process of consecration and removal of the body, it must be carried out under the condition of using a blackout cloth as the light, and four people will pull the white cloth or green cloth or the four corners of the sheet to cover the corpse and avoid sunlight.

After the burial, began to seal the coffin, its children, relatives, younger generations, etc., kneeling in front of the coffin, the carpenter began to nail the nail, the axe is wrapped in red cloth, wrapped in some change, to expose half of the cut, is the carpenter's reward for sealing the nail, the nail (commonly known as the buckle) carpenter nails on the left, everyone knelt in the direction of the coffin and shouted: "You, to the right to hide the nail", the carpenter nailed on the right, everyone shouted: "You, to the left to dodge the nail, after the coffin is sealed, the carpenter last axe nailed the nail in front of the coffin lid (requiring men and women to be right) After nailing, hang the swallow money on the nail.

Cover coffin sealing nail formula:

When the day is auspicious, the world is open, the coffin is auspicious and rich, the sky is clear, the sun and the moon are bright, and the descendants of the coffin are nailed.

Holding a golden axe to seal the nail, the east, west, north and south are square, the Vermilion Bird Xuanwu comes to arch the light, and the green dragon and white tiger are lined up on both sides.

One nail adds Ding and enters wealth, two nails Fu Lu comes from the sky, three sets three yuan and the first, four nails of descendants Manting Street,

The descendants of all generations will be rich, the heavenly officials will bless, and the earth will be healthy.