Chapter 191: Raising the Body
After listening to my question, Mr. Tian obviously hesitated, "This ......"
I saw his hesitation, so I smiled: "If you don't want to say it, forget it, it's okay, I said it, it's just pure curiosity." I'll go see how the fire rack is prepared over there, you can rest, the cremation is very long, and we will at least stay here until dawn. ”
After I said this, I grimaced, turned around and walked away.
Mr. Tian chased after me and shouted to me, "Little coffin! Wait a minute, wait a minute! ”
I was stopped by him and looked back at him.
He caught up with me and said, "Little coffin, I said, I just said it." ”
Hearing him say this, my face was a little kinder, and I turned back to him and said, "Then please speak." ”
Mr. Tian sighed and explained to me, "Little coffin, in fact, there is nothing. It's just that I feel a little ...... Some...... It's a little incredible, so I didn't tell you. ”
Mr. Tian told me about what he called the unthinkable, but in my eyes, it was just a few ordinary and ordinary dreams.
Tian Zhengyang, who has died, frequently appears in his mother's dreams, saying that he is haunted by ghosts and wants to be reincarnated as soon as possible.
Although Mr. Tian felt very angry that his son ignored the dissuasion of himself and his wife, acted recklessly, and came to visit some haunted house, and ended up dying in it. But after all, it was still his own son, and he couldn't have watched his son suffer and ignore it.
Besides, he may not care about the deceased, because Tian Zhengyang has never been in his dream. But for Mr. Tian, he can't ignore his wife's feelings.
According to Mr. Tian's description, the couple has had a very good relationship since they met and got married, and then they had children. Mr. Tian cares about his wife's feelings very much, so even if he actually thinks that his wife made it up because he feels sorry for his son, he is still willing to do it for her.
As for why cremation was adopted, there is no need to explain it. Mr. Yitian's education level may be more advanced than those of us who were born and raised in the village, he does not believe in gods and ghosts, and he will never agree with some of our rules. The reason why he found me for help was still because he wanted to give his wife peace of mind.
So that's it!
Listening to him say these words, I finally felt that I could understand.
Due to the lack of manpower, the eight immortals in the pit did not dig fast. As for the people who built a fire frame with Jiang Yifeng on the other side, because the sky was relatively dark, it blocked their vision, which caused their speed to be very slow.
I looked at the speed on both sides, and walked over to help Jiang Yifeng and them build a fire shelf together.
Seeing me coming over, Jiang Yifeng wiped the sweat from his head, turned to me and said, "How is it?" Probably that's what it looks like, right? ”
He didn't do this, and neither did I. The shape of the building is about the same as I described, wide at the bottom, narrow at the top, and the shape of the chimney. The dense places should be dense and the sparse places should be sparse, which can not only ensure that there will not be too much smoke, but also ensure that the fire and temperature are large enough to fully burn.
I didn't go much faster by joining alone, and because of the exhaustion, everyone felt that it was getting more and more strenuous to do the job.
But fortunately, seeing that I also stepped forward to help, no one retreated, or simply slackened off at work.
Everyone was working as fast as they could, and gradually, the fire rack was finally erected.
The fire rack is set up, and the next step is to open the coffin.
In our case, as a rule, after the coffin has been nailed, it is not allowed to be opened again. But cremation is a special case, we do not burn the coffin along with the body, but choose to burn only the body and leave the coffin. After the burning, the burned ashes are put into the coffin, resealed and buried.
I lit three pillars of incense and bowed to the coffin.
I silently thought in my heart that if I want to be cremated, I must open the coffin, and if I take the liberty of disturbing it, I hope to forgive Yunyun. After reading all these words, I ordered the coffin lid to be opened, and with the cooperation of Jiang Yifeng and I, the corpse inside was lifted out together with the quilt lined under the corpse, and placed on the fire rack that had been erected.
The corpse looked very peaceful, and when it had been laid down, I sprinkled paper money on it again, and then I lit a handful of incense and distributed it to the crowd to fill the fire rack around. Just in case a ghost comes over later, disturbing the deceased and causing unnecessary trouble.
When everything was done, I lit the torch and lit the fire stand.
Because the fire rack was well set up and the wind was more in line with us tonight, the fire was already blazing soon after I lit it, and the temperature around it continued to rise as the fire grew.
I stood relatively close to the fire rack, and Mr. Tian was standing next to me.
As the fire burned, I heard him breathe a sigh of relief, and when I turned my head to look, I saw a sense of relief in his eyes.
"Little coffin, thank you." He said to me in a very soft tone.
If it weren't for the fact that part of my attention was on him, I am afraid that I would have missed this word of thanks.
I shook my head and didn't respond to his thanks.
In his opinion, maybe everything is over, but in my opinion, when I first carried the corpse, I knew that Tian Zhengyang was unwilling. Problems can arise at any time before the coffin is allowed to hit the ground, so I can't take it lightly.
My eyes were fixed on the fire, feeling the temperature rise little by little.
I don't know how long it was, but the fire suddenly crackled. Before I could see what was going on, I saw Jiang Yifeng, who was standing on the other side of the fire, screaming violently and rushing towards me.
I was stunned by his sudden movement, and when I looked up, I saw that the corpse had sat up straight, I didn't know when.
I was shocked, and hurriedly took out the rune paper that I had prepared and walked forward.
"Jiujiao! Be careful! Jiang Yifeng grabbed me from the side and stopped me from walking over.
I didn't have time to explain to him, so I pushed him away and walked briskly towards the fire. I borrowed a fire at the edge of the fire and lit the rune paper, and as I watched the rune paper burn, I silently chanted a spell in my heart and threw the burning rune paper into the fire.
As the rune paper quickly burned to ashes, the seated corpse paused for a few seconds before collapsing with a thud.
I breathed a sigh of relief and took a few steps back away from the fire shelf, which was already collapsing.
"Jiujiao, you're scared to death!" Jiang Yifeng said to me with a complaining tone, "Why should you tell me!" Just rushed over, I thought you were going to *! ”
"Phew, bah, bah." I spat three times in a row and glared at him dissatisfied, "Why did you say such an unlucky thing?" Besides, at that time, did I have time to tell you more? ”
"So what happened just now?" Jiang Yifeng asked me with palpitations, "Corpse? But I don't look like it when I look closely! ”
"Whatever." Actually, I didn't really understand what was going on at the time, anyway, if I restrained myself with Huang Fu, it would be good. Looking at the raging flames and the corpses that continued to burn, I silently recited the words to let the deceased rest in peace, and my mood gradually calmed down.
The fire continued to burn for several hours before it was extinguished naturally, I stepped forward to collect Tian Zhengyang's ashes and put them in the coffin, and then, the last part was left, as long as it was properly buried, there should be no more problems.