Since it was the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, it was not suitable for a burial, so I had a reason to rest. But after all, I just had a swollen head, and I didn't have too serious injuries, and I couldn't stay in bed until the next day.

Because of the eighth day of the new year, there was nothing to do, so I took the flag handed over to me by the old man who carved the monument, and went to the town with Jiang Yifeng to find the old man who carved the monument.

The shop of the old man with the inscription is still very deserted.

Even if he is a very good person in the town, after all, in this year, the dead man's money is not so easy to make, and the business is not as easy as he imagined.

Seeing me and Jiang Yifeng coming, the old man who carved the monument was naturally as excited as before.

He didn't say anything to Jiang Yifeng, he just stepped forward and grabbed me, looked up and down, left and right, and then said with a smile: "Thank God, nothing happened to you in the end." Otherwise, how will I explain to your grandfather! ”

Hearing him say this, I hurriedly said, "Grandpa, look at what you said, if it weren't for you, with my ability, it would definitely be impossible to compete with that ghost." Thank you for giving me this flag, which has really helped me a lot. ”

"Okay, okay, don't say more thanks. Otherwise, it's just out of sight. After all, you are my apprentice, shouldn't I help you and teach you something? The old man pretended to be angry and said to me, "I have heard everything about you that night. If it weren't for your father's unexpected appearance, things would have gone far more smoothly than they are now, and you wouldn't have been injured. ”

I was reluctant to mention what happened to my father that night, so when the old man mentioned him, he didn't say much. Instead, it digressed the topic.

"Grandpa, you said you gave me this flag, but I still don't think it's appropriate. After all, this is something very meaningful to you, and if I accept it, won't I live up to the friendship that the Taoist Master gave it to you in the first place? ”

When the old man heard this, he suddenly became really angry, "You kid, how are you talking?" He gave me friendship, isn't it friendship when I give it to you? The previous friendship between him and me was important, isn't the friendship between the two of us important? If you still recognize me as a master, put it away!" If you don't admit it, then you can go now, don't say more! ”

Seeing that the old man was really angry, I didn't dare to say anything more, and after thanking him again and again, I put the flag back away.

Only then did the old man smile again, pull me, and talk about the monument.

"It's easy for seven people to be buried in your village at one time, or seven people who died with a lot of grievances. Although it is said that they can be restrained by a method and let them be buried first. But after the burial, if it is not dealt with, I am afraid that new troubles will soon arise. So, you know, picking a good monument can save a lot of things. That is what we often say, which not only reassures the living, but also allows the deceased to be reincarnated as soon as possible and reincarnated as a good child. ”

I nodded again and again as I followed the old man to the back.

In the place where the old man works daily, seven stones have been placed side by side, some of which have been carved halfway, and some of which have not yet started.

The old man pointed to the stones and said to me, "These tablets are specially prepared for the seven people this time, and they are stones of the same material. It can withstand wind and rain, and it is not easy to weather. According to the birth date of each of them, I have prepared stones for each of them, and I have also helped you set the auspicious time for the monument to be erected. It's not my old man boasting, as long as this monument can fall safely, I guarantee that there will be no more problems. It's just that where they are going to be buried is up to you to see and decide for yourself. Only if you decide, I can engrave the dragon edge. ”

I know the meaning of what the old man said, the so-called 'dragon side' refers to the left side of the tombstone.

This is a very important part of the whole tombstone, which is used to record the direction of the mountain, the line of the mountain, and the gold line.

The so-called mountain direction is to look at the direction of the tomb determined by feng shui, and in layman's terms, it is the direction of the tomb. Among them, the upper head is the mountain, and the lower head is the direction. If you use a tombstone to distinguish it, the side facing the tombstone is the direction, and the side facing away from the tombstone is the mountain.

Traditionally, the circle around the center is divided into twenty-four equal parts, which are designated as twenty-four mountain directions. According to the conjunctions and opposition of the five elements, trunk branches, etc., good luck and evil can be inferred.

As the saying goes, 'there are jewels in the twenty-four mountains, and there are fire pits in the twenty-four mountains'. The direction of the tomb directly determines whether this burial ground is good or bad for the tomb owner and the descendants of the tomb owner.

And determining this direction is actually very difficult to test the school, and large families may be able to hire a special feng shui master to calculate for themselves. But for the ordinary people of small households, they will also be handed over to the coffin bearer to deal with. Therefore, the Joyama direction is also one of the compulsory courses for coffin bearers.

Moreover, compared to carrying the coffin, Joyama should be regarded as a more valued craft of the coffin bearer.

After all, there is a proverb in Feng Shui, which is called 'the difference between gold and wealth, and wealth does not meet', if this direction is not determined well, even if it is a penny difference, it may turn the treasure land into a wasteland, or even a dead land.

The reason why these are recorded on the edge of the dragon is also exquisite.

Because the place where the tomb is located is best near the mountains and rivers. Pay attention to the front photo, the back has a back. Just like in our village, people are buried on the grave mountain.

And this kind of place undoubtedly makes it easy to be attacked by natural disasters. Among them, flash floods are the most common disaster phenomena.

If there is a flash flood, or if you are even more unlucky, you will encounter a war, and the tomb will be damaged. Then when future generations want to rebuild tombs for their ancestors, they need to refer to the previously determined mountain direction.

And this so-called destruction often does not happen between one generation and two generations. When it was time to rebuild the tomb, the people who had been involved in the burial were probably no longer there. At this time, the record on the side of the tombstone dragon played a role.

Later generations can determine the direction of feng shui at that time through the mountain direction, mountain direction linearity, and gold line recorded on the dragon side. According to the direction of feng shui at that time, it is re-calculated. Erect monuments and build graves for ancestors.

"I don't know the birth dates of these people for the time being, and I still need to ask. If I have relatives, I will ask them what they mean. If you don't have relatives, I'll help you find a good place too. I don't think it's going to be possible in a day or two. ”

"Of course!" The old man said to me, "Since you have done this business, you must do your best to the master." I have their birthdays here, so you can take them back. As for the rest, it's up to you. ”