Chapter 21: Into the Coffin
The family members of the deceased, according to their seniority, entered the incense in turn, and the rest of the guests followed.
After the incense, Jia Daochang presided over the coffin ceremony, and the villagers carried the dead person into the coffin that had been padded with red paper.
More than 20 coffins, neatly arranged and arranged.
When all this was done, it was almost dusk.
If you are in the coffin today, you will be buried tomorrow.
The Taoist priest needs to perform a ritual tonight, summoning the spirits of the deceased, and then on the night of the first seven days, he will perform another ritual service.
It is said that the souls of the dead are difficult to return home, wandering outside, and need to be summoned before they can return, and most of these people have not reached the end of their lives, even after death, black and white impermanence will not come to traction.
Therefore, it is necessary to do the transcendence ritual first.
Jia Daochang looked at more than 20 coffins, and for a while, his brows tightened, and he relieved for a while, let the village chief come over, and said: "There are many dead people involved in this ceremony, unlike usual, I am afraid that it will be difficult to recall all the dead souls overnight, the village chief ...... The previous friend of the Daoist, I don't know if it's inconvenient, come to help me? ”
"Eh......" The village chief was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "This is easy to say, just ask, let's go...... Dao Chief, I'll take you there. ”
While speaking, several people walked towards the crowd and arrived in front of Fang Xuan again.
"Fellow Daoist, I wonder if I can take a step to speak?" Jia Daochang smiled and asked.
Fang Xuan was stunned, looked at him, nodded, and said, "Okay." ”
Daoist Jia led the two Dao boys, entered the house with Fang Xuan, and closed the door.
The village chief, Ah Hai and others stayed outside.
Inside the house, Daoist Jia smiled faintly, with an unfathomable look, and said: "Fellow Daoist, I think you have also seen it, so many people have died in this Dongzhuang Village overnight, and you have to perform the ritual of summoning spirits tonight, as well as the ritual of transcendence, and it takes a lot of time to survive...... Poor Dao wanted to ask Daoyou to do him a favor. ”
When Fang Xuan heard this, he immediately understood, and said, "It's okay, helping is a small problem." ”
Jia Daochang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Daoyou, I will give a part of this magic money to Daoyou, and I won't let Daoyou work in vain......"
Before Jia Dao finished speaking, the two Dao boys on the side suddenly changed their faces.
"Master, it's rare to take over a big business, why should you give him the money?"
"That's right...... It's not like we're too busy to do this kind of soul conjuring and transcendence...... What is the use of asking him to be a little Taoist priest? ”
"Bastard...... "Daoist Jia snorted, and said: "The Daomen of the world is a family, and Daoist Fang and I are of the same ancestry, since we have a fateful meeting, and we have to bother Daoist Fang, this magic gold is naturally to be divided into a part...... What do you two children know? ”
Speaking of this, Daoist Jia showed an embarrassed look on his face, and hurriedly said to Fang Xuan: "Daoist Fang, my two children are still young and don't know how to be polite, so please don't be surprised." ”
Seeing that this Daoist Jia was still reasonable, Fang Xuan didn't bother to worry about the two children at the moment, and hurt the harmony, so he smiled and said, "It's okay." ”
"In that case, then I need to worry a lot about Fang Dao tonight."
"You're welcome!"
Speaking of this, Fang Xuan looked at Daoist Jia in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Daoist Jia, there is something I don't quite understand. ”
"Oh? Daoyou, but it doesn't hurt to say. Jia Daochang said.
Fang Xuan said: "Earlier, Jia Dao Chang went into that hall to check the body of the deceased, but did he find anything, what was abnormal? ”
After hearing this, Daoist Jia took a deep breath, his face suddenly became a little solemn, and said, "What Daoist Fang wants to say, I probably understand something...... When I examined the body, I had already found something unusual, but ...... This matter is not trivial, and it is not appropriate to publicize it, and it can only be discussed with the village chief after all the aftermath is completed...... Nowadays, it is not advisable to say more, so as not to cause panic in people's hearts. ”
Seeing that Daoist Jia understood things so well, Fang Xuan nodded again and again for a while, and said, "I see, since this is the case...... Then this matter will be handled by Jia Daochang, and I can rest assured. ”
"Where, where...... Daoist Fang was polite...... Daoist Jia said: "Daoist Fang, please move to the outer hall, I will discuss with the two children and the matter." ”
"Okay, in that case, don't bother." Fang Xuan said and walked out of the house.
Closing the door, Dao Tong showed an indignant look on his face, and said, "Master, good and dignified, what are you letting this little Taoist priest do in this matter?" ”
"That's right...... On weekdays, we only take one business every month, and it is still a small business, but now, there is such a big thing in this Dongzhuang Village...... Just the right thing to do...... Master, this little Taoist leader made it clear that he wanted to steal business in the first place, otherwise, how could he come uninvited? You're good...... And let him do things together? Another little Taoist boy was also a little displeased.
Fang Xuan was not there, and the two Dao boys were naturally unscrupulous, what did they say.
The kind smile on Jia Daochang's original face suddenly changed, revealing a cold smile, his eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "What do you know? This little Taoist priest ...... I have my own clever use, you see what he just said, in one sentence, it shows that this little Taoist priest still has learned some skills, but he is not an ordinary charlatan...... Since he's here...... Then you'll have to let him do something......"
"Oh?" When the two Dao boys heard this, their eyes widened, and for a moment, they were a little surprised.
They originally thought that it was the master who was kicked in the head by the donkey, so that the little Taoist priest was involved in this matter, but they didn't expect that the master actually had a plan.
Jia Daochang glanced at the two little Taoist boys and said, "You two, you should be careful when you speak, don't spoil my good deeds...... This trip is enough for us to spend three or five years...... If it spoils my big deal...... Be careful, I punish you for thinking about it. ”
"Master, do you have a clever plan?"
Jia Daochang said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, in the future, you will know......"
The two Dao boys looked at each other, and they didn't know what kind of medicine their master was selling in his gourd.
"Alright, let's get out first! The village chief was still waiting for us outside...... It's just right to discuss the matter of this Fajin. ”
Jia Daochang waved the dust in his hand, held his head high, opened the door, and walked out.
This Jia Dao Chang does things, but he charges by the number of times.
For the ritual of conjuring spirits, a fee is charged once, for the ritual of excess, a fee is charged, and a fee is charged again for the ritual of the first seven nights.
If you really want to catch demons and drive away evil spirits, then this magic gold has to be calculated separately.
All in all, this trip can make a lot of money, of course, of course, it is natural not to let Fang Xuan, who is killed halfway, bite the gold, and spoil the big thing.