I glared at Guo Fatzi, and said angrily: "If there is a way, I will definitely help her, the problem is, the old man may have offended the gods, how can we help?" There is only one way to die, to find. ”

After speaking, I didn't say anything to him, and went straight to the river, Guo Fatzi followed with a stammer, and Wang Chuyao and the middle-aged woman knelt under the ancestral tablet and prayed.

When they came to the river, Wang Xi and his son were lying on the ground, with only a pair of pants under them, their faces were pale, their limbs were purple from the cold, and they were breathing heavily.

"What's going on? Did you find it? I took off my clothes and covered them and asked softly.

"Nope!" Wang Xi shook his head and said, "I searched for a whole night, found the downstream from the upstream, and was stunned that I didn't find my grandmother's body." ”

"Alas!" I sighed and said, "Maybe it's providence!" Go back and warm up first, and we'll look for you by the river." ”

"What bullshit providence." Wang Xi's father scolded, got up from the ground, picked up the bamboo cane beside him, walked towards the door panel, and said to Wang Xi: "You rest for a while, I will go to the river to look for it, I can't let your grandmother freeze in the river." ”

"Dad, I've rested enough, I'll go with you." Wang Xi threw his clothes to me and walked towards the door.

Looking at the father and son in front of me, I felt a little bitter in my heart, these two people went down the river completely masochistic in order to find the corpse of their ancestors, and if they continued like this, the body was not found, and it was estimated that the father and son would be frozen to death.

So, I gave Guo Fatzi a look, which meant to hold them and said: "Listen to me, some things are destined by God, we ordinary people, we can't bear the destiny of heaven, it is better to rest and use another method to hold a funeral for the old man, maybe the old man's body will appear by itself." ”

When they heard me say this, their faces turned blank and they asked in confusion, "What way?" ”

"Have you ever heard of the Clothed Mound?" I say.

They nodded, and Wang Xi said: "When I was studying, I seemed to have heard the teacher say that people in ancient times, when the corpses are gone, future generations will make a well-dressed grave, are you talking about this?" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded and said, "That's pretty much it, your grandmother's body is gone, say superstitious, that's the 'Dragon King' fished away, say scientific, that is, the river doesn't know where to go, if you continue to search, within a few days, you will definitely not be able to find it, let me ask, you are naked in winter, how many days can you carry?" In my opinion, make a well-dressed mound, comfort the old man's spirit in the sky, and let her grievances and grievances disappear with the disappearance of the corpse, in order to have a good background in the next life. ”

I'm also helpless, this thing is full of evil spirits, if you forcibly find the body, it will definitely invite trouble, I don't want to see this filial father and son have an accident, so they came up with such an idea.

"Bullshit, as a son of man, how can you let the old mother's body sink in the river, make a well-dressed mound, a coffin without a corpse, is that called a coffin, don't let the thunder split." That Wang Xi's father was more stubborn and insisted on going down to the river to find the body.

"Uncle, you listen to my advice, some things are very evil, the old man's body is gone, there must be a reason, think about it, why did you suddenly set off a 'tornado' last night, your old mother's legs and feet are inconvenient, why did she come to the river?" I stepped forward and grabbed him by the arm.

He paused for a moment and said: "I don't care about that, for me, as a son of man, if I don't find the body of my old mother, it is a great rebellion, and that kind of great rebellion, I Wang Cheng can't do it." ”

Hearing him say this, I was a little helpless, now the situation is obvious, it is obviously impossible to find the old man's body, even according to scientific theory, in one night, the old man's body does not know where to drift, maybe it is not impossible to flow into the Xiangjiang River, the vast sea? Where to find the body?

However, I still patiently explained to him, saying: "There are some things that you can't believe in it, let's go to the hall and ask the ancestors of your Wang family, if they agree to let you continue to search, I will go back to the train immediately, and I will not stop you, if you don't agree, you listen to my opinion and make a well-dressed grave." ”

To be honest, I'm a little angry, this father and son are very filial, but, give people a sense of foolishness. If it weren't for their filial piety, I might have left, and how could I manage the death of people every day in the world. What's more, the funeral of the old man, they haven't handed it over to me yet, personally, it's not within the scope of my profession, and it has nothing to do with me.

He glanced at me suspiciously and said, "How do you ask the ancestors?" ”

I took out a pair of yin and yang hexagrams and raised them, saying, "You should be familiar with this thing!" Let's just ask with this thing. ”

He was stunned and thought for a while, then glanced around the river, with a solemn look on his face, and reluctantly said, "Okay! Ask the ancestors what they mean. ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, if he refused, I had no doubt that I would turn around and leave, we should be eight immortals, only responsible for the deceased, provided that the funeral is in our hands, negotiate with us for a good price, and then be responsible for the deceased.

And, to put it bluntly, this funeral was just Wang Xi verbally invited us to come over and have a look, but it was not officially handed over to me. I give him advice, that's a favor, don't give advice, that's duty, listen to him or not.

If he insists on going down the river, then I have no choice, and I will never say more, after all, I have said what I should say, and I have a clear conscience. To be realistic, Wang Xi and I just met in Pingshui, not so great as to work hard for a stranger.

Subsequently, a few of us returned to the village, and as soon as Wang Xi and his son returned to the village, many villagers came around, Wang Chuyao boiled a bowl of ginger soup for the two of them, and brought an oven for the two of them to keep warm, and the family hugged each other and cried for a while, and we went directly to the hall.

The hall house in Wax Tree Village is similar to the hall house on our side, about 20 square meters, the innermost is an altar, with some tributes and incense cups, and there is a plaque hanging above the altar, which reads gold characters on a red background, 'Sanhuai Hall', there is a table of eight immortals in the middle of the hall, and four wooden benches surround the table of eight immortals.

After entering the hall, I bent down towards the altar, burned some yellow paper, said a lot of good things, waved my hand to Wang Xi and his son behind me, motioned for them to kneel, and they knelt down. (Note: When asking about ancestors, women are not allowed to enter the hall.) ）

I testified to my look, stretched my voice, and shouted: "Ten fingers are connected to the hearts of relatives, a piece of true love asks the ancestors, full of love and righteousness are as precious as gold, but I ask the ancestors to send their will." ”