Chapter 161: Ghost Feast
There is a primary school near Sanjiao Temple, which used to be bustling with activity, and the children of the village went to school here. There are six grades, each with only one teacher, and normally each teacher teaches students from Year 1 to Grade 6. These teachers are all-rounders, regardless of subject, and teach not only Chinese, mathematics, and nature, but also music, physical education, and art.
Once upon a time, there were many children in the village, two or three children in each family, and people went to school in groups, playing games, playing hide and seek, laughing and laughing on the road, which was very happy. At that time, the school was still a stone house, and although it was built with tiles, it was clean, tidy, spacious, and bright, and people sat in the classrooms and read happily. At that time, the books were filled with the smell of oil, and the texts that the children had read were deeply imprinted in their minds - such as "Premier Zhou's Pajamas", "Playing Bowls and Flowers", "Honest Children" and so on, and they did not forget them when they grew up.
Later, the school was turned into a building, and part of the money to repair the school came from the funds from the higher authorities and part from the retention funds of the villagers. At that time, the burden on the peasants was heavy, but for the sake of the children's learning, the peasants gritted their teeth and survived. After the school was repaired, fewer and fewer children went to school, and teachers went from village to village to visit the villagers' homes to invite the children to study, but the school was still gradually desolate. By now, the school has been abandoned, and nearby villagers are piling up firewood, grass and miscellaneous items in their classrooms.
The school has a large playground that used to be a place for open-air movies. At that time, there was very little entertainment and television was not yet widespread. Whenever people heard that there was going to be a movie in the brigade, they had dinner early, took a bench, lit a lantern, torch or flashlight, and waited on the school playground for a movie. I don't know when the school playground never showed movies again. If the villagers want to watch a movie, they can watch it directly on the CCTV-6 movie channel, but that feeling is no longer there. The children who went out of the village, even watching movies in high-end movie theaters, did not find the lively and exciting feeling of watching open-air movies in the 80s.
The once lively school, laughter, and abundant yang. Now, the school is deserted and gloomy. It was the night of the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, and there was a bright moon hanging in the sky, and the villagers had already fallen asleep. There is a pond outside the school with calm water and everything is as peaceful as usual. However, inside the walls of the school, there was a gust of wind, dust and garbage on the ground were flying all over the sky, and people in the three-dimensional real world did not know what was going on inside. From the perspective of the fourth-dimensional supernatural space, the Yin Devouring King is holding a meeting of the head inside.
The school playground is full of feasts, which can be called ghost feasts. There were a total of 16 tables, each table had two factions of eight people, and a total of 32 heads of families came to the meeting, and each head of the family brought elite talents. It seems that the Yin Devouring King has already snare many nearby sect organizations and lonely souls and wild ghosts, and I don't know how many of them are truly obedient to him. There are ghost guards everywhere, and the Yin Devourer King has fully prepared for security.
There are two paulownia trees in front of the playground, which used to be a place for open-air movie curtains, and now there are banners with the words "I wish the heads of the meeting a complete success". On the platform under the banner, there are four chairs, covered with tiger skins, and no one is seated, which is supposed to be set up for some big people. As the saying goes, "Distinguished guests will come", and now is not the time for them to appear.
The seats in the playground were already full of ghosts. The food on the wine table is very rich, chicken, duck and fish, mountain and sea delicacies, which looks similar to the food of the Yang Banquet. The ghosts chattered for a while, and when they saw the food on the table, they always wanted to feast on it, but they thought that they were the head of the hall after all, and the host did not speak, and they were embarrassed to eat.
"Pour the wine!" A crying ghost shouted. The Yin Devouring King held a meeting of the head of the family, which was supposed to be a festive event, but he arranged for a mourning ghost to preside over it. The little ghosts who served at each table carried a pot and poured wine for the guests. The Weeping Ghost raised his glass and said, "The heads of all factions have come here to gather, and the Yin Devouring King welcomes them very much. I will toast you first, and the king will come to toast you in person. As he spoke, he raised a glass with the ghosts and drank it all.
The mourning ghost said, "Those who come today are all heroes and heroes from all walks of life. In hundreds of years, there has never been such an event. The most happy thing about the Yin Devouring King is that he is fortunate to invite the mountain god of Poplar Mountain and the Yushui River Hebo, and now I will introduce you to it. ”
I heard a gong, and the little ghost shouted to an abandoned classroom: "Please invite the mountain god and Hebo to make a shining appearance!" ”
An old man with white eyebrows walked out, and the chief sitting on the stage was the god of Poplar Mountain. Another middle-aged man with a long beard sat in the second seat on the stage, he was Yushui River Bo. They were all guests invited by the Yin Devouring King, and all the ghosts applauded in unison. Some ghosts really don't understand, this mountain god and Hebo are officially compiled people, they are not suitable for good immortals, why should they return to the king of Shunyin Devouring? Is it because the work is heavy, the pay is low, and you have to work overtime every day?
One by one, the mountain god and Hebo stood up and toasted to the ghosts, each said a few modest words, and sang praises for the Yin Devouring King, which made the ghosts feel numb. The little ghost keeps serving, the dishes are rich, the color and flavor are complete, and the ghosts eat with relish. Some of the food in the banquet was purchased in the fourth-dimensional supernatural space, and some were converted in the three-dimensional real space through sacrifices and other forms. The banquet held by the Yin Devouring King was extraordinary.
The ghosts ate a few dishes, and suddenly heard the weeping ghosts shouting: "The Yin Devouring King has arrived!" Suddenly I heard a few hooping sounds, and all the ghosts on the playground stood solemnly, and in an instant, it seemed to turn into a stone statue, not moving. The ghosts of all sects were used to wandering freely, and they couldn't help but be taken aback when they had never seen such a battle.
All the ghost pawns bowed to the Yin Devouring King and shouted in unison, "See the Great King!" ”
The heads of the various sects saw these ghost pawns saluting to the Yin Devouring King, looking left and right, not knowing what to do. The Yin Devouring King waved his hand and said, "That's it, don't stick to etiquette, please take care of yourself!" ”
"Thank you, King!" All the ghosts took their positions and continued to patrol and carry out their duties.
The Yin Devouring King ordered someone to pour a glass of wine and said, "All the heads of the family have come from afar, this king will give everyone a toast!" After saying that, he raised his glass, and all the ghosts toasted together.
The Yin Devouring King said: "This king has four jade incense burners, and on the occasion of this meeting of the heads, I want to give them to the four heads." With a wave of his hand, the little ghost took out four brocade boxes, spread brocade on the table, took out the jade incense burner from the box, and put it on the table. I saw that the pale green jade incense burner was crystal clear, and it was carved with patterns on it, which was very exquisite and fine, and it must be the masterpiece of a master craftsman. In fact, this jade incense burner was a burial gift for ancient dignitaries and dignitaries, and was obtained by the Yin Devouring King.
The heads of the family were not wealthy during their lifetimes, and they did not have any valuable funeral goods after their deaths. They stared blankly at the four jade incense burners, all of them salivating. It is said that with the jade incense burner, the ghosts' relatives in the Yang World will remember them more, so as to give them more sacrifices and burn paper money, and their lives in the fourth dimension of the underworld will be even better. There are more than 30 heads on the playground, and this jade incense burner is only given to four heads, and I don't know how to send it. Is it by drawing lots?
The Yin Devouring King pointed to the jade incense burner and said, "The mountain god of Poplar Mountain and the river of Yushui River can each get a jade incense burner. As for the remaining two jade incense burners, this king wants to invite all heroes and heroes to perform their own stunts, and the two with the highest kung fu can sit on the chief and obtain the jade incense burner. Of course, if you think you have the strength to challenge the mountain gods of Poplar Mountain and the Yushui River Hebo, you can also legally get their jade incense burners. The four heroes who finally won the jade incense burner, this king will crown them as the four protectors, do you have any objections? ”
The Yin Devouring King decided like this, who would dare to disagree with the ghosts? Everyone echoed and applauded.