There are not many things to prepare for 'illuminating the dead', only a few things, a kerosene lamp with a hood, thirteen catties and nine taels of yellow paper, nine pairs of candles, a bundle of incense, and a soul-attracting flag.

After preparing these things, I glanced at Lu Yaodong's daughter-in-law, this woman was about forty years old, very well maintained, and there was a faint smell of tulips on her body, I said to her: "Hello, please borrow a fire from the immortal lamp and light this kerosene lamp." ”

As I spoke, I raised the kerosene lamp in my hand.

She was obviously stunned, and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?" ”

I stretched out my hand and pointed to the immortal lamp under the coffin, and then to the kerosene lamp in my hand, and said, "Borrow a fire with yellow paper, and then light the kerosene lamp." ”

She looked a little displeased and said, "Why me?" ”

When she asked, I frowned and said, "This fire must be lit by my daughter-in-law, there is incense continuously, and there is someone in the follower." ”

She sighed, did not act immediately, but glanced at Lu Yaodong, as if asking.

That Lu Yaodong nodded, she picked up a piece of yellow paper from the side and lit it, and she didn't know what was going on, as soon as the yellow paper was lit, it burned very quickly, and before she moved, only a little bit of yellow paper was burned.

She let out a painful sound, and hurriedly threw the yellow paper on the ground, rubbing the roots of her ears with both hands to dissipate heat.

Seeing this, my brows furrowed even more, why did the yellow paper burn so quickly?

So, I threw my puzzled eyes at Lu Yaodong and asked him, "Is there something wrong with your daughter-in-law?" ”

He smiled awkwardly and said, "I won't tell you the truth, my daughter-in-law is out of the house and has no birth." ”

As soon as I heard this, I felt that one head and two were older, and he had children, how could a daughter-in-law be out of the house.

As if he saw my doubts, he said, "These three children are adopted." ”

Hearing this, I glanced at the woman again, there is a saying in our countryside that a woman's forehead is shining, either she has no children or her family is shining. However, the forehead of the woman in front of her did not show light, but on the contrary, there were some forehead lines, not like the appearance of no heirs.

Could it be that Lu Yaodong can't do it?

Thinking of this, I almost laughed, but fortunately, my self-control was okay, so I quickly coughed a few times and said, "So that's the case!" Since there is no incense, I will do the lighting of the lamp. ”

Immediately, I scooped up a piece of yellow paper from the side, bent down, and lit the yellow paper with the flame of the immortal lamp.

When Lu Yaodong saw this scene, he was stunned, a slight sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body couldn't help but take a step back, and said, "This... This...? ”

I smiled and said, "The full name of the death is called the passing of the lamp, and this word is the meaning of passing on the ancestry, you... Your daughter-in-law is infertile, and the old hero will naturally not let her light the fire. ”

After that, I ignored him, lit the kerosene lamp, covered it with the shade, recited a few more verses, and then put the kerosene lamp in the stammer's hand and said, "When you can walk, don't let the lamp go out, or the ceremony will be in vain." ”

"Hmm!" Stammered and nodded.

Afterwards, I asked Guo Fatzi to carry the yellow paper, and beckoned him to throw some yellow paper every seven steps, and he agreed.

Immediately afterwards, I handed the nine pairs of candles to Lu Yaodong and said, "Boss Lu proposed 'Zhaodi', presumably there should be a 'Zhaodui Temple' nearby, right?" ”

He nodded and said, "The 'Zhaofu Temple' is not far from Lujia Village, just over 500 meters on the left. ”

I hummed and calculated in my heart that nine pairs of candles, one pair of candles were pointed in front of the coffin, and one pair of candles were pointed in the 'Temple of the Dead', and the remaining seven pairs of candles must be lit along the road, at a distance of 500 meters, and a pair of candles should be lit every 71 meters.

I told him what was in my heart.

When he heard this, he nodded, took the candle, and asked me, "Is there anything else I need to do?" ”

"That depends on your sincerity!" I replied lightly.

"My father has broken my heart for the nine brothers in my life, as long as it is good for my father, I can do it as I am told." He said.

I nodded with satisfaction and said, "Take off your shoes, take three steps and one kneeling along the road, and bow down nine steps until you shine in the temple, I don't know if Boss Lu is feasible?" ”

Instead of answering my question immediately, he thought about it and said in a deep voice, "Okay! ”

After speaking, he took off his shoes, put his foot on the ground, shrunk back, and muttered, "It's cold!" ”

Hearing this, I glanced at him and said, "Boss Lu, you have to think about it carefully, there was a light snow last night, and there was a lot of snow along the road, which was much colder than the entrance of this ancestral hall. ”

"It's okay! I'm thick-skinned and can bear it. He smiled and said.

Hearing him say this, I didn't speak again, so I took the soul banner in my left hand, held the fragrance in my right hand, and led Lu Yaodong around the coffin three times. Then, place the Soul Banner in the air above the front of the coffin and turn it three times to the left and three times to the right.

After doing this, I made a gesture towards the coffin, and asked Lu Yaodong to kneel in front of the coffin and kowtow three times.

Subsequently, I asked Lu Yaodong how to go to the 'Temple of the Dead', and he said that after leaving the village, just go straight to the left.

After figuring out the way, I lit a pair of candles in front of the coffin and motioned for Guo Fatzi to light a firecracker.

I raised my voice and shouted the slogan: "Ask my son to cry and be sad, Amaterasu's loving father is peerless, beat his chest and cry and sigh tears, and tears are sprinkled with the waves of the West River." ”

After shouting this slogan, I motioned to Lu Yaodong to cry and mourn.

Suddenly, Lu Yaodong opened his voice and cried, not to mention, this Lu Yaodong is worthy of being a filial son, that voice is really sad, coupled with his left hand beating his chest, it almost made me cry too.

Since the funeral for so long, I have only seen women crying heartbreakingly, and men have shed a few tears at most, and it is very rare to cry like Lu Yaodong.

As soon as he cried like this, he immediately attracted the attention of the surroundings, and then there was a butterfly effect, and the other sons of the old hero also looked like this, beating their chests while crying hard.

Suddenly, the entire funeral venue sounded the cry of mourning, even overshadowing the noisy gongs and drums, the scene was really spectacular.

It's just that this cry may seem very touching to outsiders. However, I clearly know the face of the ninth son of the Lu family in my heart, so this crying and mourning is very ironic.

I scratched my ears, I didn't want to stay here, and continued to listen to the disgusting cry, so I shook the soul banner in my hand and walked towards the entrance of the village, reciting scriptures in my mouth, Lu Yaodong followed behind me, Guo Fatzi stammered, and the two walked at the back.