Chapter 5: Underworld Marriage

The mage is gone, and this time my father did not force me to guard the mountain, probably because he was afraid that I would fall into some disease again and affect him to hold his grandson.

I followed my father's ass back home, I was in a terrible mood, and I didn't want to see my father's stinky face, so I slipped to my uncle's house!

As soon as I entered the yard, a thing fell on my head, and I subconsciously reached out and touched my head, it was a flat thing, and I took it down and saw that it was a leaf, cut, I thought it was something, wasn't it just a leaf?

However, the leaves are actually yellow, will there be yellow leaves in July? When I looked up, I saw the yellow leaves of the trees rustling there!

My first reaction was whether the tree was dead or not, but the trunk of the dead tree should be withered, and a section of bark was cut with a fingernail, and the inside was damp, indicating that the tree was not on the verge of death.

What's going on here?

I entered the house with doubts, there are few pieces of furniture in the uncle's house, he has lived a poor life, he has been a bachelor all his life, and he has not married a daughter-in-law when he is old.

According to my father, Uncle didn't leave anything behind before he died, but I want to see what memorable things to take away here, and I can be regarded as having a thought for Uncle Uncle!

The most valuable thing in the whole house, that is, the flat cabinet placed on the kang, this thing is more common in the northeast countryside, called "kang qin", opened the drawer of the kang qin, found a small red cloth package, I saw this thing when I was a child, I was always curious about what rare objects there were, and I always wanted to take it while the uncle was not paying attention, but the uncle looked strict, he was alive for a while, and he locked the drawer.

However, this time the drawer was not locked, which was a fulfillment of my childhood curiosity, and I was finally able to take it and look at it.

The red cloth was opened, and there was a copper coin inside, with four words printed on it, "Kangxi Tongbao"!

The copper coin is not the only thing in the red cloth pocket, under it, there is also a red cloth, soft, I opened it to see, it is a red satin belly pocket, embroidered with nine pomegranates, as well as a Buddha's hand and a peach.

Didn't the uncle never get married in his life? How can there be a belly pocket for a small child? Who is this belly pocket?

Out of curiosity, I took the belly pocket in my hand and looked closely, the belly pocket was embroidered on both sides, with a pomegranate pattern on the front, and a gossip array and some characters that I couldn't understand on the back.

What exactly does this character mean?

Just when I was thinking, I suddenly heard two "meows", which startled me, and quickly went out to take a look, and a black cat came to the wall of the original yard, jumped on the trunk of the old poplar tree at the door, and stared at me!

This cat's voice is a little infiltrating, as if it is called spring there!

At this time, my mother entered the courtyard of my uncle's house, "I can't find you anywhere, so you are here, hurry up and go home with me, the master is here, saying that he will do something for your uncle tomorrow, and I have something to explain to you!" ”

"What? Do I have anything else? ”

Isn't it just a "ghost marriage", my idea is to put the two dead people in the coffin and announce the joint burial, why did you send me a job again?

"Yes, the mage said that there is something, if you don't go back, your father will be in a hurry!"

"Oh, got it!" I hurriedly put Kangxi copper coins and red cloth pockets into my pocket, and followed my mother out of the yard.

After returning home, I was inevitably counted down by my father, saying that when was this time, and he was still running blind.

The shaman sat in the courtyard, not dressed in the same outfit as when the coffin was opened in the morning, but in an ordinary peasant shirt.

"The kid is back!" Before I could say hello, the mage opened his mouth first.

"Hmm!" I nodded and sat down next to him.

"Okay, you have to remember what I said, and you can't forget it!" The mage commanded.

"Hmm!" I nodded again.

"Tomorrow, everyone will go to the mountain on time, Liu Haohan, you and your daughter-in-law will prepare things according to what I said, when everyone takes your eldest brother out of the coffin, put it directly on the back of your boy, and then you carry your uncle on your back and kowtow to the church, remember not to let your uncle's feet go to the ground?"

"Why me?"

"That female corpse feels that it is your yang energy and your uncle's identity, so naturally you have to come and worship with your uncle!"

"Then why can't you get your feet off the ground?" After asking this, from the way my dad looked at me, I realized that I might be talking too much.

"There is yang energy on the ground, your uncle is dead, he is a yin person, and it is not good to receive yang energy!"

To my surprise, this mage was patient with every question I asked.

"Okay, there's nothing else, Liu Laohan, bring two more people from the relatives to help chase cats and mice or something!"

"Okay, okay!" My dad slapped his palms and answered honestly.

"Boy, don't think too much, get a good night's sleep, maybe it'll be over tomorrow, and your problem will be fine!"

"Well, you know, mage, you go slowly!" Even I didn't expect that I would actually send this old man out of the door.

As soon as the mage left, my father and mother went to Zhang Luo to the things they needed, not only that, but they also had to invite some relatives, according to the words of the mage, although it was a "yin marriage", but the marriage was a lively thing, and it was better to be popular, besides, there were more people, and there were more yang energy, which could shock the yin soul.

In the evening, I heard my father and mother say that tomorrow's matter, Qian Laoqi and they raised the price, which made them feel very embarrassed, but they couldn't do without it.

I was lying alone in bed, with mixed feelings, laughing at my own incompetence, graduating from college and not finding a decent job, and if I had money, my parents would be so upset.

As the saying goes, people come out of the poor countryside, don't look at these people in the village, usually people come to reason, it's really who has something, not only don't help, but also have to avoid you.

"It's better to be Xiaowei!" I sighed to myself.

I decided, this time when I go back, as long as Xiaowei doesn't dislike me for being poor, I will propose to her immediately.

Lying on the bed, while trying to fall asleep as soon as possible, while recalling the bits and pieces with Xiaowei, alas, it seems that I haven't slept with her in my arms for a long time, thinking about it, my heart is hot again.

To be honest, I have a very strong desire, if I am not particularly tired, there is a good night almost every night, I used to be full of pimples because of the fire in high school, and I didn't have a good time one after another, I was young at that time, and the people in the mountains were very feudal, my parents didn't tell me such a thing, and I didn't understand the things of men and women, so I thought that my growth hormone was strong.

Later, when I went to college, I talked to Xiaowei about friends, like finding a life-saving straw, and they lived together within a month.

In order to rent a house with Xiaowei outside, and in order to reduce the financial pressure on my family, I have endured hardships for four years in college, and I have always worked and studied part-time, and this state has been maintained until graduation, and I have not gone home for four years in college, in fact, it is also to save travel expenses.

Alas! This bittersweet memory, when I think about it, it is endless, but to be honest, no matter how tired I am, I am much better than these young men in the village, not to mention that I can't marry a daughter-in-law, as soon as I hear that it is a "half-life village", no one likes to work.

Thinking of this, I got out of bed, my whole body was still hot, I wanted to wipe my body with cold water, if it was before, I would have reacted a long time ago, but now, no matter how hot it is, it is still wilting like a frosted eggplant!

After wiping, my body felt a little more comfortable, and soon I fell asleep in a daze.

As soon as the rooster crowed, my father dragged me up, and after a while, many people had gathered in the yard, everyone carried the pig's head and the newly slaughtered chickens and ducks, ready to go up the mountain.

Of course, I also saw red candles and big red happy characters.

When he arrived at the tomb, the shaman changed into the outfit of yesterday, where feathers were everywhere, and opened the altar.

The women pasted two big red happy characters on the uncle's coffin and Nanmu coffin board, and lit red candles on the desk.

The shaman finished reciting the incantation and shouted, "Open! Qian Laoqi and the others lifted my uncle out of the coffin and put him behind my back.

As soon as Uncle came to my back, I felt my knees sink for a while, Uncle is not fat, but I still feel very heavy.

It seems that there is still a gap between carrying the living and carrying the dead, although the living is not light, but he can adjust the position according to your strength, the dead are different, and there is no difference between carrying the dead and carrying more than 150 catties of rice.

"Can't touch the ground!" "Can't touch the ground!" I've been thinking silently in my heart, and I've worked hard to push it up.

Yesterday it rained for a day, and the soil had not yet dried, so I carried my uncle to the Nanmu coffin with one foot on my back, and I was so tired that I was sweating.

"The bridegroom picks up the bride!" With a shout from the shaman, I knelt in front of the Nanmu coffin, or to be precise, my uncle and I should have knelt in front of the Nanmu coffin.

The women hurriedly put the big red flower on the uncle's body, and another group of women scattered around the Nanmu coffin, jujubes, peanuts, longan, and lotus seeds.

"Give birth to a noble son early!" I looked at these four dried fruits, I almost didn't laugh out loud, what are you kidding, these are all dead people, can you still have children?

According to the master's arrangement, my next step was to wait for the lid of the Nanmu coffin to open and put the uncle inside, but at this moment, a little accident happened.

A black cat sprang out and stood on the lid of the Nanmu coffin and barked twice.

"Blow it away!" The shaman was a little anxious.

Everyone hurriedly bombarded the cat, this cat jumped for life, jumped on my shoulder, don't look at this thing is small, but the strength is very big, I can't help but sit down on my knees.

At this moment, I suddenly felt a sense of despair, it's over! Uncle's foot should have hit the ground.

"No, dead man's feet on the ground! Disperse the yin qi, this cat is coming strangely, hurry up and open the Nanmu coffin! Hurry up and bury together! The mage also noticed this problem and hurriedly shouted.

Everyone hurriedly opened the Nanmu coffin, but what everyone didn't expect was that this female corpse had completely changed!

Before, her clothes were neat, and she still had a hippa on her head, but now her clothes were completely messy, and the hippa was not as smooth as before, but was put on it haphazardly, full of wrinkles.

"Mage, this?" My father also seemed that something was wrong, and quickly asked the mage.

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became tense, gusts of wind blew, cold and cold, and everyone's eyes were focused on two places, the female corpse and the mage.

"Quack!" Suddenly the cries of crows were heard in the woods, and they fluttered their wings and flew through the air.

"It's not good, you want to cheat the corpse!" The mage shouted.

"What?" My dad and I were stunned!

"This female corpse still has a breath left in her chest when she dies, if she is washed by cats, dogs and mice, she will be resurrected, and the animal soul will possess the corpse, and the cat just now is here to stick to the soul." The mage said.

I suddenly remembered something, "Dad, when I went to my uncle's house yesterday, I seemed to have seen this cat on the poplar tree in his yard. ”

"Then why didn't you say it earlier! If you said it earlier, you should just catch this cat and kill it first! Dad complained.

"Your boy didn't know this cat was going to come to the grave!"

"So what now?" My dad asked.

"I can only move because of the situation!"

The Nanmu coffin sounded the sound of "coo dong dong" again, and some timid villagers had already chosen to go home, and the rest of the bold ones were all trembling and watching, both curious and afraid.

Of course, the saddest thing is still me, on the one hand, I am so scared that my legs are weak, and on the other hand, I have to maintain my strength to make my uncle's feet no longer touch the ground.

The unexpected finally happened, and the female corpse slowly sat up from the coffin, and Xipa slid off her face.

It was still the same handsome face, but she still didn't open her eyes, but slowly raised a hand and pointed in the direction of the crowd.

Seeing this, the shaman quickly picked up his peachwood sword with one hand, and reached into the clay pot prepared in advance with the other.

When the hand came out of the mahogany jar, it was covered with red powder.

"Borrowing the corpse to return the soul, it's a big rebellion, cinnabar is here, collect it!" As he shouted this, the mage wiped his cinnabar-stained hand on the forehead of the female corpse, which had a red mark in the middle.

I saw that the female corpse shook a few times, and still sat there upright.

The action of shouting the incantation just now, the mage repeated it three more times, and the female corpse shook more and more violently each time, and it was not until the last time that she fell!

After the female corpse fell, the shaman was so tired and sweating profusely that he sat down on the ground all of a sudden, looking exhausted, and kept muttering, "It's over, it's over, I'm done!" ”

"What's wrong with you?" My dad asked the mage.

"Alas, people are not as good as heaven, I didn't escape this catastrophe after all, this female corpse was temporarily suppressed by me, whether it will harm people again in the future depends on your creation!"

Somehow, I saw despair in the mage's eyes.

I looked at the female corpse again, and she lay down again as if she were asleep.

I don't feel the same way as others, I'm not afraid of her, but I know she's different, because I see blood between her legs.