Chapter 16 Funeral
A gust of wind blew the paper figures in my grandmother's mourning hall into the sky, and then brought them to the old house of Brother Zhenmin's family, which scared me half to death. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The old Taoist priest poured two bowls of wine and shocked us.
"It's a weird paper figure!" Brother Zhenmin sighed.
However, this delicate paper figure has been reduced to ashes, and I hope that my grandmother will receive it in another world.
The old Taoist priest continued: "If we want to know what debts your fathers owe in the ancient tomb, we need to go to the tomb owner in person and ask him face to face before we can return it. ”
Brother Zhenmin trembled and asked, "Are you crazy?" The owner of the tomb has long since died, I'm afraid that there are no bones left, and the ancient tomb may not be there, where do we go to find the tomb owner, do we go to the underworld? ”
I immediately protested, "In the middle of the night, can we stop talking about these things and discuss them tomorrow?" ”
The old Taoist priest immediately said, "Then you should go to sleep first!" I discussed the details with Xiao Su. ”
Brother Zhenmin's surname is Su. I answered, and went to the back room. The pony was already sleeping like a dead pig, and the bed was a little smaller, and the bedding was a little narrower, so he had to squeeze into it.
Naturally, I couldn't sleep, and I heard Brother Zhenmin shouting in a low voice: "This is not my business alone, I won't take this risk with you, what if I can't get in or out?" ”
The old Taoist priest said, "There is a poor way, what are you afraid of!" ”
Brother Zhenmin responded: "This is maybe, and now that the state has begun to take care of it, even if we come out alive, if we are reported, then I will be speechless!" ”
"You are so young, you are so forward-looking, thinking so much, you can't achieve great things."
Brother Zhenmin replied: "I don't want to achieve great things, I only want to live steadfastly." ”
"When you help us, you are also helping yourself, do you still want to repay the debt? It's not good to owe people a debt, and you can't pay a debt to a ghost! ”
Brother Zhenmin was still reluctant to cooperate with this old Taoist.
"You're almost thirty now, aren't you? Not married yet, why? Not a word yet, poor! ”
Brother Zhenmin argued: "I don't want to marry early, it's in response to the country's policy of late marriage and late childbearing!" ”
"But you don't even have a partner, although you have a perennial sports car, you can't save money, you help us complete this, I will give you a reward of 100,000 yuan, and I pray for you, to ensure that you are victorious, you can get married before the year, and you can have children next year!"
Brother Zhenmin was also a little moved when he heard this, but he was still worried: "I don't know the specific location of that ancient tomb, and how to avoid the supervision of the state?" ”
"You said that you are looking for the underworld for your father's grave, this reason is too good, the state can't stop you from moving your father's grave, right?"
After the two discussed, they cut their fingers, dripped them into the sorghum wine, made a blood alliance, and swore to the sky that they would never play tricks.
I can't help but worry about myself and the ponies, but Brother Zhenmin won't hurt me, I'm sure of that.
Maybe I was frightened, I had a fever, but in my sleep, I dreamed again that I was in the medicine warehouse, grabbing the medicine according to the prescription given to me by Professor Zheng, boiling it, and drinking it.
When I woke up the next day, my head hurt a little and my body was still a little sore, but my grandmother was buried, and I couldn't hide.
The eldest son and eldest grandson hugged the photo of the deceased, walking in the middle, and the other children and grandchildren were responsible for the flags, such as the champion brother, who needed to hold the rope, and Brother Zhenmin carried the lack of cans, that is, the jars tied with hemp ropes, also known as the altar, which contained noodle soup and steamed buns, and prepared food for the deceased on the Huangquan Road.
Along the way, the north wind roared, mourning and music were melodious, and paper money was flying all over the sky.
The burial in the snow is really bitter for the relatives of the deceased.
The mountain road is a little muddy, and what is worse is that because we have to wear linen and filial piety, we can't wear cotton jackets inside, and our teeth are only shivering when we are frozen.
Fortunately, I was wearing a warm dress of more than 100 yuan, but it was my relatives who suffered, my father was holding a mourning stick, and my mother was about to cry.
The eldest and second uncles held their grandmother's coffin, and kept telling the coffin along the way: "Mom, the road is a little difficult, but we will definitely continue to walk." ”
"Mom, when you get to the place, you will be able to see my father soon!"
If I weren't the grandson of the deceased, it would sound a little creepy.
The Chinese pay attention to "death is like life", and for dead relatives, we must choose the best grave and use the best funeral utensils.
The third aunt was willing to spend money, but she felt sorry for the loss of a paper figure, "This is a pair of paper figures that we bought at Lao Li's house in Anle Town for more than 200 yuan, and there is only one left, how can you be embarrassed to take it out?" ”
The Chinese also pay attention to pairs, originally a pair of "golden boys and jade girls", but unfortunately the "golden boys" have been burned in advance by the old Taoist.
The old guy was now holding the spirit bell in front of him, and I caught up with him with the spirit flag and asked, "Why did you set fire to the paper figure that my third aunt bought, and she was complaining?" ”
"Poor Dao has ordered this paper man to go to the underworld to send a message to your grandfather first, and your grandparents will soon be reunited in the underworld!" The old guy is talking nonsense again.
By the time we arrived at the cemetery with great difficulty, the old mason had already dug up my grandfather's grave with his helpers, revealing the dark grave.
The children and grandchildren knelt down and sent the coffin to the tomb.
Perhaps the state is right to advocate cremation, because cemeteries are too expensive to die with. The urn occupies less space, and you can spend less money by buying a cemetery.
All paper products are burned in the fire, including wreaths.
However, in some places, wreaths were left on the grave, so that passers-by could see the diaphragm.
The sacrifices are all used to honor the ghosts and ghosts in the underworld, I don't believe in this, and my uncle doesn't believe in it very much, but in order to show the filial piety of the descendants, the three sacrifices are still left on the grave, I don't know which beasts are better than them, or the crazy Taoist priest.
When I returned to my uncle's house, I felt relaxed and met some of my uncles, but they knew me, but I didn't.
My mother introduced me to my uncles, one of whom went to Zhengzhou and the other stayed in Donggou.
I've met a few times and I'm not a stranger.
From Huimeng Town to Donggou, you have to pass through Yehugou.
The old Taoist priest immediately asked my uncle about the specific location of Yehugou, but the uncle who went to the provincial capital respected the old Taoist priest very much, and hoped that he could go to the provincial capital to help find a piece of feng shui treasure land.
Although Donggou has a famous actor in Henan Opera, he is still very poor, so that people there want to leave their hometown and go out.
Back at my uncle's house in Huimeng Town, after we had eaten, the old Taoist priest pulled me and ran to the pony's van, where Brother Zhenmin was already waiting.
The pony started the car and drove in the direction of Donggou.
I hurriedly asked, "Are you going to Wild Fox Gully?" I'm not ready yet, and I don't have enough time! ”
The old Taoist priest responded: "Do you think we have enough time? Last night, the tomb owner had already sent a ghost to ask for your life, if it wasn't for the poor road to burn the paper figure in time, I am afraid that today next year will be your death day! ”
I still don't believe it, but I'm scared by the paper figure last night, and I don't dare to quibble, and I'm thinking about how to explain to our section head?
The road to Donggou is not easy to walk, and the van is a little bumpy.
Brother Zhenmin told the pony to drive slowly, otherwise once the car is driven into the ditch, today next year will really become our death day.
The pony's face turned white, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead.
Seeing this, the old Taoist priest immediately ordered to stop, and Brother Zhenmin also saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately grabbed the steering wheel and stepped on the brakes.
The van spun around the trail and stopped, and I grabbed the handrail in the compartment.
The pony was stunned and explained, "I felt someone strangle my neck, and someone was chasing after me." ”