In the month after Cha Yan's burial, Cha Wenbin did not go out of the door, this kind of middle-aged pain of losing a child is not acceptable to ordinary people, at that time he has clearly realized how his fate is controlled. He can save others, but he can't save his children, he can cross the soul, but he can't save himself, and the seemingly ruthless net of destiny has been shrouding him and he can't move.

Let's ask the Taoist priest in the world, not only he Cha Wenbin alone, I am afraid that there is no second person who has fallen into such a field in ancient and modern times. Some people will collapse after experiencing one blow after another, or bow to fate, or compromise with God, and spend the rest of their lives chatting for the rest of their lives, and sigh when the oil runs out and the lamp is dry. Some people continue to grow themselves in the ordeal, and after each fall, they will get up again and wait for the next wave to strike, even if they are scarred.

Cha Wenbin: He obviously belongs to the latter kind of person.

At one time, there were many people who came to persuade him to give up the Taoist robe, as long as he took off the Taoist robe, he would be no different from those peasants who went out early and returned to sweat and drop their crops at night, but he didn't, his Tao was not to make a living, but to completely go to the confrontation with fate.

At that time, almost every town in Zhejiang and Xiben had its own Taoist priests, and some Taoist priests are still continuing their original professions, and these people are somewhat similar to Cha Wenbin, but also a little different. A Taoist priest is a profession, Cha Wenbin is a Taoist priest, these people do not have much contact with Cha Wenbin on weekdays, as the saying goes, if you are different, you don't conspire with each other, but there is no way for this group of people to provoke the goods that need to let Cha Wenbin clean up the mess, my aunt's failure to cross the fairy bridge was due to this kind of "Taoist".

There is Taoism in China, there are Taoist priests, but Taoist priests are not necessarily Taoists, 360 lines, Taoist priests are counted as a line, what they do on weekdays is to sell and buy, exchange money to make a living, mix well, and can also ask for a wife and have a son, this kind of Taoist priest is also the most common in the vast rural areas before the reform and opening up.

These "Taoist priests" have some skills, they are miscellaneous but not proficient, and they can draw talismans but may not be able to recite complete spells. There is no serious worship of the Eight Classics, there is no Taoist temple, the master is usually not a professional Taoist, and the vast majority of them have not even read Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", let alone need to get up in the morning to do homework.

When they don't get a job, they may be farmers, small traders, or even gangsters who eat and drink everywhere. These people don't pay attention to what they do, and the guys in their hands have a set of things, the bells made of bronze are the ones that the coppersmiths in the town call for work, and the so-called mahogany sword is made of what kind of wood no one can say, who has a funeral white thing may wear a white sweatshirt, and the trouser legs may still be stained with cement.

After the Dharma was finished, those who talked and laughed first went to the banquet to drink with a red face and a thick neck, and in the afternoon, they continued to pull the chicken leg with one hand and shake the bell around the coffin board with the other hand and continue to recite the words with a thick accent to teach people not to understand the words.

These Taoist priests usually have more than one, but several, who are responsible for blowing suona, who are responsible for beating the drums, and who are responsible for beating the drums. Those "Taoist priests" who are not good-looking, you may feel familiar, isn't this the uncle in the next village who walked a 10-kilometer mountain road with 200 catties of corn cobs yesterday?

These people are busy with their own household chores on weekdays, and when they get together when they have work, they start to earn the extra money. Since it is teamwork, there is a division of labor, not only a division of labor but also a division of labor.

How to divide it?

Usually such a combination is a team of about four people. Among them, the "mana" is the most profound, that is, the one who holds the peachwood sword in his hand and hangs a bell on his waist is the boss of this organization, that is, the ** division, in this combination, people call him "one hand".

A good hand is usually a Taoist monk who is a monk halfway, and some people who have really worshipped the teacher in Taoism, but they can't give up the fireworks in the world and return to their hometown. Usually the "one hand" is responsible for the majority of the whole ritual, such as drawing talismans, counting the hours, lighting lamps, and doing some traditional folk scenes, and they will recite mantras, but the person watching them does not understand what he is reciting. A little more particular "one-handed" will wear a robe, and that dress is purely a prop, usually purchased from a certain wholesale market.

"Second-hand", is responsible for helping a hand, this second-hand is not simple, we call the symphony orchestra in the world today as a conductor, and in the Taoist field, this second-hand is also called a drummer.

As for the three hands and four hands, it is mainly to beat the gongs and drums and sing along with the humming, which sets off the tragic atmosphere, which are usually learned a little bit or brought out by one hand, they are also called gangs. Among them, there is such a person in our village who often gives people three hands, he has neither a master nor a learner, but he can often be seen in some small Dharma fields in the past, and I later asked to know that this person is every time someone else does something he is watching from the side, seeing more, and he also understands that set of things, anyway, just follow behind the hand and hum to make some wine money.

However, the food in this line is not so delicious, after all, the croppers are not so easy to fool, these people can be called part-time "wild Taoists", and they have to have their own set of strict procedures.

First, remember the Dharma procedures clearly, and memorize each scripture well; Dance steps and gestures, gongs and drums routines, so that the cavity and the eye must be proficient, in a word, more delicate and thoughtful than the first teacher. 0

The second is that the seat cannot be wrong, that is, there are three tables on the high base, the top is for the three invitations, the middle is for the god, and the bottom is the drum base. Condescending, at a glance. What is the idea of "breaking filial piety", what is the idea of "turning off the lights", and what is the idea of "visiting the palace", as long as the drum beat is good, the singing is clear, and the voice of the help is colorful, the whole audience will be hot and exciting, not to mention the fear of this kind of field, even children like me feel very fun when they see it.

If the ** division is distracted, the drummer still has to prompt immediately, and it is unaware, seamless, anyway, there are almost no people who can see it, and everyone is also trying to be lively, a bit like the death of people in rural areas now, please ask for a band, showing the magnanimity of the master's family.

Among these links, the most important part is the "tour hall", adults often kick the children out at this time, but the attraction of this occasion to children is fatal. In the days when Cha Wenbin was not at home, I also saw a few times, usually like this.

First of all, the drummer sat down, knocked on the side of the drum seven times, and the musicians were also "on duty", first playing a "running horse", incense, offering water, lighting lights, cannons, gongs and drums and then playing "three yin and three yang"', ** the teacher crowned the moral crown, put on three clear robes, climbed feather boots, held the bell and took cards, hung three willows, threw five-colored paper, put seven hundred small firecrackers, fluttered on the altar, and looked like a master of the world, but he didn't know that his Taoist robe that had long been off the line had already betrayed the origin of this body, but because of the majesty, we usually only talk in private.

Worship Sanqing first, then worship heaven and earth, shout three Buddha horns, call the name of the Tao five times, and then sing "October Pregnancy", read the list of the deceased's crimes, and then lead the filial piety men and women to climb the journey, and swim down one hall after another. At this time, those filial men and women often have to take shifts, and the fight is physical strength, if someone is physically exhausted or is smoked by incense paper, the ** division has to stop and save people first. Saving people is generally to pour cold water and pinch people to send them to the room to rest.

The first hall of Qin Guangwang, the second hall of the Chujiang King, the third hall of the Song Emperor, go to one place to sing a place, as an arch to beat, good words are exhausted, customs duties, card whistles, should be paid, should be invited to eat and drink, the big brimmed hat raised his hand, with a red armband to give way, open one eye and close one eye, forget the past.

Finally, after the Wheel King of the Ten Palaces, the gongs and drums beat with pathos, and the harvest is collected, so that you can sigh with a bitter heart, let's go, it's time to let go......

This series of processes is also called "crossing the fairy bridge" by them, in fact, this is simply a play compared to the one played by Cha Wenbin, not to mention that the dead soul can really pass the ten halls, but if you go down, you may have to be criticized by the king of Hades for being disrespectful and filial piety on the top, and you can do your best to complete the stage.

When I was doing second-hand, I had to blow my mouth, it was a ghost scream, I passed, passed, bye-bye!

Since it has passed, then collect the gongs and drums, woo the cannon, incense, and offer water, and persuade a few filial men and women, don't cry, don't cry, people die like lights go out, and the souls of the dead have reached nine days, so you should also eat a cup of tea......

When it comes to eating tea, people have to invite the master to the upper room, eat the cake, and enter the tea, which is regarded as a ten-minute rest in the audience, and this gang sang for half a night, eating and drinking during the day, and the throat can't stand it to rest.

The drama is called a song, the scriptures are called a song, a down, red envelopes, cigarettes, alcohol, cloth, shoes and socks are indispensable, and those who are generous meet many children, everyone has to give a copy, and if they meet poor conditions, they can only be sent together by brothers and sisters. That's what my younger sister's father did, and the new clothes they wore all year round were made of this kind of cloth.

There is no clear price, it is all up to your host's family, and each village has its own market. Rural people pay attention to face, no one will be too mean in the matter of mourning, who doesn't want to make a name for filial piety?

Most people do this, it is basically over, the first, second and third hands have saved enough oil and water and should go home to continue farming, but there are also generous, then there are value-added packages waiting for them, these packages can be paid separately.

The main package is generally three days, from death to burial. The cheapest package will be done in one day, and the advanced package will depend on the starting price you pay, rich people often choose a seven-day tour, that is, until the first seven, when you meet such a master, ** teachers are the most hard-working and the most happy.

At the beginning of the day, it only went from "breaking filial piety", "accusing the crime", "turning off the lights" to "sealing the coffin", and at most adding a "worship table" was over.

Three days from the "breaking filial piety", plus "the head of the road landscape lead", to "tell the gods", to "fast", to "the palace", to "turn off the lights" to "seal the zi", "out of the coffin", has been to send people to the grave into the soil, a full set of services, the price is fair, is the first choice of the majority of farmers and friends.

Seven days is amazing, from "road water sacrifice" to "open the road", to "break filial piety", to "fasting", to "tour the palace", to "break the blood pool", to "sing October pregnancy", to "break confession", to "run five directions", to "loose food", to "cross the golden bridge", to "seal Zikou", to "turn off the lights", to "retreat", to "out of betang", this is the process of the Yin Hall, then there is naturally a Yang Hall.

The so-called "yang hall" is carried out in another hall away from the coffin of the deceased. The highest place is for the three Qings, and the lower place is for the East Pole, Houtu, Tianxi, Jade Emperor, Ziwei, and the six gods of the South Pole. On the left, there is a Dongqiao position. Then set up the incense case, and then set up the left altar officer, and the right altar official. Then set up the incense case, and finally the coffin.

The coffin needs a dragon wind cover, a red bar soap rope, and 16 barmen, all dressed in white, majestic and majestic, called ** King Kong. Before and after the coffin, forty-nine mourners were scattered. Filial sons and grandsons are all tied with linen and grass, kneeling at the temple, and greeting at the bridge. Those who have a road sacrifice have to stop and bow down. In "Dream of Red Mansions", Jia's mother's departure from Penang is like this, but if you can afford to play such a big scene, it is great to be able to produce three in a county, it is really a burning of money, and it is a real RMB!

There is a ** teacher surnamed Qingli in Hong Village, which is also a rare surname, and this person has seen a little of the world. The big road has done one, and the small dojo has done countless things. The big one was made for the old lady of the county master, and he went to help, although it was only a little bit of a side, it was finally a big deal. As the saying goes, if you walk more at night, you will inevitably encounter ghosts, and the more you enter the field, it is needless to say.