Crow bubble, ten streets, a family wafted out the smell of burning paper, a lantern in front of the coffin flickered on and off, the coffin was set up on a simple spiritual shed, and the drizzle fell on it without hurry, making a trivial sound. There was a 40-degree light bulb in the mourning shed, and the red coffin emitted a pungent smell of paint, and there were a few protruding oil stains, obviously not bothering to brush it back in a hurry. It seems that the person in the coffin was not prepared to die.

The host was the daughter-in-law of the deceased, fifty-eight years old, her eyes were red and swollen, and a fifteen-year-old girl was sobbing beside her. It can be concluded that the deceased was not too old. The uncle asked the deceased about his age so that he could deal with the crime-related matters. It turned out that the deceased was fifty-five years old, three years younger than his daughter-in-law.

The deceased committed suicide! Drinking excessive amounts of pesticides. The abnormal thing is that the pesticides are drunk little by little on peanuts and pig's head meat, which are all described by the little girl. After school, the little girl saw her father drinking, and mischievously grabbed a handful of peanuts on a plate and ate them. Until her father lay down on the kang, the little girl thought he had drunk too much and fell asleep. In the evening, his daughter-in-law came back and didn't wake up for a long time, only to realize that he had been breathing for a long time.

Suicide, a strange way of drinking medicine. When Onijiu picked up the road guide written by his uncle, he found that there were several places in his uncle's handwriting that were obviously sluggish, and Akihisa looked at him, and he nodded slightly to Onijiu. Ghost and Uncle have studied art for many years, and they have already reached a tacit understanding, and Uncle must be distracted thinking about things when he writes, and Uncle nodded to Oni Jiu to indicate that he has eyebrows. Considering that there might be people around to watch, Oni Jiu didn't rush to ask his uncle why.

The next day out of the funeral, the uncle brought a big rooster to the coffin, muttered a few words, touched the chicken twice from beginning to end with his hands, and then dotted at the base of the wings, raised the rooster with both hands and put it on the head of the coffin, and the rooster stood there dumbfounded, like a sculpture. The rooster leads the way, especially if it is an unnatural death, and there must be this ritual. According to custom, the soul of a vain death is resentful, and some special rituals must be done when it is buried.

The sound of suona is sad and sad, the yellow paper money is scattered in the wind, the funeral procession is slowly moving forward in the rain, and the sky is becoming more and more gloomy, dim and dark.

Instead of transporting the coffin in a modern car, Izuei hired four people to carry the coffin. The uncle said that the death of the family was not normal, and it was necessary to follow the old rules. Although my uncle is usually cheerful and humorous, and even fights with ghosts for a long time, he is very old-fashioned when he encounters problems with his craft. The uncle said that whether there are ghosts or not, there must be a reason for the things handed down by the ancestors, and the steps that should not be omitted must not be omitted, which is also a respect for the dead.

4 people carry the coffin, according to the rules, there should be 4 more people to change their shoulders, but now they can't get together with the other 4 people, in this society, who wants to carry the coffin? Even if the price is a bit outrageous, no one can be found in a hurry. And this time, he couldn't stop and rest in the coffin halfway. Just in time for the rainy day, the four people were already soaked. The rooster feathers on the coffin's head were drenched in the rain, and the rooster was still dumbfounded.

The cremation system is implemented throughout the country, and crow bubbles are of course no exception. However, just because there are no exceptions does not mean that there must be. Recently, there are a few families in the town that do not take cremation, and the people do not hold officials accountable, and many of them have been fooled.

The rain did not stop, but the sky became darker and darker, and the foot strength of the four people gradually slowed down. There is still nearly 2 miles to go from the cemetery, and this distance will be very difficult for the person carrying the coffin. Although there were a few strong men in the procession, according to the uncle's family letter, there were many people among the deceased, and the mourners could not carry the coffin.

At this moment, the front and left coffin heads of the coffin bearers waved their hands twice to the back. Onijiu hurriedly ran forward: "What's wrong?" ”

The man raised his head with difficulty: "Master, how many catties of immortals have passed away inside?" ”

Puzzled, Onijiu asked again, "What's wrong?"

"When we got up the coffin just now, we thought that this coffin was very heavy, is there a fat man inside?"

Ghost Jiu was shocked, he was next to his uncle when he opened the coffin, and it was obvious that he was a dry little old man inside.

Oni Jiu opened his mouth hesitantly, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth in a daze, Kyoto and his party, Onijiu learned to judge the situation and think twice: "Eh, it's a little fat"

Onijiu lied to that person, anyway, the four invited coffin bearers were not allowed to look at the body of the deceased according to the rules of this time, and they could not talk to the funeral person.

Ghost Jiu turned around and came to his uncle: "Uncle, there is something wrong with this coffin!" ”

Uncle was expressionless: "Xiao Jiu, I found out that something was wrong when I opened the light"

"You mean that skinny old man has committed some legendary overweight? So so heavy," Oni said thoughtfully.

The uncle shook his head and leaned closer to the ear of the ghost: "There is something underneath the deceased, and the distance between the deceased and the bottom of the coffin is obviously more than 30 centimeters."

Ghost Jiu suddenly realized: "Funeral goods!" ”

The uncle shook his head again, and his voice was so suppressed that he could barely hear it for a long time: "There is another person under the deceased."

"What!" Oniku could barely believe his ears.

Uncle quietly stopped Onijiu's surprise with his eyes. Motioning to the ghost to pretend that nothing happened. Cold sweat unconsciously oozed from the palms of Onihisa's hands, and the eyes that looked at the coffin faintly revealed the fear in his heart. Oni Jiu's eyes swayed from side to side with the coffin, watching their increasingly difficult steps, I was really worried that any of the coffin bearers would accidentally slip and break the coffin. I'm afraid, because Onehisa didn't think about how to deal with the weirdness in the coffin, because Onejiu didn't know what would happen next. Onijiu looked at his uncle again, but he couldn't see his expression clearly at this time, because the clouds in the sky had filled the ground, and the entire funeral procession was wrapped in clouds, **, cold and cold.

Suddenly, the person carrying the coffin on the right behind the coffin sank, and the coffin tilted sharply to this side. Onijiu reflexed, a sword step rushed over, both hands hugged the sinking pole, with the strength of the milk, at this time the person had stabilized his body, and the two of them worked together to lift the pole to Onijiu's shoulder. Fortunately, the march was very slow, and the other three stopped in time.

"My foot is broken," the official grinned.

Could it be that the ghost is going to act as a coffin bearer today! Onijiu touched the rain on his face with his left hand and turned his head to look at his uncle with great difficulty. Uncle had already come to Kihisa's side at this time, patted Kihisa's shoulder, and nodded, confirming Kihisa's thoughts. The coffin was within reach, and the danger inside was unknown, and Oni Jiu felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Master, give it to me" Liu Nianzu didn't know where he came from the team, why didn't he notice where he was for a long time before.

Liu Nianzu couldn't help but say that he replaced the ghost for a long time, there was a kind of excitement in his eyes, the ghost long really didn't understand the source of his excitement, and he was also excited to carry the coffin? This man is too optimistic about his life! Onijiu took the opportunity to retreat to his uncle's side, planning to discuss with his uncle what to do next. Uncle twisted the handkerchief over his shoulder and wiped his face. At this time, Onijiu suddenly realized that there was no one in the entire funeral procession with an umbrella. The ghost thought it was a little strange today a long time ago, and he just thought that there was a problem in the coffin, but he didn't even pay attention to the stubble, and he didn't even react when he was drenched.

"Uncle, why doesn't anyone have an umbrella?" The ghost couldn't hold it back for a long time, so he still asked his uncle in a low voice.

"I won't let you use umbrellas," my uncle whispered.

Onijiu was about to ask why, but at this time his uncle waved his hand, and then made a silent motion, and Onijiu swallowed back the words that slipped to his mouth. Looking at the uncle's cautious expression, it must be a big deal.

The rain was pouring down, and Oni Jiu only felt that even his internal organs had been penetrated. The funeral procession even reminded Oni Jiu of the yin marriage he had done for himself in his early years, and the procession of marrying corpses in the middle of the night was very similar to the scene at this time. The coffin in front of Onijiu was shaking in front of Oniku's eyes, it was so familiar, Onijiu found that his steps were a bit mechanical, his eyes gradually blurred, and the coffin gradually shrunk, Onijiu stretched out his hand, held up the coffin, and pried the coffin lid with his fingernails: three people were inside, one holding a bowl of rice, eating silently.

Onijiu held the coffin in front of him, the three of them slowly raised their heads, and held the bowl to Onijiu, the rice was exaggerated into a steamed bun shape, and paper ashes were scattered on it, Onijiu opened his mouth wide in shock, it turned out to be a dead man's upside-down rice! Look at the three people again, one is the deceased yesterday, one is the deceased's brother Brother Zhang, and the other is the ghost himself......

Onehisa felt a tingling sensation, followed by a tingling pain.

Uncle was half-dragging and half-pulling Ghost Jiu's arm: "Don't make a sound, I just put a silver needle on the Fengchi acupoint behind your ear, you have a cold and evil outside today, and you have temporary dizziness symptoms"

Onihisa was skeptical of his uncle's statement, because the feeling was all too familiar, when he saw the bus at the Great Wall of Kyoto, when he first saw Cai Wei, when he was in the Snake Cave, and when the Great Wall fell...... By the way, isn't this familiar feeling the deformation and bracket that I feared in the grave when I was a child! Ghost Jiu knew that what his uncle said was not the truth, maybe he was afraid that Ghost Jiu knew what truth and what concerns he had, so he made a mess, and then the mystery that was about to surface today was once again hidden.

Liu Nianzu's walking posture gradually closed with others, but like everyone else, his back was a little bent. The leg strength of the four people determines the speed of the entire funeral procession. Fifty meters ahead is the cemetery, where dozens of crows hover, their feathers look particularly black and shiny in the rain. A very small crow appeared a few meters above the coffin at some point, and then quietly landed in the center of the coffin lid.

"Uncle, why are there so many crows?" Oniku looked at his uncle.

The uncle's face was covered with rain, his mouth was half open, and he had a surprised expression. Listening to the ghost call him, he came back to his senses: "Xiao Jiu, three-legged crow"

The ghost asked puzzled, "What three-legged crow?" ”

The uncle pointed to the coffin, and the ghost looked at the inconspicuous little crow again suspiciously, but did not find anything strange. Oni Jiu turned his head with questions in his eyes.

The uncle put his mouth to Onihisa's ear and whispered, "He is the legendary three-legged crow, with three legs."

Oniku squinted his eyes again to look at the crow, his three paws gripping the lid of the coffin, feeling as firm as a suction cup. There are many deformed animals, and it is not surprising that they have a few wings and legs, but very few of them can play a complete role in the organs, and even fewer can achieve a strengthening effect.

The uncle motioned to the ghost to stop talking and to look at his eyes. Onijiu had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and become as alert as his uncle. Because Onijiu didn't know why his uncle was so surprised to see this crow, he didn't even dare to breathe. Fifty meters away, trembling, the crow stopped on it, Vince did not move, but the petite figure revealed an invisible gloomy aura, and the ghost's breath was a little suffocated for a long time. Finally, we arrived at the burial place, where people had already been arranged and the grave had been dug in advance.

The uncle instructed the family to find a few thick wooden sticks, put them on the edge of the pit, and put the coffin head on the north and south feet. The crow still had no intention of flying away. Onihisa asks his uncle for advice and plans to coax it away. The uncle did not speak, but took out a handful of grain from his leather pocket and put it in front of the three-legged crow, but the three-legged crow was not polite and pecked at it. The rain also stopped at this time, a light wind blew, and in the autumn of the northeast in October, the soaked clothes made many people shiver.

The crows circling in the sky gathered more and more, densely packed, but they all kept a certain distance from the ghosts.

More than 2 feet of rainwater accumulated in the grave pit, and the grave diggers took turns to dig out water. Liu Nianzu grinned and rubbed his shoulders and walked over: "Master, the work of carrying the coffin is really not easy."

Oni Jiu said in his heart, how do you know that there are two people in the coffin? It's good to let you know that the feng shui industry is not what everyone thinks, and you can encounter any situation. Oni didn't say anything, just patted his arm to show his gratitude.

The two family members brought over two black bags containing funeral supplies, and Onijiu took them over and helped his uncle sort out the supplies needed for the funeral. Ten minutes later, the water in the tomb was finally exhausted. Ghost Jiu took out a dozen dark coins, and his uncle took out a lighter and lit them, although the dark coins were placed in the bag of materials through the rain, they were still damp, and there was black smoke but not much fire could be seen. The uncle put the half-burned coin into the tomb, then took out a glass bottle from his leather backpack, and raised the powder-like thing on the coin, and suddenly the coin danced with a beautiful firelight, like fireworks set off during the New Year. Then the uncle took out two more bottles, and the yellow powder emitted a smell of gunpowder, which increased the fire before.

Liu Nianzu asked the ghost in surprise: "Master, is this a practice?" ”

"This is just the process of warming the tomb before the burial," Ghost Jiu replied to Liu Nianzu's words, while paying attention to the surroundings vigilantly.

Liu Nianzu then asked, "What are the two bottles that the master is holding?" ”

"A bottle of white phosphorus, a bottle of sulfur, a bottle of rosin, these are the burning items that warm the tomb" Onijiu looked at the flames in the tomb, and then looked up at the three-legged crow, the crow's head stretched straight into the sky, making a strange rhythmic "cooing", a bit like the cry of a hen. After looking at it for a while, I didn't notice any changes.

The uncle picked up a shovel and began to make two ridges at the bottom of the tomb. The soil ridge should actually be called the earth dragon, which has both the principles of feng shui and the expectation of prosperity for future generations. Guijiu took out 4 steamed buns and 4 imitation Qianlong Tongbao and handed them to his uncle, who skillfully inserted the big money on the 4 steamed buns, and Guijiu quickly took out four red bricks wrapped in gold paper, went down to the tomb and put them on the finished soil ridge in turn, and then took the steamed buns with big money from his uncle and put them on the 4 gold bricks respectively. When he came up, he picked up a shovel and walked the footprints that fell into the tomb a few times, because the footprints of a living person could not fall on the tomb where he was buried, and it was said that if he fell inside, he would be riddled with diseases, but no one has confirmed whether this is the case or not.

"Uncle, look," Oni Jiu reminded his uncle to look at the coffin.

The rooster leading the way began to spread its wings and its head to move.

"It's not good, the rooster is going to run, go and hold it," the uncle commanded the ghost for a long time, and at the same time flew over.

If the guide chicken runs away, the whole ceremony will be smashed, not to mention the master's blame, and the uncle's reputation will not be lost.

Just as Kihisa and his uncle ran to the coffin, the big rooster had already risen into the air. At a fast speed, he flew towards the mountains and forests in front of him.