For the next few days, I closed the door at home and practiced drawing by myself. Uncle Yang wrote in my book that the power of a talisman depends on two factors, one is the material, and the second is the similarity between the drawn talisman and the original talisman figure. There is nothing to say about the materials, anyway, I bought them, and for me, the key is to practice painting.

In order to save materials, I did not use the materials I bought, but practiced drawing figures directly on a blank piece of paper with ink. I found that I still have a talent for drawing, and after two days of practice, I can draw decently.

Then, I strictly followed the instructions in the book and used the materials I bought to draw four talismans on the yellow paper, two for opening the eyes and two for the blinding talisman. I took my results and carefully compared them with the symbols in the book, and I felt quite similar, so I didn't know how effective it was.

I looked at the drawn talisman, a little inexplicably excited, and then carefully put it away, and then I planned to study the knowledge of fate in another book, because only by being able to identify the life of the extreme yin land and people can we truly and effectively protect Yang Rui.

Although that book is very profound, it must be studied, and if it is always shelved, the knowledge in it will not be able to run into my brain by itself, and I still understand this truth.

I was shutting myself in my room when there was a knock on the door, and I hurriedly hid my book before opening the door.

It was my aunt, she said to me: "Xiaohan, I forgot to tell you yesterday, today is my grandfather's birthday, we are going to the cemetery to worship him, you hurry up and prepare, we will go out in a while." ”

Hearing what my aunt said, I suddenly remembered that today is the eighth day of the new year, and it is indeed my grandfather's birthday, and I go to the cemetery every year to worship, but today I forgot about it.

"Okay. I hurriedly agreed, and when I saw that my aunt was still standing at the door to fix my hair, I asked while looking for a coat to wear, "Uncle?"

My aunt said in a slightly complaining tone: "He said that there was something in the car shop and he couldn't leave." You don't know your uncle, your grandfather has been dead for more than ten years, and he has only visited a few times in total? Every time, he talked about what he said, saying that he would buy more paper to burn, for fear that his old man would have no money in the underworld. Forget it, let's not talk about him, let's go with the two of us. ”

This is a thing, my uncle really rarely goes to worship my grandfather, and I am used to it. However, if I had not believed in ghosts and gods before, I thought that the man died like a lamp going out, and even if he went to worship, it was just a slight expression. But now it's different, and I'm sure my grandfather's spirit in heaven knows it. For this reason, I did not dare to cope with it as before, and my heart naturally became more awe-inspiring.

My aunt and I brought the offerings to the Geyue Hill Cemetery. Generally, those who come to the cemetery to worship are on the Qingming Festival, and some will come to worship on the birthday of the deceased, but this also varies from person to person, not many, only we will worship on my grandfather's birthday every year.

Therefore, at this time it was calm in the cemetery. My grandfather's cemetery is located relatively far inside, and it takes more than ten minutes to walk. My aunt and I walked in the deserted cemetery, chatting as we walked.

While chatting with my aunt, I looked at the neat rows of tombstones, and couldn't help but think to myself: "After death, most people go to the underworld to become ghosts, except for those ghosts wandering in the yang world, it should have nothing to do with the yang world." Moreover, those ghosts have to drink Meng Po soup before entering the underworld, forgetting everything in the yang world, so how can they have a connection with the yang world from now on, and how can they come to the yang world to receive sacrifices on the day of Qingming and birthday? In this case, why do the people in the yang world still worship them often? Is this just for the sake of sacrificing the heart, or is it really useful?"

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but casually ask my aunt: "Auntie, you said that we burned paper money for my grandfather, can he get it?"

My aunt was talking to me about her playing mahjong yesterday, because she was talking happily, when she saw me suddenly ask such a question, she looked at me in surprise and said, "You kid, why did you suddenly remember to ask this question?"

I smiled and said, "I just thought of this question and was curious, so I asked." ”

My aunt stopped talking about playing mahjong and said to me, "Who can tell me this? Sacrificing to ancestors has been a custom since ancient times, even if those who don't believe in ghosts and gods at all, aren't they the same as sacrificing?" I have heard that even if people go to the underworld after death, but on the day of Qingming and birthday, the king of Hades will let them come to the yang world to receive sacrifices. ”

I asked again, "Didn't you say that after death, people should drink the Meng Po soup before they go to the underworld to become ghosts, so that they can forget the people and things in the yang world?

My aunt said again: "I've heard about this, I heard that there is a ghost file division in the underworld, which is equivalent to our archive room here, and the life deeds and relatives of each ghost who goes to the underworld will be recorded in detail in the ghost file." This ghost file is usually kept secret, and it is kept strictly by the ghost of the ghost file division. On the day of Qingming and Birthday, the ghost messenger of the Ghost File Division will be ordered by the King of Hades to temporarily lend the ghost file to the corresponding ghost people, and these ghost people who have obtained the ghost file will learn about his affairs in the yang world with the records in the ghost file. Therefore, on this day, they know their relatives in the yang world, and they also remember all the things that were in the yang world before. ”

I couldn't help but believe it when I heard my aunt say this, and at the same time, I was surprised how my aunt could know this. For this reason, I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Auntie, who are you listening to?" ”

When my aunt saw me asking about this, she couldn't help but pause, looking a little flustered, but she quickly returned to normalcy and said: "I also listened to the old people when I was a child, since these things have been passed down orally by the old people from generation to generation, they must have been processed and modified, so it naturally sounds reasonable." ”

Aunt's statement is also reasonable, there are indeed many legends circulating among the people, which sound quite reasonable. If it doesn't sound reasonable, no one will believe it, and then it will lose its vitality and value.

While talking, we arrived at my grandfather's cemetery, so we didn't say more, I skillfully arranged the offerings with my aunt, and I poured a glass of Tuopai wine, which my grandfather liked to drink before his death. Then I burned paper money for my grandfather with my aunt.