Xiao Cheng looked around again, and said in a low voice: "I didn't tell the master about inviting the occult master, I have already told the staff in private, you just stand on the second floor and watch, and come out again if you have something." Whether it's okay or not, I give money. ”

When Xiaocheng left, Bai Zhou couldn't help but ask Uncle Jiu: "What happened back then?" ”

Uncle Nine said: "That was ten years ago, when you lived in junior high school. A family came to me in the middle of the night to buy a coffin, and they wanted mulberry wood, how could they use mulberry wood to make a coffin? As soon as I heard it, I knew something was wrong, so I didn't agree. ”

"The family begged me several times, and I was so worn out by them that I had no choice but to agree, but I also told them that I would not sell the coffin made of mulberry wood, and don't come to me for anything in the future."

Bai Zhou was speechless, in fact, the other party gave too much, right?

The reason why mulberry wood can't be made into a coffin comes from Cui Han's article recorded in the "Tasi Garan Ji".

Cui Han was originally a person who came back from the dead, he told everyone that when he was in the underworld, the lord of the hidden capital levied ghost soldiers, and only the coffin made of wood was used to bury the deceased, and the deceased was exempted from military service when he went to the hidden capital to be a ghost, and it was not possible to use mulberry wood.

Therefore, later generations no longer use mulberry wood as a coffin.

When things go wrong, there must be demons.

Uncle Nine continued: "On the night when my coffin was ready, I heard movement in the warehouse where the coffin was placed, and I thought it was a thief, but when I saw it, it turned out to be a dead man, staring at the mulberry coffin. ”

"At that time, I was frightened, and quickly called your grandfather, your grandfather was very brave, holding a peach wood sword of lightning strike wood, and wiped out the dead man in a few clicks."

"Later, I learned that the family was the stepson of the dead man, and the relationship with the old man was very stiff, and he deliberately made a mulberry coffin, and the old man would not be at peace when he died."

"As a result, the old man deceived the corpse and ran to smash the coffin."

"What a human tragedy!"

Bai Zhou was speechless.

Who are these people?

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums was loud, and Uncle Nine said: "Look, the manager has begun to worship God!" ”

At this time, the incense table had been set up on the stage, the statue of the god was sitting on it, and the short and fat manager was holding three sticks of incense, leaning down and bowing.

He worships the king of horses.

It's the one who "doesn't give you a little power, you don't know how many eyes Ma Wang Ye has".

In fact, in different places, the gods worshipped are also different, some places worship Tang Ming Emperor, some places worship Jiang Taigong, and some places worship Generalissimo Tiandu.

In the south, especially where Cantonese opera is prevalent, it is worshipped by Ma Wangye, also known as Huaguang Patriarch.

Legend has it that in ancient times, the Jade Emperor passed through the south, heard the noise below, and asked what he was doing, and the next time he was singing Cantonese opera.

The Jade Emperor was furious, so he asked Ma Wangye to burn the stage, but Ma Wangye took pity on the people, so he disobeyed the order, did not burn them, and let them go.

Later, the south respected Ma Wang Ye as the ancestor of Liyuan.

In fact, this belief originates from the fact that the ancient stage was built with wood, and materials such as bamboo and curtain were also used in it, which was easy to catch fire, and Ma Wangye was the god of fire, and worshipping him was for fire prevention.

The manager and several stewards went up in turn to offer incense, and also cut five chickens with their own hands and sprinkled them on the stage with chicken blood, implying to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.

Then, everyone withdrew, the sound of gongs and drums shook the sky, and the stage breaking scene was about to begin.

A group of actors who played the role of heavenly soldiers and generals stepped on the stage, including Zhong Kui and Wang Lingguan, holding a golden whip in their hands.

But in order to avoid violating the law, the golden whip is also tied with electronic firecrackers.

That is, the kind that only makes the sound of firecrackers and does not have open flames.

The heavenly soldiers and generals jumped for a while, and suddenly the curtain was lifted, and a white figure suddenly rushed out.

It was none other than "hanging".

As soon as he came out, he rolled on the spot, revealing his pale and terrifying face.

Bai Zhou was stunned for a moment.

The heavenly soldiers and generals shouted, rushed forward with their weapons, and made a gesture to fight, "hanging" their bodies flexibly, tossing and turning, and constantly moving in position.

Of course, it's not a real fight, but it's just a performance of chasing and fighting to drive away evil spirits.

"Oh no, something happened!" Bai Zhou's face was solemn and said, "Let's go, let's go backstage." ”

Uncle Nine looked confused: "What happened?" ”

"It's too late to explain, quick." Bai Zhou walked quickly towards the backstage, and Uncle Nine could only follow closely.

The front desk was lively, the manager and several stewards were in the background, and when they saw the two of them breaking in in a hurry, their faces sank, and they stepped forward to block the way: "Who are you?" Today, our theater is broken and does not accept outsiders, how did you get in? ”

Bai Zhou glanced at them and said with a solemn face, "Something happened." ”

Several people were startled by her expression, glanced at each other, and the manager said unhappily: "Little girl, you can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, what is wrong?" This is taboo! ”

"Where is Xiaocheng?" Bai Zhou asked.

Several people were stunned by this question, and said, "Isn't it on the stage?" ”