Chapter 46: The housewarming day is yin and yang
It's a pity that Wang Defa couldn't hear what Lao Yin Yang wanted to tell him in his heart. The second father has been a yin and yang in his life, one is right or wrong, and the other is not gossiping, which is very similar to Wu Qingxiang in Qingxiang Pharmacy. It is precisely because of this that Lao Yin and Yang owe no one all his life, and of course, few people say that he is bad.
Only in front of Wang Defa, Lao Yin and Yang are a little extra careful. In the past, Wang Defa was an accountant, big and small, if he came to consult, it was not easy to thin his face. Later, Wang Defa instructed his son to ask about the feng shui of Houshan, and Lao Yin and Yang had long expected that things would develop to Wang Defa's step.
Lao Yinyang's persuasion to Wang Defa can actually be more direct, such as telling him: "You can't dig a grave, your son will be punished." Or, "You can't rob graves, you're going to go to jail." But he didn't do this, as a yin and yang, to say it bluntly, it may not be of any use, but to tell him a public virtue that can be done and recognized by everyone, maybe people will think about the meaning, and this thinking process is also the process of inner correction.
He told Wang Defa that he couldn't do anything to cut off his children and grandchildren, Wang Defa didn't think about anything, he never thought about whether it would make the Wang family cut off his children and grandchildren, as long as he felt that it was right, as long as it was profitable, and it didn't affect his current situation, he would dare to do it.
This is all in the past, now, look at the dying old yin and yang, what is the use of thinking about this. I hope that as the old yin and yang wish, everyone can do good things, and it would be good if they didn't lose their ancestors.
It is already the end of the month, and the fire will enter on the 8th of next month, and the time is sufficient, and the house can be dried for another ten days and a half.
Wang Defa told the woman about going to the fire, and asked her if she could make all the shameful noodles that came to the house that day, and the woman told Wang Defa that there was no problem, and it was still in the spacious new kitchen.
No one knows how many dynasties the fire has spread in the town, and it is all a folk custom left by the ancestors. Building a new house, or moving to a new house, you have to go into the fire, as the name suggests is to add a little fire and popularity to the new house, the more people the better, the more lively the atmosphere, the better. Relatives and friends who are invited to congratulate the housewarming will basically readily agree. On the day of the trip, we made an appointment to go together.
They would arrange everyone's work in advance, for example, someone would tie a torch with wheat straw, and when they got to the door, they would walk through the door with the torch lit and carry it out, and go around the rooms of the new house before the torch was extinguished. There has to be someone holding a big rooster, the chicken has to be alive, the new house is not inhabited, the yin is relatively medium, the rooster is yang, and they can neutralize each other, the key is that the rooster is also evil spirits.
These are the things that friends and relatives do, and for the main family, after the ceremonies, the meal must be eaten by everyone. As long as you cook, the stove in the new kitchen is officially fired. The next thing is simple, everyone eats and chats, the louder the noise, the more joyful, and the more prosperous the house is when the fire enters.
It's just that, and there's nothing extra to prepare. In the next ten days, Wang Defa was busy in the yard every day, and the whole yard was very clean and tidy under his care.
The layout of the house, in addition to the carpenter's new furniture according to the requirements has been neatly placed in the house, Wang Defa also reused the old furniture that could be used before, and a home was cleaned up by him.
There are five new houses in total, and the arrangement in the courtyard is shaped like a sickle, and the position of the knife is the upper room, which is also the main house, which is spacious, tall and bright, and Wang Defa arranged his wife in the upper room. The position of the sickle handle is the sprinkler room built against the south wall, three large rooms, and a slightly smaller kitchen. In the middle is Wang Defa and the woman's room, and the kang inside is particularly large, so that the child is still young and can squeeze on a kang. When the dolls are a little bigger, the houses on the left and right sides can let them live, Wang Chenglong and Wang Laidi live in one room, Wang Guisheng is a male baby, and he will live alone when he grows up.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner according to Wang Defa's arrangement, and the days are also calm.
On the night before the fire, Wang Defa discussed with the woman who should be invited to the house during dinner, and the two reminded each other to list the relatives and friends who could be invited.
If you want to say pro, the Wang Youcai family next door is the closest, and for Wang Defa, it is definitely impossible to invite their family. For so many years, although the contradictions between the two families have not been as intense as when Wang Defa moved the wall, they are basically in a state of ignoring each other, and everyone is used to it. is both a next-door neighbor and a family room, if you have to say who is right and wrong, it is like a bowl of water is uneven, but in the eyes of the team, Wang Defa's uncle is much better than him.
"Oh, by the way, don't forget to call the second child over, so that the family can have a meal, I see, the second child has been thinking about you." The woman suddenly said to Wang Defa.
"Yes, yes, you reminded you right, the second child has to be called, I thought about it, and it is basically these people on the list. Tomorrow I will go door-to-door to tell you, there may be those who can't come, so you can prepare meals according to these people, try to cook as many as possible, but don't be ashamed if you don't eat enough. ”
"Okay, you know."
The next day, Wang Defa finished eating the steamed bun early in the morning and drank the tea, and then turned to inform the fire about it. Friends and relatives in the town are quick to notify, after all, it's not far away.
After dinner at noon, Wang Defa got on his bicycle and went to the woman's mother's house. The mother-in-law is old, so it is not easy to bring it over today, but Li Qiyang must have been notified, if it weren't for his brother-in-law, this house would not have been repaired until now. When the new house is dried and not damp, Wang Defa thought about taking his mother-in-law over to live with his mother for a period of time. Such a big upper room, there is a place.
Wang Defa and the woman were busy for most of the night, and the woman almost never stopped in the kitchen, and after all kinds of ingredients were ready, they counted and counted them one by one, for fear that after the people came tomorrow, they would be in a hurry.
Wang Defa looked around and looked around each room, fiddling with the things in the room. Finally, he took out his old father's picture frame, wiped it well, and put it on the table in the middle of the upper room, and prepared the incense, paper, cigarettes, and wine.
After everything was ready, the two of them got on the kang and prepared to sleep.
"Lao Wang, I also depend on you about this house, and you see that it has been repaired, what are your plans next?" The woman saw that Wang Defa had a busy day today and was in a good mood, so she asked.
"I haven't figured it out yet, I'm pretty messy, I really don't know what to do." Wang Defa said calmly without any tone.
"Anyway, you'll have to find a job to do, or I'll have an idea, what do you think."
"What do you think, tell me, I'll listen."
"There are several families' land, I have inquired, I want to contract out, let's contract over, plant for a year first, you also adapt to adapt, what is there to work in the future, you will do yours, what do you think?"
"I don't know how to plant the land, and don't contract so much, you look at the dynasties, who dug out gold or silver in the ground?"
"You have a good eye and a low hand, no one has dug out gold and silver, but in the world, there are not many people who starve to death to farm land, and it is people like you who starve to death." She turned around angrily and fell asleep without speaking.
Early in the morning of the eighth day of the new year, Wang Defa and the woman began to be busy, and this time was also in time, it was a Saturday, Wang Chenglong didn't have to go to school, she could now withstand half an adult, and help her mother in the kitchen.
Wang Laidi's main job is to bring his younger brother well, although he will go to school in September, but compared with Wang Chenglong, he is still a little immature. Take care of your younger brother, and the two of them play well without adding to the mess is the biggest help.
At about eleven o'clock in the morning, noisy laughter gradually came from afar, and the sound was getting closer and closer, Wang Defa hurriedly opened the door and went out to greet him.
"The cannon is out!" The eldest elder of the old Wang family, Wang Defa's distant master, shouted.
The young man who set off the firecracker pointed the cigarette butt at the firecracker that had been placed, lit it three times in succession, and lit the twist for the fourth time. Everyone and Wang Defa said greetings, and the person holding the torch took advantage of the sound of firecrackers to pour some liquor in his hand on the torch, and the torch was lit instantly. Everyone gathered around and went into the courtyard.
"The house is beautifully repaired!"
"It's okay to have this layout, I'm looking for someone to design it!"
"Whatever there is, it's based on someone else's drawing."
Everyone chatted and talked, and followed the torch-bearers from room to room. Finally stay in the upper room. After the eldest man of the Wang family entered the upper room to greet Wang Defa's mother, he beckoned everyone to offer incense to Wang Defa's father, and Wang Defa was ready.
a piece of burning yellow paper, tumbling under the table; A pour of sake, penetrating the concrete floor; Three wisps of green smoke rose on the roof. At this moment, Wang Defa hopes that this scene can happen when his old father is alive, he has thought of countless scenes of his father and mother leaving, but he never thought that it was a fall.
After everyone kowtowed and got up, Wang Defa beckoned everyone to sit down in the upper room. Melon seeds, cigarettes, wine and tea are all ready.
The woman was already busy preparing her meal in the kitchen. Li Qiyang came when everyone was chatting after everyone was seated, after all, the road was relatively far, and if he hadn't discussed it with everyone in advance, it would be difficult to get stuck.
Li Qiyang came a little late, which made Wang Defa suddenly remember that the second child in the crowd was not there, and he slapped his head with a long sigh. Yesterday, I was busy going to my mother-in-law's house, and when I came back, I forgot about going to the second child's house to notify me of the fire.
Wang Defa sent Li Qiyang to settle down and take care of everyone first, and hurriedly walked towards the second child's house. As long as the table hasn't started yet, it's not rude to bring the second child over for a meal.
Along the way, Wang Defa was still thinking, he went into the fire to make such a big move, and the days were still counted by the second child's father, it was impossible for the second child not to know about it, besides, with the second child's usual respectful attitude towards him, even if he didn't tell him, he should have come to the door to say goodbye. The more Wang Defa thinks about it, the more strange he feels, the reason why he values the second child so much now is because at present, it seems that except for the second child, no one cares so much about Wang Defa.
When I arrived at the door of the second child's house, the door was open, unlike before. Wang Defa said hello and saw that no one paid attention to him, knowing that the people upstairs couldn't hear clearly, so he walked upstairs along the stairs. He faintly heard the second child's cry. What's going on?
Wang Defa took a few steps and entered the second child's house upstairs. I saw the second child kneeling beside his father's kang, and the whole person had no strength to cry. Wang Defa looked at the old yin and yang on the kang, the person was sleeping peacefully, motionless, Wang Defa looked to see if there was any trace of breathing, no.
Only then did Wang Defa react, Lao Yin and Yang died, lay on his kang, and left peacefully.
It is estimated that the second child found out that his father was gone for a short time, and before the family could notify him, there was the second daughter-in-law and two children in the house. The children are not sensible yet, but they know that they don't have a grandfather anymore, the second child's eyes are red and swollen when he cries, and his daughter-in-law is completely stunned next to him, and he is sad and doesn't say a word.
Wang Defa walked up to the second child and said, "Second child, get up, get up, people die greatly, and they are buried in the ground." Don't cry. ”
The second child was helped up by Wang Defa in a daze, and Wang Defa continued: "You are the one who deserves, people can't be resurrected after death, put the sadness in your heart first, and give your father a hurry up to explain the future." What's the matter with crying all the time? ”
What Wang Defa said makes sense, especially now, the weather has warmed, the old yin and yang should not stay at home longer, and the second child who gradually woke up from his sadness began to look for sacks all over the yard.
The second child had a hunch that his father would not be able to carry it this year, but he didn't expect it to come so suddenly, everything was very sudden, and everything that should be prepared was still ready.
There is a shroud, it was prepared by the second child when Lao Yin and Yang's own mind was still clear, and he was complained by the second child at that time.
The children were not prepared for the linen they wore and the filial piety they wore were not prepared, so they could only find sacks at home to use them first.
Seeing this, Wang Defa completely forgot what he was here for, and said to the second child: "Second child, you get what you can get first, most of the people in the Wang family are in my house, I will go back and tell everyone, let everyone spread the news that your father is gone, and the house and relatives will know, and there will be more people who come to help." ”
"Okay, you see that your house is on fire today, and my old man will be gone, so I'll trouble you, old accountant."
"What's the trouble, just talk about it, don't I'm my own person."
After speaking, Wang Defa hurried home. Fortunately, the basic process of entering the fire has been completed, and the ceremony is complete. Wang Defa ran directly to the kitchen and said to the woman: "Hurry up, cook the food for everyone, the second father is gone, take advantage of the fact that there are many of our families today, see if we can all go over to help." ”
As soon as she heard that the person was gone, Wang Defa's work under the woman accelerated again. Wang Defa returned to the upper room and told everyone the news that the old yin and yang were gone, and everyone was surprised.
"That's it, Lao Yin and Yang may have been in contact with everyone in the team to a greater or lesser extent, and there are also personal contacts, and so on will eat in Defa, if everyone has nothing to do, go over to help the second child, he is also the accountant in the team now, and we will send Lao Yin and Yang a line when we go over. What do you think? "The Wang family is a sensible person, and they know why Wang De sent it to tell them, so they proposed it to everyone.
After listening to this, everyone agreed.
The life of the old yin and yang has come to an end, and the day he picked is really a good day, the eighth day of the first month, it is advisable to move, this is not it, moving himself from one world to another. At least this day should not be forgotten in Wang Defa's heart.
During the meal, everyone was reminiscing about their memories and that of Lao Yin and Yang. Wang Defa was silent, he recalled the intersection between himself and Lao Yin and Yang, and the deepest impression was that he started with tomb robbing. Lao Wan was buried, and the grave he showed was the hole he dug himself; The day when the new house broke ground is also the same as before; On the eighth day of the first month, Wang Defa went into the fire, but the old yin and yang left. All this made Wang Defa string it together, and he felt more and more that all this did not seem to be a coincidence, but intentional.
It's a pity that Wang Defa will never hear Lao Yin and Yang say to him, "But do good deeds, don't lose your ancestors".
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