Chapter Twenty-Six: The Paper Groom
I thought to myself: this is not going to be a bride!
The old man didn't say anything, so I didn't ask much, just obediently followed behind the old man.
The villagers arrived one after another, and the old man of the main family said: "Thanks to the presence of all the villagers, I will eat and drink well today." ”
The villagers did not speak when they heard this, and they all moved their chopsticks.
I've seen weddings and happy events! Why didn't I see the bride and groom, it's too strange!
I shouted: Why don't you see the bride? Bring it out for us all to see, villagers, are you right?
The villagers cast strange glances at me, and the old man next to me kept pulling at my clothes.
The old man's face turned pale, and he whispered, "Didn't I not let you speak?" You want to kill us! ”
I was extremely puzzled and asked, "Aren't there all brides when you get married?" And we haven't even seen the groom, and getting married in our place is a big event, and it has to be lively for three or five days. ”
"Enough, don't say any more."
The old man lowered his head and roared in a low voice.
At this time, the old man of the host family who was doing the happy event came over, he first bowed his hand, and then looked at the old man and said, "I don't know who this is?" ”
The old man sighed lightly: "Alas! She's passing by and doesn't know the rules here. ”
The old man looked me up and down, nodded and said, "Since it's a passerby, it's nothing." Please! ”
When the old man turned around, he didn't forget to look at me twice.
After a full meal, the old man pulled me away, and when he arrived at his house, he counted me down.
"Alas! When I left, I told you not to speak, not to speak, but you just didn't listen, and now it's troublesome. ”
I couldn't understand what the old man said, so I asked, "Uncle, what happened?" Look at you in a hurry. ”
Hearing this, the old man was stunned, stared at the boss, and said, "You really don't know? ”
Seeing me shaking my head, the old man told the truth.
It turns out that this family is indeed married, but it is not a marriage for the living, but for the dead, which is also called a yin marriage.
"Marriage?"
When I was a child, I heard my grandfather say that in the turbulent era, people often die, and they are all young people, and the elders of the family are afraid that the child will be lonely in the underworld, so they find a companion for the child in the underworld.
To put it bluntly, it's actually psychological.
I still don't understand why I can't talk at the banquet!
The old man began to smoke again, slapped the cigarette ash on the sole of his shoe a few times, and then said slowly: "I don't know if you found it today, but have you ever seen a young man and woman at the banquet?" ”
I shook my head and said, "No." ”
The old man continued: "It is the most taboo to speak during the wedding banquet, especially for men and women who are not yet married.
Because it is said that people will have resentment after death, especially those who are not married yet, don't look at them as ghosts, but they are very harsh on the choice of whom to marry.
Male ghosts like to be beautiful and spicy, while female ghosts are handsome and fat.
And most importantly, the family must also agree. ”
"The family agrees?" I sneered: "Heh, everyone has died and become ghosts, how can the family see it, and how can they agree?" ”
"Dream!"
I thought to myself: there is still this kind of operation!
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The old man who was doing the wedding just now was burning paper at this time, and his mouth read: "Son, our family is poor, and we can't marry a daughter-in-law for you, so we can only burn a paper bride for you." ”
As soon as his words fell, the paper that was still burning in the basin was blown away by a gust of wind.
Seeing this, the old man hurriedly said, "Son! Don't be angry, you see, this paper bride is also very beautiful, Dad is specially looking for someone to make it, you will definitely like it. ”
Far from calming down, the yin wind became even more powerful.
The old man's eyes rolled, and a wicked smile appeared on his face.
"Son! You wait, tonight my father will let you marry a daughter-in-law, marry a big living daughter-in-law. ”
After saying that, the old man ran out in a hurry.
"Is my brother at home?"
There was a shout outside the door, and the old man went out to see that it was the old man who was doing the "happy event" today.
The old man kept staring at me after he entered the door, and knew that he must have bad intentions.
Greetings: "Brother, why are you here?" ”
The old man didn't forget to look at me when he spoke, and in order to avoid embarrassment, I tilted my head away.
The old man called the old man aside and whispered: "Oh, it's such an old brother, today I see that this girl is a newcomer, and she doesn't know the rules of our place.
And my unruly son refused to ask for a paper bride, so I thought I could ask this girl to help. ”
The old man was stunned and secretly aimed at me.
said: "I don't know if she wants to?" ”
The old man saw that the old man had no intention of stopping him, so he nagged again: "You don't care, just leave it to me." ”
After that, the old man walked straight towards me, he first smiled "hehe", and said, "Girl, my family wants to see you." ”
I asked suspiciously, "What about you?" Where is she? ”
"At home, I wonder if you can come home with me?"
When I left home, my grandmother warned me: Be careful in everything, and the more kind people are, the more careful they are.
Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, the old man said again: "My old woman said that it is dangerous for a girl to wander outside!" Besides, you look at the chaos now, don't you? ”
I'm thinking about seeing it, and I'll see it! It's not a big deal, can you still eat me?
"Alright! I'll go with you. ”
Seeing that I readily agreed, the old man hurriedly urged me and even held the bag for me.
The old man stood at the door and muttered, "Isn't his wife dead for a long time?" ”
After coming to the old man's house, the old man led me to a west room, and when I went in, there was no one in the house, but there were two spirit tablets.
One reads: The spiritual seat of my wife Sun Liu
The other reads: The spiritual seat of my son and grandson
"My wife? My wife? My wife! ”
I read it three times before I understood what it meant, but it was too late, and the door was sealed with a chain that the old man had brought.
"Let me out, open the door, let me out."
The old man outside said viciously: "You just stay honest inside!" Today you ruined my son's great deed, and I want you to marry my son instead of a paper bride. ”
When I heard this, I was immediately furious, Miss Ben is also a yellow flower girl no matter what, and it doesn't matter if she marries, but now she wants me to marry a ghost.
"Open the door and let me out."
I kept pleading, but there was no movement outside.
"Bang!"
When I looked back, it turned out that Sun Kang's spiritual position had fallen.
I tried to see with my eyes if I could see the ghost, but I saw the whole room and there was nothing.