Chapter 29: Disappearing
Song Yushan couldn't drink this wine, so he took the record of his cultivation and watched it carefully from end to end, not letting go of the slightest bit of information, trying to find a way to see his mother-in-law again.
She had read all the records of the ghosts of the dead, but she had found nothing.
All the information told her that after the monks and demons died, they would not turn into ghosts and enter the netherworld.
No one knows where they went.
Song Yushan didn't even find any record of reincarnation in the Records of Experiences and Experiences.
After mortals die, they will become ghosts, and when their yin life is over, they will disappear.
Monks and demons do not have a yin life, and when they die, they disappear.
The end of all living beings is disappearance.
This disappearance is generally considered by the spiritual community to be a merger into heaven and earth.
Since then, there has been no such person in the world, perhaps turned into a flower, a grass, a wisp of wind, without the original consciousness, but everywhere.
It is also possible to be reincarnated as a human being, but it has nothing to do with the time of death.
The monks practice desperately in order to improve their realm, prolong their yang life, and let themselves "exist" longer.
Although it was said in the record, Song Yushan was skeptical.
She herself is an example.
She was born with Su Hui, although she can't remember the specific experience of her previous life, but the cognition brought by her previous life is very clear.
And my father went to the place called Qu Xia to be a city god, and there should be both a city god and a prefecture? How can there be no reincarnation?
In this way, the past life is not unrelated to this life, and there may be an afterlife after the body dies and the soul is gone.
It's just that no one has discovered the law yet.
Song Yushan thought like this, and comforted himself like this: The dead person may have started another period of life, and he is still the same person, but the past has been forgotten.
She has a strong desire to explore life and the world, and wants to find out what is going on.
But she can't even see ghosts, so how can she explore life? I don't even dare to go out of Fushui County, so how can I explore the world?
She is still too weak, and she needs to work hard to cultivate before she has the ability to explore life and the world.
We shouldn't continue to dwell on the past.
Song Yushan closed the record of his cultivation and looked at the sky through the window lattice, the glow was beginning to dye, and it was a new day.
She rubbed the corners of her astringent eyes, got up and went out, and when she saw the busy figure in the kitchen, her heart warmed slightly: "Uncle Jin, I'm hungry!" ”
Jin Da frowned and looked at the fire, last night, the light in the young lady's room was not extinguished all night, I think it was very sad.
The most important thing is that the young lady didn't eat a penny of lunch and dinner yesterday, and if she didn't eat, what should she do if she is hungry?
At this time, I was pleasantly surprised to hear her cry of hunger, and when I looked back, although the fatigue was visible to the naked eye, and there was still a slight redness and swelling around her eyes, she was full of energy, and she was no longer as depressed as yesterday.
He hurriedly lifted the lid of the porridge jar: "I boiled yam and red date porridge, and it is just right to drink it at this time!" ”
Song Yushan sniffed: "It's so fragrant!" Uncle Jin has worked hard. ”
"It's not hard, it's not hard", Jin laughed and served her a big bowl of porridge: "Carefully scald!" ”
Seeing the young lady eat what he made was happier than eating it himself.
After breakfast, Song Yushan took her mother-in-law's ashes to the southern suburbs of the county.
The south of the county is adjacent to Fushui, and most of the people who live are fishermen who live by the water, and most of the houses are built near the water.
Jin Da took her to find a familiar boatman.
"Old man Liu is the most senior old fisherman in the county, his son is born in the water, as his name suggests, the water is excellent, and the people are also kind, most of the fish in our Fumanzhai are bought from their family, and there has never been a shortage of catties or two over the years."
Song Yushan looked at the small courtyard in the southern suburbs in front of him and nodded, the family are all fishermen, living in such a yard, the fishing skills must be very good.
As a stable buyer of the Liu family's fish, the Liu family is very enthusiastic about their visit.
After they said what they meant, Old Man Liu looked embarrassed.
Song Yushan brought Uncle Jin to find a familiar boatman, but he expected that the matter of renting a ship might not be easy, so he deliberately brought enough silver taels: "Ten taels of silver." ”
The Liu family sells fish, and they may not be able to earn these ten taels of silver in a month, but they can earn ten taels of silver in just one small trip, which is already very rich.
But Old Man Liu still shook his head: "It's still a bit taboo for the fishing boat to do this, why doesn't Miss Song just scatter the ashes by the river?" Also save the effort of renting a boat? ”
Why didn't Song Yushan know that it was more convenient to sprinkle by the river? But she wanted her mother-in-law's ashes to float farther, the Fushui River is a big river, with a width of three to five hundred zhang, and it is more appropriate to scatter it in the river.
She still insisted on chartering the boat, and added ten taels of silver to the fare.
Jin Da also advised: "Our young lady respectfully obeys Granny Hua's last wishes, Lao Liu, you can help, or can you make an offer?" ”
Old man Liu waved his hand: "This is not a matter of silver, fish is an entrance thing, if my family's fishing boat goes to scatter ashes, who will dare to buy the fish caught in the future?" It's that you dare to ask for Fumanzhai, and others are afraid that they don't even dare to order the dishes that have fish in your house. It's not just me, if you ask, no one will want to. ”
There is no way to talk about this, and Song Yushan can understand this reason, so he can only quit and find other ways.
Since fishermen are reluctant to rent a boat because of the ashes, she goes to buy a cheaper old boat, but it costs a little more money.
Granny Hua led her to practice, and it was worth spending as much money as she wished.
As she and Kim Dae walked towards the dock, they were talking about buying a boat, when they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them.
Looking back, it was Liu Shuisheng who caught up: "Miss Song, shopkeeper Jin, I know that there is someone who may take over your business." ”
"Oh? Please also tell me that there will be a thank you gift for the success of the event. Song Yushan arched his hand.
"No, no, no!" Liu Shuisheng waved his hand again and again, and his dark face revealed a little nervousness.
Song Yushan saw that he was still looking left and right, and wanted to speak several times, but it stopped abruptly because someone was passing by, as if he wanted to avoid people's eyes, so he said, "Can you go to the alley over there and talk about it?" ”
Shui Sheng looked at the uninhabited alley she pointed to, his heart was relieved, and he hurriedly agreed.
Shui Sheng introduced a widow named Qiu Niang.
Not long after Qiu Niang got married, her husband drowned in Fushui, was scolded by her in-laws for being a mourner, and was driven out of the house.
It didn't take long for her mother's mother to die of anger, and there was only an old boat left in the house.
Because she is a woman and there are rumors of a mourning star, the fish she catches cannot be sold in the county, and the fishing work cannot be done.
Fortunately, she also has the skill of holding a boat, and she is the only ferryman in Fushui County who is familiar with the waterways of the county town and can send people to the county town safely.
It's just that there is very little contact between Fushui County and the county seat, and generally only when it comes to rushing for the exam, there will be a student who takes her family's boat to the county town for safety.
Such an opportunity is only once in three or five years, and the money earned is not enough to raise a boat.