Chapter 722: Uninvited Guest
Being watched, like the feeling of being on your back, is really not too good!
Such a situation is naturally not what Hua Feng wants.
Although friends are happy when they get together, there are also many hidden sorrows.
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Long Shichen's aftermath was handled by the experienced Liu family leader and Su gang leader, and it was naturally carried out in an orderly manner.
The so-called "red and white things" are no trivial matter, and if you don't have experience, you are likely to miss a lot, and even inadvertently do things that are disrespectful to the deceased.
Obviously, although Jiang Shouxin and Huang Longshou are not young, they don't have much experience. After all, none of them have ever taken care of the aftermath of others.
Although they also have predecessors, they are only buried after their deaths, how can they pay so much attention to them?
"Without personal experience, it is difficult to produce corresponding experience", this sentence is absolutely universal!
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When Long Shichen was desperate, Jiang Shouxin, Huang Longshou's brothers, and Hua Feng and others were all a little at a loss, but fortunately, Liu Meng was even clever and immediately reminded Hua Feng that Jiang Yaoyao, who had outstanding skills, went to inform his father.
After Hua Feng was reminded by Liu Meng, he immediately resumed the style of breaking off the spot.
Let Jiang Yaoyao quickly go to Liu's house to inform him of the matter, and ask the Liu family and the "Feitian Gang" to come to mourn no more than ten people.
Jiang Yaoyao's trip is not only to ask for help, but also to report the funeral.
After the head of the Liu family learned of this situation, he quickly informed the Su gang leader, and immediately rushed to the "paradise" with Jiang Yaoyao.
Fortunately, the two places are very close to each other, and with all their efforts, they arrived in less than half an hour.
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After the arrival of the head of the Liu family, seeing that everyone was still full of dignity and helpless, he immediately unceremoniously assumed the position of chief manager, and commanded everyone to clean up Long Shichen's body and put on a longevity robe.
This step must be done early, even before the last breath.
Because after a long time, there will be stiffness of limbs commonly known as corpse stiffness, which affects the wearing of shrouds.
As for the fact that the shroud can't be leather, when Liu Meng handled it, the head of the Liu family had already explained. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with it.
Why not cortex?
Because of the traditional belief that with leather shrouds, the deceased will be reincarnated as an animal.
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At this point, the first step has been completed.
The next two links of funeral reporting and funeral have actually been completed before the first step: Jiang Yaoyao's funeral and Liu's funeral.
As for the other forces, Hua Feng had no intention of alarming, so these two steps had been completed.
The fourth step is to stop the spirit.
The funeral is also known as the house, which is to park the deceased in the mourning hall for several days, one for relatives and friends to mourn, and the other to help determine whether the deceased is unconscious and fake death.
Of course, for martial arts masters such as Hua Feng, this second point can be completely ignored.
With their superior skills, how can they not even be sure of whether there are signs of life?
The construction of the mourning hall was quickly completed with the concerted efforts of everyone.
The memorial banner was led by Hua Feng.
The depiction of the portrait of Long Shichen was completed by Lilac.
As for incense candles, paper money, fruits and other offerings, Liu Meng had already led the soldiers to prepare completely.
At this time, the leader of the Su gang had also arrived with the "Feitian Gang" and the people of the Liu family.
The two mourners, including the Liu family, were exactly twenty people, and they did not violate Hua Feng's previous requirements.
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The fifth step is the wake.
In addition to Jiang Shouxin, Liu Family Master, Su Gang Leader and other predecessors, Hua Feng and others wore sackcloth, straw ropes around their waists, and straw sandals on their feet, and took turns guarding them in the mourning hall.
Even if there are no more forces to mourn, but with the existence of a thousand soldiers, there are many people who guard the spirit, and there is no bleak scene.
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The sixth step is the burial.
The burial is also called the sealed coffin.
Under the auspices of the Liu family, the body of the old man, who had already stiffened, was moved from the wide wooden board into the coffin covered with a mattress. And cover with a quilt, put in the burial items, and nail bamboo nails.
At this point, the sealing of the coffin is officially completed.
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The seventh step is to go out of the funeral and bury.
It stands to reason that a feng shui master should be asked to handle this matter.
At the very least, the cemetery should be chosen in advance.
At the same time, the period of burial should also be carefully calculated.
However, due to the rich experience of the Liu family, it is equivalent to half a feng shui master.
Moreover, the "paradise" is full of feng shui treasures, and there is no need to bother to choose a cemetery, and Hua Feng has no intention of letting more people know about it.
Therefore, the aftermath of the old man Long Shichen did not invite a feng shui master at all, but the head of the Liu family was fully responsible.
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During the wake, six people, including the head of the Liu family, the head of the Su gang, Jiang Shouxin, the brothers of Huang Long Shoushi, and Hua Feng, had reached an agreement on the location of the cemetery, and immediately arranged for people to excavate and construct it.
As for the period of funeral and burial, the head of the Liu family is incapable of calculating, but only follows the traditional method - the seven-day period.
After the seven-day vigil, he was buried in the funeral.
This is also the period that most Feng Shui masters like to take.
It is rumored that the seven-day period, although it may not be the best, will not have any collision, which can be regarded as the golden mean.
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The seven-day period had not yet come, but an uninvited guest was waiting.
It is the leader of the beggar gang, Hong Fulai!
It turned out that Long Shichen drove the crane back to the west, and he could hide it from other forces, how could he hide it from the beggars whose disciples were all over the world?
When the head of the Liu family and Jiang Yaoyao hurried out of the city, that is, when the beggar disciples got the exact news.
Due to the special way of information transmission of the beggar gang, in just half a day, the new chief helm of the beggar gang in Xiangjiang has learned of this situation.
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The speed at which the beggars can obtain and transmit intelligence information is incredible!
Although the 3,000 men and horses of the original chief helm suffered heavy losses when they participated in the anti-Qing rebellion, they did not break their bones for the powerful beggar gang.
After the high-level beggars learned the news, they immediately held a meeting to discuss the candidates for the funeral.
There are two main reasons why they are so proactive.
First, an act of gratitude.
After selecting the address of the new helm, when the five elders of the Beggar Gang were worried about the huge fees, Hua Feng extended a helping hand in time.
Ten million taels of silver!
What a big deal!!
How is it different from sending charcoal in the snow?
Even if Hua Feng's gift of silver is put aside, only the words "martial arts madman" by Long Shichen are enough to make the world's martial arts righteous path come thousands of miles to mourn.
After all, when Long Shichen was in the early years of the rivers and lakes, he was a major symbol of the righteous path of martial arts, and he did many things that could be sung and cried, and people were happy!
Now that his life is over, the world's martial arts should go to mourn.
And the beggars happen to be the embodiment of justice, how can there be any reason not to come to mourn?
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Second, friendship is a matter of course.
In the public sense.
The beggars and the "Huada Alliance" were originally allies, and although the "Huada Alliance" has been disbanded, the friendship is still there.
After fighting side by side in the Anti-Qing Righteous Army for several months, there was an additional comradeship.
Privately.
Hong Fulai, the leader of the beggar gang, hit it off with Ran Huanyu and Xiang Tianxiao at first sight, and they have long been close friends and close friends.