Chapter 53 Drought! 5

It is said that Alan's body was buried, and the strange thing in the village was also finished. At first, the villagers were still a little worried. Generally, they did not dare to go out at night, and the locks at home were also plugged in. They were afraid that Alan's body would die and come back to life again. If he did not eat the internal organs of chickens and ducks, it was time to eat people's and livers. However, their worries seemed to be superfluous. After watching for a few days and judging that the animals in the village had not been lost and died, the hearts of the villagers finally fell.

However, there is a small episode in this, that is, when Li Yang went home, he was ill and his face was pale. He called several doctors and said no way. Sure enough, in a few days, he kicked his feet and swallowed his breath. Li Yang is the secretary of the branch, and there are still people in the family sitting in the county government. Naturally, this condition is not shabby. If you compare with each other, you will be regarded as one of the largest households nearby. Therefore, it is impossible for him to have a hasty funeral to take any of them.

It didn't take long for the Li family to go to the funeral according to the rules. For the last time for his son, Mr. Li was a lot of money. He invited more than a dozen craftsmen just to dig the earth. In addition, he also bought a lot of gold and silver paper money, including a pair of good mahogany coffins. Of course, the super gentleman is also indispensable, because Mrs. Fan is far away and can't be contacted for a while. This funeral can't be delayed. Therefore, Mr. Li invited Wang Banxian from Xiushan Village to sit in person. If you want to say that this Wang Banxian, the full name is Wang Weizhen, is not more serious. It is indeed a fairy style. There are some, otherwise it is impossible to get along in the Northeast where there are many ghosts. According to his own words, he used to be a Taoist priest of Quanzhen Religion, and he became a priest after returning to secularism. However, in recent years, his ability has been a little worse than that of Mrs. Fan. The deceased's reputation is not as good as that of this old man. At this time, Father-in-law Li invited him, and Wang Banxian naturally I'm so happy that I can't wait to take out my heart. He took his two apprentices and came overnight.

There are people who open the road in the front of the funeral team. They put "road flags" along the way - small triangular flags pasted with five-color paper or white paper to guide the souls of the dead and throw away the road money to buy the ghosts along the road. Following them was a paper-tied child. Because there should be a filial son holding a mourning stick at the funeral, Li Yang had no children, so he replaced it with a paper-tied child. The paper-tied child was carried by Li Yang's uncle. After the filial son was the person carrying the 'dragon staff'. There was a red coffin of fir wood on the staff, and behind it was the family members of the Li family, who cried to death. When the funeral procession is sent to a large number of people or a big intersection, it will stop the spiritual road sacrifice, and the drum music will also stop.

After coming to the outside of the village, the funeral stopped, and the son of the deceased, Xie Xiao. Li Yang's uncle kowtowed three heads to Li Yang's coffin with the child carrying a paper tie. After Xie Xiao, removing the coffin cover and stopping the honor guard, only the family members of the Li family went to the burial place with the coffin with paper and sacrifices.

The mountain depression in the northwest corner of the village. The funeral team walked on the dam, the people in the front row beat gongs and drums, and the people on both sides threw white circles of paper. With the river, the funeral procession went to the burial place on Li Yang. Now we need to make a hole, that is, to dig a burial pit. First, sacrifice to open the mountain, and the filial son burns incense and candles to open the mountain. Li Yang's uncle carried the paper and lit three columns of incense and two big red candles on the east side of the mountain. Then Wang Banxian painted 'Tai Sui', because when opening the mountain, you should avoid the direction of Tai Sui, otherwise it will be "Tai Sui's head to move the earth", and the bereaved family will suffer from disaster.

After painting 'Tai Sui', Wang Banxian asked people to dig three times with a hoe within the range of wooden stakes, which belongs to the Northeast funeral culture. Then the 'Eight Immortals' came to dig the burial pit. The 'Eight Immortals' was played by eight people who were not in conflict with the eight characters of the dead. After digging the hidden pit, the portrait of Taisui was burned. After all this was done, Mr. Li asked people to lay lime and charcoal on the bottom of the pit, so that the coffin and people would not perish.

Now that it is close to You, the time of burial is also at this time. The sun has set and the coffin has also fallen. Finally, when the sun set, the Eight Immortals immediately pulled the brown rope and put down the coffin. After being stable, the relatives of the Li family grabbed the soil and threw it on the coffin. After the coffin went down, Wang Banxian called 'Eight Immortals' to cover the coffin with a thin layer of soil, then sprinkled the soil swept from the tomb on it, and then put a bowl, which is called the rice bowl. . This is to move gently when moving graves in the future, so as not to disturb the dead and bring misfortune.

"Zhang Li, now he has been buried. But I still need your cooperation!" Wang Banxian said to Mr. Li.

Father-in-law Li has always been pale and not saying a word. I can see the pain of his loss. He came to his senses when he heard Wang Banxian talking to himself.

"Sir, what's the matter, say it!"

"The soul of a person after death may run out of the grave at any time and follow the living person home. Therefore, I asked my father-in-law Li, your family, and the people who helped with the burial go around the tomb three times, and it is strictly forbidden to visit them on the way home. Otherwise, it is not good for both sides to see the soul of the dead in the underworld. Wang Banxian is very professional. In fact, this is also a way to mourn. Otherwise, the relatives of the deceased keep looking back and are always reluctant to leave, and it will be difficult to persuade them.

Mr. Li looked at his wife, patted her hand, sighed and said, "Okay!"

"And you must wash your hands when you get home to dispel bad luck. In the evening, they all went to Li's house to hold a magic ceremony and worship the spiritual position of the deceased. It's okay. Let's go back. Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, please come back!"

"No... Let me look at my son and let me look at him for the last time. Just a glance, son...!!" Mrs. Li cried,

"Mrs. Li, have you forgotten what I said? Please come back! This will make Mr. Li unable to rest in peace. Wang Banxian quickly stopped Mrs. Li and said.

"My wife, let's go back! My son doesn't want to see you like this! Let's go! Old half..." Father-in-law Li also persuaded her.

In the end, Mrs. Li was finally dragged home by her husband. Wang Banxian did the final job, left his two apprentices to guard the tomb, and then went to the Li family.

It's time to do it. The sky can't see clearly at all. The big house of the Li family has become a mourning hall, and the hall is a black and white photo of Li Yang. The hall is a relative of the Li family, and Wang Banxian is presiding over the legal affairs. I only heard him say in his mouth: "The sky suddenly falls and merces, and the earth opens and closes. The dead go on the road, and the strangers see them off. Separation from the world, remember the hearts of the descendants..."

Xiushui Village at night is very quiet, and only the sound of frogs and wind can be heard.

The wind was getting strong, and soon it began to rain. But the rain is not heavy, which is a typical drizzle.

"Damn it, it's really hard! If it weren't for the five yuan, I would have gone home and gone to bed early. It's raining now and I have to guard the grave. It's so cold! What the hell is the weather, grandma!" Wang Banxian's apprentice scolded, and then wrapped his clothes tightly.

"Don't complain. Your brother, I'm not here too. At dawn, the money will go into our brother's pocket. Come on, take a sip and go to bed.

"Okay, listen to me. Do it!"

"Do it!"

After drinking, the two lay down in their own hut. It was still raining, but no one knew that Li Yang's burial place was very dry. It was very strange. The rain fell on the tomb and disappeared, as if it had evaporated out of thin air.

"Cough...cough..." A cough involuntarily shocked several crows.

"He...He..."

"He...!!"

"Brother, do you hear me, brother! Wake up. Brother!"

"Oh, what's the quarrel? Do you want to sleep?"

"No, listen!"

"What are you listening to! Sleep"

"Listen, listen"

"What?"

"I'm an old mother!"

A voice that did not belong to them sounded in their ears, and the two couldn't help looking at Li Yang's tomb. But it's too dark and there is no moonlight. But as Wang Banxian's apprentices, they had also seen a lot of strange things, so they walked to Li Yang's grave with torches.