My master is invincible

Chapter 10 Wipe the Corpse
I couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing with a 'puchi', this little girl is absolutely amazing, if her homeroom teacher finds out, I don't know if she will be pissed off.

The master smiled awkwardly, picked up the little girl and said, "My daughter Li Shuyan, don't take offense to both of you!"

I gave it up and said that this girl has a bright future, so I signaled to the host to take the little girl out, and looked up on the bed, only to see a wrinkled old man lying on the bed, with a rosy face and slightly opened eyes. A gap was revealed, a khaki-colored canvas coat, with both hands tightly gripping the edge of the bed.

As the saying goes, the living have the appearance of life, and the dead have the appearance of death. After death, most people's complexion will turn green, which is commonly known as the appearance of death. Not only does the dead have no appearance of death, but the complexion of the dead is even more beautiful than that of the living.

When I saw this situation, before I could speak, Old Wang spoke first, and he said: "Jiuzi, this situation is a bit wrong, will there be trouble?"

I gave a wry smile and said, "It should be all right!" Lao Wang didn't say a word after hearing this, and leaned against me.

"Are you afraid too?" I laughed at Old Wang, and asked him to call the direct descendants of the master's family to prepare to burn the leader's paper, and asked him to find a few Eight Immortals to take the coffin to the main room.

The so-called leading paper is actually what we call it in Hunan. The popular name is burning yellow paper, and this burning yellow paper is somewhat different from the usual yellow paper. It needs to be burned according to a certain weight, usually [-]. It is said that he bought off the second emissary of the seducer, and to put it bluntly, this kind of yellow paper is just money for the road.

I went back and forth in the room several times before the host led a dozen people in. The leader was the host and his two brothers, the second row was the host's nephew, and the third row was the host's wife and his brothers. daughter in law.

When they first arrived, I felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the room. I couldn’t tell you what it was. I just felt that the atmosphere in the room was weird. If I had to describe it, I could only say that the air was not as fresh as before.

I frowned and glanced at them, and asked if they had taken a bath, they nodded and said, "After the old man lost his temper, our whole family has taken a bath!"

I didn't continue to say anything, so I asked them to kneel on the bed in the order of their children and grandchildren, and asked them to burn the yellow paper by folding it in half. They were a little surprised, but they didn't say anything when they saw my expression was wrong. Did as I was told.

Burning the leadership papers will inevitably lead to mourning, the crying is really shocking, weeping ghosts and gods, how sad you want to be, I almost didn't cry the house down, I quickly stopped them and said: "There are still seven days, don't cry with your throat Dumb."

The room was not that big. After burning the leadership paper, the room was filled with smoke, and it was difficult to even breathe. After the host opened the window, some air came into the room.

When the air in the house was a little better, I asked the host to call his children and his wife out, leaving the host and his two brothers behind, and asked the host to prepare half a basin of clean water and put it in the middle of the house. Neglect, hurry up and act according to my instructions. After a while, the host will bring half a basin of clean water and put it in the middle of the house.

Then, I asked the master to prepare a body towel, (a body towel is actually a towel, but this towel is a little different from the usual towels. The custom here is to tear a piece of fabric from the deceased’s favorite clothes when he was alive , and some places are the facial washcloths used by the deceased.)
After preparing these two things, I made three bows to the deceased, and asked the three brothers of the master to stand in the east, south, and north directions of the water basin. I stood in the west position and put the corpse scarf into the clear water. I turned seven times to the left, and then turned eight times to the right. When the clear water was about to overflow the basin, I loosened my hand and let the corpse towel rotate with the water flow.

This action is called choosing relatives, choosing the person closest to the deceased to wipe the corpse for the deceased. In some places, it is called wiping the corpse, giving away the legacy, and our Eight Immortals are called Qinglong.

There is a certain risk in wiping corpses. Some people rush to wipe the dead body before they die. Once the dead suddenly wakes up, the person who wiped the corpse will be scared to death in all likelihood. Those who are timid will be scared to death. Not impossible, although the chances of this are very low, but it happens occasionally.

Of course, risks are often accompanied by some benefits, but this benefit greatly outweighs the risks. It is rumored that the person who wipes the corpse of the deceased will be blessed by the deceased. The seemingly illusory blessing is a great benefit for future generations .In order to wipe out the corpse of the deceased, it is not rare that brothers turn against each other.Later, the funeral organizers came up with a method of choosing relatives.

With the rotation of the corpse towel, the eyes of the three brothers of the master's family almost popped out, and their breathing became a little short. However, there was an accident in the position where the corpse towel stopped. What's more, it stopped in the west, facing it impartially. with me.

Seeing this scene, I cursed the ancestors of the old scholar from the Qing Dynasty to the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. What the hell is this job he recommended? It is true that wiping the corpse is good, but the premise is that the deceased is a direct relative. Those who do funerals have no relationship with the deceased. Once the corpse is wiped, not to mention not being blessed, they will be unlucky for three years.

I glanced at the three brothers of the main family, smiled awkwardly, and said, "How about we turn around again?"

"No, this is the old man's wish!" The three brothers of the master's family said in unison.

I also held the attitude of giving it a try, and didn't expect the host to agree. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask the host to find some pot bottom ash to smear my face, and then asked the host for a red envelope.

It's not that I love money, but it's a custom. When outsiders wipe the dead body, they usually smear their faces, and then ask the host for a red envelope, because the ash at the bottom of the pot wards off evil spirits, and the red envelope is auspicious.

The owner was not stingy either, he gave me 24 yuan and told me to wipe the dead body clean!

I nodded, slowly took off the clothes on the deceased, picked up the corpse towel from the basin, twisted it until it was [-]% wet, and gently wiped the feet of the deceased.

I thought wiping a corpse would be a very difficult task, but I didn’t expect that after wiping my feet, I was completely used to this behavior, as if in front of me was not a corpse, but a newborn baby.

This metaphor is a bit inappropriate, but I really felt this way at the time. Later, I realized that there is a kind of person who is destined to deal with corpses from birth, and I am the best of this kind of person, that is, Commonly known as a genius, it's just that this genius is not recognized by outsiders. It's a bit sad to think about it.

Soon, I wiped three quarters of the deceased's body, leaving only the head. Now, I was in a bit of trouble. The deceased's death was so beautiful that I didn't know what to do.

I took a deep breath and kept telling myself, Chen Jiu, don't be afraid, what you wipe is not a corpse, but a good deed, and you will live long and rich in the future.

Needless to say, this method is really effective. I suppressed my anxiety, twisted the corpse scarf, and wiped it on the face of the deceased with trembling hands.

The feeling of touching it was very soft and warm. I gently wiped the face of the deceased, every movement was very light, for fear that if I was not careful, the deceased would be awakened.

(End of this chapter)