the last priest

Waiting for the beautiful scenery of Leifeng sunset to appear by the West Lake, in a private room outside the building in Hangzhou, a vigorous old man is toasting to a middle-aged man in white clothes, and sitting next to him is a man with large tortoiseshell eyes. bald fat man

This old man is an expert in ancient characters: Mr. He, the man in white is naturally Cha Wenbin, and the fat man is Lao Wang.

"I've heard Lao Wang talk about your supernatural powers a long time ago. This old man has always wanted to see the real person's demeanor. When I saw it today, I really look like a fairy. You are worthy of being a god. I toast the real person." Shanghao drank the Moutai he had brought, looked at Cha Wenbin opposite him with a smile, and signaled that he had already finished his drink

Zha Wenbin made a bow, and then smiled at Lao Wang, "Mr. He is too much for the prize. He is still a beginner in the trail, so he dare not show off in front of seniors. I should respect this cup to seniors." , wiped his mouth, and shouted: "Good wine!"

Mr. He continued with a smile and greeted everyone to eat

Old Wang took a mouthful of water shield, stared at the glass with a smile and said, "Wen Bin, I really took advantage of you today. Do you know the origin of this wine?"

Cha Wenbin looked at the two people who were smiling, shook his head, and said: "Is this wine not ordinary?"

Old Wang laughed loudly, put down his chopsticks, and told Cha Wenbin about an archaeological activity that year

It is said that when Mr. He was stolen from a Western Han tomb in Guizhou, Mr. He led a team to carry out a rescue excavation. The inside has been messed up. Fortunately, many jars were found in the ear room next to it, and the mouth of the jar was well sealed. , has been completely covered by the soil, and they have moved out more than 100 large jars. Originally, these jars were to be sent to the museum for cleaning. During the process of moving, one of them was accidentally broken, and a smell of wine overflowed. There were a few people who were not very drunk and passed out on the spot

Mr. He dipped his finger into it and tasted it, and found that it was wine. There was actually wine in the jar. When he returned to the museum that night, he carefully sealed it again. Immediately, the smell of wine filled the whole room, let alone a sip. , Smelling it makes people feel ecstatic. This is wine from 00 years ago. Through technical appraisal, most of these jars have less than one-third of the liquid left in them. It can be regarded as pure nectar. liquid

Later, these wines were collected by the country. Maybe some top people were lucky enough to drink them. Mr. He is also a wine lover. He kept a jar privately. When I tapped it, I found that there was one missing. If he couldn't find out, he was accused of dereliction of duty and relegated to Zhejiang, which was considered poor back then, and became a museum administrator.

Mr. He himself was never willing to take a sip of the wine from more than 00 years ago, and he was afraid that his superiors would find out. Today, Cha Wenbin came, and he was willing to go all out. He brought out this national treasure to entertain him, which shows his respect for Cha Wenbin. up

After Zha Wenbin finished listening, he also looked at the cup in his hand in surprise. Mr. He wanted to pour another cup for him, but Zha Wenbin couldn't refuse. After two cups of wine, three people who usually drink well, unexpectedly He passed out on the table, and the hotel waiter realized that all the guests at this table were drunk after closing, which shows how violent the wine is.

Until noon the next day, the three people woke up one after another from the hotel room, recalling last night's banquet while admiring the strength of the wine. After cleaning up, the group went to He Lao's house

This Mr. He is not only an archaeologist, but also a metaphysician. When he arrived at He's hometown, Cha Wenbin found that the layout of his house was designed according to the Feng Shui of the Book of Changes, and he couldn't help but feel more respect for Mr. He. recognized

The topic of the three people still shifted to that paragraph of text. Mr. He took out the hand-painted copy of the text, pointed to the symbols on it, and said that this should be the text of the ancient Miaojiang, and it recorded a strange book. As for this Where is the book? It's not written in the text

Zha Wenbin asked Mr. He and Mr. Wang if they had found any special Taoist relics in other places. Mr. He shook his head and said that such things are incomprehensible to laymen. Treat it as an ordinary cultural relic. Firstly, religion in China is relatively complicated. Secondly, during the Cultural Revolution, too many things were destroyed. If I want to find this book, I'm afraid I still have to rely on fate.

Lao Wang suggested to check the archives in the museum to see if there were any similar words, He Lao nodded

In those few days, Zha Wenbin lived in He's hometown. This Mr. He was also very eager. There was only one wife at home, and his son and daughter had already married and started businesses outside. So when Zha Wenbin came, the house was also very lively. At night, I followed Cha Wenbin to study the history of Taoism. Lao Wang also came off work on time every day to report at He’s hometown. The three of them had a good chat. Mr. He’s wife gave them a few home-cooked dishes, and the three of them drank and chatted

Such easy days lasted until a week later

Mrs. He's wife is surnamed Wang. Mrs. Wang has 7 brothers and sisters, ranking fifth. She is 65 years old this year. She is in good health on weekdays. The old father, the news of his death

Mrs. Wang's father was already 90 years old. It stands to reason that he died normally. After all, he died a normal death when he reached his age. So Mr. He took Mrs. Wang back to his hometown for the funeral. This Cha Wenbin lived in someone's house. On Sunday, I greet you with good wine and good meat every day, and I am also embarrassed, so I thought about going with me to have a look, and doing a little extra for the old man can be regarded as repaying Mr. He

Old Wang Nianzai was friends with Mr. He, so he naturally followed. The four of them set off on the same day and went to the small town in western Zhejiang.

Mrs. Wang's hometown is also in the mountains, a small village with a population of only a hundred households. When Mr. Wang's house arrived, Mrs. Wang was about to faint from crying, and she cried loudly while holding Mr. Wang's body. , the harder the children cry, the more filial they are, and Mrs. Wang is crying heartbreakingly, so naturally everyone around is also crying

After Mr. He burned a stick of incense and burned the paper money, he introduced the two people he brought with him to his nephew, saying that this is a Taoist priest. Come here to have a look, the nephew is called Wang Xin, Wang Xin When I heard that a Taoist priest came, I thought that the family was preparing someone to invite a Taoist priest. This uncle found one. Naturally, he was polite to Cha Wenbin, and he was delivering cigarettes and tribute tea. Please check Wen Bin made a little mage for a while, Cha Wenbin nodded, turned around and went to the wing room, changed his clothes and came out

The people who came to visit saw it, dug, good guy, such a Taoist priest with a strong sense of immortality appeared on the stage, and naturally his eyes turned to him. There are dead people in the village on weekdays, and they all invite Taoist priests, basically they are old men. Does this young Taoist really understand?

Cha Wenbin remained silent, and asked for the horoscope of Master Wang's birthday, listed some zodiac signs, and warned people of these zodiac signs not to stay here, for fear of backlash, and asked for the usual yellow paper and incense candles for Master Wang just did a law

The key to this ceremony is naturally the above-mentioned crossing the fairy bridge. Feeling that everything is fine, he opened a list to Wang Xin.

What is this list?It is the time of Zhai Qi, and this person does seven after death, also called Zhai Qi, that is, after a person dies (or after a funeral), a spiritual seat is set up from the "first seven" for the wood owner, crying and worshiping every day, offering sacrifices in the morning and evening. For sacrifices, rituals are done every seven days, and fasting is set up for sacrifices, until the 49th day of "July [-]th" when the spirit is expelled.

The tribute for making seven must be in even numbers, because single is yang, and double is yin, so we have always ordered dishes in treats, it is best to order odd numbers.

Cha Wenbin counted the days, and posted the names of the people who needed to be done during the seven days of fasting on the wall of the living room of Mr. Wang's house. I went back to the provincial capital, and made an appointment, they will come back together in the first seven days

The seventh day after the person's death, commonly known as the first seven days, is also called Huihun night, that is to say, if the deceased has any unfinished business, he will be escorted back by ghost messengers to meet his relatives in the mortal world; When new friends met in the underworld come back to the yang, the relatives in the yang will set up a banquet for the deceased to entertain friends.But there is one thing that must be put away, because yellow is the color of God, and if you see it, the dead will not dare to go back.