From Jiu Shu's world

Chapter 8 Proceeding ([-])

"Paper figurines don't draw eyes, paper horses don't raise their manes when they stand on their feet, and people don't listen to laughing horses. If you don't remember the king's request."

This is the jargon among origami people, and it is also the first sentence that every origami master warns his disciples.

The paper figurines do not close their eyes, but when they do, they will become psychic, and there will be those ghosts and ghosts attached to them to cause trouble.

If it was a paper man and a paper horse sold to ordinary people for funerals and ancestor worship in the past, Uncle Jiu and his party would not dare to touch their eyes and raise their manes, for fear of attracting evil spirits and harming others.

But today, Henry Zhang is in charge of the wedding of Xiuniang and Ren Nianen, and he wants to entertain lonely ghosts. Naturally, he might as well use this eye psychic, or let them directly add some popularity to the wedding, not...or ghostly.

"Today there is a man named Ren Nian'en, who was born in March of Yichou Year (1889) and died in December of Xinhai Year, and a woman named Zhang Xiu who was born in July of Gengyin Year (1890) and died in Renzi Year (1912) in December. In February, we will conclude a yin marriage tonight, and invite wandering souls from all directions in Renjia Town to feast. Those who are interested will welcome the relatives, and those who have no intentions will leave. When the auspicious time comes, let’s set off.”

Henry Zhang snorted, and there was no wind moving around, those hee hees sounded from far to near, and there were faintly a few strange laughter, regardless of gender, saying: "Congratulations, congratulations."

Unmoved by the sound, Henry Zhang strode to the front of this team of paper men and paper horses, and began to lead the way.

In the front, there are Qiusheng and Wencai. One is standing on the left hand side, grabbing a handful of paper money from time to time, and throwing them into the sky, the paper is flying all over the sky. Put a stick of incense on the side of the road.These two people are to honor the lonely ghosts on the road. It is said that the king of Hades is easy to deal with, and the little ghosts are difficult to entangle. Even though Uncle Zhang Xuanjiu is not afraid of these ghosts making trouble, he can't resist their entanglement.Sending out paper money and incense offerings is not only a bribe, but also a festive celebration like a wedding on earth.

It's just that this celebration, in this barren mountains and ridges, where no one is around, is indescribably weird.If someone sees it, I'm afraid they will be sick from fright.

Although Uncle Jiu's Yizhuang is outside the town, it's only three or four miles away from the town, but it's a short journey.The paper man welcome team behind Henry Zhang has already changed a lot.

It's not that there are too many people, nor is it that there are fewer people, but that the paper people are smiling, with smiles on the corners of their mouths, eyebrows flying, and their faces are pale. The smiles are festive and weird. If ordinary people see it, they will shudder .

The smiles of these paper figurines came alive, not the smiles painted on invariably, but a row of smiles at the corners of the mouth, with blush to make you feel shabby. Together, they fell and floated forward, closely following Henry Zhang to any place. home town.

There are many dead souls in troubled times, and no one sacrifices to lonely graves.These lonely and wild ghosts have no personal worship, but now they are enshrined with paper figurines for the sake of burning incense. Those who carry the sedan chair carry the sedan chair, those who lead the horse lead the horse, and those who take the dowry receive the dowry gift. They followed behind in twos and threes.If it's not really sad, I'm afraid there is no other reason.

Henry Zhang sighed in his heart, but he never stopped, and led the team to Renjia Town.On the empty street, there were only the footsteps of Uncle Zhang Xuanjiu and the rustling sound of paper figurines rubbing against each other, making the street even more silent.

Henry Zhang knew that this was the effort of Master Ren, otherwise there would not be even a shifter at night.A group of people went straight to the old house of Ren's family, and they all took place in this old house. After all, Xiuniang is not a local, so naturally it is impossible to go to her house to greet relatives, and they live in the old house of Ren's family, so naturally they will be here together. Finish.

The old house is the same as it was seven days ago, except that there are a pair of white silk and red lanterns wrapped around the door, and a pair of white double happiness above the lanterns, revealing a touch of unusualness.

Henry Zhang turned around, looked at the welcoming team behind him, pinched his hands, and signaled for silence.Then he walked up to the door and knocked on the dark door with a "dong dong dong".

With a "squeak", the door opened.It was Aunt Li who opened the door. She was wearing a black bouwo skirt, her hair was neatly coiled up, and she had a complex look of joy or sadness on her face. She whispered, "Here you are?"

Henry Zhang nodded: "Here we come, but the place of worship is not here, we have to go to their new residence."

The aunt nodded, she understood what she should understand before, but at this last moment, she was a little bit reluctant.She stepped aside and opened the door to reveal the three of Ren Fa standing behind it.

Henry Zhang looked at a man and a woman behind Ren Fa in surprise. He was no stranger to these two people. One was the police captain played by Mr. Zombie Lou Nanguang, and the other was the youthful and beautiful Ren Tingting.Unexpectedly, after talking to Ren Fa and asking his relatives to attend, he also brought Chang Wei, uh, Ah Wei.

The door opened, and Ren Fa and others inside the door finally saw clearly the group of paper figures behind Henry Zhang. Dozens of white-faced and red-cheeked people painted with dead clothes looked straight at you, showing weird smiles.Seeing Ren Fa, A Wei and Ren Tingting felt terrified.

If you look closely, you can still see Awei's trembling legs.He is no more domineering than the one in the plot now, he can see that team of paper men and paper horses now, every turn of the head, every smile, has startled the fear in his heart.

Awei: I am provoking someone. I thought I was going to accompany my cousin to a wedding. Is there still time if I don’t attend?

Although Ren Fa was also afraid, he was a businessman who traveled far and wide after all, so he remained calm on the surface.He moved three or two steps, walked to Uncle Jiu, nodded and said hello, "Uncle Jiu, little master, I'm sorry to trouble you tonight."

Uncle Jiu nodded: "Don't worry, who is this?" Uncle Jiu looked at the young girl behind Master Ren and asked aloud.Awei is the captain of the police force in the town. Although he has no intersection with him, he knows him.It's just that this girl made Uncle Jiu's eyes ache.

Ren Fa laughed, and then said in a low voice: "My daughter, Ren Tingting, has been studying in the provincial capital all year round, and she just came back recently. This time, let her come to attend Nian En's wedding."

Ren Tingting looks eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a blue student-style dress, pretty, youthful and lively.She was originally a girl who was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She was terrified when she saw the paper figurine just now, but now she has calmed down. When she heard her father introduce herself, she smiled at Uncle Jiu: "Hello, Uncle Jiu."

After saying hello, she looked curiously at Henry Zhang who was wearing a magic robe. She could hear the difference in her father's tone. It seemed that this handsome man was in charge tonight.

Qiu Shengwen and Cai didn't notice Ren Tingting's eyes, they were fascinated by the smile just now, and now the two brothers are still "eyebrowing".

Qiu Sheng: What a pretty girl, I'm sure, don't compete with me.

Wencai:? ? ?fair play.

Henry Zhang didn’t have time to pay attention to these things, and the door of the old house was wide open.Henry Zhang walked into the yard and shouted to the lobby: "The auspicious time is here, the groom gets on the horse, and the bride enters the sedan chair."

The voice fell, and a man and a woman in the lobby of the old mansion slowly floated out of the ancestral hall holding hands. They were dressed in a rare red dress with a big red hydrangea on their chest. face.Ren Nianen took Xiuniang's hand all the way from the lobby through the yard and out the door, two paper figurines leaned forward, one led the paper horse, let Ren Nianen get on the horse, and the other lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and helped Xiuniang sit on it sedan chair.

It wasn't just anyone, who yelled "get up the sedan chair", and immediately the laughter of "giggles" sounded one after another in the crowd, and the sound of suona was also blown, and the sad and sad music sounded in this empty space. Floating away in the night, it is a song to welcome the bride.

Aunt Li burst into tears when she heard the suona sound.

The suona plays music and sings with the sheng. In traditional Chinese weddings, this suona tune is originally a traditional song for marrying a bride. First, it is a sad and happy tune, expressing the sadness and reluctance of the bride to be separated from her natal family, and then a touch of joy to express the child. The joy of getting married and starting a business, and then the happy tune of worshiping the hall expresses the joy of having a baby and a new marriage in the family.

These ghost-possessed paper figurines were probably masters of marriage and music playing in their lifetime, and the sadness and joy brought people to tears.Not to mention that this is a Ming marriage, and those who are married in the Ming Dynasty are both happy and sad, even the Suona and Sheng are the same, and the tune is played with joy and sadness, so how can it not arouse sadness.

"Aunt Li, Master Ren, let's follow. The place of worship is their new residence."

After walking for an hour, a group of people left Renjia Town and came to an uninhabited suburb. It is better to call it a suburb than a cemetery. There are large and small soil bags and tombstones surrounded by a group of people. Surroundings, I don't know whether it's the cooling of the night or the overcast air, a trace of coolness rushes from the soles of the feet to the body.Especially Ah Wei, cowering behind Ren Fa, looking around in panic, if he was not worried about being blamed by Ren Fa, he would have run away halfway.

"The new house has arrived, get off the sedan chair!"

The sound of the suona stopped, and the paper figurine stopped abruptly.Looking around, it is already in the depths of the cemetery. Apart from the cemetery, there are dozens of Eight Immortals tables neatly arranged. The first three tables are especially rich. The first table is full of chicken, duck and fish dishes. The second table is also full of fish and meat, but there is still an incense burner on the table. The third table is not much different from the second table, except that there is an extra large bowl that is buckled.The rest of the tables are relatively simple, with an incense burner on each table and three or five large bowls.

"Uncle cousin, where is the new house of this cousin and sister-in-law?"

"When the dead get married, where do you think the new home is? Of course it's in..."

"Snapped"

"Tell you to talk too much"

Before Qiu Sheng finished speaking, Uncle Jiu slapped him on the back of the head, and then gave him a hard look.

Henry Zhang snickered, Awei and Qiusheng are really at odds.

The new residence of the Yin people is naturally a tomb. Ren Nianenke died in a foreign land and his bones were not there. He could only take the jade pendant and bury him with Xiuniang. This husband and wife tomb is naturally their new residence.

Of course, this new residence is not just an elegant name. Ren Fa also spent a lot of money for this nephew. Not only did he buy a small Western-style pavilion at Uncle Jiu and burn it down, but he actually bought a title deed to the underworld through Uncle Jiu and entered the underworld. city.

Of course, in Ren Fa's eyes, this title deed was just a whim on his mind, and he bought it for peace of mind, but he didn't know that Uncle Jiu had actually done it for him.

Henry Zhang walked to the altar that had been set up, picked up the Sanqing bell and shook it, and shouted: "The auspicious time is here, and the guests are seated."

(End of this chapter)