The Strongest Exorcist in the Yin and Yang World

Chapter 117

With the rapid development of modern society, modern buildings everywhere are devouring those ancient things bit by bit.Some things that have been passed down from generation to generation are also disappearing little by little.

Funeral customs are very serious in all regions of the world, no matter which country, region, or race.However, things are also very different.

Compared with the simplification of the West, the Eastern and Asian regions are much more burdensome, especially the Chinese nation, a country with a long history and profound history, is often more rigorous about the affairs of the afterlife than the affairs of the living.

As for the customs and methods of funerals, each region is different. The so-called different winds for ten miles and different customs for hundreds of miles. There is a village in the south of Huaihe River. The people here are very particular about funerals.

When the policy of cremation of the remains was not implemented, people here would put them in coffins after they died, and they would find an open space for three years before they were buried in the tomb. See you now.

This has two meanings. One is to allow the family to see each other for the last time. After being buried in the ground, if it is not for some serious reason that the coffin needs to be raised and the grave moved, the tomb will not be disturbed, even the trees and soil around the tomb. , are not allowed to move casually, and this involves Feng Shui issues.

The second reason is that it can be used to check the degree of decay of the corpse.This is the custom and the legend there. It is said that after the death of the elders in the family, when they are buried in the tomb, the more thoroughly their body, hair and skin rot, the better for their family members, especially the teeth, which represent the blessings of future generations. De, the more teeth fall out, the more blessed the children and grandchildren of the family will be.As for the basis of this legend, no one knows, but the old people have passed it down from generation to generation. Over time, everyone has already forgotten the source, but they have passed down this legend from generation to generation.

So at that time, there were always coffins placed everywhere in the mountains.When it was hot, especially the coffin that had just been placed for a few days, the rotten smell was indescribable, and people passing by strode past there holding their noses and holding their breath.

And now, although there is no such thing as placing the body for three years before burying it, there are still things that cannot be avoided about the affairs of the deceased.

In this village, after a person dies, they are placed in the hall of their own house for a day and a night, and professionals who do these things will wash the body of the deceased, then put on a shroud, cover the face with yellow paper, and lie on the wooden board with the head facing outwards. .

The dwellings in the yang world are opposite to those in the underworld. The yang world is facing south, while the underworld is opposite. Therefore, after death, the head faces the gate and the feet face inward.Therefore, if a child lies on the ground with his head turned outward while playing and resting in the hall, he will be scolded by the adults at home, because only the dead lie like that.

Once an elder dies, the son-in-law of the family will kneel in front of the brazier and burn the yellow paper continuously. The more yellow paper is burned, the thicker the paper ashes accumulate, the more respect for the deceased.If the flying catkins produced when burning paper can form a vortex and fly continuously in the yard, it proves that the paper was burned well and vigorously, and the spirit of the dead will also be satisfied.

Li Lin is the king of children in the village. He always takes his little friends to play around, climb trees, dig out bird eggs, steal fruits from other people's houses, and do too many mischievous things.

One day, when he came back from school, he saw a lot of people in the Erbo's house on the east side of the village, and the noise of people coming and going seemed very lively.As soon as he entered the gate of his yard, he saw his mother going out, and when he saw Li Lin coming back, he said, "Li Lin, your second uncle is gone!"

Li Lin wondered at the time, the second uncle was only under 40 years old, and he was in good health, how could he leave in a good way? "Mom? What's going on? Why did the second uncle leave?"

"Your second uncle went to the fields to apply pesticides. He was poisoned by the pesticide and passed out. When others found out, your second uncle was already out of breath. I already called and told you that the teacher will ask you for a few days off. You Put the schoolbag back and follow me to see the second uncle and kowtow to him."

"I see!" Li Lin took off his schoolbag as he spoke, strode into the house, threw the schoolbag on the chair beside him, and followed his mother to the second uncle's house.

When he arrived at the second uncle's house, Li Lin saw a big pot in the yard of the second uncle's house. There was something burning in the pot, and someone kept throwing yellow paper into it.

Because the second uncle has no son-in-law, there is no such thing as a son-in-law who pays attention to burning paper here. People in the family or those with lower generations in the village can burn some paper with little effort.

In the hall, Li Lin saw his second uncle lying on a wooden board, covered with a tower of yellow paper, with a bowl of white rice piled high in front of his head, and three eggs on top.Under the wooden board, there is a small dish filled with kerosene, a wick inside, and a little flame is burning leisurely.

In the room, the second aunt was crying heartbroken, wishing she could go with her.There were quite a few people standing in the room, and all the women in the village came to see and chat with her, trying to keep my second aunt from thinking about it. After all, the dead are dead, and the living are still alive.

The son of the second uncle's family is already in high school, and even if the news is notified, it will be too late to come back.It was already the next morning when he came back.

Li Lin knelt down towards the body of the second uncle, kowtowed, got up and went to the yard to help burn the paper.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night. In the room, Li Lin's mother held the second aunt's hand, talked and cried together, and couldn't care about the outside world.

At ninety o'clock at night, most of the people who came to see had already left, leaving only a few elders in the village to discuss the affairs of the second uncle. Today, everyone who came to see them brought burning paper money, so there must be a special People come to register, this is all a favor, and you have to pay it back in the future.

The adults discussed things, but as a child, Li Lin couldn't intervene or help, so he had to find some things to do within his power, such as burning paper and setting off firecrackers.However, the firecrackers are not set off whenever you want, there are also requirements. They are set off once for a period, and all the small hanging firecrackers with a hundred or so rings are set off.

Looking at the time, it was past eleven o'clock, and the things that should be discussed were almost discussed, and those who had to leave left, and those who stayed with them simply played mahjong, a table of mahjong was just right for four people.

Li Lin was bored, so he came over to have a look. After playing a few laps, he started to grasp the wind again. The so-called wind grasping is four people throwing dice.

There are four chapter cards on the table, which are four chapters in the southeast, northwest, and no one knows which is which.Start with the one with the largest number of points, and then grab them in order of size.

The person who catches the east will go to the position of the east. If the one with the highest points catches the east, then he will not move, and the others will use him as the direction and discharge south, west, and north clockwise.

The north seat is in the direction of the second uncle. The accountant of the village who sits in the north seat is sixty or seventy years old, but if counted by seniority, this person is a generation younger than Li Lin. Seeing Li Lin I have to call Uncle, of course this person wouldn't call it that way, after all the age is there, I can only say that when there is a big event, if there is a need to rank, this person can only be ranked below Li Lin.

The mahjong here needs to choose a chapter trump card, and this chapter trump card can replace any chapter card, just like the current mobile phone fighting the landlord.

When choosing the trump card, you need to hold a dice and flip the cards according to the points. If the last one turned out is [-], then the trump card for this round is [-], and so on.

In this round they chose west, so the trump card was north, and they played until the end of the north wind, and the trump card they selected was still north. North?

"Old accountant, what are you talking about? After playing so many rounds, why is it that you are the trump card, and you are always going north? Why are you so evil?" The village head sitting in the east asked curiously.

"How do I know! It's just hanging in front of my door this night!" The old accountant also looked puzzled.

At this time, the village party secretary who was sitting opposite the old accountant undoubtedly glanced behind the old accountant, and his expression froze, "Stop talking, it's Xiangzi!"

Xiangzi is the name of Li Lin's second uncle.After the village party secretary said this, several other people hurriedly looked behind the old accountant, only to realize that the kerosene lamp under the wooden board where Uncle Li Lin was lying was about to go out, the oil inside had been burned out, and the wick was glowing weakly. The light is even smaller than that little soybean.

Sitting in the west seat was a lonely old man. Everyone called him a hunchback, and when Li Lin saw him, he called him a hunchback.Here, people call their grandfathers daddy, and people of the grandfather's generation call them daddy according to their names or rankings.Because he had a big bag on his back that bent his waist, he had no wife and no children, he lived alone, he was very courageous, and he was very clear about these things, so in the village, whoever would go to the village to burn something in the middle of the night? He will be asked to do things such as washing things for the dead, wearing shrouds, etc. Of course, those who ask him for help will also be rewarded, but these rewards are not money, but a pack of good cigarettes or a hearty meal. meals.

Seeing this, the hunchback father hurriedly got up to get the lamp oil, and then filled up the lamp oil, and the flame started to ignite again.In the next few rounds, everyone never caught the north wind again, and the ace no longer only appeared in the north.

They continued playing, and Li Lin couldn't bear to go to sleep. It was already three o'clock in the morning. Looking at the time, it was almost the same time, and everyone had just finished the last game.

After four o'clock, several people came. They carried the body of Uncle Li Lin into the coffin, and then carried it into the ancestral hall. This is called the upper material.

After the coffin was carried into the ancestral hall, the rest was busy.The second uncle's son also just came back at this time, and went straight to the ancestral hall as soon as he got out of the car, holding the coffin and crying loudly.

The coffin has not been sealed yet, so that those who come to express their condolences can have another look at the deceased.

The Taoist priests began to prepare for the establishment of the Dharma altar. On both sides of the ancestral hall, a bull-headed horse face and a one-meter-long portrait of Yan Jun were hung.It looks like it was painted on cloth, the original white area is a little yellowish and dark, obviously it has been a few years, and whenever there is a funeral in this village, this portrait will be taken out and hung.

Here the Taoist began to set up an altar, and there will be a Taoist leading people to the well in the west of the village to fetch water.This water taking is not just holding something casually and filling it with water, but Taoist priests can only draw water after performing the ritual. The vessel for filling the water is a black jug with a faucet spout, and the second uncle’s son kneels on the ground holding the tablet. Getting water is considered a success.

Men have things men do, and women have things they do.Li Lin was a little bored watching the Taoist priest set up the altar, so he ran back to the second uncle's house. The second aunt was still lying on the bed sadly, her voice was hoarse, and her eyes were swollen from crying.

In the yard, the women started to work, because they were going to prepare meals for about ten tables at noon and at night.

Li Lin is not a girl, and she doesn't know how to do these things. He also wanted to step in and help because he felt a little bored, but all these aunts let him play, and he couldn't do these things as a boy.So Li Lin had no choice but to go home and watch TV.

(End of this chapter)