The Pentium Era - South to North

Mang Chao nodded and left. Zhang Chen asked Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, what Xiaohu told you earlier, brother Liu, what does it mean to have a good life, and what does it mean to die?

Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, said: "A person with a good fortune literally means a person who is popular and has a good life, or in other words, a person whose life is a little tough.

"Farewell is a funeral custom in Taiwan. Generally, before placing the coffin, the deceased has to eat the last meal in the earthly world to say goodbye to family and friends. Just like our wedding banquet, there are also twelve dishes, prepared by the lucky person. Make the motions of picking up vegetables and say some auspicious words at the same time."

There was a pavilion in the yard near the seaside. There were stone tables and benches in the pavilion. They put their luggage in the room and went to sit in the pavilion. There was also a wooden table in the pavilion with a Kung Fu tea set on it. They had just As soon as they sat down, a girl came over to help them make tea. Lin Shuwan said to her, you go take care of the other guests, and I'll be here.

The girl said thank you and left.

The four people sat there, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, and chatting. Naturally, they talked about Miss Cai and Zhang Chen, her husband they had just met. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, said that their relationship as husband and wife had long been He was dead in name only, and he didn’t know whether Miss Cai was happy or sad when she saw him at this time.

"This person only knows how to fool around. I'm afraid he will feel happy when he waits until today. He won't even be afraid of anyone anymore." Lin Shuwan said, "It's strange that Miss Cai can tolerate him."

"You don't know, Miss Cai is also suffering." Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, said, "Let him go to the United States, which is to keep out of sight."

"What about Xiaohu in the future?" Zhang Chen asked.

"It doesn't matter. The old gentleman is still here. Although he is in poor health and has been bedridden for a long time, his power is still there and he can still control him."

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, said that the old man he was talking about was Miss Cai's father. Because of his poor health, he gave up his position as chairman of the board of directors to Miss Cai. Unexpectedly, Miss Cai left earlier than him.

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, sighed and said:

"I heard someone say that the old man blamed himself for this. He felt that he had put too heavy a burden on his daughter's shoulders and crushed her. He didn't know that in fact, Miss Cai herself was a very strong person. She You will crush yourself.”

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, looked at Tan Shuzhen and Lin Shuwan and said to them:

"The same goes for you. You still have to take care of your health. In this world, there are endless things to do and endless money to make."

Lin Shuwan giggled: "Don't worry, brother, my life is very cheap. If you leave me alone, I may get sick soon."

Tan Shuzhen smiled and said, "Me too."

"Okay, okay, it's all in vain." Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, said with a smile.

"Actually, how are you any better than us? Brother, do you have free time?" Tan Shuzhen said, "This is equal to men and women."

"I'm better, I don't put so much pressure on myself." Zhang Chen said proudly.

While they were talking, they heard the phone ringing in Liu Bang's room, the great ancestor of Han Dynasty. Lin Shuwan ran over to answer it. She came back and said to them, "It's Mang Chao who asked us to go to the restaurant in front to eat."

In the afternoon, Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, led them to visit the entire manor. There was everything to eat, drink and have fun in the manor, including a sauna room, a mahjong room, and a karaoke room.

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, told them that there was a period when the old thief Li was on stage. You should have seen it in the movies. At that time in Taiwan, government and businessmen colluded and black gold was prevalent. At that time, in this manor, people came and went every day. They are either representatives of the state, members of parliament, or ministers and deans.

When they are in financial control, they rely on connections, and it would be impossible not to do so.

Zhang Chen said with a smile: "The world is as dark as crows. Things like forcing girls into prostitution can happen everywhere."

At night, Miss Cai was ready to be buried. All the relatives and friends in the manor rushed to the mourning hall. Zhang Chen saw that a nanmu coffin had been carried out and placed next to Miss Cai's body.

Zhang Chen saw that beside Xiaohu, in addition to his father, there was a very thin old man sitting in a wheelchair with an expressionless face. Zhang Chen thought to himself that this was probably Miss Cai's father.

Before the burial, the deceased was bid farewell to the deceased. Someone was holding a tray with dishes in it. Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, stood next to Miss Cai’s body, holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand. When a plate of dishes was served, he picked it up with his chopsticks. He picked up chopsticks and shouted to Ms. Cai to eat, while also saying other auspicious words.

The twelve dishes were served, and the last thing served was the cake made by Wang Minsheng. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Miss Cai said, I know you like to eat cakes made by Minsheng. Minsheng made it specially for you when he got up in the morning, and Minsheng also came to deliver it. It’s your turn, Min Sheng, respond.

Wang Minsheng shouted loudly: "Ms. Cai, have a good trip!"

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, then said: "By the way, little sister, I forgot to tell you. Zhang Chen and Tan Shuzhen also came from the mainland and Hangzhou to see you off. My little brother, Zhenzhen, please respond."

Zhang Chen and Tan Shuzhen also shouted loudly, Miss Cai, have a good trip!

"Okay, little sister, after you've eaten and drank enough, you can go on your way without any worries. Don't worry about family matters and Xiaohu, little sister. The old man is still here, and I will take care of my brother for you." Han The great ancestor Liu Bang shouted loudly.

After the death was completed and preparations were made for burial, a Taoist priest stood there and muttered words, directing people to start work.

They first put grass shreds at the bottom of the coffin. On top of the grass shreds, they laid a layer of burnt paper ashes. On the paper ashes, they placed a layer of silver coins cut out of tinfoil. On the silver coins, they placed treasury money, and then placed a layer of seven-star coins on the bottom of the coffin. The thin wooden board was named "Qixing Fang", and the seven stars represented Tai Chi. Then the body of Miss Cai, who was wearing a small windbreaker, was moved from the flowers to the coffin.

Then a peach trick is placed in the coffin to drive away the evil dogs of the underworld. A stone, a hard-boiled egg, and a bowl of soy sauce are also placed in the coffin to indicate that the person cannot be resurrected after death.

They also put "roller pants", a pillow sewn with red cloth and white cloth, and silver paper under the body's head, which is called a "chicken pillow." The purpose of adding gold vessels and precious stones is to encourage future generations to pick up the bones of the deceased and bury them in the future. In fact, it also encourages tomb robbers to rob the tomb.

The so-called bone picking is a funeral custom passed down from Fujian and Guangdong. It is also called "bone picking", "feng shui picking" and "secondary burial". The first burial after death is relatively simple and the burial is shallow. No cement or lime will be included, and no formal tombstone will be erected.

After five to seven years, when the body has decomposed, the cemetery is dug up on an auspicious day, the bones are picked up, washed and exposed, and then put into a bone altar and buried in an auspicious place.

The bone altar, also known as the "golden urn", is a special round pottery urn about two feet high and one foot in diameter. The styles vary according to gender: the pattern for men is "Double Dragon Worship Pagoda", and the pattern for women is " "Two phoenixes compete for pearls", and the altar cover is "longevity in the front and good fortune in the future".

The custom of "picking up bones" is actually related to the wandering immigrant life of the Hakka ancestors in the early years. Since the bones are put into pottery urns, it is easier to move with the family, and it is also easier to send them back to their hometown for burial. This is a symbol of the Hakka people's nostalgia and nostalgia for their ancestors. An expression of love for homeland.

However, after being introduced to Taiwan, this custom changed again and became the custom of re-burial. Not only the descendants of the Hakkas, but also the descendants of non-Hakkas followed suit.

Re-burial means that after the deceased is buried, if the family encounters bad luck, strange things happen, no family or wealth, business failure, etc., it can be attributed to the bad feng shui of the cemetery. You can choose another place for burial. There is a saying among the people: "nine burials, nine relocations, ten burials" The saying "ten thousand years" means that the more reburials there are, the better.

Liu Bang and Zhang Chen, the founders of the Han Dynasty, said that in the past, "bone picking" was a specialized industry in Taiwan. The bone pickers who specialized in this industry were commonly known as "earth dolls" and contracted labor and materials. Now the custom of secondary burial has actually disappeared. But the custom of placing gold and precious stones next to the body remained.

Zhang Chen asked quietly: "Aren't you afraid that people will rob tombs because of this?"

"If you really encounter a tomb robber, if there is nothing in your coffin, then the tomb robber may destroy the body in a fit of anger. There are gold objects and precious stones. Will the tomb robber take this and show some respect for the remains? "

Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, asked. Zhang Chen thought about it and it made sense. It was like someone leaving hundreds of dollars in a conspicuous place in the living room when they went out. This also made the gentleman Liang Shang show mercy to the person who broke into the house.

Then put a "water quilt" in the coffin, cover the body, and put a "covering flag", which is a white cloth made by Taoist priests with the same length as the coffin. If the deceased has several children, they will be torn into several strips and the remaining The remaining part of the body is placed in the coffin, and finally some silver coins made of tin foil are placed. The entire burial ceremony, also called the "collecting black" ceremony, is over.

The Taoist priest continued to mutter something for a while, and directed the people to cover the coffin board and start to use coffin nails to seal the coffin. The sound of the hammer hitting the nails struck people's hearts one by one. This was a warning to everyone present. , from then on, there were really two realms of yin and yang.

This sound also seals a person's life. The so-called "sealing the coffin" means that all the grudges and hatreds have been left in the world. Those who miss him and those who hate him, no matter how many thoughts or dirty words, in fact, It has nothing to do with him anymore.

Little Tiger howled loudly, and other relatives also cried bitterly. Zhang Chen saw that the old man sitting in the wheelchair was also crying.

Zhang Chen's eyes were also wet, and he muttered silently in his heart: "Farewell, Miss Cai, have a safe journey!"

After the coffin is sealed, the coffin is still placed in the mourning hall, and Xiaohu has to sleep next to the coffin, which is called "trapped coffin foot" until the burial.

Zhang Chen thought of the night they kept vigil for Feng Laogui at the funeral parlor in Yongcheng.

That night, Zhang Chen, Liu Bang, Wang Minsheng, Tan Shuzhen and Lin Shuwan did not go back to their rooms to sleep. They were all in the mourning hall, accompanying Xiaohu.