Yao Zekai's funeral was also organized with the help of You Ziming. He was very familiar with this kind of thing and there were no surprises at all.
There were just some differences when choosing a cemetery. According to the rules, Yao Zekai's ashes cannot be buried in the ancestral grave, which means that they cannot be buried with their ancestors.
Because a person who dies unexpectedly has a poor life, and he is not married yet and has no descendants. In this case, being buried in the ancestral tomb will definitely ruin the feng shui of the ancestral tomb. In fact, part of the reason why Yao Chuan has been successful in his career in recent years is because of his ancestral tomb. Feng shui.
Finally, after some persuasion from Youzi Ming, Yao Chuan agreed to find another place to bury him.
After dealing with Yao Zekai's case, Yao Chuan specially took 20,000 yuan as a thank you. After all, no one dared to fish out the body when he had already paid 15,000 yuan. Although You Ziming did not go into the water, no matter what method he used, it was considered a way to let him go. Yao Zekai was laid to rest.
Yao Chuan was also very grateful for this, it was a repayment for his worries. Of course You Ziming would not refuse, and he accepted it with peace of mind without even pretending.
Zhang Qiaonian thought that they could go back after this matter was dealt with, but You Ziming told Zhang Qiaonian that he would take him to see an old friend.
Zhang Qionian was also quite curious about his friend, so he followed him.
You Ziming took him to Beiguan Village in Kailu County. They said it was Beiguan Village, but in fact it was also the border area of Kailu County.
Beiguan Village is connected to the county town by a bridge. According to You Ziming, because it is close to the hospital and it is the shortest road from the county town to the funeral parlor, it has gradually become a street selling funeral supplies.
As far as the eye can see, the whole street is full of shops selling sacrificial supplies, shrouds and coffins.
You Ziming took him to a shop called "Zhizha Liu Funeral Supplies Collection".
As soon as he entered the door, You Ziming shouted, "Old Liu Tou, I'm here, why don't you come out to greet me?"
"You old brat makes a lot of noise every time you come here. I told you not to call me Lao Liutou. I'm only two years older than you, so you call me Lao."
A bald hunchback came out of the hut at the back.
You Ziming said, "This time I will introduce you to a little brother, Qiao Nian. He is a paper maker. His surname is Liu. Outsiders call him Zhizha Liu. You can just call him Brother Liu."
Zhang Qiaonian said politely, "Hello, Brother Liu, my name is Zhang Qiaonian."
"Lao You, who is this little brother?"
Zhizha Liu was also very curious about Zhang Qionian. After all, this was the first time that You Ziming had brought others to his place.
You Ziming said, "Qiao Nian is Mr. Yin Yang who I met when I was in Shenyang. Because the entrance to the court was blocked because of something, he is now following me out to see people."
Zhizha Liu looked at him curiously and asked doubtfully, "What did you do? Why is the entrance to the hall still blocked?"
Zhang Qionian told the story about the hall being sealed.
After Zhizha Liu heard that Zhang Qionian was banned because he ruined a temple dedicated to Japanese ghosts, he immediately said angrily, "This is really fucking frustrating. Little brother, you believe me, I won't be a disciple anymore." , what the hell is this? From now on, you can follow Lao You and me, and we will leave all the skills we know to you, and we will not be so cowardly."
Zhang Qionian asked curiously, "Brother Liu, why are you so excited?"
Zhizha Liu said, "I served as a soldier for several years before I learned this trade. I know a lot about things before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and I don't have a good impression of those little devils. If I were you, I would have to destroy his cousin. .”
Zhang Qionian smiled and said, "It's okay, it's all over. The matter is a bit complicated, I can't explain it in a sentence or two, so let's leave it at that."
You Ziming also said at the side, "Yes, he has gotten used to it and thought about it. Everything is destined. You are half a person in the Yin and Yang circle, can't you keep your eyes open to this matter?"
Zhi Zha Liu looked a little aggrieved, but he couldn't do much, so he could only explain, "Don't leave today, let's have some drinks together later."
With that said, Zhi Zha Liu told them to find a place to sit for a while while he went out to buy groceries.
However, Zhang Qiaonian was still very curious about this kind of funeral supplies, especially when he learned that Yao Zekai's previous paper man substitute was the masterpiece of Zhizha Liu. His interest became even more intense.
He was very curious about how Zhi Zha Liu made the paper figures so vivid.
However, after Zhang Qionian looked around, he could only say "genius" silently.
Yes, Zhi Zha Liu is a genius in this area.
He can make all the paper goods the client needs according to the client's requirements. Not just paper figures, but also paper houses and paper cars, which can basically be scaled down to the same proportions as real cars and houses, perfectly replicating them.
Just as Zhang Qionian was looking at it, a round bronze mirror attracted his attention.
This bronze mirror is about the size of a soup bowl. It may be quite old and has some blue patina on it.
The first time he saw this bronze mirror, Zhang Qionian felt a little familiar, as if he had seen this bronze mirror before.
"I'm back from grocery shopping. Qiao Nian, go to the room inside and get the wine under the bed for me."
However, Zhang Qiaonian had already attracted all his attention by the bronze mirror, and he didn't listen at all to what Zhi Zha Liu said.
"Qiao Nian, what are you looking at? Your brother Liu is talking to you."
You Ziming pushed the stunned Zhang Qionian.
Only then did Zhang Qionian react, "Huh? What's wrong?"
Zhang Qionian pointed to the bronze mirror and said, "It's okay. I felt that this bronze mirror was quite familiar, and I was stunned. Brother Liu, what did you just say?"
Zhi Zha Liu said to him thoughtfully, "I said you go inside and help me get the wine out from under the bed. Let's have some drinks. If you like the goggles, I'll give them to you when you leave. Put them there." It’s of no use to me.”
Zhang Qionian quickly waved his hand and said, "No, I'm just curious and want to see it. I don't have any intention of wanting it. I'll go get the wine right now."
After saying that, he went into the room inside to get the wine.
As soon as I entered the house, I was shocked by the furnishings in the house.
There was only a TV and a bed in the room, which was normal, but the paper man placed by the bed really startled him.
The paper man is about one meter three tall and looks like a child based on his clothing. The two little red cheeks on the face look very real, and there is a rule in the funeral industry that no matter what the paper man looks like, the eyes cannot be touched.
Because once the eyes are touched, the paper man will easily attract unclean things or develop intelligence.
It's okay to provoke unclean things. Anyway, Zhi Zhi Liu can make paper goods so lifelike. He is more or less skilled in Taoism. Ordinary ghosts will not pose any threat to him.
But the spirit is different, because the spirit cannot be seen. Even the yin and yang eyes cannot see the existence of the spirit. You can only see it when the spirit wants you to see it.
Moreover, the eyes of the paper man looked bright and sparkling, definitely not comparable to those of ordinary paper men.
Zhang Qionian thought that he would have a chance to ask Zhi Zha Liu what was going on, then walked to the bed, bent down and looked under the bed.
Under the bed were several pairs of military sneakers that smelled like sweaty feet, and they looked like they were all made of paper.
There were indeed two small jars placed under the bedside, and it seemed that the jars must be filled with wine.
Zhang Qionian went out holding two jars of wine.
"Brother Liu, why do you still have a paper man in your room?"
Before Zhizha Liu could explain, You Ziming said first, "Well, that's not an ordinary paper man, that's his precious son."
Zhizha Liu spat and said, "Bah! That's your son. Qiao Nian, don't listen to his nonsense. Come and sit down first, and I'll explain to you while we drink."
Zhi Zha Liu just went out and bought the food at the restaurant. It was ready when he got it back, so there was no need for them to cook it.
The three of them sat around a table, and Zhi Zha Liu said, "In my place, there are a lot of people and horses, and it is easy to attract some dirty things. So I made a spirit and asked him to keep an eye on it for me." If something unclean comes, he will remind me.”
Zhang Qionian nodded, "So that's the case, but if I remember correctly, spirits are generally difficult to control, right? How did you control him?"
Zhizha Liu said, "Shit, those are all rumors. This spirit is like a newborn child. He is very pure, as pure as a piece of white paper. No matter how you teach him, what kind of spirit he will become. But the spirit There are also instincts. You say that people are just born and everything they do is according to their own preferences. They have no concept of good and evil, but you insist on saying that they are evil and must kill them. Then can he not fight back? ? Usually those who take action are Taoist priests or Mr. Yin and Yang, but Ling doesn’t know who you are. Anyway, he knows that a guy who looks like this wants to harm me, so I have to resist, and I have to kill him before he kills me. .So this leads to the saying that spirits can harm people, do you understand?"
After listening to what he said, Zhang Qionian had a sudden realization. It turned out that this spirit was not inherently bad. It's because he was threatened by others and lost trust in them that he would hurt others.
You Ziming said from the side, "Brother Liu is an absolute expert on some problems with paper goods. You don't know that his skills have been passed down from ancestors. Ask him to explain them to you."
Zhi Zha Liu took a sip of wine and said, "I have nothing to do today anyway. If you are interested, I will tell you."
Zhang Qionian said, "Okay, I'm a little curious too."
Zhizha Liu's original name is Liu Ji. His hometown is in Liaoning. His ancestors made a living by making paper. But Zhizha Liu didn't want to stay with paper cows and horses all day long. Then when he was eighteen years old, he secretly Signed up to join the army.
Zhi Zha Liu's father was very angry because of this matter, but he had already joined the army and could not be allowed to come back. Deserting was a serious crime, and it would not sound good to tell anyone about it.
His father just wanted to have a good talk with him when he came back from his job.
The five or six years of waiting have passed.
After Zhizha Liu returned from his job, he thought that his father would not allow him to take over the job assigned to him by the army.
But what he didn't expect was that his father's first words after he returned home were, "Now that you are back, you can take over my job."
Zhizha Liu refused on the spot.
He thought his father would be angry and even flip the table, but what he didn't expect was that her father was not angry. He just looked at him lightly and said, "You will understand in the future, this is fate, you can't escape it."
After saying that, his father stopped talking to him.
He thought his father was just telling him to scare him, but he didn't expect that his father was right about it.
Zhizha Liu had been working in a job transfer unit for more than two years when he suddenly fell seriously ill.
He lay paralyzed in bed for two years. At that time, Zhi Zha Liu couldn't commit suicide because he had no place to move in his body.
Doctors at the hospital couldn't find anything wrong. Perhaps the hospital's capabilities were limited at the time. In fact, according to current theory, he was a high-level paraplegic. It's a bit like scoliosis compressing the central nervous system. Of course, this is just a guess. There was no such advanced statement at that time.
