Strange things in the mountains and wilds, strange news and ambitions, feng shui puzzles, and unpredictable people.
Since ancient times, some folklore and legends are far away from the common people but also very close to them. . .
There is a saying among the older generation that people die with tea and a candle behind them.
The ancients have always used candles as metaphors for human eyes, such as Zhuzhi, Zhucha, and Zhujian. Therefore, the candle here not only refers to the candlelight that illuminates the world, but also refers to who is the filial son and grandson after death. human eyes.
People die with tea and photos taken with a candle. There is another slang translation among kidnappers and bandits. These green forest people are very superstitious about who the last person they saw before death will leave that person in their eyeballs. The shadow will come to seek revenge after death.
Therefore, when these kidnappers tear up meat tickets and kill thieves, they always cover their faces to prevent the deceased from recognizing themselves. If their faces are seen, they will ruthlessly gouge out the eyes of the deceased to prevent people from looking for them at night. hatred.
This is a town surrounded by mountains and rivers. The whole town has a full population, including infants and fetuses in pregnant women's bellies. There are only about five to six hundred people. A stone archway was erected at the only entrance and exit of the town, called Phoenix. town.
The geographical location of Fenghuang Town is not bad. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, facing south, with small horizontal ridges stretching out on both sides. No other village steals the limelight from this place. It looks like a phoenix spreading its wings, and it happens to surround Fenghuang Town. It has resisted all natural and man-made disasters, forming a unique iron-barrel landscape. Although people living in this place cannot be rich and wealthy, they can ensure that their children and grandchildren will live a healthy life for the rest of their lives. As long as their children and grandchildren are willing to live diligently and down-to-earth, there are There is enough water in the mountains to eat and drink.
Today's Fenghuang Town is still the same as usual peaceful days. Before last night's morning fog has completely cleared and the sky has not yet fully dawned, there are several diligent families driving the old black oxen they raise together to plow the fields. Prepare for spring sowing in the new year.
Maybe Lao Heinian is really too old. There is not much effort to plow the fields today, which makes several families extremely anxious. There are only a few days for spring sowing. If the old fields from last year are not renovated, this year's crop harvest will inevitably be affected.
The key is that this old black cow is raised by several families. Today it is one family's turn to plow, tomorrow it is that family's turn to plow, and the day after tomorrow it is another family's turn to plow... I missed plowing today and want to continue plowing in the evening. Even the other families would not agree to come back.
Just when several families were accusing each other of not raising the cattle well, the old cow exerted its strength and the plow pulled out a muddy sack from the paddy field.
Several farmers opened their bags and took a look. The screams broke the early morning calm. Soon, the news that a female body was found in the paddy field spread in the small population of Fenghuang Town. After hearing the news, they came here The townspeople surrounded the paddy field with three layers inside and three layers outside.
The death of the female corpse was so tragic that the adults were so shocked that their scalps trembled when they saw it, and they quickly covered the children's eyes.
The face of the female corpse was ferocious, with an expression of hatred and anger. The upper and lower eyelids of both eyes were sewn shut with needles and threads. The eyelids were densely covered with black sutures, which looked very frightening, as if they were crawling with many twisted black worms.
People sighed for the deceased. This was so much hatred and hatred that it sewed people's eyelids shut.
Living people are most taboo about the dead, but they cannot always leave the dead in the paddy fields, which will affect the lives of the townspeople. At the instruction of the old mayor, he called a few young men with strong zodiac signs and good spirits to find them. He wrapped the woman's body in a straw mat and carried it to the ancestral hall in the town.
On the other side, the old mayor asked someone to call the talker from the west end of Fenghuang Town to come and see the condition of the female corpse. The talker was an expert in folk metaphysics who knew some about mountains, medicine, fortune, fortune-telling, and divination.
The speaker hurried over with a small wooden box on his back and a young apprentice. When the speaker saw that the eyes of the female corpse were sewn shut with needle and thread, his face immediately changed and he said that he would find a good place to bury the female corpse as soon as possible. This body cannot be left overnight in Fenghuang Town, otherwise disaster will be imminent.
Everything went smoothly at first. Who carried the female corpse back? Who will continue to be responsible for carrying the coffin? It’s a good burial and don’t bother Phoenix Town. Although there was a small incident in the middle, the speaker said all the good things to the female corpse, and it was Burning incense and candles meant burning paper money. After a good meal and comfort, everything finally went smoothly.
By the time all this was done, it was already nightfall.
In front of the new grave, the old mayor saw that the speaker was still frowning and asked in confusion: "Mr. Big, do you still have any concerns?"
Mr. Da is a local honorific for people with great knowledge.
The speaker frowned: "Maybe I'm overly worried. Although the person has been buried successfully, I still feel uneasy. Mayor, please order someone to find a rooster and a hen to get married tonight and hold a big banquet." , beat the gongs and drums for seven days, if nothing happens during these seven days, it means I am really worrying too much."
The old mayor looked surprised: "It costs a lot of money to hold a banquet for seven days. And why do we need to hold a banquet for poultry?"
Speaker: "This is called bringing happiness and driving away bad luck. The rooster corresponds to the red bird, which is a pure yang thing. Finding a rooster to get married just corresponds to the name of our Fenghuang town. Feng is replaced by rooster, phoenix is replaced by hen, and phoenix is replaced by hen. The Phoenix brings happiness, which can enhance the yang energy of the people in Phoenix Town and eliminate disasters."
The old mayor wondered: "Mr. Big, do you really have to hold a banquet for seven days in a row to celebrate the occasion? Can you only use one day?"
It can be seen that the speaker has a high prestige in the local area. Although the old mayor felt distressed about such a large expense, after seeing the speaker shaking his head, he agreed to the matter and immediately ordered someone to find him. One rooster and one hen.
That night, Fenghuang Town held a banquet all night long, beating gongs and drums, and it was a festive and lively scene. However, the people getting married today were not people, but a pair of chickens in two iron cages. Both iron cages were decorated with festive red stickers. , and tied together tightly with red satin.
At the banquet, Mr. Da, the old mayor, and some prominent figures in Phoenix Town sat at the same table, toasting each other, and the atmosphere was lively.
Even the speaker's young apprentice was lucky enough to sit at the same table with these people. It was obvious that the speaker loved his little apprentice very much. He took him out to see the world in advance and introduced him to the big shots in the town.
A wealthy businessman raised a wine glass and toasted to the speaker, and asked doubtfully: "Mr. Da, we have always had a question in our hearts. What is the difference between the one dug out today? Why did Mr. Da rush to bury it? Holding a banquet all night to celebrate? Mr. Da has been busy with us from morning to night today, everything is very urgent and hasty, and we only have time to ask this question now. "
The speaker picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, and with the help of the fiery stamina brought by the strong wine, he talked about the reason why he did this: "In our industry, there is a saying: 'When people die, their tea will be cool and the candle will leave their photo.' Do you know why the female corpse’s eyes were sewn shut with needles and thread?”
Before anyone could answer, the speaker had already asked and answered his own question: "Because the murderer didn't want the deceased to see him and was visited by revenge seekers while he was sleeping at night, he would gouge out the two eyes of the deceased. But like today To be honest, this is the first time even I have encountered it."
"Whether he sews his eyes shut before killing someone, or sews up the upper and lower eyelids of the corpse with stitches after killing someone, this is something that no one with a normal mind can do. This murderer is more cold-blooded than a simple-minded kidnapper. , much more vicious. That woman died a very simple death. During the day, I tried to say all the good things to her, telling her that the culprits deserved the blame, and that Fenghuang Town would give him a good life and a good burial, and asked her not to get involved with the innocent people of Fenghuang Town before she agreed. Let’s carry the coffin and bury him.”
After listening to this, all the squires present cursed the murderer and then raised their glasses to the speaker again: "Thanks to Mr. Da, our Fenghuang Town, we are able to turn danger into disaster time and time again, no matter what is good or bad." , as long as Mr. Da is here, we can keep our Phoenix Town peaceful for another hundred years."
"Yes, yes, as long as Mr. Da is here, Phoenix Town will always be safe and healthy."
The squires toasted one after another and put on big hats. The speaker humbly said that it was everyone's praise and the mayor's contribution was the greatest.
After a round of toasts, someone curiously asked: "Mr. Da, what would be the consequences if someone untied the sutures on the eyes of the female corpse?"
Hearing this, the speaker's face suddenly became serious: "Painting a dragon without dotting the eyes, painting a tiger without dotting the pupils. A paper painter only draws eyes without dotting the eyes. In our industry, this is called enlightenment, borrowing the sun! It is a big taboo!"
"The reason why the murderer sewed the female corpse's eyes shut was because he didn't want her to see what the real murderer looked like. If Fenghuang Town untied the sutures on the female corpse's eyes, she would see the residents of Fenghuang Town and identify them as her murderer. The murderer will be in great trouble!"
"The real murderer abandoned the female body in Fenghuang Town. He probably had this harmful intention and wanted to shift the trouble eastward and blame it on us. Fortunately, the mayor had people protect the body in time and didn't destroy it. Otherwise, we Phoenix Town will be implicated."
The squires present here ate delicacies from the mountains and seas and wore rich clothes. How could they have heard of these taboos among the people? Even the old mayor broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this explanation. He couldn't help but said with fear: "Fortunately, we Phoenix Mr. Da is here in the town, otherwise we fools like us who don’t know anything will really make a big mistake."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the old mayor finished speaking, the young apprentice sitting next to Mr. Big smashed the wine glass in his hand to the ground, his face turned pale, and he looked like he was out of his mind.
The speaker frowned and asked himself what happened to this apprentice. The young apprentice stumbled out of his mind and said: "Master, Master, I forgot to tell you something... Before carrying the coffin during the day, I saw that the woman was pitiful and she was alone. The body was exposed in the wilderness, and she died in a foreign land. Even though she was dead, she was subjected to inhuman treatment and her eyes were sewn open with needles and threads... She couldn't bear it... Just a soft-hearted person opened her eyes without permission before carrying the coffin... …”
The more the young apprentice talked, the paler his face became, and he said with a sad face: "Master, I also have good intentions...she, she shouldn't come to me..."
"What!"
"Asshole! Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier!"
The speaker stood up with a livid face and his body was shaking with anger, but it was too late to blame him at this time. He hurriedly looked at the old mayor: "Mayor, the person in the coffin has opened his eyes and orifices, and he is still alive. Absolutely no burial! We must dig open the grave immediately and carry out the coffin. A cold and damp place is best for raising corpses. We must not let the coffin fall to the ground and absorb the moisture and earth atmosphere from the ground!"
As he said that, the speaker glared at his self-made disciple who failed to live up to expectations, found a lantern, and hurriedly ran to the new grave outside the town on the night road.
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