When I heard the word "money", I felt happy and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. After a while, I changed into clean clothes and shoes.
The upper body is a light blue shirt that has been washed white, the lower body is a pair of jet black trousers, and the feet are a pair of dark black old cloth shoes. The overall style is mature, and the simplicity reveals a heroic spirit.
After a while, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard. A fat man wearing a suit and a slicked back hair walked in with a smile. He handed the bulging leather bag to Liu Ruxiang and shouted flatteringly: "Auntie. , when will we start the ritual and I will drive to pick you up?"
Liu Ruxiang opened her purse, took a look at it, put it on the window sill behind her, and nodded.
I followed him out and saw a shiny black high-end car parked on the concrete road outside the door. The car's logo was a silver three-pointed pattern.
When I opened the car door, there were dark brown leather seats inside. Master and I were sitting in the back. Fat Si was the driver. Sitting in the passenger seat was a beautiful woman wearing an embroidered cheongsam. She turned her head and looked up and down when she saw us coming in. us.
Fat Si drove smoothly, and soon he left the village and headed towards the town, finally stopping at the edge of the yard of a luxurious two-story villa.
There were already many people gathered inside. After we walked in, everyone quickly began to say hello to Liu Ruxiang. Then some people looked at me, a follower, and scratched their heads.
"This is the apprentice I took in a few days ago. Follow me."
After everyone listened to Liu Ruxiang's explanation, they immediately cast admiring glances at me and praised me one after another, saying that I had an unlimited future and that I was so handsome and handsome. They praised me so much that I couldn't help but smile.
Fat Si walked into the house and took his parents to greet the guests, pouring water and scattering cigarettes with a smile on his face.
"Young man, come and eat something delicious."
Fat Si brought me a fruit plate, which contained peanuts, melon seeds, and a kind of white nut that was cracked and inside was green stuff that I had never seen before.
I kept in mind Liu Ruxiang's instructions not to embarrass her, so I turned to look at her, then I just pinched two of those small white nuts and said thank you to Fat Si.
Peel off the white shell, and the green nuts exude a fragrant aroma when chewed in your mouth, which is very delicious.
Although I still want to eat it, only by tasting it can I show my upbringing. When I was very young, my grandma taught me not to take other people's things randomly when I go to other people's houses. Only by being polite and understanding the importance can I show my integrity and demeanor.
Liu Ruxiang exchanged greetings with the guests around her, and then led me to an empty room to start preparing for the altar.
Because we had communicated in advance, the host here had already prepared dustpans, candles, incense, three animals, rice dumplings, fruits and other necessary items for the ritual. Liu Ruxiang directly put on the master's robe and mask and explained to me the contacts that needed to be made during the ritual. matters.
"When I started doing the rituals, you observed the rules of the place and no one was allowed to make loud noises. When I started giving out talismans and inviting the gods to come to the feast, after I finished singing the sutras, you asked them all to join in the invitation. That I’ve taught you all the Dharma, haven’t you forgotten it?”
I nodded, the memory still vivid in my mind.
After the explanation, Liu Ruxiang sat in the room drinking tea and resting. When the time was almost up, she glanced at her watch and asked me to carry the box and follow her out.
When rituals are held in the main room, the inner altar is opened.
Find a square and square Eight Immortals table, wipe it clean, and place it facing the ancestral niche of the host family. Under the ancestral niche, place portraits of gods, chicken, fish, meat, three animals, rice dumplings, fruits and other offerings, and then place lit incense.
As for the table, a bench should be placed for the gods to sit, which is called the descending palace stool. A straw mat should be spread under the bench, which is called the golden sand floor, to welcome the gods.
The upper part of the main room was also decorated in advance, with many colorful paper strips written with some auspicious words hanging in the air. A plaque is posted on the wall, stating the name of the host's family and his place of origin, why he prayed to God, what the consequences were, and he came here to fulfill his wish.
An ordinary main room has been decorated in this way, and the curling incense adds a bit of mystery and dignity to the room, making it suddenly solemn.
"The altar is majestic and no collision is allowed. Men, women, old and young, please be in awe!" As Liu Ruxiang shouted loudly, everyone present slowly stepped back and stood in front of the corridor outside the door. She was the only one standing in the main room. In the middle, I retreated to the wall near the door, holding a bowl of water in my hand.
The rituals began.
"Heaven sends an edict, and the earth edicts. Heaven urges me to come, and earth sends me. I come to the house—to sweep the house."
"If you don't kill the family ghosts, the family ghosts don't have to worry; if you don't kill the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law doesn't run away; if you don't kill the Kitchen Lord, the Kitchen Lord doesn't have to worry. I came to the house - kill the filthy mother, sweep away the evil ghosts, You dirty bitch, run away quickly..."
After singing the first verse, Liu Ruxiang grabbed a handful of rice from the bowl on the side, and whispered it in her mouth. She leaked a little bit of rice from her fingers and threw it on the ground. She walked around the main room until After spreading the news at the gate, he gave me a look.
I cleared my throat, turned my head, waved my hand, and shouted: "Let's all read to me: Clean up the house, the evil ghosts of the filthy mother will run away quickly——"
Everyone outside the door chanted in unison at this time, and the entire courtyard was suddenly immersed in this mysterious and solemn atmosphere.
After that, Liu Ruxiang began to sing new verses.
Regarding the processes of Master Shigong’s methods, the cook explained the specific meaning to me.
The filthy mother represents evil spirits, and evil spirits are everywhere. They will disturb the ritual and conflict with the gods. Therefore, the master needs to relieve the filthy mother before performing the ritual. For example, if guests come to the house to discuss business, the host must tidy up and clean the room in advance.
After Jie Huiniang, the gods from all over the world are invited to take their seats. Before inviting the gods, an important guide is needed. This guide is a fourth-level meritorious officer. The fourth-level meritorious officer will inform the gods of all parties. This step is called issuing the talisman. .
After that, the official gods and ancestors can be invited to the scene, and the formal rituals can begin. Pray for blessings that need to be prayed for, and fulfill vows that need to be fulfilled.
Nearly half an hour has passed since the whole process was completed. My legs were a little sore from standing there, and it was finally almost over.
Liu Ruxiang took a stick of incense prepared in advance from the altar, walked up to me, circled the bowl of water in my hand, and then dipped the sparks from the incense tip into the water.
With a swishing sound, a thin mist emerged from the water in the bowl.
"Please ask the person who has made the wish to drink Wulong water——"
I shouted loudly, and the fat man slowly walked up from behind with a smile on his face.
He picked up the bowl and swallowed the cold water into his stomach.
And because according to the rules I could only take one or two sips, I immediately whispered to him to stop.
Fat Si returned the bowl to me.
