There are three evils in Xiangxi:
Driving corpses, releasing poison, and falling into the flower cave.
But to say that the most widely circulated and well-known one is naturally the corpse driving in western Hunan. No, in the first period of time, a TV station visited our village specifically for this matter and said that it would be filmed. Documentary.
But my second uncle made some nonsense and fooled me.
In fact, many people are curious about this special profession and do not know how to do it. They only think that our business of removing corpses in Xiangxi is the same as those intangible heritages that have been featured in the CCTV propaganda videos.
But actually this is not right at all.
The extermination of corpses in Xiangxi has given rise to the Yinxingren, who do the job of exorcizing corpses.
There is an old saying that if a guest dies in a foreign land, he will use magic to drive the corpse back to his hometown. This is how to drive the corpse away.
It is great for a person to die and to be buried in the grave.
This is not empty talk.
Because for people who have left their hometown and died in other places, if the bodies cannot be buried as soon as possible and the fallen leaves return to their roots, it is easy for many disasters to happen.
The things that drove him were not the rotting corpses, but the three corpse gods that remained on the corpses.
You may not understand this.
But to put it another way,
If you compare these three corpse gods to ghosts, souls and the like, everyone will be able to understand them clearly.
The Three Corpse Gods are similar to this kind of thing, more like the three souls and seven souls that ordinary people know, but in the end it is not that complicated. They are present in everyone's body, even if the person dies, this The Three Corpse Gods will not disperse and will exist for a long time.
The corpse on top makes people want to think about it, and it looks like a good carriage and horse.
The middle corpse makes people want to eat well and feel happy and angry.
The corpse makes people lustful and happy to kill.
Therefore, in Taoism, there is a saying of killing three corpses and transcending the world.
If it is not handled properly and cannot be eliminated safely, it will turn into a real dirty thing, which is very evil in nature.
My name is Chen Xiaolong, and I am engaged in the business of removing corpses.
In fact, not only me, but also my father, my second uncle, and my grandfather eight generations ago are all well-known corpse hunters in this area. It is a craft passed down from family to family.
But now, with the development of science and technology, cremation is advocated.
Not to mention other places, even in our area of western Hunan, it is very rare for corpses to be expelled. It is not easy for our old Chen family to persist until now.
However, since my father passed away, my parents changed their careers and went to the south to pan for gold.
The only corpse driver left in the village is my second uncle.
I originally didn’t want to join this class. After all, this job doesn’t sound good to anyone. If someone with a serious heart hears about it, I’m afraid it will be regarded as a feudal superstition, and everyone will shout about it, let alone find a partner.
But I have no choice,
When my father was gone, he held my hand and said, Xiaolong, this technique of exorcising corpses was passed down from our old Chen family ancestors. If your parents are not up to par, it is not the material. I will not force it.
But you are different.
When you were born, I made a calculation for you. If you go against the Five Elements of Yin, you will be destined to be a boy. You are born with a Yin destiny, and you are destined to eat this bowl of rice. Therefore, you have to pass on this skill in our family.
I was not happy to hear that at the time.
Why am I born to do this? If possible, who would be born to eat the food of the dead?
But at that time, my father saw that it was no longer possible, so I could only nod and agree. After I agreed, my father smiled happily and immediately closed his eyes and left.
originally,
I only thought that these words were to coax the old man, and I couldn't make him look inferior.
Unexpectedly, it was a joke that everyone could see, but my second uncle took it seriously. From that day on, he started to train me.
My second uncle has never read any books and has a very bad temper. He won't reason with me at all.
Occasionally I would complain, and he would hit me with a cowhide whip soaked in water. He would not be satisfied until I had mastered all the things he taught me.
I was quite disgusted at the time and felt that my second uncle was a bit unkind.
I also tried to resist.
But the second uncle's nostrils were pointing upwards, and the whip crackled loudly.
"Fooling the old man, I don't have that kind of thing here. Xiaolong, if you promise your father, you have to take over the plate of our old Chen family. I have been chasing corpses in Xiangxi all my life, and after taking this step, there is no way to go back on it."
"Maoshan in the south, hanging horses in the north."
"It's never a joke to go up the mountain to chase corpses, and to go down the mountain to find the dead. Now you blame your second uncle for being cruel. Maybe you will have to thank me when you really get into the business."
I thank you six times.
At that time, my back molars were all broken, but my second uncle still looked like he was in a state of indifference. I couldn't twist it, so I could only endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden under his whip.
I studied with my second uncle for five years.
By the time I figured out the ropes in this industry, I was already eighteen years old. At this age, I would be considered an adult and could run a family and establish a household, so I no longer had to follow my second uncle.
So I'm quite happy.
So on the day I came of age, I bought a ticket to the county seat as soon as possible, then boiled a pot of wine and drank it happily. I'm tired of staying in this remote mountain village, and I have to go to a big city.
Unexpectedly, I was drinking happily when my second uncle came over.
I thought he would be furious, but unexpectedly, my second uncle, who always had a hot temper, glared at me, stuffed me with a thousand yuan, and then threw me a business card.
Tell me to call this number when I get to the county seat and someone will take care of me.
I got in the car feeling dizzy. When I sat in the car, I woke up as if from a dream. I opened the business card that my second uncle gave me. There was nothing else on it, just a name and a phone number.
Li Qijin...
I read it out and wrote it down silently.
Originally, I didn't plan to make this call, because I've been holding my breath in my heart over the years, and I can't let my second uncle underestimate me. But I was too arrogant at the time. I was born and raised in the village since I was a child. I dropped out of high school after one year. How could I have any social experience?
In less than three days,
I was slapped in the face, the money was gone, and I was even beaten up.
As a last resort,
I could only dial the phone number my second uncle gave me.
It probably took more than half an hour of waiting.
A Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of me. I have never seen a good world, but Mercedes-Benz still knows about it. Moreover, this car looks luxurious, and it doesn't look like it can be driven by ordinary people.
The car door opened and a fat man got out.
Wearing gold and silver, with a big gold chain thicker than my finger around his neck, he saw me standing at a loss, so he came directly to meet me.
"Chen Xiaoliu? Second Master's nephew?"
Li Qijin ran over in a hurry, his fat face squeezed into a ball, with a look of flattery on his face.
I was confused when I heard it.
It took me a long time to realize that the second uncle mentioned by the big man in front of me was my second uncle. However, my second uncle has been living in the village all his life. When can he be worthy of the title of uncle?
I nodded, acknowledging my identity.
Li Qijin laughed, patted his thigh happily, then hugged me and said to me. "Sure enough, it's you. The second master told me that his nephew is coming to the city. I've been waiting for several days. I haven't received your call these days. I thought something went wrong. Let's go. Let's go. , when you come to the city, you don’t have to worry about it.”
"In the evening, I will take you to have fun."
