The fat man shrank his neck subconsciously and soon realized his gaffe.
In one class, Fatty even recorded it.
In addition to incense, knives and scissors cannot be borrowed.
Knives and scissors are regarded as murder weapons. Borrowing knives and scissors is equivalent to borrowing trouble. Borrowing knives and scissors is equivalent to borrowing bad things that should have happened in someone's home.
These are all rules passed down from ancient times. In addition, urine mustard seeds, bowls, chopsticks, and medical pots cannot be borrowed.
These are some folk customs that have disappeared for a long time and have their own reasons. Unfortunately, not many people know about them nowadays.
After Feng Yun scolded him so seriously, the fat man immediately used a playful smile to cover up his embarrassment.
However, the problem is still unresolved. Without incense, this useless thing is meaningless.
There was no other way, so the fat man could only quickly open the map on his mobile phone and check the nearest white shop.
Then Kong Jie once again ordered the soldiers to make a special trip for this purpose. Although it would be slightly delayed, the problem was finally solved.
After finally waiting until everything was ready, the fat man lay in the coffin wearing a shroud.
Yan Qilin and Ma Linger closed the coffin lid, but left a gap to prevent the fat man from having any accidents inside.
Then it was time for the river god to take action.
When announcing a funeral, it is important to pay respects outside the house before the filial son enters the house.
Therefore, the river god walked along the village road towards the village. When he passed each house, he would slam the door hard. When someone came out, he would kneel down and kowtow.
After kowtowing, the villagers can be told that something has happened at home and the exact time of the funeral.
People in the village are very polite and no one will refuse this kind of thing.
But after the river god left, these people would also be confused. There were many weird things about this thing.
"Who is this person? Why does he look unfamiliar?"
"Yes, this is not Lao Zhang's family. Everyone left after something happened in Lao Zhang's family. How come there are still people wearing sackcloth and mourning?"
"This man is wearing mourning clothes, but why is he so old?"
"There was only one son in the old Zhang family, and he was hanged after an accident. Who did this stupid thing for?"
The villagers were very confused and confused about this.
Yesterday's weird wedding itself was enough to make the villagers discuss it endlessly. It's only been one night, and today they started going door-to-door to announce the funeral. Anyone would think it was a bit strange.
But after receiving the prostrate obeisance of the mourner, the same sentence still applies, all big things must be put aside for a while.
Especially in this kind of village, they respect the custom of weddings, not because of anything else, but because of the traditional concept. If you don't show up today, when your family has a wedding in the future, who will be able to support you?
This is why it only takes one day for a deceased person in the city to be buried, and the next day it will be as if nothing happened. However, for an innocent person in the village, a large mourning hall is held, which takes three to seven days to complete.
Therefore, although the villagers were confused, they quickly got dressed in plain clothes and prepared to go to help.
The river god went from house to house to announce the funeral, and more and more villagers learned about it.
Soon the river god walked along the village road and came to the last house at the foot of the mountain.
This house was the smoker's residence. After seeing the river god coming this way, the big black dog lying at the door started barking for the first time in broad daylight.
The barking sound was very slow, which also made the river god dare not approach.
No one came out of the house, and the river god seemed to be afraid of the big black dog. After struggling for a long time, he finally chose to leave the place.
The barking of the black dog continued to be heard. The River God hurried back to Zhang's house and said hurriedly:
"I've delivered all the bereaved children. I won't have anything to do next, right?"
Looking at the river god Ma Ling'er, she quickly shook her head, then pointed to the coffin next to her and said:
"That won't work. When the time comes, everyone will come, and it will be strange if we don't see the filial son keeping watch.
Moreover, if no one throws the brazier, how can it be convenient for the deceased?
If the deceased is not facilitated and the ghosts in the way come and grab the paper money, how can the deceased get to the underworld safely? "
Upon hearing this, the River God pointed to the coffin impatiently and said:
"It's not like he's really dead!"
"Do the whole show!"
Yan Qilin also spoke next to him at this moment, his tone was a bit cold, which made the river god speechless.
Just when the River God was hesitating, the fat man's muffled voice came from the coffin:
"Stop nagging, don't you want to atone for your sins?"
Fatty was very good at manipulating people, and he hit on the River God's weakness in just one sentence.
After a moment of confusion, the River God could only silently agree to the matter.
But when the time came, villagers from every household came to Zhang's house wearing plain clothes.
After entering the door, almost everyone was looking around curiously, and everyone was very puzzled by this nonsense.
Especially when the villagers saw the black and white photo of the fat man, their eyes widened in shock.
Yesterday, they saw the fat man chatting with the villagers after entering the village. It had only been one night, and he left today?
"The little fat guy from this family died too hastily..."
The villagers don't know who this fat man is, and they can only regard him as a descendant of the Zhang family, although they have never heard of this person.
Forced by the fat man's lust, the River God was kneeling next to the coffin with his head down and crying.
It was said that he was crying bitterly, but in fact it was like thundering but not raining. The reason why he did not raise his head was because he was afraid that others would notice the clues.
But white matters are a matter of great respect to these villagers, so although they were confused, they quickly came forward and bowed to the portrait of the fat man, and some even couldn't bear to comfort the river god.
The etiquette for weddings is actually very complicated and can be roughly divided into fifteen steps.
As small as the most common spiritualism, obituaries.
When the master and his wife, Feng Ma, were so old, they set up a large funeral robe.
Therefore, most of the ordinary mundane matters need to be done for a few days before the funeral and burial.
But Fatty and others simplified these rituals a lot, leaving only the most critical steps.
This is why the villagers are confused. Except for the custom of hot death and hot burial in some places, most people have to stay for a few days. How can anyone die on the same day and be buried the same day?
Of course, the city doesn't count.
But after all, they were here to attend a funeral. Although the villagers were puzzled, of course no one was discussing endlessly in the mourning hall.
Feng Yun and Kong Jie always stood at a distance and looked over, and their military uniforms always attracted curious gazes from the villagers.
Not to mention, this fake thing was done by Fatty and a few people in a really stylish way, and there was an aura of sadness permeating the mourning hall.
No one knew that in the coffin, the fat man lay bored and played with his mobile phone, turning on the low volume and watching short videos. If there was not enough space, he would almost cross his legs...
All the villagers in the mourning hall looked solemn, even though they didn't know the person in the black and white portrait at all.
But after all, it happened in the village, so the kind-hearted villagers still felt a little heavy in their hearts.
After the paper was burned, the river god picked up the brazier and smashed it into pieces, and the matter in the mourning hall came to an end for the time being.
Immediately afterwards, the villagers brought the big pots and set them up on the village road, and plates of vegetables were brought to the table.
There is always a banquet after the funeral. This is a thank you gift to those who came. It is a traditional process to thank relatives and friends for coming all the way to see the deceased away.
But the fat man lying in the coffin was so aroused by the smell of this dish that his stomach rumbled.
After the daytime ceremony begins, it is temporarily over, and then you only need to wait until the night for the funeral.
In the afternoon, Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin, together with the villagers, tied a hemp rope under the coffin and passed two coffin bars through the middle.
During this period, the villagers also curiously asked why the funeral had to be held at night.
But in this regard, Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin just made a few vague remarks and did not tell the truth.
According to folk tradition, eight people are needed to lift the coffin.
These eight people are called the 'Eight Immortals', also known as the 'Eight Great Vajras'.
Once the coffin is lifted, it cannot touch the ground until it reaches the place, so even a strong laborer will find it difficult to endure.
In some areas, coffin bearers are also called "coffin tigers". In fact, generally only four people are needed to lift a coffin.
But the fat man himself is a person who cares about face. Even if it is a fake funeral, he also means that there must be eight people who show their identity to carry the coffin.
In order not to cause trouble to the villagers, Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin decided to select eight people from the officers and soldiers to be the Eight Immortals.
This matter naturally fell on Kong Jie's head. To this day, Kong Jie feels that his brain is completely exhausted.
But he is not stupid. Following him all the way, he has already seen the subtlety and weirdness of the situation, so now he no longer simply questions it, but has the desire to explore the truth.
After learning about this, Kong Jie quickly found eight strong officers and soldiers.
Of course, Yan Qilin also specifically asked that the eight officers and soldiers found must be married.
This is a custom that has been passed down since ancient times. The reason is that unmarried men have too much yang energy and can easily suppress the yin energy of the deceased.
Although such a restriction was set, Kong Jie easily found 8 suitable people.
Carrying a coffin is not just a physical job, there are many things to pay attention to during the whole process.
Therefore, the taciturn Yan Qilin recommended Ma Ling'er to serve as the teacher of the eight officers and soldiers, and began to tell them some things that needed attention.
For example, once the coffin is lifted, it must not fall to the ground before it reaches its destination.
Secondly, during the process of carrying the coffin, there are still some necessary slogans to shout.
For example, when carrying a coffin and seeing a ditch in front of it, the coffin bearer at the front should shout:
"One line ahead!"
When someone hears it later, they will reply:
“You’ll see it when you get there!”
When turning a corner, I have to shout:
"Get ready to turn left (right)."
The person behind should answer quickly and not let the words fall to the ground:
"Know to follow suit!"
When encountering an uphill climb, the coffin bearers should address the deceased by name and shout "Work harder".
In addition, the coffin bearers cannot be immediate family members of the deceased, and they must not touch the door frame when going out. This is a taboo in this industry.
It is said that once the doorframe is touched, it will affect the prosperity and fortune of future generations and cannot be forgiven.
Therefore, in common folk customs, the coffin will be set up away from the door frame, just to make it easier to lift the coffin when the time comes.
The eight officers and soldiers listened in confusion. Although they had no idea what the meaning of this was, they still remembered it very seriously, and the more they listened, the more cautious they became. After all, it was related to common folk customs. Some things can be disbelieved, but it is necessary respect.
"correct!"
Ma Ling'er gave another instruction at the end:
"It is taboo to say the word 'heavy' when carrying the coffin. You should also pay attention to this when the time comes."
It is taboo among the people to say that the coffin is heavy when carrying the coffin. If you accidentally say this, something may happen, and the coffin will become heavier than a thousand kilograms, and it may even fall.
The eight people nodded in confusion. They couldn't figure it out anyway, so they just had to follow the instructions.
As night falls, as it approaches eight o'clock in the evening.
After Ma Ling'er urged the eight officers and soldiers to offer incense and worship in all directions, they stood around the coffin and prepared to carry it.
The villagers are already waiting at the door. All they have to do is follow the coffin through the rest of the journey, which is the so-called funeral procession and the coffin is buried.
But at this moment, a figure slowly walked towards this side from the end of the village, grabbing a handful of paper money and scattering it on the ground.
"Look, the smoker is here again!"
"It's true that this smoker comes as soon as he comes to do business. Is there something to say about this?"
"I heard from the older generation that good things come uninvited, and bad things come uninvited. Although this smoker looks strange, he seems to be a respectable person."
The smoker didn't pay any attention to the villagers' discussion, but walked straight to the front of the team.
Wherever it passed, the white paper money was scattered on the ground like snowflakes.
Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er followed the coffin-carrying team out of the door, and soon saw the smoker.
But the smoker just glanced at the two of them and didn't say anything. He just walked at the front of the team, scattering paper money and holding the funeral trumpet.
"Paper money paves the road, and the souls of the dead return to the sun. All ghosts and gods who pass by will avoid it, and the little ghosts will stay away temporarily..."
Feng Yun followed at the end of the team and did not participate in the funeral ceremony. At this moment, he was watching the smoker walking in the front with interest.
And behind the smoker, walking in front of the coffin, is the river god who is willing to take advantage of him while holding his portrait.
The role played by the river god is the son of the deceased. In fact, this role is not important in this ceremony. It is understandable whether he has it or not. Otherwise, it would not make sense. After all, the deceased was a young and fat man. Could the son be an old man?
But the reason why the fat man had to arrange this errand for him was because he resented the fact that the river god touched his leg that night and took advantage of him.
Once the River God became the fat man's husband, the fat man had to let him become a dutiful son.
The key point is that the fat man and the others had scared the river god quite a lot before, and repeatedly said that if the ritual failed, they would have to interrogate him, so the river god had to pretend to be mournful and act as his son dutifully.
The funeral procession goes through the village and ends at the Yongan River.
This is obviously unreasonable, because burials cannot be carried out by the river. This is a custom that needs no mention in people's minds.
Moreover, there is a cemetery in the village, in the field behind the village, not by the river at all.
But after all, on such a serious occasion, the villagers could only keep their doubts in their hearts.
If you have any questions, you have to wait until the funeral is over before discussing them in private.
Along with the white paper money, eight officers and soldiers struggled to carry the coffin.
The fat man lying in the coffin was quite happy. Not to mention, this kind of funeral experience was quite unique.
There was a family raising a brood of chickens at the entrance of the village. The moment he saw the brood of chickens, the smoker walking in the front suddenly changed his tone and shouted:
"Phoenix wears mourning and pats the coffin three times!"
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er quickly patted the coffin, and the thick sound immediately scared away the chickens.
Folks are very taboo about meeting animals on the way to funerals, especially chickens, even before black cats.
Therefore, every time when they encounter a chicken, the farewell team will shout "Phoenix" and "Phoenix", and then beat the coffin to scare the chicken away.
However, not many people know about this old etiquette anymore. The reason why Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er were able to react like this was because they had heard this lesson when Feng Yun was in class.
Originally, Yan Qilin was about to shout, but unexpectedly, he was overtaken by the smoker who was walking at the front.
This made the two of them even more confused about the smoker. This man actually gave them a somewhat opaque feeling.
However, Feng Yun's expression at this moment was a bit intriguing, and there was even a little bit of relief in his eyes when he looked at the smoker.
The farewell team soon arrived at the Yongan River.
The soldiers who originally blocked the river had already received the order and vacated this position.
"Drop the coffin!"
As Yan Qilin's toneless voice came, the eight officers and soldiers finally lowered the coffin with great difficulty.
As the saying goes, if the coffin does not fall to the ground, it will be buried immediately.
What it means is that during the funeral process, if the coffin suddenly breaks the rope and falls to the ground, then it is best to bury the coffin here.
This was the case for Zhuge Kongming back then, and the place where his coffin was buried was a tomb.
The villagers stood not far away and watched curiously. It was clear that there was no grave dug in advance, and it was by the river. Could it be that the coffin was to be sunk to the bottom of the river?
This custom disappeared a hundred years ago, so the villagers are confused, which is normal.
There was a bamboo raft parked on the calm river. Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er directed the officers and soldiers to place the coffin in the center of the bamboo raft. Then they stood on both sides of the coffin, one on the left and the other on the right. The river god still held it. The fat man's portrait frame stood at the front of the coffin.
Feng Yun stood on the shore and watched this scene. Kong Jie beside him said uneasily:
"Director Feng, are you sure we don't need to go? Can they do it?"
Kong Jie's tone has changed greatly from before. What he has seen and heard in the past few days has also subtly changed Kong Jie's mentality.
At this time, he seems to have had a premonition that the next progress of the case may take a turn. Is he worried that these people will not be able to handle it?
Feng Yun heard this and shook his head with a smile, then pointed to the bamboo raft and said:
"The load-bearing capacity of the bamboo raft is limited. If we get on it, the bamboo raft will probably sink.
They are using a river burial method to lure out the ghost ship. If we go on board, it will only ruin the ceremony. "
The river burials mentioned by Feng Yun were common in ancient times at the foot of Jiuhe River.
However, those who choose this method are generally poor people, because dignitaries can afford Feng Shui land and take care of future generations.
Most poor people cannot even afford coffins, so river burials also came about in that special cultural atmosphere.
Every time they were buried together, there was a simple bamboo raft, and the bodies of some poor people were placed on the bamboo raft.
The bamboo raft went away with the river. No one knew where the corpses went. They just wished that the souls of the dead would follow the corpses to the land of paradise.
But in fact, these corpses often end up sinking into the river and become food for fish and shrimp.
People who have done all their evil deeds always live a long life, but people who are kind-hearted and poor often die without death.
Things in the human world cannot be explained clearly. The so-called heavenly way is reincarnation. No one can escape, but no one can see it.
As Yan Qilin slowly untied the rope on the bamboo raft, the bamboo raft gradually began to float forward with the river water.
The villagers stood by the river and looked around curiously, but not long after, they discovered that white mist suddenly appeared on the river.
The white mist came suddenly and spread quickly.
In just a few breaths, the river surface turned into a mist.
Everyone was surprised by the weird weather, and the smoker standing by the river frowned solemnly at this moment.
Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin on the bamboo raft looked at each other, and then Ma Ling'er leaned next to the coffin and whispered to the fat man inside:
"Don't come out yet, the river is foggy."
After hearing this, the fat man instinctively took out a charm and clamped it in his hand. In this deadly silence, he could clearly hear his own heartbeat.
Yan Qilin noticed that the River God's expression was a little strange at the moment. The old man seemed to be looking around in the fog, looking for something.
But before Yan Qilin could delve into the matter, he saw a looming shadow of a ship in the white mist not far away.
As the ship gradually approached, Yan Qilin and the others finally saw clearly that the ship was in dilapidated condition, as if it had just flipped up from the bottom of the river.
And the ship didn't have any masts, but it was able to float on the river and keep getting closer to this side.
The ship was not big and there was not a single person on the deck.
There was obviously no one rowing the boat, but the boat was moving very fast.
The villagers on the shore also saw the looming boat in the fog, and doubtful discussions broke out one after another.
No one came out of the boat today. Could it be that the boat came from another village?
Due to the long distance, the villagers could not clearly see the true appearance of the ship. They could only vaguely see the outline of the ship in the white mist.
Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin on the bamboo raft subconsciously held their weapons and watched the approaching boat warily.
Obviously, this should be the ghost ship they were looking for. It was accompanied by white mist and waves of gloomy air. It was unmistakable!
"Snapped!"
However, just when the two of them focused all their attention on the ghost ship, something unexpected happened suddenly.
The River God, who had been standing in front of the coffin, now threw the photo of his old father on the ground with force, and at the same time tore off the mourning clothes he was wearing.
"I didn't expect you to actually attract the ship!"
After saying these words, the River God plunged into the river with a sudden movement. When he emerged from the water again, the River God shouted to Ma Ling'er and the others:
"You can't get involved in this matter. If you want to survive, stop it now!"
After saying these words, the figure of the river god quickly disappeared into the river.
The fat man heard the voice of the River God, kicked open the coffin lid, and stood up from inside:
"Old man, are you fucking kidding me?"
Everyone on the shore was stunned. The fat man stood up from the coffin, which made all the villagers look shocked.
Is this... a corpse scam?
At this time, the river god had climbed onto the ghost boat, and the ghost boat was no longer close to the bamboo raft, but was leaving in the opposite direction.
The River God stood on the deck, looked at Fatty and others, shook his head and sighed:
"You are still too young, and I am doing this for your own good.
I'll take the first step, and that fat man, I'll fuck your grandma! "
"You fucking dare to talk!"
The fat man's face turned red with anger, and he pointed at the river god and cursed loudly, but at this time, the ghost ship had disappeared into the white mist again.
As the white fog gradually dissipated, the ghost ship gradually disappeared.
At this moment, Fatty finally realized that they had been tricked by the River God into pretending to be pigs.
The words of the river god showed that he did not expect that the fat man and the others could actually attract the ghost ship.
This also means that he knows a lot of things, but obviously he has always been talking about falsehoods, and few of them are true.
And the move of escaping now really caught Fatty and the others off guard!
At the same time, several people had not noticed that a group of official reporters with "Dongshan Prefecture Newspaper Office" badges were hurriedly arriving in the distance of Yong'an River.
Asking for monthly ticket
(End of chapter)
