Weird recovery, I can't hide my god's identity

Chapter 219: The Coffin Is Not Buried
After defeating the monster and getting the reward, Chen Jingle, in a happy mood, is now strolling on the streets of Haicheng Prefecture.

Speaking of which, there are indeed an outrageous number of folk beliefs here.

More than what I saw in Yi'an before.

Not to mention the big temples, small temples that are only the size of a palm and can't even accommodate an adult can be seen everywhere here.

On the corner!
In the village!
Most of them worship secular gods that are not found in other places or have never been heard of.

Like the Three Kings of Gugong, the Three Kings of Jiulong, the Holy King of Lianggang, etc., outsiders probably don’t know where these gods came from after hearing them.

In addition, just like in Chen Jingle’s hometown, almost every village here worships a local deity.

We share the same cultural origin.

The lords of this area were mostly Chen Yuanguang, the King of Kaizhang, and his generals, as well as local generals who fought against foreign invaders in all dynasties, especially the generals who fought against the Jin Dynasty in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

In some places, there will be a lord who is exclusive to the county or prefecture.

For example, the city god of Haicheng Prefecture was worshipped in history as Zhou Ke, a senior official under Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty. However, the lord of Haicheng Prefecture was not Zhou Ke, but Chen Yuanguang, the Saint King of Zhang.

It is a local feature.

On the contrary, there is very little worship of civil officials here.

However, even the smallest gods are constantly worshipped here.

This shows the extent of superstition about the strange gods here.

People who have no feelings towards belief in gods will most likely not like it, but for those who are interested in folk culture, the mystery everywhere here will drive you crazy.

……

In addition, Haicheng has a relatively taboo folk custom.

Chen Jingle discovered it accidentally. He didn't realize it at first, but subconsciously felt that something was wrong. He only understood it after counting with his fingers.

As we all know, everyone will die.

There is usually a funeral after death. Except for a few places, most areas will bury the body. No matter where it is buried.

However, in Haicheng, there is a custom of keeping the coffin but not burying it that has been passed down from ancient times to the present.

The so-called keeping the coffin without burial means that after the death of the ancestor, for various reasons, they choose not to bury it, but the coffin is kept at home or in a temple.

In some places it is even placed directly in the living room and used as a dining table, where the whole family, young and old, eat all three meals.

If outsiders saw this, they would probably feel their scalps tingling and be unable to understand.

It would be fine if it was an empty coffin, but the problem is that there is a dead body lying inside.

It's even more outrageous than buying a house and putting an urn in it. What a weird folk custom.

In fact, the custom of keeping the coffin without burying it was not first created in Fujian or Haicheng.

It was first popular in the Central Plains during the Han Dynasty, when lavish burials were popular. Later, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, simple burials became popular, and the practice of leaving the coffin unburied became less common. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, lavish burials became popular again. It was not until the Song Dynasty that it spread to Fujian and developed rapidly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The duration of the coffin can range from a few months to hundreds of years.

There are several main reasons for keeping the coffin unburied.

One is that the people of Fujian are superstitious about Feng Shui and geomancy.

Since the Song Dynasty, Feng Shui has been popular in Fujian. It takes three years to find a dragon and ten years to find a cave. It is not easy to find a Feng Shui treasure land. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Feng Shui became more and more popular. Liu Bowen cut the dragon vein in the past, and the twelve peaks of Qiyun Mountain in Manchuria corresponded to its twelve emperors. Therefore, there are endless cases of people asking for high-quality Feng Shui treasure land at high prices. In addition, Fujian is mountainous, and everyone wants to get a Feng Shui treasure land to bless future generations. There are countless fights caused by this. There is even a saying that a Feng Shui treasure land is good for the first wife but not for the second wife after burial, which leads to frequent quarrels between brothers.

This is the most important reason.

Second, the trend of lavish burials was prevalent, but the financial resources were generally insufficient. The concept of lavish burials, which had been popular since the Han Dynasty, dominated the feudal era that lasted for two thousand years, and the same was true in Fujian.

The more prosperous the times were when lavish burials became popular, the more people chose to keep the coffins unburied.

However, for most ordinary people, family money is limited. Therefore, starting from the Southern Song Dynasty, it has become a common phenomenon that people cannot afford a lavish burial and are forced to choose to keep the coffins instead of burying them.

The third is the feudal weird concept. Many areas think that the longer the funeral time, the more filial the descendants are. It is like not being filial during life and making a fuss after death. Sometimes you may know that this is wrong, but you can't stand the relatives around you hearing the gossip of other families, so you can only follow the crowd.

This is very common in rural areas.

The fourth is the overseas Chinese hometown factor.

Since ancient times, Fujian has been visa-free for the whole world. As long as Mazu says that it is possible to go, there is no place that Fujian people cannot go. Young and strong laborers work hard overseas, and when the elders in the family pass away, they have to wait until they come back before burying them.

In response to this bad habit, governments of all ages have issued clear bans, but they have never been able to eradicate it.

With the increasing spread of scientific ideas, this taboo gradually disappeared until the new society when various customs were changed.

However, in a very small number of remote mountain villages, there will occasionally be one or two fish that slip through the net. They take advantage of the fact that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the fact that the people will not report it and the officials will not investigate it, and they do this kind of thing secretly.

……

Linkengtou Village, Huafeng County.

At this time, villager Lin Guodong was squatting on the steps with a sad face, looking at the big coffin in the yard.

Just now, he had another quarrel with his wife.

Why do I say “again”? Because we had already had a quarrel yesterday.

The cause of the quarrel was this coffin, and lying inside the coffin was his father, Lin Zhengwen.

This story begins three days ago.

Lin Guodong's father was very old. He was chopping wood in the yard when he suddenly collapsed. The old man was not sick or in pain when he passed away. In addition, he was over 80 years old, so it can be called a happy funeral.

Normally, after a funeral, cremation, and burial, it's over.

As a result, Lam Kwok Tung suddenly said that the coffin would be kept for a few days, but as to how many days exactly, he was vague and did not give a specific answer.

When the other brothers and sisters heard this, they immediately refused to do it.

The old man is gone, but you don't let him rest in peace. Instead, you keep the coffin unburied, which is a bad habit that goes against history. What is your intention?

Even his wife disagreed: "What era is it now? You are still doing this. If you don't find it embarrassing, I will!"

After all, the old man lived with them when he was alive. She had no objection to supporting him and seeing him off to the end of his life, but she couldn't keep the coffin there!

It would be fine if it were to stop for two or three days, but the question is how long it will be stopped. There is no specific date, and no one knows this or that. It's like a farce.

How could she bear this!
"Didn't I tell you? I want to find a good place with good feng shui so that he can bless Ajie and the others to succeed."

Lin Guodong became impatient as he talked about it.

I'm really impressed by this bitch. Why does she ask so many questions? Would I harm you?
Although I really want to tell the truth, I have promised others to keep it a secret for the time being, so I have to bear it.

When his wife heard this, she sneered, "What hilltop is not occupied these days? It's your turn to have such good feng shui? There are many people who pay hundreds of millions to buy it. Why would any feng shui master give such a good feng shui spot to you?"

She suspected that her husband had been bewitched, but the bastard refused to tell her the specific reason, so there was nothing she could do.

Once this person does something stupid, ten oxen can't pull him back. He will only wake up when he gets his head broken and bloody.

Oh, I hope I don’t get cheated out of all my money.

"Anyway, leave it alone!"

"Okay, just don't put it in the yard!"

"That's my dad!"

"Your father doesn't have an unfilial son like you!"

"..."

The two broke up unhappy.

If they weren't afraid of letting the family disgrace be made public, they would have made a scene long ago.

But this matter has to be resolved and it can't be dragged on. Those younger brothers and sisters are not easy to deal with, so Lin Guodong is so troubled.

"Lingjia Jimai! What a bullshit Feng Shui master! If you don't come, I won't care about you anymore. Whatever you want to do, sell it to whoever wants it!"

Although he cursed, he still had some expectations in his heart.

If it is really as that man said, after his father is buried, his family will be extremely rich and powerful starting from his generation. He can just endure this temporary grievance.

For the money, not shabby.

……

His wife guessed correctly, Lin Guodong did this because he listened to others.

It happened for a reason.

In recent years, the second and third brothers' children have graduated from college one after another. Some have passed the civil service examination, and some work in Fortune 500 foreign companies. Whenever they get together during the holidays, their noses are almost raised to the sky, which makes him, the eldest brother, feel very depressed.

But who made his son so unpromising? He was either unemployed or screwing screws in an electronics factory. None of them had a promising future.

If nothing unexpected happens, their family will be trampled under the feet of their younger brothers and sisters all their lives, and the gap between the families will only get bigger and bigger.

Until a few days ago, he met a Feng Shui master.

He was just asking the other party to lend him a light, but the other party glanced at him and said that there might be some problems at home recently, so he should be mentally prepared and gave him a business card.

At that time, Lin Guodong didn't take it seriously and stuffed the business card into the compartment of his wallet. He had a lot of such things, but the chances of using them were less than one in ten.

However, on the third day after returning home, the old man passed away.

After Lin Guodong felt sad, he suddenly remembered the Feng Shui master Zhou whom he met three days ago. He called him and the call was quickly connected.

After he explained his purpose, Master Zhou told him very clearly that he had indeed seen it at the time, but it was not easy to say it out loud, and besides, Lin Guodong might not believe it even if he told him.

Lin Guodong thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. If someone told him on the street that his father was dying, he would have a fight with that person.

Then Master Zhou said, "Grandpa is blessed, but you have too many brothers and sisters, so the blessings are a bit scattered. If they were gathered together and you were the only one to enjoy them, you would be very successful in less than a year!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Guodong was moved.

There is no way, people's happiness is based on comparison, but unfortunately he is the unhappy one. His wife nags him every now and then, complaining that he is incompetent, staying in the countryside all his life, and can't even buy a house for his children to get married in the city.

Some things are true, but they are meaningless when they are said out loud.

The two had quarreled over money more than once, which is why they say that poor couples have many sorrows.

Therefore, when an opportunity to turn things around is presented before us, I believe no one will not be tempted.

He is just an ordinary person.

"My second, third, and youngest sister have had a comfortable life these years, it's time for me to take my turn."

Thinking of his wonderful life after getting rich, Lam Kwok Tung's mouth curled up harder than AK.

He quickly said to the other end of the phone: "Master, please help me!"

Master Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, okay. I'm just going with the flow. Your old man has accumulated a lot of good fortune. But it's not easy to find the dragon point. You need to wait for me for a while. Don't worry, it won't take too long, at most half a month. I just happen to have some information about a good feng shui place. As long as we find the right god position, we'll be fine!"

"Half a month?"

Lin Guodong hesitated.

Three to five days would be fine, but half a month is a bit too long.

The main reason is that nowadays it is different from before. People nowadays are quite superstitious about leaving the coffin unburied. And he alone has no say in this matter.

Lin Guodong thought about it and decided to do as Master Zhou said: "Okay! Half a month is half a month, I can wait, but please do it as soon as possible! I'll leave everything to you, sir. I will reward you handsomely after the matter is completed!"

"You're welcome. I told you to just go with the flow. Just wait for my good news."

Master Zhou on the other end of the phone put down his phone and put on an intriguing smile.

……

Lam Kwok Tung compromised.

In order to keep the coffin unburied, he promised to keep it for at most half a month, and during this half month he would ask someone to help find a good feng shui site for the old man. At the same time, he moved the coffin away, not in the conspicuous yard, but behind the pigpen next to it.

His brothers and sisters and his wife finally accepted his answer.

Lin Guodong patted the coffin lid with a depressed expression: "Dad, I'm sorry. I have to let you stay here for a while. Once the Feng Shui master finds the Feng Shui treasure cave he mentioned, I will take you away from here as soon as possible."

What he didn't notice was that when the coffin fell to the ground, a dark light flashed, and the color of the coffin looked darker than before, but the light here was not good and the change was not obvious, so he didn't notice it.

After all, paper can't hold the fire.

By the next day, the news that Lin Guodong's family had not yet buried the body had spread.

The whole small mountain village was in an uproar, and it will be a topic of conversation for a long time to come.

When the village chief heard the news, he was shocked and rushed over to persuade them.

This custom has disappeared for many years since the beginning of the new society. Its reappearance now may seem like a step backward in history.

Given the nature of rural areas, it won't be long before the news spreads throughout Huafeng County, and everyone will know that a family in Linkengtou Village has again stopped burying the body.

How embarrassing!
The entire village and the entire Lin family will be implicated!
Considering that they are all from the same clan, the village chief did not say anything too harsh. He just told Lin Guodong that this kind of thing was wrong and asked him not to do it. Otherwise, he would severely criticize his behavior that destroyed the atmosphere and affected the image of the village.

But Lin Guodong was not going to listen. He had already thought about how many houses and what kind of cars he would buy after he became rich. He would be a city dweller in the future, so why would he care about the gossip of country people?

He responded vaguely, saying that he would definitely not delay too long.

Seeing this, the village chief shook his head and left.

Well, I hope he is just overthinking it.

　I drove for nine hours today and had various transfers. I am really tired. I will only update 4000 words tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)