my weird life

Chapter 305 Duan Gong, horse feet (12)

According to a specific arrangement,
The seven coffin nails were slowly wedged into the coffin board by the mallet,

The whole coffin gradually became tightly stitched.

at the funeral,
The step of 'covering the coffin and grinding the nails', if the deceased is a woman, must be done by her natal nephews and brothers.

The nail grinder that Cui Daren found at the moment is slightly older than Cui Daren, and he is indeed his mother's nephew in his natal family.
The man with gray hair, straightened the coffin nails with one hand, and waved the gavel with the other,

You kept muttering in his mouth: "Hiding the nails, hiding the nails."

tuk tuk,
The gavel fell once,
The coffin nails were wedged an inch into the lid.

There are seven coffin nails, four of which go straight through the coffin and go deep into the side of the coffin. They are 'longevity nails'.

The other three are one on the front top and are called 'life nails'.

The other two are arranged on the left side or on the right side according to the difference between men and women.

In the suona sound,

The man who grinds the nails does not dare to tremble in the slightest.
The nail rolling ceremony was meticulously completed.

Cui Daren circled around the old mother's coffin, cried hard again, then got up suddenly, and slammed into the coffin - the servant beside him immediately held him down,
Stop him from hitting the coffin to death.

"Mother, I wish I could go with you—" Cui Daren burst into tears,

Doing the action of "hitting the head against the coffin" is also a fixed step in the funeral ceremony.

The servant next to him pulled Cui Daren, tried to persuade him decently, and even wiped the corners of his eyes, pretending to be touched by Cui Daren's 'filial piety': "Master, you are leaving, your big family Who should people rely on?
Grandma still counts on you to take care of the house and make Lao Cui's house more and more prosperous.

Even if you want to follow her,

How could her old man be willing? "

Cui Daren beat his chest and stomped his feet, wailing endlessly.

But in the end, he didn't hit the coffin with his head again.

The servant let out a sigh of relief.

Just now, the old man exerted force suddenly, the old man who has always been pampered, the force he used made him feel like he was pulling a wild boar - if it wasn't for the cooperation of the companion on the right,

He may not be able to grab the opponent!

It really made the master bump to death in front of the coffin,
That's a bad thing!
Thoughts were spinning in Jia Ding's mind, and he raised his eyes to look at his companion opposite.

The servant on the opposite side also had a look of lingering fear.

Cui Daren was supported by the shoulders of the two, with his head down and weeping,

On the face covered with snot and tears, there was also a look of panic - at the previous moment, he felt as if someone pushed him hard behind him - even Cui Daren had the palm of that person sticking to his back. concrete feeling,

That hand was extremely cold, the bones were hard, and it hurt!

"My lord, my condolences...

Grandma must not want to see you like this,

You need to cheer up,
It's better to stop thinking of going with her old man, don't let her down..." The servant on the right also tried to comfort Cui Daren, earning more performance points in front of the elder.

Who knows,

His voice just fell,
The noisy mourning music filled my ears suddenly fell silent,
A cold old voice sounded: "I am willing, let him go with me..."

The voice flashed in an instant,

Instantly disappeared without a trace!

The servant on the right froze, looking around,

I never saw anyone approaching my side at all!
He raised his eyes again to look at the vermilion coffin in front of him, deep fear had gathered in his eyes!

The four corners of the black cloth used to shield the coffin from the sun were tied to four bamboo poles with ropes.
Bamboo poles stand in the courtyard, supporting a simple shed.

The coffin is parked in the shed.

Cui Daren knelt in front of the coffin and wailed for a while, after all, he had exhausted too much energy, and his crying gradually became weaker.

The two white-haired old men have been hidden in the crowd since the funeral started.

at this time,

The two came out again,

Approaching Cui Daren, an old man said: "Daren, the time has come, it's time to ask Duke Duan to ask questions."

"Hey, good." Cui Daren wiped away his tears, nodded in agreement to the senior Cui family, waved his hand to recruit a few servants, and told them, "The sorrow and joy can stop,
May I ask how the preparations for the next table are going?

Invite Wang Duangong over here! "

"Yes, yes." The servants nodded and bowed for a while, and went to work separately.

The musicians gathered by the courtyard wall stopped playing their instruments at the yelling gesture of the servants, and turned to the backyard with their instruments.

The courtyard, which was quite crowded at first,

But in a moment, most of the time was vacated.

There are only a few servants and maidservants standing guard in the corner of the courtyard,
A vermilion coffin was parked in the middle of the compound.

The mourning stopped for a while,

Those musicians turned to the mourning hall outside, and they all started to play music again. The sound of mourning music faintly resounded, which could no longer affect the communication of the honored guests in the main hall.

"Are you about to leave for a funeral?"

"It should be a funeral. Cui Heizhu is looking for his family to carry the coffin?"

"After the funeral, we can start the banquet..."

The distinguished guests in the main hall were discussing one after another.

Most of these guests are local gentry and local tyrants, and Cui Dashan is just a small landlord who has just stepped into their class.

Therefore, when people mentioned Cui Daren, their words were not very respectful,
There are quite a lot of people who call him by his humble name in the past.

The stove team and a group sat near the door,
Hearing the conversation around him, Li Yueshan raised his eyes and looked at the maidservants guarding the main hall. He didn't see them bringing bowls and chopsticks, so he pouted immediately: "If you're going to go out for a funeral, it's time to distribute the bowls and chopsticks.
It's a pity that they didn't move at the moment.

It's still early. "

"Yes, yes." The old man nodded again and again, watching a few servants outside the door, surrounded by an old man dressed in floral clothes, painted with makeup, and wearing a strange crown, approaching the courtyard along the main gate.

After a few servants,
Someone else walked into the courtyard carrying iron pots full of charcoal.

Those people lined up the iron pots in front of the coffin, all the way to the mourning hall outside.

Subsequently,

Light the charcoal in a mouthful of iron pots one by one,

It didn't take long for a line formed by iron pans to become a 'fire path' connected by flames!
The discussion in the main hall suddenly subsided a lot!
There are distinguished guests who can't hide their surprise,
He also lowered his voice and asked his companions, as if speaking loudly at this time, some extraordinary existence would be alarmed and stare at him: "Cui Heizhu actually invited Duan Gong to come - this is to 'reinforce the crossing of the dead'." '?!"

"I've never heard of Duan Gong in our local area...

Judging by the posture of the sea of ​​fire, this Duan Gong should not be fake.

Cui Daren is filial, filial! "

The contempt towards Cui Daren in the words of the respected guests suddenly decreased a lot.

Gein' Duan Gong' is really rare,
Not good please come.

Can invite 'Duangong' to carry out 'the crossing of the dead' for his old mother,
Cui Daren needs to spend a lot of capital, which actually shows that he has good financial resources.

People around were talking.

Li Yueshan also looked surprised: "You actually invited Duan Gong to give his mother a soul transcendence? Tsk tsk, how much money will it cost?"

He turned to look at Su Wu,
Said: "Awu, haven't you always wondered what happened to Duangong?
The old man in flowered clothes and crown in the courtyard is a dungong! "

"I see."

Su Wu turned his head and looked outside the door, his nostrils flaring.

Since the short "Duangong" entered the courtyard,
He smelled a strong smell mixed with incense and pig smell. This smell filled his nostrils, almost making him unable to smell other smells!
Is this Duan Gong's smell?
Su Wu secretly changed his mind.

At this time, the old Taoist smiled and quietly handed over a small wooden box the size of a thumb from under the table.

He quietly opened the wooden box under the table,

I saw a round, shiny black pill inside, the size of a peanut.

Su Wu looked at the old Taoist priest puzzledly,
The old Taoist wiped his nose with his hand.

Can this pill get rid of the smell on Duan Gong's body?

Looking at the small black wooden box, when Su Wu was hesitating whether to take the elixir, a stronger smell rushed into his nostrils - he saw four heads wrapped in red cloth outside the yard, with wrists, ankles, A young man with a red cloth wrapped around his waist came in,
Stand behind that Duan Gong.

"Horse!"

"The horse's feet are coming too!"

"Cui Heizhu is really willing to pay for it—I don't know how much he spent on his mother when his mother was there? He seems filial when he dies!"

"It's only a matter of asking Mi Shenmai, tsk tsk tsk..."

The discussion in the main hall suddenly became louder,

Su Wu's stomach was also churned by the impact of the smell filling his nostrils!
He looked at the people around him,
except him,
Most of the people around didn't seem to smell the strong smell.

Master Youzai was explaining to his disciples what he had seen and heard about the world: "There are several types of Duan Gong, for example, the one with the big magic crown on his head is called Duan Gong, and those young people are called 'horse feet'—please send me God cannot do without them,
...It's just that I don't see their temple altar nearby,
Where should I receive God and send God away?
Except Duan Gong and Ma Jiao,
And madness.

It is the goddess, the god,

Those old women and old men who are delusional and nagging, stay away from them! "

Su Wu listened to Master's words,

He looked at Li Zhu'er beside him.

Pearl blushed,

He frowned slightly.

He looked like he was enduring something.

Struggle with vomiting?

Su Wu handed the wooden box to Zhu'er, quietly wiped it between his nose,

The other party understands immediately,

He ate the pill without a trace.

He turned his head and looked at the old man.

The old man gave him a very dissatisfied look,
However, he was handed another pill from under the table.

After swallowing the pill,

The strong smell suddenly became extremely weak,

It immediately made Su Wu feel much more relaxed.

Zhu'er also looked at Su Wu gratefully, her eyes were watery.

There is an incense altar in front of the coffin outside the hall.
All items are ready.

A fire was burning in the iron pot, making this cold early spring warm.

Cui Daren was in the courtyard,

Listening to the irrepressible voice of discussion behind him,

A smile could not be suppressed on his face.

He worked tirelessly,
many preparations,

Isn't it for this moment of 'manifestation in front of people'?

Showed strength today,
Who would dare to call himself 'Cui Heizhu' in person in the future? !

Cui Heizhu was full of imagination,
At this time, the Duan Gong came over holding a strange magic weapon - the magic weapon in his hand was a dagger made of pure copper, with a ring the size of a human head attached to the hilt end of the dagger.
There are eight small rings on the ring,

The six stars of the Southern Dipper are engraved on the face of the sword,

Reverse engraving of the Big Dipper.

Duan Gong walked up to Cui Daren, and said in a hoarse voice: "You said that your mother was raped and killed by a cunning, so I came to help your mother's death.
I won't say much else,
When we cross the sea of ​​fire later,
you must remember

To cry, to cry loudly.

Your relatives who are guarding both sides of the sea of ​​flames in front of the mourning hall should also cry together!

Remember,

Don't laugh out loud at this time! "

(End of this chapter)