Parents are busy farming

Before noon, the errand (a person who is responsible for taking care of filial sons and grandsons as if they are leading the way.) also takes the filial sons to the village to invite people from house to house.

A group of people, wearing sackcloth and mourning, lined up according to seniority, starting from the first household at the head of the village.

Each family has to leave one person at home. At this time, they will take out a large piece of paper (folded into a size that is easy to hold in one hand) and hand it to the walker.

After the walker takes the paper and makes a gesture of invitation with his hands, the filial sons will kneel down and kowtow.

Lu Zili was afraid that his grandparents would act like monsters, so before he left in the morning, he told Mr. Lu Bai not to embarrass others. Everyone has this day.

Lu Bai now listens to Lu Zili's words and made sure that he would not make any mistakes at that time.

So when the funeral music came, Lu Bai took the paper early and waited at the door of her house.

After passing the paper, he knelt down and bowed to the filial sons in return.

Ye Yongwang's mother-in-law handed the paper to open the door at Ye Yongwang's house. This was also what Ye Yongwang had ordered in advance.

"My wife has difficulty moving, so she still hopes to see Haihan!"

Everyone understood and left after saluting.

The most unexpected ones are Lao Li and Shangguan Ying.

Lao Li is a long-term worker employed by the Ye family, and it stands to reason that nothing will happen to him. However, since he has not received any looks or looks down on him in the year since he came to Lujiacun, he handed over the paper based on the principle of being kind to others.

Shangguan Ying asked Ye Zimeng to go to the funeral to help.

Seeing how polite they were, the villagers all praised Ye Zifen for making friends with sensible people.

Before noon, a county government official came to express his condolences on behalf of the county government.

He was also an acquaintance of Ye Yongwang. Under his leadership, he paid homage to Lu Lizheng and gave him a gift of one tael of silver.

After paying the money, he and Ye Yongwang handed over their hands and left.

For people like them, it is a great honor to come to express their condolences. It is impossible for them to wait until someone is buried.

This time the county government came to thank Lu Lizheng for his hard work over the years.

At this time, Shangguan Ying also paid a tael of silver on behalf of the caravan, and her name was written directly as the caravan.

Lu Zili and Zhi Meng happened to be at the accounting table, so they naturally had no objections.

It was only when the accounts were given to Li Zheng's children that everyone was surprised.

Noon finally arrived, and the young and middle-aged men of the clan moved the horses, carriages and sedans to the main street of the village.

There is also a pair of blue trousers that Lu Lizheng wore when he was alive. The trouser legs and waist are tied with ropes and filled with paper money.

The eldest daughter-in-law carried the pants out and finally placed them on the horse in front.

The eldest daughter held the rich lady tied with paper in front of the courtyard gate.

The women first used three sticks of incense to lead the way to the west of the village. After returning, everyone came to the paper bundles.

The paper bundles have been arranged in order.

Under the leadership of the general person in charge, the filial sons turned nine times clockwise and nine times counterclockwise, chanting while turning.

As for the content of the chanting, that's all. (I won’t go into details here for fear of giving you nightmares!)

When the number of turns was completed, the person in charge raised his hand, and the Lu clan members took the things and started lighting them.

Dutiful sons should kneel to the east and face the west to cry.

Scenes like this can always arouse people's tears, and everyone bows their head and wipes away tears.

Of course, excluding Lu Li, her eyes were full of jealousy.

The person in charge lit a little paper with a fire stick, and the fire burst into flames instantly.

It's as if one can see a person's past in the fire.

The familiar person seemed to be greeting everyone with a smile.

Some people couldn't bear to watch such a scene, so they turned away and wiped away their tears with their sleeves.

People stood around and felt the heat of the flame, just like Lu Lizheng himself, upright, kind and warm to others.

After the paper is burned, the ceremony begins.

When firecrackers are fired ninety-nine and eighty-one times, three people usually take turns to be responsible.

Arrange more than ten firecrackers in a row and light them one by one. Place a few more firecrackers to prevent duds.

After the first one clicked nine times, the next one hurriedly caught up, while the person in front hurriedly set off firecrackers.

This is usually done by experienced people in the village, and it takes a few people to cooperate with each other tacitly.

The ceremony is completed, the filial son returns home, and the guests return to their seats.

At this time, the wanderer will bring the filial sons to the guests, kneel down and kowtow, which means inviting them to a meal.

The guests ate dishes cooked by the chefs and wine, which was a real banquet.

The ten steamed bowls mentioned earlier are one of these noodles.

The dishes at this kind of banquet are very particular, and only a chef who specializes in weddings and weddings can distinguish them.

I want to ask why they are allowed to drink. It is because they need to go to the cemetery on the way to the cemetery in the afternoon. Some people are shy and are afraid of showing their timidity, so they are asked to drink some wine to strengthen their courage.

People in the tribe still eat big pot dishes with steamed buns.

After the meal, the filial sons came to the guests again, knelt down and kowtowed to ask if they were satisfied with the meal.

The guests bowed in return.

There will be about half an hour's rest time next.

The person in charge made good use of this time to ensure that he could be buried in a coffin at an auspicious time.

In the afternoon, the general manager will take the filial sons to the temple for the last time.

Then the guests came together to say goodbye and pay homage.

People from the clan also came to say goodbye and pay homage.

Then the young men from the tribe came into the house, leaning against the coffin and holding the bottom of the coffin.

At this time, the eldest son of Satomasa came in, picked up the auspicious basin and threw it to the ground, causing the basin to fall into pieces.

The young men immediately worked together to lift the coffin.

Lu Lizheng's eldest son picked up the flag on the coffin and carried it behind him and walked out.

The female relatives in the room immediately knocked down the bench holding the coffin and followed the coffin in tears.

The coffin was placed on the pole after leaving the house. Before the curtain was put on the pole, the funeral band played gongs, drums, suona and erhu to send Lu Lizheng on his last journey.

This time it was played more cheerfully. It was played to the deceased, hoping that he could go on his way easily.

Don't look back, don't linger...

After the funeral and rejoicing, he went up to the curtain and raised the pole.

The old people in the village took Lu Lizheng's pillow, swept it with a broom and burned it.

And put a can of millet in the portable basket and insert a pair of chopsticks.

And put two white steamed buns on the pair of chopsticks.

This frame must be held by the eldest daughter-in-law.

It is said that he was afraid that he would encounter wild dogs or something on the way to the deceased, so he would throw it to them so that he could go on the road.

The women left crying and scattered the paper money in their pockets little by little.

This is for lonely ghosts. It means that someone in my family is going to the underworld. We have already given you money, so don't look for trouble.

Halfway through the journey, the general manager raised his hand and the large army stopped.

This is to perform a palace ceremony. It is said that the deceased stayed in the temple halfway, and the relatives of the deceased gave a grand ceremony to the adults in the temple to express their gratitude.

First, the walkers go to the entrance hall. If the walkers are older, they are more likely to be teased by the juniors.

For example, stuffing a handful of dirt into his neck, or deliberately making him laugh.

It is said that the Yingmen Hall is the first checkpoint for the deceased when they enter the temple. Only those with good deeds will be allowed to enter the temple. Otherwise, the deceased will have to sleep on the street and be easily bullied by ghosts.

The palace attendants walked all the way from afar, and there were three stopping places. They could kowtow as much as they wanted, but they had to bow three times and kowtow nine times.

The last person should stop at the altar table.

The Yingmen Hall serves as a template. Generally speaking, how he salutes, the people behind him will salute in the same way.

So Yingmendian was wrong. It would be better if there was an understanding person behind.

If not, then go back and make the mistake all the time.

Of course if you are wrong you will be laughed at.