Fairy Tea Temple Notes

In the afternoon, Ke Shicheng made Kongming lanterns on the balcony. His production method was not much different from the common Kongming lanterns on the market.

Modern Kongming lanterns are almost all used for blessings. Local Kongming lanterns are not lighted casually in rural areas, because their main purpose is really unlucky.If someone's family finds that the Kongming lantern has fallen into their yard at dawn, they will exclaim: "Whoever doesn't have eyesight just put the lamp on casually."

The Kongming Lantern, which summons souls, will burn a note inside the lamp before it takes off, with the name and surname of the deceased written on the note.The note was burned, and the Kongming lantern floated up, drifting away like a will-o'-the-wisp.

Ke Daochang's handiwork is very good, making Kongming lanterns with bamboo strips and white paper.The two Kongming lanterns were pasted up, clipped up, and hung on the railing to dry.

Just as he hung up the Kongming lantern, Ke Shicheng's cell phone rang. Ke Shicheng thought it was his uncle calling, and took out his cell phone to see that it was He Qing.

"Shi Cheng, are you back home?"

He Qing's voice on the phone was very joyful.

"Ah."

"have you eaten yet?"

"Have eaten."

"We also just had dinner, and my sister and I are setting up offerings. Prepare five-flavored rice, five bowls and plates, and a jug of wine. By the way, we also bought a paper lantern, which is an old-fashioned lantern like candles. My sister doesn't remember the specific ceremony, we asked my uncle to know how to do it."

He Qing finished speaking in one breath, obviously he wanted to share it with Ke Shicheng.

"Look at what other families do, just learn from them."

On the first day of July, the villagers of Baishui Town, every household has to "light up their feet", so they can learn from their neighbors.

"Shi Cheng, I heard that the ghosts in the underworld will be released today, and they will walk around the world. Pay attention."

He Qing didn't have the habit of ghost moon before, and he did as the Romans did when he went to the countryside.He Qing will live in the old house tonight, so he doesn't plan to go out at night. The old uncle also specially told their siblings not to leave the hospital at night.

"fine."

Ordinary lonely ghosts run away when they see Ke Shicheng. Ke Shicheng in the ghost moon is simply a black and white existence.

"Shi Cheng, my sister and I both want to see Grandpa. Should we light the lamp at the door so that the deceased relatives will come back?"

He Qing has never experienced anything similar, so he doesn't know if it's true or not.

"uncertain."

The reasons for each school are complicated, and Ke Shicheng didn't plan to explain it to He Qing in detail, he didn't want to lead He Qing into their path.People who often fight against evil things, because they have special abilities, their destination after death is often different from ordinary people.

"Well, Shi Cheng, you are alone and pay attention to safety."

"it is good."

"That's it for now, I'm hanging up."

He Qing felt that there was no other topic to talk about, so he hung up the phone.

Ke Shicheng held the phone, thinking, He Qing thought he had something important to do when he made this call.Probably, just called to ask me if I had dinner.

Clicking on WeChat, Ke Shicheng checked the information, and sure enough, there were messages from He Qing. He started sending them this morning, some were typed, some were voiced, and there were several of them.If other people "bomb" him like this, Ke Shicheng will definitely block him.

Clicking on the voice that was sent the first time, He Qing asked him what time he was leaving and whether he was leaving the house after breakfast.The second message was to ask if Ke Shicheng had arrived in City X?Mostly little things like this.

Ke Shicheng didn't find it annoying, he read and listened to each article.

But I don't know what to reply, Ke Shicheng didn't reply.

At night, on the second-floor balcony of the Ke family's sea-view room, there were no lights, only moonlight, and two men drank together.The older one sat on a chair, and the younger one stood in front of the railing, looking out to sea.

My uncle and nephew come to this small island every July in the lunar calendar.From childhood, my uncle drank alcohol and my nephew drank milk, to the age when my nephew grew up to drink beer, and then to the age when my nephew could drink my uncle to the party.

Pan Xisheng was a little drunk, looked down at his watch, it was not yet zero, although the sea breeze was very comfortable, but he felt too old to stay up late.Looking up at his nephew who was standing in front of the railing like a stone statue, Pan Xisheng thought, this kid has grown up vigorously and is also a good-looking talent, but it is a pity that he is engaged in a special profession of catching ghosts and subduing demons, so he always feels a little sorry for his sister and brother-in-law.

Back then, if he had learned the skills from Ke Shicheng, he would have been brought back to City X, and sent abroad to find his uncle Ke Kangcheng, this kid would not have become a Taoist priest.

Ke Shicheng released a small paper crane from his palm, the small paper crane flew out, and then flew back by itself. It turned its head to the southwest forcefully, and then fell into Ke Shicheng's palm.Ke Shicheng touched its tail, it was wet.

"The wind direction is right, the time is just right, you can put the lights here directly."

Ke Shicheng turned his head and spoke to his uncle. Just now, his movement of releasing the little paper crane was quite clever, and his uncle didn't notice it.Ke Shicheng put the little paper crane back into his pocket. He took down the two Kongming lanterns hanging on the balcony and prepared to put them on.

If the wind is not in the right direction, you can also place lights on the island to prevent the lights from falling where they should not fall-such as residential houses and workshops that are easy to burn.

These two Kongming lanterns need to fly to the sea until the fuel is exhausted and they fall into the sea.

"I calculated early in the morning that there is no need to move the position of the lamp. It is the same as last year, and it is indeed correct."

Apart from his job of researching ancient books, Pan Shengxi only has this little hobby, and he likes divination when things happen.

Both the uncle and nephew ignored the wind direction information in the weather forecast, and just checked it with their mobile phone. It was quick and convenient, and there was no need to use spells or divination.

The two stood in front of the railing together, and each took a Kongming lantern. Ke Shicheng lit them, and at the same time quickly burned the paper with his name written on them into the two lamps.

"I don't know when there will be some new news. Overseas is thousands of miles away, and the ancients said that the extreme sky is just like this."

Many years later, it is not even clear where the plane is lying on the seabed, and as for the remains, there is no way to find them.

Pan Xi sighed, he always had to be sad at this time of year.The souls of the dead are wandering in the vast ocean, because the sea water is flowing, even if you go to the original place to summon the souls, you can't recruit them. I hope that after so many years, their souls have been at peace.

"uncle."

Ke Shicheng often had to go back to comfort his uncle. When he was ten years old, the plane his parents were on crashed at sea, and more than ten years passed in a blink of an eye.

"I know, don't force it."

Pan Xisheng didn't think such a small Kongming lantern could play a big role, but it was just a thought once a year.

Two orange-red Kongming lanterns slowly ascended to the sky, were carried away by the wind, flew to the sea, got farther and farther, and finally disappeared in front of them.

Pan Xisheng, who was slightly drunk, planned to go downstairs to sleep after seeing off the Kongming Lantern.Ke Shicheng saw that he was staggering, so he went to hold his uncle and helped him down the stairs.

In the middle of the night, Ke Shicheng was lying in bed and was about to fall asleep. He picked up his mobile phone to check if there was any new commission. He saw a photo sent by He Qing. paper lanterns.Small and chic, it emits red light from the paper lantern.

A reminder of new news came, and Ke Shicheng saw He Qing send a sentence: Good night, Shicheng.

Without even thinking about it, Ke Shicheng typed two words: Good night.

Outside the gate of He's courtyard at dusk, He Qing moved out a low table, and He Yan put the prepared five-flavored rice on the table.The so-called five-flavored rice is five kinds of cooked food.At the same time, wine and gold foil paper, five bowls and chopsticks, and wine glasses should be placed.He Yan lit the incense and put the candle on the rice.Smoke curled up.

These things are used for "good brothers" to enjoy.

The locals call the lonely ghost a "good brother", which is a more humorous name.

At night, every household hangs street lamps, one by one dotted the night alley, hazy and beautiful.In He Yan's eyes, the village road was empty and lonely, with only the solitary guiding lights on.In the village road in He Qing's eyes, under the guide lights, there are many faint figures, they wander outside, in groups, of all shapes and sizes.

Every time they pass by a house where offerings are placed, they stop to eat and drink, scrambling to be the first, very rough.After eating and drinking enough, they leave in an orderly manner, even if occasionally a few ghosts look at the door of the host's house, ready to move, they will be dragged away by other ghosts.

Most of the old folk houses in the local area have enshrined the foundation owner, which is the guardian spirit of the house.There are houses with guardian spirits in charge, and lonely ghosts cannot enter the gates of the houses.

Three or five ghosts came to He's courtyard, they were attracted by the smell of food and wine.The closer these ghosts are, the more concrete they are in He Qing's eyes. He can even see their clothes clearly. They are ghosts from the past, but their faces are blurred, and it is difficult to distinguish between men and women.

The ghost came over to gobble it up, and from time to time raised his head vigilantly, looking towards the courtyard door.Inside the gate of the courtyard, there is a fluffy yellow wind lion. Xiao Huang, who has always been simple and lazy, now looks like a lion king.It shook its spirits, its eyes staring at the door with embarrassment.

He Yan couldn't see these ghosts. After she burned the gold foil paper, she planned to put away the five-flavor rice and other offerings. He Qing quickly said, "Sister, wait a little longer." He Yan was startled, and she quickly withdrew her hand. , asked in a low voice: "Xiao Qing, do you really have it?" He Qing nodded.

The old uncle said that the five-flavored rice is for lonely souls and wild ghosts. He Yan knows this statement, but she is actually dubious.

After waiting for a while, He Qing saw that the ghosts had dispersed, and signaled to He Yan that he could take away the offerings.

He Yan asked with a sigh of relief: "Xiaoqing, aren't you afraid?"

He Qing shook his head. He felt that ghosts existed like a leaf or a blade of grass. They would be seen on the road from time to time, as long as they didn’t disturb each other.

"It seems that the statement of the guiding lights should also be true."

Ghost Moon, the lamp that every household hangs outside the door is dedicated to guiding ghosts.During the ghost month in the countryside, people don't go out at night unless they have something special to do.

The villagers are very particular about the ghost month. Apart from not going out at night, they don't get married during the month. If someone dies during the ghost month, they often have to wait until the ghost month is over before the funeral can be held.They believe that in this month full of lonely souls and wild ghosts, if a soul-calling ceremony is held for a person who has just passed away, who knows whose ghost will be brought home, which is extremely frightening.

He Yan wanted to see her deceased grandfather, she was obsessed with it.He Qing didn't know if his sister could see her. Many people couldn't see a ghost, no matter if the ghost was their relative or not.

There is a barrier between the human world and the underworld, like a solid wall.

At night, He Yan sat in the side hall making tea, waiting for her grandfather to appear.He Qing was by his side and listened to He Yan's story about grandpa's past.From He Yan's statement, their grandfather is a very ordinary old man, but not ordinary, he is more gentle and amiable than other people's grandfathers.If it wasn't for Master Lin who often came over to make tea at home, probably very few people would think that Grandpa used to be a master.

Being a teacher was something that happened to my grandfather when he was young, and he never mentioned to his children and grandchildren what kind of adventures or dangers he experienced when he was young.

"In the past, I thought grandpa was very familiar. It wasn't until Xiaoqing came back, and what happened the first seven nights, that I realized that grandpa was also very strange."

He Yan poured tea, looked at the blue-yellow tea soup, and sighed softly.

"Sister, didn't you see those things when you were young?"

He Qing has heard a saying that although some people cannot see ghosts when they grow up, they can see ghosts when they were children.

"I don't remember seeing it. What if Grandpa comes back but I can't see him?"

He Yan thought about this possibility.

"That's right, Xiaoqing, I always feel that there seems to be a yellow dog in our old house. It's so big, could it be that kind of thing?"

He Yan sipped her tea, thinking.

He Qing looked at Xiao Huang who was strolling in the aisle, with an indescribable expression.I don't know if I should tell my sister that it is Wind Lion Lord.

The cousin can actually see things that don't belong to the world, maybe she didn't realize it herself.

That night, the siblings of the He family didn't see their grandfather coming home until early in the morning. He Qing thought that Ke Shicheng's statement that he might not come back really made sense, so he wanted to leave and went back to sleep.

He Yan drank tea alone in the side hall, and she didn't know when she drank until she went back to her room to rest.

In the morning, He Yan yawned with dark circles under her eyes, sitting at the dining table and eating the breakfast made by He Qing.He Qing asked her: "Sister, what time did you go to bed last night?" He Yan held on to the spoon, took a mouthful of the delicious egg and peanut soup, and said vaguely, "It was about two o'clock."

A spoonful of peanut soup entered the throat, followed by another spoonful. It was delicious and more authentic than the ones sold outside.

"Xiao Qing, your cooking skills are amazing, there is no one else in our He family."

He Yan gave a thumbs up, she thought she could drink another big bowl.

Peanut soup is the most authentic in S City, and it is a traditional breakfast popular in several nearby cities. He Yan has had it in the past, but he didn't think it was very delicious.

“Egg pancakes are also delicious.”

He Yan took a bite of the omelet, eating it gracefully.

"Speaking of it, I always feel that something is wrong, Xiaoqing, is our wind lion as big as a puppy and wearing a red cape?"

He Yan suddenly asked about He Qing. After hearing her description, He Qing thought that sister finally realized that she had seen Lord Wind Lion.

"Xiao Qing, you don't need to answer me." He Yan waved her hand immediately, and said in a barely audible voice, "I'd better go back early."

Don't let the grandpa you want to see the most can't see it, he saw all those monsters and monsters.