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"What's the difference? Didn't it say 'death is like life'? My ancestors deserved to live in a big house!"

The first half of the sentence is vaguely literary, but the second half of the sentence is directly exposed by a "big house". The son of a rich family may not be able to read!

Ji Mo inexplicably felt that this scene was a bit absurd. According to his logic, even a nouveau riche must start to learn some knowledge of civilization. It is impossible to cling to the inherent set. There will be spiritual pursuits, and spiritual pursuits, what is better than integrating into mainstream society?

Gaining a sense of social identity that is equivalent to wealth is the reason why some wealthy households are keen on doing charity. Who doesn't want a good reputation?

Good deeds are rewarded with good deeds, and I hope that what I get will be rewarded with good deeds.

Before Ji Mo came, Taoist didn't know how long he had been annoyed by this young man, he couldn't even handle it perfunctorily, and there was a little impatience on his expression that couldn't be hidden.

However, this young man is not a person who can read people's eyes, so that the Taoist cast his eyes around helplessly, and happened to see Ji Mo at a glance. Overjoyed, he waved for Ji Mo to come over, and took the initiative to introduce to the young man: "This is The cemetery here knows a lot about the burial, so why not let him explain—you are all young people, so it must be easier to talk."

Ji Mo was driven to the shelf like this, he smiled, did not expose the Taoist's original intentions, bowed his hands to the Taoist, and took advantage of the situation and said: "I saw that the arrangement of the Taoist mausoleum was quite interesting yesterday, and I still have to ask the Taoist for advice if I am a little confused. , I don't know..."

This is an exchange. It's okay to help you deal with that young man, but you have to give something real.

The Taoist didn't hesitate much, and nodded reservedly: "I'll talk about it later."

Ji Mo cupped his hands again, only considering the age of the other party, he should be respectful.

The two negotiated a "deal" here, and the young people there were still a little dissatisfied, but they were suppressed by the saying that "young people are easier to talk". Seeing that Ji Mo really wanted to come and tell him, he felt a little bit Not happy, questioning: "How old is he, what can he know!"

Ji Mo looked younger than him, not only because of his age, but also because of his stature, he looked like a younger brother.

"If there's something I can't explain, and it's hard for you to understand, it's not too late for you to ask, and the prime minister will never come to teach you when Meng Tong learns characters."

This said, invisibly gave the Taoist a hand, and the Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, which meant that "a child can be taught".

When the young man heard the words, on the one hand, he thought it made sense, and on the other hand, he felt that if Ji Mo could not explain well, and there was a Taoist on the side, and their family paid for it, they would not refuse to answer two questions, and neither did he. Ask what is confidential.

"Okay, just tell me why this tomb is so small, it's not as big as my toilet."

For the comparison of young people, his father was afraid that he would slap him directly, did he make such a comparison?

Ji Mo took two steps forward, distanced himself from the Taoist, and intentionally gave him a break. It's not easy for anyone to make money these days.

The young man also took two steps forward unconsciously, and Ji Mo explained to him: "Death is a matter of anger, and what is seen by anger is not seen by people." Therefore, the occupied area does not need to be so large, and it is not an imperial mausoleum. If you can't afford that kind of manpower, how much space do you want!

When a person is dead, it is only a small area when he lies flat. No matter how you look at it, he can’t use the same area as a living person. To be more realistic, throughout the ages, there are dead people every year. If the area occupied by each dead person is the same as that of a living person The same size, the problem of housing shortage, I am afraid that it has appeared thousands of years ago.

In the final analysis, the cemetery is to give the dead a place to put the corpse, dig the tomb, place the burial objects, etc., all because the living people want to commemorate, since it is a memorial, it has a symbolic meaning, and it is placed in the cemetery Is it true that the dead can't eat the food in it?

"Speak clearly."

The young man's tone of voice to Ji Mo was not as polite as he was to the Taoist, and even a bit naive. The condescending feeling was definitely not only because of his height.

Ji Mo was stunned, as if he heard a sneer, which seemed to be from the Taoist, but he had no choice but to switch to vernacular and continued: "When a person dies, his soul leaves his body. What the soul can see is the same as what we living people see. They are all different, so the tomb does not need to be as big as the living room, understand the difference between a yin house and a yang house?"

The young man gave Ji Mo a supercilious look: "Isn't it over if you say that earlier?"

What he said vaguely meant to insinuate the Taoist, but he always ignored him, and no one felt slapped in the face by his words.

"Now that you understand, why do you use these things?"

The young man asked questions again, pointing to the location of the materials, and before Ji Mo could answer, he began to complain, "My father won't say anything, and I don't think he understands either!"

This kind of complaint, you son, don't talk to outsiders!

Ji Mo didn't remind him, but asked the young man later if he knew what these things were. After he said it, he introduced them one by one, why such wood and stone could be used in tombs.

The division of life and death of living people is thoughtful, the distinction between yin and yang, in all aspects, such as wood, what kind of wood is better?Certainly not those plants that face the sun, but some growing environments that are relatively gloomy and humid, or simply the color of the wood is relatively dark, or the wood is relatively hard, which means that it can be "immortal for a thousand years", or some good intentions, such as What does this kind of wood itself symbolize and what kind of artificial meaning it has.

The same is true for the stone materials, in addition to some things buried in the cemetery, or the inscriptions on the utensils, life and death are different, Yin and Yang are different, or some differences in the left and right directions, including the arrangement of the tomb in the cemetery, in some places It will also be required to be opposite to the living person, just like a mirror image, everything must come in the opposite direction.

What's more, there will be special requirements for the numbers. How many utensils are placed and what kind of place they are placed must be different from the habits of living people.

How many bricks, how much soil, how many workers, how long the working hours... These can be detailed requirements.

The seemingly stricter burial etiquette will make the living a lot easier after it is completed, and it seems that it can be buried along with grief.

If the burial etiquette is negligent, after completion, it is like a debt to conscience. In retrospect, there will always be an untie knot that cannot be untied for a long time.

From this point of view, burial etiquette, which is standardized, seems to serve the dead, but it is actually for the peace of the living.

The young man obviously hasn't comprehended these things yet. Hearing Ji Mo's explanation, he only gave a "tch" in the end, "It's all useless."

His understanding is obviously more oriented toward practicality, and he even complained to Ji Mo about how expensive these materials are, to the extent that even the sons of rich families think they are expensive. This rich man has a heart for his ancestors. Bless, I still did something wrong, I hope to make up for it.

Ji Mo guessed, didn't say anything, and told the young man what the meaning of the auspicious beast on the tombstone was, and where it came from. His knowledge of these is very rich, enough to tell a few short stories up.

The young man listened comfortably, and when he was almost finished, he went directly to rest and did not bother the Taoist anymore.

Seeing him being surrounded by his servants to rest, some making tea, some fanning him, he really looks like a rich man.

Ji Mo felt that he had nothing to do with himself, so he came over to ask the Taoist for advice, and the Taoist took a look at him: "Who did you learn those things from?"

"Of course I learned it from my grandfather."

Ji Mo is very confident in Ge Shan's professional knowledge. Now he has learned it so well that he can't say it is perfect, but it's not enough to make people laugh.

"I can't tell."

The Taoist said something like this, obviously he still remembered Ge Shan's appearance, no matter how he looked at him, he was ugly and fierce, he looked like a rough man with a weird temper, who could swear when he opened his mouth, he was really not a good person to talk to.

If it weren't for Ji Mo's performance today, no one who looked at such a person would think that he could express any insight, so naturally he wouldn't listen, and would want to suppress his aura of a person who wants to find trouble.

"You have your grandfather, what else do you want to ask me?"

The Taoist's words are a bit harsh again. When you meet this kind of pig and eat tiger, you may become the one who gets slapped in the face. You really need to be careful.

If you don't tell the truth, you won't be able to suppress the other party, and if you tell the truth to suppress the other party, you will be sorry for yourself.

Taoists are now in such a dilemma.

"It's rare to meet such an expert as Taoist Priest. Naturally, I have to ask more to live up to the fate of this acquaintance."

Ji Mo's words are still elegant, if there is a bit of mystery in his taste.

The Taoist listened, didn't say anything, and squinted his eyes slightly, "I'm a small person in the world, you can ask, if you can answer, I will tell you."

If he hadn't listened to Ji Mo's explanation, maybe the Taoist would say some big words at this moment, and now he would have to think about it. If someone really asked some secrets that should not be passed on, would he have to break his promise here?

"Thank you, Taoist priest."

Ji Mo said, saluted, and then began to ask. Some questions were mentioned by Ge Shan, but Ji Mo didn't understand them very well at that time. Now he wants to hear the Taoist's opinion again. The same question, different people, Different angles may have different answers that make people suddenly realize.

What he wanted was that "sudden realization."

The Taoist answered, but before answering, he had to ask "Didn't your grandpa tell you this?" After answering, he had to ask "How did your grandpa say it?"

Obviously, he also wants to have the opportunity to comprehend by analogy.

Ji Mo didn't have any objection to this, and Ge Shan himself didn't think that his knowledge was a treasure, but usually no one could show it off, and he didn't ask him to keep it secret when he told Ji Mo, so Ji Mo used his own understanding Having said that, I was originally asking for advice, but later it became an exchange. The Taoist didn't want to come up with something deeper, and Ji Mo didn't want to let go of this "big fish". fun of.