My Weird Life

   Chapter 305 Duan Gong, Horse Foot (12)

  According to a specific arrangement,

  Seven coffin nails were slowly wedged into the coffin board by the mallet,

   The whole coffin gradually became tightly seamed.

   at the funeral,

   The step of 'covering the coffin and crushing the nails', if the deceased is a woman, it needs to be completed by her parents' nephews and brothers.

   The nail grinder that Cui Daren found at the moment is a little older than Cui Daren looks, and he is indeed his mother's nephew in her parents' home.

  The man with gray hair, straightening the coffin nails in one hand and waving a mallet in the other,

   You are constantly muttering: "Hide the nails, hide the nails."

   tuk tuk,

   the mallet fell once,

   The coffin nails are wedged one inch into the coffin lid.

   There are seven coffin nails, four straight through the coffin and deep into the coffin gang, which are 'longevity nails'.

  The other three are at the top of the front, called the 'Life Nail'.

   The other two are arranged either on the left or on the right, depending on the gender.

   In the sound of the suona,

  The arm of the person who crushed the nail did not dare to tremble at all,

   Meticulously completed the nail-crushing ceremony.

  Cui Daren circled around the old mother's coffin, crying hard again, then suddenly got up and slammed into the coffin - the servant beside him immediately held him down,

   stopped him from hitting the coffin to death.

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

   is the action of 'hitting the coffin with the head', which is also a fixed step in the funeral ceremony.

The servant next to him pulled Cui Daren and tried to persuade him in a decent manner, wiping the corners of his eyes, as if moved by Cui Daren's 'filial piety': "Master, you are gone, you are a big family. Who should one rely on?

  Grandma also expects you to take care of the family, making the old Cui family more and more prosperous,

   Even if you follow her,

   How could her old man be willing? "

  Cui Daren beat his chest and feet, wailing endlessly.

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

   Jiading breathed a sigh of relief.

  The old man just exerted his force violently, the old man who has always been pampered, the force he exerted 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 hold each other!

   I really told the master to die in front of the coffin,

   That's a bad thing!

   Jiading thought in his mind and looked up at his companion on the opposite side.

   Opposite Jiading also had a look of lingering fears on his face.

  Cui Daren was held by the two of them, his head bowed and weeping,

On his face covered with snot and tears, there was also a look of horror - at that moment, he felt as if someone was pushing him behind him - even Cui Daren had specific details about that person's palm behind him. Feel,

   That hand is extremely icy, the bones are very hard, and it is very human!

   "My lord, my condolences...

  Grandma must not want to see you like this,

   You have to cheer up,

   Still put out the idea of ​​going with her old man, don't let her old man disappointed..." The servant on the right also spoke to comfort Cui Daren and earn more performance points in front of the eldest master.

   Who knows,

   His voice just fell,

   The noisy and sad music filling my ears suddenly fell silent,

   A cold and faint old voice sounded: "I am willing, let him come with me..."

   That voice flashed in an instant,

   disappeared without a trace in an instant!

   The houseman on the right looked stiff and looked around,

  I didn't see anyone approaching my side at all!

   He looked up at the scarlet coffin in front of him again, and deep fear had gathered in his eyes!

   The four corners of the black cloth that helped the coffin shade 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 howled for a while. After all, he consumed too much energy, and the cry gradually became smaller.

  The two white-haired old men have been hidden from the crowd since the funeral began.

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 Duan Gong to ask Yin."

   "Hey, good." Cui Daren wiped his tears, nodded to the elder Cui's elders in agreement, waved to a few servants, and instructed them, "You can stop the grief and music,

  Ask how is the preparation for the seats in the back?

   Invite Wang Duangong over! "

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

  The musicians gathered by the courtyard wall stopped playing their instruments while the housekeepers shouted, and each turned to the backyard with their instruments.

   The courtyard that was originally quite crowded,

   But after a short while, most of the time was vacated.

   Only a few servants and maids were left in the corner of the yard,

   A vermilion coffin was parked in the center of the compound.

   The mournful music stopped for a while,

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

   "Are you going to die?"

   "It should be a funeral, Cui Heizhu is looking for their own family to carry the coffin?"

   "You can have a banquet when you come back from the funeral..."

  The honored guests in the main hall were talking a lot.

   These guests are mostly local gentry and local tyrants. Cui Dashan is just a small landlord who has just entered their class.

   Therefore, when people mentioned Cui Daren, their words were not very respectful.

   There are a lot of people who directly call his former humble name.

  The stove team sat by the door,

   Hearing the chatter around, Li Yueshan raised his eyes and looked at the maids guarding the main hall. He didn't see them bringing bowls and chopsticks, and immediately curled his lips: "If you're going to go to a funeral, it's time to give out bowls and chopsticks.

  It's a pity that they didn't move much at the moment.

   It's still early for the table. "

   "Yes, yes." Lao Dao nodded again and again, and watched a few servants outside the door surrounded by an old man dressed in floral clothes, smeared with grease, and wearing a weird crown, approaching the courtyard along the main gate.

   After a few servants,

   Another person walked into the courtyard with iron pots filled with charcoal.

   Those people connected the iron pots in front of the coffin and continued to the mourning hall outside.

   Then,

   Light the charcoal in an iron pot one by one,

  A line formed by iron pots will become a 'fire road' connected by flames in no time!

  The discussion in the main hall suddenly diminished a lot!

   A distinguished guest could not hide his surprise,

He also lowered his voice and asked his companions, as if speaking loudly at this time would disturb some extraordinary existence to watch him: "Cui Heizhu actually invited Duan Gong - this is to 'refine the dead' ?!"

   "Never heard that there is a duan in our local area...

   Looking at the posture of this sea of ​​fire, this Duke Duan should not be able to fake it.

  Cui Daren has filial piety and filial piety! "

   The contempt for Cui Daren in the words of the honored guests suddenly decreased a lot.

  Gain 'Duangong' is indeed rare,

  Please come.

   Can invite 'Duan Gong' to carry out 'the death of the dead' for his old mother,

  Cui Daren needs a lot of money, which really shows that he has good financial resources.

  The people around were talking.

   Li Yueshan also looked surprised: "I actually invited Duan Gong to give his mother a gift? Tsk tsk, how much money does this cost?"

   He turned to look at Su Wu,

   said: "A Wu, haven't you always wondered what happened to Duke Duan?

  The old man in the yard wearing flowery clothes and a magic crown is a Duan Gong! "

"I see."

  Su Wu turned to look out the door, his nose twitched.

   Since the short 'Duan Gong' entered the courtyard,

   He smelled a strong smell of incense mixed with the smell of pigs. This smell filled his nostrils, making him almost unable to smell other smells!

  Is this the smell of Duan Gong?

  Su Wu thought secretly in his heart.

   At this moment, the old Taoist smiled and silently 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 as big as a peanut inside.

  Su Wu looked at the old Taoist in confusion,

  The old Taoist reached out and wiped it in front of his nose.

   Can this pill get rid of the smell of Duan Gong?

Looking at the small black wooden box, when Su Wuzheng was hesitating whether to take the medicine pill, a stronger smell rushed into his nostrils-he saw outside the yard, there were four heads wrapped in red cloth, wrists, ankles, waist and waist. A young man with a red cloth wrapped around his limbs walked in,

  Stand behind that Duan Gong.

   "Horse legs!"

   "The horses are here too!"

   "Cui Heizhu is really willing to pay for it - I don't know how much he paid for his mother when he was there? It would be filial to die!"

   "It's all about asking Mi Shenjian, tsk tsk tsk..."

  The discussion in the main hall suddenly became stronger,

  Su Wu's stomach was churning with the odor of the stuffed nose!

   He looked at the people around him,

except him,

   It seems that most of the people around didn't smell that strong smell.

Master You is explaining to the disciples what he has seen and heard in the rivers and lakes: "There are several kinds of Duan Gong, such as the one wearing the Dafa crown is called Duan Gong, and the young people are called 'horse feet' - please send God to God without them,

  …I didn’t see their temple altar near here,

   Where should this pick up God and send God away?

   Except for Duan Gong and Majiao,

   There is also madness.

   is the goddess, the gods,

  Five fans and three paths, those old women and old men who are rambling, stay away from them when you see them! "

  Su Wu listened to Master's words,

   looked at Li Zhuer beside him.

   Pearl turned red,

   frowned slightly.

   looks like he's enduring something.

   Are you holding back the feeling of vomiting?

  Su Wu handed the wooden box to Pearl, and quietly wiped it between his nose with his hand,

   The other party immediately understood,

   He ate the pill without a trace.

   He turned his head and looked at Lao Dao.

   Lao Dao gave him a dissatisfied look,

   But he still handed him another pill from under the table.

   After swallowing the elixir,

  The strong smell suddenly became very faint,

   suddenly made Su Wu a lot more relaxed.

   Pearl also looked at Su Wu gratefully, her eyes watery.

   There is an incense altar in front of the coffin outside the hall.

   All items are ready.

  The iron pot was on fire, making this cold early spring warm.

  Cui Daren was in the courtyard,

   Hearing the uncontrollable discussions behind him,

   couldn't hold back a smile on his face.

  He worked tirelessly,

   Many preparations,

Isn't    the moment of 'the holy appearing in front of people'?

   has shown strength today,

  Who would dare to call himself 'Cui Heizhu' in person in the future? !

   Cui Heizhu's imagination,

   At this time, Duke Duan came over with a strange-shaped instrument in his hand—the instrument in his hand was a short sword made of pure copper, and the hilt of the short sword was attached to a ring the size of a human head.

   There are eight small rings on the ring,

  The sword face is engraved with the Six Stars of the Southern Dipper,

   Reverse the Big Dipper.

   Duke Duan walked up to Cui Daren and said in a hoarse voice, "You said that your mother was attacked and killed by Li Wei, so I came to help your mother's deceased to be rehabilitated.

   I won't say much about anything else,

   When the sea of ​​fire passes by,

  You must remember,

   To cry, to cry loudly.

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

   Remember,

   Don't laugh out loud at this time! "

   (end of this chapter)