My master is invincible

Chapter 163 Yang Coffin (16)

"How many people are you going to invite for this million-dollar funeral?" Gao Lao asked on the other end of the phone.

I froze for a moment and said, "It's estimated that there are about two hundred people!"

"Need so many people?" he asked.

"The master wants to make the scene bigger. I plan to use the name of the deceased's mother's family to invite a dragon to make the atmosphere lively." I said.

"How many helmsmen do you need?" He asked suspiciously. (The helmsman: the one who dances the dragon.)
"With 118 helmsmen, the dragon can only be played with more people, otherwise it will look shabby."

The 'dragon' I'm talking about is not a real dragon, but a dancing dragon.On the top is a dragon-shaped colored cloth, and there are many "rudder handles" below. The helmsman holds the "rudder handle" and dances according to the unique rules.

The size of the dragon depends on the number of rudder handles. Generally, there are eleven or eighteen 'rudder handles'. The 118 helmsmen I mentioned are the longest and most luxurious dragons. Any more will break the rules.

Many people will definitely think that the dragon is a mascot, how can a 'dragon' be invited to a funeral?There are many ways to do this.As far as the Chinese dragon dance market is concerned, it is divided into two factions, one is the northern dragon and the other is the southern dragon.

As far as the dragon body is concerned, the head of the Beilong dragon is relatively small and light. Most of the materials used are traditional paper bundles or relatively light gelatin for fancy movements.For example: tumbling left and right, picking greens in the air.The North Dragon has an artistic nature, and it is more popular in the world. In Malaysia, Singapore and other places, dragon art competitions are often held. China uses the North Dragon to participate in the competition and has won many awards.

And our Nanlong's style is better than momentum.This momentum comes from the fact that the dragon's body is relatively heavy. In some places, the dragon's head alone weighs more than 80 catties.Therefore, in terms of movements, Nanlong is not as fancy as Beilong, but in terms of momentum, it is much better than Beilong.

A normal dragon body is about nine meters long, that is, eleven tillers. Because our Nanlong does not pursue flexibility, the dragon body can grow. Like the 'dragon' I hired with 118 helmsmen, the dragon body is a thousand meters long and can Let the whole funeral become very lively.

Because Nanlong has momentum, his movements are simple and easy to remember.Therefore, Nanlong often appeared on all kinds of happy events. Later, "dragons" were invited even at funerals. A good parent.

According to the normal procedure, the invitation to the South Dragon is very particular. If the deceased is male, the person who invites the dragon can only be the deceased's brothers and nephews. If the deceased is female, the person who invites the dragon can only be the natal family.

If there is an invitation, there will be solitaire, and solitaire is the business of the host family. Many funeral hosts are unwilling to solitaire.Because, whether it is to invite dragons or solitaire, it is the day when the ceremony is performed.

Closer to home.

There was silence on the phone for a while, and said: "I'm afraid it's a bit hard to find 118 people to dance the dragon!"

"In normal times, most people would go to Guangzhou and other places to work. It might be difficult to find 118 people. However, it should not be a problem to find 118 people to dance the dragon in the first month. After all, the old man passed away at the age of 86. Take it easy." I said.

"I hope so!" Gao Lao said lightly.

Later, I asked Gao Lao to find 118 people to dance the dragon for me. I was afraid that the two dragons would clash and hurt the soul of the deceased, so I asked him not to invite people born in the Year of the Dragon according to the zodiac. Gao Lao agreed, and I hung up the phone.

Because in the next few days, there must be no time to sleep. After hanging up the phone with Mr. Gao, I fell asleep.

Originally, I wanted to ask Fatty Guo and Chen Tiannan to come down to help.However, thinking of what Lao Wang said, I gave up the idea.

Fatty Guo and Chen Tiannan are two newcomers who have just entered the industry. In terms of etiquette, they definitely don't know as much as Gao Lao.Some things are better to be careful.

Silent all night.

The next day, just after dawn, I got up, washed myself, put on my Taoist attire, and ran straight to the hospital.

As soon as he entered the hospital, he saw Yan Shiqi squatting at the door dozing off, he must have not slept last night.I walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and asked softly, "Where's Boss Yu?"

He opened his eyes and glanced at me, and said wearily, "I'm guarding the old man's body in the ward." As he spoke, he pointed to the ward.

I thanked him, and when I walked into the ward, I saw many people in the room lying on the ground, dozing off in various strange positions, and Boss Yu was dozing off sitting on the head of the bed.His eldest wife sat aside, holding a five or six-year-old boy in her arms, staring at the dead with red eyes.

Seeing me coming in, she nodded to me, said good morning, then pushed Boss Yu next to her, and said, "Old Yu, Baxian Chen is here."

After Boss Yu woke up, he exchanged a few words with me, and we started discussing about encoffining, and we talked for about ten minutes.

During this period, I looked for his other wives in the ward, but I didn't see them.So, I was puzzled and asked him where did those noble wives go?
He said: "I have already let them go back to Hong Kong, and I even let them go back with their children. Now only my eldest wife and her pair of children are left."

I am very satisfied with the result. Without that group of people, the funeral can go on better.As for the reason, according to the custom, they are 'savages' and are not suitable for appearing in funerals.

After discussing the encoffining, I asked Yan Shiqi to take a few strong men to the front to say hello, and told people in the town not to show up on the road from the hospital to the mourning hall.

Seven or eight minutes after Yan Shiqi left, I asked Boss Yu to carry the body of the deceased and walked towards the mourning hall. I held a black oil-paper umbrella to block the sun, and shouted in a loud voice: "The dead are enshrined, and the living Stay away!" (Note: Whether it is raining or sunny, this oil-paper umbrella must be opened, even in the dark, and the dead cannot be out in the open.)
The mourning hall is some distance away from the hospital, but fortunately it was early in the morning, and Yan Shiqi greeted us at the front, we didn't meet any strangers along the way.

When I came to the mourning hall, I was stunned. The mourning hall in front of me was so weird. The usual mourning halls are mainly black and white, but this mourning hall is mainly gold, supplemented by black and white.

What's even more strange is that the mourning hall is actually higher than the surrounding houses, as high as three or four feet. Right above the entrance of the mourning hall, there is a founding letter with black characters on a white background and a gold border, which looks particularly coquettish.

"Boss Yu, you built the mourning hall so high, isn't it inappropriate for etiquette?" I stopped two or three feet away from the mourning hall.

"When the mourning hall was built yesterday, it was only after the consent of the mayor and the townspeople that the mourning hall was built so high." Boss Yu said while walking towards the mourning hall with the body of the deceased on his back.

(End of this chapter)