Druid's Country Retirement

Chapter 194
There is a saying in the countryside that there is one custom in one place, and ten customs in ten places.

This is especially true for weddings and funerals. Take Caogou Village as an example, the customs are different from other villages.

The people at the table in front of the mourning hall, as well as Mr. Yin Yang, just wanted to confirm the matter of going up the mountain.

First of all, choose the coffin-carrying King Kong,

There are usually 8 coffin-carrying king kong, and 16 people can be used by large families.

And it is better to be a married person. An unmarried man has too much yang energy, while a deceased person has a lot of yin energy.

Of course, this is not absolute. When Mrs. Li went up the mountain, there were 108 people who carried the coffin, and these 108 people in the forest area were all one-of-a-kind people.

This time Aunt Shanlan used the Eight Great King Kongs to go up the mountain.

Li Huaizhong handed over the horoscope of the coffin-bearer's birthday to Mr. Yin Yang who was sitting next to him and kept his eyes closed.

In the early years, regardless of whether it was a rural area or a city, as long as the dead person must invite Mr. Yin Yang, because Mr. Yin Yang not only presided over the funeral process, but also set the burial time, the location of the tomb, the orientation of the coffin, etc., all have rules.

Without Mr. Yin Yang's words, random burial will not only make the deceased restless, but also affect the descendants of the family members of the deceased.

With the progress of the times, Mr. Yin-Yang in the city is replaced by the master of ceremonies of the funeral parlor, and there are still some older Mr. Yin-Yang in the countryside, who are about to face their succession. Young people don't believe this, and for them, they are far less charming than the colorful world.

In the inheritance of great doctors that Li Hongbing got from the source of medical books, the theory of yin and yang, five elements, ghosts and gods is also one of the necessary skills.

The Mr. Yin and Yang in front of him is estimated to be over 60 years old, with age spots scattered on his face, dark skin, and a thin body. He is wearing an old-fashioned gray gown that is full of oil stains, and a melon skin hat on his head.

Through the face-to-face examination of the five sense organs, the internal organs of this Mr. Yin and Yang are not very good, and his body smells strongly of alcohol.

But Li Hongbing will not take the initiative to mention it, because the great doctor has something to say.

Don't disturb others at will.

Otherwise, you will lose yourself, and you will not be able to cross the world. Therefore, if there is a doctor, you will not knock on the door, and if the teacher does not follow the path, you will not speak if you do not ask.

"Mr. Qu, this is the horoscope of the coffin bearer's birthday, let's take a look."

Mr. Yin Yang in the melon cap really opened his eyes. He first took a look at Li Hongbing and took the list.

"This doesn't work. There is noon in the horoscope, and you see the child again, which is in conflict with the dead."

"This doesn't work either, Chen Chongxu, you can't lift it."

"this is okay."

"this is okay."

Mr. Yin Yang said that Li Huaizhong took notes with a pen like a primary school student, and there was still one difference after the calculation.

Listening to Mr. Yin Yang's chanting, Li Hongbing secretly nodded.

Earthly branch six Chong, Ming Chong, dark Chong, still a little way.

After all the calculations, there is still one King Kong missing.

This is troublesome.

There are not many men in the village, except for those who moved away and went to work in other places, the whole village's gentlemen can move but can't move, and there are only 40 men in total.

Eight pallbearers had to be selected from these 40 people, and only seven King Kong were selected in the end, among them were Tie Zhu and Da Kui.

Originally, the blind and the foolish could go, but no one knew their birthdates. After all, it was a matter of the Defa family. Finding two people who don't have the birthdates to carry the coffin, if something happens to the Defa family, they will complain. Come up here.

But idiots can pull coffins, and everyone knows the reason.

There is really no one left.

Suddenly, everyone looked at Li Hongbing.

This is not a fish that slipped through the net.

Li Hongbing twitched his lips helplessly, "Why don't I try."

After finishing speaking, report the horoscope of the birth date.

Mr. Yin Yang muttered in his mouth, "Half life is windy and half life is rainy, half life is bumpy and half life is expensive, half life is homeless and half life is blessing, good luck, Hegai Caogou Village has this blessing."

"The last King Kong, it's you."

Ha ha!

Li Hongbing nodded and agreed with a smile.

As for those silly words Mr. Yin Yang said, I absolutely didn't understand a single word.

Set the Eight Great King Kong.

Next is the arrangement on the way up the mountain, such as throwing road money at intersections, rivers, and bridges, beating bannermen, throwing braziers, setting off firecrackers, etc.

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Li Hongbing found a reason to get up and leave, listening to a group of old men talking about things was really boring, it would be more interesting to brag to Li Hongqi and the others.

The villagers in the mourning shed were smoking and talking in low voices.

Bang!
A heavy gong sounded in the courtyard of the mourning hall.

Immediately after, there was a sharp voice, "My filial sons and grandsons kneel!"

It's time to go up the mountain!

The villagers in the mourning shed rushed to the gate of the courtyard, and some people stepped on the stool and leaned against the wall to look inside. Li Hongbing also stretched his neck to watch the excitement.

In the yard, Defa's family, Decai's family and those distant relatives all knelt in front of the steps, and saw Mr. Yinyang standing on the steps of the mourning hall in the main room, singing in tune.

"The filial son worshiped with sorrow and tears, and led the dead to enter the nine-fold gate. After entering the nine-fold gate of the filial family, the Nine-Heaven Xuannv descended to the mortal world, was buried at the head of the dragon and gave birth to the emperor, and was buried at the tail of the dragon to give birth to the prince."

"Mom!"

Defa kowtowed heavily, crying heart-piercingly, and the filial sons and grandchildren behind him also kowtowed.

Mr. Yin Yang sang again, "The ancients of the Jiuzhong Gate, Meng Zong cried and filial piety to his parents, and the second worshiped the dead early to be entrusted, and the early to be entrusted to be reborn."

The filial sons and grandchildren kowtow again.

Mr. Yin Yang turned around, faced the coffin in the mourning hall, folded his fists and bent down to salute, "Three respects to the dead, you will be blessed, and your children and grandchildren will be prosperous."

The filial sons and grandchildren continued to kowtow.

Mr. Yin Yang turned around and shouted to the courtyard.

"Going up the mountain at Maoshi, the Eight Great Vajras are in place."

Crackling!

Woohoo!

The sound of firecrackers and the blowing team sounded at the same time.

All the filial sons and grandsons of Defa's family rushed into the mourning hall, holding on to the coffin and howling.

"Uncle Hongbing, Uncle Hongbing, let's go, we're ready to fight." Da Kui found Li Hongbing who was watching the excitement in the crowd, and dragged him back to the yard.

The other six Vajras hold an old dragon bar.

This kind of dragon bar is also called Yi Gang in the local area. Almost every village in the countryside has a pair of dragon bars, which are used when someone in the village dies.

It has a shape similar to that of a coffin with a wide front and a narrow back, but it is slightly wider than the coffin. The bottom of the bowl is made of a thick log, and the wooden sticks carried by people are slightly thinner. The middle is connected by an iron chain and an iron ring. It's called walking lock.

There are two long low stools at the front and back of the dragon bar, mainly to prevent the coffin from falling to the ground, and at the same time it is convenient for people to carry it.

Li Hongbing took a polished dragon bar and stood beside the others to smoke.

In the mourning hall, Mr. Yin Yang instructed the filial sons and grandsons to move out all the items in the mourning hall and put them in a circle drawn with lime powder.

Wait until the two doors of the main room are demolished.

Tie Zhu was the head of a pole. He threw away the cigarette butt, stamped it out with his foot and said, "Let's go, it's our turn!"

After speaking, he walked in with people in a big stride.

It was the first time in his life to lift the coffin, and Li Hongbing was also a little confused, anyway, he did what Tie Zhu said.

Tie the coffin to the upper dragon pole frame.

Each stand in a good position, male left and female right, the right front pole is the main pole, the other three poles must obey the command of the main pole, Li Hongbing was assigned to carry the main pole with Tie Zhu.

Seeing Li Hongbing's slender body, Tie Zhu worried, "Uncle Hongbing, you are from the city, this dragon bar can't hold your shoulders, if you can't stand it, call for a shoulder replacement, and someone next to you will take the bar."

After speaking, shouted "Get up!"

The eight people stretched their shoulders on the bar at the same time, and lifted the coffin steadily.

At the door, Mr. Yin Yang sang into the yard in a melodious tone.

"Papers of money are burnt on the nine gates, the gates of hell are opened to good people, filial men and women worship sadly, and the dead are drawn into the ten gates.

"After entering the ten gates of Xiao's family, ten sisters traveled in spring. Last year, ten sisters traveled in spring. This year, only nine of them were seen. I asked where one of them was going. A new grave was buried on Baimao Mountain.

"The ancients of the ten heavy gates, Dong Yongxing was filial to his parents, his family was poor, he sold himself to bury his father, and the weaver girl was married by heaven."

Defa and his filial sons and grandsons knelt aside, crying loudly.

"Go!" Tie Zhu shouted again.

Eight people lifted the coffin and walked out of the main room step by step.

The coffin doesn't look big, but it is really heavy. I don't know what kind of wood it is made of, at least it weighs a thousand catties.

The door panels of the courtyard gate were also removed, and all the tables, chairs and benches in the coffin shed were removed, leaving empty places.

As the coffin was carried out of the yard, the items placed in the lime powder circle were ignited by a fire.

In the mourning shed, the coffin was placed on top of the two stools at the front and back of the dragon bar, and Zhike put a set of quilts on the coffin after it was settled.

At this time, it is time to prepare for work before going up the mountain.

The basic order of the team is to lead the way, set off the whip, throw rice money, beat the flag, blow the team, filial sons and grandsons, dragon bar coffin, relatives and friends see off.

God does not make beauty.

Sparse drizzle fell.

The villagers stepped out of the mourning shed one after another and looked up at the sky.

Rainy days are not a good sign in the countryside, especially for those who carry the coffin, because when it rains, the road is muddy and the movement is slow, and it will take more time and effort to carry the coffin.

Tie Zhu went to discuss with Zhi Ke, and asked someone to send a large bundle of thick hemp rope.

Mr. Yin Yang strode out of the coffin shed, stood in the rain and sang.

"The rain hits the new tomb, and the nobles come out, and the rain hits each half of the coffin. The great kindness will never be forgotten in my heart, and it should be kept in my heart for the rest of my life."

The meaning of this sentence is that when it rains at the funeral, it is God's favor and pity for the deceased, and naturally future generations will be sheltered.

And the kindness to the coffin bearer will also be shared by rain and dew. In this way, it is difficult for the coffin bearer to say anything, so he can only work harder to carry the burden forward.

The team was all ready, and Mr. Yin Yang stepped forward and shouted, "The filial son is ready to wake up."

After speaking, he grabbed an old rooster from the corner of the wall, with full body and hair, a huge bright red comb, and no variegated feathers, and tied it to the coffin.

Putting a rooster on the coffin is a custom in the forest area for mourning. This chicken is called "fa mourning chicken". The chicken came to lead the way for the undead.

Tie up the mourning chicken.

The filial sons and grandsons kneeling in front of the coffin and mourning immediately got up and left. Defa raised the brazier and slammed it hard on the stones that had been placed in advance. With a "bang", the basin shattered.

After throwing the basin, when Mr. Yin Yang yelled "Get up", all the filial sons walked backwards facing the coffin, making room for the coffin bearers.

"Get up!" Tie Zhu yelled.

Eight people lifted the coffin.

Crackling!

Ulla Ulla!

The sound of firecrackers and suona sounders were mixed together.

The uphill team moved slowly in the alley.

As the coffin moves forward, every time it passes by the door of a house, someone will come out and set off a firecracker. Cigarettes in return.

Of course, there are some people who don't have to fire cannons, it depends on Aunt Shanlan's behavior in the village.

But fortunately, Li Hongbing carried the coffin, sending off firecrackers all the way, crackling non-stop.

On the way, Mr. Yin Yang would also sing a song when he was about to cross a canal.

Immediately, some villagers took out rice and road money from their bags and sprinkled them into the canal, and the same thing happened when they touched the bridge.

Caogou Village has a public cemetery for burying the dead in the village.

The location is Qingsongpo, ten miles away from the village. I heard from the old people in the village that this place was specially asked by Mr. Yin and Yang to find it.

But it turns out that no matter how good the feng shui is, it can't stop people from running away. Now Caogou Village is not only run away, but also getting poorer and poorer.

As soon as the team walked out of the village, the rain stopped!
This is a good thing for everyone. After all, Shangqingsongpo has a big slope to climb. It’s fine if it’s sunny, but if it’s raining, it’s full of soft mud and it’s not tenable at all.

"Switch shoulders!" a King Kong shouted loudly.

The heavy pressure for a long time made him really unable to bear it, his legs were a little wobbly, and the eight King Kongs had basically changed two rounds except for Tie Zhu and Li Hongbing.

Immediately, a villager next to him came to him, put his shoulder against the dragon bar, and shouted, "Change!"

It turned out that King Kong immediately put away his shoulders and hid outside the team.

In this way, the coffin is still flat and stable, without even shaking it.

"Uncle Red Soldier, do you want to change shoulders?" Tie Zhu asked worriedly as he led the way.

Just this weight.

The man didn't even sweat a drop.

"No, if you want to change it, I'll lead the way." Li Hongbing replied easily.

This is a slap in the face!
Tie Zhu couldn't hold back his face.

Gangzitou, a dignified Caogou Village, was actually looked down upon by others.

When it comes to treating diseases, admit defeat.

But when it comes to lifting the dragon bar, I have been lifting it for decades, saying that no one dares to be the second.

Then let's see who will be convinced first!

Tie Zhu insisted on not changing the bars, but the sound of panting became louder and his legs and feet became heavier and heavier. He felt that what was being carried on his shoulders was not a dragon bar, but a big mountain, heavy and heavy.

"Stop!" Mr. Yin Yang sang loudly.

Hearing this resting sound, to Tie Zhu, it was no less than a voice from outside the sky, so he quickly informed the King Kongs to stabilize the coffin.

After the coffin is placed on the stool.

At this time, all the filial sons should turn their heads and kneel on the ground.

Mr. Yin Yang came over and sang, "A kneeling mother is so kind! The child was born to the mother, and the mother was pregnant with the child for ten months. The mother worked hard day and night. There is not much shame in the world, and the whole body is uncomfortable. When you are in labor, you don't care about your life. !!"

"Mother!" Defa cried like a tearful person, and the filial sons and grandchildren around him were also crying, but it seemed that only Defa was sincere.

After resting for a while, Mr. Yin Yang sang again, "Get up!"

This time Tie Zhu couldn't move anymore, after all, his age was such that it was not easy to carry this age from the mourning hall to the entrance of the village.

"Are you still holding on? Your shoulders are numb! Your legs have no strength!" Li Hongbing walked forward with a smile, reached out and patted Tie Zhu's shoulders a few times, and the numbness immediately cleared up, "Okay, let's rest , I will carry the main pole, and I will be the new leader of the village from now on."

Tie Zhu shook his head and smiled wryly.

I really underestimated Uncle Hongbing, but I didn't expect him to have the energy to make jokes.

A villager walked behind the main pole. Li Hongbing propped up the pole on his shoulders and shouted in a low voice, "Get up!"

Crackling!

Woohoo!

The sound of firecrackers and suona sounded again.

After walking a mile, Mr. Yin Yang yelled again, "Stop."

Another libretto, and then move on.

When he was resting, Li Hongbing inquired about Tie Zhu, and learned that the libretto was called Ten Kneeling Mothers, and he had to rest ten times along the way, sing ten times, and filial sons and grandsons kneel ten times.

ten times!

Stop once every mile.

This custom is a bit frustrating.

"Get up!" Following Mr. Yin Yang's chanting, Li Hongbing shook his head helplessly, calling for the Vajras to start the bar.

Stop and go all the way, stop and go.

Finally came to Qingsongpo Cemetery.

It is said to be a slope, but it is actually a mountain. The cemetery is halfway up the mountain. There used to be a stone road on the road up the mountain. It has been in disrepair for a long time and the rain has washed away the stone road. There is only a dirt road left. Dirt flows down the dirt road.

At this time.

Tie Zhu and the villagers started climbing the mountain with a bundle of hemp rope, and tied the other end of the hemp rope to the dragon pole.

At some distance along the mountain road, a villager stood, holding on to the rope, which stretched all the way to the mountainside.

With a yell, the Chuila team began to play.

The villagers pulling the rope exerted their strength at the same time. Li Hongbing felt a force and dragged the dragon bar forward.

"Hold on, hold on, it's uphill."

This is the last part of the way up the mountain, and it is also the most difficult and the most challenging.

The bodies and legs of the eight coffin-carrying kings must never bend. No matter how steep the slope is, they must keep straight and straight, and rely on the force of the rope to drag the coffin upwards.

After a waste of effort, he finally reached the cemetery.

At this time, Li Hongbing's new clothes were covered with mud.

Before the coffin was buried in the golden well, Mr. Yin Yang bit the comb of the mourning chicken, sprinkled the chicken blood in many directions on the golden well, sang the sacrificial words, and when the coffin was placed in the golden well, nothing happened to the Eight King Kong.

While the filial sons and virtuous grandchildren are busy working on the soil.

Li Hongbing strolled around the cemetery.

be honest.

The feng shui of the cemetery is really good, with green hills and pine trees behind it, mountains in front of it, and a winding river at the foot of the mountain, like a water dragon.

its not right!
Let’s not talk about whether it’s useful or not. From the perspective of Fengshui, there are beautiful mountains and clear waters, suitable terrain, and a balance of yin and yang. Not only do you climb the mountain to see the water mouth, enter the cave to see the Mingtang, and there are layers of facing mountains. Belongs to the first-class geomantic omen.

Why do some villagers in the village move out and suffer from poverty.

what!
Li Hongbing suddenly discovered that at the end of the river at the foot of the mountain, there was a faintly protruding reef on the water surface.

That is!

Water dragon feldspar eyes.

The stone eye is submerged in the water, and the water is dry and emerges from the water.

No wonder!
After pondering in his mind, Li Hongbing walked back to the funeral procession without making a fuss.

After the filial sons and grandsons have finished filling the soil, wipe the neck of the chicken directly, circle the new grave three times, and drip the blood of the chicken onto the new soil in the cemetery.

Following Mr. Yin Yang's words, "The gift is over!"

The funeral procession left together, and the Eight Great King Kongs were among them.

As for the rooster wiping its neck, Tie Zhu took it away, claiming that it was the benefit of the head of the stick.

(End of this chapter)