My years as a fortune teller

The thing is just so coincidental, so coincidental that you won't believe it.On the fourth day after we picked out the yin house, when we were about to leave here and return to Xi'an, we received the news that Guo Fumin's father had passed away.

This news made people look forward to it so much, but it was also so hard to accept.To be honest, for the elderly who have been bedridden for a long time, it is a relief to die early, and the tomb is selected, waiting for the arrival of the elderly.But after all, it is a fresh life, and it suddenly disappears, which makes people feel a little unspeakable.

The news we heard was not from Guo Fumin, but from my fortune teller.Guo Fumin is out of town, so the funeral at home is left to him.And told him that it should not exceed three days, or the fortune teller would pay for the extra expenses.

I looked at Second Master Cui and said, "Second Master, you are all relatives anyway, shouldn't you go over and help? If you don't have enough money, I also have it here. Brother Gao will lend us some if it's really impossible."

When Gao Shengwen heard it, he immediately said: "This is all nonsense. You can do something good, can't I? Er Ye, you can do it. If you don't have enough money, just tell me. Anyway, try to be as good as possible, and don't let people talk about you later. "

Second Master Cui nodded, and said to Gao Shengwen: "Brother, I have something to trouble you, can you go back and help me pick up your sister-in-law? I think I can't do it alone." Gao Shengwen said Not to mention nodding in agreement.Cui Erye called her wife and gave Gao Shengwen the number.

It's not convenient for me to come out here, so I can only stay in the hotel.Cui Erye will go there after making arrangements. I will definitely go there, but it's not convenient now. I have to wait for Gao Shengwen to come back.

Besides, today must be a "quite mourning", and it will be the turn to report the funeral tomorrow.So I should pretend not to know now, and wait until tomorrow when I report the funeral.Chinese funeral ceremonies are generally divided into the following processes: the first is the mortuary ceremony, which is mainly to move the deceased to the coffin in the main room and spend the last moments of his life under the protection of relatives. "; the second is the mourning ceremony, which is usually done by the son-in-law of the deceased, who shaved his head and wore filial piety and kowtowed from door to door; the third is the ceremony of summoning and sending the soul, which is mainly for people who died in other places; The fourth is the ceremony of encoffining, which is divided into small encoffining and large encoffining.The small burial is to put the "shroud" on the deceased, and the big burial is to put the deceased into the coffin, which is called "returning to the big house" in some places; the fifth is the condolence ceremony. There is also incense and burning of ingots, etc.; the sixth is the funeral ceremony, which is very particular about choosing this time; the seventh is the mourning ceremony, which is a major feature of Chinese funeral customs, and the mourning ceremony runs through the funeral ceremony. There are as many as several scenes, and the mourning ceremony during the funeral is the most important; the eighth is the burial ceremony, which is to put the coffin of the deceased in the yin house; I know that I am dead, so I have to sacrifice every seven days, for 49 days in a row, and after the seventh middle school, the first seven are the most important.

So according to these procedures, I have to wait a little longer, it's not good to go early.So I stayed in the hotel all day and didn't go out a step, except to watch TV and meditate.In the evening, Gao Shengwen brought Cui Erye's wife and baby over, greeted me, and sent them directly to Cui Erye.

After Gao Shengwen came back, he said to me: "Huzi, Cui Erye was furious over there today. When I went, he scolded Guo Fumin on the phone. I heard that Guo Fumin will come back tomorrow. I don't know if his wife will come or not." gone."

I smiled and said to Gao Shengwen: "If he doesn't show up at this time, he will be infamous. Think about how grand the selection of the cemetery is. If he doesn't show up, how can you buy a dutiful son? reputation?" Gao Shengwen nodded.

After eating and resting for the night, we drove there the next day.After all, we are friends on a long journey, so it is impossible for people to kowtow to report the funeral. Even if Cui Erye knew about it, it would not be convenient for him to come here.This kind of funeral ceremony is usually relatively close.

As soon as we got out of the car, we heard a burst of crying that shook the earth. We could tell that it was quite sincere. There was the voice of Cui Erye's wife and a woman's voice.I glanced at Gao Shengwen and walked into the yard.

Cui Erye seemed to know that we were coming, so he ran out ahead of time and kowtowed when he saw us.Generally speaking, filial sons are not allowed to kowtow, because there are many details in it, and it is said to apologize for the deceased, and it is also said to sincerely invite you to attend the funeral.In short, there are many sayings, there are more than a dozen kinds, but according to the data, this set comes from "Zhou Li".

But I still helped Erye Cui, looking at his shaved head and bloodshot eyes, I patted him on the shoulder and said, "You were the one who guarded the dead last night? Why don't you take a rest later? Let's watch for you."

Second Master Cui shook his head and said to me: "There are also the men from Sister Bai next door. If it weren't for them, I really wouldn't be able to deal with it. That bastard Guo Fumin hasn't come yet, so I sent that fortune teller to arrange a funeral Supplies."

I nodded, and saw Sister Bai's man came out with a pair of elegiac couplets and Sister Bai, they nodded to us, then brushed the door with paste, pasted a pair of elegiac couplets, the first couplet It is: At the end of life, the virtues are in the body, the voice and appearance are preserved. The second couplet is: To cultivate virtues throughout one's life and pass them on for half a lifetime.

I looked at it and nodded, and said to Erye Cui: "This elegiac couplet is from your hand, right? It's very impressive." Erye Cui nodded to me, and handed Gao Shengwen and me two strips of white cloth. Take it and tie it around your waist.

At this time, several villagers came over carrying a stove made of a bucket and two cauldrons.I looked at Cui Erye and asked, "What is this for? With such a big stove and pot, do you want to have a banquet here?"

Cui Erye said expressionlessly: "There are a lot of neighbors who come here today, so we can't let them go hungry. Besides, these people come here not only to pay tribute to funerals, but also to help. So the rules of Shaanxi people are all Everyone who comes here has a bowl of Xunzi noodles, and no one can miss it."

When Gao Shengwen heard it, he immediately asked, "Is it the legendary mouth-watering noodles?" I hurriedly pulled Gao Shengwen.The so-called saliva noodles are because when the economy was bad in the past, many people finished eating the noodles and poured the remaining soup back into the pot.Now that the economic conditions are better, generally no one does this anymore.

After glaring at Gao Shengwen, I dragged him into the courtyard with Second Master Cui.At the door of a hut inside, there was a sign that said registration. I immediately understood when I saw it. Gao Shengwen and Gao Shengwen came to this room first, registered our names, and then each handed over [-] gift money.

After the gift money is paid, it is reserved for the widow and children.At this time, I suddenly thought of a question, but I didn't say it, I just looked at it.After I came out, I said to Cui Erye: "I will call your son to help collect the gift money later, I am afraid that Guo Fumin will use this to make money!"

Cui Erye nodded, and immediately went to call his son.Gao Shengwen and I came to the main room, and saw a red coffin, the lid was not closed; in front of the coffin were pictures of the deceased, some offerings and a bowl of sand with three sticks of incense sticking on it; beside this , and two white candles are burning.

We bowed three times to the photos and the coffin, which is the modified practice now.In the past, we used to bow our heads, but now we use the simple way of bowing, and we don’t need to burn incense, so we went to comfort Guo Fumin’s mother after bowing.

At this moment Cui Erye ran over and said to me in a low voice: "Guo Fumin is back, what do you think we should do now?" I didn't answer him because I didn't know how to answer him. Definitely have their own way.It's best for me not to intervene in this matter, but I still have to keep an eye on...