In the afternoon, most of the villagers in Xiadong Village gathered inside and outside the courtyard of Jia's house, perhaps because they heard that a Taoist priest in charge of affairs came to the village, and they came to see the excitement, but they wanted to see the funeral of the old man Jia Renzheng. It's a pity that Jia Ren is going to the ground, but the filial son and grandson are not, and the body of his son is still stuffy in the small house. Only the daughter and son-in-law helped greet everyone, and the funeral manager was still the village party secretary and the old man, the old man's name was Li Quanshui, who had the highest generation in this Xiadong Village, and his age was also one of the best, and he was already seventy and eight this year.

However, this old man Li hasn't said much since last night, but once he speaks, the people around him are all obedient, and he can hold down the scene. The village party secretary read a eulogy, and then the old man Li spoke: "Our whole village is here, this Jia Renzheng is also honest all his life, never grudges with people, and is in harmony with his neighbors, now that people have gone, then our old and young masters are also full of energy, send a good ride, and don't lose the face of our Xiadong Village when you carry the pole later, this matter must be done decently, let the dead be buried in peace!" ”

Under the command of Old Man Li, everyone listened carefully, and then Old Man Li shouted: "Raise the coffin...... Spirit! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw someone put the offering table tied with the pole in front of the coffin, and then Jia Renzheng's daughter carried the soul-attracting flag, at this moment the suona sounded in unison, and the people of the Jia family followed the soul-attracting flag, first around the coffin left three times, and then right three times, each circle, all poured once in front of the offering table, crying twice. After three circles left and right, the ceremony around the coffin is completed, followed by the coffin bearer to lift the coffin, and the first step to carry the basket and scatter paper money, followed by the suona team, and then the offering table. After the offering table, Jia Renzheng's daughter carried the soul-attracting banner and followed with her family, followed by the coffin, and after the coffin, the villagers carried paper and so on.

Before and after it is called the lifting of the coffin, everyone left the courtyard in a mighty way, and slowly marched in the direction of the ancestral tomb, but this trip can not be the same as our morning road, send the deceased to the ground, be sure to take the main road, can not take the shortcut.

Jia's family is in the south of the village, but the road in front of it goes directly to the south, and then it can turn westward, more than two miles to the west, there is a small hillside, it is said that that area is mostly the place where Xiadong Village buries the deceased relatives. People who died young, such as Wang Lianxiang, could not enter the ancestral graves in that area, so they could only find a more suitable place behind the soil slope in the east and bury them on the spot.

According to custom, if a person who dies before he enters the ancestral grave, it will be a great nuisance to the descendants of the family.

At the intersection in front, the man carrying the basket casually lit three cannons and threw them into the air, and with the sound of explosions, he scattered the paper money, which, according to the custom, was to buy off the lonely ghosts along the road, so as not to disturb them. Seeing that the funeral procession was far away, I couldn't help but turn my head to Master and ask, "Master, aren't we going to have a look?" ”

The master frowned: "The location of the tomb has been selected for them by the teacher, and the rest of the things are no longer needed as a teacher, what?" Do you still want to join in the fun?! ”

"Uh......" I scratched the back of my head, to be honest, I really wanted to join in the fun, but seeing Master's serious expression, I had to be honest. It's also true, the Jia family has two lives, and this time to send the old man Jia Renzheng to the ground, it has already simplified the complexity and simplified many procedures, I just hope that he can enter the earth as soon as possible, and there will be people in the yang world to do it.

Most of the people in the village went to the funeral, and there were few people left. Suddenly, Bo Xuanshan, who was standing not far away, pulled his mustache and said with a dissatisfied face: "Why does my paper making technique seem to be missing something?" By the way, there are four paper figures missing, that's my unique job, and it's more troublesome to paste those boys and girls than to make a paper building! ”

"You're embarrassed to say it!" Master's face was furious, and he stared at Bo Xuanshan so red that he didn't dare to say anything, and Master then said: "If it weren't for the trouble caused by your paper figures, so many people would not have died in Xiadong Village!" ”

Bo Xuanshan shook his head helplessly, and said with a bitter face: "Mr. Yang, I have already explained to you, those paper figures are really not my hands and feet, you have also seen, is there cinnabar in my paper shop?" Is there a paper figure that gets the finishing touch? As for how I was blinded by cinnabar when I went out, I can't figure it out, maybe someone sees that my business is good and deliberately wants to fix me! ”

Master sighed lightly: "You are the only one in Phoenix Town who is a paper shop, and you don't have any peers, who will be jealous of your business?" Besides, who is at odds with you again? Even if there were, how could they use this method to harm you? ”

Bo Xuanshan retorted innocently: "How do I know to go?" But I'm a person with a broken mouth on weekdays, and I like to talk about the east and west, maybe that sentence doesn't like it, and I can't pull it out when it pierces other people's ears, so I come up with such a bad trick to harm me, anyway...... Anyway, I definitely didn't do this kind of thing, Mr. Yang, you don't want to think about it, this is my iron rice bowl, have you ever seen anyone smash their own rice bowl? Have it? ”

I saw that the master kept dealing with Bo Xuanshan, but this Bo Xuanshan looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, I thought about it, what he said seemed to be true, but looking at his strange face, I felt that what he said was not very credible.

Bo Xuanshan's eyes rolled, and he immediately said: "Mr. Yang, don't forget, my craft has been passed down by my master, and I am indeed the only paper shop in Phoenix Town, but isn't there also my master Yao Qianshou in Niutou Village?" Didn't you doubt my master? I don't understand these ways at all, maybe my master does? ”

"You fart!" I finally couldn't help but scold: "How can this be done by Mr. Yao? Mr. Yao has been ...... more than a month ago"

"Two dogs!" Master suddenly interrupted me, I suddenly remembered that Mr. Yao's death could not be told to this Bo Xuanshan for the time being, Master and the village chief of Niutou Village agreed three days before the news of Mr. Yao's death was transmitted, and now it is only the next day, my heart trembles, fortunately, Master stopped me in time, otherwise I would have told the truth with a bald mouth. Seeing Bo Xuanshan staring at me suspiciously, Master hurriedly continued: "Ergou wants to tell you that we have already been to Mr. Yao's house, and Mr. Yao refused to do paper business again more than a month ago because he was unwell. So this matter is definitely not done by Mr. Yao! ”

"Then it's not me!" Bo Xuanshan hurriedly took himself out, and solemnly declared: "Mr. Yang, look at it, since my master has chosen to retire from the paper business, then all the business in Phoenix Town will belong to me, why should I be unable to get by?" If I point out the paper figure and enlighten the spirit, and also harm people, then sooner or later someone will find out that it is me, do you tell me whether I will do business in the future? I can't live yet?! ”

"That's it!" The master frowned, then sighed lightly and said, "Don't make any more noise, anyway, the paper figure is from your paper bunch, and you can't go anywhere, let alone leave my sight until this matter is investigated!" ”

"Oops!" Seeing that the master turned around and left after speaking, Bo Xuanshan hurriedly chased after him and shouted, "Mr. Yang, it's unreasonable for you to do this!" Since you can't prove that I did those things, I, I can't always follow you! I've got to go back to business! Mr. Yang? Mr. Yang, listen to me, ah, this ......."

Master examined Jia Wenbai's body, and the result was similar to what I had observed, except that Master only said a word about the Yin Yin Body, so he didn't say anything, turned around and walked out of the courtyard of Jia's house again, and walked towards the village. Tian Fatzi and I glanced at each other and followed closely behind the master, while Bo Xuanshan asked the master even more bably. Seeing that Master was about to arrive in the back village, I asked puzzledly, "Master, where are we going now?" It's not going to leave Kasumidong Village, is it? ”

"!" Master glared at me and said, "The cause of Jia Wenbai's death is already clear to the master, there is no need for the Jia family to stay for the time being, we have to go to the house named Wang Lianxiang first, there are so many things, how can you leave Xiadong Village?!" ”

"Oh......," I agreed.

As soon as the master took two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned his head to me and said, "Wang Lianxiang's haunting matter is for the master to investigate, and you can't help much, so it is better for you and Xiao Yi to go to Ye Qingshan's house and find out the cause of Ye Qingshan's death." If the cause of Ye Qingshan's death was also caused by a paper man, come to me immediately! ”

"Yes, Master." I nodded, and then Fata took another path. There are also some very old people in the village, who can't walk, can't go to the funeral, and can only take a cool look at the door. It's just that the courtyard door of this house is wide open, and there seems to be no one in the courtyard.

He Tian Fat Man was touching at the gate, and an old man on crutches slowly walked out next door, this old man looked like he was over ninety years old, looking up and down at me and Tian Fat Man with cloudy old eyes, and then asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Oh, grandpa, we're looking for Ye Qingshan's family!" I asked respectfully.

When the old man heard this, he nodded slightly, but he pointed to the courtyard with a wry smile and said: "Go in, Qingshan's father is at home, Qingshan's mother, I went back to my mother's house a few days ago, at this time, I guess Qingshan's father should be drunk at home again, maybe lie on his own bed, you can go in and see." Alas, what a good child, just gone, you say, isn't this a sin...... It's a ruined family......"

I saw the old man shaking his head and sighing bitterly, turning around with a cane and walking back to his yard tremblingly. Tian Fatzi and I glanced at each other, and then went directly into the courtyard, and sure enough, I smelled a pungent smell of wine from a long distance!

Tian Fatzi said in a daze: "It's really borrowing wine to drown my sorrows." ”

"Don't go in yet!" I suddenly pulled Tian Fatzi with a pale face, and then looked around, for some reason, the moment I stood in the courtyard just now, I had goosebumps all over my body......