Chapter 209 Sleeping Overnight in the Ancestral Hall
Chapter 209 Overnight at the Ancestral Hall
Suddenly there was a clanking sound of the wind blowing on the door panel in front of them. Everyone looked there and were frightened out of their wits by the white flags hanging on the high door flying in the wind and the paper money hovering on the snow.
Fu Manman was so frightened that his heart beat like thunder. It was so sudden.
"Little gang leader, let me go to the front and take a look." Fang Mulei walked forward.
He came back soon and reported: "There is an ancestral hall in front, and there is no one there."
"Is the place big?" Fu Manman asked.
Fang Mulei nodded, "It's big and has a yard."
"Let's go, let's stay overnight in this ancestral hall tonight." Fu Manman said.
"Manman girls, this is not good! Generally speaking, ancestral halls in villages are not clean places. People who die in the family are kept inside, and those who made mistakes are also executed in the ancestral hall." Chang Zhong thought.
The ancestral hall is quite an unlucky place.
"Yes! A place like the ancestral hall is not suitable for treating others." The elderly Granny Wang couldn't help but say.
Old people are superstitious and Fu Manman can understand.
But Fu Manman is not superstitious. When a person dies, he is just a handful of ashes. What is there to be afraid of?
"Okay, the more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Besides, there is nothing more terrifying than human beings in this world." After Fu Manman finished speaking, he took the lead and walked forward.
When I walked to the door of the ancestral hall, I saw the white flags all over the wall, dancing in the wind, twisting and twisting, and it was eerie. In addition, the broken door that was not closed was blown by the wind, which made it even more terrifying, like an innocent soul asking for its life.
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Qiaoer and Shuangshuang, who were standing next to Fu Manman, were so frightened that they had goosebumps all over their bodies.
Aji looked curious and excited, and wanted to rush inside, but Fu An stopped him, "There might be a ghost inside, and ghosts can catch children."
Aji is even more excited! He hasn’t seen a ghost yet!
When Fu Manman was about to go in, Fu Qiang stopped him, "I'll take people in first to take a look." Fu Qiang called a few young men and went in together.
Several people held torches and looked around the yard.
After a while, Fu Qiang came out and said to Manman, "There's nothing in there, go in."
"As long as there's no one around, it'll be fine." Fu Manman wasn't afraid of anything, he was just afraid of people making trouble.
When everyone entered the ancestral hall, Fu Manman asked someone to close the door and found something to block it.
Once the door is closed, the sound of people infiltrating is gone. With the wall blocking it, the wind has become smaller.
Chang Zhong unloaded the carriage, found a place to settle the horses, and then asked someone to prepare fodder for the horses.
Fu Manman entered the ancestral hall and saw that plaques were blown all over the floor by the wind, and both sides of the ancestral hall were filled with coffins of various sizes.
"Sister, this place is really scary. Could there be a dead person in the coffin?" Fu Shuangshuang asked in fear.
"Are medical students still afraid of death? Shuangshuang, you still need to practice your courage." Fu Manman said with a smile.
Fu Shuangshuang said, those who study medicine must not be afraid of death!
She just wants to be a doctor who can save lives and heal the wounded, and doesn't want to see dead people.
"Little gang leader, these coffins are all made of wood. Let's chop them up and use them as firewood!" Chen Zijian kicked a coffin in front of him.
Fu Manman looked at these coffins, nodded and said: "Okay, but first check to see if there are any dead people inside. If there are dead people, don't chop them open. The dead are the most important, and we have to respect them."
After everyone listened to Fu Manman's words, they began to look for coffins that did not contain the dead body.
But few dared to open the coffin. Even Chen Zijian, who had been clamoring to open the coffin, was too timid to do so.
At this time, Aji came in handy. He moved his nose, pointed at a coffin, opened the lid, and shouted happily: "Empty!"
"Aji, your wolf nose is really amazing." Fu An happily pinched Aji's nose.
Aji was very happy to be praised and looked for three or four empty coffins in a row.
Chen Zijian and others took axes and started to chop the coffin.
Add turpentine to the split coffin and light it to keep it burning longer.
With the fire, the dark and gloomy ancestral hall suddenly became bright.
The ancestral hall was filled with coffins, and there was not much open space. Everyone gathered around, put together the remaining wooden boards, spread straw mats, and made a floor.
Fu Manman saw that there was really no room in the house, so he said to Shuangshuang and Fu An, "Let's sleep on the carriage tonight, let's squeeze in."
"The carriage can't enter the house. It's too cold outside, so you'd better sleep inside! I'll pile up the coffins and there will be room." Fu Qiang had already taken the Fu family's bedding off the carriage.
Fu Manman thought about it. She stepped forward to help. This kind of physical work was not a piece of cake for her.
I saw that one person could carry a coffin with a lot of money, and with a few brushes, some coffins were piled up.
"This place is free, let's lay down the floor!" Fu Manman clapped his hands and said.
When she turned around, she saw a group of young men behind her, all looking at her in astonishment.
...The boys were all shocked by her strength.
"The little gang leader is mighty!"
"The little gang leader is so awesome!"
"Little Gang Leader Hercules!"
"Ouch..."
Seeing everyone applauding and cheering, with expressions of admiration on their faces, Fu Manman twitched his lips and smiled a little awkwardly!
Well...she was completely masculinized in the eyes of these young men.
With the open space, the ancestral hall suddenly became spacious.
Fu Manman took out several air mattresses from the space and gave them to everyone to use as mattresses.
On such a cold day, sleeping close to the ground will freeze you.
Everyone is no longer surprised to see such a magical thing, and they just use it anyway.
Inflate the air mattress and make the bed, and feed the hungry and crying children first.
The water in the hot water bottle is warm, and the women are already very skilled at making milk powder. They have fed the little ones and the older ones, and the older ones are eating rice noodles.
Fu Manman gave a lot of rice noodles, and everyone made rice noodles for the older children to eat.
These children were all hungry, so they ate whatever they were fed, and every one of them devoured them. The food was delicious.
At this moment, the hungry adults couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they saw how delicious the children were eating.
Aunt Dong and Granny Wang started to prepare dinner.
During the day, everyone ate simply, and at night Aunt Dong wanted to make something delicious for everyone.
There was also a large piece of thick lard fat in the bucket. She fished it out and said to Granny Wang, "Let's refine this fat into oil and make some snacks for everyone."
"Okay! You make that, and I'll make some vegetables and rice, stewed vegetables and rice porridge." Grandma Wang thinks that this mixed cooking method is not only delicious, but also filling.
"I'll mix the side dishes!" Sun Huiniang arranged it herself. Now the work in the kitchen is basically taken care of by them.
Others, while waiting for meals, practiced martial arts, swordsmanship, and coaxed their children.
Fu Manman sat on the mat and taught the Fu siblings the words in the dictionary. Now that they have a dictionary, they have a reference for learning.