Chapter 130 Raising children is not just about preventing old age
The next tomb is that of Hu Fu's great-grandfather, and this tomb is also the most controversial tomb among the Feng Shui masters.
This is a tomb built on a flat field, just beside a field path. However, as the farmland has become desolate over the years, it has become overgrown with weeds.
In modern society, young people have gone out to work and no one wants to guard the fields. However, the older generation is more likely to stay at home with their grandchildren and has no time to take care of the fields.
Even if they are still planting, they usually only grow vegetables and grains that are enough for their own consumption. It is not like before when several acres of land were used to grow grains.
At that time, the yield of rice was not high, and in addition to the fact that it had to be turned in to the public grain, the people had no choice but to plant it desperately. But now, with the increase in grain output and the improvement of living standards, buying a bag of rice in the supermarket is almost enough.
The family of three has been eating for more than a month, and no one is willing to work hard in the fields anymore.
It is said to be a tomb, but in fact it is just a dirt bag with only a tombstone covered with weeds.
This type of grave is actually the most common in the entire South.
"Your ancestors' tombstones are covered with grass, so why don't you clean them up?" Hua Mingming asked curiously when he saw the weeds growing out of both sides of the tombstones.
"Well... Mr. Feng Shui said that this grass cannot be pulled out, saying that it is the ancestral energy. Pulling out this grass is equivalent to cutting off the ancestral energy. The only way is to cut it with a sickle every time you visit the grave." Hu Erbo replied.
"What's the ancestral spirit? Mr. Feng Shui probably didn't talk about biology. If these grasses are given enough time to grow, they won't burst the stone tablet."
Although Hua Mingming has never read a book, he still understands this truth. Moreover, grass is the most tenacious and can survive even in the cracks of rocks. In the end, it can forcefully open the cracks in the rocks.
"After all, this is what Mr. Feng Shui told us, and we cut off the grass every time. There will still be no problems with the stone monument for more than ten years."
Hu Fu also explained, Hua Mingming curled his lips, and Fang Ming just stared at the tomb from beginning to end without saying a word.
Fang Ming did not speak, and Hu Fu and others did not dare to disturb him. They just watched quietly from the side until they saw Fang Ming walk behind the tomb, frowning and saying nothing.
"Tell me what those Feng Shui masters said?"
After a while, Fang Ming asked Hu Fu.
Hu Fu recalled for a while, and then said: "A Feng Shui master said that my great-grandfather's grave has good Feng Shui. The cemetery faces the front and is open and flat. There is a hill five hundred meters behind, which can be regarded as a backer."
"However, another Feng Shui master said that the Feng Shui of this cemetery is not good, because according to this master, the terrain of the tomb is not flat. The left side is slightly lower and the right side is slightly higher. This does not comply with the rules for burials."
Hearing Hu Fu's words, Fang Ming smiled slightly but did not interrupt Hu Fu's words, but motioned for Hu Fu to continue speaking.
"In addition, the Feng Shui master said that although there is a hill directly behind the tomb, it is too far away, and there is a stream between the two. This is called water blocking the mountain, and it is destined to be difficult."
"As for the other two Feng Shui masters, they didn't say anything. They just said that the Feng Shui of the tomb was not bad."
Fang Ming nodded to show that he understood. Just when all the Hu family members were eagerly waiting for him to express his opinions, Fang Ming said to everyone: "Let's go to the next grave."
The Hu family looked at each other in shock, but after what Hu Rong said before, they did not dare to question Fang Ming's words, and then the next group of people went to the next grave.
Fang Ming read all five tombs in one afternoon without making a single comment from beginning to end, except for the first two tombs.
"Master Fang, look, which tomb of our Hu family has the problem?"
At the fifth tomb, in front of the grave of Hu Fu's great-great-grandfather, Hu Fu finally couldn't help but ask. In the whole afternoon, he felt like he was following Master Fang on a tour, spending more time at each tomb.
No more than half an hour.
Fang Ming glanced at Hu Fu and did not answer Hu Fu's question directly. Instead, he asked: "How many brothers are there in your father's generation? How many brothers are there in your grandfather's generation?"
"Four brothers and three sisters, a total of seven people. As for my grandfather's generation, it is said that there were also five brothers. It was just that the war was turbulent in that era. My eldest grandfather and second grandfather went out to explore and never came back, while my grandfather and my fifth grandfather never came back.
It’s to stay in the village.”
Hu Fu was stunned for a moment, but then he looked at Uncle Hu and said, "Second uncle, you know the things about my grandfather's generation best. Please tell Master Fang."
Erbo Hu is the oldest living elder of the Hu family, and he is the one who knows the most about many ancestors of the Hu family.
"Speaking of my father's generation, there were five brothers at that time, and my father was the fourth. The war-torn times at that time were difficult, so the eldest uncle and the second uncle went out to make a living when they were teenagers, but they have been there ever since.
I have never come back. As for my third uncle who was infected with smallpox when he was a child, he left before he was two years old, so my father and fifth uncle are the only ones left in the village."
"Actually, our Hu family are not locals. We came here as refugees from other places. My grandfather fled here as a military deserter and then settled here for a long time."
"At that time, the place was almost dominated by clans, so after my grandfather settled here, he lived in poverty without any relatives or support. Fortunately, he later married my grandma, and my grandma's family was considered a big family in the area.
This is how I have a backer.”
From Hu Erbo's intermittent description, Fang Ming roughly knew the experiences of the Hu family's ancestors.
In order to escape the war, the ancestors of the Hu family came here, and then married a local girl and settled down here. However, unfortunately, as the war continued, the lives of the descendants of the Hu family became difficult. The eldest and second eldest children were unable to leave.
Later, the third child died of illness, leaving only the fourth and fifth children.
The fourth child, Hu Fu's grandfather, was an honest and honest person, but the fifth child was different. Because his family was poor at that time, the fifth child learned from a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple at that time. After all, the master
Will give you a bite to eat.
At that time, Taoist priests were still very popular, and Taoist priests would be invited to all weddings and weddings, so the life of the fifth child was much better than that of the fourth child.
But the strange thing is that Lao Wu never married a wife in his life, and he stayed like this until his death.
Hearing this, a light flashed in Fang Ming's eyes, and he began to have some ideas in his mind, but he still needed more evidence.
"If I'm not wrong, your grandfather's grave was buried by your fifth uncle?" Fang Ming looked at Uncle Hu and asked.
"Yes at the back but not at the front." Erbo Hu shook his head, "I heard from my father that my grandfather's grave was moved later by my fifth uncle. Because my fifth uncle knew this business, my father didn't stop him.
.”
"He is an interesting person."
Fang Ming whispered, then looked at the Hu family, "Let's go, take me to meet this strange person from your Hu family."
The Hu family had become accustomed to Fang Ming's unconventional behavior. The group set off again, but Hua Mingming, who had been following them, couldn't stand it anymore.
Just walking around these fields in an afternoon would make a young man like him feel sore.
"That Fang Ming, otherwise I won't go. I'll wait for you at the hotel." Hua Mingming said to Qin Yu.
"no."
Fang Ming refused directly, "You may be useful in a while."
"Really or not, I don't know how to read Feng Shui."
Hua Mingming looked at Fang Ming with suspicion, but Fang Ming patted him on the shoulder, "It's absolutely true, and your role will be very important. Without you, this matter wouldn't be possible."
"If that's the case, I can stay and continue to see that young master with you."
Hearing that he had played such a big role, Hua Mingming showed a proud look on his face and did not mention leaving again. The group of people immediately headed to another place.
Unlike the burial place of other ancestors of the Hu family, Hu Fu's fifth grandfather was buried in a forest with lush trees, and the road was very difficult to walk.
"There used to be mountain roads here, and there were fields on the mountains more than ten years ago. However, as the fields have become deserted over the years, fewer people come to the mountains and forests, and now the country does not allow indiscriminate felling of trees. Gradually, this
The road is gone."
There were overgrown weeds. Hua Mingming stepped on the accumulated leaves and looked at the spider webs wrapped around the trees. A look of fear appeared on his face. As a city man, he was walking randomly in the mountains and forests. He thought that there were some poisonous snakes and poisonous insects.
Scalp numbness.
"I said, Lao Hu, I've been walking here for almost an hour, why haven't I arrived yet?"
Finally, Hua Mingming quit. The Hu family led him almost up two hills. Although the top of the hill was not high, it was only a hundred meters high, but it couldn't stand up to the lush mountains and forests. They almost had to chop wood with wood.
The first way out.
Hu Fu's expression was also a little embarrassed. He had never been here before. Ever since he opened a shop in Magic City, he would come back to his hometown every year during the holidays. During the Qingming Festival, he would mostly pay incense to his grandfather and father's graves. As for this
The last time the Fifth Grandpa came here was more than ten years ago when his father was still alive.
"It's not wrong. I remember it was in this direction. I haven't been here for almost ten years, but the direction is not wrong."
Hearing Uncle Hu Wu's words, Fang Ming sighed slightly. This is one of the reasons why rural people prefer sons over daughters. They are two brothers. Every year, descendants of one grave will worship and clean up the weeds, and the other will bury
No one cares about it in the mountains and forests.
Raising children is not only to provide for old age, but sometimes also to hope that after death, someone can burn a stick of incense in front of the grave.