Chapter 34: People light candles, ghosts blow lamps
As the policeman in the town, Director Huang naturally can't be idle when something happens to the mayor's family, so he runs around here constantly asking everyone to do things. It has to be said that rich people do things differently. This scene
The team came, the Taoist priests from the Taoist temple came, and even six or seven people who sang filial piety came. Fortunately, the house was big enough to accommodate so many people at the same time.
Several of Wang Junjie's friends did not expect that something like this would happen to Wang Junjie's family just two days after they arrived. Fortunately, Wang Junjie was fine, otherwise, this would have been a huge blow to the mayor.
"Mayor Wang, people cannot be resurrected, so you have to take care of yourself! We from seven villages and eight villages are all waiting for you to take us out of poverty and become rich," a middle-aged man dissuaded.
"Yes, since it happened, it's useless for us to be sad. You and your son have been kneeling there all day. Not eating or drinking is not the solution."
Mayor Wang took a long breath and then sighed, "My wife is impatient. She used to quarrel and it was fine. I didn't expect this to happen and make everyone laugh."
"Hey, who's family doesn't have a mean-spirited family member, so why not laugh?" A middle-aged woman said hurriedly.
"In town, go and persuade the child. He has been kneeling there for a day. If he continues like this, he will collapse."
After listening to the guidance of several people, Mayor Wang looked at his son who was kneeling there. He thought for a moment, but did not step forward immediately. Instead, he asked someone to call some of Wang Junjie's friends over and asked them to enlighten Wang Junjie.
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After all, family scandals cannot be publicized. Of course, my son himself knows that given his temper, if he tried to dissuade him, he would probably quarrel with him. Therefore, it is better to communicate some things after a period of time.
"Mayor, I have already called Xiao Yu. He said that he has had guests at home these past two days and does not have time to come over. Do you think we should wait or let the Taoist priest from Baxian Temple in the town come over?"
"No need for now. These chanting Taoist priests are from the Eight Immortals Temple. They must be fine. I just want to calm down. Okay, you can go and have a rest. It's been a busy day."
The night is getting darker, and fewer and fewer people come to express condolences. The weather tonight is extremely dry and cold. Even if you are sitting in the house, you can feel the cold air blowing towards your face. The dark coffin is filled with papers.
A corner was filled with paper sedans and mountains of gold and silver. As the cold wind blew in, the paper figures were blown down all over the ground like rootless duckweeds.
The small altar table under the coffin was blocked by two candlesticks. In the middle of the candlesticks was a black and white photo. This was the posthumous photo of Mayor Wang's wife, but it was obviously from a long time ago, because the woman in the photo was the same as Xiao Yu's before.
What I saw was a little different because their hair was decorated differently, and the person in the photo had a very happy smile.
Under the red candle, a black and white photo looks a bit strange, because red is a happy event, white is a funeral, and now both red and white events are mixed together.
Although the so-called weddings and funerals are generally considered good things, they vary from person to person. If the old people have reached the end of their life, then their death will represent rebirth, which is naturally a happy event. You can use red candles, but if you are a person who wants to die,
, then this is not a happy event.
As the saying goes, "A happy woman mourns in vain, and the little ghost will accompany the mother if she doesn't leave." The "little ghost" in this sentence naturally refers to the child who died in vain. It also represents the person who has reached the end of his life. Like Mayor Wang's wife, they are all considered to be idle.
dead person.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up for no reason on the altar table in front of the coffin. The wind was not strong, and it should be like an adult breathing. However, this weak wind actually caused the two candles on the altar table to go out at the same time. The candles went out, leaving behind
A wisp of green smoke floated in the room, instantly attracting the attention of the person in front of the soul.
"The wind was so strong that the candles were blown out."
A man stood up, lit two candles with a lighter, then knelt on the ground again, holding paper money in his hand and said, "Sister, I know that you died unjustly. This is fate. You didn't listen to your parents before you changed."
It’s like this! Fortunately, Junjie is now older, so you don’t have to worry about it anymore. Just go where you need to go.”
The man sobbed as he spoke, with a hint of sadness in his voice, but as a man, he would not cry like a woman, so he could only kneel down and sob, trembling, and let his tears fall into the brazier.
At this time, the wind blew up next to the coffin again, and the candle was blown out again, but this time after the candle was blown out, two drops of wax fell from the candle, and just landed on the corner of the eye of the woman in the black and white photo, and the wax slipped
, like the person in the photo, shed two lines of blood and tears, feeling huge grievances and having nowhere to defend himself.
The man cried for a while, wiped his tears, kowtowed and stood up, but saw that the candle went out again, so he immediately lit it again, but one side was lit and the other side went out, as if someone was playing a trick on him.
After lighting it five or six times in a row, the candle was finally lit. The man breathed a sigh of relief and was about to walk away when his eyes accidentally caught sight of the black and white photo. For a moment, the hair on his body stood up and he couldn't help but trembled, "Sister, don't scare me."
, you know I am timid."
"Taoist, Taoist, come here and take a look," the man shouted to the Taoist who was chanting sutras.
This shout immediately attracted the attention of many people, who all gathered around him. When they saw the black and white photo, they couldn't help but be frightened, and even the timid ones hurriedly backed away.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, it's just candle wax. Don't be afraid." The Taoist picked up the photo, wiped off the wax on it, and explained to everyone.
After the Taoist finished speaking, the candle suddenly went out again. This time, the whole room became quiet. After everyone was silent for a while, someone finally exclaimed "It's haunted...".
The Taoist's expression was not good at this time. He bowed to the coffin and said, "The cause and effect of this life are determined in the previous life. Don't be attached to the donor. It's better to go early."
After finishing speaking, the Taoist picked up the Bagua mirror and a stack of talismans on the altar, and pressed them on the coffin. Then he took out the match, muttered something in his mouth, and lit the candle again. This time the candle was not extinguished, but the candlelight was
, but slowly turned into a light green.
Green candlelight, no matter how stupid people are, they know that there must be something wrong with it, so many people began to flee here in a hurry, especially those with children, who chanted all the Buddhas in the sky, for fear that their children would be found by someone who did not rush.
Of course, Mayor Wang has already received the news, but now he has no choice but to place his hope on a few Taoists.
As for the Taoist priests, they knew the moment they saw the green candlelight that their talismans could not suppress the soul on the corpse, so someone immediately went to the Taoist temple to ask their master to help.
Baxian'an Taoist Temple is the largest Taoist temple nearby. There are more than 30 Taoists in it. The owner of the temple is an old man in his sixties. He is considered a native of the country. Because he single-handedly runs Baxian'an, there are many people living in this area.
Basically everyone knows him.
After listening to what some disciples said, the old temple owner hurriedly came to Mayor Wang's house and began to save the souls of the dead. It must be said that the old temple owner had some troubles. At least after he came, the candle had changed to its original color.
