Linhua County·East outside the city·Early morning
In a small forest next to the river, seven or eight people are working hard. In the distance is the incense table. The sacrifice has just been performed, and three people are watching politely not far away.
Su Ziji, who has already been elected as a candidate, is also among the workers. He is wearing a coarse dungaree. This is a temporary change of clothes. After placing incense and burning paper on the table for the ancestors of the Su family, he prayed for the reason why the ancestors moved their tombs, and also talked about the new tombs.
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This is the rule of moving graves that has been passed down from the previous dynasty.
When raising a grave, preparations must be made, otherwise the ancestors will be disturbed.
The time for moving the tomb is also very particular. It cannot be past noon to avoid the sun burning the bones at noon.
Not even on rainy days.
Today is like this, the sun is still bright, and the time is far from noon, which is just right.
"Sir, it's enough." When the remains were picked out one by one, gathered together with the bones that had been taken out, and carefully placed in the bone tower, the wild Taoist said softly.
Su Ziji, who was holding a black umbrella, took the black cloth from the hands of the wild Taoist and covered the bone tower one by one.
The wild Taoists threw the copper coins prepared in advance into the pit and then filled the empty tomb. As for the old coffins and funerary objects, they were burned immediately and could not be brought into the new tomb.
The new grave was far away, and the coffin containing the remains was put into an ox cart. Su Ziji, a male member of the Su family, was leading the way in an ox cart in front, holding a funeral flag. Ye Buhui, Su Ziji's married wife, followed behind the coffin in the car.
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Yu Lu, Zhang Sheng, and Fang Xi, who were watching the ceremony, naturally took separate cars and followed at the end of the procession as friends.
The Su family's ancestral tomb is in Jinggao County. Since Su's family registration was Juren, the purchase of land and the procedures were very smooth without any obstacles. The wild Taoist people who dealt with this matter were even more flexible.
When Su Ziji led his team and spent an hour arriving at a hill, the wild Taoist pointed and said: "Sir, you see, this is Xiaoyu Mountain. The surrounding thirty acres of land are all sacrificial fields."<
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Looking from a distance, I can see a hill suddenly appearing on the plain, running from east to north. The mountain is green and full of lush green bamboos. When the west wind blows, the birds chirp in response. Below the hillside, there are dozens of acres of sloping fields. In the distance, there is still smoke.
Niao Niao.
Su Ziji nodded. He was busy with work. This was his first time here. Lu Fengyun did not disappoint him.
After that, there is the process of moving the remains to the new grave.
The time of burial has long been calculated by wild Taoists. It is an "auspicious time" that will not harm the ancestors of the Su family and Su Ziji. Su Ziji needs to be the first to dig the grave. After three shovels of soil, others can start.
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After digging several times, the wild Taoist looked at the time, examined it carefully, and said decisively to Su Ziji: "Master, the auspicious time has come, please put the bones of Lingzu Lingzong in order, and then seal the soil into a tomb.
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Su Ziji followed the instructions and put the bone tower containing the bones of his ancestors into the pit in order. When the remains were finally put in, everyone buried and sealed them with soil, piled soil outside and sealed them tightly, and several earth tombs were roughly formed.
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"Introduce the spirit!" At this time, Su Ziji stepped forward and inserted the spirit flag in his hand on the grave. However, neither his family member Ye Buhui nor his friend Yu Lu and others were allowed to come forward. During the process, the Taoist priests could speak, and only Su Ziji could speak during prayer.
The cold wind blew and the scene was quiet.
But in the eyes of the wild Taoist, he felt refreshed and said: "Young master, it's time to erect a tombstone."
This was something that had been prepared for a long time. Su Ziji took the three-foot stone slabs as he was told and inserted them into the north of each tomb in the same order.
Once this was achieved, the wild Taoist said in a deep voice: "Hurry, young master, quickly bow to the ancestors and ancestors. This time, the ritual of three bows and nine kneels will be used!"
When Su Ziji heard this, he didn't dare to be negligent. He gathered his thoughts quickly, knelt down in front of the grave and knelt down in obeisance.
The wild Taoist people were not relaxed at this time, because they moved the ancestral graves, and the location was good, but to occupy this land line, the ancestors and the earth had to have a connection, so they did not dare to slack off, and observed attentively when Su Ziji kowtowed.
"Hey, I just kowtowed for the first time, and the white air drooped and poured into the graveyard." The wild Taoist's heart moved, but he did not speak and continued to watch the movement.
He remained silent, and when he prayed for the second time, something suddenly seemed to open up in the tomb, and there was a "pop" sound, followed by the sound of flowing spring water.
"This, even if there is a spiritual response when bowing down, is it too fast?" The wild Taoist's heart skipped a beat and he frowned. When he waited for the third bow, a wisp of white air came out, floated up lightly, and met Su Zi.
As soon as he closed his body, a trace of it floated up and landed in the ancestral hall further away.
You can't think too much at this time. The wild Taoist said: "Young Master, the white energy corresponds to the ancestral spirit. Although it has not yet formed the Yin House, it has been combined with the spirit earth and the ceremony has been completed."
"A small ancestral hall has been built above, and we can offer incense when the tomb is finished. Below, there are thirty acres of sloping fields. I inspected two tenant farmers, Wu and Lai. They are both honest people and they offer incense every day." "I usually take care of the cemetery and weed it, so I decided to pay thirty-seven percent of the fixed amount every year. What do you think, Master?"
Sanqi is a little low, but Su Ziji has no clansmen now, so he only needs to rely on this to make people work hard, and he said with his head: "You did a good job."
The wild Taoist breathed a sigh of relief. This was considered a successful migration. As for the strange phenomena during the burial process, he frowned and thought, feeling that something was wrong.
"Yes, this Xiaoyu Mountain is not the real Yu Mountain. It is just a name given by the county. It can be regarded as a bit of a place, but it is not a place of great wealth."
"Now this strange appearance is not that of great wealth, but it has the appearance of springs gushing from the earth."
"Although it's not big, I feel it for a long time. Hey, it seems that I'm not just good at reading faces, but also reading Feng Shui."
It was done, and there were only some trivial finishing tasks that did not require personal participation. Su Ziji suddenly felt that his body relaxed inexplicably, as if a small but always present stone had been removed.
"No matter what, as a member of the Su family, this sacrificial obligation must be fulfilled."
"Being completely clear about others and myself is the principle of my life."
Su Ziji breathed a sigh of relief when he felt this change. Not to mention, after this series of processes, if he is not physically strong, he might feel tired early.
Yu Lu, who had been watching, watched Su Ziji bow several times to the new grave. He felt mixed and at the same time felt happy for Su Ziji.
Yu Lu was once a classmate of Su Ziji, but now he has been left far behind. Yu Lu is not without a desire to win, nor is he without jealousy. After all, when he was admitted to the Tongsheng Examination, he once topped the list, and Su Ziji
Just the end.
It’s just that I’m happier for my friend.
"There are too many things going on during this time. I wanted to get together with you before leaving, but it has been raining and the dam has been destroyed. It has been a troubled time."
Facing these friends who could only get together at this time, Su Ziji said with some guilt.
At that time, not to mention gathering with friends, every time he went out, Ye Buhui was always on tenterhooks for fear of encountering danger.
At that time, when I went to date friends, I just had no idea.
And it has been raining for such a long time. As soon as the rain stopped, we were busy moving graves again. According to the rules before, it was not allowed to gather with friends.
Time is tight, so it’s not impossible to get together in these few days, but it’s really not necessary.
"When we get back from the capital, we will have a good time together."