Not to mention how unhappy the guys were, they followed behind with helpless and sad expressions on their faces.
The Cowherd chuckled, "That's right! If you keep her because of your greed, you're shooting yourself in the foot, right?"
Everyone just ignored him...
Cui Jue said: "That's all, no matter what, Xiaoyu and we are considered peers, so it's appropriate to kneel down and pay homage to his grandfather. It's not a shame..."
Black and White Wuchang nodded. Now that the matter has come to this, what can they say?
Yu Huifei had already prepared paper money and other things, and went to the front yard. Liu Xin also prepared various paper flowers, as well as some small cotton-padded jackets made of paper.
Yu Huifei looked at those beautiful little clothes and said, "Okay, they're beautiful."
Liu Xin's face turned slightly red: "It's too hasty. The old man shouldn't dislike these things, right?"
Yu Huifei smiled and said: "The important point is your intention. Let's go to the grave."
On the way, Liu Xin asked curiously: "What kind of Winter Clothes Festival is this?"
Yu Huifei said: "Ah... it's very simple. It's winter. Everyone usually puts on winter clothes. We are afraid that the deceased will get cold down there, so we have to give them clothes to keep out the cold."
That’s why it’s called giving away cold clothes.
Historically, Meng Jiangnu went to the Great Wall to give her husband cold clothes, but when she arrived, she found that her husband was dead.
She was so sad that she burned her clothes and cried...
In the end, the Great Wall cried down."
Liu Xin said: "I knew that Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall, but I really didn't know that there was such a thing as sending cold clothes. But is there any difference between sending cold clothes and visiting the grave in ordinary times?"
Yu Huifei shook his head: "There are differences, but there are also similarities. The ancients said, "The sticky paper is cut and burned in the early morning to turn it into ashes. Is the fruit from the spring platform useful for keeping out the cold? But the sad sound is pleasant to my ears!"
It means that there must be paper clothes and they must be burned before dawn..."
While talking, they came to Mr. Yu's grave.
Yu Huifei followed the rules of his ancestors, burned incense and lit wax, and then arranged the prepared dumplings and other tributes neatly, along with a box of tobacco leaves and a bottle of Erguotou.
This is Mr. Yu’s favorite thing...
Yu Huifei knelt down, kowtowed to the grave, and muttered: "Grandpa, grandma, I'm here to see you.
Grandpa, it's winter. Although my grandma takes care of you over there, I've still prepared these cold clothes for you.
I didn't make this, nor did I buy it. This beautiful girl next to me did it.
This craftsmanship is priceless, so you can always wear it and dance as hard as you can in the Hall of Yama!"
When he heard what he said in front of him, he was still very serious. Liu Xin also had a sullen face and was solemn.
But she found that the talk in front of her became more and more off-kilter and went astray. Later, Liu Xin couldn't help but want to laugh.
As a result, Yu Huifei raised his head and said, "Would you...bye?"
Yu Huifei's grandfather is not Liu Xin's grandfather, and the two of them have no established relationship, so it all depends on the individual whether they wish to do so or not.
Liu Xin nodded and said, "You're here now, so it's only right to kowtow to the old man."
Liu Xin did not shy away from it. He knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Old man, it's winter. I made some clothes for you and grandma. I hope you like them."
After kowtowing, Yu Huifei drew a big circle on the grave, then threw the five-color paper, ghost coins, etc. into the circle, and lit a fire.
Liu Xin said: "In our place, when we are burning money, we have to say something. Don't you say anything?"
Yu Huifei shook his head and said: "What are you talking about? Originally, we have a set of polite words here. Grandpa, you worked hard when you were alive. When you die, just enjoy yourself. Live in a mansion, drive a BMW, and live in glory.
, I am so angry with the King of Hell. But I feel that these words deserve a beating..."
Hearing this, Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh: "You really said that?"
Yu Huifei nodded: "Ah, that's what I said."
Then Yu Huifei greeted Hei Wuchang and the others: "Don't look at me anymore. Hurry up. It's your turn."
When Hei Abi Wuchang and others heard this, they all felt awkward.
Only Cui Jue stepped forward generously, knelt down and kowtowed: "Brother, don't worry, we will take good care of Xiaoyu. Don't be bullied over there. If you can't tell us your name, it will work."
Pfft...
Liu Xin smiled: "You are all fake, and I even told you your names... You are so funny."
Yu Huifei wiped his nose and thought to himself, "You're just kidding! It's been so long, haven't you seen that they are real?"
But he said: "Yes, it's really funny."
Black and White Wuchang stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed: "What should we say? Anyway, I didn't let you suffer on the road. Let's drink later!"
Liu Xin had already begun to roll her eyes. She finally understood that none of these guys were serious.
The Cowherd came, knelt down and kowtowed: "Little brother..."
Yu Huifei quickly coughed to remind Niu Lang that he had said the wrong thing.
The old Cowherd blushed, but he continued: "Little brother, I'm going to kowtow to you. When you get there, you can wear beautiful clothes and jump around in the Yama Hall! Who dares to speak against you? Just tell me my name. It will work.
!”
Yu Huifei rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a headache...
Liu Xin asked curiously: "They play Black and White Wuchang, Judge Cui Jue, but who is Brother Lang playing?"
Yu Huifei looked up at the sky and said, "The Cowherd is the one who married the Weaver Girl. He should be considered the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor's family, the Golden Sword Consort."
Liu Xin covered her mouth and said, "You guys really dare to give random names! Aren't you afraid of God's blame?"
At this time, Hei Wuchang hummed and said, "If you don't blame us, can we stay here?"
Yu Huifei was afraid that Liu Xin would think too much, so he nodded and added: "That's right, this rolling world is a great purgatory!"
Liu Xin rolled her eyes at him: "You know how to talk nonsense!"
Yu Huifei was secretly relieved when he saw that he had been fooled...
Yu Huifei quickly took out some more paper money, burned it, and then scattered it outside the circle...
Liu Xin asked curiously: "What are you doing?"
Yu Huifei said: "This is for those lonely ghosts, lest they be too vicious and go down below to bully our elderly."
Bai Wuchang said: "Don't worry, that's our territory."
Yu Huifei ignored him...
The fire here is still strong, Bai Wuchang said: "Is it okay here? Why don't you go inside and burn some more?"
Yu Huifei shook his head and said: "No, the clothes and coins given to the deceased must be burned cleanly. Otherwise, it is said that these things will not be delivered to the place."
Bai Wuchang rolled his eyes and said, "It sounds like you can send it to the place after you burn it clean."
Yu Huifei was stunned: "Can't I deliver it?"
Bai Wuchang shook his head: "I can't deliver it. In fact, what the ancestors received was not the burned paper. The ghost coins they received were actually the thoughts, gratitude, respect and other emotions of the later generations towards them. When a person dies, it is gone.
…
Their only existence in this world is to live in the memories of future generations.
One day, future generations will no longer remember them.
Then they will have no connection with this world. Those who can be reincarnated will be reincarnated, and those who cannot meet the standards of reincarnation will disappear."
Yu Huifei said in astonishment: "Is there such a thing?"
Hei Wuchang said: "Of course...
In human scientific terms, it is called the law of conservation of energy.
The existence of ghosts is actually a kind of energy.
How do they maintain it?
One relies on absorbing Yin energy, and the other relies on thoughts from people in the Yang world.
When these energies are gone, they cannot be reincarnated and will disperse.
Of course, there are some exceptions, such as those historical celebrities, those great heroes, etc. They live in the memory of the people they share.
This kind of people can continue to live as long as their ethnic group is immortal and history continues.
That’s why there are many people who say that they can’t be famous and will be infamy for thousands of years, just because they are afraid of being forgotten.”
Yu Huifei was speechless...
Liu Xin, who was beside him, was stunned for a while.
Bai Wuchang said: "So, all your efforts in burning paper and so on are in vain."
Liu Xin nodded subconsciously and muttered: "Doesn't that mean that everything we do is meaningless?"
"Yes!" Yu Huifei suddenly said: "We burn paper and worship our ancestors as a way to express our longing for our ancestors. Without ritual sustenance, our emotions cannot be released or expressed at all.
But with rituals, we can express it and let the ancestors feel it.
At the same time, it can also infect future generations, allowing them to remember their ancestors and convey filial piety.
Besides, don’t you think you will miss them even more if the ceremony is there?”
Liu Xin said: "Yes..."
Yu Huifei smiled and said: "So, in our five thousand years in China, many things have been lost, but the matter of ancestor worship has never been lost. Because the core of our culture is filial piety, and this ceremony inherits culture and filial piety.
, is also the great wisdom of my Chinese ancestors.
Therefore, not only can this ritual not be omitted, but it must be strictly observed."
Liu Xin's little head kept nodding... The look in Yu Huifei's eyes made her look a little starry.
Although in his opinion, black and white are humans, not ghosts.
But the way they spoke just now was from the perspective of ghosts, as if everything humans did was useless, which made her feel panicked.
And Yu Huifei's words are equivalent to giving humanity a chance to win back the battle, which feels so good.
This girl didn't even notice that Black and White Wuchang was secretly giving Cui Jue a victory sign!
It seems that this time is a perfect assist!
Yu Huifei also understood, and his eyes were filled with gratitude.
Then Yu Huifei continued: "Take the rule that it must be burned cleanly. It seems to be a theory of yin and yang, ghosts and gods. In fact, the ancients also knew that burning paper at graves can easily cause fires.
Therefore, by setting up such a rule, people can guard the fire until it is completely burned and the fire is extinguished.
This is fireproof!”
Liu Xin continued to nod and said: "It makes sense, it makes sense...our ancestors really hid their wisdom in these rules."
Yu Huifei is so proud...
After the fire was finished, Yu Huifei buried the ashes with snow, and then took everyone to visit the graves of those heroes, burn paper, and give cotton-padded clothes.
The only pity is that although there are many martyrs here, except for Zhang Shun, they don't know the names of others.