Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 31 031. Knocking
It is different from the funerals I attended in previous lives, or when I "died myself".

The funeral culture of this era is still biased towards Taoism.

Although it is all about wrapping and encoffining, there is no such thing as "the right way of the West", which is a Buddhist saying.There are still differences in the details of the funeral affairs on the Taoist side.

Like now.

As a Taoist priest, Li Zhen had him around, so others didn't need to worry about it.

He'll preside over the wretched man's funeral.

Cripple Wu left to buy a coffin, and the girl whose nickname was "E Nu" had already wrapped a white cloth around her head.

The white cloth is Li Zhen's handkerchief.

The Taoist school says that the Taoist law of quietness and inaction is natural, and the implication of the beginning is the beginning.

This handkerchief was originally torn from the white flag, and now it can be regarded as going back and forth from nowhere.

But also because E'nu is a girl, she can't wear a filial hat like a dutiful son.There was only one piece of white silk wrapped around her, and Li Zhen tied the rest of the handkerchief around her waist, and at the same time tied it with a straw rope.

Old Mrs. Zheng has no relatives, and the couple are hard-working people who came here from the pass to make a living.But at any rate, it has been here in Mocheng for some years, and relatives cannot come, but the neighbors around should not mind coming to give this poor old woman a ride.

"E Nu, Pindao will take you to invite someone."

"Um……"

The girl responded weakly, and when she saw Li Zhen stretching out her hand, she reached for it.

From this moment on, Li Zhen was the elder in her family.

Walking out of the yard all the way, he saw those little beggars and ordered:
"Watch it carefully, don't let wild dogs and rats disturb the corpse..."

Before he finished speaking, seeing the frightened expressions on the faces of these little beggars, he understood that they were still afraid.

So he shook his head:
"Then guard the door and wait for your father to come back, you understand?"

The little beggars breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"Well, let's go."

Li Zhen took E'er and walked to the next house.

When he came to the door, he ordered:
"When you meet someone, you kowtow, you know?"

"Ok!"

E'er responded, and Li Zhen took a step forward and knocked on the door of the other party's room.

Normally speaking, knocking on the door should be done with knuckles, and the rhythm is "咚~咚~咚~", or you can knock on the door with your fist because you are afraid that the people inside will not hear you.

But the rhythm is relatively fixed.

It is "咚~咚~咚~".

But Li Zhen didn't.

He did it with the palm of his hand.

"Clap clap clap!"

The voice is urgent and loud.

This kind of hasty knocking on the door is used for mourning. Generally speaking, it is not good to shoot, because this kind of shooting is too offensive, unless it is a death in the family, otherwise it must not be shot like this.

It's disrespectful.

Everyone understands... because shopkeeper Sun gave the same instructions after Li Zhen bought the coffin.

It can be said that it was a custom established in the Sui Dynasty.

Sure enough, when Li Zhen quickly slammed the door, there was a rush of footsteps inside.

The door opened, and as soon as they saw Li Zhen and E Nu wearing white silk, the family immediately knew what was going on.

The door was fully opened, and the person came out across the threshold.

It's not that someone died in your own family. You can't listen to this kind of thing at home.

Get out to listen and keep the bad luck out of the door.

After seeing the man come out, Li Zhen glanced at E Nu.

The little girl knelt down in the muddy ground with a plop.

This is called dutiful son head.

One is to thank the neighbor for opening the door, and the other is to atone for the mistakes made by the parents during their lifetime. If there is something that offends this family, E'er kowtows on behalf of Mrs. Zheng to ask for forgiveness.

And they belonged to neighbors, and the man who opened the door knew that Mrs. Zheng was gone.

Seeing the girl kneeling, he stepped forward to help the girl up, and nodded vigorously:
"Understood, I will go in a while."

"Blessed Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate."

Li Zhenji thanked him first, and took E Nu's dirty hand to continue to the next family.

As usual, kowtow from door to door, please from door to door.

Some people agreed, while others closed the door after seeing E Nu directly.

Closing the door means not going.

In fact, there is no way to care about it... It may be that Mrs. Zheng didn't deal with others when she was alive, and it's normal if she doesn't go after death.

Li Zhen didn't say much, he thanked everyone who agreed, and saluted those who refused.

At this moment, his hands were covered with mud.

It was raining and snowing harder and harder that day. Fortunately, the umbrella was strong enough to prevent both of them from getting wet.

After walking through four alleys all the way back and forth, after visiting all of them, Li Zhen looked at E Nu whose face was covered with muddy water and tears, and asked softly:
"Anyone else didn't tell?"

E Nu shook her head.

I don't know if I don't know or it's gone.

Seeing this, Li Zhen directly pulled her back.

When he returned to Mrs. Zheng's house, he saw that there were already many men or women holding umbrellas in the yard, as well as a few old men and women.

They were all notified just now.

At the same time, Lame Wu, shopkeeper Sun, and several coffin-carrying Eight Immortals wrapped in black cloth were standing in the room, with a thin-skinned coffin beside them.

Next to the coffin are two bags of millet.One package has been opened, and the green smoke from the burning millet is rising from the basin.

Seeing Li Zhen coming back, Cripple Wu nodded.

No extra words were said.

And when Li Zhen entered the house, he saw two women whom he visited just now were guarding the stove, and the stove was also smoking.

It should be steaming rice with five grains.

"Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun, I would like to thank all the good men and women for giving her a ride on behalf of the poor."

As he spoke, he took out a few more copper coins from his pocket.

Counted and took out seven texts.

Because he had seen that a neighbor had come with a gong.

One, he gave to E Nu.

He gave the remaining six coins to the neighbor who brought the gong.

Seeing this, the neighbor nodded. After collecting the copper coins, he distributed three coins to a man standing next to him.

"Boom!"

The gong sounded.

Li Zhen looked at E Nu and said in a low voice:
"Follow the gongfu and let them take you to buy water. If you buy any water, give the money to them, you know?"

"Ah."

E Nu nodded and followed the two neighbors out.

The so-called buying water is the first mouthful of running water you encounter after you walk out the door... Whether it is a well or a river, you put money in it and get water out.

This water is used to cleanse the dead.

While beating the gong, the two gongers led E'er away.

Li Zhen sat next to the corpse and continued to recite the "Taishangdongxuanlingbao Sutra of Rescuing Suffering".

But this time when he was chanting, his voice was solemn and solemn, and after a while, the whole courtyard seemed to be filled with the sound of his chanting scriptures.

Like the great bell of Honglu, it resounds through the sky.

Everyone is sad...

Not long after, the five-grain rice was steamed.

Only then did Li Zhen stop, put the rice in a bowl, and put it upside down on the other bowl, forming the arc of a mountain bun, and lit three incense sticks himself.

While lighting the incense... he suddenly thought of something...

Today... I'm afraid I won't be able to live in Tongfu?

He shook his head slightly.

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(End of this chapter)