I am doing meritorious deeds in Liaozhai

Chapter 29 Disappearing
Song Yushan couldn't drink any more of this wine, so he took the record of his practice and read it carefully from end to end, not letting go of any information, trying to find a way to see his mother-in-law again.

She has read all the records about the ghosts of the dead, but she still finds nothing.

All the information told her that after the death of monks and demons, they would not turn into ghosts and enter the underworld.

No one knows where they went.

Song Yushan didn't even find any records about reincarnation in the Jianwenlu.

A mortal will become a ghost after death, and disappear after the yin life is over.

Both monks and demons have no yin life, and they disappear when they die.

The end point of all living beings is to disappear.

This kind of disappearance is generally considered by the practice community to be integrated into the heaven and earth.

From then on, there is no such person in the world, maybe it has turned into a flower, a grass, a wisp of wind, without the original consciousness, but it is everywhere.

It is also possible to reincarnate as a human being, but it has nothing to do with being alive.

The monks practice desperately in order to improve their state, prolong their lifespan, and make themselves "exist" longer.

Although it was said so in the record of knowledge, Song Yushan was skeptical.

She herself is an example.

She was born with Su Hui, and although she couldn't remember the specific experiences of her previous life, the cognition brought about by her previous life was very clear.

And my father went to the place called Qu Xia to be the city god, so there should be a city god and a hell?How could there be no reincarnation?

In this way, the past life is not unconnected with the present life, and there may be an afterlife after the body dies and the soul disappears.

It's just that the law has not been discovered yet.

Song Yushan thought this way, and also comforted himself in this way: the dead person may have started another new life, and he is still the same person, but the past has been forgotten.

She had a strong desire to explore life and the world, and wanted to find out what was going on.

But she can't even see ghosts, how can she talk about exploring life?If you dare not even go out of Fushui County, how can you talk about exploring the world?

She is still too weak, she needs to practice hard to have the ability to explore life and explore the world.

It's time to stop dwelling on the past.

Song Yushan closed the book of experience and experience in practice, and looked at the sky through the window lattice. The first rays of the sun were shining, and it was another new day.

She rubbed the corners of her astringent eyes, got up and went out, seeing the busy figures in the kitchen, her heart warmed slightly: "Uncle Jin, I'm hungry!"

Jin Da frowned and looked at the fire. Last night, the lights in the young lady's room were kept on all night, so he must have been very sad.

The most important thing is, the young lady didn't eat any lunch or dinner yesterday, so what should I do if I'm starving?
Hearing her cry of hunger at this time, I was very pleasantly surprised, looking back, although I could see the fatigue visible to the naked eye, and the eyes were still slightly red and swollen, but she was full of energy, not as depressed as yesterday.

He quickly lifted the lid of the porridge jar: "I made yam and red date porridge, and it's just right to drink at this time!"

Song Yushan sniffed: "It smells so good! Uncle Jin has worked hard."

"It's not hard work, it's not hard work." Jin Da laughed and served her a big bowl of porridge: "Boil it carefully!"

Seeing the lady eat what he made makes me happier than eating it myself.

After breakfast, Song Yushan took her mother-in-law's ashes to the southern suburbs of the county.

The county seat faces Fushui in the south, and most of the residents live on the water, and most of the houses are built near the water.

Jin Da took her to find a familiar boatman.

"Old man Liu is the most experienced old fisherman in the county. His son Shuisheng lives up to his name. He is very good at water and kind. We buy most of the fish in Fumanzhai from their family. We have never been short of catties or taels these years. Pass."

Song Yushan looked at this one of the most wealthy small courtyards in the southern suburbs before him and nodded. The whole family was fishermen, and if they lived in such a courtyard, their fishing skills must be very good.

As a stable buyer of Liujiayu, the Liu family was very enthusiastic about their visit.

After they expressed their intentions, old man Liu showed embarrassment.

Song Yushan brought Uncle Jin to find an acquainted boatman, anticipating that the matter of chartering a boat might not be easy, so he deliberately brought enough taels of silver: "Ten taels of silver."

The Liu family may not be able to earn the ten taels of silver in a month by selling fish, but they can earn ten taels of silver just by going out for a short trip, which is already very rich.

But old man Liu still shook his head: "It's a bit taboo to use a fishing boat for this. Why don't Ms. Song just scatter the ashes by the river? It also saves the effort of renting a boat?"

Didn't Song Yushan know that it's more convenient to sprinkle by the river?But she wanted her mother-in-law's ashes to float farther. Fushui River is a big river with a width of three to five hundred feet, so it is more appropriate to scatter in the river.

She still insisted on renting a boat, and added another ten taels of silver for the boat fee.

Jin Da also persuaded: "Our lady would like to abide by Granny Hua's last wish, Lao Liu, please help me, or can you make a price?"

Old man Liu waved his hand: "It's not about money. Fish are imported. If my fishing boat goes to scatter the ashes, who would dare to buy the fish I catch in the future? It's you Fumanzhai who dare to ask for it. Others are afraid of it." I don’t even dare to order dishes with fish in your family. It’s not just my family, you go ask, no one is willing.”

There is no way to talk about it, and Song Yushan can understand the reason, so he can only leave to find other ways.

Since the fisherman was afraid of ashes and was unwilling to rent a boat, she went to buy a cheaper old boat, but it just cost more money.

Granny Hua led her to practice, and it was worth spending any amount of money for her last wish.

She and Jin Da were talking about buying a boat while walking towards the pier, when they suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind them.

Looking back, Liu Shuisheng chased after him: "Miss Song, shopkeeper Jin, I know someone who might take your business."

"Oh? Please also tell me that there must be a gift of thanks when everything is done." Song Yushan cupped his hands.

"No, no, no!" Liu Shuisheng waved his hands again and again, a little nervous on his dark face.

Seeing that he was still looking around, Song Yushan wanted to speak a few times, but stopped abruptly because someone was passing by, as if to avoid people's eyes and ears, so he said, "Can we talk in the alley over there?"

Shui Sheng looked at the deserted alley she was pointing at, felt relieved, and quickly agreed.

Shuisheng introduced a widow named Qiu Niang.

Not long after Qiu Niang got married, her husband drowned in Fushui, and was scolded by her husband's family as a funeral star and kicked out of the house.

It didn't take long for her mother's mother to die of anger, and there was only an old boat left in the family.

Because she is a woman, and there are rumors of a dead family star, the fish she catches cannot be sold in the county, and the fishing work cannot continue.

Fortunately, she also has the unique skill of punting with one hand, and she is the only ferryman in Fushui County who is familiar with the waterway of the county town and can safely transport people to the county town.

It's just that there are very few contacts between Fushui County and the county town. Generally, only when there are exams, some scholars will go to the county town together on her family's boat for safety.

Such an opportunity only comes once every three to five years, and the money earned is not enough to support the boat.

(End of this chapter)