According to the custom in the small mountain village, the whole village will help with weddings and funerals at home.It is also necessary to invite people to recite scriptures, ask the teacher's wife to preside over the funeral according to customs and etiquette, and those who are close to each other will also invite a dragon and lion dance team to perform.When Zhang Yuan and Zhang Xiuzhen bought joss sticks and ingots and returned home, the house was busy. The villagers had already come, the butcher killed the pig, and the vegetable picker picked up the vegetables.They saw Zhang Yuan, the first high-achieving student in the village, greet him warmly.

Zhang Yuan yelled at people in a gentle and polite manner, Xiaoshan Village was not arrogant or put on airs at all.People in the village like it even more. It's not at all like the third child in their family who was raised like a little girl in the city. She just went to high school and looked down on others.Zhang Yuan actually likes this small mountain village where he grew up. Although there are only about 30 families in total, the folk customs are simple and the scenery is beautiful. It is only half an hour's drive from the city.It's a pity that although his family is here, he acts like an outsider.

The main hall in the old house has been decorated as a mourning hall, and a coffin is placed in the middle of the hall.The coffin is placed in the air with two benches, with the head facing outwards and the feet facing inwards.The coffin lid was half-opened on top of the coffin, and through the gap, one could see that the bottom of the coffin was covered with ghost coins.Grandpa had been cleaned up, put on a shroud and lay flat in the coffin, with a red cloth covering his face.

In front of the coffin are placed an incense burner, a brazier, and an oil lamp. It is said that this oil lamp is a lamp that guides the dead to the road to the underworld.Every relative who comes to the funeral will light three sticks of incense in front of the coffin, kowtow to the coffin, and burn some paper money.

Zhang Yuan handed the money he bought to his father, and watched him and his second uncle remove the red cloth from his grandfather's face.Seeing that grandpa's face was already swollen and bleeding, the second uncle wiped his face clean with a new towel, put the money in his mouth into grandpa's mouth, and closed the coffin lid.

The wife checked the incense candles, filial cloth, red thread, etc. she bought, and made a list for them to prepare.Zhang Yuan and the others went out again, and just before they went out, they met Zhang Yan who had come back from school on leave.She just yelled "Brother" casually and went in.Only then did Zhang Yuan remember that he hadn't seen his younger brother Zhang Cheng yet.

They bought everything according to the teacher's list.Zhang Xiuzhen received a call from her mother-in-law, saying that the Feng Shui master had already found them for them, and because the master was busy, she also entrusted the master to help them find the land first.Zhang Xiuzhen asked the master's contact number and address, and asked Zhang Yuan to drive to pick him up.

Zhang Yuan was relieved to hear that he had found a reliable Feng Shui master.This time, the relatives of the family came sooner. I heard that my wife has already set the date, and the burial will be tomorrow.At this time Li Hongwen also arrived, Zhang Yuan went to pick up Li Hongwen first, and then went to pick up the master together.

Sitting in the car, Li Hongwen knew that they were going to invite someone to meet him, so he didn't care.He thinks this is Zhang Yuan's filial piety, old man, who doesn't want to be buried

In a place with good feng shui.

The Feng Shui master is about 50 years old, and his appearance is very ordinary. He is the kind who is thrown in the crowd and is not easy to be found.But he is well-known in the local area, and even people from other places come to invite him to see Feng Shui.

When I got home, all the elders in the family except the fourth aunt were there, and the younger generations were almost there as well.They saw that Zhang Yuan brought back a Feng Shui master, but they didn't say anything.Li Jinlan was not happy about it. The cemetery was already taken care of, so why did she do it so many times? I heard that hiring a famous Fengshui master is very expensive. "Xiao Yuan, aren't you messing around? Hasn't the cemetery been chosen?"

The master's face is also a little ugly, what does this person mean?He is not one of those charlatans, what kind of attitude is this?What a petty woman, if it wasn't for the introduction of her friend, she would immediately turn around and leave.Zhang Yuan saw that the master's face was not good, so he played tricks on Li Hongwen.Li Hongwen understood, and led the master to the living room for tea.Zhang Yuan and Li Hongwen respected the master and were very polite, which made the master feel better.

"Grandpa said he was not satisfied..." Zhang Yuan repeated what he had said to Zhang Xiuzhen before.Li Jinlan was an uneducated rural woman, her face changed when she heard this, and she didn't stop her.Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, as children, of course they hope that their father can be buried in a good place, so they don't object.

Zhang Yan on the side curled her lips in disdain, she is still a doctor, and she actually believes in these nonsense things.Did he have to worry about bumping into ghosts in the hospital? It's ridiculous.Zhang Yuan didn't miss Zhang Yan's expression, his brows were slightly frowned.

"Xiao Yuan, you are a good and filial boy." The uncle had the same thoughts as Li Hongwen, he patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder, and took him, Li Hongwen, and the master together to go to the cemetery that was originally selected.

In the end, the master chose a place that was far away from the original location. The uncle was very satisfied with the surrounding environment, so he decided that the old man would be buried here.Uncle's status in the family is completely different from that of Zhang Yuan. Although he is not from the Zhang family, he has absolute authority in the Zhang family.Except for Zhang Yuan's father who stayed in the small mountain village, the rest of the Zhang family lived in the city, and they had to rely on their uncle for help in many things.

Zhang Yuan wrapped a big red envelope for the master, and drove the master back.When he arrived in the city, Zhang Yuan wanted to invite the master to dinner, but the master declined.Before the master left, he looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "Young man, it seems that you don't look good, but you were reversed by a wave of anger. It's really a strange fate."

"Then am I good or bad?"

"I can't say that." The master shook his head, he really couldn't see it.

"I see, thank you Master."

Zhang Yuan has been busy since noon

He hadn't eaten yet, and it was getting late. He and Li Hongwen had dinner outside before driving home.When he got home, he saw Zhang Cheng, whom he had never seen before. It turned out that many people would come to the house today. He went to the city to rent luggage, tables, chairs, and bowls and chopsticks.

At this time, the mills at home and in the village were filled with seats, and the mills in the village were not just pure mills, but also public places for villagers to hold banquets.The guests are all seated, and the dishes are almost finished.Zhang Yuan and Li Hongwen both had food in their stomachs, so they went to the mourning hall to replace their second aunt and little cousin to eat, and they were the two of them to watch over.

There will be a vigil tonight, so they are already mentally prepared not to sleep.The two looked at the pitch-black coffin silently, without speaking.Li Hongwen thought about how kind his grandfather was to him when he was a child, while Zhang Yuan thought about the dream he had this morning.

In the evening, Zhang Yuan secretly slipped a red envelope to his wife, telling her to be more careful when handling the funeral.According to the memory of the previous life, this teacher's wife still has some skills, and she can do her best to benefit but not harm.Mistress accepted the red envelope with a smile. Now there are not many young people who respect them like Zhang Yuan. She is very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's attitude.If there is something bad, she doesn't mind pointing it out.

After doing these things, Zhang Yuan felt a lot more relaxed, thinking that the funeral would be over tomorrow, and he could settle one of his worries.Seeing Zhang Yuan's little actions, Li Hongwen was even more moved. It was really embarrassing for Brother Yuan, a doctor to accept these strange things for the deceased elders.So a beautiful misunderstanding arose like this.

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