Live broadcast in the funeral clothing store

The suspense film "That Girl Is Not Me" is currently in theaters. The male and female protagonists are both played by current popular stars. It has a good reputation and the box office is also rising steadily.

On the recommendation of a good friend, Ye Lei bought a ticket to a cinema near him!

20:49! The movie starts on time.

Everything seemed normal. Halfway through the film, a maroon coffin came into focus on the screen, and Ye Lei couldn't help but frown.

The atmosphere in the theater also began to become tense. The ups and downs of the plot and the atmosphere of rapid heartbeats were just right. As the coffin lid slowly opened, everyone held their breath.

At this time, Ye Lei was lost in his memories.

"Great-grandfather! Great-grandfather!" Ye Lei, who looked about five or six years old, called out to his great-grandfather who was lying in the crimson coffin parked in the old house!

"Oh! It's Lei Lei!" Great grandfather slowly opened his tired eyes, and the turbid liquid on his eyeballs was moist.

"Yeah! It's Lei Lei! Great Grandpa, what are you doing here lying in the coffin?" Although he was only five or six years old, the coffin was not strange or creepy in Ye Lei's eyes, but inexplicably familiar.

"This is great grandfather's home!" Great grandfather showed a kind smile to the child, but he couldn't help feeling a little melancholy when he said this.

My great grandfather is 89 years old this year and is in good health. After the Chinese New Year, he often said that he would die this year.

The village still retains the custom of placing coffins in advance, which is a respect for the elderly in the family and a manifestation of filial piety.

"Home? Great-grandfather's home? Lei Lei also wants to live with great-grandfather!" Ye Lei lay on the edge of the coffin and tried to crawl in.

But due to the height of the coffin, Ye Lei had to give up reluctantly.

Just when Ye Lei was about to leave, a pair of dry hands picked Ye Lei up.

Ye Lei still can't forget the feeling of dryness when his exposed skin touched the sun in the summer.

It turned out that it was my great-grandfather who had sat up from the coffin. He was wearing a loose black Tang suit, which looked weirdly stiff.

The grandfather and grandson lay in a coffin wrapped in red cloth, with a soft pillow inlaid with green dragon patterns.

Little Ye Lei's tender face was pressed against his great-grandfather's shriveled face, and he smiled warmly. After a while, he fell asleep.

I don’t know how long it took, but Xiao Ye Lei finally woke up after hearing everyone crying.

When I woke up, I was already lying on the kang in the new house. I rubbed my eyes and walked towards the crying sound.

It was still the same crimson coffin, and the great-grandfather was still lying inside, but the kind smile on his face was no longer there.

Little Ye Lei burst into tears all of a sudden, because he couldn't bear to see his great-grandfather leave.

Diing peacefully at the age of 89 without any illness is considered a happy funeral in the village, and the maroon coffin is the best reflection of it.

The great-grandfather had many descendants. Ye Lei’s grandfather had five brothers and three sisters.

Ye Lei is the grandson of my great-grandfather’s eldest son and his only great-great-grandson. He is the one who inherits the family tree.

In Yejia Village, the branch that can inherit the Ye family genealogy is the most respected one in the village.

Even after so many years, Ye Lei would always be assigned an important position during the annual New Year ancestor worship. Among his peers, regardless of age, he had the highest prestige.

Uncle Liu, who was in charge of handling funeral affairs in the village, approached Ye Lei and lifted him up: "Lei Lei, whatever Uncle Liu says, you just say the same thing!"

Ye Lei was lifted up, facing west, and followed Uncle Liu's recitation word by word.

"Master Ye Fufeng is ninety years old!" There is a custom in the village that the number nineteen returns to zero.

"Be kind and generous while you are alive, and practice all good deeds!"

"May the Three Holy Saints of the West lead us in time!"

"Ascend to paradise soon and avoid the cycle of reincarnation!"

How could Ye Lei understand these when he was a child? He just followed Uncle Liu and recited each sentence.

The sky in the west, which was originally calm, suddenly changed, and dark clouds rolled in from the east. There were lightning and thunder, and heavy rain poured down in an instant.

The red coffin could not be brought into the hall until the eyes were clear, so it was kept in the yard of the new house. When everyone saw this, they quickly set up a shed to prevent it from getting wet.

Uncle Liu: "Ye Tian, ​​clean your eyes! If the rain gets into your eyes, you will be blind and mute in the underworld!"

Ye Tian (Ye Lei’s father!): “Okay, I’ll clear my eyes now!”.

Qingyan literally means to cleanse the eyes. It was not easy to clean the eyes of my great grandfather who had them tightly closed.

A bowl of "three pure water" was brought up. This water, blessed by secret mantras, was said to help those who entered the cycle of reincarnation to have clear eyes and minds and avoid falling into the evil path.

The eyeballs secreted too much sticky fluid during life, and the moment the eyelids were opened, they appeared white.

After the three pure waters flowed in, all the filth was washed away by the water. Suddenly, his eyes became bright and lively, as if he was still alive.

"Clear your eyes and mind, come and sit in my house!!!" Uncle Liu led the way to the deceased in a strange and euphemistic tone.

Everyone then carried the red coffin and the great-grandfather into the outer room, and the descendants knelt around the coffin, sitting around it.

Half an hour later the heavy rain turned into light rain.

The rain made the courtyard muddy, and mourners often slipped.

The head of the woodcutter placed an incense burner with three incense sticks inserted on it. Grandpa repeatedly told all those in mourning that the incense must not be interrupted and should be replenished when it is about to burn out.

Uncle Liu also said that if the incense is cut off, then the incense is cut off.

Those in mourning take turns to look at the incense, and are very cautious when it is their turn, for fear that the incense will be cut off and the ancestors will blame them.

In July, when there was no air conditioning, the skin was sticky from the sweat. Today, after being baptized by the rain, the weather is very refreshing and even a little cold.

At night, short sleeves were no longer acceptable, so those keeping vigil changed into long-sleeved jackets.

Little Ye Lei sat in his father's arms, staring at the patterns on the red coffin. Under the dim light, he looked very dazed.

"Dad! How do you pronounce this word?" Xiao Ye Lei pointed at the strange characters on the coffin.

“Hmm...! This word should be pronounced ‘ling’” Actually, father Ye Tian wasn’t sure either.

"Ling? It should be pronounced as 'wang', right?" Little Ye Lei doubted his father's answer and couldn't help but say the word he was thinking of.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ye Tian was averse to hearing the word "death" mentioned at his son's funeral.

Ye Lei was frightened by his father's angry look and dared not say a word.

"The second aunt is here!" Ye Tian recognized at a glance the second aunt who had married far away (the sister of Ye Lei's great-grandfather, everyone in the village called her the second aunt!).

My second aunt runs a funeral clothing store in a distant village. In addition to selling funeral clothing, paper-made items, wreaths, etc. are also the main products of the store.

I heard from the elderly that my second aunt had been able to see some dirty things since she was a child, and she was braver than others.

When I was young, there was a person in the village who had lost his soul. My second aunt could cure any minor illness he had.

Seeing her brother lying in the coffin, his voice and appearance were still the same as she remembered. Although she hadn't seen him for several years, the brotherly love she had for him had never diminished. She couldn't help crying.

"Don't cry! Second aunt! You are old, don't be too sad!" Ye Tian comforted the second aunt.

"Xiaotian! Did you put the big money in your grandfather's mouth?" Second Aunt asked immediately.

"A lot of money?" Ye Tian had long forgotten what his second aunt had repeatedly told him.

"Oh! How could you forget about this?" The second aunt became anxious. This matter should not be underestimated, and said, "Go find it quickly!"

In a hurry, Ye Tian couldn't remember where he put the big money.

"Madam! Is this it?" Ye Lei took out a big coin from his pocket. The coin flashed a bright light under the light.

"Leilei! So you were holding it!" The second aunt looked at Ye Lei's chubby face and thought of the day when her daughter-in-law had a difficult delivery, and she still felt scared.

Before my great-grandfather died, he kept his mouth open, and everyone took turns pulling it open for fear that his jaw would not close. It is not easy to open it now.

Ye Tian tried for a long time, but great-grandfather's mouth still wouldn't open.

The second aunt stopped talking and said, "It seems that it is all God's will! That's all!"

It turns out that this male member of the Ye family has a unique physique. If he encounters thunderstorms within seven days after his death, he will easily resurrect, making it very difficult to bury him. Putting a large amount of money in his mouth can suppress a certain force and prevent him from resurrecting.

The second aunt was still frightened when she thought about the scene of her father's resurrection from the dead, and was afraid that a similar thing would happen to her brother.

This maroon coffin was also found by my second aunt for my great-grandfather a few years ago. Compared with coffins of the same size, it is at least twice as heavy. As for what kind of wood it is made of, it is unknown.