Chapter 139： Shouban people

Chapter 139 The Banner Carrier

Just as the Su family was sent away, the Chu Nanzhu couple quarreled with the Taoist priests who practiced rituals.

Chu Nanzhi led Li Zheng, Liu Yun and his wife in, and saw the Taoist priests packing up their utensils as if they were about to leave.

Chu Nanzhu was dressed in filial piety, followed behind the Taoist priests, and said angrily, "I've been doing rituals all night, and you've collected the money. If you're picking someone up at this time, you don't have half the compassion of a cultivator."

The Taoist priests were silent and did not answer, and went to pack their things on their own.

Chu Nanzhu was even more anxious, pulled an old Taoist priest, and said loudly: "Hey, I'm asking you something, you are all dumb, talk, my uncle was also a Taoist and fellow Taoist, you treat him like this Aren't you afraid that he won't be able to rest under the Nine Springs?"

The old Taoist impatiently took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and put it back on the table, and motioned coldly: "Return it to you."

Liu Chengming put on an upright air and prepared to go over to persuade him, but before he could speak, the old Taoist stopped him with one sentence: "Don't need to say too much, benefactor."

Liu Chengming felt a little helpless, staring at the crowd resentfully.

Although Chu Nanzhi doesn't care about it, even ordinary people who do funerals in this era attach great importance to the rituals of the deceased, and they will do the mountain lantern to save the dead.

Especially for people like Chu Wenyu who died with resentment, they didn't end their lives, but they had to make the ceremony more grand, starting from the day they were encoffined.

As a firm believer in Marxism-Leninism, she may not believe in these things, but she has to be in awe.

The sudden departure of these Taoist priests is not difficult to guess that the Qi family must have given more benefits. It is not a wise move to compete with the Qi family for financial resources for a ritual. She is not so stupid.

Walking slowly in front of Chu Nanzhu, she persuaded gently: "Forget it, let them go, we can do our best, and if we really can't do this ceremony, I don't think uncle will blame me."

Waiting for the Taoist priests to leave, she tried to ask Liu Chengming again: "Uncle, are there any other Taoist temples willing to undertake this ceremony?"

Liu Chengming pinched his chin and meditated: "The biggest thing in our village is Nanhua Temple, but let's not count on the Taoist priests there, don't even think about it."

Not to mention Chu Wenyu, if he could get Nanhua Taoist priests to do things, he would be willing to die now.

Everyone also nodded in agreement. Although they heard rumors that the royal title of Nanhuaguan would be abolished, even if this famous temple with hundreds of years of history is no longer listed as belonging to the royal family, there is still no shortage of incense money.

Liu Chengming thought for a while, and then said: "There used to be two Taoist temples on the northern mountain, one was abandoned, and the other one was probably sent by the Qi family, why don't you go to another village to have a look."

Just as he finished speaking, Lin Jinxiao came downstairs with the little treasures.

He turned directly in front of Liu Shuyang with a crutch, and said in a cold voice: "Shuyang, go to our village and ask Saburo to bring some people over. Even if the ceremony cannot be done, someone will always need someone to carry the coffin on the day of the funeral."

That's true, Chu Nanzhi looked around at the old people in the room, it's not easy to let these clan elders carry the coffin.

Lin Jinxiao turned to Liu Yun and Chu Wenbi, and continued, "Since the gentleman of the Qi family doesn't recognize him as his father, on the day of the funeral, as the son-in-law of Chu, I should hold the banner for my uncle, but I have bad legs and feet, The children are still young, and Saburo of the Li family is like brothers to me, if my father-in-law and mother-in-law don't mind, then Sanlang will hold the banner for me that day."

Liu Yun, Chu Wenbi looked at each other, and then nodded with relief.

Liu Chengming and the elders of the two families were all astonished when they heard Lin Jinxiao's words. They really didn't expect that the eldest son-in-law who had always been at odds with the Chu family would be willing to take the lead for a son-in-law at this time.

Raising the flag is not an ordinary thing, it means the inheritance of incense, although he can't raise the flag himself, but letting Li Sanlang replace the matter in his name is equivalent to openly challenging that young man of the Qi family.

One is the leader of young scholars in Luyan Port, and the other is a well-known dandy in the county. The contest between the two is really exciting.

Looking at Lin Jinxiao standing majestically in the hall, Chu Nanzhi couldn't see through him more and more.

Ever since she came out of prison, she felt that this little boy seemed to be a different person.

It stands to reason that even if Liu Shuyang does not meet the conditions for raising the flag, as the daughter of Chu's family, she should carry the flag of the big house when it is a last resort, but this guy takes this hard work away. Compete with Qi Mochen?

After thinking about it, she suddenly came up with a terrible idea: "Could it be that this guy is overwhelmed by my charm and doesn't want to make peace with me?"

"This is not possible. I haven't seen enough wild flowers and weeds in this world in my whole life. How can I be restrained by a village grass that I have pampered myself."

Asked and answered in her heart, she fantasized about the wild flowers and weeds she encountered these days: Although Wei Ziqing has a certain style, he already has his own heart, but the disciple of Nanhua Temple is quite beautiful, but too frivolous some.

After much deliberation, he finally focused his gaze back on Lin Jinxiao.

The eyes of the two met. He is as docile as a puppy now, but he has lost the unruly and unruly look he saw when he first arrived, and lost his previous cuteness.

"Lin Dalang, you must not be obsessed with sister, otherwise sister will make you forever."

Chu Nanzhi murmured to himself, walked past him with a lot of thoughts, pretending to be unmoved, and went to arrange other matters outside the courtyard by herself.

Since these Taoist priests do not want to stay and do things, the current plan is to let people go to the Taoist temple in the north and the neighboring village to try their luck.

The assigned people went out one after another, and when it was almost noon, Wei Ziqing's brother and sister rushed over first. Seeing Chu Nanzhi, Wei Ziqing said with a face of shame: "I made an appointment with a matchmaker in the morning to go to Lu's house, come back On the way, I heard that my uncle had passed away, which is really heartbreaking, but the world is really impermanent."

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Yun and Chu Wenbi and his wife again, and comforted him, "My condolences to my second uncle and aunt."

Nowadays, the neighbors who are closer to the village, and even the clan members who are very close on weekdays, are mostly invited by the Qi family. It is touching that the two brothers and sisters came uninvited.

Several people exchanged pleasantries, and Wei Ziqing also heard that the Qi family sent a carriage to pull people around the village. Looking at the deserted courtyard, he volunteered, "My sister and I went to Lizheng to ask for an errand, Zhizhi Sister and aunt, you still have to keep vigil at night and rest properly, but you can’t be exhausted before someone is buried.”

"Thank you Brother Wei for your concern."

Chu Nanzhi sent the two sisters into the side room, Liu Chengming saw that they were the most talented and learned people in the village, and quickly ordered: "Ziqing, come quickly, I will give you the pen, those stinky Taoist priests Putting down the pick, I discussed with the elders of the clan to copy some scriptures and burn them in front of the funeral, because you and Jinxiao have the best handwriting in this room, so I will leave this matter to you two."

Although Liu Chengming's arrangement was proper, thinking about what happened yesterday, Chu Nanzhi always felt that the two of them sitting together were a bit out of place, so before Lin Jinxiao entered the room, she quickly and quietly withdrew.

(end of this chapter)