After coming down the mountain, Wang Yougui was already waiting at the foot of the mountain. He greeted Fang Zheng and Fang Zheng hurried over.
In Yizhi Village, the Wang family is the largest family with the largest number of people. In Wang Yougui’s words, this place was originally called Wangjia Village, but the name was changed later. Although the Wang family does not dominate the village now, it still accounts for half of the village's population. The rest are families with other surnames.
The Wang family has ancestral graves. Once someone dies, they are buried in the ancestral graves. Other families are looking for their own Feng Shui treasures...
Wang Yougui had already made an appointment, so Fang Zheng naturally went to the Wang family's ancestral grave first.
Wang Yougui shouted: "Let's go!"
However, everyone stood up, but Fang Zheng did not move. Instead, he looked at a woman in a floral dress with a calm expression. Although the weather is getting warmer, it is not as warm in the Northeast as in the South. It is April and there are very few people wearing skirts, but today I met one.
"Fangzheng, do I have any questions?" Wang Yanan looked down at her skirt and asked in confusion.
Wang Yougui also said: "Yes, Master Fangzheng, is there any problem?"
Fang Zheng shook his head and said: "Donor, wearing a skirt to go up the mountain is disrespectful to the ancestors. Ancestor worship is a very serious matter. If you wear too bright and colorful clothes, the ancestors will think that you are taking this matter lightly."
Wang Yanan was stunned and said: "Is there such a thing?"
Wang Yougui slapped his forehead and said: "Yes, yes... there is such a saying. I heard a story before. A woman wore a skirt every time she went to the grave. As a result, her daughter was attracted by bees and butterflies since she was a child, and her behavior was disorderly. Later, I went to the master to see it. The source was that when she went to the grave, she dressed too colorfully, which dissatisfied her ancestors and caused problems with her children. Of course, this is a story... "
"Uncle, what age are you still paying attention to these things?" Wang Yanan rolled his eyes and didn't believe it at all.
Fang Zheng said with a serious face: "This story may be false, but you can think about it for yourself. You can dress up and treat such a serious matter as ancestor worship. So, what is the meaning of ancestor worship? Ancestor worship is In order to show respect for the ancestors, filial piety is promoted. When you see the filial piety of your predecessors, you will imitate it. If everyone follows your example and after a few years, one generation after another ignores the same thing, what will be the final result? What do you think? Will anyone still come to worship their ancestors? This is a kind of inheritance and an education."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Yanan's pretty face turned red and she grinned: "Fang Zheng, I really didn't expect that you would change so much since you became the abbot, and you would even discipline me."
"Why are you being lectured? Did Fang Zheng say something wrong? Did you go to college for nothing? Go back and change your clothes!" Wang Yanan's father scolded.
Wang Yanan pouted and said: "I know, change it... I'm not saying what he said is wrong, it's just... the feeling of being lectured by peers is so... awkward."
"I see that as a college student, you feel uncomfortable being disciplined by a dropout?" As a mother who understands her daughter, Wang Yanan blushed and ran away quickly.
Wang Yougui also paid attention to such an incident. After a while, a newly pregnant woman was also sent back.
The monkey asked in confusion: "What happened to that man?"
Fang Zheng whispered: "Pregnant."
"You can't go even if you're pregnant? Among us monkeys, pregnant women can go anywhere." The monkey was puzzled.
Fang Zheng said: "In traditional terms, a pregnant woman goes up the mountain to worship her ancestors. The place where she worships her ancestors has a strong yin energy, which can easily affect the fetus. For example, ghosts can possess the fetus and take over the fetus' body to become a ghost fetus. These things have been said You probably don’t understand either, but the real intention is that the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and there are many snakes and insects on the mountains. Pregnant women can easily lose their balance and fall while walking, let alone going up the mountain? If you fall while walking on the mountain road, it may cause miscarriage or worse. In such a situation, the gain outweighs the loss. As for ancestor worship, they won’t go, as long as someone goes to burn incense at the grave on her behalf, that’s all.”
Only then did the monkey understand the secret behind it, but he couldn't figure it out. Why was it that the reason behind it was so simple, but it had to be so complicated to scare people
Fang Zheng saw the monkey's doubts and whispered: "This is the wisdom of our ancestors. There are gods three feet above the head, so that people have fear in their hearts, so they will not act recklessly. In the same way, the ancients believed in ghosts and gods, and everything was related to ghosts and gods. , the ancients would be wary of it or take it seriously. If not, many people with big hearts would take risks by relying on their good health."
The monkey scratched his head. Although he understood, he still had various doubts in his heart.
Fangzheng is not in a hurry. This monkey has just come into contact with human society, so it is normal for him not to understand.
Not long after, everyone was ready, the men moved things, the women followed, and a group of people went up the mountain in a mighty manner.
After bypassing Yizhi Mountain, there are countless mountains behind, which are the Changbai Mountains. There are also hills under the mountains. Some of these hills have names, and some have no names. The ancestral tomb of the Wang family is on a mountain called Wangfu Mountain...
Everyone walked for more than two hours before arriving at the Wang family's ancestral grave.
Wang Yougui knew all the processes, and he would only do them more meticulously than Fang Zheng, who had nothing to say. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and even the children were held by adults to prevent them from running around.
Fang Zheng is responsible for helping recite the scriptures, which is the only thing he needs to do.
After the Wang family's side was over, Wang Tian rushed to help other families, Song Ergou's family, Yang Hua's family, Yang Ping's family, Tan Ju's family... and finally came to Sun Qiancheng's family.
The graves of Sun Qiancheng's family are buried next to their family's field, so you don't have to walk far to get there.
Sun Qiancheng looked up at the sky and said: "Master Fangzheng, our family has just moved here not long ago. There are only three members of the family. The rest of the brothers and sisters are working in the south and cannot come back. There are only the graves of our parents and ancestors here. Their graves are not here, and some of them can’t even be found. It’s also difficult to worship ancestors... "
Fang Zheng shook his head slightly and said, "Donor, don't worry. Ancestor worship is not called ancestor worship only when everyone comes together. Since your parents' graves are here, everything will be easy to handle."
"Oh?" Sun Qiancheng looked at Fang Zheng in surprise. Is there a way to solve this
Fang Zheng said: "You have three sticks of incense in your hand, but don't use them all together. You first take one stick of incense, and when you bow, say: The descendants of the Sun family have received incense widely and come to enjoy the sacrifice. This is equivalent to putting all generations of incense together. The ancestors of the entire family worshiped.
The second incense stick is the main incense. Since you are offering sacrifices to your parents, then just say, Mom and Dad, today is your memorial day, and I respectfully invite you to come and enjoy the sacrifices.
The third pillar of incense is to start on behalf of family members. Your brothers and sisters are outside and have not come back. You have to explain to them, such as busy work, long distance, etc., so that the ancestors do not blame them, and you offer incense for them. At the same time, just recite the names of the brothers and sisters who have not come, as well as the descendants, and pray to the ancestors to protect them for smooth work, good health, and safety. In this way, you will solve everything within these three sticks of incense. "
(End of chapter)