Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine

Then came the big funeral that was comparable to Bu Shouru's leaving the pavilion. All preparations before the funeral were sufficient.Bu Shouru said that he must run the funeral as perfect as possible and not let others gossip. Therefore, the stewards of "Wan Cheng Xing" and "Lao Da Da Quan" who specialize in undertaking funerals for others did so meticulously.The two pairs of birthday materials that were made in a hurry are both red cedar thirteen yuan, which are made of thirteen red cedar wood, three on the top, four on the bottom, and three on the left and right sides, which is very grand.Inside the coffin are mattresses, lotus pillows, and pedals for feet, which are also in the shape of lotus flowers.

Second Master Ma and Uncle Bu lay in their respective coffins, covered with yellow drapery quilts, very peaceful, as if they had fallen asleep after years of exhaustion. There are also a lot of things for the funeral, which can be said to have everything that one expects to find. Needless to say, there are silver in the hand and pearls in the mouth, and there are a lot of various kinds of sedan chairs specially made. Manners are also impeccable.After sending out the funeral note, Bu Shouru and Tianci went to the Ma family and Bu family's dear relatives and friends to report the funeral.The funeral was also held, and the most famous Mr. Yin and Yang in the city was invited to calculate the horoscopes of Erye Ma and Uncle Bu, deduce the date of the funeral, and read the feng shui of the cemetery.

Mr. Yinyang was afraid that Uncle Bu and Erye Ma would fight again underground, so when talking about taboos, he repeatedly emphasized that hemp stones and bluestones should not be used in the tombs of the two. Bu Shouru memorized them one by one, and then there was really no need for a piece of flax or bluestone. The corpse was buried for seven days, and finally the funeral was issued, and the fighting inside and outside the city also stopped. Brigadier Wang and Head Qian of Qincheng tried hard to break the city, so they made peace with Liu Zhenshou, asking Liu Zhenshou to pay 100,000 yuan, and retreated eighty miles.

Liu Zhenshou came the day before the funeral, and ordered the master for the mourning family. The funeral is very grand. Under the auspices of Bu Shouru, "Wan Chengxing" and "Lao Daquan" moved 1,400 sedan chairs, and the deacons alone used 60 halls. The coffins were all 48 poles, with coffin covers and large bright plates.The funeral pots were thrown well, and the paper money was scattered well. They were thrown very high and fell evenly on the ground, like a snowfall along the road. After the coffin came out, the funeral procession took to the street. The first to open the way were two ferocious ghosts made of paper, with green faces and long fangs, about two feet high, with wheels on the soles of their feet, and they were pushed by more than a dozen bearers.Then there are two inscription banners, which are long flag-shaped pavilions, carried by thirty-two people on one side and sixty-four people on both sides, with ropes pulled on all sides.After Mingjing, there was the deacon of the sixty hall led by Kaidaogong, and the quiet avoidance card was mixed among the deacons of the sixty hall.After that, there will be mountains of gold and silver, paper people, horses, and various paper sedan chairs, as well as scrolls, drums, and monks.

Buddhist activities in the scripture hall and filial hall are also done well. The scenes of chanting are very large. In the words of Master Fuyuan, they are "only seen in Yunfu Temple in fifty years." This is also recorded in "Shi Wengzhai Chronicles", calling it "the complete collection of funeral rites". , the three thousand-year-old ritual is restored to this world." The people in Shicheng said that Uncle Bu and Erye Ma are compatible! However, some people gossiped on the day of the funeral: "A big funeral is not a good proof of Bu Shouru's filial piety. Unrighteousness, put it in the Qing Dynasty, must be punished for the crime of "disobedience". Uncle Bu and Erye Ma died in her hands. This witch caused the tragic disaster of killing her father and husband for the sedan chair of Ma Bu's family. ..."

After saying that, I couldn't help sighing a bit, feeling that there are no more men in the Shicheng sedan industry.