Chapter 40 Chapter 6 The Corpse Disappears

Two days later, the short mother-in-law died, and when she was about to die, she let out a long sigh. It seemed that she had been suffocated for the past few days, and now she was finally able to expel all the waste gas in her stomach. As soon as the short mother-in-law sighed, a strange phenomenon appeared!The short granny's body deflated like a balloon, turning into a soft sac with scattered bones, just like the scene in my dream! Ma Jun came back from Wenwen's tomb in the morning to be a filial son, and returned to the tomb at night.The horse soldiers take care of all funerals and sacrifices.

The dead have to be kept at home for seven days before they can be buried, and relatives and friends who come to worship can ask to see the dead for the last time.But the horse soldiers wrapped the short granny in shrouds to prevent others from seeing the remains, for fear that people would make irresponsible remarks when they saw the soft pouch of the short granny. Grandpa told me quietly: "The short mother-in-law's death this time is at the end of her lifespan. If she didn't kill the gas eater, she would not be able to sigh at the end of her life." I said, "If we knew she had only two days to live, why should we go to the trouble of beating gas eaters?"

Grandpa said: "That won't work. If the gas-eating ghost is not killed, the short mother-in-law will not be able to die comfortably. Her soul is reluctant to leave, and she may evolve into a new ghost. But she was bitten by the gas-eating ghost before she was alive, and she has no energy in her body." After another two days, the flesh will turn into dust. By the time of the burial, only hair and nails will remain. Her body softening is a sign." I do not believe. Sure enough, on the day of the burial, a bright, opalescent light suddenly floated out of the room where the little mother-in-law's body was placed, which looked like a glowing mist.The horse soldiers thought that the house was on fire, so they rushed in, but there was no open fire on the furniture.The shroud was laid flat on the ground.The horse soldiers uncovered the cloth, and the body of the short mother-in-law disappeared, leaving only her hair and nails.

The horse soldiers had no choice but to wrap the remaining hair and nails with the clothes of the short grandmother when she was alive instead of burying them in the coffin. On the few days when Ma Bing held the funeral for the short mother-in-law, Grandpa fulfilled his promise and gave me the ancient book I had always dreamed of.I can't wait to look through it. Grandpa said: "There will be plenty of time in the future, so why rush! This book was handed down from your grandfather (in dialect, grandfather's father), and it could not have been passed on to your family." The feudal ideology in the countryside has not yet been eradicated, and only the son counts The main family, the daughter is the main family when she is not married, and the husband is the same as the husband after marriage.So I'm a foreigner.This is a common phenomenon in China. For example, in ancient ancestral secret recipes or martial arts, it is stipulated that they should be passed on to men and not to women.

But my grandpa didn't care much about it.Maybe it's because I'm his eldest grandson, so much love is gathered on me alone.At that time, my two uncles were still far from the age of marriage, and no one could distract my grandfather from loving me in a short time.And my two uncles were not interested in hunting ghosts at all. I didn't listen to my grandfather's persuasion, but just flipped through this hard-won ancient book. This book has turned yellow, and the corners of the book are missing in many places, but it does not affect the integrity of the content.The text is typesetting vertically and in lower case.The book has a cover, but it is obviously added later, and the beautiful cursive script says "Hundred Skills Drive", which should be the name of the book.But there is no back cover, and the last page says "Shu summons the soul of the night, Fang calls the soul of the whole life, the south assists the yellow god, the north pole draws the purple fairy, Wuzhang suppresses ghosts, and the eighth turn" is gone. There must be other words behind "Eight Turns".

I was dissatisfied and asked my grandpa: "It's obvious that I haven't finished writing here, is there another half that you are hiding and not giving it to me?" Grandpa said: "When your grandpa gave it to me, there was only half of it." I was extremely disappointed: "It turns out there is only half a copy!" Grandpa said: "Your grandpa told me when he passed it on to me. He hid half of the copy, but he left a clue behind it. You can see for yourself." I saw seven words in the blank space at the bottom of the last page: "Move the chair and lean on the tree to enjoy the moon together".I didn't understand what it meant, so I raised my head to look at Grandpa, who also shook his head.