Chapter 34 Sixty-eighth night dark marriage

Dark marriage, also called Yin marriage, dark marriage is to find a spouse for the dead.Some young boys and girls are engaged, but they both perish for some reason before they get married.At that time, the old people thought that if they didn't get married for them, their ghosts would make troubles and make the house uneasy.Therefore, a ghost marriage ceremony must be held for him (her), and finally he (she) will be buried together as husband and wife and buried together.It also prevents lonely graves from appearing in the tombs of male and female families.There are also boys and girls who have not been engaged before they die.Out of the feelings of loving and missing their children, the old people think that if they failed to find a mate for them during their lifetime, they should marry them after their death and fulfill their responsibilities as parents.In fact, this is where people's feelings are placed.In addition, in the old days, people were generally superstitious about the so-called "feng shui" of the cemetery, thinking that the appearance of a solitary tomb would affect the prosperity of the family and future generations.At that time, some "feng shui masters" (known as "kanyu" in ancient times) tried their best to encourage this kind of ghost marriage in order to earn more money.Ghost marriages mostly occur in nobles or wealthy families, and poor families never engage in such activities.In the Song Dynasty, dark marriages were the most popular.According to Kang Yuzhi's "Yesterday Menglu", when an unmarried man or woman dies, his parents must entrust a "ghost matchmaker" to talk about their marriage, and then perform divination. Sacrifice, the male and female bones are buried together.

Of course, there are also living people marrying dead people, which is quite unlucky according to reason, but there is always a reason for things to happen. "Ghost marriage? Of course, at least I have experienced it." Ji Yan lifted his head from a pile of books. He asked me to help him clean up old books today. The weather is fine, and some books should be taken out to dry in the sun to avoid mold Or it would be a pity to be eaten by moths.In addition, some books that were pressed against the bottom of the box were also turned out and dried together. "Why do you have to dry these books and clothes today?" I asked him

He said wait, and then rummaged through a lot of books. Finally, he found a red case, the kind of notebook similar to the Chairman’s Quotations from the 1980s, about the size of a palm and a half. Ji Yan Blow off the dust on it, open it and read. "The sixth day of June, commonly known as the 'Drying Clothes Festival', is when Japanese households dry clothes and books to avoid mildew stains and rat bites. In De'an, Jiangxi, it is necessary to welcome Yang Si Bodhisattva on this day, so I dare not say a joke. Those who violate the taboos say that Bodhisattvas will surely bring disasters to their bodies. Seeing the sun on this day is auspicious, and if it changes to rain, it is an ominous sign." He closed his notebook and smiled at me.

"I see, is today called the Book Sharing Festival?" I sorted out the books. "Let's put it down, it's not today. I just told you that there is such a tradition. In fact, what I want to tell you is about ghost marriage." We went to wash our hands, and then sat on the sofa. "In June last year, I received a request from a friend, hoping that I would come to a village in the suburbs of a city. It is said that I encountered a strange thing. He was a senior in my senior year in high school. It is said that he later joined the police force. He is very conceited on weekdays, and he rarely asks for help, so I naturally have to agree to his request.

The village is not big, with less than a hundred households, but there is a lot of land, it is really sparsely populated, and the so-called strange things that the senior said were all about a female corpse. According to the senior's description, the deceased was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with short hair and a handsome face-this can only be said after I washed her face, she seemed to be a student, and she died at such a young age. Some heartache. There was no obvious trauma, and the cause of death should be a purple-black bruise on the neck. She was strangled to death, and she was naked when she was discovered. Later identification also confirmed that she was raped and murdered.Moreover, there was some alcohol in her mouth, but not in her stomach, which may have been left by the murderer when she kissed her forcefully.

Such an incident happened in this village where the folk customs have always been simple. Of course, it is not pleasant to hear. The village chief is short, black and thick, but he has an honest face. The body was found near a local melon shed. The identity of the deceased was also found out. It was the daughter of a melon farmer. The only daughter is attending a junior high school in a key middle school in the county. This incident is undoubtedly a big blow to the family. The girl's mother died very early and lived with her father. She and her father took turns taking care of the melon shed that day, and it was his father who found the body.

The tall, red-faced man stuck his broad hands in his hair and sat silently aside.When we asked him, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were very red, and his clean and white teeth were biting his lower lip. Now he is like an angry and injured lion. I didn’t ask any more questions, just let him Have a good time and be quiet. As for the reason why it is strange, it is still about this corpse. First of all, when I came here, it was four or five days before my death. At that time, the place had been cleaned up, but the corpse did not show any signs of decay, and there were no corpse spots. It was as soft as a living person. When the skin was cut, the blood was still normal dripped from the wound.

Except for her cold body and lack of breathing, she was no different from a sleeping person. I'm also very surprised that there is no precedent for this to happen to me.I can only hope that the murderer will be caught soon. As mentioned earlier, there are very few people in the village, and the village is relatively remote, so the probability of people in the village committing crimes is relatively high. Just as everyone was conducting intense investigations, the murderer voluntarily surrendered himself. To our surprise, and even to the surprise of the local villagers, the murderer surrendered with his parents, and the immature, handsome and bookish boy in front of him turned out to be such a cruel rapist and murderer.

'I killed her. Yuanyuan screamed so loudly that I had to strangle her neck, and then raped her. ' The boy named Su Su said intermittently, and finally blushed with shame. I wonder if a rapist and murderer will blush when he talks about his crime. Then, of course, it was the anger of the deceased's father towards him. If it wasn't for a few strong police officers, I believe that within a few minutes, the man would tear the simplicity in front of him to pieces. The simple parents stood aside obediently, obviously Confused and guilty. They seemed to be very honest and friendly people, and the boy and the dead girl named Yuanyuan were still at the same table, and Yuanyuan often went to Pu Su's house to do homework.

'I killed her, I am guilty, you arrest me. Pu Su suddenly shouted impatiently, stretched out his hands as thin as firewood, and waved them in front of everyone. 'You know you're underage, you won't be sentenced to death. The senior suddenly said something coldly, Pu Su and his family were stunned for a moment, then bowed their heads and remained silent. Indeed, as the senior said, if a fifteen-year-old commits the crime of intentional homicide, intentional injury causing serious injury or death, rape, robbery, drug trafficking, arson, explosion, or poisoning, he should bear criminal responsibility, but he will be given a lighter sentence. Falun Gong, and those under the age of fourteen will not be sentenced.

Pu Su only turned fourteen in November this year. I suddenly felt the helplessness of the law. When the simple parents confirmed the matter anxiously, an extremely relaxed and disgusting expression suddenly appeared on their faces. But Su Su still sat sadly on the stool, with his head drooping and looking at the ground.Yuanyuan's father yelled to kill him. "The Pu family is so vicious. It's a long time ago that everything will be fine, not to mention that the eldest brother Pu Su is still in the city court. Maybe he will be fine if he pays some money." ' 'Yeah, his elder brother came here a few days ago in a car, not to mention how amazing it is, no wonder, he seems to be the youngest prosecutor in the city. ' The villagers generally knew the whole story. With such a small number of people, word of mouth spread the news, no less than modern media. Sure enough, after a series of cumbersome regulations, although the circumstances were serious, Ji and the murderer surrendered and were under the age of fourteen, Pu Su was sentenced to supervision, and Pu's family had to make some financial compensation to Yuanyuan's father.The senior and his colleagues have also received pressure from their superiors, hoping to understand this matter as soon as possible. On the same day, Pu Su was taken back by his parents, while Yuan Yuan's body was still parked in the morgue of the hospital, where his father stayed every day, chatting with his daughter.The whole person seemed to have lost his soul, just holding his daughter's hand. Three days later, I heard something even stranger. Pu Su wants to marry Yuan Yuan, that is, a ghost marriage. On the night when Pu Su came home, Yuanyuan's father drank a lot of wine, and under the influence of alcohol, he rushed into Pu's house with a kitchen knife. He put the knife on Pu Su's slender neck and threatened to prevent Pu Su and Yuanyuan from Marriage to the dead, to comfort her daughter's dead soul, so as not to tarnish her reputation, or he would risk his life, but also kill Pu Su, the Pu family had no choice but to agree to this very absurd marriage. And my senior and I were actually invited as witnesses. 'You're good people, I know, so I hope you'll come to this wedding, I beg you. 'This man with a vicious face and a bad temper actually begged us with tears in his eyes. 'I'm a foreigner, and I don't have any relatives or friends here, so I have to let you act temporarily, and I hope you don't dislike me. ' He pleaded again, although the senior hesitated a little, he still agreed. Yuanyuan's body was also taken out from the mortuary to prepare for the wedding in a few days. The Pu family is well-known in this small place, so even though it was such an absurd wedding, they did it in style, and the etiquette that should be observed is also the same. Even if it is a ghost marriage, there must be a matchmaker. This kind of person is called a ghost matchmaker. Most of them are elderly old ladies in the village, with bumpy feet and staggering back and forth between the two families. All done. Then there is the preparation of the banquet and the new house.The banquet here is naturally different from other weddings. There can be no hot dishes. All the dishes are cold. Four cold fruits: dried lychees, dried longan, dried walnuts and shelled peanuts, four cold dishes: cured duck, sausage, gold and silver Liver, fried fish (or meringue), four sour fruits: sour pear, sour buckwheat head, sour ginger, sour green plum.Four fruits: apple, sweet orange, lychee, pomelo.There are also steamed buns and Hanamaki.If you think that these things are for people, you are very wrong. Yuanyuan's father made preparations for the day, and worshiped seven tables in his yard. Each table had the same dishes, all covered with white cloth, and there were seven people at each table. The chairs below were all round wooden stools painted white. In addition, there are dozens of paper figurines, both men, women and children. They are all placed next to the walls of houses, yards and homes, and are also placed on all seats. This is the so-called inviting passing ghosts to drink and eat. These ghosts come in and beg for drinks and food, so they will not harass the souls of the dead. In the middle of the gate, there is a large "Hi" character cut out of white paper, and the incense hall and the spiritual tablet are placed directly opposite. After everything was arranged, the sky was already getting dark, and my senior and I stood inside, looking at the paper figurines filled with white paper that filled the entire space, only smirking, the black night and the white paper figurines’ eyes. It hurts, and I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. It was originally a June day, but now there are bursts of chills, like seeing ice in winter. Although I have never touched it with my hands, my heart has already turned cold.Naturally, there is no joyful tone to add to the fun of holding a ghost marriage. There is no sound in the huge courtyard. If there is any sound, it is the sound of the wind blowing through the paper figurines. Not long after the night fell, his parents and his eldest brother brought him here. His face was whiter than that of a paper doll, he was wearing a black jacket with chain buttons, and he had a crew cut. He looked very funny, but I can't laugh out loud. His parents were very nervous, for fear of what might happen, the two old men tightly held onto Plain's hands, it was like a couple supporting their elders. On the other hand, the simple elder brother is very tall and young, wearing white short sleeves and gray trousers, leather shoes, carrying a black briefcase, frowning at these things. 'Isn't this engaging in feudal superstition, really. He muttered, and suddenly the plain father turned his head and growled at him. 'Shut up the fuck! 'In my impression, this man has always been very weak since he knew that his son had this incident, but today he is so irritable. later. In the yard, there is only Yuanyuan's father, who is still simple and family, and of course, me and my senior. After the routine etiquette, Pu Su went to bow down to the father-in-law, but Yuanyuan's father just snorted through his nostrils and carried his daughter out from the backyard without even looking. 'You want to take a photo with my daughter as a souvenir. ' Yuanyuan's father said in a muffled voice.The simple parents had no choice but to agree, because they saw a shiny kitchen knife not far away. Yuanyuan was carried out by his father. She had already been dressed up, but her pale and childish face was covered with thick powder, which made people look so unnatural.Yuanyuan's eyes are always open, powerless and lifeless, and her lips are painted very red, not like a teenage middle school student, who looks too mature, or a little coquettish.Her skin has been refrigerated and exposed to the hot summer, just like frozen meat that has just melted. There are wrinkles on the surface, and it is covered with silk-like purple things, not blood vessels, but nerves. 'Sit and shoot? 'Pu Su asked in a low voice. 'Stand! Yuanyuan's father put down his daughter's body and roared angrily. We are also wondering, how to shoot this?Do you want your father to support Yuanyuan? Just when everyone was a little surprised, Yuanyuan's father took out a very long and thin cowhide rope from his pocket. This kind of rope is often used to bind books and is very strong. But Yuanyuan's father actually tied the rope in a knot and put it around her daughter's neck, then moved a stool, and tied the other end of the rope to the protruding part of the roof beam. In this way, looking from the outside, Yuanyuan is indeed 'standing'. Yuanyuan's father carefully adjusted the length of the rope so that Yuanyuan's body could just touch the ground with its toes, reducing the pulling force so as not to leave too deep marks on the neck.Then straightened the corpse so that she wouldn't shake. Yuanyuan's body looked very light, as if it would float away if touched. I saw tears in her father's eyes. 'Take my daughter's hand! 'Yuanyuan's father pulled the simple hand over, forced his daughter's cold hand into it, and rubbed it with his own big hand, as if he wanted to knead the two hands together like kneading dough, presumably with a The strength was so great that Pu Su closed his eyes in pain, frowned, but didn't even hum. I just watched Pu Su standing outside the door with a dead body in his hands. It was completely dark, everyone lit candles, and the senior took this picture with his camera. His camera was originally only for taking pictures of corpses. . 'drink wine! 'Yuanyuan's father took two wine glasses. 'My Xiao Su doesn't know how to drink. 'The simple mother said in a low voice. ' Drink even if you don't know how to drink, this is the rule. Yuanyuan's father put the wine glass into Pu Su's mouth roughly, but Su Su didn't resist, but coughed from being choked. 'Sent into the bridal chamber. 'Yuanyuan's father said again, and now the simple parents quit. 'Don't go too far, my child committed crimes in the past, you want us to admit everything, this time you let Pu Su sleep with your daughter's corpse for one night? 'The simple mother ran over crying, trying to pull her son over.Pu Su's brother also ran over. 'Are you afraid of retribution?Don't agree if you are afraid of retribution, it is too late now, my daughter is dead, if you don't agree, I will kill this little bastard right now. 'Yuanyuan's father had already lifted the kitchen knife in his hand, and stood in the yard with his bare feet and shirtless body. Under the light of the candles, he looked like a ghost. When we saw that things were getting serious, we hurried over to dissuade them, but Yuanyuan's father scolded us too. 'You guys, if you really have the ability, put this bastard in jail, or let him eat a gun, what's the point of spending tens of thousands of dollars?Do I have to return my daughter?She is only fourteen years old, and those people still talk about her being raped. Have you considered my feelings? 'Yuanyuan's father's voice became more and more dull, with a crying tone, and finally he couldn't hear what he said, only his tears flowed out like a burst bank. It's not tears, but the blood in my heart. 'I get it, but I don't want to see a bigger tragedy. ' I said something to him, and took a step back. 'Don't worry, I want to live a good life, originally this step was done according to the rules. 'He suddenly sneered. There was no other way, everyone had no choice but to watch him walk in with Pu Su in his left hand and the corpse in his right hand.Pu Su staggered like a chicken, being held up by the collar of Yuanyuan's father, but there was no fear in his eyes, but he looked blankly at Yuanyuan's corpse. The paper figurines in the yard seemed to be laughing. The Pu Su family didn't leave that day, they just sat in the yard, as if waiting for something to happen at any time. That night seemed very difficult. The Pu Su elder brother fell asleep on the table, while Yuan Yuan's father stood there with a knife in his hand. At the door, no one is allowed to enter with red eyes. This stalemate lasted all night, and just after the first rooster crowed during the day, the door opened. Pu Su came out safe and sound, and did not see any other difference, only slightly tired, with sadness still on his face. Yuanyuan's father was a little surprised, and then heaved a long sigh.Throwing the kitchen knife, squatting on the ground and crying loudly. 'Now, our family doesn't owe you anything. The simple brother yawned, looked at the crying father Yuanyuan with a sneer, and walked away. My senior and I comforted Yuanyuan's father, but we had no choice but to leave.When the two of us left the yard and looked back, Yuanyuan's father was squatting in the white, looking very dazzling. The next day, Yuanyuan's body began to harden and spots appeared, and she was cremated quickly, and her ashes were brought back to his hometown by her father. I thought that was the end of the matter. Half a year later, when I came to this village again, it was because of another marriage. The person who got married this time was Su Su’s older brother. That young prosecutor was full of vigor and vigor. Pu Su told me why I was invited. He asked his senior to tell me that since we attended his wedding half a year ago, we will also attend his brother's wedding half a year later. This sentence seems to sound reasonable, but I feel very uncomfortable. But here I am.Compared with half a year ago, the village hasn't changed much, but the Pu family's wedding is very luxurious, not inferior to those in the city. It is said that the simple father also contracted the fish pond to manage the soft-shelled turtle business. I have money and my son has power, I couldn't help but smile. Compared with the last ghost marriage, this time it was really lively. Not only did everyone in the village come, but people from other places also came. Some of the parties involved in cases handled by Prosecutor Park also came, bringing gift boxes of different sizes. Red envelopes with different thicknesses.They will never let go of such a good opportunity, although no one knows how many times this prosecutor will marry, but the first time will always be more expensive, but this time the wedding was held during the day. The simple elder brother was very proud, holding a wine glass in his hand, toasting everywhere.But Pu Su squatted aside, holding a glass of boiled water in his hand, as if everything had nothing to do with him. 'I'm just a rapist and murderer in everyone's eyes. I'll never be as good as my brother, and I've been like this since I was a child. ' He saw me coming, and said to himself mockingly. At this time, the guests asked the bride to come out, and Pu Su's brother also began to tell how he chased the bride. 'What a strange girl, she has no parents, but she is very smart, I have been completely fascinated by her since I met her at the lake, she is beautiful and generous, and she has the same hometown accent as me. 'Pu Su's brother said happily, he must be a little drunk, his tongue is a little knotted, I can't hear it very clearly. 'Oh, is the bride's family here? 'I looked around and asked Pu Su, Pu Su shook his head and said he didn't know. The bride also came out, very beautiful and very fair, her cheeks were thickly smeared with powder, her lips were as red as blood, and she walked lightly without wind. 'My natal family is here. 'She suddenly covered her mouth and said with a smile.Onion-like fingers pointed out the door. A large group of people came in outside, huhulala, men and women, old and young, there were actually more than forty people, it seems that this girl's natal family is really quite a lot.They all shouted the same sentence—congratulations to the newlywed girl. Although they were dressed differently, they did have the same characteristics. The skin is very fair, the walk is very light, and the face is expressionless. The group sat down by the table and began to devour the dishes on the table with big mouthfuls. The scene was slightly awkward, but it passed quickly. 'Bride and groom take a picture! 'The people below booed and shouted after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food.Sosu's older brother and bride also agreed, but this time I was in charge of taking pictures. Pu Su's elder brother took the bride's hand and stood in front of the gate of the new house - which was newly built by Pu Su's father. When I pointed the camera at them, I suddenly found that something was wrong. I took a closer look, and there was a seemingly invisible rope on the top of the smiling bride's head.It hangs straight down from mid-air, all the way to the back of the bride's head.I moved away to look, but found nothing. Going back to the camera, I didn’t see it anymore. I quickly pressed the shutter, thinking that maybe I was wrong. The banquet lasted until the afternoon, until the simple elder brother was drunk, the bride smiled and helped him into the bridal chamber, and the dozens of bridesmaids suddenly got up and said goodbye, and left like the wind, neatly like an army. 'What a queer bunch. 'Pu Su couldn't help muttering. The banquet gradually dissipated, and everyone began to pack their things.About half an hour later, I chatted with Pu Su and was about to leave when there was a scream from the bridal chamber, and Pu Su's brother ran out with his shirt on and his underpants, pointing at his back in panic. 'My back hurts! ' he turned to us. I was surprised to see the previous bride lying on Brother Pu Su's back, with her head on his neck and her arms around his waist. She was like a child hugging a pillow, and her face was clearly half a year old. The girl who was raped and killed before——with a round appearance. The simple brother wailed, because there seemed to be a lump of meat on his back, and I could clearly see that the granulation at the joint between the two was still growing and wriggling, like the rotation of gears, the bodies of the two were almost It has completely become a whole, and the limbs that were visible before have almost fused into it. From a distance, it seems that Pu Su's brother has a huge sarcoma on his back. 'I was wrong, I was wrong!I was the one who was drunk and raped you that day, please let me go, let me go. Brother Pu Su knelt down on the ground, put his hands together, and kowtowed his head on the hard stone slab like pounding garlic, but the meat on his back still sank into him, and finally he could only see the smiling face on the Outside. Round face, pale and clean. Pu Su stood by and watched coldly, without the slightest expression.The simple mother passed out on the spot, and his father also stood there sluggishly, at a loss. As for the guests, they had already dispersed. Only then did I know that Pu Su took the blame for his brother back then, because if it was found out that it was his brother, even if he survived, he would have to spend his entire life in prison.And when cleaning up the rest of the banquet, I found that there were many unrejected dishes and wine spilled all over the table. The story of the ghost marriage spread in that village later, and Pu Su's family also collapsed. All the turtles in their turtle pond died overnight, and the sarcoma on Pu Su's brother's back would not come down. The doctor said that if he took If you come down, even if your life is not in danger, you will probably be paralyzed in bed for the rest of your life.The man went crazy after hearing this, and ran to the long-abandoned melon shed every day, shouting, let me go, let me go.The sarcoma on his back was getting bigger and bigger, and finally his body was overwhelmed and he could only crawl on the ground.Pu Su's parents were overwhelmed, and soon died of illness, while Pu Su's whereabouts are unknown, and he doesn't know where he went. The last time I saw him, he was carrying Yuanyuan's spirit card. 'I'll keep it with me when she's my real wife. 'He smiled wryly and touched the wooden tablet. Later, it was said that in a funeral funeral shop dozens of miles away from the village, all the paper figurines became filthy overnight, and their mouths were full of greasy oil.Whether it is true or not is unknown. " "Is this a ghost marriage?" I asked him, Ji Yan nodded. "I don't know where this kind of ceremony originated, but what is certain is that it has a history of two thousand years. From the common people to the royal family, there are records of ghost marriages for dead children, but it has gradually disappeared since modern times. Now, maybe in some distant place, there will still be this kind of ghost marriage there."