at the beginning of the Republic of China, a county magistrate named Yao Yuan in Shanxi province accumulated a large fortune in a few years by exploiting people and taking bribes. The pride of being above the people really made him realize that being an official is better than serving the people for thousands of years. It's just that all the boys in the family who are sent to private schools are uncivilized, and their studies are in a mess. When they grow up, it is difficult to honor their ancestors like themselves, which has become a heart disease for him.
In this year, Yao County magistrate's father suddenly fell seriously ill, stayed in bed for many days, and didn't touch tea and rice. Seeing that his life was running out, Yao County magistrate discussed with several brothers that he would hire Mr. Feng Shui to choose a treasure to bury his father, so as to bless the younger generation with more talents.
They sent a servant to invite a gentleman called "Dong Banxian" from far away to the government house. When Yao's family saw that he was in his sixties and seventies, with a white beard and fluttering chest, and a sage like style, they knew that this man was not an ordinary figure, so they respectfully welcomed him into the room.
Mr. Dong came to the old man's bed and quietly told the magistrate: "Your father is going to heaven at midnight tonight, so it's time to find a place to prepare for the funeral."
"Pray for God's wisdom to bestow treasure!" Yao county magistrate took the lead, and the whole family knelt down to Mr.
Mr. Dong stopped Yao's family and asked seriously, "But I don't know what kind of land of geomantic omen your government is looking for?"
the magistrate of Yao county said quickly, "We must bless our Yao children and grandchildren to have more officials."
"Well," Mr. Dong pondered for a moment, and then said, "It's not difficult. My teacher once handed me a peerless secret when he was alive. He could see through a piece of geomantic treasure, and the number of officials in his family was equivalent to two liters of sesame seeds in a bucket."
a bucket of two liters of sesame seeds, how much should there be!
hearing this, the Yao family screamed and fell to the ground, kowtowing like garlic.
magistrate Yao was so happy that he burst into tears. He shook his husband's leg and said, "Man of God, go and find us!"
Mr. Dong just hesitated: "But this secret can only be used once in my life. After using it, all my skills will disappear and I will be blind. This is also a punishment from God for revealing secrets."
magistrate Yao said quickly, "if that's the case, I'll wait on you and let you enjoy all the splendor. A hundred years later, our Yao family will wear hemp and Dai Xiao to die for you. "
everyone else nodded yes.
seeing the sincerity of the Yao family, Mr. Dong sighed, "Stop it! In that case, I will help you! "
with that, he took Yao county magistrate and his brothers out of the house.
this group wandered around the village for more than half a circle, and finally came to a sunny slope in front of the village. The gentleman stopped, looked around carefully, and saw that there was a small river in the west and a mountain in the east. He recited a spell, then picked up a stone beside him and threw it at his feet, saying, "This is it!"
after saying his word, Mr. Dong only felt that his eyes were stung by ten thousand sharp knives, and he was dizzy with pain, covering his eyes with his hands, and fell to the ground with a "ouch" and began to roll.
The Yao brothers rushed forward and hugged him, only to see him shivering and sweating, and bright red blood was pouring from his fingers covering his eyes. Everyone moved the hand away hard, trying to let Mr. Wang open his eyes and have a look, but his closed eyes could no longer be opened.
the magistrate of Yao county ordered his second brother to carry his husband, and the others helped him get home.
In the middle of the night, the old man of the Yao family really ascended to heaven.
The next day, the Yao family sent out an obituary, and all the relatives and friends arrived one by one, and everyone gave a farewell gift to the deceased.
On the third day, the helper built a grave on the selected geomantic treasure land, waiting for the big funeral.
At the time of the funeral, Mr. Dong, who was already blind in bed, said, "The coffin will be carried to the cemetery, and it will not be buried until it is auspicious. Remember, remember! "
The Yao brothers rushed forward and asked, "What is a good time?"
I heard a gloomy voice from Mr. Wang, and he sang faintly: "Fish beat drums, wolves run away in the forest; The pole blooms at the top, and a hundred cars come to gather. "
I heard the Yao family look at each other, but I was afraid to ask in detail.
After three soul-chasing guns were fired, accompanied by the drummer's blows and blows, the Yao family ghostly escorted the coffin to the cemetery.
Yao county magistrate, who walked at the front of the line and held a evocation coffin, hummed and thought: Is it possible for fish to play drums? It's hard for a wolf to run away from the forest! The pole blooms, nothing! A hundred cars. What a coincidence? But now, there is no other way but to be resigned to fate and be at the mercy of others.
When the procession arrives at the destination, the dutiful son kneels in front of the grave, and the coffin carrier carefully places the coffin at the mouth of the grave, just waiting for the golden opportunity to come.
Don't tell me that Yao County Magistrate's hometown has been dry and rainy recently. Just then, the hot air rose, and a tornado formed from the river in the west of the cemetery, sucking up a large number of fish in the river and floating eastward to reach the cemetery. The wind suddenly dropped, and the fish fell one after another and hit the drummer's drum. "Knock, knock, knock", isn't this the fish drumming?
coincidentally, just then, a hunter on the eastern mountain ran down quickly after a wolf. The wolf may have lost his head in fear, and went straight to the cemetery without going east, west, south or north, and staged a "wolf running through the forest".
as for "the pole blooms"!
Today, as the market in the south village was opening, a flower seller happened to pass by with a pole on his shoulder. One end of the pole, which was erected high, was tied with handmade flowers made of colored paper and silk cloth. Oh, what a "pole blossoming"!
three of the four have been fulfilled. Yao county magistrate turned sorrow into joy, and busy people counted the vehicles around the cemetery.
just because Yao county magistrate was overbearing and buried his father today, which of his men dared not come to help out by car. Together with the trolleys of the market participants, there are 99 vehicles, which is one short of the 1 vehicles mentioned by the man of God. Seeing that it was getting late, all the people were anxious.
Almost everyone saw a man running from the south fair. He sells spinning wheels. Today, I originally took three cars to sell, but after I sold two, I lost my business. When I saw a sea of people here, I ran all the way. Oh, the spinning wheel on his shoulder is just enough for "one hundred".
"It's time to be buried!" At the command of the master of ceremonies who presided over the funeral, the coffin slowly fell into the grave, buried the soil and gathered in the grave, and the whole funeral ended successfully.
The magistrate of Yao County was overjoyed to see Mr. Dong, and took good care of him when he got home. It seems that the younger brother of Yao's family changed people overnight and became smart. He learned what the teacher taught and never forgot the poems he read.
A few years later, the younger brothers of the Yao family were all full of knowledge, especially the three sons of Yao County Magistrate. People said that they were the seed of the top scholar, and they would be able to be a big official with the emperor in the future, making Yao County Magistrate happy. Thinking that he was about to achieve great success, he gradually snubbed Mr. Blind.
At first, the Yao family put Mr. Dong in a hall to support him, with eight dishes and ten bowls for three meals a day, and changed the way to improve the food, and the wine and meat continued; Later, he was moved to a wing and made do with it. Later, simply on the grounds that the children were older and the housing was tight, they threw an elderly person with disabilities and mobility difficulties into the woodshed, leaving only the servants to leave some scraps at random once a day to eat whatever you like. Now, the bedding and clothes that were often changed in the past have been left unattended for a whole year, and the whole room smells sour. All the Yao family members are even more suspicious of it, so they will never enter again. Sometimes, Mr. Dong can't stand it and demands to improve his living conditions, so he will be insulted by the Yao family. He also had to submit to humiliation, humbled. Mr. Blind ate the last meal but didn't eat the next meal. Seeing that his bones are getting worse every day, it's really regrettable, but it's too late!
Gao Qiang, a disciple of Mr. Dong Lao, heard about this incident. He immediately came all the way, and when he saw that the good master was so badly ruined, he hugged him and burst into tears. The master recognized that it was an apprentice and was very sad. After crying for a while, the disciples raised their tears and choked and asked, "Teacher, is there nothing you can do now?"
Mr. Dong touched his lover with his scrawny hands, thinking that it was time to punish the Yao family for their ingratitude, he said firmly, "Yes! Until the middle of the night tonight, there will be a lotus flower on the old son's grave. You go and pick it, and I will have plans. It's just one thing. When picking lotus flowers, something terrible will happen. When you pick them, leave. Don't look back. Don't worry about it! "
Gao Qiang promised one by one.
At the end of the third watch, Gao Qiang left his master and found the grave according to the master's position. Soon, in the dark night, there was a wonderful light on the grave, colorful and dazzling, and then a psychedelic music sounded. A enchanting lotus Ran Ran rose above the grave, emitting a strange fragrance.
Gao Qiang steadied his mind, stepped forward and grabbed the lotus and picked it. At this moment, countless grotesque hands were stretched out from the root of the lotus to protect it, and then blue-faced, fangs-toothed heads appeared, all of which were screaming.
Gao Qiang didn't care much. He used all his strength to uproot the lotus, turned around and left quickly, only to hear a loud noise behind him, followed by a fire, thinking that all the ghosts must be finished.
Gao Qiang held the flower and sneaked back to the master's room. Under the master's guidance, he tore off the petals of the lotus and squeezed out the juice and dripped it on the master's eyes. Soon, Mr. Dong's eyes opened and he saw the light again.
Gao Qiang grabbed an iron bar from behind the door, helped the master leave the door of Yao county magistrate, and went straight to the grave.
far away, the master and the apprentice smelled the burnt smell of flesh and blood, and when they got there, smoke was still lingering in the scattered flames on the grave. Together, Qi Xin threw the long iron bar from the middle of the grave with stones, and then drifted away.
At the same time, Yao's family members were in a mess, all crying in ghosts and howling at wolves, only shouting headaches.
at dawn the next day, they found that the master and the apprentice had disappeared from the woodshed, and when they looked at their father's grave, they understood what was going on.
The magistrate of Yao County ordered the Yao family to pull it out, but when the iron bar shook slightly, all the Yao family members' heads ached. The iron bar shook badly, and all Yao's heads ached badly. The iron bar has never been pulled out.
magistrate Yao had to send someone home to get a big iron pot and cover the grave with iron bars.
shattered glass, it was soon known that Yao county magistrate abused those who made meritorious deeds. As long as people passed by the grave, they all took stones and threw them at the grave. Every time they threw one, the Yao family's head ached violently. Soon, it became a rocky hill, and the magistrate of Yao County died of a headache day after day.
Since then, all the sons and daughters of the Yao family have become as uncivilized as before, so don't expect to gain any fame or official position.