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    There is only one purpose of enshrining, and that is to let the ancestors who have gone to another world enjoy it.  Of course, eating also requires a process, so after the ceremony is completed, the whole pig and sheep will not be evacuated immediately.  After waiting for a while, we will remove the red flower on the head of the borrowed sheep, and then wrap a red envelope to return the sheep.  The red envelope is actually a symbolic meaning, because the enshrined ones are people who go to another world, which is unlucky after all in rural areas with feudal superstition.  With a red envelope, the bad luck can be washed away.  Therefore, here, when we return something borrowed for funerals, under normal circumstances, a red envelope will be wrapped.  Even if it is only one yuan, it must be a red envelope, otherwise, it will inevitably cause displeasure to other families.

    While someone was returning the live sheep, the whole pig had to be disposed of as soon as possible.  Because the weather was still a bit hot at that time, if the slaughtered pigs were kept like that, it would definitely deteriorate in a short time.  The family banquet is very skillful in dividing the whole pig.  In the end, only the pig's head and pig's tail remained.  Put the pig's tail horizontally into the pig's mouth, and it will be placed in front of the ice coffin again, and continue to serve as the enshrinement.  The pig head and pig tail represent the whole pig at this moment.  In funeral affairs, many aspects are often more symbolic than practical.  The whole pig, represented by the pig's head and tail, will be placed in front of the ice coffin for a long time so that the father can enjoy it slowly.

    ? After receiving the notification, as long as there is nothing special that makes it impossible to run away, all relatives and friends will definitely rush to my house before dinner today.  Of course, there are also a few who are far away and will come here earlier.  I remember that one of my mother's aunts (the name for the daughter of my aunt's family) came here in the morning.  After a burst of earth-shattering wailing (the mother also accompanied her and cried several times), she was arranged by her mother to peel garlic.  Because tonight is a formal banquet, a large amount of garlic is bound to be used in the banquet.

    Although a small number of relatives also came at noon, the lunch was only about seven or eight simple dishes made by my aunt.  In fact, it is precisely because tonight is the banquet, so we have a lot of things to do today. All relatives and neighbors who help with chores will understand the convenience of lunch.

    After lunch, the people at the family banquet officially came to start work. Except that we boiled the live shrimp in salt water for a while in the morning, almost all the others were carried out in an orderly manner under the guidance of the family banquet.  Therefore, our family has basically nothing to do with the preparation of the banquet.  Of course, this does not mean that we will be easy.

    In the morning, while we were busy with whole pigs and sheep, we had already purchased a "family hall" for my father.  Jiatang generally has two meanings, one is the main room of the family, and the other refers to the house where the ancestors' gods are placed, and now it mostly refers to the ancestors' gods.  The family hall here certainly has nothing to do with the god position, but it does not refer to the main house in reality.  Our "family hall" here is actually an extension of the first meaning.  In the feudal superstition, one needs to live in another world.  Therefore, the "family hall" here is actually a model of a house made of paper and bamboo poles.  It was a two-story bungalow with all the daily necessities (TV, bed, stool, table, etc.) in the bungalow.  Obviously, this "family hall" was prepared for his father's life in another world.

    Now, it is popular for us to find a military band when we are doing errands.  The marching band here is somewhat similar to the role of MC, but not quite.  In addition to their duties as master of ceremonies, they also take care of many other jobs.  Of course, there is only one purpose for taking care of these jobs, and that is to make money.

    Since they are named after the military band, their main focus is to play music. During the entire funeral ceremony, whenever mourning music is needed, they will play rather rough mourning music through simple coordination.  This is perhaps the largest market for marching bands.  In our place, there are many people who are as good-faced as their parents.  Even if it's a trivial matter, many people hope to make it well known, make it famous, and make people give it a thumbs up.  It is precisely because of that little vanity that military bands are becoming more and more popular and have more and more markets.  Now, but the career of a military band does not know how many people are supported.

    Just like the master of ceremonies, with a military band, the host family has to follow their orders.  That kind of feeling like a marionette is not my favorite.  Of course, the more important thing is that I really hate the philistine face of the military band. They will use the name of "filial piety" to squeeze you to keep giving them money.  Among them, there is a very special service, which is "cry for you".  The so-called "crying in place" means that the members of the military band will replace the filial son while crying and counting.  Of course, this kind of "crying for others" is generally expensive, costing hundreds of dollars at a time.  cry more?They will earn hundreds or even thousands of dollars more.  Therefore, they will often encourage the head of the family to accept such services, otherwise, they will ridicule you for being unfilial.

    It is for these reasons that I have already announced in advance that our family does not have a marching band.  Unfortunately, in order to make money, military bands can be described as pervasive.  Since my attitude was clear, their clients went straight to my sister.  Their reason is very simple, whoever has children, how can anyone not hire a military band?  The client told my sister that the military band is usually invited by a daughter. If your family is poor, it is understandable not to invite you, but you have a legitimate job, and everyone knows that your family is in good condition.  What would your neighbors think of you if you didn't hire a marching band under these circumstances?  Your father's funeral is just this once, so you can't be reluctant to part with the money, otherwise, who can guarantee that people won't accuse you of being unfilial behind your back?

    In fact, this is not alarmist talk. If my sister insists on refusing to invite a military band for the sake of this level of talk, many people will inevitably poke her back.  The pressure of public opinion is huge, and my sister finally failed to withstand the huge pressure and compromise.  In the end, the brother-in-law and sister decided to ask for a marching band.

    Things have been settled, and now that these are almost all the affairs of my sister's family, I can't say anything more.  However, in the end, I explained and explained to the client.  One, our family will never engage in "crying for others"; two, in addition to the pre-negotiated price of the marching band, we must never ask for extra money.  Otherwise, after the matter is over, I will definitely stop my sister from paying without mercy.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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