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242 The Mystery of the Runner

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    "That's right, that's right, don't be fooled by him!" Hearing this, she echoed twice and reminded again kindly.

    Although it feels a little wrong, I'm not sure that my uncle must be fooling me.  Therefore, I just came here to be noncommittal for the kind reminder from others.

    The performance of the military band did not stop because of our discussion. After a while, I heard the sound of gongs and drums, and the sound was getting closer.  Behind the military band, some people have followed up to watch the excitement.

    This is not the first time I have encountered such a scene.  So I know that a very important process is about to begin in the marching band arrangement.  This process is called "running hall" here.  In our dialect, "pao" actually means "walk"; "tang" refers to the mourning hall.  Therefore, the so-called "waiting hall" actually refers to walking around the ice coffin where the father lay three times to express his condolences.  The funeral will be held tomorrow morning. After tonight, we will never see our father again. Therefore, the "running hall" is also for the closest people to pay close attention to his father's remains for the last time.

    Actually, but as far as the "running room" process is concerned, it is still necessary.  Because this process still has a strong sense of mourning for the deceased relatives.  At the same time, this can be regarded as the last farewell to relatives who have left us forever.  After all, without our ancestors, there would be no us. Just as a country must always remember the founding fathers, we also need to always remember our ancestors.  Therefore, from the perspective of commemorative significance, "Running Hall" is still a very valuable event.

    It's just that, once such an event with commemorative value is tainted with the smell of copper, it will inevitably change its taste.  Later, I thought about it carefully, and what I resisted at the time was not the mourning and commemoration of my father, but the disgusting philistine face of the military band.

    I have two godfathers and two godmothers, both of whom have passed away.  When they passed away, I also attended their funeral as a dutiful son.  Of course, their children also invited a marching band for them.  As long as there is a military band, then this "runner" is essential.  Because, "waiting hall" is an unmissable opportunity for military bands to increase their extra income.

    When "running the hall", it is generally carried out amidst the mourning music played by the military band.  Under the yelling of the military band, a group of filial sons and filial grandchildren will line up in order.  Then, under the command of the military band who was in charge of the master of ceremonies, everyone began to walk around the ice coffin.  After walking around, the mourning and music will pause for a while. At this time, the master of ceremonies will say a word of blessing. After winning the favor of the filial sons and filial grandchildren, their ugly faces will undoubtedly be exposed.  "Give some happy money, and bless future generations with good fortune and prolong life!" After he shouted loudly, a person from the military band would flash up to his side, and every time a filial son and filial grandson passed by their side,  That person will reach out and beg for happy money from others.  Therefore, after the second round of "runners", there were almost no children, including children, who did not give money.  Moreover, at least five yuan is given, and some people who have not prepared in advance are even given ten or twenty yuan.  If you run into a family with a thriving family, the military band can earn hundreds of dollars in extra income after this circle.

    As the saying goes, "People are not enough to swallow elephants", stimulated by the huge profits after the round, after the second round of "running hall", the master of ceremonies will speak again: "Rising up and happy money, full of children and grandchildren, blessings and blessings!"  Shouquan!" For the first time, in a hurry, because there was no time to think about it, all the filial sons and grandchildren would give the money for the wedding without any resistance.  However, the second time, most people have already reacted, so many people will give money reluctantly.

    However, the greed of the marching band did not end there. After the third lap, the master of ceremonies spoke again: "Rise up the money again, and bless your children and grandchildren for thousands of years!" No one is a fool.  "The filial sons and filial grandchildren of " will evolve from "unreconciled and unwilling" to "strong resistance".  However, such a situation has long been expected by the well-informed military band.  So, the mourning sounded again.  The disgusting voice of the master of ceremonies said again: "'Waitang' and 'Waitang' are more and more famous as they run. As you run, your filial piety will move God." Sinister!  If no one pays you, they will try to make you keep running, keep running.  Running, running, the filial sons and filial grandchildren have already realized that if they don't give money, then these greedy guys in front of them will be endless.  So, after running for a few laps, many people succumbed and had to submit obediently and take the initiative to "give" money for the wedding.  Of course, the people in the military band will not go too far. Seeing that most of them are given, then they will very consciously end this farce.

    Some people may think, strange, why do you have to listen to these guys?  Could it be that you can't take part in the waiter?  I've said it before,What the village lacks most are idlers, and what idlers like to do most is "watch the excitement".  Think about it, can you choose to escape when the outside is surrounded by a crowd of familiar people?  Are you really not afraid of being reprimanded as "unfilial sons and grandchildren" by others?  Therefore, under the withholding of the moral hat of "filial piety", almost no one would have no choice.  Strange, do you just obediently give money when the people in the military band ask for money?  Haven't you seen that "filial piety" hat is pressed down?  If you don't give money, you are not filial, and you don't want to be blessed by your ancestors!  Under such circumstances, can you choose not to give?  Ever since, under the cover of the false "filial piety" moral hat, those members of the military band have made a lot of money.  While they were holding the money, they might still be cursing in their hearts: "You fools, does it mean that the more money you give us, the more filial you are?"

    Only after the first experience, I have already recognized the ugly faces of those military bands. Therefore, the second time, only when I ran the first lap, I gave them two coins symbolically.  When the person who received the money said that it was too little, I shrugged my shoulders and put on a helpless act of "that's all, no more".  The second lap, I won't give a dime.  If I insist, then I will give that person a vicious look, and that person will have no choice but to give up when he sees that the situation is not right.  On the third lap, the person who had already had a deep impression on me had already regarded me as air.

    It is precisely because of my personal experience that I emphasized at the beginning that when I was "running the hall", I only gave money once, and it was only "five yuan".  When the sorrow and joy were approaching, I hurriedly informed all relatives and friends who needed to "run the hall" to prepare change.  And tell them that I have negotiated with the marching band in advance, and only need to give "five yuan" once.  If there is too much, I will definitely not give it!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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