Soon, Wang Shoudao led them to the crossroad in front of the Cai Residence.
It was already very late at night. It was about one or two o'clock in the evening. There was no one on the street. Other than the occasional barking of dogs from afar, the surroundings were quiet. The large coffin was still at the crossroad, and there were two big red lanterns on the carriage next to it. The flames in the lanterns were flickering, and from afar, the surroundings looked dark red. The light reflected on the black coffin reflected a layer of cold light, and it looked extremely terrifying in the middle of the night.
Wang Shoudao brought two servant girls to the coffin and asked them to put the paper figurine into the coffin. At this moment, the corpse in the coffin had already been put on by my great-great-grandfather. He had put on a bridal gown and a hat. Most importantly, his face was covered with a red cloth.
When the two servant girls saw the " groom " in the coffin, they didn't feel anything because they couldn't see the true face of the male corpse, so they weren't so afraid.
After putting the paper figurine into the coffin, Wang Shoudao ordered the two servant girls to return to the manor and find a few " workers " to cover the coffin. Then, they carried it to the tomb dug in the north of the city and buried it.
After the two maids left, Wang Shoudao didn't stay idle. He put the red string into his mouth and soaked it with his saliva. Then, he tied the two ends of the red string to the left wrist of the male corpse and the right wrist of the female paper figurine.
After tying the red string, Wang Shoudao took out the pipe from his waist and stood beside the coffin to smoke.
In the time it took for a pack of cigarettes, the butler brought a few workers out of the manor and came over. When Wang Shoudao saw them, he waved his hand at them from afar, indicating for them to stop. The few of them hurriedly stopped in place.
Then, Wang Shoudao turned his attention to the couple in the coffin and stared at them with a pair of eyes. After a while, the red cloth on the face of the male corpse in the coffin suddenly trembled, as if the corpse was panting and blowing the red cloth.
Seeing this, Wang Shoudao waved at the butler and the others in the distance.
After that, a few workers covered the coffin and the butler sat in the carriage to lead them to the tomb in the north of the city.
At this point, the substitution of a peach corpse and the secret marriage were considered a success. As for why the red cloth on the corpse's face was trembling, according to my grandmother, the reason why the ghost stayed in the world of the living was because it had not fulfilled its wish in the world of the living. When it died, it was still breathing. Wang Shoudao used the paper figurine to replace Cai Qingjun and marry him. It was considered that his wish had been fulfilled, and the breath in his mouth was naturally exhaled. According to my deduction, this man was probably beaten to death by the woman's family.
Although the matter of the dead was over, the matter of the living was not over yet. Wang Shoudao smoked as he walked toward the Cai Residence. He was thinking about how he could get his disciple such a beautiful wife.
After Wang Shoudao returned to the Cai Residence, he quickly asked Cai Wenye to instruct the servant girls to go to Miss Cai's room and tell my great-great-grandfather to remove the green cloth.
Then, Wang Shoudao asked Cai Wenye if he could ask everyone in the hall to leave. He had something to tell Cai Wenye. Cai Wenye had already revered Wang Shoudao as if he was a god. He hurriedly ordered the others to leave.
When only Cai Wenye and Wang Shoudao were left in the hall, Wang Shoudao solemnly said to Cai Wenye,""What's wrong with your daughter now? She just has to get married immediately. That flower guardian ghost will find out that the paper doll is not Miss Cai within three to five months.”
When Cai Wenye heard this, he was shocked and troubled. With Cai Qingjun's current situation, it was very difficult for her to get married. Moreover, she had to get married immediately. How could she have such a ready-made son-in-law?
At this moment, Wang Shoudao observed Cai Wenye with a sly look. Seeing that Cai Wenye was in a difficult position, he said unhurriedly,"If you don't have a suitable candidate, I do.”
When Cai Wenye heard this, he felt like he was grasping at a life-saving straw. He hurriedly cupped his fists and said to Wang Shoudao,"Old Mr. Wang, if you can find a husband for my daughter, I will be extremely grateful.”
Wang Shoudao chuckled." There's no need to be grateful. As long as you agree, your daughter can get married tomorrow."”
Wang Shoudao's words made Cai Wenye a little confused. Wang Shoudao continued," My disciple, Liu Yi, is thirty-eight years old this year. When he was young, he had been learning from me, which delayed his marriage. Although he is a little old now, he is the most suitable candidate."”
When Wang Shoudao said this, Cai Wenye was in an even more difficult position. Everything else was fine, but he was too old. He was only a few years younger than him. If word got out, he would inevitably be laughed at.
Cai Wenye's concerns were actually within Wang Shoudao's calculations. Wang Shoudao continued to smile."Don't look at my disciple's age. He's not an ordinary person. He's a guardian Vajra who has descended to the mortal world. He's the Guanyin Bodhisattva who protects him from heaven. Otherwise, why would I take him as my disciple? If your daughter marries him, I guarantee that she'll be safe and happy for the rest of her life. Let me tell you something that will leak the secrets of the heavens. Your daughter and my disciple's marriage was bestowed by the Guan Yin Bodhisattva. It was destined that my disciple could not marry anyone other than your daughter, and your daughter could not marry anyone other than my disciple.”
"Really?" Cai Wenye asked.
Wang Shoudao pretended to be absolutely sure and nodded. Seeing this, Cai Wenye's heart relaxed. In the end, he told Wang Shoudao that he couldn't make the decision himself. He had to discuss this matter with his wife. Wang Shoudao saw that there was a way and hurriedly nodded.
After Cai Wenye left the hall, Wang Shoudao put the pipe back into the pipe and smoked again with a smile on his face.
After a few packs of cigarettes, Cai Wenye returned with his wife. Madame Li was more optimistic about my great-great-grandfather. Although he was a little old, she could tell that my great-great-grandfather was an honest person. He was honest and simple. Most importantly, he knew how to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts. If she married my great-great-grandfather, not only would nothing happen to her, but with Guanyin Bodhisattva's guardian Vajra standing beside her, the Cai family would also be protected.
After discussing with Wang Shoudao, Cai Wenye and his wife set the date to be the ninth day of the sixth month three days later. At that time, marriages were arranged by the matchmaker and the parents. As a junior, it was very difficult to decide on their own marriage.
According to my grandmother, Cai Qingjun has a good impression of my great-great-grandfather.
The wedding was held at the Cai Residence. Wang Shoudao said that the wedding at the Cai Residence was to bring bad luck to the Cai Residence and to dispel the rumors about Miss Cai. Actually, it was because Wang Shoudao didn't have the ability to organize a banquet. The Cai family was rich and powerful, and they had many relatives and friends. If they didn't arrange it well, they might look down on them. If Wang Shoudao and his great-great-grandfather really organized a wedding banquet, they would be completely naked after the banquet.
The wedding was very grand. The Cai family was famous in the local area, and countless people came to congratulate them. Cai Wenye even took out 1,000 taels of gold as a dowry for Cai Qingjun. One thousand taels of gold is equivalent to 100 catties of gold. One catty is equivalent to 500 grams. The current market price of gold is more than 300 RMB per gram.
This gold was not used up until my grandfather's generation. Our family's tradition is to be diligent and thrifty. We rarely spend money extravagantly. Although my grandfather squandered a lot of it, we still have some in stock. However, after the founding of New China, our family was labeled as a landlord. My grandmother was beaten up into a "demon" and paraded on the streets all day. Therefore, my grandmother did not dare to pass these things to my father. My father was also very excited at that time. He felt that it was a monster and refused to learn it. Before the land reform, my grandmother built a new house. All the gold was built into the wall. During the land reform, the house with the gold was given to other families. When I was ten years old, that family flipped the house and dug the gold out of the wall. However, at that time, it no longer belonged to our family.
That family had four daughters and a youngest son. I was the same age as their third daughter and were classmates from primary school to junior high school. Their family had a good life with gold. However, a few years later, when I was 15 or 16, their youngest son inexplicably committed suicide. He died a terrible death. At night, he drank some wine and ran onto the railway. He bumped into the train and was caught by a certain part of the locomotive. His body was dragged until only his two legs and an empty chest were left. His head was gone. The thing in his stomach was gone. Finally, the train stopped and the driver came down to pull his empty body out. In the middle of the night, a group of wild dogs came out of nowhere and ate his body again. His family finally snatched a few pieces of meat from the dog's mouth and buried it just like that.
"Our family still has a horizontal board. It was also divided by another family during the land reform. It was used as a chopping board for cutting vegetables. We call it a chopping board here. In the end, the two sons of that family went crazy within a few years.
What did this mean? Sometimes, if you took something that wasn't yours, you would suffer retribution.
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