"Changming, in order to face the great calamity that is about to befall you, I ask you to do three things."
"The first thing you need to do is go to my grave tonight and find a small box. Place the box 30 centimeters deep in the soil behind the tombstone. Bring the box back. Remember, bite your fingertip and drip three drops of blood onto my tombstone. Then kneel and kowtow three times before you can move the soil."
During the groundbreaking process, no matter what you see or hear around you, do not look directly at it or respond. Silently recite the Three Pure Ones' Supreme Mantra and focus your whole being on doing your own thing.
After you get the item, fill the soil back in, touch the back of your head three times, and then come straight back. On the way back, do not look back and do not stop walking. Even if you fall, get up and keep walking without making a sound.
After bringing the items back, place them directly in your room, wrapped in a black cloth, and make sure they are not exposed to sunlight.
"The second thing is to go to your parents' graves, dig them up, and take out the things that were covering the coffins and under the water pipes."
Remember, light a Bagua incense array in front of your parents' graves, and also light a stick of incense on the surrounding graves.
You must drip a drop of blood on each of your parents' tombstones, then kowtow three times and bow nine times before you can break ground.
If you hear someone asking to borrow a fire during the groundbreaking process, just say you didn't bring any fire and that you can light whatever you need on the incense sticks.
Hurry up and finish filling the hole before midnight. When you come back, don't look back. Pretend you didn't see anything along the way. If you encounter anyone blocking your path, just walk around them. Don't fight with them.
If you can't get around it, just say you're from the Zuo clan and ask them to make way.
"As for the third thing, once you bring those things back, go to the main hall and turn the incense burner upside down on the offering table. What you want is inside."
"Changming, don't mind digging up our graves, and don't feel that it's disrespectful to us. Whether it's your grandfather or your parents, they all want you to live a good life."
Your life has been full of hardships, but once you overcome this hurdle, you will be able to live a good life in the future.
I won't nag any longer, get on with your work.
I put down the letter in my hand, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag.
Should I really do as my grandfather tells me to do?
But I really can't bring myself to dig up the graves of my closest relatives.
"Beep beep beep!"
"Changming, are you asleep?"
After a knock on the door, Fifth Grandfather's voice came from outside.
"Not yet!" I hurriedly gathered up the letters, hastily wiped away my tears, and asked, "Fifth Grandfather, is there anything else?"
"It's nothing." Grandpa Wu was silent for a moment outside before saying, "What does that old man, the village chief, want with you?"
"It's nothing!" I didn't plan to tell my fifth grandfather about the letter; he's old, and I didn't want him to worry.
"It's alright. If the old man asks you to do anything, try your best to help him. Alright, it's getting late, I should go to sleep."
After Grandpa Wu finished speaking, we could hear his footsteps gradually fading away.
Still hesitant, I was puzzled by my fifth grandfather's strange words, but my mind was in turmoil and I didn't have time to think too much.
Should I go or not?
Suddenly, I smelled a burnt odor. I looked down and saw that the cigarette in my hand had burned out.
I threw away the cigarette butt, sat up from the chair, and my eyes hardened. No matter what, I had to do what Grandpa had told me to do. As for digging up my parents' graves, I believed they would understand.
I checked the time; it was already 8 p.m. I quickly put on my shoes and headed out the door.
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