The door was pushed open, and an old man in his sixties or seventies with gray hair appeared at the door. "Don't look at your phone, your uncle is here, hurry out and call for help."
"Wait a minute." Tang Yuxin was preparing to fight Heizi for three hundred rounds, so she had no intention of going out.
"Hurry up," Grandpa Tang knocked on the door unhappily, "Don't keep the elders waiting."
That's impolite and uncultured.
"I understand." Tang Yuxin curled her lips, but her eyes soon lit up.
She remembered that her great uncle seemed to be a fortune teller, so he must know what ghost marriage is.
Tang Yuxin immediately ran out holding her iPad: "Uncle, help me."
"What's wrong?" Lu Jing looked up at Tang Yuxin.
Tang Yuxin sat down next to Lu Jing and asked anxiously, "Uncle, do you know about ghost marriages?"
"Why are you asking this suddenly?" Lu Jing asked.
"Oh, just tell me." Tang Yuxin said coquettishly: "How is this ghost marriage done? Can a ghost marry a living person?"
Lu Jingdao said, "Ghost marriages are a custom that we've had since ancient times, but after the founding of the People's Republic of China, these feudal superstitious customs were abolished. They're rarely seen now. Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"
Tang Yuxin pointed to the livestream and said, "A girl said she was haunted by a ghost and asked Sister Jiang to tell her fortune. Sister Jiang said the ghost was her husband, but she said she had never been married and had never had a marriage certificate or a wedding. Now she's saying Sister Jiang is a liar."
"Oh?" Lu Jing suddenly became interested and took the iPad to look at it, but he only saw dense words. Some were scolding Jiang Chunian, and some were defending Jiang Chunian. Lu Jing couldn't help but frowned: "Who is this Jiang Chunian? And these, what is all this, a mess?"
Tang Yuxin said angrily, "It's all those trolls and internet trolls who are deliberately slandering our Jiang Jie. By the way, Uncle, can you tell me about this ghost marriage?"
"This ghost marriage is when a child dies unmarried. The parents worry about their child being lonely or their ghost causing unrest in the family, so they want to find a companion for them. There's also a theory that an isolated grave can affect the family's feng shui, so ghost marriages are often chosen."
Lu Jing explained to Tang Yuxin, "This custom of marrying the deceased is ancient, dating back to the pre-Qin period. Later, it was banned because the funeral expenses were too high and the ceremony was meaningless. However, the custom still exists. It was most prosperous during the Song Dynasty, and there are records of it in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties."
"Is there any ritual for a ghost marriage?" Tang Yuxin suddenly realized and asked, "Can a living person marry a dead person in a ghost marriage?"
"Of course. Although most ghost marriages involve the dead forming a marriage alliance, allowing them to live as husband and wife in the underworld without being lonely, in ancient times, some unmarried men were already engaged before they died. If his parents still wanted to marry the woman after his death, and the woman agreed, they would be married off in a normal ceremony. This is known as a widowed man."
Lu Jing said, "As for the rituals of a ghost marriage, there are no set rules. Generally speaking, a ghost marriage involves a matchmaker, a door sticker, a matchmaking ceremony at the life coffin, obtaining the dragon and phoenix stickers, and finally a wedding ceremony. These rituals may or may not be present, but generally speaking, a wedding ceremony is a must."
Tang Yuxin understood: "Then why did Sister Jiang say that Pang Ning had a ghost marriage with someone, so the male ghost was haunting her, but Pang Ning said that she had never obtained a marriage certificate or held a wedding with anyone? According to Grandpa Uncle, then Sister Jiang's calculations were wrong, right?"
"Who is Sister Jiang?" Lu Jing asked, "And who is Pang Ning?"
Lu Jing is from an older generation and doesn't like to surf the Internet, so he doesn't pay attention to what's happening online and doesn't know about Jiang Chunian's deeds.
Tang Yuxin gave Lu Jing some scientific knowledge.
Lu Jing suddenly exclaimed, "What? When did such a talented young man emerge in the world of metaphysics?"
Tang Yuxin sighed, "But if it's really like what you said, then Sister Jiang is very likely like what netizens say, not a master of metaphysics at all, but a big metaphysics liar. All the previous things were deliberately arranged to establish her character."
"If it's true, as you say, that she can calculate so many things, then she must be truly talented and knowledgeable," Lu Jing said. "Although I am also a metaphysical person, I am ashamed to say that my ability is not top-notch. Perhaps there is something in this world that I don't know? Why not first see what she has to say."
Tang Yuxin also cheered up: "Well, Sister Jiang is definitely not a liar. If she is a liar, with my brother's temper, there is no way he would be friends with her."
"Who is my brother?" Lu Jing asked.
Grandpa Tang said angrily, "Who else could it be? Of course it's those big stars. I don't know what kind of customs it is, a good girl calls a boy brother when she sees him, aren't you ashamed?"
Tang Yuxin snorted: "You don't understand at all."
Lu Jing smiled and heard a cold voice coming from iPad. He felt that it was Jiang Chunian and said hurriedly: "Stop arguing and watch the live broadcast first."
Grandpa Tang and Tang Yuxin hurried over to look.
Facing Pang Ning's crying and Hui Ge's questioning, Jiang Chunian didn't say a word to defend himself. Instead, he sat there calmly. When Pang Ning had almost finished crying, he said, "Continue after you've finished crying."
Pang Ning cried until her eyes were swollen, but Jiang Chunian remained indifferent. She was filled with resentment and glared at Jiang Chunian: "Okay, then let me see what nonsense you have made up to fool people."
Brother Hui also turned the camera towards Jiang Chunian: "Come on, come on, everyone come and watch how the liar cheats people."
"You——" Ying Lijing was angry, and the little tiger was about to rush up to argue with him.
Jiang Chunian held him back: "Don't be angry."
"Those who are just filling in the gaps are of course afraid to stand in front of others, but those who are truly capable are not afraid of any doubts." Jiang Chunian touched Ying Lijing's head and smiled slightly: "Because those who doubt you will eventually bring shame upon themselves."
Ying Lijing nodded: "Yes. Sister Jiang, I believe you."
Jiang Chu Nian smiled.
Brother Hui sneered: "I hope you can have the last laugh."
Jiang Chunian ignored Brother Hui and turned to look at Pang Ning. He said calmly, "After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the two types of marriages recognized in our country are the two types of marriages I mentioned before. One is a legal marriage with a marriage certificate, and the other is a de facto marriage with a wedding ceremony held according to customs. However, in ancient times, there was another type of marriage relationship that was recognized. That is the marriage certificate."
Pang Ning immediately said, "I haven't received any marriage certificate either."
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