In order to make her son-in-law look respectable, Su Sanlan was very generous. She killed a chicken and prepared a lot of seafood and bacon. In short, the table full of food was no worse than what other families had when they married a daughter-in-law.
At the dinner table, no one followed the rule of not talking while eating. Everyone spoke freely. Relatives who usually find it difficult to get together took this opportunity to get to know each other again.
Zhou Pan took this opportunity to get to know the relatives of the Lao Shi family thoroughly. After getting to know them, he felt that the Lao Shi family was a good family. Although each family had its own little thoughts, they all had clear eyes and it was obvious that none of them were evil people.
Zhou Pan never thought of relying on the power of his wife's family. In his opinion, the situation of the Shi family was perfect. They were smart but had a righteous mind.
Uncle Shi looked at his eldest niece with a look of admiration, thinking that his second brother's family had really risen. Shi Liu was a thoughtful child and would definitely help his brothers in the future. The only regret was that his second brother passed away too early.
Whenever Uncle Shi thought of his second brother who was killed at a young age, he would burst into tears. Now he can finally think of his second brother with a smile, and he will secretly burn some paper money for him tonight.
At the same time, Shi Liu also thought of Shi Die. Her father had not yet refused to reincarnate. When asked the reason, it turned out that he was waiting for her mother.
Shi Liu had just learned that her father and mother had agreed that whoever left first would wait for the other on the Naihe Bridge. However, neither of them had expected that this wait would last for decades.
Since ancient times, there have been many people who have made vows when their love was deep, but few of them have actually kept their vows.
Although Shi Liu had never lived with Shi Dad, she had a very good impression of him based on this point. She decided to go and burn incense for Shi Dad later and make sure that Shi Dad had a comfortable life in the underworld.
Father Shi looked at his old friend who had been with him for many years and sighed: "Brother, we part ways now. You can cross the Naihe Bridge now."
Wang Daniu was so moved that his eyes filled with tears: "Brother, why don't you reincarnate with me, Daniu? I heard that the number of places for subsequent reincarnations may be limited."
Father Shi was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly: "Go and reincarnate on your own. I still have to wait for my wife. My wife and I have an agreement that we will be husband and wife in the next life."
Wang Daniu, who had never even touched a little girl's hand in his lifetime: "..." It's great to have a wife. In his next life, he must marry a wife early and make the other person jealous to death.
Shi Dad was feeling a little depressed and had a ghostly aura around him after seeing off his good friend who had been with him for more than ten years.
Then Shi Dad thought of his daughter who often burned incense for him. His daughter got married, and it was a pity that he could no longer support her. As for his four sons, Shi Dad curled his lips in disdain. He thought of them as a bunch of unfilial sons who didn't even know to burn paper money for him during the holidays. He didn't dare to count on them.
Just as he was thinking about the burst of incense flying towards him, Shi Dad suddenly showed a silly smile on his face. His daughter was really filial. If it weren't for his daughter's filial piety, how could he live such a comfortable life? In the past few years, he worked so hard just to have a full meal.
The ghosts nearby looked at Shi Dad with a satisfied look on their faces, their eyes sparkling with green light. In recent years, the ghosts in the underworld have rarely received incense, but this guy's incense is becoming more and more popular. If it weren't for the many military ghosts behind him, they would all want to grab it.
Shi Dad also knew that he would attract a lot of attention, so after receiving the incense, he would distribute it to others as soon as possible to prevent these guys from being jealous.
Many of the "ghosts" working in the underworld have become familiar with Shi Dad. Seeing him walking towards the forbidden area again, they are somewhat envious. In fact, they also want this good karma, but unfortunately they are also "poor ghosts" and can only watch with envy.
After distributing most of the incense to the sacrificed soldiers, Shidie left with light steps. Although most of the good karma was taken by his daughter, he had accumulated a lot of good karma over such a long time. If he could accumulate it for a few more decades, it would definitely allow him and his wife to live comfortably in the next life.
Although the heroic souls knew that Stone Dad had his own little thoughts, they were still extremely grateful to him. If it weren't for Stone Dad, they didn't know when they would be able to wake up with their broken souls.
A burst of ghostly energy surged, and the forbidden land of heroic souls returned to peace again.
Shi Liu looked at the rapidly burning incense and felt relieved. Ever since she learned about the existence of the Forbidden Land of Heroic Souls, she had been burning incense to Shi Dad more and more frequently. Fortunately, her grandparents had been reincarnated early, and Shi Dad was the only ghost among her relatives who needed incense. The incense she rubbed with her hands on a daily basis could be used to accumulate good karma.
Zhou Pan knew a little about what Shi Liu did. As a soldier, he agreed with Shi Liu's approach and would occasionally help collect spices during his daily missions.
Shi Liu reached out and took out another bundle of incense, carefully lighting it. "Zhou Pan, you know, there are an astonishing number of heroic souls in the Heroic Soul Forbidden Land. Dad said there are also heroic souls from many other dynasties there."
The fact that the soul has not been repaired for hundreds of years shows how serious the injury was. Shi Liu always has respect for these heroes.
Zhou Pan sighed and said, "Although wars break out all the time on the border these days, compared to the real war years, things are much better now. The reason why soldiers are so scarce incense these days is mainly because the country is fighting against feudalism and prohibiting incense and worship. However, with the emergence of the reborn, the attitude of the higher-ups may change."
Upon hearing this, Shi Liu's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean I can worship openly in the future?" She always worshipped secretly, and she was worried that one day she would be discovered by others. It would be bad if she was reported and affected Zhou Pan.
Zhou Pan shook his head: "That's not certain yet, but it shouldn't be as strict as before."
Shi Liu thought for a moment and said, "In fact, many ancient paper-making techniques have been lost. Even if people want to burn paper and incense for their ancestors, it's just a waste of time and pollutes the air."
Let’s not talk about anything else, just take the Bai family’s paper-making skills as an example. How many people in Baijia Village can do it now? They are just using their ancestors’ brand to cheat people.
Zhou Pan blushed when he thought of the paper money printed by modern machines. Although Shi Liu's words were unpleasant to hear, they were absolutely the truth.
With the advancement of technology, many traditional handicrafts are gradually declining, and even applying for intangible cultural heritage cannot stop them from disappearing.
Thinking of the pomegranate's golden finger, Zhou Pan felt that the underworld might have built such a place to save these disappearing handicrafts.
"Is it popular to wear flowers in your hair in Shan Province? I saw some girls wearing flowers in their hair after I got off the train."
Shi Liu smiled and said, "You mean wearing velvet flowers? We do have this custom in our area. During festivals, young girls and wives will buy a flower to wear. Rich families wear velvet flowers, while those without money just buy a couple of paper flowers to make do."
Zhou Pan nodded. "I remember that later generations also listed velvet flowers as intangible cultural heritage. Do you want to learn it?"
Shi Liuting likes to learn new things, but: "Velvet flowers seem to require natural silk, which is hard to come by these days. Besides, most people wear paper flowers now, and few people wear velvet flowers. I guess this craft is not easy to learn."
Zhou Pan just said it casually. If it's not easy to learn, forget it. (End of this chapter)
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