Generally, only wealthy families can perform such a grand ritual. Stonemason Wang's children are all civil servants, and he has many children and even more grandchildren. He also has many apprentices and even more apprentices' grandchildren.
Basically, 70% of the stone carvers in Yuzhou, especially lion carvers, in the six main districts of the city are his disciples.
It can be seen that Wang the Stonemason is not a simple stonemason. He is an arts and crafts artist. He is a person with organization and status.
In the evening, people from the Municipal Arts and Crafts Association held a simple memorial service, praising Wang the stonemason as a master of stone carving art in Yuzhou and his important contributions in the restoration of world natural heritage such as the Dazu Rock Carvings.
Wang the stonemason has participated in the restoration work of many ancient temples and monasteries in Sichuan and Chongqing as a consultant and member of the expert group. Xiao Zhen didn't even know that his stonemason master was so awesome.
Not long after the official memorial service ended, wreaths from the Municipal CPPCC and the Municipal People's Congress were delivered by a special person, and the funeral ceremony continued.
What follows is the recitation of the family sacrificial words. Because there are so many younger generations, this kind of sacrificial words must be recited by every descendant of his master.
Xiao Zhen and Ivanka knelt among the disciples and found that four generations of people had read the eulogy, and it was not until the fifth generation that his 74-year-old senior brother came to read it.
His eldest brother has now completely taken over Wang the Stonemason's social position and is also a master craftsman and an expert in ancient temple restoration.
At 3:30 in the morning, it was the turn of Xiao Zhen, the last disciple. Xiao Zhen was woken up by his senior brother beside him. Xiao Zhen hurriedly pulled Dayanma to the front and knelt down to listen to the family eulogy.
After Xiao Zhen finished reading, the family sacrificial speech was considered complete, and then the three major sutras would be recited. Now it was the job of the filial sons.
Xiao Zhen and his wife followed their fellow apprentices to the tent for a midnight snack. The 30 mahjong tables nearby were already bustling with activity. His master had so many relatives and friends there.
At 7:00 in the morning, his master went up the mountain. There were so many relatives and friends that the first ones had already reached his master's grave, and the last ones were the ones who walked out of the gate of the compound. Xiao Zhen was walking behind 60 people, so he arrived first.
As soon as they arrived, they started helping to tie up the three trucks of artillery. There were more than 200 apprentices and disciples who could do this job. More people meant faster work. It took half an hour to finish the job. All the relatives and friends who had sent their master up the mountain had arrived.
Xiao Zhen shed tears when he knelt down to say goodbye. It can be said that Xiao Zhen learned the most skills from Wang the Stonemason. Although he was the youngest, his master would save any delicious food for him as long as he came to learn the skills.
After his master's grave was rammed, he started setting off firecrackers, which went on for an hour and a half before stopping.
Then they returned to Wangjiawan for breakfast. After breakfast, the four members of the Xiao family said goodbye to Senior Brother Xiao Zhen, as they had to come back on the sixth day to burn the first seven days of the New Year.
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