Chapter 725 Villagers’ Customs

Seeing something on the ground, everyone couldn't help but gather around to check, and Zhang Zhiwen followed, and he also saw what was on the ground.

This was a symbol drawn with blood. It was unknown what the symbol meant, and it seemed to be interrupted halfway through. Zhang Zhiwen raised his head and looked at the body of the village chief Zhang Wensheng, only to see that Zhang Wensheng's finger was indeed bitten, but the blood had dried.

Obviously, this symbol should have been drawn by Zhang Wensheng, but why did he do this?

Lin Qingshu also saw this symbol, but he didn't seem to know what it meant, especially since it was only half drawn.

"Okay, everyone go back for now, Zhiwen, you stay, and a few of you stay to help, we will get the village chief down."

Lin Qingshu asked everyone else to leave first, and he and his men were going to start cleaning up here, at least to get the village chief's body down, otherwise he couldn't let him hang all the time.

In this way, everyone could only leave temporarily, and Lin Qingshu and his men lifted the body of the village chief Zhang Wensheng down and placed it on the ground.

"Qingshu, what should we do now?" One of the brothers looked at Lin Qingshu and asked, while the others also looked at Lin Qingshu. Now, only Lin Qingshu had some ideas.

But Lin Qingshu actually didn't know what to do. It seemed that such a thing had never happened in the village. He frowned and said, "Well, let's see if there is anything different at home."

"Okay!"

Several villagers thought this method was not bad, so everyone started to search for some clues in the village chief's house. Otherwise, how could the village chief Zhang Wensheng hang himself for no reason?

"Zhiwen, what do you think?"

Lin Qingshu looked at Zhang Zhiwen. In the village, only the village chief Zhang Wensheng and Zhang Zhiwen were literate, especially Zhang Zhiwen. This was the top scholar. Under normal circumstances, it was not a problem for the top scholar to be the head of a county.

If Zhang Zhiwen had not run away from marriage, he could have become the head of a county, or even the Imperial Academy, and he was naturally capable of investigating such things, so Lin Qingshu of course asked Zhang Zhiwen what he thought of it at the first time.

Zhang Zhiwen was actually very confused. Wasn't Zhang Wensheng fine? Why did he suddenly hang himself? This was obviously illogical, could it be murder?

He felt that the possibility of murder was quite high, otherwise, why did the blood symbol on the ground suddenly stop halfway through?

Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen didn't say much. He came to Zhang Wensheng's body, and then he squatted down and began to check the body.

Seeing Zhang Zhiwen checking the body, Lin Qingshu followed him. He watched Zhang Zhiwen checking the body quietly from behind, and he didn't dare to disturb Zhang Zhiwen, because he didn't understand these things, and Zhang Zhiwen reached out and touched Zhang Wensheng's arm.

The arm was already cold, but this was not Zhang Zhiwen's purpose. Zhang Zhiwen secretly input a trace of spiritual power. After the spiritual power entered Zhang Wensheng's arm, it disappeared instantly. Obviously, this corpse could absorb spiritual energy.

This surprised Zhang Zhiwen very much, and then his spiritual consciousness emerged, and he began to explore Zhang Wensheng's body in more detail. As soon as his spiritual consciousness appeared, the corpse immediately reacted. A strange force instantly stopped Zhang Zhiwen from continuing to explore the corpse. This force seemed to be the power of the law of heaven and earth, which was extremely powerful. Even if Zhang Zhiwen's spiritual consciousness was very strong, he still couldn't break through.

Of course, Zhang Zhiwen didn't force it, nor did he have to break through this layer of power. He knew that this was the power of the secret realm's Dharma phase, and he couldn't break through this layer of power at present. In other words, under the suppression of the secret realm's Dharma phase power, he was actually no different from ordinary people.

His spiritual consciousness couldn't play any role either. The only Taoist magic and spiritual energy he could use actually had little effect. They would be absorbed and swallowed by the world almost instantly, not that the corpse swallowed his spiritual energy.

In general, Zhang Zhiwen also knew about this situation, but he just tried to test it. Then, he opened Zhang Wensheng's collar and began to check if he had any injuries or bruises on his body.

But he found nothing after checking it all.

There was almost no government power to maintain order in this mountain valley. It was the old village chief Zhang Wensheng who had been maintaining order here. But now that the old village chief Zhang Wensheng had hanged himself, no one cared about this matter.

Then it was up to Zhang Zhiwen and Lin Qingshu to solve this matter, and this matter obviously caused panic among the villagers, because the village chief died very strangely and looked very unlucky. Hanging suicide itself was unlucky.

And Zhang Wensheng had no injuries on his body, so he should not have been murdered by someone, otherwise, there should be some signs of fighting on his body.

At this time, several other villagers had searched the village chief's house, but still found nothing. Lin Qingshu got the news and felt that this should be the village chief's suicide. In this case, there was nothing to say.

Zhang Zhiwen couldn't find any evidence of murder, and he had no other options. He could only temporarily identify the village chief's hanging as suicide, but he felt that the village chief Zhang Wensheng didn't commit suicide.

But the body couldn't be left like this forever, and the village chief Zhang Wensheng had no children, so he should be buried as soon as possible.

So, Lin Qingshu decided to bury the village chief Zhang Wensheng, and the matter came to an end for the time being. However, before the burial, a ritual was still held for the village chief Zhang Wensheng, which was also everyone's custom.

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Soon, the villagers knew about this matter and learned that the village chief Zhang Wensheng committed suicide. Everyone naturally felt it was incredible. The village chief Zhang Wensheng was usually very good, how could he suddenly commit suicide?

But since the person is dead, there is nothing to say. When the ritual was held, everyone came and prayed for the village chief Zhang Wensheng, hoping that he could be reborn into a good family after his death.

Zhang Zhiwen also prepared some obituaries and couplets for this ritual. The villagers prepared some clothes for the village chief, and a coffin, plus some paper money and so on, and the funeral was well done.

Zhang Wensheng's body was carried up the mountain to be buried. In this mountainous area, where people rely on the mountain for their livelihood, people naturally go to the mountain to dig a grave and bury their dead. Everyone does the same thing. There are also many ancestral graves on this mountain.

But now things are happening again.

Because Lin Qingshu discovered that the village chief Zhang Wensheng actually has no ancestral grave. This is a big deal. Here, everyone has an ancestral grave, because everyone has stayed in this place for generations.

Village chief Zhang Wensheng is old, and there is no one in the village who is older than him. Everyone thought that the village chief Zhang Wensheng's ancestors were also people in the mountainous area, but when everyone wanted to bury Zhang Wensheng, they found that they could not find Zhang Wensheng's ancestral grave.

"When did the village chief come?"

"I don't know. No one has heard of this!"

"No one from outside has come to our village for many years. Could it be that the village chief came later?"

"No, I remember that when I was very young, the village chief was here."

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The villagers were all surprised by this matter, and Lin Qingshu also felt very strange. He was very close to the village chief, but he had never asked the village chief about this matter.

Who would ask about other people's ancestral graves when there was nothing to do? Therefore, when it was time to bury Zhang Wensheng, he was also a little dumbfounded. What should he do now?

Make a new grave for Zhang Wensheng? How should Zhang Wensheng's grave be made? I don't know the situation of his ancestors, and I don't know what to carve on the tombstone.

Another thing is that if there is no ancestral grave, it depends on the time to dig it now. It can't be buried casually, otherwise what if the corpse turns into a corpse? The villagers are all very superstitious, and they have been buried on the mountain for generations, so they must think that the mountain is guarded by the mountain god.

If the mountain god is unhappy, then if something happens, the village will be finished, so everyone is naturally afraid of this.

At this time, the plan to bury Zhang Wensheng smoothly was delayed, and everyone gathered together again to discuss this matter.

In the mountain valley, everyone is familiar with each other, and only Zhang Zhiwen is an outsider, but Zhang Zhiwen, an outsider, will not be rejected by everyone. After all, he has a special status. He is the teacher of the children, so everyone respects him very much. Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen also participated in this matter.

At this moment, the village ancestral hall is full of people, and it looks very lively. In fact, it is a funeral now, but the village has always been like this. Whether it is a wedding or a funeral, everyone comes out to discuss anything.

Therefore, there are all kinds of opinions.

Some people said that since Zhang Wensheng was not from the village, he should be taken out for burial. This was the best way. Otherwise, if there was no ancestral grave, burying him randomly on the mountain would easily bring disaster to the village.

Some people thought that this matter was not so serious. At most, they would build a new grave for Zhang Wensheng, and ask the villagers to find some adopted sons and daughters for Zhang Wensheng. This would allow the dead to rest in peace and allow the mountain gods to continue to protect everyone.

Of course, some people agreed with this statement. This approach was actually more prudent, but the question was which family was willing to adopt a child as an adopted son or daughter to Zhang Wensheng? This was not easy to do.

Most people were not willing to do this kind of thing, and once this matter was raised, everyone began to ask Zhang Zhiwen for his opinion, because Zhang Zhiwen was the children's teacher and he should know the children better.

Speaking of adopting children, it is necessary to choose some well-behaved and sensible children, otherwise, the dead will not rest in peace. Another thing, everyone also thought that Zhang Zhiwen also had two children, right? That can also be adopted by Zhang Wensheng.

This time, things became more complicated. Zhang Zhiwen did not expect that a small village would have so many troubles.

In addition, some people think that Zhang Wensheng cannot be buried in the ground, and it should be best to be buried in water. As long as it is buried in water, it doesn’t matter whether there are descendants or not. It is just going with the flow, which is also in line with Zhang Wensheng, who has no children.

But some people objected, because they think that although Zhang Wensheng has no children, Zhang Wensheng is the village chief and has stayed in the village longer than anyone else. He is not a homeless person, let alone a person who goes with the flow.

In this case, why should the village chief Zhang Wensheng be buried in water?

Well, since water burial is not an option, some people suggested burying Zhang Wensheng outside and even planned to build a grave for him, but this was also opposed.

Because everyone thinks that Zhang Wensheng is the village chief. Although he has no offspring and no ancestors here, he is the first generation of the village, so he doesn't really need any ancestors, right? In this case, Zhang Wensheng should be buried on the mountain like everyone else, otherwise, the mountain god will probably be angry with everyone, and then it will be a disaster.

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With that said, those who planned to bury Zhang Wensheng outside had nothing to say.

But since he chose to be buried on the mountain in the village, how to bury him became the biggest problem. In addition, how to choose an auspicious day is also a big problem.

"No one knows the village chief's birthday!"

"Oh, that's right. We didn't know about this before. I didn't expect that the village chief himself didn't leave anything behind. He suddenly committed suicide. What should we do?"

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The villagers also began to worry. How to bury him without the time of birth? If he was not careful, and something big went wrong, who would dare to take responsibility?

The villagers started to quarrel. Lin Qingshu was also overwhelmed when he saw this scene, but this is the secular world, and this is life. When encountering funerals, people from the whole village will come out to participate.

Because this kind of thing is related to everyone's safety, it can't be taken lightly. Feng Shui is also particular, and the time must be seen clearly. In addition, Zhang Wensheng must be adopted as an heir, otherwise the dead will not be at peace.

These are unavoidable, and Zhang Zhiwen doesn't know what to say. This is the first time he has participated in such a thing, and Zhang Wensheng's body is still placed in the ancestral hall. He hasn't been dead for a long time, and everyone is discussing these things here, and no one cares why Zhang Wensheng hanged himself.

This may be the problem of the world, but Zhang Zhiwen couldn't say much, because what the villagers said was reasonable, and the customs passed down could not be ignored. If something happened again, everyone would not dare to bear it, nor could they bear it.

"Everyone listen to me, listen to me!"

Lin Qingshu felt that everyone had discussed for a long time and nothing could be discussed, so he simply stood up and shouted.

Everyone calmed down, and then looked at Lin Qingshu, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Lin Qingshu actually didn't have any good ideas, but he still said, "In this way, we are not in a hurry. Anyway, this can't be chosen in one or two days. Let's get some burial things for the village chief and prepare for it. During this period, let's take a look at the situation and see what time the village chief should calculate..."

Halfway through his words, the villagers couldn't listen anymore, and they all opposed Lin Qingshu's statement.

"What you said is the same as not saying anything. Why are you not in a hurry? The person is dead and lying here. How can you not be in a hurry?"

"Yes, we need to discuss some results today. Arrange it quickly!"

"Fourth uncle, you have to take the lead. Qingshu can't do it. He is too young!"

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