Chapter 474: The Taboo of the Ghost Festival
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Alex held Amelia’s hand, a gentleness hidden in his eyes. Unknowingly, the Walton family had become his second home. He was used to being alone. He didn’t expect to have an obedient daughter and a warm family.
At the dining table, William looked at the table full of duck meat and asked curiously, “Sister, why do you kill ducks but not chickens during the Ghost Festival?”
Amelia said as she ate the duck soup noodles, “Because there’s a Bridge of Helplessness in the netherworld, there are 3,000 meters of water under the bridge. Chickens don’t know how to swim! If we use chickens as tributes, the wealth we brought to the ancestors can’t be sent over there! Therefore, in the Hungry Ghost Festival, we kill ducks instead of chickens.”
William was enlightened. “Is there a taboo during the Ghost Festival? Can we go out at night?”
Amelia looked at William in surprise. Why was her brother still thinking of going out at night?
“There are many taboos during the Ghost Festival!” Amelia counted with her fingers. “It’s best not to go out at night, but if you go out, you can’t shout and call someone else’s name, lest you be remembered by wandering ghosts.
Secondly, you can’t wear clothes with your name embroidered on them. Thirdly, don’t pat someone’s shoulder. If you’re patted on the shoulder, don’t turn around. If you hear someone calling you from behind, don’t answer.”
Emma interrupted, “If I don’t turn around, then what 1 can jump up like a zombie and turn around. Can you scare the ghosts to death?”
Amelia gave her a thumbs up. “Sister Emma is amazing!’
William sneered. “You’ll be scared to death by a ghost.” After a pause, he suddenly thought of the super long reflex arc of Harper and Emma. Forget it, even if they suddenly turned around and saw a ghost, the two of them would probably stand calmly and stare at the ghost. Even a ghost would roll its eyes!
“And?” William asked.
Amelia said, “Don’t sit where you shouldn’t in your red underwear.”
William: “Such as?”
Amelia: “Like someone else’s grave!” As she spoke, she took a big bite of the duck leg. Grandma’s duck leg was delicious!
William muttered, “Who would sit on someone else’s grave…” However, Emma opened her mouth in a daze. She was tired from playing today and seemed to have casually sat on a rock. That… shouldn’t be someone else’s grave, right? She quickly stole a look at her underwear. Fortunately, she wasn’t wearing red underwear!
“And?” Emma asked.
Amelia said, “Then you can’t take photos. Be careful not to take photos of the ghosts outside. They will follow you back! Don’t steal the tributes and fight with the ghosts for food. Be careful not to attract bad luck. You can’t step on them or burn the ghost paper…”
Amelia spoke a lot, and William could not help but click his tongue. He had no idea that there were so many other explanations. Emma, on the other hand, had a headache. Who could remember so many rules!
On the other side, the Way family was also eating, but the atmosphere was very oppressive. When the Old Master of the Way family heard that there was no cemetery, he pursed his lips and pulled a long face.
Lull couldn’t eat anymore. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and said, “Dad, don’t think too much. It’s not that it’s uncertain…” Before she could finish speaking, Mr. Way waved his hand. “Sigh, why are you talking about this? Let’s not talk about it.” After saying that, he muttered to himself, “l don’t have many days left to live. If I die, so be it. If I die, everything will be for nothing. The most important thing is still you. You have to live. I’m fine. Just find a place to bury me.”
Lull was speechless. Originally, no one would discuss this kind of thing. Which family would discuss which cemetery to buy when their relatives were about to die of illness? In the end, it was all because Mr. Way came back one day with a cemetery publicity leaflet. To put it nicely, their family’s choice of cemetery was open. They did not taboo life and death and looked down on everything. But was their family really like this? Lull felt an indescribable suffocation.
Mr. Way put down his chopsticks and said, “I’m full. Take your time.” With that, he stood up shakily and returned to his room.
Seeing the door close, Gran completely exploded. “Sister! Why do you have to make Dad feel so uncomfortable? Dad is already like this. I don’t know how long he can last. Can’t you go along with him? Yes, I’m the one who’s useless. I can only earn 4,000 yuan a month. I don’t even have the money to buy a cemetery for Dad.. If I had it, I would definitely not say a word and immediately satisfy Dad’s wish! Sister! You’re too selfish!”