Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife novel Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Ghosts in July

On the 15th day of the seventh month, during the Ferdinand Festival, also commonly known as the Ghost Festival, Cheng Su saw Chunhua and Guiying taking out paper money and offerings to burn outside early in the morning.

"Hey, sister-in-law, you’re going out today? It’s the Ghost Festival, aren’t you going to worship the road spirits?" Guiying couldn’t help asking Cheng Su when she saw her dressed as if she were about to leave the house.

"Ah, I don’t observe these customs; you go ahead," Cheng Su replied with a forced smile.

As she walked downstairs and looked outside, she was alarmed to see some people burning paper offerings right in the courtyard.

"Oh my, Cheng Su, you’re going out? Make sure to come back early today. The Ghost Gate opens wide at night; don’t come home too late," someone reminded her.

Cheng Su mumbled a few indistinct words in response and hastily pushed her bike away.

She had never liked all this talk of gods and ghosts, but now that she herself had been reborn, she felt a certain reverence toward these matters, and she wasn’t sure what sort of existence the heavenly gods and Buddhas held; it was probably best not to comment too much on it.

Riding her bike on the street, Cheng Su saw many others performing roadside rituals. The ash from the burnt paper scattered in the air, with some yellow and white pieces even clinging to her bike wheels, and those people, with hands pressed together and eyes closed, recited their prayers with an indescribable reverence.

Cheng Su looked away and pedaled her bike furiously, arriving at the restaurant, where Dazhi was already waiting for her.

It had to be said that although Dazhi was new to business, his previous experience following a renovation crew had taught him real skills. Together with his cousins, they had managed to renovate Cheng Su’s restaurant in just five days.

The entrance had been expanded by half, and the yard had been tidied up nicely, fitting three or four small tables with enough seating for several guests.

Eating under the tree was an especially nice experience, and of the two rooms, one had been deliberately left empty by Cheng Su, intending to be used exclusively for jam production, so it had been tiled and looked very bright. The other room was arranged to hold the food cart and the cash register, with two tables about 1.2 meters long each, which could also seat customers on benches on both sides.

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