On New Year's Eve in a Guanzhong village, a series of strange occurrences unfold at the old Chen family courtyard. The lights change color, the dogs suddenly fall silent, and mysterious markings appear in the stove ashes. Rumors about old village customs spread everywhere, and Uncle Liujin, who has spent his entire life observing funeral rites and traditions, takes charge. Shouye, who has returned to his hometown, notices something unusual in the smallest clues. An old incident involving the Li family from thirty years ago is brought up once more. Behind all these seemingly supernatural phenomena lies the obsession and desperate struggle for a livelihood of a traditional craftsman from a bygone era. This story is entirely fictional. We uphold science and oppose feudal superstition.