Chapter 852: The Corpse Bearer
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Qiangzi went back to the house to get the money and borrowed a dilapidated two-wheeled motorcycle from Wang's house next door. The sound of the motorcycle igniting is loud, and there is smoke from the rear wheel......
Along the way, I was worried that the bike would fall apart.
Fortunately, I persevered to the coffin shop at the end of the village, and there was a fifty-year-old man sitting at the door of the coffin shop. The uncle squinted his eyes slightly, holding a cigarette stick to 'swallow the clouds and spit out the fog'.
When he saw us, the old man looked up at us, as if he had expected us to come: "If you come a little later, I will close the shop."
Qiangzi walked up to the old man and asked politely, "Boss Li, do you have a ready-made coffin board here?" I'm going to ......"
"Alas~" Boss Li leaned his cigarette stick against the door and slowly stood up against the wall. His legs and feet were not very good, and he walked with a limp. sighed silently, and walked to the store by himself: "It's all ready, coffins, shrouds, paper money, ......"
Boss Li lifted the black curtain and led us into the inner room. A nanmu coffin was quietly placed in the door, about the same height as Master Si in length and width, and the surface was painted with golden patterns.
Qiangzi was stunned for a moment, and looked up at Boss Li: "Boss Li, this coffin ......"
"The good Nanmu coffin has been made for more than a month, and it was just completed yesterday." Boss Li raised his hand and touched the lid of the coffin, as if admiring a work of art: "Your master came to me more than a month ago to order this coffin, and the money has already been paid, you should leave quickly, I will also close the shop."
More than a month ago...... Master Qiangzi had already calculated that he had this catastrophe more than a month ago, and even the coffin was ordered?
He never mentioned it to Qiangzi, for fear that he would be worried.
Hearing Boss Li's words, Qiangzi froze in place, unable to move his footsteps.
"Qiangzi ......" raised his hand and pressed his shoulder, staring at his eyes tightly: "There's no time, let's go!"
"Hmm." Qiangzi nodded, and followed Boss Li upstairs to get the shroud and some fragrant wax paper money, which should have been arranged by Master Si in advance.
After waiting for a few minutes in the coffin shop, four strong men walked in outside. Dressed in black clothes and pants, with a red belt tied around his waist, he has a uniform look.
If I guessed correctly, this is the folk corpse bearer.
The coffin was so heavy that ordinary people couldn't lift it. The corpse bearer has a very tough body, and is generally a middle-aged man with a hard life. They also have a custom that before every start of work, they will use wicker to boil water and soak in the bath, and ordinary filthy things dare not come close.
They approached, and sure enough, there was a faint smell of willow branches.
"Master Zhang, I'm sorry for you." Qiangzi walked up to the leader, took out a red cloth bag from his bag, and handed it to the other party.
Although this job is also a job for money, it is ...... They also have a rule, that is, take the money first, and then do things when they feel that the reward is satisfactory.
Master Zhang opened the red cloth bag and looked at it, his face was expressionless, and he couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or not.
After a while, Master Zhang pinned the red cloth bag into the waistband of his trousers, turned around and waved at the brothers behind him. Everyone worked together and carried the coffin out of the coffin shop......
Walking to the door, Boss Li suddenly called out to Qiangzi: "Qiangzi!"
Boss Li caught up with Qiangzi's footsteps and said with a serious expression: "Remember what I just told you, don't be lazy!"
"Well, I remember."
Boss Li watched us walk away before returning to the shop.
Back at home, the four strong men placed the coffin in the middle of the courtyard. Hadron walked up to me and handed me the shroud and a strange round of hemp rope.