Chapter 9: The Chain Reaction Triggered by the Coffin
The three of them took Dr. Wang's carriage and came to the only coffin shop in the town, which attracted infinite speculation from the shopkeeper. When I saw the three people who got out of the car, I felt suffocated. I thought there was business, but it turned out that three women and children dressed as greedy people were about to turn around and leave, and found that the three of them actually entered the room. When I was wondering, I saw Aunt Zhang speak first: (Wondering: The Northeast dialect is strange, and I don't understand the meaning.) )
"Shopkeeper, we have to choose a coffin." Looking at the shopkeeper's expression, the three of them knew that it was a matter at first glance, but they didn't bother with him.
"Uh, please, I don't know what kind of coffin this sister-in-law wants to choose? Do you want it to be in stock or to order? The shopkeeper looked at the faces of the three people, and sighed in his heart, he had lost his eyes. Busy hospitality in case the guests are gone. Although he is the only coffin shop in this white birch town, the business is not so easy. As for the reason, one is that there are mountains everywhere, and the wood can be used casually, and the general people go up the mountain to choose the longevity timber when the elderly are in good health. After the felling was dried, he invited a carpenter to make it, and he hardly frequented his place. The fewer people who buy, the price is naturally expensive, and the more expensive it is, the less ordinary people come to buy, so a vicious circle. Naturally, there are a few wealthy families in the town, so his business is not bleak, but he can't make a lot of money.
"We want a more ordinary coffin, I wonder if it's in stock?" Aunt Zhang wanted to say that it was the cheapest, but when she thought that Ling'er now had the silver in her hand, she thought about not letting the Wang family go too much. (Knock: Northeast dialect refers to the meaning of people or things that are ugly and embarrassing.) Regarding Aunt Zhang's words, Min'er and Ling'er agreed, after all, this is the Wang family's "home" in the future.
"Yes, please come with me." The shopkeeper brought the three of them to the inner room, which was very large, about seventy or eighty square meters, and there were more than a dozen coffins of all kinds neatly placed. Most of them are very exquisite, and even laymen like them know that they are not ordinary.
"Both of them are red pine, and this one is fifty years old." The shopkeeper pointed to the one on the left, and the two coffins were very similar. Ling'er couldn't tell what kind of wood it was, but when she heard that it was red pine, she understood that this was the last in the shop, although the red pine is very rare in modern China, but here the red pine is not everywhere and it is not difficult to find.
"This bite is hundreds of years old, I don't know which one my sister-in-law chooses?" The shopkeeper didn't plan to make these two coffins, but when he thought about it, he could make a business if he was in a hurry. As a result, it's been three years, and no one has even asked, and now when I see the dress of the three people, I estimate that it is almost one of these two.
"I don't know what the price is?" Aunt Zhang is from Hongsongtun, I don't know anything else, but I know this Hongpine at a glance. The shopkeeper is right, fifty years and more than a hundred years. Whether it is wood or workmanship, it is better than this century, but I believe that the price is also as high.
"To tell you the truth, these two coffins have not been sold since three years ago, so you can take this hundred-year-old red pine for only fifteen taels. That twelve taels, this is the price of the home, but I didn't ask for it at all. "Aunt Zhang doesn't know the specific market, she can call the shots on other things, but it's not good for her to call the shots. I had to look at the two sisters and ask them to make a statement.
"We want that hundred-year-old one, fifteen taels is fifteen taels, but can you send us to Hongsongtun? We're going to have some ingots and candles or something. Ling'er felt that no matter whether the shopkeeper's asking price was real or not, she had to buy it, who told her to be in a hurry. I didn't say much, I have money in my hands but I don't have so much time. Looking at Min'er's appearance, she also agreed to choose this.
"Deler, I'll send it myself......"
When the carriage entered the village, the people of Hongsongtun were almost welcome, not to mention the sandwich road. After all, everyone was very clear about the situation of the Zhao He family, so the whole village suddenly began to talk about it. Ling'er ignored them and went straight home, Zhang Qiang was also surprised to see the three of them, and he didn't say much when he saw Aunt Zhang giving him a look. Soon everyone helped, put the coffin away, and then began to build the funeral tent or something. These should have been done a long time ago, but there was no white cloth, and the Wang family did not have a suitable shroud, so it was never carried out. Now that everything is complete, it is very fast to get to work, Aunt Zhang asked Zhang Qiang to enter the house after he was done, and entered their room with Sister Ling'er.
"Min'er, Ling'er, my aunt doesn't know if she should say it or not." Aunt Zhang is a warm-hearted and kind person, and she is also a straightforward person, and she can't stand it if she doesn't say something. Of course, that doesn't mean you're not tight-lipped.
"Auntie, we've always treated you as our own family, so we can't go to town with you, right? If you have anything to say, you can say that our sisters just listen. Min'er is completely a big girl at this time, and it seems that adversity really makes people grow.
"Yes, auntie, just say what you have to say." Ling'er couldn't be sure, what did Aunt Zhang want to say if she was so serious, if she wanted to share the money, she would definitely agree. But with her understanding, she shouldn't be talking about it, but no one can say for sure that money is moving. The two sisters looked at each other and had the same idea in their hearts, but when they heard Aunt Zhang's words, they felt that they were really villains and gentlemen.
"Now that your mother's business is done, she will be buried tomorrow, and there will be no big day to see this situation, let your Uncle Zhang invite a Mr. Yin and Yang tomorrow. Now that you also have this money, you naturally spend money on the main road, so that we don't know what to leave behind. (Luo Ran: Northeast dialect, meaning trouble.) Aunt Zhang said while paying attention to the outside, so that the two sisters were so nervous that they didn't dare to breathe, and when they saw the two nodding, they continued:
"You have also seen everyone's reaction today, and the origin of this money still has to be explained, of course, if you ask me to say it at first glance, I will tell it at first time. If you don't explain, I'm afraid that the village chief won't be able to pass that level, but you can't tell the truth, and your family can't save this situation. This is not in a hurry, I estimate that even if someone asks, you will have to wait until your mother is in the ground, if there is really that anxious, I will naturally send him back. Now there is one more important matter, there is only one chance, we have to seize it. Aunt Zhang was uncomfortable with the noise, but she was afraid of being heard, so she could only endure it.
"What's the matter?" The sisters asked, in fact, Ling'er guessed what Aunt Zhang said in her heart, if she really guessed correctly, she would definitely repay her in the future.
"What's the matter? What's left in your house? It's Zhao Shu's business. Tomorrow, when your mother is buried, the village chief will have to deal with your brother, even if the village chief wants to be light, then Zhao and Li Dabai will not do it. Now that you have money in your hands, this matter will be easy to do, as long as you find your sister-in-law tonight, and let her release him tomorrow when everyone goes up the mountain to bury your mother. Bring him money and let him go out and hide, and come back when the rumors have passed. "Actually, what Aunt Zhang said is similar to what Ling'er thought, but the details are almost there.
"Sister-in-law, can she help?" Min'er has a good impression of her sister-in-law, but Zhao Shu hurt her grandmother, will she help herself?
"Yes, your sister-in-law is not like your grandmother, she is a human person, you go and ask her for permission." Aunt Zhang is still sure about this, after all, everyone grew up together, and they all know their temperament and temperament.
Ling'er and the others were discussing things on their side, and the others in the village were not idle, most of them were speculating about how they pulled back the coffin from the town, and most of them were out of curiosity. Of course, Zhao, Li and Li Dabai think about the other side.