On the morning of early spring, in the humid Jiuhua City, a thick fog gradually rose from the ground. The early crows crows crowed loudly in the branches, and there was only a faint greenery on the trees, and the eyes were full of loneliness.

A young beautiful woman who was full of vegetarian clothes slowly pushed open the door of "Smelling Fragrance and Knowing Flavor Building", and walked in with a blank expression, only to see that her face was numb, her expression was dull, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of her eyes. She slowly walked up to the lobby on the second floor, looked up at the three-foot white silk hanging high in the lobby, and carefully climbed onto the high stool placed under the white silk. She stood on a high stool and looked back at the ground behind her, as if she still had a lot of attachment to the world. She thought for a short time, and then resolutely put her head into the white silk! With a soft thud, the high stool fell to the ground! The legs hanging high in the air moved freely, revealing a pair of shoes that were bright red like blood! There was a faint babbling song like Kunqu opera in the air: "It turns out that the purple and red are blooming all over the place, and they all seem to be ruined like this." The beautiful scenery of the good day is a day, and it is a pleasure to enjoy the courtyard. Morning and twilight rolls, clouds and clouds, rain and wind, smoke and waves paint boats......"

A man who looked like a guy walked up slowly, looked at the beautiful woman hanging high above his head, sighed softly, and then slowly began to sweep the ground, as if he no longer paid attention to the beautiful woman hanging high above his head! After sweeping the floor, he put the high stool he had kicked down and began to wipe the floor again!

At this time, with the sound of "knock knock knock" going upstairs, a few people rushed upstairs! In front was a white-haired old woman, followed by four young juniors, who were still carrying an ebony coffin.

Commanding the four young juniors to put the ebony coffin away, the sweaty old woman looked at the beautiful woman hanging above her head, looked at it carefully, and then scolded the guy who was sweeping the floor: "Okay, you Ma Jinsheng, for so many years, you don't know to remind your master that you must tie your legs when hanging!" Otherwise, how indecent it would look to kick around on both legs! ”

The guy who was still mopping the floor didn't look back and said, "I didn't notice, I didn't see!" ”

The old woman said angrily: "In our small place, there is finally a martyr who is going to commit suicide, do you know how much attention the government attaches to it, how much preparation we have made, we have invited a lot of carpenters and stonemasons, how much we want to do this matter well, we could have done better!" But, look, it's because of you! You see, the lady's legs are not straightened, and when she is put in front of the coffin, you can see how ugly it will be! Look at our ebony coffin, the tung oil has been applied hundreds of times, you look at this workmanship, this luster! It's because of you! Look! You're not blind, how can you not see? ”

"I said I didn't see it, I slept late last night! Yesterday there were a few guests who ate, and they were always grinding and chattering where they were eating, endlessly, and when they left, it was the middle of the night! When I woke up, Madame was already hanging up, you say, how do I go to remind me! Did I drag her down and remind her seriously! Madame, you ought to tie yourself up first, before hanging yourself on a rope? ”

"By the way, you should have reminded her right away, you should have dragged her down and asked her to help herself hang up again!" The old woman said seriously again.

"But I don't dare Madame's temper! In case she kicks me away, I'll go to someone to reason! I'm still young, I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet, I don't dare! Besides, if Madame had tied herself up, how could she have hung herself in the three-foot white silk! Or Granny Wang, you can give me a demonstration! ”

The old woman looked at the guy and said seriously: "Ma Jinsheng, what I said is my method of the law!" Why, you dare to question the law of our court, to question the law is to despise the court, and to despise the court is to slander the emperor! Why, you don't want to live anymore! Seeing that the guy who no longer paid attention to himself walked downstairs with an angry face, the old woman shouted loudly: "Ma Jinsheng, you have the handle in my hands, and the work downstairs today is also yours, clean up well, and clean everything for me!" ”

After that, the old woman looked up again at the woman hanging on it, and said loudly, "Madame, why don't you go!" The old woman has been waiting for almost sixteen years, why don't you go yet! Or you can do it! You're going to put it right away! The old woman waited from black hair to white hair for your business, and my four children have grown to such a big age, why haven't you gone yet! Look at you, your face is not clouded! Do you know how ugly it would be if you didn't cover your face, and how ugly it would be to have your eyes popped out, ma'am, you must remember to cover your face next time! Besides, madam, why do you wear red shoes, do you want to become a ghost after death! You asked for your martyrdom, and we didn't force you! If you are martyred as a festival woman, we will set up a chaste archway of ten rooms and three entrances at the corner of Vientiane Street, which is the largest chaste archway we have here! Madame's name will surely spread through the ages! Madame, if you are good, you can go and take it, and if you go, the craftsmen in my house will also be able to work! Otherwise, I think the carpenter leader Lao Zhang may not survive this spring, they have been in my house for fifteen years! You're good to go! Hurry up! ”

An eerie and miserable voice came: "There are always a few days a month when I miss my poor deceased husband very much, and I always want to hang myself here so many times!" But this God! Why don't you take me in, I really want to leave this world, I seem to see my deceased husband beckoning to me, I may really be leaving this world this time, I may really be leaving! ”

The old woman said, "Then your old man will leave!" ”

"But I, but I'm unwilling!"

"If you don't want to talk about it!"

"I am not satisfied with the bricks for the archway you designed for me, the color is too dark, I want the kind of white marble that is as bright as light!"

"But didn't you like the calm pale black color of the stone? You also say that this color is very similar to the color of your deceased husband's face? ”

"No! My husband gave me a dream last night, he didn't like that color, he said that because the people below are dark everywhere, they will be excluded for people with dark faces, so they yearn for the light now, so this time I want to change to white! ”

"However, if you change the color, you have to report to the imperial court, the three divisions will review, and the emperor will approve it personally, and it will take no less time!"

"It's okay, I can wait, I'm still very young, besides, I heard that you have already trained your daughter-in-law for my business? I am very happy to be able to deal with a serious and responsible person like you, I respect your work, I will make myself better, and I hope you can be better too! I'll tie myself up next time! In addition, why are there so few people here today, I think back then, when I first hung on this three-foot white silk, the people who came were crowded, the crowd was surging, how many young and dashing sons were crowded around, how many beautiful women were looked at, just like watching the lanterns during the New Year, how lively! But look at now, how lonely and boring, how lonely, how lonely, how cool, how cold!"

"In order to do this well, I will work harder! Madam, the shortcomings of your work this time are as follows: first of all, your clothes are not right, the silk flowers on it are a little crooked, and if it is crooked, it will appear that your body is not straight, and if it is not straight, it is oblique, and the chaste martyr must not have the slightest obliqueness, everything must be upright......"

"Alright, say the same thing every time, no new gadgets, don't say it! At this time, suddenly a young man came out of the shadows, looked at the old woman, and continued, "Granny Wang, are you annoyed, the same thing is said over and over again, the words are as light as water three times, you don't want to say the same thing every time, my ears are calloused!" ”

"But, young master square, I see that my wife can't leave this time, and my heart is anxious for my wife!"

"I can't blame my mother if I can't hang myself! Every time my mother misses her husband, her body stiffens, and if she stiffens, her neck will become a ridge, and if she becomes a ridge, she will not be able to hang herself! Besides, in order to be an example of our Jiuhua City, my mother reminds the people of our country from time to time, and hangs from time to time, which is to remind all of us at all times what should be done and what cannot be done! By the way, when it comes to what should be done, when is it now, and why don't you start working yet! How come a few of you are still asleep, wake up, we don't raise idlers! If you sleep again, your salary will be deducted! ”

With that, the square kicked up the four men who had just carried the black coffin and were now sleeping with saliva on their faces. Then he said to the old woman, "How about the goods prepared today, how much is enough?" Is the taste strong enough! ”

The old woman patted her chest with a smile and said: "Young Master Square, you can put 10,000 hearts, there is no problem with the goods, and the taste is good enough, and we will definitely not fall into the brand of our smell and smell building!" ”

Watching the four young men open the black coffin, revealing the pieces of black stuff inside, which actually emitted a strong stench!

Looking at the thing in front of him, Fang waved his hand angrily.

"Hurry up and take it down, you don't know, I don't like the smell of this kind of thing, you can do whatever you have to do, stay away from me! Today you are doing well, double your salary, and continue tomorrow! ”

The old woman agreed with a smile on her face, and told the four young people to dare to carry things down quickly, and quickly change their clothes to prepare, today is the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, and the people who go to the east Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha are coming soon, and there must be a lot of people coming today!

Seeing that the four young men changed into their guys' clothes, the old woman looked back at the square and asked with a smile: "In addition to preparing to send Mrs. on the road every time, we have been doing odd jobs in your shop for almost eight years, I don't know when we will be able to turn regular?" ”

Fang Fang looked at Wang Po, thought about it carefully, and then said seriously: "There are two problems with a few of you on the road to becoming positive!" The first problem is because of the looks, and the second is because of the treatment! You are too old, your eldest son is too tall, your second son is too short, your third son is too fat, and your fourth son is too thin! Of course, the most important question about treatment, you go and ask Ma Jinsheng, he has been working with us for almost 16 years, getting up early and going to bed late every day, making cows and horses, doing more than cows, and eating worse than pigs, but what is his salary, it is zero! This is the real employment standard of my family's regular workers! If you agree, you can get a regular right away! Can you take a look at the old man? ”

Wang Po's face changed, and she immediately didn't say a word, turned around and walked away!

Fang Fang looked at the back of Wang Po, and hummed in his mouth, "I'm a miser, I'm Grande, I'm a hair!" Pluck a hair and benefit the world, I don't do it! ”

At this time, the guy Ma Jinsheng suddenly rushed up from downstairs, looked at the square, and said very cowardly, "I seem to hear Madame's stomach growling, Madame hasn't eaten breakfast today, why don't I prepare breakfast for Madame first?" ”

Fang Fang looked at Ma Jinsheng and shouted angrily: "Then why don't you put Madame down immediately, go and move the stool!" My wife has been hanging on it for so long, she must have really stiffened her whole body! Don't go yet! ”

Ma Jinsheng said even more cowardly: "But there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and besides, men and women are not kissed, I can't touch the body of the lady!" ”

Fang angrily kicked at Ma Jinsheng and scolded in a low voice: "Do you touch less every day?" Don't think I don't know that you guys do amazing things every day! I'm so angry, I'm about to be my cheap dad, and I'm still pretending to be a decent gentleman here, I'm so angry, don't go quickly, or I'll deduct my wages and wages! ”

Ma Jinsheng hurriedly hugged his wife carefully from above, but he was still muttering: "What kind of salary!" ”

"Isn't my mother a salary, how can a son pay Lao Tzu, I'm angry, see if I don't kill you!"

Ma Jinsheng skillfully dodged the square kick again, and said in his mouth: "Your mother's whole body is hard, I'll go and give her live blood, there are a lot of people below, I'll leave it to you, get it right, or wait for your mother to rest and come and clean you up, you have to be careful!" Haha......"

Fang Fang looked at Ma Jinsheng in the distance, and the immature smile on his face gradually disappeared, revealing a cold smile that seemed to be very inappropriate for his age......