Yongchang has lived in Lao Shi's shop for a month. After the day closed, the couple was having dinner in the small lounge at the back of the store.

Lao Shi looked at his wife respectfully a few times, and was about to continue, when he saw his wife's eyes rolling up, he knew that the omen was wrong, and quickly stopped.

"What." Old Mrs. Shi said sharply.

"Nothing, nothing." Lao Shi said.

"Uh, you freak." Old Mrs. Shi said.

Old Shi said in a low voice, "I thought you didn't like to hear it, I just wanted to say ......."

"Well, don't tell me anything you want to say," Mrs. Shi interrupted him, "I'm the oldest, please, don't come to ask me." I don't want to meddle in your secrets. When the old lady said this, she let out a burst of hysterical laughter, indicating that the consequences would be very serious.

"But," said Old Shi, "I want to consult with you." ”

"No, no, you don't have to ask my opinion," Mrs. Shi was emotional, "you ask someone else." There was another burst of hysterical laughter, and Lao Shi was scared half to death.

This is a very common and universally accepted procedure between couples, and it usually works.

Lao Shi immediately forgave and asked his wife for special permission to allow himself to speak out, and Mrs. Shi actually wanted to hear what was going on. After a tug-of-war of less than three quarters of an hour, the woman finally showed mercy and gave her approval.

"It's about the little guy," said Old Shi, "it's a pretty little boy."

"He deserves to be like this, he is full of food and drink." Old Mrs. Shi thinks so.

Lao Shi continued, "He is the material for this line of food. ”

Old Shi Po Niang's eyes rolled up to the sky, obviously quite surprised, Lao Shi noticed this, and continued, leaving no chance for the virtuous lady to interject.

"I'm not talking about ordinary mourners attending adult funerals, but just for children. Let the child give the child a funeral, how fresh it should be. Rest assured, this trick will work well. ”

The old lady Shi can be said to have a good appreciation for handling funerals, and she was surprised to hear this novel idea. However, admitting it straightforwardly would inevitably be undignified, and the matter had come to this point, she had to ask very sternly, why did he, as a husband, not think of such a simple suggestion in advance?

Lao Shi came to the boat and decided that this was a tacit acquiescence to his idea. The matter was decided on the spot, and the secret of doing this business must be taught to Yongchang immediately, in view of this purpose, the next time the boss goes out to negotiate business, Yongchang has to go with him.

The opportunity soon came, and the next morning, about half an hour after breakfast, Mr. Bull went into the shop. He propped his cane on the counter, pulled out his large wallet, pulled out a piece of paper from it, and handed it to Sulberley.

Old Shi smiled, looked at the piece of paper and said, "* A coffin, oh? ”

"Order a coffin first, and then there will be a funeral at the expense of the diocese." Mr. Bull replied as he tightened the strap on his wallet, which was as swollen as the others.

The funeral parlor owner looked at the piece of paper, and then at Mr. Bull, "I've never heard of that name. ”

Bull shook his head and replied, "A very difficult fellow, very, very stubborn, I'm afraid too proud, man. ”

"Smug, huh?" Old Shi sneered and said loudly. "Really, that's too much."

"Oh, yes, it's disgusting," replied the parish officer. "What a lack of virtue"

"That's what happened." Lao Shi agreed.

"We had only heard about the family the night before," said the parish officer, "and we did not know about them, but a woman who lived in the same house approached the parish council and asked to send a parish doctor to see it, and there was a woman who was very sick. The doctor went out to eat, and his apprentice gave them the medicine in a bottle of shoe polish. ”

"Ah, that's pretty neat." Lao Shi said.

"Lisso is Lisso," replied the officer, "but what the hell it turned out, man, these guys are the opposite, do you know how ungrateful they are?" Well, the man came back and said that the medicine was not in keeping with his wife's condition, so she couldn't drink it. Two workers and a coal carrier had drunk it a week ago, and it worked quite well—now it was given away for nothing, and a bottle of shoe polish was brought with it—man, he replied that she couldn't drink it. ”

This heinous deed was so vividly displayed in Mr. Bull's mind that he was so angry that his face turned red and he struck the counter with his cane.

"Yo," said Old Shi, "I've never—come—no—"

"Sir, never." The parish officer roared, "It's unheard of. Oh, but now that she's dead, we still have to bury it, and that's the address, and the sooner this is over, the better. ”

Mr. Bull, feeling indignant about the parish, almost put his hat on his back in anger, and then stepped out of the store.

"Yo, Yongchang, he was so angry that he forgot to ask about your situation." Old Shi Mu sent the parish officer to stride out into the street and said.

"Yes, sir." Yongchang replied. He had been careful to stay away when Bull came, and he trembled from head to toe at the sight of Mr. Bull's voice.

Lao Shi picked up his hat and said, "The sooner this business is done, the better." Alin, watch the shop. Yongchang, put your hat on and come with me. ”

Yongchang obeyed the order and followed the master out to do business.