Chapter 17: A Week
After the ceremonies in the church, the coffin is sent to the cemetery. Unlike the usual burial scene, there were fewer people left to perform the burial ceremony, only three or four middle-aged people in black dresses. After the priest had read the prayer, he looked at his relatives and friends, and saw no one else to say, and motioned to the people of the Grande House.
Matthew instructed the hired farmer to lay down the coffin, waited for the relatives and friends of the deceased to sprinkle a handful of dirt, and waved his hand, and several sturdy farmers began to fill the earth......
It was always awkward to watch a stranger's funeral, and Grande's people stood far away, waiting for the process to end. But Zach and Benjamin are starting to get used to the real job, not just for them, but for everyone else.
Matthew had memorized the funeral process, and Benjamin could just watch it from the sidelines without interfering.
Louise is also familiar with her work, and Zack no longer needs to be reminded of the reception and arrangement, and the 'Grande Do-Do', which was once only controlled by Zack, has now been completely handed over to this 'girlfriend', and in the original reception room, there is also a desk dedicated to Louise.
It took only a week, a calm and fulfilling week. It is expected that this state of life will continue for another week before the tide of grave removal will pass.
Zach tilted his head, looked at Father Constantine coming from afar, and gestured to Benjamin before walking towards the priest.
"Priest, is there anything going on?" asked Zach after saluting.
Konstantin returned the salute, pursed his lips, and smiled apologetically, "The church just informed you of the time for the renovation. ”
Zach smiled, "It's okay. Zach pointed in the direction where the burial ceremony was taking place and did not speak.
Konstantin looked at the cemetery, where there were more workers than relatives and friends, and sighed helplessly, "It seems that people are a little tired of this form." ”
During the week, many people attend the funeral in the morning and rest in the car waiting for the funeral to begin in the afternoon.
What else can be expected, when the civil servant Wells selects these people, he comes according to strict criteria. In Barton's West End, where only one-tenth of the population is counted, their living circle is so big. Intensive funerals often took up several days of their time, and everyone began to become impatient with this 'secondary' form.
Father Constantine's eyes were helpless with a hint of sadness, which made people involuntarily want to confess to him.
Zach kept smiling, "Maybe give them a reason now." ”
Konstantin silently crossed his chest, nodded slightly, and brought a hint of a smile, "Well, these people are what the deceased need." ”
The two looked into the distance, the three or four people who were still staying for the burial ceremony.
Zach looked back at Constantine, "When will the renovation start?"
Konstantin turned his head and answered Zach's question, "It may be a week before the people from the church come over, but the church has already been built and we will close early for inspection. ”
Zach nodded. This week, reports of an accident at the church in Barton appeared in the newspapers, and the Church of Our Lady Mary collapsed due to a break in the steel bar on the second floor, and it was closed after last week's service. In other churches, the cause of the accidents that occurred during the worship was also ascertained, and it was nothing more than the decay of the goods.
During the service, a large number of people touched these hidden problems and led to accidents.
During the week, there are occasional small things like falling seats and falling windows in various churches. Normally, it doesn't matter, but after last week's massive accident, such small things have come to the fore.
The safety of the church oppresses the church, but their resources are also limited, and they can only maintain it one by one.
"And when is the priest going to be closed?" Zach asked.
Konstantin thought for a moment and smiled, "I was going to postpone it, but now it seems that it will be closed tomorrow." ”
Zach also smiled and responded, "Yes." ”
The vampire's smile was sincere, and the funeral was much less work and half the time of the funeral without the farewell ceremony in the church. This is a good thing for Zach, who doesn't really like 'work' very much.
Farewell to the priest, and the distant burial ceremony ended. Matthew retreated with the workers, and Grande's job ended there.
A group of people left the cemetery and returned to the House of Grande. Louise paid the hired workers, returned to her desk, and started talking. Zach had already told her about the closure of the church, and she was going to inform future clients one by one.
Zach saw that Louise was already in working condition, and walked to the kitchen without disturbing. It was almost noon, and Alice had already begun to prepare lunch. After Louise has a formal job, especially during this busy time, she has little time to help Alice.
Zach rolled up his sleeve, he was in a good mood today, sat down at the desk, and took the bowl with the egg in Alice's hand.
"Turn the page. Ryan, who was floating on the desk, said.
Alice had just put down what she was holding when she saw Zach leaning over and reaching out to turn the page. Alice turned to pick up her things again and continued to get busy.
Zach leaned on the desk, tilting his head, looking at the brown-skinned notes placed next to a pile of vegetables, densely packed with drawings and words. Zach looked at Ryan again, the translucent body of the Earthbound Spirit, floating, conveniently circling in the air to read the words that had been written in various directions. A translucent finger glides along a pattern on the page without real feeling.
"Turn the page. Ryan said again.
Zach raised an eyebrow, this guy read it so fast? Zach turned another page for him.
"No! turn back!" Ryan yelled.
It turned out not fast. Zach glanced at an anxious Ryan and flipped back two pages.
"Turn it back again!" Ryan just glanced at it, and shouted again.
Zach placed a finger on a yellowed piece of paper and held the page upright, then took two slices of carrots that had been cut and stuck between them.
"That's good!" Ryan shouted at Zach. Then, like a cloth bag flying in the air, it shakes on both sides of the standing paper.
Zach looked at it for a moment and shook his head. It's just a simple soul trap spell, prepare the materials, draw the spell, and anyone can cast it. It's just that wizards have a way to simplify the process, and Sbella writes each step in great detail, but Ryan really doesn't have any talent for witchcraft, and even such witchcraft needs to be watched for so long.
"You shouldn't be looking at some cohesive spells, what's the use of seeing these?" Zach fiddled with the eggs in the bowl.
"I can't trap something!
Zach pursed his lips and looked at Alice.
The Banshee turned her head and shook her head, indicating that she didn't know what Ryan was doing. Zach shrugged and didn't care about the guy anymore.