Chapter 50 Money
The ingots were put away, and the old man's money for buying the road was also available, and then I picked up the copper plate again.
This copper plate is different from the copper plate I put in the coffin before, those copper plates are used to open the way, and this one is really put in the mouth of the deceased, which is the so-called pressure money.
In fact, since ancient times, things that have been stuffed into the mouths of the dead can be said to be endless.
Princes and wealthy people usually put jade and the like in their mouths, saying that they can ensure that the corpse will never decay.
And some poor people, because they can't afford to buy jade, can only stuff a copper coin into their mouths, in order to make the same effect as jade.
With the development of the times, although there are more and more rich people and more and more patterns, things like jade have become more decorations, and they are naturally reluctant to stuff them in their mouths.
Then the copper coin completely took this step.
However, in order to distinguish it, there are still certain requirements for copper coins.
This copper plate must be from the Daoguang period, otherwise it will not be able to suppress the resentment of the deceased.
I carefully opened the old man's mouth, and then put a copper plate into the old man's mouth.
After the money was put away, there was nothing else to do before the funeral, so I told Zhang Qiang and asked him to take me to their cemetery to have a look.
After all, it is to take people's money and do things for others, since Zhang Qiang's original intention is the same to help choose a feng shui treasure, I naturally want to take a look and explore.
Then Zhang Qiang took me to the mountains behind the villages, and the villages around us are generally surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the back mountains are usually funeral places.
When I saw the graves around me, I began to look around.
However, Zhang Hong did not stop there, but led me to go deeper.
This made me wonder, "Brother Zhang, where are we going?" ”
"Little coffin, I won't tell you, in fact, I found a good place in the mountains before, and I hope to bury my father there."
The original price was like this, I didn't say anything more, and followed Zhang Hong all the way to the mountains.
After walking for a long time, a flat plateau suddenly appeared in the winding deep mountain road, and the sound of rushing water was in my ears, and it turned out that this was the beginning of the river in this village.
"Little coffin, what do you think of this place? I want to bury my father here, I guess it's fine! ”
I re-looked around, surrounded by mountains and rivers, the sun shines through the branches and leaves above, and the spots fall here, which can be said to be an excellent place in feng shui.
"Brother Zhang, you really know how to choose a place, if you can bury your father here, you will definitely shelter future generations in the future."
Who doesn't like to listen to good words, and so is Zhang Hong, after hearing me say this, his face is about to bloom.
stepped on the treasure hole, Zhang Hong also got the answer he wanted, and hurriedly stuffed a red envelope into my hand.
Although it is said that after taking the profit, the number of red envelopes is just to beg for a lottery, but the red envelopes given by Zhang Hong, each of them can feel heavy in their hands.
I have to say that rich people are generous.
After picking up the red envelope, the two of us started walking back.
Although the treasure cave has been determined, there is a problem that cannot be ignored.
"Brother Zhang, although that place is indeed a good place, but this distance is a bit far, if you want to carry the coffin, it is best to prepare a few more waves of people, lest someone can't support it halfway and the coffin falls to the ground."
Although it is usually said that when the coffin is carried, two benches can be prepared, and when the eight immortals can't lift it, so that the eight immortals can rest.
But the path on this mountain is not flat, where to put a good bench, so I can only arrange some more Eight Immortals, and at least I can rotate them when the time comes.
Zhang Hong nodded, "Little coffin master, I have actually thought about this, but I may need your help to arrange it, there was originally a team of eight immortals in the village, but the four old ones have been taken away by the Red Fourth Army, and there are at most a few young ones, who also know something, but they have no experience at all." ”
Hearing him say this, I frowned, "In this case, you can only go and invite the Eight Immortals from other villages, our village has a team, if you can't make up a team in your village, you can only go to the neighboring village to invite." ”
Zhang Hong nodded, "I understand, I will arrange this matter." ”
While chatting, the two of us quickly descended the mountain, but as soon as we reached the bottom of the mountain, we saw an elderly man waiting for us at the bottom of the mountain.
Originally, when I asked Zhang Hong who asked him to invite me, he couldn't remember, but when he saw the old man, he was very sure that the person in front of him was.
"Little coffin, didn't you ask me before who asked me to invite you? It's this uncle. ”
Saying that, Zhang Hong walked quickly in front of the other party to express his gratitude.
But I looked at the old man and frowned, our village is not big, I still know who is.
But I don't know the old man in front of me.
After Zhang Hong said a few words to the old man, he told me to talk first and go back to the village by himself.
With doubts in my mind, I walked up to the old man.
"Who the hell are you? Why pretend to be from our village? And let Zhang Hong go to me? ”
Although saying that the other party did this was equivalent to giving me a big red envelope, but when I thought that he was pretending to be from our village, I felt that things were not so simple.
The old man looked me up and down and smiled.
"Why do you insist on knowing who I am? When it's time to know, you'll know. ”
Listening to the old man's words, I frowned, this old man looked so good.
"Young man, since you have the fate to come into contact with the coffin bearer's profession, you must be prepared to face all kinds of strange things, and you are still young, you must grow up as soon as possible."
"Who the hell are you? What do you mean by telling me this? ”
The old man shook his head, "Don't say, when it's time to know, you will know without me saying it." ”
"Finally, a word of caution to you, a good place is a place, but it depends on whether it is suitable for burying the dead, if the two conflict, good intentions will become bad."
After the old man finished speaking, he turned around and left, and I wanted to continue to ask, but in a trance, the old man had disappeared.
I was stunned when I saw this scene, I looked at the direction in which the old man had disappeared, and forgot what I should do next.
It took me a long time to come back to my senses, but my heart was always surrounded by the words that the old man had just left.
Good intentions turn bad? The two clash with each other? Although I was curious about the identity of the old man, I inexplicably cared about the old man's words.
While thinking about this matter, I returned to Zhang Hong's house, and after seeing it, I immediately asked the old man about his birthday.