Chapter Ninety-Six: Unblessed Suffering
I have been a coffin bearer for decades, and I have carried many coffins and all kinds of coffins in my life, but I will never forget the coffin I carried that evening.
has been a coffin master for a lifetime, and it is rare to encounter such a situation.
With a loud bang, the bottom of the coffin that should have been sturdy suddenly shattered, and Second Brother Xu's body fell from the bottom of the missing coffin and smashed the ground in the center of the bench.
And what really made everyone's hearts tremble was the other corpse that fell on him immediately after his fall.
In the morning, everyone had just met him on the mountain.
At that time, he was lying prone on the side of the road, surrounded by dead coins and paper money.
The sound of gongs, suona, and talking has all disappeared at this moment.
After the body at noon smashed on Second Brother Xu's body, it immediately rolled down. The two corpses were lying on the ground side by side, and the most panicked thing was that the two pairs of four eyes were wide open, and the eyes whose pupils had dilated were red.
The crowd was eerily silent, and no one spoke first. Even I, the coffin bearer who was supposed to say something, lost my voice with everyone at this time.
I don't know how long it took, Xu Bo held his head with both hands in pain, roared, and squatted on the ground, "What kind of sin is this!" ”
Uncle Xu's voice broke the silence, and the Eight Immortals put the coffin down.
Of the eight people, fourteen eyes were fixed on Jiang Yifeng.
I know what they mean, but Jiang Yifeng probably doesn't understand it yet.
However, at this time, I don't think Jiang Yifeng should be blamed.
First of all, I didn't explain the rules to him clearly, and I blamed him. Besides, when something like this happens, I don't think it has much to do with Jiang Yifeng.
Before I could say something, the village chief had already spoken in front of me, "This Carpenter Liu, how to make a coffin!" Can this life-and-death event be a child's play? Isn't this nonsense? See how I settle accounts with him! ”
The village chief said that, and left angrily, as if he really wanted to go to Carpenter Liu to settle accounts.
The surrounding villagers looked at each other, and everyone tacitly agreed that there was no more corpse, but gradually dispersed in silence.
I motioned for the Eight Immortals to disperse, and first carried the two corpses to the mourning hall for temporary rest. Then he took out the rune paper and pasted one on each of the two corpses' heads. Immediately afterwards, I took out the corpse rope and the peach wood nail, first used the corpse rope to tie the two bodies separately and strongly, and then used the peach wood nail to nail the large joints on the two of them that could move.
The night was overcast, and both of them died horizontally, which was also done to prevent corpses.
After doing all this, Uncle Xu called his eldest daughter-in-law and asked her to go to dinner for the Eight Immortals. I took the Eight Immortals and followed Uncle Xu into the house, and I knew that each of them had something to say.
Entering the room, all ten people sat down, and it was Uncle Xu who spoke first. He was very embarrassed and said to us: "Little coffin master, eight immortals, I know that my son died in the grave because he offended his ancestors, and I also know that this job is very difficult to do. It's just that although I haven't read any books, I also know that father and son are human, and blood is thicker than water, so I can't bear to see my son die without a whereabouts, so I caused this trouble. If you want to put off this work now, my profit is to give it, and I feel that there is no second word. ”
After all, Uncle Xu is very popular on weekdays, and he just died of his son, and he looks so pitiful, and the eight immortals can't bear to shirk it.
Moreover, this kind of thing happened before the coffin was delivered to the place, if it was really given to Laishi, who would be embarrassed to put it in his pocket?
At the beginning, everyone who wanted to complain turned into comfort, and at this time, no one shirked the business.
But emotions always need to have a way to vent, since Xu Bo can't vent here, then he needs to find other outlets, and for a while, everyone's spearhead was pointed at Jiang Yifeng.
"Don't talk nonsense, you kid doesn't understand! To be a Eight Immortals, how can you say whatever you want? ”
"That's right! It's all because of you that the mess happened! ”
"Do you know that just because of your words, everyone may lose their lives!"
“……”
Seven people, you and I kept accusing Jiang Yifeng word by word, and the more you spoke, the more ugly it became. Jiang Yifeng may also realize his mistake at this time, so he didn't fight back.
I waited for a while, and when I saw that they were becoming more and more open-mouthed, I spoke out to persuade them.
"Uncles, don't talk about Yifeng anymore. It's the first time he's done this, so he doesn't have much experience. Something goes wrong, and no one wants it. Of course, it's also my fault that I didn't make it clear to him. ”
When I say that, it kind of attracts firepower. The Eight Immortals had resentment in their hearts, but Uncle Xu didn't dare to let them say anything to me like he did just now. After all, I am the only one in the village who carries the coffin, and if I don't do it, he won't be able to do the funeral even if he has eight immortals.
So, Uncle Xu hurriedly stood up and played a round.
It wasn't until their voices were lowered that I could tell me what I really thought.
"Since this job still has to be done, there are a few words, I want to say it now, so as not to encounter this kind of thing next time." Hearing me say this, everyone looked at me, "The coffin fell to the bottom, it can't be Carpenter Liu's problem." Even if I don't say this, everyone knows it. After all, Carpenter Liu has been doing this business for so many years, and the coffins in the village are all made by him. The villagers, what kind of quality his coffin is, everyone knows. Not to mention two people in it, even if it is three, this kind of problem will not occur. Moreover, now it is not only the problem of the coffin falling to the bottom, everyone has seen clearly just now, there is an extra corpse in the coffin! ”
At the mention of this, the faces of the Eight Immortals turned white again. Someone asked me, "Little coffin, just say, what's going on?" You're the only one in our village who understands this, or not...... Or do you want to invite the old coffin back? ”
"Of course it would be nice if inviting my grandfather back would solve the problem, but now I'm afraid it's useless to invite anyone back!" I was very sure of this, so I said it directly, "My father's person, everyone knows that his subordinates should have lost two people inexplicably now, and there may be people who continue to disappear, he can't sit idly by." My grandfather came back at this time, and if he ran into my father, it would be a big deal! In addition, I think there is only one reason why this is the case......"
Watching the eyes become more focused, I knew that my words had a bearing on me. Asking my grandfather to come back won't solve the problem, but it might cause more trouble, and they can only count on me now. Then my words will be more acceptable to them.
In the eyes cast by the room, I slowed down and said seriously: "It's not a question of the body, it's a question of the coffin." If they have a grudge in their hearts and don't want to leave, it's a big deal that the coffin can't be lifted. But in the current situation, it should be that they are not blessed to use this coffin at all! ”