We followed Mr. Tian around the mountain and walked for a long time before we found the location he said.

At this time, it was already very dark, and with the light of the flashlight, I could not fully see the surrounding scenery.

I asked the person carrying the bench to put down the bench, and then asked the Eight Immortals to put the coffin on the bench and erect it. Subsequently, I took the Eight Immortals to determine the location and dig the grave pit, and Jiang Yifeng was sent by me to build a fire shelf.

Seeing that I took out the compass and began to orient myself by the faint moonlight and the light of the flashlight, Mr. Tian came over again and asked me strangely, "Little coffin, what are you doing here?" We are cremated, and we don't need to dig graves. ”

"What?" I thought I had misheard, so I raised my head and looked at Mr. Tian in surprise, trying to understand what he said, "Mr. Tian, can you repeat what you just said?" I didn't quite understand what you meant. ”

As if he didn't think he was wrong at all, Mr. Tian repeated to me, "I mean, what are you doing here?" I don't think it's necessary to dig a grave pit for cremation, right? ”

I lowered the compass and looked at Mr. Tian by the light.

His expression was serious, and he made a ...... at me It's like he's really stupid, not pretending to be stupid.

In fact, since ancient times, there has been a saying of three burials or four burials.

The so-called three burials, one is cremation, and the accumulated salary is burned; The second is water burial, and the sinking stream drifts away; The third is wild burial, abandoning the forest to feed animals.

The so-called four burials, water burial is thrown into the river, cremation is burned to ashes, earth burial is buried in the middle of the field, bird burial is abandoned in the wilderness.

In addition to burial, most of the other funeral methods are not common in the Central Plains. But cremation is the only one, whether it is the Central Plains or remote wilderness, this simpler and cheaper burial method is applicable.

But no matter what, it doesn't matter whether it's burial or cremation, in our case, it's actually a burial, not like it was popularized decades later, a small urn can solve all the problems. The main difference is only whether the coffin contains a human corpse or ashes.

Therefore, the so-called cremation at that time was nothing more than burial after cremation. At least, that's how I understand it.

But at that time, after listening to him ask me, I really wanted to hear what he meant. Therefore, instead of answering him in a hurry, I asked, "What do you mean, Mr. Yitian, what do you want to do with the ashes?" ”

Maybe it's because I don't have any good emotions about this Mr. Tian. Therefore, when the questions mixed with emotions came out, even I could hear the coldness in the words.

The Eight Immortals, who had been waiting for me to locate and dig the pit, had already come over at this time, forming a semicircle around me, and their eyes were fixed on Mr. Tian's body. None of them spoke, but the meaning contained in them was obvious, and the dozen or so glances were by no means benevolent.

Under the eyes of so many people, Mr. Tian is somewhat timid. But I also have to admire his courage to really dare to say what he thinks in his heart, "Little coffin, I think, there is no need for burial." Good land, buried in a coffin will be wasted, no matter how you count it, it will be a loss. ”

"Then what do you mean......" I squinted, looked at Mr. Tian, and asked again.

"That's right." Mr. Tian explained to me, "Instead of using such a large coffin, it is better to sprinkle the ashes directly on the ground." Isn't it nice to be born in the soil and grow in the soil? ”

"Born in the soil? Growing in the soil? Mr. Tian, you can really speak. "I can't deny that Mr. Tian's words made me laugh at this time. I waved my hand to suppress the restless Eight Immortals, sneered a few times, and said to him, "Mr. Tian, I can give you another way of saying what you say." Since ancient times, our place has also had the kind of burial method you mentioned. But we don't explain it the same way as you explained, and of course the name is different. ”

Mr. Tian looked at me and did not speak rashly.

I didn't care whether he answered my words or not, I just said to him coldly: "Your burial method is called bonelessness and ashes!" ”

Mr. Tian was completely stunned, looking at the cold eyes around him, and at that moment, he actually seemed a little panicked.

I kept an eye on the changes in his expression, and I couldn't help but feel a little strange when I saw the sudden change in his face. Could it be ...... Did I wronged him? Didn't he really want to treat his son as well? Did he really not know?

Thinking of this, although I still felt that this possibility was relatively low, I still couldn't help but temporarily suppress my anger, glanced at the people around me, and asked Mr. Tian: "Now, does Mr. Tian still insist on his opinion?" ”

"No, no, no!" Mr. Tian immediately shook his head and said to me, "I really don't understand, that's why I invited you." If you think I'm doing something wrong, just tell me about it. I really don't have any malice, no malice! ”

Hearing him say this, I didn't say anything more for the time being, picked up the compass again, sketched out the general shape, and then calmed the eight immortals, and asked them to dig out the grave pit according to the direction I had planned.

And I, on the other hand, took Mr. Tian to the side, there is one thing I can't rest assured, and I still need to confirm it.

"Mr. Tian, you said that you have no malicious intentions, but you don't know much about some things, that's why you are like this, I can believe this. I can ignore all of this before, but there's one thing you have to tell me truthfully now. ”

My tone was very solemn, and Mr. Tian's face naturally became more solemn under the moonlight.

He said to me, "Little coffin, that's right. I was born in a different environment than everyone else, and I have been studying all these years, so I may have neglected these traditional etiquette. I can see that everyone's attitude towards me is not very good...... Of course, I'm not blaming everyone! I know that what I have overlooked may happen to be what you value as your life. So, I'm grateful that you can tell me this. Ask me if you have anything, and I will answer it truthfully. ”

"Okay." I nodded, believing him for the time being, and asked, "Tell me the truth, where did the coffin come from?" I'm not afraid to tell you my guess, I think it's someone else's used coffin. I don't need to make it clearer, do you? Mr. Tian, it's not me who scares you, in our place, karma is very effective. If you still refuse to tell me the truth now, by the time the coffin is buried, I'm afraid it'll be too late! While there is still a chance, there is no time for you to hesitate. Tell me, where the hell did this coffin come from? ”

Mr. Tian listened to my words, and then, frowning, as if trying his best to remember.

I didn't bother him, I didn't rush him, I just waited quietly.

After a long while, Mr. Tian said to me: "Little coffin master, since you want to hear me tell the truth, then I won't lie to you." What I told you earlier is actually the truth, and the coffin was indeed bought by someone I bought. It's a coincidence, but that's what I said. As for the coffin you said, it was used...... Little coffin, I really don't know if it's been used, at least the person who sold it to me said that no one had used it! ”

"Okay, in that case, I'll assume that what you say is true." I said to him, and then I continued, "The next question is just my own curiosity, if you don't have a convenient answer, forget it, just want to satisfy my own curiosity." What I want to know is, why are you in such a hurry to cremate your son? Are you really not willing to wait even a few days? ”