Zuo Lanshan always mentioned it to me before, saying that he calculated that if Mrs. Liu couldn't be buried early, he would punish Mr. Liu.

Whether he really counted, I don't know.

If you look at it from a normal point of view, the average old couple who have a good relationship, after one of them passes away, the other party will deteriorate due to excessive thoughts, and at most it will only be a few years, and they will follow in the footsteps of the former.

But when you talk about it, it's all about mentality. You don't have to do the math, you can guess.

Therefore, I want to see for myself whether it is really true, or if Zuo Lanshan deliberately made up words to bluff others.

Sure enough, after listening to my words, Liu Yuncong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked me, "Little coffin, what do you mean by what you just said?" Does that mean you can figure out if my father will live a long life? ”

"Well......" I thought for a moment and nodded, "Sort of, there is such an estimating method." But this method must be done with the cooperation of the old man. Moreover, the specific use, it is better for him not to know! So, I wanted to meet him. ”

I originally thought that meeting Mr. Liu was not a simple matter, at least Liu Yuncong would not rashly let me see him. But what I didn't expect was that Old Man Liu was really optimistic about Zuo Lanshan and listened to him. After listening to him say a lot of good things and praise me with many beautiful words for a long time, Old Man Liu finally showed his willingness to see me, and he saw me alone, and did not want Zuo Lanshan or his eldest son Liu Yuncong to accompany him.

I learned something about Mr. Liu's past from Liu Yuncong's mouth.

knows that he once joined the army and was also a platoon commander, and he has fought many tough battles with the troops. But because of the chaos, he always thinks about his relatives at home. After a war, he was wounded and left behind, knowing that the place where the war was fought was not far from his hometown, so he simply set off alone, and finally returned to his family after hardships and dangers, but at that time, his so-called family was only his wife at home, that is, Mrs. Liu back then.

When I met Mr. Liu, he sat on a chair with his waist straight, looking like a mighty soldier. But the gray hair and haggard face reminded me that this was an old man who was over eighty years old and had just been widowed.

"Old man, hello, I am the person Master Zuo said, my name is Guan Jiujiao."

"I know, little coffin." The old man half-jokingly said to me, and then did not allow me to 'question' his name for me, stretched out his hand, and invited me to sit down beside him, "I heard Master Zuo say that you are a very capable coffin bearer. Hehe, in fact, you may not believe what I said. My old man doesn't believe in gods and ghosts, but my wife does...... Alas, don't mention it, don't mention it, what you did said, you were invited by him to help my wife deal with the aftermath, I thank you in advance! ”

"Old man, don't be so polite. I am a coffin bearer, helping the deceased rest in peace and reassuring the living, this is my duty. I said this to Mr. Liu, and then I said what I meant, "Old man, I know that your wife did not prepare longevity materials for herself before her death, so there was such a big problem in the matter of longevity materials." In my opinion, it is better to seek stability than speed, and I hope that I can make the decision to build a pair of coffins for you and your wife, do you think it is okay? ”

I said it very bluntly, I thought that the old man would be angry with me. But I still thought about it, the old man listened to my almost 'rude' words, and was only stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "You doll, you really dare to say anything, my old man is not dead, you have to help me prepare longevity materials, do you plan to even collect the benefits in advance!" Okay, okay, I know, you don't have any malicious intent, you don't need to explain anything, I can understand! ”

Speaking of this, the old man sighed and said to me: "Actually, after my wife left, I could feel that my body was getting worse day by day. Master Zuo also said that if my wife can't go into the soil steadily, then I'm afraid I will have to reunite with her soon. Now it seems that this is probably providence. Actually, it's good, I'm alone, and it's really not interesting. ”

"That's not what I meant, old man." I listened to him finish speaking, and then he said, "A man who lives for a hundred years will eventually die." Therefore, in our village, the elderly over 60 years old will prepare longevity materials for themselves and personally select the cemetery site. lest a hundred years later, because the children and grandchildren did not choose their own hearts, they will regret it. Or because he is not ready for his future, and brings unnecessary trouble to his children and grandchildren. Being able to choose longevity materials for yourself and determine the site of the tomb is not bad luck, but a blessing. Live, live in the house you like; After death, he still lives in a place where he is satisfied. Isn't that bad? ”

The old man didn't speak, his eyes staring at me, but I knew that he was thinking about what I had just said.

Seeing him think, I knew that he had listened, so I continued: "Husband and wife, there is always one who goes first and the other who goes later. I want to ask the old man, if you are the one who leaves first, do you want your wife to go down to accompany you as soon as possible? ”

"This ......" the old man hesitated for a moment, shook his head resolutely, "My wife believes in gods and ghosts, and always tells me that when I was young, I made too many sins, and I have to pay them back after death." I don't know if there really is a netherworld, if I really have to pay off the debt for the killings in the past. I don't regret joining the army to serve the country, and I'm not afraid of suffering after death in the future. But I ...... I don't want my wife to see me suffering. She is a very kind person, and I want her to be happy both alive and dead. So, I hope she will come as late as possible, at least until I finish my debt. ”

After listening to the old man's words, I smiled lightly and said to him: "Old man, you think so, why doesn't your wife think so?" She wants to see you and your children and grandchildren happy, and enjoy all the blessings she didn't enjoy for her. Instead of watching you depressed all day long and eventually die of illness. She couldn't have hoped for that! Did you understand? ”

Old Man Liu's eyes changed when he looked at me, and I could feel that his mentality was completely different from when I first came in.

I waited quietly for him to think for himself, and after a while, he said to me, "Little coffin, I admit, you are right. But life and death are fate, Master Zuo said so. Besides, don't you also say that if you live to be a hundred years old, you will eventually die? There's no way I'm going to get away with it! ”

I smiled and said to the old man, "So, I can try to do the math for you." Master Zuo can trust me, can you trust me? ”

"This ......" the old man hesitated, but still nodded and said, "I believe you, but what are you going to do?" ”

"I've just said it, I hope you can leave the matter of making the coffin to me, old man. I have my own way of finding out how long you live. But please understand, I can't divulge the secrets, at most, I can only remind you vaguely. I said to the old man, "In addition, I would like to ask the old man, do you have any requirements for you and your wife's coffin?" ”

"Can I be buried in the same coffin?" The old man asked.

I shook my head and said, "I'm afraid not!" Once the coffin is nailed, it is inconvenient to open it at will. You can't wait until you fall into the ground and then turn it out again. If you want to be buried together, you can bury two coffins in the same tomb. ”