On the first day of the second lunar month, before dawn, or even before dawn, Lu Yu led a group of villagers to drive the car, pulling the coffin, the shovel and the sedan chair pole (two thick long logs used to carry the coffin, called the sedan chair pole by the folk) and two benches, and rushed to the forest where Shan Tianfang was temporarily buried.

The group of people who went three days ago almost all arrived today, and there were several more, and Fang Daping also went. Along the way, except for Lu Yu, almost no one talked to Fang Daping, but fortunately, no one scolded him and glared at him today.

After passing through Dunlin Town, another group of people joined the funeral team in Yangshan Village. They are all residents of the town who have been taken care of by Shan Tianfang in the past. There were a few children who came to see them off, and they were taken to Lu Yu's house by Shan Tianfang, on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Lu Yu saw Xiao Mao's grandmother for the first time, an old woman in her seventies, with gray hair. Seeing this pair of grandchildren, Lu Yu couldn't help but think that Shan Tianfang and they left, and these lonely old people and children would have a more difficult time.

These people who lived in the town brought incense paper, cannon candles, and even a man in his fifties brought a suona.

Under the eyes of several old people and children, Lu Yu's group left Dunlin Town and continued to move forward.

Ox carts have a lot of stuff, so most people have to walk to get there. It was a total of more than ten miles, and when I approached the woods, it was almost time.

There was still half a mile away from the woods, and Lu Yu heard someone over there. Someone is crying, someone is talking. Lu Yu guessed who they might be, so he didn't speak.

When they approached the woods, they saw that there were already many people in the woods. Lu Yu saw Qin Zhongquan, Ah Wen, Qin Zhongquan's subordinates, and a group of more than a dozen children.

The children were standing, sitting, or kneeling, all with tears on their faces, and it was clear that they had all cried a lot.

Lu Yu was not surprised that the children would appear, but he was still a little surprised when he saw Qin Zhongquan. Lu Yu asked Qin Zhongquan if he had moved back to Pingze Lake.

Qin Zhongquan said that he had moved, Jinhua City was now Lin Siyao's world, and the Tianhai Gang had no place in the city.

Lu Yu said: "Wait a little longer, when Lin Si shakes away, you will go back." ”

Qin Zhongquan understood what Lu Yu meant, he nodded, and didn't say anything more. Today, everyone is here to move the grave for Shan Tianfang, and other things should not be discussed today.

First, a whip was placed around the low grave of Shan Tianfang and the monkey, and then it was time to excavate.

Moving the grave is actually a rare thing, as the saying goes, "the poor do not change the door, the rich do not move the grave", as soon as the grave is settled, the feng shui is also determined, and it is not a good thing to move the grave at will, and it is not a good thing for the family and the descendants.

However, Shan Tianfang has not yet married and has no heirs of his own, so he is a little particular, so there is no need to comply with it.

A few days ago, Lu Yu dug a shallow pit with his hands at random and buried Shan Tianfang hastily, so today the villagers carried shovels and dug up the grave mound on the ground not long after, leaving only a thin layer of soil on Shan Tianfang's body.

The work of digging up old graves and collecting remains must be done by young people, preferably those who are not yet married, who are so angry that they are not easy to touch any dirty things.

A young man was digging and digging, and suddenly he dropped his shovel, rubbed his hands, and said, "Strange, why is it so cold here?" ”

"It's cold, and you see the ground is frozen." A man poked the ground with the tip of a shovel, and actually made a few crunch sounds.

Except for Lu Yu, everyone else was also surprised. Because since last spring, the weather has never been cold, even if the woods will be colder, it will not be cold to the point of freezing, not to mention that there are no traces of ice in other places in the woods.

Only Lu Yu knew that the cold in Shan Tianfang's tomb was so cold that it froze, and it was he who cast the spell to prevent Shan Tianfang's body from decomposing in the past few days.

Among this group of people, Fang Daping is relatively old, he said: "It must be General Shan who has a spirit in the sky, and the tomb is frozen, so as not to let himself become bad." ”

"It must be so. Alas, General Shan is dead, I'm afraid he will become a god. ”

Hearing that someone echoed his words, Fang Daping was very happy, and said, "Then let's invite General Shan back, do you want to set up a shrine for him or something?" ”

"This? You don't need to set up an ancestral hall, right? "Although the freezing in the tomb is miraculous and rare, you can't set up an ancestral hall for people because of this.

"If you don't set up an ancestral hall, let's talk about it later, let's hurry up." Moving graves is not an auspicious thing, but if it has to be moved, it must be done quickly.

So several people worked together and soon invited Shan Tianfang out. Because it was very cold in the tomb, Shan Tianfang's body did not change much, and even the wounds on his body were still bright red.

Shou Fang was erected on two benches, which were already covered with quicklime.

Several older men changed Shan Tianfang's shroud, wiped his face clean, and carried him into the coffin.

At this time, the group of children cried out almost at the same time, and when the lid of the coffin was closed and nailed, some of the men's eyes were red. When the coffin lid is closed, it means that the person inside is forever and completely farewell to this world.

Lu Yu didn't cry, but his heart was heavy.

The children all knelt down in front of Shan Tianfang's coffin, kowtowing and weeping bitterly. The sadness in the hearts of this group of children is real, Shan Tianfang has not been taking care of them for a long time, but if it were not for Shan Tianfang, there must be some of them who would not have survived to the present.

After lighting a few incense burns and burning a stack of paper, the experienced man began to tie the sedan pole to the coffin. Lu Yu didn't understand these things, so he just stood aside and watched, stunned.

Arwen sat in front of the monkey's grave, also in a daze.

Qin Zhongquan walked up to Lu Yu and asked Lu Yu, "I heard that Mr. Lu, are you going to find that Lin Siyao?" ”

"Yes, that kid sent someone to kill Shan Tianfang, I can't let him go."

Qin Zhongquan said: "Okay, before you do it, go and notify me." ”

Lu Yu shook his head and said, "Then don't worry, I'll just go by myself." ”

"Mr. Lu goes by himself, I'm afraid there will be danger, although we all know your ability."

Ah Wen heard the conversation between the two people, and also came over and said, "Mr. Lu, no matter what, if you want to find the person surnamed Lin, please call me." ”

Lu Yu said: "I want to go alone, not because I am worried that everyone will drag me down, but because I ......" He thought for a while and continued: "I went to kill Lin Siyao and the one surnamed Zhao alone, even if it was found out, it would not be a big deal, even if the court wanted to punish me, it would only look for me alone." And a group of people go to kill officials, it's different, it's a rebellion. ”

When Lu Yu mentioned the word "rebellion", Qin Zhongquan and Ah Wen were silent. Although the two of them are not good people, the crime of "rebellion" is too big, and it is a serious crime that no ordinary person can afford, even if he is not afraid of death, he will not dare to bear the charge of "rebellion".

Lu Yu continued: "Lin Siyan brought a few masters this time, I have to find out his bottom line first, and then find a way to do it, if there is anything I want you to help during this period, I will definitely speak." ”

Qin Zhongquan nodded, and he asked Ah Wen again what his plans were for the future.

Lu Yu thought to himself, since Qin Zhongquan asked so, he must have the intention of letting Ah Wen join their Tianhai Gang. Lu Yu felt that this was not a bad thing for Ah Wen, so he made a few matchmaking.

Shan Tianfang, who had been following him for several years, died suddenly, and in the past few days, Ah Wen was also at a loss for what he had to do, so as soon as Qin Zhongquan invited him and Lu Yu matched him again, he agreed to join the Tianhai Gang.

After the sedan poles were tied, the coffin containing Shan Tianfang was to be carried out of the woods, onto the road, and placed in an ox cart. According to the custom of Yangshan Village, when the old people are sent up the mountain, they have to be carried by the sedan chair all the way, and they cannot borrow ox carts and carriages. But now this place is too far away from Yangshan Village, and no matter how strong a man is, he can't carry it that far, so he has to use an ox cart to pull Shoufang back, go to the edge of Yangshan Village or Dunlin Town, and then be carried up the mountain by people.

The whole process of carrying the coffin and sending the deceased up the mountain is called "carrying the wounded" in Yangshan Village. Sometimes, Lu Yu felt that it was a very spectacular thing to lift the injury, and the sixteen sedan chair players (there were also eight) shouted in unison, carrying the sedan bar on their shoulders, and then stood up at the same time, and after standing firmly, they roared loudly, or ran or walked, and sent the deceased up the mountain. The men in the countryside have strength, their voices are loud, and their shouts are earth-shattering when they lift their injuries, and they are very imposing, and some people like to watch this kind of thing.

But today is different, the coffin contains Shan Tianfang, who is only in his early thirties, an upright and responsible soldier, and a kind and enthusiastic good person. Everyone's mood was a little heavy, and the roars of the injured men were still so loud, but there was a lot of tragedy in this loudness.

Lu Yu didn't have to lift his injuries, because he hadn't gotten married yet, and he didn't have any children of his own. Because in the countryside, only men who have become relatives and have children are qualified to be sedan chairs, otherwise no matter how old they are, they are not qualified to carry sedan chairs. Therefore, when the countrymen quarrel, if one of them does not have no children, he may be scolded for "breaking the goods that no one wants to carry the wounded". This is a very lethal and cruel sentence, no matter how powerful the scolded person was and how much he had the upper hand before, as long as the other party's words came out, his momentum would immediately wither, and the quarrel would be lost immediately.

"Scolding people will expose their shortcomings", this is a common thing in the countryside.

The children walked in the front crying, sixteen sedan chair players walked in the middle carrying the coffin, and Lu Yu and Qin Zhongquan walked in the back. The old man who brought the suona over played it with the suona. The suona sound was a little sharp, very loud, and the sound was very sudden, like a thunderclap suddenly appearing in the sky, instantly covering all the cries and roars.

When Lu Yu heard this sudden suona sound, he actually wanted to laugh, but when he smiled, his nose suddenly became sour.

The sound of suona is incomparably sad and sad.