We had a good conversation. Chi Jing went to the officers and soldiers who sold steamed buns to "take back" Uncle Zheng's silver, handed it over to the two old men, and asked the old men to ask someone to bury Uncle Zheng and his son as soon as possible.

Because Zheng Xi is notorious, and Uncle Zheng has no contact with others except farming on weekdays, so in addition to the two old classmates in the past, there are also several coffin bearers invited by the two old men to help with the burial, and only Chi Jing and a few people came to see the two of them off.

"Uncle Zheng... What a blessing..."

When everyone heard this, they all turned their heads to look in the direction where they spoke, and saw that it was the old man with a cane, and the old man was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took a step to the side, revealing the person hiding behind him. It turned out that the person who spoke was not an old man with a cane, but because of his thin stature, he was blocked standing behind the old man.

The man didn't seem to realize that one of his pebbles had stirred up a thousand waves, and he sighed a little and said, "Zheng Xi, this guy is also blessed." ”

"What does the bearer of the coffin say? I'm not afraid that Lao Zheng will come to you in the middle of the night. The old man with the cane glared angrily, blaming him for speaking regardless of the occasion.

Chi Jing recognized the emaciated coffin bearer as one of the people who had stopped the burning of the corpse that day, the timid and thin man who looked cowardly.

When the thin coffin bearer heard this, his neck shrunk, his brows furrowed, and he wrinkled a few lines of fear. "In broad daylight, don't... Don't be scary. ”

"Know scared? Then you're still talking nonsense in front of people. The other old man said, obviously everyone knows how small this thin man is.

"Do you want to do this because you're timid?" Chi Jing asked in a puzzled whisper.

"Their family has been doing this for generations, and their son inherits his father's business, and he has no other skills. Even if you want to learn other crafts, which master is willing to teach? It's all bad luck. He Bifang also explained in a low voice, of course he knew this coffin bearer, this coffin bearer was a well-known timid person in Beixian County, but he had to live on it.

I see. Chi Jing suddenly realized, this is the reason why the thin man stopped the cremation, the corpse was burned, and no one needed to ask him to carry the coffin, so he naturally lost a sum of income.

...

I heard that the coffin bearer was still defending himself: "I didn't tell a lie, they are very blessed!" These days, so many people have died in floods, and they are all burned by digging a few pits and burning them, who can afford to use coffins? Lao Zheng, father and son, this is not a blessing..."

There seems to be some truth, everyone thinks of the swollen corpses densely packed in the big pit, and then looks at the old Zheng father and son in front of them, although a thin coffin, it is better than nothing. The ones drowned in the water, let alone the coffins, didn't even have a broken straw mat.

What a blessing. Seeing that everyone began to agree with his words, the coffin bearer hurriedly stepped forward to offer incense to Lao Zheng and his son. "I'm telling the truth, it's weird, it's weird."

Everyone chuckled again, this guy was still timid after all. But laughing aside, it's true that no one blames him anymore.

It's ready to seal the coffin.

"Wait." Chi Jing looked at the thin coffin bearer, thought about it, and decided to believe in his sixth sense.

"Girl?" Several coffin bearers knew that although they were hired by the old man, it was the girl with the masked face who really paid for it, so after hearing her say "Wait", the work on their hands stopped together.

Chi Jing took out a night pearl that was not big or small in his pocket bag, as if he couldn't hear the gasping sound of the people around him. walked to Uncle Zheng's coffin and said to the person in the coffin: "Uncle Zheng." The little woman has no long things, and this bead is shabby, and if you carry it on your body, you can avoid some suffering when you get below. ”

After that, he reached into the coffin, pinched Uncle Zheng's jaw and made him open his mouth, and the round and full night pearl was stuffed into Uncle Zheng's mouth.

...

The funeral customs of Dongli are not much different from those of later generations, and the funeral also pays attention to the upper five and lower three, the lower bunk and the upper cover, the left gold and the right silver, the pressure money and the children and grandchildren nails.

The upper five and the lower three refer to the shroud, that is, five tops and three pants. There are also rich and noble families who have nine up and down seven, but in any case, the number must be singular, avoid even numbers, and the difference between the top and bottom is two.

In addition, the shroud can not be buttoned, because there is an inauspicious meaning of "buckle the descendants". Shou shoes are also exquisite, and the shoes will be embroidered with lotus flowers or white cranes, which means to drive the crane to the west or ascend to Bliss early.

The lower bunk and the upper cover refer to when the deceased is carried into the coffin, the bed is laid first, the mat is twisted, the hanged is hung, the clothes are laid on the quilt, the cloth bag is covered, and the cover is covered with Yifu.

The deceased should wear gold in his left hand and silver in his right hand, but this is the practice of the surplus family, and the poor family only put a few copper plates.

Pressed money, also known as "mouth money" or "mouth money", is the most common funeral custom such as putting a copper coin or jade or pearl in the mouth of the deceased before or after death.

There are many opinions about the money pressed. It is said that if the deceased is born in the next life with gold and jade, he will be rich and noble, and he will no longer be poor. It is said that when the deceased arrives in the underworld, he can use this copper plate to hand over to the ghost, and the ghost can say a few more good words in front of the king of Hades, and he will no longer suffer in the next life. It is also said that it is the boat fare for the deceased to cross the River Styx in the underworld, if the River Styx cannot be successfully crossed, the dead are very likely to come back and entangle their descendants.

As for the children and grandchildren nails, they are actually the nails used when nailing the coffin lid, also known as "town nails". Seven long nails must be used for the nail, and these seven long nails are the "offspring nails". After nailing the children and grandchildren, the children and grandchildren will be able to soar in the future, and the wealth will be prosperous.

...

Therefore, Chi Jing's act of putting the night pearl in Uncle Zheng's mouth at this time was neither surprised nor surprised in the eyes of everyone.

It is not surprising that the deceased wants to put money in his mouth, which is normal. I was surprised that Chi Jing and Uncle Zheng were not related, but they still put such a precious - precious? Everyone laughed reluctantly, and the girl clearly said, "This bead is shabby"...

It is not surprising that the deceased wants to put money in his mouth, which is normal. I was surprised that Chi Jing and Uncle Zheng were not related, but they still put such a precious - precious? Everyone laughed reluctantly, and the girl clearly said, "This bead is shabby"... It is not surprising that the deceased wants to put money in his mouth, which is normal. I was surprised that Chi Jing and Uncle Zheng were not related, but they still put such a precious - precious? Everyone laughed reluctantly, and the girl clearly said, "This bead is shabby"... It is not surprising that the deceased wants to put money in his mouth, which is normal. I was surprised that Chi Jing and Uncle Zheng were not related, but they still put such a precious - precious? Everyone laughed reluctantly, and the girl clearly said, "This bead is shabby"...

It is not surprising that the deceased wants to put money in his mouth, which is normal. I was surprised that Chi Jing and Uncle Zheng were not related, but they still put such a precious - precious? Everyone laughed reluctantly, and the girl clearly said, "This bead is shabby"...

It is not surprising that the deceased wants to put money in his mouth, which is normal. Surprised that Chi Jing and Uncle Zheng are not related,