Lao Wang gave me a clear look and shouted, "Brothers, Chen Baxian said, our Baxian is a reasonable person, unlike some people who rob business arrogantly!" Let's go first! ”

I smiled bitterly, this old king didn't forget to advertise our eight immortals when he left, and it was a superb.

After Lao Wang left with a group of eight immortals, I looked at the time, and it was almost 3 o'clock, so I asked the main family to invite some relatives out, leaving two generations of descendants and grandchildren, ready to seal the coffin.

The sealing coffin is also known as rivets, buckles, and closed coffins, which means that the coffin is completely covered and riveted with five shou nails, three or seven in some places, and five on our side.

Five nails, four of which should be riveted to the end, riveted into the coffin, the deceased is a man, three riveted on the left and one riveted on the right, and the deceased is a woman, three riveted on the right and one riveted on the left.

The other nail, known as the main nail, is riveted into the midline of the coffin's head, and this main nail is three inches longer than the other four nails.

We rivet into the main nail, there is also a custom, you need to invite the uncle or uncle of the main family, (this is according to the custom of the mother's uncle, the father's uncle, if the two are not there, you need to invite the uncle or uncle's heir), at this time the uncle or uncle can take this opportunity to reprimand those unfilial sons and daughters-in-law, and at the same time tell all the suffering suffered by the deceased during his lifetime, the children and grandchildren must kneel in front of the coffin, quietly listen to the elders reprimand, once the elders are not satisfied, you can ask the person who undertakes the funeral, not allowed to rivet into the main nail.

At this time, it is necessary to invite the elders of the family with prestige to come forward to intercede with the uncle or uncle, kowtow to the filial descendants, and also need to offer a trace of their own green hair and rivet it into the coffin with the main nail.

Before sealing the coffin, there is another procedure, that is, the aforementioned offspring bedding, on our side, the offspring bedding is about the quantity, not as heavy as some say, our side is based on the quantity, the more the number, on behalf of the quality of life of the deceased in the underworld.

However, the number cannot exceed nine, nor can it be five, because in ancient times, the two numbers of ninety-five represented the emperor and the respect of ninety-five, so such a custom was left.

If the bedding given to the deceased by the descendants is nine or five, it must be done according to certain customs, such as uncles (uncles), sons (in order of age), daughters, nephews, nephews, (the direct relatives of the deceased, the third generation cannot give the bedding to the children and grandchildren, but the third generation of the next relatives can.) Sometimes, in order to let the deceased cover the bedding of their children and grandchildren, many relatives turn against each other, in a word, the funeral is very harmonious in the eyes of outsiders, and the internal struggle is only known to the parties.

After a while, the three brothers of the main family brought three beds of futons for their descendants, and I covered the three beds of futons for the deceased according to their age, and asked the main family if someone stopped the riveting nails, and the main family said no.

I found five shou nails and an axe prepared in advance, and asked the three brothers of the main family to take the handle, close the coffin lid completely, rivet three shou nails on the left side, and rivet one shou nail on the right side.

Subsequently, I was afraid that something would happen when I riveted the main nail, so I asked the main family to find some cinnabar, coated the main nail with cinnabar, and then riveted the main nail into the coffin.

All this is going very smoothly, even the wind and grass are not moving, but I always feel that something is wrong, that is, I can't say that I don't feel it, according to the funeral scriptures, if you encounter that kind of life-threatening funeral, it should be difficult to do, but in fact, except for the time when the deceased was wiped and buried, there were some accidents, and there were no strange things.

After the coffin was sealed, the lord led a group of relatives to mourn in the hall for a long time, and the scene was really sad, until there was a glimmer of light in the sky, and they did not stop.

As soon as I looked at the time, it was almost five o'clock, and I asked the master to call the fake immortals in Li Village to prepare to carry the coffin, but the master didn't say much when he heard it, so he hurriedly called the eight fake immortals over.

When they saw me standing in front of the coffin, their faces sank, and the middle-aged man in the lead said: "Gua Yanzi, I heard that you are the bearer of this funeral, and we are not greedy, two hundred yuan per person, and we will not carry a penny less!" ”

My face was cold, usually carrying the coffin is a hundred yuan, but now I actually sit on the ground and raise the price, making it clear that I am from another village, and I wanted to reason with them, but, thinking that the deceased is that kind of life, I endured it, and just wanted to carry the coffin out as soon as possible, so I nodded and agreed.

The middle-aged man walked over, patted me on the shoulder, and said, "You kid knows how to lift, much stronger than Lao Wang's one-eyed dragon, why don't you eat with us in the future?" ”

"Huh!" I sneered and said, "Lao Wang brought me into the industry, I can't do this kind of treacherous thing!" ”

After speaking, regardless of the middle-aged man's reaction, he asked them to tie the dragon frame to the coffin, because this time the coffin was only sent to the entrance of the village, not directly to the mountain, so I asked the relatives of the main family to send wreaths, flowers, firecrackers and other things to the entrance of the village, and after breakfast, they would start the funeral.

When they had finished the rack, I asked again, "Are you sure you want to carry this coffin?" ”

"What are you doing, do you still want Lao Wang to carry it?" The middle-aged man yelled at me, "Grind and chirp, believe it or not, I will drive you out of Li Village." ”

I smiled and asked, "What if something happens?" You don't blame me, do you? ”

"Eighty-year-old man, this is a joy and mourning, what can happen, hurry up and shout, we have to go back to sleep for a while!" The middle-aged man said impatiently.

"Okay, if you're a gentleman, remember your own words!" I stopped and nodded to the master's house, signaling that the firecrackers were ready to be set off!

Suddenly, the sound of crackling resounded throughout Li Village, and the smoke from the burning firecrackers filled the hall, making it difficult for people to open their eyes. Coffin! ”

With the sound of the coffin falling, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, followed by the crying of the deceased's immediate relatives, and the sound was even higher than the sound of firecrackers, which shook my ears with a faint pain.

The whole scene was very lively, but, compared to the desertion of the first coffin, this time it was much better, I walked at the forefront with a mourning stick, while sprinkling yellow paper, while praying that nothing would happen.

The three brothers and their children of the main family cried beside the coffin, and their daughter-in-law kept slapping the coffin, crying in her mouth: "I'll drop a man, why did you leave early, and we still took the risk of honoring you, and you left!" The sky has no eyes, and the earth has no water! ”

The sound of his wailing was really a cry, and the listener was sad, and even my emotions were affected by this wail, which other relatives could imagine.

"Chen Baxian, it's not good, the coffin can't be lifted!" I was scattering yellow paper in front of me, and behind me I heard the hurried shouts of the Lord's house.