All Chapters_Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Death of Li Dong: Keeping Peace
Coffins, in fact, are also sold in the early morning. Of course, this is not talking about the kind of new-age coffin shops and funeral parlors, because some of these institutions have business hours.
I do know that there is a place that sells coffins 24 hours a day, in a small village on the other side of Wencheng, Wenzhou. The reason why I know is because Wencheng is a summer resort for Wenzhou people, and I used to go to play often, and once camped there, because there was not enough beer, so I drove to the village to buy it.
At that time, it was nine o'clock in the evening, and a coffin shop in the village was still open, and I asked the boss why it was still open so late, and he said that he never closed the door, and he slept with the door open at night.
From here to the small mountain village in Wencheng, it takes about an hour to drive. I asked Sun Qing if he could drive, and he said that he would be grateful if he could let himself, who had been dead for several years, be exposed to driving again.
Since he had said that, I went to the store with him and drove the van out of the store. Sun Qing was very excited when he got into the car, and immediately stepped on the accelerator to death, I said don't have an accident, he said it's okay, it's early in the morning, where will there be people on the road.
I thought about it, just leaned on the passenger seat to rest, Sun Qing was very excited to drive the car, and I asked him suspiciously why he was so happy.
He explained that he used to drive a car repair shop, and he often secretly drove customers' cars, and his favorite thing was driving.
I inevitably remembered what happened to Sun Qing again, he was really pitiful, he finally made money, but he was killed by his wife and adulterer. If you have the opportunity in the future, you must help him solve it.
"We will not come back for the time being when we go to Wencheng this time......," I said, "It doesn't make much sense to stay in Ruian, Sun Qing, it's hard for you." ”
I am embarrassed for you, the meaning is very clear, it is this time, only Sun Qing and I resist, until the matter behind the scenes is resolved.
Hearing my words, Sun Qing suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Zhang Aiai and Xiaoqing, I can understand if you don't let them participate." But you just accepted Jiang Wei, why don't you come to him? ”
"He's a poor man......" I said softly, "I really appreciate him, but he is just a man and a man, and he has to listen to three points, and he is vigilant and seven points." When I was sure that he could do things for me, I was willing to give him my life. ”
Sun Qing smiled: "You mean, don't worry about giving me your life?" ”
"It's all big men, don't tell the truth of such a fleshy thing."
We all laughed, and then I lay in the driver's seat, my eyes closed.
I don't know how long the situation will last, Sun Qing suddenly woke me up and said be careful, there is a lot of yin qi nearby, it is estimated that there are ghosts, and there are quite a few of them.
I looked to the side and found that I had already arrived at Wencheng Mountain Road, and said with a smile: "There are indeed a lot of ghosts here, it's okay, I drove back and forth several times, and they don't harm people." ”
Sun Qing asked, "How do you know if it's not harmful?" ”
"Of course I don't know, but it's time to say something that will reassure you." I explained.
Sun Qing thought about it, he was not particularly nervous, but he was more concerned about me, so he reminded me just now. After all, Sun Qing's strength is quite strong.
The car was in a situation for another ten minutes, and finally arrived at the coffin shop I had last encountered. Sure enough, the door of the coffin shop was still open, and I walked in to see the boss sleeping on a bamboo bed.
The boss was an old man, about 60 years old, who covered his whole body with a dirty sheet and covered his face, giving people the feeling of being a dead man.
I remember a few years ago, one of my classmates' grandfather died and slept in an easy chair all day, and he still felt cold from time to time. The old woman was worried that he was freezing, so she always covered his head with a sheet, and I kept thinking, would that really make the old man breathe?
"Bought a coffin." I walked over to my boss and whispered.
The boss shuddered, then reached out tremblingly and took the sheet off his face. His eyes first gurgled twice, and his throat was spitting, probably not coming back to his senses.
I waited quietly next to me, and after more than ten seconds, the boss finally got up from the bamboo bed and asked me what I wanted. In fact, the coffins in this store are only simple black and yellow, and the patterns are not at all, which is very simple.
I chose a coffin at random, and said that I wanted this, how much money.
He stretched out three fingers, thought for a moment, then put away another finger and said, "Two thousand." ”
Two thousand coffins, not expensive.
"I gave the money, can I take it now?" I asked.
He said of course he could, so I gave him 2,000 yuan, and the boss said to help me move into the car together. In fact, I was worried at first that I would be tired and the boss would not agree, but as soon as he lifted the coffin with me, I felt that this old man's body was actually quite strong.
When the coffin was lifted, the old man took out a piece of cloth from his trouser pocket and trembled and turned it open, and I saw that it was a small wooden sign.
He handed me the small wooden sign and said, "Keep it safe." ”
"Huh?" I didn't understand what the old man meant.
He gestured with his hand, as if he was thinking about how to speak, and finally said simply: "You have black gas on your forehead, and you have a bloody disaster." ”
I was immediately happy, I didn't think that the owner of this coffin shop was still a peer, but seeing him mixed like this, it is estimated that he is not a very high-level Taoist priest. I asked curiously, "Why do you give it to me if it's for peace?" ”
"I'm going to starve to death...... said the old man tremblingly, "and you're going to buy the coffin." ”
I can understand why he had stuck out three fingers and then withdrawn one. It turned out that no one came to buy the coffin at all, and the old man was so poor that he couldn't eat, so he reduced me by a thousand, hoping that I could buy it and let him get some money to eat.
As for giving me the little wooden card, because I'm now his benefactor.
I smiled, took out another thousand and stuffed it into his hand, and said seriously: "Sell as much as you want." It's the first time I've heard of your 2,000 yuan for such a cheap coffin, and I don't want to take advantage of you. ”
The old man nodded gratefully, and I put the little wooden sign in my pocket and got into the van. Sun Qing was sitting in the passenger seat at this time, and he smiled: "It turns out that he used to be a Taoist priest, and he would not have been frightened if he knew that I would come down." ”
I sighed and said, "This line of work is really bitter, if you don't mix well, I guess he will be a lesson for Taoist priests." ”
"What age was he, he was relatively poor, and naturally he couldn't support himself...... Sun Qing said, "You see that people nowadays have money in their pockets." Not to mention a real Taoist priest, even if you set up a stall on the side of the road to tell fortunes, you can get a lot. People in these days are more superstitious than before. ”
"That's because the pace of life is fast, people used to want to blame the gods, but now people want to use the gods to exchange themselves for a peace of mind." I laughed.
Sun Qing didn't answer this sentence, he asked me where to go next, I had already thought of the place and said a location.
This place is a seafood warehouse in the middle of the Wencheng landscape. But because the owner has long since gone out of business, the warehouse has also been abandoned and has not been rented out for the time being.
The warehouse was by a lake, and when we drove here, the iron door was closed, locked with an old rusty lock.
I opened the lock with the key, Sun Qing was surprised and asked me why I had the key, I smiled and said, "This is doing business with each other, not being a thief." Sometimes it's out of stock, so I come directly to the warehouse to get it, so I have the key. Because his father lived here at that time, and he was not afraid that we would take more. ”
Sun Qing suddenly realized, and we drove the van directly in, which was empty and very spacious.
I tried to open the switch and found that the lights were on. It is estimated that in order to save money, the landlord did not cut off the power for the time being, so he pulled the electric gate down.
I carried the coffin down with Sun Qing, and then I panted and said, "It's really troublesome to lose a hand." ”
"And then? Don't say you're going to be in a coffin. Sun Qing said.
I said seriously: "You really guessed it, these days when the sun sets, I will lie in this coffin." ”
"So what do I do?" Sun Qing asked.
"You......" I laughed, "I have a great plan in mind, and you're going to be the executor." ”
"How remarkable?"
"The kind of special cow, it's like making a science fiction movie."
"Then leave it to me!"