"Did you read it wrong?" Second Master Wang was stunned.

I pondered for a while, then sighed lightly and said to Second Master Wang: "The deceased is gone, the living are like this, Second Master Wang, please mourn, I can understand your brotherhood with Old Man Wang, and I also believe that everyone present is unwilling to accept that Old Man Wang has gone." However, the deceased is finally over, Second Master Wang, even if you are reluctant, Old Man Wang is also at the time, many things cannot be forced, and please mourn. ”

After listening to my words, many people also whispered, and the atmosphere of the scene eased a little for a while, and it could be seen that everyone also believed that Wang Erye must have been mistaken, but they didn't expect this aspect to come up at that time, so they were frightened.

However, I myself understand that this is at most a temporary reason, and if there is any change in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to reveal it so easily.

"That's right! Second master, not only you, but also everyone, everyone has to mourn, I am also very sad that Old Man Wang went like this......" Uncle will know that it is okay, and immediately stood up with a sad face, "However, people will eventually die, and no one will be able to cross this one, in the end, it will always be just dust to dust, soil to earth, and turn into a handful of loess, so let's not be too sad, since Old Man Wang has gone, we should let him go safely and steadily......"

Looking at the uncle's chatter, I have to say that I do admire this master's ability to fool.

Second Master Wang also eased up, confirmed that Old Man Wang was not unusual, and understood that he was a little out of shape, so he also embarrassed to deal with his uncle.

After coming and going, it was time to seal the coffin.

Sealing the coffin in the countryside is very particular, and it is also a very serious and solemn ceremony, and there are different customs in various places, but in any case, respecting local customs is definitely the biggest premise.

In Qingshui Town, when the coffin was sealed, the immediate relatives of the deceased present had to shout loudly, telling the deceased that the burial was collected, so that he could leave with peace of mind. After the lid is covered, four large iron nails must be used to nail the four corners of the coffin lid to the ground, which is called "sealing the coffin". Except in the event of a lawsuit, no one can open the coffin again.

The iron nail of the coffin is called "ingots nail", and the mourner wants to buy five, but only four are used in actual use, and one is used for ceremonies, which is called "descendant nail".

After everything stops, the coffin lid has been completely sealed, and the deceased will be permanently separated from the world, and since then the yin and yang have been separated, and the person's life has stopped, whether it is good or bad, it has been decided, and the so-called "coffin closure theory" of evaluating a person has come from this.

Unlike some places, where the lid cannot be nailed until the last moment before the burial, the lid can be nailed to the coffin, and here, after the relatives have seen it for the last time, the nail can already be nailed.

At this time, it happened to be the last step, the coffin of the old man Wang had been covered with the coffin lid, and the eldest son Wang Youcai was standing aside a little nervously, holding the descendant nail wrapped with blue and white silk thread in his hand to do the "nail guard" ceremony, and the coffin sealer used the coffin sealing axe in his hand to symbolically hit a few times, and he was ready to start nailing.

The nail must be nailed to death with the coffin sealing axe three times in place, otherwise it also means bad luck, and skilled coffin sealers naturally understand this rule.

"Ding!"

With the first crisp sound, the relatives present shouted one after another, and the uncle also began to chant the eulogy loudly, which is an indispensable "dodging" ceremonial procedure in the funeral process.

It's just that to my surprise, the coffin sealer's first axe, although he hit impartially, his complexion seemed to change inadvertently, and then quickly became solemn.

Then came the second axe, probably he felt that there was something wrong with the first axe, this time the axe was obviously much heavier, and the heavy one fell.

"Do!"

There was obviously something wrong with the sound, it didn't look like the crisp sound of hitting a nail at all, but it was like an axe hitting the coffin, so not only did I hear something wrong, but even many people present subconsciously stopped shouting and looked over.

The coffin sealer had already taken two steps back, holding the axe with some disbelief on his face.

"Lao Xu, what's going on? Isn't your life stable? ”

The person who spoke out, I remember, was the woman who had been invited to mourn, and she came with the person who sealed the coffin, and her face was obviously a little ugly at this time.

Mistakes in sealing the coffin are rare, but they are not impossible, and it is certain that they will make the mourners unhappy, but more importantly, if this kind of thing spreads, others will not dare to invite them again for the same work next time, so this woman is naturally dissatisfied.

It's just that what she didn't expect was that this didn't seem to be as simple as a mistake in sealing the coffin, and a few people close to the coffin stepped forward to check it, and their faces changed from unhappiness at the beginning to hidden anger.

"Master Xu, you ......" Second Master Wang asked, pointing to the coffin.

I stepped forward to take a look, no wonder the Wang family is angry, under normal circumstances, even if it is a mistake, it is just a nail hammer three times not in place, or a little bias, at most it is unlucky. But the current situation is that the ingot nail was bent smoothly from the middle, and it was close to the coffin, as if a hammer had hit the nail obliquely, which caused such a result.

To put it simply, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be deliberate.

"It can't be!"

Master Xu's face turned blue and white for a while, and he also thought of the reason for the Wang family's anger, but he himself couldn't say it, this kind of thing couldn't be explained at all, I believe that even if he found someone casually, he would not make such a mistake.

Not to mention whether ordinary people can smash such a long ingots nail from the middle so smoothly with a hammer, let's just say that in terms of experience, the accuracy of a special coffin sealer can be so bad?

As if he didn't believe in evil, Master Xu picked up a nail and went to the other corner of the coffin.

Second Master Wang was stunned, and as soon as he reacted, he wanted to stop him, but before he could speak, Master Xu's hammer had already fallen.

"Ding!"

A crisp voice sounded, but this time there was no shouting from everyone, which was equivalent to ignoring the ritual of "dodging nails".

Wang Erye's face suddenly became extremely difficult to look at, and he was about to be furious, this first nail had been nailed, this Master Xu not only did not remedy it, but did not care about the feelings of the Wang family, and moved the second nail, disrespecting the deceased, which was undoubtedly already a public anger.

But no matter what others think, Master Xu's second hammer of not believing in evil has already fallen again.

"Do!"

The sound was clearly audible, it was still the same situation, the same result, and anyone near the second nail could see it, and it was bent and pasted to the coffin smoothly from the middle, as if a piece of steel was embedded in the coffin wood to stop the nail from advancing, incredible.

Once like this, twice and again, this can't help but make people think about it.

"Xu Mu! Do you really think that my Wang family is easy to bully?! ”

However, it seems that Second Master Wang didn't have the heart to think about it so much, and at this time, his face was already flushed, and he immediately scolded Master Xu loudly.

It's just that Master Xu didn't seem to hear the words of Second Master Wang, standing there sluggishly, his body trembling slightly, his pupils shrinking, and his face was even more pale without a trace of blood.

"It can't be...... It can't ......," he muttered to himself, even his voice a little hoarse.

"Lao Xu, what are you doing?!" The mourning woman asked angrily, with anxiety in her eyes, probably thinking that their list was almost yellow.

But Master Xu was breathing more and more heavily, his pupils widened, and he continued: "The ghost haunts the coffin...... Haunted Coffin...... It's a haunted coffin!! ”

"What are you talking about?" Second Master Wang was stunned for a moment, even if he was angry, he couldn't understand Master Xu's reaction now.

Master Xu looked at Second Master Wang with a pair of eyes, his eyes were slightly bloodshot, and he looked a little hideous, but he showed a frightened look: "It's true......"

"What's true?" Second Master Wang asked subconsciously.

Master Xu swallowed his saliva and said in horror: "Master Wang, he must have opened his eyes!" ”

“……”

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone present was digesting the current situation.

It may be due to the fact that the weather is getting cloudy, but after nightfall, the temperature is low, and a slight wind blows to make people feel cool. What's more, after the yard calms down, listening to the sound of fruit trees rustling outside the courtyard, you can know that the cool breeze is gusting, and maybe there will be a little rain tonight.

"Second master, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's not take this list, Lanzi, let's go!" Master Xu walked out the door after saying that, and he knew by looking at his face that he really didn't want to stay for a moment.

"Lao Xu, what do you mean?" The weeping mourning woman saw that Master Xu was about to go out regardless of it, so she hurriedly grabbed his arm and asked in a panic.

If they leave like this, not to mention the money on this list, their reputation will be completely ruined, which is tantamount to cutting off their own jobs, but this crying widow is not unaware of the wrong atmosphere, but although she is afraid, she is also a little unwilling.

It's just that she didn't expect it, but Master Xu suddenly broke away from his arm and looked at her with a pale face: "If you don't go, I'll go!" ”

With that, he staggered out, not daring to turn his head back.

When the woman saw this, she became more and more frightened, and without daring to think about it again, she chased after her.

In this way, the atmosphere in this compound suddenly became more strange.

Second Master Wang didn't dare to stand by the coffin anymore, and he didn't know if he was a thief, his face turned pale, and probably any person could see that he was trembling.

What's even more unexpected is that those who are not very close to the Wang family have begun to leave under the pretext of leaving, as for what they are thinking, it is probably only they themselves know.