Don't know where the morning bell rang, Zhang Shifei rubbed his dry eyes, then stood up and left the window, at this time the sky was gradually blue, he looked at his phone, it was already more than four o'clock, and there were still more than two hours before the funeral time.

The room was still filled with the pungent smell of yellow paper burning, and the two white candles on the simple small offering table had only been left for a short time after a night of burning, surrounded by a large pool of wax oil, and the breeze in the window blew, and the candle flame swayed with it, Zhang Shifei sighed, and it was dawn.

It seems that it will be dawn every day, it seems that this is nonsense, Zhang Shifei turned his head to look at the room, that Li Lanying supported her chin with her hand, she was already asleep, her mouth was wide open, as if she was going to eat people, and the two ghost men and women didn't seem to be as bright as before, Zhang Shifei remembered that last night, he and Mr. Cui had just gone upstairs, and Dong Sizhe started from ' He knew that he was dead, and there was nothing to say, but when he saw the head in front of him who had beaten him, he was really angry, and shouted to come forward and talk about his killing.

Mr. Cui was a little speechless at the time, he looked at the female ghost in yellow, the female ghost in yellow understood, and hugged it gently from behind Dong Sizhe, Dong Sizhe found that there seemed to be a 'person' around him, only to see it look back, and suddenly his expression was extremely frightened, only to see it 'ah', its voice was very loud, and the three people in the room frowned, fortunately it is a ghost now, why don't you call the next door will not hear it, otherwise it will be really difficult to do.

Zhang Shifei naturally knows why this thief shouted, this seems to be nonsense, think about the woman who was indirectly killed by him back then, and now she is standing behind her with the same appearance, who can not be afraid? Dong Sizhe stared at the yellow-clothed female ghost with trembling eyes, and then said in disbelief: "You...... You ......"

"Isn't that me?" The female ghost in yellow smiled, and was not in a bad mood because of Dong Sizhe's fear.

"How is that possible!" Dong Sizhe seemed to suddenly remember something, and saw him shout: "Have you been ...... for the past few years?"

"Whew~~~~." Without waiting for Dong Sizhe to finish speaking, the female ghost in yellow opened her mouth and blew on it, and the breath turned out to be tangible, as if it was smoke, spraying on Dong Sizhe's face, Dong Sizhe was stunned for a moment, his eyes became dull again, his hands drooped and motionless, the female ghost in yellow turned his head to look at Mr. Cui, and said with a smile: "It's better not to let it talk first, otherwise it will cause you trouble." ”

Mr. Cui smiled bitterly, thinking to himself, eldest sister, have you caused me less trouble, but this ghost girl has really helped Mr. Cui a lot, you must know that if you let that Dong Sizhe make trouble, it is estimated that it will wake up the old couple next door, so Mr. Cui said to the female ghost in yellow helplessly: "Then I thank you Eldest sister, after so many years, I can't imagine that you really can't bear to do it." ”

The woman in yellow tilted her head, then smiled and said, "If I don't do it, it will make you beat it even worse." ”

Mr. Cui stretched out his thumb, indeed, what it said was right, Zhang Shifei thought that this Mr. Cui seemed to be in a bad mood since he saw the white impermanence just now, if Dong Sizhe did it with him just now, it was estimated that it would be at least a fat beating.

The yellow-clothed female ghost smiled and hugged Dong Sizhe back to the sofa, and then snuggled into its stiff arms, and after that, everyone was basically busy with their own things, each in a daze, Li Fat Man couldn't stay up for a long time, and fell asleep, Mr. Cui sat at the offering table, thinking about something, Zhang Shifei was just frightened by the old hanged ghost, and he was sleepy at the moment, so he walked to the window, and he was not taboo, and sat on the coffin board and looked out the window.

There was actually nothing outside the window, only endless darkness as far as the eye could see, Zhang Shifei just watched the darkness slowly disperse, and the dawn of a new day finally came.

Mr. Cui is still the same as just now, he didn't know what he was thinking, at this time, the door opened, and the old man Dong walked in with bloodshot eyes, it seemed that he didn't sleep much, Mr. Cui saw the old man enter the house, so he got up to greet him, and the old man Dong said a little embarrassed: "Xiao Cui, it's really troublesome for you, you haven't closed your eyes all night, right?" ”

Mr. Cui nodded, and then said, "It's okay Uncle Dong, this is my job, okay, it's almost five o'clock now, and the hired car is coming soon, right?" And there are those who help. ”

The old man Dong nodded, took out a box of Yuxi from his pocket and handed it to Mr. Cui, there is a rule here, that is, to do white things, if Mr. Yin and Yang is present, Mr. must keep his hand on the cigarette, and I don't know who set the rules, but the general older generation knows, so this old man Dong is ready, while handing over the cigarette, he nodded again and again and said: "It's all neat, the crematorium is out of the car, including this coffin, people will arrive in a while, they are all Sizhe's friends or classmates here, there are about ten, Xiao Cui, have you seen enough? ”

Mr. Cui saw that the old man also understood this rule, so he didn't say anything, he took the cigarette, and then nodded to the old man Dong, and said: "Enough, after the cremation is completed for a while, I still bother Uncle Dong to set up a banquet, after all, 'white things are not empty', ah by the way, do my brother Dong have any relatives in Harbin, when will they come?" ”

The so-called 'white things are not empty', is a custom in the funeral science, talking about life born in this world, is very difficult, after all, it is said that six reincarnations, only one in six chance to give birth to Chengren, although life does not bring anything to death does not take away, but it is also a thing worth celebrating, all relatives and friends are present, to back the oblique gift, so there is' Red and white are not empty', that is, regardless of red and white ceremonies, to put on a few tables, one is to celebrate the subject, there is no mistake, it is a celebration, in ancient times the dead people are to laugh, because the ancient people felt that after the death of a person is out of the sea of suffering and rebirth bliss, it is a good thing, so to set up a feast to celebrate, but with the change of time, this custom slowly disappeared, it is said that only a few areas still have this tradition, the rest of the those, have dissipated in countless wild history. Second, it is also an explanation to the people who came to cheer, you can't let people spend money in vain, you say no, this is still very popular in modern society, I believe that everyone who reads the book has participated in the wedding and funeral, and after the ceremony, you have to rub a meal, but in this era, it seems that everything has changed, even weddings and funerals are also dressed in a copper-smelling coat, and the people who come to celebrate or mourn may not have anything to do with the happy and mourned, but they come for a purpose, and the good life rituals have become more and more deformed. This is all off-topic, so I won't go into detail for the time being.

When the old man Dong heard Mr. Cui's question, he said: "This is nature, this is nature, you can't let people work in vain, I have already said hello to my niece, she helped me book a hotel, and after booking, she went directly to the crematorium to find us, Sizhe...... Alas, she is the only relative in Harbin. ”

Mr. Cui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is the best, at least it won't be too embarrassing when the funeral comes, so he turned his head to Zhang Shifei and said, "Xiao Zhang, you are ready, clean up the table, it's going to be mourned." ”

Zhang Shifei nodded, shook Li Fatzi roared, and came to the offering table, blowing out the candles, at this time, the sky had already lit up, and the three of them washed their faces and refreshed themselves, at this time, the people who came to condolence and help had arrived one after another, Mrs. Dong had already gotten up, and she would not follow her to the crematorium, after all, the white-haired people sent the black-haired people, and the separation of yin and yang between her own flesh and blood was too sad, she couldn't stand the stimulation of her son letting the fire burn, so she stayed in the house and cried alone, All the big and small affairs are handled by Old Man Dong and Mr. Cui.

While the right and wrong were cleaning up the offering table with Li Lanying, the old man Dong asked Mr. Cui: "Xiao Cui, do you think you need to prepare something?" ”

Mr. Cui shook his head, and then replied: "No, just pay attention to preparing four red brick coffins later, and I will bring the rest, ah yes, Uncle Dong, I don't think it's early, I don't know if anyone is coming?" ”

The old Dong nodded and went out to count the number of people, Mr. Cui took advantage of this emptiness, took out an empty wine bottle from Zhang Shifei's backpack, this wine bottle is porcelain, modeled after the shape of the previous wine can, Mr. Cui unscrewed the wine bottle, and then said to the two ghosts on the sofa: "Hurry up, it's time to go on the road." ”

That Dong Sizhe is still in an idiot state and naturally can't talk, the female ghost in yellow blinked her eyes and then said to Mr. Cui: "Why are you bothering to do this, when Sizhe's body is burned down, we will go directly to the Yin City, you don't need to send it." ”

Mr. Cui smiled bitterly, and then said to it: "It's still in the Yin City, let's talk about it first." ”

The yellow-clothed female ghost was full of doubts, and Mr. Cui had to tell them in three or two sentences that they would have to live in the house for a few more days to build roads in the Yin City, but fortunately, the yellow-clothed female ghost didn't talk nonsense, it seemed that as long as Dong Sizhe was still by its side, nothing else was a problem, so after Mr. Cui finished speaking, it muttered: "So that's what happened, okay." ”

After finishing speaking, it hugged Dong Sizhe and turned around, and then the two ghosts turned into two puffs of green smoke, entangled and drilled into the wine bottle in Mr. Cui's hand, Mr. Cui saw that they had all entered, so he screwed on the bottle cap, and then took out a talisman from his pocket, pasted it on the wine bottle, and then handed it to Zhang Shifei to put away.

Zhang Shifei took the bottle and found that it was so scary, it was probably a ghost relationship, I used to watch this wine jar pretending to be a ghost in the movie, but I didn't expect to really watch the live version today, he just put the wine bottle away, and the old man Dong walked in and said to Mr. Cui: "Everyone is together." ”

Mr. Cui nodded, and then followed the old man Dong to the foyer, and after leading a few young men carrying the coffin into the house, Mr. Cui said to Zhang Shifei: "You two, go downstairs first, fat man, you take the paper money, and see if there is a 'water gate' downstairs...... It's a horse pot wheel, just sprinkle some paper money on it, Xiao Zhang, you have three two kicks in your backpack, take it out and pick it up, and you'll put it later, understand? ”

Zhang Shifei and Li Lanying nodded, and walked out, after the yellow-clothed female ghost was put into the bottle, the 'evil qi' in the corridor slowly disappeared, and walked out of the building, today's weather is good, both of them stretched, and then began to work separately.

The fat man grabbed a handful of paper money from the bag, found a few manhole covers in the community, and sprinkled some on them, Zhang Shifei took out the three two kicks in the bag, and then took off the packaging, got the lead, and inserted it not far from the entrance of the building, at this time there were already five cars parked next to it, one pulled the coffin, with a wreath on it, at first glance it was out of the crematorium, and the remaining four were cars, and then the two stood aside, lit a cigarette and waited for Mr. Cui and his people to wait.

It didn't take long to hear Mr. Cui's voice, Zhang Shifei hurriedly stepped forward to help them open the door, only to see six young men carrying the coffin down, the old man Dong went downstairs again old tears, when the coffin went out, the sun had not come out, so Mr. Cui asked the old man Dong to set up four pieces, there is a saying here, the coffin contains the dead, and it cannot be grounded before the burial, otherwise it will not be good for the deceased's family.

Everyone put the coffin on the red brick, and then stood separately, knowing that at this time, the 'main person' was going to speak, this 'big man' is a northeast dialect, talking about people who can do things clearly, but at the funeral, most of them refer to Mr. Yin and Yang.

I saw that Mr. Cui coughed, and then sorted out his emotions, and then said to everyone with a straight face: "Call you, please listen carefully, today is the second day of the seventh month of the year of Gengyin, and it is the backer Dong Lao's son of tens of millions of bliss, as the so-called, life and death have a fate to go with the clouds, and the past life is like a blissful life, this is the number of days, which cannot be changed, and now the time has come, three shots!" ”

After finishing speaking, Mr. Cui signaled Zhang Shifei to set off the cannon, Zhang Shifei did not dare to delay, so he and the fat man lit two kicks with cigarette butts, and when the cannon rang off, Mr. Cui spoke again: "One sound of parents' tears, two rings of hope for the soul, three rings of thunder in the world." Flowers bloom and pedicle, there are no taboos, let go of the three cannons, and those who belong to dragons and dogs in the courtyard should turn around! ”

As a result, there were more than a dozen people present, and two of them turned around after hearing Mr. Cui's words, and Mr. Cui lowered his head again, as if he was thinking about something, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head, and then said loudly: "Get up the coffin!" Send Dong Gongzi to the Yin Mansion!! ”

After shouting, everyone got busy, a few men carefully carried the coffin containing Dong Sizhe to the car, followed by a few people, and the rest each found a car, because everything is simple, so there are still some rituals that have not been done, but these things are almost the same whether they are done or not, anyway, they are all for the living.

Five cars set off from the community, directly to the second crematorium in Harbin, originally they thought that now the dawn, the urban area should be very easy to walk, but even so, passing by the place to repair the subway, it is still a traffic jam, fortunately, unlike usual, few do not have long eyes to dare to add a stopper, after all, who wants to rob the dead car on the road?

In this way, it was already more than seven o'clock in the crematorium, and the sun had already risen, but this was not an important customer, Mr. Cui didn't pay much attention to it, and even the ceremony when he got off the car was saved, so that Zhang Shifei and Li Lanying and those who helped, just like lifting wood, lifted the coffin down, and then things were simple, the crematorium was operated in a flowing water, as long as the coffin went in, to ensure that the urn came out.

The makeup artists are all experienced in battles, and before they arrived in twenty minutes, they drew a white and red picture of Na Yuxi, and the next step was to pay homage to the remains, more than a dozen people walked around the coffin in accordance with the rules, and the old man Dong was at the end, following with red eyes, and the doctor did not pit.

When the staff pulled Dong Sizhe in the coffin down on the iron bed and prepared to be cremated, the old man Dong couldn't help it, cried and pounced, saying that he wouldn't let them burn his son, what kind of voice was that, Zhang Shifei felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart, as if something was blocked in his chest, you must know how tragic it is for this father to cry and mourn.

A few people present were a little moved when they heard the old man Dong crying like this, but the staff in the crematorium seemed to have been used to this scene, they were very professional and brutally pulled away Dong Sizhe's body, and very skillfully opened an iron door, brushed it, like a slide, and the person was gone.

After that, things were simpler, basically it was fine, everyone was waiting in the lounge, seeing that the old man Dong was sad, everyone took turns to come forward to comfort, after all, Mr. Cui had been doing this business for a day or two, he knew what to do during this rest, so he led the old man Dong to choose the urn.

The person who sells urns in this crematorium actually knows Mr. Cui, and he is very familiar, Zhang Shifei was a little surprised, thinking about what he is doing in the crematorium, is he going to the funeral every three or five days?

Later, I thought about it and figured it out, after all, Mr. Cui is doing the profession of Mr. Bai Pai, weddings and funerals should be a common thing, Zhang Shifei looked at the aunt who sold the urn and looked at Mr. Cui squeezing her eyebrows, and knew that there must be some doorways in this, maybe Mr. Cui will have a kickback to get here, Mr. Cui is familiar with the road and recommends to the old man Dong an urn worth eight hundred and eighty-eight, which is said to be made of pine wood, insect-proof and ant-proof, the urn is carved with nine dragons and nine phoenixes, and a tablet made of marble is also attached. The old man Dong is heartbroken now, and he has no words, that's all.

Looking at the old man Dong with a sad face, but the eldest sister of the urn was full of smiles, Zhang Shifei sighed, it seems that there are people happy and sad in this crematorium.

Half an hour later, someone announced that it was time to pick up the ashes.

This should be the last step, Zhang Shifei and Li Lanying saw what the ashes looked like for the first time, a big iron plate, that's right, it was filled with a big iron plate, a boxy big iron plate, and there were a bunch of broken bones scattered in it, everyone took the shelf, first picked up those broken bones into the box, and then the leg bones, sternum, and finally the skull, after picking up the lisuo, Mr. Cui wrapped the money in a piece of red cloth and covered it on the skull of Dong Sizhe.

Everything was done, just about to cover the lid, only to hear a low cry of a woman behind him, Mr. Cui didn't know what was wrong after hearing this cry, his whole body shook inexplicably, and then fixed there, Zhang Shifei turned his head to look, only to see two women appear behind them, looking like they were about the same age as Mr. Zhang Shifei Cui, one long-haired woman had swollen eyes, and she knew that she had been crying for a long time at a glance, and the other had no expression, just holding the hand of the crying woman and comforting her in a low voice.

Seeing Mr. Cui's virtue, Zhang Shifei has a number in his heart, it seems that this is the trouble that separates the head, and now the two women, I don't know which one is Mr. Cui's former girlfriend?

(To be continued)