Chapter 5: The Bloody Coffin
I looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a big belly walking towards us with a flushed face.
"You two stinky cremators, I'm here today, if you dare to pull the coffin away, I'll ask someone to unload your hands!"
The middle-aged man's words were uplifting, Uncle Quan's face did not change, but I listened to the drums in my heart.
I thought to myself, the folk customs of Hedong Town are really worthy of its name!
"Boss, you're drunk." At this time, another middle-aged man hurriedly walked over and persuaded Na Lin Da, I looked up and found that this man was a few years older than Zhi Lin, and it seemed that he was the younger brother of this Lin Da.
"Hey, I didn't drink, second child, let me ask you, did the old man give you something before he died?" As soon as Lin Da said it, he already had a smell of alcohol, obviously it was impossible to drink without drinking.
"Boss, you're really drunk, the last time Dad saw him before he died was you, how could you give me something?"
"You are still pretending, the old man loves you the most for so many years, he must have handed over something to you......"
Lin Da saw that he was going to make trouble again, but in the next second, he was quickly stopped by a few women, after all, in front of so many people, it would undoubtedly be a shame for their family.
Seeing that Lin Da was pulled down, the second elder of the Lin family here turned to us and said apologetically: "The two masters wait a while, I will go and call those who carry the coffin now, and soon carry the coffin to your car." ”
Uncle Quan nodded slightly, and after the second elder of the Lin family left to find the person carrying the coffin, Uncle Quan walked to the side of the coffin.
I looked down and saw that there were several wooden benches underneath the coffin, but when I got to the wooden benches that had sunk into the sand, I felt a strange feeling in my heart......
Uncle Quan on the side gently put his hand on the coffin, but when I looked up, I clearly saw that Uncle Quan's face had a somewhat more solemn expression.
"Uncle Quan, is there a problem with this coffin?" I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and ask.
Uncle Quan didn't speak, but his eyes swept to the crying woman not far away, and then seemed to nod.
A few minutes later, the second child of the Lin family brought a few people who specialized in carrying the coffin, and several coffin bearers seemed to have already assigned their work, and after three or four thick and long coffin bearers set up the coffin, under a command, seven or eight coffin bearers lifted the coffin......
"Be careful, the coffin must not fall to the ground." The coffin bearer at the head seemed to be a little struggling and said.
My eyes narrowed slightly, and I found that not only the coffin bearer at the head, but even the younger ones in the back were gritting their teeth and insisting at this time, and it was obvious that the weight of this coffin was definitely a bit unusual.
The coffin bearers carried the coffin in front, and Uncle Quan and I followed behind, and according to custom, the coffin must walk in front and not fall to the ground.
In the back, Uncle Quan asked the second child of the Lin family beside him with an ordinary face, and said, "I'm afraid the old man has been gone for a few days, right?"
Uncle Quan's voice fell, and I quietly looked at the second child of the Lin family on the side, only to see that he suddenly nodded again and again, and his eyes were even more surprised, obviously Uncle Quan was also very surprised to know the time of their father's death in one sentence.
"**God, it's been at home, and the boss refuses to be cremated so quickly, so ......" The second child of the Lin family sighed.
"No wonder." Uncle Quan didn't say anything more, but the pair of old eyes clearly looked at the coffin in front of him......
I don't know how Uncle Quan knew the time of death of the old man in the coffin, but when I looked at the coffin bearers in front of me, I found that their steps were getting slower and slower, and under the autumn wind, I saw that their backs were already sweating like rain.
In a short short distance, several coffin bearers walked for almost ten minutes, and finally after pushing the coffin into the car, these men from the fields took the red envelopes handed by the master's family, and walked aside to smoke and mutter.
"Dog's day, I have carried the coffin for seven or eight years, and it is really the first time I have carried such a heavy coffin."
"No, I don't know how much gold and silver was put in it, but this old Lin Tou was left unattended before he died, but after his death, he was almost robbed of his body......" The voices of several coffin-carrying men reached my ears, which suddenly made my heart a little strange.
No one cares before he dies, and after he dies, he has a large number of filial sons and grandchildren? And when I saw that Lin Da just now, he didn't seem to care much about whether his father was dead or not, but seemed to care a lot more about what he said.
And what makes me even more curious is, what is that thing in Lin Da's mouth? Can you almost turn the two brothers against each other?
Also, there was something wrong with Uncle Quan's eyes when I looked at him just now, is there something wrong with this coffin?
Just when I was secretly surprised, the family of the deceased over there had already driven several small cars to follow the hearse, and Uncle Quan was motioning for me to hurry up and get into the car.
I nodded yes and quickly got into the hearse; The hearse was a converted minivan, with four seats in the front two rows, and a special coffin space in the back.
The hearse started on the road, and the families of the deceased drove their own cars after us to the crematorium to pick up the ashes; For the originally empty car with an extra coffin, the atmosphere on the car was a little quiet for a while......
After half a ring, Li Qiang, who was driving, suddenly spoke.
"Uncle Quan, the car can't drive a little anymore."
This Li Qiang either didn't speak, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it made my brain stunned, and the next Li Qiang's words made my spine even colder!
I only heard Li Qiang say: "This coffin seems to be getting heavier and heavier, I'm afraid it won't last in the crematorium." ”
Li Qiang's voice fell lightly, and Uncle Quan's old face instantly became a little more solemn, and as for me, I just chuckled in my heart, and my mind was blank!
Are you kidding? Will the coffin get heavier and heavier? Although this hearse is a modified minivan, it is absolutely no problem to carry a ton!
And just when I was feeling a little chill in my heart, suddenly, there was a slapping sound in the coffin behind me......
"Uncle Quan, there is a voice!" I almost rushed straight forward, and this sudden sound made me feel bad all at once.
"What's it called, there are wooden nails on the coffin, give me some leisure!" Uncle Quan glared at me angrily, and then came directly to me from the passenger seat.
Seeing Uncle Quan's stinky face as always, my heart was a little relieved, but when I looked up at the coffin again, I couldn't even breathe in an instant!
I saw that on both sides of the coffin behind him, there was blood slowly oozing out......