The two classmates, when they saw that this person was this virtue, their hearts became more and more furious.

It seems that there is a situation, and what a situation, where do they know.

At this moment, a young man with two gold teeth came to the street, driving a motorcycle, and saw the two people who kept knocking on the east door, so he asked what was going on, and when Liu Sanguan told the matter, the young man smiled: "This matter, you have to find a black mouse, he knows." ”

"Who is the black mouse?"

"Those who carry the coffin, go find it yourself, it's at No. 35 on this street, right in their house. ”

"Okay, thanks. '

They soon came to No. 35, which was also an old mansion, with a wooden structure, but it was dilapidated, and the whole building looked like it would collapse at any time.

The door of the house was unlocked, and when the two of them entered, they cried, "Is there anyone, is there anyone, but no one answers." ”

However, the simplicity inside, the four walls of the user are not exaggerated at all, everywhere is tattered, everywhere is dirty, the rats are not afraid of people in the daytime, scurrying around, Liu Sanguan still wants to go upstairs to have a look, think about it or forget it, this is a garbage dump, upstairs is definitely not much better.

There was no one in the wooden building, and the two went out of the door, and an old man with a dry tobacco pouch on the opposite side asked, "Are you looking for a black mouse?"

"Yes, uncle, what about people?"

"Man, I was still here just now, and I probably went to the commissary to buy wine again. ”

Liu Sanguan stepped forward and said, "Uncle, is the black mouse the one who carries the coffin?"

"What are you asking for?"

"We're looking for him. ”

"That's right, he is not only a professional who carries coffins, but he has been carrying them for decades. ”

The second master said: "Uncle, their house is too messy, and they don't clean up." ”

"Pack up, he's the only one in their house. ”

"Doesn't he have a wife?"

"This drunkard, wine is his wife, how can he have the money to marry a wife. ”

Liu San nodded and said, "It turned out to be a drunkard, uncle, can you tell us what's going on with this coffin?"

The old man knocked the cigarette stick on his foot and asked with a smile: "You two babies, you don't even understand this time, are you from the city?"

The two of them hurriedly said yes.

"Uncle, in the city, the corpses are all sent to the crematorium. ”

"That's right, then tell me, what is the matter with finding black rats?"

Liu Sanguan was afraid that he would scare people away like Dongmen Qi when he said it, so he said: "Uncle, in fact, there is nothing special, isn't he a professional who carries coffins, we are just curious." ”

"Curious, you two boys, there must be something, don't say it, I'll tell you what the coffin is carrying. ”

The old man opened the conversation: the heavy coffin and the weight of the deceased, it is impossible for one person or two people to lift it.

So, in the living town of the village, a special group of people appeared - coffin bearers.

In the countryside, the honorific title of the coffin bearer is called "Eight Immortals" or "Eight King Kongs".

Of course, no matter how poor the filial family is, they will buy a pair of shoes and a towel to show their gratitude! Eating, drinking, and cigarettes are also indispensable.

Now, many places have to pay the coffin bearer, depending on the local customs.

Unmarried guys can't be invited, daughters-in-law can't be invited, and the "Eight King Kongs" must have eight surnames. The filial son kneels in front of you, and no matter what happens to the villagers, they must accept it, after all, the deceased is great. Of course, these should be communicated in advance to avoid embarrassment.

Carrying the coffin, although there is no advanced knowledge, but a hard work, skill work, not everyone can do it. Carrying the coffin, the emphasis is on cooperation, eight people must cooperate tacitly, work together, so that there will be no accidents. If you are a little careless and the coffin is smashed on your body, it is not a joke.

Carry the coffin on the road, some places pay attention to "carry the coffin up the mountain, go out and turn three times", and some places just "carry the coffin on the road to rest three times", the rest means to let the filial sons and grandchildren kneel down more, and at the same time the coffin bearer will ask the married filial men and women for "benefit", and the two sides can bargain; the filial men and women have actually prepared cigarettes for a long time, just waiting for the coffin bearer to "rest" to ask for it, can not give all at once, three breaks and three gives. In the end, both parties were satisfied, and they were carried to the cemetery without resting.

"Benefit" follows the filial piety's wishes, and the person who carries the coffin does not mind giving more or less. According to the person who carried the coffin, it must not be shouted when carrying the coffin, and the more you shout, the heavier it will be. Some coffins feel very heavy when lifted, while some coffins are very light; the heavy ones are because the deceased has worries and wishes that have not been fulfilled, while the light ones are because they have no love and are light; ordinary coffin bearers can perceive it.

After the old man said this, the second master asked, 'So amazing?'

The old man said: "It's such a miracle, long-term coffin bearer, every night before the coffin, you will hear someone knock on the door, the door of the black mouse's house is the most knocked on, you don't just enter their house." ”

Liu Sanguan asked: "In this case, uncle, is it true that the heavier the resentment, the heavier the coffin?"

The old man became alert, "Why do you ask this?"

Liu Sanguan couldn't help it, so he said a little about the female corpse, and only said a few words, and the old man left a sentence: "I don't know about this, you go to find the black mouse, I guess, he must be in the commissary, not far ahead, you can find it yourself." ”

The old man ignored the two and went back to the house by himself.

The commissary was not far away, and I saw a sloppy guy who seemed to be asking for food, who was entangled with the boss of the commissary, and had to drink on credit, but the boss refused to live or die, saying, you have too much credit.

Liu Sanguan shouted: Black mouse.

The man turned his head and asked, "You called me?"

Liu Sanguan took out a hundred yuan and handed it to the boss of the commissary: "Boss, one hundred, buy him all wine, buy as much as you can?"

The boss was entangled by the black rat and had no choice, and suddenly saw that there was a large amount of money to buy him wine, so what are you waiting for, he picked up a six-pack of liquor and handed it to the black mouse.

"Drink you, you dead rat!"

The black mouse looked to be almost fifty years old, with a scruffy beard, medium height, but very stocky.

He bit open the lid of a glass bottle of liquor with his teeth, took a few sips, and said, "So generous, is there something to ask me?"

"Yes, yes, Brother Mouse...."

"What's the matter, tell me. ”

"That's right...."

When Liu Sanguan finished talking about things, the black mouse was not panicked at all, and said: "This is the heaviest coffin I have carried in my life, you know, and crushed a coffin bearer, his nickname is grasshopper, and he is my friend." ”

After he finished speaking, he took a few sips of liquor, and after a few efforts, he left half of the wine in one piece.