Chapter 9: Funeral
Before I could react, a funeral hearse suddenly stopped next to me.
The person in the car was wearing sunglasses and smoking cigarettes, and looked me up and down, "You're new here?" I'll really pick the time, open the door Lao Jin, you, follow me in the car. ”
The man in sunglasses pointed at me to get into the car, and when he saw me standing still, he suddenly yelled, and then I got into the hearse and went with him to the depths of the crematorium.
In the car.
The man in sunglasses took off his sunglasses and looked at me with a grin, "What's it called, new here?" ”
"I ......"
I wanted to explain that I didn't come here to work, but the man in sunglasses interrupted me directly, "The name is not important, after all, there are rules for each industry, my surname is Chen, they all call me an old fart, remember, the funeral home is the most taboo to call the big name, so you must also have a nickname, just call you a stupid melon, look at your stupid appearance, it's quite suitable for working here, come down to help." ”
The tone of the old fart is unquestionable, and he doesn't give me a chance to explain at all, and it's the first time I've seen such a strong person.
When the old fart opened the trunk, I saw an old man in a shroud lying inside.
"Why are you stunned, this old man's life is hard, none of the three sons are willing to raise him, and he was finally found out when he stinked at home."
The old fart threw me a mask, put away his smile and said, "Since you choose to do this business, you have to overcome your fear, the first lesson of the funeral home, don't blow on the dead, put the mask on." ”
The old man smelled faintly, and I endured the discomfort and carried him to the morgue, which was my first contact with the funeral home, and the scene inside was not as bad as I imagined.
After finally pushing the old man into the morgue, the old fart beckoned me to the staff dormitory and said that he would introduce me to a few people.
During the half-hour waiting, I didn't say a word to the old fart, and he was on the phone with his mobile phone from beginning to end, completely ignoring me.
At first, I thought there should be a lot of funeral home staff, but I never expected that in the end, only one old and one young came.
After the introduction of the old fart, I learned that this old man's name is Lei Yongchun, he is the cremation master of the funeral home, he has more than ten years of cremation experience, and it is estimated that there are more people who have burned in a year than I have seen, and everyone respectfully calls him Lei Ye.
Lei Ye knew at a glance that he was a person who did not smile, even if I took the initiative to say hello, he only nodded slightly, and did not take me seriously at all.
"This surname is He, Lei Ye's apprentice, you can call him Xiao He."
The old fart continued, "Okay, that's basically it, we still have someone here to visit relatives in their hometown, and they should be back in two days, she is our first-class mortuary here, and there is no body that she can't handle." ”
As soon as the words fell, the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang, and the old fart hurriedly walked to the side to answer the phone, as if he had come to business.
"I have something to go out, Xiao He, you can take him to familiarize himself with the environment."
The old fart hurriedly walked out with the phone in his hand.
I couldn't sit still any longer, got up and shouted, "Wait a minute, I'm not here to work, I'm here to find someone, his name is Lei Zhennan, and the address is written here." ”
Hearing this, Lei Ye, who was not smiling, shook slightly.
Then the old fart took three steps and two steps back to me, "You're looking for someone?" Just kidding, this is a funeral home, there are only a few of us alive, who are you looking for? I'm right, it's you. ”
I didn't understand, the old fart walked up to me and pointed to the phone, and the next second I was completely stunned, because there was a one-inch photo of me on the phone!
The old fart saw my surprise and comforted me by saying that I would not be used to it when I first came to the funeral home, and I would get used to it as long as I slept here for one night.
"I'll talk about it when I get back, by the way, don't run around at night, be careful of that thing......"
The old fart patted me on the shoulder and turned away without waiting for me to ask a question.
I even thought I was dreaming, and I pinched my thigh hard to find out that it was true, and suddenly remembered the place of extreme yin in my mind.
Could it be that grandpa is referring to the funeral home? Thinking of this, I smiled bitterly, I was really cheated by my grandfather, I would have known to ask clearly.
Dusk and sunset.
The old fart rushed back from outside, and he asked me to stay in the staff dormitory tonight, and the beds had been cleaned up for me in advance.
"Let's leave a phone first, I have something to go back first, if you're afraid, let Xiao He come over to accompany you, this kid didn't dare to sleep for two nights when he first came, and he got used to it later, so you are the same."
The old fart was about to leave, and I hurriedly stopped him, "You wait, I want to ask you something." ”
I couldn't help it anymore, I just wanted to figure out what the hell was going on, I can guarantee that this is the first time I've met my fart, so why does he have a one-inch picture of me?
The old fart seemed to see what I wanted to ask, and said with a smile, "I don't know, anyway, I received a text message two days ago, saying that there was a young man who wanted to come to the funeral home to work, and then you came, but it is taboo to call you by a big name here, so you are called a lack of heart." ”
I was stunned for a moment and said angrily, "You are called a lack of eyes, your whole family is a lack of eyes." ”
The old fart laughed and returned to normal, "Just kidding, by the way, what are you looking for Lei Zhennan, we really don't have this person here, so we have nothing else to leave beforehand." ”
The old fart came and went like the wind and rain, turned around and closed the door by the way.
Sitting on the bed, I called my grandfather, and when I asked, I realized that it was really arranged for me by my grandfather in advance, and asked me if I was used to it.
Normal people who are used to sleeping in the funeral home, I have a hard time, and I don't want my grandfather to worry, so I can only bite the bullet and say, "It's okay, the food here is good at noon, but it's too quiet at night." ”
"Funeral home, it's normal to be quiet, if you want to suppress the murder, stay there with peace of mind, hundreds of unjust souls are even a test for you, remember, there are no rats in ten thousand families, don't embarrass me, you kid."
I smiled bitterly, "By the way, grandpa, I didn't find the person you asked me to find, there is indeed an old man surnamed Lei here, but it's not Lei Zhennan, are you sure the address is right?" ”
Grandpa was stunned, and was silent for two seconds before saying, "No, did you give him the Buddha beads?" I shook my head and replied no, grandpa had to let me take the Buddha beads to try, maybe the blind cat ran into a dead mouse, so the old man is really Lei Ye.
Time was fleeting, and I finally stayed up until one o'clock in the morning before I felt sleepy.
The first time I slept in the funeral parlor, I felt very unsure, and I could faintly hear the impact of the iron plate, and it was difficult to guess whether it was man-made or windy.
I don't know how long it took, a thunderbolt woke me up from my dream, although I was bold and not afraid of ghosts, but I was afraid of thunder since I was a child, and my mobile phone was ringing non-stop.
Pick it up and take a closer look, it's actually an old fart......