Hearing the screams, the man and I hurried inside, worried that something else had happened.

When I went in, I saw that many villagers were gathered together, and they were hurriedly supporting an old man. There were a few coffins next to it, and there was no sign of the contents popping out.

Puzzled, I grabbed a young man by the hand and asked what was going on.

The young man didn't want to deal with me, a stranger, but when he saw the third brother and another person coming back, his eyes immediately lit up: "You are, you are the gentleman that the third brother invited them?" Sir, you must help us! ”

The third brother came over and scolded: "Zhou Qingsong, you don't talk about those useless things." Didn't you hear your husband ask you? What the hell is going on? Hurry up! ”

It turned out that when the third brother and they went to the provincial capital to invite people, the families of several victims were not idle. My relatives are gone, and the pain is gone, but the aftermath still has to be dealt with.

No matter what you say, you can't let your own family members hang out in the house in the sky. So they discussed, and invited a famous coffin maker nearby, that is, the white-bearded old man, to order the coffin.

Nothing happened in the process, and it was peaceful until the burial. But no one expected that just as the coffin lid was closed and the coffin nail was about to be nailed to it, something happened.

The coffin could not be nailed in, and in the end, the old man was in a hurry, and as soon as he became angry, he smashed it with all his strength. As a result, a strange thing happened, and the coffin nail that could be half an inch was smashed into it and bounced out.

Impartial, right in the middle of the old man.

This also had a scream I heard when I just entered the door, the old man rolled his eyes, fainted on the spot, one of his front teeth was knocked out, and the other was loose, and he didn't know if he could keep it.

After listening to the cause and effect, I was relieved and felt some sympathy for the unlucky old man. Who did the old man provoke? Come over and make a little money and put one of your front teeth in it.

"Hmph, I often walk by the river, where can I not get my shoes wet?" Suddenly, I heard a disdainful voice, and when I followed the sound unexpectedly, I saw Xiao Dangjia sitting on the wall.

The rebellious young man glanced at me and didn't say a word, and I don't know when he came. He is the Dharmakaya, and no one can see or hear him except me and the sword bearer.

The man on credit just nodded to where Xiao Dang's house was, counted as a greeting, and then went over to pick up the coffin nail and said: "It's also a little confused, the deceased died unjustly, and the resentment is deep, holding the coffin nail, refusing to rest in peace." In this case, how can it be forced? ”

As he spoke, he paced over to a coffin and picked up a wooden hammer from the ground. The mouth began to recite the mantra: "Hold the golden axe to seal the nail, east, west, north and south." Vermilion Bird Xuanwu came to arch the photo, and the green dragon and white tiger were lined up on both sides. One nail adds Ding and enters wealth, two nails Fu Lu descends from the sky, three nails and three yuan and the first, and four nails of descendants are full of court steps. Generations of descendants have made a fortune. ”

One nail in a sentence, a total of eight nails were nailed, and the last sentence was Guangfacai, a coffin has been nailed, and no strange things have happened, let alone anything that has been nailed out.

Seeing this scene, the villagers in the entire courtyard were impressed, and quickly sent a few people to carry the old man to rest, and then the others came over to talk.

"They've already told us about it. Don't worry, since the two of us are here, we'll take care of these corpses. It's just that this reward ......" I took the initiative to greet and talk to those middle-aged men about the honorarium.

Because they have already seen the methods of the credit knife man, the villagers of Qiligang are also more confident in us. After going back and forth, he quickly negotiated the price, and turned back to find the person with the knife on credit, only to see him concoct it in the same way, one bite after another, nailing all four coffins to the coffin nails and sealing the coffins.

"Talked?" When the man saw me coming, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

I nodded: "Let's talk about it, you are the main force in this matter, a family of 20,000, a total of 80,000." Plus the actuarial calculation of 30,000 fish in the reservoir, a total of 110,000, you seven and I three, how about it? ”

The man on credit nodded, did not dwell on this issue, but looked at a few coffins and said: "I haven't dealt with such a thing as mourning for some days, but fortunately, although they are resentful, they have not made trouble." In this way, it will be carried away for burial and buried in the ground, and it will be calmed. ”

"Okay, I'll go find some coffin bearers." I nodded, and according to the birthday letter provided by the person on credit, I began to look for a suitable person among the villagers to carry the coffin.

This kind of coffin bearer, if in the past, there was a more professional one, called the coffin bearer, also known as the 'Eight Immortals'. This kind of business of eating dead people's food used to have a set of teams in almost every village, but now, most people go through the cremation process, where to find the eight immortals who specialize in carrying coffins?

I also chose from the villagers according to local conditions. With the help of the village chief, the third brother and others, eight strong guys were quickly picked out, and when they returned to the ancestral hall, the people with the credit knife had already placed incense and candles as tributes, and there were words in their mouths: "The sky is round and the place is round, and the law is nine chapters." Yin and Yang are here, send you the West. You are in yin and I am in yang, yin and yang do not gather, inside and outside, send you to the west, and go to the capital immediately. ”

When he recited the incantation, his expression was solemn and solemn. Then he held a peachwood sword, dipped it in willow leaf water, and struck it three times on each coffin, while still chanting words in his mouth: "The sky is round and the place is round, and the law is nine chapters." I pronounce a mantra today, and my spirit is mourned. All disgust, go away. The soul is calm, and the ants are not hurt. Choose a good day today, and be auspicious. ”

This is called the burial mantra, and logically speaking, this must be recited before the corpse is buried, which can have the effect of calming the resentment and entering the funeral. But now that the coffin lid is nailed, it is purely a process to add a burial charm.

After doing this, the man with the knife walked off the stage and asked the third brother who was waiting next to him: "Are you ready for the paper man and paper horse for the deceased?" ”

The third brother hurriedly replied: "It's all ready, it's just across the room." A pair of boys and girls, as well as paper cows and paper horses, paper houses and paper cars......"

"Alright, take me there." The credit knife man interrupted the third brother's chatter, nodded at me and said, "Mr. Liu, let's come along, it's not too early, you and I will open the light for the paper man together, and we can set up a mourning hall when we go back." ”

I've never done such a thing as a paper man opening a light, and I've mentioned it before, this kind of funeral thing is done by Mr. Yin and Yang, and we don't choke each other. But since the credit knife man said so, I can only bite the bullet.

Entering the door, a room of paper people and paper horses is somewhat panicked.

The man with the knife on credit skillfully adjusted the cinnabar ink first, and then took a paper figure and demonstrated it to me: "Mr. Liu, look at it." It's not difficult to consecrate a paper figure, it's just a few mantras that need to be memorized. ”

"Open your eyes and look at the six roads." One stroke on the left and right of the eyes.

"Slap in the face, listen to all directions." One stroke on each side of the ear.

"Open your nose and smell the musk." Add a stroke to the bridge of the nose.

"Open your mouth and eat pigs and sheep." Add a stroke to your lips.

"Happy light, bright and bright." The heart of the chest falls with a stroke.

"Turn on the left hand and write an article." Left hand palm stroke.

"Open the right hand and grab the money and food." A stroke falls on the palm of the right hand.

"Open your feet and go to heaven." Finally, the left and right feet, each with one stroke on the surface of the foot!