The next day at noon.

Xu Rulin went to Ye Youcheng's house, and the small official road that had been deserted was originally deserted, but now it was full of people, like rushing to a market. Passers-by talked about it, and it came into the ears of Xu Rulin, who was walking slowly.

"500,000 gold beads to buy a coffin, my God! What kind of big man is this going to be buried?"

"That is, the old lady of the town elder died the year before last, and the coffin she bought was only 10,000 gold beads, and I heard that she bargained for a long time. ”

"Big guys! Definitely big guys! I dare to bet a gold bead with you with my head. ”

"! The thing you have around your neck is worth a single silver bead. ”

"Don't talk about it, I'm curious about what kind of big person can be in Luofeng Village? A bunch of mud legs, facing the loess all year round, with their backs to the sky, are not reluctant to buy and eat even a piece of meat during the New Year's holidays, and they are childish and unproductive. ”

"You have a chance? Swaggering goods, the town's yamen is more familiar than his crotch pants. ”

"Shhhhh I have a nephew who works as a clerk in the coffin shop, and last night he saw with his own eyes that the owner of the coffin was a young monk with a sword hanging from his waist. I heard that it came from the Phantom Sword Sect, and the shot was a million gold ticket, and he didn't blink an eyelid. Don't blame me for not reminding you, the deceased was his sister-in-law, drowned in the peach blossom pool. So when you look at the excitement for a while, don't pay attention to your speech, don't bring a dirty word, otherwise you will definitely be stabbed to death by him with a sword, and the Phantom Sword Sect is famous for being killed. ”

When everyone heard the Phantom Sword Sect, their faces changed drastically, and they all shut up.

After this guy's words shocked the audience, he felt quite proud, and suddenly felt that he was the young monk who spent millions of gold.

It is about the same time that Ye Youcheng is still a mile away, and there is already some water on the small official road. Some passers-by who had already seen the excitement were standing on both sides chatting, and the sound of "tsk" was everywhere, and the words were mostly envious, jealous and hateful.

Xu Rulin followed the flow of people and came to the front yard of Ye Youcheng without hurrying. I saw that the yard was crowded with people, and the big guys were all in front of the house, behind the house, carrying inside and outside the house, and placing countless funeral supplies.

Ye Youcheng and his wife stood at the gate like wooden stakes, obviously frightened by this big deal and big battle.

The superb white jade coffin worth 500,000 gold beads was placed in front of the main entrance, replacing the original cedar coffin.

One person stood in the courtyard to direct the dispatch, shouting sweaty and panting. It was the fat shopkeeper of the coffin shop. Just as the two guys were carrying a huge gold and silver mountain to the gate of the courtyard, the fat shopkeeper was shocked, and hurriedly followed up, stretching out his hands to stabilize the gold and silver mountain.

The three of them worked together to place the gold and silver mountain at the gate of the courtyard, the fat shopkeeper wiped his sweat, and when he looked up, he saw Xu Rulin standing by the fence, and hurriedly trotted over, and said with a smile:

"Shaoxia, the little one has already strictly followed your requirements - all the funeral supplies have been purchased, and they are all first-class goods in town. If you are not satisfied with anything, the small one will immediately send someone to deal with it quickly. ”

As soon as the fat shopkeeper's words came out, the onlookers who were standing beside Xu Rulin and watching the excitement hurriedly dispersed, lest they be slow and annoy the wealthy Phantom Sword Sect monk. A group of people are secretly glad that they have managed their mouths, if they had just said a few nonsense words, they might have been stabbed by a sword by now.

Xu Rulin opened the fence door, glanced around casually, and nodded to the fat shopkeeper who was one step away from him:

"Everything is not bad, can you ask the shopkeeper for a little favor?"

The young man spoke. ”

"I'm not good at words, and my stepfather and mother are still grieving, so I'd like to ask you to tell the big guy a few words in public about my stepsister's drowning and the five-day running water mat, how about it?"

"Don't worry, the young man is wrapped in the little one. ”

"Well, do you have a balance of gold beads?"

"There are also nearly 100,000 gold beads. The fat shopkeeper said, "The funeral supplies cost about 200,000 gold beads; then 20 of the best monks and Taoist priests in the town were invited to take turns chanting and praying for blessings, and 40,000 gold beads were used; in addition, there were 10 sets of gong and drum teams and suona teams, 20,000 gold beads; and finally, there were 20 chefs and 100 assistant chefs of the flowing water banquet and the purchase of good ingredients and drinks for five days, a total of 100,000 gold beads. ”

"How many guys did you bring?"

"Forty-nine people. ”

"Each person will be rewarded with a thousand gold beads. Xu Rulin said, "The rest is yours." ”

"Thank you Shaoxia!"

Xu Rulin glanced at the crowded courtyard and said softly:

"There are enough people. ”

The fat shopkeeper was obviously a middle-aged veteran, came to the door of the fence, raised his hands high, walked back and forth several rounds, successfully attracted the attention of some onlookers, and then pressed down violently, and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the next week, thanks to the Lord's family, I have entrusted you with a few words on behalf of the deceased's parents and brother-in-law. ”

Zhou Bopi can barely be regarded as a small person in the town, with a little face, at least ordinary people can't afford to mess with him. So as soon as he spoke, the scene really quickly quieted down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Ye family has a female pearl, sixteen years old, talented and intelligent...... I only hate the sky and jealousy, and unfortunately died in Taohuatan at noon the day before yesterday...... "The fat shopkeeper's passionate speech was not long or short, and the time was just right.

The dozens of people standing at the front of the crowd all figured out what was going on with this huge funeral? Naturally, the next thing was to spread ten, ten, and hundred, and in less than a pillar of incense, nearly 1,000 people present understood the truth.

At this time, Xu Rulin was already standing beside Lao Ye and his wife, and whispered. No matter what these people behave, they pretend to turn a blind eye, even if they talk and laugh at the banquet. As long as Mingzhu's funeral is decent and grand enough, everything is worth it.

Lao Ye and his wife have long been bluffed by this kind of large-scale and large-scale battle to the point that they have completely lost their opinions, and everything is naturally left to Xu Rulin.

At the end of noon, the flowing water mat was wide open. There are 20 tables in the front yard and 20 tables in the back yard, and 30 tables in the open space outside the left and right yards. Twenty chefs, one hundred assistant chefs, one hundred tables per round of banquets, no difficulty at all.

At the beginning, looking at the steaming and fragrant delicacies on the table, except for Lao Ye and Xu Rulin, none of the rest of the people, including the chef and the assistant chef, dared to sit down. Everyone in the town knows that the banquet at the funeral of the dead ghost really can't be eaten casually, and they are afraid that they will become the unlucky stand-in.

Compared with a meal, there is no doubt that one's own life is more important, no matter how cheap and bitter one's life is, it is still a life.

Xu Rulin only knew about the custom of not participating in the funeral of the ghost who died in vain, but he didn't understand the reason why the flowing water seat couldn't be eaten? Glancing at the onlookers who were still unmoved despite swallowing their saliva, after a little thought, he asked Ye Youcheng, who was sitting beside him:

"Old Ye, these people obviously want to sit down and eat and drink, but they seem to be scrupling about something?"

"Brother Xu, you are not a local, so you don't know. Ye Youcheng said, "I have already told you before, it is already a great love for the villagers to be able to send paper money, incense and candles, and they dare not participate in the funeral at all, for fear of being found by Mingzhu and becoming a stand-in." And this banquet can't be done either, unless ......"

"It doesn't hurt to be straight. ”

"Unless someone dares to be the first to move the chopsticks, because then Mingzhu will be the first to find him. ”

"Looking for a stand-in, that's exactly what I want. Xu Rulin picked up the bamboo chopsticks quickly, picked up a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully.

The old Ye couple were dumbfounded, wanting to stop it, where could they have time.

Xu Rulin's move caused a commotion outside the hospital, Ye Youcheng's face turned pale, and he hurriedly said:

"Brother Xu, even if you want to move chopsticks, it should be our husband and wife......"

It's a pity that Ye Youcheng didn't finish speaking, and he was already drowned in the boiling sound. Hundreds of people flocked in, each seated, eating meat and drinking in large bowls. Anyway, there is already a substitute for the dead, and he can finally eat and drink unscrupulously. The flowing water mat has been held for five days in a row, where can such a good thing be found.

In this way, the first day's flowing water mat continued until the end of the day. Xu Rulin waited until the idlers were gone, and after the old Ye couple entered the house, they came to the pond outside the courtyard alone. This time there was no need for an edict, and the water ghost had already consciously floated on the surface, indicating that he had not heard the voices of the three people.

The second, third, and fourth days, all of them were nothing.

And tomorrow is already Ye Mingzhu's burial day.

It's night.

In the "Blossoming Wealth" seat on the third floor of the Drunken Immortal Building in the town, three young men were drinking with different expressions.

The man in the center of the main seat, about twenty-three or four years old, was born with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his white clothes made him handsome and graceful. A table of high-quality mountain and sea delicacies was close to him, but he didn't move his chopsticks at all, just held a white jade cup, gently shaking the rose-red fruit wine in the cup, and the expression on his face was very serious.

On the left is a man in a fancy costume, the same age as the man in white, but the appearance is very different. Just by looking at his eyebrows, he can conclude that this person indulges in wine all day long, and he is an out-and-out gentleman.

The man on the right, dressed in a blue silk robe, was unusually clean and tidy, and there was not a trace of wrinkles in the crook of his elbow. Although his appearance is mediocre, there is a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, and he looks like he should be a monk.

The man in the Chinese costume raised his glass with both hands, his expression was flattering, and said:

"Master Cao, eat wine first. The little one has already found a new product for you outside the town, and his posture and figure are no worse than the little lady a few days ago. After a while, when you are full of wine and food, the small one will be captured with Wu Gongzi and given to you to enjoy slowly. ”

"Well-Li Tianyi, this son asked you, did the matter of that girl alarm the town's yamen last time?"

"Young Master Cao, speaking of this, the little one is about to report to you. Li Tianyi said, "At noon that day, the body of the little lady was found by a group of peach pickers, and then the little lady's father came to the town to report to the official, saying that his daughter was good at water, and it was absolutely impossible to drown in the peach blossom pool." Lizheng Mansion sent a servant to inspect it, and the result was drowning. I have to say, Gongzi Cao, your methods are really clever, and the little ones admire you......"

"Less nonsense. ”

"Yes, yes. Li Tianyi said, "The next day, you and Wu Shaoxia will go to Changyou Mountain to kill demons and eliminate demons, and the small ones will look for new goods for you in the villages outside the town." When passing by Luofeng Village, I saw a dark red coffin in the courtyard, and the couple was lying on the coffin crying to death, which was really happy. But ......"

"To the point. ”

"But in the evening, something went wrong. That night, a young monk went to the largest coffin shop in the town to buy a superb white jade coffin, and spent 500,000 gold beads, saying that his righteous sister drowned in Peach Blossom Pond, and must be buried in a grand manner, and he also held a flowing water banquet in Luofeng Village for five consecutive days, and tomorrow is the last day. Although the little one has not been to see it, I heard from the people who came back that the pomp and circumstance were ridiculously big. ”

Cao Gongzi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he asked:

"Are you sure it's a young monk?"

Li Tianyi nodded, then shook his head again, and said:

"I heard that it's from the Phantom Sword Sect. ”

"Why?"

"Uh—because he has a quaint magic sword hanging from his waist. ”

Cao Gongzi sneered and said:

"The ancient magic sword hanging on the waist is from the Phantom Sword Sect, then you Li Tianyi go and buy a fake magic sword and pin it on the belt, is it also from the Phantom Sword Sect?

"You can only watch it and take it, can you afford it?" Wu Zhong, the blue-shirted man who had been silent, sneered and said disdainfully, "Li Tianyi, you are a waste, useless." ”