Chapter 36: The Corpse

Not long after Zhang Xuan and the three of them sat down, and before they could talk a few words, they faintly heard the sound of suona outside.

At this time, everyone couldn't sit still, and they all stared at the door.

After a while, the sound of suona was clearly audible, and from time to time there was a sound of "bang" banging gongs. Immediately afterwards, I saw a team of mermaids wearing white filial piety clothes rushing in, starting with a young man about twenty years old, with his head bowed, a sad expression on his face, holding a spiritual seat in both hands, and the book: The spiritual seat of his beloved wife Li Dushi.

The young man was followed by two people, one blowing the suona, the other striking the gong, then five rows of people with mourning sticks, then a wooden coffin, carried by eight strong men, and finally four people with wreaths.

This is actually a funeral procession! When the sunset is about to extinguish the last trace of afterglow, it looks so weird that people are unconsciously creepy!

"Hey!hey!hey!" Seeing that the funeral party was about to enter the hall completely, the shopkeeper sitting at the cashier hurriedly rushed up to stop him with a gloomy face: "You can't go in, we are a post station, not a Yizhuang!"

As he spoke, he used his slightly fat figure to block the front and not let it go.

"Shopkeeper, forgive me! We have no choice but not to be, this wilderness is just your place to rest. ”

At this time, a thin old man who looked like a housekeeper stepped forward and said sadly: "Pity my young master and young grandmother, I just got married, and I went back to my mother's house to save my relatives the month before last, I don't want the young grandmother to get sick on the road, and I took medicine for half a month, but I still couldn't hold it and died on the way." My young master and young grandmother have a deep relationship, and they can't bear to bury her bones in other places, so they want to help the spirit to return to their hometown to bury. ”

Hearing this, everyone realized that this was not a funeral procession, but a funeral procession!

It's just that Zhang Xuan was a little puzzled: "According to what the old man said just now, this young grandmother has been dead for at least half a month, even if there is a coffin, but the weather is so hot, there is no smell of corpses?"

At this time, the fortune teller at the adjacent table also looked at the coffin and thought about it. Only the little girl named "Little Sparrow" didn't seem to notice anything abnormal, and was still wrestling with the plate of peanuts, as if she had a deep hatred.

But no matter how sad the old man said, the fat shopkeeper just didn't agree.

Just when the two were at a stalemate, the young man holding the spiritual seat in front of him suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, his expression was hideous, he glared at the shopkeeper, and shouted viciously: "If you don't agree, I'll rest at your door!"

The fat shopkeeper was also taken aback at first, but then he felt that he had lost face, and said angrily: "Yo he! You still dare to cross with me, this is the post station of the government, and I have the right to expel you within a radius of five miles." ”

In ancient times, in times of war, if there was a special military situation, the post station did have the right to expel all personnel within five miles, but in peacetime, this rule was basically abolished, and the fat shopkeeper was only used to scare people, and he did not have that power.

"Hmph, desperately disrespectful to my wife, I will put her coffin at the door of your post station, see if you dare to move!" This young man is also stubborn, "Pity my beloved wife, in the mood for love, just like this, I can't even give her a shelter from the wind and rain!"

Listening to this young man's words, coupled with his tireless work and thousands of miles to help the soul, he should be a loving wife.

The fat shopkeeper was also so shocked that he couldn't speak, he really didn't dare to take other people's coffins, after all, people at this time believed in ghosts and gods, and the young grandmother still died young, if it was not good, it was not worth it.

"Shopkeeper, our young master is also too sad, so he talks nonsense, you have a lot, don't mind!" The old housekeeper saw that he was about to get into trouble, and immediately came out to play a round, "Look, it's already dark this day, you can do it, let's stay for one night, even if the price is high, it's okay." ”

Sure enough, it was an experienced old official, who first apologized, then begged, and finally lured him to profit!

At this time, the diners in the hall also sympathized and persuaded the shopkeeper to let him go.

"Well, since everyone has interceded for you, you can be regarded as affectionate and righteous, and for this sake, you can live in. However, this coffin spirit seat cannot be placed in the hall, I have a utility room here, which is very spacious, so I can put it there. Moreover, your expenses must be calculated at five times! If there is no objection, come in. Everyone gave a step, and the shopkeeper went down the slope, as if it couldn't wipe everyone's face, but the price was directly increased by five times.

However, it seems that this family is not bad for money, and they didn't argue, so they agreed directly, paid the deposit, and went to pack up their things and build a mourning hall.

"Bang bang bang!" By this time, it was already dark, and the shopkeeper had just closed the door when there was a sharp knock on the door.

"Who?" the shopkeeper did not open the door easily, but asked.

In the wild, if you hear a knock at the door at night, you must not open the door casually, and it is best to ignore it. It's just dark now, so the shopkeeper will ask more.

"Is it the shopkeeper Wu? It's me, Li Si from Lijia Village, who often rests here with you, and I missed the hour today, please open the door!" a person outside shouted loudly, it seemed that he should be an acquaintance of the shopkeeper.

"Squeak", as soon as the door opened, I saw four middle-aged men dressed as hunters jumping in: "Alas, thank you shopkeeper, there are more prey today, and they are sold late, and I missed the time to go home, so I have to disturb you for a night." ”

"Hey, what's not to bother, who hasn't had an inconvenient time. It's just that our guest rooms are full, and only the utility room is still vacant, but ......" the shopkeeper said a little unspeakable.

"It's okay, make a bunk on the floor, and you will spend the night in the utility room!" Li Siyi waved his hand, not minding.

"Hey, I'll tell you the truth, just now, a team of mourners came, and the coffin was placed in the utility room. The shopkeeper struggled for a while, gritted his teeth, and still told the truth, the key is that he can't hide it if he wants to.

"Oh, that's it! It's okay, we are all old hunters in the village, we often go in and out of the mountains and forests, and we are full of blood, and we are not afraid of these yin and evil spirits! Besides, it is getting late, as long as there is a tile of land, how dare you pick and choose. Li Si and the others didn't care.

"Well, in that case, I'll just charge you half the price. And when he had said that, the shopkeeper led them in.

At this time, Zhang Xuan and the three of them were already full of wine and food, and they each said goodbye and returned to their rooms, and the pair of grandchildren had already left without knowing when.

After a bumpy day, although Zhang Xuan was already a monk and was not afraid of these tiredness, after all, he was accustomed to the lifestyle of ordinary people, but he was a little mentally tired!

In the middle of the night, Zhang Xuan, who was sleeping in a daze, was woken up by a noise, listening to the table tennis outside, there was a trend of becoming more and more lively, and from time to time it was mixed with shouts and shouts of "help", Zhang Xuan was excited, immediately got dressed, opened the door and walked out.

At this time, the grandson Chu next door also happened to open the door and came out, and after seeing Zhang Xuan, he nodded and signaled, and the two came to the railing together. The rooms of both of them were on the second floor, and when you looked down from above, everything in the hall could be seen clearly.

I saw a middle-aged hunter and a scholar wearing only a moon-white shirt jumping up and down in the hall at this time, shouting "help" while overturning tables and chairs to block something, but it wasn't Orion Li Si and Li Sirui who was walking with him?

When they looked closely, they were followed by a female corpse dressed in white, with slender nails, a face like gold paper, a white scarf wrapped around her head, and an inch long white hair!

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