Zhentian coffin

There is a custom in our area. When a person dies for a funeral, a person needs to sit on the coffin and go up the mountain with the coffin, which is called the boy sitting on the coffin.

But sitting in a coffin boy is also very particular. Sitting in a coffin is a homonym for being an official. If it is a happy funeral for an old man in the family who died without a disease, then the person sitting in the coffin will be the descendant of the old man, which means getting rich by sitting in a coffin. The people who are in the coffin, that's bad luck. At this time, a professional coffin boy is needed.

And I, Liu Jinyang, am a professional boy sitting in a coffin. The reason why I became a boy sitting in a coffin has to start from when I was seven years old. At that time, there were no orphanages in the countryside. Seeing that I was about to starve to death, an old Taoist priest who lived in a dilapidated temple at the head of the village took me in.

The old Taoist is also surnamed Liu, but no one knows his name. Everyone calls him Liu Laodao.

Old Taoist Liu saw that I was pitiful, so he asked me to help him. If there was a time when a coffin boy was needed, he would let me sit in the coffin once and get some extra money. In this way, I became a coffin boy. Sitting is nine years.

One night in summer, Liu Laodao and I were having dinner in the ruined temple when we suddenly heard someone calling Liu Laodao’s name. Liu Laodao hurried out and came back happily after a while. After asking, I found out that the accident happened to the daughter of Boss Chen in the town. He accidentally fell into the river and drowned.

Boss Chen claims to be the richest man in Qinghe Town. Five years ago, when his grandfather died of illness, he had a grand funeral. Even those of us who do white things have gained a lot of advantages. This time it is probably the same. No wonder Mr. Liu Will be happy.

Liu Laodao and I took the guy who did the funeral, and immediately rushed to Qinghe Town. When we arrived at Boss Chen's house, the mourning hall was set up, and the crying inside was loud, with a sad look.

Seeing us coming, someone welcomed us in immediately, but as soon as I entered the door, I frowned, because I saw a bright red coffin in the mourning hall.

Everyone knows the rules of using coffins. Red coffins are for mourners. Suicides and accidental black coffins are used. Unmarried minors use white coffins. Boss Chen’s daughter was only 16 years old and she fell into the water and drowned again. The rule is not to use a red coffin.

But Mr. Liu didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to talk too much, so I just pretended not to know. Mr. Liu had already discussed the specifications of the funeral and the auspicious time for the funeral with the bereaved master (relatives of the deceased). Not long after, Mr. Liu carefully told me something Numbers, sure enough, Boss Chen is very particular about people, and this funeral is also a grand one.

The coffin was suspended for three days. During the three days, there was a rain of guests in the mourning hall. A large number of people came to express their condolences. Funeral items such as wreaths were filled in the house. Eight o'clock in the morning on the fourth day was the auspicious time for the funeral.

Early in the morning, I saw eight more muscular men in the mourning hall, and they all greeted me when they saw me. These eight people are professional coffin bearers from eight villages nearby, and there are usually eight coffin bearers. , also known as the Eight Great King Kongs or the Eight Great Immortals, most people can't do it, and they often do it specially. They have cooperated many times before, so they are familiar with it.

Mr. Li is the leader of this group of Eight Great Vajras. But after a while, I saw Mr. Li and Boss Chen quarreling. The boss's ancestral grave is in Chenjia Village, dozens of miles away, and there are several hills away from here. The price is different for such a long way, and we are fighting for this right now.

After I heard this, I kept clicking my tongue. Is this Boss Chen trying to break the rules? It’s okay to use red coffins for those who died in vain. Here, unless women are descendants, they can’t enter the ancestral grave, but it’s still That sentence, the Chen family did not say anything, and we will not talk too much, as long as the price is right, we will do it.

Mr. Li and Boss Chen quarreled for a while. They should have negotiated the price. When the time was almost up, I went to change into a set of children's clothes and sat on the coffin early.

"Lift up the coffin, go out on the road, and avoid the living"

Liu Laodao took a deep breath, let out a loud roar, and the people outside the door turned around to avoid it, while the Eight Great King Kong let out a low growl, lifted the coffin, and walked out the door.

Chenjia Village is tens of miles away from Qinghe Town, and several hills have to be climbed in the middle. It takes midnight to carry the coffin to Chenjia Village. If it is not for the money, no one will do this job.

"Damn it, this Boss Chen must be crazy. A daughter used a birthday coffin and added another coffin. His grandfather didn't have this kind of treatment back then. He died again."

When there was no one there, a King Kong cursed there.

But these words made me listen to it in my heart. For ordinary people, it is good to have a good coffin. In the past, only the ancient landlord Lao Cai heard of adding a layer of coffin to the outside of the coffin. Boss Chen is really crazy. This treatment Better than his grandpa.

"Lift the coffin quickly, keep silent and turn a blind eye"

At this moment, Li Sanye's deep voice came, and I saw Li Sanye's face was very ugly on the coffin.

The rest of King Kong were stunned for a moment, but they quickly shut their mouths and even quickened their pace, because I knew that what Li Sanye said was not simple.

The so-called jargon is the same as the slang of being a bandit and Liu Zi in old age. Li Sanye’s words also have other meanings, which means: the coffin on your back may be weird, but don’t be afraid, just pretend that you can’t see it, you can’t hear it. Just go forward.

In the same way, Mr. Li also used this sentence to warn others that there is something wrong with the coffin that is being carried now, and it is not easy.

I have been with the coffin bearers for a long time, and I know their slang words. When I heard this, I immediately felt a chill in my back. I felt something was wrong from the moment I entered Boss Chen's house, but it was too late to regret it.

I don't know if Mr. Li is a crow's mouth. Not long after he finished speaking, I heard the breathing sound of the Eight Great King Kong, and the sweat the size of a bean dripped down drop by drop. Even a fool could see that the coffin was changing. It was heavier, more than twice as heavy as when I went out.

"Brother Liu, are you okay?"

After a while, Mr. Li asked me. The coffin on his shoulders was heavy. From the perspective of the coffin bearer, it was a ghost pressing the coffin. It is said that the higher the level of the little ghost, the heavier the coffin. Mr. Li asked this question, Just asking me if I was possessed by a ghost.

"Third Master, no, it's all right"

I swallowed, I didn't feel anything except that my whole body was chilly.

Hearing that I was still able to reply, Mr. Li sighed and turned his head to give me a look. This fact is really weird today.

The Eight King Kong gritted his teeth and continued to move forward. Not long after, the clouds in the sky were blown away by the wind and the sun shone down. Yes, that's a big deal.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect. Walking towards the sun, the Eight King Kongs felt that the coffin on their shoulders was a little lighter, and they even walked a little faster.

But this kind of pleasure didn’t last long, and we walked forward for a few miles, and we started to climb over the first mountain. The road on the mountainside was full of big trees that blocked the sun, and the sun couldn’t shine. almost.

Just when we walked into the mountainside road, Mr. Li suddenly called out to everyone.

"What's wrong"

"Listen, there are voices in the coffin"

Mr. Li's voice was already trembling. As soon as he finished speaking, we heard the sound coming from inside the coffin.

"Boom, boom, boom..."