My master is invincible

Chapter 164 Yang Coffin (17)

Ma De, I cursed in my heart, there is no mourning hall built higher than the house, if the funeral goes smoothly, the problem is not very big, at most the townspeople feel unwell.

However, if there is a problem with the funeral, the townspeople will be in bad luck.I don't know what those people were thinking, but they agreed. The boss Yu must have spent a lot of money.

It wasn't until now that I realized why Yan Shiqi told me that I didn't need to intervene in the building of the mourning hall.Ma De, after a long time of fiddling, they actually built the mourning hall so high. The way I handle things, it will never be built so high.

I followed Boss Yu's footsteps and asked him suspiciously: "All you did was really just to let your mother have a lively and lively life for the last time?"

He turned his head and glanced at me, and said, "Young man, just do what you should do well, and you'd better not interfere with other things."

Hearing this, I became a little annoyed. Although I don't live in the town, funerals can't be done like this. It's just a scam.

I said angrily: "Since I have accepted this funeral, everything must be done according to my rules. This mourning hall must be demolished and rebuilt, and it must not be higher than the surrounding houses."

He stopped, looked at me, and said in a calm tone, "Young man, I asked the mayor about you last night, and I know that you respect customs when you do funerals. Let me advise you, this society is very realistic, you Those rules need to be changed, and everything must be done with money in mind. Look at the houses around, which family didn’t take the [-] I sent over? They all agree that the mourning hall is so high, why should you be so angry as an outsider? Listen to me Otherwise, I will take the contract to the court and sue you for fraud. Not only will you have to compensate me for the loss, but you will also spend several years in prison, the gain outweighs the loss, you have to think about it yourself."

Hearing this, I was furious and said angrily, "That's because they don't know the seriousness of the matter. Your mourning hall is built so high. If something goes wrong with the funeral, what do you ask those people in our town to do? There will be dead people crushing the living, what the hell is cheating!"

"Hehe!" He sneered, ignored me, and walked towards the mourning hall with the body of the deceased on his back.

I really want to drop the oiled paper umbrella and walk away, but this is disrespectful to the dead. No matter what happens in our business, we must maintain enough respect for the dead.So, out of professional ethics, I bit the bullet and followed.

As soon as I entered the mourning hall, I was stunned again, Ma De, the mourning hall is so big, at least eighty or ninety square meters, with some wooden benches placed around it, a large golden coffin placed in the middle of the mourning hall, and the coffin lid erected beside the mourning hall.

I took a closer look, and found that the coffin was twice as big as the ten coffins we usually use. It was made of high-quality golden nanmu, with a layer of gold paint on the outside, and red paint with gold powder on the inside. Well, under the illumination of the light, the coffin actually had a faint golden light.

A Taotie (tao, tie) is engraved on the head of the coffin. The Taotie looks very ferocious, with its head raised slightly and its mouth open as if swallowing something.Ma De, there is a problem with this coffin. I have heard old scholars say that in terms of coffins, each region is somewhat different. In some places, the outside of the coffin is oily red, and in other places it is oily golden [color]. Golden coffin, I've never heard of it.

There is also the carving on the head of the coffin. For the coffins of ordinary people, just make it look like a coffin.For those whose family background is slightly better, at most, a picture of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea or a lotus flower is carved inside the coffin.There are very few carvings on the outside of the coffin. One reason is that carving things on the head of the coffin is very harsh on the sculptor's knife skills, otherwise the coffin will be damaged.

Sometimes even if the carving is done, it doesn't mean that nothing is wrong. This kind of carving is very particular.For example, where should the head of a carved object be facing?Where the mouth should be, and what posture should the eyeballs be presented in, as long as a mistake is made in one place, it will make the deceased sleep uncomfortable and cause trouble for future generations.

Because of so much attention, carved coffins are often several times more expensive than ordinary coffins.More importantly, most of the carvings on the outside of the coffin are Chongming bird, pixiu (pi, xiu), phoenix, Feiyi and lotus, and coffins with gluttonous patterns are rare. (Note: Feiyi is a strange snake with a head, two bodies, six legs and four wings. It is said that it is carved on the head of the coffin to prevent insects and ants from eating the coffin.)
If you say that this coffin is fine, I wouldn’t believe it even if you were killed. Thinking of this, I told Boss Yu: “I came here in a hurry yesterday and forgot to bring my tools. , put the dead on it, and find a quilt to cover it."

After saying this, I saw that Boss Yu's face became ugly, so I didn't pay attention to it so much, and stepped out of the mourning hall. I have to figure out this coffin. There will be accidents.

After I stepped out of the mourning hall, I walked for about seven or eight minutes until I couldn’t see the mourning hall. I found a corner where no one was there, took out my mobile phone and prepared to call Lao Wang, and asked him to call my father. My father is a Lu Pai carpenter. They also specialize in making coffins, and their knowledge in this area must be much richer than mine.

Considering that I lied to my father that I went to Fatty Guo's house and directly lifted the coffin, my father would definitely be suspicious. After thinking for a long time, I finally found a good reason, called Lao Wang, and asked him to call Get off my father to answer the phone.

Coincidentally, my father was playing at Lao Wang's house. Within a minute, my father's voice came over the phone, "Jiuzi, when are you coming back? I'm going to visit your uncle's house on the third day of junior high."

"Maybe it will be later, Fatty Guo's parents have kept me at his house for a few days, saying they want to introduce me to a blind date!" My lie is very appropriate. Usually when my parents talk to me, they will intentionally or unintentionally urge me to get married early , I said blind date, they will agree with me to stay for so long. (Note: Many women in our rural areas marry at the age of 16, and men marry at the age of 18, and some even earlier.)
Hearing what I said, my father laughed and said, "Okay, then you can stay in the county for a few more days."

Afterwards, I chatted with my father again, changed the subject, and said falteringly: "Father, didn't you say last time that you are a carpenter of the Lu school? Fatty Guo had a relative who made a coffin, and the whole body of the coffin was oiled. It is pure gold, with gluttonous carvings carved on its head, what does this coffin mean?"

Father was silent for a while, then said slowly, "Are you sure it's Taotie? Isn't it Pixiu or a lion?"

There is also a reason for my father to say this. The three mythical beasts, Taotie, Pixiu, and Lion, are similar in some characteristics.If you don't look carefully, it's hard to tell the difference. I recall the carvings on the coffin in my mind.

(End of this chapter)