My master is invincible

Chapter 2 The Dragon Rope is Broken
The mourning hall is located at the entrance of the village, and my home is at the west end of the village. On the way to the village, we have to pass through several small roads, which are narrow and full of potholes.Because it was the first time to lift the coffin, I was extremely nervous and almost fell into the field several times, but fortunately Lao Wang held me back.

On the way, Lao Wang told me some tips for carrying the coffin. First, don’t raise your waist first. You can only raise your waist when everyone shouts one, two or three. Second, when walking on mountain roads, the dragon frame should not leave your shoulders, otherwise it will annoy you. The deceased, due to time constraints, he did not tell me more things. (Dragon frame is an insider's jargon, and laymen call it mourning frame.)
When we came to the mourning hall, the outer frame of the mourning hall was built with blue plastic mats. Above the main entrance was the word "Dian" in black on a white background. , The crying sound followed the wild cranes. '

In the middle of the mourning hall is a table with portraits of the couple and some candle ingots on it. Behind the table is a large black coffin.

Although I have received 'higher education' and believe that there are no ghosts and gods in this world, I still feel terrified when I face the dark coffin.

The old man and the child were sitting in front of the coffin and sobbing. After seeing us go, they gave each of us a red envelope, a pack of white sand cigarettes worth ten yuan, a white handkerchief, and a pair of new shoes, and said, "Old Wang, please forgive me. , we must carry this coffin carefully, so that my son and his wife can walk safely for the last time."

Lao Wang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Eight Immortals I lead have carried the coffin for more than ten years, and nothing happened!"

Hearing this, the old man let out a sigh of relief, looked up at me with surprise on his face, but did not speak, and stood beside the coffin with the child in his arms.

Soon, several Eight Immortals came one after another, all of whom were acquaintances. Counting them in detail, there were a total of eight people including me. The lively atmosphere diluted some of the fear in my heart.

When the Eight Immortals saw me, they were very friendly. They asked me some questions, and taught me some of their virtues in carrying the coffin. They told me not to be afraid, saying that carrying the dragon coffin is a good deed, and ghosts and gods generally would not provoke us.

Hearing what they said, the little fear left in my heart disappeared, and I quickly got along with them, talking and laughing, not like a funeral at all, but a bit like a vegetable market. What surprised me was that the old man Not only did they not stop them, but they kept thanking us.

Later, Lao Wang told me that the Eight Immortals saw that the mourning hall was unusually deserted, and that the master’s family was getting old and brought a child to guard the mourning hall. of.

Because the coffin will be carried out of the house at Yinshitou (a little after 3 o'clock) the next day, we cannot sleep that night, and we have to stay beside the coffin, saying that we are exchanging feelings with the soul of the deceased.

Young people sleep a lot. In the first half of the night, everyone knocked melon seeds and chatted better. In the second half of the night, everyone was a little tired. I felt that my eyelids were fighting. I almost fell asleep several times. Lao Wang woke me up and smoked with me Dull.

After a long wait, it finally came to Yinshi.Lao Wang is the person in charge of carrying the coffin this time. Many things are presided over by him. He has a high prestige among the Eight Immortals. When he first arrived in Mao, he took out a few thick ropes and asked each of us to take some paper money Wet it with water and place it in the position to be lifted.

I was assigned to the left side of the coffin's tail. As soon as I stood there, I saw a mouse eating the bottom of the coffin. Seeing me coming, the mouse was not afraid at all, but gave me a spiritual glance , Continue to gnaw on the coffin.

I stomped my foot on the ground hard to scare the mouse away. Lao Wang heard the sound. He glanced at me and said, Jiuyazi, what are you doing? I said there are mice eating the coffin, what did Lao Wang say? Didn't say anything, let me hurry up to pay the paper money, otherwise, if the time is too late, the dead will not rest in peace, and Lord Yama will not take them in, and then they will become lonely ghosts and harm the world.

Being so frightened by Lao Wang, I quickly put the paper money in place, and tied the handkerchief sent to me by the master on my arm. After a while, he came to me and said, "Jiu Yazi, the eight immortals all say that you It's a newcomer, let you lift the tail, and remember to give them cigarettes to express your thanks after you're done."

I was a little puzzled, logically speaking, the gravity of carrying the coffin up the mountain is at the tail, why they asked me to lift the tail but said it was to take care of me, I asked the doubts in my heart.

Lao Wang smiled and said: "'Before carrying the coffin up the mountain, go out and turn around three times.' This is the legacy left by the ancestors. After turning three times, the head will change to the tail."

There is a saying in the industry of coffin bearers that once the coffin is lifted, it cannot be allowed to fall to the ground until the grave. The cemetery in our village is some distance from the entrance of the village. Lao Wang asked the old man to carry two long A wooden bench so we can rest our feet.

After making some preparations for carrying the coffin, Lao Wang glanced at me, told me not to be afraid, and shouted, "Get ready to drive".

Following this sound, I bent down and put the dragon frame on my shoulders, keeping in mind what Lao Wang said, I can't straighten my waist first, waiting for Lao Wang to shout slogans!
"youngest"

"two"

"Three, drive!"

The Eight Immortals, two by two, clasped each other's shoulders, made stakes for each other, and worked together to lift the coffin slowly. I never thought that a coffin would be so heavy that it weighed on my legs Trembling slightly, almost unable to straighten up.

However, for the 500 yuan, I still gritted my teeth and endured it. One hand was attached to the dragon frame, and the other hand was pressed on the waist to make my waist as straight as possible.

It was midsummer at that time, and the silvery white moonlight shone on the ground, making the ground bright and bright, and we could clearly see the road. We did not take any lighting tools, and slowly walked out of the village with the coffin, while the old man carried two The wooden bench followed behind. The little boy didn't know whether he was too young or his tears had dried up. He didn't cry along the way. If it wasn't for the presence of the coffin, it would be difficult for outsiders to see that we were mourning.

I thought I could easily earn [-] oceans by lifting the coffin this time, but there was an accident when it was carried to the foot of the mountain.

According to the customs left by our ancestors, we need to turn three times before going up the mountain. The accident happened on the circle. There was nothing wrong with our first two turns. Stuck something and became very heavy.

I thought I was the only one who felt this way, but when I looked up at Lao Wang and the others, their faces turned the color of a pig's liver, obviously they were bearing the same weight as me.

Suddenly, with a "bang", the dragon rope snapped, and the coffin hit the ground with a harsh sound.

I don't know who shouted, it's a corpse!The Eight Immortals were so frightened that they knelt on the ground together and kowtowed to the coffin. At that time, I didn’t know whether it was because I was frightened or something, but I felt my legs trembling constantly, and I wanted to kneel down like the Eight Immortals. , but found that the legs did not obey the command at all, and stood at the end of the coffin in a daze.

(End of this chapter)