Those years when I was a corpse guard in Yizhuang

Chapter 2 Yin-Yang Roulette
Li Yu froze for a moment, frowned, feeling a little nervous.

At this time, Li Yu remembered that the two corpses were delivered yesterday, and they had not been collected and sorted out.

He brought a copper lamp, which is an ever-burning lamp, the most precious thing handed down by the old cripple. It is said that it was once lit in a temple, and it has the effect of warding off evil spirits and suppressing Yin. I don't know if it is true or not.

When the lamp was lit, a dim yellow light filled the whole room. The lamp oil was of poor quality and had an unpleasant smell when it burned, but Li Yu somehow felt a lot more at ease.

He lifted the white cloth, revealing the body underneath.

The corpse was an old man with gray hair, disheveled, thin body, his eyes were closed, his face was blue, and he was lifeless.

The dim light shone on his face, which was vaguely gloomy.

Li Yu first found a cloth and dipped it in water to wipe the face of the deceased, then arranged the remains, hair, and clothes for him, and then dipped in hot water to warm the elbow joints of the deceased, and folded them away.

At this time, he seemed to be talking and muttering to himself:

"Dust to dust, dust to dust."

"Since you have passed away, you can go all the way."

People need to be decent when they are alive, and they need to be decent even more when they are dead!
As a corpse keeper, Li Yu not only needs to stay in Yizhuang to receive and take care of corpses, but also needs to know how to collect corpses and organize remains.

In this way, the living can feel at ease, and the dead can be decent.

Once a person dies, it's over.Regardless of what happened during life, there must be a happy ending for the dead.

This is a consolation to the living and a respect to the dead!

As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he found that the face of the deceased seemed to have become much more peaceful, and even the smell of the corpse seemed to be a little lighter, without the eerie feeling just now.

In a daze, Li Yu seemed to see a huge roulette, its surface exuded black and white brilliance, turning slowly like a Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram.

Under the brilliance, the surface of the blue-colored roulette is covered with ancient mottled marks, as if everything in the world, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the cycle of life and death are all included in it.

An indifferent and desolate voice like a god echoed in my mind:

【Life and death cannot be controlled by people, and death is like a lamp going out.Collect the corpses, end the cause and effect, the living will be at peace, and the dead will be liberated! 】

"Corpse Reward: Tiger Head Mask."

Then, Li Yu's arms bulged, and there was something extra.

What's the situation? !

Li Yu was startled.

He seemed to have seen and heard something extraordinary just now.

Li Yu subconsciously took out something, which turned out to be a mask.

The mask was carved from wood, the surface was covered with cracks, and it was gray. It could be vaguely seen that the mask depicted a grinning tiger face.

【Tiger Head Mask】

Quality: No stream.

Introduction: Lang Wu's parents died since he was a child, and he grew up eating a lot of food.He has long been vague about the faces of his parents, but he only remembers the scene when his father, a carpenter, carved this mask for himself when he was five years old, and that is his only memory.

He has been lonely and helpless for more than 50 years. From a strong boy to a gray-haired old man, he has been miserable all his life. Only this tiger-head mask has always been by his side, and it has become his spiritual comfort.

When the eyes touched, a message flowed slowly from the heart, Li Yu slowly rubbed the rough mask, his eyes flickered.

Although this mask is worn out, its appearance means that he can get rewards by embalming the corpse!
This is more shocking!

"What is this yin-yang roulette?"

At this moment, Li Yu's heart was beating violently, and he thought of something:
"Could it be that my coming to this world and the resurrection of this body are all related to this thing?"

He tried to calm himself down quickly:
"Getting rewards by burying the corpses of the dead doesn't sound very nice to say, but...it seems that I was originally making money from the dead. To me, it's a professional counterpart."

In this kind of countryside, corpse guards like Li Yu are not uncommon.

The corpse guards look after the corpses in Yizhuang, which is considered a job anyway, but most of the corpse guards have a hard life and their income is not very good.

Yizhuang is the place where the corpses are placed. The family members of the deceased often give some money as thanks for putting the corpses here.

But he was in the countryside, surrounded by poor people, and the dead were often buried in the ground as soon as the straw mat was rolled up, and he rarely met a few generous family members of the deceased throughout the year.

The emergence of the yin-yang roulette now means that Li Yu has an extra source of income, and since then he has the foundation to settle down.

At this moment, Li Yu suddenly felt much more at ease.

Since coming to this world, because of being helpless and having no one to rely on, the trace of helplessness and uneasiness that grew up in the depths of my heart has gradually disappeared.

"A gentleman does not take away people's love. Although I am not a gentleman, I can't do such a thing. Since this tiger head mask is your favorite thing, you should keep it for yourself."

After all, this tiger head mask is an old man's spiritual sustenance. Li Yu is not interested in this thing, so naturally he has no intention of keeping it for himself. He put it in Lang Wu's arms and covered it with a white cloth .

After two more days, people from Guojia Village will come to take Lang Wu's body away for burial, and they will not continue to store it here to take up space.

Then, Li Yu set his eyes on the coffin next to him.

Lang Wu is just a poor old bachelor, and he got a tiger head mask after mortuary, so what reward will the son of the old tavern keeper get after mortuary?
Li Yu rubbed his hands together, inexplicably feeling a little more anticipation in his heart, and even the slightest fear of the two corpses disappeared without a trace.

What kind of cold and stiff dead body is this? It is clearly a kind person who gives benefits and warmth!

It also gave him a strange feeling of opening a blind box—although this idea is somewhat disrespectful to the dead.

Pushing open the lid of the coffin, inside was an ordinary middle-aged man in his 30s, who could still faintly smell of alcohol.

Still following the steps just now, Li Yu carefully arranged his clothes, remains, combed his hair, and even picked out a little bit of black mud from his mouth and nostrils.

He did this very seriously, skillfully and carefully.

This is the professional skill that the old cripple taught him.

One yard owned by a yard.

Forget about the rewards for the corpse, since you have eaten the rice of the corpse guard, you have to do your part and do what he should do. Otherwise, you will not respect the dead and look down on yourself.

then
In a trance, Li Yu once again saw a blue roulette turning slowly, the surface was covered with mottled and simple marks, as if it had been baptized by time and space.The roulette exudes black and white brilliance, like a yin and yang Taiji diagram, where life and death rotate, and everything in the world is in it.

A voice as indifferent and cold as a fairy, demon, god and Buddha echoed:

【Life and death cannot be controlled by people, and death is like a lamp going out.Collecting the corpses, ending cause and effect, the living will be at peace, and the dead will be liberated. 】

"Corpse Reward: Bone Strengthening Wine."

【Bone-strengthening wine recipe】

Quality: Normal.

Introduction: This is a prescription that the old tavern has treasured for many years, and it is the lifeblood of the old shopkeeper.It is possible to use ordinary old wine and a few medicinal herbs to brew a good-tasting medicinal wine.It also has the effect of pulling tendons and strengthening bones, strengthening the waist and nourishing the kidney.For men, it is unimaginably attractive.

(End of this chapter)