If the elders of the family die one after another, they will usually find a separate cemetery for the person who died first. After the other person has passed away in the future, they will then find a joint burial place and bury the couple together. .
Generally, if this is the case, seven or eight strong laborers will have to work hard for most of the day to complete it. If you want to be like the Bai family, not only moving eight places at a time, but also having to go into the mountains for burial. To finish the work in one day, no matter what, it would take a team of about forty or fifty people.
Shen Luzhu thought carefully about whether this job was good or not. If it went smoothly, they would not only be able to make a fortune, but also become famous in these ten miles and eight villages from now on. But for the newly built For the funeral team, it was really a bit difficult.
"Then the Bai family has said when they plan to start construction? I wonder if it's too late to recruit more people now?"
Chu Yi stretched out his hand and pulled his wife who was standing aside to sit next to him, hugged her and comforted her: "Azhu, don't be in a hurry. The Bai family must be fully prepared before the groundbreaking. It’s not on the schedule, Mr. Du promised to help us make an introduction tomorrow, it’s not too late to wait until we meet the person in charge of the Bai family.”
Shen Luzhu's originally anxious mood was instantly calmed down by Chu Yi. Just when she was about to lean into Chu Yi's arms and act coquettishly, she felt a chill on her back. She turned around and saw that her fat son had crawled behind her at some point. He raised his little head with difficulty and was chewing on his mother-in-law's clothes!
When Chu Yi saw his wife, who was leaning against him, suddenly turned around and looked behind him, he unconsciously looked behind him, looking at his fat son who was eating with relish and his wife who was trying to save his clothes, with a look of helplessness and amusement on his face. , hurriedly stretched out his hand and pinched Zhengzheng's little nose. The child Zhengzheng, who was forced to be unable to breathe, actually let go of his mouth. As soon as he looked at his father in confusion, he was picked up by the man.
Shen Luzhu picked up the handkerchief on the side and wiped his wet clothes. After finding that it had no big effect, he could only tap his fat son's forehead helplessly, got up and went back to his room to change clothes.
Sure enough, Mr. Du sent a message to the Chu family in the middle of the afternoon the next day, saying that the head of the Bai family had invited them to have a detailed discussion at Mr. Du's house the next day.
Early the next morning, Chu Yi had breakfast, settled down with his wife and children, and then sent Chu Li to school on the way, and then went to Mr. Du's house in Beizhuang Village alone.
Chu Yi not only met the eldest grandson of the Bai family in the main room of the Du family, but also met the Feng Shui master invited by the Bai family. The three parties talked at the Du family for nearly two hours before finally finalizing all the matters regarding the relocation of the Bai family's tomb. detail.
Chu Yi followed Mr. Du and sent the Bai family away together. Then he turned around and bowed to Mr. Du beside him to express his gratitude.
Mr. Du waved his hand: "I am doing it for my disciples, just don't mess it up."
After saying this, Mr. Du's young apprentice had already helped to pull out Chu Yi's ox cart. Chu Yi didn't say much. After nodding his thanks again, he led the ox cart and left the Du family yard.
At this time, food had been laid out in the main room of the Chu family's old house. They were just waiting for Chu Yi to come back. The family was enjoying the meal affectionately. Fortunately, after a while, Chu Yi drove the bullock cart into his yard. At the dinner table, Uncle Chu asked Come on, talk with the Bai family today.
"How is Ayi? Did the negotiation at the Du family go smoothly?"
Chu Yi nodded and said, "It went very well. We have reached an agreement with the Bai family. This time, we will do all the work of moving his family's grave."
When Shen Luzhu heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Do we need to recruit workers soon?"
"It is true that we need to recruit more male workers, but not too many. The Bai family asked Mr. Bai to look at the date, and the groundbreaking was scheduled for May 22nd. They also said that among the eight people who moved the tomb, it was the Bai family. There are three generations of ancestors, so according to the generation, after digging the new cemetery, the move will be completed in three days. After all, it should be enough to recruit about ten more people."
Shen Luzhu nodded: "Why don't we just recruit temporary people for these ten people? After all, we can't say what the future will be like. If there are more people than jobs for a while in the future, they will be allocated to whoever they want. Yes, it’s always a bit unfair to the first ones who come to apply for jobs at home.”
Chu Yi also had this intention: "A Zhu is right, it's better to only recruit temporary ones this time."
When it comes to doing business and dealing with people, Uncle Chu never worries about what mistakes the two juniors will make, so he just listens quietly and gives some suggestions from time to time: "Since you only want to find a temporary one, I think it's better to ask about the funeral." Those people in the team, let’s see if there are any relatives at home who want to do something, let’s save the trouble and be a smooth favor.”
In the afternoon, Chu Yi drove the bullock cart to visit several people from the funeral team and told them that in late May, there would be a big job of moving tombs, which they alone could not do. They all asked if they had any relatives or neighbors who wanted to do odd jobs. They needed to find ten more people, as long as they had good physical strength.
Everyone in the funeral team originally thought that they might have to stay for a while after the last job with the Fan family. Who would have thought that this time, within a few days, the Chu family would find a bigger job, and they could also ask them to bring their own family with them. Earning an extra share, I was immediately extremely glad that when I went to apply for a job at the Chu family, I didn't listen to the black-faced man's instigation and left with him.
Soon the Chu family's funeral team recruited ten more people, all introduced by the nine people before. Chu Yi made a special trip to the town and bought some new tools. In the blink of an eye, it was May 20th. Second, agree with the Bai family on a date for groundbreaking.
On this day, Chu Yi took everyone who had come home early to gather together and set off to the foot of the mountain where the Bai family's new cemetery is located. The grave pits started early in the morning, and there was no time to rest. Even lunch was prepared and delivered by the Bai family, and they were washed in the woods. Fortunately, as the sun was setting, eight new grave pits were finally dug. alright.
After everyone packed up their tools, they saw that the Feng Shui master had dismissed everyone and made some arrangements around the new cemetery. Then they went down the mountain together and went home to rest.
The next day, we set off from the Chu family early in the morning again, but this time we went to the place where the ancestors of the Bai family were originally buried. The Feng Shui master first set up a table for offerings in front of the cemetery, and then placed the offerings one by one, burned incense and paper After the operation, the Bai family stood in front of the graves in mourning, while the funeral team followed the instructions and first set up awnings over two of the graves, and then started digging.
There are only two places where graves need to be relocated today. Compared to yesterday, everyone felt less relaxed. The soil on the ground was shoveled out one spade after another, and soon the corroded wood of the coffin was re-installed. exposed to the air.
Since it had been buried for many years, the coffin had already rotted and deformed, and its original appearance could not be seen. Fortunately, the Bai family had prepared eight new coffins to place beside them.
Following the approximate location of the coffin, everyone dug down about half a person's height. Then they stopped wielding the shovel. Mr. Feng Shui led the Bai family to pick up the bones scattered in the grave pit and transfer them to the new coffin. Here, cover the coffin again.
The funeral team used two thick hemp ropes to tie the coffins, and then used a few thick wooden sticks to lift the two coffins from the ground. At this time, the band that had been idle finally came into use, playing on the suona. Under the leadership of Shou, they played funeral mourning music, and followed the Bai family all the way towards the mountain where a new grave pit was dug yesterday.
After seeing the two coffins being carried out a certain distance, Mr. Feng Shui threw a large radish into each of the two old tombs, and then signaled a few people who had stayed behind to backfill the old tombs.
The coffin was carried all the way to the mountain where the new grave pit was located. According to Mr. Feng Shui's instructions, the coffin was buried and a monument was erected. Today's tomb relocation was considered complete. The next two days continued in the same way. Finally, after four days of hard work, , all eight tombs of the Bai family were moved smoothly. .z.
The matter ended successfully, and the Bai family was naturally the happiest. Not only did they settle all their wages in a single game, but they also received a lot of extra rewards.
The relocation of the Bai family's graves, which lasted for four days, certainly did not attract the attention of the villagers. People's attention was focused not only on the fact that the Bai family was so prosperous, but also on the fact that the Chu family was really doing business. It turned out that there were several businesses involved in the business, and his family alone made more money than anyone else. It was a business that everyone thought was impossible, but they managed to do it in such a subtle way.
Thanks to the Bai family's grave relocation incident, if any family in the ten miles and eight villages had a funeral or moved a grave together for a joint burial, when there was insufficient manpower, the first one that came to mind was the Chu family. Funeral procession.
As the Chu family's business is getting better day by day, they have also expanded the funeral team, which now has a team of fifteen people.
The Chu couple's new attempt was successful again. Others were just envious. At best, they felt a little regretful, complaining that they were not the ones who married Shen Luzhu and Chu Yi in the first place. However, in some people's hearts, this matter But the more I thought about it, the more unpleasant it became. For example, the black-faced man Song Laosan who was temporarily depressed that day and failed to instigate him walked away from Chu's house.
If there is anyone in this village who is most looking forward to the Chu family's business failure, except for Uncle Chu's family who has been grudged for a long time, it is Song Laosan who has been quietly paying attention to this place since he left the Chu family. Every day, he was looking forward to hearing the news that the funeral team of the young couple had not been formed. When the time came, he would definitely come to the house and ridicule the two ignorant people.
But who would have thought that the funeral team not only organized them, but also opened it not long ago. After hearing about the situation of the Fan family, Song Laosan even comforted himself, saying that the Fan family was in a special situation, and who could be a good person? They came to see them at the funeral, and while chatting in the village, they made a lot of nonsense.
But in the current situation, not to mention Song Laosan was shocked, even the Song family's parents and Song Laosan's wife couldn't sit still, and they all accused him of playing dirty tricks in the first place. What happened that day must have caused Chu The family has been offended, and now he just wants to work in the funeral team of the Chu family. I am afraid that others will look down on him!
Song Laosan felt aggrieved when talking about this matter. The more he thought about it, he couldn't get over it. Seeing the Chu family and the people in the funeral team making money, he became so angry every day that he wanted to go up and rob them of their money. Money received.
Thinking of this, Song Laosan suddenly had an idea. Who said that this business can only be done by the person named Chu? If the person named Chu has no vision and needs him, he can't do this work by himself?
