The young couple were busy on their own, and it was the end of June in the blink of an eye. At this time, the coffin shop had already been decorated, and they were just waiting for Chu Yi to put the seven newly made coffins in the shop. These seven coffins are mainly for display purposes. Some are the most common version made of pine wood and only polished. Some are painted with wood paint to retain the original color, and some are painted black or brown-red.
The most exquisite one is the nanmu coffin. The coffins at this time are all big at one end and small at the other. The emphasis is on the size of the head from the north to the south. The head is placed on the larger side and the feet are placed on the smaller side. Chu Yi gave this nanmu coffin a unique design. Both ends of the head are engraved with complicated patterns, with auspicious cloud patterns on one side of the foot and a large Chinese character "longevity" in the middle of the head.
After the whole body was polished, black paint was used as the base, and some golden paint was used to outline the patterns on both sides. Especially the big longevity character was particularly eye-catching. At first glance, it looked like a good coffin with a first-class mouth. Chu Yi placed it on the coffin shop. The middle of the seven coffins.
After preparing all this, seeing that there was still more than ten days before the Hungry Ghost Festival, the young couple discussed setting the opening day of the coffin shop on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, mainly because it was close to the Hungry Ghost Festival and the paper money shop was here. Seeing that he is already busy, if he prepares for the opening of the coffin shop at the same time, he may be too busy to take care of it.
What’s more, I own a coffin shop. This shop is not like a restaurant. It opens bustlingly. If you run some promotions, people will come to the door one after another. If you don’t really need it, who will be fine? My son is visiting the coffin shop. So the young couple calculated that on the Ghost Festival, the wholesale business was basically busy, but there were still many retail investors coming to buy paper money. As long as these people had been to their house and knew that they had opened a coffin shop, they would be considered The opening day was not in vain.
Moreover, Shen Luzhu thought that he opened a coffin shop and engaged in funeral business. Choosing to open the business during the Ghost Festival would complement each other and get some luck in disguise, right?
When the Dragon Boat Festival was held in Kaoshan Village this time, Zhao Cheng also asked Chu Yi whether he should make more copper coins and burn paper before the Ghost Festival. After all, during the last Qingming Festival, only paper was produced in large quantities. Yuanbao, as a result, many people went to the shop and clamored to bring in copper coins to burn paper. This time, I had enough time, so I could make both kinds of paper money. .
The young couple thought for a while and asked Zhao Cheng to follow the original plan and focus on producing paper ingots. After all, the Yang family has mastered the mass production of copper coins and paper. Even if something unexpected happened during the Qingming Festival, what if It is very easy to compete with them again for the wholesale trade of copper coins and burning paper. The current sales volume of paper ingots is also very good. There is no need to gamble on whether there will be another accident in the Yang family workshop.
Sure enough, during the Ghost Festival this time, the Yang family's copper coin-burning paper production did not have any accidents, and it was still wholesaled to various shops at the Chu family's price. The young couple did not particularly care. This situation at least shows that no one can imitate it at the moment. Get their paper ingots.
The young couple was not affected much by the counterfeiting, and their daily life was still prosperous and lively. However, things were not going well for the Yang family who had robbed others of their business. To be precise, it was even worse for the old man of the Yang family.
The old man of the Yang family has been in poor health since he suffered a stroke a year ago, and it became more and more serious around the Qingming Festival. Although the Yang family has been asking doctors for treatment, he is a man who is nearly seventy years old and cannot use various decoctions. I took a lot of home remedies, but not only did I not get better, my body became increasingly weak, and now I was asleep most of the day.
Yang Fangwen was the most filial of the three sons. He even made a special trip to Ningchuan Prefecture in Xing'an County and invited a famous doctor who was said to be very experienced in this field to treat his old man.
But after the doctor looked at the condition of the old man of the Yang family, checked his pulse and looked at the prescriptions he had taken these days, he sighed and said: "I already know the patient's condition. It is indeed a stroke caused by a sudden attack on the heart. , these prescriptions are all symptomatic medicines, and there is no problem."
After hearing this, the old lady of the Yang family hurriedly asked: "If there is no problem, then why is the old man's health getting worse and worse?"
The doctor comforted him: "Don't worry, madam. Answer me a few questions first. What is the patient's temperament like on weekdays, but he is angry and has a hot temper?"
"This...is indeed such a temper. He gets angry at every turn."
The doctor continued to ask: "But he likes meat and
Wine, don’t like heat? "
The old lady of the Yang family nodded repeatedly and thought to herself, could this really be a miracle doctor? Otherwise, how could we know so clearly: "That's right, absolutely right."
The doctor nodded to show his understanding, and then talked about the situation of the old man of the Yang family to everyone outside: "Although this illness was caused by a sudden fire, it was just a trigger. The patient has a bad temper, likes coldness, and eats a lot of meat and fish. , the liver meridian is stagnant and hot, the kidneys are not able to absorb qi, the lung meridian is deficient and hot, and I am nearly seventy years old. My body has long been at the end of its strength. Even if there is no stroke this time, I am afraid it is just holding on."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yang and Yang Fangwen instantly panicked: "What, what should we do? Please ask a miracle doctor to save your life!"
The doctor shook his head and said: "I'm not a miracle doctor, I'm just an ordinary person who knows a little bit about Qihuang's art. It's impossible for the patient to return to his current state, but if he can be nursed back to health, he can slowly recover. , it is still possible to prevent it from getting worse and save your life."
The old man of the Yang family is in trouble. No matter what the Yang family thinks in their hearts, at least on the surface they are lifeless, without any joy or life.
But the actions in private never stopped. Brothers Yang Fangwen and Yang Fangwu were at odds with each other. They both wanted to take advantage of the time when the old man could still wake up to show off, otherwise if he really couldn't wake up one day, Or they can't recognize people anymore. According to the old lady of the Yang family, most of this business will definitely go into Yang Fangsheng's pocket.
The old lady of the Yang family was worried about her husband's health, but she was not idle at the same time. She wanted her third son, Yang Fangsheng, to fulfill her filial piety in front of the hospital bed, so she sent people directly to the ancestral home in the countryside to bring him back. Both Yang Fangwen and Yang Fangwu You know, the old lady is afraid that the third child will suffer a loss and pave the way for him.
On the morning of the Ghost Festival, the neighbors who came to buy paper money for Chu Ji's funeral suddenly discovered that the plaque on the face of the Chu family door had been replaced by a particularly large one, lying directly between the east and west courtyards, but it was still covered with red cloth. I don't know what is written on it.
"Madam boss, has your plaque been changed? Why is it covered with red cloth? It looks like it just opened."
Shen Luzhu smiled and replied: "Auntie, my family is about to reopen. The shop to the west is a coffin shop. We will set off firecrackers and perform a lion dance at noon. If Auntie is free, come over and watch the fun together. how?"
The aunt's eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at Shen Luzhu in disbelief: "Hey, that shop on the west side has also been taken over by your family. Didn't you realize that you two are quite capable?"
"No way, Auntie, we actually bought it together when we first moved here, but I haven't thought about what to do there. What I've been thinking about is that the funeral industry is the one I'm most familiar with, so I'll take care of it now. Ready to open."
The aunt took the paper money handed to her by Shen Luzhu and said with a smile: "Congratulations to you, boss lady, I will send these things home first, and I will come to your house at noon to see the excitement!"
"Okay, I'm waiting for my aunt."
Many people came to Chu Ji to buy paper money in the morning. They all knew that Chu Ji had opened a coffin shop. They were also invited by Shen Luzhu Anli to come over and watch the fun in front of his house.
Seeing that the time is getting closer, more and more people are coming to Chu Ji's door to see the excitement. Many neighbors, knowing that Chu Li has opened a new shop, come to watch and congratulate him.
Jiang Juan whispered in Shen Luzhu's ear: "My cousin's trick really works. Look at this person. There are not many less people than other people's restaurants when they open."
The two siblings, Jiang Juan and Jiang Quan, were the first ones to come over, along with the brothers Shen Songjie and Shen Changshan, who came all the way to help and cheer.
Originally, Shen Zeqi and Shen Songjie were together, but before departure, Liu's mother's family received news that her grandpa was in trouble, so Shen Changshan came to represent the second room.
Chu Pingyuan originally wanted to come, but on the date that Chu Yi and his wife had decided, he really couldn't get away, so he begged Jiang Quan to help him say congratulations, and by the way, he also did his share of the work. After agreeing to return to the village, he treated Jiang Quan to a drink.
Just after Si hour, drum music sounded in front of Chu Ji's funeral door. Following a tight drumbeat, the red cloth on the plaque was
Chu Yi used a bamboo pole to lift it down.
It was probably because it was a coffin shop, and it was not like other shops. He said something about hoping you would patronize more, and Chu Yi just bowed deeply and thanked everyone for their support amidst the congratulations of everyone. After that, no more words were said.
The next step was to set off firecrackers, play music and perform a lion dance to win the prize. In order to attract more people's attention, the young couple specially invited a lion dance team to perform for half an hour.
The excitement outside had dispersed, but the excitement in the yard was still going on. The young couple had booked a large private room at a nearby restaurant, and wanted to treat their relatives, friends, and neighbors who had come specially to have a meal. It is both a celebration and an expression of gratitude.
But Jiang Quan and others said that going to a restaurant for a banquet is not as fun as those hot pot barbecues made by Shen Luzhu. Drinking wine and eating meat are more fun.
Chu Li's neighbors also became interested after hearing this, and they all said they could try this.
In the end, I had to put four large tables in the east and west courtyards, with hot pot, barbecue, grilled meat and wine. I was afraid that the preparations were not enough or that some people would not like the food, so I specially ordered two tables and asked the restaurant to help deliver them to my yard. .
Ding An was on duty today. He took Yaya to the east courtyard of Chu's house after getting off duty in the evening. Seeing the busy preparations in the courtyard, he stepped forward with a smile to congratulate Chu Yi.
"Brother Chu, I'm sorry for being late. Congratulations!"
"Brother Ding is here at the right time. Come and sit in the room. Dinner will be served in a while. A Zhu has prepared a lot of delicious food today."
Ding An looked around and saw the boiling pot, as well as the skewers of meat and vegetables, and his smile became even brighter: "I have heard from Miss Jiang and Brother Jiang Quan that my younger siblings made these. The hot pot and barbecue are very delicious, it seems that Yaya and I are in for a treat today."
