I hurriedly reached out to pick it up, but Mr. Wang moved faster than me. He threw the plane, put his hands up, and caught the coffin firmly. Then he made a horse stance and put the coffin on his lap. With both hands free, he took out an ink fountain from the cage on his back.
I thought he was going to ask me to cooperate with him in flicking the thread on the coffin like he did in the movie, but I didn’t expect that he would directly release the ink thread slot, pull out the ink cone, and throw it towards the giant wood he had moved before. The awl stuck into the wood without any bias.
Then he pinched the ink thread and pulled it back, and the piece of wood, which seemed to weigh several hundred kilograms at least, slid directly towards him.
Not rolling over, but sliding over! The former is to roll the wood sideways, while the latter is to pull the wood to slide forward vertically. The difference in force required can be said to be a world of difference!
I was stunned again, wondering what kind of material the ink thread was made of, and how could it pull hundreds of kilograms of wood without stopping?
Mr. Wang didn't give me any time to sigh. After the wood reached his feet, he dropped the ink fountain, took out the ax he had been carrying from his back, and struck the wood with one strike. The two-meter-long wood , a gap opened in response, running through it from beginning to end!
Mr. Wang seemed very proud of himself after finishing the chop with one stroke. He also glanced at me and asked me, "Hey, my move of 'cutting in two with one blow' is no worse than your little craftsman's 'kick open', isn't it?"
I have seen it cut in half with a knife, but what does the shoemaker's "kick open" mean?
Mr. Wang knew that I didn't understand, so he took the initiative to explain to me that every craftsman has one or two tricks that are unique to him, and none of the other craftsmen would be able to learn them if they didn't join his craftsmanship. You kid craftsmen have a unique trick. No matter what kind of coffin it is, you can kick the lid of the coffin open with just one kick, shouting "kick open". As for cutting it in half, you just saw it.
I nodded in understanding, expressing some disbelief. After all, once the coffin lid is nailed, who can open it without using steel bars to pry it open? Just one kick, haha, your legs will break!
Mr. Wang didn't know what I was complaining about, so he continued, "Don't think I'm bragging. If it weren't for the nails in this coffin being pushed in with my own hands, your grandpa would have kicked it away."
Although I didn't quite believe it, when I thought about the fact that during the day, Mr. Wang did not use a hammer to knock the nails in, but pressed the nails in with his hands, I was a little shaken in my suspicion.
I thought at the time that he could accurately grasp the direction of the nail holes on the coffin lid, but now I think about it, the nail holes are so small, how could he possibly control it?
Therefore, it is very possible that those nails were pushed in by Mr. Wang with his "iron sand palm" and strange strength!
When I think of this, I become even more curious about Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang added, but if it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't be such a big deal, but your grandfather is a child craftsman, and ordinary coffins really can't contain him! Haha, turn him over during the day, otherwise...
After talking about this, Mr. Wang suddenly froze, as if his acupuncture points had been tapped. He remained motionless and didn't even blink. I was so frightened that I thought he had been possessed by my grandfather. He screamed several times in a row. Even the sound didn't wake him up.
After about a minute, Mr. Wang turned to look at the coffin which was still making a banging sound. His expression was full of shock. He shook his head and said, Chen Youwei, Chen Youwei, is indeed the best among the child craftsmen. Wow, you are really good at it!
After finishing speaking, Mr. Wang laid the two split pieces of wood flat under the coffin, then put down the head end of the coffin, walked to the end, held the ax upside down, and smashed the blunt end on the bench that was not broken. Let the coffin fall directly to the ground and hit the two flat pieces of wood.
Strangely enough, the coffin, which had been noisy at first, suddenly became quiet after it landed on these two pieces of wood.
I looked at the coffin for a while and made sure there was no sound inside. Then I felt relieved, walked over to Mr. Wang, followed his example and squatted down, and asked him, Mr. Wang, has the matter been resolved?
He said it would be nice if it was simple. It's just a matter of suppressing it for the time being. It will be the most difficult time until he goes up the mountain.
The so-called time to go up the mountain is the time for the funeral. My grandfather’s funeral was at 4:30 in the morning, less than two or three hours ago.
I asked Mr. Wang, if this doesn’t stop everything, why doesn’t it work?
He said that the wood dripping under your grandfather's coffin was a willow tree. No matter how big-hearted your grandfather was, he would not dare to touch the willow tree for a while.
I asked, why?
Mr. Wang said that because willow trees are seedless, if your grandfather touches a willow tree, he will be childless. This is the reason why willow trees cannot be used as a material for making coffins. Whichever house uses willow trees for making coffins will lose its descendants and become an extinct family!
I took a look at the willow tree that was cut in half and said, don’t put willow trees in other parts of the coffin. Wouldn’t that be safer?
Mr. Wang laughed when he heard this and said, if you put too much, you might really be cursed to death by the 'Willow Seedless' curse! Besides, using a willow tree to hold a coffin will shorten your life span. Even if you are not afraid of being cursed to death, I am afraid that your longevity will be shortened and your death will be shortened!
I said, since it is a coffin, why not put it on top of the coffin to restrain it? Will it work if placed on the ground?
Mr. Wang glanced at me and said, "Have you forgotten? Your grandfather was turned over by us. Now he is face down. Naturally, we need to put the willow tree under the coffin to calm him. Otherwise, put it on top of the coffin." Just give him some support, is there any use for it?
After finishing speaking, Mr. Wang stood up, threw away the cigarette in his hand, and said to himself, "Haha, you really don't understand anything. I don't know that you, Chen Hanpi, are just thinking, but you don't know anything about craftsmanship." I don’t even teach you how to do it, and you want me to come here and explain it for a long time, and you can’t sell it!
Mr. Wang walked all the way to the entrance of the ancestral hall, then turned around and shouted to me, "Where are you doing this? You have some time now, why don't you leave quickly?"
Although I was worried that grandpa would jump out of the coffin, since Mr. Wang dared to let me go, I naturally obeyed. But, where to go? What to do?
Mr. Wang said, what can you do? On a hot day, you are sweating all over, so you go back to change clothes.
I……
At such a critical time, do you still have the time to change your clothes? Mr. Wang, is this because you are a talented person and you are brave, or is it because you are a broken person?
I said, Mr. Wang, why don't you go and change it, I will keep you here to avoid any accidents.
Mr. Wang said, it’s not me who wants to change clothes. If you don’t go, who will?
I looked confused and said, I don’t need to change clothes!
He said, if you don't want to change, that's fine. Anyway, it won't be me who is going to die soon.
