So after lunch, we set off to Lishugou Village.
As the name suggests, this Pear Tree Valley... is naturally a mountain ravine, so named because it is covered with wild pear trees. The village in Gouli originally had about a hundred households, which was not too small.
More than ten years ago, as more and more people went out to work, only the old and young children left behind in the village.
But a few years ago, the boss of the largest fruit contractor in Lianghe Town—Boss Duan, who was relatively acquainted with Lao Cao and I—had taken a fancy to Lishugou.
Because his agricultural experts believe that the soil here is particularly suitable for the growth of high-quality pears. This is why there are such wild pear trees...
Boss Duan signed a fruit planting contract with the villagers and purchased the pears they planted, making the village gradually rich! Earn more than working outside the home.
Therefore, in the past few years, young adults who have gone out to work have continued to come back to grow fruits, and Lishugou Village has prospered again, restoring its size to more than 100 households.
To go to Lishugou from Lianghe Town, you originally had to climb two mountains.
Also because of the development of the fruit growing industry, Boss Duan and the villagers collectively invested half of the money to build a dirt road in the mountains that is barely large enough to drive a small truck.
In this case, transportation is convenient.
When we went to Lishugou Village, we took this truck dirt road...
The weather that day was relatively gloomy, with thick light gray dark clouds pressing low on the sky, and not a trace of sunshine in sight.
The wind blew.
Although it is summer, the wind in the mountains is not hot, and it even feels cool when blowing on your face.
Lao Cao chuckled and looked at the scenery along the way.
"It's better to be in the mountains! When I get older, I will retire and move to the mountains."
Hearing this, the crew chief among the four people carrying the coffin winked and joked in a condescending tone.
"I heard these words from Cao Coffinmaker countless times ten years ago. My ears are almost ringing with pain. Cao's Coffin Shop has been in town for several generations, a hundred or two hundred years ago. , If you can say no, then you don’t want it?”
well……
Lao Cao also sighed lightly.
"Yes! It's not good to just throw away the things passed down by our ancestors. Although I, an unfilial descendant, am not talented enough, I only learned 60-70% of my master's skills, let alone my master. But the coffin shop can also be regarded as a symbol of the inheritance of the dharma lineage."
The second dog next to him laughed.
"Coffinmaker Cao, you can find a way to recruit an apprentice. Or train one from scratch. I think it's still time. You are in good health and you will definitely live a long life."
Lao Cao clicked the cigarette rod in his mouth, blew out a smoke ring, and spoke slowly and in a half-joking and half-serious tone.
"In the final analysis, Xiao Wu has to be blamed!"
What? !
The smile on my face suddenly froze, and my expression was confused.
"Old Cao, why do you still involve me in this matter? Although I did stay in your coffin shop for three years in junior high school, how long have I been graduating? What's more, it doesn't affect your recruitment of apprentices. .”
Lao Cao's eyes widened.
"How come it doesn't have any impact! It's the one that affects me the most about accepting a disciple. After seeing a young hero like you, everyone is a fool. If you look at everyone, they are not good at it. How can you have the intention to accept a disciple?"
I shrugged helplessly. I didn’t know what to say. I felt a bit dumbfounded.
Everyone laughed.
…
Not long after, we arrived at Lishugou Village.
Thanks to the fruit contracting business with Boss Duan, every household has built a three- or four-story cement building, which looks much more impressive than Wujiacun.
Arriving at the victim's house in the east end of the village, he entered the mourning hall.
The body of the drowned young man was placed in the middle of the mourning hall, dressed in a black death shroud and covered with a layer of white cloth.
The prepared coffin was in the yard outside the mourning hall. A young woman and a child who looked to be two or three years old were kneeling inside and crying.
I sighed.
Life, separation and death are ultimately tragic events in the world.
I looked at the corpse covered with white cloth, and there was a faint evil aura hidden in the corpse aura!
oh?
I raised my eyebrows, a faint smile on my lips.
"I didn't expect that when I go back to Two Rivers Town to relax, I can really meet some bad guys? I just don't know if this kind of thing can be counted as points for the company if I kill him?"
Obviously, this poor young man did not "accidentally" fall into the river and drown - he was dragged down to death by the "water stick" in the river!
In the Sichuan and Chongqing dialects, "Shui Da Bang" refers to water ghosts, but this itself is also a general reference - corpses and ghosts in the water are actually called this.
Of course, 99% of the "water sticks" are actually dead corpses in the water. Ghosts that stay in the water and harm people are very rare!
Unexpectedly, I met one this time.
And this ghost is obviously not just looking for a "scapegoat". It should want to kill this poor innocent young man, and finally use his body to get another "zombie" body!
"Tsk, tsk, that's interesting. This ghost is quite smart. You are a ghost who is trying to seize the body by making corpses for yourself? I don't know if it's a method you figured out by yourself, or if you were an evil cultivator before you were alive. flow……"
I thought to myself.
However, you will soon find out!
Just when I was staring at the corpse in the mourning hall and thinking about this, Daniel and the others had already stepped forward to communicate with the host about the specific funeral arrangements later.
It can be seen that the economic conditions of this family are still good.
As soon as he said a few words, an uncle in his fifties and his wife stuffed red envelopes into the hands of Daniel, the four of them, and Lao Cao. He hunched over and said kind words - even though his face still showed the grief of losing his son. look.
As parents, they also feel that they must entertain the masters who come to carry the coffin. After all, this is related to the burial of his son’s bones and the future of the family’s feng shui!
But he probably didn’t expect that I was also a member of the coffin bearers team, so he didn’t come over and give me a red envelope...
I don't care about this kind of thing.
If I were still in school in Lianghe District Middle School and followed Lao Cao and the others to "run business" and carry the coffin, I would definitely have taken the initiative to speak out - after all, I can't break the rules of this industry!
You also have to identify yourself and obtain an apology from the victim.
But now... I was just here to take a look. I'm really not a member of the coffin bearers team. It doesn't matter if I get this red envelope or not.
Sometimes, people become more generous and open-minded. It's not entirely due to personality, maybe it's also the change in vision and identity that makes him more calm and relaxed.
But I don’t mind, Lao Cao and Daniel are not satisfied!
