Holy Bone

Chapter 693 The second business order, butcher
"Not good! Why did this dead man suddenly laugh!"

The old Taoist suddenly exclaimed.

Jin An looked down, and the dead man in the coffin was indeed smiling.

The dead man was like an ancient relic that had been dusty for a long time. Suddenly it came into contact with the outside air and the sun, causing a violent change. A few beams of sunlight passed through the loose door and shone on the old corpse. The muscles are fully stretched, giving people a weird picture of a dead man laughing.

The corpse was still expanding rapidly, covering it with spots, and then festering rapidly, turning into blood... This shock happened so fast, the corpse in the coffin melted by itself in just a few breaths, and the blood flowed along the cracks of the coffin all over the place.

"This, this..." The old Taoist covered his mouth and nose, and backed away dumbfounded, avoiding the rotten blood that flowed to the ground.

At this time, the air in the coffin shop was foul and smelly.

It's like the mixed smell of rotten eggs that have been left for a month in summer and stinky pork that has been left for three months, which can make people vomit.

The index finger and middle finger of Jin An's right hand were brought together, and he picked up a plague-repelling talisman to dispel the bad luck in the coffin shop, and then approached the coffin again.

There is no one in the coffin at this moment, only an empty coffin with a tomb of clothes left.

Hey.

The old Taoist sighed: "The Supreme Taiyi Duer Tianzun."

"That's good too. Whether it's a trumpet urn or a living burial, it's a horrific burial method. One day you can see the light of day again, and the evil spirit will dissipate. It's also a relief. It will accumulate evil virtues for the children and grandchildren. If the ancestors are not peaceful, the future generations will suffer."

Jin An's eyes sharpened, and he had already made a decision: "Since I bought this coffin shop, it will become the property of my five internal organs Taoist temple. I want to see who is raising corpses under my nose!"

"Old Daoist, you reconnect the ink fountain line of the coffin, and we put the coffin back into the trumpet urn. I'll see how many people will come to my store to pick up the coffin in the future!"

From digging the soil to filling it back, it was already afternoon.

As for the plaque on the coffin, Jin An also hung it up again.

This is called waiting for the rabbit.

Brake statically.

Just when the coffin shop was reopened, the government's trial of the son-eating poisonous woman case had come to an end. Before the evidence was conclusive, the government judged the case quickly, and sentenced Zhang Yuhong to a women's prison and hanged after autumn.

When the yamen has a punishment, it will post a notice on the notice wall outside the yamen to announce it to the world, so as to serve as an example.

Seeing the new notice posted, the people of Jiangzhou prefecture gathered around to join in the fun. When a scholar read out the contents of the case aloud, the people present were both angry and sympathetic to what happened to Tian Mangui's family. At the same time, they all remembered the story of Yonglefang Taoist temple of the five internal organs and coffin shop.

"Has anyone heard of the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera?" a big man said in a low voice.

Everyone present shook their heads, expressing that they had never heard of it.

In front of the notice wall, a firewood man carrying firewood said: "I know that Yongle Square is located in the southwest corner of the city. It is a bit remote. I sold firewood to a few families there last fall. But I have little impression of the Taoist temple. None, I don’t remember there is a Taoist temple there?”

Another salesman also answered: "I have been walking around the streets of Jiangzhou Prefecture for so many years, and I have never seen a Taoist temple called Wuzang Taoist Temple."

Some people wondered: "It is reasonable to say that it shouldn't be. The two Taoist priests who can reverse the case of the deceased and capture the real culprit are masters. If there is such a Taoist temple in this city, it should be very famous, right? Even if it is not too famous , and it will definitely not be unknown, and everyone has never heard of it."

When everyone was whispering to each other and asking each other who knew the Taoist Temple of the Five Zang organs, someone in the crowd shouted: "That's because the Taoist Temple of the Five Zang organs came to Jiangzhou Mansion to land, and the construction has just started for a day, and it hasn't been completed yet!"

Attracted by the voice, everyone turned their heads to look at the speaker: "What is the name of this elder brother? Do you know the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera that solved the case of biting a vicious woman?"

It was a well-built man around 50 years old. He had never been in such a big limelight in his life. It was the first time for him to be noticed by so many people. He immediately straightened his back and replied proudly: "I know more , The Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera also recruited me to be a carpenter."

"I'm not bragging. I could tell at the first glance that Daoist Jin'an and Daoist Chen are both masters with real abilities. They are low-key and approachable..."

Next, the carpenter, who received so many people's attention for the first time, narrated what they saw and heard when they were building the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera, like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, and described it when they went to the coffin and laid the plaque. It was so vivid that it made people's hairs stand on end in broad daylight.

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Yongle square.

The Taoism of the five internal organs is divided into different views.

Jin An and the old Taoist priest, who were re-leveling the ground in the coffin shop, suddenly heard the noise of many people. When they went out, dozens of people from Jiangzhou Prefecture came to watch the coffin shop and the Taoist temple that had not yet started construction.

As for the leading tour guide, Jin An looked familiar no matter how he looked at him, and finally recognized that the other party was one of the carpenters he had hired. His name was Liu Shoushan. Thinking of this, he and the old Taoist looked at each other in puzzlement. Yelling to leave, why did you become the tour guide of their five internal organs Taoist temple with a red face today?

This reversal was a bit too fast, and the two of them couldn't turn the corner for a while.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet, this is Daoist Jin'an and Daoist Chen who I introduced to you, who broke the case of the poisonous woman who devoured children. It is my pride, Liu Shoushan, to build the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera!"

The carpenter named Liu Shoushan slapped his chest loudly, as if he had built the Taoist temple of the five viscera.

After listening to carpenter Liu Shoushan's introduction, the crowd gathered around to watch the lively discussion.

"It turned out that they used a coffin to lay a plaque to clean up the grievances of the wronged souls and catch the real murderer Zhang Yuhong. But that Taoist priest named Jin'an is so young."

Jin An: "?"

Old Taoist: "?"

Carpenter Liu Shoushan bowed to the two of them at this time: "Daoist Jin'an and Daoist Chen, you don't need to explain, I already know the cause and effect. The day before yesterday, Old Zheng Mingming and I burned the coffin plaque, and the coffin plaque was burned the next day." He hung it up again by himself, there must be a wronged soul redressing his grievances, that's why Taoist Jin'an and Taoist Chen just promised us that we would find out the truth, and then went straight to Tian's house with two coffins to solve the unsolved murder case, otherwise it would be unexplainable Why are there so many coincidences."

Liu Shoushan said it respectfully, and he already regarded Jin'an and the old Taoist priests as if they really had great abilities, able to see what ordinary people couldn't see, and able to distinguish the Taoist masters that ordinary people couldn't, and they were not fake magic sticks.

Jin An and the old Taoist: "..."

Although Liu Shoushan was half right, not completely fabricated, but Jin An and the old Taoist priest were still moved by this honest and simple uncle carpenter.

Just save them a reason to explain.

"Daoist Jin'an and Daoist Chen, don't worry, the Taoist Temple of the Five Viscera can start work today. I'll call Lao Zheng, Sun Bricklayer, and the Wang family brothers...they are all here to catch up with the work, so we can't delay the two Taoist priests."

Liu Shoushan has an anxious temper, and he ran out in a hurry to call for someone as soon as he finished speaking.

Jin An and the old Taoist were moved again, and the people of Jiangzhou Prefecture were indeed simple and enthusiastic.

At this time, the two also learned through the mouths of everyone that the government posted a notice that Zhang Yuhong was put in a women's prison, and that Qiuhou was sentenced to be hanged. When he heard the words "Qiuhou hanged", Jin An nodded slightly and said nothing.

Generally speaking, local yamen seldom make such judgments as beheading, which is neither in line with national law nor in accordance with the law of nature, because after the prisoner is sentenced, it has to go through the third trial to prevent the magistrates from unjust, false and wrongful cases.

And after passing the re-examination, the decision was not made immediately, but was left to be executed later in the autumn.A gentleman is ordered by heaven, and rewards and punishments should also conform to heaven. Rewards are rewarded in spring and summer, and punishments are punished in autumn and winter. Therefore, death row criminals will be executed in autumn and winter.

Men and women are executed in different ways.

"The man beheaded in the city" refers to the beheading at Caishikou at noon.

"If a woman commits a crime other than beheading, she will be hanged in a hidden place", which means that the female death row inmates will be hanged at night, which can be regarded as a decent death and respect for women.

Like the kind of thing that goes to Caishikou to rob the beautiful heroine at the execution ground every now and then, it's just needed by the script.

People in this era seldom have entertainment. When they heard that there were more Taoist temples in Jiangzhou Mansion, and that they helped solve a murder case, many people came to Yongle Square to watch.In particular, this case was posted on the announcement wall by the yamen to warn the world, and there are even more troublemakers. Jin An and the old Taoist did nothing in the afternoon, and just talked non-stop, talking dryly , repeating the details of the case to the newcomers over and over again.

Jin An talked until his mouth became bald, but the old Taoist priest was full of energy. He hadn't been so lively in a long time. He had a blue and white porcelain teapot in one hand and a blue and white porcelain teacup in one hand. He drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat from time to time. Cai Yiyi, don't mention how energetic, I can't wait to praise the Taoist temple of the five internal organs when I meet everyone.

The Taoist Temple of the Five Zang organs has not yet risen from the ground, but it is already well-known in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Compared to a year ago when they first arrived at the Wuzang Taoist Temple in Fucheng, Wuzhou Prefecture, they were unfamiliar with the place and struggled to move forward, it was a good start.

This time the yamen judged the case so quickly and put up notices with great fanfare. Maybe this is also related to the letter of introduction from Mr. Yin, the prefect of Wuzhou.

The two of them kept busy until night, when Jiangzhou Mansion entered the curfew time, and finally had time to spare. At the coffin shop, Jin An brought a pot of rice wine and a few packets of appetizers wrapped in lotus leaves, and called the old Taoist priest to come over and eat together.

Ever since a trumpet urn was dug out in the coffin shop, Jin An and the old Taoist decided to stay here overnight to see who would come to pick up the coffin next.

"Old Taoist, don't sweep it now, you've been busy for a day, sweep after eating, the world is not as big as eating." Jin An moved the table and benches, put things away, and shouted at the old Taoist priest who was sweeping the sand at the door .

During the day, they dug the coffin with so much noise that a lot of dust was scattered on the ground.

"Little brother, if you want to talk about serving dinner, I'm going to be an old Taoist." The old Taoist put down the broom and dustpan, and ran over.

Pa, Jin An patted the old Taoist's hand reaching for the lotus leaf bag: "Wash your hands before eating."

The old Taoist hurriedly ran to the official well to fetch water to wash his hands. There is no well water in the coffin shop, so he went to the public official well to fetch water. In addition to the official well, there are also water canals. The official wells in a city are as dense as the stars. in Apple pie order.

The commerce and trade in the Jiangnan area are well developed, and even small jobs such as water delivery workers and water sellers have been developed.

The old Taoist priest who fetched the water first smeared the rough powder ground from shells, and then added saponin beans to make foam, which is a simple disinfectant hand sanitizer. If there is no saponin, you can use wood ash instead.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River live a prosperous life, driving the improvement of production levels, abundant materials, and many conveniences.

After washing his hands, the old Taoist wiped his Taoist robe casually, and then rushed to eat. Jin An saw this detail and didn't say anything. He shook his head with a smile and continued to untie a few packets of lotus leaves.

Pork head meat, pig ears, and roast chicken are all the best appetizers.

The old Taoist stared brightly: "Little brother, when did you buy these?"

Jin An said with a smile: "I saw in the afternoon that you have the talent of a storyteller, old man, and I couldn't bear to interrupt you, so I went to the tavern next to the street and bought some snacks."

Old Taoist: "Haha, there is wine and meat, and the world is happy and carefree. A thousand gold is not exchanged, and a thousand gold is not exchanged."

Next, after having a drink, the two began talking, laughing, eating and drinking, gorging on meat and drinking, completely disregarding what the world thinks of this underworld-style coffin shop, so they are not at ease.

Even the silly sheep greedily came over to get a drink, not sure if it tasted like the rice wine, and kept bleating after drinking it, which made Jin An and the old Taoist laugh heartily.

Wine is like life, it is first pure and then mellow, first soft and then strong, first cold and then warm, first bitter and then sweet. Although wine hurts the liver and stomach, it is comfortable. After three cups of aging, you will be slightly drunk and look at the world of mortals.A man who knows how to drink only needs a pot of wine and a small dish of peanuts to drink comfortably for a day. Jin An and the old Taoist talked about it. In the middle of the night, outside the coffin shop in the dead of night, suddenly there was a sound of chains and shackles dragging on the ground. sound.

Another business came to the coffin shop today. It was a pig butcher. His feet were locked with heavy stone locks, and his ankles were worn out. Every step he took was extremely heavy, difficult, his face was painful, and he needed to be encouraged. It takes courage to take the next step.

Even so, he still made it to the coffin shop one step at a time.

"Boss, do you sell coffins here? I want to order a coffin." Perhaps because the stone locks on his feet had already made him numb from the pain, the butcher said expressionlessly after entering the shop.

The old Taoist looked at Jin An in surprise.

Jin An naturally understood why the old Taoist priests were surprised. The dead buried under the coffin shop had already been disposed of by them. Why would there be "morticians" coming to buy coffins when the coffin shop was in the middle of the night?

Is it a coincidence that Mingdian has a lot of yin and is easy to bump into ghosts?Or is the essential problem of this Mingdian coffin shop still unresolved?
Jin An took a mouthful of pork head meat, drank a sip of wine to moisten his throat, pointed to the coffin hanging above his head with his chopsticks, and said, "I have black coffins for those who have not yet reached their end of life, and ones for those who have died. There are red coffins for weddings and funerals, white coffins for unmarried people, and yellow coffins made of pine wood at a reasonable price, which kind of coffin do you want?"

The pig butcher numbly looked up at the coffin.

(End of this chapter)