Inherit the family's old shop

Chapter 41 The Coffin in the Basket
The leader naturally felt that something was wrong, and immediately shouted, "Okay, don't delay here, let's go, the coffin bearer lifts the coffin, let's go!"

The eight big men lifted up the red coffin and pulled a thousand firecrackers, which crackled for a while. They wanted to use the sound of firecrackers to get rid of the evil atmosphere, but they didn't expect that the coffin hadn't been lifted as soon as the firecrackers went off. When I got up, there was a muffled rumbling sound, and I looked up to the sky, my face turned pale for an instant.

"It's snowing in winter. There's thunder!"

I stared at the sky in a daze, not only me, but everyone present looked at the sky at this moment, the rumbling sound started to sound slightly, but then, I saw a large cloud covering the sky , it looked like they had arrived at the east end of the village, and the muffled rumbling sound seemed to be holding back a burst of anger, which made people feel panicked.

"Damn. It's snowing and thundering, what does that mean?"

Everyone present was startled, but the faces of the eight coffin-carrying men turned redder and redder while carrying the coffin, and the one in front suddenly shouted, "This coffin is getting heavier and heavier!"

The eight men gritted their teeth and carried the coffin. When they reached the middle of the bridge, there was a sudden bang, and the whole coffin fell down to the middle of the bridge. Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up and go!"

"This is not right, this coffin. This coffin suddenly sank, and it can't be lifted!" The men who carried the coffin were all talking, and the coffin was placed in the middle of the bridge. After winking at the people behind, four more men passed by. The twelve men lifted the coffin without moving, and then lifted it with gritted teeth. The coffin rose a little, and then fell down again with a bang.

"Damn it, you fucking don't care about your food. Twelve men can't even lift a coffin!" Uncle Chen cursed,
Several men responded, "Uncle Chen, it's this coffin, this coffin is weird!"

Even though the coffin is not light, the twelve men can lift it even if it is a stone coffin. Needless to say, even the blind can see the weirdness in it.

The Uncle Chen who took the lead stood there stunned. I could see that he seemed to be doing the same thing. At this moment, his face was dripping with water, and he couldn't lift the coffin when he was in the middle of the flood bridge. It's something I haven't seen in many years.

That Uncle Chen also looks over 50 years old, and has presided over weddings and funerals for some years.But this incident was so weird that he didn't know what to do.

The atmosphere froze for a while, and the two sons of the Li family were shocked. The old lady was gone, and the coffin was still in the middle of the bridge and could not be lifted. This is my family What they are most afraid of is them.

At this time, the second son suddenly knelt down towards the coffin, "Mother, if you have any wish that you don't understand, just drag me into a dream, and we can rest in peace, mother. Let's stop making trouble about this matter." OK!"

As soon as the second son knelt down, the eldest son also knelt down, "Mother, my son is not filial. I have been outside for so many years, but I have not been able to give you filial piety. If you blame me, you can scold me. Hit my mother twice, let's go, my son begs you!"

The father also knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Godmother, let's go, just tell me what's missing over there, and I'll burn it for you!"

"Let's go. Let's go!"

A group of mourners knelt down, the coffin could not be lifted up, it could not be buried in the soil, this matter was not over, ten big men went over to the coffin again, after several lifts it still did not move, that Uncle Chen He shouted, "A few more people!"

Four more people passed by, and sixteen people chanted chant, and looked at those faces flushed with suffocation. The coffin was lifted up reluctantly, but after a few steps, it was put down again. The method is too heavy, and the sixteen men are all bared.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind, "Just wait, I'll say something to my old girl and send her off, so that she can leave with peace of mind!"

I turned around and saw that the one behind me was grandma, who was carrying a bamboo basket. I couldn’t see anything in it, but it felt very light. Grandma is considered a senior person in the village, and these people still respect her. Seeing grandma coming, they all gave way.

Originally, grandma and this old lady Li were of the same generation, so they shouldn't have come to give them away, but looking at grandma's face from afar, it seemed that she had already expected this, and the things in the basket should be for this old lady Li. prepare.

Grandma came to the coffin and said loudly to the coffin, "Old girl, it stands to reason that you haven't suffered much in your life. At this age, you have children and grandchildren, and there are many children and grandchildren. What can you not let go of?" Ah, you have been a sensible person all your life, why did you become confused when it was time to leave!"

"Let's go. I know the thoughts of the older generation. I'm here to see you off, and the person who sees you off also sees off your soul!"

Grandma said the last sentence in a loud voice, panting heavily, took out some paper money from the basket, lit it, and threw it into the sky, "Let's go. What should be returned to ashes, and what should be returned to ashes should be returned to ashes." , let’s get on the road with our wishes fulfilled!”

With some paper money, grandma looked at the red coffin for a while, followed me to look at grandma, and then she looked at me. Grandma waved at me, "Jiujiner, come here!"

I hurried over, and grandma opened the bamboo basket. There were some paper money on the basket, but there was actually a small red coffin underneath.

I was taken aback for a moment, looked up at my grandma, and just about to ask something, grandma's eyes forced me to stop the words that came to my lips, and grandma said, "Jiu Jin'er, help me carry this basket, Let's take your godmother on the road!"

Grandma said to the back again, "So the one who carried the coffin stayed, the three sons stayed, and the others sent the paper bundles to the cemetery, so let's go back!"

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. Mrs. Li misses her family and doesn't want to leave. I'll give her a ride, and she'll be fine after I send her off. Okay, everyone who's fine, let's leave !"

Grandma said a few words in a calm manner, then turned her head and looked at her. I can't tell good or bad about that look. It was a bit sad, but also a bit angry. The eyes were very complicated, and I couldn't understand them. Just like I couldn't understand the eyes of the old cripple in the old house.

Holding the little red coffin in the basket, I wondered if this was the one given to me by the old cripple, but in the hands of grandma, it was actually buried with Mrs. Li. I always have an indescribable feeling in my heart .

Grandma held up a handful of paper money, "Old girl, we're on our way!"

It was strange to say that when grandma raised the paper money in her hand, I was walking ahead with the bamboo basket, and when the eight men behind me shouted, the coffin was lifted up.

At this time, the wind and snow were fluttering, and the white snow and paper money were falling in the sky one after another. I walked in front with a basket in my hand, and my grandma scattered the paper money. I don’t know how it got there, but along the way, my heart was like a mess, maybe it was subconscious, I always felt that there was something in the coffin I was holding in my hand, what exactly was in this coffin?

Until the burial, my mind was in a mess, and my mood was unprecedentedly irritable. I felt like I couldn't express it. After the big coffin was buried, my grandma took the basket in my hand and put it in my hand. The basket was placed on top of the coffin.

Until the grave was filled, no one present asked grandma what was in it. It seemed that among the group of people, only grandma and I knew that the basket was actually a coffin.

On the way back, few people spoke. I was full of words in my heart and wanted to ask grandma, but grandma just walked ahead with a sullen face. I didn't dare to say anything, and followed grandma all the way home. When I arrived at the gate of Li's house, my grandma asked me to turn the knife in the bucket at the door, and then went to Li's house for a walk before returning home, saying that it was to get rid of depression.

I did what my grandma said, and I went home immediately after I finished. As soon as I entered the back room, grandma was sitting on the kang.

"Grandma. I'm back!"

"En" Grandma replied, looking up at me, "Jiujiner, I'm just waiting for you!"

I froze for a moment, and looked at grandma, that face was still familiar, but at this moment, there was a meaning in grandma's eyes that I couldn't understand, "Grandma, you wait for me. I have something to do!"

Grandma nodded, "I know you have doubts about what happened today, so if I don't tell you, what are you thinking about!"

I smiled embarrassedly, I couldn't hide it from grandma in my heart.

Grandma looked at me and smiled, "Jiujin, do you know why the old lady of the Li family didn't leave?"

"Why?" I was taken aback.

Grandma's eyes darkened, "Because she was driven out!"

"What!" Grandma's words directly stunned me, and I was driven out of my mind. What does this mean? The first time I heard such a new word, I was so shocked that I couldn't speak for a while.

Grandma glanced at me, "Don't be like this, listen to me tell you, you will understand once I tell you!"

"Speaking of it... I don't know if someone did it intentionally or unintentionally. This matter is very strange!"

(End of this chapter)