Goldfinger of the Heavens

Chapter 619 Yi Zhuang (seeking order)
Uncle Jiu and Wencai brought their guests to a simple house, only to see a plaque hanging obliquely on the outer door, with two vague and correct characters written on it - Yizhuang.

It has already passed the fourth watch, and this time is not suitable for walking outside with guests. You must find a place to rest, and Yizhuang all over the south has become the best place for corpse hunters to rest and store corpses.

In fact, Yizhuang was not originally used to park corpses. Yizhuang first originated in the Song Dynasty. Its original meaning is the land owned by the clan, also called Yitian. It is a charity organization unique to ancient Chinese society and founded by a family with a surname. , is an economic entity that does good things for the family. Because it is generally built in villages and market towns, it is called "Yizhuang".

The earliest Yizhuang was built by the famous Fan Zhongyan. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan used his salary to purchase land in his hometown of Suzhou and operated it in a tenancy system. Fan Zhongyan personally set [-] rules, and each house selected a child to take charge of it. Established Paradigm Yizhuang.

After business development, Fanshi Yizhuang occupied more than 3000 mu of land at its peak. The rented rice from the Yizhuang was distributed to men and women of the clan according to the population. The clan members could get certain subsidies for marriage, funeral, and imperial examinations.

In addition, there is also a charity house in the Yizhuang, which can be used by the clansmen to live in. If the house needs to be repaired, it can be done by itself.

Later, Fan Zhongyan's practice became popular, and a large number of yizhuang appeared in various places, with similar family properties, as well as yiwu, yixue, yizhong, etc. This is a unique cultural phenomenon in China.

Later, Yizhuang will evolve into a morgue in the impression of many people, but it is not entirely out of thin air.

The ancient Chinese custom was called "rebirth after death, not rebirth", the so-called "the dead are the greatest".

In ancient times, it was very difficult for people to leave their clan and go out, not only because of the system, but also because of the restrictions on transportation and other aspects. Therefore, if a stranger died unexpectedly in a town, it is likely to be nearby, or even It is the people of this sect. Before no one comes to claim it, people will temporarily put the corpse in Yizhuang.

In addition, some yizhuang are purely charitable organizations established by the local government. In order to relieve the victims during the famine, they have nothing to do with the local clan. Those unmanned corpses found nearby will be temporarily placed in the yizhuang. If no one claims it within the specified time, it will be processed again.

Coupled with the promotion of various film and television works, Yizhuang has become a morgue in the impression of many modern people, which is very eerie and strange.

"Master, this place is too..." When Wencai saw this dilapidated Yizhuang, he was very disgusted, but he didn't dare to say it directly.

Because Uncle Jiu had told him before that there was an old man from the Maoshan School living in Yizhuang, and Uncle Jiu had to call him Master Uncle, that was his Master Uncle. Uncle Jiu would not punish him much, but if he didn't respect his teacher, he might even be expelled from the school.

Wencai has been living in Yizhuang since he became a teacher of Uncle Jiu. Although it is not beautiful, it is neat and clean. However, this Yizhuang in front of him looks like a dilapidated house that has been abandoned for a long time. He didn't dare to take the initiative to knock on the door. He was worried that the plaque on it would fall and hit him. This thing was shaky and didn't look safe.

"Go and knock on the door. You have to get used to this. When you become a teacher in the future and can drive corpses by yourself, it is common to live in Yizhuang. Most of the Yizhuang's environment is relatively ordinary. You have to be prepared." Uncle Jiu said.

"Generally, hehe, master, this is also..." Under the murderous eyes of Uncle Jiu, Wencai controlled his desire to express well, covered his mouth, bent his waist, and stared crookedly at the top, possibly falling off at any time. Next to the plaque, went up and knocked on the door.

Wencai is ready now. When he thinks about it, this cobweb must be full of cobwebs and covered with thick dust. I am afraid that after entering, he will have to work as a coolie, and he will have to tidy up for a long time before he can rest. To sleep on a coffin.

What a fate.

"Hey, master, the door is locked." Wencai originally thought that Uncle Jiu asked him to "knock on the door" as a procedure. After all, who would come to such a broken place? I just went to bed, knocked on the door, thought about it, and then pushed the door in.

But Wencai found that the door couldn't be pushed open.

Uncle Jiu shook his head, stepped forward, pulled Wen Cai away, reached out to knock on the door, and said respectfully, "Uncle Liu."

"Master, how could your uncle hear you in such a low voice!" Wen Cai said.

It seemed that it was specially for slapping the face, Wen Cai's voice just fell when he heard a hoarse and old voice from inside, asking, "Is it Ah Ying?"

"It's the nephew, who was nagging the uncle in the middle of the night." Uncle Jiu said.

"Da da da……"

From the crack of the door, you can see the lights in the house, followed by footsteps, stopped in front of the door, and the door opened slowly, only to see an old man with white hair and a skinny face, standing at the door with an oil lamp in his hand. The first person is the senior of the Maoshan School mentioned by Uncle Jiu-Master Liu.

After seeing the respect of this master uncle, Wencai seemed a little disappointed. He originally thought that the existence of the master uncle should be a senior with white hair and childlike face, just like the founder of the Maoshan School enshrined in the lobby, but he did not. Thinking that this Uncle Liu is not much different from Uncle Zhao from the next door, and even worse.

Uncle Liu saw a dozen or so walking corpses following Uncle Jiu, and asked, "Hey, Ah Ying, when did you accept the business again?"

"I've met my uncle, and my four-eyed brother has some insights recently, but the business has already been accepted, so I can't push it away, so I asked my nephew for help." Uncle Jiu said.

"Four eyes, that little guy can finally calm down to practice, the time is really fast, who is this young man?"

"This is the apprentice my nephew took in not long ago. Wencai hasn't met my uncle yet." Uncle Jiu said.

"Wen Cai has met Master Uncle." Wen Cai quickly put Huang Chong aside, knelt down and said.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoying, you have already started accepting apprentices, okay, hey, what is this?" Uncle Liu asked looking at the humanoid foreign object wrapped in a yellow talisman.

Before Uncle Jiu could answer, Uncle Liu slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I'm getting old and confused, and I just focus on talking. Come in first, you can put the guests in the guest room on the left, and I'll prepare some meals for you. Once settled, let’s eat again.”

"Thank you, uncle."

As he said that, Uncle Jiu pointed at the forehead of the head guest, and with a movement of his finger, those guests lined up, followed the guidance of Uncle Jiu, jumped into the Yizhuang neatly, and headed for the guest room on the left .

(End of this chapter)