Chapter 879 Colorful Coffin (2)

At that moment, I asked Han Jingui what the specific situation was.

He said: "The deceased was a middle-aged man, forty-seven or eighteen years old this year. The master's family invited some of the Eight Immortals from our Eight Immortals Palace to see it. Everyone said that the funeral was difficult and wanted you to help with it.

Firstly, since you became the palace master, everyone has never seen you carrying coffins or doing funerals. Some people are somewhat dissatisfied with you as the palace master. Secondly, people die on the Qingming Festival, which brings more evil spirits, and everyone wants to see you.

How capable is he?"

I hummed, and he was telling the truth. Since taking over the Eight Immortals Palace, Lang Gao and I have been working on the construction site and have not been involved in funerals at all. Recently, some of the Eight Immortals have not been as enthusiastic towards me as before, and even some

Stop the rumors, saying that I became the palace master only because of the old lady's money, and that I have no ability at all.

It was precisely because of this that Lang Gao would ask Han Jingui every two days if there was anyone dead nearby.

People are dying now, but they died on Qingming Festival. This matter is really difficult to handle.

When Han Jingui saw that I didn't speak, he thought I was scared. A look of disappointment flashed across his face and he said, "If it doesn't work, let me do it!"

I gave up and said, "No, since everyone wants to see me hold a funeral, let's do whatever they want!"

After saying that, I asked about the situation of the deceased again. He told me that the deceased's name was Song Guangliang. The way of his death was a bit strange. He died out of nowhere. The doctor also checked his body and found that he was not seriously ill. Many people nearby said that Song Guangliang suffered from

In order to get retribution, some people say that Song Guangliang was cursed to death by his nephew.

Upon hearing this, the former is more common in rural areas. Many people who die in strange ways are considered to have suffered retribution. As for the latter, few people mention it. Being cursed to death by a nephew? Isn't it a bit nonsense?

I asked him why.

When I heard this, I just felt like my mind was in a mess. Just after this man died, family conflicts broke out. I dare not say who is right. At least, I don’t have any good impressions of the Song brothers, and I don’t like Song Guangliang.

My sister doesn't like her either.

After three rounds of drinking, Han Jingui saw that I was still reluctant to speak, so he asked me: "Palace Master, what do you want to know about?"

I asked: "What common saying?"

He sighed deeply and said: "Ai! This is how it is in the countryside. Song Guangliang's brothers have arrested his nephew and locked him in a woodshed. They said that when Song Guangliang is buried, his nephew will be used as his nephew."

Buried with him."

"If you don't shave your head in the first month, your uncle will die if you shave your head." When he said this, he kept staring at me, as if he wanted to see something from my face.

Some people believed that shaving their heads was an insult to their character, so they rebelled in groups. However, the people could not withstand the Qing emperor's military suppression. Tragedies such as the Yangzhou Ten-Day Massacre and the Jiading Three Massacres occurred one after another.

After saying that, he paused and continued: "I heard that the brothers Song Guangliang often asked their sister to borrow money, but they were all rejected. This made the brothers not have any good impression of the sister. Over time, the six brothers and sisters became friends.

The hearts are not in agreement. Show up now

After hearing this, the brothers would not let the sister go, so they planned to extort a sum of money to organize the funeral for the boss Song Guangliang. Little did they know that the sister would not do it at all and threatened to call the police and arrest the brothers, saying that they were responsible for secretly

Detain personnel.”

He was stunned, but he didn't refuse, so I asked Lang Gao and the others to go to the town to cook some vegetables, and asked him to buy a few bottles of beer, and we started eating around the table.

He smiled bitterly and explained: "Palace Master, you may not know the situation of their family. There are six brothers and sisters named Song Guangliang. The first five are all men, and the last one is a woman, who is the mother of their nephew. This woman will marry better.

, have a small family background, and the Song Guangliang brothers are all honest farmers, guarding the few acres of land at home all year round."

People are all afraid of death. Continuous suppression has made some people miserable. They no longer shout the slogan, "The head can be cut off, but the hair cannot be shaved." Instead, they express their support for the Ming Dynasty by saying, "No head shaving in the first month."

Missing him is actually nostalgia for the past. In order to deceive others, he falsely reports that he is his dead uncle.

What I didn't expect was that I would encounter such a thing in Hubei, so I said to Han Jingui, "This is impossible! Just shaving your head in the first month, how could it lead to my uncle's death?"

I shook my head. I hadn’t even seen the deceased yet, so how could I know how the deceased died? Besides, I didn’t have a good impression of this family and was not interested in their affairs, so I said, “Wait until they invite me.”

Let’s talk about the Eight Immortals later.”

Hearing this, I was startled. When I was a child, I heard someone mention that this matter started when the Qing army entered the customs. In order to "flatten the surrounding areas and stay in the Central Plains", the Qing emperor decided to implement a strange way of governing the country.

The hair style, 'Money Rat Tail' style, shaves all the surrounding hair, leaving only the hair in the center of the head, which is shaped like money, while the hair in the center is braided and drooping, shaped like a rat tail.

"That's right. We are worrying about this matter now. It's really more of a carrot than a worry."

After Han Jingui said this, he was about to leave. I said, "Old Han, stay for a casual meal and ask you some questions."

"Then how are they going to hold the funeral?" I asked.

"We don't know yet. The body was left at home. We probably have to wait for the quarrel between the brothers and sisters to come out before the funeral can be held." Han Jingui explained, and then said: "By the way, Palace Master, Song Guangliang died on the Qingming Festival.

Is this really retribution?"

As we all know, the land of China has experienced countless dynasty changes for five thousand years. The common people did not show a strong attitude towards who should be the emperor. On the contrary, it was a head-shaving revolution that angered some of them.

He stared at me for a while and then slowly said: "Palace Master, there is a saying in our countryside, have you heard of it?"

I was stunned for a moment and then asked him: "That's their nephew, how could they do this!"

I smiled, raised my glass and clinked it with him, and said: "Old Han, we have been in Hubei for more than half a year, and the Eight Immortals Palace is almost completed. I want to say goodbye to you. From now on, the Eight Immortals Palace will be

Look, Lang Gao and I are planning to go to the Northeast."

I say this because my second brother, Yang Dalong, has made several phone calls recently, asking us to find a time to go to the Northeast. He said that we have something to ask for, and I have been working on the construction site during this time. In addition, I just took over the Eight Immortals Palace, and there are trivial matters.

It was too much, so we kept putting it off. More importantly, the northeast is Wang Muyang's territory. If a few of us went there rashly, we might cause trouble.

"Huh?" He didn't seem to react, so he said, "It's better to go to the Northeast. There are eight Vajras over there. Their way of handling funerals is very different from the Eight Immortals in the south. You can learn from it."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, grabbed my arm, and said in a deep voice: "Palace Master, do you want the Northeast? No, this is absolutely impossible."
Chapter completed!