Everyone was stunned when they heard Ye Qiu's words.
"Director Ye, why did you say this?" Lao Xiang asked.
Everyone else also looked at Ye Qiu.
"Uncle Ge, come out with me." Ye Qiu finished speaking and walked out first.
Ge Dazhuang followed closely behind, and Fu Yanjie and others also followed.
"Dr. Ye, have you discovered something that would be inappropriate to tell in front of Chen Laosan's parents?" Ge Dazhuang asked.
Ye Qiu shook his head and said, "Nothing was found."
"Then why did you say that the truth is not far away?" Ge Dazhuang looked confused.
Ye Qiu asked: "Uncle Ge, when will Chen Laosan be buried?"
"They will be buried soon." Ge Dazhuang pointed to a few young adults outside the house and said, "They are here to help carry the coffin."
Ye Qiu nodded slightly: "Very good!"
Very good?
Ge Dazhuang was stunned and asked: "Dr. Ye, what are you talking about? You've confused me."
Ye Qiu said: "I have a plan."
"After Chen Laosan was buried, we stayed not far from the grave to see what had dug up the grave."
"Uncle Ge, what do you think?"
Before Ge Dazhuang could speak, Lao Xiang said: "Director Ye, I think this plan is feasible."
Ge Dazhuang said in a deep voice: "This plan is indeed good, but Doctor Ye, is it too dangerous?"
"You are all members of the medical team. If something happens in our village, how can I explain it to the superiors?"
"Especially Director Ye, if you have any shortcomings, I won't be able to explain it to Wan'er."
Su Xiaoxiao said: "What are you afraid of? There are so many of us, what can happen?"
Ge Dazhuang glared at Su Xiaoxiao and said, "What do you know, a woman? Don't interrupt."
"Mr. Ge, if you look down on me so much, be careful of getting bitten by a snake." Su Xiaoxiao said.
Ge Dazhuang laughed and said: "I have lived here for most of my life, but I have never been bitten by a snake. Snakes are afraid of me and will run away when they see me."
"Really?" Su Xiaoxiao said with a look of disbelief, "Nothing is absolute, Village Chief Ge, you'd better be careful."
"Let's get down to business." Ye Qiu said, "If everyone thinks my plan is okay, then let's do it."
Lao Xiang said: "I agree with Director Ye's plan."
Fu Yanjie said: "I agree too."
Su Xiaoxiao then said: "No matter what Director Ye does, I will support it unconditionally."
"Since you all agree, then I can only listen to you. Who said you are members of the medical team?"
Ge Dazhuang is still a little worried about everyone's safety.
Ye Qiu smiled and said: "Uncle Ge, if you are really worried about our safety, then let the young adults who are carrying the coffin stay with us later."
"At that time, we will have the strength in numbers. Even if there is a ghost, we will scare it away."
"What do you think, Uncle Ge?"
Ge Dazhuang said: "Okay, I'll say hello to the people carrying the coffin later."
The plan is set.
Everyone stayed at Chen's house.
Ge Dazhuang is the village chief and has a high status in Mogan Village. The Chen family's parents asked him to be in charge of Chen Laosan's funeral.
The so-called steward actually means the master of ceremonies.
It can be seen that Ge Dazhuang often does this kind of thing, he is familiar with the road and arranges the funeral in an orderly manner.
Because many people died mysteriously in Mogan Village during this period, the funeral was kept simple.
First is the farewell ceremony.
When the coffin lid was opened, Chen Laosan's parents saw their son for the last time, and there was inevitably another burst of sad cries.
Then, the coffin is sealed.
Several young adults mixed the incense ash with water and spread it around the edge of the coffin.
The main purpose of doing this is to seal the coffin lid tightly to prevent air from entering, and to not worry about insects entering along the seams of the coffin and biting the body after the coffin is buried in the soil.
After the incense was applied, the coffin lid was closed again.
Then, several young men took hammers and drove ten seven-inch long wooden nails into the coffin.
The coffin sealing is officially over.
Then, four young adults tied the coffin with thick hemp ropes, and tied two bowl-sized wooden sticks to the front and back of the coffin.
Everything is ready.
"Old Chen, are you awake?" Ge Dazhuang asked.
Chen Laosan's father wiped away his tears and said, "Lao Ge, I'll leave it to you for Lao San to go up the mountain."
Shangshan is a dialect of Mogan Village. Translated into Mandarin, it means burial.
Although Mogan Village is poor, it attaches great importance to funeral affairs. According to the rules here, parents are not allowed to bury their son when he dies.
Therefore, Chen Laosan's parents could only stay at home and could not accompany Chen Laosan on his final journey.
"Don't worry, I watched Chen Laosan grow up. I won't be careless about his funeral."
Ge Dazhuang patted Chen Laosan's father on the shoulder to express comfort, then raised his hand and shouted: "Get up!"
Immediately, four young men lifted the coffin.
Ge Dazhuang took the lead, clearing the way and throwing paper money as he walked. At the same time, behind him, there were two people playing gongs and drums.
As he watched, the coffin came out of the main room.
"Son!" Chen Laosan's mother suddenly burst into tears. She knelt on the ground and cried while shouting: "Son, don't leave mother, mother can't let you go..."
When Ye Qiu saw this scene, he felt uncomfortable and turned around and left quickly.
Fifteen minutes later.
Ge Dazhuang stopped on the hillside.
Here, a pit has already been dug.
Under the command of Ge Dazhuang, all processes were carried out in an orderly manner.
Falling coffin!
Buried!
Seal the land!
Build a tomb!
Incense!
The last step is to burn paper money to the deceased, which means that the deceased will have money to spend when he reaches the underworld.
Ye Qiu took Lao Xiang and others and burned some paper money for Chen Laosan.
When everything was handled, no one left. Ge Dazhuang asked: "Dr. Ye, what should we do next?"
Ye Qiu said to everyone: "Many people have died in the village recently, causing people to panic. Our medical team is here to investigate and find out the truth of the matter."
"However, nothing has been found so far."
"In order to prevent more deaths in the village, and in order to allow the villagers to return to their former stable lives, I thought of a stupid way."
"Then we will stay here tonight to see what kind of thing is digging the grave?"
"Everyone should pay attention to safety and tell me immediately if you find anything wrong."
After Ye Qiu finished speaking, he took everyone and found a hidden place to hide.
Time passes quietly.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
In the blink of an eye.
It's three o'clock in the morning.
There was no movement, and everyone was very sleepy.
"Director, do you think the grave diggers will stop coming?" Fu Yanjie asked in a low voice.
Ye Qiu said: "According to previous practice, the grave will be dug up before dawn..."
call--
Just then, a gust of cold wind came.
Ye Qiu's face instantly became serious, and he said hurriedly: "The grave diggers are coming, everyone, please be careful."
