The first thousand three hundred and twenty-nine chapters eat the food of the dead
One million for a coffin, even wealthy families like Mo Yongxing and Meng Fang were stunned by the price.
The two of them have also seen the blueprint in Meng Yao's hand. Although the style looks a bit weird, it doesn't cost one million. Is it possible that they really plan to use huanghuali to make a coffin?
"no problem."
However, when faced with Master Wang's price, Meng Yao agreed without hesitation. As long as she could build the coffin on the drawing, she would be willing to give it, let alone one million, or even ten million.
Because this coffin is necessary to revive Qin Yu.
And this drawing was also left to her by the mysterious man. The mysterious man's original words were as follows: "Find someone to build this coffin, and then put Qin Yu's body in it together with this cauldron, and then he can be buried."
Yes, if such a coffin had not been built, it would have been impossible for Qin Yu to be resurrected."
"Come in with me."
Master Wang did not ask Meng Yao how he obtained this blueprint. He took the blueprint in his hand, turned around and walked into the back room.
Meng Yao and the four of them looked at each other, and finally followed Master Wang into the back room.
The house here is indeed very dilapidated. The most obvious thing is the soil under the feet. Today, every house is paved with marble slabs and ceramic tiles, or even if it is worse, it will be poured with cement. The house here in Master Wang's house is still...
Mud, and after so many years of trampling, there are obviously some potholes on the ground. Although it will not affect people's walking, if some furniture is placed, it will inevitably cause the soles of the furniture to be uneven and need to be filled with other things.
Moreover, the lighting in this room is not very good. It is a sunny day outside, but the inner room is dark. Master Wang turned on the light, and the room became a little brighter.
In this room, the furnishings are very simple, with only one table and a desk at the top, with some fruits placed on it, but two sacred tablets are enshrined.
Master Wang walked to the desk, picked up the incense, and bowed respectfully three times to the two tablets. There was an incense burner in front of each tablet, and he put three sticks of incense on each tablet.
Meng Yao and others could still recognize the first sacred tablet. It was the tablet of Lu Ban. Master Wang paid homage to Lu Ban. This was not surprising at all.
Because making coffins is the job of carpenters, and Lu Ban is the ancestor of carpenters. It is only natural for Master Wang to worship Lu Ban, but what the hell is this second magic tablet? Oh no, what kind of god is it? This god
Meng Yao and the others didn't recognize the words on the card at all.
"Qin Yu told me before that those who live for free will either worship the god of poverty or the god of murder. Could this tablet be one of those two gods?" Meng Yao whispered to himself.
"I didn't expect you, a little girl, to know this. Your friend was right. Those who live for free do need to worship one of these two gods, and the one I worship is the God of Death." Master Wang turned around and said,
Looking at Meng Yao, he replied.
"What is freeloading?" Mo Yongxing asked curiously from the side.
"Eating for the dead means eating for the dead, such as those who make coffins, make paper figurines, and other supplies for the dead. They make a living from this." Meng Yao explained at the side: "But Qin Yu also follows
I have said that ordinary people who work for free do not need to worship gods, because these people are just superficial. Only those who are really capable of doing this do need it."
After Meng Yao said this, he looked at Master Wang. Since Master Wang also worshiped the God of Killing in addition to Lu Ban, it meant that Master Wang did have this ability.
"Moreover, Qin Yu also said that people who work in this profession can only choose between these two gods. If you choose to kill the god, your family will be safe, but in this life, you will be destined to be poor and you will not be able to make a lot of money.
And if you choose to worship the poor god, you can gain wealth, but some accidents will inevitably happen to your loved ones, so you cannot have both."
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be a thankless job to do this job? Why would anyone still do it?" Mo Yongxing continued to ask.
Meng Yao did not answer Mo Yongxing's question, but she knew the answer because she had asked Qin Yu this question when she was chatting with Qin Yu, and Qin Yu answered her like this.
"Those who really work in this industry are passed down from generation to generation. The real reasons can only be found from the first generation. Maybe some people were living in poverty at that time and had no choice but to enter this industry. Others
Yes, maybe it’s for relatives.”
Some of those who work in this industry are so poor that they are about to starve to death, and finally choose to worship the God of Poverty and enter this industry to seek wealth. Others, perhaps because of family members, are sick or something, have no choice but to
, enter this industry and choose to kill the god. In this case, your loved ones can be safe, and even some strange diseases will disappear and return to normal.
In the dark, everything has a causal relationship, and once you enter this industry, you cannot quit for ten generations. You must pass it on to ten generations, otherwise, future generations will inevitably suffer retribution.
To put it simply, just like some of the current teaching activities, except for those who really want to support teaching, most people are interested in some of the benefits of teaching after three years.
To endure the pain of teaching for three years in exchange for extra points and priority admission to public institutions in the future is very similar to the situation in Master Wang's industry. The only difference is that teaching is for three years, but Master Wang and the others have to pay a lot.
But it's the tenth generation.
"Back then, my tenth-generation ancestor from the Wang family was a landowner. Although he was not considered rich, according to today's standards, he was considered a multimillionaire in a first-tier city. He had no worries about food and clothing. Who knew that at that time, Mrs. Zeng Zeng
When my grandma was pregnant with the ninth generation ancestor, she suddenly got a strange disease. She didn't eat anything, so she drank some Chinese medicine soup to survive. After a month, she was so thin that only skin and bones were left. My ancestor of the Wang family was also the same.
A devoted man, although he is a landowner, has never taken any concubines. He only has one wife, great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, and she is pregnant with an heir, so naturally she is extremely anxious."
Master Wang spoke, looking at the two sacred tablets in front of him, and said slowly: "But who would have thought that our ancestors had searched all the doctors they could find, including those famous doctors, but they were unable to do anything about my grandmother's illness.
No matter what kind of disease grandma has, we can’t detect it.”
"My great-grandmother was losing weight day by day, and her children and people were in danger. But at this time, an old man came to the ancestors and found a way to cure my great-grandmother's disease."
"In order to save my grandma, my ancestors went to nearby counties and villages to spread the word that as long as anyone could cure my grandma's disease, they would be rewarded with half of their family property. Therefore, many people came to visit, but these people
, some of them are cheating on food and drink, and some of them are really talented and knowledgeable, but after really looking at my grandma’s condition, they are unable to do anything, and only this old man can get rid of them.”
"The old man made my grandma drink a bowl of porridge in front of my ancestors. This was the first time in several months that my grandma had eaten food like rice. The ancestors were so happy that they quickly asked the old man for advice.
Is there any way to save my grandma, but the old man told the ancestors that the only way to save my grandma is through the ancestors himself."
"The old man told our ancestors a way. In this world, if you live a free life, you have two choices. One is wealth, and the other is health of your family. As long as the ancestors are willing to do this, my great-grandmother's illness will be cured. But
The condition is that we must persist for ten generations. Within ten generations, the Wang family can only live a life of poverty, otherwise, they will be punished."
"For my great-grandmother, my ancestors agreed to the old man's promise, because if something goes wrong with my great-grandmother and the child in her belly, it would mean that the Wang family will be extinct. Even if they have millions of dollars, what's the use of it."
"The old man stayed and taught the ancestors for a month before leaving. During this month, my great-grandmother's health gradually improved. After that, the ancestors sold all the family property and divided the fields and money.
I gave it to some poor people, took my great-grandmother with me, left my hometown, and started this business in another place. I am now the tenth generation."
Master Wang's words made the other three people except Meng Yao look strange, especially the fat man, who looked like he was listening to the story of strength, but Master Wang's serious expression clearly told him
, this is not a story.
However, Meng Yao also knows that there is one thing that Master Wang has not revealed, and that is the identity of the old man. In fact, the old man should be the tenth generation descendant of a certain family engaged in this industry. If he wants to start from this industry
To leave, in addition to working for ten generations, there is another very important feature, which is to find another successor.
Meng Yao glanced at Master Wang meaningfully. I'm afraid Master Wang has almost started looking for his successor.
"If that's the case, then you still charge so much money for a coffin?" Mo Yongxing grabbed the key point of Master Wang's words and asked.
"Because this coffin is worth so much money." Master Wang replied decisively.
"But it's useless for you to have money?"
Master Wang smiled, but did not answer Mo Yongxing's words. However, Meng Yao spoke, "Although you are engaged in this profession and choose to kill gods, you must live a life of poverty, but it does not mean that you cannot be rich.
As long as you don’t spend the money, that’s fine.”
Meng Yao remembers what Qin Yu said to him:
"The way of heaven is fair, and it is impossible to just pay without getting anything in return. Although if you choose to kill the god, you are destined to live in poverty, but wealth can be saved. Once the ten generations are over, the first generation of descendants can enjoy this wealth.
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Meng Yao believes that Master Wang's family must have saved a lot of wealth for ten generations. People who really understand this industry can still make a lot of money. (To be continued)