Compared with Sun Ci, Xie Guanglin's legs and feet were quite agile, and the three of them walked to Maple Tree Village.
When they arrived at the cemetery, the officials were already digging the soil. The Ding family and the mayor of Fengshu Village were present, as well as several people from the village who came to help.
Originally, when a woman got married at this time, she would be buried in her husband's family cemetery after her death. However, if a woman died suddenly after getting married without any children, she could not be buried in her husband's family cemetery. Rumors would harm her husband's family and affect her husband's family's fortune.
If the parents and brothers of such a woman are unwilling to take her back for burial, it can be said to be very miserable.
Fortunately, there is such a rule, otherwise the Wang family would never agree to open the coffin for an autopsy, and the matter of Ding Xiuxiu would have to be left alone.
When Xiao Sheng saw Xie Guanglin, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute. He was extremely respectful to his master, and was also extremely polite to Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen who came with his master.
"Did it spill?" Xie Guanglin asked.
"Sprinkle it, dig it three inches and I will sprinkle it again. I will sprinkle it again before opening the coffin. I will remember the master's teachings." Xiao Sheng said.
Xie Guanglin nodded and said with a majestic look: "Opening the coffin is a major event and should not be taken lightly."
"Yes." Xiao Sheng responded seriously.
Bai Banxia glanced at the medicinal powder on the ground, sniffed and smelled the ingredients. It should be a medicine passed down from the ancient sect, and was specially used before opening the coffin or examining the corpse.
On the one hand, it is to prevent the smell of decomposing corpses from harming the bodies of nearby people, and on the other hand, it is to reduce the changes of corpses after being exposed to the air.
According to Xiao Sheng, the old rule is to sprinkle it before digging, again after digging to a depth of three inches, and again after the coffin is exposed.
She estimated that after the coffin was opened, the body and the inside of the coffin would be sprinkled again.
The medicinal powder is not made of expensive medicinal materials, but it still has a certain effect. The art of medicine has lasted for such a long time, and the older generation does have powerful things.
"Cousin, why are you here?" Zhang Tonglin came over. He was back to his village on errands today, so he looked particularly serious.
"Why can't I come?" Bai Banxia wrinkled her nose at him.
Zhang Tonglin scratched his head and said, "If my mother knew you were coming, she would have to take you away. You are not married yet, so this is unlucky."
His words made Xie Guanglin react and said embarrassedly: "I made an oversight. I shouldn't have asked Doctor Bai to come. Doctor Bai, why don't you go back first?"
"No, I don't care about that. Haven't I done an autopsy before?" Bai Banxia said indifferently.
Xie Guanglin looked both ways, fearing that others would hear what Bai Banxia said, and whispered anxiously: "No one knew about it before, so don't tell it, otherwise it will be difficult for you, a little girl, to find your husband's family."
He scratched his head in annoyance, "I'm so old, I've forgotten that you are from a girl's family."
"It's okay. I don't plan to find my husband's family. Let's open the coffin." Bai Banxia pointed to the coffin that had already had a corner dug out.
Xiao Sheng rushed over and started to sprinkle the powder. Seeing her persistence, Xie Guanglin had no choice but to say anything.
Bai Banxia glared at her third cousin, "You're already an official, why haven't you made any progress in your thinking? Did you see what Qi Zhen said?"
"Qizhen is doing everything for you, so of course he won't say anything." Zhang Tonglin muttered and ran to help.
Bai Banxia pulled Qi Zhen, "Have you ever seen a corpse that was buried for almost a year?"
Qi Zhen thought for a while, "Probably not, are you afraid?"
Bai Banxia glanced at him sideways, scared, how could it be possible? But burial is not allowed in modern times, and she is not a medical practitioner. Even if she studied medicine and performed human anatomy, the body was exhumed almost a year after this kind of burial.
She really hasn't seen it before.
"It's okay, I'll take a look first. If it's scary, I'll cover your eyes." Qi Zhen said again.
Bai Banxia couldn't help but laugh. It was like watching a horror movie when she was a child. She covered her eyes when she was scared, but she couldn't help but peeked through her fingers. She was scared and quickly covered her eyes.
"I'm not afraid, I just haven't seen it before, so I'm asking," she said.
"Judging by the time, the body has turned into bones." Qi Zhen said.
At this time, the helper shouted: "We are getting ready to open the coffin, please stand far away!"
The village chief of Maple Village saw Bai Banxia and said hurriedly: "That granddaughter of the Zhang family, why are you here? Go home quickly."
"I'm here to help." Bai Banxia was a little helpless. Did he think she was here to watch the fun?
Xie Guanglin hurriedly explained a few words to her, and the village chief stopped chasing people away. He just looked at Bai Banxia and then at Zhang Tonglin, thinking that the Zhang family is now powerful, and the younger generations are so promising.
Just like Zhang Tonglin of the Zhang family, he used to run around like a fool every day and couldn't stop. Hey, he ended up being sent to the Yamen to work as an official.
The granddaughter of the Zhang family used to be fat and timid, but now she is thin and looks good, and she can also help the government investigate cases.
Xiao Sheng had carefully sprinkled the powder on the coffin, and someone started to pick up the long nails on the coffin. However, the long nails were rusty, so it was very difficult to remove them.
"Could it be that the dead person didn't agree to open the coffin?" the nail picker said worriedly.
People at this time were superstitious. As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent. The surroundings were so quiet that only the chirping of birds in the distance could be heard.
Suddenly, Qi Zhen dodged and rushed over, "I'll come."
Bai Banxia hurriedly said: "Take it easy, don't break the coffin."
"Don't worry." He jumped on the coffin, grabbed the screwdriver from the man's hand, used some internal strength, and used his skill to pull out a nail.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The village chief also said: "It's not that difficult to get up. You see, people get up easily. I think you are old and your skills are rusty."
The man who nailed the coffins was a man who nailed coffins behind closed doors in the countryside. He climbed up, scratched his head and said, "It's strange, how can he be so relaxed?"
Bai Banxia laughed, could Qi Zhen do the same?
Do not use brute force on the nails, otherwise the nails may be pulled out and the coffin may be broken. This is disrespectful to the deceased and inconvenient for the body to be reburied.
But Qi Zhen has internal strength, and it will be easy if he can control it.
There were seven nails in the coffin, and Qi Zhen quickly took them out one by one. Then he stepped aside and signaled the coffin opener to continue.
The critical moment was approaching, and everyone held their breath, as if they were afraid of inhaling some poisonous gas.
Qi Zhen walked up to Bai Banxia, his posture was obviously because he was afraid of her.
Finally, the coffin lid was opened, revealing a female corpse that had turned into bones.
"Xiuxiu, my poor daughter, my mother is sorry for disturbing your rest." Ding's mother knelt in front of the coffin and cried loudly.
Ding's father also wiped away his tears and muttered: "Daughter, please be patient for now. My parents want to seek justice for you. They can't even forgive you."
Seeing the parents of the deceased so sad, everyone was a little moved. They did not go to the autopsy immediately, but left time to offer incense and worship to the Ding family.
The Ding family members lit three sticks of incense for Ding Xiuxiu. Her younger brother stepped forward and kowtowed three times before stepping aside.
Seeing that the test was ready, Bai Banxia hurriedly came over, but when she saw it, her heart beat violently.
