Chapter 1069: Accumulating virtue and doing good deeds
This time, Jiang Cheng observed more carefully. He was keenly aware that the watchman's steps seemed to be much stiffer, and his back was also stooped.
It has only been a day since I last saw him, and the watchman seems to have aged 10 years.
Just when he was doubtful, the watchman's eyes swept across his face, and later a hoarse voice sounded, "Ahem. All of you have to work hard tonight."< br>
The watchman’s thick eyelids Lifting it up, "The village chief must have told you during the day that there is a charity village one mile west of the village. There are some unclaimed corpses stored there, or some corpses that are too damaged to be collected and buried."
"Tonight, the three corpse collectors who need to be selected will go to Yizhuang one by one to help repair several corpses. The corpses should be buried in the ground. You can be considered as doing good deeds." The watchman spoke in a long voice, and strange sounds came from his throat from time to time. The sound is very uncomfortable for those who listen to it.
Chen Hao nodded, "Senior is right, it is also a good deed to help the corpse be buried in peace." He changed his voice, "But we are separated by mountains, and we are not orthodox corpse stitchers after all. I also hope that the seniors can give some tips about the repair process.”
This is very straightforward. We can go if you want, but you have to make it clear.
The watchman, who had turned halfway and was about to leave, slowly turned back, with one single eye slightly narrowed, staring at Chen Hao's face.
Lei Mingyu and Du Moyu became nervous instantly, while Yu Chengmu, Jia Jinliang and others laughed secretly in their hearts, wishing that the watchman would kill Chen Hao immediately.
Chen Hao looked as usual, looking at the watchman with a humble expression asking for advice.
“Ahem.” The watchman coughed a few times, “I was negligent, thinking that you people who retrieve corpses also understand the taboos.”
“I don’t dare, it’s the juniors who are learning the art. Not good." Chen Hao cupped his hands.
"That's all, listen carefully, you guys, the body will be mended after three days. The sound of the bang will be used as a signal. The first person who hears the sound of the bang will set off."
"Enter the righteousness After the village, the corpse will be parked in the lobby of Yizhuang, surrounded by linen and white cloth. You can just walk in in order, and each person will be responsible for one corpse. "
"Remember, don't touch the body immediately after entering. The first thing is to offer incense."
"There are three incense sticks, which are placed in front of the incense table. Only after the incense is successfully lit can the body be officially mended. . ”
“Some corpses are so badly damaged that some of their limbs have not been found yet. After the wounds on such corpses are repaired, the remains must be covered with dough. "For example, if the body is missing a few fingers, then you have to knead it with dough and finally shape it into several fingers and put them on the body. At least it will look complete. "The dough has been prepared for you. It's all made in advance, so you can rest assured."
Jia Jinliang bowed to the watchman, grinned, and revealed a few gold teeth, "The hardworking watchman is prepared for the juniors."
What he didn't expect was that the watchman, who originally had a normal attitude, The person's brows immediately stood up, and his tone became serious, " Did I say I prepared it?”
Jia Jinliang’s face turned pale with fright, “This”
Fortunately, the watchman didn’t bother him, he was just a single-eyed man. They glared at him, which made Du Moyu and the others extremely happy, but they didn't show it on their faces.
Yu Chengmu narrowed his eyes. The watchman seemed to really not want them to associate these tasks with him.
But this was too obvious.
"Senior." Yu Chengmu stepped forward to help the embarrassed Jia Jinliang, "Are there any other taboos that need to be explained?"
After a while, the watchman finally looked away, "When mending corpses, we should pay attention to the external responsibility and not the internal responsibility. That is to say, the key point is to repair the appearance well, and the body is repaired well. As long as the interior is passable, the family of the deceased is more concerned about the appearance of the deceased.”
“In short, the entire sewing process can be summarized in five words: respect, clean, straighten, mend, and pinch. "
"Jing means offering incense."
"Cleaning means cleaning the body and preparing for the next process."
"Clearing means arranging the various parts of the body and checking if there are any missing parts."
"Make up, I will I won’t say much more, everyone knows it.”
“Pinch it and it will be good. Bring the dough, and if there are any missing limbs, use the dough to shape them into corresponding shapes, and finally patch up the body."
"And you remember, no matter what happens, the body must be sewn up before dawn. Done, otherwise something big will happen at dawn.”
"Also, during the entire period of mending, you are not allowed to do anything that goes against the dignity of the deceased, such as laughing in front of the body, or taking apart the body after it has been mended. This is a taboo. Once violated, you will know the consequences. "I understand everything."
The fat man grinned when he heard it, thinking that he understands everything. If I understand everything, why should I ask you?
The fat man’s expression management is not as mature as Jiang Cheng’s. The man who called the watcher turned his head and stared at the fat man, “What, do you have any objection to what I said?”
I felt the tone of the man who called the watcher. The coldness in my heart made the fat man stand It was empty at that moment, "Report to senior, no!"
"Then you all go back and prepare." The watchman added: "At the 3rd watch, when you hear the sound of bangs, the first person can set off. ”
"After the first person has finished mending the body, a gong is hung behind the door of the mourning hall and he can ring it hard."
"When the gong is heard, the next person can start."
"It takes up to an hour for each person to mend the corpse. According to the normal burning speed of requiem incense, it will be exactly one hour after the incense burns out."
"Requiem incense" Du Moyu caught the key point .
The watchman showed a weird smile, "Why, as a corpse collector, you don't even know about Requiem."
"In a place like Yizhuang, any weird thing can happen. If there is no requiem incense to soothe the souls of the dead, there is no telling what will happen."
After saying that, the watchman left. , the steps were even stiffer than before, and the white paper lantern was held in the hand of the watchman, like a guiding light to the underworld.
Not long after returning to the room, Yu Chengmu, who was drinking tea, paused with his fingers and heard a bang in his ears.
“Here we come.” Zhang Junyu actually acted more nervous than Yu Chengmu.
Yu Chengmu walked behind the door, opened it, and stared at the boundless night outside.
A waning moon hung in the night sky.
There is a moon, but no stars.
Yu Chengmu counted his fingers, and a look of solemnity appeared on his face. He followed the path he had taken during the day and walked towards the gate of the house.
He was the only one whose footsteps sounded on the road, but slowly, the footsteps overlapped each other, as if there were many people following behind him.
After Yu Chengmu left, Zhang Junyu immediately closed the door tightly and locked it.
He had a very ominous premonition, what was going to happen tonight? (End of this chapter)