C4 (1/2)
However, the night was quite peaceful. At 4 AM, along with the chirping of the roosters, I prepared what I needed. Soon, a line of carriages arrived, and a few burly men carried the coffins onto the carriages.
Naturally, I sat in the hearse and looked at the coffin. There was also my elder brother, who seemed to be in his thirties. He was leaning against the window and smoking a cigarette.
”Little brother, don't smoke!”
”Don't know how to smoke …” ”Thank you!” The elder brother lit a cigarette and took a drag from it. He glanced at the coffin and asked, ”Little brother, why is the coffin covered by a yellow cloth? What does the design on the yellow cloth mean?”
I whispered, ”It was used to press the coffin down, so as to prevent moisture from entering the coffin. Otherwise, the corpse would easily turn into a zombie.”
”What did you say …” ”Zombies?” The big brother almost choked on his cigarette. He took a deep breath and hurriedly said, ”It can't be true, there's really a zombie?”
I smiled. ”How could that be false? You should know who my master is, right?”
”Of course I know. However, I don't really believe in zombies.” From the looks of it, this big brother is a real person. He chatted with me in the car for a long time.
”Bro, if there's anything wrong with the burial, just let me know. I'm here to earn some money to help people carry coffins. I don't want to lose my life in there.”
”Mm, then follow me later.”
”Sssii...” Suddenly the car stopped, and as I looked out the window, several men jumped out and opened the door.
”What's going on, brother? Why did the car suddenly stop?”
”The car is broken. We need to repair it. Everyone, come down and rest for a while.” I also jumped off the car with this elder brother. At this moment, the car was about halfway out when the old man and Tang Guo Feng got off the car.
”This is really strange, there's nothing wrong with the car, I just can't start it up.”
”Not good. A moment ago, it was completely cloudless, but now it's truly cloudy.” The old man frowned and walked to the front of the carriage to take a look at the coffin, ”There's not even two miles left, we can only carry it.”
The few burly men lifted the coffin and walked towards the cemetery …
”Lordmaster, the sky doesn't seem right.” I scanned my surroundings vigilantly and suddenly, a chilly wind blew. The surroundings were filled with trees and rustling noises could be heard from the wind. A flock of crows flew out of the trees, making a blood-curdling caw.
”Hurry up and go …” The closer we get to the graveyard, the heavier the yin aura here is, which is very disadvantageous for us. ” Just as the old man finished speaking, a crisp crack could be heard. The rope around the coffin broke and the corpse rolled out from under it.
The few men who were carrying the coffin got up from the ground in fright. These people were not professional corpse bearers, so they were shocked by the sudden turn of events. The female corpse rolled down the slope and into the grass.
”Little Tian, hurry and carry the corpse on your back. The time is almost up. If you don't bury the corpse soon, it'll be troublesome.” Let me carry the body? I hesitated a little, then went over and bent down to carry the female corpse. Her corpse was very light, and it was said that when a person dies, their body would become very heavy. However, her corpse was different.
”Kacha …” Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning in the sky and a torrential downpour fell. The old man hurriedly took the yellow cloth and covered the woman's body.
”Old Man …” ”Why do I feel like this female corpse is getting heavier and heavier?” My body felt like it was being pressed down by a huge stone, and with every step I sank deep into the earth. Just a moment ago, it was still light as a feather, but now the rain had turned heavy.
After finally making it to the grave, my body seemed to have collapsed as I put the female corpse down. Tang Guofeng seemed to have found an old Taoist from somewhere as he held the compass and seriously looked at it for a long time.
In the end, the old man calculated and chose a place. Several men waved their hoes and shovels to dig a hole and placed the coffin in it. I carried the female corpse on my back and walked over. The corpse seemed to have stuck itself onto me. As I lay in the coffin, my right hand gripped my arm tightly and wouldn't let go.
The old man walked over and knocked on the corpse's hand with the pipe. She let go of the hand as if she had been scalded and lay inside the coffin.
According to the old man's wishes, he found some branches and piled them beside the coffin, then set the corpse of the fire company along with the coffin to burn.
The fire lasted for more than half an hour before it died down after being burnt to ashes.
The rest of the matters will naturally not be left to us, the two of us. When we get back, the sky will be clear, and even the car will be fine.
”Go get some grapefruit leaves, make some water and take a shower to bring out some bad luck.”
”Mm, then old man, is this matter done?”