When Leng Yi was anxious about Zhuo Qiao Niang's illness, there was another person in Bazhou City who was also very anxious, and he was also anxious about a woman. However, the woman he was anxious about was not seriously ill and had not seen each other for a long time.

Women come.

This man's name was Wu Qi, and he was a clerk in a coffin shop in Bazhou City. In the evening, the shopkeeper and the shopkeepers all went home. He was single, so the shopkeeper arranged for him to live alone in the coffin shop and look after the shop.

Give him an extra 100 cents a month. He is also very courageous. When he sees that there is money to be made, of course he agrees.

He had been guarding the coffin shop for a long time at night, and nothing happened. Earlier

Something happened to my wife, but it wasn't a haunting, it wasn't a bad thing, and it certainly wasn't a good thing, and it had nothing to do with him, but it made him happy.

The thing is like this: that day, Wu Qi was looking at the business in the coffin shop. The coffin shop is like this, there is no bargaining, it is a fixed price. And the price is relatively high. However, this thing is not

When it comes to i supplies, no one comes to ask for them unless they are needed. Therefore, it is closed for three years and opened for three years. Usually there are no customers. Sometimes for ten and a half months, no customers come to the door, and no one comes to the coffin shop.

Come and hang out. He is the only one in the dark coffin shop. The shopkeeper is drinking tea in the back room. If no customers come, he will not come out. Wu Qi is the only one in the front shop, and the other one is Wu Qi.

Of the two guys, one happened to be sick and the other asked for leave and didn't come.

Wu Qi took a long bench and sat horizontally by the door of the shop, crossing his legs and watching the people on the street coming and going.

He was lost in thought when suddenly his eyes lit up and he saw a young daughter-in-law walking slowly in the distance!

Oh, this is a rare sight! You know, in ancient times, young women generally did not go out. If they wanted to go out, they usually took a sedan chair or a donkey cart or something, so the streets were full of men. If there were women,

They are usually old women, or at worst, middle-aged women with graying hair. It is rare to see such a young daughter-in-law in her early twenties, walking slowly along the street. It is really rare, and it is true, on the street.

Many pedestrians stopped to look at her.

The little daughter-in-law didn't care at all, she just lowered her head and walked forward.

Wu Qigu swallowed hard. He was still single in his late twenties. Both of his parents were dead. He had no money to court women. He had grown so old, let alone touched a woman. Even such a young woman was rarely seen. Now that he saw

I couldn't help but breathe quickly, my mouth became dry, my eyes stared straight at him, for fear that if she flashed, the woman would disappear out of thin air. I always hoped that she would walk slower, preferably half a step, and then stop.

Take half a step at a time, stop again, and the whole day has not passed. That's good!

However, the woman's pace was not slow, and she had already passed the door of their shop in a short while.

Wu Qi was very disappointed. He looked at the little wife's back, the mane on her head, her slender waist, her round ass and her slender legs. Wu Qi tried his best to let his gaze

Remember her figure so that you can have endless aftertaste for yourself.

Suddenly, Wu Qi's heart skipped a beat, because the woman stood still, as if she was thinking about something. Are you in a hurry? Think slowly! Wu Qi kept praying in his heart, and he was thinking like this all day long.

Well, you can feast your eyes on it yourself.

He looked at the little woman greedily. For a moment, his heart beat faster because he saw the woman turning around and walking back!

Oh, that's great! Wu Qi's heart was pounding, and she swallowed a few more times. She stared intently, and walked closer. She walked closer, and walked in front of her!

This little daughter-in-law actually walked in front of him!

Wu Qi suddenly blushed, thinking that his wife had discovered his dirty behavior and was asking him to argue with him. He quickly stood up, but accidentally got bumped by a long stool and almost fell over. He quickly held on to the door frame and looked at the child.

The wife opened her mouth and stammered: "Yes...I'm sorry..."

As Wu Qi spoke, he still couldn't bear to move his eyes away from the girl's face and body. Now that they were face to face, he noticed that in fact, this little daughter-in-law was not that beautiful. Although her eyes were oval-shaped, her skin was too dark, and she seemed to be often in the dark.

Her head was exposed to the sun and was a bit rough, and her eyes were single-lidded, not too big, but watery. There was a little too much water, and later Wu Qi realized that the person was crying, and those were tears.

The young daughter-in-law's mouth is relatively thin, and there is no blood. In short, she can only be regarded as slightly beautiful at most. However, in Wu Qi's eyes, she is already quite beautiful, especially her bulging breasts.

It was almost time to make him shine on the spot!

Wu Qi made some inexplicable apology, which made the young daughter-in-law a little confused. She looked at Wu Qi and said with a choked voice: "Brother, are you a coffin shop?"

Wu Qi hurriedly said: "Yes! Yes! It's a coffin shop. It's a coffin shop!"

The young daughter-in-law said hurriedly: "I want to buy a small coffin, is that okay?"

"Ah? Coffin? This... ok! ok!" Only then did Wu Qi realize that his wife had come back, not to argue with him while he stared at her, but to buy a coffin. Wu Qi was relieved.

He took a breath, but his heart beat faster, which meant that he could look at her for a while longer. Could he be more excited than this? He quickly took away the stool, bent down and let her in, and at the same time, turned his head

He shouted to the inside: "Shopkeeper! The guest officer is here!"

The shopkeeper of the coffin shop, surnamed Guan, heard this and hurriedly came out of the back room. When he saw the young wife, he was slightly startled. Generally speaking, the customers who came to the coffin shop were almost all men. No matter how bad they were, they were just old women.

It is rare that such a young daughter-in-law came to buy a coffin. She quickly came up to her, bowed and said, "What do you want me to do, madam?"

In a coffin shop, you generally can't ask people directly if they want to buy a coffin. If so, that's fine. If not, you might get a big scratch. So I always ask vaguely.

The young daughter-in-law nodded slightly and still wanted to speak, but her tears were already flowing down like broken pearls. She choked and said: "I... my son is gone, and I want to buy a small coffin, but I don't have much money. I don't know if it will be enough."

?" After that, he took out the money from his bulging arms and found a handful of copper coins in his hand, with small pieces of silver in them.

Shopkeeper Guan took a look and said, "Your total is less than a thousand yuan. The cheapest coffin costs four thousand yuan. It's far from enough!"

The little daughter-in-law slowly withdrew her hand, held it, and cried: "My poor son, my mother can't even buy you a coffin, what should I do..."

In general, Wu Qi was always addicted to looking at her figure and appearance. When he heard this, his sympathy suddenly overflowed and he said to Shopkeeper Guan: "Shopkeeper, look how pitiful she is! Otherwise, you can give her

She's cheaper." Wu Qi knew that the cost of the coffin was less than 500 yuan. Even if he sold her for 1,000 yuan, he would still make a profit.

Shopkeeper Guan shook his head and said, "The coffin shop doesn't raise prices!"

The little daughter-in-law wiped away her tears and looked at shopkeeper Guan pitifully: "Shopkeeper, please take pity on me and sell it to me for less! My son died of illness, and all the money I saved was used to buy medicine for my son. I have no money anymore.

Already."

"Where is your man?"

"My man...?" The little daughter-in-law looked desolate, "He is just a young man who helps others in business. He can't make any money. Now, he is still out there doing business. He hasn't come yet. He doesn't know about his son.

Already dead of illness."

Only then did Wu Qi and Shopkeeper Guan know why one of her young daughters-in-law came to buy a coffin in person. It turned out that her husband was not at home.

Shopkeeper Guan shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, the coffin shop doesn't bargain on price. This is an ancestral rule. I can't break it like this. Isn't it right? Madam, you'd better find a way to raise money!"

The little daughter-in-law cried even more sadly, shrugged her shoulders, and begged uncertainly, but shopkeeper Guan just refused to give in. In the end, seeing that the little daughter-in-law really couldn't afford the money, shopkeeper Guan was not interested, so he said he still had other things to do.

, asked Wu Qi to greet him, and he turned around and went into the back room.

The young daughter-in-law then begged Wu Qi. Naturally Wu Qi couldn't make the decision, so he scratched his head and said anxiously, "Why don't you go to another coffin shop and ask again? Maybe they will take pity on you and sell it to you cheaply.

Maybe."

The little daughter-in-law cried sadly: "I went, I went to all the coffin shops in the city. They refused to give up the price. What can I do, my poor child..."

Seeing that he was crying sadly, Wu Qi whispered: "How about you go and beg the shopkeeper again? I think he is still kind-hearted. If you beg him carefully, maybe he will relent and give you a discount."

If I sell you a small coffin, your son can be restrained."

The young daughter-in-law looked at Wu Qi with tears in her eyes, as if she was checking whether what he said was true. Wu Qi nodded quickly, pursed her lips towards the back room, and lowered her voice: "If you want to beg, you have to do it now. Our wife is not here yet."

, the shopkeeper can make the decision, otherwise, if the madam comes in the evening, the shopkeeper is most afraid of the madam, even if the shopkeeper is willing, he will not be able to help you! "

The little wife nodded gratefully and walked into the room.

Wu Qiruo was disappointed when her back disappeared from the door of the back room. He blinked and sat back on the bench again. This time, he didn't look at the people on the street outside the door. He just waited blankly for the little daughter-in-law from the back room to come out.

Feast your eyes again.

But after waiting and waiting, she didn't come out, and she didn't know what to say, which was heart-wrenching. Moreover, shopkeeper Guan had closed the door to the back room, so she didn't know what they were whispering.

Finally, the door opened, and the young daughter-in-law came out, her head lowered, the eyesight on her face was gone, but her face became even paler.

Shopkeeper Guan also came out and said to Wu Qi with a straight face: "You can help this young lady deliver a coffin to her home and help her bury her."

Wu Qi heard that the shopkeeper didn't say anything about money and directly asked him to deliver the goods. It was obvious that the agreement had been reached. He was very happy for the little wife, but he didn't dare to show a smile on his face. This was the business of the coffin shop.

, no matter how happy things are, you can't show a smile, especially in front of the family members of the deceased. He quickly agreed, pointing to the rows of large and small coffins displayed next to him, and said to his young wife: "Madam, choose

Which bite?"

"Just the smallest bite will do."

Wu Qi heard that her daughter-in-law's voice was a little hoarse. She must have cried sadly because her son died. However, even the smallest coffins are divided into different grades. The good ones cost 20 to 30 liang each, and the worse ones cost 4 to 5 liang.

I didn't know if I had got a good one or a bad one, so I turned to look at Shopkeeper Guan.

Shopkeeper Guan hesitated for a moment and said, "Give her a nice bite, she's quite pitiful."

Wu Qi was a little surprised. He knew that the shopkeeper was actually very kind. It was very generous to buy the cheapest one at a discount for his little wife. Unexpectedly, he gave him a good one. The little wife didn't even have enough money.

Wu Qi looked at Shopkeeper Guan and thought he heard wrongly: "Is it the best one?"

"Well! Go quickly!"

Wu Qi stuck out her tongue, thinking that she had underestimated the kindness of the shopkeeper. It seemed that the shopkeeper was really a kind person! He quickly took the coffin ingot and stuffed it into his arms, then took a hammer and stuck it on his waistband.

Go up, bend down and pick up the smallest high-quality coffin, put it on your shoulders, and leave the coffin shop.

The little daughter-in-law followed and didn't even say a word of thanks to the shopkeeper. This made Wu Qi a little strange, thinking that this little daughter-in-law was not very good at dealing with others. After all, she had given up more than half of the profit, so she had to thank her.

The young daughter-in-law quickened her pace and led the way, while Wu Qi followed behind, resisting the coffin. People on the road saw them and ran away. Some even spit on the ground and whispered bad luck. Wu Qi was used to these things and turned a blind eye. He just kept his head down.

Their heads followed. Of course, some people looked at them with sympathetic eyes, but mainly they looked at the poor little daughter-in-law.

Finally, when we arrived, we found a simple little house with no yard. There was a white paper lantern and a white paper spiritual flag hanging on the door. The door was closed tightly, and there were several old ladies standing next to it, looking at it with folded hands.

, saw the young daughter-in-law coming with a coffin bearer, and was a little surprised. They talked in low voices, but did not come to help.

As if she hadn't seen them, the young wife took out the key, opened the door, and entered the house.

Wu Qi took the small coffin off his shoulders, held it in his arms, and followed it into the house. There were two suites in the house, and the outside was the kitchen. The earthen stove was cold and there was no fire. An earthen bowl was placed on the stove, and there were

There was half a bowl of brown rice, but no vegetables. The chopsticks fell on the floor. There was a small pile of firewood randomly placed beside the stove.

Wu Qi turned to look at the young daughter-in-law and saw that she had entered the back room, so she followed her in.

As soon as he entered the back room, he smelled a strong smell of corpses. When Wu Qi delivered the coffin, he often helped the widow to collect the corpses and earn some money for cleaning. Therefore, he was very familiar with this smell and knew that it was like this.

The body had been lying there for at least five days. When I looked down, I saw a straw mat spread on the ground. On the mat, there lay the body of a baby, covered with a white cloth. It exuded a strong smoky smell.
Chapter completed!