The young daughter-in-law knelt down next to the body, and with trembling hands, she gently opened the white cloth, revealing the body of the baby boy underneath. She said softly: "My son, mother bought the coffin for you.

Wu Qi took a quick look and couldn't help but shuddered. He saw that the baby's entire face was swollen as if he had been pumped up. It was also covered with green vaginal nets, which looked really shocking.

Wu Qi saw that the young daughter-in-law was in a trance, and hurriedly whispered: "Madam, please let me restrain the young master?"

The little wife didn't seem to hear. She touched the child's face, stood up, turned around and walked to an old cabinet, opened it, took out a set of small clothes, squatted down, and started to change the child's clothes.

Wu Qi said hurriedly: "Let me take care of these things!"

The little daughter-in-law still seemed not to hear and continued to change the child's clothes. Wu Qi squatted down on the other side and stretched out his hand to help, but the little daughter-in-law suddenly became angry and screamed: "What are you doing? Get out of the way! Don't touch my son!"

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Wu Qi was startled, stood up quickly, looked at her, and thought, why doesn't this woman know the heart of a good person? She is still angry after helping her? Well, it seems that she can't earn money for this.

He stepped aside and watched the woman changing the child's clothes. He sighed again, this woman is really strange, she is kind and kind when she begs you, pitiful, I don't need you anymore, her cold nose and cold eyes are really unbearable.

The younger daughter-in-law changed very slowly, as if she was afraid of hurting the body.

It took almost half an hour to change clothes. Wu Qi had to wait patiently. He had no intention of admiring the woman now, because the woman's dead child was next to him. In front of the child, he used that

He looked at his mother with lustful eyes, wondering if this kid had possessed him or something, so he died without even knowing how he died!

So, he just looked at the ground next to him, waiting for her to change her clothes, then put her into the coffin, nail the coffin nails, and then she could go. Of course, some family members would ask for help to carry the coffin to the cemetery for burial. Then he could earn another

However, it seems that this woman may not intend to do this, because her husband has not come back from outside, and she may have to wait until he comes back to see the child before burying her.

Wu Qi was thinking wildly in his head. Finally, when his wife had changed the child's clothes, Wu Qi hurried forward, bent down and said, "Shall I put the child in the coffin?"

This time, he had learned from the past. He did not dare to touch the baby's body rashly again. Sure enough, the young wife still didn't hear his words, even as if he didn't exist. She got up first and took a bed from the cabinet.

The small quilt was carefully laid on the bottom of the small coffin. Then he carefully picked up the child and put it in the coffin. He also brought a small drum from the bedside, which should be the child's toy before, and placed it in the child's small room.

Next to the head, he kissed the child's face, raised his head, and said to Wu Qi: "Lid the coffin!"

Wu Qi saw a little green corpse fluid on the child's rotting face stuck to his wife's lips. He felt a chill on his back and goosebumps all over his body. He quickly lowered his head and did not dare to look again. He whispered: "Is it better to be crucified or to be crucified?"

Not nailed?" He thought, maybe his wife's husband came back and wanted to see his son's bones for the last time. If it was nailed, if he pried it open at that time, it would damage the coffin.

"Crucify me!" the young daughter-in-law's voice was without any emotion.

Wu Qi hit her again. He didn't dare to look at her. He bent down and picked up the lid of the small coffin and fastened it tightly. He used a hammer to drive a few coffin nails in. After looking around and seeing that there was no problem, he put the hammer on the lid.

In the waistband of his trousers, he clapped his hands and said, "My condolences! I'm leaving!" After that, he turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!" said the little daughter-in-law: "Your shopkeeper has told you to help me collect the coffin."

"Are you saying that I will help you bury the child?" Wu Qi was a little surprised. "Your husband has not taken care of the child yet, and you buried it. What will happen if he comes back to take care of the child?" Wu Qi finally said what was in her heart.

"You don't have to worry about it! You just need to help me bury the child!"

The voice was still as cold as before, as if she was giving orders to her own servants. Wu Qi felt angry, thinking that you were begging me and still speaking like this. She immediately wanted to throw away her hands and leave, but thinking about her being all alone

A weak woman, her neighbors just stood by and watched. How could she carry the coffin outside the city and dig a hole for burial by herself? Forget it, she had just died of her son, so she was definitely in a bad mood. Don't be indifferent to her.

Already.

Thinking of this, Wu Qidao said: "You follow me with a hoe, and I will carry the coffin."

"I don't have a hoe at home."

"What if I don't have a hoe? I can't dig a graveyard by hand, right? You can ask your neighbor to borrow one!"

"They don't have it, and they won't borrow it if they have it."

Wu Qi thought to herself that this was the truth. Who would lend someone a hoe to dig a grave? Why: "What should I do? Otherwise, I can go back to our shop."

"No need! Just buy a handful when you go out on the street!" the daughter-in-law said simply.

Wu Qi was stunned for a moment and said, "Shall I buy one?"

"Yes! When you go back, tell your shopkeeper that I asked you to buy it, and he will give you the money."

Wu Qi was even more surprised. Wasn't this little wife's tone too loud? But it didn't look like she was joking. She thought that anyway, a hoe only costs 30 cents. At worst, I helped her put it on and treated it as her own.

The expense of peeking at other people's beauty is gone.

Wu Qi stopped talking, asked for directions, picked up the small coffin, and walked out the door.

Outside the door, several women were still looking at the door here and muttering. When they saw Wu Qi coming out with the coffin, they quickly backed away. Wu Qi didn't look at them, and walked straight out of the city carrying the coffin. His little daughter-in-law followed behind and also

Don't cry, just follow silently.

Wu Qi found it even more strange. Previously, this little daughter-in-law cried like a tear in order to buy a coffin at a discount, but now she didn't even shed a single tear.

Passing by a shop selling farm tools, Wu Qi bought a hoe with his own money. His wife helped him hold it and walked all the way out of the city. After leaving the city gate, Wu Qi asked: "Where is it buried?"

"The underworld."

Wu Qi was stunned when he heard it. Yindi is a place name. It is a place specially set aside by the local government for poor people who cannot afford a cemetery to bury their dead relatives. Because it does not cost money, the Feng Shui place will naturally not be good.

The place is shady and low-lying, so it is also called the shady place.

This land is far away from the city. It will take at least an hour to walk there. It will take two hours to get there. In addition, it will take two hours to dig a grave for burial. After finishing it, it will be dark when we return to the city. Besides, it will be dark.

A coffin can go such a long way. Although it is only a small coffin, it is difficult for a good hand to carry four taels. After this hard work, I can't even earn a penny. I even paid a hoe. Isn't it a loss? He hesitated.

: "This... is so far..."

"When you go back, tell your shopkeeper that you helped me go to the underworld to bury the child. Just do what I said and ask him to give you shoe money and burial money."

Wu Qi smiled bitterly, thinking who are you from the shopkeeper? Are you treating me like a fool when you speak in such a loud tone? He deliberately threw down the coffin and turned around. He saw the gentle autumn wind blowing her hair tousled, and she felt indescribably desolate.

I couldn't help but feel soft again. I sighed and pretended I was stupid. I took big steps and walked forward, with my little wife following behind.

After walking for a full hour, they finally arrived at the underworld. Wu Qi was already so tired that her back ached and her legs ached and her legs cramped. She put down the coffin and gasped for breath. The little daughter-in-law just held the coffin and sat on the grass, like a clay sculpture.

Not looking for a suitable cemetery.

Wu Qi shook her head. It seemed that she really regarded herself as her servant and relied on herself for everything. She could only find a place by herself.

Because this graveyard was a free cemetery designated by the government, and the people buried there were all poor people, there was no plan. It was like a random graveyard, with graves everywhere. Wu Qi felt angry when he saw his little daughter-in-law treating him like this.

, I just wanted to dig a piece of ground and bury it, but when I saw her sitting there in despair, I couldn't bear it. She sighed and muttered: "I owe you this!" Looking around, I thought.

Find a place with a slightly better feng shui.

Wu Qi has never learned Feng Shui. However, he has stayed in the coffin shop for a long time and often helps people with burials. He has often heard Mr. Feng Shui talk about some options for sealing graveyards, so he still knows something about it.

However, the overall feng shui of this area is not good, otherwise it would not be used for free burials by poor people who cannot afford a cemetery. And the area that is barely passable has already been occupied by others. One by one.

With one, I can't even insert the embroidery needle into it.

Wu Qi looked around and couldn't find a better place. After coming back, he wiped his sweat and said to his wife: "I have no choice. I can't find a suitable place. What should I do?"

The young wife then raised her head to look at him, then looked around, pointed to a small ridge in front of her, and said, "Just bury her there! It's so quiet."

Wu Qi hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No, no! That mountain ridge is like a knife. If you are buried there, your family will suffer a bloody disaster! If you don't believe it, look, there isn't even a tomb on that mountain ridge! No one dares to be buried there.

over there."

"That would be great. My son can be alone and have no one to bully him."

"It's really not good, madam..."

"That's it! If it's not good, it's my fault and it has nothing to do with you!" The little daughter-in-law's words were as cold as a knife, and she choked back Wu Qi's next words.

Wu Qi picked up the hoe, climbed up the hill, and began to dig the grave. The soil here was also very bad. It was full of rocks. It was not suitable for burial. Even if it was necessary to be buried here, the soil would have to be transported from other auspicious places.

.But Wu Qi was angry that the little daughter-in-law spoke harshly. It was already evening and he had no time to go to other places to help her transport the soil. Besides, he didn't have a dustpan ready to transport the soil, so that was it.

The rocky ground was difficult to dig. After digging the grave, it started to get dark.

When Wu Qi was digging the grave, his daughter-in-law did not come to help. She just sat on the grass below holding the coffin in a daze. Wu Qi was so angry that he threw down the hoe, muttered, walked down the hill, walked up to her, and said: "Bury.

Is it? It’s going to be dark soon. If you don’t bury her, I’ll leave.”

The young daughter-in-law slowly raised her head to look at him. After a while, as if she had just come to her senses, she took her hand away from the coffin and turned her head to the side.

Wu Qi picked up the small coffin from her arms, carefully carried it up the hill, came to the grave, and placed it next to it. He looked back and saw that his little daughter-in-law was still sitting on the grass, looking at her in despair.

He had no intention of coming up. He thought that she might not want to see her child buried in the soil, so he put the small coffin into the grave, dug up the soil, buried it, and piled a small earth bag.

When a child dies young, the funeral is simple and no tombstone is usually erected. Moreover, in such a dangerous place as Xiaoshanliang, no one else is buried here. There is only this small earthen tomb around it. It is easy to find without erecting a tombstone or sign.

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After burying it, Wu Qi straightened up, breathed a long sigh of relief, turned around and looked down the mountain ridge, and was shocked to find that the little daughter-in-law was missing!

Oh, this was in the wilderness, couldn't it have been snatched away by a wild animal?

Wu Qi was a little panicked and rushed down with a hoe. There was no blood on the grass. Then he felt a little relieved. He looked around and saw a figure at the foot of the mountain from a distance, moving towards the roadside. Because the sky was already dark, he couldn't see clearly.

, and he didn’t know if it was the little daughter-in-law. He hurriedly chased her with a hoe. He chased until he reached the official road, and then he got a clear look. Sure enough, it was the little daughter-in-law. Unconsciously, he felt even more angry. He kindly helped her.

She left without even saying hello, which was simply outrageous. Was it because he was afraid that she would be alone in the wild and he would bully her?

Huh! Who do you think you are?

Wu Qi was very angry and ignored her. He quickened his pace and rushed past her, walking faster and faster. In a moment, he had left her far behind.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, there was no moon or stars in the sky, and Guandao could only see vague reflections. Wu Qi slowed down, although he was angry, but if the little wife met a bad person on the road,

Or if there is any danger, I don't care about it, and my conscience can't let it go. So I stand on the roadside and wait for her.

Hearing that she was approaching, Wu Qi walked forward, humming a tune as he walked. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be like this at this time, but in order to prevent his wife from being afraid when she heard his voice, she could only look away.

Already.

We were silent all the way and encountered no danger, and finally returned to Bazhou City.

After entering the city, Wu Qi deliberately slowed down his pace so that he could say hello to her and see if she was willing to give her a few cents for her hard work. It was also a long time in vain. However, the young daughter-in-law walked quickly past him.

Walking past, there were many lanterns on both sides of the street. You could definitely see him, but it was as if you didn't see him at all. There was no payment for your hard work, not even a word of thanks.

Wu Qi was so angry that he spat on the ground and said bad luck! Carrying the hoe, he entered the alley and walked around until he returned to the coffin shop.

The coffin shop has been closed and locked. In the past, if Wu Qi went out to deliver coffins for someone to bury, and it was late, shopkeeper Guan would lock the door and ask the neighbor shop to help listen to the noise. Most people would not come to steal the coffin shop.

.So Wu Qi was not surprised. He told his neighbor that he was back, took out the key, opened the door, and entered the house. It was dark and there was no light at all. He was tired for a long time and his stomach growled with hunger. There was nothing he could do.

Fortunately, there is no need to light a fire to cook. Shopkeeper Guan usually leaves some leftovers for him in the kitchen. Wu Qi lit the oil lamp, held it up, and slowly entered the kitchen. Sure enough, there was food, and it was not bad, and there was also a piece of food.
Chapter completed!