Ghosts Carrying Coffin

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Hearing that it was a male corpse, Grandma was stunned. She pushed away Butcher Liu and stretched out her neck to take a look. However, the next moment, her grandmother's expression changed too.

Yesterday, it was too dark, so I didn't see it clearly. This time, I could see much more clearly. This corpse laid flat in the red coffin and didn't rot. She wore a white dress, her feet were bare, and her hair was long.

It was still quite delicate, and if I hadn't seen his prominent Adam's apple, I would have thought it was a female corpse.

However, this Adam's apple betrayed everything. How could a woman have a long Adam's apple?

I couldn't help but think of the time I was inside yesterday when my chest was being grabbed. If he did it, wouldn't he say that I was sexually harassed by a man?

Thinking about this, my back was drenched in cold sweat. I was scared by myself and quickly pushed these strange thoughts away, but then Grandmother seemed to find out that I had been cheated and became angry, saying that no matter what, I would get even with the person who sold her the corpse.

Butcher Liu quickly stopped her, telling her not to get excited. The people who sold the corpses all shot at her to change places, so no matter where she went, she would have long run away.

Grandma was crying so much that she couldn't even stand properly. I rushed forward to help her up, but she didn't fall down. She even cursed the bunch of people for being so heartless that they even tricked people into giving them money.

"What are you crying for, are you annoyed?"

Second Uncle, who had been sleeping on the stone steps outside the whole time, was probably woken up by his grandma's crying. His grandma was a little afraid of him, so she could only suppress her crying.

Second Uncle's expression was very ugly. I saw that the flesh on his face was trembling, and with the support of Dao Ba, he became even more vicious. I didn't dare to look at him and could only use my peripheral vision to glance at him.

"Brother Liu, please be certain that this male corpse has no way of taking advantage of his fate." Second uncle stared at Butcher Liu, his voice low and fierce.

The normally vicious Butcher Liu was terrified in front of Second Uncle. With a bitter face, he said, "It's not that I can't borrow it, I'm just afraid that I can't hide it from you. You should know that it's not reasonable to disguise yourself as a man or a woman."

Second Uncle didn't say anything and just walked straight towards the red coffin. I hastily pulled Grandma to the side to avoid him, then Second Uncle looked into the coffin and said, "It's a dead horse, so we have to bury it tonight. We don't have time to buy more, so we should properly make it up.

Since Second Uncle had already said so, Butcher Liu did not say anything else. After a moment of hesitation, he clenched his teeth and said, "Alright, we'll use him. I'll draw him now."

After saying that, Butcher Liu took out a pen and some foundation powder from the wooden box that he brought along. After telling us to get out of the way, Butcher Liu directly jumped into the coffin, squatted down and started putting on makeup for the corpse.

Second Uncle was not idle either. After butcher Liu got busy, he carried a shovel and went out. No one knew what he did.

I was too far away to disturb the butcher Liu, and my grandmother stopped crying. She just stood to the side and watched in a daze.

Second Uncle did not come back even though it was dark. Butcher Liu also ate a few mouthfuls of his dinner.

Half an hour later, Second Uncle came back. He was travel worn, covered in dirt, and his clothes were all soaked. He placed the shovel at the door and walked straight to Butcher Liu to ask, "How about it?" Butcher Liu nodded to show that he was done!

Then he jumped out of the red coffin and beckoned us over to take a look. I hurried over; I was shocked at the sight of him.

The man's Adam's apple was gone, and it was unknown how Butcher Liu managed to draw it into a tiny lump with blood on it. It looked like it was real.

It was impossible to tell that this was a male corpse.

Not only me, even Second Uncle was impressed by Butcher Liu's superb makeup skills. He gave Butcher Liu a thumbs up, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that you, Old Liu, would be so good at killing chickens. Your makeup skills are also first-rate."

Butcher Liu suddenly felt a little embarrassed from being praised. He waved his hand modestly to show that he was alright. He was also suddenly struck by inspiration and was forced to a corner.

Under Butcher Liu's request, I changed the male corpse into my clothes. Initially, I wanted to help, but Second Uncle declined due to inconvenience.

This man's body was about the same size as mine, so he wasn't nervous at all when he wore my clothes. I wasn't sure if I was mistaken, but I felt that this man's clothes were somewhat similar to mine.

We all let out a breath of relief, except for Nana, who was staring at the man's corpse with her brows still tightly furrowed, as if she wasn't quite satisfied.

"What's the matter, Grandma?"

I frowned and couldn't help but to ask. I felt that Butcher Liu's painting was good enough to be able to lie to the truth. Why isn't Grandma satisfied?

Grandma shook her head and ignored me. She walked over to Butcher Liu and asked worriedly, "I hid it from you on the surface, but what if she had an autopsy? No matter what, this is a man's corpse. It would be exposed if he took off his clothes."

What Grandma said wasn't unreasonable. I wasn't as relaxed as before after I heard it. I'm a girl, he died for me. He's a man, so it's obvious that taking off his clothes doesn't match.

Grandma's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on us. Looking at Second Uncle, the smile on Butcher Liu's face froze, and he said uncertainly: "It shouldn't be possible, right? Does she want an autopsy? "

Second Uncle did not answer him. Butcher Liu once again fell into a difficult position. His face was dark and gloomy, as if he was a completely different person.

Second Uncle was silent for a while before he suddenly steeled his heart and viciously scolded: "Motherf * cker, if there's really no other way, then just go all out with her. In my entire life, who have I been afraid of?"

After Second Uncle finished scolding, no one spoke. Seeing that Grandma's expression was still not that good, it was obvious that she did not have any confidence. Meanwhile, Butcher Liu was walking around the coffin with his brows locked together.

Second Uncle's face was ashen, and from time to time he would walk to the door and curse. The entire atmosphere in the hall was frozen by the curse.

After who knows how long had passed, Butcher Liu went to the toilet and came back to us, saying, "The time has come, it's time to get up the coffin."

Only then did we break the silence that lasted for several hours. Second Uncle and he carried the red coffin one after the other. When they lifted it, they didn't leave immediately. Butcher Liu looked at me.

I felt uncomfortable looking at her, so I wanted to hide. At that moment, Butcher Liu spoke to me in an commanding tone, "Little boy, why don't you come with us?"

When I heard that, I was stunned. I looked at Butcher Liu in disbelief, thinking that I had misheard him.

Nana was adamant that she didn't agree. She even said that if I were to go, I would walk right into their trap. There was no way I would send them off on my own accord before I could avoid them.

Before Grandma could finish, Second Uncle yelled, "Old man, are you stupid? Listen to Old Liu, he won't harm us."

Second Uncle's tone was harsh. Although Grandma was unwilling, I knew that she was afraid of Second Uncle. She didn't dare to be stubborn with Second Uncle, so she could only secretly wipe away her tears.

I saw that my grandmother was very pained so I comforted her that she was fine. Uncle Liu definitely had her reasons for letting me go, so I promised that I would come back alive. She was waiting for me at home.

After saying that, I helped Grandma up onto a chair and walked towards Butcher Liu. When I walked past Second Uncle, I didn't know where I got the courage to glare at him.

Second Uncle was famous for his bad temper. He could say anything when it was good, and it would be best for him to stay far away if anything bad happened.

Before leaving, Butcher Liu reassured Grandma that he was only taking me there for my own future, at the same time, he didn't want that person to be suspicious. He also promised that he would bring me back with his safety belt.

Only then did Grandma agree.

The weather was very good tonight. The bright moon was in the sky and it was as bright as day. Under the moonlight, we sneaked out the door and startled the village dogs by barking.

Leaning on the foot of the mountain, I heard from my grandmother that my grandfather had specially searched for it when he was still alive. According to some people who know Feng Shui, it was a very good place to visit, with the front of the imperial court and the back of the mountain.

I don't understand either, but Butcher Liu is going to bury the male body in the ancestral grave, because he said that acting is a good thing, and burying my sister in the ancestral grave would be more effective in pretending to be real.

Second Uncle and Grandma agreed without a second word.

After reaching that point, I saw a small grave from afar. In this open space, it seemed especially out of place. It was my grandfather's grave.

I always burn paper and send incense to grandpa during the holidays. Actually, I also feel weird, grandpa's grave is there, then what about mom's, mom died after giving birth to me, as a very important part of our family, she should be in the ancestral grave, but she didn't say anything.

Butcher Liu and Second Uncle carefully placed the red coffin down and walked towards a certain direction. I looked over and saw a large pit only a few meters away from Grandfather's grave. I ran over to take a look.

This should have been dug in advance. I thought about how Second Uncle went out with a shovel in the afternoon and came back late at night with dirt all over his body. It should be the grave he dug.

After looking at the coffin for a while, butcher Liu was satisfied. He called for his second uncle to bring the coffin over and pushed it down.

With a bang, the coffin fell to the ground.

Butcher Liu took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and opened it. There was a strong smell of blood coming from the bottle, so Butcher Liu directly poured it on the coffin lid.

Second Uncle explained to me that this was rooster's blood, specially used to suppress evil spirits, and to prevent corpses from being faked.

I nodded my head as if I didn't really understand, but I really support Butcher Liu's actions. I still have a clear memory of what happened in the red coffin yesterday. This man's corpse is most likely on the way to becoming a corpse.

After finishing all this, Butcher Liu also chanted some incantations that I didn't understand and made me kneel down and cry. It was just like what Grandma had told me, crying out the name of this sister while also having to cry out the name.

Butcher Liu chanted, I cry grave, second uncle buried.

I cried all the way until Second Uncle finished filling in the ground. I didn't do anything because Second Uncle was afraid that the villagers would find out that it wasn't easy to answer my questions, so I simply filled in the grave.

After we were done, we went back. Second Uncle told Butcher Liu to come to our house to rest, but was politely rejected by Butcher Liu. Second Uncle did not insist and only said that he would find time to drink with him and thank you.

After returning home, Second Uncle ignored me and went straight to sleep. I knew that he was still angry at me. After all, all of this was caused by me, so I didn't blame him.

Grandmother hadn't slept yet when she heard our footsteps. She came out of the house and hugged me when she saw me. She kept saying that as long as these few days passed, I would be able to live like a normal person.

That night, I slept with my grandmother. She hugged me and told me a story. I felt like I was a child again. Listening to her, I fell asleep.

He had originally thought that all of this would pass just like that. However, the next day, he received a grievous news: Second Uncle had died …