The coffin refers to the outer coffin that is placed outside the coffin and plays a role in protecting the coffin, similar to today's mobile phone cases.
Coffins are a symbol of status. In ancient times, the hierarchy was strict. Only people above the scholar-bureaucrat level could use coffins.
After the emperor, the Son of Heaven, dies, his coffin must be four-layered.
The close coffin is called a "coffin" and is covered with Si (sì, an ancient auspicious animal shaped like a rhinoceros) skin or buffalo skin.
The second layer of the coffin is called the "ground" and is made of basswood. Basswood has the characteristics of wear resistance, corrosion resistance, not easy to crack, fine wood grain, and strong toughness.
The third layer of the coffin is called "genus" and is made of catalpa wood. The catalpa wood is of high quality, fine and durable. The wood contains aromatic essential oils, and the main component - safrole, has an insect repellent effect.
The fourth layer of coffin is called the "big coffin", which is the outermost coffin. It is made of various materials, including stone coffin, pottery coffin, copper coffin, iron coffin and so on.
Mr. Li and Tang Shatou used a coffin for Aunt Li. Although it only had one layer, it showed how much they valued her.
Aunt Li's coffin and the coffin were completely transparent. When Shibapi dragged Aunt Li's coffin to the open space in front of the tomb, Li Li and Li Ya stayed where they were, forgetting to block the light.
"How can a dead body see the light?"
"Is this something treasonous and bad for the family's feng shui?"
"Boss Li is such a fastidious person, how could she do such a thing today?"
"I guess you were confused by Tang Shatou? Tang Shatou was just the right person. How could he erect a tombstone for a living person?"
"There must be a reason for this. Don't make blind guesses yet."
People in the grove were talking a lot.
Under the rising sun, in front of the tomb, Aunt Li was lying peacefully in the coffin.
Aunt Li, who is dressed in a costume, has theatrical makeup on her face, her eyes are as clear as water, her eyebrows are as delicate as smoke, and she has a trace of sorrow and sadness like poetry.
If you are a theater fan, you will know at a glance that Aunt Li's dress is that of Zhu Yingtai in the Yue opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".
"Hey, Aunt Li seems to have her eyes open."
"Yes, yes, what's going on?"
"Isn't it because the corpse has been exposed to the sky and the spirit has come back to life?"
"How is that possible? He has been dead for more than thirty years!"
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Several members of the team standing nearby were discussing in low voices with the engineering team members.
"What? Aunt Li is lying in front of you and doesn't dare to call me mom?"
Shibapi kneeled beside Aunt Li's coffin, raised her head and asked Li Li, Li Ya.
Li Li and Li Ya looked at Aunt Li in the coffin and were filled with surprises.
What’s surprising is why the biological mother’s eyes are open in the coffin? More than thirty years have passed, how come the body hasn’t rotted?
What makes me happy is that the mother I have only seen in my dreams is now lying in front of me, her image is exactly the same as a living person, and she is exactly the same as the photo.
"Mother!"
"Mom!"
Li Li and Li Ya fell in front of the coffin and cried bitterly.
Many people at the scene also looked sad, and some even wiped away tears.
After waiting for Li Li and Li Ya to cry for a while, Shiba asked:
"Are you still planning to take your mother's bones back home to pay homage? If not, I will push Aunt Li back to rest in peace."
Li Li did not answer Shibazui immediately. Instead, she stood up, kicked Shibazui away, and said sternly:
"Go away, a dirty person like you has the right to touch my mother's coffin?!"
Shiba has been kneeling on the ground for a long time. Using his knees as his feet to drag out Aunt Li's coffin took a lot of energy. When Li Li kicked him, he originally wanted to get out of the way, but his body refused to obey and instead moved forward.
Swooping forward, the bald head met Li Li's high heels, and blood immediately flowed out.
"Come over and wipe it. It's not good to see blood on the side of the coffin."
Cai Tootou came over and pulled Shiba to urinate into the open space next to him.
"I'm fine. What kind of things might Li Zapo do next."
Shibatu lifted up his clothes and wiped the blood from his head, staring at Li Li beside the coffin without blinking.
"Alas, Master Jiujin is not here, everything is in chaos."
The head of the tree sighed.
"Li Zapo scolded her and the Tang family like this, how can she still stay here? I wouldn't dare to put a hot face on a cold butt!"
Shibazu grabbed a handful of dirt and wiped it on his bald head. The bleeding really stopped.
"Then why did you drag the coffin just now?"
"I am doing it for Grandpa Tang. He is my savior. Can I let Li Zapo slander Grandpa Tang casually?"
"Yes, Tang Shatou is a good man in our city of Yan, and Master Li is a great scholar in our city of Yan. How could the two of them do something that violates the rules for no reason?"
"Watch carefully, Li Zapo is going to make a fool of herself."
"Making a fool of herself? What else can she make of herself at this time? Hey, tell me, how come Aunt Li's body hasn't rotted after more than thirty years? How come she's just lying down to rest after being on stage?"
"She still has her eyes open."
"Open your eyes? I stood too far away and couldn't see."
"Why don't you stand closer because you're such an incompetent person? There are some things that should be your responsibility!"
"I can't take the lead in what happened today. Even Master Jiujin has backed down, so why should I join in the fun?"
"Master Jiujin didn't give in, she was self-aware. Didn't she, Li Zapo, think she was very powerful? Then go and arrange your parents' funerals yourself."
"Actually, it was a big mistake for Boss Li to drive away Master Jiujin."
"Let her make a mistake, the more wrong the better, let's see how she cleans up the mess!"
"Hey, hey, hey, Boss Li, what is she going to do? Is she really going to open the coffin and take out Aunt Li's bones and go home to pay homage?"
Tou Tou saw Li Li walking slowly around Aunt Li's coffin, then stretched out her hands to lift the lid of the coffin.
After several attempts, Li Li asked Li Ya to come over and lift it together.
Li Ya said nothing and refused to go. She knelt in front of the coffin and cried.
Li Li had no choice but to call the contractor:
"Come here quickly and help me lift this lid!"
"No no no..."
The contractor was still sitting on the ground, shaking his head like a rattle.
Now in the open space in front of the tomb, the contractor and Shibapi were sitting on the left and right respectively. One of them wanted to leave but dared not leave, and the other wanted to chase him away and refused to leave.
"Coward! Hey, which one of you will help me open the coffin lid? The salary is five thousand!"
Li Li turned to the engineering team members.
None of the engineering team members responded, they only looked at Aunt Li lying quietly in the coffin.
"Give me your hammer!"
Seeing that no one responded to her, Li Li walked up to an engineering team member and took the big hammer from his hand.
"Is she going to smash the coffin?"
The head and feet became tense.
"The tombstones have been smashed, what else is there that you dare not smash?"
Shiba Pei was eager to watch the excitement.
Mr. Zai Jiaoba, the twenty engineering team members and the people watching in the woods all focused their attention on Li Li.
Li Li was seen walking around Aunt Li's coffin with a hammer in both hands, and finally stopped in the middle of the coffin. She thought for a moment, then picked up the hammer and hit the side of the coffin.
"Bang!"
"Wow!"
There was a crisp sound and a crash, and Aunt Li's coffin fell into pieces, but the coffin inside was still intact, and Aunt Li was still lying there quietly.
Li Li ignored the fragments of the coffin on the ground, walked around Aunt Li's coffin several times with a hammer, and then raised the hammer again.
"Sister, you can't, you can't hit mom!"
Li Ya came to stop Li Li.
"How can I bring mom home without breaking it open?"
"Sister, can't we take mom back with the coffin?"
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? They were all because of Tang Shatou and Fatty Tang! I was so angry that I fainted. Originally, there was no need to smash the coffin. Master Caijiao, come here and carry my mother's coffin back.
The old courtyard on Lushan Road.”
Li Li threw away the hammer and pointed at the wood and toes.
"this……"
He was hesitant.
"Go quickly, Li Zapo is calling you."
Eighteen urine-stimulating materials for the feet, head and head.
"Hey, is there a coffin being carried home? It's a mess! It's a mess!"
Cai Tou shook his head and walked slowly towards Li Li.
"Master Caijiao, don't worry, I will give you double the bonus in addition to normal wages!"
"Boss Li, this is really not a matter of money. We only carry coffins outside, never from the cemetery to home."
"There is a first time for everything. Today I will carry my mother's body back no matter what and let her enter the nave with my father!"