Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 48 Gone Mad (Name Change Notice)

Xie Yong and his mother went into the old cripple's room, leaving the small-eyed man and two others waiting outside.

"I just saw what you did, so transfer the money to us right now!"

The small-eyed man was surrounded by two other people.

"Screw you, this belongs to Brother Yong!"

"Brother Yong? Brother Yong has gone mad! Hurry up, or I'll take matters into my own hands if you don't share this."

Looking into the eyes of his two accomplices, the small-eyed man felt a chill run down his spine.

He wasn't the thug in the group of four, so he couldn't be as physically strong as the other two, but getting him to spit out the money was more painful than beating him up.

His eyes darted around, and he said to the two of them, "Are you stupid?! Why are you asking me for money? Go ask some sucker for it! I'm telling you, just say that..."

"Can it be done?"

One person hesitated and said.

"Why not? Does he dare not give it to us? If he doesn't, we'll kick his father's coffin over!"

The small-eyed man said fiercely.

"Okay, I'll go try it first."

As he spoke, one of them headed towards another room, which was Kong Fang's ward.

Five minutes later, the person returned with a happy expression.

"They really gave it to me!"

Upon hearing this, the other person could no longer remain seated!

This time it was even faster, it came out in less than a minute.

"Hey, this money is easy to make!"

The three of them huddled together, chuckling.

Not long after, the old cripple finished his diagnosis and concluded that Xie Yong had been frightened.

Either we wait and see if Xie Yong can recover on his own, or we take Xie Yong to see the big cities outside.

Xie Yong's mother only has one son. Although he is a bit of a scoundrel, he is still her flesh and blood, so she naturally wants to go outside to get treatment for her son.

To her surprise, when she told the three people with small eyes about her idea, they declined.

"Auntie, don't worry, I think Yong-ge's problem will be resolved soon. Let him stay home for a day and see, maybe he'll be fine by tomorrow."

"Yeah, Auntie, the hospitals outside aren't very good either. What if Yong-ge gets better on his own before we even get to the hospital? That would be such a waste!"

"Auntie, that old hag at the east end knows how to summon souls, right? Let her summon Yong-ge's soul. Maybe he's been frightened and his soul has run away, and she can bring it back with one summoning."

The three of them offered various suggestions, but none of them wanted Yong Ge to go out for treatment.

Their idea was simple: Yong Ge still had 100,000 yuan in his phone. If Yong Ge went crazy, the three of them could split the 100,000 yuan. Wouldn't that be great?

In addition, the coffin will need to be carried out later, which will cost another 100,000.

It's better for three people to split the money than four, right?

Xie Yong's mother was at her wit's end. She couldn't carry Xie Yong on her own, so she could only listen to the three of them and wait and see.

But before Xie Yong could recover, four men in police uniforms entered the old cripple's house.

The small-eyed man was urging Xie Songde to make a decision quickly, otherwise there wouldn't be enough time to carry the coffin out.

Upon seeing the police, he immediately hid.

"Hello, is this Mr. Xie Songde?"

"it's me."

Xie Songde walked over.

"Hello, Director Zhang sent me. My name is Yu Yang. Could you please tell me what happened again?"

"Can……"

Then Xie Songde gave his account, providing evidence such as bank transfers and recordings.

The man with small eyes standing to the side was sweating profusely.

He wanted to go over and say something, but when the police looked at him, he lost his courage.

Only after Xie Songde finished speaking did the leading policeman walk towards him, and immediately his legs went weak.

What happened next was simple.

Faced with the transfer records, the arrogant recording of Yong Ge, and the subsequent recording of the three people suspected of extortion, no one, including Yong Ge, claimed to be innocent.

Even though Yong Ge was already somewhat insane, Yu Yang still took him away for investigation.

"Mr. Xie, aren't you leaving?"

Yu Yang looked at Xie Songde and asked.

"No, there are still three people who ate mushrooms and are too weak to walk for four or five hours on the mountain road. I'll wait until they feel better before I go."

"Hmm? It won't take four or five hours, less than an hour will suffice."

Seeing Xie Songde's stunned expression, Yu Yang then explained.

There's more than one way to get to Qingshi Village!

Walk along the other side of Qingshi Village to a river that has long since dried up, and you can drive out along the riverbed.

Regular sedans are not easy to drive, but off-road SUVs are fine.

However, outsiders don't know about this road.

Upon hearing this, Xie Songde was stunned.

So, this matter didn't have to be so complicated at all?

But why didn't any villagers in Qingshi Village tell them about this?
Xie Songde remained silent.

……

At noon, Xie Songde led Kong Fang and the others to the Tianmen Funeral Home. He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the old man in the cold storage was unharmed.

"Mr. Chen, thank you so much this time."

After shaking hands firmly with Chen Miao, Xie Songde immediately took out his phone and paid the remaining balance for Chen Miao.

"Mr. Chen, when would you like to send the old man to Shannan City? It's been taking too long."

"I'll find someone right away."

Chen Miao called Jiao Zhiyong.

Half an hour later, everything was ready and we could set off immediately.

Before leaving, Xie Songde gave Chen Miao a business card. It didn't have a job title on it, only a name and a phone number.

“Mr. Chen, I own a hotel or similar entertainment venue in Shannan City and have some connections. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can call this number to contact me.”

Chen Miao took the business card and said apologetically, "Thank you, Boss, but I haven't printed any business cards yet."

"Hehe, it's okay, I've already saved it."

Xie Songde smiled and waved his phone.

"Oh, right, there's something else I'm quite curious about."

Xie Songde looked at Chen Miao.

"Mr. Chen, was it you who carried my old man out last night, or was it that Mr. Jiao?"

背？
Seeing Chen Miao's stunned expression, Xie Songde chuckled and said, "Haha, I was just asking casually. After all, I'd only ever heard of the profession of corpse carrier before, and I was just curious."

"Alright, I'll be going now. Until we meet again."

After saying that, Xie Songde got into the car and drove away with his brother-in-law, Leng Zhiyuan.

Jiao Zhiyong followed closely behind, said goodbye to Chen Miao, and then left.

"Corpse carrier? Is that a profession?"

Chen Miao muttered something, planning to find time to ask his uncle if he knew anything.

As for how Grandpa Xie came out of the mountain, it was naturally because Chen Miao used the Corpse Control Bell and Corpse Control Talisman to control Grandpa Xie's corpse to travel out of the mountain at night.

Since it wasn't a proper corpse refining process, Chen Miao only needed to use the corpse control talisman and the corpse control bell, along with the method of operating the corpse control bell, to control Old Master Xie's corpse.

If you want to control zombies, a corpse-controlling bell and a corpse-controlling talisman are not enough; a lotus lantern filled with corpse oil is also essential.

However, this time, Chen Miao used more than just the corpse-controlling talisman to transport the corpses.

In addition to the corpse-controlling talisman, he also used a yin-gathering talisman to gather yin energy around the old man's body in order to lower the old man's body temperature and achieve the purpose of preservation.

To prevent the old man from turning into a corpse or raising ghosts under the influence of the Yin-gathering talisman, Chen Miao also put a spirit-suppressing talisman on the old man's body.

Thus, with the help of the three talismans—the Yin Gathering Talisman, the Spirit Suppressing Talisman, and the Corpse Control Talisman—Chen Miao was able to bring Old Master Xie out of the mountains without any major incident.

Upon arriving at the funeral home, after placing the old man in the refrigerated cabinet, Chen Miao took out another batch of offerings and recited two incantations along with ordinary incense sticks: "Incantation for Descending to Resolve Grievances" and "Incantation for Descending to Soothe the Soul."

The "Incantation for Descending to Resolve Grievances" can be recited when offering incense to those who have died violently (accidental death, murder, car accident, etc.) to resolve the resentment of the deceased's soul.

The "Incantation for the Soul's Descendant": This incantation can be recited when offering incense to the deceased (those who have been ill for a long time or died of old age) to soothe their soul and help them be reborn in the Pure Land.

Originally, Chen Miao only recited the incantation to resolve resentment, since the old man had died unexpectedly.

But after reciting it, he noticed that there were no other changes in the incense smoke. After thinking for a while, Chen Miao recited the next part of the calming incantation.

This time, the incense smoke circled the old man's body many times before finally rising and dissipating.

Based on this, Chen Miao speculated that perhaps the fall was not the main cause of the old man's death.

The main reason is probably that the old man's time has come.

It's worth mentioning that although the Soul-Soothing Incantation worked this time, Chen Miao did not gain any merit.

Perhaps it's because the old man wasn't able to become a ghost before he was released from the cycle of rebirth?
Chen Miao couldn't figure it out.

As for Xie Yong, whom he met when he left the mountain, it was purely a coincidence.

Actually, Chen Miao was in the yard at that time.

Just as he was preparing to raise the body, Xie Yong returned.

Chen Miao immediately activated the hide-and-seek mode, and Xie Yong didn't even notice him when he passed by.

Then, Chen Miao tried to control the old man's movements in the yard.

After all, it's my first time controlling a corpse, so I need to practice.

It seems that Xie Yong was startled by something unexpected.

Looking back now, walking through the mountains with a corpse last night was still somewhat thrilling.

In other words, he was originally a funeral industry worker, and had previously faced zombies directly.

If it were someone else, it would be hard to say.

Turning around, Chen Miao returned to the funeral home.

He still needs to replace the lost talismans.

This time, it was only because we had prepared the corpse-controlling talisman that we had the opportunity to solve the problem; otherwise, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

At the same time that Chen Miao saw Xie Songde off.

Fushou Funeral Center.

Boss Du Rui bowed to welcome an old man into his office, where he sat in the chair that Zhong Fa had once sat in.

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　PS:

　　For various reasons, this book has been renamed: Folk Customs Begin with the Complete Funeral Service.

　　Actually, I wanted to change it to "Notes on Becoming a God in the Mundane World," which sounds better and fits the naming conventions of old-fashioned novels.

　　But... sigh!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)