Volume 1 Uncle Nine's World Chapter 14: The Return of the Dead
Simu and Jiale naturally did not hear what Xiang Ling's leader said, as they were already driving the corpses on their way.
But this time, after putting down the eight corpses, there were only sixteen corpses left.
Jiale made rapid progress and Simu wanted to be lazy again. No, Simu trusted Jiale very much, so he simply let Jiale catch all the sixteen corpses by himself. He would watch from the side and provide timely guidance if he made any mistakes.
Jiale was also a little speechless. Is he really going to become a master now? Simu will not really believe what he said before and let a ten-year-old child like him go out to drive corpses to make money!
However, Jiale might really have some talent for corpse-driving. He drove sixteen corpses, and except for some mistakes in the beginning, after he adjusted himself, there were basically no problems in the second half.
All the way back to Shonan, there was no more mistakes.
Simu was also smiling, as if he had seen his happy life in the future. He thought he had only found a cook, but it turned out that he had picked up a genius. Now looking back, he was not just a genius, but had found someone to take care of him in his future retirement.
After entering Xiangnan and putting down ten dead bodies, Simu looked at Lu Jiale behind him and felt familiar with him, so he spoke directly.
"Okay, Jiale, the young eagle will eventually take off. There happens to be one of my brothers nearby. You can go by yourself. After delivering the goods, you can go straight home and we will meet at home."
After saying this, he disappeared in a flash .
Jiale was speechless. Simu was so relieved, but there was Simu's senior brother nearby? Jiale listened carefully. Simu was talking about senior brother this time. He had seen junior brothers all the way, but not a single senior brother. Now he actually mentioned that there was a senior brother nearby. Could it be Uncle Jiu?
Thinking of this, Jiale was also tempted. He was still very curious about Uncle Jiu, but Simu had already disappeared, so there was no way he could follow him.
He shook his head and could only continue to drive the six corpses forward.
In fact, the life of corpse driving is very boring. He went with Simu this time, and there was someone to talk to along the way. If he were to drive corpses by himself, hiding during the day and going out at night, there would be no one to talk to, which would be really lonely. He couldn't chat with the dead bodies, and even if the dead bodies were willing, they couldn't talk, which was also a flaw.
Entering Shonan was like entering their own territory. With previous experience, Jiale had no difficulty adapting after Simu left.
Entering another village, Jiale followed the address on the note and found the customer's home.
The simple courtyard was decorated in a messy way, but the house was nice and there were chickens and ducks walking around in the yard. Jiale breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he should be able to get the three dollars.
Boom boom boom!
"Is anyone here?"
The gate of the courtyard was open, but Jiale did not rush in directly. After all, he was a Taoist priest of Maoshan. When he went out, he represented the image of Maoshan. It was not the style of Maoshan to enter without being invited. Even Simu did the same along the way.
"Who is it? It's here."
Hearing Jiale's knock on the door, a middle-aged man walked out of the house. He had an honest look, but he was not very outstanding. To be honest, Jiale had seen people with this kind of look the most along the way. Most of the corpse-driving customers were farmers. The farmers of this era were very simple and honest, and they respected Taoists very much. If it weren't for the fact that they always had a group of corpses behind them, they might have been treated as guests of honor.
The middle-aged man was a little confused when he saw the young Taoist priest Jiale in a Taoist robe. In fact, the current Jiale was obviously different from when he first became his apprentice. When he first became his apprentice, Jiale looked a little thin because he had not eaten enough for a long time. It was obvious that he was malnourished. He was said to be ten years old, but he looked more like eight or nine years old.
But after practicing Maoshan Body Strengthening Fist and having adequate food, Jiale's body began to grow rapidly, especially after he entered the Essence Refining Stage. His height increased every day, and today, he has the physique of a thirteen or fourteen year old.
However, even if he was thirteen or fourteen years old, if he lived in a farming family, he might have been able to work in the fields, get married and have children, but as a Taoist priest, it was not easy to be trusted.
"Little Taoist priest, do you have something to ask me?"
Although the middle-aged man hesitated, he still walked to the door and said to Jiale.
Jiale bowed his head, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the strong man, "I wonder if you are Zhao Liang's elder brother?"
The middle-aged man was startled when he heard this, and his hands were shaking when he took the document, as if he had guessed something. Corpse driving is popular in Xiangxi, and the village has seen corpse drivers before. According to what they said, it is just handing over a document, and then there is bad news. At this time, the middle-aged man seemed to have guessed what was going on.
The so-called document is actually the identity certificate and death certificate issued by the village or town where the deceased died. It not only contains the date of death, cause of death, etc. of the deceased, but also the original address of the deceased. People of this era believe in returning to their roots, and they must be buried in their hometown after death. Otherwise, they can only become a lonely ghost and cannot be liberated.
Of course, this is all nonsense. People can be buried anywhere, and after death, they will be reincarnated without remembering their present life.
In fact, the so-called returning to one's roots actually only represents the longing of strangers for their hometown. If there is no other way, who would be willing to leave their hometown and abandon their family to work hard outside.
Even if we can't be together when you are alive , we must be together after you die.
This is the merit that the corpse driver earns. When he sends the corpse home, the dead souls will thank him. This is the hidden virtue.
"My condolences to this elder brother!"
Seeing that the middle-aged man had already guessed something, Jiale no longer hesitated.
Ding ding ding!
As soon as the corpse-driving bell rang, a dead body hidden in the dark jumped into the yard.
After seeing this, the middle-aged man was shocked and fell to the ground. However, after seeing the face of the dead body clearly, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He jumped up and came to the dead body, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why don't you say something to me..."
Jia Le was also a little sad when watching this scene. Even though he had seen such scenes many times while delivering corpses along the way, he still felt a little sad.
After quietly watching the middle-aged man's crying, she helped him put the corpse into the coffin. The coffin was ready. It turned out that the corpse and the middle-aged man's old mother were also bedridden. It was only a few days away, and the family had already prepared the coffin. Unexpectedly, the old mother had not used it yet, but the young man got it first.
When my old mother passed away, I actually felt the pain of seeing a child die before me. It really is true that there are so many sorrows and joys in this world. You can understand it by taking a trip to the countryside.
After receiving the final payment, Jiale didn't stay long.
Ding ding ding!
The remaining five corpses continued to jump and move on, and Jiale also continued to move towards the next house.
