Folk customs begin with the entire funeral procession

Chapter 47 has already emerged from seclusion?
The next morning, Xie Songde got up very early. He planned to ask Chen Miao about the method he had mentioned for getting the old man out.

If it's feasible, we should leave as soon as possible to avoid Xie Yong causing any more trouble.

But after searching everywhere, he still couldn't find Chen Miao.

Not only Chen Miao disappeared, but the hearse driver, Jiao Zhiyong, also disappeared.

Just as Xie Songde was racking his brains trying to figure it out, his phone rang. It was Chen Miao calling.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, where are you?"

"Boss Xie, I've arrived at Tianmen Funeral Home. I've put the old man in the cold storage. How's the situation on your end? Has Xie Yong caused you any trouble?"

Xie Songde was stunned.

"Mr. Chen, what are you saying? I just passed by Xie Yong's house and took a peek. The old man's coffin is still in the yard!"

"Oh, that's empty. I already transported it out of the mountain last night, but if Xie Yong and his gang find out, they'll probably cause trouble again. I suggest you call the police directly, Mr. Xie. Otherwise, once Xie Yong and his gang find out, they might cause more trouble."

Xie Songde was stunned.

Was it shipped out last night?

Late at night, how could there be only two people carrying a body out of the mountains?
Could it be that it was carried out on its back?
Xie Songde's heart skipped a beat as he thought of something.

As a successful individual in Shannan City, he naturally has his own social circle.

When I chat with those bosses casually, we talk about all sorts of random things.

This naturally includes some extraordinary people and events.

Coincidentally, Xie Songde had heard about two similar professions from other people.

'Corpse drivers', 'corpse carriers'!
In the past, when technology was underdeveloped, how could people who died far from home return to their roots?
Aside from using horse-drawn carriages and other means of transportation, only human labor could be used.

Among them, the "corpse drivers" are responsible for long-distance transportation, while the "corpse carriers" are responsible for short-distance transportation.

Because it involves the dead, this profession is often portrayed as something sinister, but it's not actually what people imagine.

The person who told Xie Songde and the others about this matter revealed some of the secrets involved.

For example, some people say that corpse drivers use magic to control the movement of corpses, making them hop and jump.

Actually, that's not the case. The people who transport corpses usually use two bamboo poles to fix the corpses to be transported to the bamboo poles, and then a strong person carries the bamboo poles from the front and back.

As they moved around like that, like carrying a load on a shoulder pole, the corpses in the middle would sway up and down.

From a distance, it looks like it's jumping.

After some people discover this, they spread rumors that the corpse-drivers have magic powers that can make the dead obey them!

As for the bells used by the corpse-drivers, they were not used to control the corpses.

That was to alert strangers when they walked at night, so that strangers wouldn't encounter them unknowingly and be frightened.

Even with today's advanced technology, rumors are hard to distinguish, let alone back then when there were no other ways to find out the truth.

Therefore, the mystery surrounding the "corpse driver" has been passed down through generations, and even now, some people still firmly believe that the "corpse driver" is very mysterious.

As for the corpse carriers, they don't have as many fantastical legends as the corpse drivers.

But usually, they would find those with a strong birth chart who were considered unlucky and had only one person left in their family to be the corpse carriers.

Because the person carrying the corpse has to be in close contact with the body, they will always have a faint smell on their body.

Even if the smell is cleaned up very well, most people will still stay away if they know that he is a "corpse carrier" because they are afraid of bad luck!
Therefore, in many cases, corpse carriers do not reveal their profession.

Aside from those who handle funeral arrangements and certain special individuals who know who the corpse carriers are, most people have no idea who has carried a corpse. This can be considered a form of protection for the 'corpse carriers'.

So when Xie Songde heard Chen Miao say that he had traveled out of the mountains overnight, he began to wonder if Chen Miao or Jiao Zhiyong might be the corpse carrier.
Or perhaps you've carried corpses before?
After all, Chen Miao gave him the impression of being a "conservative" and "respectful" person, so it wasn't surprising that there were corpse carriers in the funeral home.
Thinking of this, Xie Songde breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately headed towards Xie Yong's house.

If what Chen Miao said is true, and his father was brought out of the mountains, then the rest will be much easier to handle.

A cold glint flashed in Xie Songde's eyes.

The reason he didn't use his connections before was simply because he was afraid that Xie Yong and his ilk would resort to desperate measures and make the old man's passing uneasy.

Now that the old man has passed away, what is he afraid of?
"One hundred thousand? Heh, that's a hot potato."

Soon, Xie Songde arrived at Xie Yong's house.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xie Yong's mother leaning against the window of Xie Yong's room, patting the window and talking.

"My son, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't scare your mother!" Xie Songde didn't understand, he just glanced at her and didn't go over.

He lowered his head, walked to the location of the coffin in the courtyard, and opened the coffin door!
Seeing that there were only some medicine packets and quilts left inside, Xie Songde finally felt relieved.

Immediately, he turned around and left Xie Yong's house, took out his phone, found a signal, and made calls to several friends.

After he finished, he headed to Xie Yong's house.

"My son, open the door and let your mother in!"

Seeing Xie Yong's mother's appearance, he walked over.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

As Xie Songde asked the question, he looked into the room.

His gaze swept across the room, finally settling on the bed.

There, Xie Yong was hiding in a corner of the bed, hugging the blanket to cover most of his body, leaving only his eyes and above exposed.

From those bloodshot eyes, Xie Songde saw panic.

panic?

This shameless thing, does it even have these kinds of emotions?
“I don’t know what’s wrong with Xiaoyong. He’s been like this since he woke up this morning. He doesn’t respond when I call him… Xiaoyong, open the door for your mother.”

Xie Songde frowned as he looked at Xie Yong, who remained motionless inside.

Just then, Xie Yong's cronies arrived.

"Brother Yong, where is Brother Yong?"

Xie Songde made way for them at the window.

Not long after, the small-eyed guy climbed through the window and opened the door.

Seeing the group of people file in, Xie Songde didn't move, but just watched from the window.

No matter who walked in front of Xie Yong, he didn't react.

Immediately, they were about to take Xie Yong to the old cripple so that he could take a look and see what was wrong.

But as soon as Xie Yong was led out of the room, he saw the coffin placed in the middle of the courtyard and struggled wildly, screaming as he ran back to his room.

"A ghost! A ghost jumped out of the coffin! A ghost!"

Bang!
The door was closed from the inside again. Apart from Xie Yong's mother continuing to bang on the door, the other three guys were a little confused.

As the others began to climb through the windows, the small-eyed man focused his gaze on the coffin, then shifted it to Xie Songde.

Immediately, the small-eyed man walked up to Xie Songde and said, "It must be you who left the dead body at Brother Yong's house, causing Brother Yong to be frightened. Pay up, or this matter will not be over!"

Xie Songde looked at the greedy look in those small eyes and smiled, asking, "How much will you pay?"

The small-eyed man immediately said, "One hundred thousand! This isn't over until one hundred thousand!"

Xie Songde nodded.

"Okay, then I'll continue to transfer money to Xie Yong."

As he spoke, he took out his phone to transfer money!
"Brother Yong has gone mad. Transfer the money to me, and I'll give it to Brother Yong later!"

Xie Songde looked at the small-eyed man with a strange expression in his eyes.

Are you sure you want this 100,000 transferred to you?

"Stop talking nonsense, share this! If you don't, I'll smash your coffin! And you won't be leaving here alive!"

The man with small eyes handed over his phone.

Soon, the 100,000 yuan arrived in my account.

Suppressing a smile, his small eyes warned Xie Songde, "Don't think this 100,000 is the end of it. If Brother Yong gets into trouble, even another 100,000 won't be enough!"

As he spoke, the man with small eyes followed the others back into Xie Yong's room.

Soon, Xie Yong was blindfolded and led out of the house, heading towards the location of the old cripple's house.

Xie Songde followed silently.

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(End of this chapter)