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269 ??Putting the Wooden Coffin Right

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    ? Stopping and walking, kneeling and worshiping, finally, we came to the edge of the field.  At that time, just when the previous season's crops were harvested and the next season's crops had not yet been planted, the large farmland was empty, like a natural giant open-air square, where people could come and go at will.  Therefore, the coffin bearer just pointed out the direction, and then the driver drove straight towards the tomb.

    Although there are no crops, it is farmland after all, and it is not as strong as a cement road. Once a floor truck with such a heavy load enters it, the wheels immediately sink a lot.  Fortunately, this floor truck is a heavy-duty tractor dedicated to rural areas, and the marks on its tires are not comparable to cars.  Under the condition of full horsepower, the tires with deep impressions continue to pick up the floating mud, but it can move forward slowly.  However, under the conditions of billowing smoke and mud, we could no longer follow behind the floor truck.

    Keeping a sufficient distance from the floor truck, I chose a new path, and then took the lead in walking towards the tomb.  In such an empty field, it can be said that there are no roads at all, or it can be said that there are roads everywhere.  Therefore, unlike on the cement road, the originally neat funeral procession has begun to become messy.  Some people still followed me, some people found the direction and found another way, and some people were far enough away that they simply followed the obvious wheel tracks of the floor truck.  Although it can't be said that it is all over the mountains and plains, the originally concentrated formation has been widely dispersed.

    When I came to the tomb, the driver of the floor truck was starting the boom and slowly lowering the wooden coffin into the deep pit little by little under the command of a group of coffin bearers.  It can be seen that at this time, both the driver and the coffin bearer are very cautious.  Finally, the wooden coffin completely entered the deep pit.

    The driver got out of the car, took a closer look, and immediately smiled and said to me: "It's great, it's a one-time success, and the position is so right. It's really not easy. I've never done it in my life.  It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve encountered it.¡±

    After hearing what the driver said, all the coffin bearers also showed joy.  From the looks of it, placing the wooden coffin is also a test.  From the expressions of everyone, it is not difficult for me to judge that it should be a great thing to put the wooden coffin upright at once like my father.  Maybe you will think, why is it so difficult to put the coffin in the right place, and why should it be so important?  In fact, it was not the case, not to mention that the driver could not see the situation in the pit, even if he could see it, it would not be easy to manipulate the crane arm to place such a huge wooden coffin in the middle of the pit.  Otherwise, the driver wouldn't have said something like "This is the first time I've encountered this in my life".  Maybe you will say that not every household hires a floor truck. If the coffin is placed in the deep pit by the coffin bearer, wouldn't it be easy to put it right?

    In fact, if it is replaced by manual labor, then the work of putting the wooden coffin into the deep pit will become more strenuous.  First lift the wooden coffin to the side of the dug grave, and then remove the lifting poles.  What to do next is a bit more troublesome.  The coffin bearers must combine the strength of eight people to move the wooden coffin to the top of the deep pit.  The process was difficult and fraught with danger, since the pit was surrounded by high, empty soil that had been spilled during the digging.  As long as one person accidentally slips and loses his center of gravity, it may cause such a bad consequence as "all the coffin-carrying people fall into the pit together with the heavy wooden coffin".  Even if the wooden coffin can be successfully moved to the top of the pit, it cannot be said that the task is completed.  At this time, the eight coffin-carriers would hold tightly to the hemp ropes that bound the wooden coffin with both hands, and then slowly and little by little lower the wooden coffin.  It's just that people from all directions release the rope at the same time, so the strength used will inevitably be different, and the speed of this release is also fast or slow.  Therefore, even if it is directly above at the beginning, once it reaches the bottom of the pit, there will generally be a certain deviation.  At this time, the coffin bearer must correct the wrong place.  You may ask: how to correct?  It is very simple to say, it is to let those people who are not in the right direction lift the wooden coffin a little with the hemp rope in their hands, and then let others use wooden bars to stretch into the pit and rely on the reaction force of the pit wall to correct it.  Under normal circumstances, it would take a long time and a lot of effort to forcefully straighten the wooden coffin.  Therefore, what the coffin bearers hope most is to put the wooden coffin upright at one time.  It's just that this kind of situation is almost unlikely to happen, so for those who bear the coffin, such hope has almost become a luxury.

    Maybe you will feel strange, if it is not correct, it will not be correct, so why bother to adjust it?  This actually involves two issues.  First, there is the issue of feng shui.  As mentioned before, Yin and Yang are particular about choosing the date and the location of the tomb.  Under the condition that the time cannot be missed, the orientation of the wooden coffin involves Feng Shui.  If the direction of the wooden coffin is wrong, it will probably affect the good feng shui of the tomb.  Second, there is the issue of sophistication.  now??The living conditions are good, and most people are not willing to do such laborious and unlucky work for that little money.  Therefore, if they can agree, it means that their relationship with the master's family is very good.  From a personal point of view, these coffin-bearers couldn't turn a blind eye to the fact that the direction was wrong.  Although it is not to say that in the end, it will definitely be able to adjust to a position that cannot be more upright, but at least it must be able to look inseparable.

    And our family can put it right this time, whether it is from the perspective of Feng Shui or human psychology, it is a symbol of good fortune.  Therefore, after hearing what the driver said, my cousin immediately said: "I'll give you another cigarette!"

    In fact, on the basis of paying the fare in full, we have already given the driver a pack of cigarettes.  So, after listening to his cousin's promise, the driver immediately nodded and bowed to express his gratitude.

    Immediately afterwards, the eight coffin bearers pulled out the hemp ropes tied to the wooden coffin one by one very skillfully.  This also involves a technique of knotting, of course I don't know how to do it, I just know it exists.  The knots tied by the coffin bearers on the wooden coffin are not only very strong when carrying a load, but also can quickly and smoothly pull out the entire rope from one end when not in use.  Until now, I didn't quite understand how they did it.  Because, in my mind, part of the long rope must be pressed under the wooden coffin.  If the wooden coffin was not lifted a little, the rope would not be able to be pulled out under the heavy weight.  But the special knot they tied, after untying the knot, the whole rope can be pulled out very easily.  Perhaps, this is the magic of labor experience!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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