The man who ca to the Coffin Shop looking for Old Man Guan was surnad Wang and called Dayong. He was a villager from a suburban area called Wang Family Village. This ti, he ca due to so mishaps that occurred during his family’s funeral.
As Qin Liuxi said, when they tried to lift the coffin of the old man for burial, it couldn’t be lifted.
Wang Dayong looked at Qin Liuxi sowhat defensively and asked, "How do you know about this?"
"Just tell , is what I said wrong?"
Wang Dayong swallowed, wanting to drink so water, but there was nothing here, so he could only swallow dryly and said, "That’s right. My father has been dead for several days, and today, when we tried to lift the coffin for burial, it felt as heavy as if it weighed a ton, and we just couldn’t lift it. Later, the young n in the village all ca to help lift it, and we barely managed to do so, but unexpectedly, not only did the coffin fall, but it also hit the candles on the altar. The candles fell on the coffin lid and started a fire."
Wang Dayong recalled that scene, and didn’t know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt a chill on his back and swallowed again.
Qin Mingchun also listened on the side, feeling terrified, and moved in small, shuffling steps closer to Qin Liuxi.
"Scared?" Qin Liuxi glanced at him and said, "Sit at the door, Chen Pi, take him outside."
Chen Pi responded and took Qin Mingchun’s hand to walk out.
Once Qin Mingchun reached the sunlight, he felt a bit warr and glanced at the door of the Coffin Shop, whispering, "Brother Chen Pi, is Big Sister not afraid?"
Chen Pi smiled and said, "There’s nothing to be afraid of here, we’ve seen much scarier things. But the master is not afraid of anything."
At least he had never seen her [Qin Liuxi] afraid.
Qin Mingchun pursed his bright red lips, muttering, "That’s true, when Big Sister gets fierce, even ghosts are afraid of her!"
Chen Pi: "..."
You just revealed a truth.
Inside the shop, Wang Dayong continued talking about the strange occurrences at ho.
"The candle that fell on the coffin, logically, should have rolled off, but it didn’t. It just kept burning, and we were all in a frantic rush trying to put it out. It took so ti, and in that short ti, the fire had already burnt a corner of the coffin lid. A burnt coffin is an inauspicious sign; we didn’t dare to let my old father go on his way like that, so we ca to the Coffin Shop, hoping that Old Man Guan could rush to make a coffin, or at least patch it up if making a new one wasn’t feasible. But unfortunately, he too had passed away."
Wang Dayong sighed, then said, "Young master, you could tell what’s happening to just by looking, are you perhaps an expert in this line of work? The elderly in the village say that my dad doesn’t want to leave, what do you think?"
"There indeed seems to be so yin object causing trouble, whether it’s other wandering ghosts or your own father, it’s hard to say," Qin Liuxi said indifferently.
This person’s Yintang area seems sowhat grayish, and his body is covered with a layer of resentful yin energy, but it’s not too harmful, so she suspects that this yin energy cos from old man Wang.
But whether it is him or not, it would be known only at the scene.
Wang Dayong, after hearing this, almost jumped up, saying, "That’s impossible, that’s my own father, how could he possibly be causing trouble at ho, aren’t you just bluffing and deceiving?"
"Am I asking you for silver now?" Qin Liuxi said, "Tell then, how did your father die?"
Wang Dayong’s face changed slightly, his eyes dodging, and he stamred, "He was an old man, how else could he die? He died of old age."
I don’t believe that at all!
Seeing his expression, Qin Liuxi knew he was hiding sothing and then said, "If it was a natural death from old age, it shouldn’t be impossible to lift the coffin. But if you don’t want to say, then never mind, go back. But let remind you, if you keep delaying the burial, if your father’s soul truly lingers with grievances, it might turn into an evil ghost and cause unrest for your family."
"You, you’re trying to scare !" Wang Dayong swallowed, feeling panic inside.
Qin Liuxi smiled and pointed to the entrance: "That’s enough talk, the door is there, I won’t see you out."
Wang Dayong stood up and walked towards the door, taking a few steps before turning back to look at the empty shop, and asked, "Are you in this line of business? Dealing with funerals and expelling evil?"
Qin Liuxi paused for a mont before glancing over the shop, Funeral Shop?
"Not exactly, but I can handle it."
Wang Dayong said, "You’re not conning people, are you? There’s nothing here."
"Just an ordinary commoner like you, at most your family has a small surplus among the common folk, how much money could there be to swindle?" Qin Liuxi said with a light smile, "Don’t be fooled by my young master attire, my true identity is actually a Daoist from Qingping Temple."
"You?" Wang Dayong sized him up again. He shouldn’t have ntioned it, this only made it seem more like a scam, pretending to be affiliated with Qingping Temple.
Seeing his disbelief, Qin Liuxi said, "Your features show you have two mothers, did your father marry two wives? The latter one, is she your stepmother?"
Wang Dayong’s breathing choked, almost unable to stand.
"Your wife is currently pregnant, isn’t she? Having blood first before bearing fruit, you already have two daughters? Congratulations, the next one will be a boy."
Wang Dayong’s eyes lit up with excitent as he rubbed his hands and asked, "You, how did you?"
"It’s naturally calculated from your facial features."
Wang Dayong’s heart leaped with joy: "Is my wife’s current pregnancy really carrying a boy?"
"Compared to this, shouldn’t you be more worried about your father’s coffin that can’t be lifted? If delayed, even if your wife’s pregnancy is safe, she will still be worn out and exhausted, handling a funeral is always a tireso task."
Wang Dayong’s expression grew solemn, and he asked carefully: "Master, if I invite you to visit my ho, how much silver would it take?"
"Ten taels."
Wang Dayong winced at the amount; though his family had a little property, ten taels of silver was still a significant amount for an ordinary farming household.
But rembering Qin Liuxi’s words, and thinking about his father’s death, how he died was all told by the stepmother, and due to its inglorious nature, they hadn’t scrutinized it and just proceeded with the burial. Now, considering those eerie incidents, could there be so truth to them?
Wang Dayong was a filial son, genuinely dutiful at heart. Though of age himself, only having two daughters and now with a pregnant wife, he earnestly hoped for a son, and couldn’t afford any mishap.
Especially since Qin Liuxi confird that this baby would indeed be a boy.
For his father and for his son, he had to properly send off his old father, ten taels it would be.
"Master, I’ll give the ten taels of silver, when would be convenient for you to co? By the way, I ca in a bullock cart, we can go now if you’re available."
Qin Liuxi glanced at the sky, noting the hour was still early and Wang Family Village wasn’t far, and agreed, "Then let’s go together."
Wang Dayong imdiately bead with joy.
Qin Liuxi asked Li Cheng to send Qin Mingchun back to the mansion, while she conveniently bought so yellow paper and vermillion at the Funeral Shop, then joined Wang Dayong on the bullock cart with Chen Pi.
Upon hearing the reward was ten taels of silver, Chen Pi sighed, "If Sister knew, she’d say you’ve changed."
Qin Liuxi replied, "He has rit on his person, a goodhearted person indeed."
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