Chapter 318

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　　Hearing Ye Qiu’s words, everyone was stunned.
　　“Director Ye, what do you mean by that？” Old Xiang asked.
　　The others also looked at Ye Qiu.
　　“Uncle Ge, come out with me for a while.” Ye Qiu said and walked out first.
　　Ge Dazhuang followed closely behind, and Fu Yanjie and the others also came out.
　　“Doctor Ye, did you find something and it’s not convenient to talk about it in front of Chen Laosan’s parents？” Ge Dazhuang asked.
　　Ye Qiu shook his head and said： “I didn’t find anything.”
　　“Then why did you say that the truth is not far away？” Ge Dazhuang was full of doubts.
　　Ye Qiu asked： “Uncle Ge, when will Chen Laosan be buried？”
　　“He will be buried in a while.” Ge Dazhuang pointed at several young and strong men inside and outside the house and said： “They are here to help carry the coffin.”
　　Ye Qiu nodded slightly： “Very good！”
　　Very good？
　　Ge Dazhuang was stunned and asked, “Doctor Ye, what on earth are you talking about? You’ve confused me.”
　　Ye Qiu said, “I have a plan.”
　　”After Chen Laosan is buried, we will keep watch not far from the grave and see what exactly dug up the grave.”
　　”Uncle Ge, what do you think？”
　　Before Ge Dazhuang could speak, Lao Xiang said, “Director Ye, I think this plan is feasible.”
　　Ge Dazhuang said in a deep voice, “This plan is really good, but Doctor Ye, wouldn’t it be too dangerous？”
　　”You are all from the medical team. In case something happens in our village, how can I explain it to the higher-ups？”
　　”Especially Director Ye, if something happens to you, I really can’t explain it to Wan’er.”
　　Su Xiaoxiao said, “What are you afraid of? There are so many of us. What could happen?”
　　Ge Dazhuang glared at Su Xiaoxiao and said, “You’re just a woman. What do you know? Don’t interrupt.”
　　”Village Chief Ge, if you look down on me like this, be careful of being bitten by a snake.” Su Xiaoxiao said.
　　Ge Dazhuang laughed and said, “I’ve lived here for most of my life and have never been bitten by a snake. Snakes are afraid of me and run away when they see me.”
　　”Really？” Su Xiaoxiao said with a disbelieving look on her face. “Everything is not absolute. Village Chief Ge, you’d better be careful.”
　　”Let’s get back to business.” Ye Qiu said. “If everyone thinks my plan is okay, then let’s do it like this.”
　　Lao Xiang said, “I agree with Director Ye’s plan.”
　　Fu Yanjie said, “I also agree.”
　　Su Xiaoxiao then said, “No matter what Director Ye does, I will support him unconditionally.”
　　”Since you all agree, then I can only listen to you. After all, you are the members of the medical team.”
　　Ge Dazhuang was still a little worried about everyone’s safety.
　　Ye Qiu smiled and said, “Uncle Ge, if you are really worried about our safety, then let the young and strong men who carried the coffin stay and accompany us later.”
　　”At that time, with so many of us, even if there are really ghosts, they will be scared away by us.”
　　”What do you think, Uncle Ge？”
　　Ge Dazhuang said, “All right, I’ll say hello to those few people who carried the coffin later.”
　　The plan was decided.
　　Everyone stayed in the Chen family.
Ge Dazhuang was the village head and had a lofty status in Mogan Village. The parents of the Chen family invited him to be in charge of Chen Laosan’s funeral.
The person called the steward actually meant the master of ceremonies.
　　It could be seen that Ge Dazhuang often did this kind of thing and was very familiar with it. He arranged the funeral in an orderly manner.
　　Because many people in Mogan Village had died strangely during this period of time, the funeral was kept simple.
　　First was the farewell ceremony.
　　The coffin lid was opened, and the parents of Chen Laosan saw their son for the last time. Inevitably, there was another burst of sad crying.
　　Then, it was time to seal the coffin.
　　Several young and strong men stirred the incense ash evenly with water and smeared it around the coffin edge.
　　The purpose of doing this is mainly to seal the coffin lid tightly, prevent air from entering, and not worry that after the coffin is buried in the soil, insects will enter along the coffin seam and bite the corpse.
　　After the incense ash was smeared well, the coffin lid was closed again.
　　Then, several young and strong men took hammers and drove ten seven-inch-long wooden nails into the coffin.
　　The sealing of the coffin was officially over.
　　Subsequently, four young and strong men tied the coffin with thick hemp ropes and also tied two wooden sticks as thick as a bowl mouth at the front and rear positions of the coffin.
　　Everything　was　ready.
　　”Old Chen, is it time to start the funeral procession？” Ge Dazhuang asked.
Chen Laosan’s father wiped away his tears and said, “Old Ge, I’d leave the matter of Lao SAN going up the mountain to you.”
Going up the mountain is the local dialect of Mogan Village. Translated into Mandarin, it means to be buried.
　　Although Mogan Village is poor, it attaches great importance to funerals. According to the rules here, when a son dies, his parents are not allowed to attend the funeral.
　　Therefore, Chen Laosan’s parents can only stay at home and cannot accompany Chen Laosan for the last journey.
　　”Don’t worry. Chen Laosan grew up under my watch. I won’t be the least bit negligent in handling his funeral affairs.”
　　Ge Dazhuang patted the shoulder of Chen Laosan’s father to show comfort, and then raised his hand and shouted loudly： “Lift the coffin！”
　　Immediately, four young and strong men lifted the coffin.
　　Ge Dazhuang took the lead and opened the way in front, throwing paper money while walking. At the same time, behind him, there were two people beating gongs and drums.
　　Soon, the coffin left the main hall.
　　”Son！” Chen Laosan’s mother suddenly burst into tears, knelt on the ground, crying and shouting： “Son, don’t leave your mother, your mother can’t bear to part with you…”
Seeing this scene, Ye Qiu felt uncomfortable in his heart and turned around and left quickly.
　　Fifteen　minutes　later.
　　Ge Dazhuang stopped on the hillside.
　　Here, a pit had already been dug.
　　Under the command of Ge Dazhuang, all the procedures were carried out in an orderly manner.
　　Lower　the　coffin！
　　Bury！
　　Seal　the　soil！
　　Build　the　grave！
　　Offer incense！
　　The last step is to burn paper money for the deceased, which means that the deceased has money to spend in the underworld.
　　Ye Qiu, together with Lao Xiang and several others, also burned some paper money for Chen Laosan.
　　When everything was dealt with, no one left. Ge Dazhuang asked： “Doctor Ye, what should we do next？”
　　Ye Qiu said to everyone： “Recently, many people have died in the village, which has caused panic. The purpose of our medical team coming here is to investigate the truth of the matter.”
　　“However, so far we have found nothing.”
　　“In order to prevent more people from dying in the village and to allow the villagers to return to their previous peaceful lives, so I thought of a stupid way.”
　　“That is, tonight we will stay here and see what exactly is digging the graves？”
　　“Everyone should pay attention to safety. Once you find something wrong, tell me immediately.”
　　After Ye Qiu finished speaking, he led everyone to find a hidden place and hid.”
　　Time　passed　quietly.
　　One hour, two hours, three hours…
　　In the blink of an eye.
　　It was already three o’clock in the morning.
　　There had been no movement, and everyone was extremely sleepy.
　　“Director, do you think the one who digs the graves won’t come？” Fu Yanjie asked in a low voice.
Ye Qiu said, “According to the previous convention, before dawn, the graves will definitely be dug open…”
　　Whoosh——
　　Just then, a gust of chilly wind blew.
Ye Qiu’s face instantly became serious, and he said hurriedly, “The one who digs the graves is here. Everyone is careful.”