There is a famous carpenter in Bei Village, Lu Shi. Although he lives in a remote village, his reputation is still well known from all over the world, because it is said that this person is a descendant of Luban .
With this name alone and combined with the carpenter skills of Lu Shi, his reputation can be heard even from a hundred miles away.
On that day, Lu Shi happened to have no work and teased his son in the yard. His wife went in and did some chores. When she saw it, she couldn't help but say: "The head of the family, you said, our family is not without money, why don't we move to the town and sell the fields at home, so we won't be pointing at it to live."
Lu Shi heard this, but he smiled and said nothing. His family is rich, and his salary is more than ten times more than farming. Even if he goes to the town, he can live a wealthy life. However, Lu Shi is unmoved and lives in this village.
With seeing that it was useless to say something, my wife sighed, too lazy to say more, only her son's laughter echoed in the yard.
A peaceful life is also a kind of happiness.
At this moment, the village suddenly became lively. A carriage had already entered the village. After inquiring, it stopped outside the Lushijia.
The walls of Lushijia are actually tied up by branches, which are very messy. You can directly see the situation inside from the outside.
A middle-aged man looked inside with a gloomy look, barely squeezed out a smile, and asked: Is it Master Lu’s home?
Lu Shi, who was teasing his son, heard this and saw that the man was very unfamiliar, stood up, pushed open the yard gate, and asked: I am, what's the matter with me, you?
Actually, Lu Shi has guessed eight or nine times, but he still has to ask this question. The man said: Master Lu, my master asks you to come over.
Lu Shi said with confusion: What's the matter?
The man said: When you have fun at home, you need to create a coffin. Please ask Master Lu to go there.
When Lu Shi heard this, he was a little hesitant. Although he was a carpenter, he usually focused on furniture and other things. As for coffin jobs, he generally did not accept it, because there are special coffin shops everywhere, and it was not necessary to build it separately by carpenters.
Besides, coffin is a bit unlucky after all, and it is not necessary. Lu Shi is unwilling to do it.
seemed to see Lu Shi's attitude. The man reached out and took out an silver ingot from his cuff, which looked like a full ten taels, and said: These are deposits, and after the matter is done, there will be another one.
Lu Shi looked at it and was really moved. Even if it doubled, it would be a salary of twenty taels, which he might not earn for a month.
The man saw it and continued: It's only thirty miles away. I'll arrange vehicles when I come and go. Please rest assured Master Lu.
Everyone has reached this point, and if they refuse, they will feel a little ignorant of politeness, so Lu Shi nodded and said: OK! I'll pack up now!
You must do something funeral as soon as possible. For small families, you may be buried in two or three days. For big families, you may take longer, but you must be anxious.
prepared the toolbox, didn't even take the clothes, and followed the man onto the carriage and drove towards the east.
Thirty miles, especially during the day, it is really not too far. After an hour, I arrived at a small town. The carpenter Lu Shi knew him and had come here several times.
The Li family in the town is considered the richest man, and this trip is his family.
The sound of sorrow and music, and there was even the monk's chanting. It seemed that the Li family had spent money and invited the monk to come and salvation.
In this way, the funeral will definitely not end in three or two days.
The carpenter was relieved immediately, at least he had plenty of time to work.
The carriage stopped. After the man got off the carriage, he took the carpenter Lu Shi to the wing room, settled, and then took it to a side courtyard where there were a lot of wooden boards.
This man said: Master Lu! Here are some materials. If you tell me what you need, I will prepare it for you. If you need personnel, you can just say it.
Lu Shi saw it, nodded, asked two servants to help, and started working.
The first day passed like this. According to Lu Shi's progress, he estimated that three days would be enough to build a coffin, and it was the best one.
Only on the next day, the man came over, waved his other person away, and said to him: Master Lu! In this way, my master said that you should make two coffins exactly the same, and my master will pay double wages afterwards.
Although Lu Shi was surprised when he heard this, the doubled his salary, which made him extremely excited. Forty taels of silver, for him, it can be said that he felt like he was getting rich in an instant.
The wife said that a house in the town is just ten taels of silver, and a better twenty taels are enough.
These are two houses, and it seems that the Li family is really generous.
This man left and was working. Lu Shi chatted with two servants and asked: Who is dead at home?
A servant was ready to speak and hurriedly said: My master has passed away!
Lu Shi was shocked when he heard this and didn't care much at first. He was a little confused when he heard this. He thought it was Mr. Li's old father or mother who passed away, but he didn't expect it was Mr. Li who died.
So, who is the master who is talking about when the man who is looking for him?
Lu Shi was a little puzzled and asked: The manager who came to me said he was ordered by the master. What's going on?
Another person answered: Hi! Now the second young master is in charge of the family, and everything is in charge of the second young master.
Carpenter Lu Shi actually had a little understanding of the Li family and asked: Isn’t there a boss? The servant before
was confused and said: Yes! I don’t know what happened. Before the master passed away, the eldest young master was still in the mansion. Everything was mainly based on the eldest young master’s words. However, after the funeral was held, it became the second young master’s chief, and the eldest young master did not show up.
Although Lu Shi was a little confused, he didn't think deeply about it.
The manager happened to come over in the afternoon, and Lu Shi said: Manager! I have to measure the height of the deceased, so I can determine the specific size of the coffin. I wonder if it is OK?
Rich families pay attention to the fact that they will customize coffins according to the actual height of the deceased. Generally, poor families buy a bite of about the same size.
The man heard this, but hesitated a little. He went back and came back after a stick of incense, saying that it was no problem.
There was no one here in the mourning hall. The manager brought Lu Shi here with him. There was a person lying on the wooden board, covered with white cloth, and he couldn't see anything. The manager urged him: Hurry up!
Lu Shi held the thing, measured it, and knew it in his heart. Just as he walked past the deceased, suddenly, the deceased's hand grabbed the carpenter's sleeve, and Lu Shi almost exclaimed in surprise.
But the hand was taken back in time. The manager stood at the door, but he didn't notice it. The carpenter actually touched a note on his sleeve.
Pretended to be unaware, packed up, walked out, and returned to the yard where you were working.
While there was no one, I opened the note and looked at it. My eyes suddenly became sharp. The two words were written in blood: Save me!
The moment he saw the words, Lu Shi roared in his mind and thought a lot in an instant. Based on what the servant said before, he thought of the disappearing eldest son. Could it be that the disappearing eldest son who was lying there just now was the disappearing eldest son?
Thinking of this, Lu Shi was a little hesitant. This is a life, should he save it or not?
After thinking about it, Lu Shi decided to take the risk to save people, but with him, a carpenter, how could he have the ability to save them!
When I saw the two coffins, I immediately had an idea.
Walking at night when there was no one, Lu Shi twitched on the coffin.
A total of three days. The coffin was ready, but it still needed to be painted, and it took another day to delay it. It was just the day for the burial, and then the funeral was held.
According to the Li family, two coffins, one of which is from Mr. Li, and the other one is from his wife who has been dead for more than ten years.
It is said that my wife passed away at that time and was looted by thieves. She was erected in a tomb. At this moment, Mr. Li passed away, so he naturally wanted to be buried together.
In other words, one mouthful is an empty coffin.
However, the person carrying the coffin was surprised because the weight was wrong. It was just that everyone didn't think much about it. They just thought that the coffin was good, so it was heavy.
The carpenter got forty taels of silver, and it should be possible to leave, but he stayed.
The coffin was buried soon and buried together, and there was no one in the cemetery.
The carpenter came over with a shovel.
Listen with your ears. Sure enough, there was a thudding sound from underground. The carpenter quickly determined the location and began to dig. When he was buried before
, he saw it in the distance, so he dug from the side, all of which were floating soil, which was easy to dig.
Soon, a deep pit appeared. This was the small head of the coffin. The carpenter pressed it somewhere in the small head of the coffin. With a click, it was opened directly. One of the people inside was struggling desperately at this moment.
The carpenter dragged it out and pulled it up. The man was wearing white clothes, which was a bit cunning. The carpenter finished the coffin, but outsiders couldn't see it at all, so they immediately filled the soil again.
Fortunately, it is floating soil and easy to dig. I used to tamper on the coffin for this moment. Because the cover of the coffin was too heavy, after being nailed by nails, I was almost powerless. It was mainly too heavy and I could only think of solutions from both sides.
pulled the man and found a remote location. Only then did I see clearly that this man was the eldest young master.
The eldest young master's face was purple before. He probably felt so worried. He recovered at this moment. Looking at the carpenter, he bowed and said: Thank you for saving your life!
The carpenter waved his hand and said: I can’t stand by death and refuse to save me! After all, it is a life!
The eldest young master sighed when he heard this, but then he showed a vicious expression and said: Second brother actually murdered me for his family property, and wait for me to settle the score with him!
After hearing this, the carpenter said, "I won't get involved in your family affairs. Please forget about this matter. Don't look for me in the future!"
obviously didn't want to wade into muddy waters, so the eldest master understood, so he let the carpenter go.
A few days later, the carpenter heard that the eldest young master actually called the government officials, took back the property, and punished the second child at the same time.
The carpenter did not have any joy. It was a tragedy of human ethics, so where did the winner come from!
The story is over!
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