Chapter 1: Carrying the Coffin(1/2)
July is the hottest time of summer, especially at noon when you stand under the sun and you are afraid of being burned.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians on the streets of Renjia Town, and even the vendors were sparse. The reason for this scene was not the weather, but the grave relocation ceremony of Mr. Ren, the biggest rich man in Renjia Town, held today.
The scene was huge and must-see, so everyone in the town went to join in the fun today.
The most important thing is that Mr. Ren has made a decision to set up the flowing water banquet for one day. As the saying goes, if you don’t eat, you don’t get it for free. Moreover, Mr. Ren is rich and wealthy and can provide a running water banquet for a day, so he can eat much better than ordinary people.
At the entrance of Renjia Town, Butler Ren was shouting loudly: "Today, our master's family is moving the tomb and we need a few young and strong men. Our master has given us orders. When the job is done, each person will receive two yuan."
A large group of people gathered at the foot of the mountain of Master Ren's ancestral grave. Although it is a bit evil to help move the grave, it can't stop Master Ren from giving so much!
Two ocean dollars is a month's ration. Who wouldn't want to go if you can earn so much just by putting in a little effort?
"I'll be the housekeeper.
"I am strong enough to do it."
"I'll go too."
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A large group of people rushed to surround Butler Ren, all trying to get the job.
Butler Ren selected a few strong men as if selecting goods.
Butler Ren's eyes lit up when he glanced at a strong man wearing a black short coat.
The best candidates for moving graves are those with sufficient yang energy, who will get twice the result with half the effort.
The strong man standing in the distance has bulging muscles, and with his height of 1.89 meters, he looks full of masculinity.
"Hey! Come here."
Butler Ren pointed at the strong man and said.
Zeng Kui, who was standing nearby, saw Butler Ren calling him and walked through the crowd without thinking.
The people around him consciously moved out of the way after Zeng Kui came over, because they could feel just how "strong" Zeng Kui was when they were closer.
Compared with the people around him, Zeng Kui is like an eagle standing among a group of chickens.
Butler Ren looked up at Zeng Kui and nodded, with a bright smile like a chrysanthemum on his old face.
"You will be the main one, and I will give you three oceans when we are done." Butler Ren said to the strong man.
Zeng Kui now had a look of confusion on his face, but after looking at the envious and jealous eyes of the people around him, he nodded and agreed to the job.
Zeng Kui didn't care about moving graves. As the successor of socialism, he believed in scientific methods. Anyway, he had never seen such a thing, so he was not afraid.
Of course, we’ll have to talk about it later when we actually see it.
Zeng Kui followed the crowd up the mountain. He looked at the people around him all the way, and from time to time he looked into the surrounding corners and dark places.
In the end, Zeng Kui got a result - he traveled through time.
He is no stranger to time travel. Having read novels for more than ten years, he is very familiar with time travel.
But he never imagined that something like time travel would happen to him.
"Even if I want to travel through time, I have to wear some clothes!" Zeng Kui looked at himself and said. He was now only wearing a faded black basketball uniform and a pair of flip-flops on his feet.
He doesn't even have any underwear. He likes the unrestricted feeling when he is alone at home.
"This world should be similar to the Republic of China period." Zeng Kui thought to himself.
Because most of the people around him were wearing ancient gowns, but the young man who was sitting on the slide just now was wearing a suit and some of them were wearing pocket watches, so he thought that this world was probably in the Republic of China period. Of course, when was it?
Still need to continue to observe.
Zeng Kui followed the crowd up the mountain. In this situation, blending into the crowd was the best option.
It would be best to know what kind of world this is.
It is said that there will be golden fingers after traveling through time, but Zeng Kui tried all the "summoning" words and had no response at all. Moreover, he only wore a basketball uniform and a pair of flip-flops and had no treasure.
"It doesn't make sense not to give someone a golden finger or something after traveling through time!" Zeng Kui said.
His voice was slightly louder, causing those around him to tremble in shock.
Although they couldn't understand what Zeng Kui was talking about, they all dispersed around and away from Zeng Kui.
Because Zeng Kui was mumbling words they couldn't understand from the moment they went up the mountain, which made people think that Zeng Kui's brain might be a little hard to work with.
They would be in trouble if such a big man went crazy, so it was better to stay away from Zeng Kui.
Zeng Kui had no idea what the people around him were doing. He never cared about what others thought of him. Just like after graduating from college, his family and friends persuaded him to take the public exam.
At that time, his grades were pretty good and he would have a pretty high success rate if he took the public examination, but he didn't want to go to work on a construction site after graduation.
It was really hard to get used to it at first, but the salary of 800 to 900 yuan a day was still very good. Originally, he was 1.9 meters tall and looked like a meat mountain because he didn't like to exercise. When he was studying, he was nicknamed "The Devil of the meat mountain".
Always follow him.
However, after working at the construction site for more than a year and doing high-intensity physical work every day, he gradually developed the strong body he has now. This is the product of hard work.
In the previous world, having a strong body was of little use, and more than a year of life at the construction site had made him forget too much of what he had learned in school.
He planned to work for a few more years and then return to his hometown to buy a house in the county, open a small shop and find a wife. It would be best if he could have a pair of children and his life would be perfect.
As a result, I suddenly traveled through time.
He is really just an ordinary person, with no knowledge or understanding of politics. Even if the world is really in the Republic of China, he is sure that he will not become famous.
Moreover, the Republic of China was not a safe place! You could die if you were not careful.
"Whatever comes, take care of it, take it one step at a time! Making money first is the right way." Zeng Kui thought.
Time travel is not easy to accept, but what can we do?
As Mr. Lu Shuren said: People should live in the present.
Money is a good thing. Without money, you can't go anywhere, so making money as your first goal is a good choice.
Besides, he hasn't even eaten breakfast now, and eating requires money, as well as where to sleep tonight.
So money is what is needed most now.
It doesn't matter if you help someone move their grave or carry their coffin, you just need to pay them.
Years of working on construction sites have given him a strong physique, and the climb up the mountain poses no challenge to him.
When they got to the place, the housekeeper called them aside who were responsible for digging the grave and carrying the coffin, and then each of them was given a yellow talisman.
"Just keep this thing in your pocket. You stay here and don't move. If anything happens, I will come and notify you." Butler Ren said to everyone, and then trotted to Master Ren to wait for orders.
Zeng Kui took the yellow charm and carefully folded it and put it into the pocket of his basketball pants.
He is not a superstitious person, but there are some things that he is still in awe of. "If you believe it, you have it, if you don't believe it, you don't have it." Anyway, it won't do any harm to you, and it's definitely good to be more prepared.
There is an incense table in front of Mr. Ren’s grave, and a Taoist priest wearing a yellow robe is doing the incense in front of the table.
I don’t know whether this kind of ritual is useful, but now Zeng Kui is very interested in watching it.
Because the movements of this Taoist priest are so charming, there is no pretense at all.
According to the custom in his hometown, when a family member dies, he will ask a Taoist priest to perform rituals. The Taoist priests he has seen before are absolutely incomparable to the one in front of him.
"But why does it feel so familiar!"
Although the distance was a bit far away, the more Zeng Kui looked at it, the more he felt that the Taoist priest doing it was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Ten minutes later, the Taoist priest's rituals were completed, and Butler Ren also received the order and came over to them.
"That big man, come here."
Butler Ren shouted to Zeng Kui.
Zeng Kui heard this and walked over in two steps.
"I'll have to trouble you to start the groundbreaking work later, and I'll increase the wages to five yuan for you," Butler Ren said.
"Thanks!"
When Zeng Kui saw that someone had given him a salary increase, he quickly thanked him and said, "If you are polite, you can go anywhere."
If you don't have to worry about carrying a coffin, digging a grave will be even easier. Just pay more.
"Go to Uncle Jiu, and Uncle Jiu will explain your affairs clearly to you. Remember, I won't treat you well and I won't treat you badly."
"Um!"
Zeng Kui nodded with an honest smile.
But he soon felt something was wrong, because he was very familiar with the title "Nine Uncle". As soon as he heard the name "Nine Uncle", the image of a majestic Taoist priest appeared in his mind.
This is already considered a conditioned reflex. The image of Uncle Jiu is too deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
Zeng Kui was thinking as he ran to the Taoist priest called "Nine Uncle". At this time, "Nine Uncle" had his back to him.
"Taoist Priest, Butler Ren asked me to come to your place." Zeng Kui said to the Taoist Priest. Originally, he wanted to call him Uncle Jiu, but after thinking about it, it was better to call him Taoist Priest.
After hearing Zeng Kui's words, Uncle Jiu turned around.
When Zeng Kui saw the Taoist priest's face, he was shocked and his eyes widened.
To be continued...