But Chen Chu still noticed that the layout of the mourning hall was a little different from before. Just behind the mourning hall, a large white curtain was covered with a hanging layer.

This is not before.

There are also old people coming in constantly, and the familiar old people sit together and talk softly, and the mourning hall gradually becomes lively.

The elderly talked for a long time, talking about family matters.

There were also old people talking about gossip from all over the world, and even Chen Chu who eavesdropped on the side felt old-fashioned, but the old people across the street still listened with relish and laughed at times.

Ding ~

The crisp ringtone rang, and Old Man Deng picked up the money sword made of copper coins from the table.

The sound in the room gradually faded.

The old people who sat down stopped talking one after another and turned to Old Man Deng.

"The day is auspicious and the time is good. The heaven and earth are opened. If you build this house, you cannot stop the funeral. The door gods and door gods show their power. I will borrow a way to send funerals..."

On the stage, in front of the altar that had been arranged, Old Man Deng, wearing a Taoist robe, turned his back to everyone and raised the long sword in his hand high.

There are a brazier on each side, and paper money is burned in the basin.

The ashes danced with the fire and slowly floated towards the sky. In the interweaving of ash and white, they gradually faded and finally became nothing.

In this solemn atmosphere, even Chen Chu not only straightened his back, but his expression became serious.

When Old Man Deng finished reading the last sentence, the money sword raised in his hand hangs down.

Chen Chu saw Old Man Deng pick up three incense sticks from the stage, lit them in the brazier and then inserted them in the incense burner.

Some are right, and some are relieved.

He didn't know what he was expecting...or a scene of a burning fragrance head with a finger?

Thinking of this, Chen Chu felt that he was really crazy.

The sound of gongs, drums and suona sounds at this moment.

Sitting on the small stool on the right side of the mourning hall, the Pu brothers beat the gong and the other beat the drum.

The head master in Tang suit stood behind the two, holding a suona in both hands.

After the joy of the funeral came, the old men and ladies in the audience relaxed a lot.

They continued to talk in a low voice, but their voices were much smaller than before.

The room was a little stuffy, and there were too many people, plus two large braziers. Although the window was open, sweat still soaked his vest.

Smelling the incense, Chen Chu felt a little itchy behind his back.

Chen Chu was already standing at the back door, took two steps back, and came outside the corridor, which was indeed much cooler.

On the stage, Old Man Deng, who had done everything, wiped his hands with a cloth, looked at Chen Chu's back as he left the back door, and there was something strange in his eyes.

Just now, I was embarrassed to come outside and Chen Chu put his hand in his back.

One, two, three...

My back gradually hurts a little, the kind that is hot.

Chen Chu knew that he must have been snatched.

You won't get any skin disease.

Chen Chu looked at the blood in the cracks of his fingers and felt a little nervous.

No, smoke a cigarette and go to the toilet.

Take out the cigarette from your pocket and Chen Chu walked towards the other end of the corridor.

Smoke was developed after college. The university major is civil engineering. It is common to stay up late to get pictures while at school. At the beginning, I drank coffee, but after a long time I found that coffee was useless, so I used this thing to refresh myself.

I soon arrived at the end of the corridor, and there was a guardrail in front of me, next to it was the up and down stairs, and the public toilet was on the left side of the stairs.

Standing by the guardrail, supporting it with one hand on the guardrail, leaning back, and gently exhaling a smoke ring.

Turning around, looking at the small garden downstairs, the thriving flowers, the shrubs, big trees, and deep and winding paths on both sides of the road.

Shaking off the last bit of ashes, Chen Chu turned around and walked into the public toilet.

The public toilet was not turned on, and there was a small window on the inner wall, revealing a little moonlight coming in, but the public toilet was still very dark, and the air was filled with a strange smell.

The switch is usually the most convenient place to enter the door. Chen Chu groped on the right side of the public toilet. Soon, he found the switch in the dark.

Bang ~

Press the switch.

The toilet was still pitch black.

Is the light bulb broken?

Chen Chu was speechless. The nursing home was really ruined. When his hand was about to be pulled back, a cold hand suddenly covered his hand in the dark.

For a moment, Chen Chu was terrified.

Goosebumps exploded on the arms and neck.

A deep breath of air conditioning from the nose and poured into the heart.

His eyes vaguely adapted to the dark environment, and he finally saw a black humanoid outline standing in front of him.

Without saying a word, Chen Chu suddenly pulled his hand back and ran out of the toilet.

After running for more than ten meters in a row, Chen Chu had time to look back and look behind him.

The door of the public toilet is still empty.

After running to the door of the mourning hall, Chen Chu stopped.

"What's wrong?" A teasing sound came from the side.

Chen Chu turned his head and saw Sister Mei, who had changed into a costume, just came up from the stairs in the middle, with white makeup on her face.

Chen Chu quickly told Sister Mei about what happened just now in the public toilet.

Sister Mei just used it as a joke, "What the hell, you mostly meet an elderly person, don't scare others. This nursing home is a bit old, and the light bulb in the public toilet is probably not worth repairing. This place used to be invested by a rich man, and it is considered semi-charitable. The charges are basically free. The elderly living here are all very difficult or lonely elderly people at home.

It was fine when the rich man was there before, but I heard that the rich man died of illness a year ago, and the capital chain of the nursing home was broken. Later, it was basically maintained by the funding of the Municipal Administration and donations from all walks of life."

"Then we..." Chen Chu was puzzled. He remembered that the fees for funeral classes were generally not cheap, they were calculated based on the number of people.

Although there are not many people in my idle class, no matter how few people are, it is not something that two zeros can handle.

"We, this is a welfare bill, and there is no nursing home fee." Sister Mei said.

Chen Chu suddenly realized, no wonder the person at the gate was very familiar with the head teacher and respected the head teacher very much.

The headmaster and the others should have come here a lot, and they should be regular customers.

Thinking of this, Chen Chu's fear dissipated a lot.

After saying that, Sister Mei walked into the mourning hall. Chen Chu turned his head and looked at the public toilet again.

A figure wearing a black cotton coat and a felt hat stood at the end of the corridor from a distance.

This time the distance is closer than the last time, and Chen Chu can see his whiteness that is not as good as a normal person, and his gloomy expression.

In the distance, the figure stared for a moment, turned around and disappeared from the corridor at the end of the corridor.

Chen Chu walked into the mourning hall. Although the mourning hall was quite hot, a sense of inexplicable security arose when he looked at the lively mourning hall.

Sure enough, there are many people and I don’t dare to come to dirty things.

At the edge of the Lingtai, the suona stopped, leaving only the rhythmic sound of gongs and drums.

Old Man Deng sat in the corner and snuggled beside the wall, taking a nap with his eyes closed.

Master Li doesn’t know where he went.

Sister Mei took the stage.

Singing sad, low, and melodious operas in his mouth.

Cooperate with her body movements.

"Come here." Master Li appeared behind Chen Chu, touched Chen Chu's shoulder, and whispered in his ear.

Following Master Li to the corridor, Master Li took out a folded white paper boat from his arms.

"After a while, you and me will come to the stage, and we two will grab both sides of the boat."

Master Li reminded Chen Chu.

Chen Chu nodded, but wondered in his heart whether it was a ceremony in some kind of funeral.

"There is a river arranged on the stage. This boat must pass through the other side from one side of the river. When you catch it steadily, don't let go no matter what you see, and don't hear it."

"I heard it."

Master Li nodded.

"Come with me."
To be continued...