Chapter 108 Puppet
How unfair is God! Why is it that it is their family who has to suffer such inhuman treatment, and not others?
Her heart was filled with bitterness. She sat there blankly, listening to the laughter and chatter behind her, feeling as if she were being gnawed on by ants.
"I'm back."
Tao Tao pushed open the door and rubbed her sore neck and shoulders.
Today, another funeral arrangement for an elderly person was arranged, marking the first order for the shop in the east of the city since its opening.
But because it was a poor family, they only made enough to cover the cost of the goods.
After an elderly person in the family passes away, these people are already considered to have a conscience for coming to find someone to carry on the funeral arrangements. Some poor families, who are struggling to even afford food and clothing, cannot afford a coffin, so they simply wrap the deceased in a straw mat and leave it in some remote mountain gully.
The corpses in the mortuary had long been piled up like mountains, and there was nowhere left to put them.
When they went to the mountains in the morning, they found a body buried in the ground, without even a coffin.
Because the body was buried relatively shallowly, it was washed away by the rain over the past two days, exposing the surface of the body. After the family's funeral, they went back to bury it again.
We burned paper money and made some simple arrangements.
For these people at the bottom of society, the price of peaches is basically quoted as low as possible when doing business with them.
There was no other way; if they didn't report the underreporting, they couldn't afford the consequences. It was better to just leave them on the mountain, since in some people's eyes, the living are the most important.
Some elderly people, knowing their time is coming to an end, go to the wilderness alone to wait for death so as not to be a burden on their families.
Having heard too many examples, Tao Tao felt very uncomfortable.
After a while, everyone found out that Tao's shop was cheap and had good service, and most people came to her shop, which made Wang Dazhong even more furious and he cursed loudly.
Zeng Rong was alright; Tao Tao had a long talk with him, and he was willing to serve the people at the price she offered.
Therefore, Tao Tao was willing to transfer some business to him.
The government could not find any clues about the dead infant, and Liang Yongle and his wife knew nothing about the items in the shop.
There was no other way but to put the case aside.
Tao Tao knew they wouldn't find anything, so she told them that the baby would be buried that afternoon so that the baby could be reincarnated as soon as possible.
Gao Shaoguang agreed.
In his eyes, only the newborn child had died; there were no other casualties. He thought the child might be the offspring of some illicit prostitute, something shameful to behold.
She could only take abortion pills.
After finishing her meal, Tao Tao prepared to leave the city with one large and one small coffin.
The child is in a small coffin, while the large coffin is to be taken to the mortuary to put his mother in, so that mother and child can be reunited.
Xi Xin insisted on going, and Tao Tao thought it was her turn to see it too, so she agreed.
She pushed open the door, looked up, her pupils widened slightly, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
What brings you here?
"I did not see Miss at the Privy Council today. Miss is always busy with various matters, so I came here specifically for this purpose."
The person who arrived was Leng Qiao.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to send someone to tell them. I've been quite busy today."
Leng Qiao stretched out her hand, palm up, with a bunch of keys on it.
Tao Tao looked at the key with some confusion, then shifted her gaze to the woman's face and asked, "What does this mean?"
"This is the key to a large mansion at No. 32, Lane 6, Yudu Street."
"Did Duan Gan ask you to give this to me?"
When she heard her address her master by his name, a strange look flashed in Leng Qiao's eyes, but then she returned to normal.
"yes."
"I don't need it for now, but I have to go out this afternoon. Would you like to come with me?"
It was 4:45 PM.
Two carriages were used. Yu Shan and Yu He drove the carriage carrying the coffin, while Tao Tao, Xi Xin, and Leng Qiao entered the covered carriage.
When they arrived at the entrance of the mortuary, the gate was closed.
"Boss, we've arrived."
Yu Shan turned around and shouted.
Tao Tao lifted the carriage curtain and jumped down.
Leng Qiao paused, then casually withdrew her outstretched hand.
At the end, Xi Xin saw the indifferent woman and felt a little scared. Her cold appearance made her feel that she was not a good person.
Tao Tao stood in front of the door and pushed it, but it wouldn't budge, which made her a little puzzled.
Seeing this, Yu Shan reached out and patted the door, as if it were locked. Just as he was about to push it open with his shoulder, the wooden door was suddenly opened from the inside.
Who is it?!
His voice was hoarse like that of an octogenarian. He wore a cloak, and his exposed hands were withered and ugly, like chicken claws.
Everyone who saw him felt a chill run down their spine, got goosebumps all over their bodies, and felt very uncomfortable.
Of course, perhaps because she was used to dealing with dead people, Tao Tao was indifferent to this.
She smiled and said, "Old man, I've come to retrieve the body from the mortuary."
Suddenly, Leng Qiao gripped the long whip at her waist, her face grave, her eyes revealing wariness and vigilance, and stepped forward to block her path.
The old man chuckled sinisterly, "Young lady, this isn't the corpse you're looking for."
Beneath his cloak, his sinister gaze fell upon Leng Qiao before him, and then upon Tao Tao, who peeked out from behind her.
She frowned, somewhat puzzled.
This mortuary was clearly empty before, so how come there are people here again?
Could it be that there was just no one there that day?
Before she could ask anything else, the old man slammed the door shut.
"That old man is terrifying."
Xi Xin and Yu He discussed in hushed tones.
"Miss, this person is suspicious. We should leave quickly."
Leng Qiao kept her hand on the long whip, ready for battle, but she couldn't sense the man's footsteps.
It's impossible for an ordinary person's footsteps to be silent, especially for an elderly person whose steps are often slow and weak. How could she not have sensed it?
Moreover, she couldn't sense any internal energy within this person, which was probably greater than her own.
"What's wrong? We can't leave yet. We have to get that body today, otherwise we can't bury it."
Tao Tao looked at her in confusion, unwilling to leave just like that.
"Old man, please open the door. I'm willing to buy it with my money."
She stood at the door and knocked.
Just then, a strong gust of wind suddenly swept in from inside. Leng Qiao was shocked and hurriedly reached out to grab her wrist and pull her back.
Xi Xin and the others behind him were caught off guard and were instantly knocked to the ground, spitting blood and fainting.
Tao Tao turned around and looked at everything in shock. A dark shadow followed, and Leng Qiao drew her long whip from her waist and charged straight at her.
"Leng Qiao!"
She turned around and was completely shocked by what she saw.
The courtyard was filled with a dense mass of dead bodies, their tattered clothes revealing rotting, bluish-white skin, white eyes, and faces covered in lividity.
The old man stood behind the corpse, raising his hands in a strange pose.
Like...like a puppeteer who controls puppets.
The dark figure just now was the corpse he was controlling.
Seeing that one puppet was no match for Leng Qiao, the old man flicked his finger and immediately sent three puppets to fight Leng Qiao.
While she was in a daze, a puppet with claw-like hands came towards her.
"Miss, let's go!"
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