Chapter 52: Saving the Coffin
Gao Mingcheng's sight passed through the dense woods and fell on a very far place.
He thought, if that was the case, then those ancient tombs should be left buried underground forever and not be disturbed by anyone again.
At this time, the people in the tomb began to work on the coffin.
The outer coffin is a large coffin that is placed outside the coffin. This coffin is made of fir wood, which is also a common wood used for coffins. It will not breed insects and is relatively easy to obtain.
"Captain Gao, and that young man, everyone come down to help!" Director Wang spoke loudly in the tomb, intending to call more people to help.
The coffin is too big and the wood is too heavy, so it is not easy to open it.
Fortunately, they brought the right tools, and if they could call on more people to help, there wouldn't be any major problems.
"Let's go and help." Gao Guobing said to Gao Mingcheng beside him, and the two walked to the tomb together.
"Let's help too." Gao Liang and other villagers who were watching also became interested and rolled up their sleeves and walked over.
Gao Zhuang also wanted to join in the fun, but he was short and weak, so he could only stand by and watch, and at most help to take out the carved tomb bricks.
"Come on, let's work together! One, two, three, go!"
Director Wang shouted and gave orders, and with everyone's joint efforts, the heavy coffin was finally opened bit by bit.
The coffin that had been buried deep underground for hundreds of years finally saw the light of day again.
The inner coffin is also made of fir, but the wood looks better.
In order not to damage the coffin, the group spent a lot of effort to carry the coffin out of the tomb. Several people worked together to place the coffin on a relatively flat place, and then took out the thick hemp ropes and logs prepared in advance, and tied up the coffin.
"Come! Those who are strong can carry the coffin, and those who are less strong can help carry the bricks. Folks, please give us a hand!" Director Wang was extremely good at dealing with people. He took out dozens of packs of cigarettes from a bag handed to him by one of his subordinates.
These cigarettes are just ordinary ones, but after distributing them to everyone, everyone will smile and be more willing to contribute.
Gao Mingcheng took the cigarette and casually put it into his trouser pocket.
It’s not that he dislikes the cigarette, but he decided never to smoke again in his life.
In his previous life, he was a smoker and was addicted to it. He would smoke a pack of cigarettes at least every day, and sometimes even two packs. In the last few years, his lungs were not very good, he had gastric bleeding, and his fingers and teeth were all yellowed by cigarettes.
But this was not the main reason why he quit smoking. The main reason was that his youngest son in his previous life was also a heavy smoker and even smoked things he shouldn't have. This made Gao Mingcheng very angry, but it was not easy to control his adult son. He had no way to deal with his youngest son until he watched him fall into the law.
This incident was a pain in his heart, so after his rebirth, he never thought about smoking. He decided to set an example himself so that his younger son would not smoke in the future, let alone smoke cigarettes with added substances, which would eventually ruin his life.
Gao Mingcheng was a strong man, so he was assigned to carry the coffin.
Gao Zhuang was a man of less strength, so he helped carry a load of tomb bricks.
A group of dozens of people began to descend the mountain in a mighty procession.
Gao Guobing and his companions arrived at Gaojia Village at seven in the morning, but it took them nearly two hours to climb the mountain. After that, they had to dismantle the coffins, dig out the tomb bricks, etc. By the time they were ready to go down the mountain, it was already eleven o'clock.
As the saying goes, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down.
What's more, they had to carry hundreds of kilograms of coffins, tomb bricks and other things down the mountain, so they could hear words like "Be careful, slow down." from time to time along the way.
Because the coffin is too heavy, even if the people carrying the coffin are strong, they will feel tired after carrying the coffin for ten minutes. So every fifteen minutes, they will put the coffin on the ground and take a break. If someone can't carry it anymore, they will take over.
The log was placed on the coffin and tied tightly to the coffin with thick hemp ropes. Two people in front and two people in the back, a total of four people, carried the log on their shoulders.
Summer clothes are thin, and the logs press heavily on the shoulders, leaving red marks, which is very uncomfortable.
This is because country people are used to carrying loads. Otherwise, if they don’t have the strength in their shoulders, they simply cannot carry it.
"It's too heavy. Come on, have a few people help lift it!" Before they had even gone halfway down the mountain, the people carrying the coffin were already complaining in pain, so Director Wang arranged for people to help lift it on both sides of the coffin.
However, the mountain road was rugged, and it was difficult to walk with the coffin carried. With so many people, the road was narrow in some places and could not be passed at all, so a lot of time was delayed.
The people carrying the coffin had already been replaced by two groups. Gao Mingcheng felt it was okay and did not think about changing. However, Gao Guobing was very worried about him, so when others asked for a replacement, he also asked Gao Mingcheng to change.
Gao Guobing pulled Gao Mingcheng aside, glared at him angrily, and lectured him: "Why are you pretending to be so capable? Others have changed twice, but you haven't changed yet? Don't think you are young and have some strength, but you don't know how to restrain yourself! This is too much strength, you will feel bad in the next few days!"
Although he was taught a lesson, Gao Mingcheng still felt warm in his heart.
To him, Gao Guobing is half a father to him. When he was still in the village, he often ate at Gao Guobing's house because he got along well with Gao Guobing's two sons.
"Okay, got it." Gao Mingcheng nodded obediently.
Gao Guobing's complexion improved a little, and he taught him how to relieve the pain in his shoulders: "Apply a hot towel to your shoulders at night, and it will feel better. If you have safflower oil at home, you can also apply some."
"Yeah." Gao Mingcheng responded obediently.
But he knows his own business. He is in good physical condition now, and this weight is nothing. Although his shoulders hurt a little, it is not as severe as others. As long as he rests for a while, he will fully recover.
The uncle and nephew fell behind and talked for a while. At this time, there was a commotion in front of them. It turned out that they had reached a downhill road.
The road was steep, narrow, and winding. The people carrying the coffin were already very tired. When they reached this section of the road, the person in front of them missed a step and became unstable, and was about to fall.
When he fell, the other three people were also affected. The whole coffin became unstable and began to shake in the air.
Upon seeing this, Director Wang's face was distorted with fear, and he said hurriedly: "Hold the coffin steady! Hold the coffin steady! There are burial objects in it!"
After hundreds of years, the bones inside may have rotted into skeletons, but most of the burial objects will not deteriorate, and many of them are porcelain!
If this coffin falls heavily to the ground, all the porcelain inside will be destroyed!
Gao Mingcheng knew that there were several fine Song Dynasty porcelains in here. He brought these porcelains to Hong Kong and sold them for a large sum of money. So when he saw the coffin was about to fall to the ground, he didn't think much about it. He rushed forward and lifted the coffin steadily with both hands.
Hundreds of kilograms of weight fell on him alone. Even though he was in good physical condition, his facial features were distorted in an instant because of the excessive effort.
(End of this chapter)
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