"Yin Yang Judge? This is also a coffin ?" I asked curiously.

Uncle Qi did not answer me immediately, but said to Luo Tianbao: "Old thief bone is not talking about people being smart in oil painting. This is a profession in the earthwork industry."

Luo Tianbao said in surprise: "Old thief bone is actually a profession? But that's not what my father said."

"You were still young at the time. There are some things you can't say too clearly to a child. 'Old thief bones' is actually a code word, referring to the corpse-raising people in Yong'an Earthworks."

"I've never heard of a zombie." Luo Tianbao was more surprised.

"You must have heard of the Umbrella Fairy, right?" Uncle Seven said with a smile.

"I've heard that Umbrella Fairy is a polite name for tomb robbers

Their conversation piqued my curiosity, so I asked, "What's the connection between tomb robbers and the title of Umbrella Fairy?"

"Tomb robbers always go in and out of cemeteries at night . When digging graves, they open a black umbrella to block the light of the wind lamp. This is the origin of the umbrella fairy." Luo Tianbao explained to me.

Uncle Seven shook his head and said, "It's just a story, really. Grave robbers can work day or night, depending on when they find a tomb, not just at night. And even at night, they don't need a black umbrella to block out the light. The Umbrella Fairy refers to Old Thief Bones. There's a doggerel in our earthworks business: 'The victim will smile when they see the Earth Fairy,' 'After seven days, the Dragon Fairy will make a scene,' 'If there's a corpse whispering, the Faceless Umbrella Fairy will surely arrive.' It refers to the three main professions in earthworks."

"The Earth Immortal is the Yin-Yang Master . When a family member dies, the grieving Yin-Yang Master will find them a feng shui site that promises prosperity and wealth for their descendants. The grief-stricken individual will naturally turn their tears into laughter. Seven days after death, the person is buried. The coffin is elegantly called a dragon coffin, and the coffin bearers are also called dragon immortals. And if the deceased cannot rest in peace after being buried underground, and the corpse transforms into a living corpse, that's when the Umbrella Immortal comes into play."

"What makes the Umbrella Fairy different from others is that he always carries an oil umbrella when he goes out to do things. Regardless of whether it rains or not, the umbrella he holds has a golden talisman printed on it. When people from all over the place see someone holding such a strange umbrella, they know that a corpse plague has occurred and will immediately avoid him in the opposite direction. So the umbrella also serves as a warning. However, since others walk in the opposite direction of the Umbrella Fairy, no one can see his face, so the Umbrella Fairy is also called the Faceless Umbrella Fairy."

"So my old man is an umbrella fairy?"

"Yes, the Third Old Master is a very powerful Umbrella Fairy. The Earth Spirit Eye is not his strong point, but he has a breath-holding ability far beyond that of ordinary people. He can jog for more than ten minutes while carrying a corpse on his back without taking a breath ."

"Jogging with a corpse on your back? What's going on?" I asked curiously.

"This is the most exciting job in earthworks. No one in your generation has ever been able to do it on their own."

"That's for sure. I don't even know what a corpse is." Luo Tianbao said.

"Raising corpses is a very important part of relocating graves. Do you know how to do it?" Uncle Qi was a little drunk after a few drinks. His face was flushed and his tongue was a little stiff.

"Should we dig up the burial mound, lift out the coffin, and then open the coffin to retrieve the bones, right?" Luo Tianbao said.

"You are talking about the decayed body. What if the body of the deceased in the coffin is intact?" He asked us with a smile, like a teacher testing his students.

"Carry the body out. He can't be manipulated to jump out by himself." Luo Tianbao said.

Uncle Seven shook his head and said, "Carrying a corpse out with its arms and legs spread out in front of the owner is not the way of Yong'an earthworkers. If we encounter a corpse in a coffin that is not decaying, we will ask the old thief to enter the coffin and carry the corpse. At that time, the old thief will wear a white robe, lie flat on the corpse , and tie the corpse to his body with a white ice silk. Then he will sit up first, and then bend his legs to stand up."

I couldn't help but shudder when I heard this and asked, "What does it feel like to lie on a dead body?"

"A corpse that remains intact after being opened after being sealed in a coffin is not called a dead body, but an incorrupt corpse. Any corpse that remains incorrupt for a long time is either buried in a corpse-raising ground or sealed in a corpse-raising coffin. Therefore, when carrying an incorrupt corpse, one cannot breathe, because even the slightest breath from the mouth and nose could cause the corpse to transform. Once the incorrupt corpse is tied to the body, the person cannot escape even if they want to. Therefore, being an umbrella fairy is the most courageous and skilled person in the earthwork industry. Most people simply cannot do this job."

"Could it be that something happened to my old grandfather because of the resurrection of the corpse?"

Uncle Seven drank another full glass of wine and said, "Actually, among the five brothers, the one who truly possesses the Earth Spirit Eyes is the Fifth Old Master. He can clearly see the color of the earth's energy. When the Third Old Master opened the seal on that human-skin coffin, the Fifth Old Master saw the danger and advised the brothers not to act rashly. But the other three refused to believe it and insisted on opening the grave. As a result, a green-haired corpse jumped out of the coffin. The other two brothers couldn't hold their breath as well as the Third Old Master, and were killed by the green-haired corpse. The Third Old Master relied on his breath-holding ability to escape, but his eyes were damaged by the corpse's energy, and he never recovered from it. The descendants of the other families took their anger out on him, and that's why your branch was forced out of the family."

I finally understood why my family was isolated from the big family. It turned out that it was because of the bad consequences caused by the old man's reckless behavior.

Uncle Qi was too easygoing and drank too much, so he told us the family's past in detail. After knowing this, I felt quite sad. It seems that our family is not liked by the family members. It was very supportive of them to help me to this extent.

After eating and drinking, I sent them to the hotel to rest, and then sent them to the bus station early the next morning.

I was still a little worried about what happened in Sanfen Lane, so I took a taxi to Xiaojing's house. I saw that at least three of his neighbors had already started to demolish their buildings and rebuild. Another family's repair method was very creative. The owner got four large iron hoops to fix the cracked tree trunk.

I don’t know what effect a small piece of gold thread can have, but I am willing to convince myself that Uncle Seven’s method will definitely be effective.

That evening, Uncle Seven called me and said, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be an old grave under Sanfen Alley. It will definitely be dug up during the demolition. The reason I told you not to make money is related to this old grave. Wang Ding is not possessed by a gambling ghost, because the capitalist's son is not dead at all. He is possessed by a debt collector. Remember, if there are only poor and short-sighted people in a place, there is a debt collector haunting the place. You can't take the money you earn there with you."

Uncle Qi's words sent chills down my spine, and a year later, during the demolition of Sanfen Alley, an ancient tomb from the Qing Dynasty was actually unearthed from the ground. The body in the coffin had long since decayed into ashes, but what was remarkable was that on both sides of the coffin were neatly placed a dog-beating stick, a porcelain bowl with a broken edge, and a vermilion lacquer wine gourd with much of the paint peeling off.

According to research by archaeologists, the person buried in this tomb should be a member of the Beggar Gang who was of considerable status.

Of course, this is a story for later. In fact, not many days later, a house collapsed in Sanfen Alley. The accident happened to the family who had used a large iron hoop to fix the tree trunk.

The cracking of the tree trunk could not be controlled by fixing one side. After he clamped the top of the tree trunk, the other unfixed areas still cracked at an extremely fast speed. The most peculiar thing was that one morning, the four cylinders actually cracked into a pile of fragments at the same time.

However, the cylinder in Xiaojing's house was intact. The family regretted it so much that they said they should have gotten some gold threads from us to tie the tree.

But there is no medicine for regret in this world. Once you miss it, you miss it.

This made me impressed by Uncle Seven's methods. I no longer admired Luo Tianbao, but Uncle Seventh instead.

Three months passed in this busy manner. As the New Year was approaching, the workers in the construction team had holidays and I was able to rest for a while. During this time, Li Zhao got a girlfriend. We were affectionate with each other every day and hardly contacted me. I also thought about whether I should find a girl. After all, I am not ugly. I am 1.78 meters tall, with a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes and a straight nose. I am considered a handsome guy. It would be embarrassing if I didn't have a woman by my side .

So every night after dinner I would go on QQ to search for women of similar age in the same city, and flirt with each of them in the virtual network. Since I couldn't see their faces, I dared to talk about anything. As I was talking, I realized that this was not the way to find a partner at all. I couldn't help but feel bored, and was about to log off when the notification tone for adding people rang, and I subconsciously clicked it.

I saw that the other person’s online name was “Somewhere in Me is Unfathomable”, and there was a big bright red lip on the right side of the name.