I was secretly amazed. How could you predict whether a dead person's eyes were closed by poking a few needles in the ground? There didn't seem to be any connection between the two.

Uncle Qi said, "In Feng Shui, everything in the world is related to Qi. Earth, water, and mountains are ultimately formed by Qi. When a person buries themselves in the earth after death, they will influence the local Qi and will also be influenced by it. The Eight Needles Geomancy technique uses the deceased's grave as the center and the Eight Trigrams to detect changes in the Qi around the grave ."

The old cow asked puzzledly, "What is the earth's energy like?"

"This is quite mysterious. Without systematic Feng Shui training, I can't explain it clearly in a few words. Simply put, after a person dies and is buried underground, if the local soil has affected the body , probing the ground with eight needles won't reveal anything. However, if the corpse has affected the local geomantic energy, a single needle insertion will reveal a change."

After saying that, he took out the compass and pressed some mechanism. Eight slender silver needles slowly popped out from the square wooden plate. Uncle Qi said, "This is the silver needle used for probing the bottom. Boss Niu, look at the color of the needle." After saying that, he took out one and held it to the sunlight.

The needle looks silvery white in the dark, but when exposed to sunlight, the slender surface of the needle flashes a strange color, which is a little lighter red, a little darker yellow, and a little lighter pink, but it is probably orange-red.

"These eight silver needles are not ordinary silver needles. They have been specially processed so they can detect extremely subtle changes in the earth's energy. As the saying goes, black is nothing to be afraid of, white is nothing to worry about, green and blue can be high without worry, and brown is of course endlessly joyful. This is the first half of the rhyme for the eight needles probing the earth, which all talks about the best earth energy. The second half says that yellow is not acceptable, purple must be abandoned, and red must be exhumed, otherwise the whole family will suffer. Although this needle is not red or red, it is close, so the coffin must be opened and Niu Lin reburied."

"So even though I didn't handle the funeral , I can basically conclude that the deceased died unwillingly. How could someone die unwillingly?"

"This, this, Master, you are simply a living god." Lao Niu was so excited that he was about to cry.

"Can anyone become a god? I'm just a craftsman." Uncle Qi laughed.

"But, but what should I do about my brother?"

"Even after death, they're still so unwilling to accept..." After saying that, Uncle Seventh thought carefully and said, "The most serious thing here is that all three children of the deceased have suffered terrible misfortune. I think the problem must be with the grave. Otherwise, the deceased wouldn't have brought such harm to his own descendants. So the most direct solution is to rebury the deceased, but this requires exhuming the grave and opening the coffin."

"No problem. If something goes wrong, we have to find a way to remedy it. A little trouble is nothing. As long as my brother can walk steadily, nothing is excessive. What's more, the future of three children is involved here." said Lao Niu.

"Okay, then you go back and discuss this with the deceased's family. Once they agree, we'll choose an auspicious time to exhume the coffin and rebury the deceased."

On the way back, Luo Tianbao told me that work like reburying the dead accounts for the main income of the family business. This is completely beyond my understanding. In my opinion, burying a person in the ground after death is his permanent destination. Digging up the soil again to expose the corpse to the sun is equivalent to sealing a living person in a coffin , which is a very unlucky practice.

But I didn't raise any questions in front of Lao Niu.

Afterwards, Lao Niu took us to the most upscale restaurant in Dangxiang, ordered our meals and paid the bill, then hurried to his sister-in-law's house to deliver a message.

I originally thought that we would be able to start work in the afternoon, but after noon, Lao Niu brought us a completely unexpected message. Niu Lin's family actually disagreed with our solution. The reason was that digging up Niu Lin who had already been buried would bring even greater bad luck, and their family could no longer bear such a blow.

Luo Tianbao said somewhat unhappily, "Boss Niu, you invited us here to solve a problem, but since this master doesn't trust you, why bother taking on this matter?"

The old cow was embarrassed and said, "Alas, we agreed before the New Year that I would ask you guys to come and solve the problem, and they would definitely cooperate. But now that it has come to this, who would have thought that they would change their minds again."

Uncle Qi chuckled and said, "Boss Niu, don't be polite. Does the Niu Lin family think we are a bunch of charlatans? If they follow our advice and rebury the body, they will be deceived?"

"Um, um... Master, you are a master, don't bother with these little people."

Uncle Seven waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, I understand your sister-in-law's concerns."

"That's great! I didn't know how to explain it to you all. Now that you understand, I'm relieved. But don't worry, regardless of whether the work is done or not, I'll pay you for your hard work..."

Uncle Seven interrupted him and said, "Let's talk about the money later. This matter is not over yet."

After hearing Uncle Qi's words, Lao Niu said with difficulty: "Master, please don't be offended by a widow. Her husband just died, and her brain is a little..."

"I'm not trying to make things difficult for your family, but if this matter isn't resolved, the Niu family will face endless troubles in the future. By then, it won't just be the Niu Lin family that will be in trouble. Your entire family will inevitably be affected."

"I understand, but my sister-in-law just doesn't agree. What can I do? We can't just dig up Niu Lin's grave by force, can we, the four of us?" After saying that, Old Niu sighed.

"Of course not, but I have a way to convince your sister-in-law, as long as she agrees to one request of mine."

"If I can convince my sister-in-law to rebuild my brother's grave, any request will be easy to come by."

"I have to use a method called the Earth Spirit Eye. It means I will drive an iron pipe into your brother's grave. I only need to do it once. Through the Earth Spirit Eye, I can see your brother's situation in the coffin. I can know what Niu Lin's current state is under the ground without opening the coffin or digging up the soil. The Earth Spirit Eye can't bring bad luck to anyone. What do you think?"

"Is there such a method?" Lao Niu asked in surprise.

"No matter what business you are in, you have to adapt to local conditions. Most people are like your sister-in-law who don't want to reopen the coffin. If you want to persuade them, you naturally have to have supporting measures. This is not a difficult problem for us earthworkers." Uncle Seven said with a smile.

"Oh, I see. You've thought it through carefully and considered all kinds of events." He nodded repeatedly.

"Then let's do this. You tell Niu Lin's family that we're going to Niu Lin's tomb tonight. I'll give your sister-in-law an explanation."

For me, this is another ability I have never seen before. What kind of magic is the Earth Spirit Eye? Thinking of this, I am full of anticipation.

Niu Lin's wife still went to the cemetery with us in the evening, but she didn't ride in the same car with us, and she didn't say hello to us. It was obvious that she had a natural resistance to people like us, and subjectively believed that we were swindlers.

Uncle Qi didn't complain. After getting on Lao Niu's car, we returned to Niu Lin's tomb again. This time, Uncle Qi brought a square, flat wooden box. Judging from the paint color on the surface of the box, it was an old item that was quite old.

The weather was very good that night, and there were not many insects in winter. It was quiet all around. We used flashlights to illuminate the area. Uncle Qi opened the wooden box and saw some connectable parts inside. There were pipes, brackets, and drill bits, but the drill bits were not made of steel. The material looked like crystal, crystal clear and completely transparent.

Uncle Qi quickly assembled the equipment, which was a hollow steel pipe more than one meter long with a crystal drill bit. Then he picked up a few brackets and walked to the area where the coffin was buried. He fixed three brackets into a triangle shape, and then inserted the steel pipe into the round hoop between the tripods. After fixing it, he took out a copper crank handle the length of his index finger from his arms, fixed it to one side of the tripod and slowly turned it. The steel pipe was retractable. The drill bit stretched out and approached the soil layer little by little. After drilling into the soil, Uncle Qi shook the handle for a long time before stopping.

Then he stood up and put his left eye against the steel pipe for a while without saying anything. Then he sat on the ground and started painting with a drawing board in his hand.

Niu Lin's wife asked Lao Niu, "Brother, what's going on?"

Luo Tianbao said: "Be patient, we will find out the reason soon."