After saying that, he went into the bathroom and easily carried out the nearly 1.8-meter-tall "White Impermanence".

The front view of Bai Wuchang is similar to that seen in movies and TV shows. He holds a mourning stick in his hand, and has the words "Whoever sees will be rich" written on his hat. His tongue is long and extends to his chest.

But looking at that lifeless paper face, I knew that this Bai Wuchang was actually a paper man. I was helpless. I was almost scared to death by a paper man. I asked curiously, "Second brother, why did my uncle put a paper man of Bai Wuchang in the toilet? Isn't this unlucky?"

Luo Tianbao smiled and said, "In our industry, the Black and White Impermanence are the guardian gods. No one dares to insult the statue. The reason why the statue of the White Impermanence is placed in the toilet is to guard against a type of people called Luotoumin."

"Luotoumin? Who are these people?" I asked curiously.

Luo Tianbao said: "Simply put, Luotoumin are people who specialize in eating shit."

I almost vomited and said, "Is this person crazy? I've only heard of dogs eating shit, but have people really eaten shit?"

"In the early years, there were many Luotoumin, but they have almost disappeared in recent years. These people specialize in eating feces, and the Luotoumin are most afraid of Bai Wuchang, so my uncle placed Bai Wuchang in the toilet to guard against Luotoumin."

"Didn't you say that the Luotoumin have disappeared in recent years?"

"Yes, but your uncle was harassed by the Luotoumin when he was a child, so he still places a paper image of the White Impermanence in the dry toilet every night. People like us always have to be careful."

After learning the inside story, although my curiosity was satisfied, I had no appetite for food. In the room where we were resting, Li Zhao handed me a cigarette and said, "Is your second brother crazy? Who in the world would eat shit except a psychopath?"

"Just because you don't know doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I'd rather believe it exists." Li Zhao was my classmate from junior high school to college, and my best friend. After graduation, he has been following me in the decoration business. However, I haven't had time to tell him about these strange things I encountered in my hometown , otherwise he wouldn't doubt what Luo Tianbao said.

"You know how disgusting shit is. How hungry must this Luotouminzi be to eat shit?" After saying that, Li Zhao frowned and smacked his lips, as if there was shit on his mouth.

The more I thought about it, the more disgusted I became. "Let's not talk about this, okay? Don't you find it dirty?"

"I just wonder why people eat shit?" He was still there, looking as if he was enjoying the meal.

"You're just worrying about nothing. Don't make yourself sick."

"It's okay. I've broadened my horizons and it wasn't all in vain. If I had the chance, I'd really like to see the Luotoumin with my own eyes." He stretched hard while lying on the bed.

At this time, Luo Tianbao walked in and said, "Xiao Zhen, go to bed early tonight. We have to go to Linlou Village tomorrow."

The thought of that strange Mountain King Burial made my scalp numb. "Second Brother, can I not go?"

"Of course you have to go. There is no reason to quit halfway when taking on a funeral, otherwise you will be in big trouble." After saying that, Luo Tianbao left.

At that time, I didn’t know the taboos and rules of this industry . I thought it was just a business. Whether I wanted to do it or not was just a matter of how much money I could make. What kind of trouble could I get into?

But I didn't dare not go. After all, I admired Luo Tianbao from the bottom of my heart and thought he was very awesome. I had to listen to what such a person said.

As I lay on the bed, I couldn't help but feel curious about how Luo Tianbao would deal with the aftermath. I thought about it for a long time before I heard Luo Tianbao say outside the room, "Get up, get ready to go."

I looked at the time on my phone and it was 3:30 in the morning. I couldn't sleep anyway, so I got up, washed up, and then Luo Tianbao drove me to Linlou Village.

"Did you vomit the night I asked you to keep watch?" he asked.

"He vomited. I thought he had a stomachache. Is there any explanation for this?" My heart suddenly tightened.

"I vomited too, and so did the boss and the others. This was the flower python expelling the poisonous gas accumulated in its body before it died. If you had told me this that morning, I would have known that the flower python was not dead, and there would have been no accident later."

I said with shame, "I'm so sorry. I always cause you trouble."

"Don't say that. You don't understand the ins and outs of this business at all. If you have anyone to blame, it's only me for not explaining myself clearly."

"To be honest, this trip back home was not in vain. In the past I only cared about making money, but this time it really broadened my horizons," I said sincerely.

"This business depends on whether the ancestors are willing to support us. Our family has been engaged in earthwork since the reign of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. It has been nearly 600 years until today. It is a miracle."

"My God, this is a shop that's been around for hundreds of years."

"Without this foundation, our family's business wouldn't be so prosperous now. It's all thanks to the protection of our ancestors." Luo Tianbao said.

"Second brother, logically speaking, there are five branches in our family. Why can't we make a living in this business?" I asked the biggest question in my mind.

"Yes, logically speaking, among the five branches of our family, you are the only one with the same surname. We all changed our surnames, so why is it that the branch with the same surname was eliminated?" It was obvious that Luo Tianbao was also very puzzled.

"Don't you know?" I said.

"I really don't know. Only the Fifth Old Master knows about this, but he certainly hasn't told anyone, including his descendants."

They soon arrived at the deserted Linlou Village. The only light was on in the room where the morgue had been kept that night, and the eight coffin bearers squatted at the door. Luo Tianbao said, "Boss and the others are specialized coffin bearers. They've been working with our family. Coffin bearers work in groups of eight or multiples of eight, so they're also called the Eight Immortals. When you address them, add 'Eight Immortals' after their surname as a respectful title. Don't call them 'brothers or uncles.'"

After getting off the car, the boss held a pipe in his mouth and said: "We have already arranged everything." Luo Tianbao nodded without saying anything and went straight into the mourning hall .

The boss followed him in and said, "Boss Luo, is this job going to be evil?"

"Not necessarily. The python we encountered yesterday was still breathing, but it should be dead by now."

The mourning hall was set up very simply, with two small monkey-like paper figures placed in front of the newly made black lacquered wooden coffin . There was a wreath on each side of the door, but there were no funeral couplets on the wreaths. Judging from the size of the coffin, the colorful python should not be inside.

Luo Tianbao looked around the room and said, "Xiao Zhen, let's follow the original procedure. Have you forgotten?"

"Remember, shovel three shovels of dirt into the graveyard, right?"

Luo Tianbao nodded and said, "Then we'll trouble you all to go again. We'll wait until Village Chief Wu opens the coffin."

After about twenty minutes, no one showed up. Luo Tianbao frowned, glanced at the gray sky, and said, "If you don't come soon, it will be dawn."

The boss said to a man with a crew cut, "Nail, go check what's going on and urge him to hurry up. He's sleeping in when his wife is about to be buried."

Dingzi was about twenty years old, tall and strong. He went out with his shoulder pole. I was a little sleepy after not sleeping all night, so I leaned against the wall. After a while, I heard hurried footsteps. Then Dingzi rushed into the house in a panic. He pointed the shoulder pole in the northwest direction and said, "Village Chief Wu, Village Chief Wu, he's squatting at the village entrance digging the ground. I asked him what he was doing, but he raised his head and his eyes were red like a ghost. He almost scared me to death."

The boss and Luo Tianbao exchanged a glance. Luo Tianbao shook his head slightly and said, "This is a big trouble."

"What should we do?" The boss was probably used to strange things, and was not as panicked as Dingzi.

"Let's go and check out the situation first. I hope Village Chief Wu is really in trouble." After saying that, the ten of us left the mourning hall and walked towards the village entrance.

This place is not far from the village entrance. After walking for a while, I saw Village Chief Wu, who was wearing a beige jacket, squatting on a dirt road and digging the soil vigorously. He dug out large handfuls of yellow soil and had dug a round pit at least half a meter deep in front of him. His hands were already bleeding, but he didn't feel any pain at all.

"Village Chief Wu, what are you doing there?" the boss shouted. Village Chief Wu raised his head, and his eyes actually emitted a flashing red light, which looked extremely weird.

We were all shocked. The boss said, " It's haunted , it's really haunted." Village Chief Wu ignored us and continued to dig the ground with his head down after watching for a while.

"Boss Luo, what do you think he is going to do?" the boss asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, he's digging a rat hole." Luo Tianbao had just finished speaking when he saw Village Chief Wu scoop up a handful of soil like lightning. Then a shrill scream was heard, and a big rat was caught tightly in his hand. Then Village Chief Wu smiled grimly.