Chapter 295 Cremation and Burial

last night.

When Wu Xian and others buried Grandma Wang.

Time was tight, the task was heavy, and out of fear, they could only bury the body hastily.

It's just past noon today.

With eleven people involved in the burial, there was plenty of manpower and time, so they could plan well before burying the body.

Wen Chao took a sip of warm water.

"Since I survived in the blessed land, I put aside my original academic research and turned to studying things that ordinary people would consider unorthodox."

"It is recorded in the Southern History that there are four ways to bury the dead: water burial means throwing the body into the river, fire burial means burning the body to ashes, earth burial means sealing the coffin and burying it in the ground, and bird burial means abandoning the body in the wild."

"Those buried in water will be eaten by fish and turtles, and those buried in birds will be eaten by flying birds. Their souls will follow the fish and birds to faraway places, toward freedom..."

"I'm sure everyone has noticed that there are no fish in the water and no birds in the sky in this blessed land, so bird burial and water burial are not feasible. The only things we can try are burial and cremation."

"Last night, Wu Xian and the other five have proven that burial can yield information. I propose that we try cremation today."

cremation……

Everyone started discussing in a low voice.

Wen Chao’s proposal cannot be said to be useless, but since burial has been proven to be feasible, it is somewhat risky to carry out cremation.

Fortunately, there were two bodies in total.

After some discussion, everyone finally decided to split it into two groups, one for cremation and the other for burial.

The cremation group included Wen Chao, Jiang Chun, Wu Xian, Du E, Jian Lingyu and Su Xuan. They were going to bury Yang Bin's body.

The body has been torn into pieces, and it would be troublesome enough just to sew them up for burial.

The burial group included the Wei siblings, Li Juxian, Ran Qiuhua, and Gao Fushuai. They felt that Aunt Miao died of drowning, which was incompatible with cremation, so they made this choice.

Wu Xian was a staunch supporter of cremation, and he even advocated cremation of both bodies.

The reason is the jar!
There are five elements to a proper funeral, but Wu Xian feels that they only need to solve four of them because the coffin has already been chosen.

When everyone enters the Wuzhai Village, the coffin or urn they choose is the necessary element for them to leave the blessed land.

For example, Wu Xian and Du E chose a coffin, and coffins are needed for burial.

Although the jar was a little bigger, its shape looked somewhat like an urn, so Wu Xian guessed that the only way to let Aunt Miao and Yang Bin rest in peace was through cremation.

But on the one hand, Wei Hengbo wanted to be more cautious, and on the other hand, Wu Xian really needed a control group to verify his ideas, so he did not force them to do so.

Let’s not talk about burial for now.

For the cremation, Wu Xian, Wen Chao and Su Xuan went to collect enough dry firewood.

The three ladies were responsible for making Yang Bin's body look more presentable. Even if it didn't need to be carefully stitched, at least Yang Bin should be able to leave in a decent manner.

Trying to put the broken body back together is a real test for one's heart.

Jiang Chun wanted to vomit several times, and Du E's expression was a little unbearable. Only Jian Lingyu remained calm from beginning to end.

It took a long time, but everyone was finally ready.

Yang Bin's body was pieced together and lay on a flat wooden board.

His body was dotted with many wild flowers picked from the wild, a female native figurine sculpted by Du'e's "clever hands", and round paper money with square holes cut from rags.

Looking at the corpses where fly larvae have begun to appear.

Wu Xian sighed slightly.

Yang Bin’s wife and children might never have imagined in their dreams that their husband and father would die so hastily here. They hope that in his next life he would not be involved in the turmoil in this blessed land just for no reason.

Subsequently.

Wu Xian lit the dry firewood.

Wow!
The flames burned fiercely, and the hot smoke was filled with a strong smell of oil.

Normally.

Burning a person requires spreading diesel. But Wu Xian and his team had limited resources and no diesel, so they could only cut some fat from the wild boar and put it under Yang Bin's body.

Some people may be confused at this time.

They are burning the bodies outside. Aren’t they afraid that the ashes will be blown away by the wind and cannot be completely collected?

In fact, anyone who has had experience with burning corpses knows this.

Even the incinerator in the funeral home cannot completely burn a person into ashes. There will always be some bone residue and the like left behind.

A dry wood fire wouldn't produce nearly the same firepower as an incinerator, so they didn't have to worry about that.

The fire burned for a long time.

In the end, a broken mummy was left at the spot.

The five people each took a stone and smashed the mummy, then swept the ground and put the mixture of wood ash, sand, and ashes into the jar...

It was a bit sloppy, but it was done.

Regarding the handling of urns, some say they should be enshrined in cemeteries, temples, and tombs; some say they should be buried under tombstones; and some say they should be scattered in rivers, lakes, seas, and famous mountains and lakes.

Let’s just take a quick look at the total.

It was decided to bury the ashes in the soil and put a tombstone on it.

We were so busy until it was almost dark. We had a simple meal with another group and distributed food to the elderly. Then we went back to our rooms and waited for the night to fall...

……

Inside the thatched house.

Wu Xian and six others sat together in a circle, each with a ceramic bowl filled with water next to them.

The water surface was shaking slightly, and the light of the oil lamp seemed to flicker rapidly.

Wu Xian asked while leaning sideways.

"Professor Wen, can't you make a few mirrors?"

Wen Chao shook his head.

"I know how to make a mirror, but the conditions here don't allow it. Some things can't be done with just knowledge. Certain basic conditions must be met."

Wu Xian sighed and flicked the bowl of water in front of him.

"Then I can only rely on this thing today."

last night.

Everyone was transferred out of thin air into their own coffins or urns. The condition for the transfer was sight. As long as they were being seen, they would not be transferred.

No one can guarantee it.

The same thing will not happen tonight.

So today everyone is sitting together, and if other people's sight is unreliable, you can stare at your own reflection in the water and let your own sight look at yourself.

Everyone stared at each other intently.

It didn't take long.

Everyone felt that their eyes were extremely dry.

But even before blinking, one must first obtain the consent of others, because one must ensure that everyone is being seen at all times.

During this time they heard many strange noises.

There were noises coming from the main house, the howling of monsters outside the village, and things in the moonlight were also stirring.

The staring continued for a long time.

Wu Xian felt that if he continued like this, the dark circles under his eyes that had only just disappeared after a month of rest might reappear...

"I suggest that we just give up!"

(End of this chapter)