Coffin manufacturer joke

According to records, Xu's men made a coffin after his death, but the coffin maker made two and gave the other one to Liao. Liao was a loyal executor and defender of Sun Yat-sen, so the craftsman gave him another coffin.

Xu People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), one of the top ten founding generals, was awarded the rank of general. He served as deputy chief of staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, commander of the Nanjing Military Region, commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, deputy minister of national defense and member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He died in 1985. He left his last words before he died, hoping to be buried. Although his son has prepared a coffin in his hometown, the material of the coffin is very poor, and his subordinates are looking for good materials and skilled coffin craftsmen everywhere.

In Nanjing, there was an old craftsman who lived in a family coffin, and his craftsmanship was superb. They rushed to Nanjing and handed the exquisite coffin to the old craftsman. At this time, the old craftsman was old and needed him and his son day and night. It is said that even if the general needs a coffin, he needs it.

Craftsmen are patriotic. It is said that a senior official once wanted the old minister to give him a nanmu coffin for his mother, but the old minister thought he was a traitor and refused. And his family left home with his wife and children overnight because they rejected this senior official and were afraid of causing trouble. After the founding of New China, the master returned to Nanjing with his family and returned to his old job.

He only made two coffins in his life, one for Mr. Liao and the other for General Xu. After the coffin is finished, the technical details are very good. The coffin needs no nails, and the nanmu board is about 2 inches thick. They are all sewn with geometric principles, and the upper and lower parts are integrated. The surface is painted dark brown with no nails or bamboo sticks. It is said that the coffin looks smaller than ordinary coffins, but it weighs more than 3000 kilograms.

The above is what I have learned personally, and I hope it will help everyone.