"Empty?"
At that, everyone crowded over. The basket in front of them looked no different from the previous two, but Huang Jun lifted it effortlessly with one hand.
Everyone was curious about this third basket because Sun Elder had said it contained the debt of old age and death.
When the black cloth was pulled away, several black food boxes were revealed inside the basket.
Wu Qiang's eyes widened. His muffled voice carried a note of confusion. "Th-this is the debt of old age and death? Aren't these just food boxes?"
Li Bai explained that it made sense. In some places, the food sent to the elderly in the death caves was called the debt of old age and death. It meant that these old people should have died long ago, and that by still eating their family's food, they were coming to collect a debt—one owed from a previous life.
But Li Bai was more interested in the food boxes themselves. Even six empty boxes shouldn't have been this light. A moment later, as if she'd thought of something, she reached out and picked one up.
"Huh? Th-this is made of paper?"
The next second, Weng Chenglin was utterly shocked. He didn't believe it until he picked up a box himself and examined it.
The boxes were made of paper, but they were skillfully crafted and painted. You couldn't tell unless you picked one up.
Holding the food box, Huang Jun's face fell. "Are we really supposed to take these paper food boxes to visit the elderly in the death caves? Will that work?"
Li Bai and Yao Shunyu had no answer. They focused their attention on the last basket. Sun Elder had said it contained filial mourning sashes.
When they lifted the black cloth, a thick smell of