In rural areas, why do some old people still make coffins in their fifties? What's the story?

This kind of thing is getting less and less with the progress of the times. But don't say fifty years old before, just listen to the old man said, forty years old, there are people preparing coffins. For some elderly people in rural areas who made coffins before the age of 50, especially those over the age of 60 and 70, coffins are ready. Of course, there are very few young people now, and the funeral reform has been implemented. Old people are not allowed to buy clothes. They are cremated in big coffins and then buried directly in the cemetery as a place for future generations to mourn.

For many old people, being in their fifties means going downhill, and their physical condition is not as good as when they were young, so prepare the coffin in advance to avoid sudden death one day. Before they could do it, they prepared the coffin early, thinking that they should not worry too much about the children after death. The coffin was made by the old man, not the child. Children bought at home will be scolded for being unfilial, and they will buy coffins if they want their parents to die early.

In the past, people lived a hard life and a short life. They reached a long life at the age of 60 (and of course there are old people). At that time, medicine was underdeveloped, and many people were sick, so we should make preparations in advance. After all, the traffic is inconvenient and there is no money. At that time, I formed a habit. If the old man made a coffin in advance and put it at home, he would be relieved. If you don't do it, you always feel in a hurry. What if it's too late? In addition, others also gossip that the old lady is old and has no coffin. It was not so cheap then. The salary is only one or two dollars. The main reason is that wood is expensive and inconvenient to transport. Made and placed with wood, it is a heart.

The choice of coffin is also very particular. It must stand the soaking of soil and rain. If it rains after burial, the coffin will be broken. This coffin was not good, so they chose a good coffin for themselves. But now in my family, almost everyone buys coffins after death, and there are also coffins across from my village. There is also cremation, which does not require a coffin. But in my family, few people are cremated, because they think they should leave quietly when they are dead. If they are cremated, they need to suffer again.