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Let me return to the beach, where the deceased still sits there, maintaining the posture of hugging their knees with both arms, leaning against the half-height rock, gazing blankly at the River Styx.
After standing quietly for a while, I couldn't help but ask, "Has the family's offerings been delivered?"
Hearing the voice, the deceased Xu Ran came back to his senses, casually rummaging through his still empty pockets, and once again showed me an awkward smile.
"Sorry, still nothing," he said, a hint of sadness passing through his brows. "By the way, I suppose I won't be able to receive any offerings, right..."
Seeing this, I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Forgive my rudeness, but are you a lonely death?"
To tell the truth, there are actually quite a few people like this now. After all, there are too many people living alone, so it's not uncommon for them to die without anyone by their side.
However, even if they are not immediately discovered after death, it's only a matter of time. Most deceased will eventually receive proper care from their relatives, unless...
"Well, you could say that," he said indifferently. "After all, I never married in my lifetime, nor did I leave any offspring behind. Being the last one in the family to pass away, it's normal that there are no relatives to support me... " He paused, then suddenly looked up with a puzzled expression and asked, "Does the public welfare count as support?"
"Are you referring to the social welfare institutions in the world?"
According to my knowledge, some organizations will help people like this who have no dependents or support, and they will also provide some basic living expenses.
"I'm very sorry. According to what you're saying, those are public fees that don't belong to private funds, so we won't be able to convert them directly into cash. We need to go back ourselves to receive the benefits."
"Go back and claim it yourself? How do you claim it?"
"To put it nicely, it's claiming; to put it bluntly, it's going back and grabbing it yourself," I shrugged and smiled. "After all, those are not registered, and most of those offerings are for a whole group of deceased, so how much you can get is entirely up to you."
Because resources are usually limited, but there are too many people who want to grab them, so the resources obtained often cannot be enough to make a coin after conversion, and multiple accumulations are needed to make up for it.
"I heard there are often disputes arising from this deceased."
"Is that so..." After hearing that, he didn't show any regret or difficulty, just smiled indifferently. "Seems quite troublesome."
"It is indeed a troublesome matter." There's nothing more troublesome than deliberately getting into an argument with someone, and I quite agree on this point.
"Having said that, if one truly cannot receive support from relatives and does not want to compete with others, there is actually another method: isn't there a large-scale indiscriminate offering in the world at certain times? The supplies during that period are usually more abundant, and one can easily come up with a coin without having to fight with others. Therefore, most deceased who are not being supported by anyone will choose that period to gather the ferry fare."
After all, it is also our duty to provide guidance to the inexperienced deceased, so I proposed another plan to him.
"Unfortunately, your timing was a bit off. After all, it's an annual grand event, and the previous feast had just ended not long ago. If you have to wait for that period to come around, then you'll have quite a wait ahead of you."
"I see." After hearing this, he still had a carefree smile on his face, making it hard for others to discern his true thoughts.
"Thank you."
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