Chapter 11: The Morgue
In the picture in the bronze mirror, the first thing that appears is a big river, with magnificent waves and thousands of weather. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
If Chen Feng was there, he would find that there were some red maples on the riverside, and this river should be on Red Maple Island.
The picture turns again, at the head of the big river, the slanting sun is shining, and the resentful pipa girl is pouring out the sorrow of leaving people in front of the vast river.
The night is surging, the smoke cage is cold, most of the ships have docked, and the lights are lit up one after another, and the pedestrians who are outside the detention will spend an unusually deserted Qingming Festival night.
At this time, there was an official ship moving in the middle of the water. As the saying goes: "The official horse is thin, and the official ship is leaky". But the official ship that is sailing forward is richly decorated, and then the lights can see an antique dragon head incense burner standing on the bow of the ship, the huge white sail is painted with mysterious yin and yang fish, and several Taoist children with delicate faces hold dust whisks in their hands, standing solemnly around the hull.
It is not surprising that the Taoists in the picture have such power. Secular people tend to worship Buddhism, especially in times of turmoil. The more the ruler is the emperor of wine and meat, and the king of fat powder, the more obsessed they are with Taoist mercury and the art of the house. Many times, this is the reason why Taoism faintly suppresses Buddhism.
The red curtain on the ship is criss-crossed, and this official ship has now been dressed up as a wedding ship. It seems that the wedding date is urgent, and he has to rush to travel at night.
The bride to be married on the ship, with shaved shoulders and thin waist, handsome eyes and eyebrows, makes people forget to see. The most bizarre thing is that her appearance is seven points similar to Chen Feng.
Right now, she is about to go to sea along the river with the wedding boat, and then go to Beijing thousands of miles away.
Although it is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, but in recent days, it has rained overnight, and the pear blossoms are all over the ground during the day.
At this time, the lights were like beans, and the bride-to-be's apricot eyes were swollen, obviously she had just cried, holding her cheeks in her hand, looking at the passing river outside the window in a daze. Strangely, not far from her, there was a small bed. A baby who is not yet a full year old is sleeping soundly, and a line of sparkling saliva is especially hanging on the baby's mouth, which shows that he is sleeping very sweetly.
The woman turned her gaze to the baby and gently wiped the baby's saliva away, revealing infinite pity.
Finally, with a resolute expression in her eyes, the woman took the baby in her arms and quietly came to the stern of the boat, which was not guarded by a Taoist child.
There, a large wooden basin was tied to a thin rope. The woman kissed the baby's cheek in pain, and the baby woke up and laughed.
Hearing the sound of footsteps nearby, the woman resolutely put the baby into the wooden basin, and took out an ancient bluestone from her bosom and hung it on the baby's neck, emitting a soft glow. The woman then carefully lowered the basin to the water. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps approaching, and someone was approaching. The woman suddenly closed her eyes in despair and resolutely cut the rope short.
The baby left its mother, and finally burst into tears and beckoned in the tub. In the blink of an eye, the wooden basin disappeared with the turbulent river, and I don't know what the fate is.
The woman's tears burst out of her eyes, and her silver teeth bit her lips, as if she was whispering: "Child, if God has mercy and saves your life, you will live well......"
The black cries on the river bank are rough and hoarse, and the moonless night sky is like clear frost, and the grains are scattered and desolate.
Inadvertently, the ship has reached the mouth of the sea, and there is a rare strong wind on the river, and then the heavy rain pours down, and the waves are monstrous for a while. Suddenly, there was a huge earthquake in the hull of the ship, and it actually hit the rocks.
Immediately, I saw that the huge waves had swallowed up the official ship and everyone.
For a while, it rained a lot, and people broke their souls.
As the official ship disappeared in the huge waves, the picture finally slowly dissipated, only to hear a crisp sound, and the ancient mirror shattered.
The old man was stunned for a long time, as if he still couldn't believe the facts in front of him.
After a long time, the old man stroked the broken mirror and sighed: "Fifteen years have passed, and the picture presented is the same as that restored by the door owner. Especially about the children now, there is no picture at all.
I knew the wonder of the obsession mirror back then, and I never made a mistake. Under my operation, as long as you are not a secret person who has cultivated to the level of a secret master or above, you can easily find out their past whereabouts, not to mention that the obsession mirror is now even better than in the past? However, the obsession mirror was broken? This is a top-grade secret weapon that even a secret master can't break, and it will soon be promoted to the ranks of secret treasures. Could it be that this child has really been summoned as the master of the door and is no longer alive? In the past few years, I have disobeyed the order of the door master and have not returned, what is it for? I'm not reconciled! No, Miss's child will not have an accident! ”
Thinking of this, tears couldn't help but appear in the corners of the old man's wrinkled eyes. He stood there in a daze, looking at the fragments of the obsession mirror in front of him, looking so lonely and sad.
Besides, Chen Feng walked through the woods, and the dilapidated houses in front of him were where the morgue was located.
The morgue, in other places, becomes a village or coffin. According to Chen Feng's understanding, the reason why Shelu Town has a morgue here is because it is a hub for people from all over the world. Due to the different burial customs in different places, once these people die here, it is equivalent to a guest death in a foreign land. They all wanted to bury their bones back to their hometowns, but some of them had a long way to go, and it was extremely difficult to get the bodies back. Here, whether it is the person who carries the corpse or the corpse who chases the corpse, because of the long distance, it is only once in two or three months or even half a year. Moreover, many of the dead are alone, and when people die, no one cares, let alone buried. Therefore, these corpses were stored in the morgue, which is called "saving the foundation", and the county paid for it to hire people to guard it full-time, and the town of Shelu managed it on its behalf. However, the guards of the morgue were not even willing to do it, and the few who were willing to do it were too bold. There was no way, an old man in the county had to recommend himself after retiring and came here to mix some wine money. Anyway, he has been dealing with corpses all his life, he used to look at the dead, and now he still looks at the dead, there is no difference between the two, who would have thought of ending up with a horizontal death.
When Chen Feng came to the front of the broken courtyard wall of the morgue, it was almost dusk. From afar, the blood-red sun set on the roof of the morgue, exuding a lazy glow. A few crows stood dumbfounded on the roof, and they were not afraid when they heard the human voice, but they screamed a few times and pulled a few bubbles of before flying away slowly.
Walking to the door of the morgue, I took a closer look, and it was very dilapidated. The gate was made of wood and had long since rotted. Chen Feng accidentally touched it, and half of the door panel fell off. A few steps away, a gap in the courtyard wall collapsed, making the courtyard equivalent to two gates. Most of the houses in the courtyard have collapsed, and only the main house is still standing. Looking inside from the door, except for the dilapidated main house, there is dense barren grass and rubble.