Outside the spider scorpion cave, thick smoke billowed from the cave, the burning herbs exuded a pungent smell, and deep inside the cave, the faint sound of limb insects rubbing and moving could be faintly heard. He held her corpse, his face bloodstained but expressionless, numb like a statue. Next to the fire were the people who had already worn insect-proof clothing, the only two who were not wearing them, one was his father-in-law, and the other was his good buddy, the difference was that the father-in-law with a cold face looked at him coldly, while his good brother was tied up at this time, full of remorse.

"I'll ask you again!" The middle-aged man's eyes were like swords, and his teeth chatted slightly with hatred: "Would you rather go to this spider scorpion cave to feed spiders than let this woman's body go to make amends for my daughter?" ”

He looked at her in his arms, although his body was stiff and cold, the smile on his face never faded. He looked dazed, thinking that she was just asleep. "It's all my fault—" he muttered as he looked at her.

"I said..."The middle-aged man saw that he didn't move, so he raised his voice, just asked him if he heard, but suddenly saw him turn his head, staring at himself with wide eyes, the middle-aged man was stared at by him, he couldn't help but shut down, opened his mouth, and didn't dare to speak again.

"Shh He said to his father-in-law, "Don't wake her up. As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the person in his arms, with infinite affection in his eyes: "She's asleep, don't make noise." ”

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry. The good buddy was bound, and when he saw him so crazy, he couldn't cry anymore: "I hurt you!" I'm the one who hurt you! ”

"It's time to go." He didn't seem to hear his friend's cry, looking at the sleeping girl in his arms, he smiled and said: "Listen, the wind is blowing, it's time to go to sea, it's too late to catch up." So saying, he strode into the cave with the woman in his arms, and in a short time he was gone.

"Obsessed!" The middle-aged man snorted and said, "Don't blame me for not giving you a chance!" Seal the hole for me! ”

He stepped forward left and right, and used the thick wood to warp the boulder on the side of the cave, and within a moment, the cave had been sealed. Everyone collected the utensils, extinguished the herb fire, and when they saw the middle-aged man's signal, they let go of the bound man.

"You saw it too." The middle-aged man looked at the young man who was sitting on the ground and said, "It's not that I don't give him a chance. It was a death of his own choosing! ”

"But he didn't have to die!" The boy stood up sharply and glared at the man in front of him. He knew that although his good friend built a ship privately and wanted to leave the island, when he was caught, he was neither intercepted from the sea nor forcibly pulled down from the ship. "You're so careless about human life! Aren't you afraid of God's wrath? Let the people on the island know, do you still want to stand in front of people? ”

"Damnation? Hum! When he abandoned my daughter, didn't he think about being damned? Not to mention that I forced him into this spider scorpion hole today, that is, he won't go in! I have a hundred ways to make him worse than dead! Only in this way can I relieve the anger in my heart! Avenge my precious daughter! ”

"Maniac!" The young man looked at the hideous man in front of him, and couldn't find any other adjectives. "You're going to regret it, and one day you're going to regret it! My brother's soul will not let you go! ”

"Haha! Regret? Wronged souls? The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Just let him come!" People die and become ghosts, but I wonder what will become of ghosts when they die! ”

The middle-aged man brushed his sleeves away, and a group of people also followed down the mountain. The boy stared blankly at the boulder behind him. She wanted to pry open the boulder, but she also knew that it was impossible to do it with only first-level hands, and there were many poisonous insects in this spider scorpion hole, so if she opened the hole rashly without preparation, she could only end up devouring flesh and blood by a hundred insects, leaving only a terrifying end of white bones. Thinking that although the two of them ended up like this, but the children in the family still didn't know, the young man couldn't help but feel sad, and punched the boulder so hard that the flesh was broken and the blood flowed.

"I hurt you..."

Suddenly going down the mountain, I came to my friend's house three times and nine times, and the courtyard was still the same, but there was no longer a scene of friends and lovers talking happily. He blamed himself in his heart, but suddenly saw smoke rising from the stove on one side, and he hurriedly approached to see it in surprise, thinking that his good brother was still alive.

Pushing open the door of the stove, I didn't see my former friend, but I saw my friend's child burning the fire, and when I saw him come in, the little boy raised his head and raised his face full of wood ash and smiled at him: "Uncle, have you come to see me?" My sister is still sleeping. I was hungry, my father and aunt didn't know where to go, and I was afraid that my sister would wake up hungry later, so I came here to cook by myself. ”

He looked at the smiling face of the little boy in front of him, and he couldn't help but have a sour nose and burst into tears. Squatted down, hugged the little boy in his arms and cried: "Uncle will cook food for you, will uncle cook for you in the future?" ”

"Yes, uncle." The little boy was only curious when he was held in his arms, and when he saw him crying bitterly, he couldn't help but learn from the way his father coaxed him to sleep in the past, stretched out his hand and patted his back and said: "Uncle doesn't cry, uncle doesn't cry, my father said, how arrogant a man is, and he doesn't show tears." By the way, did you see my daddy? ”

"Your father has traveled a long way, and it will take a long, long time to come back." Hearing the child mention his friend, he couldn't help but feel even more sad. "Uncle doesn't cry, will you live with your uncle in the future?"

The rice in the pot was slightly mushy, but he didn't pay any attention. The morning breeze blew, and a few fallen leaves in the courtyard swirled up, flying over the courtyard wall and disappearing in a moment. The last piece of red silk on the branch of the tree slid gently down on the edge of the well in the courtyard, and could not withstand the repeated push and shove of the breeze, and finally a corner slipped down, and the rest of it slid into the well. The cry gradually lowered, became a choked sound, and finally disappeared, and the adults in the stove took the child out into the house, and the sun gradually rose, and the courtyard was just right, and the earth was getting warmer, and the branches and birds were singing, and it looked peaceful, as if nothing had happened. People on the street open an account and go out, or go down to the field with a hoe, or carry a basket up the mountain. Occasionally, acquaintances met, waved their hands from afar, walked up to ask if they slept well last night, and after some greetings, they didn't want to delay the farming, so they went their separate ways. The yellow dog lies on the side of the road, sticking out its tongue and wagging its slightly dirty tail lazily at pedestrians, hoping to get some food. The children had already gathered in groups to play games, frolicking and running through the streets, bringing up puffs of dust, and the sound of laughter filled the streets, and the octogenarian women behind them laughed and shook their heads to follow, for fear that their children would accidentally fall on their heels.

Alas, what a peaceful and beautiful morning scene.