The next day, Qin Yunwan and the seven of them followed the village chief and his party towards the burial place. Several strong men carried the two dead on stretchers, and they did not wear mourning clothes or bring any sacrifices, and they did not speak all the way, and walked towards the east mountain.

On the way, Zhong Li, Yin Ning, Feng Xuan and everyone told everyone about Ding Ding last night, and sure enough, at the top of this east mountain, there were large and small holes.

Qin Yunwan was staring at these caves curiously, Ding Ding came over and said to everyone: "Now, no one dares to come to the cave in Dongshantou, it's so pitiful." ”

Qin Yunwan found that these holes seemed to be different, and just as he was about to talk about the differences, Ding Ding began to explain: "There are still some different holes in our here, such as children's holes, which are generally just dug around the mountain; ordinary villagers' holes, most of which are on this mountainside, are sometimes naturally covered by weeds; and for some prestigious people, their holes are on the top of the mountain or on the cliff, where they are quiet and private." ”

Along the way, everyone was indeed shocked by the large and small caves, "Are these caves just to hide from monsters?"

"Of course not," Ding Ding said proudly, "there were some monsters here before, it was purely our own world. ”

"But," Ding Ding thought thoughtfully, "our holes, because they will make our bodies very dirty, so sometimes they will be plastered with a layer of burnt earth, but only those with prestige will make them, and others will be very satisfied as long as they have their own space... However, none of the best holes you ever see. ”

Qin Yunwan asked, "What does the best look like?" ”

"It's a swamp," Ding Ding said, "we will be buried in the swamp when we die, that is the best long sleep for the dead, you can imagine falling into it, wrapped in no gaps, no extra space, no disturbance, it is the most perfect hole!" said Ding Ding's eyes, like a hungry homeless man seeing a delicacy.

Over the hill, a wetland is in front of you.

The funeral ceremony was so simple, but it was not quite the same as imagined, the two bodies were wrapped and thrown into the swamp, and then the family members of the deceased threw a few items of the deceased into the swamp, and the others prayed silently in their hearts, in a special but simple way.

After a while, the atmosphere was not so serious, Qin Yundui said to the old village chief: "I have heard and seen many ways to bury the dead, from the most ordinary burial of the dead, to sea burial, to cremation, and even to the dismemberment of the body, or the cost of throwing it into space, but this is the first time I have seen such a way." ”

The old village chief slowly opened his mouth: "Every place in the world, there are different ways to bury the dead, each way, is respect for the deceased, even if it is just a shell, but he records the story of this person's life, burying the dead, is also a thank you to the deceased, thank him for appearing in our lives, if so, death is not so frightening." ”

Qin Yunwan nodded, thoughtful.

"I'm tired," the old village chief coughed twice, "Today is the day of the funeral, it's not suitable for doing things, I'll send someone to help you investigate, I feel very uncomfortable now, I want to go home... Oh no, let's go back to the cave and rest for a while. ”

Seeing this, everyone went back, and along the way, everyone invariably felt that they were more curious about the hole than what they wanted to investigate. What is so special about this hole? Actually, he is nothing special at all, it is obviously a hole dug by man, but why does everyone in the village attach so much importance to him.

On the way back, Wang Yuehan saw a hole on the mountainside, "Hey, I'll just get into this hole!"

Others took a look, in fact, a few big boys, except for Zou Yin, who were fat, the other three Yun Dui, Yue Han, and Zhong Li were almost the same.

"Then you just get in, no one sees you crying inside, you just toss around. Zou Yin joked.

"I'm not going to cry inside, I'm going to practice a stand-up comedy in it, and when will everyone show it. ”

This also made everyone happy, "Then I will practice playing the flute," Zhong Li said, "It won't disturb the people inside, the key is that no one will hear how bad my playing is!"

"Hahaha".

After the laughter, Wang Yuehan said, "Oh yes, if I naively want to cry, then I can hide in my own hole, so that no one will see it!"

Wang Yuehan joked, but everyone couldn't laugh.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, everyone went around, since they came to a place, in addition to business, they still had to learn more about the customs and customs, and it was not in vain to come once.

Yin Ning came out to buy something alone, and saw Zhong Li, who was walking towards Dongshantou, "Brother Zhong Li, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's nothing, just go around. ”

"Are you going to find Li Hancao?" asked Yin Ning tilting his head.

"Oh..."Zhong Li wondered how it was so easy to be guessed.

"I'll come with you, the swamp is dangerous over there. ”

Zhongli doesn't think it's a big deal, so let's go together.

"You say, what if we fall into the swamp?" Yin Ning seemed a little worried, after all, the swamp is ruthless, and this death is painful to think about.

"We're not stupid, let's go to the wetland, can't we just walk around?" Zhongli wasn't so worried, "Moreover, the swamp is a combination of water and sand, in fact, people can float on it, but because of the environment, and the leg squeeze can't transmit blood, people will be trapped alive in the end, so even if one person is trapped inside, it is actually completely too late for another person to ask for help." ”

"Then what if the two of us are trapped inside," Yin Ning was still worried.

Zhong Li didn't know how to answer, "Then you send a text message to Feng Xuan, saying that we are going to the swamp, if we really don't go back, he will naturally come to us." ”

When they walked to the wetland, they said they were not afraid, but in fact they were still a little afraid, and the two of them walked carefully, one holding a branch in his hand, and poked as he walked like a blind man.

According to the photos given by Ding Ding, Zhong Li quickly recognized Li Hancao, and the two of them hurriedly picked a few, and hurried back as if stealing something, for fear of accidentally falling into the quicksand.

Walking to the east mountain, the two people thought that it was okay now, but they saw a young man in front of them walking this way, walking towards the two people.

"Hello," said the young man, who greeted the two men warmly, with a very clean face, "have you come to pick this grass?"

"Huh," Yin Ning poked Zhongli, "You see that this person's image and temperament are a bit similar to yours." ”

Zhong Li disagreed, and faced the young man: "Well, yes, do you know anything about this grass?"

"I don't know, I just passed by here and happened to meet you. ”

"You're not from the village, so what are you doing here," Yin Ning asked.

"Nature is everywhere, and the four seas are home. ”

It was the first time for the two of them to see this person who was home from all over the world, and they said it so easily, but they still kindly reminded him not to go any further, it was a swamp, and it was very dangerous.

The man obeyed, and followed the two men back. Yin Ning thought to herself, this is not bad, Zhong Li is still a little too arrogant, the two of them haven't said much all the way, there is a bit of a chatting atmosphere with this man, even if it is to chat about some and not.

On the mountainside, the three of them sat down, and they had nothing to do anyway, so it was better to sit here and rest.

The mountainside was full of holes, some of which were covered with straw mats, like patches of the mountain.

"There are so many holes, I can't find anyone hiding them," Yin Ning pondered, "Hey, by the way, let's hide and seek, I'll hide in the cave and see if you can find me." ”

Zhong Li immediately showed a wrecked expression, "I said how old are you, and you are still so naïve, you can play by yourself." ”

Yin Ning knew that Zhong Li was not popular, but the young man was interested, "Okay, how do you say to play." ”

Yin Ning also became interested: "Otherwise, there are more than 20 holes around here, I'll pick one to hide, you choose five of them, if you don't find me, even if you lose, how about it?"

"All right," said the lad, cheerfully.

"Then I'm going to hide, you turn around, Brother Zhong Li, you come to supervise, he can only find me five. After saying that, he quickly found a hole and hid it, and covered the hole with a straw mat.

Zhongli felt that he couldn't be too cold, so he cooperated, only to see that the man guessed one by one, found one and didn't, and found the other.

"There's one last chance," Zhong Li reminded beside him.

But this last chance was not found, and the man shouted, "Come out, I lost!"

Yin Ning rushed out of the hole, "Hahaha, how do you say I punish you?"

"How else can you punish me? You can slap me. ”

Yin Ning really played symbolically, leaning forward and back, in fact, Yin Ning also felt that this game was quite boring, but people played with themselves so much, or try to be happy.

From sitting and chatting at the beginning, to the three of them lying directly on this mountainside, the warm sun shining down, looking up at the sky, watching the clouds in the sky change different shapes, as if they had only done such things when they were children.

"Hey, why do you want to live a wandering life?" Yin Ning asked the man.

"My hometown has had a natural disaster. ”

"Huh, how many years have passed since the natural disaster..."

"You kid," Zhong Li said, "natural disasters are not only the catastrophes of hundreds of years ago, but also floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, mudslides, and avalanches, which ones are not natural disasters?"

Yin Ning pouted, after all, in many people's hearts, when they mention natural disasters, they will think of the natural disasters that caused major changes on the earth hundreds of years ago, who would care about these small disasters. However, the people who played games and chatted with him were displaced by natural disasters, and there was an indescribable distress in their hearts.

"Then why don't you go somewhere else to make a living, what are you doing in such a remote village", Yin Ning asked again.

"Come and see you. ”

The air seemed to stand still at this moment.

Yin Ning turned his head sideways, only to see that the man was tilting his head sideways, looking at him with bright eyes.

In an instant, countless thoughts appeared in Yin Ning's mind, in this world, there are countless people, including those he once admired, admired, and admired, even if it is by his side, there is a rigorous and reliable captain Qin Yundui, a steady and humorous Zou Yin, a funny and sunny Yue Han, a talented and beautiful Zhong Li, and countless people who are so excellent and so enviable, but at this moment in this world, there is only one person who tells himself that he is thousands of miles away, just to see himself.

Seventeen-year-old Yin Ning was dizzy for a while, but he immediately came back to his senses, which was a complete joke.

"Just kidding," the man turned his head back again.

"Of course I know you're joking. ”

"But," the man continued, "I'm home anyway, and maybe I'll find you again in the future." ”

"Hmm," Yin Ning was a little confused about what to say.

The sun was shining all the time, and Zhong Li next to him actually fell asleep, this lazy afternoon really made people a little sleepy.

Yin Ning stood up and found a hole not far away, she got into it and sealed the hole with a straw mat. The size of the hole is just right for you, just enough to wrap yourself up without being out of breath. It was pitch black inside, with only a glimmer of light coming in through the gaps in the grass mats.

Yin Ning felt a burst of peace, and suddenly felt that such a world was completely his own world. She buried her head and whispered, "Xiaodong, tell me, in this world, will anyone really come to see me? ”

On the way back, Zhong Li and Yin Ning said goodbye to that person, and it was time to go back.

On the way, Yin Ning looked back at the cave on the mountain, as if he was not so curious anymore, and even had some kindness.