The news of Shitou's death spread in the neighboring villages. "The old bachelor who married the little girl fell into the well and drowned." That's what everybody says. It's like a public figure with a scandal, who is immediately caught by the eyes and ears of the people as soon as something happens. Shi Tou, an old bachelor, married a little girl, which made him famous in various small villages.

Li Mang and Li Sui naturally heard the news. One day at dinnertime, the family talked about it at the dinner table.

"Qiuyun is so pitiful, she lost her mother at a young age, and now she has no husband." Li Sui said.

"I heard that I fell in drunk and fell in. It is really providential to get acquainted with each other because of wine and end because of wine. Mom said.

"I heard that the man is very painful, Qiuyun could have been a very blessed person, but unfortunately, the man's life is too thin. Maybe Qiuyun is destined to be a bitter lotus seed! Dad said.

Li Mang didn't speak, he felt that this matter was unusual, only he knew that there was something strange in it - she said she wanted to marry him, he said he wanted to marry her, but her man died, is there such a coincidence? That man is definitely not as simple as falling into the water, there are deeper possibilities, one is suicide, and the other is 、、、、、、 Li Mang doesn't dare to think about it. So why did he commit suicide? There is no doubt that it was Qiuyun who wanted to divorce him, he was too sad, and then jumped into the well and died, but this is not like what a man would do, only women will cry and kill themselves when they lose the favor of a man. He inquired very clearly about this matter, and heard that the man was carrying a flat burden to the well, and it was clear that he was fetching water, and if it was a suicide, he could just jump into it, why did he still have to carry a flat burden? Is this just a disguise? He disguised himself as if he had fallen into the water, for the dignity of a man, after all, suicide methods like jumping into a well and hanging himself are only chosen by women. But he still didn't believe he would kill himself. Then, it's the second one、、、、、、 Qiuyun designed to kill him! Maybe just push him down, maybe some other way! Li Mang finally spewed out this terrible thought from the depths of his mind like a mouthful of water. If that's the case, it's terrible!

"I'm full!" Li Mang said, getting up and walking to his room.

"Why did you eat so little tonight?" Mom looked at the remaining half bowl of rice in his bowl.

"Alas! My brother must be sad for Qiuyun, right? Li Sui thought to himself.

It was completely dark, and there was no light on in Li Mang's house, so he lay on the bed with his clothes, staring at the roof hidden in the darkness. He wasn't in the mood to play with his friends tonight, he had a lot to think about - if Qiu Yun was really that poisonous, he wouldn't marry her, but was the truth really what he deduced? Maybe he was overthinking, and that man just fell into the water. He seduced Qiuyun's father with money and wine, and got his flower-like daughter, whether the flower was willing or not, he insisted on picking it and planting it in his own dung garden, which was a disgraceful act. He used wine to get what he wanted, and he also lost his life because of wine, which seemed to be destined in the dark. You can't ask for something that doesn't belong to you. But it's a bit far-fetched to think so. Qiuyun is a victim, his father sold her like a cow and horse in the family, she is so innocent and pitiful, but is she really innocent and harmless? Li Mang recalled the past, Qiu Yun has been a gloomy person since she was a child, she does not smile, easily does not express opinions, easily does not say anything about her heart, and no one can guess her thoughts, she often smiles meaningfully, as if she has seen through things that other partners can't understand, to be honest, her kind of laughter is very annoying, she has no love, she once let the family dog bite and kill a neighbor's free-range chicken and eat it, the reason is that she hates those chickens, she also likes to watch horror stories, this is too dark. But the boys of the same village all said that she was sunny and youthful, and this was only the conclusion of her appearance, she was beautiful, and her beautiful appearance concealed her gloomy and gray character. This kind of personality will drive her to do something terrible, right? She's not a good person! Li Mang thought of himself again, why did he agree to marry her so happily? She's a married woman! Do you really like her that much? If you think about it carefully, it was the mature taste on Qiu Yun's body that confused him, she became more beautiful after she got married, and she had a little more charm, what does this mean? It shows that her married life is very happy. "That man hurts her a lot." He often hears people talking about this in the streets. That way, the man wasn't that annoying, he was a good guy. Then, he and Qiuyun are sinners! His promise destroyed him, he was an indirect murderer! The matter has come to this, if he repents, Qiuyun will definitely not let him go, right? With her character. What will she do to him? Could it be more cruel than she did to that man? Look, subconsciously, I still think she is the murderer!

In the end, Li Mang still decided to marry her, he tried his best to convince himself, don't think about it, Qiuyun is not so dark, he thinks too darkly.

Two months later, they got married. At this time, Qiuyun almost came out of her sadness, in the past two months, she has lost too much weight, her face is out of shape, and her skin has lost its previous whiteness, becoming dark yellow and black. Li Mang was speechless in surprise when she saw her for the first time after her husband's death, and at the same time ashamed of her dark thoughts. He swore that he would marry her and love the poor man for the rest of his life.

The wedding day was very lively, especially in the evening, when the young men of the village began to get married, they asked them to sit close to each other, and then one of them hung an apple tied with twine in the middle of their faces, and let them eat it, and they both bit at the same time, and the man pinched the twine and lifted it up, and the apple was pulled above his head, and their mouths were together, and the people around laughed, and the bride ran shyly into the house、、、、、、

A few days before the wedding, Qiu Yun and his father got angry, because the bride price given by the Li family Qiu Yun was not handed over to him, and this greedy old man even wanted Shi Tou's entire inheritance, and Shi Tou's house and land had been sold by Qiu Yun. Qiuyun won't give him a penny, the money belongs to her, and she will make her own decisions in the future, and she will never obey her father again. Unexpectedly, her father scolded her, scolding her for not remembering the grace of parenting, having no conscience, and dying. was so angry that Qiuyun didn't plan to pay attention to him anymore.

Now, she is sitting on the marriage bed, looking around the wedding room, the white walls are lined with the big red wedding characters pasted on it more vividly, and above the bedhead hangs a wedding photo of her and Li Mang. Bed, what a fashionable word, Shi Tou has never seen a bed in his life, right? She couldn't help but think of the night she and Shi Tou got married, there were more people, but they were very deserted, no one came to bless, they had curious and funny expressions on their faces, quietly, looking at this unprecedented newcomer of this era, they were here to satisfy their curiosity. Even the most ruffian young man in the village didn't dare to make trouble with them, standing silently aside, whispering and pointing to the people around him, they knew that the bride was reluctant to marry, right? Because her face was full of sadness. If you make trouble again at this time, it will be a blasphemy against the bride, right?

"How can I remember the head? Not supposed to think about him, shouldn't, shouldn't, he's dead, dead. Qiuyun muttered to himself, banishing the thoughts from his mind.

After a while, Li Mang walked in.

"Everyone's gone?" Qiuyun asked.

"Let's go, it's really noisy, I'm really tired today." Li Mang said and took off his coat and sat on the chair, looking very tired.

"Then rest quickly." Qiuyun said as he laid out the quilt.

"I'll go to the bathroom." Li Mang stood up and walked out the door.

Qiuyun was also tired and lay down first.

"Who?!"

Li Mang suddenly shouted in the courtyard, his voice full of fear.

Qiuyun's heart "chuckled" and hurriedly ran out to see.

It was dark in the courtyard, and through the light from the glass, I saw Li Mang standing under the base of the south wall and peeing.

"What were you yelling about?" Qiuyun asked.

"It's nothing, it's dazzling." Li Mang said.

"Oh!" Qiuyun relieved himself and retreated into the house.

She lay down again. After a while, Li Mang came in, and she heard the sound of the lights being turned off and the sound of him lying down, but she didn't hear him take off his clothes, and he seemed to lie down and sleep with his clothes on.

"Take off your clothes, you'll be tired from sleeping." Qiuyun turned his head away from the pillow and said.

Li Mang was already snoring slightly. Qiuyun tucked the corners of the quilt for him and went to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Qiuyun heard the sound of Li Mang going out, since Shi Tou's death, her sleep has become very light, and she will wake up at the slightest movement. She heard a knock at the door, and Li Mang seemed to be out. In the middle of the night, where did he go? Qiuyun hurriedly got up and turned on the light, and then she saw that there was a large water stain in the place where Li Mang was lying, extending from under the pillow to the end of her feet, and even the pillow was wet. An ominous premonition rose in Qiu Yun's heart, this was an evil thing, what did Li Mang see in the courtyard? She didn't have time to think about it, so she put on her clothes and chased out.

The gate was open, and Qiu Yun ran out of the gate and saw Li Mang's figure walking north. At some point, the moon came out of the clouds, and hung brightly in the sky, and the ground was as white as frost, so you could see Li Mang's back clearly. His back was as light as a piece of paper, fluttering north, his waist straight, his arms hanging gently at his sides, his knees seemed to have lost their ability to bend, and he walked upside down on his feet, as if his body was hanging in the air, and his toes were touching the ground.

Qiuyun was scared, but she still decided to catch up with him, she chased and chased, but she couldn't catch up, no matter how fast she ran, she always maintained a distance, and that distance was the same length whether she was running fast or slowing down.

They ran through a long path north of the village, climbed the slope, followed the dilapidated asphalt road all the way north, then bent to the right into a path lined with trees on both sides, and then turned north again, and then passed through a few wooded fields、、、、、、

Qiu Yun's heart panicked, she was too familiar with these roads, wasn't this the way to Shijia Village? What is Li Mang doing there? She started yelling - Li Mang! You're back!

But Li Mang didn't seem to hear it, and walked forward vigorously. Qiuyun had no choice but to keep up.

Finally, he stood still - he stood by a well! Lowered his head and looked at the dark wellhead.

Qiuyun almost collapsed to the ground, isn't this the well? Isn't this the well that Shi Tou fell into?

She ran to the mouth of the well as fast as she could, she wanted to catch Li Mang, she couldn't let him take his life.

At this time, Li Mang turned his head and suddenly laughed "hey, hey, hey", which was clearly Shi Tou's voice!

Qiuyun's fingertips were about to touch his clothes, but his gray figure disappeared in front of her eyes - he jumped. But I didn't hear the water.

"Li Mang!" Qiuyun shouted. At this time, there was a light all around, and when she opened her eyes, it was in her newlywed room, which turned out to be a dream.

"Li Mang." She whispered his name as she turned around.

The place where Li Mang was lying was empty, only a water stain, extending from under the pillow to the end of his feet, and even the pillow was wet、、、、、、