There are three brothers in my father's family, my father is the eldest, and the second child fell into the river and drowned when he was a child, leaving only one third brother.

Wei Fang remembered that his father had a good relationship with the third uncle, and the two families had always had a harmonious relationship, and his father would probably tell the third uncle about things. The third uncle basically knew his father's friend, and before going to find the mask man who claimed to be his father's old friend, he wanted to find a phone number to check with the third uncle.

Unlike his father, who went to the city to work hard, the third uncle was conservative, continued the family's land, and opened an orchard in the countryside. On holidays, people in the city go to the countryside to play, and often spend the night in the countryside. At the suggestion of his father, the third uncle opened a farmhouse to entertain guests from the city.

In this way, the two families are more closely connected.

The grandparents and the third uncle were in the same village, and when he was a child, he went to the countryside to play, and he often went to the third uncle's orchard to steal fruits to eat. Sometimes the third uncle didn't say anything when he saw it, but picked up enough baskets for him to take away and eat.

Occasionally, when he was tired of playing, he would go to the third uncle's house to eat before leaving.

The grandparents did not live with the third uncle, they guarded the old house where they lived for most of their lives. I often see my father and third uncle, and go to my grandparents' house to visit the two old people. It's just that when the matter of moving is mentioned, the grandparents are furious, and after a long time, the father and the third uncle do not mention the matter of moving.

Because the third uncle lives close, he can sometimes be seen coming to the door with tools, helping his grandparents pick up tile leaks and leveling the land in the yard. Or make a good meal at home and bring it to your grandparents.

Wei Flail stood in front of the cramped window in the hallway, his phone pressed to his ear.

The beeping sound rang for a while, and just when Wei Flail wanted to give up, the phone went through.

"Hey, Third Uncle?"

"Who?"

I haven't seen the third uncle for a while, and I don't know how he is now?

I have to find a time to bring some gifts, go back to the countryside, and visit the third uncle.

If I remember correctly, the third uncle is already in his fifties, and a few years ago, when my father was still healthy, I once heard him say that the third uncle's health is not good, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and there seems to be something wrong with his heart.

"Third uncle, I'm Wei Flail."

The third uncle's voice seemed happy.

"Eldest nephew, why do you have time to call your uncle?"

The last time the two met was at his father's funeral, and he really didn't call the third uncle when he had nothing to do.

It's a shame to say that after his father's death, the family lost his source of income, and he still relied on the money from the third uncle to successfully finish college.

"It's time for summer vacation, right?"

Wei Flail said with some embarrassment: "Uncle, it has been a few years since I graduated. ”

The older generation likes to inquire about the situation of the juniors, and it is a kind of torment for him to talk about this topic again after a serious college graduate like him, and he is not very satisfied.

From this, it can also be seen that he and the third uncle have not moved around for a while.

Next time for the New Year, take the cuckoo back to meet the third uncle.

He made up his mind that he would not celebrate much of the holidays unless necessary.

A home without a family is cold, and it is especially bleak in the excitement of the festival. Instead of touching the scene, it is better to treat each festival as an ordinary day.

"Really? Alas, the old fool. Eldest nephew, what are you looking for uncle? ”

"It's okay, call and ask how you are doing, are you better?"

It is a customary habit to be cold and noisy as usual, and these words still make people feel alive if they are not spoken.

"I have a heart, it's not like that bird, people have lived to this age, and they have almost seen it, and your cousin has now found a job and started a family, and I don't have anything to think about. If you have time, go home and take a look, although the eldest brother is gone, the third uncle is still there, and I will always be your home. ”

The third uncle's strong care made the corners of Wei Fang's eyes moist a little.

It's no wonder that people say that the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels, knowing that someone is concerned about their joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and drinking cold boiled water is also warm in the heart.

"Eh, uncle, I know, take care of your health."

Wei Flail did not forget the purpose of calling the third uncle.

"Yes, uncle, does my dad have anything to put with you for safekeeping, and let you hand it over to me?"

When this sentence came out, it seemed that the third uncle had forcibly seized his family's property, so he added: "It should be that my father was not obsessed with drinking, didn't he go out for a long time during that time?" Do you know where he's gone and what he's up to? ”

The third uncle wanted to speak and stopped, and finally only turned into a heavy sigh.

"Eldest nephew, your father did come out to check on some things during that time, but he called me to explain before he died, if you didn't ask about it, you don't have to tell you, just let these things pass. Now that you've asked about it, and you have found something, I won't hide it from you. ”

The death of his father seems to be really strange, what did he find out before he died, why did he fall so sluggish and numb his mind with alcohol?

These things all pointed to the same answer, including the bizarre things that happened to him, which he couldn't explain by science, and he thought, following his father's trajectory and going all the way.

He will definitely be able to figure out the cause and effect of this incident in the end.

"Third uncle, tell me quickly!"

Wei Feng urged, wondering what had happened to his father.

"Ahem!" The third uncle coughed violently a few times, as if those things weighed a thousand pounds and weighed on his heart.

His voice was a little hoarse, like a hoarse voice from a patient with a severe cold, and said, "Big nephew, you have to be mentally prepared. ”

"Next, what I want to tell you, it may not belong to this world, it may have an impact on your cognition for more than 20 years, I thought I would never talk about it in my life, but I didn't expect it...... Alas, your father asked me to hide this matter, eldest nephew, don't blame your father, he is also thinking about you, there are some things, as long as you are trapped in it, there is no way to get out. ”

"Your father thought there was something strange about your mother's death, so he didn't ask his former friend to investigate the matter with him. Your father is different from me, he has a kind of stubbornness in his bones, and he will never give up if he doesn't figure things out. ”

"Third uncle, what does that friend of my father look like, have you seen it?"

Wei Flail interrupted the third uncle's narration, he wanted to verify that his father's friend was the man with the mask he had seen.

"He's ......," the third uncle recounted with his memories: "I don't remember much about his appearance, but he is very tall and his feet are bigger than ordinary people, and his model can hardly be found in the shoes of the mall." ”

Wei Fang recalled the characteristics of the mask man, the mask man was much taller than him, standing in front of him, he felt faintly oppressed, his shoes seemed to be plus-size shoes, and he didn't know the specific shoe size. At that time, he didn't pay attention to the other person's shoes, which were bigger than the shoes he was wearing.

"Why are you asking this?"

Wei Flails smelled vigilance in the words of the third uncle.

He didn't tell the third uncle what happened a few days ago, he was afraid that the old man would worry about him.

He panicked slightly.

"I'm curious to ask."

The third uncle didn't ask, and seemed to believe his words.

The third uncle then talked about his father.

Back then, he took his friends and sneaked into the scene of the fire and found a metal badge at the scene of the accident. The badge was buried in the ashes and stuck to the floor, so when the police investigated, they may have missed the metal badge, which had a name on it that read: Du Leng. ”

Who is Du Leng? What role did he play in that fire?

Doubts flashed in Wei Fang's heart.

"Your father suspects that this one named Du Leng is your mother's ......"

The third uncle didn't finish his words, but Wei Fang had already guessed. This one is called Du Leng, which is the woman's friend, and it is also because she had a private meeting with the man named Du Leng, and the dry wood was so hot that God couldn't see it, so she set a fire and burned the adulterer and adulteress clean.

"Third uncle, just say it, I can stand it."

With Wei Fang's assurance, the third uncle spoke much more fluently.

“…… Your father suspected that this Du Leng was your mother's lover, he inquired about many places, and finally, determined the identity of this person named Du Leng, who was a doctor in a small clinic and used to be a student at the medical school of Capital University, and later, because of illegal medical practice, this person was expelled from school. After returning home, he opened a black clinic in his hometown, relying on the price difference with the hospital to attract others to see him. ”

"According to your father's investigation, that Du Leng has a wife and a daughter, and after his wife disappeared mysteriously, he and his daughter disappeared out of thin air soon after, just like evaporating from the world. The police asked his neighbors, who said they had not seen Dureng and his daughter go out. ”

"Do you remember your famous weird tale in Modri?"

How can you not remember, as long as the child who grew up in Modri mayor, he can name five or six of them if he finds anyone.

Wei Flail didn't answer, and the third uncle had already opened his mouth.

"In Modri's strange tale, there is a strange story about a man named Du Leng who is rumored to have a haunted house that knocks on his door at 3:25:04 a.m., and the door of that house opens, and a woman with her limbs stitched together with needles and threads opens the door to the person who knocks on the door and invites him to be a guest at home."

"Entering the room, you can see a big and a small, a man and a woman sitting on the sofa, the man should be the Du Leng, and the little girl should be their daughter. If a person knocking on the door is invited into their house, he will find the house spotless. It's not like the scene you see when you enter the house during the day, there is dirty dust everywhere. It is said that after death, people go to another world, and that world is not interconnected with the yang world where we are most of the time. ”

The third uncle stopped and said so many words in one breath, which was a bit difficult for an elderly man. Wei Fang heard the sound of drinking water, and the sound of cups staggering.

“…… However, ghosts that meet certain conditions can return to our yang world from the underworld where they are located after triggering certain conditions at a certain time and place, so it is said that those who are greeted by them after knocking on the door and enter the house will remain in that world forever, along with their spiritual flesh. ”

This story, Wei Flails has heard since he was a child, and he has heard many different versions. By comparing it with the memory in his mind, the strange story told by the third uncle is more complete, and the cause and effect are carried out. But he still didn't know what this strange story had to do with his father's alcoholism and the "eyes" that his old friends told him.