Nothing happened along the way, and at about four o'clock in the afternoon we ate a little on the way; At about nine o'clock in the evening, we were in town.

I discussed with Tang Jiang, and in order to save time, Guo Hongjin took Tang Jiang and the gentleman who watched feng shui to choose the address of the cemetery overnight. When we arrive tomorrow, we can go straight to the rituals, dig up the grave, and then we can go straight to the burial.

Then, after Guo Hongjin, Tang Jiang and others ate a little noodles indiscriminately, they immediately set off with what they needed.

Those of us who are the rest of us can eat slowly, and when we are done, it is not too late to go and find a hotel to stay in.

There were still more than 30 of us left, and we stood at four tables, and a small restaurant was so crowded that the proprietor had to turn sideways and point his toes to get through.

I, Zhu'er, Ye Shunchang, and three other people sat around the iron stove, and the coal fire in the iron stove was burning brightly and very warm.

The other three people, one named Zhou Decai, is a gentleman who does things; The other two were the leaders of those who carried the coffins, and I don't know what their names were, but I heard them call one of them, Wang Dajiao, and the other called Black Dog, and they all looked very honest and honest.

Taking Ye Shunchang on the road with him has an advantage, that is, he can chat with Zhou Decai and Wang Dajia very speculatively, I can interject two sentences when I want to speak, and I can be silent when I don't want to speak. Otherwise, if it were just me and Zhu'er, the atmosphere would be awkward.

We have a lot of people, the store is very busy, and the food we ordered has not yet arrived.

A man opened the curtain and came in, rubbing his hands and stomping his feet, his hair covered with fine raindrops. He glanced around the restaurant and said, "Wow, boss, business is so good today?" I also said let's have a hot pot. This ghost weather suddenly became so cold, and most of Lao Tzu's people were cold. ”

As the man lifted the curtain, a white mist rushed in, and I shivered involuntarily and pulled my clothes tighter. I secretly regretted that I didn't think to look at the weather forecast when I came. It's really offended that the weather has suddenly become so cold, and we don't have any thick clothes with us.

The proprietress said loudly inside: "Yes, there are so many guests suddenly here today, I'm sorry, there is no place for you." ”

The guest sighed and said, "Forget it, I'd better go back and eat instant noodles." ”

So saying, he lifted the curtain and walked away, and another mist poured in.

"Is it really that cold?" Ye Shunchang said and went out, and after a while, he ran back with his arms in his arms, returned to his position, hugged the stove, and said tremblingly: "It's really cold!" ”

"It's getting too fast, it seems a little abnormal." Zhou Decai said, "I have told that Mr. Tang that today's day is not conducive to the southwest, but he just doesn't listen." ”

Ye Shunchang said: "It's the end of December, and it's normal for the weather to get cold, right?" It doesn't have anything to do with the bad days in the Southwest, does it? If it were in the north, I'm afraid there would be snow everywhere by now. ”

Wang Dajia said: "Yes, what kind of cold is our place? When I'm at the coldest in winter, I just have to wear an extra sweater at most. If it's in the north, your sister, I don't think it's useful to wear ten fucking sweaters. ”

The black dog said: "Yes, I haven't been to the north, but I heard that the north is really cold, and the rabbit jumps out of the nest and will be frozen in mid-air immediately!" ”

Everyone laughed.

Ye Shunchang said: "What you said is too exaggerated, how can a rabbit be frozen in the air?" But let me tell you, the next time you have the opportunity to go to the north for the winter, don't boo outside. Why? Because as soon as you soak your urine and shoot out, it will turn into icicles and come up along your pee......"

Zhou Decai, Wang Dajia and the black dog all laughed "hey, hey, hey". I said with some disgust: "Be careful when you speak, there are still beautiful women here." ”

Ye Shunchang hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Zhu'er pouted and said, "You are originally this virtue, I have long been used to it." ”

Zhou Decai said: "I don't know if what you said is true, but one thing is definitely true. I have a fellow villager who married in the summer more than ten years ago and went to the north. When it was the coldest time of winter, some people there joked with her, saying that their iron gate was sweet in winter, and if you don't believe it, you can taste it? Just stick your tongue to the iron door for a minute. Of course the stupid girl didn't believe it, but she really went to taste whether the iron gate was sweet or not. Outcome...... Results ......"

As he spoke, Zhou Decai couldn't help laughing, and said while laughing: "As a result, his tongue is ...... Only...... was frozen...... Frozen on the iron door. ”

He laughed to himself, and even laughed out of his eyes, and stretched out his right hand to wipe the tears that remained.

Ye Shunchang, Wang Dajia and the black dog also laughed, thinking of that kind of picture, I couldn't help but laugh.

Zhu'er looked at Zhou Decai and said, "You are smiling so strangely, do you recognize the girl you are talking about?" She's your old look, right? ”

Zhou Decai was stunned for a moment, and said with a dark face: "No, I just recognize her, she was originally our fellow villager, from the next village." ”

Zhu'er grinned and said, "Still say it's not?" You see how sad you laugh. ”

Zhou Decai pretended not to hear, turned around and said loudly: "Boss, why haven't our dishes come yet?" I'm going to starve to death! ”

The proprietress said loudly inside, "Okay, okay, it's coming soon!" ”

Having said that, it took a few more minutes for the proprietress to come over with a tray with a lot of dishes, followed by her husband with the bottom of the hot hot pot.

After serving our table first, the hot pot and side dishes of the other three tables were delivered one after another.

Everyone immediately ate in a hurry, and the topic that Zhu'er asked was naturally ignored.

But there is no need for Zhou Decai to explain it himself, judging from his face and performance, I know that Zhu'er guessed correctly.

This Zhou Decai looks honest, and it seems that he also has a bitter past, "My lover is married, and the groom is not me." "Stories like this are happening everywhere.

Even ordinary people have their own stories. Those stories of the ups and downs don't just happen in the ivory towers and high-rise office buildings on campus. Perhaps the simple stories that take place in the countryside are more touching and real.

After the lady finished serving, she stood behind me and said with a smile, "What do you think of the taste?" If you think something is missing, I'll add it to you right away. ”

"It's good, it's good, boss, the taste of your hot pot is really good, it's very authentic." Ye Shunchang said vaguely while snoring and eating.

Zhou Decai sandwiched a long radish leaf, carefully stuffed it into his mouth, and said: "In this weather, it is really comfortable to eat a hot pot." ”

The proprietress smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that you guys have come, we are here, as long as we arrive in these days, it will be terribly cold, and there is no such cold at other times." ”

I said strangely, "You said it's been so cold these days?" Is this the case every year? Why? ”

The proprietress smiled and said, "It's like this every year, it's very punctual." As soon as December 21st, the weather will suddenly drop, and it will get colder and colder every day, and people will almost become idiots. But as soon as December passes, on the first of January, it will be very warm. It's been like this every year since I've been sensible. So everybody says we only have summer and winter here, and we only have ten days of winter here. ”

Ye Shunchang said with a smile: "It's only ten days, and it's over after you endure it." ”

The proprietress said, "That's so, but it's not easy to bear these ten days." Today has just begun, and if you stay two more days, you'll know how awesome it is. I've heard from the older generation that there is a snow monster hidden in our mountains. Normally, this snow monster is asleep, and it wakes up at this time of year, which is why the weather is so cold. ”