Chapter 17: The Bell Tower and the Embroidered Shoes

Chen Shali had just been discharged from the hospital, her face was already very pale, she stretched out her hand and whispered: "Give ...... Let me see! ”

Dora handed her embroidered shoes: "Look, you remember that you embroidered a blue peony flower, and you didn't bring enough blue thread at that time, but you embroidered a blue peony, and one of them was red." It is very similar to the color of the shoes, so you can't see it. She pointed to the blue peony.

Chen Shali took it, put it in front of her eyes and took a closer look, and sure enough, she saw that one of the blue sides was red. She was startled, and the embroidered shoe in her hand fell from her hand on the table, and the embroidered shoe fell on the tabletop with the sole facing the sky. Seems a little lonely......

"Shoesβ€”why are they here, aren't they burned?" She said the same thing as Dora. She remembered throwing the pair of embroidered shoes into the school's garbage room and burning them. But why did it appear in front of their eyes seven years later...... Weird! Could it be that someone went to pick it up? Who will pick up the shoes.

Zhu Manru shrank back, her eyes didn't dare to look at the pair of embroidered shoes from beginning to end, she just whispered: "She stayed!" She tugged at Blue Sky's sleeve.

"I really don't understand, who are you talking about? What does an embroidered shoe mean? Wife, what are you afraid of? Mei Jiajie spat out words from the silence, and he picked up a cup of tea and drank it.

Cheng Nuofu came back to his senses from his contemplation, and sure enough, they did have reservations about the water and water between them. He indifferently tentatively said: "Is she as you said she is Shuishui?" Is she back? Did you see her just now? What did she tell you? ”

Manru turned her head to look at him, her eyes flickered, but she suddenly had a smile on her face: "She? Not water? …… I...... I don't know who it is! But she's back! Scold...... She's really back! She didn't answer his question directly, just repeated the four words she had returned, and her tone became heavier and heavier each time.

Her words were so cold that Andora and Chen Shali were suddenly silent. Once again, the atmosphere was pulled into an even heavier abyss. I only heard Mei Jiajie keep saying: "Is it just an embroidered shoe?" Such inferior goods are caught on the street in a lot. Alas! What age is it now, and there are still people who wear embroidery...... Shoes! He squeaked for a long time before he could say it.

Suddenly, Chen Shali gave him a blank look, and he immediately lowered his head quietly and took Chen Shali into his arms with one hand.

However, Chen Shali opened the hand that Mei Jiajie was holding on her shoulder. glanced at Cheng Nuofu in a panic.

Cheng Nuopho didn't pay attention to them, but looked at the embroidered shoes intently.

A hint of loss flashed in Chen Shali's eyes, but she didn't show it.

Mei Jiajie bit Sally's ear dissatisfiedly and said, "Wife, are you shy?" ”

Chen Shali turned her head, looked at Mei Jiajie's white face and whispered, "Jie, my classmates are all here, so don't hug and hug." ”

Mei Jiajie suddenly smiled and whispered: "Understood." ”

Luo Lantian didn't pay attention to the small things of Chen Shali and their husband and wife, but picked up the embroidered shoe, he looked seriously, and his hand gently stroked the red embroidered shoe. In his hands like a treasure, his eyes revealed that he was reluctant to touch hard, for fear that if he was not careful, the shoes would be destroyed in his hands, and after a long time, he slowly spoke: "This is not an ordinary pair of embroidered shoes...... " He said in a very light tone: "Have you heard of Zhonglou Village?" ”

As soon as his words came out, Mei Jiajie, who originally had no thoughts, trembled in his heart: Is it the legendary village with an ageless face? How can it be related? The two eyes sparkled and looked at Luo Lantian.

Andora looked at Luo Lantian, her face was a little pale. But the words of the blue sky echoed in her ears......

"In Zhonglou Village, there is an unwritten legend that during the Warring States period, there was a couple. They were separated in the war, and later, in order to find the man she loved, the woman hung a pair of embroidered shoes, red ones, with some patterns embroidered on them. She looked forward to the man she loved day and night when he could come home and be with her. The red embroidered shoes have the meaning of pointing the way home. Later, the woman died in a long wait, and the day after she died, her beloved man finally returned to see that his lover had died in the house. He began to weep sadly, and the cry was very sad. Holding the pair of embroidered shoes tightly, he shouted, 'Lady, I'm back...... Why do you bear to part with me? He re-embroidered a pair of red embroidered shoes for his wife, and when the man was clumsy, he kept pricking his hands with needles, and the shoes were stained with blood, in order to wait for his wife to come back and be with him.

When he finished embroidering the shoes, he hung them up that night. His dead lady actually came back to his house in red shoes to meet him, and gave birth to a ghost baby.

This matter has been circulating in Zhonglou Village, and in the 70s, when it comes to the adult festival, the girls who have just turned 18 in Zhonglou Village must wear a pair of embroidered shoes embroidered by themselves. Then she can find the man she loves. But if you wear those embroidered shoes when you are a minor, then the girl will surely die, which is a curse. There have been a few instances of this in the village. So the village rules are always memorized. "The blue sky will bring out the legend of the Bell Tower Village in one breath. After speaking, he glanced at the embroidered shoes in a daze.

His words echoed in everyone's minds. It's like a deck player, you keep pressing the playback button, and you can't stop trying to stop it.

However, Chen Shali shouted in a panic: "Dora, you have always known about this, right? Why didn't you say it at the time? Her eyes widened, the red roots in her eyes were clear, and there was a nameless anger in her eyes.

Andora bit her lower lip and nodded: "Yes! I always knew! I don't say it because it's not necessary! This is our village rule, and I don't think you need to know it, so I didn't say it. "She spoke very lightly! It's as if you're just saying it to yourself.

Manru didn't speak again, just pursed her lips tightly.

Time passed second by second, and after half an hour, Dora pushed back the chair, and then stood up, as if she thought of something: "I'm going to the hospital for a gynecological examination, you guys talk slowly, I'll go back first." Her eyes flickered and her mind wandered, and it all started when she saw the red embroidered shoes. Why did a shoe that burned seven years ago appear in front of them again. Could it be that Shui Shui wanted to hint at something to her?

Zhu Manru pulled the blue sky and stood up: "Dora, I'll send you!" Sorry, we're missing us too! She hurried out of the room after Andora. Dora just happened to give her a good excuse to leave.

Andora turned back to Manru and said: "No need, I'll go to the bathroom first, in fact, I think we think it's too much, it's just a coincidence, I admit that I made a mistake in these embroidered shoes, or throw them away, so as not to make everyone sad." Dora took the embroidered shoes from Lan Tian's hand, threw them in the trash, and walked to the bathroom as if nothing had happened.

However, the other two women present were relieved when they saw Dora's movements.

Cheng Nuofu took all this into his eyes, because everyone's behavior here is suspicious, so if he still doesn't tell them about the location of death, he will definitely scare them to death, it seems that it is better to wait until the time is ripe! Cheng Nuofu thought in his heart.

"Little phosphorus, you won't be able to run this time, let's go to another French restaurant to eat, the food there is top-notch." Mei Jiajie rarely met his school brother. This is a kind of fate, let them get together tonight! Mei Jiajie stopped Cheng Nuofu.

Cheng Nuofu smiled, his eyes fixed on his hand, and he saw Mei Jiajie holding Chen Shali's hand tightly. Ten fingers clasped tightly, it was really an unexpected thing, he was inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart, and his face was a little ugly and smiled: "No, there is something to do later, see you next time." I'm going to give back to the company. ”

"It's a bit of a pity, only next time." Mei Jiajie punched him in the shoulder. "Remember to call me." He handed over his business card.

After exchanging business cards, the two chatted a few words.

Chen Shali's face was very flustered, a little embarrassed, and she was very sad in her heart. Her eyes were hot, and she felt that she was about to shed tears, and her nose was sour, if ...... If...... She didn't think about it anymore, just because she felt that her hand was pulling on Mei Jiajie. She looked at Cheng Nuopho with flickering eyes, looking like she wanted to have something to say, but she couldn't say it. After a while, she lowered her head and said softly, "Let's go!" "What do you want to do so much? O Sally! Aren't you married? You still don't have any expectations for Cheng Nuopho. She sighed heavily in her heart. It's fate! In many cases, people are invincible to fate. This is the person she is waiting for, isn't he?