Chapter 5 The hen crows
Running in in a hurry outside, he gasped for breath and shouted, "Qin Huai, it's not good, your father has an accident." ”
When I heard this, I slammed into place, and for a while, I didn't come back to my senses, and when I came back to my senses, I hurriedly ran outside, and the person who went home to tell me the news was my second uncle according to the ranking of the village.
On the way, I called out to my second uncle and asked, "Second uncle, what's wrong with my dad?" ”
The second uncle looked embarrassed and didn't tell me immediately, but only told me that he would know when I arrived.
We walked all the way forward, and arrived at the Qinkou River, at this time there gathered a lot of people, all pointing and pointing by the river, saying something, I arrived at the river, looked closely, and saw that in the Qinkou River, there were several bamboo rafts parked, they were salvaging something, I looked at it a few times, and then I understood, I asked the second uncle: "Second uncle, did my father fall into the river?" ”
The second uncle nodded, and I immediately became extremely anxious and wanted to jump into the river to help, but the second uncle quickly stopped me and told me not to be impulsive, saying that I couldn't help if I went.
The second uncle is tall and big, I can't break free at all, and in the end I can only look at it, I look at the river, and I yell: "Dad, Dad......"
I shouted continuously, and my voice sank into the river, but there was no response.
I asked my second uncle, "My dad is fine, why did he fall into the river?" ”
The second uncle said: "I heard that when your father was busy working in the field by the river, he accidentally fell from a height. ”
Several bamboo rafts, wandering and searching on the river.
Half an hour later, my godfather also came, my godfather came closer, hugged me, he patted me on the back, and said to me: "Xiaohuai, don't be afraid, everything is with a godfather." ”
I had been busy for an hour, and in the downstream position, some people said that my father's body was recovered.
I followed and ran downstream, saw the bamboo raft, my dad was lying on it, suddenly my heart twitched, and then I cried loudly, I stepped forward to touch my dad, I felt extremely cold, I shouted heartbreakingly: "You save him, save my dad." ”
I shouted continuously, Yang Duangong squatted down, checked it, shook his head at me and said, "Xiaohuai, you follow your second uncle home first, and hand it over to Godfather here." ”
I refused to leave at that time, but my second uncle forcibly wanted to get me home, and in the end I couldn't help it, so I bit my second uncle's arm in one bite, and my second uncle was in pain, so he put me down, and I walked towards my dad, lying on my dad's body, crying darkly.
Until the evening, everyone was tired of persuasion, so I left it to myself.
I know for myself that my dad is gone.
But I've always wondered in my heart, those of us who have lived by the Qinkou River since childhood, can't do anything else, but if it's watery, it's generally good, how could my dad drown.
My mom is gone, now my dad is gone, the people in the village are helping my dad to handle the aftermath, at night, I still haven't come out of the grief, over the past few years, my dad has paid too much for me, Yang Duangong suddenly sat down beside me, comforted me and said: "Xiaohuai, people have to look forward, and my godfather will take care of you in the future." ”
I looked at Yang Duangong, tears slipped down uncontrollably, he got up and took my hand and said, "The most important thing now is to send your dad on the road." ”
I gritted my teeth, hummed, and endured great grief to do these things.
Because the conditions at home are not good, so my father's funeral everything is simple, the next afternoon, it was buried, the burial location, or Yang Duangong chosen, Yang Duangong told me: "Xiaohuai, godfather to your dad to choose the position, is an excellent feng shui treasure, in the future he will definitely bless you in heaven." ”
I kowtowed to the cemetery, there was a big tree next to the cemetery, the sky was a little dark in the evening, I kowtowed three times, and was about to get up, I suddenly saw a figure standing behind the big tree, I wiped my eyes, and saw the strange person standing behind the big tree, and there was a weird smile on the corner of my mouth, I was just about to call Yang Duangong to look, but before I could speak, the person behind the big tree was gone.
I reluctantly ran there, but when I did, the back of the tree was empty.
Yang Duangong stopped me and said, "Xiaohuai, where are you going, what are you doing?" ”
I said, "Godfather, I seem to see a figure behind a tree." ”
Yang Duangong walked up to me, didn't see anything, sighed and said, "Xiaohuai, let's go, let's go home." ”
I looked at Yang Duangong's eyes and knew that he didn't think I saw it. But I didn't say much, on the way Yang Duangong said to me: "Xiaohuai, you can go home and sleep with your godfather at night." ”
I thought about it for a while and said to Yang Duangong: "Godfather doesn't need it, my dad just left, I want to go home." ”
Yang Duangong took a deep breath and didn't say anything, just said to me: "Xiaohuai, if something happens, remember to come to your godfather as soon as possible." ”
I said okay.
After I separated from Yang Duangong, I walked towards the house, the house was usually deserted, but now that my dad is gone, the house has become even more deserted, I sit in my dad's room, thinking about a lot of things.
I looked at the clock hanging on the wall, it was already eight o'clock in the evening, and as I sat down, I remembered some of the past again, and I couldn't help but feel sad again.
Just as I was losing my mind, there was a knock on the door.
I wiped away my tears, got up and went to open the door, I thought it was Yang Duangong coming, but what I didn't expect was that the person standing at the door was actually wearing a black robe, the two of us looked at each other, he didn't hold a black umbrella tonight.
I always felt that this man was weird, and that he had said to me yesterday that three things had come true so quickly.
I asked with red eyes, "What are you doing here?" ”
A smile squeezed out of the corner of his mouth, the smile was a little awkward, far-fetched, I watched him laugh, I always felt like he couldn't smile, like a beginner practicing smile.
"Won't you invite me in and sit down?"
My heart sank and I said, "Didn't you let me go to you then?" Why are you here now? ”
I grabbed the door with both hands, ready to close the door at any time, I was still a little vigilant in my heart, and I always felt that the person standing at the door was strange, which made me feel a little uneasy.
"You are not very old, but you have a good memory, if you invite me to sit down, I will tell you why I came early."
I thought about it for a while, so I agreed and let him in.
He lifted the hem of his black robe, and as he walked in, he sat down in his seat. He also poured himself a cup of tea, and then said, "You can sit too." ”
I sat across from him and stared at him.
He told me not to be nervous, and then said to me, "Little brother, if I say that your father is not dead, will you believe it?" ”
This sentence made my heart hang in my throat, my dad was buried with my own eyes, how could he not be dead, and not only me, but also the villagers and my godfather, all tried my father's snort, and made sure that my father had no breath.
I looked at the strange black man in front of me. Inexplicably, I actually had an urge to believe him in my heart.
I nodded.
He suddenly smiled stiffly again: "Do you really believe it?" ”
I shook my head again.
He laughed out loud this time and said, "Interesting." ”
"Little brother, if you really believe me, I will tell you something, you remember."
My eyes widened and I was engrossed, for fear of missing what he said.
He said to me, "Tonight, in the early hours of the morning, if you hear a rooster crow outside the door, if it is a rooster crow, close the door, cover your head under the quilt, sleep well, and leave the rest alone." ”
When he said this, he paused, took another sip of water, and then said, "If you open the door and see a hen crowing, take your tools and go and dig up your father's grave and open the coffin." ”
When I heard this, my heart couldn't help but beat "poof, poof".
"After opening the coffin, if your father asks you, is it day or night? You say it's daytime. ”
I listened to what he said very mysteriously, and I really couldn't believe it, and how could a hen crow?