Shixia Village, a seemingly ordinary small village, became lively on this morning because of a well.

I heard that the body was found by the watchman's husband.

Early in the morning, when the husband came home from work, he passed by the ancient well and heard someone shouting for help in the well, so he poked his head out and looked inside. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, I almost scared my soul out when I saw it, it turned out that there was a woman hanging on the wall of the well. The woman's head was tilted upward, revealing a pale face, and her pupilless eyes were staring straight at her.

The husband screamed in fright, alarming more villagers, and someone reported the matter to the village chief, who in turn beckoned the villagers to retrieve the body from the well.

There are two corpses, a man and a woman, the big men know each other, it is this ten miles and eight villages that specialize in carrying the dead, and the women have some eyes, not like the people in the village. Especially the red wedding dress on her body, which is not something that any family in the village can wear.

Yin Yuan and Li Mao listened to the discussion of the villagers and leaned over to look. I saw that the corpse was exactly the same as the one I saw last night, with long hair, a pale face with a slight bruise, and a bright red and dazzling red wedding dress.

While the villagers were talking, a young woman approached. She first "babbled", and then said to herself: "Isn't this the eldest lady of the Yun family who was sentenced to death?" I heard that I was hastily buried by my family after my death, why did I suddenly run to the well in our village? ”

"Miss Yun Family! Is it the eldest lady of the Yun family who killed people and chopped them into meat sauce and wrapped them into dumplings for her fiancé? The husband leaned over and poked his head out of the gap in the crowd.

The village chief glanced at him, and his face changed: "Dog Er, is this matter related to you?" Yesterday someone saw the two of you hiding in the corner and talking secretly for a long time, and this morning they found these two dead people in the village well. Say, "Did you do this harmful thing?" ”

"The village chief...... Chief...... I've been wronged...... You can wrongfully kill my dog, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me! ”

The village chief glared at Gou Er, "Don't shout grievances in front of me, the affairs of our village can be hidden from others, can you hide it from me?" What did this person do before his death, you really think that I am old, so I don't know how to do it. It's all from our own village, what did you plan with him yesterday, say it, don't hide it, so you make a fuss. ”

Seeing the village chief's tough attitude, Gou Er hung his head and told the matter.

"Village Chief, I, Gou Er, first declared, I was not involved in this matter from beginning to end, I just told Lao Wei, that is, the one who was lying on the ground carrying the dead, and told him that there were many people buried in the dense forest outside the village. If he wants to get rich, he can go there. You also know in your heart that this old Wei used to do that kind of business, and now he is very short of money, so it is inevitable that he wants to return to his old business. I also did this for the good of our village, and I was afraid that he would harm our ancestors, so I pointed out the cemetery outside the village to him. ”

"Die, you, do you do this kind of immoral thing?" The village chief said, stretched out his foot and kicked on the body of the second dog: "What about this woman?" That is, what is going on with this eldest lady of the Yun family? ”

"This" Gou Er scratched his head vigorously: "Beforehand, I didn't know that she was the eldest lady of the Yun family." That day, when I went out of the village to do some errands, I happened to meet a group of people carrying coffins into the woods. Don't say it, those people are very particular, and they scatter paper money and copper plates all the way, and I picked up a lot of them. ”

"Humph! It's a lot of pickups, no wonder your grandmother said that you are a ghost, it turns out that those copper coins are all to blame. ”

The village chief snorted, and the second dog smiled, and scratched his head again.

"What are you laughing at, hurry up!"

As he spoke, the village chief raised his foot and kicked at Gouer. Dog Er squeezed to the side and dodged away.

"Village Chief, don't worry! I didn't want to go deeper, but those people scattered real money, it's a pity not to pick it up, right? So I followed up. The group carried the coffin for a long distance, almost to the other end of the woods. Finally, a pit was dug in the ground and the coffin was lifted. ”

"That's called digging a grave, you think it's all like your kid to be raised as a dog, dig a pit and lie down and sleep."

The village chief was annoyed, looking at the eyes of the second dog, he really hated the anger that iron could not be made of steel.

Gou Er scratched his head, laughed twice, and asked in a suppressed voice: "The village chief, do I want to continue to speak?" ”

"Speak!"

"Hey!" Gou Er responded and continued: "I originally thought that those people would put down the coffin and bury it in the soil, but I didn't expect that they opened the coffin first. Not only did he open it, but he also put on a bright red dress for the one lying inside. Oh, it's the bridal dress she's wearing now. In addition to this bridal dress, she also hung a lot of gold and silver jewelry, and then buried it. By the way, when they buried it, those people didn't know whether they forgot it or did it on purpose, there were no nails on the coffin, only a few talismans were pasted, and some gold lines were drawn on the coffin, which looked particularly beautiful in the sun. ”

The village chief glanced at Gou Er fiercely, and Gou Er continued: "This person is buried in the soil, so it is said that there is nothing to do, and those who came with the coffin have also gone back." To be honest, I wanted to go back with them, but halfway through, I couldn't feel at ease, so I ...... So I turned back again. Actually, you can't blame me, isn't it, so much gold, silver and jewelry, all of which are carried by a dead man and buried in the ground, what a pity, right? You might as well take it out and help me, a poor man. ”

"So, you kid took out all the things that people pressed the coffin."

"Hmm!" Gou Er nodded first, and then distinguished: "Actually, not all of them were taken out, at least I didn't pick up the red wedding dress on her, didn't I?" You always look at this wedding dress, if you take it off and send it to the shop, you can pawn some silver, right? But such a lack of morality, I can't do it, I can't lose the face of the village chief, isn't it! ”

"Do you still know that I have a face, the village chief?" The village chief patted his face: "For those things you have done, not only is it a shame on my village chief's face, but it is simply a shame on the face of our entire village." Say! What else did you do? What about those things? Where are you hiding? ”

"Didn't hide!" Dog Er said aggrievedly: "The night I got that thing back, I had a nightmare, and I dreamed that a woman climbed into bed in the middle of the night. At first, I was quite happy in my heart, whether you were a human or a ghost, a woman, and a very beautiful woman, but when I saw the woman's face, I was not happy in an instant. ”

Gou Er said, pointing to the eldest lady of the Yun family lying on the ground: "This look, the village chief, you have also seen it, it is very good-looking, but after becoming a ghost, it is also scary enough, especially her two pairs of eyes, which are all white and very penetrating." I woke up in a dream, and when I was about to go out, I heard the ringing of my cupboard. I was curious, so I reached out and pulled it, and guess what? There was a grimace hidden behind the dress, exactly like the one I had seen in my dreams, and I immediately fainted. And then you all know, I was followed by a ghost, or you always went to the temple on the mountain with my grandmother to invite the monk to chant the scriptures. ”

"I'm not asking the monk about chanting, I'm asking you what about the things that came out of the grave?"

"It's all handed over to the monk, let the monk help resolve the disaster and surpass her." Gou Er said, pointing to Miss Yun on the ground: "Village Chief, what I just said is the truth, I gave all those things to the monk, and I didn't even hide the copper plates I picked up on the road." You always know who I am, and if I really have a secret, why would I do this work in the middle of the night, right? ”

"Forgive me, kid doesn't dare to lie to me. So what's going on with this man? How did you get together with this young lady of the Yun family? ”

"Isn't it because you're poor?" Dog Er stretched his neck: "Actually, I just told Lao Wei that there is a person buried in the grave, and she is a big girl." This Lao Wei used to do that kind of thing, and I heard that it is popular to match yin relatives now, that is, those rich and noble families who have died of sons or daughters, and they need to find another suitable age to marry. If it is a better look, it is more expensive than marrying a living person, so Lao Wei put his mind on this. ”

"Lack of virtue! You are really immoral enough, you dare to do this kind of thing! What about the man? Did you and Lao Wei get other girls to our village? ”

"Wronged, village chief, I really don't know the rest of the things. I told Lao Wei about the place, and then Lao Wei went by himself. It was last night that he went by himself. I saw him in the village about a day ago, and he was fine. As for how Lao Wei and the eldest lady of the Yun family got to our village, and how they fell into this well together, I really don't know. Oh, by the way, about the fourth watch, I passed by here on the watch, and vaguely seemed to see a person, who was lying on the edge of the well, sneaky. I don't know, that's what he did. ”

Hearing this, Li Mao, who was still watching with great interest, widened his eyes. He looked down at Yin Yuan, who was seriously squeezed in the cracks, and it happened that Yin Yuan was also looking up at him, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear: "Dog Er is talking about you!" ”

The corners of Li Mao's mouth twitched slightly, and he lowered his head, for fear that Gou Er would recognize him on the spot. Fortunately, at this time, someone spoke, and it was a voice that he was very familiar with.

"What's going on with this eldest lady of the Yun family? How can a good person be sentenced to death! Brother Chang, do you know about this? ”

Xing Ruyi didn't plan to stay in this village, but when he passed by the village, the fox stopped the carriage and said that Yin Yuan and Li Mao were in the village. The fox's ability is naturally unquestionable, since he said that Yin Yuan and Li Mao are there, they must be there. So two carriages, plus two horses, entered the village in a mighty way, just in time for the one next to the ancient well.

(Education 123 Literature Network)