It has been recorded in the history books that in the first year of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers invaded the south, and the war broke out everywhere, and the officers and soldiers and the people had no food to eat, so they salted all the dead and dried them into dried meat for consumption.

Fan Wen, a native of Dengzhou, organized the righteous army to resist Jin, and after the defeat, he crossed the sea by boat to Lin'an, and the team was still eating the dried human meat after entering the city. They called this man's jerky "two-legged sheep", and the old and thin man called it "Burning Fire", which means that this kind of human flesh is old and needs to be added to the fire. The young woman was called "the sheep who did not envy her", and the children were called "the rotten bones". In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the officers and soldiers stationed in Huaiyou were short of food, and they also hunted people for food. They also believed that the flesh of a child was superior, that of a woman was secondary, and that of a man was secondary. They call human flesh "want meat", which means that after eating it, it is endlessly delicious and makes people miss.

This is recorded not only in the history of the East, but also in the history of the West, and even in some ancient civilizations, human organs appeared on the menu of emperors. Even thousands of years later, during the so-called civilization period, something similar happened. It has been reported in the news that after a plane crash, Uruguayan rugby players survived by eating their teammates who were killed.

Human nature is inherently evil, and from a certain point of view, it seems that this is really the case. It's just that Xing Ruyi didn't expect that the hundred-person pit in the courtyard of Huiniang's in-laws' house was actually from a beggar, and the beggar was actually rescued by Huiniang.

If it were to be summed up in one sentence, should this be called a massacre caused by a beggar?

Yun Sheng was not surprised by Hui Niang's reaction, he just looked at her coldly, handed over a handkerchief, and continued to tell all kinds of past experiences as if telling someone else's story.

"Although the human meat buns are delicious, they will inevitably attract the attention of others at such times, so someone sneaked into my house to find out where the meat of the buns came from. That person naturally became the ghost of the courtyard, but this human meat bun can no longer be sold. ”

"Did you kill that person too?"

Hui Niang asked cautiously, Yun Sheng glanced at her and did not answer.

"That person is a well-known splash on the Yun family set, and my father and mother knew that he was not easy to handle, so they used the money from selling human meat buns to buy good wine and good food to entertain him. A good pot of wine is enough to make a pinky wine drunk until dawn, and that long night can make us do many evil things. For example, pull the quilt on his body a little higher, cover his mouth and nose, and press it harder. Silently, he said goodbye to this world so quietly.

Splashing skin is a headache, but splashing skin also has the benefit of splashing skin, for example, even in a famine year, he wears something good, so his father and mother took off his shirt and kept it for future wear. As for his body, of course, it can no longer be made into buns, so it can only be buried on the spot.

During the year when I was a slave outside, I saw a lot of these things, and I heard people in the house say that after this person's death, the hair is the most difficult to dispose of, so I asked my father and mother to cut off the person's hair and burn it as firewood. Don't say it, it's burning well, it's blazing, but the smell in the air isn't very good. In particular, you can still hear the cry-like sound when your hair is burning, but I know it's just my delusion. ”

"It seems that our previous speculation is still a little biased, I thought that Hui Niang's in-laws shaved the hair of those victims for another purpose, but so far it sounds like they initially shaved the hair of those victims is similar to the psychology of ordinary murderers and burial people, just to prevent being discovered." Xing Ruyi thought of the corpse that he saw in the courtyard and died earlier: "It turns out that the original person, the cause of death is actually like this. ”

The fox patted Ruyi's shoulder and did not speak. Xing Ruyi let out a sigh of relief, leaned on the fox, and continued to listen to Yun Sheng's description.

"People may not be born good, especially when you come into contact with sin, and the feeling of being addicted to it is like being addicted. Although, when I dream back at midnight, I will blame myself and be afraid, but when the sun rises the next day, all self-blame and fear will be dispelled along with the sun. Although, at that time, we could no longer face the sun, and could only live in dark corners. Hui'er, you know what? It's much harder to be a wicked person than to be a good person. ”

Yun Sheng also sighed, turned around faintly, and looked at the ghost screen in front of him.

"With the first time, there is a second time, and my father and mother are becoming more and more comfortable with killing people for money. But in that year, even if you get a lot of money, it is difficult to buy rice and grain. If you eat with one less mouth, there will be less trouble, and people who know more secrets are also a threat to them, especially this person, who is still the son they are afraid of and has never seen the light. So, I became the target of their murder.

This is the poison they gave me, and when it passes through your intestines, you don't feel anything big at first, but then the colic hits, and you don't have the energy to think about anything other than death. But Hui'er, you know what? Even at that time, I was still thinking about you, and I was afraid that they would treat you in the same way. ”

Yun Sheng stretched out his hand and touched Hui Niang's cheek again.

"But I'm too worried, at that time, your mother's family was still there, and it was still their dependence, how could they be stupid enough to do it to you. But I didn't think that my body was in so much pain that I could only think of your safety and nothing else.

I thought they would bury me in that grave pit too, but for some reason, they sent me to that cave in the back mountain. Probably, deep down in their hearts, they still regard me as a son. I still remember, the scenery along the way. The dark night sky was dotted with a few stars, and I kept praying to them in my heart, begging God to have mercy on me and let me live again.

It was dark and cold in the cave, and I was thrown straight into it by them. You've been to that cave, right? But you don't know what it's like to be on the ground when you roll to the ground, and you won't understand what it's like to be alone in that cave waiting to die.

I know that I can't survive, I can't survive by luck like I have done many times before. At that time, I just wanted to see you again. Although you don't know that there are two Yunsheng in the family, but you may not be unclear about the things at home, the movement that night is so big, I hope that you may be able to have a trace of curiosity, I hope that you can come to the cave to see me, and I hope that you can rescue me like a beggar, but where in this world can there be such a miracle. ”

A similar scene suddenly appeared in front of Hui Niang's eyes.

Yes, she remembered, late one night, he did see his in-laws sneakily carrying someone out of the room. But she was afraid, afraid that she would be reprimanded by her parents-in-law for her meddling, afraid that she would be locked up in the firewood room again, and afraid that her in-laws would let her father-in-law divorce her again. So she could only hide behind the door panel, and she could only remain silent about what was happening in the yard as before.

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I do not know...... I didn't know that person was you! ”

"What if...... I mean, if you had seen my face in the middle of the night, would you have saved me? ”

Yun Sheng's gaze was like a thorn, piercing straight into Hui Niang's heart. She also repeatedly asked herself in her heart, if she saw Yun Sheng's face late at night, would she rush out of the room. The answer is, not necessarily. Because she knows very well that her in-laws will never kill her son, even if she sees Yun Sheng's face, it is just that the two people look very similar, and in order to avoid suspicion, she will not go out of that door.

Obviously, Yun Sheng had asked himself such a question repeatedly before he was on the verge of death, and even guessed the answer. At this time, he asked Hui Niang again, and all he asked for was a little so-called psychological comfort, but the hesitation in Hui Niang's eyes made him silent again, and let out a self-deprecating sneer.

It turns out that no matter how much love there is, it will be condensed into hatred by disappointment again and again, and his gaze will become colder and colder in Hui Niang's wandering eyes.

"I thought that death was the most terrible thing in the world, but when I was about to die, I realized that despair was more terrible than death. In the dark cavern, I was alone, feeling the pain pull away from my body little by little, feeling my body gradually become colder than the ground in the cave. Just when I thought that all love and hate would die and all pain would be gone, I experienced something even more terrible. Those snow-white silk threads pierced my skin one by one, dividing my flesh and flesh into pieces, and even my soul was entangled in those silk threads, drilling back and forth. ”

Yun Sheng said, suddenly hugged himself, and it could be seen that he was still very scared.

This time, Hui Niang didn't hesitate, she leaned forward, stretched out her hand, and hugged Yun Sheng.

"Don't be afraid! Hui Niang is here! Hui Niang is with you! ”

Yun Sheng gradually quieted down, he raised his head slightly, and looked at Hui Niang up close. Such a hug, he had expected it thousands of times, but every time, what he heard from her mouth was the two words Xianggong, and he knew in his heart that Xianggong was calling Yunsheng, not Yunsheng.

His lips were tightly pressed against Hui Niang's ear, and he asked her, "Do you know who the person in front of you is holding you?" ”

"I know, you are Yunsheng, the person who met me after the apricot blossom rain that year, and the only person who has treated me well all these years. I'm sorry! In the past, after all, Hui Niang lost you. ”

"No!" A smile appeared at the corner of Yun Sheng's mouth, and the chill in his eyes seemed to dissipate a little because of this sudden hug: "Actually, I also know in my heart that I don't blame you for this matter." No one would have thought that there would be two Yunsheng in this world. ”

Yun Sheng gently pushed Hui Niang away.

"After that, you guessed a little. I died, but because of the snow-white threads, I survived in a different form. Actually, I don't know what I am, but I do know that I have become a monster. ”

"No—"

Hui Niang looked at Yun Sheng eagerly, but Yun Sheng just smiled bitterly.

"What if you become a monster? At least I'm alive and I can see you, but I don't want to be a shadow of that person anymore, I don't want to be at the mercy of anyone anymore. So, I killed him and went back to that home as him. But I know that I have become a monster, and even if I have his identity, I dare not be with you openly. Because of my broken body, I even have to find all kinds of reasons to avoid you, and I have to do everything I can to keep myself alive in this monster form. But Hui'er, your father's death really has nothing to do with me! ”

"I know, at that time, you weren't in the Yun family."

Hui Niang closed her eyes, and tears fell from the ends of her eyes.

"Hui'er, you know what? I met a master who told me that as long as I hold on for a few days, after this lunar year, I can really come back to life, I can always be by your side and watch over you, and even we can have a child of our own. But I didn't expect you to find all this, to find this place, to let you see me like this. God, after all, he won't be kind to me. ”

Yun Sheng said, bowed his head, and pulled open his clothes. The black and white threads had fallen off his neck. He raised his head, looked into Huiniang's eyes, and said softly: "Hui'er, goodbye!" In the future, Yun Sheng can no longer guard you. ”

"Cloud ...... Yun Sheng ......"

Hui Niang watched all this with wide eyes, tears rolling down one by one. She stretched out her hand in vain, she wanted to hug the man in front of her with the same face as Yunchang again, but she was afraid that because of her hug, his body would shatter faster.

Just when Hui Niang hesitated, Yun Sheng's body quickly shattered into slag, and disappeared into the house with a void of smoke. On the cold, unwarm ground, only a man's dry bones were left with holes. Those tiny holes are all the pain that Yun Sheng has experienced.

Hui Niang looked at the white bones, first silently wept, and then threw herself on the bones, whining in pain.

On the ghost screen, the black shadow leaned down stiffly......

End:

In front of the notice of Yun Jiaji, there were two people standing side by side, the woman was wearing a snow-white coat, wrapping herself tightly, and the man's clothes were a little thin, but he was not afraid of the cold, and he still stood tall and pine in the cold wind.

"The disappearance case of Yunfu is finally over, is it just that the hundred-person pit has been covered up by the government like this?"

"What if you don't cover it up? This kind of thing, if it spreads, will only cause panic. ”

"That's right." Xing Ruyi nodded and leaned on the fox: "You say, what will happen to Yunsheng and Huiniang?" ”

"Probably going to live their own life!"

"O their days...... Maybe it's a different kind of happiness! ”

……

In Yunzhai, the ready-to-wear shop opened again, but it was no longer old clothes that were sold, but clothes sewn by Hui Niang with a needle and thread. The fabric is not the best, but the needlework is the finest.

When Hui Niang sewed clothes, she would always look up from time to time, glance at the small jade screen, and smile shyly at the shadow in the screen. In the jade screen, Yun Sheng sat on the ground without any image, looking at Hui Niang with warm and wanton eyes...... If it weren't for those two people, the rest of his "life" would probably be to stay in that ghost screen and spend time quietly. Now, although it is just a screen "imprisoned", the situation is very different. At least, he can always accompany Huiniang and accompany her through every day and black.

Also, the man said that the miscellaneous jade nourishes the soul, and after a hundred years and a thousand years, he is willing to re-enter reincarnation and continue the unfinished fate of this life with Hui Niang.

(Education 123 Literature Network)