Chapter 8: The Fool Has Returned
In the end, we just refilled the fool's grave, and Chen Qingshan went to ask a friend to find a mage to come over and do it, which is very nonsense, even if the fool can't be regarded as Chen Shishi's daughter-in-law, how can he be the mother of Da Kui and his three brothers, whether the fool's grave is dug up or "the fool comes out of it himself", their family at least gets to be there, right? As a result, none of the family came out to take a look, in the words of the villagers, these three brothers are indulging in the girl's gentle township, and they all want to die in bed, who is willing to see?
I don't want to get involved too much in the fool's business, after all, I had the experience of being a child, so when Chen Qingshan and the others were busy, I quietly went back to the village committee alone. As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Han Xue standing alone at the door of the village committee from a distance.
I thought she was urging the girl again, so I walked over and said, "No class today?" The matter hasn't progressed yet, and I'm about to get it, you see, there's something new going on. β
Han Xue looked up at me, and said with a pale face, "Is it a fool who ran out of the grave?" β
I nodded and said, "You've heard of this, but it's not true, but whether it was escaped from the grave or dug up, it's not for sure yet." β
I saw that Han Xue's face was a little pale, so I continued to ask, "What's wrong with you?" Under the weather? Do you need to check it out? β
I don't know why, I see that Han Xue is a little strange today, a little lost in her soul, I thought she was not feeling well, so I invited her into the house and poured a glass of water, and continued to ask: "Don't be reckless, go to the doctor if you are not feeling well, don't be a doctor in the village, it's still no problem to treat a headache and brain fever." β
Han Xue held the cup and looked up at me, her big eyes were hazy under the heat, and she asked: "Ye Zi, I have heard the students about the situation of fools, so there will be no tomb robbers to dig the grave of fools, even if the three brothers have a grudge, the people in the village will never do anything to dig up the grave of fools, so the fools must come out by themselves, right?" β
I actually thought so in my heart, but I was afraid that the fool would be afraid, so I didn't dare to look her in the eye and said: "Don't think too much, what kind of society, just now I said that the village chief is here, you two, one is a party cadre, the other is a people's teacher, how can you believe in this superstitious thing?" β
Han Xue put down the water glass, looked at me with a slightly ugly face and said, "Ye Jihuan, you tell me the truth." β
I looked at her and asked, a little inexplicably, "What the hell is wrong with you today?" β
Han Xue looked up at me, her face was still ugly, but gradually, a layer of water shrouded in her eyes, which was obviously about to cry, I hurried and said, "What's wrong with you, say!" β
"The fool must have come out on his own, and the figure standing at my window last night must have been her." Han Xue said softly.
"Nonsense." My heart shook suddenly, but I still tapped her on the head.
"I guessed it was her last night, and today's situation at her grave confirms this, Yezi, I'm not joking with you, do you think I'm talking like I'm messing around with you?" Han Xue stared at me with watery eyes and said, I know that if I continue to talk nonsense, she will definitely cry, and I also know that Han Xue is very lively on weekdays, but she will never joke about it.
I sighed and sat down and said, "I just said that I was worried that you would be scared alone, but in fact, I believe you, tell me what's going on." β
"There was a wind chime hanging at the head of my bed, and it suddenly rattled in the middle of the night last night, and I woke up thinking it was windy, and the window was not closed, but the moment I turned on the light, I saw a woman's face outside the window, with long hair, and a very white face, as white as if I had been soaking in water for a long time." Han Xue trembled as she spoke, and unconsciously she grabbed my arm, which hurt me.
When she said this, I also got goosebumps, I patted her on the shoulder to signal her to calm down, and I said, "What about after that?" β
She smiled at me and left. Han Xue finally sobbed.
Han Xue's words instantly made my scalp tingle, because I thought of the time when I was in the river when I was a child, when the fool smiled at me when he was dying, and that moment made me never forget that smiling face in my life.
I took out a cigarette and lit one, I also trembled slightly, because the hand holding the lighter was trembling, I said to Han Xue: "Don't be afraid, the fool is not a wicked person, she is a poor woman, she will not harm people, there are good and bad people, and there are good and bad ghosts." β
ββThis sentence is to comfort Han Xue, and it is also to comfort myself.
"But why did she come to me? Even if she came back, she would only go to find Chen Shishi and their family, right? I thought all night, is it because I asked you to save that girl that she came to me? Han Xue looked at me and said, that pear blossom with rain face made me feel distressed and wanted to hug her into my arms.
"Impossible, the fool was ruined like this, even if she came because of this incident, it would not be to intimidate you, it may be to thank you for your sense of justice, if there was a person in the village who had the same sense of justice as you, the fool would not be so miserable." I patted Han Xue.
I comforted Han Xue for a long time, that is, this girl has always been very strong, as far as the scene she described, I was scared enough, let alone a little girl, and finally, I stood up and said: "Don't worry, everyone in the village knows that fools have grievances, the third grandfather and the village chief are afraid that the fool will cause any trouble this time, the village chief has already gone to find the mage, and as soon as he comes out, everything disappears." β
After I said this, Han Xue, who was still scared and tearful just now, stood up and grabbed my arm and said, "Go find the mage?" Wouldn't it wipe out the fool? β
"What? Distressed? I looked at her with a smile.
"Don't, fools are so pitiful, and then they will be destroyed, are you human!" Han Xue wiped her tears and glared at me like a little cat.
"But she scared our beautiful and lovely Teacher Han yesterday, she deserves it!" I said.
Han Xue suddenly twisted on my arm, and it hurt me, she shouted: "That's not good, you are not allowed to treat her like this!" β
"Okay, okay, I'll go to the village chief and ask him to tell the mage, as long as the fool goes back to the grave and keeps to himself, I won't deal with her, can I let go of my aunt?" I begged for mercy, this girl really hurts!
Han Xue let go of me, looked at me and said, "So that girl must be rescued quickly, even if the fool really comes back to intimidate me, she will be saved, otherwise she will be the second fool!" I understand the work in your village, but you have to remember that every day you delay is the suffering of that girl in Chen Shishi's house, you have to think about it, what if that girl is me? β
ββAfter comforting Han Xue for a while, she continued to go back to school, she still had classes today, and in the morning because her emotions were really unstable, she let the students temporarily study first.
After Han Xue left, I was alone in this room, I was such a big man, it was impossible to stay in the house with such a big man, but I also felt that the room was a little cold, I smoked one by one, and the scenes of my childhood floated in my mind again and again.
I put out my cigarette and went out, and I didn't know where I was going, so I wandered around aimlessly, but finally I found that I had arrived at the door of my eldest brother in Sanlitun, who was drinking tea in the yard, and was looking at me in a daze at the door.
"How long have I been here?" I scratched my head and looked at my eldest brother embarrassedly, and walked in the door as I spoke.
"It's been half an hour, just standing at the door, in a daze." The eldest brother took a cup of tea with tweezers and handed it over.
I picked up the tea and drank it directly, but I found that the tea was boiling hot, and I vomited it all at once, and my eldest brother handed me a few tissues and said, "Say, something happened." β
I looked at the eldest brother, I can come to the eldest brother in that confused state, it seems that I actually believe in my heart that he can help me solve this matter, in fact, it is the case, the eldest brother in my heart is not only a chivalrous man who can be a dozen in a group, but also a person with mysterious abilities.
I put down my life and told him about it, and since it was my eldest brother, I simply told him what happened when I was a child.
After speaking, I looked at my eldest brother, but found that he looked at me calmly, his calm face made me confident, only a confident person can be so calm, isn't it?
"Like that female teacher?" My eldest brother asked me this.
"Does it matter?" I'm embarrassed.
The eldest brother stood up and said, "Wait a minute. β
After speaking, he went back to the house, I saw him go up to the second floor of his attic, the second floor of the eldest brother, and now it is also a mysterious point, and it is something that the villagers talked about some time ago, because when the eldest brother is determined to live and die, he will always go upstairs with the red paper with the eight characters of his birthday, and after going downstairs, he will know the life and death of the person who fell into the water, plus the eldest brother can enter and exit the twelve ghost caves, so everyone speculated a story.
That is the second floor of the eldest brother, dedicated to the water ghost or the river god, it is the river god who set the rule that he can only enter and exit three times a year, and only accept 100,000 yuan at a time, otherwise how could the eldest brother be so rigid and stick to the rules? And the eight characters determine life and death, it is the eldest brother who asks the water ghost, if the person's life has been taken by the water ghost, the eldest brother will not save it, if the water ghost confiscates, the eldest brother will save the person.
Although this story is speculative, it feels quite like that, anyway, what is the thing in the attic of the eldest brother, even I, as a younger brother, don't know, but I speculate that it must have something to do with the black box on the day he moved.
So I thought, now that my eldest brother asked me to wait a little to go upstairs, could it be that I am also begging the water ghost to solve this problem?
After a while, the eldest brother walked out, the expression on his face was a little strange, my heart sank, and the eldest brother has known each other for so long, it is the first time I have seen the eldest brother change his ancient expression, is it difficult to do this?
"What's wrong, big brother?" I asked.
"This matter is already in the hands of someone, and I can't interfere." Big brother said.
"What do you mean?" I asked, and after asking, I figured it out, what does the eldest brother mean that there are already high-ranking people in charge of this matter?