The rotting pieces of flesh came into contact with the air, and from time to time some of the green, disgusting, viscous liquid bubbled out. There are even many fat, fair-skinned maggots crawling in and out of the flesh and skin.

Li Nuoyi, who was following me, obviously also saw the situation in the clearing, and immediately covered his mouth in disgust, almost throwing up.

The nearby villagers were talking about it, and I finally got an idea.

It is said that this little second son has disappeared more than ten days ago, and recently the fox family has not been peaceful, and many people have died. And he disappeared at the funeral of the old man fox. Speaking of the old man fox, who is also Li Nuoyi's great-grandfather, he is definitely a long-lived person. He died at the age of one hundred and seven, the oldest in the recorded history of the village. But since his funeral, everything has become weird.

The day before the burial, all the vigil died tragically in the peach house. Only the second son, who is also the owner of the corpse in front of him, Huhu did not have a corpse house. He disappeared without a trace from that day, and some villagers even suspected that Fox Lake killed the rest of the people who were keeping vigil together in the peach house. Of course, this speculation is unfounded, and there is no motive for it.

The person who found the body was a nearby farmer, and he was a little inarticulate, and he was paddling to describe the situation to everyone: "I, I saw the fox lake suddenly appear from the air and fall to the ground. He was alive at the time. ”

"How can it be that you are still alive, and the corpses are all decomposed like this!" Someone retorted.

"But I saw with my own eyes that he was still alive." His face was full of fear, and he danced with his hands and feet, and the fox lake 'whirred' out of the empty farmland, and he rolled on the ground in pain while shouting. It didn't take long for it to stop, and then the body fell off as if it was leaking, and then the back of the head swelled up like a tire, and finally began to rot rapidly. It almost scared me to death when it looked horrible! ”

His words are clearly not believed by most people.

But I was silent. This peasant is honest and stammering, and at first glance he is a simple person, who does not tell lies, and has no reason to tell lies. Moreover, his description of the corpse of Fox Lake is very vivid, he has not really seen it with his own eyes, and it is difficult to say so specific with an ordinary person with little knowledge.

It can be said that Fox Lake appeared out of thin air and was still alive more than ten minutes ago, which is really incredible. No matter how you look at the corpse, it looks like it has been dead for more than ten days, and it has been exposed to high temperatures.

"What do you think of what the man said?" Li Nuoyi quietly tugged at the corner of my clothes.

"The credibility is high." I groaned a little and then said, "But the latter part of the peasant's words is very thought-provoking. His description of the decay of Fox Lake is like a violent chemical reaction that occurs when a mummy placed in a tomb for hundreds of years suddenly encounters air. Ordinary mountainous areas, without too many peasants, should not be able to make up such lies. ”

"His body appeared out of nowhere. You say, will Fox Lake be like me, stuck in some kind of space? Li Nuoyi asked again suspiciously.

My whole body trembled. Yes, if Fox Lake also suffered the same curse as Li Nuoyi, then what the peasants saw could be explained. The two of us looked at each other, and I smiled bitterly, "It seems that your mother's house is not peaceful." ”

"It's not just that it's not peaceful, I'm afraid I'm almost dead." Li Nuoyi had been listening intently to the gossip of people in the neighborhood, and had an understanding of the situation of his other group of relatives.

"Shall I take a look?" I asked.

"Not today, I have a gut feeling that something big might happen in the village." Li Nuoyi's face was calm, and there was an indescribable worry on his face, "It's time for our vigil, and I'll go back to the fox's house tomorrow to ask about the situation." ”

"Okay." I nodded.

Someone from the village wrapped Huhu's body and carried it away, and a group of villagers who watched the excitement gradually dispersed. But the fox family and even the Li family have very unsightly faces. It seems that there is a hidden secret, and it is a headache for them. I don't know if I can get some clues from the mouths of the people who are keeping vigil with me tonight.

I glanced at the sky, and the sun was hidden in the thick clouds. The cloud layer is very low, and it feels unoppressive. A gust of cold wind blew through the shallow hills, bringing a chill down the spine.

Could it be that this village, like Li Nuoyi's sixth sense, is about to have a big incident?

Ritual ceremonies, no matter where they are, always bring a sense of mystery. Especially at night.

Tonight is the day after the death of Li Nuoyi's grandfather, and it is also the day of the Li family's grandchildren's vigil.

A vigil is also known as a vigil. The ancients believed that a person should return home for a visit within three days of death, so the children waited in the mourning hall for his soul to return. Relatives and friends are with them every night until the body is buried in the coffin. Until now, the wakes are relatives gathering together to mourn the deceased and express their feelings of remembrance.

After death, the body should stay at home for a while, which is called "stopping the spirit". At night, the family members will guard them to fulfill their filial piety. Volume 13 of "The First Moment of Shooting" mentions: "The two daughters-in-law are not spiritual. "Shen Cong's "Border City" twenty" The remaining few people still have to keep watch in front of the coffin overnight according to the rules. ”

There are descriptions of the wake.

The wakes are basically limited to three days, and there are those who keep vigils in the mourning sheds and mourning halls in the residences, and there are also those who rent the hall in the funeral parlor to keep vigil. In the suburbs, there is still the move of "shelving the three dynasties". "The Book of Rites and Funerals" has "Those who are buried after three days will be buried for their lives." Three days without birth, and without birth. The heart of filial piety has also declined. The plan of the family, the clothes and utensils have also been completed. Relatives can also be far away. Therefore, the saints made a decision for it, and the three-day ritual system was also adopted."

Therefore, the three-night vigil is not entirely out of superstition, but in three days, the preparations are complete, and relatives and friends from afar can also arrive, which is enough to fulfill the favor.

As for the vigil in the village, it is closer to the southeastern part of the country. For the number of days to wake the deceased, please use yin and yang to calculate the auspicious days of the zodiac. It is also a common custom to seal the doors and windows of the deceased's relatives. But today, as soon as I stepped into Mr. Li's house, I saw a lot of incomprehensible things.

The courtyard in front of the peach house was filled with wreaths and paper ties. Those paper people are very exquisitely made, if it weren't for the dull faces and textureless, painted red and green clothes and pants, they would almost be fake.

I lingered for a moment on these creepy sacrifices, only to realize that Linoi was also looking at the papier-mâché man. Her body trembled slightly, as if she was afraid of what was in front of her.

"What's wrong with you?" I took her hand, and her palm was cold.

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