Chapter 185: The Man Who Went to the Grave
Walking to the side of the street outside the alley, I came to a parked car, and Boss Tang handed me a bunch of car keys.
I can't see that this old man still has a car!
Sitting in the driver's seat, starting the car, I said, "Where are you going?" ”
"Go ahead first, and I'll show you the way." He said.
Mysteriously, this old man asked me to come out together, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as being a free driver.
I didn't ask too much of the question, and drove on as he said.
I drove along the road in the town for a while, and then according to Boss Tang's instructions, I drove out of the town, along a deserted cement road, and then turned into a yellow mud road.
The car drove further and further away, and the old man did not say a word except for pointing the way along the way.
A road came to an end and stopped in front of a mountain forest. Boss Tang motioned for me to stop.
Getting out of the car, Boss Tang walked towards the mountains and forests with a black plastic bag, and I followed him.
"The basket is buried here." Boss Tang said. It was the first thing he said along the way, in addition to pointing the way.
"Hmm." I answered.
I had already guessed that carrying a bag of incense, candles, paper wax, and specially calling me out could only be for Li Basket'er's business.
Boss Tang said again: "Her parents originally wanted to be cremated, but they asked me to stop it, changed it to a burial, and buried it here." ”
The older generation of people pay attention to tradition, and Boss Tang insists on burial, perhaps because he also wants to find Li Basket'er's face one day and complete the corpse.
"How did you come up with the idea of coming here today?" I said.
Boss Tang sighed lightly: "I plan to send the basket away tonight, while she is still in the last grave for her, it has been so long, her face is probably not found, and it is not a way to linger like this." ”
He finally figured it out, and now that Li Basket'er's revenge has been avenged, it is also a good thing for her to leave early.
All the way to the forest, deeper and deeper. The trees here are not dense, and you can see a puff of smoke in the distance.
Is this someone burning something? There are a lot of graves along the way, could it be that someone else is turning paper?
Boss Tang looked at the direction where the smoke came out and frowned.
What came to my mind: "Is Li Basket'er's grave over there?" ”
He nodded: "Her parents have already moved away, it is impossible to come over, who is going to the grave?" ”
"Could it be other relatives and friends?" I said.
Boss Tang shook his head, didn't say anything, and walked in the direction where the smoke was filled.
Li Basket is not a good death, and he is not very old, and it is estimated that there are no relatives and friends to come back. In that case, who will be the one who will grave her?
After walking a little further, in the diffuse smoke, a delicate figure could be seen kneeling in front of the tombstone and turning paper into paper in the distance.
I'm stunned, Nong Yiqiu? How is she? Does she know Li Basket?
Nong Yiqiu muttered to himself while burning paper money. As I got closer, I only heard her say, "I miss you so much, Sister Basket, you miss me too, right?" You obviously said that you would be friends with me forever, but your words don't count, you are all gone, and ......I am the only one left."
She heard the sound and jerked her head back to look at us with horror on her face.
"You're a friend of the basket?" Boss Tang said that he obviously didn't know Nong Yiqiu.
"Hmm...... Well. Nong Yiqiu hurriedly replied, picked up the things next to him and was about to leave.
As for being so flustered? Since we are friends of Li Basket'er, there is no need to avoid us. It's like doing something unpleasant.
I stared at her face, and she looked at me, looked away in a panic, and lowered her head. He quickly walked past me with something in his hand and flew away.
"It's a good thing that it's rare to have friends to visit." Boss Tang said.
He crouched down and took out the candle paper wax from the plastic bag.
I thought in my heart and said, "Boss Tang, don't send Li Lan'er away tonight for the time being." ”
He looked at me puzzled: "Why?" ”
In the middle of the night, I leaned against the wall, stood in the corner, and waited quietly.
A scream rang out in the night, followed by panicked footsteps, accompanied by a frightened voice: "I'm sorry! I was wrong! I'm sorry! You...... You let me go! Leave me alone! ”
A sound came from the doorway next to it.
It was exactly what I expected, but it was a bit hard for me to accept.
I walked to the door, the door opened, and the girl ran out of it in a panic, and when she saw me, she immediately ran over, grabbed my clothes and begged loudly: "Help me!" Help me! She's coming! She's coming! I beg you! Save me! ”
The red figure walked out slowly, echoing the sound of clattering footsteps.
I said, "Li Basket, it's okay." ”
The red figure stopped, and the hideous and terrifying face that had been cut off slowly returned to normal.
I looked at Nong Yiqiu, who was scared with tears on his face, and asked, "Why are you doing this?" ”
Nong Yiqiu looked at Li Basket in horror and couldn't say anything.
Li Basket'er's lifeless face revealed a trace of sadness, and she said in a sad voice: "Yiqiu, why are you doing this, why are you taking my face...... I want my face...... Where is my face...... I want my face...... You return my face ......"
"Ah!!h Nong Yiqiu covered his ears and shouted, "I didn't mean to!" I just don't want you to leave me! I just don't want you to go! You're all gone! All gone! I'm the only one left! ”
She sat down on the ground and wept loudly, full of fear and despair.
I don't know what kind of experience Li Basket has had, but I can conclude that her life is full of despair, just like her crying at this time.
All along, it was she who took Li Basket'er's face.
The reason why she did this may be to "keep" Li Basket and not want Li Basket to leave her.
Maybe she just happened to pass by that night and witnessed the scene of the tragedy, but she couldn't do anything about Li Basket'er's death, so she did this.
However, this behavior is generalized.
I crouched down, put my arms around her shoulders, and whispered, "They don't really want to leave you, they want to be there for you, they want to take care of you." ”
Nong Yiqiu leaned into my arms, howled and cried, and vented out with the pain of many years: "Woo woo! Why! Why do this to me! Woooooo Why do you want to leave me! Woo-woo-"
"They didn't mean to, and they didn't want to leave you." I said softly.
"Woooooooooooo All gone! All of them are gone! I'm left alone, woo-woo-"
I hugged her and let her cry.
When the pain in the heart can no longer be beared, it will be much easier to cry out and vent.