Chapter 44: The Exodus

Someone jumped into the river!

As soon as this incident came out, it was like water splashed in an oil pot, and the scene was in chaos, and the voices of people were boiling, ghosts crying and wolves howling, and they hugged each other. With so many people huddled together, the fence rattled and saw an even greater catastrophe happen.

The old thunder head hurriedly squeezed onto the high platform and shouted with a loudspeaker: "Everyone be careful, everyone pay attention to safety!" Listen to me, this is the end of today's program, everyone under the guidance of the staff, please leave the venue in an orderly manner. ”

But the crowd is entangled together, and they can't be separated, the people outside want to squeeze in to see the excitement, and the people inside want to go out, and the crowd forms several whirlpools, and they can't squeeze anywhere.

In today's crowd, there are not only young people, but also elderly people, and even children. Lao Lei shouted at the top of his voice, it was useless, he asked the staff to adjust, but when people entered, they were squeezed out.

My cousin's family and I were at the front of the river, and the people behind were desperately squeezing forward, and my cousin was protecting my cousin with his body, and the expression on his face was extremely painful. As soon as I saw it, this was not going to work, so I hurriedly squeezed through the crowd, finally squeezed to the high platform, and climbed up with both hands.

The old thunder head was still shouting with a loudspeaker, and his head was covered with sweat. Not only him, but also several leaders from the county, with black faces, did not expect such a thing to happen.

I walked over and said, "Uncle Lei, this won't work. ”

"So what do you say?" He shouted anxiously.

I looked back and saw a lot of fireworks on the platform, which were reserved for the busiest time of the night, and I picked up a few two kicks in the fireworks. The second kick is also called a double firecracker, it is the fist product of the fireworks factory in the town, I don't know what material is used, it is called a sound, and it is similar to setting off a firecracker.

I picked up a two-kicker, lit a cigarette, and used the butt to burn the lead.

The old thunder head was startled: "Qiangzi, what are you doing here, don't you dare to mess around." ”

A county leader came over and scolded: "What are you doing? ”

"I'm just an ordinary villager." I say.

"What do you want to do? Put the firecrackers down for me! The leader's voice was loud: "Fooling around, who is responsible for what happens?" ”

I looked at him coldly: "Am I responsible, okay?" ”

The leader questioned Lao Lei Tou: "This is from your village?" Fool around, hurry up and get him down! ”

The old thunder head was also anxious and gave me a look.

I pushed him: "If something happens, you will sentence me." “

I pinched the second kick with two fingers, lit it with a cigarette, the lead quickly burned to the root, and the second kick "swished" out, and the volley exploded.

At night, there was a sudden loud noise, and there were so many people at the scene, it was quiet for a moment, and the scene was weird.

I took a look at this opportunity and snatched the loudspeaker in the hand of the old thunder head: "Ladies and gentlemen, fathers and fellow villagers, it was not an accident just now, but a link that we deliberately designed, imitating the ancient sacrifice to the river and throwing sacrifices. What does it mean, it is to use five animals, five animals are thrown into the river to sacrifice the dragon king, it is such a performance, everyone should not panic. ”

It was full of loopholes, and those who witnessed it at the scene knew that it was a suicide, but other ordinary people didn't know that the rural people were simple and easy to fool, and when I said this, the scene slowly calmed down.

I copied the loudspeaker and shouted: "Everyone slowly disperse first, go to the door to get a free cup of sour plum soup, it's too late." ”

Sure enough, the crowd slowly retreated.

Lao Lei wiped his head in a cold sweat and gave me a thumbs up. The leader's face was still dark, he snorted, and went down from the backstage with a few people.

I didn't like him at all, so I quickly called my cousin and asked him not to watch the excitement and protect their family to my house first. My mom is at home and will arrange accommodation for them.

I called my sister again, but the phone rang a lot, and my sister didn't answer, and my heart hung again. Why don't there be any ones that make me worry.

Just as I was about to continue the call, the old thunder head pulled me down the backstage, here by the river, and the boat was parked at the pier. I am now his confidant, and the old thunder head still pulled a few people close to him and got on the boat together.

We boarded a small diesel boat, which drove very steadily, and suddenly came to the center of the river. The river began to organize salvage matters.

Today's Jiang Festival is not only a matter of a few villages around us, but also the county that takes the lead. The county leaders attach great importance to such a non-governmental activity, and there are also several lifeboats on the river to prevent problems before they occur.

Who would have thought that something really happened.

The lifeguards are all old water ghosts who grew up by the river, and they jump into the river with oxygen equipment on their backs. I lay on the railing of the boat and watched, tossing and turning for more than half an hour, and they all came to the fore and said that there was no body at all.

The scene was a mess, and it was necessary not only to arrange the departure of the boat in an orderly manner, but also to search for the body and determine the identity of the person who threw himself into the river.

I know who it is who threw himself into the river, but he didn't speak, he kept watching coldly, he had nothing to do with me, and he was asking for trouble when he said it.

I've been pondering, according to Zhang Hong's mother-in-law, I have also dealt with it, this woman has a strong personality, and she is definitely at the level of the queen mother at home. How can you commit suicide?

However, if he said something unkind, he was quite relieved, if Zhang Hong knew about this, he would definitely be happy.

Zhang Hong, Zhang Hong? Thinking of Zhang Hong, for some reason, I was a little distracted, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong.

After tossing for a long time, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, the visibility on the river surface was getting lower and lower, and the difficulty of salvage was also increasing. The leader then let everyone disperse and continue tomorrow.

I followed the boat back to the shore, and Lao Lei sighed vigorously, saying that why is he so unlucky, when it is our turn to hold a grand ceremony in our village, there will be a moth, this will be spread, and his old face can't be wanted.

I got to the shore and called my sister and she told me I had gone back. I angrily asked her why she didn't answer her phone before, but my sister instead scolded me on the phone, saying what I was doing and why did I care about her.

Infuriate me.

I hurried back home, the living room was full of people, and my cousin's family was chatting with my mother. When I came back, they asked about the results, and I shook my head and said that the situation was not optimistic, and no one was fished out.

My mother asked me if I could see who was jumping into the river. I didn't speak. My cousin interjected and said, "It's a bit like the proprietress of our village's 'Xi Shi Farmhouse', the same house where I helped Qiangzi find a partner last time." ”

When my mother heard this, she became interested and asked me what I was looking for. I'm afraid that I'll miss something, so I quickly divert the topic and let her go to rest, and I'll talk about it tomorrow.

My cousin's family went upstairs to rest. My house is poured into theirs, and I sleep on the sofa in the living room. I couldn't sleep this night, I always felt that something was wrong, and I hope it was all a coincidence.

The next day, I sent my cousin's family to the entrance of the village and sent them away. I'll go to Zhang Hong right away.

When I arrived at his house, I saw many trucks coming out of the yard, pulling full of things. I walked into the courtyard, and Zhang Hongzheng was settling the bill with a stranger, who paid him a wad of brand new red bills and left with a cart full of fish.

"What are you doing here?" I asked in surprise.

Zhang Hong asked me to wait, and he sent all the people in the courtyard away, and then called me to the back room and picked up a piece of paper to show me. This is an agreement, which reads: Zhang Hong, the owner of the land, in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and relevant national policies, in accordance with the law, voluntarily and compensatorily, and through consultation between the two parties, transferred the land management right contracted by him to Wang Qiang for production and operation free of charge.

"What do you mean by that?" I looked at him suspiciously, "You want to transfer the land to me?" ”

Zhang Hong nodded: "There are four fish ponds, I sold all the fish fry, I originally wanted to leave the ponds to you, but I think you are not the material for work." The land at home is given to you, whether you sublease it or grow it yourself, let's see. ”

"What about you?" I asked.

Zhang Hong smiled: "I'm leaving." ”

"Where are you going?"

"Don't worry where you go, I've said hello to Master." Zhang Hong said: "Now that I am applying for a passport, how can I have to work for another week when other things add up." In a week, I'm leaving. ”

"Passport?" I wondered, "You're going abroad?" Which country? ”

"Scatter your mind." Zhang Hong looked at the house that was already surrounded by four walls: "There is nothing I miss here." Change to an unfamiliar environment and start over. ”

We fell silent, Zhang Hong handed me a cigarette, and I smoked it tastelessly.

I asked him, did you hear about last night's incident?

He asked me something.

I said, "Your mother-in-law seems to have thrown herself into the river." I told him what had happened, observing his expression as I spoke.

Zhang Hong was very calm, not angry or happy, his face was light, and he spit out a puff of smoke rings: "Die, die." That's it, gone? ”

I came out of him stupidly, returned home, and told the third uncle about Zhang Hong's departure, and the third uncle didn't say much, but said, "Before he leaves, keep an eye on him." ”

Zhang Hong is a small man, not a big traitor, I don't want to treat my friends like this, and I can't go against the will of my third uncle, so I can only perfunctory promise.

I digressed the subject and told him about jumping into the river last night.

The third uncle thought about it after hearing this, and said, "There are two possibilities. ”

"Which two?"

"One is a woman who jumped into the river and is mentally ill." The third uncle said.

"What else?"

The third uncle was silent for a moment and said, "It's evil." ”