I still remember the dusty motorcycle, which carried all the fantasies of Lao Hu about life and the few memories of the madwoman.

To be honest, I didn't understand Lao Hu at first, and I also asked him, since the woman is crazy, isn't it good to let her stay at home, take her to the construction site, where the noise, and the strange eyes of passers-by, isn't it a great stimulation for her?

When I asked this question, Lao Hu and I didn't know each other, and every time he just smiled innocently and didn't say a word.

It wasn't until I got acquainted with the tiger that I drank some wine with the tiger again, and he told me: "Since my mother-in-law went crazy, she always thought about what happened before we got married, when she sold cakes next to the construction site, and she could earn more than 30 yuan a day, and then we got married, and she also said that she lived a good life with me, but her heart was not steady. I thought, maybe take her to the construction site to have a look, take a walk, her heart will calm down, maybe she can get better. ”

Every time the crazy woman arrives at the construction site, she does become quieter, and Lao Hu thinks, maybe if she persists like this, she can really return to her previous appearance.

At that time, I didn't know why Lao Hu became so depressed, Lao Hu himself didn't remember, I also asked him, why didn't he go out to find a job, only rely on odd jobs to live, life is still too hard, I know that he is not a lazy person, could have made life better.

Lao Hu said that if he finds a regular job, there will be no one to take care of his wife, he doesn't want to send women to the hospital, and his women can't do without him.

In those days in Kunming, every time I buy some good fish and vegetables back, Lao Hu eats very little, his share, most of them are reserved for women, every time I give him some money, he always politely refuses, but in the end he will still accept it, and then I will see a few more new clothes on the woman, she is like an ignorant child, dancing happily at home in new clothes, Lao Hu is still so disgraced, but seeing the woman happy, but also smiling like a child.

I don't know if Lao Hu is a good person, but I do know that he is a good husband.

If his son hadn't died, perhaps he would have been a good father.

It's a pity that there is no room for assumptions in all the realities in this world.

The catastrophe that has been postponed for several years will still fall on Lao Hu's head after all, this is his karma and his life.

Time passed little by little, after the Shen hour, after the unitary hour, there were still two hours, and it was the deadline for the catastrophe to come.

At first, Lao Hu was also afraid, so scared that he was frightened, he kept sitting on the chair, he didn't dare to come out, and his body kept shaking.

The crazy woman at home didn't know what would happen next, she kept busy inside and outside the house, and kept muttering, Xiaodong was about to get out of school, and it was time to cook, otherwise Xiaodong would be hungry when he came back.

She went into the kitchen again and again, cooked several times, and a dozen plates and bowls were taken out again and again, placed on the table, and then, repeating the same words, walked into the kitchen with a brisk pace.

I noticed that no matter how many dishes there were on the table, there were only three pairs of chopsticks in the corner.

Lao Hu looked at his wife silently, and there was only deep reluctance in his eyes.

I could read a sentence on his face: No matter what becomes of you, I will not leave you, but now I am leaving.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Du Kang's mobile phone rang so suddenly that everyone in the room couldn't help but tremble, and I stared at Lao Hu, and my heart almost rose to my throat.

But at this time, Lao Hu suddenly became relaxed, he let out a long breath of turbidity, and his body that had been constricting also stretched, and then he left the chair and called out to the kitchen: "Girl." ”

The crazy woman heard his call, and quickly ran to the living room, still muttering: "What are you telling me to do, Xiaodong is about to get out of school, and the meal is not ready yet." ”

Lao Hu walked up to her with a smile, slowly stretched out his hand, and hugged her deeply into his arms.

At this time, the woman seemed to feel something, and hugged Lao Hu's waist hard, and when Lao Hu let her go, she still held it desperately.

Lao Hu gently rubbed her shoulder: "I'll go out." Go cook quickly, Xiaodong is getting out of school. ”

The woman let go of him slowly, and walked slowly to the kitchen, but when she reached the kitchen door, she turned her head again and said to the tiger, "Come back early." ”

Lao Hu just smiled at her, but there was no other response.

It wasn't until the woman's figure disappeared in front of the kitchen door that Lao Hu turned around and walked towards the door.

He didn't want to die at home, at least not for women to see him die.

Li Huaishan and I glanced at each other, and quickly followed Lao Hu's footsteps.

After leaving home, Lao Hu ran desperately towards the east of the village, where the mountains and forests were the final destination he had chosen for himself.

I followed him into the forest, and then came to a hill covered with dead grass, and in addition to countless old trees and yellow grass, there was also an ancient mound made of stones.

After going up the hill, Lao Hu's footsteps slowed down, walked to the edge of the mound, held the ground, and sat down slowly.

Du Kang straightened his backpack, walked up to Lao Hu, and asked in a low voice: "Do you regret it?" ”

Lao Hu smiled lightly, but his tone was unusually depressed: "How can you not regret it." If the pavilion hadn't been erected back then, the people of the village would not have died, and Xiaodong and the girl would have been able to live well. ”

Du Kang sighed: "If you hadn't erected that octagonal pavilion, you would have been able to live well." ”

Lao Hu still smiled, and at this time, the tone of his speech became as indifferent as his smile: "My life is worthless, and I will die when I die." ”

At that moment, I seemed to feel that Lao Hu's back suddenly straightened up, and he seemed to have become the rich businessman who dominated the shopping mall again, and he had become a ...... The confident young man.

Du Kang stared at him silently for a while, and then smiled: "You are already relieved." ”

Lao Hu didn't respond to Du Kang, but just turned his head and said to me: "Master, when I die, you can take everything in the old mound, and it should be a gift from the old Hu family." ”

I glanced at the mound beside him and nodded.

"Master!"

Lao Hu suddenly shouted again, shouting very urgently.

I knew what he was going to say, so I said to him, "Don't worry, I'll take care of her." ”

Lao Hu smiled at me, silently closed his eyes, and waited for the catastrophe to come.

What does the Apocalypse look like? To be honest, this kind of question probably no one can answer, because the people who can answer it are no longer in this world. I have heard people say that the real python turns into a dragon, must go through the baptism of the nine days of thunder, when it is, the dark clouds are on the top, the thunder is shocking, that is the most magnificent scene in the world, but also the most terrifying scene.

I have never seen what a real python dragon looks like, and I may never have the opportunity to see it in my life, but I know that when the catastrophe comes, it is always extremely sudden, and people are not prepared at all.

Perhaps Lao Hu is a lucky person, he has long known when the catastrophe will come, and he has also been relieved at the moment before death.

But liberation does not mean salvation.

The moment he closed his eyes, I felt the anger in him become restless, and after a few seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes again, his whole body shrunk into a ball from the intense pain.

Du Kang took a step back, raised his hand to block me, and didn't let me get close to Lao Hu, I could only watch Lao Hu lie on the ground and struggle silently, his ten fingers were clutched in the soil, the green tendons on his forehead were violent, he opened his mouth wide, his eyeballs bulged, and he almost rushed out of his sockets, but even so, he didn't make a sound.

The forest was full of this strange quiet, the catastrophe broke out silently, and Lao Hu's life also came to an end in silence.

After twenty minutes of struggle, his twisted limbs finally relaxed, and his head, which he struggled to raise, slowly drooped to the ground.

I knew that his calamity had passed, so I pushed Du Kang away and quickly delivered it to him, this time Du Kang did not stop me.

Lao Hu's body had collapsed, but when I put my fingers on his pulse, I found that his pulse was still beating, and I tried his nose and mouth again, and his breath was still there!

I couldn't help but be surprised, turned to Du Kang and said, "It's still alive!" ”

Du Kang shook his head sullenly: "Shou Yuan is still there, but the three souls are gone, and the person is dead." ”

Only then did I realize that although Lao Hu still had his breath, the three souls of heaven, earth, and man on his body had completely dissipated, and the remaining seven spirits would also disappear into heaven and earth within two days, and at that time, the only breath he had left would also stop.

Today's Lao Hu is just an empty shell with only two days of life, no different from a corpse.

After thinking about this, the little luck in my heart also collapsed, and I sat on the ground in a daze, looking at the old Hu who was paralyzed on the side, and my heart was in a mess.

Du Kang exhaled a long breath of turbidity and said in a low voice: "The so-called heavenly way is good reincarnation, look up, who has the sky spared." Whose cause is whose effect, there is no escape. ”

I also sighed: "I originally thought that Lao Hu's robbery might be a car accident or a terminal illness, but I didn't expect it to be like this." ”

Du Kang stared at Lao Hu and slowly spit out: "This is already the best arrangement." ”

I stretched out my hand and lifted Lao Hu on his back, his body was like a deflated balloon, soft and collapsed, and he couldn't feel a trace of life.

Du Kang asked me, "Aren't you going to dig up the old mound?" ”

"As long as Lao Hu is alive, the mound can't be moved."

After speaking, I straightened my back to make Lao Hu feel more comfortable, and then took a step and walked down the mountain.

(End of chapter)