Chapter XVII: The Burial of the Living
The sound of this "jingle bell" is very crisp.
I slept on my side, my face facing inward, because my spirit was already relatively tense, so as soon as the bell rang, I opened my eyes, but thinking of Yuan Zhen's words, I quickly closed my eyes again.
Inexplicably, I became a little nervous, and I didn't know who came in.
At this time, the room was pitch black, and nothing could be seen at all, and the sound of footsteps on the ground could be faintly heard.
Then, there was another movement in the room, as if it was rummaging.
I quietly turned around, squinted my eyes, and vaguely saw a back figure busy, and it didn't take long for him to sit down next to me, and sighed, listening to this sigh, I knew that it was my grandfather coming, and I almost opened my eyes.
But grandpa suddenly began to speak, his voice was very low, and said: "Xiaoyan, you have to forgive grandpa, grandpa is doing this now, and grandpa will come back when he solves the matter." ”
After Grandpa finished speaking, he got up and walked out.
When he came out of the bedroom, I still didn't suppress my curiosity, got up, and followed.
Tonight the moon is sparse, the village is extremely quiet, I saw a sound and shadow walking forward, I followed behind, and I did not dare to fall half a minute.
Grandpa, where is this going?
This village is where I played from childhood to adulthood, I am still very familiar with the road, followed a ride, I found that the direction of my grandfather is the location of the old locust tree in the village, walked for ten minutes, to the location of the old locust tree, grandpa close.
I knew that this old locust tree was not a good stubble, so I wanted to remind my grandfather.
It's just that before I could speak, suddenly someone pulled me down and made a silent gesture towards me, I turned my head and found that it was Yuan Zhen.
I glanced at Yuan Zhen in surprise, and Yuan Zhen motioned for me to look back. I looked at it, just in time, I saw that my grandfather's figure disappeared into the old locust tree, I was stunned for a few seconds, and even a little disbelieving my eyes, I reached out and rubbed it, thinking that I was wrong.
Yuan Zhen opened his mouth and said, "Don't rub it, you're not mistaken." That's your grandfather. ”
I asked Yuan Zhen, "Master, what's going on, is my grandfather still a soul just now?" ”
Yuan Zhen shook his head and said lightly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple, the blessing of this old locust tree may have been made by your grandfather." ”
"My grandfather used the old locust tree to raise ghosts?" I couldn't help but ask. At this time, there were thousands of doubts in my heart, I expected Yuan Zhen to give me the answer, at night, I looked at Yuan Zhen, and Yuan Zhen also looked at me. A few seconds later, Yuan Zhen hummed and said, It's almost, but I haven't figured out what your grandfather's purpose is now.
Grandpa is such a kind person, how could he trap their souls and raise them here, and where did grandpa get so many souls?
Yuan Zhen told me not to think about it and go back to sleep first. Some problems are left to him to solve.
Where can I put this in my heart, Yuan Zhen quickly pressed me in the name of the master. I had no choice but to go home.
Not long after I got up the next morning, Li Duangong suddenly came, and I saw that Li Duangong was still a little surprised, so I asked.
Li Duangong said: "It was your second grandfather who asked me to come over, saying that your master has a question to ask me." ”
I suddenly remembered the matter of the second stunned, I hurriedly asked Li Duangong to sit down, I poured him a bowl of water, and said: "Li Duangong, my master will not be here, but his question is very simple, that is, he wants to understand the matter of the second stunned son and her mother." ”
Li Duangong took a sip of water and said that he knows, your second grandfather told me something. It's a bit evil to say that Turtle Ridge is a blessed land in our nearby village, so I have no objection to your grandfather burying her there. But no matter how good the place is, there will be a bad position, and your grandfather chose this bad position at the beginning, I was still against it, saying that this was "raising corpses", but your grandfather didn't listen, saying that Turtle Ridge is an excellent good place, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Any place is a good place.
I was curious and asked, "Li Duangong, since my grandfather is looking for a good place, why do you still call you over?" ”
Duan Gong smiled and said: "That's your grandfather asked me to help her overdue, to say that your grandfather is definitely kind-hearted, but the stunned mother has been buried for decades, and there are no moths, it seems that I was too worried at the beginning." ”
After Li Duangong said this, his eyes were still staring at me, and then he looked out the door.
I saw that Li Duangong's expression seemed to have changed, so I asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Li Duangong said: "You go and close the door first, I want to tell you a secret thing, I'm afraid that it will be bad for idle people to hear it." ”
I followed Li Duangong's words and closed the door, and the room became a little dark in the daytime. I turned around and asked Li Duangong to continue, Li Duangong hummed, and his face became a little more serious. He said: "I'll tell you about this matter alone, don't reveal it, otherwise I'm afraid it will hurt your grandfather's reputation, and now that your grandfather has an accident, I told you that I want to see if I can help your grandfather." ”
I quickly said yes.
The wrinkles on Li Duangong's face were piled together, as if he was reminiscing, he said: "In fact, when the second stunned mother was buried, there was still a breath. ”
"What?" I asked in surprise.
Li Duangong hummed and said, your grandfather buried her alive. But that look, even if your grandfather doesn't bury her alive, she won't survive. So don't get your grandfather wrong. Your grandfather must have some reason why he couldn't say what he did.
My heart still turned waves, burying others alive, what a cruel thing.
I asked Li Duangong, "Didn't you ask my grandfather the reason at that time?" ”
Li Duangong said: "I asked, but your grandfather didn't say it, and the mother and son were also brought in by your grandfather, so I don't have much to say." Li Duangong sighed after speaking, patted me on the shoulder and said, since things have passed for so many years, let it pass.
I'm still immersed in thinking.
Li Duangong suddenly got up and said, "I still have to go to the River God Temple to do things, so I won't stay long." ”
I said okay and sent Li Duangong away.
My heart changed and I became more worried. Xiao Wanwan suddenly walked out of the bedroom, Xiao Wanwan said, "Zhang Yan, do you believe what he said?" ”
I said I don't know.
Xiao Wanwan said: "I think your grandfather is a good person and will not do bad things." ”
I hummed and didn't say much. I have to wait for my master to come back. In the morning, I went out, and I heard that the construction of the statue of the river god had begun, and the approximate model had come out, and the people in the village were now panicking, and one carpenter was not enough, so I found two or three carpenters from outside, and all I had to do was to invite the statue of the river god into the temple again.
This way everyone can rest assured.
The second grandfather was busy, and when he saw me, he said: "Xiaoyan, the statue of the god of the river will be done the day after tomorrow, you can see if you can find your grandfather, after all, such a big thing, you still have to come back to participate." ”
I answered. Then the ghost sent the god to the old locust tree.
During the day, there is no problem with this old locust tree, the green leaves are lush, the branches are spreading, and it does not look strange at all.
Since the accident of Chunhua's sister-in-law's family, there are a lot fewer people here, and I saw that there was no one around, so I called grandpa to the old locust tree, but I didn't get any response.
I can't help but feel a little lost. I was about to turn away, but suddenly I saw a face smiling at me, and I could see at a glance who he was, the carpenter of that day, and when he saw that I had found him, he turned and walked away, and I pulled my legs and chased after him.
chased and chased all the way, and chased to Turtle Ridge.
Turtle Ridge occupies the high ground, and at a glance, it can take in the Yellow River. I gasped, but the carpenter's figure was gone.
When I looked down, I saw an unowned tomb. I watched it for a while, and suddenly remembered, isn't this the grave of the second stunned mother? I looked at it, and suddenly I squatted down, and subconsciously reached out to dig the grave.
Continuously planing, as if I want to know if there is someone buried in the grave? Or maybe it's another emotion that is spreading in my heart at this time.
Want to see the people in the grave die?
I dug and dug and dug and I don't know how long it took, when suddenly I felt someone screw my ear. The pain soon came, and I looked back, and in an instant, the scene in front of me seemed to have become much clearer.
A stern shout seemed to wake me up from a dream: "Little bunny, do you know what you're doing?" ”
The pain of pulling my ears became more and more intense, and I was already kneeling on the ground, but I was dragged to my feet.
I saw clearly that the person who dragged me was actually my second grandfather, which surprised me.
"Someone told me that you ran to Turtle Ridge during the day, I thought you were here for something, you actually came to dig other people's graves, stinky boy, are you too long?" The second grandfather was angry and white-faced.
I asked the second grandfather to let go first, I really hurt it.
The second grandfather said: "Don't let your kid have a long memory, I don't know how thick the sky is, you can be a lone seedling in your family, if something happens to you, how can I explain to your grandfather." ”
I also know that the second grandfather is for my good. It took a while to break free from the second grandfather's hand.
I explained that I also dug the grave in a daze, I didn't mean to, and I'll fill it in now. I'm still feeling a chill in my heart. The second grandfather said, "You stand aside, I'll do it." ”
I couldn't screw the second grandfather, so I had to stand next to it. The second grandfather divided the grave by two by two, and buried the grave again. Don't forget to shoot it tightly with your hands. The second grandfather muttered in his mouth, children are not sensible, you old man must not blame, if you are angry, just sprinkle it on me.
The second grandfather said it several times before he took my hand and walked to the village.
The second grandfather said that this turtle ridge is a tomb mountain, so let me not mess around.
I answered, but I couldn't help but turn my head to look, there was nothing behind me, but goosebumps were forming on my back.
Back in the village, the second grandfather asked me to go back and take a shower and stay well.
I said yes and went home.
It's just that I didn't expect to meet another person on the road.