Chapter 12: The Funeral
Although the people in the town said that Dongping Village was the largest village in the vicinity, everyone did not expect that after getting off the bus, there would be a rough and remote road to catch.
I finally waited for two "bouncing", but because of the large number of people, there were not so many people in the small car.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Dai Shikai and Dominic to stop a small three-wheeler passing by, and the owner of the car happened to be a villager from Dongping Village. He had been working in the town and was about to go back, and when he heard that they were going to take a ride, the bold villager refused Dai Shikai's reward and directly agreed to give them a ride.
Only then did the group get into the car and move towards Dongping Village.
The dust along the way, coupled with the severe bumps, Ayina and Chu Shuguang, who had never suffered much, finally couldn't hold on, and rushed to the side of the road and vomited after getting out of the car. Not only the two of them, but Wang Yichen also frowned, kept patting his chest, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the nausea and nausea discomfort.
As a second-level athlete, Xu Qing's physical fitness and endurance are naturally much better than ordinary people. Therefore, he did not show much discomfort. And Dai Shikai and Dominic are even more strange, because they have never been to such a remote countryside, and they have never sat in this kind of "convertible", the two of them feel quite novel about the experience along the way, and after getting off the tricycle, the two of them still have a trace of unfinished feelings on their faces.
Along the way, the two also asked a lot about Dongping Village, but what was disappointing was that the villager said that the village had always been normal and had never heard of anything strange happening. For fear of arousing suspicion from the other party, the two quickly changed the subject, using the excuse that they were just here to experience rural life.
"Now, if you want to stay overnight, go to the east side of the village, where there are a few homestays, and the prices are not expensive." The villagers happily introduced: "My family lives in the south of the village, so I won't send you there!" ”
"Hey, thank you, fellow!" Dai Shikai exchanged a few words with the other party, stuffed a pack of cigarettes, and watched the other party leave.
Due to the tossing of the road, by the time everyone arrived here, it was almost half past six in the evening. Luckily, it's summer, and it's getting dark late. While it was still dawn, several people quickened their pace and walked towards the village.
"The air in the countryside is so fresh, and the folk customs are slow and simple. If it weren't for the mission, I'd be happy to stay here for a while. Dai Shikai held his head in his hands, and the whole person looked very comfortable.
Although some homework had been done on the way, when it was time to actually enter Dongping Village, everyone inevitably began to get nervous. Aina felt her heart beat wildly, and her legs began to tremble slightly. She involuntarily clenched her fists, constantly reassuring herself to calm down.
Wang Yichen looked at Dai Shikai's calm appearance, and admired him even more in his heart.
Few dreambreakers can do what he does. In the mission, in the face of hidden dangers that may threaten their lives at any time, everyone is extremely vigilant, and in the eyes of others, those who can still enjoy life at this time are either stupid and lacking two hundred and five, or they have a strong psychological quality that surpasses ordinary people and is extremely terrifying.
As soon as the group walked near the village, they suddenly heard a piercing suona.
At the same time, a long line appeared in everyone's sight. There were about a dozen people in the procession, all of them dressed in snow-white clothes with hemp ropes tied around their waists.
Everyone couldn't help but stop, and their nerves tensed up at this moment.
It's a funeral procession.
The two middle-aged men at the front blew suona, the four strong men carried a heavy coffin and walked in the middle, and the two scattered paper money at the back of the line. Several middle-aged people followed the team, crying heartbreakingly around the coffin.
Is it coming so soon?
Dai Shikai and his party stopped, stood on the side of the road, and watched the team pass in front of them.
"Son, why are you so miserable! What will you do after you call Mom!! In the team, a woman in her thirties cried the most sorrowfully, seeing that she was almost fainting and being supported by her family, the surrounding villagers also shook their heads sadly and whispered something.
"Isn't it? As soon as we came, the child died? Judging from the age of the women, the dead little boy should have been only fourteen or fifteen years old, which was about the same age as Jiang Kaiyang's son they had heard.
When Chu Shuguang heard Wang Yichen say this, he also felt his heart tighten: "Shall we catch up and see the situation?" ”
"Don't worry, let's get things done first." Dominic shook his head: "We've just arrived here, and it's just too suspicious to rush forward." Now that it's happened, wait and see. ”
Dai Shikai also agrees with him: "First find a few villagers to ask about the situation. ”
Several people watched the funeral procession leave, and then entered the village. After some inquiry, they chose a B&B with a fairly large area to settle down.
The owner of the B&B is a middle-aged couple, warm and hospitable, plus their group is generous, after receiving a few people, the hostess also immediately went to the back kitchen to prepare dinner for them.
"Our rural conditions are relatively simple, don't dislike it." The male host, Zhang Jianmin, warmly entertained him. When he spoke, he always looked at Dominic involuntarily. It's no wonder, after all, very few foreign friends come to Dongping Village.
Dominic was not embarrassed, and always responded to each other with a smile, and his behavior also made Lao Zhang's heart feel a lot more cordial.
"Very good, the room was clean and spacious, we were satisfied." With Dominic here, it is much more natural for Dai Shi to lie: "This foreign friend likes the scenery of our Chinese landscapes, and he walks around and pats it." No, Dongping Village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with excellent scenery, and it is a good place for tourism and framing. ”
"Well, you guys really haven't been to the wrong place!"
Zhang Jianmin didn't think much about it, and patiently introduced them to good places to enjoy the scenery near the village. After everyone chatted for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Dai Shikai cut to the chase: "By the way, Lao Zhang, just now on the way into the village, we met a funeral procession...... Looks like it's a child who died? Don't think about it, I'm just curious, and I can't help but want to ask when I see it. ”
"Hey, don't be unlucky, this kind of thing rarely happens in our village." When Lao Zhang heard this, his face also showed a look of regret: "It's also sudden, the child was found early this morning, and I heard that he died in the sorghum field at the west end of the village. Merely...... Forget it, it's nothing ......."
As if remembering something, Zhang Jianmin stopped the car in time: "Anyway, Wang Hu, this kid, it's really hard." ”
As soon as they heard that the dead child was called "Wang Hu", everyone was even more puzzled.
Jiang Kaiyang's son was picked up by his relatives surnamed Li, so that child was either surnamed Jiang or Li, how could he be surnamed Wang?
In this way, it is very likely that the child who died is not the orphan.