Chapter 17: Old Photos

"So, the murderer must be a man, otherwise how can he imitate Xu Fugui's voice?" The old village chief was skeptical. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Not necessarily, if the murderer is not a person, then it is also said in the past."

"What do you mean by that? Are there accomplices? ”

"I don't know if there are accomplices, I just know that the night I first came, the key people in the village were not idle, you should continue to talk about Hongmei, you went to Hongmei's house for so long twenty years ago, what did Hongmei say to you?"

"It's just begging me to send the child away."

"Nothing else?"

"Nope."

"Did you see anything when you passed by the door of my wake after you sent Xiao Ai home last night?"

"I told you, it was pitch black, and I saw you kneeling in front of the coffin."

"Don't you see anyone else? For example, a woman in a red robe. ”

When Aunt Xu heard Xu Tian ask, she squatted on the ground and held her head and trembled, and Xiao Ai hurriedly helped her mother back to the store.

"What? Did you also see the ghost that Xiao Ai's mother said? ”

"I saw it, and if my grandmother hadn't stopped me, I'm sure I'd have caught that woman."

"I don't believe in any ghosts and gods, they are all doing things, if there is anyone who can pretend to be ghosts, I am afraid there is only one person in this village."

"Who is it?"

"Big Double."

"Big twin sisters?"

"Yes, Dashuang can sing, I'll take you to her and ask for it."

"I'll go too! There's nothing to do anyway. Huang Quan said.

The old village chief took Xu Tian and Huang Quan to the deepest part of the village, and at this time the sky was getting dark, and the Dashuang family was an old mansion, which looked much inferior to other families.

"The house was built so deep that you couldn't see it from the entrance of the village." Xu Tian observed the house and said.

"This is a house built in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and their family has been singing for generations, and it is the fifth generation of Dashuang."

"So, Huang Wupo can also sing?"

"She won't, Huang Wupo's generation doesn't learn and has no skills, but it doesn't affect the inheritance, Huang Wupo's mother passed on her skills to Huang Wupo's daughter, that is, Dashuang's mother, fortunately, Dashuang has been smart since she was a child, she went to the city for a few years, and she stayed at home after she came back, but she never lost her singing."

"The eldest sister has also been to the city?"

"Yes, Dashuang's mother is ambitious and wants to go out and break through, but she didn't make a name for herself, and finally got seriously ill and died soon after she came back."

Before he could enter the gate, there was a sound of footsteps inside, and a slim girl opened the courtyard door.

Xu Tian looked at Dashuang carefully, it was very inconsistent with the temperament of a country girl, her demeanor was very foreign, and there was an aggressive feeling in her eyes, she looked like a strong girl.

"Dashuang, is your grandma there?" The old village chief asked.

"At home, please come in!" Dashuang's speech and demeanor are very polite.

The courtyard is blocked by a fence almost three meters high, and there is a layer of steel wire protective net on it, a low brick house is covered in the middle of the courtyard, and there are paths on both sides of the house.

Walking into the interior of the house, Xu Tian felt that the whole house had a somewhat gloomy atmosphere, and the house had no back window, and the lights were dim.

"The countryside is not as good as the city, and electricity is a luxury, so you can only light traditional kerosene lamps." As he spoke, Dashuang took out two candles from the cabinet and lit them, but the lights in the room didn't increase much.

"Old sister." The old village chief said to Huang Wupo lying on the kang. "Don't go out these days, take care of it at home, it's time to enjoy it at such an old age."

Huang Wupo seemed to be very scared, and she looked very panicked when she saw so many people coming to her house.

"When will Dashuang get married?" The old village chief turned his head to look at Dashuang and said.

"The day after tomorrow, but now there is such a thing in the village, and it just happened to collide with Xu Erye's white matter, and Dashuang is very ashamed."

"That's all the old atmosphere, now it's not that one, you can do it, it's not easy to find a door-to-door son-in-law, serve your grandma well, I'll go to the township cultural station to ask in the future, and get you a job."

"Thank you, thank you for taking care of you."

Xu Tian looked around the room and saw many photos in the photo frames on the wall, basically all of them were group photos in costumes.

There are some familiar figures in the photo, Xu Tian picked up a candle and approached the photo frame, looked carefully, and found that it was his mother and a few unknown people, one of whom was very similar to Aunt Xu at the entrance of the village.

"Who are these?" Xu Tian asked, pointing to the photo.

The old village chief leaned up and squinted at it, and explained to Xu Tian:

"The number from the left is your mother, Hongmei, Da Shuangniang, Xiao Ai Niang, and Vanilla Niang."

"Why are all five of them wearing costumes? I don't remember my mom singing! ”

"Da Shuangniang sang in the town back then, the four sisters all went to be assistant performers, Da Shuangniang also taught them a few words, I remember this photo, it was a cultural festival held in the town in 90, and the five girls sang that day called a stick!"

"90 years ago, that is, 28 years ago, there was no accident in the village at that time, right?"

"No, the cultural festival is held in the spring, and the accident happened in the autumn, and it is almost winter."

Xu Tian approached the photo frame to look at the person in the photo carefully, and found that Hongmei did have a beautiful face, but this group photo was still too small, Xu Tian tried to find other larger photos, at this time, the big pair greeted Xu Tian for tea, and Xu Tian was not embarrassed to continue to check the photos.

"You've got something to do, right?" Dashuang placed the teacups next to Xu Tian, the old village chief, and Huang Quan one by one, and then Dashuang sat and leaned against the cabinet below the photo.

"I'll just say it bluntly, Xu Tian and Xiao Ai saw a female ghost yesterday, are you mischievous?" The old village chief asked.

"Female ghosts? Ha? It's ridiculous, how could I be so bored, I was at home last night. ”

"We're also here to ask, it's not your best, the village has not been peaceful recently, it's okay to go out and walk around, and when you get married, I'll send you to the town and take your grandmother too!"

"I don't know if the dog agrees."

"Son-in-law, is it his turn to agree or not? That's it, I'll go to the dog's side and say, it's better to go out and get a job than to nest in this mountain. ”

Before leaving, the old village chief and Huang Wupo muttered a few words, at this time Xu Tian and Huang Quan were already waiting for the old village chief in the courtyard, and after the three of them walked out of the big double house, it was already completely dark.

"It's so dark! I'll go back and borrow a flashlight! After Huang Quan finished speaking, he rushed back to Dashuang's house, and Xu Tian and the old village chief had to stop and wait for Huang Quan.

"How? Do you see it clearly? Was the female ghost you saw yesterday a big double? The old village chief asked Xu Tian.

"I can't say it, yesterday's female ghost was wearing a big red robe, and her makeup was very white, similar to the makeup of singing, and I couldn't tell the difference."

After two minutes, Huang Quan ran out of the yard with a flashlight that was not very bright, but it was still very helpful for walking at night.