Shanxi Ancient Road 3

The temperature in the mountains is cooler than in the plains, and this is especially noticeable after the sun sets. A cold wind was blowing in my ears. The father and son snuggled up to each other and walked slowly on the silent ancient road against the biting cold wind. Both father and son were scared. But unlike eight years ago, Uncle Lu is already an adult after all. He hugged his father and said, "Dad, we have to find a place to stay, we can't go this way." The old man nodded: "Yes, but there is no village in front of it, and there is no store in the back." Where do we live? Uncle Lu also had no idea, and neither of them had anything to do but keep their heads down and continue to walk forward.

Strange things happened again on this century-old ancient road, and they suddenly found that pedestrians began to appear on the ancient road at some point. To say that it is a happy thing for the father and son to walk on the mountain road at night and meet pedestrians, but the father and son do not feel this way, all they can feel is gloomy and terrifying. Because these pedestrians are very weird, they don't light the lights, they don't talk. Just silent in the dark, burying his head and moving forward. Only father and son were holding torches, and around them were a group of dark, shadowy people. The father and son were increasingly surprised. Uncle Lu stopped a pedestrian and asked him how to get to the village where his aunt lived.

The man looked at Uncle Lu, the surroundings were dark, and he couldn't see the man's face clearly, the man paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Go forward!" Then he didn't say anything and went on his own way. Uncle Lu inquired about another person, and it was still like this. He also began to get scared and didn't dare to ask again. The father and son walked a few more steps, and there was a big slope in front of them, and suddenly, a burst of suona music came. They are happy, they have a family, even if they can't stay, they can always rest their feet and inquire about the way.

Uncle Lu helped the old man down the hill together. It's so lively here, and there are several caves in front of it. People come and go, lanterns are hung high, it turns out to be a happy event. So they heard the suona just now. The father and son walked to the edge of the small courtyard and were about to speak. The guests standing in front of the door took the initiative to talk to them, thinking that they were guests who had come to watch the ceremony. The two saw that they had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained to others, saying that they were passing by and were lost, so they wanted to ask for directions and take a break. The Zhibin was very bold, laughed and said, "This thing is easy to do, I see that you are also tired." Today's host's family is holding a happy event, although you are walking here by mistake, but you are a guest from afar. Come, come, come in, have a drink and rest by the way. It's never too late to leave after eating! As soon as the two of them thought about it, they followed Zhibin into the courtyard. Zhibin led the father and son into an empty cave, lined up the tables, and warmly beckoned them to sit down. And he commanded that they should be served food and drink. After the wine and food were served, the guests went out to greet others after a few angry words.

The father and son were already cold and hungry, and they were already salivating when they saw the sumptuous wine and food. Just now, they were embarrassed to eat, there would be no one, and the two of them began to eat. However, they found that although the dishes were very rich, fried and fried, all the dishes were cold and had a strange taste. The two of them took a bite and spit it out. Father and son hesitated for a moment. Put down the chopsticks and discuss what to do. What Old Man Lu meant, don't eat the rice, hurry up and inquire about the way and leave. The two were just about to get up, when the door opened, and the guest came in again. He said to them, "How's the food?" The two quickly stood up and said a few polite words. The guest said, "When my master heard that you were coming, he came to see the two of you. "Say a word. Only then did the father and son notice that Zhibin was followed by a woman. The woman hurriedly walked up and greeted the two. But both sides were stunned when they looked at each other. Isn't this woman the sister of Old Man Lu?

Before Old Man Lu could react, he saw his sister and burst into tears for a while. His sister also kept wiping her tears, crying and chattering: "Brother, why have you been gone for eight years." And don't come back to see me. Old Man Lu also sighed: "Sister, you don't know, it's not that I don't want to come." The last time I came here, I fell ill and my health has not been good. I can't stand the long journey. Ay! This time, if I hadn't heard that you ......" Speaking of this, the old man suddenly reacted, yes. Didn't my sister die from the cave collapse! That's why I came back with all my might. But right in front of me, isn't my sister alive here? Is it nonsense with a message or is it ......

Uncle Lu had already felt that something was wrong, and seeing that his father was incoherent, he hurriedly pulled his father. Old Man Lu's sister didn't notice this detail, and was still talking there: "Brother, why did you come here so coincidentally, today your nephew married a daughter-in-law, look at it, I didn't know you came, you wait, I asked them to come over and give you a gift." With that, he went out with the intellectual.

As soon as the father and son saw that there was no one around, they began to discuss. Old Man Lu said, "What's the matter? Is your aunt dead? Uncle Lu shook his head: "Dad, people with letters don't talk nonsense, red and white things are major events in life!" Who dares to spread rumors? Old Man Lu didn't want to believe it: "This is not possible, maybe he brought the wrong one." Besides, didn't you see it with your own eyes, your aunt is standing in front of us alive! ”

Uncle Lu said firmly, "No, Dad, something is wrong. The message can be wrong, but think about it, who marries a daughter-in-law at night? Do we have this rule? Also, why is this meal all cold, and who uses cold dishes to entertain guests on a cold day? Besides, does my aunt live here? Also, I noticed just now that they walk awkwardly. This is not the right place. They are not people! ”

Old Man Lu thought about it carefully, it was really like this. But in the face of his own sister, the old man really found it difficult to accept the fact that the other party was a ghost. Just when he was hesitating, Old Man Lu's sister had already rushed over with her son and daughter-in-law. He pulled Old Man Lu's sleeve and said, "Brother, look at it, you haven't seen your nephew and daughter-in-law yet." As he spoke, a pair of young men and women came over to give a salute to Old Man Lu. With the help of the lights, Old Man Lu took a closer look at the man and woman, and it didn't matter what he saw, and the old man was scared. His nephew and niece and daughter-in-law actually wore the champion clothes and phoenix crown veils that were only worn by marrying relatives in ancient times. Please note that it was 1970, and it was a general trend in society at that time to wear military uniforms or revolutionary clothes when getting married. The phoenix crown is something that absolutely no one dares to wear, and it is not fun to be detained as a "feudal remnant" if you are not careful. Also, the faces of these little couples are coated with thick powder, and the white is miserable and scary. Where is this alive!

Old Man Lu didn't dare to hesitate anymore. He prevaricated a few words, and then pulled Uncle Lu and the two to leave. Old Man Lu's sister was anxious: "Brother, you haven't been here for eight years." I've been sitting for a long time, and I'm leaving. What's wrong with you? The Zhibin also kept persuading them to stay. Saying that, several people came to pull their father and son, and asked them to stay no matter what. How dare the father and son delay any longer, while saying kind words, they desperately pushed these people away, and left the cave desperately. The men chased them out of the cave and tried to pull them again, and the father and son desperately climbed up the slope. Just then, a rooster crowed. With the sound of the sound, the surrounding people, houses, and caves were all gone. It was pitch black under the dirt slope. The noisy voices also fell silent instantly. The father and son climbed up the dirt slope in a panic and returned to the ancient road. Calculating the time, it was already midnight when they went down the dirt slope, and after eating and talking in the cave for so long, it was indeed dawn. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, and they couldn't walk anymore while sitting on the ancient road.

The sky began to light slowly, and they were delighted to find that there was cooking smoke in front of them. The two got up and walked quickly for a while, and Old Man Lu recognized it, this is the small village where his sister and brother-in-law live.

After many twists and turns, they finally entered the village. And to their delight, Old Man Lu's brother-in-law did not die. He told the father and son what had happened. It happened just a month ago, Mr. Lu's sister has a son, who is 20 years old this year, and the family entrusted someone to tell him about the family affairs, so he was scheduled to get married on the day of the accident. After the little couple bowed to the church, they began to toast the guests from table to table. At that time, the relatives of the man's family were sitting in a cave, and the little couple had an accident when they toasted to this house, I don't know what the reason was, the cave suddenly collapsed, and as a result, the little two, the sister of the old man Lu, the red affair Zhibin, and several other relatives were buried inside. The collapse was so severe that none of the people buried in it were saved. Only Old Man Lu's brother-in-law happened to be pulled out by several villagers to pour wine, and he survived. In this family, the happy event became a funeral. With the help of the villagers, his brother-in-law buried his deceased relatives. Because of the hot weather, the body could not be preserved, and I really couldn't wait for Mrs. Lu, so I buried it first.

After hearing this, Old Man Lu fainted after crying again. The next day, his brother-in-law took the father and son to the grave to burn paper. Uncle Lu found out that the place where they were buried was the same place where they had gone by mistake the night before to attend the wedding feast. At this time, there is only a new grave here.

After Uncle Lu finished speaking, I asked again: "Then how is your uncle now?" Uncle Lu sighed: "We stayed in the village for five days and then went home. After returning home, my father's health also deteriorated, and he died a few years later. He still misses his sister until his deathbed. When he was dying, I heard him whispering slowly, saying that his sister had come to pick him up and left, and they were going to be reunited. And then the old man went! As for my uncle, we later wrote two letters to each other, and with my father's death, we were never in touch again. He is probably not here now, has he remarried? Are there any descendants? I don't know. ”