Chapter 711: Liberation
"I don't know how to explain it, but I think they don't fit in with the world," said Luo Fei. Alas, don't ask me, it's really not clear. ”
It's not just her, but I'm so far out of mind that I can't explain what those ghostly things are, and they're still an unsolvable mystery to me. The only thing I know for sure is that they are also very much related to my ancestors.
The villagers returned to normal, and these "wandering spirits" hidden in the lower village also went to where they should go, and the matter of the old Qiang village was almost solved, so I discussed it with Liang Houzai, and planned to stay and observe for another week, if the villagers did not have other problems, we set off back to Shandong.
If I remember correctly, when I returned to Shangzhai that night, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and we had just walked to the main road in the village, Chen Daochang was smoking a dry cigarette while entering the entrance of the village, because the moonlight was very bright that night, I saw him at a glance, and he also saw us.
In this way, we and Chen Daochang smoothly converged, he asked me how things were going, if there was anything to help, I said that I was almost busy, but in my heart I was thinking, Chen Daochang came this time, what is it to do, we were busy all day, he ran out of the village to get a cigarette, nothing serious.
After that, we found a house near the entrance of the village, repaired it briefly, and everyone lived here, Liu Shangang and Chen Daochang were responsible for collecting ingredients in the village every day, I was responsible for cooking, Liang Houzai and Luo Fei were responsible for taking care of the hygiene, and Xian'er was responsible for causing trouble for us.
After a few days in the village, I gradually found that I liked this peaceful life more and more, with green mountains and clear waters, and no quarrel with the world.
But I know very well in my heart that maybe I have nothing to do with this kind of life in my life, and in a week, we will go back to the Mass Grave Mountain to see what is in the depths of the underground palace, and after that, we will go to Xiaotianshan to find Mindu.
My master often said that because my numerology is relatively special, I am destined to have ups and downs in this life. My dad also used to say that life is a time when one thing is one thing on top of the other, and it will never be dealt with.
I know what they said is right, but for the peace and calm in the old Qiang village, I have a lingering yearning in my heart.
On the fifth day of Liang Hou's return to Laoqiang Village, the peace in the village was broken.
That morning, Liang Houzai and I were in the courtyard when someone knocked on the courtyard door.
Luo Fei opened the door, and I saw the dumb aunt standing outside the door with an anxious face, and beside her, there was a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Come on, masters!" As soon as the middle-aged man saw Luo Fei, he shouted anxiously.
I craned my neck and asked him, "What's wrong?" ”
I heard him say, "The village chief has fainted, so go and see." ”
When I heard his words, my first reaction was: Who is the village chief?
But at this time, I saw the anxious expression on the dumb aunt's face, and recalled the prestige of the old white head in front of the villagers, and immediately recalled: The old white head had an accident!
Thinking of this, I didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately rushed out of the courtyard gate, the middle-aged man and the dumb aunt saw me come out, and trotted all the way to lead me towards the place where the old white head lived, and behind me, Luo Fei and Liang Houzai also followed.
When I arrived at Lao Baitou's house, I found that many villagers had gathered nearby, and when they saw me, they all seemed to see a savior, and everyone had a little expectation in their eyes.
But I have a faint hunch that this time, I'm afraid the old white head will really not be able to survive.
When he entered the house, the stupid son of the old white head was sitting on the ground, staring blankly at the back room, he seemed to feel something, his fists were clenched tightly, and the expression on his face was very nervous.
At this moment, a stout man in his early fifties came out of the back room and said to me, "The village chief has let you in." ”
I nodded, and was about to walk towards the back room, when the man grabbed my arm again and whispered, "You must save the village chief." ”
This time, I didn't dare to give him any response and went straight to the door.
There was only one person in the room, and he was lying on the bed, looking out the window, and the sun was shining on his face over the window. A few days ago, his hair was still black with a few strands of white, but now, his hair was white almost overnight, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to be deeper.
When I walked to the bedside, he turned his head and smiled at me: "This day has finally come." ”
I sat on the edge of the bed and said softly to the old white head: "Uncle Bai, let's take you to the provincial capital and find a better doctor to show you." ”
The old white head still smiled: "Look at what, I'm in the advanced stage of lung cancer, and I haven't made it, so don't delay my efforts, hehe." ”
I don't know if it's my delusion, but in the short time he was talking to me, I felt ...... He seems to be getting a little older.
Just thinking like this, Wong Tai Sin also came, he rushed into the house, and quickly walked to the old white head's side, and took the old white head's pulse.
I looked nervously at Wong Tai Sin's side face, and Wong Tai Sin's fingers rested on the old white head's pulse for a while, and then he turned to me, sighed, and said, "Sure enough, as I expected, as soon as the soul of the villagers was removed, the old man's soul began to decay. ”
I suddenly frowned: "Why didn't you say this kind of thing earlier?" ”
The old white head raised his hand at me with some difficulty: "I didn't let him say it." Hehe, in fact, a few days ago, when I was gathering the villagers, Wong Tai Sin told me about it. You see, I've lived for so many years, and I've lived enough, but the people in the village shouldn't suffer these crimes, and it's worth exchanging my life for their health and health for the rest of their lives. ”
I glanced at Wong Tai Sin with some complaint, and Wong Tai Sin deliberately avoided my eyes and looked at the old white head.
I asked Wong Tai Sin, "How long does Uncle Bai have left?" ”
Wong Tai Sin looked at the old white man's face and said, "Half a day at most." ”
Only half a day left? This also ...... It's too sudden, isn't it, he was so dignified when I saw the old white head yesterday, why ...... today
When the old white head heard Wong Tai Sin's words, he immediately smiled: "There is still so long, yo, enough for me to take another turn in the stockade and take a look." By the way, little master, there is something I would like to ask you to do me a favor. ”
Me: "You say. ”
The old white head looked through the window and looked at the villagers gathered in the courtyard, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "They are all hard-working people, and after I have been hiding in Tibet for so many years, it should be a head." Little master, I know that you have a wide network of people and a lot of resources in your hands, you see, can you take my fellow villagers out of the mountain? ”
I let out a long breath: "Yes, after I leave, I will start arranging this." ”
Hearing my reply, Lai Baitou slowly turned his gaze and said to me, "Then thank you." ”
I nodded and didn't speak.
Most of the people who were built in Erlongwan have gone to another world, and even the clones like Lao Baitou have come to the end of their lives, and after fifty years of vicissitudes, Wang Dafu has become the last living witness.
At the last moment of his life, he summoned his stupid son and dumb aunt in, asked them to help him out of bed, and took him to walk and take a look in this beautiful village.
As the old white man walked around the village, all the villagers followed him, walking with him up the hillside and up the road in the field......
Ever since Master passed away, whenever I see this kind of parting scene, I will subconsciously avoid it. Wong Tai Sin was completely different from me, he wanted to see how a clone like Lao Baitou would behave in the last moments of his life, so he also followed Lao Baitou around the village, while I took Luo Fei and Liang Houzai back to the old house at the entrance of the village.
At noon, Wong Tai Sin came back with a frown, he said that the old white head was very strange when he died, there was no reluctance and pain at all, but he suddenly fell to the ground and ended his life with a smile.
He couldn't understand why the old white head was obviously going to die, but he had a smile on his face.
Chen Daochang lit a dry cigarette, spat out a long puff of clouds, and said to Wong Tai Sin: "Because he is relieved." ”
Wong Tai Sin wondered: "His son is a fool, and the villagers have not left the mountain, so doesn't he miss them, how can he be freed?" ”
Chen Daochang said: "If you have concerns, you may not be unable to be liberated, only obsessions will make people unable to be liberated." ”
Huang Daxian frowned: "I don't understand." ”
Chen Daochang: "I will understand it slowly." ”
As he spoke, Daochang Chen stood up and said to me again, "There is a way, let's go." ”
I said, "Don't you go to the funeral of the old white head?" ”
Chen Daochang shook his head: "No, we are outsiders after all, so it's not good to get involved like this." Let's go. ”
I nodded, called Liu Shangang and Liang Houzai, and packed my luggage as fast as I could.
And when we dragged our suitcases out of the house and were about to leave the village, there was a very hurried footsteps behind us, and when I looked back, I saw the dumb aunt running over with the silly son Agui of the old white head.
The two of them stopped forty or fifty meters away from us, and the dumb aunt raised her hand and waved at us vigorously, and Agui also followed the example of the dumb aunt and waved goodbye to us.
At this time, the place where the old white head lived was full of people again, and everyone looked at this side of the road, I don't know if they were looking at the dumb aunt and Agui, or looking at us.
I smiled at the dumb aunt and waved at her again: "Go back, take care of the old white head's funeral, and I will have someone take you out of the mountain." Let's go back! ”
After saying that, I turned around and walked out of the village without looking back.
When we left the village, the Zhongzheng Qi field in the village was completely dispersed.
When he walked farther, Liang Houzai turned around, glanced in the direction of Qiang Village, exhaled a long breath, and said, "That tulou has been eroded by the moisture on the mountain for decades but refuses to fall, is it also waiting for us?" ”
I didn't speak, I walked down the river sullenly.
It took us four hours to get back to the mountain road, and we found Liu Shangang's car in the weeds on the side of the road, Chen Daochang forgot to close the car door when he took the cigarette stick from the car, but fortunately no one else found the car during this time, you must know that Liu Shangang's sniper rifle is still in the trunk.
For this, Liu Shangang nagged for a while, but Chen Daochang's face was not ordinarily thick, and he insisted that he had locked the car door when he left, and the reason why the car door was open was either pried open, or Liu Shangang's car lock was broken, anyway, it had nothing to do with him.
Liu Shangang checked the car lock, it was not broken, and there was no trace of being pryed, Chen Daochang said that it may be that he broke it when he locked the car, but now it is better.
obviously did something wrong and didn't admit it, Liu Shangang was so angry with him that he was still nagging until the car drove out of the mountains, Chen Daochang replied at first, and then simply pretended not to hear.