When I opened my eyes, it was noon the next day, and looking at the sun hanging high in the sky and the empty courtyard, I felt as if I had a big dream.

"Ah, you're awake!" The army of people who sat next to me and watched TV said with a smile on their faces when they woke up and said in a strange way.

I glanced at Dajun, stretched, looked at Dajun with some dissatisfaction, and asked angrily: "You kid got up early, but why don't you go to work?" ”

"I've taken three days off and I'm only going to work tomorrow! It's not a matter for you kid to be idle at home every day! Do you want me to help you find a job in the factory? ”

I quickly folded the futon, glanced at the clock on the wall, and asked aloud: "This matter has been talking for a while, by the way, what did my grandfather do?" ”

"Your grandfather, I don't know why, several people died in the village next door, and you invited your grandfather early this morning, don't you say it's strange!"

Looking at the puzzled look on Dajun's face, I said with a burst of contempt in my heart: "If it weren't for the little brother, Lao Tzu would have to attend your funeral today!" But he said: "What's so strange about that, isn't birth, old age, sickness and death not a very normal thing?" ”

After listening to my words, the army leaned close to me and said mysteriously: "Gao Tian, you don't know, I heard someone who came today that those who died had their blood sucked dry by something, just like dried corpses. ”

"Oh, is it? I don't believe it! With that, I headed for the kitchen.

"Hey, Gao Tian, don't believe it yet, why don't we go to the next village now to see how about it!" Seeing that I didn't believe it, the army hurriedly chased after it and said in a hurry.

"You have to go yourself, what is there to see about the dead, regret it or not!" After saying this, I secretly said in my heart: "With the courage of your kid, when you see that dry dead body, you will be scared to death!" ”

After listening to my words, Dajun showed a disappointed expression on his face, and said with some regret: "That's right, what's so good about the dead, let's think about how to chase Sister Xia when you go to work tomorrow!" When he said this, the army actually looked lewd.

It was several days before I heard that not only had people die in the next village, but also in other villages outside the town that had died in the same way as Li Mingjie. I estimated from the rumors that the number of people who died was more than 20, which was close to the number of people who watched the shadow puppet show that day.

When I thought of this, Huang Xiaoyan, who had big watery eyes, appeared in my mind, and I didn't know how he was now.

My grandfather has been very busy lately, and his voice is even more hoarse due to his busy chatter, but he is still being found by the family of the deceased.

"Gao Tian, tomorrow there is a family in the town getting married, and I can't go, so you can go with fifty yuan on my behalf!" Grandpa said to me in a hoarse voice.

Today, because he came back early, as soon as my grandfather entered the house, he took out 50 yuan from his jacket pocket and put it on the kang.

"Grandpa, why don't you go yourself?" Looking at the fifty yuan of the three heads on the kang, I asked out loud.

"I don't have time tomorrow, and there is a family in the neighboring village who will go to the funeral early tomorrow morning for me to be busy, so I don't have time!" After saying that, my grandfather took out two more ten-yuan bills from his pocket and handed them to me.

I took the two 10 yuan from my grandfather, picked up the 50 yuan on the kang, and said with joy on my face: "Grandpa, what is the name of the person who will get married tomorrow?" ”

"You'll find out tomorrow when you go with Dali, it's one of his cousins who is married!" Seeing that my face was full of joy, my grandfather spoke again and said, "Gao Tian has held the money, don't lose it!" ”

"Well, don't worry, grandpa, I'm going to play!" With that, I walked out of the house.

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"I said vigorously, can you still ride this broken bicycle, this has fallen off the chain three times, it's really convincing!" I looked at the vigorous force that was chaining my car and complained.

"Do you think I want to, this girder car is still easy to borrow from my father, if you and I walk, I won't be tired to death!" Hearing my complaints, he vigorously touched the oil stains on his hands and replied.

"Then you can take the avenue, if you have to take this path, my ass is about to bloom!" Looking at the surrounding woods full of graveyards, I said with a displeased face.

vigorously wiped the beads of sweat on his face, and said angrily: "Gao Tian, it's not that I don't know that it's easy to ride a car on the main road, but don't you know?" It's at least 20 minutes faster! If you don't like it, you can ride it, I promise not to be it! ”

Looking at Dali's old girder Shanghai Permanent, I smiled embarrassedly, "Dali, you should ride it, I really can't ride this old broken bicycle!" ”

"Then stop talking nonsense, get in the car!" With that, he stepped onto the bike.

I sighed helplessly and slowly sat in the back seat of the car.

When the bike walked up again, I found that the back seat I was sitting in was even more bumpy, and I didn't know if it was intentional or deliberate, and whenever I saw a pothole on the road, instead of dodging, I pressed it directly.

Since the road we and I had taken was a path leading to the town, it was not as smooth as the avenue, and the road in the woods was full of potholes, and in the woods there were countless graveyards rising one after another.

About ten minutes or so, just when my buttocks were already numb, the path had come to an end, and looking at the crowd on the street, I whispered to the force: "Your uncle, you can't hide from the pit!" ”

He snorted vigorously, with a gloating smile on his face, and sped up his ride.

After another five or six minutes, Dali and I came to a stop at the door of a house full of people and bustling with people.

Seeing Dali lock the car with the lock that was almost rusting, I sarcastically said: "I said Dali, just your broken bicycle, even if you throw it on the avenue, you didn't pick it up, why lock him up?" ”

Hearing this, he gave me a blank look, "You don't hesitate to ask for it, it doesn't mean that others don't want it, there are so many people here, if anyone takes a fancy and rides the car away, where can I find it!" Just as he finished speaking, the lock on the car made a 'click', and the rusty lock was still usable.

"Let's go, go in and take a stroll, and mix a box of cigarettes by the way!" After locking the car with great force, he said to me.

As Dali and I walked into the courtyard, which was already full of tables, a young woman in a gown and heavy makeup walked briskly.

"I said Xiaoli, why did you come, I've been waiting for you all morning, see if I don't kick you!" The woman's face was full of anger and she complained vigorously.

After listening to the woman's words, Dali was embarrassed for a while, and said: "That Sister Xiaoye, there was a mistake in something this morning, I was afraid that your old man was in a hurry, so my friend and I came in a hurry, how about it?" Isn't it exquisite? ”

Dali's cousin is called Sun Xiaoye, and he has had a very good relationship with Dali since he was a child, and he even greeted Dali early when he got married, but Dali, this kid, wandered around the melon field every day and forgot about it.

Sun Xiaoye looked at Dali, who was full of embarrassment, with a look of disbelief, quickly pinched the soft flesh on Dali's waist, and said viciously: "This is the price you pay for forgetting about my marriage." Hum! ”

"Hey, big sister, you light, I'm meat!" was vigorously pinched by Sun Xiaoye, and begged for mercy in pain: "Sister Xiaoye, can't I be wrong?" If you are old, be merciful and let me go! ”

"Humph! That's the price of your lateness. After speaking, Sun Xiaoye pinched it hard, and then walked towards the house with me and Dali with a satisfied face.

Following behind Sun Xiaoye, I saw Dali lift his clothes and look at the place where he was pinched, and there was a large bruise, I held back a smile and squeezed my eyebrows at Dali.

He gave me a white look, looked at the purple place that was pinched, and rubbed it gently, but his face twitched in pain.

Sun Xiaoye was too busy getting married, and after taking me and Dali into the house, he was called away by others.

"I said vigorously, is your old sister too fierce, she will hurt people as soon as she makes a move!" After I saw Sun Xiaoye leave, I came to Dali's side and pushed Dali who was looking around with my hand.

"Needless to say? My old sister's temper is very violent, I don't know if my future brother-in-law can stand it! Dali said with emotion on his face.

"Then you don't have to worry about it, let's talk about the ceremony first!" With that, I walked towards the place where the prayer was written.

Although there were many people in the courtyard and in the house, due to the late arrival, there were only a few people in the place where the ceremonial account was written.

"Gao Xiufeng, fifty!" When I arrived, I handed over the fifty dollars in my hand.

When the man receiving the gift heard me say Gao Xiufeng, his face was stunned, and he looked at me and asked, "Young man, you are Lao Gao's grandson, right?" Why didn't Lao Gao come? ”

"Well, my grandfather can't come today because of something, so let me bring the gift for him!"