Chapter 18: I can never let go

In the next few days, although Shi Guodong heard from the villagers, Shi Jianhua had not returned to the provincial capital. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 However, because of what happened at dinner that day, he never went to the other party, and Shi Jianhua never came to him.

Even if they met by chance on the road at the entrance of the village, the two quickly avoided each other's gaze and passed by as if they didn't see each other.

Until a few days later, one morning, when Shi Guodong was about to go to work in the field with a hoe, Shi Jianhua suddenly came to visit.

Seeing Shi Jianhua, who was standing at the door, a little cramped, Shi Guodong was slightly stunned, and hurriedly let him enter the house to sit.

In fact, in the past few days, Shi Guodong has also felt very uncomfortable, and he has wanted to find an opportunity to have a good chat with Shi Jianhua several times. However, he is not good at words, and he can't think of how to speak. Therefore, seeing that Shi Jianhua actually took the initiative to come to him today, he couldn't have been happier in his heart.

After entering the house, the two sat at the table of the Eight Immortals, but neither of them spoke, the atmosphere was very awkward for a while, and after a while, Shi Jianhua finally said: "Brother Guodong, I'm really sorry for the events of that day, I really didn't know that you were engaged to Xiaofang." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, Jianhua, don't take it to heart, you haven't come back for so many years, it's no wonder you don't know. Ah, it's good to talk about it. Shi Guodong replied.

"Although Brother Guodong, you are a large number of adults, but I, as a younger brother, still said things that should not be said after all, and I always feel a little unhappy in my heart." Shi Jianhua said: "I'm going back to the provincial capital in two days, but I can't let go of this matter in my heart, so I came to you today to ask you to give me a chance to make amends." ”

"Jianhua, you can see the outside, and you are still so polite to me?" Shi Guodong said with a smile.

"A must, a must. That's it, Brother Guodong, I invite you to eat barbecue to make amends, what do you think? Shi Jianhua nodded and said.

"Barbecue? What's that? Shi Guodong asked suspiciously, he really didn't understand this.

"It's popular in the provincial capitals. It is a few good friends, go to a place with a good scenery, bring some delicious food and seasonings, etc., and then set up a fire, roast and eat by yourself. Shi Jianhua explained: "In this way, let's go to Changworm Mountain over there, eat barbecue at night, and then watch the sunrise together." Of course, everything to eat is prepared by the younger brother. ”

In fact, after listening to Shi Jianhua's words, Shi Guodong thought to himself: I don't know how many times I have been to the mountain on the edge of the village, and as for the sunrise and sunset, I should not watch it earlier. It's just that thinking that this is a rare opportunity to break free from Shi Jianhua, and in addition, he is curious about the barbecue that is very popular in the provincial capital, so he agreed.

Seeing Shi Guodong agree, Shi Jianhua stood up happily and said: "In this way, Brother Guodong, you can also call Xiaofang together, there are more people, the three of us are together, after all, I also have to apologize to her." ”

"Shout Xiaofang? It's not necessary. For this request, Shi Guodong was embarrassed.

You must know that although there was reform and opening up at that time, the social atmosphere was far from being as open as it is now. Walking on the street, boyfriends and girlfriends don't say hugging and hugging like now, even holding hands, they only dare to hook their fingers, and if someone notices, they will quickly let go, and blush embarrassedly.

Even though Shi Guodong and Li Xiaofang have been engaged with the consent of their parents, in fact, they have always maintained the necessary distance between men and women, and there is almost no physical contact with each other. Therefore, Shi Jianhua's request really made Shi Guodong very difficult.

After all, the meaning of watching Shi Jianhua is to go up the mountain together at night, eat that barbecue on the mountain, and then wait together to watch the sunrise. This means that Li Xiaofang wants to be with them all night and not go home.

However, thinking that the opportunity was rare, in the end, Shi Guodong still hesitated for a long time, and then had the courage to discuss with Li Xiaofang and asked her if she was willing.

And I don't know what the situation was that day, maybe because Li Xiaofang was also very curious about "barbecue", she was originally very conservative, but she surprisingly agreed, and even helped Shi Guodong persuade her parents together.

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Listening to Mu Zihan's relaying of the experience of resentful souls, I couldn't help but ask again: "Could it be that on that Long Worm Mountain, Shi Jianhua killed Shi Guodong." ”

I vaguely guessed this situation, because if this is the case, then echo what Mu Zihan said before, this is a sad case.

"That's pretty much it." Mu Zihan took a sip of tea and said, "It's just that the means are a bit surprisingly cruel, but maybe even Shi Jianhua himself didn't expect it." He not only killed Shi Guodong, but also tortured him to death. It is precisely because of this that after Shi Guodong's death, he will become a resentful ghost. It's a pity that after becoming a resentful ghost, Shi Guodong forgot the specific location of his village, so he could only linger on Changworm Mountain and live in the empty tomb on the hillside for more than 30 years, just to wait for Shi Jianhua and Li Xiaofang to appear again. ”

"What about Li Xiaofang, who is an eyewitness? I can't imagine that my betrothed partner would be indifferent when someone killed in front of me. This case made me feel very blocked, so I asked in a tangled way.

"According to my later investigation, not long after that incident, she married Shi Jianhua and followed Shi Jianhua's family to the provincial capital. However, it is said that she was depressed all her life, and finally died of illness when she was only in her forties. She was dead when I found them, so I don't know how she felt. Mu Zihan replied with a wry smile.

"You found them?" I was amazed and asked, "What about then?" ”

"Nothing later, when I took Shi Guodong to find Shi Jianhua, Shi Jianhua was already bedridden due to a serious illness, and could only lie weakly on the bed in the nursing home. At that time, he should not have been sixty years old, and he looked as old as an old man in his seventies and eighties. Moreover, perhaps because of the guilt in his heart, he and Li Xiaofang have never had children. He even donated all his life savings to charity. After Mu Zihan finished answering, he sighed heavily.

I couldn't help but sigh, and I couldn't tell the depression in my heart: "Hey, a momentary impulse, a lifetime of regret, why bother? Wait, no, if that's the case, why hasn't the obsession in Shi Guodong's heart dissipated yet? ”

After all, when Fang Ling and I went to Snake Village not long ago, the resentful soul Shi Guodong was still living in the grave bag of Changworm Mountain. But if he had already met Shi Jianhua with the help of Mu Zihan three years ago, why did he still not let go of the obsession in his heart and go to reincarnation?

Mu Zihan smiled bitterly and said, "It is estimated that he will never be able to completely let go of that obsession." As he spoke, he began to tell the story of the beginning,

(To be continued)