I haven't been home for a long time, looking at the strange and familiar courtyard, my mood can't be calm for a long time. Thinking back to the carefree childhood I once spent in this yard, I couldn't help but sigh.

Regarding that weird "ghost boy", I have carefully analyzed it. He doesn't seem to be in the same group as Black Cat, but the timing of his appearance is too coincidental to make me wonder.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still have some confusion, but the more I think about it, the more confused I become. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the "Ghost Boy" has left, and there should be no more accidents for the rest of the night.

Putting aside the matter of the "ghost boy", what I have to do now is to deal with my grandfather's funeral, quickly find someone to ask for the news of "Shanghe Village", and fulfill my grandfather's last wish.

It was so hot that I didn't dare to lay my grandfather's body on the funeral bed. Grandpa was still lying quietly in the crystal coffin, the lights in the hall were dim, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.

The yard was cleaned and my room was spotless. It can be seen that in the more than three years that I have been away, my grandfather has often cleaned my room, and the furnishings in the room are the same as the night I left.

After packing up everything at home, I let Xiaobai and Zhang Yang stay at home to watch the door first. I took a white towel and soap according to the rules and went to the old branch secretary's house to ask for someone.

In my plan, the time to get home is at dusk at most. At that point in time, I still had time to buy all kinds of things and ask the old party secretary in the village to preside over the overall situation.

Unfortunately, I was delayed for too long on the road, and it was already past nine o'clock when I got home. I can only tell the old branch secretary about my grandfather's death first, and then I have to listen to the old branch secretary's arrangement.

Our family is an outsider, there are no relatives in the village, and naturally there are no elders to help me.

The old branch secretary is nearly seventy years old this year, and he is still full of energy, and there is a saying in our village that "the branch secretary of iron beats, the village chief of flowing water". I can't count how many village chiefs have changed, but the branch secretary hasn't changed for decades.

In this rural environment, there is no need to talk about whether the position of the branch secretary is in line with the rules or not. What the old branch secretary said is the rules, and according to my prediction, the old branch secretary is destined to die in office.

The prestige of the old branch secretary reached its peak in the village, and no one dared to disobey his old man's words. To put it bluntly, if it was put a hundred or ten years ago, the old branch secretary would be the emperor of Xiahe Village.

By the time I arrived at the old branch secretary's house, it was already past ten o'clock at night. A few minutes after calling the door, the door of the old branch secretary's house slowly opened, and when he saw my appearance of wearing linen and filial piety, the old branch secretary instantly understood what was happening in our family.

I knelt down in front of the old branch with a "poof", and tearfully asked him to go and preside over the overall situation. When reporting the funeral, the more sad I cried, the more filial piety I became, but I really cried out of breath because I was sad.

The old branch secretary sighed deeply: "Alas, Lao Chen is really gone?" ”

In our village, my grandfather is also a "capable man". When there are some major events in the village, the old branch secretary will consult with my grandfather, and the relationship between the two is good.

Raising his head and glancing at the old branch secretary, his old man's hair was already half white, and the wrinkles on his face were deeper. He didn't seem to believe the news that my grandfather had died, and he was alone for a long time.

After a while, the old branch secretary picked up the cigarette stick, lit it, and took a few puffs. In the smoke, I vaguely saw that the corners of the old branch secretary's eyes were moist.

"This is what you want, let's go. After Lao Chen left, I was worried for several days, and now I finally don't have to worry. The old branch secretary took out a small note from his arms and handed it to me tremblingly.

I was stunned, and I didn't quite understand what the old branch secretary meant. Looking at the contents of the small note, I couldn't help frowning, this is a string of addresses, could it be the legendary "Shanghe Village"?

"Lao Chen has already explained everything, and I can't handle his funeral. Go ahead, I've told every family not to go out tonight. The old branch secretary took another hard puff on his cigarette, and then coughed a few times.

I was even more puzzled, and hurriedly asked, "What did my grandfather explain?" This note...... Old branch secretary, you are old, I am a junior, I am afraid that I will not be able to handle grandpa's funeral. ”

The old branch secretary frowned, and then there was a hint of relief in his eyes: "Lao Chen explained, don't stay in the village for too long after you come back, hurry up and take his ashes to Shanghe Village." ”

"As for Shanghe Village...... Well, it doesn't hurt to tell you. What you have in your hand is the address of Shanghe Village, and it has been more than 20 years......"

It is said that 100 years ago, the ancestors of the villagers of Xiahe Village migrated from Shanghe Village.

Thirty or forty years earlier, there were still some families in the village who were related to Shanghe Village. But everything about Shanghe Village disappeared twenty years ago.

That's right, that is, the year my grandfather took me to Xiahe Village. It is said that there was a plague in Shanghe Village, and there were more than 300 people in the whole village, leaving only my grandfather and me, who were hard-working grandchildren.

What plague happened in Shanghe Village at the beginning, the old branch secretary couldn't say clearly. He only knew that there was an army dispatched at that time, and then Shanghe Village was completely removed.

With the passage of time, Shanghe Village has almost completely disappeared from people's memory. That village, like everyone who dies, will sooner or later be forgotten by everyone after "death".

"It's been more than twenty years, and your grandfather should just want to return to his roots. Xiaofan, you grew up in our Xiahe Village, your roots are here, after this incident, you completely forgot about Shanghe Village. The old branch secretary said solemnly.

Maybe it's because it's not about him, the old branch secretary mentioned Shanghe Village, except for sighing, he didn't have too much emotion. But when I heard the news, my heart was thrilled.

It's about my background, it's about my parents, and I can't calm down. If I don't know, it's fine, now that I know the news of Shanghe Village, I have to investigate it carefully.

Combined with the previous events, I inevitably have doubts about the "plague" in Shanghe Village. More than 300 people in the entire village really died because of the plague? My parents too?

And why did only my grandfather and I survive after the "plague"? It is true that my grandfather is Mr. Yin and Yang, but his old man has only mastered some Yin and Yang techniques, and he can't be "invulnerable", and the plague can threaten the life safety of his old man.

"Xiaofan, are you listening to me?" The old branch secretary suddenly scolded.

I was a little distracted, and I didn't hear what the old branch secretary said. Judging from the expression and tone, the old branch secretary was angry, and I scratched my head in embarrassment.

"Listen, bury your grandfather's ashes in the ancestral grave and come back immediately. There was a plague in Shanghe Village, so I couldn't stay long, and I completely forgot about that place in the future. The old branch secretary said in a deep voice.

I wanted to open my mouth to defend a few words, but when I saw the face of the old branch secretary, I finally nodded honestly.

Anyway, if you pass this level first, you can't make him angry. What am I going to do after that, after I leave Xiahe Village, the old branch secretary can't care about it.

After the old branch secretary said all this, he seemed to be a little tired, his face was full of tiredness, and his eyelids drooped: "Okay, you go, remember to come back early." ”

I took a deep breath, since my grandfather had arranged everything in advance, I just need to bury his old man in the ancestral grave in Shanghe Village according to my grandfather's arrangement.

Anyway, we don't have any relatives in Xiahe Village, and whether the funeral will be held or not is not too important, but grandpa's last wish is the most important thing.

After bidding farewell to the old branch secretary and walking out of the old branch secretary's house for dozens of meters, I suddenly thought of something. The old branch secretary seemed to tell me just now, let me take my grandfather's ashes to Xiahe Village.

But what I brought back was my grandfather's corpse, not ashes. This detail may seem inconsequential, but it still makes me wonder.

I want to turn back and ask the old branch secretary again, what is the misunderstanding in this. Looking back, the old branch scrivener had turned off the lights, and it was estimated that he had fallen asleep.

I shook my head, remembering the tired look on the old branch secretary just now, I really couldn't bear to bother again. After a moment of stunned thought, I reluctantly rushed to my house.

The road was dark, and it looked like the people in the village had rested. Moreover, the old branch secretary said that he had greeted the whole village, and no one would go out at night.

No wonder he came back for so long, the movement was not small, and no one came out to check what was going on, presumably these were also arranged by his grandfather a long time ago, and he was worried that it would cause panic and affect others.

"Fanzi, you're finally back!" As soon as he walked to the door of the house, Xiaobai hurriedly greeted him.

I was a little puzzled and frowned slightly: "What happened?" ”

Xiaobai's face was unnatural: "Someone came just now, put incense on the old man, and kowtowed a few times." ”

"What about people? Where is it? I asked subconsciously.

It stands to reason that the person who came to kowtow to my grandfather should not be a villager in our village. No one dares to disobey the orders of the old branch secretary, and no one will go out tonight.

However, no matter who comes, I have to be well received. The people who can incense and kowtow to grandpa are probably those who have received great favor from grandpa and know how to repay kindness.

Xiao Bai hesitated and said: "People...... The man seems to have gone. ”

"What's going on?" I glanced at Xiaobai.

The one who came to kowtow to my grandfather was a middle-aged man who looked polite. The middle-aged man spoke very politely and had a good attitude.

Zhang Yang and Xiaobai didn't know each other, so they received him politely. After giving incense to grandpa and kowtowing, the two were going to move a stool for each other to sit on, but they didn't expect the kung fu man to disappear in the blink of an eye.

Xiaobai and Zhang Yang blamed each other, and they both felt that the other party was too careless.

"People are already standing in the house, why did I go to move a stool, why is it gone?" Xiaobai was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang was even more aggrieved: "Bullshit, it's obvious that I'm going to move the stool, don't blame people!" ”

Listening to the tussle between the two of them, I have one head and two big. The point is that neither of them looks like they're lying, and neither of them feels like it's their fault.

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Let's transport my grandfather back to the car first, Zhang Yang, I may continue to trouble you tonight. I said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yang frowned slightly, and looked at me puzzled: "What's the matter?" Where are you going to transport the old man? ”

I was just about to explain a few words, when Xiaobai suddenly exclaimed: "Fanzi, come over and see, what's wrong with the old man!" ”

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