"It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on fire, the village chief's house is on fire!"

The panicked voices of the villagers sounded in the courtyard of Wang Ahua's house.

Xu Yue and I quickly ran out when we heard the sound, and when we ran to the yard, there were already a sea of people outside, and the village chief's house opposite the courtyard of Wang Ahua's house was burning with a fire, and the fire was very fierce, as if the sky had been set on fire, and the original blue sky had turned into fiery red.

I pulled a villager who was collecting water in the courtyard of Wang Ahua's house, "Fellow, how could the village chief's house suddenly catch fire?" ”

"I don't know, we were still making flue-cured tobacco in the geography, but I saw a thick smoke coming out of the village chief's house, and when we ran over, the fire was already very big, and the village chief and the village chief's wife didn't know where to go, I hope they went out to play and weren't trapped inside."

After speaking, the villagers shook off their hands, lifted the bucket that had been filled with water and rushed towards the village chief's house, after he left, he knew the servants who came to pick up the water, and then ran to the village chief's house, among which there were not only villagers but also students from our seventh middle school, in which I saw two figures that surprised me - Yin Tian and Wang Yunkong.

In the end, although Xu Yue and I were patients, we still carried the bucket and went on.

By the time the fire was extinguished, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and the only small western-style building in the village had become a ruin, and the people had been very tired after a day of fighting the fire.

What makes me feel strange is that Yin Tian and Wang Yunkong are also one of the few people looking for the village chief, seeing that the two of them are still in good spirits, there is no trace of fatigue on their faces, not even red, they are still that miserable appearance.

And what makes me feel even more strange is that I didn't see Wang Ahua and her child for a day today, as if they were missing.

Just when I was thinking about where Wang Ahua's family went, Yin Tian suddenly let out a roar, "Found it, two corpses have been found here!" ”

As soon as they heard this, most of the people present ran towards Yin Tian's location, where Yin Tian was located, which was the location of the original village chief's kitchen, but at this moment it had become a ruin.

After everyone worked together to remove the cement blocks that were pressed on the corpse, two charred corpses with black bodies appeared in our sight, and we could even smell the smell of barbecue.

The two corpses' eyes were furious, all the hair on their hair was gone, and their clothes were burned clean, so they looked unrecognizable, so they could not immediately identify the village chief and his wife.

It was only then that I suddenly saw the two rings on the ring fingers of the two corpses, which were already pitch black, but looked to be the same style.

Not only did I see it, but I saw a villager next to me who followed my gaze and saw the rings on the ring fingers of the two charred corpses, this time the villager couldn't calm down, and cried directly, he stretched out his finger and pointed at the two charred corpses, "It's the village chief and his wife, I know the rings on their hands, they are the only pair of gold rings in the village owned by the village chief and the village chief's wife!" ”

As the villager's voice fell, the whole village suddenly burst into tears, obviously the village chief was very good to them when he was alive.

Even Xu Yue and I were infected by this atmosphere, and we couldn't help shedding some tears.

I don't know how long I cried, a middle-aged man in a black suit stood up and said, "Folks, the village chief has passed away, and we can't let him expose his body to the wilderness, so now we have to cheer up and hold a funeral for the village chief. ”

I know that the person who spoke was Wang Liwei, the deputy head of Niulang Village.

As Wang Liwei's voice fell, five or six young men who were still strong stepped forward to carry the bodies of the village chief and his wife in the direction of the ancestral hall.

The rest of the people followed, crying.

As for our classmates, because the fire has been extinguished, they have already returned to their respective boarding homes, and they also need to rest after a tiring day, and it is okay to participate in the funeral of the village chief tomorrow.

Xu Yue and I are the same, after watching everyone carry the two charred corpses away, we are ready to go back to Wang Ahua's house to sleep, and by the way, see if Wang Ahua has gone home.

But just as we turned around and were about to leave, Wang Liwei stopped us, "Classmate Wang, Classmate Xu, wait a minute." ”

Hearing this, I turned my head to look at him, with a slight sadness in my eyes, "Is there anything wrong with Deputy Village Chief Wang?" ”

"That's the case, our village chief's son has not returned home after going out to work, even if he is notified now, it will take half a month to come back, and by then the village chief has been buried, but our village chief can't be sent to the end without one. You students are the only ones in the village who are of the right age, and the village chief often mentioned you and Xu before his death, so I have a reluctant request, that is, please pretend to be the filial son and daughter-in-law of our village. Wang Liwei looked at me very sincerely.

Now I'm a little difficult, agree, I always feel that my affairs have not been solved, don't agree, and feel a little unkind, after all, people die greatly, and being a filial son will not be less meat.

Just when I was hesitating, Xu Yue actually stood up and said, "We should, we will go to the wake tonight!" ”

Wang Liwei was overjoyed when he heard Xu Yue's words, but he still glanced at me to ask for my opinion, after all, I am the main master, and Xu Yue is all incidental.

Since Xu Yue agreed, although I don't know why, I had to nod and agree.

In this way, for the first time in my life, I became the so-called filial son, but the village chief and his wife became the godfather and godmother of Xu Yue and me.

It's just that I'm a little depressed, why do people think that Xu Yue and I are a couple? However, I will explain at first, but after many times, I feel that the explanation is also redundant, so I simply don't explain.

As a filial son and daughter-in-law, tonight's task is for the two of us to keep vigil, and we will keep vigil for three days until the village chief and his wife are buried.

At this time, everyone went home, and there were only two coffins in the huge ancestral hall, Xu Yue and I, one black and one red, and the miserable white candle light.

Xu Yue had already fallen asleep leaning on me.

I don't know why I can't sleep all the time, I always feel like something is going to happen tonight.

Thinking of the tragic situation of the village chief and his wife when they died, I couldn't help but feel a little numb in my scalp, as if they would crawl out of the coffin at any moment.

Suddenly!

With a stabbing sound, the incandescent lamp on the top of the ancestral hall suddenly went out, leaving only the miserable white candle light.

At this moment, a dark wind blew in, blowing and swaying the white candles.

Seeing this, my hand couldn't help but grab the big black hair on the back of the waist.

Looks like it's not going to be a good night!

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