Chapter 4 Thunder and Thunder in the Sky
Rural people say that people can feel it before they die, so many elderly people will prepare for the aftermath in advance when they feel that they are about to die, because they can see things that we can't see.
I once saw with my own eyes that on the night when an old man in a neighboring village died, people from several nearby villages went to see him off, and the old man lay on the bed and kept muttering, "Morata, Morahe, Morahe, and he died after an hour."
Grandpa said that grandpa was dead, but I didn't believe it. The man in the shroud said that grandpa would die when the dead man went up the tree, the living man married the corpse, and the old dog asked for directions.
That morning, the villagers carried the coffin to my door, and when I went back, the door was closed, and the grandfather pushed the door open after putting down the coffin and went in.
Grandpa was hung on the beam of the house by a rope thick with a thumb, there was a pile of straw ashes directly below the grandfather, I saw this scene and immediately collapsed to the ground, grandpa and a few villagers hurriedly stepped forward to take grandpa down, flat on the ground and then pressed the chest, and pinched people, but it was to no avail, grandpa's body became stiff, I am afraid that they have been dead for several hours.
I have been dependent on my grandfather since I was a child, I don't have any special deep feelings for my father, grandpa is a real wall for me, and his death made me once again witness the cruelty of death, and I pursed my mouth and sobbed.
Grandpa they put the body of grandpa into the coffin, set off artillery to inform the people nearby, that day at noon people from several neighboring villages came, those orphan women and widows who had been taken care of by grandpa came into the house to hold grandpa's coffin and cry.
Others discussed the cause of grandpa's death on the side, and some people saw the clue and said thoughtfully, "Sun Wenjing doesn't even have a chair at his feet, why did he hang it?" ”
The rope that grandpa hanged was more than two meters above the ground, and there was nothing under his feet, and grandpa was unlikely to be able to hang it on tiptoe.
The knowledgeable old man in the village replied, "I think the person who killed Chen Yingying came to the door, how did he offend him, it seems that he wants to kill all the people involved before he stops, and it is still unknown whether those of us who help deal with the aftermath will be found." ”
The words of the old man in the village made everyone's backs cold, but it was not good to leave like this, the grandfather also saw their fear, in fact, even the grandfather was a little worried, now that my grandfather is dead, my father and mother can't rush back in time, so he can only be the master of the house, after listening to their discussion, he said, "Things are not quite right, don't put the mourning hall, bury it in the afternoon, so as not to have many dreams at night!" ”
Everyone agreed with Grandpa's words very much, and only those orphans and widows who had been taken care of by Grandpa thought that Grandpa was a good person, and they didn't want Grandpa to leave so lonely, so they had to set up a mourning hall lively.
But no one listened to their advice, and that afternoon the villagers carried my grandfather's coffin up the mountain, and I and the orphan widows followed him behind his coffin.
It is strange to say, the weather in the morning is still sunny in the afternoon, it becomes cloudy, and the coffin has just gone out and it has become thunderstormy, and the person who carries the coffin has accelerated the pace to send the grandfather up the mountain, but just arrived at the grave, the coffin has not yet landed, and a lightning bolt clattered down, and it was firmly split on the grandfather's coffin.
The sound of the thunder was so loud that even the ground shook down, and those who carried the coffin even lost the pole to carry the coffin and fled, shouting, "This is a thunderstorm in the sky, Sun Wenjing did something like a thunderstorm in the sky, and this coffin can't be lifted." ”
Before, the people in the village were still afraid of the friendship of the same villagers and thought that they would send their grandfather up the mountain to be buried, but after the grandfather's coffin was split, they didn't even care about the last friendship, whether it was the person who carried the coffin or the people who followed the coffin, they all dispersed in a hurry, and in the end only me, the grandfather, and those orphans and widows who had been taken care of by the grandfather.
Looking at the coffin lying in the mud, even the eldest grandfather couldn't help crying, "Blame me for not persuading you at the beginning, if you live in peace, where will you end up in the thundering field today." ”
The orphans and widows in the village also cried, and after crying for a while, these orphans and widows stepped forward and picked up the poles that carried the coffin, and a dozen or so orphan widows continued to carry their grandfather's coffin up the mountain, dug a pit and put their grandfather's coffin in it, and built a small mound for their grandfather.
After the coffin was buried, the orphan girls and widows asked me to kowtow to my grandfather a few times, and then led me to my grandfather and said, "Sun Qing and his father haven't come back yet, his grandfather is also dead now, and the little baby has no one to take care of him, so let him follow us these days." ”
Before my grandfather could say anything, I said with tears in my eyes, "I want to live in my own house." ”
Of course I was scared to live alone, but only when I lived in my own house did I look like my grandfather was still alive. They all advised me that it was too dangerous for me to live alone at home and that there was no one to take care of me.
But at that time, my temperament was too strong, and they couldn't force me, so they had to rely on me in the end.
After burying my grandfather, the rain stopped, and they first went back to my house with me, and then persuaded me for a while, and finally knew that I really couldn't say anything, so I had to give up, and discussed taking turns to come and bring me food.
At that time, the transportation was not convenient, and it took a specific time for my father and mother to rush back from other places to have a car, so it took half a month to grind and grind.
During half a month, the other people in the village were convinced that my house was stained with unclean things, and they all cut off contact with me, never came to see me, and avoided me when they saw me, and the orphan girls and widows took turns to bring me food, and I cried from time to time when I felt wronged while eating, and they also cried with me, stretched out their hands to help me wipe my tears, and comforted me a few words.
I slept with the light on at night, and from the first day of my grandfather's death, there was a sound in the house, and I was very scared, but my grandfather was not there, so the sky was not spiritual, and the earth should not be, so I could only bear it silently.
After a few days, I got used to the sound of Soso, but it was just beginning.
In the following time, whenever I went to sleep, I could see Chen Yingying standing in front of the door, not moving or speaking, just standing silently, and leaving when it was almost dawn. Then she slowly approached my bed and continued to stand in front of my bed and watch me sleep, she didn't do anything to me, and I changed from fear to calm.
On the day of my grandfather's Sanqi, at the request of my grandfather, I carried a basket of yin and yang money to the tomb.
Chen Yingying's coffin was still hanging from the tree, no one touched her, her grandfather's grave was on the side, I burned the yin and yang money to them, and the rest were burned to other graves in the tomb.
After burning, he didn't forget to say, "Don't bully my grandfather and sister Yingying." ”
After burning and going home, I went to the orphan widow's house again, and when I returned to the house, it was already dark. After washing my feet and going to bed, I wanted to wait for Chen Yingying to come, but she didn't come in the middle of the night, so I fell asleep by myself.
When I was in a daze, I had a dream, and I dreamed that it was not Chen Yingying who was standing at the door, but a young man in a long robe, who stood at the door and looked at me and smiled, I asked him, "Which one are you?" ”
He smiled and said, "I'll tell you when you open your eyes." ”
It was originally a dream, but when I opened my eyes, I saw a man in a long shirt standing at the door of my house, and I was so frightened that I sat up from the bed and looked at the strangely dressed man standing at the door.
He wasn't wearing a shroud, nor was he wearing the clothes we usually wear, and he looked and spoke strangely, so I asked, "Which one are you?" What are you doing in my house? ”
He sighed, took two steps to my side, and said, "You haven't seen me, and you don't know me, but you've burned the yin-yang paper for me twice, and I'm here to thank you." ”
Hearing this, I thought about it for a while, when I burned paper for Chen Yingying and her grandfather before, I burned paper for everyone in the tomb, and he was one of them, so I asked tremblingly, "Are you a dead man in the grave?" ”
He was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, the small mound on the edge of the tomb is my grave, I have been dead for many years, no one has ever hoeed the grass for me, no one has repaired the grave for me, you were the first person to burn paper money for me, so I come to thank you." ”
I'm so afraid of demons and monsters, I look forward to Chen Yingying coming at this time, even if Chen Yingying is a dead person, she is a dead person I know, I don't know this person, where do I know if An is not good, so I panicked and said, "No thanks, you go quickly, my father and mother are coming back, and I will see you in a while." ”
If Chen Yingying doesn't come, I can only move out of my father and mother to scare him.
But he laughed, "Your father and mother will not come back for a short time, but your grandfather will come back, I just saw your grandfather crawling out of the coffin in the tomb, if I see you in a while, I may ask you whether he is alive or dead, and you have to answer, 'You are alive'." ”
"What?" I didn't even understand what my grandfather crawled out, and what the dead and alive.
But the man didn't say anything more to me, turned around and walked out of the room.