Chapter 63: Up the Mountain
These questions made me wonder, and what was even stranger was that I saw the red-haired chick burrowing into the warehouse, but in such a confined space, it was gone!
I made up my mind not to think about these questions anymore, and there were more important things to do at the moment, to confirm where the iron scale was hung by the big king.
I stretched out my hand and was about to lift the white cloth, when I suddenly heard a shout from the door:
"What are you doing? You rabbit cub, I scratched you lightly last time at the eldest Wang's house!! ”
I shuddered at this sudden shout, and I looked up, and the one standing at the door was the sister of the Zhang family who stayed at home to cook.
I remember clearly that I was beaten up at the eldest Wang's house last night, and this woman didn't tickle me less.
The shrew stared at me with a kitchen knife in her hand and round eyes.
Now that I finally came into contact with the corpse, this opportunity is not much, I gritted my teeth and simply ignored her, and I had to lift the white cloth to cover the corpse.
As soon as my hand touched the white cloth, I heard a "swish" sound, and the kitchen knife flew in!!
This shrew really dares to do it! The kitchen knife arrived in an instant, and I quickly retracted my hand.
Almost, I almost lifted the white cloth, and it was almost the flying kitchen knife that chopped my hand!
I was shocked and sweated, and looked at this shrew and scolded:
"Are you sick, dare to throw a kitchen knife?"
The shrew scolded me back:
"You're sick, why are you here? Stay away from my eldest nephew's corpse! Or the old lady will scratch you to death."
This shrew is really a tiger, I'm not afraid of him, but on the face of it, it's true that I ran someone's warehouse inexplicably.
I swallowed, and without further arguing with her, I whispered:
"Sister, don't worry, your barn doesn't have anything, I'm not here to steal things, I'm here to help an uncle find chickens"
As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly saw the red-haired chick around the cockscomb reappear at the door of the warehouse.
I quickly pointed at it and said:
"Look, eldest sister, it's just this little chick, it's not your family, right?"
The shrew took one look at the chick and said in confusion:
"How can this little chick still get into the barn, okay, you hurry up and get out with it"
I hurriedly nodded and went to catch the chick, which was very skinny before, but now it has become honest and stands still for me to catch.
I picked it up and ran out without saying a word.
Afraid that this shrew would chase after me, I ran back to the village road in one breath, and I took a long breath and looked down at the chick in my arms.
Gone? It's gone!!
This chick has been holding in my arms, when did it jump out, how can you say that it is gone?
I shook my head helplessly, I wasted so much effort, I still didn't catch it, I thought about it for a while, or should I go back to the blind old man to tell me, I really tried my best to find this chicken, but how do I feel that its IQ is higher than mine!!
When I got back to the place where I met the old man, there was no one here.
I was wondering when I suddenly saw Zhou Zhuang walking over from the east with a hoe.
"Li Yao, why are you here?"
I answered, saying that I had just finished looking for Xu Banxian and was about to go home, so I went with him.
Zhou Zhuang seemed to be in a good mood, and asked me with a smile on the way if I was used to eating in the house.
Although this old classmate's personality has changed a bit, it is still so practical in essence, and I can't help but feel a little closer to him.
"Zhou Zhuang, I have a matter, I want to ask you for a favor, I don't know if it's convenient for you?"
Zhou Zhuang looked at me and said with a smile:
"Old classmate, what are you talking about, what can I help you, you can say it"
I pondered for a moment and said:
"I, I want to see the body of the Zhang family's son, but it's inconvenient for me to be an outsider, I don't know if you have a way"
Zhou Zhuang frowned when he heard this, and looked at me suspiciously, I knew that he would not be able to accept such a mouth suddenly, and continued:
"Don't worry, I don't have any bad intentions, my uncle who came with me, he knows a little metaphysics, and he feels a little problematic after seeing the soul of the eldest king, and wants me to see the corpse and confirm it."
Hearing this, Zhou Zhuang lowered his head and thought for a while, and said:
"Well, it's a bit difficult, but it's not impossible, there is a custom in our village, the night before the dead in the family are buried, they must be placed near the grave and wait for dawn, counting, the corpse will have to be transported up the mountain tonight."
I was shocked.
"Up the hill tonight? Wouldn't that be a chance? ”
Zhou Zhuang slowed down and said:
"At home, it is difficult for relatives and friends to take turns to keep the vigil, but generally there are no more than four or five people who go up the mountain with the corpse."
Zhou Zhuang looked at me and continued:
"I don't understand, you're here to find someone to tell the fortune, why do you have anything to do with this corpse, but I believe that you, an old classmate, will definitely help you with this favor"
I saw that Zhou Zhuang was willing to help, and I was happy to say goodbye in my heart, and the two of us finally agreed to go up the mountain together in the evening, and he would find an opportunity to lead the Zhang family away.
returned to Zhou Zhuang's house for an afternoon, but Lao Liu did not come back.
Zhou Zhuang went outside to inquire that the Zhang family was going to wait until nine o'clock in the evening to send the body up the mountain after dark.
I was going to ask Lao Liu what he meant, but he never came back, so I had to go according to the plan.
It was getting dark soon, and Zhou Zhuang kept urging me to go, but this old Liu hadn't come back yet.
I always feel bottomless, Lao Liu went to the village chief to understand the situation, it's been an afternoon, why haven't I seen anyone yet?
Zhou Zhuang saw that I was worried, and told me that the village chief was a warm-hearted person, and the guests who came to his house must stay to eat and drink, maybe Lao Liu was drinking with the village chief at this time.
I thought about it and it made sense, so I set off with Zhou Zhuang to go up the mountain.
Zhou Zhuang brought a shovel, and I asked him the reason suspiciously, but he just said that it was convenient to lure the Zhang family away by helping.
Zhou Zhuang led the way in front, and I followed behind, going up the mountain from the east of the village, passing through the fields, climbing up the hill and soon entering the mountain.
This sheep grass ditch is a big rural village, and the mountains here are also exceptionally high and deep.
The two of us walked along the mountain road for about 20 minutes, and Zhou Zhuang suddenly stopped and walked in the direction of the mountain road.
I asked, confused:
"Zhou Zhuang, the moonlight is not good tonight, and it is difficult to distinguish the direction along the mountain road.
Zhou Zhuang carried a shovel and said with a smile:
"I grew up under this mountain, don't worry, let's get so close, you just follow me"
After saying that, without waiting for my consent, he turned around and went down.
I'm an outsider, I'm not familiar with everything here, I think Zhou Zhuang naturally has a reason for making such a decision, so I didn't think much about it, so I followed him.
The two of us walked for a long time through the weeds in the mountains, where the grass was so tall and the branches were so high that my clothes were scratched several times.
"Zhou Zhuang, it's been so long, how far is it, have they dug the grave so far?"
Zhou Zhuang walked in front without looking back, but said in a low voice:
"Soon, just a little ahead"
I reluctantly followed him on.
After walking for another half an hour, the mountain is getting steeper and steeper, I feel that something is wrong, my family also lives in the countryside, and the dead are buried in the mountain, all buried in the middle of the mountain, how can they be buried in such a high position.
"Zhou Zhuang, did you inquire wrongly, how can someone bury the grave so high?"
Zhou Zhuang's speed did not decrease, and the shovel in his hand pushed aside the weeds blocking the road.
"It's going to be soon, a little bit ahead"
Zhou Zhuang said this sentence in a different tone from the tone of joy before going up the mountain, and I felt quite indifferent to it.
After crawling for more than ten minutes, there are still desolate grass and trees around here, and from time to time there are some birds and beasts crying, walking in the middle of the night in the deep mountains This strange atmosphere, the cool breeze, blowing goosebumps on my arm.
I couldn't help it anymore and asked sharply:
"Are you kid wrong, drag the corpse here, and don't get tired of lying down a few of them"
Zhou Zhuang finally ran out of patience and said coldly:
"Shut up, you're here"
Shut me up??
Since coming to Yangcaogou to live in his house for the past two days, Zhou Zhuang has always been polite to the two of us, and it is the first time that he has spoken like this!
The trees in the mountains are as tall as the moonlight, and I can only see his back clearly after him, and the atmosphere in these four places makes me a little scared.
I was just about to prepare Zhang Luo to go down the mountain, when Zhou Zhuang in front of me suddenly stopped. said coldly:
"Arrived"
As soon as I heard this, I quickly turned on the flashlight on my mobile phone and looked around.
This scared me!
Before I knew it, I followed him into a circle of graves, and the graves in these four places were tall and short, but all the graves were the same, and there were no tombstones.
It's a mass grave!!
I took a deep breath, my heart gradually tensed, and asked vigilantly:
"Zhou Zhuang, what do you mean? We're here to find the Zhang family's grave, what are you bringing me here for? ”
Zhou Zhuang finally turned around, and by the light of his phone, I saw that his facial expression was distorted.
"This is your home."
The way he said this was very terrifying, my heart was cold, and I subconsciously took a step back, but I didn't expect to step on the air and fall into a big pit.
I looked at it in a panic, this big pit is boxy, isn't it a coffin pit!!
I was just about to get up, when Zhou Zhuang rushed up in a few steps, picked up the shovel and hit my head all at once.
I collapsed weakly, my head bleeding and my heart ashen.
I'm done!!
I squinted and saw.
Zhou Zhuang was holding a shovel and struggling to cover me with soil.
He's going to bury me alive!!