After the reception banquet, Guo Huaiyi said goodbye to everyone and followed Guo Blind all the way in front, the two talked and laughed, and couldn't help but say some polite words during the period, which didn't look like acquaintances.

And the rest of us followed from a distance, the old lady was silent all the way, and Captain Liu didn't speak.

Huzi couldn't help it a little, and asked, "You all say that this Guo Huaiyi is very similar to Guo Blind's son, how similar is it?" ”

Team Liu said: "Not only is his appearance the same, but even his tone of speech is the same, and the most important thing is that he was also a student of the old lady back then." ”

Huzi laughed and said, "You don't really think that it's his son, he's been dead for more than thirty years." ”

"Iniquity." The old lady suddenly said and left before us.

"What's going on, Uncle Liu?" I asked Captain Liu.

Captain Liu said: "83 years of hard crackdown, there is no Guo Huaiyi in the death list of Futuling, Guo Huaiyi after those incidents, he hated the people in the village to the core, never paid attention to anyone, and it is rumored that he learned half of the Taoist book stolen by Guo Blind back then, the cats and dogs in the village ran away when they saw him, and some rumors came out of the village, saying that he wanted to avenge the murder of his mother, and the young people in the village targeted him and blocked him in the town, causing a crowd brawl, so that the police force arrested and sentenced him to death. ”

"And then?" I asked, I know a little bit about the Strike Hard Incident in '83, and the old lady also told me that Guo's blind son was unjustly killed.

Captain Liu said: "I don't know the specific situation, but Guo Huaiyi was tied to the wind stake at the head of the village and shot, before he died, few people knew that his name was Guo Huaiyi, he asked everyone to remember his appearance, remember his voice and name, and said that one day the people of Futuling will regret it." ”

"That's too wicked, isn't it?" Huzi said with a somewhat pale face.

I said: "It's not just Guo Huaiyi who is evil, I think this matter is still related to Zhou Manman." But I can't figure out the connection between the two for the time being, and I'll investigate what the hell is going on. ”

I was upset, and after I finished speaking, I walked home, and Huzi called me from behind, and saw that I didn't pay attention, so I went home in a daze.

In the evening, I went to the old lady's house, and when I walked to the back of the village, I saw Guo Blind and Guo Huaiyi chatting with the old lady at the door of the old lady's house, and the old lady greeted me when he saw me coming, Guo Huaiyi nodded to me, and then went into the old lady's vegetable garden and picked a basket full of vegetables and melons.

After that, Guo Huaiyi beckoned the children in the village not far away to come over and gave one to everyone, and the children ran away happily with the vegetable melons, but the old lady suddenly burst into tears.

"It's too similar, it's too similar to the scene back then." The old lady said that he seemed to remember that Guo's blind son also picked melons from his vegetable garden and gave them to the children in the village.

It's just that Guo Huaiyi looked so gloomy and stubborn back then, and his brows were always wrinkled together, but now this person who is also named Guo Huaiyi looks so gentle and elegant, smiling at people.

"By the way, old lady, I heard that a woman who fled to the village seventy years ago came to the village, but then mysteriously disappeared. I wonder if the old lady can know the hidden secret? Guo Huaiyi asked suddenly.

The old lady's eyes showed a hint of panic, he looked at the indifferent blind Guo beside him, sighed and said, "I can't remember the things back then. ”

Guo Huaiyi said: "I can remind the old lady, I heard that the woman fled from Henan to find her husband and son, but she was drowned in the water without even seeing her face, I heard that the woman is a little special, and she is resurrected in the coffin, old lady, do you believe that anyone can come back from the dead?" ”

The old lady said with an embarrassed face: "I can't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes, but Confucius said that people are silent and confused, and some things can't be explained clearly." ”

Guo Huaiyi said: "Yes, some things are indeed unclear, but I want to ask the old lady, do you believe in karma at such an old age, for example, what retribution should there be for the murderer who pressed the woman who fled from the famine into the water, and for example, what retribution should there be for the person who dies and does not save him?" ”

"Leader Guo, what do you mean by this?" I held the old lady's trembling hand, staring at Guo Huaiyi with unkind eyes and questioning.

Guo Huaiyi said: "It's not interesting, it's just asking, I don't write it in the investigation report when I write it, I want to understand the thoughts and thoughts of the villagers in the mountains, which is conducive to my own creation." ”

I said: "Leader Guo is really sensitive to the people's feelings, but I can answer these questions for the old lady." ”

"Oh?" Guo Huaiyi showed a look of interest on his face. "I want to hear about it."

I said, "Everyone makes mistakes, but the important thing is to know that you can change them." ”

Guo Huaiyi smiled a little disdainfully and said, "Then if you kill someone and say that you know that you are wrong, you can not pay the price?" ”

I said: "Of course, you have to pay the price for killing someone, but it depends on the current situation, when the situation was disordered, no matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible to go against the people of the world, some people don't want to kill people but are forced to kill people, some people even if you don't kill him, the people around you will kill, no one wants to mention the past suffering, if you say the reason, it is because of human nature." ”

"What a human nature!" Guo Huaiyi showed a playful expression on his face.

I was very dissatisfied with Guo Huaiyi's attitude, so I said with a straight face: "The old lady is old, and I don't want to mention the sad past in the past, I think Leader Guo should please go back." ”

After I finished speaking, I helped the old lady into the courtyard, and no longer looked at Guo Blind and Guo Huaiyi behind me.

I had a strong thought in my heart, that is, there was definitely something wrong with this Guo Huaiyi, he seemed to know that the old lady was the person who participated in the crucification of the woman in the outer village back then, maybe it was Guo Blind who told him, but he should not be so interested in this matter, and the tone of his speech seemed to have changed.

"Old lady, don't take this Guo Huaiyi to heart, you can't help what happened back then, and if that woman was not nailed to the coffin in that plague, hundreds of villagers would die, she was also to save her son, otherwise Guo Blind would not have survived now." I said.

The old lady said: "I'm fine, Xiaohao, you go back first, I'll stay by myself for a while." ”

"Alright then, you take care of yourself, I'll go back first."

When I said goodbye to the old lady and walked to his door, I saw the old lady walking towards his family's grain house through the courtyard wall, looking at the Nanmu coffin in the house in a daze.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, my mother and I went back to our own rooms to get ready to sleep, but there was a knock on the door, and my mother got up to open the door, but saw the old lady standing at the door.

"Old lady, why haven't you slept so late?" Mother asked.

"I have something to do with Yang Hao, did he sleep?" The old lady asked.

"No, old lady, come in and talk about it." I came out of the house and helped the old lady into the hall.

I noticed that the old lady was carrying a bulging bag on her shoulder, and she was neatly dressed, as if she was going to go on a long trip.

"Old lady, where are you going in the middle of the night?" I couldn't help but ask.

The old lady said while untying the burden on his body: "I temporarily remembered that there were some things to explain, and I have been forgetful recently, so I prepared in advance for the future, I have no children and no daughters in my life, who is good to me, I see in my eyes, I have these foreign money and the pension given by the town, you help me keep it." ”

"Old lady, what are you doing here?" My mother was also shocked when she heard the old lady say this.

"Yes, old lady, if you have something to say, you are this age, my mother and I are not as old as you, if there is anything I can help, I will definitely help, to put it mildly, when you enter the coffin one day, I will bring the brazier to you to the end, but we can't ask for this money." I said.

The old lady said: "Give it to you, you can take it, anyway, you can't use the money now, now the society is developing with each passing day, this money is not a big amount, if I get sick or something in the future, you can also help me pay a medical bill, put it there for me, in case one day a life whimper, no one knows where to put the money, and no one dares to ask for things at home, think about it and feel uncomfortable." ”

My mother still wanted to refuse, I motioned to my mother to stop talking, and put aside a pack of Yuan Datou and a stack of banknotes, my mother knew that I was measured, so she didn't refute me.

I said: "I will take the money old lady, you are in good health now, you don't need to think about it so much, if you really can't get out of bed any day, my mother and I don't have any relatives anyway, I treat you as my old filial piety, and watch you go." ”

The old lady's face showed a look of relief, but then his face hesitated for a moment, and said, "Actually, I still want to tell you something. ”

"You say."

The old lady said: "In fact, when the 83 years of the crackdown, the leader of the public security bureau was one of my students, and he was also the student who liked to listen to my lectures and commentaries, if I pulled down my face to plead at that time, Huaiyi's child would not be sentenced to death, but at that time I was in the way of face, Guo Blind came to beg me, I didn't agree, and I didn't expect Huaiyi to be sentenced to death for a fight, and when I arrived at the scene, it was too late." ”

I listened to the old lady's words, was stunned for a moment, and when I thought of that poor child, I felt some indescribable slight pain in my heart.

I finally understood the meaning of Guo Huaiyi's phrase "don't save when you see death" today, and finally understood why Guo Blind has never looked at the old lady in the past few years.

"Okay, it's okay, you guys rest, I'll go back." As she spoke, the old lady got up and walked out.

"Old lady, I'll send you back." I hurriedly stepped forward to hug the old lady.

The old lady waved her hand and said, "Go back, the roads in the village have been walked for a hundred years, and you won't go wrong with your eyes closed." ”

"Slow down, then." I stood at the door to say goodbye to the old lady.

The old lady walked a few steps and turned back and said: "Yang Hao, my favorite book in my life is the Three Kingdoms, and I also wrote a few biographies of characters, I originally wanted to give them to you, but the book is too old, if I am not there one day, you have to burn the book to me." ”