17. A Fire in Winter (Part II)
Boom!
"Gone? What do you mean it's gone?
Dead or ran, a big living person, can't leave a trace at all?"
Old Chen's crutches slammed into the ground, his face was ugly, and there was undisguised anger in his voice.
"This ......" The bitter gourd-faced man took a few steps back in awe, scratched his head vigorously, and after a while, he said cautiously: "Old Chen, since there is no trace in the village, the village chief ...... Will you leave the village?"
As soon as these words came out, all kinds of speculation and discussion in the compound suddenly fell silent.
Jiang Wuye glanced at it and found that many people's eyes were flickering, their faces were tangled and complicated, and they were obviously thinking about leaving the village.
However, there is no way out.
Everyone knows that leaving the village is a dead end, and the bloody examples of the past few days are in front of them, constantly eroding the luck in their hearts.
If the village chief is really out of the village, I'm afraid ......
Thinking of this, many people have closed their eyes and gritted their teeth, and it is difficult to accept this result.
"Alas...... Yousheng!"
Beside Old Chen, the gray-haired, wrinkled old lady sighed, stepped forward, squatted down, and stroked a purple-faced young man with a trembling hand, her face was sad and could not be concealed, and she said bitterly: "If you are cautious for most of your life, why are you confused?"
Ahem...... Oh my God, these kids, what did they do wrong?"
Tears fell to the ground.
Sadness slowly spreads.
The people present felt the same way, and many of them had red eyes, tears in the corners of their eyes, and sobbing and sobbing.
To be born as a human being, to be remembered as a human being.
Like yourself, you can talk and laugh, and you will be happy and sad...... A living person is like the weeds on the side of the road, silent, separated by yin and yang.
The taste of this, a thousand sorrows, wind and rain destroy the flowers, it is difficult to speak, but it hurts the heart.
Alive.
What a simple and small wish, at this moment, it feels so untouchable.
After the crowd, Jiang Wuye clenched his fists, and his heart was boiling.
Compared with the confused and hesitant villagers in the courtyard, he can better understand the powerlessness of the end of the world after experiencing the events of last night.
Staring into the abyss is not scary.
What is truly scary is standing in the abyss and looking up at the light – out of reach.
As long as I don't die!
One day, I'm going to tear your smiling faces with my own hands!
Trample on your pride!
A little, a little!
Kill your body, destroy your soul, and slaughter your roots!
Born to be as cheap as an ant?
I can't help it!
"Hoo ......"
Letting go of his fist and letting out a long breath, Jiang Wuye's complexion returned to normal, and his mood gradually stabilized.
The obsession has been born, and it is hard to wash and unforgettable.
The rest can only be explained with fists!
"Alas......"
Chen Lao sighed, relaxed his hands that were tightly clenching his crutches, and said to everyone: "The deceased is gone, but the living are like this."
If it is cold today, it is impossible to leave the village. Cremation them, and let them suffer no more.
After the funeral, the carved card can enter the ancestral hall. ”
Hearing this, everyone was sad and did not object, obviously knowing that this is the best way to deal with it at present.
An hour later.
The sky was overcast, windy, rainy, and icy.
In the open space outside the ancestral hall, the firewood pile is like a hill, and the torches are blazing around, and the crying is endless.
"Point!"
Old Chen's slightly trembling voice sounded.
The men with torches all sighed, threw out their torches, and spun down on the pyre.
"Xiaowei, woo woo......"
"it, don't worry about it. Home...... I'm holding you up!"
"My son...... Why are you so ruthless, what's the use of leaving your mother to live alone in this world, cough cough cough ......"
As the fire grew, the crying grew louder and louder, and several of them lay on the ground, their eyes blank, only tears.
It was unacceptable for a while, and even ignored the fire, wiped tears and rushed forward, but fortunately was stopped by the villagers in time.
Hulala......
Crackle Crackle......
The flammable black oilwood burned extremely fast, and the flames of kung fu jumped up seven or eight meters high in a minute.
The heat wave was rolling in, dispelling the cold, and the air gradually filled the air with a scorching smell, and the crowd involuntarily retreated.
A few hours later.
The last bit of spark was extinguished in the drizzle, and the heavens and the earth were once again covered with the pervasive cold.
"It's a bit heavy rain, hurry up. ”
Chen Lao turned around and greeted the villagers who were holding all kinds of jars, looking at the posture, he was ready to collect the ashes.
Jiang Wuye shrank behind and did not participate.
The Jiang family is a small household among small households in Qinghe Village, Jiang Dazhuang has no heels when he goes up, he belongs to an outside household, he has no real relatives, and he is a junior, so naturally there is no reason and no one asks him to do this.
The villagers with sad faces and holding all kinds of jars walked to the fire, first knelt down and kowtowed three times, and said something such as walking well, don't worry, and then got up and lifted the lid.
And yet, just when they were about to act.
Huhuhuhu-
A strong cold wind blew from nowhere, but without mercy, it directly blew the ashes into the sky, swirling and scattering into the mud.
"This ......"
The villagers holding the jar covered their faces with their sleeves, and Qi Qi turned his head to look at Chen Lao who was standing in front of the crowd.
Is this little comfort in my heart going to be destroyed?
Jiang Wuye waved his sleeves to sweep away the smoke that drifted over, and looked at the direction where the cold wind was blowing with a slight chill, but he didn't see anything unusual.
But he could confirm that it was no accident, because in the cold wind, there was a thick yin qi that made him feel bored.
And the strength of the yin qi is similar to the scarecrow last night, and it is obviously a strange thing hidden in Qinghe Village.
I just don't know if it's on the fox fairy's side.
But, whoever it is, don't let me catch you!
Retracting his gaze, Jiang Wuye grinded his teeth ruthlessly, eager to immediately drag out the weirdness of the dancing demon wind and ravage it to death.
"Forget it...... Let's replace it with clothes. ”
Old Chen looked up at the gloomy sky, the drifting drizzle, the old man's face was full of sourness, he could only shake his head helplessly, and turned back to the ancestral hall.
The others only thought that God didn't open their eyes, and sighed and returned to the ancestral hall one after another.
Looking at the posture, the elders obviously still have something to explain, so no one chooses to leave.
Back in the compound, the crowd crowded together, and their bodies gradually warmed up, looking at the elders standing in the center of the compound, they did not make a sound to break the silent atmosphere, and they all waited quietly.
Boom!
The crutches and pestle on the ground attracted everyone's attention.
Chen Lao glanced at the names of the villages with an expectant look on his face, and sighed, "Anyway, winter is almost over. For the rest of the day, everyone went home during the day and went to sleep in the ancestral hall at night.
There is a lot of strength, take turns to rest, and if there is something, you can also take care of it...... I also hope that everyone understands that this is a matter of life and death, and there is no need to be hypocritical. ”
Ancestral halls, except for the house dedicated to the spirit tablet. The rest is basically idle and useless on weekdays.
Clean it up, although it is a little cramped and reluctant to live for four or five hundred people, it is not an insurmountable difficulty for the villagers, and there is not much of a problem.
"Live together?"
Only Jiang Wuye frowned, this was indeed a good thing for the villagers.
But the way he looks now, no one pays much attention to him in a short period of time, so it's naturally fine.
But if you stay together for a long time and hide it, the fool will know that he has a problem, with the attitude of the villagers now, what should he do then?
It seems that at that point, no matter how you deal with it, it will be chaos on top of chaos and only increase troubles.
Seemingly...... I'm going to play disappear too.
With a decision in his heart, Jiang Wuye saw that no one was paying attention, so he quietly withdrew from the crowd and left alone.