The group set off, Ah Wei and I followed behind the funeral team, the road is very long, and the road out of the village to the back mountain is not very easy to walk.

Moreover, when crossing the small bridge, someone will light the incense candles prepared in advance, place them on the side of the road, and put some food on them as a tribute.

The road was accompanied by yellow paper scattered, the mournful cry of suona, and the cry of the aunt never stopped.

The group did not speak, and walked with a heavy heart.

After a distance of about 10 kilometers, everyone arrived at the cemetery in the afternoon.

During this period, some relatives and friends who could leave halfway have already left.

Only Gu Xinliang's immediate family members are left, as well as Lili, Ah Wei, and me.

Actually, Ah Wei and I can go without following to the cemetery, but I don't want to go.

I want to send Gu Xinliang on this last journey.

The cemetery ceremony is very fast, because the grave pit has been dug, and when it arrives at the place, the coffin bearer puts the coffin in place and buries it under the recitation of Bai Shizhibin.

Soon the grave was already bulging.

The tombstone was also erected.

The uncle and aunt laid out the tributes and lit them with candles on both sides. Lily burned paper money, and the house and clothes tied with paper in the yellow basin next to her.

"Ah Liang, you have to take good care of yourself over there, and bless our parents with good health!"

Lily wiped her tears and said, "Remember, come and see me in your dreams, don't worry, since I am engaged to you, I won't care about our parents and mothers, and you have to bless me!" ”

When the uncle and aunt heard this, the crying became even worse, and the aunt knelt in front of Gu Xinliang's monument, hugged the tombstone and cried again.

The uncle, on the other hand, held the stele with one hand and covered his eyes with the other, twitching silently.

Ah Wei and I also bowed three times to Gu Xinliang's tombstone, and then stepped aside, waiting for all the ceremonies to end.

"Alright, let's go, boy, we'll come to see him later!"

The uncle picked up the aunt who was kneeling on the ground and led everyone to start walking back.

It's a long loop again. The aunt walked forward step by step.

By the time we got to the Gu family, it was almost dark.

The table at home has been set up, and these are all prepared by those who came back early. After attending the funeral, you must stay for a meal, because you cannot return to your home empty-mouthed.

Ah Wei and I sat at the outermost part of the table.

In rural areas, funeral feasts and wedding feasts are the same flowing water feasts.

The family members who came back first had basically finished eating and left, and only our table was the latest to come back.

No one spoke at the table, everyone was silently eating the food in front of them.

Ah Wei touched me with his foot and asked me when I was leaving. I told him to wait.

The people at the table ate very quickly, and the white acquaintance and the coffin bearer also left, and now only uncles and aunts, Lily, and me and Ah Wei are left in the house.

I haven't left until now because I want to make sure that Gu Xinliang's family is safe and sound when he returns from the seventh day.

After all, Gu Xinliang died horizontally, and when he was in the hut, Gu Xinliang's soul broke away from his body and flew away, I haven't found out if he returned to Gu's house yet.

Although until now, except for the cold I felt in the wing, there was nothing abnormal after that, but I always felt uncomfortable in my heart.

My heart is hairy, and I always feel that something is going to happen.

When cleaning up the table, the aunt's mind was also a little clearer, although she was still sad, every time she saw her son's mourning hall, her eyes would immediately be filled with tears, but she would not cry anymore.

But always asking me when Ah Wei and I were going to leave made me suspicious.

Supposedly, I should be thankful for someone to help clean up at this time, but I could see a trace of impatience on my aunt's face, as if we were here to help.

"Auntie, it's too late today, Ah Wei and I want to see if we can borrow a night here,"

Hearing my sudden proposal, Ah Wei jumped to his feet in a hurry, although he didn't make a sound, but he knew that he wanted to say, "When am I going to live here?" ”

I gave Ah Wei a look, and Ah Wei stopped a little.

"Well, that's not quite right. Today is my son's first seven. We're going to have an early rest. ”

The aunt said with a displeased expression.

Indeed, on the first seven days, the family of the deceased should rest early, so that the deceased will not be able to see the familiar relatives before they will not linger on the world and leave with peace of mind.

"It's okay, Auntie, Ah Wei and I will help you clean up quickly, can't you also go to rest earlier, don't worry, we are all sensible people, we just borrow a night here, and we won't just come out to disturb your son's first seven."

I hastened to reassure. Auntie wanted to say something more, her expression was already a little impatient, but Uncle said that it was so late, let's stay, after all, if it wasn't for the police I called, maybe Xiaoliang's body was still in the hut.

Auntie was still reluctant, but I didn't give her a chance to speak, so I pulled Ah Wei to turn around and help Lily wash the dishes.

By the time it was over, it was already around 10 p.m. Uncle and aunt went back to the house very early.

Lily took us to another room, which was the room separated from the east wing, which should be used as a wedding room for Gu Xinliang and Lily, so one more room was used as a child's bedroom.

Our house is relatively small, and there is a larger bedroom opposite Lily's.

Ah Wei lay on the single bed of 1.2 and asked me, "Why do you have to stay?" Today is the first seven, how unlucky. ”

Instead of answering his question, I sat on a small couch at the bed's bed, twisting and even looking out the window at the moonlight.

"The moon is so bright tonight."

Seeing that I ignored him, Ah Wei snorted a few times: "Forget it, since you have to stay, you will be safe when you come." Then I don't care about you, I'll go to sleep first. ”

After saying that, he adjusted his posture and prepared for bed.

And I kept staring at the mourning hall in the middle of the courtyard that had not been demolished, only the candles in the mourning hall were still flickering and dimming, and the rest of the courtyard was plunged into darkness.

I don't know how long it took, I was also a little dazed, my consciousness began to drift, I was a little sleepy, I shook my head to keep myself awake, but it didn't work, I still felt that my eyelids were heavy.

Just when I felt that I could not hold it anymore, by the light of the moon, I saw that the candle in the mourning hall changed color, from a yellow flame to a little green.

The green flame also shines in a much larger area than the yellow one.

Soon the flames turned dark green.

I know that this is Gu Xinliang's soul back.

Then the air in front of the altar in the mourning hall began to distort, and gradually appeared in a human form.

The human figure was composed of smoke, and then slowly solidified, turning into the appearance of Gu Xinliang before his death.