When the father and son saw this, they were silent.

After a long time, I heard Chen Jiu say: "It must be that the sixth child is extremely thirsty, so he untied the rope by himself, went to the water tank to scoop water and drink, stumbled and fell in, and finally drowned." ”

Chen Jiusi saw his relatives dying one by one, but he couldn't do anything about it, so he suddenly felt sadness from his heart, cried bitterly, and choked up: "Daddy, our family has no money and no food." Where should the sixth child's shroud and coffin come from? Where are we going to bury him? ”

Chen Jiu has been accustomed to resignation to fate after a long period of disaster, and only sighed: "Although the world is big and there is land everywhere, none of it belongs to us. At this point, tears also flowed into my eyes.

He gritted his teeth and said, "My son, it's better to beg Master Wu, we won't ask for a coffin, I just hope that he will reward Lao Liu with a longevity coat for the sake of our family who has been a tenant for him for a lifetime." ”

Chen Jiusi said: "Dad, haven't you forgotten, when my mother passed away last time, let's go and ask that Master Wu Dewu, what did he say?" He said that my mother is dead, what does it have to do with him, we will work for him, and he has also given us food. Let's beg him again, and he'll knock us out. We cried at the door of his house, and he let the dog bite us. ”

Chen Jiu pondered for a while and sighed: "Okay, just like your mother and the fifth child, change into clean clothes, wrap them in straw mats, and bury them in mass graves." Your mother and the old five are buried there, and the sixth is gone, and he has become a lonely ghost, and he can also be with them. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, glanced at the sixth child, and said, "When I die one day, bury me there." With that, he turned around and went back to his room.

Chen Jiusi saw Chen Jiu's back staggering, and he felt a little desolate in his heart, remembering that when he was herding cattle the day before yesterday, he passed by the school and listened to the teacher of the school. Mr. taught, explained the words, and the truth was deeply revealed, so that the rural teenagers who quietly stood outside the low wall at that time had gained a lot.

At this time, he felt a feeling, and couldn't help but groan: "The soul is long and looking for his parents is gone, and his ambition is depressed and pretending." ”

"Fourth, what are you doing?" Chen Jiu heard Chen Jiusi's words in the room, but he couldn't really hear them.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing, I'm looking for a straw mat. Chen Jiusi collected his thoughts and hurriedly replied.

"Alas! You have been like this since you were a child, you love to be cranky, and you can't work hard. Chen Jiu sighed and said slowly, "When the Dao Leader sent you to our house, he said that he would come to look for you. But more than ten years have passed, and I haven't seen him coming, like now, I'm afraid I can't wait. ”

"Dao Chief! What is the Taoist? When Chen Jiusi heard this, he walked into the room like a fire and asked anxiously.

I saw Chen Jiu lying on the bed, his expression was sluggish, his eyes were gloomy, he raised his hand slightly, and said, "I'm a little tired today, so it's up to you to bury the sixth child." ”

Seeing this, Chen Jiusi didn't dare to say more, knowing that he would ask, and his father wouldn't say it. At that moment, I had to find a hemp rope, and then find a straw mat, while wrapping the body of the sixth child, while muttering to myself: "Sixth, sixth, Daddy tied you to the table leg with a rope, and you cried and played on the ground." Whatever you want to eat mud or play with your toes, why do you want to get that rope? Now it's good, I untied the rope, but my life was lost. ”

In a matter of moments, it was already tightly wrapped, but the straw mat had been used for a long time, and it was tattered, covering its head and exposing its feet. Chen Jiusi didn't care about it, just dragged the straw mat and walked towards the mass grave.

He staggered for a while, his body gradually felt weak, he gasped for a few breaths, pulled the hemp rope hard, and finally sat down on the ground.

Chen Jiusi sat on the ground, tilted his head, and saw that the dark clouds covered the moon, the traces of people were gone, and the grave was desolate, and he couldn't tell how lonely he was, and scolded in a low voice: "Damn thief bird, it's coming quickly." Natural and man-made disasters have starved many people to death, but they cannot starve to death you cannibalistic animals. ”

He rested for a while, got up and walked forward, and sighed again, "Alas, it is a blessing to die! You don't have to be like me, getting up early every day to collect dung, herding cattle during the day, and weaving straw mats at night. I'm sleepy and tired, take a nap, it's not good, and I have to take a punch and kick. ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a hissing sound, which was the scream from Qing Yi shooting down the vulture with a flying stone.

When Chen Jiusi heard the sound, he hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, followed the sound, and saw Qingyi turn over from the air and land, and couldn't help but be stunned.

After half a ring, he came back to his senses, his heart was shocked, he never thought that there was such kung fu in the world, he couldn't help but be very envious, so he wanted Qingyi to teach him a few kung fu.

Qing Yi knew the ins and outs at this time, and felt pity for him, and said softly: "No wonder you must ask me to pass on your flying stone method, do you want to use this to drive away vultures?" ”

Chen Jiusi nodded and said, "That's right." There were a lot of people in the mass grave, so they were buried in it, and they turned their heads and pecked out and ate the damn thief bird. The big guys hate it to death, but they can't do anything about it. ”

Qing Yi said: "Where is the mass grave?" ”

Chen Jiusi said: "This mass grave is in the west of our village, and usually someone in the village has died and has no money to bury them, so they are hastily buried here. ”

"I have been pampered since I was a child, and I have never left the house, but I don't know that the suffering in the world has come to an end." Qing Yi pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Xiao Jiusi, I think about it, and I will pass on this flying stone method to you, but this is my family's unique secret skill, and you can't teach it to others." ”

When Chen Jiusi heard this, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Sister Qingyi, you will be my master from now on." The master told the disciples to obey. ”

Qing Yi stretched out his hand to support him, shook his head and said, "I don't want to be your master, and you are not my apprentice." ”

Chen Jiusi was stunned for a moment, and said timidly: "That...... Sister Qingyi, do you still teach me kung fu? ”

"You little fool!" Qing Yi patted Chen Jiusi's head and said with a smile, "If I don't be your master, can't I teach you kung fu?" ”

When Chen Jiusi heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister Qingyi, is this true?" I'm still a kid, don't lie to me. ”

Qing Yi said: "Heh, is there a child as bold as you in this world?" He was not afraid when he saw the living, and he was alone in the middle of the night dragging the dead around. ”

Chen Jiusi suddenly patted himself on the head and exclaimed, "Ah, why did I forget about business?" Sister Qingyi, you wait for me here for a while, I will bury the sixth child and come to learn kung fu from you. ”

Qing Yi glanced at the straw mat, and wanted to go together, but she was a girl after all, at this time, the night was dark and the wind was high, thinking of the mass graves and lonely graves, she couldn't help but feel a little timid, nodded in her heart, and said, "Well, you go and come back quickly, I'm waiting for you here." ”

Chen Jiusi answered, and then dragged the straw mat to the west. In a short time, they arrived at the mass grave.

Most of the dead in the village are hastily buried here, and there are often vultures and other birds of prey foraging here, so that the weeds are overgrown and the bones are everywhere.

Chen Jiusi found his mother's grave in the chaotic tomb, and saw that there was a vacant lot next to it, and was about to start digging the soil, so he heard someone shout: "Jiusi, what are you doing in the middle of the night?" ”

Chen Jiusi identified people by voice and knew that she was a girl from the same village, named Huang Xiaoya. He was about the same age as Chen Jiu, but his body was strong, his skin was yellow and black, and he was no different from a boy.

He looked left and right, but did not see anyone, and said, "Little girl, is it you?" Where are you hiding, how can I not see you? ”

But he heard the voice say, "I am lying on the ground." How can you see me? When you follow my voice, you see me. ”

Chen Jiusi put down the hemp rope and followed the sound, and saw Huang Xiaoya lying on the ground, motionless, and said, "Why don't you move?" It's like dead. ”

"Oh, it's better to die, and the province will suffer again." Huang Xiaoya glanced at him and said, "I'm very hungry, so I came here to find some wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger." I didn't find the wild vegetables, but I met you. Hey, what are you dragging on? ”

Chen Jiusi sat down beside her and sighed, "The sixth child is dead. My father told me to take him to my mother's grave for burial. ”

Huang Xiaoya was stunned for a moment and said, "You said that the sixth child is dead!" I passed by your door at noon, and he was so good and called me to play with me, and why did he suddenly die? ”

Chen Jiusi shook his head, but he didn't speak, feeling even more sad in his heart, and said: "In this world, natural disasters and man-made disasters, war and chaos, it is a blessing to be alive. ”

At this point, the two couldn't help but look at each other.

After being silent for a while, Huang Xiaoya suddenly said: "Ninety-four, I'm leaving, I'm afraid we won't see each other again in the future." Will you miss me? ”

Chen Jiusi said strangely: "Where are you going?" ”

Huang Xiaoya said: "A few days ago, I went to the city with my father to beg for food, and the lord in the city wanted to buy me to be a maid, and my father has agreed." They've got it done, and I'm leaving tomorrow. ”

Chen Jiusi sighed: "This is a good thing! Save yourself from starving and freezing again, and live a life where no one is human, no ghost is not a ghost. ”

"It's just...... It's just that we'll never see each other again. Huang Xiaoya said in a low voice, "Alas, Jiusi, what do you want to do when you grow up in the future?" ”

Chen Jiusi said: "Now the disaster is raging, everyone is hungry and cold, eating the last meal, the next meal is not yet known, it is still difficult to say if you are alive, where do you think so much?" ”

Huang Xiaoya said: "What if there is a day? I heard my father say that when the drought is over, our hard days will come to an end. ”

Chen Jiusi said: "Where does your father know about these things, God has the final say." God says that when it rains, it rains, and when he says the sun, the sun rises, and we mortals only have a share. What else can a poor family like us think about? It is enough to have a few acres of land to plant, eat mixed food, and marry a daughter-in-law. ”

Huang Xiaoya suddenly laughed, stretched out her hand to the sky, and said, "When I went to the city with my father to beg for food, I saw someone flying in the sky!" Like a bird, flying around in the sky, you know? I later heard from them that it was an immortal who cultivated immortals. I also heard them say that those immortals don't drink or eat, and they go wherever they want. Ninety-fourth, if I have this great opportunity, I will worship immortals as teachers and learn the method of cultivating immortals. ”

Chen Jiusi couldn't help but think of when he first saw Qingyi, her kung fu was as outstanding as her, jumping and jumping, only more than 20 zhang from the ground, let alone soaring in the sky.

Chen Jiusi shook his head and smiled: "Little girl, you will be whimsical." How can there be such a person in the world? If you don't eat or drink, you will starve to death for three or five days. Look at my mother, and the fifth child, and the people in our village, but they are all starving to death. ”

Huang Xiaoya said indignantly: "You just said nonsense." Your mother is just an ordinary person, I'm talking about immortals, immortals! Do you understand? Hmph, it's really a piano to a cow. ”

The more she talked, the more annoyed she became, and suddenly held her belly and shouted: "Oops, my belly is so hungry that I really don't have the strength to quarrel with you." I don't want to talk. You go and bury the sixth child, and let's go home together. ”

Chen Jiusi shook his head, secretly amused in his heart: "This Huang Xiaoya, I don't know what to think in my heart?" Our family, who have been working on the land all their lives, is now dead, and it is not possible to enter the soil for peace. The landlord in the city has nothing to do all day, but he has no worries about food and clothing. If there is really a god in this world, why don't you see him take care of it and give us a bite to eat? Sister Qingyi is so powerful, she still has to eat fish and flesh, how can there really be an immortal body in this world. ”

While digging with a shovel from the straw mat, he muttered: "Sixth, sixth, you will be reincarnated in the next life, but don't be a human again." How good it is to be a pig and a dog, you don't need to go to the field to farm, and you don't need to herd cattle to pick up dung, you can eat and drink. ”

After a short time, a pit of more than three feet of soil was dug.

Chen Jiusi dragged the mat down, untied the hemp rope, and a child about five or six years old appeared, his face was pale, his body was thin and stiff, and he had been dead for a long time.

He shook his head, and while tidying up the child's clothes, he covered the mat again, and said, "Sixth, you have become a ghost, and when you get together with your mother and the fifth, you will be carefree." ”

Before the words fell, a crow was heard, followed by a cold wind, and the hair of the Zhijiao stood on end.

Huang Xiaoya was scared in her heart, and said in a trembling voice: "Ninety-fourth, don't talk about people during the day, and don't think about ghosts at night." You're talking there in pieces, don't really summon the ghost. Hurry up and bury the sixth child, let's go back early. ”

Chen Jiusi answered, hurriedly scooped up the clods of soil, and covered the pit. In just half an hour, a small dirt bag was cultivated.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaoya got up and said, "Ninety-four, what I just said, do you believe it or not?" ”

Chen Jiusi scratched his head and said, "Ah, what are you talking about?" ”

Huang Xiaoya said angrily: "It's good that you are Chen Jiusi, but you don't listen to me." He stomped his foot and ran forward.

Chen Jiusi shook his head, and was about to speak, when he heard Huang Xiaoya shouting from afar: "Jiusi, tomorrow morning, you go to herd the cow, tie it to the lake, and come here, I have something to say to you." Remember, you must come. "Anyway, I ran away.

"She said something to me, but she didn't know what?" Chen Jiusi couldn't help but wonder secretly, and when he saw her leaving, he didn't say anything, but only thought in his heart: "Xiaoya said that there are immortals in the world, but why don't you see him come to save us?" Well, I'll ask Sister Qingyi when I see her. Sister Qingyi's Tu is elegant, and her knowledge is extraordinary. ”