84. Returning Home (2)
After worshipping Feng's father's tomb with Feng Ziming, Huang Xin asked her husband if he still wanted to go to Fengjiazhuang - she saw that Feng Ziming's condition was not very good, and she was a little worried that he would not be able to bear it. But after hesitating for a while, Feng Ziming still insisted on going. Of course Huang Chang and the others didn't care, so while the sky was still bright, the group hurried up and walked more than ten miles to Fengjiazhuang.
There was only one ruin left and only one grave - when the army sent by Baonan City quelled the disaster and cleaned up the mess, they buried all the remains of the victims they could find in one place, right in the middle of the village. It's not that they don't want to be more human, the people of the world actually value funeral rituals, but they really can't do it - zombies don't have the ability to digest food, but they bite and devour instincts, and the place they pass by is a mess, and it's hard to keep even the whole corpse.
Therefore, most of the remains that could be found at that time were only fragmentary bones, and they were not identifiable at all. In the end, they could only be buried in one place and build a tomb of 100 people.
Feng Ziming's family used to be very large-scale, and most of the people in Fengjiazhuang were in contact with each other, so this hundred-person tomb was the target that Feng Ziming had to come to pay tribute to - his mother, grandparents, and all other relatives near and far, "theoretically", were buried here, and only when they came here to worship could they really complete the process of returning to their hometown to sweep the tomb.
It's just that this way is not as convenient as when you go to Qingshanji - Qingshanji is still inhabited, the road is quite smooth, and there are often people who repair and maintain it. And the road to Fengjiazhuang, since no one even went to the destination, the road itself was of course a mess.
In this world of "aura", nature's ability to recover far exceeds that of Huang Chang's previous life - all along the way, there are only weeds, potholes, and small shrubs growing in some places. Vehicles are impassable, and even Huang Xin can only ride a small donkey to travel. Fortunately, the four brothers and sisters of the Huang family and Feng Ziming went together, and as for the other servants, Huang Chang simply stayed in the market town and asked them to find an inn to live in and wait.
As the road ahead became more and more deserted, the tension and fear on Feng Ziming's face became more and more intense, and he felt that the shadow left by his childhood had unconsciously reappeared. When they came to the entrance of Fengjiazhuang Village and saw the shadowy ruins inside, Feng Ziming finally stopped and looked at the road leading to the village under his feet, but he never stepped into it.
And Huang Chang also frowned, looking at the scene in the village. Due to some delay on the road, it was already afternoon when I got here, and although the sky was still bright at the moment, it would not be long before it was dusk.
Seeing that his face was wrong, Huang Xu came over:
"What's the matter, third brother, is there a problem?"
Huang Chang bowed slightly, and was about to speak, but suddenly remembered something, and said with a slight smile:
"Ah Xu, you've been cultivating that 'Sword Sealing Demon Scroll' for a while, and with your current strength, you can almost be equivalent to an ordinary second-rate expert in the rivers and lakes - if you are the only one who escorts your brother-in-law here, what should you do next, is it worth it?"
Huang Xu is very shrewd, and when he heard Huang Chang say this, he knew that there might be a problem in the village. There are indeed many ways to deal with demons and ghosts in the "Sword Sealing Demon Scroll", but he has only been in contact with it for a long time, and he hasn't even read all the martial arts techniques in it. Even if you have time to look at the exorcism technique, it is only a little bit of a dragonfly. Nowadays, all kinds of demon taboos are strange, where can you remember them one by one?
So he looked at the village, shook his head, and said:
"If it were me, I would persuade my brother-in-law to go back first, and if I really want to come, at least until tomorrow, it is best to enter at noon, and I must leave before the afternoon. ”
- Most demons and ghosts are afraid of the sun, and noon is when they are at their weakest, which Huang Xu has seen on the "Demon Sealing Scroll".
Regarding his brother's response that he was a little slippery, Huang Chang nodded in approval:
"That's right, a gentleman doesn't take risks, and it's best to avoid places that may be dangerous in advance. Waiting for the best time to get closer is the right strategy. ”
"What about now, third brother, what are you going to do?"
Huang Xu asked rhetorically, and Huang Chang smiled:
"It doesn't matter to me, it's all up to my brother-in-law, even if he wants to spend the night here. ”
Seeing that he was so confident, Huang Xu was also relieved, so the two just stared at their little sister Huang Zhao and didn't let her run around anymore. For the rest, everything is up to Feng Ziming - after all, the main reason for this trip is for him.
On the other hand, Feng Ziming hesitated outside the village for a long time, and even Huang Xin could feel the hesitation in his heart, and couldn't help but say:
"Or, Brother Ming, let's go back first, and come back next time. ”
Feng Ziming shook his head and said miserably:
"If I leave this time, I'm afraid I won't have the courage to come back again......"
He looked back at the back, only to see that the two brothers-in-law were just smiling and nodding at him, obviously not having a problem with him being in charge. So he turned his head and said to Huang Xin:
"Let's go in, I have to let you meet the ancestors of my Feng family. ”
As he spoke, Feng Ziming took the reins of his daughter-in-law's donkey and walked into the dilapidated Zhuangzi step by step.
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The village is very large, and you can see that it was originally a very wealthy village, with tall houses, wide roads, and even bricks and stones on the ground. Walking on the moss-covered brick and stone floor, it seems that you can still feel the excitement and prosperity of the past.
Today, however, most of the houses have collapsed, and what remains are in tatters, with walls covered in vines and corners mostly hidden in the trees. The whole Zhuangzi was silent, and even the birds and insects could not be heard, as if entering a silent world
Feng Ziming entered here, but instead abandoned all hesitation and timidity, and his steps suddenly became brisk. Although he had been away from home for many years and had never returned, he was still very familiar with the paths. Holding Huang Xin's little donkey, he turned left and right all the way, and he was very familiar with the twist. And Huang Xin also tightly pulled the donkey's saddle and let him lead the way, just like the little daughter-in-law who came home with her husband after the newlywed returned home.
However, Huang Xu and Huang Zhao in the back walked and walked, and both of them were a little nervous - the people who practiced martial arts were sensitive, and they always felt that something seemed to be peeping at them here, but they couldn't find a trace when they looked closely. It's just that the intuition of the martial artist is frequently alarming, if he was alone here, he would definitely be able to run as far as he could. But now I just came in with my family, but I couldn't just leave.
Fortunately, their third brother was next to them, which really gave them a lot of courage.