Suddenly, a dark and skinny child walked in. It was Aunt Lin's son, Little Black.
Blackie handed me some hot food and said,"Sister Nan Nan, my mom prepared this for you. She said that you must be hungry since you haven't eaten for the whole night.”
I gratefully took the food and was extremely touched.
In the past, Big Brother Chang had helped Aunt Lin exorcise the evil spirits. He did not expect them to remember it in their hearts.
Suddenly, I thought of something. I pulled Xiao Hei over and said in a low voice, Xiao Hei, do you see the footprints on the ground?”
Xiao Hei looked at me in confusion and shook his head."Sister Nan Nan, where are the footprints?”
My heart skipped a beat. No wonder Uncle Wang's expression was so strange. It was because ordinary people couldn't see the footprints on the ground!
Then why can I see it? I was extremely puzzled.
Uncle Wang patted me on the shoulder and looked at me meaningfully. He didn't give me any explanation. He just told me to call everyone over and tell me that we'll bury Brother Chang this afternoon.
Not long after, the neighbors arrived.
The four strongest young men in the village carried Big Brother Chang's coffin because carrying the coffin was a physical job. Once the coffin was lifted, it could not fall to the ground halfway.
We started to prepare for Big Brother Chang's burial. At noon, Uncle Wang let me rest in the room for a while. In the afternoon, I was called out by Uncle Wang and said that Big Brother Chang was going to be buried.
I quickly got up and tidied up before heading to the courtyard.
The four coffin bearers tied up the rope, put on the pole, and carried it on their shoulders, waiting for Uncle Wang's order.
Uncle Wang shouted and lifted the coffin!
The four burly men shouted, Rise!
The moment the four of them were about to lift the coffin, the two thick poles suddenly let out a strange cry.
Creak! Creak! It sounded like someone was crying.
Uncle Wang's expression changed drastically. He whispered a happy exclamation.
I sucked in a breath of cold air. The faces of the old people in the village were pale. They whispered and shouted happily, dying again and again.
The two poles used to lift the coffin are called the happy poles. In our place, if the poles make a strange sound the moment we lift the happy poles, it's a bad omen. It means that people will die soon.
The rope kept creaking, but something unexpected happened. The coffin was not lifted.
The four burly men said with worried expressions. They really couldn't lift the coffin.
I was very anxious. Why couldn't I lift the coffin?
I looked at Uncle Wang anxiously and found that Uncle Wang's expression was also solemn.
"Let me help." A young man walked out of the crowd. I saw that it was Dumbo.
Dumbo may be younger than me,
However, because he had been working in the fields for a long time, he had grown muscles.
I gave Dumbo a grateful look, and it smiled at me nonchalantly.
However, the coffin was still not lifted!
This time, the discussions in the crowd became louder. Some people said that Big Brother Chang's death was strange and that he was filled with resentment and refused to leave.
At this moment, the rope suddenly creaked and broke!
The coffin landed heavily on the ground with a heavy thud.
Everyone exclaimed.
"Uncle Wang, what should we do?”I was sweating profusely.
Wherever the coffin fell, it would be buried.
However, Big Brother Chang's coffin was in front of their house. They couldn't possibly bury him in front of their house.
"Burn incense and paper. "Uncle Wang said with a gloomy face.
I quickly went to the house to bring a bundle of yellow paper and incense. After Uncle Wang took it, he made me kneel.
Soon after, Uncle Wang also knelt in front of Brother Chang's coffin.
"Kowtow." Uncle Wang said.
I quickly kowtowed to Big Brother Chang's coffin and prayed in my heart that nothing would happen to Big Brother Chang again.
The yellow paper burned one by one, and the incense stick continued to burn several times.
When I knelt until my legs were numb, Uncle Wang finally said,"Get up."
I stood up, but my legs were unstable and I almost fell to the ground. However, Uncle Wang seemed to be fine.
Uncle Wang was calculating something with his fingers. Finally, he took a deep breath and said,"Carry the coffin in. It's not suitable for burial today.”
Strangely enough, the coffin was easily lifted this time.
The coffin was moved back to the courtyard. We found two benches and placed the coffin on them.
" Everyone has worked hard," Uncle Wang said." Today is really not suitable for burial. We'll send them up the mountain tomorrow."”
Since Uncle Wang had said so, everyone naturally had no objections and quickly dispersed.
The sky was a little strange today. At five o'clock, it was already as dark as night.
Uncle Wang said to me in a deep voice,"Nan Wazi, go to my house and bring me something."”
I was a little reluctant. I looked up at the sky and saw that it was already dark.
I'm more or less afraid of walking at night.
Perhaps seeing the reluctance on my face, his highness uncle patted my head and said in disappointment,"Brat, if something happens to your Big Brother Chang, can you handle it? Hurry up and go over!"
I nodded and walked out dejectedly.
It was a hot summer, but I felt a chill.
Uncle Wang's house was just across an alley. The dark alley looked a little scary.
For some reason, there was no one there today.
I gulped, feeling a little flustered.
I quickly walked forward, almost jogging all the way.
I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I keep feeling a chill on the back of my neck, as if someone is blowing at me.
I didn't dare to turn back. There were three lamps on a person's shoulder. If I turned back, a ghost would blow away a lamp and lose a soul.
I quickened my pace as my heart pounded.
Suddenly, I heard someone calling my name from behind.
Sister Nan Nan, this voice was very familiar. It was Auntie Li's youngest son!
I was about to turn my head when I suddenly shivered!
Didn't Little Four die from a car accident some time ago?
He absolutely could not turn back!
I trembled as I walked forward. Little Four's voice kept coming from behind me."Sister Nan Nan, Sister Nan Nan!"
For some reason, I felt that this alley was much longer than usual. After walking for a long time, I still couldn't reach the end.
Little Four kept calling my name.
I gritted my teeth and bit the tip of my tongue. A fishy smell spread in my mouth.
At the same time, my mind suddenly became very clear.
There was a faint light in front of me. The exit was less than 100 meters away from me!
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