【Chapter 111】Unpredictable people
I heard about this strange thing at the end of the Qing Dynasty!
Back then, in our hometown in the Northeast, there were many people who dug ginseng in the mountains just like those who hunted for a living. Among them, there were three neighboring families who all made a living by digging ginseng. Although the three heads of the family had different surnames, they were as close as brothers.
, we have a very good relationship, after all, we are both neighbors and colleagues!
Among the three of them, the oldest one is nicknamed "Big Head". He is short in stature and has an average appearance, but his head is relatively big. The nickname "Big Head" is very accurate in positioning and description. The other two, one is called "Big Ya".
One is called "Black Face".
"Big Teeth" is a person with buck teeth, which gives the impression that he is cheerful all day long and smiles from ear to ear. In fact, his teeth are so buckled that his upper and lower lips cannot cover them. As for "Black Face", he is just like Big Teeth.
On the contrary, he always has a serious look on his face. Even if he digs up a thousand-year-old tree, he remains calm and rarely smiles!
Although the three of them look very different in appearance and have completely different personalities, their relationship is relatively harmonious. In life, they help each other and are as close as a family. In terms of making a living, they also advance and retreat together! One goes to the mountains to dig ginseng, and the other sells ginseng for a penny.
The days passed happily!
It is said that one autumn, the three of them took advantage of the good weather and the right season, so they brought pots, pans, food, bones and other things, said goodbye to their families, and went up the mountain together, planning to stay on the mountain for a few more days, dig some big sticks, and buy more.
Save some money, food, etc., and wait until the freezing cold winter, then don't go anywhere or do anything, just play cards, drink, and chat, just stay at home during the winter!
Ordinary people, even if they have no money or power, and they don’t want to make any great achievements, be appointed as generals, or honor their ancestors, they just look forward to living a good life with plenty of food and clothing, happiness and leisure. This is understandable, it’s just human nature!
Usually, the three of them go out into the mountains for as little as ten days, or as long as more than a month, and they always come back, and they won't return empty-handed, or they won't go home until they dig up a big stick or something.
But this time, it was very strange. It had been more than forty days since they had been in the mountain, but there was no news at all, no one was seen, and no one nearby was asked to send a message.
At this time, the family members of the three families were really anxious! I don’t know what happened to their heads. After dinner, they talked together. Even if they didn’t dig up any big sticks, the family members would not make irresponsible remarks.
I want you to come back safely.
The three of them are the elder, the younger, and in the middle there is a wife who can only sew at home and cannot go out to earn money to support the family. They are the mainstay of the family, so there really can't be any mistakes!
In the agony of worry, I waited for another week, and finally saw them returning home! However, this time, three of them went home, and two came back. The black face and the big head were disgraced, but only
Went home together without seeing Da Ya.
Hei Lian'er and Da Tou walked into the village. Before they even entered their own homes, they rushed into Da Ya's house. When they saw Da Ya's wife, they burst into tears and said while crying, the three of them,
I had bad luck when I went into the mountains this time. In a month and a half, I only dug out one four-leaf plant. What was even more unlucky was that Big Ya was bitten by a poisonous money snake (venomous snake). Although the two of them tried their best
Rescue, but unfortunately, the snake medicine they brought had no effect. Da Ya could not survive for an hour and died of the poison.
Like a bolt from the blue, Daya’s family was in agony! Daya, who was in his prime, was the only pillar of the family. Without Daya, how would the family, both old and young, be able to make a living in the future?
Big Tou and Hei Lian'er both burst into tears. Not only did they hand the only four leaves of the tree into the hands of Da Ya's wife, but they also said emotionally, "Sister-in-law, there is no resurrection after death. We three brothers have always been brothers."
, three of us went there this time and two came back, how could it not be heartbreaking! As for your family’s life, don’t worry, sister-in-law! From now on, everything will be done by the two of us, and everything dug by Fangshan will be broken.
, it is still the same as when Brother Daya was there, divided into three portions. As long as we have food to eat, your whole family will not be hungry either.
Such friendship, such neighbors, such righteousness, and such commitment! Daya’s whole family was deeply moved. It’s true that blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable, and friendship is priceless!
Grief is sorrow, but after all, people cannot be resurrected after death! The dead have passed away, and the living still have to live. After crying bitterly, Da Ya’s wife also understood the truth and said that life and death are determined by fate. No wonder others. However, after all, Da Ya and Da Ya are husband and wife.
, Daya must be given a generous burial, and he must be buried in his own ancestral grave to be worthy of him, etc.
Da Tou and Hei Lian'er said that Da Ya Ge was too poisoned at that time, his face was black and blue, and the weather was sunny and hot. When they took him to the foot of the mountain, there was already a peculiar smell, so it was not suitable to take him to the village again, so they found a leeward place at the foot of the mountain.
A good place in Xiangyang, where he was buried
At this time, Daya's wife became suspicious. Since he died of poisoning in the mountains and had already carried him down the mountain, how could he be buried at the foot of the mountain when he was almost at home and could not hold on for a while?
However, although Da Ya's wife was suspicious, she did not show it, but was considering it quietly. The three of them have always had a good relationship and love each other as brothers, so there should be no possibility of killing someone for money.
; Moreover, three people go into the mountain instead of two people. On the one hand, it is to get the auspicious number of "going to odd numbers and returning to even numbers". More importantly, it is to avoid someone getting interested in wealth. With three people, it is unlikely that two people can achieve it.
Opinions, dealing with a person, after all, people's hearts are separated from each other. Even if someone is interested, he will not dare to discuss it with another person easily.
At the insistence of Da Ya's wife, Da Tou and Hei Lian'er had no choice but to lead a group of Da Ya's relatives and friends from Menzong to dig up the mound at the foot of the mountain and dig out Da Ya's body!
As expected, the body of Big Tooth had swollen legs and bloody teeth marks on its ankles; its complexion was black and there were traces of bleeding in its seven orifices - it was true that it was bitten by a poisonous snake and died from the poison!
But the matter didn't end there. Just when Da Ya's wife saw his body and burst into tears, something unexpected and strange happened!
It is said that it is a good thing that this corpse, which has been dead for several days and was pulled out of the mound, has not rotted. It means that this temporary burial place is isolated from the air and has good feng shui! But something even stranger is yet to come! It turns out that that
Daya's wife's tears fell on the face of Daya's corpse. Not long after, the corpse was actually in full view of the sun, with blood flowing from all its orifices. Not only had the blood not coagulated, but the blood flowing out did not look like poisoning.
Chapter completed!