In a few days, it will be the time for me to grow my hair, and I happened to be visiting Kwai Shui for the first time.
These days, the fishy smell in the West Room is getting stronger and stronger, and Grandma spends more and more time in the West Room.
Until one night, when it was pouring with rain, I heard the sound of footsteps outside the door, and then I heard a man whispering.
"Aren't you going to mourn her? She is your daughter-in-law after all?"
The voice that spoke was familiar to me. It was Uncle Zhang who lived in Yizhuang at the end of the village. He would definitely be invited to anyone's funeral.
But why did he come to my house? Could it be?
I was so excited that I suddenly sat up from the couch, and then walked to the door. When I opened the door, I happened to see Grandma leading Uncle Zhang towards the backyard.
I followed him in the rain, and when I reached the threshold of the backyard, I saw Uncle Zhang holding a pickaxe and laboriously digging a hole in the west corner of the courtyard.
Grandma struggled to drag out a "big object" wrapped in black cloth from the house where Grandma was.
Water seeped out of the "big object", leaving a drag mark under the eaves.
The traces were covered up by the rain, but the nauseating stench was so strong that it was hard to get rid of.
"Mr. Lu, has she been dead for several days? Why does it smell so bad?" Uncle Zhang was used to seeing rotting corpses, but he couldn't help but cover his mouth and nose.
"You've already received the money and you're still talking so much?" Grandma scolded in a low voice.
After hearing this, Uncle Zhang gathered up his raincoat and stretched out his hand to drag the "object". When his hand was about to touch the black cloth, Grandma suddenly shouted: "Don't touch it!"
With that said, he dragged the "big object" into the pit by himself.
"Mr. Lu, is it inappropriate to bury the body in the house?" Uncle Zhang stared at the big pit with a solemn expression.
"Keep these, don't tell anyone about this!" Grandma took out a heavy money bag from her sleeve and threw it to Uncle Zhang.
"Grandma?" Looking at this scene, my lips trembled and I finally shouted.
Ah Nai suddenly turned around, with a look of shock in her cloudy eyes.
At that time, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the pit.
Although it was only for a moment, I really saw a hand covered with scales slipping out of the black cloth.
"Boom!"
The sound of thunder sounded, and I suddenly felt dizzy. I fell to the ground with a "pop" and fainted.
"Miao'er?"
In my confusion, I vaguely heard Grandma calling me.
But I was unable to respond. I only felt that my body was heavy and aching, and I fell asleep faintly.
"It's so itchy!"
In my mouth, I started mumbling to myself unconsciously.
Immediately afterwards, I felt that cold liquid was poured into my mouth. After swallowing, I felt better.
This happened again and again, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already three days later.
Grandma was sitting beside my couch, wiping my body.
"Grandma?" I called out in a low voice. Grandma immediately looked at me and forced a smile.
"Miaoer, are you awake? Are you hungry? Grandma is going to make you something to eat." After she said that, she was about to get up.
I squinted my eyes slightly and said weakly to Grandma: "Grandma, it's so itchy. My body is so itchy."
As I said this, I instinctively raised my right hand to scratch it, but I inexplicably touched it with a touch of coldness. This cold touch felt like scales.
Instantly, my mind flashed to the image of grandma covered in blue scales, so I lifted up the quilt.
Under the quilt, I was only wearing extremely thin pajamas. Under the pajamas, a touch of blue made my hands freeze instantly.
Grandma said, I am sick, I have the same disease as grandma, ichthyosis!
This disease is a hidden disease, and it will show up after I first come to Kuishui. She tried her best to give me medicine secretly, but it still came this day. This chapter has been completed!