The two old men were hunched over. They looked like they were not too young, and they were probably a couple. They were holding each other's hands all the time...
There was a pit in front of the two of them, and the funeral procession stopped in front of the pit. Immediately afterwards, I saw the money man instructing a few people behind to put down all the dead pigs and cows tied to the poles and throw them away.
Into the pit...
Then the money-spender whispered something to the old man and the old lady.
Because it was dark, I didn't dare to get too close, so I couldn't hear what the group of people were saying.
Just when I was hesitating whether to get closer, I suddenly saw the old man and the old lady kneeling in front of the pit, and then started to cry loudly...
While crying, he knelt down and shouted something,
"My son...daughter-in-law, you died so miserably..."
"Mom and Dad know...you can go and relax..."
I looked at this scene stupidly, full of doubts in my heart. The old man was crying in mourning, and he was clearly calling his son and daughter-in-law, but why were pigs and cows sacrificed? It was really unheard of!
At the same time, the money scatterer threw a handful of paper money into the air, and then directed others to start backfilling the soil. It took almost half an hour to completely bury the pigs and cows in the pit.
After doing all this, the group of mourners took off their mourning clothes and burned them all. Finally, the leading money man said a few words to the two old men and left in a hurry with the others.
When I saw this, I realized that these people were professional in providing funeral services, but judging from what they just said, it was probably a lie.
At this time, the old couple seemed to have completed the corresponding ceremony. They held lanterns and supported each other and began to walk back.
I couldn't bear it any longer, so I jumped out of the grass and walked over to the two of them.
"Uncle and aunt..."
I said hello.
The old couple were both stunned. Apparently they didn't expect that a person would suddenly appear in this dark wilderness. The expressions on their faces suddenly became tense, and then they lowered their heads and walked over as if they didn't see me.
"What does this mean?"
I muttered something, then immediately caught up and said:
"Uncle and aunt, I am a college student and I accidentally got lost nearby. Can you help me?"
As a result, the two of them still ignored me and kept walking forward on their own, and their pace became faster and faster, avoiding me like the god of plague.
"You don't think you think I'm a ghost..."
I thought in my heart, and at the same time, the remaining patience was completely worn away. Since people don't want to see me, why bother to stick to it?
Just when I was about to give up and turn around to leave, a hoarse voice suddenly came from behind me,
"Young man...come here..."
I paused, looked back, and found the old couple standing not far away. The old man among them was holding a lantern and waving at me...
I walked over suspiciously and looked at them with doubtful eyes.
"Sorry, I haven't walked a hundred steps just now, so I couldn't talk to strangers..." the old man said apologetically.
"One hundred steps? What do you mean?"
The old man sighed softly and said:
"To tell you the truth, we, the old couple, just held a ritual. The mage told us that if we meet a stranger within a hundred steps on the way home after the ritual, we must not speak, otherwise the ritual will be ruined.
Effective…”
"Oh, that's what happened..."
I pretended to be enlightened and said, in fact, I have never heard of such a rule. There are no relevant records in the ancient books or wooden boxes given to me by Master. I guessed that the other party was probably a magic stick.
"By the way, why are you trying to do anything?"
Just after I asked this question, I suddenly saw a large pool of water stains on both of their shoulders, which looked very obvious, as if they had been wet by a child...
I couldn't help but ask:
"Your shoulders..."
As a result, as soon as the two of them heard the word "shoulder", their faces suddenly showed a look of horror, and then they glanced at each other's shoulders. This glance didn't matter, their faces turned pale in a flash!
The old lady collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face, and she was still blaming the old man desperately.
"I'm just telling you, that sorcerer looks like a magician at first glance, but you don't believe it, so you insist on buying some pigs and cows. It's fine now. How can I live my life like this? How can people live?!"
The old man squatted on the ground with a frustrated look on his face, letting the old lady scold him.
"Uncle and aunt, what on earth is going on? Can you tell me?"
The old man sighed softly, helped his wife up from the ground, and said:
"Hey... I don't have much to live for anyway, so I'll just have a chat with you. Let's go, let's talk as we walk..."
When I heard this, I immediately became energetic and hurriedly helped the old lady and walked towards the old couple's home. On the way, I learned that the old man's surname was Bai.
Old Man Bai was in a low mood along the way. After walking for a while, he started chatting with me.
"We have a son who is filial and sensible. We finally got a girlfriend half a year ago and have been getting along well. Finally, we finally got to the point where we were talking about marriage. Just over three months ago, we finally got married.
Got the certificate…”
"But... on the wedding day, somehow, my son and daughter-in-law suddenly fell into the water and drowned!"
"Drown on the wedding day?!" I said in surprise.
"Yes, on the wedding day, the village spent a whole day to recover the body. Later we also called the police. The police's final investigation results ruled out the possibility of suicide and judged it to be a slip and drowning..."
I nodded suddenly and felt a little relieved when I heard that it was not suicide. But even so, it was very cruel for two newlyweds to drown on their wedding day!
So he asked:
"What happened next?"
"Although my wife and I couldn't bear it, after all, the baby was gone, and we later buried the two children together, but..."
After saying this, Old Man Bai suddenly became nervous.
“I can’t remember the day when my wife and I suddenly started to have large water stains on our shoulders, as if we had been poured over by water. We didn’t notice it at first, but later we discovered that as long as there were water stains on our shoulders,
That night we will dream about my son and daughter-in-law..."
"I dreamed that they were sleeping next to our bed, and two puddles of water would appear inexplicably on the bed, and the next day a cow or a pig would die at home..."
"We are farmers, and our son is gone, so pigs and cows have become our lifeblood. But now they are basically dead, and even the cats and dogs at home are dead. Later we looked at the experts and said that this is
My son and daughter-in-law are causing trouble, and as soon as these animals die, it will be our turn!"
After hearing this, I finally understood that this matter is indeed not that simple...
At this time, the three of us had arrived at the door of the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bai. They lived in a spacious bungalow. After entering the house, I subconsciously glanced around and found that the furniture in the house was very simple and there was nothing special about it.
!
But just when I was about to look away, I suddenly vaguely saw two people lying on the bed out of the corner of my eye!