To put it bluntly, this is fate. If the King of Hell wants you to die at the third watch, how can you keep someone alive until the fifth watch?
The Changrong family was also crushed by the heavy snow. The father and son only suffered some injuries, so they were all fatal.
A few people privately said that it was true that Huo Sheng was sad right now, but people are forgetful, especially a young man like Huo Sheng who was not yet thirty years old.
I will be depressed for a year and a half at most. Then I will marry a young woman and have a few children, and won’t my lively family be supported again?
Now, all these speculations have not come true, Huo Sheng has chosen an unexpected path: commit suicide!
Today is the third day of the first lunar month, which is the day when villagers visit relatives and friends to pay New Year's greetings. The incident of the fire shocked the whole village. Most of the people in the village came to watch the excitement. Some even brought their relatives over to watch. It really complies with the saying: Don't be afraid of big troubles when watching the excitement. I usually talk about auspicious words, but now I can't care about anything.
But they were timid and just watched and talked from a distance outside the yard, not daring to go forward and provoke bad luck.
So, when Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang came to the east room of Huosheng's house, Huosheng was lying straight on a simple shop, and Caixia was lying next to her crying almost hoarsely.
Shui Sheng was telling Yang Huazhong what had happened. He was so sad that he choked up and couldn't speak several times.
Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang came in from the front, and Daan also came from the back like a gust of wind.
He and Huosheng are similar in age and grew up together when they were young. Later, when he went to school, he gradually stopped moving around.
But when they got married, they both gave each other congratulatory gifts. The last time they went home to Da'an, they heard about the tragedy of Huosheng's family and felt very sad.
Da'an stood silently beside Huosheng for a while, turned sideways to wipe the moisture from the corner of his eyes, turned back to Yang Huazhong and the others, and asked Shuisheng in a deep voice: "What is going on? I was burning incense on the mountain in the morning on New Year's Day, and I still touched it I met him and said a few words. His mood was relatively stable at that time, but why did he suddenly..."
Shui Sheng choked and said: "Brother Da'an, I deserve to die. I'm guilty. I shouldn't have left my brother at home. I should have taken him with me wherever I went. It was my failure to take good care of my brother that made him commit suicide." …”
In Shui Sheng's intermittent narration, Da'an and Yang Ruoqing seemed to understand the whole story.
Since Yunxia's mother and son were killed, Huosheng has been in a state of depression and has been drinking to drown his sorrows all day long.
Shuisheng and Caixia couldn't stand it anymore, so the couple discussed and planned to bring Huosheng home to live together and celebrate the New Year together.
Although the couple had just lost their sister and nephews and nieces, and they had no intention of celebrating the New Year, at this juncture, they had to work hard to get through this difficulty, right?
"My brother refuses to come to my house for dinner, so there is no way. Caixia and I take turns delivering food to him every day. When we are free, we go over and sit with him for a while."
"In those days, apart from crying, my brother just drank and fell asleep when he was drunk. There was nothing wrong with him."
"On New Year's Eve, he went up the mountain with us to burn incense for my sister-in-law and the others. I was worried that he would cry until he collapsed in front of the grave, but he turned out to be calmer than I thought. I was also careless. I should have done it at that moment. Be more vigilant..."
"He took the initiative to eat with us during the New Year's Eve dinner that night. There were three extra sets of bowls and chopsticks placed on the table..."
"On the first day of the first lunar month, we were going to Caixia's parents' house to pay New Year's greetings. Young sister Yunxia and her children were killed. My mother-in-law fell ill due to grief."
"Caixia discussed with me that she wanted to stay for two nights when she returned to her parents' home so that she could take care of her mother-in-law. We also discussed with my brother and asked him if he wanted to go with us? My brother said that he would not go this year and asked us to take care of him. Kowtow to my mother-in-law a few more times, it’s because he can’t bear with her, and it’s because he didn’t take good care of my sister-in-law and children..."
Daan and Yang Ruoqing also sighed secretly.
If something like this happened, anyone would probably feel embarrassed to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law. It is understandable that the anger would not go away.
Shuisheng wiped away his tears and nose, then continued: "We left on the morning of the first day of the first lunar month and stayed there for two nights. We just came back this morning."
"We didn't even change our shoes when we got home, so we came over to see my brother. We found that all the doors to the courtyard and house were tightly closed, and no one answered no matter how we called."
"Caixia asked if he would be drunk in the house again, so I kicked open the door and came in, and found him lying on the shop floor, already out of breath."
Shuisheng turned around and pointed to the broken wine jar on the ground and some scattered powder: "This rat poison was bought by a salesman who came to the village last year and was used to make rats. My brother actually used the rat poison. Pour it into the wine and poison yourself to death..."
Shuisheng covered his face and fell to the ground, crying so hard that his shoulders were shaking and he couldn't speak.
Yang Huazhong patted Shui Sheng on the shoulder, "A dead person cannot be resurrected. The top priority is to put your eldest brother to rest first."
Da'an sighed: "I think Huo Sheng has already given up all his thoughts. When I met him on New Year's Eve, his calmness was disguised. Perhaps he had made up his mind from that time on."
Luo Fengtang walked to Huosheng's body, leaned over and looked at his eyelids, then opened his mouth and looked at his tongue.
"Looking at the scene, if we rule out homicide, it must be suicide," he said.
"If so, it may not be a good thing for him. At least in another world, he is finally reunited with his wife and children."
When he said this, his eyes were looking at Yang Ruoqing. What was contained in his eyes was something that others didn't understand, but Yang Ruoqing understood.
There is a kind of person who cannot survive without his partner.
This is true for Huosheng, so is Luo Fengtang, and Yang Ruoqing is no exception.
Maybe others will think this is selfish, but as the person involved, the moment I lost my spouse, I was really devastated and everything in this world lost its brightness.
Yang Ruoqing then said: "Huosheng is an adult. This is the choice he made after several days of struggle. What has happened is what has happened. Shuisheng and Caixia, you should also express your condolences and accept the change. Perhaps, as Tang Yazi said, their family should Reunited in another place.”
Shuisheng and Caixia could only do this. After crying, they forced themselves to take care of Huosheng's affairs.
Huosheng seemed to have really planned it. He hid all the more valuable belongings, such as house deeds, land deeds, broken silver and copper plates, in a locked box and moved the box to Shuisheng's son in advance. on the small bed, covered with clothes.
When Shuisheng saw these things, he couldn't help crying again.
Everyone in the village was talking about Huo Sheng. Some people mentioned the abnormal noise near Huo Sheng's house on the night of the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. Everyone thought it was an omen!
As Li Zheng, Yang Huazhong suppressed it several times, not allowing everyone to get together to talk about this matter all the time, so as not to burden Shui Sheng and Caixia. Many people saw Li Zheng's good intentions. In their hearts, some sensible people feel it in their hearts.
