Suddenly there was a strong wind in the village, and all the dogs whimpered, as if they had seen something terrifying.
A burst of gongs, drums and suonas came from the direction of the village entrance, approaching the mourning hall.
It is obviously joyful, but the melody is very weird, the rhythm is slow and long, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Grandma immediately got goosebumps all over her body. She looked at the blind grandpa and hurriedly asked people to lift the coffin. She had to go up the mountain to be buried in front of this team.
Anyone who has been to a funeral knows that before lifting the coffin, you have to break the basin.
My mother's tile basin was thrown by my grandma. The thin tile could not be broken.
Grandma dropped it three times in a row, and the tiles flew up, but they couldn't be broken.
Hearing the sound of the suona getting closer and closer, grandma was so anxious that she broke into a cold sweat. She picked up the mahogany sword and was about to cut it down with force!
At this time, I cried loudly.
The cry was extremely loud, directly covering the faint sound of the suona.
Everyone was shocked. When they woke up, the tiles on the ground cracked inexplicably!
Grandma looked at the paper coffin thoughtfully, said nothing, and hurriedly asked everyone to pick up the coffin and go on their way.
Six men carried my mother's coffin, and two men carried my paper coffin, walking quickly towards the back mountain.
In the dark night, they were walking in front, and the sound of suonas behind them was chasing them. This scene is so haunting to think about.
Along the way, the mourners were so nervous that no one dared to speak except for their gasps.
I don’t know how long they walked, but grandma suddenly raised her arm and motioned for everyone to stop where they were.
Everyone was panting and sweating profusely, as if they had run for several kilometers.
It usually takes ten minutes to walk to the back mountain, but today I walked for half an hour, and it was more than...
They seem to have encountered a ghost!
The coffin bearers panicked visibly. If the blind grandfather hadn't been there, they would have abandoned the coffin and run away.
The blind grandfather said nothing, took out nine sticks of incense, lit them on the roadside behind, and set up an incense array.
Grandma reached into the cloth bag at her waist, grabbed a handful of rice, muttered a few words to invite soldiers and horses, waved her hand and threw the rice forward, which was equivalent to throwing thousands of troops and horses to clear the way.
Sure enough, the forest that was dark before suddenly became bright!
This is not the point. The point is that this is not the road leading to the back mountain at all!
They were in a barren mountain. There was a cliff about two or three meters in front of them. It was as high as three or four stories below. If they fell, they would be killed or injured.
If grandma hadn't stopped in time, they would have fallen down together with the coffin.
Everyone present broke out in a cold sweat. Just as they were about to turn around, the sound of the suona from behind caught up with them.
A white lantern could be vaguely seen, swinging in the woods, but no one could be seen.
There was a cliff in front of them, and there were soldiers chasing behind them. The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Just as the sound of the suona was approaching, about ten meters away, the blind grandfather shouted: "It's too late!"
He took out nine rusty coffin nails, formed a circle on the ground, and asked people to carry me into the circle.
As soon as the paper coffin landed on the ground, the ground trembled faintly.
The yellow soil where the nails were inserted suddenly began to emit red water for no apparent reason.
The water was red and thick, like blood.
Someone boldly reached out and touched it. The water was still warm, just like blood.
Strangely enough, ever since the red water appeared, the sound of the suona has been lingering nearby and never came closer.
Grandma frowned, looked at the area surrounded by nails, and asked them to dig a hole inside and put the paper coffin in.
Just like the usual burial process, they dug a pit for me to bury me, but they didn’t cover it with soil. Even if they covered it, they couldn’t cover it. The surrounding soil was seeping, and it turned into mud after a while.
"Whether she can survive until the rooster crows depends on this girl's life..." As soon as grandma finished speaking, the wind started to blow around her.
The cold wind blew whistling, carrying a chill that went straight into the bones.
The temperature dropped suddenly by ten degrees, making people shiver from the cold.
Silently, many dark shadows appeared in the woods, like a person, men, women, old and young. Their faces and clothes could not be seen clearly.
How could dozens or hundreds of people appear in the woods in the middle of the night? No sound at all?
Grandma's heart sank. She had encountered something, or a group of hundreds of people. She almost couldn't breathe, and she was busy chanting "Guixian help me".
Maybe it was ghosts and fairies appearing, there was a sound in the coffin, and I giggled out loud.
My laughter echoed in the quiet woods, which was extremely weird.
With my laughter, the ground trembled again, and the paper coffin suddenly sank a lot, and the thick coffin nails on the ground were cut off in an instant.
Then, a cow-like whine came from under my feet...
"Kowloon beheaded!" The blind grandfather's voice was trembling.
Before they could be surprised, the figures in the forest all knelt on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the coffin.
Hundreds of ghosts kneel down and worship!
Grandma and the blind grandpa saw this scene for the first time in their lives:
The blood moon was in the sky, hundreds of ghosts kowtowed, evil dragons soared into the sky, and the sky and the earth were reflected in red.
The life-threatening suona quietly disappeared, and in the huge forest, only my giggles remained...
I survived at the cost of not having a shadow!
How could Keren have no shadow? Wouldn’t that make him a ghost?
Grandma said, my shadow remains in the paper coffin.
Like a stand-in, he was buried in the grave pit of Kowloon along with the paper coffin and vaginal bones.
In this way, the evil people who want to harm me and buy my life with money can't find me.
My grandma repeatedly warned me that I should never look in the mirror before I turned sixteen, and I had to avoid even reflective objects and water.
Moreover, my grandma also specifically told me not to take pictures, especially my face!
I kept it in mind and paid attention to it since I was a child. There were no reflective objects at home, and I never went to the river or the well.
Everyone around me knows the rules of my house, and no one will take photos of me without hesitation.
After living cautiously for more than ten years, I grew up.
People in the village say that I am beautiful and smooth.
Unfortunately, I have never seen my own face. I can only touch the outline, and I vaguely feel that it has an oval face, big eyes, and a high nose bridge.
Putting these three elements together, as long as the other facial features are not disabled, it will probably not be too ugly.
Seeing that I was about to turn sixteen, I bought a folding mirror online, hoping that I would be able to look in the mirror after my birthday!
I don’t know how to describe it, but I look forward to it very much, like a cat’s paw, teasing my heart every day.
After all... a person has lived alone for more than ten years and has never seen what he looks like, and no one will believe him if he tells him.
About three days before my birthday, it was the hottest weather, and something happened to my grandma!
She was freezing to death!
That’s right, he froze to death!
When the blind grandpa took me there, grandma was lying on the bank of the river.
His already thin body curled up into a small ball, his whole body was frozen hard and there was still frost on his body.
On a hot dog day, the sun was over 40 degrees Celsius. Grandma was like frozen meat just taken out of the freezer, with white air all over her body.
Seeing this scene, my mind went blank!
The scorching sun shone on me, but I didn't feel hot. The cold that emanated from the inside completely froze me, and the blood all over my body stagnated.
I will never forget this chill in my life, as if it was not my grandma who was frozen to death, but me!
When I came back to my senses, I rushed towards my grandma like crazy, but the blind grandpa held me tightly.
"Girl, don't touch..."
