The dark clouds were as heavy as lead, as if they would fall down at any time.
I stared closely at the actions of the villagers. They used bamboo poles to pound my father's body, causing the body to shake.
But there was no way to knock him down.
The villagers behind with saws sawing the trees moved faster and more aggressively!
My eyes feel hotter and also redder.
I jerked my legs and wanted to rush towards the mountain!
Lao Li coughed, and two villagers immediately separated and blocked me.
The guy in their hands was not idle at all. He was even more fierce than before and was attacking me directly.
I felt a chill in my heart and dodged back. My second uncle grabbed my shoulder and dragged me back. A villager was knocked into the air.
Another person slashed my shoulder with his kitchen knife.
The second uncle thrust the divination knife in his other hand forward, and the villager screamed, blood splattered on his wrist, and the kitchen knife fell to the ground. He covered his wrist and backed away in pain.
The remaining villagers suddenly became more ferocious and were about to rush forward.
The second uncle quickly stepped back, and his voice became even harsher: "I think you turned a deaf ear to what I, Liu Guishou, said! Who the hell can get into the water in the future..." His words had not yet finished.
A sudden clicking sound rang in my ears.
I stared at the tree on the cliff where my father's body was hanging. Most of it had been sawed off, broke apart, and fell downwards.
My father's body was thrown down heavily and hit the rock wall of the cliff.
It collided and rebounded, and finally hit him again. His hands and feet were shaking irregularly, and he was extremely miserable.
Suddenly, the dark clouds dispersed a little, and the sunlight shone through the part that happened to disperse.
It was noon at this time, so the sunlight should be very bright, but that beam was very cold, giving the impression that there was no warmth at all.
The sunlight reflected on my father's body.
I couldn't see his face clearly, it was too far away, but I could vaguely see that his body was covered with black down.
His body was still throbbing.
The villagers above were still sawing off the last bit of the tree that was connected to it.
My eyes widened, I gritted my teeth, and my whole body was shaking.
I opened my mouth and wanted to shout, but no sound came out. All that was left in my heart was trembling and suffering, and tears welled up in my eyes.
The next moment, the tree trunk was completely broken.
My father's body fell towards the cliff along with the tree trunk.
Almost instantly, he fell into the woods.
The ray of sunshine was once again obscured by dark clouds, and there was a roar of thunder. This unprovoked thunder also frightened the villagers.
They all gathered around Lao Li tighter, and some were cursing in a low voice, saying it was bad luck, and there was thunder in broad daylight. It turned out that neither father nor son were good people.
The people on the mountain were running down the mountain in a hurry. Old Li coughed twice, and then stuttered: "The village... the village... doesn't... need you, get out... get out."
Immediately, another villager said fiercely: "If you don't get out, I will burn your house!"
After finishing speaking, Lao Li Tou hammered the ground with his crutch. He took the lead and left, followed by the rest of the villagers.
During this time, the people on the mountain also came down, and they all hurriedly followed the crowd. I saw that one of the people in the group was Feng Dagen.
Within three or two minutes, all the villagers disappeared from sight.
I stood up tremblingly, tears in my eyes rolling down my face.
Lifting my legs, I will go into the woods ahead.
The second uncle pressed my shoulders again, his voice became hoarse a lot, and he gasped and said, "You can't go in."
"But my father..." My voice was trembling.
"He has come down from the cliff. Although he didn't come down by himself, he will still be extremely fierce. We can't handle it and don't dare to touch it. We have to wait for the witch to find the husband. Now the witch can't control it... I'm afraid there is something wrong in the village. Someone will still die..."
"Even if he comes down by himself, he's not that fierce. This is a forceful treatment, which is almost like whipping a corpse." There was fear in the second uncle's voice.
He forcefully pulled me back.
I just felt like my heart was being pierced.
But the villagers are all ruthless, and if someone takes the lead, we can't stop them at all...
And I knew very well that what my second uncle said was true. I impulsively wanted to go into the woods, but there would definitely be no good results if I went in.
In this situation, we can only do as he says.
Returning from the village road, passing by Luo Yinpo's house, there was no one on the village road.
Soon we passed the village chief’s yard again.
A pale lantern hung above the courtyard door, with the word "Die" on it, and the cries of women and children could be heard inside.
There were also curses, and my name was included in the curses.
The person who scolded me was either the village chief's son or his other relatives.
This was completely different from the bustle in front of his house yesterday. It was extremely desolate, and there wasn't a single villager here.
What the second uncle said was enough to scare away other villagers.
The sky was too dark, with dark clouds overhead, and it seemed like a heavy rain would fall at any time.
I was about to withdraw my gaze when there was another rumble of thunder, and there was also a flash of lightning.
The next moment, in front of the village chief's house, there was a man with pale skin, dark eyes, and wearing a burial suit.
He was holding two large yellow croakers in his hands and staring directly at my second uncle and me.
The rain fell in a loud splash, and the heavy downpour was like beans being poured down, and it hurt even when it hit my face.
Just for a moment, the rain was hazy, and the shadow of the person disappeared.
The second uncle cursed in a low voice, roughly saying that the rain was also very unlucky.
Obviously, the second uncle did not see the "village chief" just now...
Not long after, we left the village. Afterwards, I subconsciously glanced back. The whole village gave people an extremely depressing and cramped feeling, with a dead silence, as if they had walked to a cemetery.
After returning to my house, my second uncle directly asked me to pack my things and prepare to leave.
I felt even more uncomfortable at the moment. I had to be driven away from the place where I grew up.
If they really didn't leave, under the leadership of Mr. Li, those villagers would really burn down their houses.
And the second uncle also said it bluntly, if we don't leave, my father will be so violent after being "whipped" and "humiliated". Not only will he cause trouble for the villagers, but he will also find me. How can we have time to waste it now? live? Get the money quickly and find your husband.
I didn't have many things at home, and I was already very poor. I wore part of the corpse-recovering equipment on my body and packed the other part. The largest part of the equipment was Luo Yin Po's big black wooden box.
The second uncle also packed a package. Finally, Lu Xiaoqin gave the jar of wine. He carefully sealed it and tied it with a rope and hung it around his waist.
The rain outside was astonishingly heavy, and it was pouring. Now it was like pouring water.
My second uncle and I discussed it and planned to wait until the rain subsides before leaving.
As for when I asked my second uncle where he was going to live, was he going to their village? The second uncle wiped his mouth and said that he would go to Zhirenxu's place to deal with it for a few days and leave the affairs of the other nobles in the city to see if he could raise enough money. If not, he would go back to his village.
I have no other opinion, but I think this is feasible.
But not long after, someone's shadow was moving in the rain outside, and the sound of messy footsteps was mixed in the rain.
My second uncle and I were both staying in the front room. My second uncle immediately grabbed the handle of the divination knife.
I also thought that Lao Litou had caused trouble for the villagers to come to us again. This was going to push people into a panic, and we would definitely have to leave a few people behind today.
Soon, when they got closer, I realized that they were not villagers.
The two of them crossed the threshold and entered my house. One of them was a charming woman. Isn't this the female head of the Meng family, Meng Qiu? !
The other person was wearing the clothes of a servant and was obviously a servant of the Meng family.
Meng Qiu's face turned pale, his lips were trembling, and most of his clothes were wet. It was obvious that he was freezing in the rain.
"Liu...Mr. Liu, Mr. Xiao Li..." Meng Qiu's voice was trembling.
But she had a very good attitude and bowed slightly when she said hello to us.
The second uncle was stunned for a moment, but then his mood obviously improved. He took a sip of wine and said, "It's better to come early than to come by chance."
"Ah?" Meng Qiu was obviously confused and didn't know why.
I know what Uncle Er means. We are worried about where to go right now. I am actually worried too and want to make money quickly.
Just as my second uncle said, it is better to come early than to come by chance.
"It's nothing. I mean you came at the right time. We were about to go out." The second uncle peeled two peanuts. Now he looked much better and calm.
Meng Qiu looked obviously panicked and asked in a low voice: "Where are you going? I'm here to apologize... A few days ago, my man..."
At this point, Meng Qiu paused, pursed her lips and explained her reasons.
After my second uncle and I left last time, her husband brought someone back, saying he was a gentleman from a Taoist temple, and he even posted talismans everywhere in the house...
But something happened that night. When the man went out to use the toilet, he fell and was almost choked to death in the latrine.
Later, the husband said that there was something dirty in the Meng family and he wanted to drain the water in the pool. But after the pool was emptied, there was nothing in it...
After a pause, Meng Qiu pursed her lips and said, in fact, she already felt that there was something wrong. Her daughter's death might be related to her man.
If her man really thought there was nothing wrong and he was still alive, why would he find a husband to put the charm on and empty the pool?
The second uncle squinted his eyes and did not interrupt Meng Qiu's words.
I actually murmured in my heart when I heard it.
What I was murmuring about was not about Meng Qiu and her man, but what Meng Qiu said was that when the water in the pool was drained, there would be no corpses?
He must have died in the water. Where was her daughter? !
And something must have happened later, otherwise Meng Qiu wouldn't have been able to find us.
It is very possible that something happened to her man. Otherwise, let alone coming to see us, she would not even be able to go out!
The next moment, Meng Qiu whispered again: "Last night, the day after they drained the water, my man and the gentleman... both disappeared... There were wet footprints everywhere in the house, no matter what. No…”
"Some servants also said that they saw my daughter. She was very scary. She was wearing a red wedding dress, embroidered shoes, and she had a baby in her arms. She could scare someone to death..."
