I didn't ask any more questions, I just sighed softly: "You can't just lie here naked, can you?"
"How about going to my eldest brother's room?"
"You think it's not enough?" I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows: "Or are you not ready to let him go?"
People who have just died are already nostalgic for the world, and if they put the mourning hall in the house where they lived, it will be too lively tonight.
Zhang Ben lowered his head, clenched his fists, and said, "Then, go to my room."
"you sure?"
Zhang Ben lowered his head and said, "Please help me."
Why.
After the funeral is over, this house can be thrown away.
When I walked in, I once again looked at the tile-roofed house behind me.
Any normal person knows the difference between yin and yang, so how could he use his room as a mourning hall?
The things here are very questionable!
Chen Jiayan and I are both from funeral backgrounds. With us here, it is not difficult to arrange a mourning hall.
Zhang Ben lowered his hands and remained silent from beginning to end. He did not speak slowly until the shed was set up.
"I'm going to buy some burning paper."
I glanced back at him, only to feel that the greenness between his eyebrows was a little heavier.
In the afternoon, there was no such change.
If the guarantee is not complete, something will happen tonight!
"Don't go anywhere, just stay in the house."
As I said that, I took out the yellow form paper I brought with me from my bag and said, "The quantity is not much, I will buy it at dawn."
Chen Jiayan looked at the deceased, then turned to me: "Let me put makeup on him."
"Don't worry, put on your makeup, someone must be lost."
I walked to the door and stretched out my hand to open it. A cold wind rushed in, blowing the ashes of burned paper all over the sky.
The incident happened suddenly, and there was only a single photo of the deceased in the mourning hall.
The two half-length candles were beating lifelessly. When the last piece of burning paper burned out, I called out softly.
"Horimoto."
"ah."
He raised his bloodshot eyes and responded slightly dazedly.
I cleared my throat and moved away from the chair: "I know you don't want to talk, but if you have something to say, I have to say it."
"Let me ask you, have any of you brothers ever bullied anyone?"
"Hmm..." I hesitated and then added: "A disfigured woman."
"No!"
Zhang Ben almost didn't hesitate and immediately shook his head in denial.
"No rush, you can think about it again."
Everything in this world cannot escape the word cause and effect.
A dangerous thing like the Saltless Woman cannot entangle a person for no reason, let alone harm someone's life.
If she hurt someone, she would have to live in the Fire Dog Hell for hundreds of years. The price was too high!
Zhang Ben thought for a long time and then shook his head: "We are a family with a duty. We will not do this kind of bullying."
I just nodded and didn't argue with him verbally.
"Go and prepare a bucket of coarse salt."
Zhang Ben was startled for a moment: "Is it the kind of pickled vegetables?"
"right."
People in the north have the habit of storing pickles in autumn and winter, so it’s natural to prepare some big bags of salt at home.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Ben brought a red washbasin and placed it in front of me full of coarse salt.
"enough?"
I scooped up a handful and nodded: "That's enough."
"Then, what do you want to order?"
I looked at the time and whispered behind me: "You should take a rest."
"Also, if you see something later, you can shout or scold, but you can't be cowardly."
Zhang Ben suddenly raised his head: "Yes, what do you see?"
I chuckled: "It's not good for you to know in advance."
I kept leaning against the wall and playing with my phone, occasionally looking up at the door.
When the time hand pointed to 11 o'clock, I put the phone away.
From now on until dawn, I cannot be distracted at all.
"Da da da……"
Soon, there were footsteps in the yard. I immediately cheered up and already held up the coarse salt in my hand.
"coming."
I just said something softly, and Zhang Ben immediately jumped up, huddled in the corner, and looked out the window.
At this moment, a tall figure approached from far away.
Zhang Ben hid half of his body behind me and stared at me for a long time: "It seems to be my second brother."
"you sure?"
Zhang Ben rubbed his eyes and his tone suddenly became relaxed: "We are three brothers, they are both tall."
"Don't worry, you won't be mistaken."
While talking, this man had already walked to the door.
"Squeak."
My eyes changed as he moved. The door opened a crack, and Zhang Ben's second brother squeezed in from the door.
"Second brother!"
Zhang Ben yelled, but his second brother just nodded slightly, and then stood in front of the funeral bed without saying a word.
The second brother lowered his head and straightened his peaked cap: "Are there guests at home?"
