The villagers hurriedly climbed around the hillside and went down to the bottom of the ditch. There was a clear river and dense woods at the bottom of the ditch.
They searched in the woods under the cliff, and only found one of Feng Changshui's shoes and saw blood stains on the rocks. They searched around carefully, shouting to each other, and it was a mess.
Yumei had no more tears. She just sat on the side of the road in a daze, looking at the bottom of the ditch. She knew very well that those who fell from here would have little hope of living.
They searched the bottom of the ditch several times until it got dark, but they didn't see Feng Changshui, not even his body.
"Probably eaten by wild animals."
"Could it be a leopard?"
"possible."
"Why are there no bones?"
"The leopard is so strong, who knows where it ended up in such a big forest."
They came up dejectedly, with a look of fear and strangeness on their faces, and placed the only shoe left in front of Jade Girl. They looked at Jade Girl who was staying there motionless, and they all shook their heads helplessly, feeling extremely regretful. Then quietly walked away.
Xiaodouzi carefully tried to pull Yumei, but Yumei couldn't get up. No matter how hard Xiaodouzi pulled her, she couldn't pull her. Yumei waited here until her father came up.
No one could pull her up. She sat there stubbornly, staring at the bottom of the cliff. She didn't believe that her father was gone like this.
"Let's go, it's getting dark, and there are wild animals coming out to hurt people." Xiaodouzi persuaded anxiously, almost crying.
Under Xiaodouzi's strong pull, Yumei slowly stood up and walked towards the village pushing and shoving.
Xiaodouzi was afraid that she would melt like ice cream, so he timidly pulled Yumei, let go of her hand, and then cautiously stretched out her hand to pull her.
Yumei's soul was lost. She was as numb as wood, without any sense. She walked mechanically step by step. Her father's voice still flashed in her mind. She looked back reluctantly, hoping to see her father walking down the cliff. Come up.
In the jade carving workshop, Yumei sat quietly on the stool made by her father. She had no strength at all. She looked outside the door and kept sitting like this. A bowl of rice on the simple table had condensed into a lump.
It was already the second day, and she didn't know how to live in the future. Her mind went blank. It had been two days and one night, and she had no sleep at all. She was waiting for her father to suddenly appear in front of her.
People in the village were standing or squatting in front of Nianzi's house, discussing Feng Changshui's funeral with each other:
"Even if it's just a shoe, we need to hold a funeral to bury him. After all, he is a human being."
"I can leave a thought for Sister Yu in the future, no matter how hateful he was before."
"Hey, people, it's better to do more good deeds."
"He disappeared like this at such a young age. How could something like this happen if he didn't show off his teeth before?"
"Why do you say that? Everyone has their own temperament, and now you are exposing their shortcomings?" Nianzi couldn't stand it, tilted his head and said with great dissatisfaction: "Who wouldn't make some mistakes?"
"What will Yumei do in the future? She is still just an ignorant girl."
"Let's settle Chang Shui's funeral arrangements first, and then let's talk about it."
Uncle Zhang, an old carpenter at the east end of the village, knocked down four thick wooden boards from his shed, carried them to the top, held his breath without saying a word, picked up the plane and went -, go -, and dug out Blossoming wood flowers, eyeing, inking, adze, planing...
Until it got dark, a man had finished a good coffin, and he didn't bother to take a bite of lunch. He was angry, or more accurately said, he had hatred. When his daughter Zhang Juan died for Feng Changshui, he swallowed Don't take this tone.
He sharpened the adze again and again and kept it on the bedside, always looking for an opportunity to chop Feng Changshui alive. Until Feng Changshui went out to work, Carpenter Zhang pretended to be a carpenter and searched everywhere. It was considered that this boy was lucky. Until Feng Changshui returned to the village with Yumei in a dejected state, Carpenter Zhang's heart gradually softened. .
"Retribution, it's really retribution, you deserve it. If you married Juanjuan of my family, how could you live in such a shabby state?" Carpenter Zhang became angrier as he thought about it: "Bah——, God is wise."
Thinking of the days when Juanjuan and Feng Changshui got along, looking at the cheerful and happy couple, Zhang Carpenter smiled happily and didn't care too much. After all, he was the person Juanjuan really loved, and he was gone. How much is the value of a few wooden boards? It's just that I have wronged Yumei. It's so pitiful.
Carpenter Zhang sat on the stone bench, feeling extremely sad as he thought about it.
Since Feng Changshui came back, he often hangs some wine and meat on his door. He knows that Feng Changshui, who is unscrupulous, hangs it up and throws it away instead of eating the meat, giving it to the dog. The dog also drinks the wine and pours the wine on the meat. , this scourge, can I eat his flesh? Just dream.
It was then that I learned that dogs can also be drunk. When drunk, they walk like humans, staggering and unsteady. Thinking about it, she shed tears: "I owe you this bastard in my life, what should I do? If I don't bury you, who else will?"
Carpenter Zhang wiped away his tears and walked towards Nianzi's house where there were many people.
Carpenter Zhang lifted up his sleeves, wiped away his tears, blinked, looked at the road under his feet, and walked over.
"Uncle Zhang, is the coffin ready?"
"It's done." Carpenter Zhang nodded, looked at the people around him, and then said to Nianzi, "Sister Yu, let me support you. I'm careful and can take good care of you."
Xiaodouzi rushed up from the crowd, took Nianzi's hand, and said loudly: "Dad——, our family will raise Yumei. Yumei and I have agreed that my family will support her."
"Why are you getting involved in adults' affairs? Go away," Nianzi shook off Xiaodouzi's hand, glared sternly at everyone, and then said: "According to what Uncle Zhang said, Uncle Zhang is a lonely old man, and his age is When we grow up, we can take care of each other when we have Yumei."
The villagers also nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, this will save everyone trouble."
"Mei Yu is a good girl. When she grows up, she will take good care of Uncle Zhang."
Xiaodouzi rushed up again, shaking Nianzi's arm, but was staggered by Nianzi's kick, and almost fell to the ground. Xiaodouzi then stood aside with a sullen face, clasped his fingers, and frustrated.
The coffin was ready, but there was only one shoe. Carpenter Zhang was unwilling to accept it. He looked around, swallowed twice, and stopped talking.
"Uncle Zhang——, what else do you want to say? Just say it."
"I was wondering if everyone should go up the mountain to search again, even if they can find a few bones for burial..." Carpenter Zhang spread his hands and looked around the villagers with pleading eyes.
"That's what Uncle Zhang said. Then let's all put down what we are doing and search for a few more days."
"Yeah——, when you are so focused, you don't care about anything anymore."
"Then tomorrow morning, everyone brings dry food and we can look for it separately."
As the weather turned late, everyone went home to eat.
Carpenter Zhang went directly to the jade carving workshop and burst into tears when he saw Yu Mei. He went up to hold Yu Mei's hand and had mixed feelings.
