Aunt Li had a look of reminiscence and sadness on her face, "I guess Gangzi is my generation, but he's just a few years younger than me."
"We grew up together. He is tall and strong, and he is very good at work. He is the most popular fisherman every time, so many girls in our village like him."
"But Gangzi didn't say who he was attracted to. He only said that he would go out once and when he came back, he would bring back the woman in the photo."
Lin Xiaoyu recalled carefully and found that he seemed to have never known that Gangzi existed in the village.
Although she is only sixteen years old, logically speaking, she does not know the existence of Gangzi.
After all, when the other party's accident happened, she was still a few months away from being born.
However, it is a bit strange that no one in the village has ever mentioned this name even once she has grown up.
"Aunt Li, why have I never heard of this name?"
"Because what happened to Gangzi is considered a taboo in our village."
Aunt Li continued to describe, "The woman Gangzi brought back said that she would be his wife from now on. Because she was a foreigner, Gangzi's family did not agree."
"But we have brought everyone back, what can we do if we don't get married? Gangzi's family actually thought about driving the woman away, but Gangzi disagreed."
"A few days later, we heard that Gangzi was going to get married to that woman. I remember that the girls who were about my age were very sad at that time."
It is indeed a bit sad that the person you have a crush on is getting married.
Men and women of that era had no idea what free love was, and they were very naive about feelings.
If you have a good impression of a man, this good impression will last for a long time.
Aunt Li's voice sounded, "I heard that they even decided on a date. It seems to be on the fifth day of October. It is indeed a good day. I heard that it is also the birthday of some kind of god."
"And the fortune teller also said that their horoscopes are very compatible, but unexpectedly, just a few days after the good news was announced, something happened to Gangzi..."
Lin Xiaoyu became even more curious, "How did he die?"
What happened that could become a taboo in the village?
"Actually, there was a rumor in the village before."
"What rumors?" Lin Xiaoyu had never heard of any legends in the village.
But think about it, in the past few years to combat feudal superstition, this kind of thing cannot be said too much. Once someone is reporting it, it will be troublesome. In serious cases, you may even have to go to jail.
The people of this era are very simple. If they are not told to do anything by their superiors, they will definitely not do it.
Aunt Li lowered her voice, obviously not wanting anyone other than Lin Xiaoyu to know about it, "This rumor has something to do with a girl named Lanhua who lived in the village."
"Lan Hua turned out to be a girl from our village. She was very beautiful. At that time, many people from other villages would come to propose marriage, and the matchmaker almost broke the threshold of their home."
Aunt Li said this and smiled softly, "But I have never seen this orchid. This rumor has been going on for decades. It is estimated that my parents were not even born at that time."
"When this orchid reached the age of sixteen, its fame spread to eight villages in ten miles. At that time, our village became famous because of the orchid."
"But I didn't expect... something happened to Lanhua one night! No one knows what happened that night. They only know that Lanhua's parents found her dead at home the next day, wearing a red dress, and hanged herself!"
"And she actually had a child in her belly at that time. No one knew who the child's father was. Later, strange things often happened in the village. Everyone said it was because Lanhua died unjustly."
"She deliberately put on red clothes and took her child with her to death. She was very evil. It is very likely that she has turned into a ghost and is looking for revenge."
"That year, someone from the village went up the mountain and three young men died in a row. They all said that Lanhua was looking for someone to take revenge. They also said that she was looking for a man to get married down there."
Lin Xiaoyu frowned slightly when he heard this.
She didn't believe there were ghosts in this world, but when she thought about traveling to this strange world, it seemed that there were ghosts.
However, Lin Xiaoyu still believed in his belief that the deaths of the three men were nothing more than accidents.
Anything could happen in the mountains, and wild animals were rampant at that time. It was not surprising that there were countless hunters who died on the mountains every year.
Lin Xiaoyu couldn't help but said, "Then, what does this matter have to do with Gangzi?"
Aunt Li took a sip of tea before continuing, "Listen to me first. Since then, this orchid has become a taboo in our village. The house she once lived in has been abandoned, and no one dares to approach it."
"Whenever something strange happens in the village, everyone will think that it is Lanhua's fault. Lanhua's parents also died one after another not long after this incident."
"And the place where Gangzi's accident happened... is in the house where Lanhua died!"
The place was deserted back then, and it was sealed off by the villagers to prevent anyone from getting close.
As a villager, Gangzi naturally knew about this, but he went anyway. Not only did he go, he also died inside. This is not the most terrifying thing!
The most frightening thing is that the way he died was exactly the same as that of Orchid at that time. He hanged himself on the same rafter!
Therefore, the people in the village believed that it was made by orchids, and anything involving orchids has become a taboo that cannot be said.
Therefore, the name Gangzi fell into silence...
Li Xiaoyu was curious, "Have the people in the village never thought that this was not done by Lanhua at all, but that someone killed them?"
Aunt Li nodded, "Of course, the village chief and many others thought so at the time, but the village chief and others investigated for a long time and found nothing."
"What about the woman in the photo? Isn't Teacher Zhang suspect?"
"No, on the day of Gangzi's accident, she stayed at Gangzi's parents' place, and she was in the same room with his mother. His mother was a light sleeper and woke up whenever there was the slightest sound, so it definitely couldn't be her."
Lin Xiaoyu pondered, "Is it possible that he is an outsider? An outsider came to the village and attacked Gangzi."
"It's impossible. We all know whether there are outsiders in the village, and if they were outsiders, how come there was no movement at all in the end."
"Although the house was abandoned, there were people living nearby. As long as he made a sound, he would definitely be heard. But that night, no one around him heard anything."
