Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 10 The Old Man in the Shroud
At this time, the moonlight that slanted in moved towards the bed, and the old man's face gradually became clearer.

This is a strange old man, I'm sure I don't know him.But I don't know why, but I feel a little familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere.

He was wearing black clothes and trousers, and a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet. He stood there quietly, like a ghost emerging from the ground.I stared at him for a while, and suddenly my body trembled crazily, because I discovered that the old man was wearing a...shroud!Those are the clothes of the dead!

At the time I thought I was going to freak out, but I couldn't move or speak, and I was so terrified that it was hard to breathe.

"Xiao Gu, do you still know me?" The old man in the shroud suddenly spoke.

strangeness!Am I familiar with this old man?Why did he add the word "also"?

The old man smiled, his face was pale, as if he had been powdered, and his smile was indescribably ghostly.

"Xiaogu, think about it again, did we just meet today?"

met today? !

Suddenly, a flash of lightning seemed to illuminate my mind, and I finally knew who the old man in front of me was, he was the dead old Kuizi!Today I saw the posthumous photo of Lao Kuizi, no wonder it looks familiar.

When I thought that the old man standing in front of me turned out to be the dead old Kuizi, I was almost scared to pee. Isn't Lao Kuizi already put into the coffin?Why...why is he at my bedside?How did he get into my house?
It's a dream!

This is an absolute nightmare!
I tried my best to comfort myself, but I knew that I was deceiving myself.Because I could clearly smell the smell emanating from Lao Kuizi's body, the smell was very smelly, it was a disgusting corpse smell!If this is a dream, why is even the smell of corpses so real?
"Xiaogu, don't be afraid, I didn't come to harm you! I came to you to entrust you with something!" Lao Kuizi's voice was very hoarse.

I stared straight at Lao Kuizi, I had never met him before, what would he ask me to do?

"Go to the locust forest at the west end of Pankou Village and find the seventh big locust tree. There is something buried under the root of the tree. You dig it out!" Lao Kuizi said quietly.

"Locust tree forest? The seventh big locust tree? Get something?" I stared blankly at Lao Kuizi, cursing in my heart: "Damn it! You are sick! There are so many people in your family, why don't you ask them to go?" How about getting it? I don’t know you before, why don’t you get something for me!”

As if he could hear my heart, Lao Kuizi said unhurriedly: "I have no children under my knees, you keep the things you take out, and they will be of great help to you in the future!"

I was at a loss as to what Lao Kuizi meant, would he still want to give me a present after he died?Could it be something so secretive, could it be an antique?Strange!I'm not his son or grandson, why would you give me something?Eighty percent is not a good thing!

Lao Kuizi said: "As for what it is, you will know it when you take it out. But please believe that I will not harm you. After all, that thing should belong to you in the first place! Remember, don't let anyone Know this! Don’t let other people know about this! This is your life! This is your life!”

The more Lao Kuizi said, the more weird he became. I was completely confused and confused.But I believe that Lao Kuizi will not harm me. If he really wants to harm me, he can kill me now, so there is no need to go to such trouble.Thinking of this, my heart that has been hanging has been slightly relaxed.But what did he mean by that last line, "It's your life!"?What is my fate?How strange!
"The girl who is with you today is your girlfriend?" Lao Kuizi said suddenly.

I knew what Lao Kuizi was talking about was Gu Meidi, and I thought to myself that this old Kuizi must have been a gossip master before he was alive, and he still has to inquire about these gossips when people are dead. Is Gu Meidi my girlfriend? !

Of course Lao Kuizi could hear what I was thinking, he said lightly: "Listen to my advice, be careful of that girl!"

Hey!You old man, you are really annoying, you are a dead person and you want to break up other people's families, if I can't move, I really want to jump up and shake his ears.What happened to Gu Meidi?Why should I be careful about her?Damn, you old man must be jealous that I found a beautiful girlfriend.

"I'm not jealous of you! I don't need to be jealous of you either! I can't use up all the beauties my family bought for me! Remember, be careful with that girl! I have to go, the King of Hades is still waiting for me to report back!" the old man Kuizi's figure slowly dissipated under the moonlight, and gradually turned into a cloud of black mist, which actually floated out from the closed window.

I felt drowsy coming up like a tide, and at some point, I closed my eyes again in a daze.

When I woke up, it was twilight outside, and cocks were already crowing in the village.

I felt unspeakably tired all over my body, and my whole body was drenched in cold sweat.

After sitting blankly for a while, I suddenly remembered what happened last night, and my heart skipped a beat.

I got up and walked around the bedroom, only to find that the windows were still closed. Could it be that what happened last night was really a nightmare?But why is this nightmare so real?
At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly, which startled me.

Opening the door, Gu Meidi walked in, holding a tray in his hand: "Come! Try the fritters I fried myself!"

There are two golden fried dough sticks on the tray, which are fragrant and oily, and there is a cup of soy milk next to it.

I suddenly remembered what Lao Kuizi said last night. He told me to be careful of Gu Meidi. I couldn't help but glance at Gu Meidi. There was a smile on the corner of her mouth. Doesn't she look like a bad person?

"Why are you in a daze? Come on, I'm almost exhausted!" Gu Meidi said.

I smiled shyly at her, and quickly took the tray, just as my stomach was rumbling non-stop, so I grabbed a deep-fried dough stick and stuffed it into my mouth, and ate it briskly, nodding appreciatively while eating: "Mmm, um, it's really fragrant, not bad! It's even more fragrant than the ones sold outside the school before!"

"That's it!" Gu Meidi said: "Those vendors all use gutter oil to fry, but I use fresh mustard oil from your village, of course the taste is different!"

I ate deep-fried dough sticks and sipped soy milk, feeling warm in my heart, and quickly threw the nonsense that Lao Kuizi said to Java.

Gu Meidi stood by the bed, stretched his nose and sniffed: "Tuoba Gu, why does your room stink? Is it your feet or the smell of dead mice?"

Smelly? !

I suddenly remembered the stench of old Kuizi's corpse, and my heart trembled suddenly. Could it be that what happened last night was not a dream, but real?Otherwise, why would there be a corpse smell in my bedroom for no reason?
OMG!

Now that I think about it, I feel horrible. In the middle of the night, a dead old man wearing a shroud stands silently beside your bed. What kind of weird picture is this?Although it is sunny outside now, there is still a layer of white sweat on my back.

Old Kuizi’s exhortation echoed in my ears again: "Pankou Village pagoda tree forest... the seventh big pagoda tree..."

I thought about it for a while, and decided to go to the pagoda forest. If there is really something under the seventh big pagoda tree, it means that Lao Kuizi really came last night.But I still can't figure it out, how did Lao Kuizi find me?And what did he mean by the last sentence, "This is your life!"
Now I can't think of a reason based on empty guesses. When I go to take out the things under the locust tree, maybe there will be an answer.

Concerned about the established situation, I said to Gu Meidi: "I have something to go out later, you stay at home with grandpa!"

"Where are you going?" Gu Meidi looked at me.

I made up an excuse: "I remembered a distant relative I haven't seen for a long time, and finally came back, so I stopped by to have a look!"

Gu Meidi didn't ask to go with me either, she said: "Okay, then go back early, I'll chat with grandpa at home!"

Looking at the back of Gu Meidi leaving, I felt a strange feeling in my heart, how many people want to marry such a virtuous and beautiful beauty?Why should I listen to Lao Kuizi's nonsense, why be careful of Gu Meidi, it's just nonsense!Yes, he was a dead man, and his ghost came here last night. Of course, what he said was nonsense. I believe what he did.

After eating and drinking enough, I went out early after washing up, and walked towards Pankou Village upstream.

It was still early, there was no one in the village yet, and there was a layer of white mist floating on the ridge of the field.

After walking for more than two hours, I came to Pankou Village again, and I heard the sound of suona from a distance, accompanied by crackling firecrackers and dense gongs and drums.Following the prestige, I saw a funeral procession coming out of the entrance of the village. There were about a hundred people. The group in front wore sackcloth and filial piety, and the people behind were all wrapped in white scarves and black gauze on their arms. superior.

Eight strong men walked unsteadily carrying a large black-painted coffin, and a big red rooster was tied to the coffin.There is such a custom in many rural areas. When burial, a big red rooster is tied to the top of the coffin, which can restrain evil spirits.

Walking in the front was a short old woman, holding a glass photo frame on her chest, wiping tears as she walked.

When I got closer, I found that the person in the posthumous photo was Lao Kuizi. It turned out that this group of people came to funeral Lao Kuizi.I glanced at the big coffin, and my heart trembled for no reason, beating non-stop.But my feet didn't stop, and I went straight to the locust forest at the west end of Pankou Village.

(End of this chapter)