Yan Tian'er wiped away her tears and knocked at Liu Xujiao again, Liu Xujiao quickly pulled him up and didn't let Yan Tian'er kowtow again.
"Young man, have your parcels been swept away by the water, if there is no urgency, why don't you rest in our village for a few days before you go on the road, do you think?"
A solemn voice came in from outside, and then, a straight figure walked into the crowd, the person was wearing a blue robe, with a straight waist and legs, and he should be close to his age, but his voice was thick and steady, making people think that he was just a middle-aged man.
"Grandpa, you're finally here."
Seeing the man come in, the child who had been standing next to Liu Xujiao rushed towards him, and then raised his head from his arms again, "Grandpa, why do people shed blood and tears after death?"
” The old man didn't answer his question, he pulled the child behind him, his eyes still looking at Liu Xujiao, as if waiting for him to reply to him.
Liu Xujiao spread his hands helplessly, "I look like this, it's really inconvenient to continue on the road, then I'll bother you, old man, find a convenient place for me to rest for a few days." ” The old man nodded with satisfaction, "If you don't dislike it, just rest in the cold house for a few days, there are only two people at home, me and my eldest grandson, and it is convenient for you to live." ” Liu Xujiao bowed his head and saluted, "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ” "Uncle Xi, what do you think should be done with the aftermath of the old Yan'er?
His family is Tian'er and his daughter-in-law, and his daughter-in-law is about to give birth in a few days, so I'm afraid she won't be able to keep busy.
Someone in the crowd asked.
The old man known as Uncle Xi groaned slightly, stretched out his hand and nodded a few times in the crowd, "Erchengzi, Bai Yong, Yu Can'er, you will move Lao Yantou home in a while, change him into a set of clean clothes, and then take their respective daughters-in-law to Yan's house tomorrow to help deal with the funeral, Tian'er and I will go to the town early tomorrow morning to buy a coffin, and then go to choose a good place, Lao Yan'er has worked hard all his life, and the future must be done properly, and let him go with peace of mind."
Everyone agreed, and dispersed according to Uncle Xi's arrangement, but Liu Xuzhu suddenly remembered something, so he said to Uncle Xi: "Can you let me go with me when I choose the grave tomorrow?"
” Uncle Xi looked at him kindly, "Young man, you have done your best to the old Yan Tou, you should rest well tomorrow, and leave the matter of choosing the grave to me." ” "You're mistaken, I'm actually trying to find a resting place for another person."
Uncle Xi frowned, "Could it be that someone else lost their lives in the capsized boat?"
” Liu Xujiao hurriedly escaped from the wine jar from the burden on his shoulders, "I won't tell you, today when Yan Bo was rowing across a small bridge, he accidentally broke a bone altar with bamboo artemisia, and most of the ashes in the altar were washed away by the rain, leaving only this little bit to be collected by me."
I don't know who the man in the altar is, but I can't leave him alone, so I brought back the little ashes that were left, and tried to find a good place to build a tomb for him. ” As soon as these words came out, the villagers who were still performing their duties suddenly all quieted down, and even the few people who carried the corpse put the corpse on the ground, turned their heads to look at Liu Xujiao, the expression on their faces was not only frightened, but also a kind of despair that was about to come.
Everything seems to be frozen, it seems that there is only one living person in the world, Liu Xujiao, and everyone else has become a sculpture in an instant.
I don't know how long it took, a trembling voice sounded, it was small, as if it was afraid of being heard by someone, "Uncle Xi, that bone altar won't be hers."
When she said the word "she", her voice almost went to the ground, hiding and never coming out again.
Uncle Xi's stiff face moved at this time, and he barely opened his lips, but he still didn't say anything after a long time.
Liu Xujiao looked at the stunned villagers in front of him with confusion, and reluctantly put a smile on his face, "Everyone, why are you so panicked, do you all know the people in this bone altar?"
” These words exploded above the heads of the crowd like a thunderbolt, and a few timid people even weakened their legs, and sat on the ground and cried.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xujiao didn't dare to ask again, but his hand holding the wine jar was still hanging in the air, and it was not that he would not accept it.
Fortunately, Uncle Xi finally recovered from his fear, and he waved his hand above the crowd, "Don't panic, let me ask him clearly before making plans," Seeing that the crying person instantly stopped speaking, Uncle Xi looked at Liu Xujiao, "Young man, where was this bone altar originally placed?"
” "On a bridge not far from here, the bridge was very narrow and low, and it was windy at that time, so Uncle Yan accidentally picked it off with a boat wormwood when he passed through."
As soon as the words came out, all the villagers invariably shrank back slightly, as if this sentence had hurt their muscles and bones.
"It shouldn't be, the bone altar is surrounded by green bricks, how can it be smashed down by the shipworm?"
Xi Bo doubted.
"I didn't know, the situation was urgent, I was just looking at the ship, and I didn't know how the bone altar smashed on the boat."
He said this sentence loudly and cleanly.
After finishing speaking, his voice changed, "I don't know why you are so worried about the fall of this bone altar, could it be that there is a monster in this altar?"
” Uncle Xi smiled reluctantly, "This matter is a long story, and when I get home, let me explain it to you in detail."
Everyone is gone, it's getting late, the children are tired, what is there to discuss tomorrow. ” "Then this bone altar" Liu Xuzhu was still holding it, and his hands were stiff.
Xi Bo's eyelids moved, and finally he sighed with a smile, "You just leave it in my house for the time being, it will always come, and you can't hide it." ” Late at night, Xi Cheng's yawns one after another, and finally couldn't stand the attack of the sleepy insect anymore, and fell asleep deeply.
Uncle Xi took a small mattress to cover his belly, and then motioned for Liu Xujiao to follow him to the side room.
The two walked in with an oil lamp, the light was weak, but it still vaguely illuminated the four corners of the room, the orange light made Liu Xujiao's heart iron a lot, he had experienced too much this day, his body and mind were already exhausted, and he was drowsy when he ate just now, if he wasn't still thinking about the bone altar, I am afraid he would have fallen asleep one step ahead of Xi Cheng.
He carefully took out the bone altar, "Uncle Xi, where is this more appropriate?"
” Xi Bo made up his mind, and finally made up his mind to take the jar, and he held it like a fragile treasure.
"There's a shrine in this room, so I'll enshrine it there first."
Liu Xuzhu nodded solemnly, watching him put the bone altar in the shrine and burn three incense sticks in front of him, and then asked, "I know how abrupt this question is, but" "I do know the people in the altar of bones."
Uncle Xi looked at him and said slowly.