Chapter 70
Runsheng and Tan Wenbin immediately looked at Li Zhuiyuan, their eyes burning. Silence was louder than sound at this time.
Since I left home, I have indeed experienced a lot of strange things, and I have also seen a lot of death. But when I was full of big fish and meat all at once, I began to miss eating light food to nourish my stomach.
For both of them, picking up a corpse is a way of cultivating their sentiments.
Li Zhuiyuan nodded.
The two men immediately looked at each other and smiled, Runsheng lit a "cigar", while Tan Wenbin couldn't help but rub his hands excitedly.
Yin Meng entered the inner room. She first pushed the coffin lid open, then went outside to bring in the warmed pottery pot. She poured it into a bowl and fed it into the old man's mouth bit by bit with a spoon.
This isn't medicine, it's more like a thicker sugar water, here to kill the old man.
After feeding, Yinmeng opened a basin of hot water, changed the old man's new diaper, wiped his body carefully, and finally put on clean clothes.
After doing this, she wiped the sweat with the back of her hand.
The old man opened his eyes.
Yinmeng was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud:
"Grandpa, you can actually open your eyes, and your complexion is much better. It seems you are getting better."
Li Zhuiyuan stood by and watched. He knew that the old man could open his eyes. He was paralyzed by a cerebral infarction and was not in a vegetative state. Besides, many vegetative people could also open their eyes and take a look.
The old man deliberately didn't respond in the past because he wanted to chill his granddaughter's heart. It would be better to treat him like a mule. He knew his own physical condition and didn't want his granddaughter to have any hope.
Today, I took the initiative to open my eyes, probably because I wanted to take a last look at my granddaughter.
As for the good look on his face, it was actually a standard reflection.
Yinmeng happily said something to the old man and then picked up the basin of dirty clothes and went out to wash them.
Li Zhuiyuan walked to the coffin, looked at the old man, and saw relief in his eyes.
Last night, the old man did not ask him to tell Yin Meng the truth. Presumably, he did not want his granddaughter to re-open new scars after experiencing being "abandoned by her parents" at a young age.
I just saw Yin Meng's attitude towards her two half-brothers, hehe, old man, don't make a fool of your granddaughter.
But on second thought, Li Zhuiyuan felt that the old man would not make such a mistake.
To put it bluntly, among the gangsters on the river, how could there be any truly good men and women?
It's so easy to kill someone on the river, just tie a stone and sink it.
This group of people needs means, skills, and ability. On weekdays, they rely on the way of heaven, goodness, and secular rules to restrain them, but what if one day they don't care anymore?
So, don’t push “honest people” into panic.
Li Zhuiyuan walked to the door of the inner room and happened to see Yin Meng wiping her tears and hanging clothes to dry.
Yes, after all, he is an orthodox corpse collector, how could he not see the light of return?
It's nothing more than each other acting out, hoping for a decent ending.
Yin Meng thanked and agreed to Tan Wenbin's offer of help. After cleaning up the house, she took everyone on the road.
Along the way, the two boys seemed to want to talk to Li Zhuiyuan, a child of the same age, but Li Zhuiyuan was carried by Runsheng and ignored them, saying that he was not in contact, did not understand, and was irresponsible.
The journey is not far, in a village adjacent to the county seat. There are many villagers watching the excitement around the river pond.
The two corpses of a man and a woman are still floating on the water. The man is leaning over and the woman is leaning on her back, but they are tightly connected to each other, as if they do not want to be separated until death.
If these two people hadn't been fighting every now and then in the village, it would have been rumored that they had made a pact to die for each other.
Li Zhuiyuan got off Runsheng's back, stood by the river pond and took a quick look. It was clear that the two people were not together until death, but their bodies were stuck together.
Unlike the ordinary beauty Bai Ying, their bodies were black, like two pieces of spoiled and blackened pig skin jelly.
There were two middle-aged men quarreling with a one-eyed old woman. Judging from the guy behind them, they must be local body collectors.
The two beauties here are both dark and there is something wrong with them, so the price of the bodies will have to be calculated separately.
Obviously, the two parties failed to reach an agreement on the price, and the one-eyed woman would rather her son and daughter-in-law continue to soak in the water than "suffer this loss."
Seeing Yin Meng coming, the one-eyed woman immediately pointed and smiled proudly and said: "Okay, there's no need for you two to play dirty tricks. My eldest granddaughter is here."
Saying that, the one-eyed woman walked over very enthusiastically. She started with a smile, and halfway through she started to cry. When she got there, she cried and laughed with precision. Then she shed tears and held her hands, as if she had finally found her backbone. .
"Granddaughter, you are finally here, hurry up, pick up your parents, they are pitiful~ pitiful~"
Tan Wenbin couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that there were such shameless people in the world.
When she was young, Yin Meng was ignorant and would go to her mother crying. Her mother deliberately avoided seeing her. Every time, the one-eyed woman came out and scolded the girl with the most venomous words.
Once in the cold winter, the one-eyed woman poured out a basin of water, leaving Yin Meng to walk home wet and crying.
The girl was also stupid. When she got home, she told her grandfather that she had fallen into the ditch out of fun.
The old man was stupid and really believed it.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that it was true that the old man loved his granddaughter, but it was also true that he was careless, otherwise he would not have truly believed the "letter" left by his son.
Yinmeng did not get close to the one-eyed woman, but said lightly: "I'll fish him out."
"Hey, hey, good, good, good."
Yinmeng looked at the two local colleagues. Their expressions were a little ugly, but they couldn't say anything. They could only light a cigarette and sullenly took the matter back.
They were just trying to steal her own mother, and it wasn't a bad rule to steal business.
Although I feel a little uncomfortable, it is just for fun, so I will take care of it.
Tan Wenbin arranged the altar table and lit candles, and Runsheng moved the small fishing boat over and placed it by the river pond.
Yinmeng stood in front of the altar table and began to perform rituals.
Li Zhuiyuan stood beside her, watching with interest.
Compared with his grandfather's casual approach to rituals, Yin Meng is obviously much more professional and standard. Although many rituals are not standard, they can still be seen as ancient rituals.
Li Zhuiyuan was particularly interested in the obscure syllables that came out of his throat and trembled rapidly through his lips and teeth.
When the old man was doing business last night, he also communicated in this way when he faced the ghost.
A lot of nonsense, sometimes it may be a compliment to a certain special ability.
After the ritual was over, Yinmeng began to prepare to retrieve the body, but before she could leave the altar table and go down, she saw Runsheng and Tan Wenbin getting out of the boat, using Yinmeng's thing.
Yin Meng crossed her arms and looked at Li Zhuiyuan helplessly: "How embarrassing is this."
"It's okay, their hands are itchy."
Yinmeng smiled and said: "My hands are itchy too."
Because of the high price, she couldn't take a few orders for corpse harvesting business all year round, so she was gearing up this time.
Runsheng and Tan Wenbin cooperated very well. The two corpses were stuck together and could not be separated. They simply carried one side by side, and then:
"One, two, three!"
From the boat, they all jumped to the ground.
Yin Meng watched the whole process and said with some surprise: "The rules for collecting corpses in Nantong are similar to those here."
Li Zhuiyuan was noncommittal. If his grandfather came, Yinmeng probably wouldn't feel this way.
Runsheng's set of procedures was corrected by him based on the records in Wei Zhengdao's book, including the moves to deal with death in "The Right Way to Conquer Demons", which he also taught Runsheng. Tan Wenbin learned from Runsheng. learned.
It can be said that what Runsheng and the others just showed is a textbook template, the most professional standard action.
Too lazy to unload and roll it up again, the two carried the body directly into the one-eyed mother-in-law's house. There was a large mat spread on a row of benches, and the body was placed on their heads.
The one-eyed woman found a white sheet and covered her son and daughter-in-law. Then her nose felt sore and she was about to cry. The two women next to her came forward, one poked her waist, and the other whispered in her ear. A few words.
The one-eyed woman immediately woke up and dispersed the villagers who came into the house to see the body, letting only her relatives in. Then she stepped forward, took Yin Meng's hand, pulled her into the house, and then raised the door of the living room. .
Outside the house, the villagers were whispering to each other.
Tan Wenbin saw Li Zhuiyuan sitting on a small bench, so he squatted over and asked curiously: "Brother Xiaoyuan, if they don't hurry up and organize the funeral, what are they doing?"
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Li Zhuiyuan: "Tuogu."
Tan Wenbin: "Can you be so fucking shameless?"
Li Zhuiyuan didn't answer. He looked down at an earthworm under his feet that was drilling out of the soil, with half of its body on the outside and half on the inside.
Tan Wenbin asked again: "Brother Xiaoyuan, what should we do?"
"What to do?"
"I mean, do you want to help her?"
"What does it have to do with us?"
"At the very least, they can be considered friends, right?"
"Then respect your friends' choices."
"Um..." Tan Wenbin scratched his hair hard, "But this is not a good thing. What if she really loses her head and agrees?"
"Then respect her fate."
inside the house.
Yinmeng stood in the middle, surrounded by a group of people and the two boys.
The one-eyed woman pointed at the group of adults and introduced: "Eldest granddaughter, they are all your relatives. This is your uncle, this is your second uncle, these are your eldest aunt and second aunt..."
The one-eyed woman has three sons and one daughter, and the Yinmeng mother is marrying her youngest son.
Yin Meng glanced at this group of "relatives" who were not even remotely related to her.
At this time, each of them had a smile on their face.
The one-eyed woman continued: "Granddaughter, your parents are gone like this. My whole world is shattered. I am an old woman and my body and bones are no longer good. But these two grandsons cannot be left alone.
They still have to study, eat, and get dressed, but I really can’t carry it~"
The one-eyed woman sang again.
A group of "uncles and aunties" nearby immediately followed:
"Yeah, yeah."
"It's difficult, it's really difficult."
Yinmeng said nothing.
Seeing that the girl did not pick up the fight, the one-eyed woman was not discouraged. She took Yin Meng's hand and called her two grandsons over:
"Come on, Niu Wa'er and Ma Wa'er. From now on, you will follow your sister. She will provide you with food and drink and help you go to school. Come on, thank you sister."
"Thank you sister."
"Thank you sister."
The one-eyed woman turned to look at Yinmeng again and said lovingly:
"This arrangement is for your own good. You are single at home. If you get married in the future and don't even have a family, you will be bullied.
Niu Wa'er and Ma Wa'er are your biological brothers and siblings from the same mother. If you raise them up, they will be able to help you in the future, and they will also be your backbone and confidence in the future.
This matter is settled like this. ”
The one-eyed woman smiled and prepared to open the door. She closed the room first and talked about the matter in the room, and then opened the door to announce it to the villagers. Even if there was no written document or anything, with this process, the matter was settled.
Yinmeng finally asked: "You want me to raise them both?"
"Ah, yes, don't you like your brothers very much? Look, how well-behaved they are."
Every time the two children went to the county town or the coffin shop, Yinmeng would either let them have a meal or give them some pocket money. The one-eyed woman knew that the girl was kind-hearted.
Yinmeng asked again: "You want me to raise them both?"
"No, that's great. If you get married in the future, your husband's family will definitely not dare to bully you if you have two younger brothers here. Even if you don't plan to get married, your two younger brothers and their children can still help you take care of yourself in old age."
"Oh."
Yin Meng nodded.
Seeing this, everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief. They also smiled and gave various compliments to the girl.
The one-eyed woman was even more happy, with the wrinkles on her face blooming like daisies.
The two boys must have received instructions from their relatives and elders. At this time, they both grabbed the girl's legs: "Sister."
Yin Meng raised her hand and waved it hard at the two boys:
"Pah! Pah!"
Both boys were knocked to the ground, covering their swollen right faces. The corners of their mouths were broken and bleeding.
At this moment, the room was dead silent.
What broke the dead silence was the cries of the two boys after they emerged from the stunned state.
The one-eyed woman slapped her thighs with both hands and wailed: "Oh my God, you are so heartless!"
She cried and rushed towards Yinmeng.
Yinmeng raised his foot and kicked her directly in the heart.
"Bang!"
The one-eyed woman was kicked to the ground and rolled several times.
When the two "uncles" saw the fight started, they immediately rushed forward angrily. Yinmeng not only did not dodge, but took the initiative to step forward. He threw one of them over his shoulder and knocked him to the ground. Then he grabbed the other's hand and pointed at his back. Just a kick.
She has the ability to fight to the death, and it is really easy to deal with ordinary people.
"Why are you still beating people!"
"Do you have any education!"
The "aunts" and "sister-in-law" were still chirping beside each other. Yin Meng walked up to her, grabbed one of them by the hair, and slapped them both across the face.
"Pah! Pah!"
The others wanted to hide, but Yinmeng chased after them. She grabbed their hair with each hand, pulled them back, and forced them in front of the two corpses on the mat, so that their faces were close to the corpses.
Yinmeng pressed their heads and rolled them back and forth, which was like giving them a beauty treatment. It was hard to tell whether it was water or oil on their faces.
"Ah!!!!"
Screams came and went.
After repairing everyone in the room, Yin Meng saw someone getting up, and kicked him over again.
She looked very calm, didn't cry, yell, make trouble, or even scold, but her fists and kicks were very hard.
The two boys were left there without much care at first, but they took the initiative to come and "please sister not to hit them." Yinmeng slapped them both with a backhand, begging for symmetry.
It's wrong to spank a child, but she is a child too, and the most important thing is to spank the child to relieve her anger.
After finishing cooking, Yinmeng walked to the living room door.
"Bang!"
The door panel was kicked open, and Yin Meng walked out.
The villagers looked into the house and found a bunch of people lying inside.
Tan Wenbin stood up, walked to Yin Meng and clapped vigorously: "Okay, okay, I'm really worried that you will agree."
Yin Meng rolled her eyes: "I'm out of my mind again."
Runsheng looked inside, shook his head and said, "Not all the teeth have been knocked out."
At this time, someone in the village shouted: "The village chief is here, the village chief is here!"
A middle-aged burly man wearing a hat and holding a cigarette in his ear walked over. He glanced at the whole place, and the scene immediately became quiet. I guess this village chief is very prestigious in the village.
"We are beating people, we are going to kill them. Find the police station, find the police station!"
The people inside crawled out, their faces swollen like pig heads, their hair disheveled, like evil spirits leaving their cages.
The village chief looked at Tan Wenbin and Runsheng who were standing next to Yinmeng. Just as he was about to speak, Li Zhuiyuan's voice came first: "Runsheng, Binbin, go back."
Runsheng and Tan Wenbin immediately retreated.
Li Zhuiyuan pointed at Yin Meng and said, "Everyone saw it just now. She was the only one who went in. No one else followed her."
The surrounding villagers nodded.
The village chief was shocked. Is this girl so capable that she can defeat a whole house of people by herself?
He looked at the girl and asked, "Tell me, why did you hit me?"
Yinmeng: "They want to..."
Li Zhuiyuan: "They want to tie her up and marry her off to another family to collect a bride price. This is human trafficking!"
The village chief was stunned for a moment, regardless of whether it was true or false. Once this reason was stated, and the girl was fighting alone, even if the incident went to the police station, there would be no follow-up, and there would be no way to hold the person accountable.
"You're talking nonsense!" The one-eyed woman yelled hoarsely with blood between her teeth, "Whoever wants to sell her, whoever wants to sell her!"
Li Zhuiyuan: "Then why did you call her in? What kind of blood relationship does she have with you, and what kind of relative is she?"
After saying that, without waiting for the reaction of the people in the room, Li Zhuiyuan waved his hand: "Let's go home."
Runsheng and Tan Wenbin each carried their things, then opened the way to the left and right, and squeezed out of the crowd with Yin Meng and walked out.
The villagers came to see the fun, and when they saw one of the two men holding a shovel and the other holding a hook, they took the initiative to get out of the way.
Several young people from the village wanted to see the village chief's eyes to see if he should stop them. This was due to the traditional plot of belonging to the same village, but the village chief did not wink at all.
The one-eyed woman couldn't believe it: "Just let them go like this, they almost beat people to death!"
The village chief glared at her and asked, "Why did you call the girl in?"
The one-eyed woman said matter-of-factly: "Let her live with her two younger brothers!"
Hearing this, all the villagers looked at each other, and the village chief also held a breath in his chest.
"Deserve it!"
After spitting heavily on the ground, the village chief left directly.
It was already dusk when the four returned to the county. Yinmeng did not rush back to the coffin shop, but pointed to a hot pot restaurant and said:
“Eat hot pot, I’ll treat you!”
After entering the store, I ordered a Jiugongge. Everyone rushed there without eating much at noon. After walking and collecting corpses in the afternoon, they were all hungry, and soon each of them started to wash down the tripe and duck intestines.
Yinmeng asked for wine, stood up and poured it for Runsheng, Binbin and herself, and then poured soy milk for Li Zhuiyuan.
Raise your glass.
"Thanks!"
After saying that, Yin Meng took a breath, then choked and coughed violently.
Tan Wenbin was a little dumbfounded and said: "Forget it, if you don't know how to drink it, we won't drink it. You and my brother Yuanzi can drink milk together."
Yinmeng wiped her mouth and said, "The process has to go!"
"It's time to go, it's time to go, come on, the hairy belly is healed, eat quickly, or you will get old."
When facing death, the busiest person may be Runsheng or Xiaoyuan, but the busiest person at the dinner table is always Zhuang Zhuang.
When we ate hot pot next, everyone tacitly agreed not to talk about what happened today.
Tan Wenbin asked Yinmeng what she wanted to do if she stopped opening a coffin shop. Yinmeng said she didn't know. She said maybe not wanting to change was also a kind of liking for the status quo.
Yin Meng asked the three of them what they wanted to do in the future. Li Zhuiyuan and Tan Wenbin answered that they wanted to go to college, and Runsheng answered that they would ride a tricycle to take them to college.
After everyone was full, Yinmeng went to pay the bill.
The four of them walked back to the coffin shop side by side. While washing up, Tan Wenbin said with a smile:
"I found that sleeping in a coffin is really comfortable. When I get back, I have to persuade Uncle Li to buy birthday materials in advance so that I don't have to sleep on a round table in the future. Runsheng, what do you think?"
"If you dare to go back and say it, Uncle Li will beat you to death and let you lie down in that longevity material and be buried first."
"Just kidding, let me tell you, I have made new breakthroughs in my studies recently."
"What?"
"It's not convenient to say it now. I'll talk to you in detail when I take the boat tomorrow. If you want to learn, I can teach you, but you have to beg me."
"Can't I find Xiaoyuan?"
"Don't tell me, this Xiaoyuan may not be able to teach you."
Yesterday, Xiaoyuan taught himself how to end the negative feeling, which was to find the feeling of floating up.
This is like telling a student who is new to the piano: As long as you feel it with your heart, you can play a moving melody.
But the problem is, I don’t even know the keys, and I can’t read the music score.
After washing, everyone lay down in their own coffins.
After Li Zhuiyuan slept for a while, he vaguely heard a cough. He turned his head to the side and walked away.
Walking into the inner room, I saw the old man crawling out of the coffin. There was a "rustling" sound in Tan Wenbin's coffin next to him.
"He was like this last night. He could sense that he was about to go into trouble. When I really pulled him out, he was scared to death when he saw me."
Li Zhuiyuan's eyes narrowed, and a shadow fell on the coffin where Tan Wenbin was, and it immediately fell silent.
The old man was startled by this scene and said hurriedly: "You can't use this trick if you want to interrupt his Yin movement. If you don't control it properly, it will cause damage to his brain."
After saying that, the old man seemed to realize something. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Forget it, I was worrying too much. You are more accurate than me."
He had personally witnessed the boy's terrifying learning ability last night. His current attainments in the twelve Yin family's schools were much higher than those of his orthodox successor.
Frequent yin movements can easily lead to loss of consciousness. Li Zhuiyuan is now controlling Binbin's frequency.
However, what makes Li Zhuiyuan even more strange now is the old man's current state.
"Why do you look like you're feeling better again?"
"Ah, I'm confused too. Logically speaking, I shouldn't even have the strength to walk away today."
"Yang Shou is back?"
"Is the person dead?"
"Both are dead."
"That shouldn't be the case. The sale is completed, how can we get a refund?"
Logically speaking, this should have been a good thing to take advantage of, but the old man couldn't be happy, and instead cursed,
"Isn't this a waste of time?"
It was clear that the light had returned, and it had only been two days since he died. He and his granddaughter were about to be freed, but they could continue to live again.
The old man walked to the wall, stretched out his hand and pressed the mirror, and the door panel immediately became transparent.
The Ghost Festival is over and the temple fair is over, but there are still people walking around on the road.
Li Zhuiyuan suspected that Fengdu must have its own unique mysteries. The boy had never seen so many ghosts in other places.
Perhaps, the legend of Yin Changsheng ascending in the day here is not groundless, but the "ascension in the day" here may be quite different from what normal people think.
Although there were few people outside today, the coefficient of entering the store has increased. As soon as the door opened, a black shadow impatiently floated in.
These black figures are almost all the same. They seem to be covered in a black robe. No faces can be seen at all, and it is even impossible to tell their gender.
But it feels like I "saw" it yesterday.
The old man and the shadow began to communicate in obscure humming voices.
After the exchange, the old man sighed, sat back on his chair, covered his face, and felt a little confused about whether to laugh or cry.
The black shadow did not leave, but still stood in the same place.
The old man waved his hand: "You'd better go."
The black shadow still didn't move.
The old man said angrily: "What, you still want to hang on?"
The black shadow turned and drifted towards Li Zhuiyuan.
Instead of being afraid, the boy was a little secretly happy, and his eyes showed a little eagerness to try.
But the old man reminded: "He is from the Dragon King's family."
The black shadow stopped and fell out of the coffin shop without hesitation, blending into the darkness.
Li Zhuiyuan looked at the old man: "Why do you want to say it?"
"This is a ghost street, under the feet of Emperor Fengdu. Don't conflict with these things unless you have to."
"Your Yin family has been developing and inheriting here for a long time, right? Have you done any research on the special situation here?"
"Our surname is Yin, which is the same as Emperor Fengdu. We... are his descendants."
"Do you have a family tree?"
"Yes, even in the Eastern Han Dynasty, our family used to be relatives of the emperor."
Li Zhuiyuan looked around the coffin shop: "I really can't see the atmosphere of the royal family now."
The old man said disapprovingly: "This is normal. Just pick one of the hundreds of surnames and count them up. Which family's ancestors have not been princes and dignitaries?"
"Have you investigated it?" Li Zhuiyuan continued to ask the previous topic.
"Yes." The old man nodded vigorously, "The ancestor was a cultivator, but the ancestor was able to ascend because he took an elixir."
"I remember it seems to be recorded in "Baopuzi" that your ancestors also got a "Dan Scroll"."
"This is false. It is recorded in the genealogy. If this thing really exists, you can make elixirs by yourself. The ancestors who became immortals and ascended to heaven would have gained a lot.
In fact, according to the research of generations of ancestors, what our ancestors ate may not be the elixir. ”
"What is that?"
"Corpse Pill."
"It seems that your family has really put a lot of effort into research before."
If there is not enough evidence, who would describe the elixir taken by their ancestors as corpse-eating pills and humiliate their ancestors in their free time?
It is recorded in relevant Taoist classics that after Yin Changsheng became an immortal, he played in the human world for a long time before finally ascending... So the ascension here can also be understood as disappearing?
Is it possible that Yin Changsheng didn't fly up, but went down?
Combined with the line of words carved on the stone at the door of the store:
"If the son does not walk at night, how can he know that there are people walking at night?"
Yin Changsheng said that after he became an immortal, he realized how many people had successfully achieved enlightenment since this dynasty. He said that many immortals did not like to disturb the world and only liked to live in seclusion.
If Yin Changsheng took corpse pills, then wouldn’t those reclusive immortal friends he mentioned be...
The old man said: "The ancestors used to be very keen on studying this, and even went crazy about it. But later, firstly, the family declined, and secondly, they continued to study and did not come up with anything useful, so the ancestors of future generations became quiet. .
These things are recorded in the genealogy. You can ask Mengmeng to bring out the genealogy to you during the day. You can make a copy... You can also just borrow it and read it. ”
Li Zhuiyuan walked to where Heiying was standing before, looked at each other across the counter with the old man, and asked:
"Do you want to do business with me?"
He really told the secrets of his ancestors, and he was even willing to lend him the genealogy.
Where can I listen to and borrow these things for free?
The old man waved his hand: "I'm too lazy to recruit a son-in-law for Mengmeng to inherit the surname. Although there are many secrets recorded in this genealogy, what's the use to Mengmeng and me?
If you like it, just take it. This is called making the best use of it. ”
"Old man, I'll give you another chance to bid."
"Take Mengmeng away and let her follow you."
"She is not a commodity. She is a person. Can we just take her away?"
The old man looked relaxed and did not refuse. Instead, he talked about the price, which proved that the other party was still willing to complete the deal.
"Mengmeng is a child of pure nature. I believe that with your intelligence, you can take her away. Ah, I'm not saying that your mind is impure."
"She won't leave while you are still alive."
"I will die."
"Then what exactly did you say just now? Why did your Yangshou come back again?"
"It didn't get the job done, the deal wasn't completed, so it was returned."
"But people are dead."
"It didn't do it. It said that the two boys in the house were playful and poured pesticide into the rice vat. The one-eyed woman didn't want to throw away the rice, but washed and cooked it. She is old. I didn't dare to eat it, and I felt sorry for the two grandchildren who were reluctant to give it to the children, so I gave it to the two adults and died of poisoning that night.
The one-eyed woman was afraid that the blame would be placed on herself, so she tied the two dead people on the bed together, dragged them and threw them into the river pond, pretending to be drowned. ”
"How can she be so powerful on her own?"
"She told her eldest son that he came to help her on the condition that the younger son's house and land would be given to the eldest son, and she could also live in the eldest son's home and let him provide for her in old age."
"She is sober. No wonder she wanted to leave the two boys to Yin Meng during the day. This is because she wants to retire with no debt."
"Mengmeng is not stupid, so I won't agree."
"You really think so?"
"Otherwise?" the old man asked matter-of-factly, "I won't attack those two boys. They are innocent."
"Yeah."
Li Zhuiyuan didn't believe it.
It's true that he doesn't understand nonsense, but if it was just a normal transaction that failed, the black shadow wouldn't have been standing here for so long.
Most likely, it is because the big project was not completed, so I wanted to discuss completing the small project in exchange for some compensation.
It is self-evident who that small project refers to.
It was just that things had changed and the old man felt that there was no need to do the small project. This made Heiying, who had worked all the way in vain, very angry.
"I will die. I will let Mengmeng leave here without any worries. The world is very good now. It's time for her to go out and have a look. She has really seen the outside world. If she doesn't like coming back here, at least she won't. There will be regrets.”
"Tell me the details of your death."
"It's not easy to die. Let's make another deal and let the customer kill me."
"Simple indeed."
"You don't know, I am living in pain now, and I also want to be free."
"Then hurry up, I won't stay here for long."
"Okay, don't worry, as long as you agree, I will arrange for my own death immediately."
"I can agree, but there is one thing I must explain first. I am a registered disciple of the Liu family, but I have not officially joined the family yet, so my relationship with the Liu family is different from what you imagine.
Don't think about it, I will definitely be able to bring Yin Meng into the Liu family. ”
"The ability you showed yesterday, to me, it doesn't matter whether you are from the Liu family or not."
"Okay, I agree."
"Thank you."
"Didn't you say yesterday that you didn't want her to take this road?"
"I had a flashback during the day. Although I didn't die, it opened my eyes to some things. Mengmeng's path has been chosen by herself. If she really doesn't like this path, I believe you will make arrangements for her. Yes, because you are the smartest person I have ever met in my life.”
So smart that he almost doesn't look like a human being.
"Sleep."
"Rest in peace."
The next morning, Li Zhuiyuan woke up and sat up in the coffin.
Yin Meng and Runsheng were removing the door panels together, preparing to open a business that was destined to have few customers.
"Are you awake? I have boiled preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the pot. Can you drink some?"
Li Zhuiyuan bypassed the enthusiastic Yin Meng and looked at Runsheng behind him.
Runsheng shook his head seriously.
This couldn't help but arouse Li Zhuiyuan's curiosity. How strange is the food that can make even Runsheng feel unpalatable?
But he was still unwilling to test the poison himself, shaking his head and saying: "I want to eat steamed buns."
Runsheng immediately answered the call and walked out of the store: "I'll buy it."
Yin Meng was a little disappointed and said: "But there is still a lot of porridge left in my pot. I cooked too much."
Li Zhuiyuan comforted him: "It's okay. When Binbin wakes up, leave everything to him. He likes to drink porridge."
Lift the coffin and wash up.
Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Yin Meng again and said frankly: "I want to see your family's genealogy."
Yin Meng did not hesitate: "Okay, I'll get it for you."
She doesn't know how to be shady, and naturally she has never communicated with the old man. She simply feels that there is nothing in the family tree that cannot be seen by others, especially friends.
The genealogy is very thick and large. For the convenience of reading, it can only be viewed on the ground.
The Yin family does have a history, because the beginning of his family tree looks like a fairy tale. It turns over several pages in a row, talking about which daughter-in-law or daughter of the Yin family was either taking a nap by the river or dreaming of some strange scene. Then she became pregnant and gave birth to a noble person.
It seems that in that era, the women of the Yin family were only busy with one thing, and that was to get pregnant inexplicably.
The middle section is like a historical narrative, more rigorous and consistent with official history.
Behind it is the dense textual research and scientific research of the ancestors of the Yin family.
This reminded Li Zhuiyuan of the original owners of Luba Village, the ancestors of the Qi family.
They are all a group of madmen who are obsessed with research, but the ancestors of the Qi family studied the space mezzanine, and the ancestors of the Yin family studied the most famous ancestor in their history.
The content is too detailed and contains extensive travel notes and arguments. In fact, this is no longer a genealogy, but more like a summary of family research over the past generations.
He calculated what he already had on hand, including the notes of the Qi family's ancestors, the bamboo slips on the masked man's body, and the Yin family tree.
The notes of the ancestors of the Qi family have been kept in my mind, but due to physical reasons, I have not had time to decipher them, and the bamboo slips have not been restored.
However, these three books are all extremely enjoyable to read.
Only those who love reading will understand what kind of happiness it is to consider the thick follow-up content when you are excited about reading.
At noon, when Yinmeng was changing Grandpa's diaper, the old man opened his eyes again.
This time, he spoke. The facial paralysis caused by the cerebral infarction was severe, the facial muscles were weak, he could not lift his lips, and his voice was extremely weak.
It was Li Zhuiyuan who heard the commotion and came in to translate.
There is not much new content, it is all the instructions and blessings from the elders to the younger ones, which are cliché but true.
The old man seemed to be very confident in Li Zhuiyuan's ability. He didn't even mention letting his granddaughter follow the boy, and Li Zhuiyuan didn't give him any foreshadowing.
Everything is best if it comes naturally.
Yinmeng must have had a premonition of something. After finishing the chat, she called Runsheng to accompany her to the clothing store on the street to buy white cloth and black gauze, and also went to the clothing store to buy funeral supplies.
The reason why Tan Wenbin was not asked to go with him was that Binbin had food poisoning from drinking porridge in the morning and was suffering from vomiting and diarrhea.
This surprised Li Zhuiyuan. You must know that Binbin had even eaten food that was ruined several times, and had even eaten dirty bacon, but he couldn't stand the porridge cooked by Yin Meng.
When everything was ready, everyone was quiet and peaceful, and the funeral was predictably simple, because neither the coffin shop nor the body collector... were destined to have few relatives or friends.
Perhaps, Li Zhuiyuan and the other four were the only guests at the upcoming funeral.
That night, Li Zhuiyuan heard a gust of wind outside the coffin, so he turned over without leaving the coffin.
The next morning, everyone got up first and ate soy milk and fried dough sticks bought from outside for breakfast.
After the meal, Yinmeng did not look at the prepared shrouds as usual, but went to bring over the washed clothes and diapers.
Opening the coffin, I wanted to help Grandpa wipe it and replace it.
Inside the coffin, the old man had his eyes closed, no breathing, and walked steadily and peacefully.
Yinmeng cried, tears welling up in her eyes, but after wiping hard twice, she turned to the three people behind her with a smile and said:
"It's great that my grandpa is gone."
(End of chapter)