Chapter 5321 Timid and Fearful
Father Xiang turned his head and glanced at the east room behind him, his face full of fear.
"Brother, this woman just died, and she died so violently. It seems like her shadow is everywhere in the house. I'm afraid..."
"Are you afraid?" the cattle dealer was surprised. , his eyes widened and his voice became rough.
"What do you, a grown man, have to be afraid of? This is your home, the nest where you have lived for decades, and you say you are afraid? Aren't you making people laugh!" the cattle dealer asked again. .
"Brother, you can't say that..." Father Xiang raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
“Last time Jin Nan passed away, I was afraid for a long time. Fortunately, my mother-in-law was still there at that time. At least I had someone to talk to.”
“My mother-in-law is not here either. Yes, you don’t think anything of it when you come and walk around during the day, but at night, when you close the courtyard door and the house door, I am the only one here.” This house is the house where Jin Nan lived before his death. The kitchen and the hall are full of shadows of their former lives. I am afraid wherever I go. If there is any movement at night, I really don’t have to scream every day. Spirit!"
"I want to ask, brother, can you let me stay at your house for a few days to cool down the house?"
Father Xiang was hunched over, just shy of kneeling down in front of the cattle dealer.
His pitiful look was like those homeless old people outside, which made the cattle dealer feel sad. He was not angry, scolded, or distressed.
“That’s all, then you can go and stay for a few days, so that everyone can take care of you.”
Seeing the cattle dealer relax, Xiang’s father was excited and was extremely kind. Thanks, I just missed kowtowing to the cattle dealer.
"Brother, I have packed up all my clothes, let's go now." He went back to the house, threw a bundle on his back, and followed the cattle dealer and Yang Huazhong out of the courtyard with a bang.
Suddenly, Xiaoduo and Xiang Shengnan were left alone in the room.
"The bundle your dad brought is so big. I even suspected that he brought all his winter clothes with him." Xiaoduo looked away and whispered to Xiang Shengnan.
With such a big baggage, it doesn’t look like I’m just staying here for a few days, but rather like I’m planning to stay there for a long time.
How could Xiang Shengnan not hear the dissatisfaction in Xiaoduo's words?
He looked at Xiao Duo apologetically and coaxed: "My father is different from my uncle. My uncle is an upright man. My father is a bit timid and timid. When I was young, my mother made the final decision in everything at home. My uncle takes care of everything outside.”
"At that time, in the hearts of my brother and I, my uncle was more like my father, and my father was just a freeloader."
Hearing Xiang Shengnan disparaging his own father, Xiaoduo said He curled his lips, not knowing what to say.
Xiang Shengnan continued: "Don't worry, Duo'er, we have separated. My uncle and I will abide by our original agreement. After a few days, my father will get used to it, and then I will ask him to move back. The old house cannot be without people, otherwise the house will be deserted."
Xiaoduo raised his eyebrows: "What if your father doesn't come back by then? ? Or are you afraid? What should you do? You can't push me away, right?" Xiang Shengnan also frowned slightly and thought for a moment: "My uncle and I don't dare to cheat. My mother has just left, and he is not used to being alone, and he is timid to begin with, so let’s just bear with it and think it’s a blessing for our Jiaojiao?”
Speaking of Jiaojiao, that is Xiaoduo's weakness.
"Okay, you have to be aware of this. After I finish the first seven years for your mother, I plan to take Jiaojiao back to her parents' house to live for a while." Xiaoduo said again.
Xiang Shengnan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll send you there then."
Xiao Duo also showed a smile, "Then let's continue to pack things. In a few days, we will be here Need it."
Xiang Shengnan nodded, and they entered the east room together.
The sun was clearly shining outside, but in the east room, as soon as people came in, they felt a cold wind rushing towards them, making them feel chilly.
On the bed, the curtain had been removed long ago, and the quilt was crumpled into a ball and piled on the corner of the bed.
On the ground, broken pots and incense ashes were scattered all over the floor. The door panel where the victorious man and his wife were buried had been burned, but the two long benches were used to support the door panel. of. The two long benches were still there, but they had been kicked over and fell to the ground. One of them happened to be the one that Sheng and his wife trampled over when they hung themselves.
In addition, the floor in the house is a mess, damp and sticky. There have been large and small footprints coming in and out in the past few days, paper money is stuck on it, and the table is also a mess. I don’t know what it is. The things were piled up together, making it impossible for the person who was tidying up to get started.
Xiaoduo and Xiang Shengnan looked at each other, both cheering each other up.
"Duo'er, I'll clean up. You sit aside and rest." Xiang Shengnan said.
Xiaoduo was moved, but shook her head firmly: "I am a daughter-in-law, I should do these things, not to mention, this is the last thing I do for my mother."
When I sent Miss Sheng to her grave, I only collected some of the clothes, shoes, socks and bedding that she usually wore and burned them for her.
In this room, there are some clothes belonging to the bride and groom. They should be packed together and taken to the grave for the first seven days before being burned for her.
Therefore, the task of collecting the items naturally falls on the son and his wife.
The two stopped talking and silently put these relics into a hemp thread bag. The two of them did this job very carefully, almost cautiously.
It always seemed like there was a pair of invisible eyes watching the two of them in this quiet and cold room. It felt chilly on the back, and Xiaoduo didn't dare to speak, just hoping to get these things done quickly. Finish, and get out of here quickly.
Suddenly, there was a 'bang' sound coming from the room where Jin Nan lived across the street.
Xiaoduo was startled, looked at Xiang Shengnan in horror, and asked with her eyes.
Xiang Shengnan himself was also shocked, but the young man was so angry that he refused to admit defeat, "Duoer, wait here, I'll go to the room opposite to take a look."
"No, don't go. ..."
Xiang Shengnan has already walked out of the house and is approaching the east room opposite.
Xiaoduo was so nervous that she stood still and didn't dare to move. She held her breath and followed Xiang Shengnan's back with her eyes as she approached the door of the west room step by step.
At the door of the West Room, Xiang Shengnan picked up a stick on the ground and held it in his hand.
When you open the door later, no matter what is inside, you will be beaten!
As soon as he pushed the door open a crack, a brown thing jumped out from inside.
"Meow..."
The thing screamed, rushed out from between Xiang Shengnan's feet, ran into the yard, jumped up the wall and jumped outside. .
It turned out to be a wild cat.
Xiang Shengnan put down his stick, turned around and walked back.
Xiaoduo also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Maybe it's that wild cat that sneaked in looking for food. There are banquets these days, and all the cats and dogs from the village have come over." Xiang Shengnan told Xiaoduo.
Xiaoduo nodded, "Well, it should be so. Let's not delay, and hurry up and pack things up! I'll leave this to you, and I'll go and pack up that box."
Xiaoduo turned around and went to the corner, and opened her mother-in-law's old box, which had lost its mahogany paint.
(End of this chapter)