Chapter 41 You are the one who dug the grave!
"Tian Lin, how are you?" Duan Yue'e stepped forward and looked at her son.
Zhao Tianlin twisted his stiff neck and shook his head, with a forced smile on his lips: "It's okay, Mom, I'm... not so scared anymore."
Duan Yue'e nodded: "That's good, that's good."
Not far away, when the women saw this, they all began to murmur.
At this time.
"Aunt Duan, you are here to bask in the sun."
In the alley nearby, Zhang Hao was wearing straw sandals and carrying a spirit basket, saying hello with a smile on his face.
Duan Yue'e was stunned and said with a smile: "Zhang Hao, what are you doing?"
"Go to the mountains." Zhang Hao replied.
The two were chatting. Zhao Tianlin was also curious and turned his head to look at Zhang Hao who was speaking.
However, it was this glance that made his pupils dilate, and his eyes instantly changed from dullness to fear, the fear buried deep in his heart.
His whole body was shaking uncontrollably, and his legs wanted to stand up and retreat.
He raised his hand, pointed at Zhang Hao in horror, and said with an obvious cry: "You...you are the one who dug the grave last night!"
Zhang Hao:......
Duan Yue'e:? !
A group of women:! ! !
Zhang Hao was stunned for a long time before he asked doubtfully: "You are the one who scared away last night?"
"What's going on?" Duan Yue'e asked.
Zhang Hao sighed helplessly: "I went up the mountain to look for something last night, and it happened to be in front of Uncle Zhao's grave. I was looking for something, and your son appeared behind me. I didn't care at the time and continued to look for something. But who knew he screamed suddenly and ran away in fright?"
As he spoke, he spread his hands and was speechless.
Duan Yue'e moved her mouth several times, but finally said nothing.
On the side, the faces of the women suddenly changed, and they looked at Zhang Hao with doubts.
"You, weren't you digging graves last night? You, are you a human?" There was still a little fear on Zhao Tianlin's face, and his pupils couldn't stop dilating.
Zhang Hao spread his hands helplessly: "If I were really a ghost, I would have come to find you last night and would I still keep you here today?"
Zhao Tianlin's body trembled, but he felt that what he said was reasonable. He looked down at Zhang Hao's feet on the ground and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, okay..."
Seeing this, Zhang Hao naturally had no need to stay here any longer.
Looking at Zhao Tianlin's appearance, he was afraid that he would be even more frightened if he continued to stay here.
"Aunt Duan, you are busy first, I, I will leave first." Zhang Hao said.
Then, he turned around and walked forward along the road in front of him.
……
"Have you heard? Last night Zhang Hao went up the mountain and Zhao Tianlin saw him digging a grave!"
"Ah? What you said is too outrageous. Didn't Zhang Hao already say it? That's not digging a grave, it's going up the mountain to find something."
"Looking for something? You can go to the mountains to look for something in the middle of the night? And find it in a cemetery? How is that possible."
"Also, Haozi seems to be looking for something recently. He's been talking about it. I heard the butcher Da Yuanzi said that he went to the crematorium today and attended the funeral of a widow. This kid doesn't know. What are you doing?”
"Who knows, I feel like he's been talking a lot these past two days, and ah, they're exactly the same two people as before, something doesn't feel right."
"Well, who says it's not the case, but all in all, this child is still good. It's better than the one who stayed at home all day eating and waiting to die, right?" "That's true..."
Things in the village always spread quickly, and it only took a short time for Zhang Hao's deeds to spread almost throughout Zhaojia Village.
After all, in their spare time, what everyone likes to discuss the most is the family's insecurities, and that's all they spend the whole day on.
These words naturally reached Li Siyu's ears.
She stood in the alley, wearing a lavender Hanfu, holding dried mushrooms in her hands. After listening to a few words, she frowned.
Zhang Hao is indeed acting strange these days.
From the beginning of walking up the mountain, there were some messy rituals, and later on in the mountain I met a funeral procession that was attacked by "spirits". It was he who led everyone down the mountain, and he also knew many customs that even the villagers didn't know.
Moreover, I went to town yesterday to calculate the time, went into the mountains at midnight last night, and went out early in the morning to go to the crematorium and attend the funeral, etc. These things blended together and seemed a little weird.
Li Siyu couldn't help but think about what he was doing recently.
You know, none of the things Zhang Hao did seemed like a normal thing.
But... Zhang Hao must have his own reasons for doing this, and he is definitely not doing it casually.
Forget it, Zhang Hao will definitely tell himself one day.
After thinking for a moment, she sighed silently, turned around and walked along the alley towards the other end.
……
Phew~
Among the dense woods, dots of sunlight scattered unevenly on the ground. Taking a deep breath, Zhang Hao felt that he was getting more and more accustomed to the air in the mountains.
I have to say that after staying in the mountains for a long time, you will really get used to everything, whether it is the soil under your feet, the feeling of weeds, the air, and the feeling of moisture.
Zhang Hao even had the idea of living in the mountains for a while.
Stay away from the world, cut off the world of mortals, cut off all contact with the outside world, and just wander around in the mountains every day, living the life of a leisurely cloud and wild crane.
Just thinking about it, this kind of life is pretty good.
However, this kind of life is almost impossible in today's era.
Even if he is a mountain walker, he cannot live in the mountains forever.
Abandoning some unrealistic thoughts in his mind, he continued walking forward on crutches.
He came to the mountain today for two more important purposes.
The first purpose is to find as many medicinal materials as possible, or Xiaobai's rations.
Because, in the next period of time, he may really have to live in the mountains.
According to the records in [Mountain Travel Notes], if you want to participate in a fox wedding, you must stay in the mountains at least three days in advance and cannot leave the mountains.
The main purpose is to allow mountain walkers to better integrate into the mountains and be more immersed in the atmosphere of the mountains. In this way, the collected things can truly play their role.
In this way, if he couldn't prepare rations for Xiaobai in advance, the little guy would be hungry.
It's not easy to regain some energy now. If I starve for a few days, there may be no way to recover.
It's so rare to call a mountain dog, Zhang Hao doesn't want to watch it die like this.
The second purpose is for himself.
The road he chose to go up the mountain this time was carefully prepared, and every road he took was also carefully designed.
And this is the final preparation for the fox's marriage.
Thinking like this, he continued to walk among the weeds on crutches, staring at his strengthened eyes, constantly looking for Xiaobai's rations on the ground, and always remembering every step he walked under his feet. step.
(End of chapter)