My years as a Taoist

Chapter 20: Wild Tombs and Ghosts (2)

       Among them, the man I knew was the man who rushed at me just now, and the other woman was even more uncomfortable. At this time, I finally realized that things didn't seem to make sense. I'm starting to get scared. I stood there afraid to move, and neither did they. They just looked at me like this, as if they were afraid of me and had some scruples. But there seemed to be something about me that attracted them and they didn't want me to go. What are they afraid of? Could it be the light from my chest just now? I have been wearing pendants since I was a kid. Mom told me that at that time, tiger paws would never let me take off? Are they afraid of this? I'm not sure, I just touched my chest subconsciously, grabbed the long tiger claw, and calmed down a little. I must have remembered a key thing all at once. this is very important! It was then that I finally remembered where I had seen these people in clothes. That was two years ago. Uncle Li in our village passed away, and my mother went to help, because my father was away and my two sisters were in school. , My mother was too busy, so she took me there. I saw with my own eyes that they put Uncle Li in the coffin and dressed like this! My mom even told me it was a shroud! It turned out that these people were wearing shrouds! I am the flower of the motherland. I grew up with my care and education. How can there be ghosts in this world? In an instant, many thoughts came to my mind. Don't ask me why I have these unreliable thoughts at this time, I don't know myself, because at this time I know one thing, that is, these thoughts can no longer motivate me at this moment. I have the courage, a thought that makes my heart flutter uncontrollably. That's a ghost! I first let out a roar involuntarily, then sat on the ground with weak legs, and then began to howl without any novelty, and this cry, with the gushing of tears, only to realize that my eyes were closed just now, and Now it is open. I don't have time to think about why I walk with my eyes closed. No one can expect a seven-year-old to have any logical thinking at this time. Then again, it's better not to open your eyes. When I opened my eyes, they were all gone, the house was gone, and in the dim moonlight, I could only see silhouettes like mountains. That's not a cemetery, what is it? How scary is it for a child to stay in a cemetery in the middle of the night? ! Besides, this cruel thing is happening to me right now and I have no idea what to do? I don't even have the courage to walk, I just cry, I just subconsciously clench the tiger claw hanging on my neck, only it can give me a sense of security. In this silent night, there were shrill screams in the distance, which even I felt harsh, but couldn't stop it. I don't know how long I cried, but a dozen orange lights in the distance lit up, reminding me of that weird dream. Didn't all this happen when I had that dream? I can't sit here and cry anymore, I use all my strength to stand up and run in the other direction to cry, At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from a distance: "Sanwa'er, is it Sanwa'er?" Then there were quite noisy human voices and chaotic footsteps. The voice sounded familiar and intimate, but I was so frightened that I couldn't remember whose voice it was, and didn't dare to stop. I just ran and cried and asked, "Which one are you?" I had an inexplicable trust in that voice, so I answered subconsciously, but I really didn't know who it was at the time?

    As soon as I finished speaking, a very angry voice came from there, almost roaring: "Who do you think I am, I am your father!"

When the voice shouted like that, I immediately realized that it was not my dad's voice, whose voice was it? I stopped to cry even louder, and if that voice was scary to me a few hours ago, it sounds like an angel's voice to me now. I just stood there for less than a minute when those orange-yellow beams hit me. I mostly calmed down before realizing it was the light of a flashlight. Who else is that man if it's not my father? Dad saw me and pulled me over first, then the flashlight was on all the way. After a close inspection, and after confirming that I was not injured, he put the flashlight in his mouth. He mentioned me without a word, slapped him on the ass, and muttered something. I guess he must be trying to call you a son of a bitch. Seeing that I don't clean up with you, he is biting on such a thick flashlight. It is inconvenient to speak. This slap is really strong. I stopped crying. After being slapped by the slap, I started howling again. An uncle behind my dad couldn't take it anymore, he grabbed my dad and said, "Old Chen, the child was found, and it was already midnight. Seeing him crying so badly, he must have been frightened and hugged the child. Go back." Let me comfort you first, what if you are so fierce and the child runs away again? " In the past, it was definitely useless for others to persuade my dad, but this time I don't know which sentence moved my dad. Dad didn't hit me anymore, but his face got a little heavy and he didn't know what he was thinking. Dad was silent for a while, and said, "I'm not so angry, forget it, I'll take him back first, thank you, and invite everyone home for dinner another day." The people in the village are so simple. When I heard I was missing, a lot of people went out with my dad to find them. They don't care how late it is and how long the road back to the village is... On the way back to the village, my father held me and walked with everyone. Having just been through so much, I was terrified, leaning against my father's arms and feeling relaxed. My body still feels hot. After howling for so long, my thirst grew even stronger. Dad stroked my forehead as he walked and said to himself, "Does this child have a fever?" But I can't answer. The sudden strong sense of security made me drowsy again, but just as I was about to fall asleep, I saw a red light dazedly following us. Taking a closer look, the most uncomfortable thing is that woman with a particularly gloomy smile! ! I woke up suddenly, my whole body stiffened. Dad patted my butt and said softly, "Isn't it more honest?"I looked back again, where's the red dot? where is the woman? What I just experienced was like a dream rather than a dream, and several times I found myself not opening my eyes. Even when I was young, I couldn't convince myself that seeing was believing because it didn't feel clear. Now that I think about it, it's somewhere between the real and the unreal. Lying in his father's arms, looking at a large group of people around him, he didn't think about these things for a while. This time, I really fell asleep in my father's arms and never saw any red dots again。

   When I got home, I lay in bed in a daze. That night, I kept dreaming, having strange dreams, but I didn't know what I had done.

When I woke up the next day, it was almost noon, and I was so upset that I couldn't raise my head. My mother who was standing beside my bed saw me awake and gave me medicine quickly. I'm at a loss. Anyway, she just fed me. Only then did he learn from my mother that I had a fever, and the medicine was given by my father. I went to the village clinic to pick it up early in the morning. Now the conditions are slightly better, and there is also a humble clinic in the village. But my mother also said that if I still have a fever in the afternoon, I must take me to the township health center for an injection. I was afraid of injections, so I quickly prayed in my heart, wishing myself a quick recovery. My mother ignored my thoughts and brought me porridge and kimchi. In fact, I want to eat meat. I was also thinking about the grilled eel last night, but I didn't dare to mention it. Just yesterday, I got stuck one by one and thankfully didn't get hit. Besides, when I'm sick, my mother won't give it to me either. That's why everyone in my family is sick. It's porridge and kimchi anyway!