Soon, Granny Li saw me. She walked towards me nervously and said, "Oh, you, why did you come out? Didn't I tell you that the village is not peaceful at night? You will be scared if you come out like this.
Children in the village, you go back quickly, go back quickly."
I thought they were too nervous, so I waved my hand and said, "Grandma Li, village chief, don't worry, the children are all sleeping at this point! I won't scare anyone. Everyone has seen it during the day, and you know I don't mean any harm.
I just heard that someone died in the village, come and take a look!"
As I spoke, I looked at the simple bed made of two stools and one board. There was a white cloth covering the bed. There were many yellow cloth strips around the white cloth. It looked like the deceased Widow He was covered.
.As for the yellow cloth strips, I think they are used to suppress evil spirits.
The village chief took a puff of cigarette, then took out a piece of yellow cloth and handed it to me and said, "Take it!"
I took the yellow cloth from the village chief's hand, and then I realized that everyone was holding yellow cloth! The meaning of the yellow cloth is that it is used to protect evil spirits when placed on a corpse, and it is used as a talisman when placed on a person.
, can protect myself. In fact, this thing is of no use to me, because ordinary things really don’t dare to come close to me, but everyone is holding it. I can’t pretend to be cool and say that it doesn’t matter if I don’t use it. There is something called doing as the Romans do.
, not to mention that the people in the village are so disgusted with me, a foreigner. ??
After seeing me taking the yellow cloth, the village chief spit out the thick smoke from his mouth and turned his attention to Widow He again! Then he sighed and said to the man kneeling on the ground, "He Shun, originally your sister-in-law was going to do this tonight
She is about to be buried. I think out of your filial piety, let’s bury her tomorrow night! Remember, don’t bring her body home. Also, be sure to watch the yellow cloth strips on her body! Don’t
Lost it. Also, the most important thing you have to remember is that the ever-burning lamp under her bed cannot be turned off! Remember that?"
He Shun nodded gratefully and said, "I understand, thank you, village chief, thank you, village chief!"
The village chief sighed again, then waved his hand and said to the crowd of onlookers, "Okay, let's go back and have a rest. We will bury Widow He again tomorrow night! Anyone who is willing to stay and watch the night with He Shun can stay on his own.
.”
After finishing speaking, the village chief did not do anything else, turned around and left He Shun's house directly!
After seeing the village chief leaving, most people left He Shun's house in discussion.
"This Widow He was hanged to death. Whoever wants to watch can watch, but I won't watch. This murderous person is so evil, especially in the second half of the night. Who knows if she will suddenly sit up in the second half of the night!"
"Yes, go home and sleep! Why are you suffering like this?"
"..."
A group of people left He Shun's house during the conversation, and the few people who stayed behind comforted He Shun and left He Shun's house one after another on the pretext of having something else to do tomorrow. When Granny Li left,
She called me, but I didn't leave. She asked her to leave first and I would go back later.
After a while, everyone left, and He Shun and I were the only ones left! There were tears on He Shun's face, and he sat alone next to the body, with extremely complicated eyes. It seems that this village is not a paradise.
In the village of Peach Blossom Spring, there is no influence of interests, no human intrigues, no worldly ideas, only joy.
And this place is very vulgar, very ordinary, with unpredictable people and some weird customs!
I pulled up a stool and sat next to He Shun.
At the same time, He Shun raised his head and glanced at me! He murmured and asked, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
I shook my head and didn't say anything. I just stretched out my hand to heat the firewood that was still burning. He Shun was not very old, but his face was full of maturity. Maybe this is what the so-called children from poor families should do early.
!The reason why I stay is because He Shun is frustrated now. As long as we have a good conversation, if I ask him any questions, he will definitely tell me. I feel that the people in this village are not very simple. Ask any of them
Man, maybe I won’t get the answer I want.
"Where are you from?" Suddenly, He Shun saw me sitting here without saying anything, and he couldn't help but ask.
I said calmly, "It should be somewhere far away from you!"
Seeing that He Shun was interested in chatting and seeing the sad look on his face, I couldn't help but comfort him by saying, "He Shun, my condolences."
When He Shun heard my words of comfort, he couldn't help but lower his head and shed tears again. While crying, he said, "My parents died when I was very young. It was my brother and my sister-in-law who didn't dislike each other.
They raised me! My brother and sister-in-law have no children. I am more than ten years younger than them, so they raised me as their child. A few years ago, my eldest brother fell to his death while going up the mountain to cut firewood. My sister-in-law did not look down upon me because of this.
She still treated me well as usual, took me to farm, and taught me how to be a good person. In my mind, my sister-in-law is my biological mother. She is dead now. Since she has no children, she cannot be buried in Matun Mountain.
I have to bury her in a widow's field, how can I be worthy of my sister-in-law?"
I know what He Shun is thinking, and I also know that he is a man who repays his kindness! Widow He raised him, so she is half his mother. It is human nature for him to keep filial piety to Widow He. But he
Being rejected makes me feel uncomfortable and feels sorry for my sister-in-law, which is understandable.
I thought about it and asked, "He Shun, what kind of place is Maguoshan, the Widow's Land? Is it any different? Why did we just hear you say that after being buried in the Widow's Land, your sister-in-law would be unhappy?"
Rest in peace!”
He Shun said, "Ma Tuo Mountain is the cemetery designated by the eight villages here. In addition to our village, people from seven other villages are buried in that place. That place was designated by the Feng Shui master here.
Son, that place is good. Anyone who died of normal old age or a male can be buried there. If you are buried in that place, you can put it in a coffin and erect a monument for future generations to remember. Who do you think?
Who doesn’t want his descendants to remember him when he dies? Who doesn’t want his own coffin when he dies?”
"So, where is the widow's land?" I looked at He Shun curiously and asked.
He Shun sighed and said, "The widow's land is used to bury widows and women who died before they were married! In the village, as long as there are no children and the husband dies first, he is considered to be an unlucky person, carrying evil spirits. This
When a person dies, he cannot be put into a coffin, nor can his body be buried in the ground. He can only carry it to the dense forest behind the village and throw it away. After throwing it away, most of the corpses were eaten by wild beasts, and the corpses were all eaten.
You said, can I still rest in peace? So, how can I bear to watch my sister-in-law who raised me die without even a grave..."
This is really a cruel custom! It also reflects the village’s ideological concept of favoring boys over girls! In their minds, a woman’s vocation may only be to work and give birth to children. If she cannot give birth to children, it means that the woman is carrying a child.
Those with evil spirits cannot even be buried in the grave!
I frowned and continued to ask, "You just said that unmarried girls will be buried in the widow's field?" Soon, Grandma Li saw me, and she walked towards me with a nervous look on her face and said, "
Oh, you, why did you come out? Didn’t I tell you that the village is not peaceful at night? If you come out like this, you will scare the children in the village. Go back quickly, go back quickly."
I thought they were too nervous, so I waved my hand and said, "Grandma Li, village chief, don't worry, the children are all sleeping at this point! I won't scare anyone. Everyone has seen it during the day, and you know I don't mean any harm.
I just heard that someone died in the village, come and take a look!"
As I spoke, I looked at the simple bed made of two stools and one board. There was a white cloth covering the bed. There were many yellow cloth strips around the white cloth. It looked like the deceased Widow He was covered.
.As for the yellow cloth strips, I think they are used to suppress evil spirits.
The village chief took a puff of cigarette, then took out a piece of yellow cloth and handed it to me and said, "Take it!"
I took the yellow cloth from the village chief's hand, and then I realized that everyone was holding yellow cloth! The meaning of the yellow cloth is that it is used to protect evil spirits when placed on a corpse, and it is used as a talisman when placed on a person.
, can protect myself. In fact, this thing is of no use to me, because ordinary things really don’t dare to come close to me, but everyone is holding it. I can’t pretend to be cool and say that it doesn’t matter if I don’t use it. There is something called doing as the Romans do.
, not to mention that the people in the village are so disgusted with me, a foreigner.
After seeing me taking the yellow cloth, the village chief spit out the thick smoke from his mouth and turned his attention to Widow He again! Then he sighed and said to the man kneeling on the ground, "He Shun, originally your sister-in-law was going to do this tonight
She is about to be buried. I think out of your filial piety, let’s bury her tomorrow night! Remember, don’t bring her body home. Also, be sure to watch the yellow cloth strips on her body! Don’t
Lost it. Also, the most important thing you have to remember is that the ever-burning lamp under her bed cannot be turned off! Remember that?"
He Shun nodded gratefully and said, "I understand, thank you, village chief, thank you, village chief!"
The village chief sighed again, then waved his hand and said to the crowd of onlookers, "Okay, let's go back and have a rest. We will bury Widow He again tomorrow night! Anyone who is willing to stay and watch the night with He Shun can stay on his own.
.”
After speaking, the village chief did not do anything else, turned around and left He Shun's house! .??.
After seeing the village chief leaving, most people left He Shun's house in discussion.
"This Widow He was hanged to death. Whoever wants to watch can watch, but I won't watch. This murderous person is so evil, especially in the second half of the night. Who knows if she will suddenly sit up in the second half of the night!"
"Yes, go home and sleep! Why are you suffering like this?"
"..."
A group of people left He Shun's house during the conversation, and the few people who stayed behind comforted He Shun and left He Shun's house one after another on the pretext of having something else to do tomorrow. When Granny Li left,
She called me, but I didn't leave. She asked her to leave first and I would go back later.
After a while, everyone left, and He Shun and I were the only ones left! There were tears on He Shun's face, and he sat alone next to the body, with extremely complicated eyes. It seems that this village is not a paradise.
In the village of Peach Blossom Spring, there is no influence of interests, no human intrigues, no worldly ideas, only joy.
And this place is very vulgar, very ordinary, with unpredictable people and some weird customs!
I pulled up a stool and sat next to He Shun.
At the same time, He Shun raised his head and glanced at me! He murmured and asked, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
I shook my head and didn't say anything. I just stretched out my hand to heat the firewood that was still burning. He Shun was not very old, but his face was full of maturity. Maybe this is what the so-called children from poor families should do early.
!The reason why I stay is because He Shun is frustrated now. As long as we have a good conversation, if I ask him any questions, he will definitely tell me. I feel that the people in this village are not very simple. Ask any of them
Man, maybe I won’t get the answer I want.
"Where are you from?" Suddenly, He Shun saw me sitting here without saying anything, and he couldn't help but ask.
I said calmly, "It should be somewhere far away from you!"
Seeing that He Shun was interested in chatting and seeing the sad look on his face, I couldn't help but comfort him by saying, "He Shun, my condolences."
When He Shun heard my words of comfort, he couldn't help but lower his head and shed tears again. While crying, he said, "My parents died when I was very young. It was my brother and my sister-in-law who didn't dislike each other.
They raised me! My brother and sister-in-law have no children. I am more than ten years younger than them, so they raised me as their child. A few years ago, my eldest brother fell to his death while going up the mountain to cut firewood. My sister-in-law did not look down upon me because of this.
She still treated me well as usual, took me to farm, and taught me how to be a good person. In my mind, my sister-in-law is my biological mother. She is dead now. Since she has no children, she cannot be buried in Matun Mountain.
I have to bury her in a widow's field, how can I be worthy of my sister-in-law?"
I know what He Shun is thinking, and I also know that he is a man who repays his kindness! Widow He raised him, so she is half his mother. It is human nature for him to keep filial piety to Widow He. But he
Being rejected makes me feel uncomfortable and feels sorry for my sister-in-law, which is understandable.
I thought about it and asked, "He Shun, what kind of place is Maguoshan, the Widow's Land? Is it any different? Why did we just hear you say that after being buried in the Widow's Land, your sister-in-law would be unhappy?"
Rest in peace!”
He Shun said, "Ma Tuo Mountain is the cemetery designated by the eight villages here. In addition to our village, people from seven other villages are buried in that place. That place was designated by the Feng Shui master here.
Son, that place is good. Anyone who died of normal old age or a male can be buried there. If you are buried in that place, you can put it in a coffin and erect a monument for future generations to remember. Who do you think?
Who doesn’t want his descendants to remember him when he dies? Who doesn’t want his own coffin when he dies?”
"So, where is the widow's land?" I looked at He Shun curiously and asked.
He Shun sighed and said, "The widow's land is used to bury widows and women who died before they were married! In the village, as long as there are no children and the husband dies first, he is considered to be an unlucky person, carrying evil spirits. This
When a person dies, he cannot be put into a coffin, nor can his body be buried in the ground. He can only carry it to the dense forest behind the village and throw it away. After throwing it away, most of the corpses were eaten by wild beasts, and the corpses were all eaten.
You said, can I still rest in peace? So, how can I bear to watch my sister-in-law who raised me die without even a grave..."
This is really a cruel custom! It also reflects the village’s ideological concept of favoring boys over girls! In their minds, a woman’s vocation may only be to work and give birth to children. If she cannot give birth to children, it means that the woman is carrying a child.
Those with evil spirits cannot even be buried in the grave!
I frowned and continued to ask, "You just said that even unmarried girls who die will be buried in the widow's field?"
This chapter has been completed!