Chapter 1098: Nine dead people ran out of the grave
He then nodded with relief and said: "My father organized a group of people who did not agree to move and stopped them, telling them that we would never move! But they actually beat our people and killed more than seventy-seven people.
Three elderly people, including one in their fifties, died! We were beaten to death with random sticks, and then we were threatened that if we didn’t cooperate, they would demolish it and not give us relocation fees.”
"Many people were scared when they saw dead people! So they compromised one after another. Those who refused to compromise did not get relocation fees or even a house. In the end, some died in the village and some ran away.
Begging for food."
"At that time, my father cried every day and went to worship the tree god, hoping that the mangrove god would show up and drive away those beasts! I don't know how long he worshiped, but he just left like this. When he died, damn
On the mangrove god."
"At that time, many unwilling people cursed the mangrove god, but who really blamed the mangrove god? After all, it is just a tree, and it has taken care of us for so many generations. It has already exhausted its benevolence. That year
When people from our village moved here to live and were hungry, drinking its water saved their lives. We can’t expect him to do too much. On the contrary, we failed to protect the mangrove god, which is our fault.”
Having said this, the old man sighed again, took a long puff of cigarette, and after puffing away the smoke, he looked at A Hong and A Jiang and asked: "How are you two doing now?"
Both of them shook their heads, and Ajiang said bluntly: "Living at the bottom of society, doing the most menial job, and being scolded at every turn! The most important thing is that I owe a lot of money, and I can't pay it back no matter what.
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"Yeah, I'm still paying back the money now!" A Hong also echoed.
A helpless smile appeared on the old man's stiff face: "In the past, we lived in Mangrove Village. Although we were poor! But we had enough to eat and warm clothes. There was no difference between people. We were all the same.
As long as they are fed and clothed, everyone is happy and satisfied. But since we moved out, no one in the family is happy."
"Each of them began to be burdened with debts and lived at the bottom of society! Working hard for one day is not enough for the rest of their lives. Every day when they open their eyes, they owe it to the world. Maybe some days are a little better.
It’s better, but I’m always comparing myself to the people around me in a profit-driven world.”
"Since I moved out, I have experienced too many setbacks and helplessness. I came back here ten years ago. Although I was working as a battlefield security guard, it was here that I felt like I was at home."
The old man's words were full of helplessness towards the real society. Yes, they live at the bottom of society after they go out, doing the hardest work and earning the least money! Sometimes they even get scolded.
As he said, perhaps only by coming to such a quiet place and not interacting with others can we find our true self.
Of course, this kind of mentality cannot be understood when you have not reached the age and experience.
"Uncle, so the villagers in Hongshu Village were all forced out?" Ajiang asked with a surprised look on his face.
The uncle snarled: "No, you think we are willing to move out! This place is so nice."
"I'll go! If we hadn't moved out and stayed here, life would have been better than it is now! Those bastards are bullying people too much." Ah Hong said indignantly.
What he said was true. If they had continued to stay here, the feng shui here would be so good! Their life would definitely be many times better than it is now.
But, all this has happened, and there is no use saying anything now!
Everything that happened has become history and no one can change it!
I said to several people: "Don't complain. Since everything has happened, just deal with your current life positively!"
"What can we do if we don't respond? We have reached the end of the response, and it is these younger generations who have to continue to deal with it."
I didn't stop at this topic and continued to ask him: "By the way, uncle, did that tree leave by itself when the mining was done here?"
For me, understanding the white trees is a top priority. As for the current phenomenon, it is not just the mangrove villages. This phenomenon has spread to every corner.
The old man nodded and said: "Yes, he left by himself! However, some people say that the old people from our hometown helped it underground."
"What?" After hearing this, I frowned and asked, "The old man underground helped it? How do you say this?"
The old man chuckled again: "It sounds a bit weird when you say it, but I think it should be that way."
I didn't say anything, just waiting for the old man to continue talking!
The old man took two more puffs of cigarette, then threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and then said slowly: "A few nights before Dashu left, I dreamed about my father, and my father told me in the dream that he asked me to get it.
I wrote his birth date on a paper man and put it in his coffin. I didn’t understand what it meant at the time. I wondered if my father was dead? Why should I make a paper man and write his birth date on it?
Put it in the coffin."
"When I went out the next day, I heard people talking about this topic. It turned out that it was not just me who dreamed about my father, but several people in the village also dreamed that their deceased father said the same thing to them."
"And the fathers of those who dreamed of it usually respected the mangrove god in the village, and they always insisted on guarding the mangrove village."
"So we went together to see what happened. When we arrived at Mangrove Village, we happened to see that the tree was missing. We realized something was wrong, so we ran to the cemetery to take a look. Only then did we realize that we were dreaming
The graves of these people have been dug up."
"The coffin is exposed and open, but the person in the coffin is missing!"
"We were all frightened at the time and had forgotten the dream we had the night before, so we ran to see Blind Man Chen in the village. Blind Man Chen is the one who buries the dead in our village and he knows a lot about this.
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"After hearing about our story, he told us that my father and others had gone to carry the tree and carried it to a safe place. He also asked us to do what he asked us to do in the dream. Later, when it was time to move the tomb, we all
We followed the instructions in the dream, and Chen Xiazi also warned us not to tell anyone about it."
"Now that I have reached the age where I am about to be buried, there is nothing to hide about this kind of thing. I feel relieved when I say it."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but think about it, and then asked him: "How many people ran out of the tomb at that time?"
The old man thought for a moment and said, "Nine!"
nine!
I continued to ask him: "Well, in addition to the nine dead people crawling out of the cemetery, are there nine living people missing in your village?"