Gu Ning shook his head, "No, actually I spend most of my time in school, and I don't know much about the situation in Lujia Village. However, our village has always been quite harmonious, so there shouldn't be such people."
I smiled, if there were no such people, how could the ghost child's family die tragically, and how could a little ghost appear here?
However, in order to avoid arousing too much suspicion in Gu Ning, I did not express these somewhat subtle thoughts.
After that, there was nothing to say, so we all walked with our heads down and said nothing more.
After returning to Mrs. Gu's house, Mrs. Gu seemed very excited to see us back safely.
"God bless you, you are finally back safely!" Mrs. Gu patted her chest gently.
Lao Bai came over and slapped Loach on the shoulder, "Where have you been? We've been looking for you for so long, but we still haven't found you."
Loach blinked and hesitated for a while before saying, "When you were picking honeysuckle, I felt bored and ran to another place to look. Who knew I got lost accidentally? Thanks to Dongfang and Gu Ning
Only then can I come back safely. I'm really sorry for making you all worry."
Lao Bai looked at the loach, and then said, "You guys should grow more sweet next time! Don't you know this village..."
The old man couldn't finish his words halfway, but suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and immediately shut up.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little strange. When Mrs. Gu saw this, she said, "You children, please stay chatting in the room while I go out to do some housework."
As Mrs. Gu walked outside, I suddenly thought of the gloomy grove we went to before, so I said, "Sister-in-law Gu, can I ask you something?"
Sister-in-law Gu looked back at me and was stunned, "If you want to ask me anything, just ask me. As long as I know something, I will tell you."
"When I was looking for loaches, I accidentally entered a small forest. However, the small forest was very gloomy and gave me a very bad feeling. Do you know what is going on in that forest?"
"The grove is so gloomy..." At first, Mrs. Gu's face was full of doubts, but suddenly her expression changed, "Is there a lake next to that grove?"
I nodded, "It's next to a lake."
At the beginning, I just suddenly remembered this matter and asked casually, but I didn't really have much hope in my heart. But now looking at Sister-in-law's reaction, it seems that she really knows something.
"You guys are really lucky!" Sister-in-law Gu said with lingering fear, "Don't go to that grove casually anymore, it's not a good place."
Looking at us who were puzzled, he and she further explained, "That small forest, do we locals call it Doll Forest?"
Doll Forest?
Thinking of the two little ghosts I saw there, is there any connection between them?
"In the past, when family planning had not yet begun, people in rural areas thought that having more children was a blessing, so every household tried their best to have children. Especially at that time, the idea of preferring sons over daughters was still very important, so if any family gave birth to a child,
Girls feel like a burden. They will wrap up the newly born baby girl, bury it in the soil, and then plant a tree on it. After taking care of the baby girl and recuperating her body, they will continue
Giving birth to a child. But having a boy or a girl is a 50/50 matter after all. Sometimes, if they are evil, they may always give birth to a girl. The fate waiting for them is to be buried alive and then serve as nourishment for the big tree.
This old feudal custom lasted for a long time. Basically, a few trees were planted every year. As time went by, a small forest was formed.
We all say that the trees in the Doll Forest are not actually trees, but living lives.
It is said that when people pass by there, they often see a few children playing or hear their laughter and slapstick.
At first we all thought this was just a rumor, but then more and more people encountered this situation, so we couldn't help but believe it. Since then, no one dared to go anywhere, and everyone stayed far away.
As time went by, I also forgot about the Wawa Forest. It was all my fault for being careless for a while and not reminding you not to go to the Wawa Forest. Fortunately, you all came back safely."
Seeing Mrs. Gu's guilty look, I hurriedly comforted her, "Sister-in-law Gu, please don't say that. You've done a good enough job. It's just a few of us who don't know how to be generous."
"Yes, Sister-in-law Gu blamed me. If I had picked honeysuckle with you honestly, so many things would not have happened!" Loach also said.
In fact, after listening to Sister-in-law Gu's words, I felt as if I had knocked over a five-flavor bottle. It was very unpleasant. This old feudal habit is really harmful to people.
Fortunately, we have now entered a democratic and civilized society. Although it also has many imperfections, compared with people in the past, we are lucky enough, and such tragedies and tragedies will never happen again.
"But, I have been growing up in Lujiacun, why have I never heard of this kind of thing?" Gu Ning asked in confusion.
Sister-in-law Gu rolled her eyes at Gu Ning, "These are things that happened a long time ago. Only adults like us know about it. And this is not a glorious thing. It is considered a black spot in our Lujia Village! How could anyone take the initiative to follow me?"
You talk about these things? And you will definitely continue to tell Wan after you know it. If it keeps spreading, more and more people will know about it, and the versions circulated will become more and more exaggerated."
What Sister-in-law Gu said is also a phenomenon. Sometimes we tell other people a secret and tell them "never tell it."
Don't worry, he will definitely tell this matter as soon as he turns around, and will also add "Never tell this matter."
Gu Ning curled her lips unconvinced, "I won't talk nonsense! I can keep secrets very well."
After hearing this, Sister-in-law Gu did not accept Gu Ning's words, but said, "In short, you must never go to Doll Forest again in the future!"
"Zhao Dongfang..."
Just when Mrs. Gu went out to do housework, the voice of a ghost child rang in my ears.
Because I put his spiritual tablet on my body, we can communicate directly in our hearts without opening our mouths.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
If a ghost kid comes to me, he must have something important to say to me.
"That Sister-in-law Gu may come back to death tonight, you have to be prepared..."