cloudy day

Chapter 10
I was shocked to see that floating in the water... No, it was corpses standing upright in the water, and not one or two, but groups of corpses!
The rushing water pushed the group of corpses, as if they were walking in the water...

"Grandpa Jiang, what...what's going on?" I asked in horror.

"These are not corpses, but ghosts! Once you encounter such a situation, don't disturb them." Mr. Jiang said softly.

"Shadow?"

"These sha are all people who died in the upper reaches of the Ruoshui River. They were full of grievances and refused to be reincarnated. They have been walking in the water and want to use people as substitutes."

"Where are these ghosts going, are they just going down the river like this?" I asked curiously.

"It is said that they will keep walking like this until they reach the deepest point at the end, then turn around and walk in the other direction, and the cycle continues like this." Mr. Jiang said.

"Grandpa Jiang, what should we do now? Turn around and go back, or wait for them to go far before picking up the second corpse?" I asked.

Mr. Jiang raised his head and looked into the distance, sighed and said: "There is no need to fish the second corpse. Going forward, it will be a real weak water. Even the birds will not be able to fly out. Changsheng, let's go back. I'll tell you about the method of fishing for corpses, as well as the taboos on this weak river."

"Really weak water..." I looked into the distance, and saw that there seemed to be a cloud of fog over the deep water, which felt a little eerie and weird.

Mr. Jiang and I turned the bow of the boat and returned to the shore of Xihe Village. We did not encounter any strange things along the way.

After returning to the shore, Mr. Jiang handed over the male body to the family members of the victims. Seeing the next of kin in this way will inevitably lead to grief.

After the victim calmed down, they handed Mr. Jiang a red envelope. Originally, Mr. Jiang wanted to reject it, but he took a look at me and accepted it.I know that Mr. Jiang did this for his adoptive father, and wanted to buy some supplements for him.

After the families of the victims left with the bodies, several other victims came. At first they were very angry when they saw that the bodies could not be recovered.But when I heard that the corpse was in the weird waters, I quickly calmed down, shook my head and left with a sigh, which made me even more curious about the deep waters downstream.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, because it was summer, and Mr. Jiang's "buying money is usually more, we have earned a sum of money, enough to buy medicine for the adoptive father's treatment.

During this period of time, the adoptive father's legs recovered very well, and the wound had healed, but what was puzzling was that the adoptive father's body and complexion became worse and worse, and he even coughed up blood.

Every time the doctor came to see a doctor, my adoptive father sent me far away, and the two of them talked very quietly.

This time I saw a doctor, after the doctor left, I quietly followed, and finally asked the truth.

"Young man, your father may not have much time." The old doctor said to me.

I was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief, "How is it possible? Isn't my father's injury already healed?"

"Well, your father was originally suffering from insufficient energy and blood and heart failure, and this time he suffered serious internal injuries. He looked fine on the surface, but in fact he was strong on the outside, and now his life would be in danger at any time if he was hanging on his breath." The old doctor said.

After hearing this, I felt sad and angry, and my hatred for the village increased a bit. I quickly asked the doctor if there was any way to cure my adoptive father.

"Your father's disease is very strange. Even if you go to a big hospital in the city, it may not be cured. The only thing you can do is to eat some deer antler and wild ginseng to nourish your body. Maybe it can prolong your life." After the old doctor finished speaking, he shook his head and sighed. gone.

After I heard these words, I felt exhausted all of a sudden. I leaned on the tree trunk and wiped away my tears. Wild ginseng and deer antler are all expensive tonics. My adoptive father and I are penniless and have no money to buy them.

I even thought of selling blood, wanting to ask for a price from the dead body, but how much money can I make even if that is the case.

I went back to the yard dejectedly, and accidentally bumped into a person head-on. Looking up, I saw a well-dressed, dignified old woman.

"I'm sorry." I apologized, but the old woman didn't care, she turned her head and said to Mr. Jiang in the yard: "Mr. Jiang, I hope you will think about it again, I leave my daughter's matter to you. "

The old lady's attitude was very humble, but Mr. Jiang snorted coldly, waved his hands and issued the order to evict the guest.

"Mr. Jiang, I will not give up. I will come to bother you again at this time next year." The old woman left with a sigh.

After the old man left, I asked curiously, "Grandpa Jiang, who was that old lady just now?"

Mr. Jiang sighed and said to me: "The old lady's surname is Jin, and she will come to see me every ghost month."

"What are you looking for?"

"Fill the corpse, let me bring back her daughter's corpse. This matter will start 23 years ago..." Mr. Jiang lit his cigarette, took a deep breath, and looked at his broken Arm, finally told me the past that terrified him all his life.

(End of this chapter)