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"Sir, I kept you waiting."
Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head, picked up the chopsticks again,
"The old man fished out this kind of corpse from the river and handed it over to the police?"
The old man nodded, and after taking the refilled meal from the old lady, he replied,
"...When you encounter an ordinary drowning person, put the body for a few days, and wait for someone to come to pick it up. If no one comes to pick it up, you will find a place to bury it. If you encounter such a secret, hand it over to the police. It can be regarded as passed down from ancestors. rules."
"I heard from you, the old man, that the corpse that was fished out today is in a similar condition?" Lian Ge asked calmly, holding his chopsticks.
"Before, I still fished out the tool." The old man moved his eyes slightly upwards, as if he was lost in memory,
"I guess five or six days ago, it was raining like today. I took the hill to guard the boat on the Yellow River. It was almost afternoon, and suddenly a black shadow appeared under the water in front of me. It was so far away that I couldn't clearly see it." , When I got close, I realized that it was a dead body that hadn't floated up... When I and Xiao Shan fished the dead body out of the river, I found that the rope attached to the bottom of the dead body was still tied. With a stone.
As for the corpse, as soon as it came out of the water, white bubbles began to appear under the nose and around the mouth..."
Chapter 206 Tomb
"After the corpse came out of the water, there were white bubbles under the nose and the mouth. It was drowned. In addition, the hands were tied, and there was a stone attached to it. Didn't it mean that it was tied up and drowned alive when it sank to the bottom of the water? ?"
"It's a crime... This is the second one today."
In the main room, at the dining table, the old man held a bowl, sighed, and shook his head.
"...Sir, let's eat, don't spoil your appetite." The old man withdrew his gaze and picked up his chopsticks again.
Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the old man, nodded, and said nothing more.
……
Outside the main room, the dwindling rain still slapped the ground, splashing water mist, filling the near and far.
In the main room, at the dinner table, Lian Ge was eating and talking with the old man's family.
The voice of the voice seemed to blend into the sound of the rain, adding a bit of tranquility instead.
The grandson of the old man still gobbled it up.
On the ground beside him, the little white mice were also fighting around the rice bowl in front of them.
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"Old man, thank you for your hospitality."
At the end of the meal, the old lady cleaned up the dishes and the dining table, and the old lady's grandson was also helping.
Lian Ge stood up again, and said to the two old men.
"Hey, why are you being so polite. Our village is connected to the outside by a muddy road, and there are few people here on weekdays. It is fate that you can come here, Mr. Xiao. Don't be so polite."
The old lady who was cleaning up the dishes waved her hand.
Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly, turned his gaze to look outside the hall door,
"The rain has stopped, and I have been bothering for a while, so I won't continue to bother."
Outside the eaves, the torrential rain has subsided, and the dark clouds gathered in the sky have gradually dispersed.
"Mr. Xiao, sit down and wait until the clothes on your body are completely dry before leaving." The old lady also looked outside the main room, turned her head and said.
"The clothes are already dry." Lian Ge said with a smile,
Hearing the sound, the old lady couldn't help but glance again, only to find that the clothes that were soaked on Lian Ge's body before had dried out at some point, and there were no traces of rain erosion at all.
"Then we won't force you to stay, so as not to miss your itinerary, sir."
The old man sitting beside Lian Ge stood up and said aloud,
"Let me see you off, sir, in case you can't find the way to the village entrance."
Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the old man, nodded,
"That's annoying."
The old man shook his head, moved his feet, and walked outside.
Lian Ge turned his gaze, smiled and nodded at the old lady and her grandson, turned around, and also stepped out of the main room.
……
Outside the house, under the eaves, the old man took off the straw hat hanging by the door, put it on, and turned to look at Lian Ge,
"Sir, let's go."
After talking, he stepped out of the eaves, bent his body, and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.
After taking a look at the still-dry yard after the rain, and the still-dispelled clouds and mist lingering in the distant mountains and forests, Lian Ge looked away, looked at the old man who was walking forward, and moved away again.
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"Old man, the coffin has been there for a while."
On the side of the courtyard, Lian Ge turned his gaze to the coffin under the eaves. He turned his gaze away and did not stop. Looking at the front, he asked calmly,
"It's been a while."
The old man walked beside Lian Ge, leading the way while answering the words,
"That coffin is actually prepared for the old man myself. It has been placed there since my father died. There are floating corpses that are picked up on weekdays, and they are temporarily put away. When the old man stretches his feet, he will Lie down too."
Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the old man and asked calmly.
"Don't the elderly feel unlucky?"
"What's bad luck? I've seen more dead people than living people in my life. Speaking of which, I'm more familiar with dead people. Besides, isn't it bad luck that the coffin has been empty?" The old man shook his head and turned to Walking forward, he said.
Lian Ge couldn't help smiling when he heard this.
Withdraw your gaze and look forward,
On the winding village road, there are still some stagnant water in the low-lying places, and the breeze blows from time to time, engulfing the water vapor in the air,
Stepping on the wet ground, Lian Ge and the old man walked towards the end of the winding village road and the entrance of the village.
"...Since your coffin is ready, old man, have you chosen the cemetery yet?" Lian Ge asked calmly, moving his steps unhurriedly, looking at the road and hills ahead,
"No. If the time really comes someday. Just find a place on this mountain and bury it." The old man raised his head and looked at the surrounding hills around the village, and replied, "It can also be like my grandparents." Just like our ancestors, accompany these old friends."
Lian Ge heard the sound, smiled slightly,
"Since you didn't choose the old man, how about I choose one for you?"
Hearing this, the old man turned his head to look at Lian Ge, then looked again,
Facing the eyes of the old man, Lian Ge also looked at the old man with a smile,
"That's fine too. Sir, which place is suitable for me?" The old man said with a smile.
"Old man, what do you think of this place?"
While speaking, Lian Ge stopped in his tracks, and the old man also stopped.
While talking, Lian Ge and the old man were already at the entrance of the village, and the place where they are located is the place where the entrance of the village borders the road outside.
Standing on the road at the entrance of the village, Lian Ge turned his gaze to the foot of the mountain next to the road.
Slightly raising his head, his eyes followed the foot of the mountain. On the hill beside the village entrance, stretching from the mountainside to the top, there were also graves all over the place.
Looking at the stretching tomb, Lian Ge smiled slightly, moved his steps, and walked towards the foot of the mountain by the side of the road.
"Since you always call me sir, old man, then I'll take it back as sir." Lian Ge stopped at the foot of the mountain again, turned around to look at the old man, and said with a slight smile,
"Although this place is not the best place, it is the most suitable place for the elderly to live behind you."
"However, old man, you have accumulated a lot of yin and virtue, even if you are buried in a bad place, you can turn it into a blessed place. This place is just icing on the cake."
The old man standing by the road heard the sound, looked at Lian Ge again, and then at the place Lian Ge said.
Although it is at the foot of the mountain, the terrain is higher than the surrounding area. Even after the rain at this moment, there is no wet mud there. It is the road out of the village.
"Old man, what do you think of this place?"
Lian Ge smiled, looked at the old man, and asked again.
"Very good, very good..." The old man looked at Lian Ge, nodded with a smile, "Then thank you sir."
Looking at the old man, Lian Ge smiled again.
Afterwards, Lian Ge drove the mana in his body and stomped on it.
In an instant, a deep footprint was stepped on the dry ground.
"...When you need it someday, old man, just find someone to dig around the footprints."
Lian Ge smiled, and walked back to the road unhurriedly from there.
"Thank you sir."
The old man looked at the sunken footprints, and said to Lian Ge more solemnly.
Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the old man again, and looked away.
"Now that the matter is over, I should go too."
"Then... sir, go slowly, follow this road straight ahead, and you will be able to walk onto the highway." The old man bowed his body and nodded his head in response.
Listening to the old man's words, Lian Ge looked outside the village road, there were some potholes, and the dirt road that accumulated rainwater, and then at the rolling tombs on the side hill,
Smiling, Lian Ge moved away again and walked out of the village.
Behind him, the old man standing in place is like the hills with arched graves, gradually approaching.
Chapter 207 The Village
After a shower, the gathered dark clouds have dispersed again,
On the wet road, the rainwater mixed with the soil, making it look a bit wet.
Beside the road, there are still unevaporated drops of water hanging on the dense branches and leaves.
"Let's go..."
Stepping on the somewhat sticky wet ground, facing the gusts of mountain wind lingering through the mountains, Lian Ge glanced at the little white mouse on his shoulder, continued to move, and walked towards the front.
"Squeak, squeak."
Squatting on the shoulders and standing upright with its forelimbs, the little white mouse squeaked twice.
Then, one person and one mouse drifted away.
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After leaving the village, there is still water and the muddy road looks like a pothole. One person and one mouse walk to a road connected to the end of the muddy road.
There are still very few pedestrians on the road, and it takes a long time to see a car passing by.
"Which way?"
Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the little white mouse, and asked with a smile,
"Zhi Zhi, Zhi Zhi Zhi." The little white mouse stood up on its forelimbs, glanced at Lian Ge, and then turned its head back.
"Go ahead."
"Zhizhi..." Turning its head again, the little white mouse looked at Lian Ge and yelled twice.
Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled,
"Let's go upstream and have a look."
"Squeak...squeak." The little white mouse lowered its forelimbs and yelled a few times.
Smiling, Lian Ge turned around and moved away again.
Then, one person and one mouse did not continue down the Yellow River, but walked towards the upper reaches of the Yellow River in a leisurely manner.
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Along the highway with few people, we continue to move forward towards the upper reaches of the Yellow River,