After this incident with the ghost car, Long Feicheng felt an inexplicable fear towards Yan Shouyi's hometown.

After all, it’s not a good impression to encounter ghosts when you first arrive!

But Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong didn’t feel much at all.

The three of them walked a short distance, and after crossing a small bridge, they saw a small supermarket with lights on the roadside in the distance. There was also a hotel sign outside the supermarket.

That is the small supermarket and hotel opened by Yan Shouyi's family.

What’s strange is that there are a lot of people gathered outside Faxiao’s small supermarket at this time, and they are all wearing white mourning clothes. There are many wreaths in front of the door, and there are smokers outside the door. Earth stove.

Lin Zitong whispered to Yan Shouyi:

"Are you doing a funeral for me?"

Yan Shouyi frowned Head: "Maybe Jiang Shuang and I haven't been in touch for a long time. I don't know who passed away in his family."

In fact, the only people who can really shed tears at funerals are the close relatives of the deceased. Everyone else came to join in the fun.

When you come, you say a few words of condolences, wipe your tears symbolically, and comfort the family members of the deceased, and then chat and eat with other relatives and friends.

According to the custom here in Zhicheng, after a person dies, the body should be enshrined in the mourning hall for three to seven days. During this period, a good and auspicious day should be chosen for the funeral, and then cremated and buried.

On these nights of worship, someone must stay in the mourning hall all night long to light the soul lamp for the deceased.

The soul-inducing lantern is like a Christmas tree, except that the tree is not decorated with candies and colored lights, but with candles.

When lighting the lamps, the family members must also recite scriptures and burn a stack of paper money once, a total of 7749 times before the family members can go to rest and let others continue to keep vigil. .

At this time, at the entrance of Jiang's small supermarket, several gentlemen gathered at a table, smoking and playing cards. It was so lively that no trace of sadness could be seen.

When Yan Shouyi and the others approached, they attracted the attention of several gentlemen. One of them recognized Yan Shouyi:

"Hey, this is not Chen Yan Shouyi from your home village? Your good brother’s father has been dead for three days, and you just now think of coming over to visit?”

No wonder this old man speaks straightforwardly, and rural people don’t speak well. They are relatively upright, so they can easily offend people, but their kind and honest side is also shown very simply.

Yan Shouyi did not care and explained: "I went to other places before and didn't know the news. I just came back now... Where is Jiang Shuang?"

"In What's inside?Go in and see him! "

"Okay, let's continue playing. ”

Entering the mourning hall, Yan Shouyi saw a lonely figure kneeling in front of the coffin with his head lowered.

Yan Shouyi recognized this person at a glance. Jiang Shuang was relieved, but he did not disturb Jiang Shuang. Instead, he raised his head and glanced at Jiang Shuang's father's tomb.

Long Feicheng also saw the photos hanging above the tomb, and he couldn't help but take a picture. But nothing came out.

The reason why he hesitated to speak was because Long Feicheng seemed to have seen Zhang Shuang’s father in the ghost car just now.

　“Ah Shuang. "Yan Shouyi shouted.

Jiang Shuang slowly turned around. His face was very pale and he looked very thin.

But he recognized Fa Xiao came, Jiang Shuang still showed a smile instinctively: "Shouyi, when did you come back? "

"I just came back," Yan Shou patted him on the shoulder, "Why didn't you notify me of such a big thing? "

"You go to pick up your dad from prison. It's a happy time, and I don't want to affect you. "Jiang Shuang replied.

Yan Shouyi sighed: "Hey, I'm sorry. When I come back this time, I will stay for a long time. If you have anything to say, let’s chat slowly... By the way, let me introduce two people to you. This is Long Feicheng, a friend I met in Rongcheng. This is Lin Zitong... She is My...new wife. "

Jiang Shuang stared, with a rare look in his eyes:

"I didn't expect you to get married earlier than me... Hello, brother and sister, I It's Jiang Shuang, Shouyi's little boy. ”

　“Hello. Lin Zitong shook hands with Jiang Shuang and comforted: "The dead are gone, but the living are like this." "

"Although I don't quite understand what you mean, I know you are comforting me. ”

Jiang Shuang stood up and saw Yan Shouyi and the others looking dusty. He took out two keys without Yan Shou opening his mouth:

"My family runs a hotel, and the most important thing is rooms. You must be tired from the journey. Go back to your room and take a hot bath. I'll ask my mother to cook you some midnight snacks. ”

This midnight snack was not only cooked for Yan Shouyi and the others, but also for the gentleman outside the door who helped keep watch at night, so Yan Shouyi did not refuse.
< br /> He asked Lin Zitong and Long Feicheng to take the keys and go back to the room first, intending to chat with Jiang Shuang alone for a while.

The two sat down in the corner of the mourning hall, Jiang Shuang stared at his father's face Coffin was a little lost in thought, and finally managed to speak after a long while:

"Shouichi, I haveAn unkind request. "

"Is it about helping your uncle pick his grave? " Yan Shouyi asked.

Jiang Shuang nodded.

Rural people have fields and mountains at home, so they won't buy a cemetery. Find a Feng Shui master to go up the mountain and take a look. Look, if you like it, just bring a few people up to dig.

Jiang Shuang knows that Yan Shouyi has the ability in this area, so he made this request.

Yan Shouyi He immediately agreed: "We have been brothers for so many years, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. "

"Thank you. "Jiang Shuang is not good at words, and his way of expressing gratitude is very simple and direct.

"I want to ask, uncle, how did he die? "Yan Shouyi still couldn't hold back and asked.

Jiang Shuang's father is an upright man in his prime and in very good health. He shouldn't just leave.

Jiang Shuang After hesitating for a moment, he finally said: “Car accident. "

"Car accident? "

Yan Shouyi felt that the matter was not that simple. Jiang Shuang's expression was obviously not right: "Tell the truth, if you want me to pick a grave, I have to know the cause of uncle's death. The causes of death are different. The cemetery chosen is also different. If there is a conflict, it will affect future generations. "

Hearing this, Jiang Shuang, who had no intention of telling the truth, could only tell the truth:

"My father was crushed to death with an excavator. "

Yan Shou's expression changed drastically: "What? ! Why is this happening? Was it an accident? Has the murderer been caught? "

Jiang Shuang shook his head: "We are all from Chenjiacun. You know that my dad has a mountain behind Chenjiacun, right? Not long after you left, someone discovered that it was a mine. Then a group of black mining teams from Zhicheng came and started digging without even saying hello. My dad rushed back immediately after knowing the news. Not a little, he used his power to bully others, and there were several arguments with no results. When my dad reported it, no one paid attention. It seemed that no one could afford to offend the boss of the mining team. A few days ago, my dad went to the mine to argue with them, but during the argument, he was crushed to death by an excavator! "

"There is such a thing...! ! "Yan Shou was extremely angry.

"The boss of the mining team has many connections and power. He randomly arranged for someone to cover the package, and relied on his connections to turn this matter into a big deal. Unexpectedly, I bribed the witnesses to say that my dad accidentally hit the wheel of the excavator. In the end, the guy with the bag may not even need to go to jail, and he can just pay some money and forget about it..."