Chapter 16 The wind blows and the thunder strikes - Section 4

The unharvested wheat fields are farther and farther away from the village, and closer to those wastelands, reed beaches, and cemeteries.When people leave the house, they have to walk for a long time before they can get to the place of work. In the past few days, there is no moon at the fifth watch, and the sky is very dark.Not to mention the female educated youths in the city, even the locals of Daoxiangdu will not be fearless when walking to the work place.The daily villages are often talked about, and many of them are frightening stories.Whether it's next to the brazier in winter or the bridgehead to enjoy the cool in summer, what we talk about is something that makes timid people dare not walk at night or open their eyes when they sleep.

The dark field always gives people a lot of associations. Yesterday, Cao Ning made a joke: She was cutting wheat in a panic, when she heard a "humming" sound not far ahead, she was so frightened that she dropped the sickle, hugged her head, and squatted there screaming.Many people rushed over, and it turned out that a pig from Gao Minglou's house in the east of the village was not driven home that night, and it didn't know when it went to sleep in the wheat field.When the pig was disturbed and ran across the wheat field, people were first startled and then laughed. It was a cloudy day, and when Meiwen was called up by Ximi's mother to go out, she couldn't help but retreat into the house: it was so dark outside that she could hardly see anything.

The big horn on the big tree at the head of the village is sounding: "Get up and go to the field! Get up and go to the field!..." Mei Wen had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk into the darkness. She already knew when she was about to finish work last night that the wheat field she was going to today was next to a large cemetery. The air is very humid, I don't know if it is dew or drizzle. Mei Wen walked into the ground holding the sickle, there seemed to be someone in front, and there seemed to be someone behind, but there was no figure to be seen.The sounds of coughing, yawning, and footsteps of "eat all, take all" rang out in all directions.She felt that the world was illusory.

Along the way, I was taken aback.A frog jumping into the pond will startle her; a weasel crossing the field ridge will make her heart jump wildly; a bird flying up from the tree will scare her into a cold sweat. It seems that Mei Wen is not going to the wheat field, but to hell. When going out, she wanted to wake up Ximi to go to the field with her, but she had to give up this idea when she thought that Ximi's busy vacation was over and she had to go to class during the day.Walking on the road leading to the wheat field, she really wished that Ximi and his dog walked in front of her and behind her.

Finally, I reached the wheat field, the ridge that was assigned the day before. She knew that the cemetery was not far away.She didn't dare to look there, she just buried her head in cutting the wheat.What's worse is that there are no people in the few ridges to her left and right.She even felt that she was the only one in the whole wheat field.She didn't look at the cemetery, but there was always a cemetery in front of her: graves big and small, old and new, sitting like a man with a black face in the wasteland.Her hands trembled a little, three partly because she was tired from harvesting wheat for so many days, and seven partly because she was afraid.She wanted to sing a song to strengthen her courage, but she felt that it was not normal to sing in such loneliness and darkness.If so, maybe she is not afraid, but others are.But she still sang softly in her throat, her voice trembling a little, as if she was not standing in the summer wheat field at this time, but standing on the snowy field in winter with thin clothes.What was sung, she herself did not know.She wanted to think about her parents, about Suzhou city, about millet, about red lotus root, and about Qiaoqiao, but she couldn't do it. Just after thinking about it, she was controlled by fear again.Fear flooded her mind like a black tide, drowning out and destroying all other thoughts and situations.She was stunned to feel that there were creatures wandering in that cemetery, and she even heard the very uneven breathing of those creatures for no reason.She felt that at this moment, there must be blue ghosts moving, jumping and erratic in the weeds and on the grave.One night, when she was standing in front of the gate of Daoxiangdu Middle School watching the night scene on the field, she had seen these confusing lights.She did not know what lights they were.Ximi told her it was a will-o'-the-wisp, and after hearing that, she dared not look at it again, and never dared to look in that direction again at night.

In the distance, there is the sound of a cattle driver's horn.When the wheat is on the field, the ox will pull the stone roller and grind it day and night.The cattle driver followed behind, round and round, monotonous and tired.At this time, it was a good time to sleep, and the horn of the cattle driver was uttered in a state of ecstasy, which seemed to be without interest. Mei Wen hoped that the sky would light up sooner. However, it was still dark. She was approaching the cemetery, and she really wanted to drop the sickle and run home.She persisted in pain like this. Later, the sky slowly began to change color, turning gray and white.

She raised her head occasionally, and this time, she really saw the cemetery vaguely—a cemetery full of graves.It is very similar to a silent square, there are countless people in this square, but they are all frozen. She quickly lowered her head to cut the wheat. It was a little brighter again. Her fear seemed to ease a little.She decided to take a bold look at the cemetery.So she raised her head bravely.It didn't matter that she raised her head, but she let out a scream of "ah"—— On a grave, a person sat cross-legged! The man seemed frozen, motionless. No face could be seen, just a blurred shadow.

Mei Wen's legs trembled violently, her soul seemed to be out of her body. The black figure suddenly squeezed his throat and laughed sinisterly. Mei Wen screamed "Ah" again, and fell to the ground. People came running from all directions and shook her awake: "What's the matter? What's the matter?" She pursed her lips and pointed to the cemetery. People looked towards the cemetery, which is a cemetery, and there was nothing unusual. It was full daylight. The bearded captain said: "You are suspicious." Cao Ning said: "Probably because you are too nervous, you have hallucinations."

The word quickly spread to Daoxiangdu Middle School. Ximi's mother hurried to the field, crushed a piece of mud in her hands according to the local custom, then sprinkled it around the plum pattern, and kept chanting: "Don't be afraid, Wenwen, don't be afraid, Wenwen..." Since then, Mei Wen has been in a trance. When Ximi walked over with a bamboo basket, Qiaoqiao bit Xiao Qizi who was peeing in the ground for no reason, and Xiao Qizi jumped aside with his pants in fright. Xi Mi suddenly felt something, and fixed her eyes on Xiao Qizi. "You boy, why do you look at people like this?"

When Ximi and Qiaoqiao were walking towards Mei Wen, they heard Xiao Qizi's laughter. In the days that followed, Meiwen was escorted by Ximi and Qiaoqiao to the field.When Xi Mi and Mei Wen were cutting wheat together, Qiao Qiao ran back and forth in the field and on the ridge, as if on patrol.When it was completely dawn, Ximi and Qiaoqiao went home. On this day, Lin Xiusui said to Ximi's mother: "These days, why does Ximi always doze off in class?"