Chapter 34 Chapter Six

The third day after Tianhedi entered the village was a basically peaceful day.My father narrated to us very bored, and completely lost interest in telling stories.I followed your two crazy cousins ​​and beat dogs in the alleys.This is not what two murderers should do at all, but the behavior of two urchins.My father said that the charm of my two older cousins ​​is also shown through these absurd behaviors. Our cousins ​​followed his brothers and killed more than a dozen dogs.The idiot De Qiang has a talent for imitating the barking of dogs. He lures the dogs out with the language of dogs and acts as a target for the two cousins.Father said that they were attacked in a small way at dusk, and a bullet hit the blind man in the neck from behind.The blind man stood on the ground, spitting out a pile of blood foam, and died without saying a word.

The shot ended the dog-beating operation.Tian inspected the blind man's gunshot wound and said rightly, "This is a bullet fired from a Czech-made 79mm rifle." Said: "The marksmanship is not bad." The father's voice fell silent, and another shot was fired.The bullet hit the soil in front of Tianjiao, and a puff of white smoke came out.As soon as I hit the flower-supporting mechanism on the ground and hit the shuttle, I heard someone yelling on the roof to the west, and then there was a sound of rolling tiles. That's my eighth uncle, my father said.He's also a sharpshooter.He ran out of bullets in the ground, so he told us to go to the cemetery on the north side of the river to get bullets for him.

My father said that the cemetery was one acre in size, and there were some black pine trees growing in it.Legend has it that there is a black snake with a thick bowl mouth. He looked at the sky and the earth timidly.Say, "Are you afraid?" Father nodded. Said, "I'll go by myself." The earth swaggered north on the stone street, and the sky led us to follow. My father said that the grandmother who was tortured two days ago was still tied to the pillar, and she was dead. Although there was no wind, the pines and cypresses in the cemetery were buzzing like a tide.Bursts of eerie coolness fell from the sky.overturned a stone horse, and revealed a square stone pit.In the stone pit turned out to be a pile of golden bullets.The gun was loaded with bullets, and the gun was full, and there was a heavy cloth bag on the chest.He patted the cloth bag and said, "Five hundred rounds."

My father said that without the sound of the blind man's horse stick poking the ground, he felt very empty in his heart. When walking back to the stone bridge, the setting sun illuminated the flowing water of the river red.The river water is extraordinarily generous because of its color.The gate building connected to the stone bridge also appeared a bit majestic.My father said that he saw Grandpa's head being blown by a whirlwind and spinning around the bridgehead, as if the head was made of paper shells.He also smelled a pungent corpse stench.A flock of crows swooped down from the sky, yelled, and circled around to cover the body of Grandma.A fat eagle hovered over the river, suddenly swooped down with a slanted wing, like a black lightning.The eagle grabbed Grandpa's head, flapped its wings with difficulty, and flew up, the goatee fluttering in the evening wind.With a burst of gunshots and flashes of fire, the eagle and its head were smashed and fell vertically into the river, with its light feathers floating down immediately.He snorted, with a smile on his face.Father said that they stood in the middle of the bridge, looking at the dark gate, and couldn't help but stare blankly.

At that moment, there was a shout in the gatehouse, and the two gates, which had not been closed for a long time, creaked and closed together.Immediately afterwards, several tongues of flame shot down from the gate tower, hitting the bridge deck with sparks.Tianhedi rushed to the blind corner outside the gate with a few strides.Father and the others also ran over. This battle was organized by my father's fifteen uncles. My father said that his father and our grandfather did not participate.Our grandpa was the one whose finger was bitten by the second aunt.Father said he didn't know where our grandpa went to take refuge.

Heaven said, "Uncles, open the gate and let us in." The door shouted: "Bastards, go back and find your mother." As soon as the conversation stopped, another stone tile was thrown from the gate tower, and a stone the size of a pillow slid down the tip of Tian's nose, almost killing him. Tian raised his rifle and fired at the gate tower.Di also hit a few shuttles with a flower machine gun. Someone above hung up the color.Crying and falling down.Tianhedi led us to climb up from the fence, and saw seven or eight men running on the street.The brothers knocked them down with guns.

Among them was the eleventh uncle, the father of the idiot Deqiang, and the second uncle, the father of the blind Dezhong. My father said that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was big and round, and the white light was shining brightly, illuminating the village almost without darkness. Even in the shadow of the house, the lines on the palms could be seen clearly. The battle to wipe out the uncles lasted for several days.Some of them hid in dry wells, and some drilled in haystacks, but they were all discovered by the idiot Deqiang.He looks like a police dog.Here is one, he pointed to the dry well.Heaven and Earth ordered the mute to carry a plate of stone mill and throw it down.There was a dull sound from the well, and Uncle Fourteen's screams.He pointed to the haystack and said, there is another one here.Heaven and Earth asked his father to look for kerosene.Father brought a bucket of kerosene from Aunt Six's house and poured it on the haystack.Tian lit a piece of cotton wool dipped in oil and threw it on the haystack. The flame quickly climbed up the haystack, and the flames several feet high rushed up. A man covered in fire rolled out of the fire, rolling several meters away. Then stopped moving.Although he was a charcoal, his father recognized that the charcoal was his third uncle.

Among the sixteen uncles, only my grandfather escaped.Where did our old grandpa hide and escape?Father didn't seem to hear our inquiry, and continued his numb narrative.Deqiang twitched his nose and searched the village three times but couldn't find it.Later, Tian said: "He is our uncle, let him go." Said: "My uncle deserves to die." Tian said: "If you can't find it, you have to let it go." On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the village was full of joy.My father said that a large pile of pine logs had been set on fire on the threshing floor, and the flames were blazing.Forty-eight of the father's cousins ​​named after the flowers, all gathered together.Only a few of them were crying softly, but the older ones seemed calm.

My father said that Tianhedi was sitting at a table with the Eight Immortals, carefully cleaning the guns.Father said he hoped the cousins ​​would play nice and shoot them down with a single shot.Don't change your tricks anymore, he said that he is not afraid, but tired.Because the cousins ​​need equipment every time they change a method of killing, and the tedious task of finding various equipment falls on the father and the others. The father stood up and said loudly: "Cousins, cousins, I am the son of your second aunt, your cousin or cousin. I have heard that you are all beautiful, like flowers and jade. I saw you today , It really lives up to its reputation. Your second aunt asked me to bring each of you a gift, this is—" He held up a small deerskin bag and shook it, and there was a rattling sound inside, "Everyone of you Touch one. Guess what's in it? Is it gold? Is it a gem? Neither, there are forty-eight dominoes inside, each of which is engraved with a knife. This is your second aunt's research for many years As a result, you are really lucky." Tian threw his pockets on the table and said: "Don't be afraid, your second aunt will come to watch when the criminal law is executed. Now, I will explain each criminal law first, and then you will come Touch the dominoes."

My father said that the sky is like an endorsement: "The first type is to cover the moon with colorful clouds, also known as 'wearing a donkey to cover the eyes'. The method of execution of this criminal law is: use a sharp knife to peel off the skin on the victim's forehead to cover the eyes. The second type is to go to hair practice. The method of execution of this punishment is: pour a pot of boiling water on the head of the tortured person, and slaughter all the hairs. The third type is to streamline the cadres. Also, this punishment is to use a sharp blade to spin off the victim's ears and nose. The fourth type, cutting the hedgehog, is the implementation of this punishment: Use sharp scissors to cut out the victim's whole body, some tongue-shaped, like your mother It’s the same as when making hedgehogs during the Chinese New Year. The fifth type is tooth extraction, which is a simple criminal law, which is to use pliers to pull out all the teeth of the victim. The sixth type is deep-fried bergamot – fry the victim’s fingers with boiling oil. The seventh type is far-sighted—the victim is hoisted high with a pulley. The eighth type is full of breath—the trachea is inserted into the victim’s asshole to pump air. The ninth type is step by step—walking barefoot for two An iron scoop with ten red faces..."

My father finished talking about forty-eight tortures in one breath without even saying a word of nonsense.He said: "Your second aunt couldn't bear to hurt your lives. These criminal laws, as long as the method of punishment is appropriate, guarantee that no one will die. So I hope you will actively cooperate and don't resist or struggle, otherwise it will be more uncomfortable. If you don't do it, you will be punished." Your life is in danger. Your second aunt said: The girls of the herbivore family are not ordinary people, they are all characters destined to run rampant in the world. As long as you can grit your teeth and get through this test, people in the world will not be able to do anything to you in the future gone." My father threw the sack on the table and said, "Cousins, come on, each of you will touch one, and no one will be able to take it off, sooner or later." My father said that his forty-eight sisters, howling in unison, lined up in a line, walked to the table, and each took a domino with the name of the criminal from his pocket. After drawing the cards, the sky said: "Everyone put away their own cards, and whoever loses them will die." My father said that the moon was shining brightly, the flames were blazing, the evening breeze was cool, and the insects were chirping. The Mid-Autumn Festival night was very beautiful.God ordered them to split up and prepare all kinds of instruments needed for torture. Although the task was arduous, they left with joy. After working all night, my father said that his legs were as stiff as two wooden sticks, and he could no longer move.Around the table of the Eight Immortals, there are knives, scissors, ropes, sticks, scissors, shovels, sickles, picks, kettles, iron pans, brooms that the three cousins ​​collected from various houses... Some of them are needed for torture, and some Not required.Everything is ready, just waiting for the second aunt to arrive, but the second aunt has not come for a long time.The pine logs in the fire were almost exhausted, and the flames gradually became weak and weak, but the moonlight became brighter and brighter.The moon at that night was so big that I never looked at the moon again. The moon at that night was so bright. Since then, I have never seen such a bright moon. No one can tell whether the moon at that night is the moon or not.In the huge sky, there is not a single star, not a cloud, but there are white raindrops as big as copper plates falling down sparsely, one after another.In the field outside the threshing ground, the original green plants turned into a sea of ​​silver, and the sound of the rain hitting the leaves made me panic. Why hasn't the second aunt come yet?The aroma of turpentine and the smell of sisters' tears permeated the moonlight. Smelling this smell, I felt anxious. Why is my second aunt not here yet?Second aunt, come quickly!The figure of the second aunt swayed vividly in our minds. She appeared riding a horse and carrying a gun, maybe she appeared in a sedan chair; there were soldiers beating gongs to clear the way, maybe it was surrounded by drummers and lutes.In short, the appearance of the second aunt will definitely be a glorious moment. I know that not only I am looking forward to it, not only my cousins ​​are looking forward to it, but even the sisters holding dominoes are also looking forward to it.Their mood is similar to that of a married woman. It is neither fear nor joy. Crying does not mean sadness and laughing does not mean joy.My father said that they have had enough crying, enough laughing, etc. When they are bored, when they are bored, they gather together and hug each other, chirping and whispering, Stretch out your hand, Stretch out my hand, Stretch out her hand, Stretch out their hands, Poking their heads, they looked at each other's criminal names on the dominoes, and began to exchange dominoes without the consent of the two cousins.Chrysanthemum uses "simplified cadres" to replace orchid's "Colorful Clouds Covering the Moon", Peach Blossom uses "Fried Bergamot" to replace Pear Blossom's "Foresight". Without changing, the three of them first argued, then pushed and shoved, and finally got into a ball.The sisters rolled into a ball, and there was chaos.Tian scolded them distractedly, and even went to fight, but someone slapped them.He backed out covering his face, and said helplessly, "Let's fight, let's fight!"Wait for your second aunt to come and clean you up.His words did a wonderful job of stopping the confusion.The sisters adjusted their appearances, looked at the sky and the earth, and said nothing, one of them suddenly said: When will the second aunt arrive? !Then ask questions together, as if asking questions.Heaven and Earth cannot explain it.Stepping on the ladder, he climbed up to the room and looked into the distance.After a while, don't say anything.Did you see it?Did you see it?I was a little embarrassed and said nothing.The sisters cursed.Tired of scolding, he yawned.Heaven and Earth also yawned.The mute fell down like a wall and snored loudly.The idiot fell asleep with a bamboo broom in his arms, his teeth creaking and grinding.My father said that he was sleepy for a while, and his eyes became blurred. Everything in front of him shook, and the sisters shook one by one, too, too.Father's body went limp, and he fell on the ground wet by night dew and white rain, falling into a deep sleep. We silently recited the old proverb: "The east rainbow is foggy and the west is rainy, the south rainbow harvests cabbage, and the north rainbow kills quickly." Imagining the scene of the colorful north rainbow across the sky, we worshiped our father's second aunt and our second My aunt, who deified my father's cousin and our cousin, had many thoughts in my heart that I would make mistakes if I said it.A cat slithers past us, leaving us sleepy, yawning, snot and tearful.Father sneered, pointed at us and said, "That's true, that's true!"We fell at his old man's feet. Father picked up the hoe and went to the ground, and we fell asleep.