Chapter 9 Chapter nine

At noon, Shiping made a bowl of instant noodles for herself. Hao Qiong was going to invite her to a small roadside shop in the countryside to eat local vegetables. Shiping had no appetite, so she declined Hao Qiong.Xiuxiu also brought food to Shiping. Seeing Xiuxiu's gloomy face, Shi Ping remembered what she had done in the grass pit, so she asked Xiuxiu to take the food away and told her not to go to the cafeteria to serve food. What kind of meal did you make yourself?Xiuxiu took the food and went out. When she left, she glanced at Shiping, which Shi Ping thought was meaningful. She was really afraid that Xiuxiu would be a little cloth man, and then prick her chest with a needle, piercing her heart one by one, causing her to bleed.

After Xiuxiu left, Shiping felt very tired. After eating instant noodles, she lay down on the bed to rest for a while.She worried whether any student would die under the nose of the police.She didn't know what would happen when the investigation team entered Franz Liu Township tomorrow. She also thought of Wang Gang. When she left Hao Qiong, she ran into him when she was going out. He didn't say hello to her, but just glanced at her.That look was as meaningful as the one when Xiuxiu left her room.Shi Ping really couldn't tell who was true and who was false what he and Hao Qiong said, and she couldn't find any witnesses, and it seemed difficult for her to prove it. Shiping thought about it, and suddenly felt a pain in her heart.

She said it badly.She jumped up from the bed and walked out the door of the room.She went downstairs and heard the sound of a TV in the reception room, which seemed to be the midday news of CCTV.The door of the reception room was closed. She knocked on the door, but no one answered, and no one came to open the door. Shi Ping called out, Xiuxiu—— No one in the room paid any attention to Shiping. Shi Ping pushed open the door, and there was no one in the reception room except the TV was on, and there was still food on the table that Xiuxiu had ordered for her from the cafeteria, and the food was probably cold, Xiuxiu would Where are you going?Shiping thought of the groves on the river beach.She felt her heart aching all the time, without saying a word, she left the door of the guest house and ran towards the grove on the river beach.

When Shi Ping was walking halfway, she saw a group of birds screaming and flying from the direction of the high mountain in the east. When passing over her head, another dead bird suddenly fell. She stared blankly at the dead bird that was gradually becoming stiff on the ground, thinking, is there another death event about to happen?Shiping suddenly thought of the big banyan tree on campus, and she frantically ran towards the school.Shiping ran into the campus through the gate of the wooden fence. A teacher guarding the gate called her, but she didn't seem to hear her, and ran to the big banyan tree in one breath.

Under the big eucalyptus tree, the policeman named Xiao Zhang was guarding again today. When he saw Shi Ping who was running out of breath, he asked her strangely, "Reporter Shi, what happened!" Shiping gasped and asked, did any dead birds fall from the sky? Xiao Zhang asked her back in surprise, Reporter Shi, did I see any dead birds? Shiping shook her head, as long as you didn't see it. She thought she wanted to ask him if any students had died, but it was obvious that nothing happened.Shiping's heart ached, and she thought of the grove again, so she walked towards the grove on the river beach.

Xiao Zhang looked at her devastated figure, shook his head, and said to himself, what the hell is wrong with this world? After Li Meifeng finished her lunch, she asked her daughter Li Xiaofang to take a lunch break, and when the time came, she would ask her daughter to get up and go to school.Li Xiaofang went into her room, closed the door heavily, and locked it behind her. Li Xiaofang only drank a little bit of wax gourd soup at noon. Since Xiao Lili died, she ate very little, even less than a small bird. Li Meifeng was very puzzled. In the past, Li Xiaofang had a good appetite, and she always cried out that she was hungry. She went to school every day and put a lot of snacks in her schoolbag. No, don't eat at all.

Li Meifeng asked her what's the matter. Li Xiaofang's words choked her.Li Xiaofang said, Mom, you want to feed me into a fat pig. Li Meifeng thinks that nowadays girls all pay attention to being thin and beautiful, maybe Li Xiaofang thinks the same way. After her daughter entered the room, Li Meifeng also entered the room. She half-lyed on the bed, touched her face with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to the phone. She picked up the phone and dialed a phone number. Then he spoke softly, and the expressions on his face became more and more charming after a while. Her hands couldn't help touching her plump breasts again, and she groaned slightly.

While Li Meifeng was flirting with her lover on the phone, Li Meifeng suddenly heard the sound of a folk song coming from Li Xiaofang's room. When she heard the sound of the folk song, it was like a lightning strike, and she hurriedly said something to her lover Then hung up the phone. Li Meifeng walked out of her room and came to the door of Li Xiaofang's room. She leaned against the door of Li Xiaofang's room and listened. That's right, the sound of folk songs came from Li Xiaofang's room. The sound of this folk song made Li Meifeng's heart skip a beat, she called out, but no one in Xiaofang's room answered.Li Meifeng panicked when she heard that the folk song was still going on.

She knocked hard on the door.The door opened suddenly, and the folk song disappeared. Li Xiaofang stood in the door with a pale face, she said to Li Meifeng coldly, I am sleeping, why are you arguing! Li Xiaofang was still wearing that white dress. Li Meifeng said, were you sleeping just now? Facing the suspicious Li Meifeng, Li Xiaofang said, what am I doing when you say I am not sleeping? Li Meifeng's heart was still beating wildly, who sang the folk song just now? Li Xiaofang said, you are crazy, what folk song did you hear? Li Meifeng glanced into the room, but there was no one inside.Li Meifeng said, is there something wrong with my ears, you really didn't sing folk songs?

Li Xiaofang slammed the door shut and said, crazy! Li Meifeng was stunned, she was worried that the folk song would sound again. Shiping hurriedly walked alone in the sunshine, her heart aching like a needle. Shi Ping decided that Xiuxiu must be sticking needles into the little cloth figurine with her name written on it.But before she entered the grove, she saw Xiuxiu coming out of the grove and walking towards another road. Although Xiuxiu's body was very weak, in Shi Ping's eyes, her It seems to gather a kind of strength. Xiuxiu didn't seem to notice Shiping. After Shi Ping watched her walk away, she entered the woods.

Shiping entered the woods, as if she had entered the darkness. She recalled the pit that Xiuxiu entered. She groped in the woods and finally entered the pit. In the pit, Shiping smelled the smell of green grass, which made her intoxicated, but it was impossible for her to immerse herself in the smell of green grass, she was not in the mood now. Shiping pushed aside the covered grass, and she saw a row of neatly arranged little cloth people, including Xiao Lili, Gu Qiusheng, and Gu Feng. In addition, two new little cloth people were added, Shi Ping Picking up one of the newly added little cloth figurines, she saw that the word Li Xiaofang was written crookedly on it. Shiping was startled, she didn't know if Li Xiaofang's heart was also hurting at this time, she pulled out the needle inserted in the little cloth man's heart, and threw the little cloth man back into the grass together. She picked up another newly added little cloth figurine, and when she fixed her eyes, her heart ached again, and she clearly saw the word Shiping written on the little cloth figurine. Although those two words were crooked, she could still tell what they were.She pulled out the steel needle from Xiaoburen's chest vigorously, and the pain in her heart disappeared immediately.She let out a long breath, and collapsed in the pit dejectedly.She couldn't see the sun at this time, and the surroundings seemed to be silent, and the silence fell into darkness. She closed her eyes and felt that she was going to collapse. Suddenly, Shi Ping felt the sound of someone moving in the woods above. She heard a series of small footsteps going away. She climbed up the grass pit. Shi Ping was trembling all over, and she ran out of the grove as if fleeing. When she stood under the sun again, she felt that her body had condensed into ice, and the warm sun could not make her feel happy at all. Shiping returned to the township government guest house.She didn't see Xiuxiu, but she saw Li Meifeng. Li Meifeng came out of the reception room, she asked Shi Ping, reporter Shi, did you see Xiuxiu? Shi Ping wanted to say that she saw Xiuxiu coming out in the grove, but she held back and didn't say it. Shi Ping just shook her head at Li Meifeng. Li Meifeng's face was very ugly, she asked Shi Ping again, didn't Xiuxiu bring you something to eat at noon?Why is it still in the reception room. Shi Ping smiled and said, Director Li, I don't want to eat it myself, and I have no appetite at all. Li Meifeng sighed and said, don't say you don't have an appetite, and I don't have an appetite either. There are accidents happening one after another in school, who has an appetite!Do you think so? However, people are iron and steel. People still can’t go hungry. The body is still their own, and they still have to eat what they should eat. Shi Ping said, you are right, everyone should pay attention to their health, by the way, Deputy Township Chief Li hasn't come back yet! Li Meifeng said, who knows, if such a big thing happened, he might still be punished in the county. It is difficult for him to be a small official like mung beans and sesame seeds. It is he himself who is criticized and punished, and you should also be considerate of our old Li, and you must be merciful when you move your pen in the future. Shiping didn't say anything to her, and went upstairs to her room. Back in the room, she saw an envelope stuffed through the crack of the door again. Could it be that someone wanted to report the situation to her in an anonymous letter?She couldn't wait to open the envelope, and pulled out a blank piece of paper, on which was written a crooked line: Shi Ping, why don't you get out of Fraxinus Fraxinus Township and go back to your red board! This tone was very similar to Hu Dalong's tone. Shi Ping sneered and crumpled the white paper and threw it out of the window. Looking out of the window, she saw that familiar figure standing under a tree not far away, looking here, does he have anything else to say to herself.But Shiping wasn't in the mood at all right now, it was impossible for her to go to him and listen to his tedious narration. Shi Ping wanted to call Director Yuan of the newspaper office, but she dismissed the idea. She called Director Yuan several times, and Director Yuan anxiously asked her how the progress was, but she couldn't tell what was going on, and there is still nothing now. Hope, if she calls Director Yuan, it will still be meaningless. Maybe Director Yuan will reprimand her indiscriminately on the phone, and she will have nothing to say. At this moment, she heard Li Meifeng's loud voice downstairs.Obviously, Li Meifeng was reprimanding someone angrily. Shiping opened the door and went downstairs. She stood at the door of the reception room and saw such a scene. Xiuxiu was standing in the reception room with tears in her eyes. Li Meifeng was like a tigress with her hands on her hips, scolding Xiuxiu loudly. Li Meifeng said in a loud voice, where did you die? Did your feet catch wind? You feel uncomfortable if you don’t run for a moment. Let's go, can you afford it! Seeing Shi Ping standing at the door, Li Meifeng put her hands on her waist down, and immediately put on a smiling face. Reporter Shi, what do you do? Shiping shook her head. Li Meifeng said to Xiuxiu in a low voice, seeing you running around in the future, I will fire you! After speaking, Li Meifeng came out and said to Shi Ping, "Reporter Shi, I'm going out to do something. If you have anything to say to Xiuxiu, don't be polite." Shi Ping nodded, and Li Meifeng left after speaking. Shi Ping thought, Li Meifeng wouldn't go to do such harsh things with Hu Dalong in broad daylight. After Li Meifeng left, Shi Ping entered the reception room. She looked at Xiuxiu who was wiping her tears, but Xiuxiu's gaze avoided Shi Ping. Shiping sighed, she really didn't want to make trouble for Xiuxiu at this time, Xiuxiu had a pitiful side, but her hateful side made Shiping want to stop. Shi Ping said to Xiuxiu, don't cry. Xiuxiu suddenly knelt down in front of Shi Ping, and said sadly, "Reporter Shi, I'm sorry for you!" Shi Ping pulled her up and said, what can you do to me? Xiuxiu lowered her head and said, I know, you already know. Shiping sighed, I know, I don't understand why you use such vicious methods to deal with others. Xiuxiu still lowered her head, her voice was trembling, I don't want to do that, but I hate, hate them, and hate you too! Shi Ping said, tell me, why do you want to hate? Reporter Shi, I, I didn't expect them to die, I just want to make their hearts hurt, and I just want to make your heart hurt, so that you can get out of this place.Li Meifeng and Hu Dalong can't wait for you to leave, leave early, if you don't leave, they will be very angry, your coming here is not good for them, they will annoy me when they are angry, they will scold me when they are annoyed, so, I also hope you leave Here, I don't want you to die, and I don't want them to die either... My grandma hates my mother, they always quarrel, grandma can't beat my mother, they always fight, grandma also can't beat my mother, one night, my parents are not at home, I went to the hall after my brother went to bed , I heard the voice of talking in grandma's room. Through the crack of grandma's door, I saw grandma holding a little cloth man in one hand and a needle in the other. She chanted a spell and stabbed the little cloth man's heart needle by needle. I didn't know why grandma tied up the little cloth people at the time. I pushed open the door that grandma had concealed, and asked grandma, what are you doing? Grandma looked at me, there was a very vicious light in her eyes, and I was a little scared.Grandma put down the little cloth figurine in her hand. She touched my head and said, don’t be afraid, child. If someone bullies you in the future, you can be a small cloth figurine, write his name on it, and prick it with a needle. His heart! I asked my grandma, who did you pierce just now! Grandma gritted her teeth and said, what a bitch! I don't know who the slut my grandma is talking about. Later, my mother got seriously ill. After she got seriously ill, she stopped arguing and fighting with my grandma, and treated her better.Since then, I have never seen my grandma prick the little cloth man with a needle, but I remember her words and her spells.In our small mountain village, grandma was a feared person. Some people said she was an old witch, and they all respected her... I hate Xiao Lili, she is so airy.I didn't have any grudges with her, but she looked down on me and scolded me. That day, she came to the guest house to look for Li Xiaofang, but Li Xiaofang was not there, so she insisted on me. I asked where I could find her.Xiao Lili just whitened me, saying that I'm just a cheap waiter.I didn't argue with her at the time.After she left, I cried secretly by myself. If my family had money, I would also go to school. I would not be a waiter here and be angry with others.Xiao Lili has a better life than me, she is airy, but I can't be angry, so I made a little cloth man, wrote her name on it, and pricked her heart with a needle, so that she also knows what pain is... I was illiterate, but every time I go home, my younger brother will teach me how to write. For my younger brother, I am willing to be a cow or a horse... Gu Qiusheng also bullied me. I thought he was an honest man, but I didn’t expect him to look down on me. That day, he came to the guest house to look for you. You knew it. Later, for some reason, Director Li also knew about it, so she told me. Hu Dalong, Hu Dalong went to him that night and threatened him not to talk to you anymore.He thought I told them, he found me, grabbed my ear hard, and called me a shameless watchdog viciously, my ear was about to be pulled off by him, the pain made me cry No, he still doesn't let go, I hate him to death.I'm angry, and I want to pierce his heart with a needle. I don't like people beating me and scolding me. Why do they beat me and scold me, and frame me... Gu Feng is not a thing, once, I met him on the road, he smiled at me obscenely, asked me if I had long breasts, and why my chest was so flat, he still hugged me, touched my chest with his hands, and asked me It's not that I struggled to escape, I don't know what he will do to me, I want to pierce such a hooligan in his heart with a needle... And Li Xiaofang, she also dislikes me, she didn't even look at the pear I brought from the mountains so hard, and said that I have a ghostly aura, I hate her too, she just reincarnated well, looking for A good family is not as bitter as my life. I also want to stick a needle in her heart to let her know what pain is. She must have never tasted any pain... Reporter Shi, please don’t tell anyone about this matter, I will never do such a thing again, Reporter Shi, please, I really didn’t know they would die, so that my brother can continue to go to school, please forgive me Me, if I don't do this again, I'll go and burn all the little cloth people.Reporter Shi, please let me go. Thinking of Xiuxiu viciously piercing Xiaobu's heart with a needle, as well as her vicious eyes and terrible spells, Shi Ping shuddered.But Xiuxiu in front of her was crying like a tearful person, she was totally different from Xiuxiu in the green grass pit. Shi Ping wondered whether people are born with multiple faces. She sighed and said to Xiuxiu, don't cry, I won't say it, you should go and destroy those little cloth people, if the villagers find out, not only will you not be able to work here, but you may also be killed. People were killed. Xiuxiu wiped away her tears and nodded. Shi Ping felt that her head was swollen, her temples were throbbing and throbbing, and something in her brain seemed to be conflicting outside. Maybe there was a devil in her brain. She stood up, walked out the door of the reception room, and walked upstairs. Go, she really needs to rest, her body is too tired, her mind is too confused. Xiuxiu heard the sound of Shiping going upstairs, her eyes gleamed with hatred again, she murmured something, walked out of the door of the reception room, locked the door, and walked towards the door of the guest house. It's dark, yes, it's dark, you can't see your fingers.Shiping didn't know where she was.She was just groping her way.She was hot, she felt like a fire, but the darkness around her was an ice cellar.The flames on her body can't warm this dark world at all.She found that there were countless cold hands groping towards her. Some of her body was naked. After each hand touched her body, she wanted to take a piece of her flesh. She felt the pain, and she heard the sound of the curse Rain fell on her fragile eardrums, Shi Ping suffocated, she could not breathe.She began to struggle, hot and viscous liquid flowed from her painful body, she knew that it was her blood, would her blood drain in the darkness?She wanted to shout, but couldn't, those hands were still groping her body, taking away her flesh, whose hands were those?It belonged to Xiao Lili, it belonged to Gu Qiusheng, it belonged to Gu Feng...the hands of all the dead people, are those hands destined to make her body bruise? Grab it from the ground and hide your head in the dark... Shi Ping had a nightmare. She slept soundly from noon till night. She has never slept for such a long time since she came to the country of Fraxinus Fraxinus.When Shi Ping opened her eyes, she found moonlight pouring in from the window.She was drenched in cold sweat. She got up and turned on the light. She touched her head and found that her hair was much less. She was horrified to find that the pillows on the bed were covered with strands of her hair. Pull out her hair lock by lock? She checked the door lock, she locked it well, it was impossible for anyone to come in. Did someone climb in through the window? Thinking of this, she hastily closed the windows and doors, drew the curtains, and kept the moonlight out of the house. Shi Ping looked at her watch. It was already past 9 o'clock in the evening, and the village of Mandshurica mandshurica was completely silent after 9 o'clock. She wanted to go to the bathroom below to take a shower, but after thinking about it, she still didn't go down. She thought, let's talk about it tomorrow. But tonight, she couldn't sleep no matter what.She didn't know how to spend this long and difficult night. In loneliness and fear, she waited for the sound of footsteps, for the sound of the black chicken woman's soul cry, or for a dead bird to break through the window, for the white dress shaking around the room... Shi Ping pressed her chest. Could it be that Xiuxiu is pricking her heart with a needle again? Impossible. Xiuxiu has already promised her not to do that kind of thing again, so why does her heart ache in this lonely night? ? At this time, footsteps came from the corridor outside the door. Her heart suddenly rose to her throat, and because she was nervous, she temporarily forgot the pain in her heart. Those footsteps hit Shi Ping's heart heavily and forcefully, who could it be? The footsteps reached the door and stopped as usual. Everything seemed to be still, Shi Ping's eyes were wide open, she was afraid that someone or something outside the door would break in, which was something she, a weak woman, could not resist. She was covered in cold sweat again. A knock on the door broke the silence. Could it be Xiuxiu? But her footsteps were less forceful. Shi Ping asked with a trembling voice, who? The people outside the door may not have heard her subtle voice, and the knocking on the door continued rhythmically. Shi Ping raised her voice, but the voice was still trembling, who? At this time, a low but extremely powerful voice came from outside the door, "Shi Ping, open the door, it's me!" Shi Ping's heart almost jumped out, the voice was so familiar, but she still couldn't be sure who he was. She asked again, who are you? The deep and powerful voice sounded again outside the door, it's me, Shi Future, open the door quickly! Shiping was stunned, Shi Future? How could Shi Future suddenly appear at the door of her room? This is simply incredible. Shiping didn't open the door right away. She was very rational at this time. She thought, is it another man pretending to be Shi Future to trick her into opening the door?On a night like this, Shiping couldn't guarantee what would happen.She said to the door, are you really Shi Future? A deep and powerful voice echoed outside the door, Shiping, open the door quickly, I am really Shi Future. Shiping said again, then tell me where the biggest mole on my body grew? The deep and powerful voice outside the door answered without thinking, growing at the root of your right thigh. A stone fell to the ground in Shiping's heart. At this time, the softest part of her heart was hit, just like she was hit when she married Shi Future.In this lonely and frightening night, Shi Future's appearance is undoubtedly the greatest comfort to her, and it is also an expression of love, which proves that Shi Future still has her in his heart. The moment Shi Ping opened the door, she had already forgiven Shi Future for everything, and her heart was filled with great emotion and happiness. As soon as the door opened, Shi Future's tall figure came in. As soon as he entered, Shiping quickly closed the door. Shi Ping closed the door, threw herself into Shi Future's arms, and hugged Shi Future tightly. Shi Future's body was icy cold. Shi Ping put her head on Shi Future's chest, and said emotionally, Future, you How do you know I'm here? Shi Weiwei didn't speak, he put one big hand around Shi Ping's waist, and rubbed the other big hand on Shi Ping's back. Shiping also said, in the future, no matter what happens, I am very happy that you can come to see me. After a long time, Shi Weilai let out a long sigh and said a cruel word, Shiping, I didn't come to see you specially, but I want you and me to leave this place, you shouldn't have come to this place. Shiping couldn't believe her ears, she pushed Shi Weilai away with one hand, raised her face, and asked him suspiciously, what did you say?pardon? Shi Future said word by word, Shiping, I really didn't come here to see you, I came to see my mother, but I really don't want you to have any problems in this place, you can go with me , go now! Shi Ping heard the truth now, she dared to say that Shi Future didn't come to see her specially, and another mother appeared.In Shi Ping's memory, Shi Future never mentioned his hometown, nor his relatives. Shi Ping sometimes mentioned it, but Shi Future cleverly covered it up. It is necessary to ask, she married Shi Weiwei and didn't care about any of his background. All she knew was that he was a boss and her husband, and that was enough. Shiping's tears flowed down, she murmured, you didn't come to see me, you didn't come to see me, it seems that we really have no room for redemption. Shi Weiwei said, Shiping, now is not the time to talk about this, let's go, we will go back to Chiban overnight, my car is parked by the side of the road. Shiping said again, you still have a mother?Who is your mother and where is she? The expression on Shi Weiwei's face was very helpless and sad. He said, you and I get in the car, and I will tell you everything after getting in the car, okay? Shiping shook her head, tell me now. Shi Weilai put his hands on Shiping's shoulders and said, I'll tell you, after I tell you, you will follow me, okay? Shi Ping took his hands off her shoulders, and then said, you go ahead and tell me everything I don't know. Shi Future sat on the edge of the bed and said weakly, "Okay." Shi Ping poured a glass of water for Shi Future, and poured one for herself. Then she sat on a chair and watched her husband, Shi Future, who was more than ten years older than her, tell his story. The coincidence and weirdness made Shiping at a loss, and she didn't interject a word during Shi Weilai's narration. Shi Ping, I have always wanted to tell you that my hometown is in Manchuria Township, and my mother is Wuji Po, but I have never dared to speak up. After I made a fortune outside, I went back to Chiban City and bought a household registration. I started doing business in Banshi, and the day I got my Hukou in Chiban City, I felt that I was no longer from Mandshurica Township, and everything about me had changed.In addition, after marrying you, I have been farther away from Fraxinus Fraxinus Township. But, you know, only in the dead of night, I think of my hometown and my mother. It is a kind of suffering. The blood in my body cannot be changed. Despite the foreigners, the blood of the Mandshurica mandshurica people still flows in my veins. I am very clear that everything is due to the inferiority complex in my bones. No matter how rich I am, I am still a countryman. This cannot be changed, it is a kind of fate. Let me start from the beginning briefly. To be honest, I am really grateful to you for never asking about my past, but I am also afraid that one day you will know my past and look at me differently. Tonight, I have no Even if we have come to an end, I don't care anymore. I want to tell you that you should have the right to know. I won't pretend to be myself anymore. Since I was a child, I have lived with my mother Wujipo. I was a posthumous child. I have never seen my dead father since I was born.My mother worked hard to bring me up and send me to school.But I stayed in the country after graduating from high school.My mother was not disappointed in me, she said, as long as you live well, it will be the same wherever you are.Of course I understand what my mother is thinking, of course she hopes that I can go to the outside world to live another life instead of suffering in the countryside. Now that you know Wuji Po is my mother, you must think that the dead girl named Xiao Lili must be my daughter.You may ask, why Xiao Lili's surname is Xiao, and my surname is Shi.Let me tell you, my surname is indeed Xiao, and Shi Weiwei is my later name change.But Xiao Lili is my daughter in honor, but to be precise, she is not the seed I planted in her mother's belly. She is a wild species and a shame for my life. Xiao Lili's mother was the first woman in my life. She was indeed beautiful when she married me, and we were also very affectionate.It wasn't until shortly after our marriage that her belly began to bulge that I realized something was wrong.The child in her womb is not mine.Because I really loved her at the time, I didn't want to tell the truth about it, I was enduring a painful torture, and I couldn't tell my mother, my mother asked me, and I just said, we were like that before we got married.My mother was also very happy to hear that, and took care of Xiao Lili's mother in every possible way. Every time I saw my mother use her hard-earned savings to go to the village street to buy some pork liver and other things to make soup for Xiao Lili When my mother repaired her body, I felt as uncomfortable as a knife cut. Finally one day, my volcano erupted. That night, I drank a lot of wine with my friend Hu Dalong outside. I told Hu Dalong about it, and Hu Dalong scolded me for being worthless, and such a big matter can be tolerated.After hearing what he said, my anger stopped coming. When I got home, I closed the door and lifted Xiao Lili's mother from the bed. I yelled at her in a low voice, you stinky bitch!Tell me, whose wild species is in your stomach? I didn't dare to yell loudly, for fear that my mother would be sad when she heard it. Xiao Lili's mother was terrified. She didn't expect me to find out about this problem. She always thought I was a fool and told me that the baby in her belly was ours.Even at this juncture, Xiao Lili's mother still said, what are you talking about, what kind of bastard, I don't understand, this is obviously our child. I was so angry, maybe she told the truth and stopped lying to me, and maybe I would feel better. Without saying a word, I slapped her hard on the face, and I cursed, you stinky bitch, you are going to die and still speak hard, who are you trying to deceive!Tell me the truth, whose child is in your womb? She was a little stunned after being slapped by me, and tears welled up in her eyes.Her lips twitched, her face full of grievances. I threatened, tell me quickly, who is the bastard in your stomach, otherwise I will kill you! She got off the bed suddenly, knelt down in front of me with a plop, crying, you, can you let me go, don't force me, don't let me speak out, my heart is bleeding, please let me go?I will serve you like a cow and a horse for the rest of my life, and I will go to the hospital tomorrow to kill this poor child. I listened to her words, my heart softened, really softened. At this time, my mother seemed to have heard something. She asked us at the door, what's the matter with you, and you don't sleep until midnight, so pay attention to your health. I winked at Xiao Lili's mother, she is a smart person, and immediately stopped crying and making a sound.I pretended to be calm and said to my mother, Mom, there is nothing wrong, you can rest assured and go to sleep, don't worry about us. My mother went to bed after hearing what I said. I looked at the woman kneeling on the ground, and my heart was very complicated.But I still helped her up, put her back on the bed, let her lie down, and then told her that even if this had never happened, go to sleep.I sat there alone until dawn. That night, I thought a lot and took into account all aspects of the problem. I still kept the child in her belly.That child is Xiao Lili. Since the birth of this child, I have been feeling uncomfortable. When the knot in my heart cannot be untied, I always want to leave this house one day, and leave this mother and daughter who made me sad and humiliated. , something happened that I didn't expect. That year an old beggar came to the village. I still don't know whether the old man is a human or a ghost.He lives in a ruined temple in the village.One night, Hu Dalong and I drank in a small hotel and headed home.Ever since I had this child, I have been using alcohol to drown my sorrows. During that time, I owed a lot of money in the small hotel.When I walked to the side of the ruined temple, I heard groans.I walked into the ruined temple with a flashlight. In the ruined temple full of spider webs, I saw the beggar old man curled up on a broken straw mat, covering his stomach with his hands, moaning in pain. Dirty face twisted, I used to be sympathetic, unlike now, the more money I make, the darker my heart becomes. I said to him, old man, what's the matter with you. The old man heard me, and he said, I'm hungry— His voice was so weak that he must be starving. My heart was moved, and I said to him, old man, wait, I will go get you something to eat right away. Thinking about it now, I don't know why I was so kind in the first place.When I got home, I rummaged through the kitchen to find something to eat. At that time, my family was poor, and it was the turn of spring and summer. When there was nothing to eat, there was nothing to eat. My mother got up when she heard the noise I was making in the kitchen, and she asked me what I was doing.I told her the whole story, my mother thought about it and said, you should drink less alcohol in the future, it will hurt your health!Then, she went back to her room and took out a small bag of dried sweet potatoes, she said, just take some to feed the old man, it’s rare to have such kindness as you, we can’t just ignore death, Originally, this bit of dried sweet potato was saved for when she couldn't hold on any longer, but I didn't even take it out for Lily when she was hungry. I know my mother is good to Lily.Without saying a word, I grabbed a few handfuls of dried sweet potatoes and put them in an enamel basin before rushing back to the ruined temple. 我把装着地瓜干的搪瓷盘放在了他的面前，在我的手电光下，我看见老头的眼睛发出了一股炬亮，他干枯的手伸向了搪瓷盆，他抓起一把地瓜干就往嘴巴里塞。他满脸幸福的样子，咀嚼着地瓜干。我对他说，老人家，你慢慢吃。可不到两分钟的时间，他就张大了嘴巴，他的目珠突兀着，像是要弹出来，他一只枯竭的手在喉头抓着，抓出了血。他像是噎住了，我怎么就忘了给他带点水来呢？ 不一会，他呜咽着，嘴里冒出了白沫。 这时，我吓坏了，我束手无措。他突然从口袋里掏出了一样东西，交给了我，我接过那东西，来不及看，老头就咽了气，他也许是活活被噎死的，我想救他，没想到却要了他的命。他给我的东西是一张羊皮地图。 那张地图我认为是一张藏宝图，或许老头来到这里，就是为了寻宝的，没想到他竟噎死了，或许他是为了报答我的好心，才在临死前把那张羊皮地图给我的。 你也许会认为我是靠那张羊皮地图找到了什么宝藏而发的财，如果你那么想的话，你就彻底错了。其实那张羊皮地图到我手中不到三天，就不见了。我记得我回家后把它藏在了一个隐秘的地方。可我要把它找出来，按图去寻找宝藏时，我怎么也找不到它了。 我问肖莉莉的妈妈，看到它没有，有没有取走它，她说没有。 我很怀疑，就是她拿走了那张羊皮地图。 过了几天，在一个晚上，肖莉莉她妈出去了一个晚上没有回来，我四处寻找也没有找到她。第二天中午时分，她回来了，我质问她去了哪里，她笑而不答。她的样子特别奇怪，自从那天晚上我逼问她肚子里的孩子是谁的之后，她就一直不快乐，一直很少有笑脸。但是现在，她笑容满面，似乎是过着蜜糖般的幸福生活。看到她这样子，我反倒有些害怕了。我也不问她了。 就在第二天的午后，有人到田里来告诉我，我老婆在山上的一棵树下喝药自杀了。那时，肖莉莉不懂事，我让村里人和我母亲，不要告诉她她母亲是怎么死的，就说是她和别人私奔了。 她死后，我就离开了水曲柳乡。 我没想到我出去后会发财，也没想到会娶到你，我想忘掉过去的一切，可忘不掉，过去的一切就像一条蛇一样紧紧地缠绕着我。 我根本就没想到肖莉莉也会像她母亲一样死在那棵树下。这也许是一种宿命。我本想在今夜回来把母亲接走的，可她不和我一起走。我说你守着这里干什么，我在外面请一大群保姆服侍你，让你过神仙一样的生活！ 没想到她不和我走，非要守在这里，守护那个不是她亲的死鬼孙女，她还骂我，骂我狼心狗肺，怎么不把自己的女儿带走，非要留在这里，她还说是我害死了肖莉莉！ 我又造了什么孽呢？ 我想不明白，不明白。 石萍，你和我走吧，我再也不回这地方了，再也不回！ 史未来说到最后时，话语都走了调。他的脸上出现了一种绿荧荧的光芒。让石萍害怕的绿荧荧的光芒。他的眼晴像是被一层水雾迷蒙住了。石萍看不清他眼中的色泽。史未来的声音也变得十分的冷酷起来，石萍，你跟我走，我厌恶这个地方，厌恶这里的一切！ 石萍顿时觉得史未来十分的可怕，但她只是一种直觉，具体她可怕的地方在哪里，她还一无所知。 石萍站了起来，离他远了一点，她说，我现在不能回去，你先走吧。 史未来站了起来，朝石萍一步一步逼了过来，他的声音朔风一样冷还带着一股肃杀之气，石萍，我告诉你了那么多，我把一切都告诉你了，你必须跟我回去。 石萍往后退着，她说，我是不会回去的，我在这里还有许多工作要做，你还是先走吧。 史未来高大的身躯朝她逼了过来，把她逼到了靠墙的地方，石萍已经没有了退路！ 这个曾经是她最爱的人，她认为可以托付一生的人，现在让她害怕。 她说，你你要干什么？ 史未来狞笑了一声，阴冷地说，一切都是假的，假的，连我自己也是假的，或许我根本就没有什么父亲，我也是一个野种，石萍，你不是说和一个男人在一起么？Where?Where?你不是一直不愿意生孩子么，是不是不愿意和我生，是不是你也要给我生一个野种，给我的心口上的伤再洒上一把盐？ 石萍说，你走开！我看你是疯了！ 石萍感觉到来自自己丈未史未来的威胁，这是她从未有过的感觉，她第一次觉得自己在史未来面前是如此的弱小。 史未来狞笑着把双手朝她伸过来，企图掐住她的脖子。 石萍觉得自己无路可逃了。她说，史未来，你就掐死我吧。 史未来突然狂笑了起来，然后扭头走了，边走边说，一切都是假的，假的！ 史未来的脚步声消失后，石萍才缓过神来，她砰地关上门，反锁上了。 她的胸部起伏着，她喃喃自语道，怎么会这样，怎么会这样呢？ 她头痛得厉害，太阳穴仿佛要炸开。 一个和她生活了几年的男人，她竟然不知道他的内心世界，一切被虚假的表象所遮蔽，这是多么可怕的事情。石萍更加无法入眠了，到现在，她又产生了放弃采访的念头了，她决定，一回去就和史未来分居。她要放弃这个婚姻，独身到老。 她看了看表，已经是午夜12点了。 她正想着乌鸡婆的叫魂声怎么没有响起来的时候，她浑身触电一般颤抖了一下。她听到了乌鸡婆阴森森的声音，莉莉，你回来—— 这阴森森的声音不是从窗外的旷野上传来的，而是就在她的房间里面响起来的，石萍四周搜寻了一遍，什么鬼影都没有，只有乌鸡婆的声音在她面前回荡着。石萍听着听着，似乎就变了一个人，她的目光痴呆起来。 然后，她觉得乌鸡婆的声音从房间里来到了门边，石萍一步一步跟着乌鸡婆的声音来到了门边。乌鸡婆阴森森的声音穿过门缝飘了出去，石萍打开了门，跟了出去。乌鸡婆的声音在前面飘着，石萍在后面痴痴地跟着。石萍在乌鸡婆声音的引导下，一步一步地穿过楼道，下了楼梯，往招待所门外走去。她路过接待室门口时，接待室的门是紧闭着的，里面传来电视的声音。 石萍似乎没顾及任何东西，就在乌鸡婆声音的诱引下走出了乡政府招待所的大门。此时的石萍没有一丝恐惧感，她只是痴痴地跟着乌鸡婆的声音行进，她看不到乌鸡婆的人，只能听见她的声音。 石萍走上了一条沙土小道，她一直在乌鸡婆声音的诱引下，走向河滩上的那片小树林。月光冰冷，残酷地给大地涂上了一层恐怖的银色，就像纸钱上让人置身于冥界的那种银色。 石萍在银色的月光下走进了小树林里。她看到了一个灯笼，挂在那棵树的枝丫上，乌鸡婆的声音在石萍进入小树林后消失了。她一进入小树林，就朝那灯笼走过去，突然，一个白影在她面前晃过，她看清楚了，那是一件白色的连衣裙。白色连衣裙飘过后就不见了，可她分明看到从连衣裙上掉落了一件什么东西。 她准确地找到了从连衣裙里掉落的东西，她这时突然清醒过来，她想，我怎么会到这个地方呢，石萍的心里感到极度的恐惧，她捡起了白色连衣裙上掉落的东西，那是一块羊皮，难道是传说中的羊皮地图，她想都没想就把那块羊皮塞进了自己的裤兜里。 石萍是看见了那灯笼发出的红光，她想离开这片小树林，但她还是朝灯笼那边走去。她心里自己在对自己说话，石萍，不要怕，什么事情都不会发生的。 当她走近那棵挂着灯笼的树下时，她吓坏了，忍不住惊声尖叫起来。 一阵秋风瑟瑟地吹刮过来，小树林子里响起了各种各样的怪声，仿佛有人哭，有人笑，有人在吵，有人在骂……石萍顾不了那么多了，她转身就跑，她不知道自己能不能跑出这幽冥的世界，那些各种各样的怪声在她奔跑的时候在她身后尖锐地追逐着她，有的声音呼啸着从她的耳边滑过，超在了她的前面。石萍的心被恐惧压迫着，蹂躏着。 石萍觉得有结实的绳索把自己的双脚捆绑住了，她怎么跑也跑不快，似乎是在原地踏步。石萍在这寒冷的秋夜里，浑身冒出了冷汗。那些尖锐的怪声在她四周将她紧紧地包裹在里面，她就像是一个蛹，被自己吐出的丝包裹着。她相信那些怪声都来自于自己的心灵。但她无法摆脱恐惧。 刚才她看到的一幕令她无法置信。 她看到在那棵挂着灯笼的树上，还挂着一具尸体。白色的灯笼见证着那具苍老的尸体，那是乌鸡婆的尸体，她干枯的尸体吊在树枝上，不停地晃荡着。 让石萍惊惧的是，尸体穿的是一套红色的布衣，是那种水曲柳乡村年老妇女穿的侧襟衫和宽大的裤子，尸体的鞋也是一双红色的绣花鞋。更让石萍惊惧的是，她的这位不知道石萍就是她儿媳的婆婆干枯的脸已经成了褐色，她的舌头长长地吐出来，那是石萍一生的恶梦。 石萍飞快地跑着，但她觉得自己跑得像蜗牛一样缓慢，她担心自己在奔跑中气绝身亡，那些尖锐的怪声几乎让她的神经崩溃。