Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Infant Burial (Part 2)

The night was getting colder.Is this really September?I pulled my coat suspiciously, and couldn't help speeding up my pace. "Did we really encounter a ghost?" Zhang Lu was still trembling with fear. "God knows." I said impatiently.Suddenly, I saw a faint light coming from a house not far away.I looked up and saw that the door of a family in the residential building on the right was open, and the door was full of wreaths and many paper figurines.There were many people in that hall, most of them were wearing white clothes, and many people were crying secretly.Who appears to be dead?It's so late and you're still having a funeral. Are you going to make a fuss?For some reason, I always feel that this very ordinary funeral is a little different from the ones I have seen before, as if something is missing!

Zhang Lu obviously noticed it too, and she muttered in a low voice: "It's strange. Why doesn't this family play the mourning music?" My mind was pounding and I was stunned.By the way, why is there no sorrow or joy in this family's funeral?Afraid of disturbing the neighbors?Impossible, the Chinese custom is very particular about being polite to the deceased, no matter how great the reason is, no one will complain to the funeral family.So, is there any reason why this family is unwilling or afraid to let go of mourning and joy? I couldn't help but glanced into the room a few more times.The innermost part of the hall is the Lingtai, on which are enshrined the photos of the deceased.Apparently it's a 2-year-old kid.child?Wasn't the child I met just now also a child of this age?

I shuddered and walked over to try to see clearly, my God!The more you look at it, the more you look like that innocent smile, such a cute face and demeanor, and the two unique dimples at the corners of the mouth.He was the child that he was about to run over just now! My brain was paralyzed as if struck by lightning.Fear spread in my heart, the eyes in that photo smiled at me, and the small mouth with the upper crescent moon revealed a strong and strange atmosphere. "What's wrong with you?" Zhang Lu asked in a soft voice while pushing hard on me who was stiff all over. "Go in and have a look." I glanced at her.

"What are you doing there?" She held me back: "Don't do anything inexplicable." I said calmly: "I never do things without a reason. Take a close look at the photo on the altar. Do you think that child looks familiar?" Zhang Lu looked over with a puzzled face, and was suddenly stunned in shock. "Is...is that the kid on the road?" She stammered in fear. "I'm not sure, so I'm going to go in and have a closer look. You wait here for me." I walked towards the house.Zhang Lu followed immediately: "Don't leave me here alone. I, I'm so scared!"

The dim incandescent lamp was constantly shaking by the wind.The men in white in the mourning hall also seemed unreal under the flickering lights.The two of us walked in, bowed to the master, lit a stick of incense, and bowed a few times in front of the altar.I kept looking at that photo.correct!I can now conclude with complete certainty that the child I met just now was this child.But he is dead!So who did you see?Could it really be... a ghost? Zhang Lu pulled my sleeve in fear, beckoning me to leave quickly.But I still couldn't believe everything in front of me, so I whispered to the owner: "He is such a lovely child. What a pity. Is he the only child?" According to my own thinking, if the children are twins, then the whole thing will be more complicated. Well explained.But the owner of the house didn't answer, just nodded slightly.

Seeing that they didn't pay much attention to me, I left with a stomach full of questions. "You don't know, Yebuyu and I met a ghost again when we went home the night before yesterday! Oh my god, it's the second time. That guy is really a super molder!" Day, early in the morning with her jerk foursome biting her ears. Shen Ke laughed loudly: "You mean you almost ran over a dead child when you were walking on Danan Road? And you even went into the mourning hall to pay homage to his photo? But I don't remember doing that on that road recently. What a funeral!"

"What did you say?" I grabbed him and said, "You mean there are no funerals there recently?" "Impossible!" Zhang Lu also screamed: "Ye Buyu and I clearly saw it that day, and even went in. Xiao Ke, you bastard, don't deliberately scare us!" "I'm not such a person. If you don't believe me, you can ask Wang Feng and Xu Lu. They both live in that area." Shen Ke looked at me with a nervous face, and suddenly became surprised: "Could it be that what Xiaolu said is all real?" I shook off him and rushed out the door: "Zhang Lu, I'm sick. Help me ask the class teacher for leave today."

There is a strange feeling in my heart.If what Shen Ke said was correct, then the funeral that happened the night before would be unnecessary.But he and Zhang Lu obviously attended that funeral, so could it be that all of this is just his imagination.But Zhang Lu also clearly remembered what happened that night! With my head full of cranky thoughts, I quickly arrived at the place where the funeral was held the day before yesterday.It turned out to be an ordinary grocery store.The owner is a skinny little old man. With his strong recommendation, I bought soda I don't like, a notebook that is not practical and a lot of garbage that I don't need at all.Under his endless language offensive, I finally found a gap, panting and pretending to ask casually: "Old man, how many people are there in your family?"

The old man said indifferently: "I'm the only one. The old woman went away the year before last. There are no children or grandchildren down here. I don't know how long this old bone can last." "So has anyone here borrowed your shop for a funeral recently?" I asked out of breath.Since the shop owner doesn't have any family members, the funeral held the night before is not his family's. "How is this possible? Do I want to do business here after lending to the dead for funerals?" The old head laughed like he had heard a big joke. I frowned and asked unwillingly: "Then no one around here did a funeral the night before?"

"No, no. Not for months. The damned are dead, and we're the only ones left." There is such a thing!I left the grocery store in great dismay.No idea at all.Did you really see a ghost last night? "How? Did you find anything?" Someone patted me behind me.Turning around and looking, it turned out to be the campus foursome of Zhang Lu and Shen Kena. "There is no clue. It is true that no one held a funeral here the night before. Of course, the premise is that the old man in the grocery store did not lie." I said with a headache. Zhang Lu's face changed: "Then what we met is really...?" She swallowed the word 'ghost' into her stomach in fear.

"Let's not talk about this. Why did you follow here?" I stared at them. "We are a five-person group on campus, and how can we not get involved in such an interesting matter?" Shen Ke laughed. "Campus five-person group? Hey, sure enough..." I got dizzy: "Then what is your reason for asking for leave?" "Diarrhea." Zhang Lu smiled. "Stomach pain." Wang Feng said. "Constipation." Shen Ke smiled wryly. "He is malnourished." Xu Lu put on a serious expression. "It's a simple enough reason, so what are you trying to help me with?" I asked. The four of them looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing.Zhang Lu blushed and said, "It's not important. Anyway, you'll know tomorrow. Let's discuss what happened the night before." Staring at their smiling faces, I somehow felt like I would be teased.But what about the funeral?Is it someone's joke, or an announcement or warning?I am confused again.