stay with ghosts

Since Hu Lai came home, Hu Yichen slept in the same room with his father most of the time, because the third family also came over during the Chinese New Year, and the family couldn't live there, so the man lived in the same room as the woman.

They live in the house of the fourth child, which is a wing room and the outer room is a stove room. The inner room has two big kangs, the east and the west. The four brothers live in the east kang, and the few children live in the west kang. The two were lying on the kang, talking in a low voice, about their plans to enter the city, and the children on the kang to the west were sleeping soundly.

The brothers didn't go to bed until a little later, and they were staring at each other when they suddenly heard a child in Xikang shouting 'beard-beard'

Hu Laiteng sat up in a daze, and he heard clearly that it was his own son's voice.

"Ah-huzi" Hu Lai just got off the kang, when he watched his son start doing it, he screamed loudly.

Now the few brothers who just slept woke up.

"Son, wake up—wake up." Hu Lai quickly picked up the child.

"Hurry up, I'm sleepy." Hu Le put on his padded jacket as he said, and walked over to the kang in two steps.

Hu Lai yelled a few times, but the child hadn't woken up yet. At this time, the lights were already on. Hu Yichen suddenly opened his eyes and stared, "Beard, beard, take revenge on me."

The child's eyes were already big, but at this time the light was dim, and the backlight was still there. There was a layer of hazy yellow on the originally black glazed eyes, which had no focus. Coupled with his name, Hu Lai and Hu Le broke out in a cold sweat.

Huzi is Hu Lai's nickname. Hu Lai was born without milk, so he is considered blessed. It just so happened that several of the old Hu's family gave birth to children, and they ate them in turn until they were two years old. They ate very strong, but small Once a child develops a habit, he doesn't need an adult to teach him. Every time Hu Lai is carried to someone's house, he rushes for rations, regardless of whether it is convenient or not. Sometimes he even robs his cousins. If they couldn't grab him, people laughed and said he was a beard.

Later, when Hu Lai grew up, he took special care of his younger siblings, as well as other cousins. Gradually, no one called him this nickname, and not many people knew this nickname.Hu Yichen would not know either.

As soon as he thought of Hu Lai, he thought of the missing Hu Zhen, with cold sweat on his hands, "Hu Zhen-" Hu Lai called out tentatively.

"My brother avenged me. My wife and that man killed me. I was buried in the bottom of the water tank. You avenge me." Hu Yichen spoke quickly in a thin voice.Let the men hear clearly, they were terrified immediately, and it happened that Pangpang was awakened with a start, and burst into tears.

"Okay, I will avenge you, you leave my son." Hu Lai said suspiciously.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, Hu Yichen closed his eyes.

"Chenchen-son—" Hu Lai hurriedly called out.

"Well - dad -" Hu Yichen opened his eyes and looked at his dad.

Hu Lai breathed a sigh of relief, "Son, do you remember what happened just now?"

"What's wrong?" Hu Yichen asked in confusion.

Hu Lai put his arms around the child and kissed his forehead, "It's okay. It's okay."

The Hu Lai brothers didn't sleep anymore, they wrapped the child in quilts and sent the child to the main room.

The old man and the old lady moved the kang out of the place and settled down a few boys, "What's the matter?" the old lady asked strangely.

"It's nothing, Chenchen is sleepy. Let them make do with it tonight." Hu Lai had already calmed down.

The four brothers and the old man went to the wing room together.

"What's the matter?" The old man asked while sitting on the kang.

Hu Le looked at Hu Lai and repeated what he had just said.

The old man was smoking his pipe, "Don't let the children listen to us too much during the day, and have nightmares at night."

"No, he called me Huzi. No one has called me by this nickname for many years, and Chenchen can't know it." Hu Lai shook his head and denied it. If he said that he was not superstitious before, he didn't believe in those gods and gods, but because of Chen Chen He couldn't help but not believe what happened before Chenchen, not to mention, it didn't look like Chenchen's usual appearance just now.

"I think, it's more plausible. The second brother called home before he came back, and this time he drove back in his own car. I can't guarantee that no one will see him when he comes back. It snowed heavily those few days Yes. And I heard from others that a man was seen coming out of the second sister-in-law's house, so I don't know who it is."

"Xitou Erpaozi." Hu Di said suddenly.

Several men all looked at him, "How do you know?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. It was snowing too much when I came home from vacation. Didn't my father say that there were several big holes in the sand cart handlebars of the birthplace on the east side of our house. I was afraid of falling into the hole. I walked around the street before, just to see When Er Paozi came out from the second sister-in-law's house, I still wanted to call him, who knew he ran very fast, and then I thought something was wrong, why did he go to the second sister-in-law's house at night."

"Then why don't you say it." Hu Tian patted his leg.

"Can you talk about this, and it's not blocked on the kang." Hu Di curled his lips.

"It's quite possible to put it this way. Second brother, if he comes back by car, it will be faster than taking the train. He called and said that he came back that day, so he might be ahead of schedule. If he blocks people into the house—" Hu Lai said in half, Everyone understands.

"Then what should we do? Why don't we call the police." Hu looked at a few people.

"No. What should we say if we call the police? Said that Hu Zhen has manifested and attached to a child?" Hu Le called back immediately, "Who will believe it?"

"There is one more thing. If we really dig people out, what shall we say? This matter is also a matter of suspicion. What if we can't dig them out?" The old man gathered the quilt on his body.

Alas, several people are worried.

"Don't talk about this, why did you say that Hu Zhen came to Chenchen? Chenchen won't have any problems, right?" Hu Lai was worried.

"Brother, don't worry. I don't think Chenchen remembers anything just now. We'll have a look tomorrow when he sleeps well. Fourth master can say that Chenchen is a very lucky person."

"Well, although this matter is evil, if it is accurate, it is also a merit." The old man knocked on the cigarette bag and got entangled, "Go to sleep, I will talk to Mr. Hu Zhen tomorrow. See what happens manage."

Not to mention that the men in the family tossed and turned all night, Hu Yichen got a good night's sleep. After thinking about it for a few days, Hu Zhen came up with an unreasonable solution. Let Hu Yichen pretend to be dreaming, this is the most gentle way, Hu Zhen can't Let Hu Yichen take the risk, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until this day.

After thinking about it, it happened that Hu Yichen slept with the Hu Lai brothers, so that Hu Lai would not have to take risks alone, and the brothers could always find a way together.After that, I taught Hu Yichen how to pretend.Children don't know how to act, but it doesn't take much for him to do more. One is talking and the other is eyes. You just need to memorize the words, and as long as the eyes don't have focal length, it's fine. As a result, Hu Zhen taught Hu Yichen how to pretend to be blind for a long time.This child's eyes are too bright, if not done well, he will be seen through, but fortunately with the help of lights, it looks real.

Hu Zhen explained everything to Hu Yichen before and after, and in the end it all depends on how far this kid can go.

That night Hu Zhen stood in front of his house, facing the night light outside, looking at the silent village, as if he was alone in the world.

The next morning, Hu Lai went to see his son. Hu Yichen got up as usual, because he changed places in the middle of the night, and when he got up early, the younger brothers had a fight, everything was normal.He finally felt relieved.

The old man was very preoccupied in the mornings. After breakfast, the old man went to the front yard. This is because fourth master Hu is not at home, otherwise he wouldn't have to bother. Fourth master must have a solution.

It's just that things didn't develop as they were worried about. Hu Erye was in poor health because of Hu Zhen's disappearance. Fortunately, his sons and girls all came back during the Chinese New Year, and they were better with them. He was in good spirits this morning. After breakfast, the children and grandchildren opened a few tables of mahjong, and the smoke in the room just started, but Hu Erye felt much relieved because of the popularity.

Hu Donglin didn't expect that such a roomful of people gathered at Erye Hu's house in the morning, and some things were hard to say. When Erye Hu saw him enter the room, he smiled and waved his hands, "Come on, Donglin, show me the cards." I am old, and I am very happy to sit on the kang and play cards with a few eleven or twelve-year-old grandchildren.

Hu Donglin didn't move, so he sat down and played for a while.

"Why do you have something to do when you come here today?" Hu Erye is old-hearted, and he can see it after a while.

"No, it's nothing—" Hu Donglin really didn't want to break Hu Erye's good mood, and was also afraid that something might happen to the old man's health.

Hu Erye saw that there must be something wrong, "You are also five or sixty years old, why are you still hesitating when you talk. It's so unpleasant."

Hu Donglin pondered for a while, "There is something about the second boy."

When Hu Erye heard it, he threw away the cards in his hand, "Go and play in that room."

Hearing this, all the grandchildren in the house have gone out, only Hu Erye's sons are left. Hu Zhen's father couldn't walk because of an accident in his early years, and he can't do any heavy work on weekdays. His wife has to take care of Hu Erye. This son said earlier that he lived with the second son. Uncle Hu Zhen took care of his brothers and sisters. After the separation, he did not build a house and lived with him. Taking care of my younger brother, fortunately, Hu Zhen and his younger brother are very competitive, and now they are doing well, so they can take care of the family instead.Treat the uncle as your own father and be filial.

The whole family is sitting here now. Before Hu Donglin could say anything, his own sons also came over, "Come on, you guys are here, Hu Lai, tell me about it."

"Father, you haven't said anything yet." Hu Lai was depressed for a while, how could he come at this time.I had no choice but to tell the whole story. In fact, when I woke up in the morning, I didn’t have the horror of the night, and Hu Lai was a little bit retreating. It’s too absurd. It may also be that the child listened too much during the day and was frightened. It’s not true.”

It's a pity that no one in the room listened to the last sentence. The elders of Hu Erye's family were all blushing and thick-necked.

Hu Erye held his second son's hand and took a few breaths, "Whether it's true or not, we'll take it seriously. Boss, go ask your wife to find Hu Zhen's wife, and say to make new clothes for my little great-grandson." Wouldn't it be good for her to cut clothes when she goes out to wear them after the next year. Remember to let the third son accompany you. Watch it."

"Well, don't worry, Dad will have no problem." The third son is the third grandson of Boss Hu. Boss Hu has three sons. The marriage is different sooner or later, and the age difference between the grandchildren is also quite large. These three grandsons are the sons of Boss Hu. Fifteen this year, he looks gentle and gentle, looks weaker than ordinary kids, but only those who know him know that this kid has a lot of vigor. When he was 12 years old, he went up to play in the mountains and encountered wolves. He didn’t have a weapon in his hand, so he was entangled with wolves. Together they literally killed the wolf.Xu is a fusion of life and death, this child is more stable than his brother, and his family can rest assured when he handles affairs.

"Third brother, you will take Daming, Erlin, and your family to the west of the village to catch Er Paozi. When your elder brother delivers the letter, you will arrest him. Then, boss, you will bring some Er Paozi." Feet, when the time comes to release five in a row, the third child over there will listen and do it."

"The grandson plays cards all day long. If he is not sure, he will make gold flowers at the grandson's house. If he catches one, he will be sure."

"Second uncle can't do it, we don't have any evidence, only our little four saw it once, and he can't recognize it." Hu Donglin understood that he wanted to arrest the second gunner together.

"No mistake, let your brother tell you." The old man sighed.

The third son of Mr. Hu's family curled his lips when he heard this, "On the fifth day of the lunar new year, my wife saw Er Paozi come out of her yard. She went into the house and checked, and she was sure. If Er Zi didn't believe it, I would have cleaned her up that day. .”

Hu Donglin was speechless now.

"But let's wait first. If it's true, ask about it before you do it. It's fine if people see it. Otherwise, we'll be in trouble." After thinking about it, it's better not to make too much trouble.

"That's all right, third child, that's all you need to do today, don't let him run away by revealing anything."

"I know dad."

A group of gentlemen discussed the details, and after confirming the details, they left for the backyard. After a while, the third son made a gesture from the crossing, turned and went back to the house.A group of people went directly to Hu Zhen's yard. Because of his father's health, Hu Zhen exchanged three new houses for a yard with the neighbor's when he married his wife. He also bought the few trees and planted them all the time, so that the small forest between the two families seemed not so close.

A group of people went around from the other side and entered the courtyard of Hu Zhen's house.Anyway, Hu Zhen's daughter-in-law went back home, and the yard was pretty clean.Because of Hu Yichen's instructions, the group went straight to the water tank.

There are seven or eight large water tanks along the east wall of Hu Zhen's house. Before Hu Zhen went out, the family stockpiled sauerkraut and sold it to his sister-in-law's restaurant in the county. Later, when Hu Zhen went out to do business, he stopped doing it. The sauerkraut storage jars remained and were never sold. The water jars were empty in winter for fear of being cracked by freezing.

A few people went over to look at it, but they couldn't see anything because it was covered with snow. Hu Le took a big broom and swept the snow away. After a closer look, he could see something wrong. The third water tank on the left was a little bulging.

Seeing this, several people's hearts sank. These water tanks have been placed for several years, and the ground has long been compacted. Other water tanks have sunk into the ground, only this one is different.

"Move." Boss Hu said with a gloomy face.

The big tank was removed, and the brothers dug. The ground that should have been frozen solid was softer than expected. This situation makes people feel sad.After a while, a corner of the bed sheet appeared in the soil.

After a while, a frozen hand appeared.

"Brother——" Hu Qiang, Hu Zhen's younger brother, looked at the ring on his hand and immediately recognized it as his brother, and knelt down at once.

"Damn it." Boss Hu scolded, his eyes were red, "Hu Di go report." Hu Di rolled up his sleeves, wiped his tears and ran out.

The hands of the few people here were trembling, and they finally dug out the whole person after 10 minutes.Because the weather is cool, it is still good.Lifting the bed sheet that he was hugging, Hu Zhen rolled his body, like a baby in the mother's womb, with a peaceful expression, and there was a frozen blood clot on the back of his head.