Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 159 Carrying back the body of his son

As soon as the words fell, the noisy crowd suddenly became quiet, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After realizing what was happening, they all took two steps back unconsciously and looked inside the house in horror.

The most frightened among them was Shen Zhong, who looked very bad.

Ji Wenhe was standing at the gate of the courtyard and happened to see the fear in his eyes.

There was an uproar among the crowd.

Lan Qiuhua covered her chest in fear: "How did he...how did he find the body? Did anyone see him leave the village?"

Everyone shook their heads.

No one saw him leave the village, so it was probably at night when everyone was resting.

“No wonder no one has seen him in the past two days.”

"His land is right next to mine. I thought he was just too sad and would be fine in two days."

"How can it be possible to recover in just two days after my son died?"

"Then how did he bring the body back?"

"The head and body are separated, how come he is not scared at all? I would be scared to death if it were him."

"That's his son. He doesn't even have time to feel sorry for him, let alone be afraid."

"..."

Everyone was talking to each other and watching from afar at the door, and no one dared to step into the yard.

After arguing for a long time, Shen Zhong scolded with a cold face: "Go to the fields to work. Have you finished planting the rice seedlings? Go quickly and don't join in the fun here."

The villagers wanted to stay and see what was going on, but they also had to take care of their work in the fields, so they left reluctantly, and a few of them obviously didn't want to leave.

Ji Wenhe and Lan Qiuhua had nothing to do at home, so they stayed, and Shen Suya arrived late.

"Mom, what happened?"

She was sleeping at home. When she woke up, she found that her mother was not there and there were a lot of people gathered at Shen Dadong's house.

"Something happened." Lan Qiuhua stopped the person who wanted to go into the yard and whispered.

"Uncle Dong, he..." He hid behind her immediately after hearing her words, and said in a trembling voice, "He...he...how did he bring the body back?"

Yes, how did he bring the body back from the town? Several people had big question marks on their foreheads.

Ji Wenhe's peripheral vision fell on Shen Zhong. He was far away and didn't dare to get closer. His eyes were fixed on the bedroom door.

After a long while, he seemed to have made up his mind and walked slowly towards the yard.

But he only walked into the yard and did not reach the door, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Dadong, now that the child is gone, let him rest in peace."

The person in the room seemed not to hear it. He took the needle and thread and carefully sewed the neck together.

Shen Rongshan watched quietly without disturbing him.

Ji Wenhe swallowed his saliva and admired his courage. He was not afraid at all.

After a long while, Shen Zhong said again: "Dadong, I will pay for the event for the child."

"Rongshan, please persuade your uncle Dong to not let the child die and still rest in peace."

He didn't dare to mention Shen Hubiao's name at all now, for fear of irritating Shen Dadong.

Shen Rongshan walked up to him and lowered his voice: "Village head, I see that Uncle Dong won't listen to anyone right now."

"It depends on what he wants to do. We shouldn't interfere. If he wants help, he should ask us."

"But..." Shen Zhong was now feeling both scared and regretful.

They were afraid that Shen Dadong would find out that they had filed a complaint with the authorities.

I regret that I shouldn't have let Li Tianba come to arrest the person, but let someone else do it.

In order to allow their grandson-in-law to gain merit, they did not think too much about it and hurriedly asked him to arrest the person.

Shen Zhong was still worried: "Rongshan, you stay and watch him, don't let him do anything stupid."

Shen Rongshan nodded: "Yes."

He looked at Ji Wenhe outside the door: "Wenhe, go tell Aunt Wang."

"it is good."

I explained the situation to Wang Erfeng. She was not angry and asked Shen Rongshan to take care of this side.

When he was about to go to Shen Dadong's house again, Lan Qiuhua and Shen Suya came over.

"Wen He, don't go. Rong Shan asked you to come to my house. You and Xiao Ya stay at home and talk. I'm going to plant rice for Er Feng's family."

Ji Wenhe responded: "Okay."

She returned to the edge of the wasteland to get the basket, and the people behind her followed.

"Sister-in-law, Uncle Dong is so pitiful. His son is gone, his head was chopped off, and there is no complete body. Can he be reincarnated?"

Here they believe in keeping the body intact so that they can be reborn in the next life.

"I don't know if it can be reincarnated, but I'm curious about how Uncle Dong got the body back."

Carry it back in a basket or carry it back on your back?

"Alas, no matter what, the person is dead now, and all the previous grudges are gone."

Ji Wenhe walked to the foot of the mountain and found a stone to sit on.

"Shen Hubiao was beheaded for smuggling salt. He was a criminal. Can we hold a grand funeral for him?"

Shen Suya shook her head: "I don't know, it shouldn't be possible, but the head of the village said that maybe it is possible."

the other side.

Shen Rongshan stood at the door, waiting quietly.

After he had sewed up the skull and cut the threads with scissors, Shen Dadong finally spoke.

His voice was hoarse, his words were weak, and he exuded the air of death.

"Rongshan, Uncle Dong, I can't do anything anymore. Please help me dig a hole next to his mother's grave."

Since Shen Hubiao was captured, he has not had a drop of water, his lips are chapped, and his throat is dry, itchy and painful.

After learning of his son's death, he went to the town overnight and asked many people before he found out where the beheaded criminals were thrown.

He avoided people during the day, walked on deserted roads, and carried his son back home on his back, stumbling all the way without stopping.

It was to sew his head shut, leaving his body intact so that he could rest in peace.

Shen Rongshan was about to turn around and leave when he was stopped by him.

"Rongshan, go call the head of the village. I have something to say to him."

"it is good."

He first went to Shen Zhong's house, informed him, and then went to the cemetery with a shovel.

Ji Wenhe saw him leaving at the foot of the mountain, and then saw Shen Zhong walking on the road, hesitantly turning back and forth.

"Xiaoya, go home first. I'll go to your house later."

Shen Suya responded.

After she left, I turned my head and looked to the east. The villagers were all bending over, concentrating on planting rice.

He quietly walked around to the side of Shen Dadong's house and listened to the conversation in the yard.

All I heard him say was, "Li Zheng, my family's land and homestead are mortgaged to you. Go home and get the money now. I want to make a good coffin."

Shen Zhong replied: "Dadong, you mortgaged the house and land to me, what are you going to do? Are you not going to live with me in the future?"

"Li Zheng, I only have this one request."

He was silent for a long time: "You wait."

Immediately afterwards, Shen Zhong was seen leaving the yard. Ji Wenhe was afraid of being discovered, so he quickly hid.

She thought Shen Dadong would question Shen Zhong whether he had gone to the government to sue the official, but in the end he just had to mortgage the land and house to him.

When we arrived at the cemetery, Shen Rongshan was digging a hole with great effort.

"Brother Shen."

He stopped and turned to look at her: "Wen He, why are you here? There are graves everywhere. Don't scare you. Go home."