I wanted to get up and go to the balcony to smoke. Unexpectedly, Hamborg who was sitting next door also laid on the balcony in a daze, and the two of them blended in one move as they sauntered downstairs to walk around the village.
We lived in a high-rise at the east end of the village. After walking for a hundred meters, we arrived in front of the domed house in the middle of the village. Looking at it from close up, this was still a bit of a scale. "Outside, there was a large hall that was shaped like a steamed bun and was thousands of square meters wide. In the middle of the hall, there was also a small room that was round like an upside-down wine cup. That must be Zujing.
Hamborg elbowed me. "Does it look like a grave?"
"A little, but I don't think so."
Hamborg winked at me and asked, "Go in and take a look?"
"Forget about it, just look at Zu Jing in the middle of the night. If you dye his body full of medicinal dregs, then people will say that you've broken their Feng Shui, and they won't kill you." I rolled my eyes at him and pulled him aside.
After walking a few steps towards the house, I slowly walked parallel to the interior of the house. Then, I noticed that something was amiss. Even though the room inside was small, it had to be at least two to three hundred square meters. There was a dark patch on the ground, which must have been the mouth of the well. There must have been a stone tablet erected beside it. None of this was anything special, but there were two long, blurry lines on the ground beside the stone tablet. Looking from afar, it actually looked like two coffins!
Seeing me suddenly stop moving, Hamborg also followed my gaze and looked over, discovering the two coffin-like things, he smiled mischievously at me, "Are you interested in going in to take a look this time?"
It was already 2 in the morning. There were only a few street lamps in the vicinity that were not much brighter than candles. I gritted my teeth and waved at Hamborg: "Go!"
"Where's the dog? "More?" The foreigner muttered, his hands still on the handle. He grabbed the iron chain on the door like a towel, and with just a little strength, snapped the finger-thick chain.
"Do you know the difference between this and a fried dough twist?" This foreigner will never forget to be cocky, even if no one cares about him, "This can't be eaten!" That's all. "
I ignored him, gently pushed the door open and walked in. The hall looked even more shocking from the inside. The hall was thousands of square meters and did not have a single pillar. It was built entirely from an arched roof. The surrounding windows were all wide open, so one could imagine how transparent the hall was during the day. However, he also felt that this hall was like a tomb. It was completely empty except for a small room in the middle. Two coffins were quietly placed in this room that resembled a tomb.
When Hamborg unlocks the lock, I took a step forward to the side of the legendary Ancestral Well. Leaning in to take a look, I found that the one meter wide well did not have a lid, but was just open, surrounded by a ring of bluestone blocks. When I went over, I could feel a faint chill, but other than that, I didn't feel anything special.
I walked over to the coffin and looked at it carefully. I realized that the coffin was not nailed, so I decided to keep it for my family to look at. I put my hands on the lid of the coffin for a moment and pushed it open a foot, just enough to see what the dead man looked like.
I turned on the light on my cell phone and looked in. The dead were all heading out of the well, and I was already wearing my shroud according to local custom, and inside the coffin on the left was a kind old lady who looked like she had to be in her late forties. Her face was thin, but she wasn't shriveled, and I could tell she had a good life when she was alive.
Although the deceased had made some so-called makeup, when the light from the strobe lamp shone on her face, she looked especially pale, as if her mouth and eyes were always open. Although it was a bit scary, she also noticed something strange. The old lady's ear and mouth had obvious traces of water, which obviously came from her mouth and ears after putting on makeup. If that was the case, how much water would there be before putting on makeup? Was this old lady drowned too?
I was looking at the old woman in the coffin when I felt a tap on my shoulder.
"Stop messing around!" I naturally thought that it was Hamborg.
"Bro, I'm not messing around." The voice was still Hamborg's, but this time, he did not speak Shandong language, but used the typical foreign language.
I looked up. There were three young men standing at the entrance of the house, glaring at the two of us. One of them was even holding a steel crossbow! I straightened my back, slowly raised my hands and pursed my lips towards Hamborg. "He, he's a foreigner, I've never seen anything before. I'm curious, bring him over to take a look."
The young man with the steel crossbow in his hand became extremely angry, and walked towards me with the steel crossbow in his hand. "Bullshit!" You all must be here to secretly accompany us in death, right?! "
Hamborg raised his hands up to the sky and said, "I, I am Xie Guanzi! You guys, can't do this to me! "
I rolled my eyes and secretly stepped on him. This grandson was starting to pretend to be a foreigner, damn it.
"It's you?" The young man in the middle seemed to recognize me. He took a few steps forward and pressed down the steel crossbow. I also saw him clearly. It was the young man who had ridiculed me earlier in the day for not being a master.
"Yes, it's me. I know the police, and I'm a master, so I should be able to trust you, right? "
The young man shook his head. "Being acquainted with you doesn't mean that you're a good person. First, you two should set up the coffin and then come with us."
"Where to?" I am a bit surprised by his attitude, much better than I thought
The young man waved his hand. "Let's go. We'll know when we get there."
The young man led the way while carrying the steel crossbow. Hamborg and I were brought to one of the many houses at the northern end of the village.
He pushed the door open and walked in. There were about 20 people in this large living room. There were men and women, standing and sitting. Other than being in their 50s or 60s, everyone had a worried look on their faces.
Seeing us come in, the dignified old man in his sixties or seventies, who was sitting on the sofa, said, "Little Shun, who are these two? Why did you bring him here? " His tone was filled with doubt and displeasure.
The young man called Little Shun stepped forward and said, "Big Grandpa, I've seen him at the hot spring. He's a master, and says that the police can always find him for things they can't handle …"
"Scram!" Get them out of here! If the police can't handle it, my Guo family can as well! Hurry up and tell them to scram! " The old man was infuriated as he pointed at Little Shun and scolded him. The other people in the room also had faces full of dissatisfaction. They all felt that it was very inappropriate for Little Shun to bring Hamborg and I, two outsiders, here.
Little Shun lowered his head without saying a word. I rolled my eyes indifferently and turned to leave. Although this old man's attitude wasn't that great, he would naturally take care of his own family matters just like that. It was indeed a little unnecessary for us to come over.
But Hamborg did not agree, this guy held onto his waist as he stood there seriously, "This old sir, please be a bit more courteous. I am German, and my name is John Christopher Friedrich von Hamborg. We were invited here by your juniors. If he left now, he would be driven away by you. If you really need us for this matter in the future, it won't be so simple! " Finishing his speech, Duan turned around and left in a huff.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry as I followed behind him. This guy's words are quite reliable, but don't use Shandong language. A foreigner using Shandong dialect to say his full name would make the crowd crumble.
After walking a few steps, Hamborg suddenly turned his head and smiled at me mischievously. "Fourth Boss, wasn't my act just now good? "If you take this job, you have to give me a bit more commission."
"Divide my ass. Normally, you guys get 90% of the work done, but you get even more points. In the future, I'll just post it to you instead." I lowered my head and lit a cigarette. "What, can you tell something's wrong?"
Hamborg laughed, "I can't say for sure, I am not one of those perverts, but something must have happened, and this entire family is involved."
"Hmm? "How did you know?"
"The hall is turning black, the liver is burning, the tongue fur is turning yellow …"
I pulled Hamborg back, "Hey hey, your master was a Daoist or a doctor? Can you get to the point? "
Hamborg laughed foolishly, "That method of putting the corpse by the well, do you think it's proper? What is that? That was an Ancestral Well, according to what the Lady Boss said, it was an Ancestral Well that brought good luck to the Guo Family, especially to their village. Although the coffin was made of birthday clothes, why was there not even a guard duty? And you're so wary of us? You don't even want to pursue the matter of us going to see Zujing in secret. You don't even want to pursue this matter? "
"That's it? Maybe the local customs. As for opening up the coffin and not getting buried, we had originally planned to open it up for our relatives and friends to see. " I'm a little unimpressed.
Hamborg was just about to say something more when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Xiao Shun had chased them out, standing by my side as he gasped for breath, "Brothers, our village chief requests the two of you to come back."
I did not say anything, but Hamborg smiled at me sinisterly: "Look, the other party did not think of coming here, and now he is here to cause you trouble."
"No, no." Little Shun managed to catch his breath with much difficulty. He waved his hands at me and said, "Yes, another one died!"