There is a white bone spirit in the village

Chapter 24

As soon as the stone widow arrived on the village road, she knocked on the village road and opened her throat, shouting: "It's no good, there's going to be a mountain torrent! Everyone run to Banyue Slope!" Several people asked in a hurry, and the widow stone said: "My old sister-in-law is in a dream, it is important to run for her life!" Said and waded forward.Half of the village road was not finished yet, and the news had almost spread to the whole village, but most of the people didn't move, they just stood outside and discussed with each other, uncertain.

"Shi's family, what are you doing, are you trying to disturb everyone's peace?"

Taigong Yang also heard the news very quickly. Supported by his son, he staggered out with a rainproof cowhide lantern, stood on a rock, and asked angrily.

Only then did Widow Shi close her voice, panting and said: "Grandpa, everyone is from the same village, and I yelled all the way here out of good intentions. Anyway, since you are also out, grandpa, I won't yell anymore. Believe it or not It's important that I go back and pack my things!" After finishing speaking, she hurriedly turned around and left.

Lin Jiao thought for a while, and shouted to the more and more villagers gathered: "Everyone, what my aunt said just now was given to me in a dream by my mother-in-law. I dare not say that it will be true, but I dare not say otherwise." Said. After hearing this, you go to spend the night on the slope. If you are fine, you will only spend the night outside. If there is a mountain torrent, the water and fire will be merciless, and everyone will eat more salt than I eat. I don’t need to say more about what will happen. Hurry up! That’s all I’ve said, you can figure it out yourself!”

After Lin Jiao finished yelling, she hurriedly turned back and headed home.The most important thing now is to get Nowu to a safe place as soon as possible.

"It's nonsense! It's nonsense! You are already restless, and you want to take the opportunity to mess around!"

Taigong Yang pointed at Lin Jiao's back and scolded with his crutches.The villagers on the side looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a while, someone suddenly said, "If you're not afraid of ten thousand, you're just in case..." As he said that, he hurried to his home.Someone started, followed immediately by others, regardless of Taigong Yang's yelling and cursing, the people quickly dispersed.

"Father... Do we want to..."

Yang Tongbao also hesitated. Seeing Taigong Yang hesitatingly asking, he was scolded by Yang Taigong: "The old widow surnamed Shi and this little widow are not good people. Do you believe what they say? Isn't the rain just about to come? Stop? The two of them are trying to scare and trouble people! Our family has so many belongings, if we really want to move, we won’t be able to move until tomorrow morning! You help me go back, and I will sit at home and open my eyes until dawn!"

Yang Tongbao was so scolded that he didn't say a word, so he had to help Mr. Yang to go home.

When Lin Jiao waded to the house, she saw that the entire yard had been flooded.

"Awu, let's go!"

Lin Jiao hurriedly put on the coir raincoat and bamboo hat for Nengwu, grabbed the two little hens that Nengwu had been obsessed with, and suddenly remembered, and hurried into her room to take out the small earthen pot for saving money, and grabbed the Nengwu opened the door with his hand and went out.

The rain had stopped, half a pale moon hung in the night sky, the light was dim, and the road was submerged in water. The only way forward was to rely on memory and the branch in Lin Jiao's hand to find the way, so the speed was very slow .When the two of them went to Banyuepo, the road was already very crowded.The family has an ox cart and a mule cart. The cart is full of food items, and a child is sitting on it, and the child is holding chickens and ducks in his arms.There was no car at home, the man was carrying things, the woman was walking with her baby on her back and driving the livestock, it was a mess - it turns out that people have a herd mentality, no one was willing to withdraw at the beginning, so naturally everyone didn't move.Once someone takes the lead, panic will spread quickly, lest they fall behind and be left unlucky.

Lin Jiao dragged Nengwu along with the crowd and walked with difficulty. From the entrance of the village to Banyuepo, it was only a mile or two away. It usually took 10 minutes to walk there, but now she was blocked in front of the arch bridge over Taohuaxi.The stream widened suddenly, and the torrent was raging. Two sections of the bridge deck were already submerged. A pig from Yang’s family was driven across the bridge. Li was so sad that she grabbed the bridge railing and wailed and refused to leave. The people behind were blocked and cursed constantly, and the scene was chaotic.It wasn't until we approached Banyuepo that the speed became faster because the terrain was getting higher and the water on the ground was getting less and less.

Lin Jiao staggered with Neng Wu and finally climbed to the top of the slope with the flow of people. Seeing that the flatter land above had been occupied by the people who came earlier, all the places she could see were people and animals, noisy, and she looked around. I wanted to find a place for Nengwu to settle down, but I happened to see Widow Shi unloading things from the mule cart not far away, and hurriedly pulled Nengwu over.

As soon as Widow Shi saw Lin Jiao, she said, "You came just in time, help me look at these, so as not to be stolen in the chaos. I will go again quickly, there are still things in the house that haven't been brought here!"

Lin Jiao hurriedly pulled her back, and saw that there were many people nearby who seemed to have the same thoughts as Widow Stone, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, don't go back! You can't finish moving! Move the tables and benches! If there is no flood, Everything is still waiting at home. If there is a flood, it will be dangerous to go back!"

The villagers hesitated for a while, and someone muttered: "My house is close, it's okay, if you don't believe me, it's just a coincidence..." Turning around and about to go down, Widow Shi also hurriedly broke away from Lin Jiao's hand, saying, "I'll go back as soon as I go..."

At this moment, a dull and strange sound suddenly came from the direction of the village entrance under the slope.Lin Jiao looked over in response to the prestige and couldn't help being stunned.Under the dim moonlight, a piece of water like a black tide surged quickly. Wherever the black tide passed, it engulfed everything and rushed to the foot of the slope in a blink of an eye. The rebounding waves rolled into the water one after another.

"It's not good, the mountain torrent is really coming, hurry up..."

Someone was yelling at the top of their lungs, and the bottom of the slope was mixed with the screams of men, screams of women, cries of children, and all kinds of terrified screams from animals. The crowd swarmed towards the top of the slope like ants. And up, it was a mess.

"My mother! The dream of the old sister-in-law is actually true!" The widow Shi's legs softened, and she sat on the ground paralyzed, grabbing Lin Jiao's trouser legs, "A-Jiao, your mother-in-law is still doing meritorious deeds after she dies. I'm saving everyone's life!"

Lin Jiao bent down and was about to pick up Widow Shi when she froze suddenly.

She thought of Chun Xing who was still locked in the ancestral hall.

She had planned to find a way to let her out tonight.But at the beginning, I just wanted to inform the whole village, and then I was in a hurry to send Nengwu to a safe place. In the rush, I completely forgot Chunxing, and I didn't remember it until now.Looking up, I saw that the trees on both sides of the village road at the bottom of the slope had been flooded and their crowns had been lost.Such a height, in a place with low terrain, is definitely not above the head of an adult, and the water level should increase to a certain extent, and Chun Xing's hands are still tied, and the door is also locked...

Lin Jiao's heart was pounding, and her back was covered in cold sweat. She said to Widow Shi, "Help me take care of Ah Wu", and then shouted Zhao Di's name and ran all the way down the slope. Lin Jiao turned around, looked over and saw Zhaodi lying motionless in the mud, she hurried over, turned her over, and slapped her hard on the face: "Where is Chun Xing? You let her go." No?"

Zhaodi was dragged up from the water with a pole just now, and she drank a stomach full of dirty water when she jumped, and now she was panting with her eyes rolled, and Lin Jiao slapped her face seven or eight times, and she cried out: "I , I ran away when I heard people shouting that there was going to be a mountain torrent, Chun Xing didn't know..."

Lin Jiao's heart sank again.Looking up, he saw Yang Tongbao was sitting on the ground dripping wet. His wife, Mrs. Chen, was crying and stamping her feet, complaining that the money box was washed away by the water and it was too late to retrieve it. The key to that house!"

Yang Tongbao's face was pale, and he seemed to be in shock. He touched his body tremblingly and said, "It's gone..."

"The sky is falling, and I don't care what the woman does. Anyway, she wants to sink the pond, which just saves trouble..." Chen argued for her husband, and then started crying, "Oh, my money..."

"Put your mother's shit on!" Lin Jiao cursed, leaving Chen's eyes wide open, she forgot to cry, picked up a bamboo pole left by someone on the ground, and ran all the way along the bank, Finally, he saw a door panel that came from an unknown house floating on the water not far away, wading down the water under the surprised eyes of the people behind him, and swam towards the door panel.

The waves are still coming one after another, but fortunately, they have calmed down a lot compared to the beginning.Lin Jiao climbed up close to the door panel, tried her balance a few times, but was still unable to stand up, and finally had to lie on the door panel and try to maintain her balance, then lighted a bamboo pole and struggled towards the entrance of the village, lost her balance and fell twice , I took a few sips of water to climb up and continue.

The arch bridge had completely disappeared, and the entrance of the village, including my own house and shorter trees, had been flooded to the point where only the roof remained.On the turbid and dark water, there were drowned livestock corpses and all kinds of sundries floating everywhere. There were still people squatting on the roofs of many houses who had no time to escape. The cry of a child.Lin Jiao pretended she didn't hear it, and gritted her teeth and continued to the direction of the ancestral hall - in the dark Zeguo, the tall archway under the dim moonlight is so eye-catching now.

Lin Jiao supported the door panel and finally approached the ancestral hall. After taking a look from afar, her heart sank.

The terrain around the ancestral hall is very low.The bamboo pole in Lin Jiao's hand was as high as two people, but now when it touched the ground, the water had not reached more than half of the length of the bamboo pole, and only a black roof was exposed in the whole ancestral hall. engulf.

Chunjiao had drowned in it.

Lin Jiao's body had been tense just now, but now seeing such a result she least wanted to see, her whole body softened, the door panel lost its balance and swayed a few times, almost falling over again.

Chunjiao finally died... If I could have thought of her earlier, she probably wouldn't have drowned like this.

Lin Jiao's chest seemed to have fallen from a stone, and she couldn't breathe under the pressure.She closed her eyes slightly.

The surroundings were so silent, except for the sound of water rippling against the tile eaves, it was as quiet as a hell.

"Kerala", suddenly there was a strange sound on the back tile ridge of the ancestral hall, as if someone accidentally stepped on the tile.Lin Jiao was startled, and just about to ask who it was, she was stunned.

She actually heard Huang Erpi's voice: "Sister Chunxing, if I hadn't taken advantage of the chaos to let you out, you would have drowned by now. There is no one here anyway, come here, sit closer to me..."

As soon as Huang Erpi's voice fell, there was a sound of tiles crashing, which should have been thrown by Chun Xing. Huang Erpi seemed to be hit, and he yelled, and cursed angrily: "Shameless bastard, pretend What a chaste woman, I really annoyed Lao Tzu, I will sleep with you now, and then drown you..."

Lin Jiao was so excited that she almost didn't cry out, but she understood immediately.It must be that Huang Erpi wanted to take advantage of Chun Xing, so he groped over in the middle of the chaos. Maybe there was a sudden flood in the middle, and then the two climbed onto the roof to take refuge.

There was another burst of tiles crashing, mixed with Chun Xing's screams, but soon became indistinct, as if her mouth was covered.

Lin Jiao suppressed her beating heart, looked around, and saw a round-bellied incense burner that was usually used to burn incense in the ancestral hall floating half-floating and half-sinking beside it, she hurriedly stroked it with a bamboo pole and held it in her hand, holding her breath. Slowly approaching the door panel to the tile eaves, taking off his shoes and stepping on it, the cat tiptoed to the back of the roof, stuck his head out and looked at the back.Sure enough, he saw Huang Erpi sitting on the tiled surface with his back to him, covering Chunxing's mouth with one hand, and pulling her clothes with the other.While Chun Xing was struggling, she suddenly saw Lin Jiao who was facing her with her head exposed, and her eyes widened suddenly. Lin Jiao made a silent movement towards her, climbed over the roof and stood up, holding the incense burner in her hand and facing Huang Erpi The back of the head was smashed hard, Huang Erpi screamed, and the whole person rolled down along the tile surface and fell into the water with a thud.

"A Jiao!"

As if seeing a savior, Chun Xing hugged Lin Jiao violently, laying on her shoulder and sobbing.

Lin Jiao hurriedly comforted her with a few words, looked down and saw that the tile surface was riddled with holes, and was afraid that it would collapse under the weight of the two of them, and was about to ask her to sit on the roof beam together when she suddenly felt a slight sway under her feet. Another kerala sound was heard.

"No, the ancestral hall is about to collapse!"

This ancestral hall has been in existence for more than a hundred years, and it has not been repaired for many years. It was washed away by such a heavy rain last night, and soaked in water, the foundation became loose, and it should collapse.

Lin Jiao hurriedly turned her head to look at the door panel just now.In just a short while, he has already been floated by the water for more than two to thirty meters.Quickly asked Chun Xing: "Can you swim?" Seeing her shaking her head, she felt a little anxious.With my own water quality and physical strength, it is not realistic to chase such a long distance alone, let alone bring someone with me?Turning his head again, he saw the archway protruding from the water not far away, and immediately made a decision.

The house under my feet trembled again, and it had already tilted slightly. If I hesitated again, the house would really collapse and bring out a huge vortex.

"After entering the water, take a deep breath and hold your breath. Don't move around. I will support you. You can relax as if you are dead. Let's go to that archway!"

After Lin Jiao told Chun Xing to pass, she went into the water first. Seeing her cowering a few times and not daring to let go of the eaves, she felt anxious and said angrily, "If you don't come down, I really don't want to live to see you again." My man! Just remember what I said, I won’t drown you!”

Chun Xing shuddered, closed her eyes, and finally let go of her hand.

Lin Jiao stabilized her body in the water, supported Chun Xing, gritted her teeth, and swam towards the archway with all her strength. The moment she finally grabbed the stone wall of the archway, she heard another clattering sound behind her, and the current rushed one after another like waves. Come on, beat her up and down with the waves.Looking back, I saw that the roof where I was standing just now had collapsed, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. The water surface was empty, and it took a long time for the undercurrent vortex to calm down.

Lin Jiao dragged Chun Xing up the archway with the last bit of her strength, and the two of them sat wet on the stone beam in the middle, and what they were stepping on was the stone plaque with engraved characters.Seeing Chun Xing's ashen-colored face, he smiled and said: "I didn't expect our grandparents to save us. When the water recedes, we must come here and sincerely pay respects and thank you!"

Chun Xing's teeth were trembling all the time, and it took her a long time to calm down, and she said in a hoarse voice, "A-Jiao, for your great kindness, I will pay it back in my next life as an ox or a horse!"

Lin Jiao sighed, leaning on the stone beam behind her and said: "The next life is too far away, I don't care. But in this life, you don't need to pay it back, as long as someone can help you pay it back."

Chun Xing was startled.

Lin Jiao said, "I'm not as good as you think. You'll know later!"

The moon gradually rose to the top of the head, and it was estimated that it was midnight, and the water level also stopped rising, stopping a few inches below Lin Jiao's feet.

Lin Jiao was already very tired, but she didn't dare to relax in the slightest.This archway is now like an isolated island in the sea, it is only a temporary safe shelter, how long it can last, she is really not sure.Glancing at Chun Xing lying on the stone beam, she saw that she was staring blankly at the moon in the sky, as if her soul had been lost for nine days.

Lin Jiao felt sore in her waist and limbs, and wanted to adjust to a more comfortable position. Just as she moved, she suddenly felt a movement under her body. Looking at Chun Xing, she also sat up suddenly and looked at herself, her heart raised to her throat mouth.

It's not my illusion, it's real.This old archway seems to be following in the footsteps of the ancestral hall.

There was another slight shaking under her body, and Lin Jiao could already imagine the scene of loose sand under the foundation stone.

"A-Jiao, what should I do!"

The blood on Chun Xing's face faded again, and she looked at Lin Jiao in horror.

Lin Jiao smiled wryly and said, "It seems that this chaste grandma knows that neither of us is a good widow, and she doesn't want us to ride on her head, so that's why she drove us away!"

Lin Jiao was teasing in her mouth, but she was complaining in her heart.It seemed that he was really doomed not to do good deeds, and would be struck by lightning if he did.The archway on which to stand is about to be lost.In the visible range nearby, there is only the pitch-black water surface, and there is no other place to stand at all. The difference between escaping alone and taking Chun Xing together is that you sink into the water later and sink into the water earlier.

what to do.Is it sinking later or sinking sooner?

"what--"

When Lin Jiao was once again caught in a battle between heaven and man, she suddenly heard Chun Xing on the opposite side screaming, her voice was full of excitement, "Look, someone is coming!"

Lin Jiao suddenly turned her head and saw a small boat breaking through the dark water under the moonlight.If you get closer, you can already see the person standing at the stern and pole-pulling.It was actually Yang Jingxuan who she hadn't seen when she entered the county during the daytime yesterday.

(End of this chapter)