Chapter 179

"What happened next?"

Paradise asked.

"A person crawled out of the grave. I didn't take a good look and woke up from my dream."

Boss Liang blinked and replied.

Leyuan nodded and asked, "What are your plans for today?"

Boss Liang said, "I will ask people around me if they have seen any strangers near my home or near my grave. If they say no or can't say anything, I will go to the mountain to check on the grave. It is still necessary to take care of the grave at home. Although it is not a festival now, we are here. It is not easy to come here once. It would not be appropriate to leave without paying respects."

Leyuan nodded: "Okay."

Boss Liang went out. Leyuan washed up and sat at the table, thinking about what to eat in the morning. The car owner knocked on the door hurriedly and rushed in, staggering and asking, "You haven't eaten yet?"

Paradise said, "Ah."

The car owner sat down, and Leyuan asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The car owner said: "After I went back yesterday, they really wanted to hold a banquet for me. They said they would prepare a big table of food and wine for me. I almost vomited after eating so much. I wanted to refuse them, but they all looked at me and I couldn't say no. Otherwise, I felt that I would be beaten by them. It was a disgusting feeling. After returning to the room, I vomited. Fortunately, I vomited.

I drank a lot of wine, but I don't know why I woke up so early today. I still feel so uncomfortable. I don't want to listen to them urging me to eat, so I came over. You haven't eaten yet, what are you going to eat later?"

Leyuan said, "Let's cook a bowl of noodles. This is easy."

The owner said, "Okay, leave me alone for now. Where did you rest last night? I want to sleep a little longer."

Leyuan pointed to the bed, and the owner lay down on it with a smile, wrapped in the quilt: "I will get up after I have a good sleep."

Leyuan nodded, and the car owner soon fell asleep. Leyuan blinked, turned around to cook noodles, and finished a bowl of noodles with clear soup, just a little salt, chicken essence and pepper. There were some golden oil beads floating on the soup, which were pepper oil and sesame oil. There was no onion, ginger, garlic, fried eggs, or vegetables, only noodles, soup and seasonings.

Leyuan stirred the food in the bowl. The soup was still hot. It looked like if he took a sip now, he would get scald. If he had to drink it, he would get esophageal cancer. While waiting, the owner suddenly sat up from his sleeping position, squinted his eyes, floated over like a sleepwalker, sat down with a smile, and asked next to Leyuan: "Can I have a bite of this?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and was about to take the bowl of noodles.

Le Yuan thought for a moment and made way for him: "Here you go. Eat it."

The owner nodded repeatedly, eyes wide open, and was about to start eating. Leyuan turned around and went out, brought a basin of water and a towel, placed them beside him, and asked: "Why don't you wash your face first? What if you fall asleep while eating and bury your face and hair?"

The car owner muttered, "I'm not that sleepy. But since you said so, I'll just take a shower."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, took the wet towel, wiped his face casually, and gave it back to Leyuan. Leyuan handed him the basin. He put the towel in, withdrew his hand, and continued to eat noodles. He finished eating quickly. Leyuan put the basin and towel outside, came in with a mop, wiped the water stains left where the basin was just placed, and walked out again with the mop.

The ground was a little wet. The owner held the empty bowl and walked out carefully, avoiding the water on the ground. He stood at the door and asked the paradise in the yard: "Where should I put the bowl?"

Leyuan said, "Put it in the kitchen. You can wash it here if you want, but there is no detergent here. There is some in the kitchen. When you wash the dishes, come over and wash your towels as well. Just rinse the basin with water and put it back on the rack. There is water here, so you don't have to go to the kitchen to get it. Don't walk too much."

The car owner nodded: "I'll go right away."

After washing the dishes and putting away the basins, we even cleaned the floor. Since there was only one wet spot that looked untidy, we just cleaned it all at once. Anyway, it was morning and not too late, and there was light, so it was a perfect time to clean. We both sat on the bed, feeling a little sleepy.

The owner asked, "Is there nothing going on here?"

Leyuan said, "It was windy last night and the door was blowing loudly. I couldn't sleep. How are you?"

The car owner laughed and said, "It's just a sunny day over there. It's very quiet. It's just too quiet. When I enter the house and close the door, it's like another world outside. The thin door panel blocks out the outside world. I can't hear any voices from people outside. When I went into the house to rest, they were still preparing to eat and drink outside. It took them a while to finish cleaning up. How could they fall asleep?"

Paradise asked: "Did you go to see it?"

The car owner shook his head, "It was late at night, I was very sleepy, I ate too much, vomited, and drank too much. I walked for so long during the day, I was exhausted, I really didn't have the strength, and I didn't want to care, so I didn't check. But I thought, even if I checked, I wouldn't be able to see anything. I was walking around outside before, and I didn't notice anything unusual, but my wallet was bleeding from the night before."

Leyuan asked: "What did you eat? Was it expensive?"

The owner nodded, "It's expensive, but there's a lot. There's chicken, duck, fish, and goose, sweet and sour fish, squirrel fish, spicy boiled fish, steamed fish, roasted chicken, deep-fried whole chicken, chicken stewed with mushrooms, sour radish and duck soup, braised duck, stir-fried duck, duck with shredded ginger, roasted fat goose, halved goose, as well as potatoes, lettuce, asparagus, and tomatoes. The whole table is full. Their table is really big."

Paradise asked: "How many people were there yesterday?"

The car owner shook his head. "I don't remember, but there were a lot, the whole table was full. Now I get a headache when I think about it. It seems that it's not just because I drank too much, but also because I didn't see clearly last night. We ate in the yard at night. Fortunately, there was no rain or thunder, otherwise this meal would not be delicious. There were lights hanging everywhere, red, white and yellow, bright.

When the lights were on, everything was bright, except for some corners that were not illuminated. It looked a little dark. You still had to be careful with your steps when walking on the road, as there seemed to be stones on the road. Children were running around nearby, sometimes shouting that they were hungry, sometimes asking if the food was delicious, and sometimes starting to scream and laugh. It was so annoying, but I didn't see any of them fall.

Among the adults, the men would get red in the face and make fists and shout loudly after drinking, while the women would chat about family matters or gossip, such as who's getting married, who's about to have a baby, who's going to school, who didn't do well on the exam, etc.

The atmosphere was lively, but when I looked carefully at their faces, I found that except for the people I had met and the people in the house where I lived, I couldn't see the others clearly, as if my eyes were blocked by something. I thought I had drunk some wine, so I rubbed my eyes, but still couldn't see clearly. Those people looked at me and asked what was wrong. I said I had drunk too much, so they asked me to eat more and rest later.

I followed their instructions, ate my food, and went over to them to take a look, but I still couldn't see clearly. Their faces looked like a pair of folded newspapers with a circle cut out in the middle. I couldn't see the shapes and outlines of their facial features, as they were all pitch black. But outside of the face, everything was normal. There was hair where it should be, there was neck where it should be, and they were wearing clothes and shoes.

However, I didn’t see them standing up. It seemed like they had been sitting there eating and never got up. But someone should have drunk too much and gone to vomit or go to the toilet, or someone should have left early. But no, it was like they had agreed in advance that they would leave after I left. Or maybe it was their custom and courtesy that the host could not leave until the guest had left.

But, they are also guests, not just me.

strangeness.

Another thing is that when they are viewed from the side, they are very thin, like paper figures that can be blown up by a gust of wind. However, when I look at them from the front, they are not flat, but round and bumpy, and some of them even have strong muscles.

I can't tell.

Maybe it was really too late, I ate too much, drank too much, and passed out."

Paradise said, “Maybe.”

The door was pushed open, and Boss Liang came back and said to them, "No one told me anything. We can get ready to go up the mountain and clean up the fallen leaves from the grave."

He looked at the car owner and asked, "Are you going too?"

The car owner looked towards the park and asked, "Are you going too?"

Rakuen nodded.

The car owner said, "Then I want to go too."

Boss Liang said, "Then let's pack up and leave."

He raised the colorful big bag in his hand and said to the two, "I have bought funeral supplies. I will go upstairs to burn them later. After burning, we can clean up and come back. It's still early now. I hope we can come back before dark, otherwise, the road will be difficult to travel."

Rakuen nodded.

The mountain road is indeed difficult to walk on, but the road surface is soft but not muddy, as if it had rained a while ago but is about to dry up. However, it is still unknown whether it rained last night.

This is even stranger.

We finally reached the top of the mountain. There was no one around. Leaves were densely spread on the ground, like countless insects sleeping underground. The trees were tall and straight, and it was impossible to tell what kind of trees they were, but there were some fruits under the trees. Some were brown tower-like fruits stacked layer upon layer, probably pine cones. Some were green with a slightly yellowish surface, which would rot if stepped on, and were red inside.

The red color is very wispy, just like the dyed flesh of a loofah.

The fire was lit, and paper money, gold ingots, and ghost money were burned. Even the candles were lit. After a while, a strong wind blew over, and the trees and woods rustled.