Chapter 225: A Happy Event in the Evening, and the Constant Barking of Dogs
"Mother Jiang held her daughter's body and cried. Father Jiang took the opportunity to make a scene, saying everyone was responsible for his daughter's death and that he would go to the town police station to report the case."
"In fact, he just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money."
"Who knew that night, maybe it was the extremely hot weather or the frequent barking of dogs down the mountain that made the group extremely irritable? I don't know who instigated them, but they actually took Jiang's father and mother into custody."
"Some people say that since it was their family that broke the rules first, they might as well just bury them all and forget about it."
"At this time, someone looked at the Zhang family. They were the only ones not from Qishan Village, and they were closer to the Jiang family."
"Seeing this, Zhang Qiang could only stand up with a shovel in hand, saying that if you wanted to bury it, he would hit you on the head."
"A bunch of people thought this was feasible."
"Before they made a catastrophic mistake, a highly respected elder stepped forward and spoke a few convincing words."
"The gist is that the Jiang family was at fault first. According to the old rules of the surrounding villages, there's nothing wrong with treating Jiang Susu this way."
“It’s only in recent years that it’s been abolished because it’s been illegal.”
"Since things have come to this, let's just treat it as a visit according to the old village rules. After we go back, the Zhou family should not pursue the gift money, and the Jiang family should not pursue this matter any further."
"Otherwise, no one on that night would admit it, and they would all say that Jiang Susu accidentally fell off a cliff and died during the wedding procession."
"Father Jiang was a coward to begin with. He was nearly buried alive just now. He was so happy to save his life and live the rest of his life comfortably with that large gift money. He immediately made a hundred and twenty promises that he would never say anything nonsense when he returned."
"Mother Jiang looked distressed about her daughter, but she actually had her own agenda. When she heard the gift money could be kept, the couple left their daughter's body behind and hurried back home."
"In the end, it was the people of Qishan Village who buried Jiang Susu's body in the very pit where she had been originally intended to be buried alive."
"Seven days after this incident, strange things started happening."
"That evening, the elders of the clan suddenly came to our house with wedding invitations, saying that there was a happy event in their family that evening and invited everyone to come over."
"The villagers didn't suspect anything. According to Kyushu tradition, weddings used to be held in the evening, just in time for the lighting of the bridal chamber."
"Everyone rushed over when the time came and saw two large red flowers hanging at the elder's door. It seemed that they had been prepared in a hurry, and the dye hadn't even dried yet, and was dripping down."
"The door was closed, and no matter how hard I knocked, no one came to open it."
"Another strange thing is that near the clan leader's home, every dog is barking very fiercely, as if they have seen something."
"Later, a group of people were waiting outside, but there was still no movement inside."
"Finally someone noticed something was wrong."
"After shouting a few times, they pushed the door open. The wedding hall was beautifully decorated. The bright red decorations were festive, and the red candlelight was bright. However, it matched the scene inside the house, yet it seemed particularly eerie."
"On either side were paper musicians, their cheeks rosy and exaggerated. In the center, a man dressed as a bridegroom knelt. It was impossible to tell who he was because his neck was bare. Next to him was a rooster with its head chopped off."
"One person and one chicken knelt on the ground, as if they were worshipping heaven and earth."
"Everyone was terrified and turned around and ran out."
"In the crowd, someone pulled the red silk at the door, and two large red flowers fell down. Inside were the head of a clan elder and a chicken head."
"The dogs around us were still barking, and a group of people started yelling and ran for their homes as fast as they could."
"The next day, some people said that it was Jiang Susu who had returned, as the day before was the seventh day after her death. But some people also speculated that her lover Zhang Qiang had taken such a risk in order to get revenge."
"Just as a group of people in the east of the village were discussing whether to capture Zhang Qiang and interrogate him, something strange happened again."
"That night, the dogs in the neighboring village were barking very fiercely."
"The next day, news arrived that Zhang Qiang's entire family was dead. His parents had their heads chopped off and were at home in the chapel. He, on Mount Qishan, had crashed into a grave and died, as if to atone for his sins."
"Everyone is completely panicked now."
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