Shigeaki

Chongming feels bad because he dreams about death.

The dream this time was different from the previous two times. In the previous two times, he was purely from the perspective of a bystander, but this time he was from the perspective of a participant. His perspective was reduced, no, or he became smaller.

"He" was hiding in the corner, covering his eyes with his fingers and counting, and a few children behind him ran away laughing.

"one two Three……"

Chongming was surprised, this time he actually heard the voice!

It was no longer a silent pantomime, the voice was heard clearly.

"……ten!"

"He" finished counting, stood up and started looking for someone.

Surrounded by ruins, it is probably a collapsed and abandoned earthen house, which has become a stronghold for children to play. Not far away is a small forest that spreads towards the mountain.

"He" bounced and ran towards the grove, searched around the grove, but found nothing, so he planned to turn back and look for the other side.

Just about to leave, I suddenly heard a strange sound, hurried and abrupt, but only this sound, and then listened carefully, only the rustling of leaves being blown by the wind and occasional birdsong.

"He" was at the age of exuberant curiosity, subconsciously lightened his footsteps, and walked towards the source of the sound with a cat's body. "He" walked through the small woods and walked into the depths of the woods that were forbidden by the adults.

The depths of the woods are not as scary as he thought. On the contrary, it is a quiet and beautiful scene. There is an open space surrounded by lush trees. There is a small pool of water on the ground, and there is a huge rock beside it, like someone's stone millstone.

However, "he" didn't have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery, his pupils trembled violently, and the picture in front of him shook, as if a boulder had fallen into the water, fragmented, and there was a huge humming in his ears.

The little girl with braids lay flat on the rock, her skirt was lifted and stuffed into her mouth, blocking her voice. She tilted her head and wept silently.

When she saw "him", her eyes widened suddenly, she shook her head in panic, her tearful eyes were full of anxiety.

do not come!

Hide!

"He" understood what she meant, and before the man noticed, he quietly hid behind a bush next to him. "He" squatted down, flustered and flustered, with tears streaming down his face. "He" tightly covered his mouth, afraid He made a sound by himself, and stared at her with a pair of eyes.

The girl's tears flowed more violently, and her two pairs of eyes looked at each other from a distance across the bushes.

The man pulled up his pants, spit on the ground, whistled and left casually, "he" saw the man's face clearly, stared at the man's back, his eyes were red.

Chongming was astonished, the man's appearance was that of a much younger Wu Jiancheng!

Before he could think too much, the picture shattered, and when he looked at it again, the scene changed again.

"He" took the little girl's arm: "Swallow, don't be afraid, I will protect you, follow me, don't leave even if you are told!"

The little girl nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"

"He" took the little girl, played together, went to school, ate and slept together, throughout the winter, they were inseparable and lived in peace.

"Shame, shame, shame!" On the way home from school, the children surrounded them, wiping their faces and sticking out their tongues, laughing, "Ergou Yanzi, shame, shame! Swallow is Ergou's little daughter-in-law!"

"He" kicked the child next to him, and everyone dispersed and ran away.

The little girl followed him silently with her head down.

The winter snow melts and spring is about to usher in. After the New Year, the bustling village gradually quiets down, leaving only the elderly and children.

"Little Swallow, wearing a floral dress, comes here every spring..."

"He" carried his schoolbag again, and the children who went to school together laughed and sang.

The girl walked beside him, her head raised a little, with a smile on her face.

"He" looked sideways, a trace of joy quietly surged in his heart.

Chongming remained silent, and the scene in front of him changed again.

"He" made a kite with the girl. It was a beautiful little swallow. They flew the kite in front of the door. The kite quickly rose to the sky. "He" ran in front, and the little girl chased after him, circling the house Another lap.

Suddenly the kite fell down and hung on the tree behind the house.

"He" asked the girl to wait under the tree, and climbed the tree to get it by himself. "He" focused on the kite, climbed up carefully, and finally got the kite. "He" was very happy, holding the trunk and looking down the tree. I want to show off to the girl, but there is no girl under the tree.

"He" panicked, shouted the girl's name, and climbed down the tree in twos and threes, holding the kite and looking for the girl in a panic.

"He" ran from the beginning of the village to the end of the village, like a firecracker, ran in from house to house to look, on the hillside, in the woods, he searched all over.

"He" returned home in frustration, pushed open the door, only to see a man coming out of his kitchen, lifting his pants as he walked.

"He" froze instantly.

"Ergou is back." The man, or the old man, put his hands behind his back and walked out indifferently, "Come to play at the third master's house another day, and the third master will give you delicious food."

The old man passed by the drying table outside the kitchen, and grabbed a handful of peanuts. The smiling face that used to be kind to "him" was now ugly and ugly, making people sick: "Hey, you bastard, you are young, but you understand it quite well." , and know how to raise people—”

The voice stopped when it touched "his" red eyes, "he" yelled like a cannon barrel and rushed up to knock the old man away, and rushed into the kitchen amidst the old man's swearing.

The girl was climbing down from the large chopping board, and when she saw "he" rushing in, she flinched, pinched the corner of her clothes and wiped the chopping board vigorously, her voice trembling: "Ergou, what, what should I do, the case is dirty..."

"He" was shaking all over, unable to speak.

……

"I'll take you to the police. Let's go to the police and let the police catch them." "He" clenched his fists, his eyes determined.

The little girl lowered her head and kicked the ground: "Yes."

They began to prepare for the long, long journey from the village to the town.

……

"Two dogs, two dogs, come out quickly, something happened to the swallow!"

Someone is shouting outside.

"He" opened his eyes, and there was no girl beside him.

"He" jumped off the kang and ran out like crazy.

The river beach was full of people, "he" rushed in, and saw the girl lying on the bank, her hair was messy, her face was pale, her eyes were closed, and she was already out of breath.

……

"He" hugged his knees and squatted quietly under the table in the temple, listening to what the adults outside said to each other.

"What are you talking about! If I hadn't discovered it early and they had reported it to the police, our village would have lost all face! I, the village chief, would be ashamed?!"

"Isn't it all right? Besides, as long as we insist on nothing, what if we call the police, the police can still listen to a child's nonsense."

"No, if the police want to ask, I'll just say she wants it. What's wrong with the police, can they arrest people at will?"

"You...you...foolish people!"

"What did Swallow's parents say?"

"What else can I say, I want money. Let me explain first. I don't have any money. They left the baby in the village and left it alone. If something happened, they came to ask us for money. Swallow fell into the river and drowned. Tell me What does it matter."

"Come on, you are the one who plays the most, don't think I don't know, it was you who started this matter in the first place."

"It was she who seduced me by herself. Like her mother, she has been flirting since she was a child."

"Yo, so you have an affair with that woman, hehe."

"Go, go, don't talk nonsense, there is nothing!"

"Okay! Did I call you here to say this? I've already made it clear to Qin Li and his wife. If you give them 2 yuan, you won't be held accountable. It's nothing. Swallow fell into the river by himself and drowned. It doesn't matter. Give money, it's okay, if you don't pay, you can see the official, you can figure it out."

"These two are a good idea. The burden is gone, and the money is free, so I can go to the city to live a good life with my son. Hmph, no money, where do I get the money? If I want money, I will marry a wife. ..."

"You bastard! I'm leaving the word here today, and I will give the money if I don't want it! If you don't have any money, borrow it! Otherwise, when Qin Li and his wife really report to the government, you will feel better!"

"Give it to me, but besides the eight of us, the village chief, you have to add a little too. There is also your grandson and two dogs here."

"Nonsense! What does this have to do with Ergou, he's just a baby."

"Yo yo, you're still a baby, and the baby knows to keep the little girl in front of you to eat and sleep together? In my opinion, your grandson is really taking advantage of it."

"you……"

"That's right, that's right, who doesn't know that Yanzi has a good relationship with Ergou, but Yanzi lives in Ergou's house all winter, his parents are away, he is the only nurse, and the door is closed, who knows what the two of them are doing at home."

"Hey, this way, you have to take two shares, 2 yuan, each of the eight of us will pay [-] yuan, and you will pay the remaining [-] yuan."

"Yes, yes, you are the village chief. If you submit two copies, you will have to report to the officials. You won't be able to save face, will you?"

"You...you...Okay, okay, okay, I will pay four thousand, but you all remember, you can't mention a word about this matter in the future, anyone who wants to do this kind of thing again, I will report directly to the official ! And you two, don’t come to our village for a walk in the future! Did you hear that?!”

"If you don't come, don't come, who cares?"

"Yes."

……

"He" listened to every word, and bit his hand tightly, bleeding out from the bite.

……

"He" seems to have grown up a bit, and his perspective is much higher than before.

"He" stood on the ridge of the mountain, looking down at the village below, not knowing what he was thinking.

Someone was carrying a hoe up the mountain, "he" stepped lightly, turned around and entered the orchard behind.

"He" stood behind the tree and saw a familiar face. He was older, with a hunched body, and slowly walked up the road with a hoe.

One side of the road is next to the slope, and the other side is a dangling ravine.

Chongming realized what was going to happen and became anxious.

As he was walking, he suddenly staggered, as if he stepped on something, and fell to the side, but was supported by the bushy branches on the edge of the cliff, so he didn't fall, and he struggled to get up.

"He" didn't intend to give him a chance, walked out, sneered, and stretched out his hand to him.

"Don't—" Chongming wanted to stop him, but he couldn't speak. He could only watch helplessly as "myself" stretched out his hand, pushed it lightly, and the crooked body screamed and disappeared.

"He" sneered again, bent down to pick up a transparent fishing line, and while winding it in his hand, he hummed softly and walked towards it.

"Little Swallow, wearing a floral dress, comes here every spring..."

Chongming opened his eyes abruptly.