[Folk Horror] Ten Days of Mourning

Perhaps the doctor just thought he told a slightly creepy story to amuse two suspicious little girls.But for you, it's a treasure trove.Grandma Qian couldn't find this information back then, because the barefoot doctor didn't come to the clinic frequently, did she happen to miss it?Or is it because she is not a descendant of the Yin God, and she doesn't know the secret of the snake hidden in your family?

Now that Sri Lankan has passed away, you don't know the truth.

At noon, you and your friends go back to have a meal.Now your health is finally a little bit better, the two of you finally got rid of the half-crippled physical state after summoning spirits, and then came to your cousin's house together.

My cousin's house is very different now than when I came here before.The dead body of the dog that was hanging there was gone, replaced by Shirakawa.

The loss of Bai Ri's child was not only a tragedy for a family, but also an ominous sign—especially the way this child died was so weird.

According to reason, according to routine, according to customs, if a child is gone, the funeral should not be too big.But my cousin's daughter and son-in-law are more civilized and can't bear to bury their children hastily, so the cousin's family still plans to make a big deal.

Now the sewing machine at my cousin’s house has been moved to the yard, and my cousin is haggard, and she is rushing to sew funeral arrangements for guests and family members, as well as white cloth to be hung.My cousin is smoking, and his eyes are red.

As soon as you arrived at the door, Uncle suddenly stood up and waved to you: "Go, go! Bad luck!"

The cousin also stood up and wiped her tears: "Don't be like this, don't be like this, what does it have to do with the little girl, don't make people laugh."

You are holding hands with your friends and standing by the door together, you are embarrassed and guilty, you know you are the one who got involved...

"Don't think so," your friend seemed to see your thoughts, and whispered in your ear, "It's not you who are wrong, it's Yinshen, it's that thing."

You gave a wry smile, the cousin calmed down, took two puffs of cigarettes, and said with a wry smile, "Come in..."

Walking into the house, into the hall, there is a very new baby carriage inside, the sun visor on it is pulled to the bottom, you feel a sad chill, the cousin noticed your expression, the expression is a little distorted: "...to be placed in the mourning hall Well, such a small coffin can’t be bought, so we can only stop the coffin like this first.”

My friend's palms seemed to be sweating, my cousin paused: "What's the matter?"

"Cousin, I want to ask you... the river shrine in our village, when was it built...?"

The cousin smiled, wiped his red eyes: "Oh, you are all interested in these things... very good, like your grandpa."

"My grandpa?"

"Well, your grandfather also liked to inquire about these things when he was alive, and I also listened to them a lot," my cousin sighed, "The River God Temple is the current Earth Temple, right? Damn...it seems like the land was chopped down a few days ago Head, what the hell is this!"

You didn't speak, and for a moment it seemed that you could only hear the cold wind blowing by the white flag, making a soft and low sound, and the cousin's sobs came from time to time.

"The Temple of the River," the cousin calmed down, "It was built in the 11th year of Jiaqing."

A mystery in your mind has been solved.In the 11th year of Jiaqing, the River God Temple was built, so the village chronicle in the 11th year of Jiaqing said that the Yin God would protect the countryside from drowning for ten years, and then there would be a River God Temple, which is really nonsense.

Since the River Shrine was not built out of gratitude for the kindness of the God of the River, why would it be?

My cousin doesn't seem to be in a good condition, listless and out of his mind.

"Cousin, about the child..." you whispered, not knowing how to comfort you.

"..." Uncle was silent for a while, muttering as if talking to himself, "I don't know, the child just left, jaundice developed, and disappeared in the hospital. It is said that it is a parasite, or it may have died of illness. Yes."

"..."

"I don't have anything else to tell you. It's a bit like your grandfather. I know it has nothing to do with you. I'm already so old. Why am I angry with a kid like you? Oh, I'm just... I It's Wohuo, my family, your grandfather, your father and mother, are all honest people, and they live their lives according to their duties. If there is any retribution, why do you want us? It is retribution, why not retribution on me ? I am so old, I have lived enough! That baby is only a hundred days old, what is wrong with him..."

"..." You and your friend stood up.

Cousin seemed to have nothing to say.The sun began to move westward, and the time was getting later and later. The sun shone on you and on the hands you and your friends held together. You were silent for a while, and said in a low voice:

"The future will be better."

Cousin, did you hear that?You don't know, but your friend should have heard it, and she finally squeezed your hand.

Will the future be better?You don't know, but the future is possibility, hope, as long as you can see the sun of the next day, the possibility will increase.

Do you have a future?Do friends have a future?

You left your cousin's house.

It's probably getting late.

"Let's go to the Earth Temple, or...to the River God Temple?" the friend said.

"Ah."

The future is in front of you, the sun is setting before you, and whether tomorrow will come or not will depend on the next few hours... maybe only minutes.

You hold your friend's hand tightly, and she seems to hold your hand, and you hear her coughing.

And you kept silent, you didn't talk about today's dead will be friends, but it doesn't mean you don't know about it.

You have a fruit knife in your pocket. It probably only peels an apple. It can't kill anyone, and you don't intend to use it to kill anyone.

It's for yourself.

The sun was about to set.