As you walked back, you passed the big elm tree again.The statute of limitations for Fifth Brother to open his eyes had not yet passed, so he took this opportunity to approach the tree for a closer look.

As I remembered, there were six black shadow-like lumps on the bottom of the trunk near the roots.

"Sure enough, the resentment hasn't disappeared!" Fifth Brother said with a sigh.

In fact, I guessed it without him saying that the six dumplings were melted by the resentment of the six little yellow-skinned children who were scalded to death that year.

"Actually, think about it, my father was really ruthless back then, he killed them for no reason. No wonder their mother wants revenge, which mother can bear it!"

Fifth Brother sighed, and said: "We human beings pay attention to one person doing things and one person being responsible. Even if one person commits a heinous crime, he will not affect his wife and children, but they don't think so. Pay them back, and they will pay you back what they owe you, that's how they live."

This is indeed the case, just like the simplest addition and subtraction.My family has to pay back what the Huang family owes, and Hu Changhe has to pay back what Hu Changhe owes to my family.I feel that their principle is not to owe others, nor to allow others to owe themselves.

"Your karmic creditors have to find a solution." Fifth Brother continued, "Their grievances will not dissipate. One day in the future, I am afraid that they will become a climate together with this tree."

I have also heard stories about trees grinding people.It is said that a person hanged himself from a tree, and after his death, his resentment melted into the tree.If someone passes by alone, it will elicit the sadness and negativity of that person, and make that person also hang himself on this tree.When that tree accumulates more and more grievances, that tree will become a climate, and it is said that it can pull out its roots and run elsewhere...

Looking at the big bare elm tree in front of me, I am really afraid that one day it will become a spirit and harm the passers-by.In that case, our family will owe more debts.

Fortunately, Fifth Brother said that he would find a way to solve it.

"Fifth brother, it's great to meet you!" I sighed sincerely.

I was able to meet him at the most unlucky time. This may be the only time God has favored me.Since I met him, my daily life has been fulfilled, and my life is good, and I am not lonely.

He rubbed my hair and said with a smile: "Silly boy, don't be so moved, I just do this job, and doing these things is what I should do."

Even though he said that, I am still very grateful to him.However, there are some things between men that don't need to be said, just repay him in action.

***

The next morning, we went to the river again, and Brother Deng had already brought a few people over.Those people dived into the water and searched for Zhang Chunming's body within the range we mentioned.

After more than an hour, they did not find it.Brother Deng was a little anxious and asked if we might have made a mistake.

I glanced at Fifth Brother, and asked him in a low voice, could the black shadow last night not be Zhang Chunming's ghost, but someone pretending to be a dead ghost.

Brother Wu said, judging from the reaction of the paper talisman, Zhang Chunming could not be wrong, and we found his body for his own good, and he would not lie.

I remembered the last time I helped the police find the body.That time the body was washed away by the current at the bottom of the river, so why couldn't it be found this time?

I looked down the river, and when I saw the broken barrage, a thought flashed in my mind—could it be blocked by the rocks there, making it difficult to be found?

I told Brother Wu about my idea, and he nodded and said it was possible, after all, it happened to be within the search range.A group of us walked there, trying to find it from above and under the water.

This barrage was built a long time ago, and it was washed away when there was a flood. Since I was sensible, it has been broken into several pieces.The two ends connected to the shore are still intact, and the middle part has been washed into several sections, lying in the water like a stone ladle.

The top of the dam was exposed because it couldn’t hold back the water, like a broken bridge. We walked on it and came to the broken place to look around. Unfortunately, we can only see the near side, and we can’t see clearly what is farther away. up.

The few people in charge of salvage slowly touched into the water and carefully searched among the huge broken stones.When the river flowed through the gravel, although it was not deep, it was extremely fast and could be overwhelmed if not careful. They were divided into two groups and held hands to stand firm.

Seeing that a lot of time has passed, we are all a little anxious.Just when Brother Deng said, "Take a break first, and talk about it later", a person shouted: "Come and see!"

The man pointed to a huge concrete block in the distance, and added: "There seems to be something down there!"

Several people in charge of salvage immediately walked to the place he said, "It seems to be a foot..." One of them exclaimed after seeing it clearly, and they all froze for a moment, and then looked at Brother Deng.

Brother Deng said anxiously: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and fish!"

The few people came back to their senses, and two of them took a deep breath and dived into the water.After a while, the two came out and said, "It's a human, but it's stuck under a rock. Let's go down in turns!"

So those people took turns diving into the water and pulling the corpse out.After finally dragging the corpse out from under the rocks, they hurriedly dragged the corpse ashore.

Because it has been two nights, the body is a little soaked.But the brows and eyes are still clearly discernible, he is a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old.

A handsome young man who was about to become a college student in his prime of life just disappeared, and the few people present felt uncomfortable.

After they put the body in a body bag and took it away, Fifth Brother and I walked back slowly.

"Fifth brother, what are you going to do with the thing in the river?" You can't just watch that thing harm people, you must find a way to get rid of it!

"We can only look for it bit by bit, and we don't know what it is attached to." Fifth Brother sighed lightly, it seems that he is also quite worried.

"Then let me find it. You still have to be busy with the pharmacy, so just give me a few days off!" I took over the matter without hesitation.

"Then how can I do it!" Fifth Brother flatly vetoed, "Your situation is unique, what if something happens when you enter the water? Just leave it to me!"

"Don't worry, I'm good at swimming, and Hu Changhe is here..."

"That won't work either!" Fifth Brother still disagreed, "Let's look for it together, so we can take care of each other!"

In the end, we decided to search the bottom of this section of the river starting tomorrow, and we must find the scapegoat!

***

In the afternoon, my fifth brother asked me to buy some things.He said that while he had time, he dealt with the matter of the big elm tree first.

In the middle of the night, I followed him to the bottom of the big elm tree.Following Fifth Brother's instructions, I knelt down in front of the tree, lit three sticks of incense and stuck them on the ground, and then began to burn the paper.

The fifth brother stood behind me and began to recite the mantra of rebirth-"The Supreme Commander, surpass your lonely soul, all ghosts and ghosts, and the four lives will be blessed; those with heads will surpass, those without heads will rise, kill with spears and swords, jump into water and hang ropes; Death in the open and in the dark, injustice and death, creditors and enemies, begging for life; Kneeling in front of my platform, gossip shines, stand up, surpass others, be a man or a woman, take responsibility for yourself, rich and poor, it is up to you; Rescue all the people, hurry to save lives, order to save all the people, rush to save lives..."

Fifth Brother said that the resentment of these little yellow skins is too heavy, if you want to get rid of it completely, you can only push down the tree, dig out their bones and burn them together with the tree.But doing so is unreasonable, after all, these grievances and this tree have not harmed anyone.Forcibly getting rid of them will not only increase my karma, but also that of my fifth brother.

I don't care, but I don't want Fifth Brother to be implicated, so I asked him if there was any other way.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, there is another way is to probation, hoping that they can let go of their grievances and reincarnate.

I think this method is very good. It can not only allow the little yellow skins to reincarnate without being completely destroyed, but also prevent the tree from developing in a harmful direction.So, I said I would take this approach.

Fifth Brother sighed lightly, and said, "It's just that it's hard to say whether this method will succeed, after all, their grievances have lasted for so many years and haven't dissipated..."

Yes, it has been 37 years since this incident, not only their family members did not let our family go, but even they themselves have lingering grievances.

"It doesn't matter!" I had already figured it out, and said my thoughts, "If I die before I have offspring, then our Kang family will be extinct, and the agreement with their Huang family will be considered reached." I looked at Fifth Brother and continued: "When the time comes, you can bury my ashes here, I think they will see me dead, and they will definitely be willing to leave because they have relieved their hatred..."

Fifth Brother's lips moved, but he didn't say anything for a while. After a long time, he said slowly, "Don't think about it, you'll be fine!"

I smiled, "It's okay, life and death are fate, I've thought about it a long time ago. Besides, since I met you, I feel that even if I die, my life is not in vain, I am content!"

He frowned slightly, then hugged me, and patted my back lightly with his big hand, "I said you will be fine, you will be fine, trust me!"

I also patted him on the back, and said with a smile: "I believe! I just said if, if I didn't say it, I gave up."

When he heard me say this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then told me what to do about it.

After Fifth Brother finished reciting the mantra, the paper and the incense were all burned out, I knelt there and respectfully kowtowed three times.

I know that even if I do this, their grievances will not dissipate easily.But as long as I am alive, I will continue to do this. It is best to resolve their grievances before I die. If it is not possible, I will try my best, without regret.

After finishing the work, Fifth Brother said to me: "From now on, when we pay homage to our ancestors, we will also bring them a share."

I nodded, "Understood." Then, I said to the black shadow group on the tree: "I don't know what your names are, I will call you Huang Jialiu from now on, if I can't come back from other places, That’s what I call you when you burn paper.”

I hope that the six young masters of the Huang family can dispel their grievances and pass away as soon as possible.

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