C6 Hanging from Ancestral Hall

I felt sticky when I rolled in, but I didn't notice it. I was just looking around me. It wasn't hot or cold here, but it was much more comfortable than in the mourning hall.

"You're here? Come and sit! " A middle-aged man with a pale face and no beard sat there amiably. Looking at the empty space, I could see that there were only two chairs and a box in the middle of the room. He sat on one of them, while the other one was for me?

I don't know if he was staring at me, but it was only then that I noticed his clothes. It was a robe, a little like a priest's robe, but also a little different, because there was a blood-red orchid embroidered on the pale yellow robe!

"Are you talking to me?" I found that my voice was a little hoarse and harsh, so I immediately coughed. This was clearly the aftermath of my fear.

"Yes, don't be nervous, come over and talk. It's been so many years since I last had a good chat with a living person …" His eyes focused now, and I was sure he was talking to me, but what did it mean? Chat with a living person? So who did he talk to before? And tell me not to be nervous. I'm more nervous than ever.

I walked over slowly, pulled my chair away, felt the safe distance, and sat down.

"Haha …" "You're very interesting. In the past, there were people who were afraid of me, but I was the one who said it. You actually have your own opinions!" The middle-aged man laughed a little arrogantly, as if he was the most respected person here.

"Who are you?" Despite my trembling voice, I asked what I wanted to ask.

"You don't need to know who I am. Right now, I have been asked by someone to give you two things. These two things are extremely important. Do not lose them." After he finished speaking, he picked up the box, opened it, and took out a brush, a very ordinary one. The tip of the brush was clearly worn out, and there was also a long yellow paper, similar to a talisman.

"Okay, I was going to have a good chat with you, but now I have something to do. Since I've completed it, you can go back." After handing me the pen and paper, his figure gradually faded and I felt the entire space collapsing. I quickly turned around and ran. When I finally arrived at the entrance of the cave, I immediately dashed out.

When I looked into my eyes, I found myself lying on the bed. Uh, why wasn't I wearing any clothes at all? My heart tightened and I quickly checked what was below. It was normal!

"Xiao Yu, you're awake? What's the matter with you? Can't bear it? You don't want to jump into the latrine, do you? "Look at your body full of sh * t and urine …" His elder brother was nagging at him from the side, even lifting the clothes in his hands as he spoke. That was indeed my clothes, but had I dropped it into the latrine? Didn't I enter that hole? Oh right, there was even pen and paper?

I looked around me, but there was nothing. I lay down again, and it looked like it was just a dream, but what did it mean to keep having these unfathomable dreams lately?

"Here, this is the clothes I got for you from your house. Wear it yourself, you were like a dead pig just now and didn't move at all. You messed with my clothes." He went out to take a bath, and I thanked him profusely for not looking down on me so much.

By the time I was dressed, I felt a little more relaxed. At least my shoulders were no longer sore, and I put my hand in my pants pocket and accidentally felt something. Why is it a small stick? I took it out and brought out a piece of yellow paper, a brush and a piece of yellow paper.

I was stunned. Was that true? I looked down at what I was holding, and my mind went blank.

"What's that in your hand?" At this moment, the Third Aunt walked in. When she saw what I was holding in my hand, she frowned and quickly took two steps forward and grabbed the pen and paper in my hand.

"Why does it look so similar? Impossible, Xiao Yu, where did you get this? " She held it up to the light and examined it closely, as if unsure of something.

"But how should I answer that?" "I don't know. The clothes that Big Bro gave me were in my pants pocket. I casually found them."

"That's impossible! He's been missing for so long, how did he appear?" She muttered to herself for a long time before stuffing the item back to me, "It seems that it is the will of heaven. Since you were able to get it, it means that you are a chosen one of the Ji Clan. Take good care of this thing. You will need it in the future." After saying that, I left the room. I stayed where I was, wondering what was going on. I've been confused since I came back last night.

"Come on, follow me, I told you to follow me, who let you leave me last night?" You deserve it if you fall into the latrine! " The words were full of doting, but there were also complaints. I obediently followed along.

"Third Aunt, something has happened. This is a big matter!" As she ran, a woman came running over. This was her big brother's mother, my second uncle's mother. She was panting heavily, and her face was pale. It was as if she had encountered something terrifying.

"What is it?" Seeing Second Uncle like this, Third Aunt also started to worry. This Second Uncle's mother had always been liked by Third Aunt and told everyone that she was an example to a Ji Family's daughter-in-law. Not only was she good-looking, she was also kind and passionate.

"The Old Ancestor hung himself on the osmanthus tree in front of the ancestral hall. As I passed by, I saw a black shadow at the entrance. I used a flashlight to shine on it and realized that it was the Old Ancestor …"

Third Aunt did not wait for her to finish before she pulled me towards the ancestral hall. When we went out, I found that there were still two dog-skin lanterns stuck in front of the door. She picked one up and gave one to me.

According to my grandfather, the feng shui of the village is very good, it is just like the mountain and the river, suitable for the trees and the leaves to grow. I think that's reasonable, after all, most of the people in my Ji Clan are talented, many of the people that came from Ji Village have earned a lot of money, and Uncle Shen's brother, Third Uncle, has become the boss outside, and is rumored to have millions of yuan.

But why would this old ancestor hang himself there? He is the uncle of my grandfather and the others. Due to his high seniority and kind-hearted nature, we younger generation started to call him the ancestor or something like that, but later on we started calling him the ancestor. He was not annoyed, but he agreed with a smile. No need, the younger generations in his family were very filial to him.

There are already a few people outside the ancestral hall, and there are even women crying loudly. This is popular here, after the old people die, the daughter-in-law in the family will have to cry mournfully, and there is also a comparison, who cries more miserably, will be praised by others as being more filial. I reckon that all the old people in this world have no one to support them, they can just cry when he dies.

There were a few people frantically taking the Old Ancestor's corpse off the osmanthus tree. Perhaps the corpse was heavy, but the two people supporting him could not bear the pressure and were about to drop it onto the ground …

"Use strength! Those who are hanged cannot land on the ground!" The third matron's voice was so loud that it gave me a fright when I followed by her side. I was starting to doubt where she got such good spirit from.

His eldest brother was impressively in the line, he was carrying all sorts of things, first there was a huge wooden board, they put it on the shelf, then they carefully put the Old Ancestor on it. The women then started putting on the birthday clothes for the corpse.

Big Bro put everything on the ground, placed a bowl of rice wine (glutinous rice) on the ancestor's head, and then lit an oil lamp on the foot. This was the lamp for the dead, as the elders called it, and he could go all the way to the underworld, which was why my grandma's lamp had been extinguished several times and everyone was nervous.

I didn't move from my position, which was arranged by the Third Mother, who was walking around the group. I couldn't hear what she was saying, but I was looking at the Old Ancestor's face from this angle, with my mouth wide open and my tongue lolling out and my eyes popping out. I quickly closed my eyes.

"Why is the ancestral hall's door filled with blood?" A voice rang out and everyone was stunned.