„Oh......” “唉……” Old person's movement as if continued long time, he moved a neck, looks at the night of distant place, sighed gently. 老人的这个动作似乎持续了很长时间,他活动了一下脖子,看着远方的黑夜,轻轻叹了口气。 The surroundings are dark, only has his here light to be bright, exceptionally obvious. 周围都是黑暗,唯有他这里灯光明亮,异常的明显。 „Soon died , child , I die cannot close the eye.” “快要死了,咳咳,孩子,咳咳,我死也闭不上眼睛。” Old person is saying, while is covering the mouth with the hand, the words that the fierce cough, said were also off and on. 老人一边说着,一边用手捂着嘴巴,剧烈的咳嗽,说出来的话也断断续续。 The blood gushed out along with the cough, caught the withered and yellow palm. 鲜血伴随着咳嗽涌出,染上了枯黄的手心。 In the old person eyes reveals desperately, slowly stood, raises the stool to prepare to return to the room, the movement is stiff. 老人眼中露出绝望,慢慢站了起来,提着凳子准备回屋,动作非常僵硬。 „Treads...... treads...... treads......” “踏……踏……踏……” When the old person turns around to prepare to enter the room, depressed footsteps sound. 就在老人转身准备进屋的时候,一阵沉闷的脚步声响起。 Old person subconscious turning head, saw that at night has young people to walk. 老人下意识的回头,看到黑夜中有个年轻人走来。 The surroundings are dark, the young people walk from the darkness, not being able to say strange feelings. 周围都是黑暗,年轻人自黑暗中行走,有一种说不出来的怪异感觉。 „This is......” “这是……” Xiaohe Village is situated remotely, few people come, particularly young people. 小河村地处偏僻,很少有人过来,尤其是年轻人。 The present young people mostly like the exciting place, the remote mountain village does not ask for happily. 现在的年轻人大多喜欢去刺激的场所,偏远的山村根本不讨喜。 The old person has the doubts, stopped the movement on hand, trembling say/way: „You are......” 老人带着疑惑,停下了手上的动作,颤颤巍巍的道:“你是……” The 70-year-old, seen person were many, the matter were many, the seen thing is very different. 年约古稀,见的人多了,遇到的事多了,看到的东西就很不一样。 In the old person eyes, on front young face is hanging the genial smile, but is not only in the surface is so simple. 在老人眼中,面前这个年轻人脸上挂着和善的笑容,但是绝不只是表面上这么简单。 The old person can detect keenly, this young people behind, as if stands a roaring ominous beast, whole body is disclosing living person not near flavor. 老人能够敏锐地察觉到,这个年轻人的身后,仿佛站着一头咆哮的凶兽,全身上下透露着生人勿近的味道。 Close to will meet the terrifying. 靠近,就会遇到恐怖。 side Mu arrives at the near, said with a smile: „Elderly man, inquired a matter, have you seen this thing?” 方牧来到近前,笑道:“老人家,打听个事,你见过这个东西吗？” Saying, him is swinging to hang the whip of red thread. 说着,他摇了摇挂着红绳的鞭子。 Old person's vision moved, the eye socket opens slightly, quickly returns to normal. 老人的目光移了过去,眼眶微微睁大,很快又恢复平静。 „Does not know.” “不知道。” „How can not know?” side Mushuai flung the whip, exudes the depressed sound, the smile said: „I thought that you should know.” “怎么能不知道呢？”方牧甩了甩鞭子,发出沉闷的响声,微笑道:“我看你应该知道。” The old person looks the stiff color, did not say a word, raises the small backless stool to return to the room on the preparation. 老人面露僵硬之色,一言不发,提着小板凳就准备回屋子。 „That child who you said that who is also?” “你说的那个孩子,又是谁？” At this time, the sound resounded in him together behind. 就在这个时候,一道声音在他身后响起。 The old person stop moment , to continue to walk toward the room. 老人停顿片刻,继续朝着屋子里走。 But when arrives at half, he turns head. 可是在走到一半的时候,他回过头来。 „Do you really want to know? However I want to know that who you are?” “你真的想知道吗？但是我想知道你是谁？” „Xiaohe Village was not peaceful recently.” side Mu leisure say/way: „Who do not care about me are, is willing to say said, is not willing saying that this type is not peaceful may continue.” “小河村最近不太平。”方牧慢悠悠的道:“你不要在意我是谁,愿意说就说,不愿意说,这种不太平可能会延续。” Came a moment ago time, he heard this old person to think aloud. 刚才来的时候,他就听到这个老人在自言自语。 Village others have turned off the lights to sleep, only old person here lights are long, if this is normal, the ghosts do not believe. 村子里的人家已经熄灯睡觉,唯独老人这里灯火长明,这要是还正常,鬼都不信。 The old person entered the movement stop of room a moment ago, and inquired him, obviously can draw out the words. 刚才老人进屋的动作停顿,并且询问了他,显然是能够套出话的。 The old person clenches teeth, said: „Comes.” 老人咬了咬牙,道:“进来。” Then, the old person entered the room. 说完,老人进了屋。 side Mu follows the room, the convenient door closes. 方牧跟着进屋,顺手将门关上。 The old person looked for a position to sit down tremblingly, say/way of speaking frankly: „Xiaohe Village was not peaceful recently, because you anything comes.” 老人颤颤巍巍找了个位置坐下,直言不讳的道:“小河村最近不太平,你因为什么过来。” His is very old, the seen thing were many, he believes oneself eye compared with anyone. 他年纪已经很大了,见的东西多了,他比谁都相信自己的眼睛。 Front this young people, show a mysterious feeling from beginning to end, and...... 面前这个年轻人,从头到尾透出一股神秘的感觉,而且…… The old person right hand shivered slightly, the muddy vision is slightly low. 老人右手微微颤抖了一下,浑浊的目光微微低下。 Under the tranquil facial features, no one knows that the old person is thinking anything. 平静的面容下,谁也不知道老人在想什么。 side Mu looked for a position to sit down, is staring at old person's eyes, said: „Who is that child?” 方牧自顾自的找了个位置坐下,凝视着老人的双眼,道:“那个孩子是谁？” Asked again this issue, old person's expression is different. 再次问出这个问题,老人的表情却不一样。 Recalls, pain, or guilty. 追忆、痛苦,亦或是愧疚。 This expression is very complex, is very puzzled. 这个表情很复杂,也很纠结。 side Mu looks at old person's expression, on the face has a pondering smile. 方牧看着老人的表情,脸上带着一丝玩味的笑容。 The old person smiles bitterly saying: „That tomb have you gone?” 老人苦笑道:“那座坟墓你去过吗？” side Mudao: „Has gone.” 方牧道:“去过。” „That is that child's mother, a person of cruel fate.” The old person tells: „Child's father rotten gambling becomes second nature, the temperament is also very hot tempered, frequently is all right hits him and his mother with the whip.” “那是那个孩子的母亲,一个苦命的人。”老人娓娓道来:“孩子的父亲烂赌成性,脾气也很暴躁,经常没事就用鞭子打他和他的母亲。” Does the rotten gambling become second nature? 烂赌成性？ Hears this, side Mu remembers by the tomb the compulsive gambler. 听到这个,方牧想起坟墓旁遇到的赌鬼。 The old person does not know that side Mu is thinking anything , to continue saying: „In village knows, has urged, but no one can convince, until one day had an accident, that compulsive gambler got drunk, lets slip to kill child's mother, finally is imprisoned, does not know that what reason died in firmly.” 老人不知道方牧在想什么,继续道:“村子里都知道,也都劝过,但是没有人劝得动,直到有一天出事了,那个赌鬼喝醉了,把孩子的母亲失手打死,最后坐了牢,不知道什么原因死在了牢里面。” „That child?” side Mu asked. “那个孩子呢？”方牧问道。 Old person pain say/way: „Father is imprisoned, mother also died, a young child is unable to survive, depends entirely on the villagers to give financial aid, originally this situation can also make the child live well, even life well, but until one day......” 老人痛苦的道:“父亲坐牢,母亲也死了,一个几岁的孩子根本就无法生存,全靠村民们接济,本来这种情况也能够让孩子好好的活下来,甚至好好的生活,但是直到有一天……” „I still remember that Sun was just at that time hot, child's relative looked, said that must adopt the child, the child is not willing to go, but we are thinking in the relative's house, he can feel the kinship.” “我还记得当时太阳正热,孩子的亲戚找了过来,说要将孩子领养,孩子不愿意去啊,但是我们想着在亲戚家,他才能够感受到亲情。” „At that time I was a village head, I made this decision, I regret to the present extremely.” “当时我是村长,我做了这个决定,我到现在都后悔万分。” At this point, the old person is holding own head, makes an effort to clutch the hair, falls into deep remorse. 说到这里,老人抱着自己的头,用力揪着头发,陷入深深的自责。 side Munie long whip in knob, looking pensive. 方牧捏了捏手中的长鞭,若有所思。 Looking at it like this, the long whip is the tool that compulsive gambler used. 这样看来,长鞭就是那个赌鬼生前使用的工具。 The old person regretted, gets strength back with great difficulty, the forced smile said: „Child's relative in next door village, to not far, we think that the matter had ended, never expected that his relative is the devil feelings.” 老人懊悔了一阵之后,好不容易才缓过劲来,苦笑道:“孩子的亲戚就在隔壁村,离得也不远,我们以为事情已经结束,没想到他亲戚全是魔鬼心肠。” „After the child meets, contacted with a person peddler, sold the child, could not find child's trail after that.” “他们把孩子接过去之后,联系了一个人贩子,把孩子卖了,从那之后再也找不到孩子的踪迹。” side Mu looks straight ahead the old person, said: „His that two relatives?” 方牧直视老人,道:“他那两个亲戚呢？” „Died.” The old person smiles bitterly saying: „Sold child's second day dead, after we were also the discoveries, learned of the child kidnapped and sold news.” “死了。”老人苦笑道:“卖出孩子的第二天就死了,我们也是发现之后,才得知孩子被拐卖的消息。” Mentioned this, the old person shook the head freely. 说起这个,老人不住地摇头。 „How death?” side Mu knits the brows to say. “怎么死的？”方牧皱眉道。 The old person explained: „Child knows oneself must sell out, last night, intoxicated in the water, next morning, the child will follow the slave trader, then to relative because also drinks water is killed by poison.” 老人解释道:“孩子知道自己要被卖掉,在头天晚上,就在水中下毒,第二天早上,孩子就跟着人贩子走了,那对亲戚也因为喝了水被毒死。” side Mu raps the desktop with the finger gently, said: „How you know is so clear?” 方牧用手指轻轻敲击桌面,道:“你怎么知道的这么清楚？” In the bright room, side Mu the question is pertinent, making the room fall into peacefully. 明亮的房间内,方牧的问话一针见血,让房间陷入安静。 The eye of old person pollution is low, sighs, the forced smile said: „Because after this matter was very long in the past, I received that child to the letter/believes that I write, he described all things, added a few words.” 老人浑浊的眼睛低下,叹了口气,苦笑道:“因为在这件事过去很久之后,我收到了那个孩子给我写的信,他把所有的事情都描述了出来,还说了一句话。” „What words?” side Mu asked. “什么话？”方牧问道。 Matter is getting more and more interesting, side Mu the interest was cancelled. 事情越来越有趣,方牧的兴趣被勾起来了。 The old person raised the head, both hands are grasping the arm rest of chair stubbornly, said: „He said that...... you and you behind are what things!” 老人抬起头,双手死死握着椅子的扶手,道:“他说……你、你身后是什么东西！” The words have not said, the old person is pointing at side Mu behind, the whole face fears, the good image space herd to have what big terrifying behind. 话未说完,老人指着方牧身后,满脸恐惧,好像方牧身后有什么大恐怖似的。