klisemfg Chapter 612 Liu the Ferryman is Even More Miserable
Chapter 612 Liu the Ferryman is Even More Miserable
Xilian couldn't possibly take her clothes off and let them see her.
He quickly said he was fine.
Now she is afraid that Old Ma's ghost will return.
Aunt Guangyi took her to stay at her home.
Uncle Guangyi also came in to offer his comfort:
"Xilian, that wasn't a ghost, it was a person. And a very strong one at that. I tried to grab him, but he threw me right into Er Gouzi's house. I almost died from the fall."
When someone went out to investigate, they found footprints and tire tracks, clearly indicating that it was a human, not a ghost.
In the end, Xilian went to stay at Uncle Guangyi's house. She didn't dare to stay home alone.
He also said that he would find the shaman of Shanghewan Village tomorrow to exorcise the evil spirits.
The commune did not allow feudal superstitions; they could only be practiced secretly.
Early the next morning.
It was still dark.
Shouts echoed again from the main street of Jiapigou Village.
When Gou Shengzi's mother got up in the morning, she saw Liu Dugong running out naked, waving his two bloody hands, shouting as he ran:
"I don't have yellow croaker, I only have carp and crucian carp... There are no small yellow croakers in the Xitong River..."
Upon closer inspection, Gou Shengzi's mother discovered that Liu Dugong's two fingers were missing, leaving only a bloody palm.
His bare thighs were bleeding profusely from his shorts.
Gou Shengzi's mother quickly called Gou Shengzi out to see.
When Gou Shengzi came out, the ferryman had already disappeared.
Seeing blood everywhere, Gou Shengzi searched and shouted.
Many people came out to participate in the search.
We followed the trail of blood.
Finally, it was found in the pile of firewood in front of Grandpa Zuo's house.
The ferryman trembled, his eyes filled with fear.
When Grandpa Zuo went over, he was so frightened that he kept crying:
"Don't kill me, don't cut my fingers, I didn't catch any yellow croaker..."
Grandpa Zuo looked at his underpants, which were soaked with blood, lifted them up to take a look, and turned to the commune members behind him, saying:
"It's gone, it was cut off."
Everyone was utterly astonished.
It's one thing that Xilian was attacked at home yesterday, since she wasn't seriously injured.
Judging from how Xilian walked this morning, it didn't seem to have caused her much harm.
But the ferryman was in a terrible situation.
Of the ten fingers, only the thumb on the left hand remains.
And he was castrated, so he no longer has to worry about finding a wife.
Hurry up and get him to the clinic.
Jing Youxiang is staying at the clinic. She got up to stop the bleeding and bandage him.
Jing Youxiang only knew how to bandage the wound; she didn't know how to treat it.
Ding Dahu, Uncle Ba, led a group of people into the mountains to hunt. There was no one in charge, and no one knew what to do.
Grandpa Zuo told Cao Erdan to hitch up the cart and rush him to the county hospital.
Two people had to follow him and hold the ferryman down, because he had gone mad.
She would cry one minute and laugh the next, saying she didn't have any small yellow croakers.
Beg whoever you see not to cut off their finger, not to cut off their precious thing.
It looks like he was being interrogated.
All morning, the whole village was talking about this.
As noon approached, a jeep came from afar.
Lu Yao is back.
Seeing the utility poles standing tall along the roadside made me quite happy, and I started singing my own folk song:
"With mountains in my left hand and rivers in my right, I eat red dates and gnaw on steamed buns, while you recite poetry, 'Duck, duck, duck,' then 'Goose, goose, goose'..."
This song is absolutely not something you should sing in front of girls; you can only practice it in person.
The women at the village entrance stirred when they saw the jeep.
"Tuwazi is back."
"Thank goodness, Company Commander Lu is finally back."
They had sent someone to the militia company to look for Lu Yao long ago, but before the person who went there returned, Lu Yao came back first.
As soon as I entered the village, I was stopped by the aunties and sisters-in-law on the main street.
Lu Yao lowered the car window and looked at their excited faces:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Sister-in-law Yufen: "You little rascal, something terrible has happened! Xilian has been... you know... assaulted! The ferryman has been... assaulted!"
I wanted to talk to Lu Yao about it, but I felt like I couldn't bring myself to say anything.
"That thing" was used instead.
A feisty woman named Feng Guiying shoved Yu Fen aside.
"Look at you, you can't explain yourself clearly, you've even confused Company Commander Lu. Let me explain."
Then he leaned his head close to the car window and whispered in Lu Yao's ear:
"A man broke into Xilian's house, stripped her completely naked, tied her up with her underpants, and guess what? He even put... a rolling pin... Oh my god, how embarrassing!"
Feng Guiying, her face flushed, recounted the general events to Lu Yao.
Lu Yao was also surprised:
"Was anyone else hurt? Was it just the two of them?"
"Yes, yes, it's just the two of them. Xilian seems okay, just a little frightened. The ferryman is in a terrible state; not only did he lose everything, but he seems to have gone mad! He's probably at the county hospital now."
"What about Xilian?"
"She's already home, and she won't be afraid anymore once the sun comes out."
The woman standing next to her is Aunt Guangyi.
After dropping Xilian off at home, I went out to visit everyone and told them what I had talked about with Xilian the night before.
Aunt Guangyi is a good person, but she's a chatterbox. She can't keep anything to herself and feels uncomfortable if she doesn't tell others.
She then told Lu Yao that Xilian hadn't slept all night and was probably sleeping at home now.
Lu Yao nodded: "Okay, I'll go take a look."
As the car passed by my house, I saw my mother and my second aunt, Zhang Shulan, talking at the gate. I guessed it was about what happened last night.
I slammed on the brakes.
Jiang Guizhi complained:
"Tuwazi, you're getting more and more outrageous. You said you weren't coming back and then you just didn't say a word."
Lu Yao grinned and said, "I've been busy, but I'm back now."
Jiang Guizhi sighed, "You're not home, and something happened last night. Your Uncle Dahu isn't home either. We're all feeling lost and helpless."
"What's the big deal?"
Jiang Guizhi looked around and saw that no one was there except Zhang Shulan, so she said, "Liu the ferryman's fingers have all been chopped off."
Zhang Shulan added, "She was also castrated; it was awful!"
Jiang Guizhi added, "Someone broke into your Aunt Xilian's house last night. She thought it was your Uncle Ma Zi who had returned, and she was terrified."
Zhang Shulan added, "That man stripped Xilian naked, and even did that...
Jiang Guizhi quickly pulled Zhang Shulan:
"Don't tell your children everything."
I thought to myself, I'll just give you a general overview, but you insist on bringing up things that are inappropriate for children. If I say too much, it won't pass the censorship!
Lu Yao smiled and said, "You don't need to be afraid. It's good that the people who came didn't hurt anyone. I'll go check on Aunt Xilian."
With that, he stepped on the gas and headed towards Xilian's house.
As we walked east, people kept peeking and peering into our direction.
Some children were curiously searching for traces of blood that Liu Dugong had dripped on the road.
This matter completely alarmed the commune members.
With ghosts appearing in the middle of the night, even ferryman Liu went mad; how could everyone not be worried?
Lu Yao didn't linger any longer. He greeted everyone he met, honked his horn, and drove off.
When we arrived near Xilian's house, we parked the car before even reaching the door.
Then come down.
After hearing Aunt Guangyi recount the details, I wanted to see if the other party had left any traces.
However, upon closer inspection of the numerous footprints at Xilian's doorstep, it was clear that the scene had already been disturbed.
Quickly call out to Uncle Guangyi, who was craning his neck to look over in the yard:
"Take Gou Shengzi and go stop some people near the ferryman's house. Don't let anyone get close. I'll come over here in a bit and check if there are any remnants left. Under no circumstances should you go in and destroy anything."
"Okay."
Uncle Guangyi accepted the order and left. Lu Yao jumped over the low wall and entered Xilian's house.