Looking at the floating objects on the sea, which were getting closer and closer to the island as the sea water washed them, not only did the hair on his hands stand up, but he also got goose bumps all over his body.
It's becoming clearer and clearer.
At this moment, he really wanted to dig out his eyes. It’s okay, why does he have such good eyesight
Ye Huimei felt that the bag in her hand was almost full at this time. She looked up and wanted to ask her third brother or his father to help drag it, but she saw her third brother standing there in a daze.
"Third brother, what are you doing? What are you doing? Come and help me...ah..."
As Ye Huimei spoke, she turned her head and looked in the direction her third brother was looking. She suddenly screamed, her face turned pale with fear, and she quickly closed her eyes.
"Don't look..." Ye Yaodong said in time before she saw him.
Ye's father and mother were also startled by her scream, and they looked up and asked with concern: "What's wrong? What happened?"
"What's wrong? Why are you so startled? What's wrong with you today? Why are you screaming so loudly..."
Mother Ye complained as she walked out from the corner and walked towards Ye Huimei. "Why are you like this?"
Ye Huimei had a sad face and her eyes were tightly closed, not daring to open them. She pointed towards the sea and asked her mother to see for herself.
Ye Yaodong stood in front of his mother and said, "There is a male corpse floating on the sea ahead. Don't look at it. Turn around."
Yang Qi gathers on the face, so men have a heavy face and drown with their faces facing downwards. Yin Qi gathers on the back, so women have a heavy back and drown with their faces facing upwards.
So Ye Yaodong knew it was a male corpse at first glance, and there were few women going out to sea, so the dead were usually men.
Mother Ye was also frightened when she heard this. She felt a chill all over her body, her hair stood on end, and her voice trembled. "Is... is it a corpse? It's floating from our side?"
As soon as Ye's father came out of the reef, he heard the conversation between the two people. He was startled and looked forward.
With just one glance, he felt his scalp tingling instantly, and his face looked unhappy, "How... How did we run into him?"
Encountering a dead body at sea can be a good thing or a bad thing.
People living by the sea are very superstitious, and there is a saying.
If you encounter a corpse at sea, if you are afraid and retreat, not daring to approach, and just sail away as if you didn't see it, then the ghost will follow you.
Because the fact that you meet him is because 'he' deliberately came to you. If you are afraid and turn a blind eye, then 'he' will keep pestering you, and you will have bad luck and everything will go wrong. In serious cases, you may be possessed by evil spirits, or even lose your life!
If you can bear the fear and nausea, fish him out of the water, and bury him on an isolated island...
On the contrary, you will be blessed by him, have good luck and good things happen to you.
The probability of encountering this is not high, but it is not impossible. If you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet...
Ye's father thought of this superstitious statement, and Ye Yaodong had also thought of it a long time ago. The father and son stood together and looked at each other silently, and no one said anything for a while.
They are all ordinary people, and it is normal for them to be afraid.
The corpse in front of him has been lingering on the edge of the isolated island as it is washed by the waves. No matter how hard the waves hit it, they cannot roll it back into the sea. They just push it towards the isolated island again and again, but cannot let it run aground.
Just keep going forward and backward, forward and backward...
It seems to be forcing the father and son to make a decision as soon as possible...
Although Ye's mother was informed in advance and did not see the body, she was still a little panicked. She opened her mouth and asked, "What should we do now?"
She thought of a story that was circulating in the village, and then she said in a panic, "I heard that the Lin Dashan couple who used to live in the back of the village encountered... encountered this at sea. They originally wanted to fish it out, but when they got close and just caught it in the net, they saw its face and were so scared that they threw it back into the sea and ran away. Within seven days, the couple... just disappeared... "
The more Ye's mother thought about it, the paler her face became...
Ye Huimei became even more frightened after hearing this and held her mother's arm tightly.
A mother is strong. Seeing her daughter closing her eyes in fear with her eyelashes trembling and the hand holding her arm shaking, Ye's mother patted her repeatedly to comfort her.
"It's okay, it's okay... Don't be afraid... It's okay if you don't think about it. Your father and your third brother are here. Come on, I'll take you to the corner and wait. Don't stand here."
Ye Huimei nodded repeatedly and followed her mother to the corner.
It only took a moment for the incident to happen. Ye Yaodong watched the corpses moving forward and backward, as if they had recognized them. He turned around, swallowed his saliva with a dry throat, and said, "Go ahead, Dad..."
When he saw it just now, he was silent for a long time. Not only was he frightened by the corpse, he also thought of the same fate as him in his previous life.
No matter what, he would bury him.
But even though he is buried, he still needs some mental construction. He is just an ordinary person.
"Well, go ahead, go ahead, and bring... bring the spatula with you, so it will be convenient for digging the hole later..."
"It just so happens that it has drifted to this island. Let's drag it up and bury it on the mountain. This will save us the trouble of salvaging it and putting it on the boat..."
"Yeah, let's go and pull it up first, so that it won't be swept away by the waves again. If that happens, we will be in trouble."
"There's nothing to be afraid of. It's face down..."
"Yeah, there's nothing to be afraid of. Burying the person is also a good deed."
The father and son encouraged each other and walked forward, but the more they walked, the more panicked they became. Fortunately, they had a companion, as being alone would have been really scared.
When they got closer, they could clearly see that the corpse was very swollen, with a lot of messy seaweed and many insect eggs and wriggling animals wrapped around it. The exposed skin on the back of the neck had large patches of corpse spots, and it was obvious that the person had been dead for some time.
The father and son looked at each other, with shock evident in their eyes!
"Dad, each of you take one side and go over there..." Ye Yaodong swallowed and pointed in a direction.
Now the tide has receded and a large area of the beach has been exposed. Ye Yaodong turned around and saw that there was a place on the island to their side with no rocks but only piles of rubble.
It is more convenient to drag the bodies up the mountain over there. The exposed area of the beach here is too small. If they are buried on the beach, there will be water underneath when they are dug up, and a few big waves will easily wash the bodies up. Then their burial will be in vain. It is more appropriate to drag them up the mountain.
The father and son suppressed their nausea and, using the buoyancy of the water, dragged the corpse toward the side of the isolated island.
Fortunately, both of them were wearing gloves. When the body was dragged onto the beach, it slid along the way, leaving not only traces of dragging, but also special water stains, slightly green and a little black. These were the corpse fluid left by the swelling and broken skin of the body during the dragging...
And there were some white disgusting little animals.
There are actually a lot of fungi in the ocean, and the entire corpse is covered by sea lice and small arthropods.
Sea lice can be understood as maggots in the sea...
The father and son resisted the urge to look back and walked bravely up the mountain.
We didn't walk very far, just to a place where the waves couldn't reach us and there was enough open space around to dig a big hole.
The two men threw the body into the corner, trying not to even give him a glance, still letting "him" lie prone, and then each of them took a spatula and worked hard to dig a hole.
This deserted island has not been touched by anyone for a long time. There are dense trees around it, and the trees are still green even in winter. It is a good feng shui place for burial, facing the sea directly. Some people on the seaside also deliberately set up cemeteries on the surrounding deserted islands.
The father and son dug hard. Having work to do helped them to stop thinking and they were much calmer. However, the soil was very compact and not easy to dig. Also, they didn't have a hoe, only a spatula for scooping.
After nearly two hours of hard digging, the two finally dug a hole big enough for one person to lie down.
“Is that about right?”
Father Ye nodded, dug twice more, and then said, "Almost done, turn him over and put him down again."
"Um… "
There is nothing to be afraid of when the time comes. We have already worked to the last step. If you stick your head out, you will be cut by the knife. If you hide your head, you will also be cut by the knife.
The father and son walked towards the corpse, and in just a short while, the entire corpse was crawling with white animals.
Ye Yaodong moved his five fingers and stood in the same direction as his father. They turned the body over by one hand, one hand at the waist, and the other at the other’s shoulders…
Instantly... In the middle of winter, both the father and son were sweating profusely, their scalps were numb...
The two of them suddenly closed their eyes and looked towards the empty space next to them.
"One... one person on each side... carry them down..."
Father Ye's speech is so slurred...
Ye Yaodong nodded in panic, walked to the feet of the corpse, and regardless of the disgusting stuff on his body, he and his father carried the head and the foot into the pit.
Then he quickly used his hands to stir up the dirt and sprinkle it on his face to cover him up first. It was so damn scary...
By the way, get rid of the small animals in your hands first.
The father and son pushed the soil they had just dug out down again until the body was completely covered. Only after a mound of soil appeared on the ground did they breathe a sigh of relief.
Ye Yaodong took off the gloves on his hands, threw them aside and said to his father, "Dad, go get three incense sticks from the boat. I'll wait here. Bring the noodles and dried dancai over as well."
Father Ye nodded and said, "I'll be back soon."
"Well, call mother and little sister as well, and come over and bow to show your appreciation."
Just in case, they all have incense on board.
After burying the man, Ye Yaodong felt at ease and no longer afraid. He clasped his hands together and muttered, "Brother, since I have met you, I will definitely find a place for you to stay. I hope you will be happy in your next life and become rich and powerful..."
After blessing and praying for a while, his father came over soon with his mother and his younger sister who was still in shock.
He comforted her, "It's okay, don't be afraid, the body has been buried, we just need to burn some incense and bow."
The two nodded.
Father Ye placed the noodles and dried vegetables he brought in front of the grave, and also placed a bowl of tea, "Brother, we don't have any decent offerings on the boat, you have to make do with it..."
Ye Yaodong took out the lighter from his pocket and lit three incense sticks. After the whole family bowed three times together, they placed the incense sticks in front of the grave. He then clasped his hands together and bowed three times.
Then he said to his family, "Let's go, it's okay."