C17 (1/2)

I followed my father.

That's because, after dinner, he didn't come back to my room.

Instead, he went to the yard.

The courtyard was pitch black. This was the case in the rural areas. In order to save electricity, when there was no one around, the lights in the courtyard would be turned off.

At this time.

Follow him out.

I thought he was going to the toilet, so I turned on the lights in the yard.

But my father said to me, ”Turn it off.”

”Oh,” I said, but didn't turn out the light immediately, instead continuing to eat.

At this moment, his father did not go to the toilet. Instead, he found a hoe in the yard and a shovel before setting off.

I subconsciously looked at this scene and asked my grandmother, ”It's already so late, dad won't be going back to farm work, right?”

In all my life, I had never seen anyone work in the fields at night, so I felt it was a bit incredible.

Grandma was also a bit confused.

She was too old to see the situation clearly, so she found a pair of reading glasses and watched as her father carried the hoe out of the yard.

There seemed to be a hint of worry in her eyes. I didn't know if it was for me or for my father.

Gran said to me immediately, ”If you're worried, you can follow and check it out.”

As she said this, her voice was somewhat shaky.

Furthermore, he seemed to have made an important decision. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said those words.

After I heard that, I threw down my chopsticks, took out a small flashlight and hurriedly followed her.

Before this, I first turned off the lights in the courtyard and followed him out. After confirming that there was no one outside, I closed the courtyard door before silently following behind my father. When I walked out of the house, my father had already walked fifty meters.

There was some moonlight outside, and even after I turned off my little flashlight, I could still see my father not far away.

Under the moonlight, he was walking alone on a small road in the countryside. It seemed as if his back was facing a lonely camel.

I wanted to go up and tell him I wanted to be with him.

But I know that what my father is doing right now, he definitely doesn't want me to see.

At the same time, I am truly suspicious of my father.

After all, ever since he returned home, his conduct and actions had truly made it hard for others to fathom.

As I was thinking.

I soon saw that he was headed in the direction of the back mountain.

At the back of the mountain?

I don't understand why my father went to the back of the mountain so late at night.

As far as I know, there are many tombs in the rear mountains.

Wasn't he afraid when the night passed?

But very quickly, I realized that this worry of mine was really unnecessary.

Along the way, I also saw several burial mounds.

These grave bags, I subconsciously thought, a grave, there will be a person lying below.

Maybe the man inside was looking at me when I walked by the grave now.

Thinking of this, I felt chills down my spine.

However, when he looked at his father again, he saw that he was fine. On the way, he acted as if he didn't see these graves at all and continued to walk forward.

Seeing this, I could only imitate his actions and walk behind him without any distractions. I didn't look at the situation on both sides of the road, as this way, I wouldn't be scared by the burial mounds.

Not long after, his father arrived at a small col in the back mountain.

When I saw him stop and subconsciously look back, I immediately squatted on the floor and didn't move an inch.

Next to me was a pile of grass.

So if I hide in this position, I can rest assured that my father will definitely not see it.

After all, at such a distance, if I wasn't able to observe him, my father would look like a pile of grass. After all, in the dark, one's vision would be greatly affected.

He took a look and saw that there was no one there.

Only then did Father throw the shovel and hoe on his shoulder onto the ground.

I wondered.

This place, following my observation at this moment, seems somewhat familiar. During the day, I seem to have passed by here.

At this moment, I couldn't remember where I was.

Just when I was wondering about it.