Chapter 516 (1/2)

Chang Wen asked, ”isn't there any sign before Caixia committed suicide?”

Shi Xiaogu recalled: ”that evening, several friends invited me to the town for dinner. I said hello to Caixia and left. At that time, Caixia was cleaning the yard. She also told me to drink less wine.”

”Did Caixia commit suicide by jumping into the river when you came back from drinking?”

”I was very happy that night. I had a few more drinks. At one o'clock in the morning, I went home drunk. As soon as I entered the door, I fell asleep on the bed. At that time, the room was dark and I didn't know if Caixia was in bed. The next morning, someone woke me up and told me: your wife jumped into the river and killed herself. I was so scared that I woke up and ran to the river. At that time, Qingjiang River was in the flood season and the water was very fast. I asked my friend: how do you know my wife committed suicide? My friend told me: before dawn, old man Wang picked up dung and saw your wife jump into the river. He can't swim, so he can only call for help. I heard the call for help, but he can't swim, so he can only run to call for you. ”

Chang Wen sighed and asked, ”it's the flood season. In less than ten seconds, people will be washed away by the water.”

Shi Xiaogu said: ”we are just a water bay here. The river is swirling here. Caixia is in the center of the vortex. It will sink and float for a while. I shout: Caixia, come up quickly!”

Chang Wen sneered: ”uncle, aren't you kidding? Everyone is dead. She can't get on. If she can, she won't jump down. ”

”I... I was very worried and sad at that time. Anyway, Caixia was also my wife. After three years of living together, we still had some feelings.”

”Did you bring up Caixia?”

Shi Xiaogu sighed and said, ”I ran back to the village and called a few people who knew water and asked them to salvage Caixia. However, when these people came to the river, they all shook their heads and didn't want to go into the water.”

”Don't you think you've given less money?”

”I offered a price of 1000 yuan. Seeing that they refused to go into the water, I raised the price to 5000 yuan, but they still refused to go into the water to save people.”

”Why?”

”Because my wife is wearing red clothes, red trousers and red shoes, she is a red river. The old man has a superstitious saying that if a woman dies wearing red clothes, it's a great omen. Anyone who touches the edge of the dead will be unlucky.”

”And that? What about

Shi Xiaogu sighed and said, ”at that time, I knelt down on the ground and begged them to bring up Caixia. However, they said,” even if we move to a golden mountain, we won't touch this mildew. ”

”Let Caixia soak in the water?”

”Just at this time, a cargo ship passed in the Qingjiang River, and I cried out: boatman, please do me a favor and bring up the drowned woman. The boatman was an old man in his fifties. He looked at Caixia in the water and said, ”who are you in the water?”? I said, it's my wife. Chen asked: Why did she jump into the river? I told a lie, said: I do wedding, my wife came from the other side of the river, capsized the boat, fell into the river. On hearing this, the boatman said, ”boy, why are you so unlucky? Well, I'll make an exception today to help you get the bride.”

Chang Wen puzzled and asked: ”isn't the boatman afraid of the dead wearing red clothes?”