Chapter 516

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?"

"I heard that people who run boats are most taboo about salvaging people dressed in red. I also think it's strange that this boatman is old enough to agree to salvaging Caixia."

"The boatman didn't ask you for money?"

"No, the boatman brought Caixia up, and then put the boat on shore. He asked me: is this your new daughter-in-law? Just as I was about to answer, someone in the village yelled: he has been married for three years. This woman didn't have a child, so she jumped into the river and killed herself. The boatman said angrily: you dare to lie in front of me. I have to throw this body into the river. With that, the boatman is about to sail. I knelt down and begged: boss, you can do it. At this time, my father came, he rushed to the ship, to get Caixia's body back, just when the two sides pulled, a pair of red shoes of Caixia was pulled off, I found: the boatman looked at Caixia's feet, suddenly in a daze. He waved his hand and said, "give the body back.". The boatman said, "you have to show me this dead man's ID card to prove that this woman is your wife."

"The boatman is very cautious. I heard that the countryside has the habit of tying a knot. Sometimes when there is a corpse in the river, he will bring it up and give it to his dead relatives."

Shi Xiaogu continued: "I ran home, took Caixia's ID card and showed it to the boatman. The boatman also asked in detail where Caixia's mother's family was and who else was in her family. I'm a little strange. I don't know why the boatman asked these questions. It's like checking her household registration."

Chang Wen said: "people are not afraid that you and Caixia have nothing to do with each other. They want to get a corpse to match them, which shows that the boatman is very cautious."

"The boatman returned Caixia's body to you and left?"

"No, the boatman said that it was to salvage Caixia's body, which delayed the time. I had to live in my house at night. I couldn't shirk it, so I let the boatman and three boatmen live in my house all night."

When Shi Xiaogu talks with Chang Wen, his uncle keeps eavesdropping on him by the door. Although his people don't show up, his shadow is seen by Chang Wen.

Chang Wen suddenly has a hunch that Caixia's suicide may have something to do with her uncle.

He asked, "uncle, have you discussed the divorce with Caixia?"

"After many discussions, my father said," let's watch it for a while. Maybe we will get pregnant after a while. "

Chang Wen asked straightforwardly, "does that uncle mean that you and Caixia are divorced?"

"My father has this meaning. My father said to me: you have been divorced twice. If you divorce again, you will have a bad reputation. I'm afraid it's hard to marry another daughter-in-law."

"Uncle, why do you have to divorce if your uncle doesn't agree with you?"

"In fact, I'm not going to divorce any more. In those days, I didn't mention the divorce with Caixia at all. However, Caixia may mistakenly think that I still want to divorce, so she's dead."

Chang Wen said: "just now the Taoist priest talked with Caixia's ghost. Caixia complained that she couldn't bear the domestic violence, so she jumped into the river to commit suicide."

Shi Xiaogu yelled: "how can Caixia frame me up? I've been married to her for three years and never touched her finger."