Reckless Youth of Delinquency

That night, I received a call. Yu Chengfei told me that the elders in Yang Mengying’s hometown had calculated the date and would be buried on time at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. I asked if I could go, and Yu Chengfei said come on, just don’t let Mother Yang see it, kowtow secretly and leave.

Tomorrow is the sixth day of Ye Zhan's coma. He went to see Yang Mengying off in the morning and was admitted to the ICU in the afternoon. I talked to Ye Zhan's parents, and they both nodded numbly, each looking exhausted. In the past six days, they had hardly closed their eyes, and their eyeballs were all bloodshot. Even if they took a nap, they would wake up immediately. When they woke up, they would ask: "Is there any news about my son?" But they were disappointed again and again. These days, the sense of crisis in our hearts is getting heavier and heavier, and we always feel that the moment has come when we have to face it. Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night, I can still hear them saying: "If my son didn't mess around, he wouldn't be like this." Naturally, I felt a pain in my heart after hearing this. No parent in this world wants their children to be Just mix it up.

The next day, I said goodbye to Ye Zhan's parents, left the hospital and took a bus to Yang Mengying's hometown village. According to the address provided by Yu Chengfei, Yang Mengying's hometown is not far away, just near Beiyuan City. Although this village is close to Beiyuan, it has not benefited from the glory of the city at all. Generations have been poor, and the living standard is still stuck in the 1980s. It is said that Yang's mother was seduced by a man when she was young. Later, she became pregnant and left Yang Mengying. The man bought a house in Beiyuan City and left her a sum of money before disappearing without a trace. People in the village poked Yang's mother in the back, and her relatives also cut off contact with her. Mother Yang moved her daughter to Beiyuan City, and became the first person in the village to live in the city.

This time Yang Mengying died. Even if Yang's mother was born with a wild man, she still had to be buried in the village according to the rules, and the people in the village couldn't say anything. This village is indeed very poor and backward. There are only two buses a day. I took the morning bus and arrived at the village at exactly eight o'clock. As soon as I got off the car, I could hear the sound of gongs and drums playing mournful music in the distance. There was no need to ask anyone, just follow the sound and walk all the way there. Because it had just snowed a few days ago, the temperature had risen in the past few days, and the roads were muddy. After a while, the heels of my shoes were covered with mud. After twisting and turning, I finally saw the mourning hall in an open space in front of me.

This kind of Murakami mourning hall is very typical. It is a tent built with nylon cloth, with some wreaths and other objects piled inside. There is an offering table in the middle, and Yang Mengying's black and white photo is placed on it. Behind the offering table is a coffin. In front of the mourning hall, the band was playing hard. The custom in rural areas is to make funerals lively. Yu Chengfei and the others were all wearing white clothes, and the girls were also there. Nan Nan was Yang Mengying's sister, so she was naturally among them. They were sitting or standing in the mourning hall, but they had nothing to do for the time being. Everyone looked sad.

At first glance, they all look familiar, and there are almost no people in the village. Even though everyone is dead, are they still unwilling to accept this mother and daughter? Brick knelt in front of the soul and remained motionless. He did not know how long he had been doing this. Behind them were Yang Mengying's little sisters, the Scorpion girls, all dressed in white, kneeling in front of the altar table, crying and kowtowing from time to time. Mother Yang was sitting on a straw mat, looking blankly at the photo of her daughter on the table. And around the mourning hall, there were also students from Chenggao or Beiqi. Regardless of their relationship with Yang Mengying, all those who could come over.

Seeing this scene broke my heart again. It was me, it was I who killed Yang Mengying! This thought circled in my mind again, and I almost couldn't control myself and fell to the ground. Yu Chengfei was the first to notice me, walked over quickly, and said, "Wait here, I'll call a few people to ask Mother Yang to take a rest." Then he walked back and gave Lei Yu and the others a few instructions. A boy went over to persuade Mother Yang. Mother Yang was reluctant at first, but they still took her away.

Then I walked over tremblingly, knelt down in front of Yang Mengying's soul, and tears fell like a heavy rain. Everyone gathered around and kowtowed, there were hundreds of people. The villagers passing by all made tut-tsk sounds. This was more grand than the death of an elder in the village. After kowtowing a few times, Yu Chengfei pulled me up and took me to the open space behind the mourning hall. Several people with whom I had good relationships also gathered around and first asked me about Ye Zhan's situation. I said it was still the same. The doctor said that if I didn’t wake up tomorrow, I might have to stay in bed forever. Everyone sighed, and Xiaochun and the others secretly wiped away tears. Yu Chengfei said: "We buried Yang Mengying today, and we can go back after waiting for another day tomorrow. There will be more people soon, so you should follow the funeral procession. Mother Yang shouldn't be able to find you."

I nodded and just listened to Yu Chengfei's arrangement. Now I really don't want to use my brain at all. There were many people around the mourning hall. Gong Ning gave me a set of mourning clothes. After I put them on, I hid in a corner. Mother Yang came back after a while. She was not in the right state of mind to look at other people. She was still sitting on the straw mat in front of the table in a daze. The Four Heavenly Kings surrounded me, carefully preventing Mother Yang from seeing me, but it felt like it was superfluous. I couldn't care less, so I sat down on the ground, feeling completely empty again. I was thinking about Ye Zhan for a while, and Yang Mengying for a while.

I looked at all the people walking back and forth in front of me, and suddenly I was very afraid that I would harm them. I felt like I wanted to stay away from them, as far away as possible. While he was upset, Bai Qing suddenly came over and asked Gong Ning and the others to leave. I knew Bai Qing had something to say to me, so I called out bitterly: "Sister."

"Yes." Bai Qing responded softly and said, "Fifth sister asked me to tell you that you don't have to worry about school."

"Huh?" I was a little surprised.

"Fifth sister begged her father to suppress the matter." Bai Qing said: "After all, if this matter gets serious, it will not be of any benefit to the school. You are not responsible for the losses suffered by the school, such as windows, tables, chairs, and blackboards. , have all been replaced with new ones. As well as the students who were injured in the melee, her father will be responsible for all the medical expenses. Of course, the principal still withdrew. Although Wu Mei’s father is only an investor, he still has this power .”

"Yeah." I nodded. I didn't know how I felt. Surviving the disaster? Why am I so numb again?

"But..." Bai Qing glanced at me and pursed his lips, as if he had something to hide.

I smiled bitterly: "The school expelled me, right?"

Bai Qing nodded: "Fifth sister's father can forgive anything, but this student cannot be allowed to stay in Beiqi any longer."

My heart ached. He is exactly the same as the slap king before. He wants to drive me out of Chenggao at any cost. It seems that I am indeed an annoying person, and I can't blame any school that doesn't want me. Bai Qing continued: "Fifth sister tried her best, but it still didn't work. She was too embarrassed to come and tell you, so I..."

I raised my head and looked at Zhou Mo. Zhou Mo was also looking at me, apologetically in his eyes. My heart suddenly ached again. I destroyed her most cherished Beiyuan No. 7 Middle School, and she still treated me so infatuatedly, which undoubtedly made me feel even more ashamed.

Bai Qing asked again: "Wang Hao, you...won't blame Fifth Sister, right?"

I smiled bitterly: "How could it be? Beiqi should fire me. Moreover, I really have no shame in staying any longer."

Bai Qing sighed: "Then what should you do? Where are you going next?"

I shook my head: "I don't know." I haven't thought about this yet. There are so many things in front of me that I won't think about them at all.

At this moment, the music suddenly became louder and the funeral procession was about to start. There was a loud sound of cannons and cries. Yu Chengfei and others roared and lifted the coffin with all their strength. The ones playing gongs and drums walked in the front, Brick followed behind holding Yang Mengying's black and white portrait, Yu Chengfei and the others carried the coffin and walked steadily, Tao Zi, Zhou Mo and others followed behind, supporting Mother Yang who was crying in pain, and then walked on Then there was a long funeral procession, all students from Chenggao or Beiqi. I was also mixed in the crowd, and I just felt that my eyes were in a trance, and paper money was floating in the air from time to time, as if I was following them without any consciousness.

The road was a little muddy and the sky was a little gloomy. Everyone came to the mountain in an orderly manner and came to the grave that had been dug long ago. I followed the team at the end, but I couldn't see clearly what was going on in front of me. I could only hear a scream.

When sending Yang Mengying to her final resting place, she lit another whip. Green smoke curled up, and paper money floated all over the sky. Everyone knelt down together, and the cry spread far and wide. There were many people gathered around the village. It was probably rare to see such a spectacular scene.

The first shovel of soil was shoveled with bricks, and more than a dozen men surrounding the grave pit shoveled the soil together, completely burying Yang Mengying's coffin in the ground. This girl who once brought us countless joys left this world forever.

When the soil was completely covered, Brick suddenly roared, knelt down in front of the grave, raised his head and cried.

"I asked you to pooh three times, why didn't you do it!"

Brick cried and said these words, and went to dig up the soil like crazy, as if he wanted to dig out Yang Mengying again.

The men pulled him away and forcibly held down his legs and feet to prevent him from moving, saying things like "I'll be buried in peace." Brick roared and cried, and his voice echoed through the empty wilderness, lingering in everyone's heart.