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the east end of the village There is a graveyard where, according to the elderly, used to be a large family's ancestral tomb. After liberation, it was gradually abandoned and has now become a Deserted tomb overgrown with weeds, with broken walls and fallen leaves.
Very few people go in there, occasionally some wild animals like rabbits and owls roam inside, but families never allow children to go in, saying there are some unclean things inside.
"Digging for bird nests" is a childhood game. If the trees are too tall to reach, you can only look for the ones with lower branches.
Once, a few people were playing in the afternoon and came to the outside of the deserted tomb. They couldn't help but feel envious as they looked at the lush trees and the birds flying back and forth inside. But the adults had said not to go in. At this moment, the oldest among the group, Wang Datan, stepped forward and said, "What's there to be afraid of?"
At that time, I was only eleven years old, and we were only seven or eight years old. His father was a pig butcher and very bold, so he was named Wang Datan.
"I'll go in, but I'll give you the young birds. How about you give me the bird eggs?" Wang Datan suggested.
How could we resist when we had long been craving it? So we agreed to his request.
Wang Datan was also quick, took off his vest and went straight in with his back bare. He found a sturdy hazelnut tree, which happened to be in full bloom with white flowers, and there were many birds in the tree. It seemed that this time there would definitely be a harvest.
Under the tree is a tomb, which has become a small mound covered with weeds and broken bricks. The tombstone in front of the grave is already in ruins, and the inscription is illegible, making it impossible to know the era or generation it belongs to.
"Ah..." Suddenly, Wang Datan in the tree shouted, startling us. The timid Little Six started crying, and the birds perched in the tree were also frightened and flew away. Just as we were panicking and didn't know what to do, Wang Datan started laughing loudly, leaving us confused about what had happened.
"Wang Datan, what's wrong with you?" Little Xu asked with courage. He was ten years old.
"Haha, nothing, just scaring you guys," at this moment, Wang Datan climbed down from the tree with a bird's nest in hand, spat on the grave as soon as he landed, then walked over and said, "See, I told you it's nothing. You didn't believe me. Look, there are five or six little guys and some bird eggs..."
Wang Datan came down, and we were no longer afraid. We each took the young birds back to find their nests. As we were leaving, Wang Datan suddenly asked, "Who said this place is not clean and we can't come in?"
"That was Ms.Zhang. It looks like she was lying to frame us," Xiao Xu said happily, holding a bird with a still-yellow beak and revealing what he knew.
After leaving the Deserted tomb, everyone went their separate ways. I hurried back to find a bird's nest, otherwise the bird would freeze to death at night. I dare not bring it home, or I would be in trouble if the adults found out.
It took me the whole afternoon to find an old gourd. I opened the skin and poured out the black seeds inside. Then I pulled out some licorice from the ground and made a bird's nest. After putting the baby bird inside, I went home for dinner.
At night, while we were having dinner, Wang Datan's grandmother suddenly rushed in, crying as soon as she entered the door. She said that Datan was sick, running a fever and talking nonsense, and even threatening to kill someone.
The situation was very serious, so she came to my house to ask my grandmother to talk to Ms.Zhang and see if they could go and check on the child. This is because Ms.Zhang likes to play around with my grandmother, and they often work together on farm activities when there's nothing else to do.
"Did you go see a doctor?" Grandma asked first.
At that time, feudalism wasn't that strong, and when people got sick, they usually went to see a doctor for injections and medicine. There were few who relied on praying to gods and buddhas. Besides, with the advancement of science, who would still believe in that?
"I've tried everything - acupuncture, medication, and even intravenous therapy, but the illness hasn't improved at all. The doctor said we need to rush to the hospital. I wonder what happened to the child today? Could it be that his father angered the gods by slaughtering too many pigs?"
Wang Datan's grandmother is very superstitious and doesn't believe that going to the hospital will cure her grandson's illness.
"Where did you go today?" my grandmother asked me, her eyes making me feel flustered. I had to tell her about the incident of exploring the deserted tomb. Upon hearing this, Wang Datan's grandmother burst into tears, saying it's a sin and asking why we would go looking for trouble.
Seeing this, my own grandmother abandoned her meal and said, "Let's go and see if Zhang Jia's sister-in-law is at home."
Seeing that my grandmother was willing to help, I stopped crying and followed her out. My grandmother has a kind heart and can't bear to see others in trouble. When she heard about today's incident and that I was involved, she couldn't sit still and immediately took me to Ms.Zhang's house.
Ms.Zhang is a widow whose husband passed away early, and she doesn't have any children. She lives a difficult life alone, but she is the "insightful person" in the village who can see dirty things. She has solved many problems and is considered a capable person in the village.
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