Chapter 8: Ghost Marriage 1. Su Wei's mysterious letter
Wu Yu couldn't sleep all night. He felt that things were getting weirder and weirder, but he couldn't figure out what it was. He felt that after he and Yunyun came to the ancient house, they seemed to be involved in a weird conspiracy. Not only did they not find the truth about Su Wei's mysterious death, but he was afraid that he would also be trapped in the shadow of death and couldn't extricate himself. He recently found that Yunyun seemed different from before. Since she put on the red cheongsam, she became mysterious and weird, like a different person. Could it be that the ghost of the deceased is still attached to the red cheongsam? But what era is it now? How can such a thing happen? But if it's not a ghost, then what is the reason? The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. In addition, he felt that the people around him were all related to Su Wei's mysterious death, but what truth is hidden behind Su Wei's death? It seems that it will not be known in a day or two.
When Wu Yu woke up, he found that Yunyun was not in the room, and the dim light was still leaking in through the screen window. In the silence, the sound of raindrops outside the screen window continued to sound.
Wu Yu wondered where Yunyun had gone, and called out, "Yun..." But there was no response. Wu Yu looked at the bed and found his cell phone. He picked it up and called Yunyun. The ringtone rang, but it was right beside his ear. Wu Yu turned over the mattress and found the cell phone lying quietly inside. He thought that Yunyun might have gone out to buy breakfast and forgot to take her cell phone. When he thought of this, he looked at the corner of the door, where the Xishi umbrella was usually placed, but he was surprised to find that the umbrella was still lying there.
Wu Yu turned over and stood up. He hadn't exercised for a long time, but as the sports committee member, he was still as vigorous as ever.
After Wu Yu got up, he went to open the door and saw that the courtyard was cold and the spring rain was falling. Apart from the sound of rain, there was a deathly silence. Wu Yu wondered if Yunyun would go to Niao Niao's side. Thinking of this, he turned back to the room to get the Xishi umbrella and prepared to go over. Suddenly, a strange ringtone of Jay Chou rang. Wu Yu took out his mobile phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, a number from Wuzhen. Wu Yu pressed the answer button in confusion, and a vicissitudes of life male voice said:
"Is it Wu Yu?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm from the post office. You're still in town, right? I have a letter for you. Come and take a look."
After hearing this, Wu Yu was so surprised that he was speechless and forgot to reply. He wondered how there could be a letter from him?
"Hello——" the other end shouted when there was no response.
"I'll be right there." Wu Yu suddenly realized what was happening and hung up the phone, then walked towards the gate with confusion.
Wu Yu hurried to the post office and found that the only man he saw for the first time was working in the quiet post office. He heard footsteps and looked at Wu Yu.
Wu Yu walked over, handed him a cigarette, and lit it for him before asking, "What's going on?"
He took out a letter from his back and handed it to him slowly, then blew a puff of cigarette before slowly saying, "Early this morning, I just came to work and someone suddenly broke in. It was raining heavily at the time and I didn't have time to see the person clearly in the dark, but I saw him turn around and leave. I looked at the stage and saw it was a letter, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, I sat down and thought about it carefully. Why did he come to send a letter so early in the morning and in such a hurry? I felt something was wrong, and when I saw the cover, it was actually..."
Wu Yu looked at the handwriting on the envelope and was so surprised that his eyes widened as big as copper bells. He saw that the yellowed envelope was written: Wu Yu, No. 1809, Minxin Road, Wuzhen. Wu Yu recognized the handwriting as Su Wei's. Wu Yu was so frightened that he took a few steps back and almost collapsed. He was panicked and confused at this time. He felt that the matter was too incredible. How could he receive a letter from Su Wei who died mysteriously? This time the address was actually the ancient house. If so, Su Wei might not be dead and knew that he had come to the ancient house. But if Su Wei was still alive, why didn't he show up to see him? Could there be some truth behind his mysterious disappearance? The more Wu Yu thought about it, the more incredible it seemed.
Wu Yu opened the envelope in amazement. It was a yellowed piece of letter paper with the words: Strange Ghost Wedding written on it. Wu Yu looked at it and was puzzled. He looked at him and asked, " Is there any special wedding in the ancient town?"
"A special wedding?" After hearing this, he pondered for a moment, looked at Wu Yu strangely and said, "Have you heard of a ghost wedding?"
"Ghost marriage? What's going on?"
"There is a custom in the ancient town that unmarried women in the town must find a living man to marry after death before they can die in peace. This custom has been practiced in the ancient town for hundreds of years. Legend has it that if someone did not believe it or did not have the money to find a man for her daughter, the ghost of the deceased would come back to cause trouble for her family, making her family never rest in peace."
After hearing this, Wu Yu was so surprised that his eyes were dumbfounded. It took him a while to come back to his senses. He wanted to ask him about the ancient house, but he felt it was inconvenient to talk about it with him. Wu Yu couldn't explain the reason clearly, but he always felt vaguely uneasy.
Wu Yu felt that it was inconvenient to stay any longer, so he said to him, "I have something to do and I'll leave first. I'll treat you to a meal next time I'm free." Then he shook hands with him. The man laughed, revealing two rows of black teeth, which made people look disgusted.
