1: pound rice
In the moonlit night, the sound of the pestle swings,
I sing loudly in the vast night.
Who is drunk and lethargic?
Listen to the low sound and the full sound.
song still echoed in the night, the flickering firelight drew the silhouettes of village women pounding rice. The villagers were all happy, they endured too much pain. When the French invaders came to kill the villagers and forced the young men to work as rubber collectors, the old people could not bear the hunger and slowly died.
When the Japanese overthrew the French, people were forced to uproot rice and plant jute. Without rice, countless people died of starvation. Until the Viet Minh army came to liberate the villagers and chase away the enemy, bringing peace to the village, everyone started building the village again.
Today, looking at the streams of white rice slowly flowing into the ( ) rice container, Mr. Binh's eyes filled with tears.
Wiping away tears he said:
- You guys try to pound a lot of rice tonight, so that tomorrow there will be enough rice to send to the liberators to expel the French invaders. Let's show them the strength of uniting our country's army and people.
When everyone heard this, they still shook their hands and said:
- Yes, we are determined to pound as much rice as possible tonight and send it to the front line so that our troops can gain strength to fight the enemy.
- That's right, everyone, let's sing for fun tonight, so the sound of the pestle mixed with the singing will resound evenly.
As soon as the sun sang, it seemed like it was still somewhere, placing a stick of incense into the mass grave of the group, wiping away tears and praying.
Dear villagers, in the past, villagers pounded rice to feed the liberated brothers. Thanks to rice, we villagers had the strength to fight the enemy. Now the country is peaceful, we respectfully hope our villagers rest in peace.
In the past, because of pounding rice to feed the army, the villagers were reported to the superior by a secret agent. Immediately, they pulled artillery shells into the village, all the villagers died, they died while singing and pounding rice, their blood stained each grain of rice red, then the Frenchmen buried the whole village in a collective hole.
Since then, every night on the land with the mass grave, people still see white figures standing in a circle, pounding rice and singing:
In the moonlit night, the sound of the pestle...
I sing loudly in the vast night
Anyone who is drunk and lethargic hears the sound of a full sound.
2 buses at the end of the day.
Mr. Tu drove his dream car in the dusty rain, perhaps right now his children and grandchildren from far away are probably also busy making a living. Since he asked his son for a car, he started working as a motorbike taxi driver. Sitting all day without any guests, at dusk he decided to go around and invite guests to go home. While walking on the road past the city cemetery, Mr. Tu saw in the distance under the streetlight a pretty girl in a white shirt standing and waving at the car. He was both happy and worried, but he put aside all thoughts and stopped the car, stopped where the smiling girl said:
- Are you taking a motorbike taxi? Where can I take you home?
Seeing that, the girl also smiled charmingly, revealing her dimples and replied to Mr. Tu:
-My house is two kilometers from here. I'll take you home on the way and I'll show you the way. But how much does it cost? Will you let me send it too?
- Just let me return the money and I'll only give you about twenty thousand, get in the car and I'll take you home until you're standing here all wet.
Mr. Tu gave the girl a plastic raincoat for her to wear and then drove her home.
On the way, the two talked a lot and learned that her name was Yen, Hai Yen. This year, Yen is in her first year of university, and took advantage of the school's summer break to visit her family...
One time, the bird pointed to the alley in front and said:
-When you get to the other alley, stop and I can walk in by myself.
Park the car in front of the alley so the girl can get out, Mr. Tu said
-Twenty is all mine.
The girl immediately took out a 100k bill and put it in Mr. Tu's hand:
- Thank you, uncle
Then the girl rushed into the alley and disappeared into the dark night.
Looking at the 100k bill in Mr. Tu's hand, he decided to go into the alley to the bird's nest house to pay the change. He thought it wasn't easy for students to earn money.
He quickly walked into the dark alley, his footsteps were steady, walking alone in the dark. He saw a house at the end of the neighborhood whose lights were still on. Walking to the house and standing under the yellow light from inside the house, he stood dumbfounded. Inside, a family was crying bitterly next to the body of a girl covered with a white blanket, with a bowl of incense smoking on her head. Looking at the photo of the deceased, he realized it was Ms. Yen.
Quietly turned around and walked out, whispering:
- Rest in peace, my child
Amidst the sound of the wind, there was a bird's voice responding:
- Thank you for taking me home, please keep the change as a souvenir for us.
Mr. Tu smiled and nodded and walked out of the dark alley. As he walked, he looked at the 100k local government bill in his hand. He got into the car and disappeared into the pouring rain. Perhaps since the accident he died, this was the first time he carried a dead soul at the place where he used to wait for customers when a dump truck lost control and hit him straight. He expected him to die on the spot, wandering on the road for nearly a year before his son called his soul back. He knew the suffering of ghosts who died on the road. He decided to ask his son for a Honda to transport the souls home. home visit.
3 BRUSH YOUR HAIR.
Am I sitting in front of the mirror, scared?
Are not!
That's right, don't let fear overwhelm you.
Tonight there will be no strange faces appearing behind the mirror, quietly waiting for this long flowing hair to be lifted.
I have to comb my beloved long hair.
I told myself:
-I don't understand why they are afraid of this hair of mine, just like I am afraid of their magicians?
4 Weddings
Today, the sea bird is returning to her husband's house, and soon she will board a plane to go abroad. In recent years, her village has had a movement to marry foreign men.
At the age of 18, Yen was known as the genius of the neighborhood. On the day of the wedding, everyone in the village above and below praised the talented couple.
Perhaps the fourth lady is still the happiest person at this wedding. Her son-in-law spent a large amount of money to send her daughter abroad. Tomorrow, her life and hers will turn to a new, brighter page...
But... that... was three months ago.
Today, Yen sat here, sobbing on the bench in front of the hospital morgue, her eyes were swollen from crying.
She rushed back here when she heard that her mother had just passed away from a stroke.
Quietly entering, he lifted the cloth covering the fourth woman's face, wiped away her tears and bowed several times. Then she turned around and followed the forensic doctor.
When she reached the door, she didn't forget to glance back at the large plastic bag containing her body from which all her internal organs had been removed.
5 get lost
Phong was dragging his tired feet in this damn forest. lost with a hungry stomach and fear.
Tonight might be enough fear for him!
This afternoon Phong and his close friends decided to skip camping class to go into this strange forest. They heard a lot of rumors from people here about hangings, and the smelly corpses with their hearts eaten were occasionally accidentally discovered by people collecting firewood.
They rumored that this was caused by forest demons!
One post ten, ten posts hundreds... gradually no one here dared to go deep into the forest.
Naturally it became a topic that awakened the courage of the whole group. At this hour, lost here, Phong is walking in vain, worried that perhaps Phong will die here tonight!
Dark clouds covered the sky, making it more gloomy. Lightning began to cut across the sky, signaling that a heavy rain was about to fall. The rain started pouring down. Phong tried to run as fast as he could to find a shelter for the night. Suddenly, a small lonely stilt house appeared before his eyes. The light from a flickering oil lamp reflects the nails of a girl weaving brocade. The sound of the shuttle tearing through the wind made Phong shiver slightly, but in a situation like this, he couldn't stand in the rain forever.
Taking a deep breath, Phong walked to the front of the house and called out:
Excuse me, is anyone home? I'm lost, it's raining so hard, can you give me shelter tonight?
The girl stopped weaving and walked out the door and said:
Hello, you can come up here to stay tonight.
Thank you!
Phong climbed the stairs leading up to the house, his steps causing it to buckle and creak.
When they got there, the girl smiled and pulled Phong's hand into the house, got a towel for Phong to dry his body, she told Phong to go past the fire that was still warm from the coals that had not yet burned out. The girl asked Phong:
Why are you lost here? Looks like you're not from here?
Gently rubbing his hands together, Phong trembled as he told his group of friends about the challenge and why he got lost here.
Are you here alone?
Handing Phong a bowl of hot tea, she smiled softly and replied:
No, I'm staying with my mother. Now she's gone to the village to sell some chickens that just came back.
…….
They kept talking to each other until very late, a love began to bloom between the ethnic girl and the student. Gently bringing her lips to Phong's face, the girl gave Phong a passionate kiss. In response, Phong hugged the girl and they began to blend together, the sound of the rain still mingling and resonating with the sound of the two lovers enjoying themselves. In pleasure, Phong gently kissed the girl's neck.
p...h..p..p a gentle sound rang out.
The girl's limbs began to shrink, her face was deformed and shriveled up like the body of a dead toad, two small deep holes appeared in the girl's neck, blood from which began to flow profusely.

Phong's twisted image gently raised his hand to lick the remaining hot, fishy blood... tonight this girl's blood is probably enough for Phong to live until tomorrow...
6 On the river
I'm walking on this river, it's quiet and quiet like a mirror, but that's the surface, this river is not at all quiet as you can see, it has swept away countless innocent lives. My hand had to pull many people helplessly wrapped in the current, it was so cold and scary. There were times when I had to try my best to hold on to those hopeless people. Tonight too, I'm walking on this river again, but it will probably be very difficult for me. The people in the river know where I live, they destroyed my place, they want to drag me into their water. . I don't like that, it's a very bad thing for a ghost like me.