There was a sailor named Henry

There was a sailor named Henry. Once, he was on duty on the deck, and a huge wave came and swept him into the sea, but fortunately his companions found him in time and rescued him. Since then, he has been particularly afraid of the sea, and he even has a premonition that he will drown one day sooner or later.

Such a day was really difficult, so Henry made up his mind that he would no longer be a sailor, and it would be better to live in a place far away from the sea and not even the river, so that he could live a peaceful life comfortably.

Coincidentally, that day, Henry suddenly received a letter from one of his cousins, an old bachelor, and the two had not been in contact for many years. The cousin said in the letter that he had a strange disease, and the doctor said that it was at most a month or two away, because he had never been married and had no other relatives, so his entire farm would be inherited by Henry.

After reading the letter, Henry was overjoyed. That's good! He was finally able to get out of the sea of suffering and go to a safe place to live the rest of his life.

But his excitement had not yet passed, and he was worried again. My cousin's farm is in Texas, and he is still sailing on the sea, so where does the travel cost come from? You must know that Henry is a gambler, not only penniless, but also owes a bunch of gambling debts, and even the salary for the second half of the year has been advanced. Without money, you can't go to Texas, you can't inherit your cousin's farm, and you can't have a peaceful birthday. Thinking of this, Henry's heart was really on fire, it had never been so uncomfortable, and he ran to the deck alone to relax.

At this time, the sky was already completely dark, and the sea water was like a black monster, making a "booming" sound, which made people frightened, and Henry suddenly got goosebumps. He had just wanted to return to the cabin when he suddenly noticed a passenger on the side of the ship, alone, holding a railing, looking out to the sea, and Henry took a closer look at the moonlight and recognized it as the rich English passenger. The passenger was an upstart, and as soon as he got on the ship, he carried a bulging leather wallet all day long, and Henry saw that he had taken money from his purse twice, both of which were large-denomination tickets, and Henry drooled each time.

Suddenly, an evil thought came out of Henry's heart: If you snatch the wallet from the Englishman's hand, won't you have to pay for the trip to Texas?

Without stopping, Henry looked left and right, and after confirming that there was no one around, he quietly walked to the back of the English passenger, covered his mouth with his left hand, grabbed his wallet with his right hand, and then lifted him high into the sea. The sea stirred up a bubble, and the screams of British passengers quickly disappeared into the night.

Henry held the bulging purse in his hand and laughed triumphantly.

In this way, Henry quit his job as a sailor and finally came to Texas with the money in this wallet. Along the way, he spent his days drinking and squandering, and finally there was only $5 left in his wallet. But that wasn't much of a deal, and the thought of having his own farm soon made Henry shiver with excitement.

Following the directions of the map, Henry East inquired about west and finally found his cousin's farm. He counted the time, it had been more than 2 months since his cousin sent the letter, and if the doctor was right, the cousin should have died. Henry planned to take a look at the farm he was about to own, and then go to a lawyer to go through the formalities.

Walking into the farm, Henry suddenly felt that something was wrong: what happened? Everything on the farm seemed to be in order, the cattle and sheep were barking happily on the grass, the wheat seedlings were smiling at him in the field, and there was even a smell of roasted meat in the air, not at all like a farm whose owner was dead and no one was taking care of it.

Is my cousin's illness better? Are you empty and happy? Henry's heart sank, and he walked nervously toward the small house in the middle of the farm, which had just been painted and looked new. Henry raised his hand and knocked on the door, and sure enough, there was a noise inside, and in a few moments the door opened, and out came a fat woman with an apron of floral cloth.

The fat woman asked in a gruff voice, "What's the matter?"

Henry rubbed his hands and asked nervously, "Uh...... Is Alec Maskay here?"

The fat woman rolled her eyes: "He died, he died last month." I'm his widow, what's the matter with you?"

widow? Henry almost fainted when he heard these two words. It took him half a day to return to God, stuttering and asking, "Isn't he, isn't he ever married?" He told me in his letter! How could you be his widow?"

The fat woman's face sank, she looked Henry up and down a few times, and said viciously, "Are you his cousin who works at sea?"

"Yes, yes," said Henry hastily, "he wrote to tell me that I was his only rightful heir and that this place was mine. ”

"Haha....." The fat woman laughed sharply, "Sir, this place is not yours now!" One thing you don't know, he's married! I got married after I wrote you that letter! I was taking care of him after he got sick and he ended up falling in love with me, so we got married! Now I am his rightful heir, and I am the master here. ”

Henry, as if hit the head by a hammer, roared like crazy: You crazy woman, robber! You are a devil! He must have been sick and confused before he was deceived by you! This is my house, you go to hell!"

The fat woman's face turned red, and she snapped, "Get out of here and get back to your sea!" This is my house and I am a legal couple with him! Don't blame me for not being polite, I'm going to call the police!" With that, she stepped back two steps and went to pick up the phone by the door.

At this time Henry was completely out of his mind, knowing that if he could not get the farm, he would have to go back to work as a sailor, and he would be terrified on the ship and drown in the sea. He didn't have time to think about it, and a big stride rushed up, and he choked the fat woman's throat deadly. The fat woman struggled desperately, and Henry used all his strength to pinch her to death.....

I don't know how long it took Henry to find that the fat woman was not moving, soft like a noodle, and he let go of his hand and probed her sniffles, already dead.

Henry threw the fat woman on the ground and quickly calculated the countermeasures. Fortunately, after he came to this farm, he had not met anyone, and as long as he found a place to hide for a month or two and then came back, this farm would still be his.

Thinking of this, Henry hurried into the house, turned the room into a mess, and stuffed the jewelry and cash he had found into his pocket, so that it looked like a passing thief's crime. Then Henry crossed the room and came out the back door.

He was just about to leave when suddenly there was a voice from the field, and two helpers hired by the fat woman were coming towards here.

They see themselves and they're all done! Henry panicked and looked for a place to hide, the more anxious he was, the more he couldn't find it, the more he couldn't find it, the more urgent it was, and by this time the voice was very close, and the two people had already reached the door.......

At this juncture, Henry saw a large trailer in the yard, and he did not have time to think much about it, so he climbed into the trailer. The trailer was deep, more than two meters high, and filled with a cart full of castor beans. Castor seeds look shiny and full of temptation. Henry was overjoyed: as long as he lay on it, no one would find him.

Henry rolled over the car gang, rolled down, and rolled over to the castor beans. However, he did not lie on the castor seed as expected, but was sinking downwards, and the castor seed was like quicksand, as if there was an invisible suction force that sucked him down. Henry found that it was not good, and wanted to struggle, but the more he moved, the faster he sank down, and he waved his hands wildly, trying to grab the car gang, but it was not enough, he only felt his body sinking rapidly. The castor seeds rose rapidly, quickly flooding his shoulders, cheeks, mouth and nose... He wanted to shout, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the fine castor seeds burrowed into his mouth, and he couldn't make any sound, and soon his nostrils, eyes, and ears were stuffed with castor seeds, and he couldn't breathe, and gradually lost consciousness...

Henry's nightmare finally came true—he was drowned, but instead of being drowned by the sea, he was drowned by a cart full of castor beans.

(Adapted by Sun Fang)