Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 104 Crying husband at first update
Wang Honghe is already in his fifties. How can he make people feel at ease while walking a ten-mile mountain road at night?
Wang Chengzhou insisted on taking over the task of delivering bedding.

The family couldn't help but quickly prepared things for him.

It was getting late, and the second sister Wang Aixian could not carry Xiao Shengnan back with her, so she had to stay.

He put the child down and started busy here and there to prepare food for Wang Chengzhou.

There were always tears in his eyes.

On the one hand, I felt sorry for my little brother, and on the other hand, I was worried about my man. My heart felt like a frying pan had been overturned, and I was suffering uncomfortably.

Wang Chengzhou ate salted radish strips and a sweet potato bun, then stood up and carried the bag on his back.

Si Ya took the rope and tied it up for him, so that he could save some energy on the way.

Wang Honghe took out a few food stamps and handed them to him.

"San'er, be careful on the road."

Before leaving the house, the second sister wiped away her tears again and warned with choked sobs.

"It's okay, let's go back."

Wang Chengzhou smiled, carried the baggage, and got into the night.

In just a few days, he had walked back and forth on this mountain road several times.

Wherever there are ditches and bumps, they are all clear.

For example, not far from the village, there is an old cemetery.

Next to the old cemetery is a stretch of deserted hills.

The shadows swaying on the hillock are a lush persimmon forest.

Through the woods, there is a trail along the mountain, which can be regarded as a shortcut to Pushan Township.

On weekdays, only people from nearby villages would pass there.

If you want to take the main road, you have to go through Shuixi Village, go around a long way, and go east along the river bank, leading directly to the commune.

However, it was Wang Chengzhou alone at night.

Naturally, there is no need to take a long detour and take the official road.

I had everything sorted out in my mind, but when I actually passed by the cemetery, I couldn't help but quicken my pace.

I glanced at the faint mounds in the darkness from the corner of my eye, always unable to control my mind, thinking wildly, and scaring myself.

Especially when the breeze blows, the grass rises and falls, and in the dim light of the sky, it becomes so white that it can't help but send shivers down one's spine.

The hillock in front was cut off in the middle, creating a gap.

During the day, you can even see exposed skeletons in the loess and blue bricks of unknown age, half-covered on the mountain wall, weathered by wind and rain.

That's where the trail must pass.

Wang Chengzhou cheered up, smiled to himself, and strode in.

After walking through the shadow, the vision suddenly opened up.

I don't know when a few stars appeared in the sky, flickering on and off, hanging silently in the sky.

The chirping of insects came from the weeds on the roadside.

Under the silent sounds of nature, the starry field is vast, the trees are short and the river is long, it is surprisingly peaceful.

Wang Chengzhou felt relieved and grinned.

Can't help but quicken the pace.

But it's not far out.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of opera singing from the front, which was so cold that it made people's hearts tremble.

Listen carefully:

"Crying for your husband every now and then is like a random arrow piercing your heart."

"If you don't listen to your slave and get sick, you'll have to call a doctor every day."

"All kinds of medicines are useless, and I can't see Lord Yama even if I'm angry."

"How can I bear to leave the slave family behind? The rotten wood built a bridge to avoid others."

The tone of the play is sad and tactful, and it is hard to tell whether it is a man or a woman. It floats in and out of the darkness, from far to near.

Wang Chengzhou's scalp felt numb and he stopped for a moment.

On the path ahead, a row of black figures vaguely appeared, one after another, coming towards them.

The pace is extremely neat.

The one with the head is very tall and walks unsteadily.The vague sound came from him.

What's weird is that there seems to be a small head sticking out of his back. It's thin and short, not like a human shape, and it's beating time little by little.

Wang Chengzhou felt a chill all over his body like lightning, and he stood motionless.Muscles tensed, eyes widened, secretly lucky.

"Husband, wait a minute on the road to Yinsi!"

The man suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly.

A row of shadows followed, followed by a strange laugh.

In an instant, Wang Chengzhou's eyes widened in fright, and he didn't know whether to run or go up and beat him to death.

"Ouch, damn it!"

Unexpectedly, when the man suddenly saw Wang Chengzhou, he was also startled, staggered, and screamed.

All of a sudden, several people gathered around him, their dark eyes widening under the starlight.

is a living person.

Although the scene was horrifying, Wang Chengzhou still breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, it felt funny again.

If it's not a living person, how can it be a dead person?

"Hey, you young man, why are you walking around so late at night without saying a word?"

The tall man was unhappy, took a few steps closer, and raised his chin.

His face was unhappy.

Only then could he see clearly that what kind of head was sticking out behind him was actually a strange-shaped shovel with a short head and a long handle, which was carried diagonally on his body.

Following his steps, he raised his eyebrows up and down.

As if beating time.

Wang Chengzhou couldn't help but laugh and imitated his accent, "Hey, big brother, you're walking at night, why are you singing with me?"

"If you meet a timid person, you will be scared to death."

"Thanks to my practice, I'm not afraid of any evil spirits."

Seeing how courageous he was, several people looked at each other and grinned, not knowing whether it was true or not.

"This young man is not very young, but he is quite good at bragging."

"It's late at night, what are you doing?"

"Looking at you carrying the salute on your back, could it be that you have nothing to eat and are running away from the famine?"

Hearing their jokes, Wang Chengzhou's thoughts changed and he pretended to be mature:
"Looking at what you are saying, we are in the Central Plains, with abundant products. It's not like there were floods in the early years. Why are we escaping from the wilderness?"

"Looking at your accent, it sounds like you are not local, but why does it sound so much like someone from Taiyuan Prefecture?"

"I said, you guys, if you don't sleep at night, you are definitely not out to escape, right?"

Several people looked at each other, and the smiles on their faces turned cold. They remained silent and stared at him playfully.

Wang Chengzhou felt a sense of malice.

But he still had a big smile on his face, looking nonchalant, as if he didn't take them seriously at all.

"Ha ha!"

There was a stalemate for a while, but the other party still couldn't tell his depth. He burst out laughing and said, "You're a young man, but you are a bit interesting."

"You are not running away, and I am not running away. We are masons who go out to make a living. We just took a job. We have to rush over there late at night for fear of delaying our master's affairs."

"By the way, young man, where can I go to Wangjiacun?"

Wang Chengzhou narrowed his eyes slightly and laughed. He stretched out his hand cheerfully and pointed at the huge shadow in the distance, "Oh, it turns out we are going to Wangjia Village."

"Hey, it's so easy to find!"

"You go around the hills in front and head all the way north. That's the area at the foot of the mountains."

Several people looked at him with playful faces, picked him with their eyes, and said goodbye.

Wang Chengzhou sneered and said coldly:
"Mason, where's the liar?"

"Go find it quickly! If you walk quickly, you can get into Funiu Mountain in the first half of the night."

"I hope the leopard won't eat you, Ami Tofu!"

　Thanks to Brother Augustin Heyang for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)