I have Taoism and can understand other worlds

Chapter 21 Li Yanming

The sky is blue, the air is refreshing, and the sun is high.

In Lijia Village.

Meandering along the clear river bank, the grass on both sides is yellow and the trees are dry, and the fish and shrimp are jumping for joy.From time to time, haystacks can be seen rising up, like mountains.There are children playing next to the haystack, and you can see the village not far away when you look up.

It was dinner time, and the village was filled with smoke and clouds.

Accompanied by the sound of children playing, the naked children rushed into the water one after another, playing and making trouble.

One person was left sitting under the big locust tree by the river, looking at them with a sad face.

This child has a red face and white teeth, and is extremely cute.A pair of big eyes are like black beads, which reveal a bit of intelligence that is not typical of children.

He was wearing a white short-sleeved cloth coat, with a longevity lock hanging around his neck.He is like a pampered baby at home, being carefully cared for by adults.

The child's name is Li Yanming, and he is the grandson of Li Changxin in Lijia Village.

When the children playing in the river saw that he had not come down, they all shouted to him: "Mingwa, come down quickly!"

"You come and play too, it's so fun!"

"Mingwa is probably afraid that we will see his white butt!"

When Li Yanming heard these words, he looked at them with his big black eyes, sighed softly and said: "You'd better come up quickly, the adults are coming soon, be careful of getting caught and beaten."

"I'm not afraid! They are all busy, how can they have time to catch us." The other children stuck out their tongues at him and poured water on him.Li Yanming could only avoid it to avoid suffering unreasonable disasters.

"Oh! Mingwa is just a little clay figurine, and she doesn't even dare to play with water."

"Who is a coward? Mingwa is a coward!"

"Mingwa's brother is possessed by a water ghost. Now he doesn't dare to go into the water unless he is allowed to go into the water. He is such a coward. Let's play by ourselves."

"Who makes Mingwa listen to adults the most?"

A group of dolls made a fuss and got into the water to play among themselves.

Li Yanming curled his lips when he heard this, with a look of sadness on his face: "Just don't listen to me. There are really water ghosts in the water. Be careful of being caught."

The child murmured, sitting on the root of the tree and looking at the sky.

What others don't know is that his eyes are different from ordinary people's and he can always see some strange things.After his cousin came back from playing in the water, Li Yanming could always see a shadow behind him.

Li Yanming told the adults at home about this, but the adults didn't believe it at first.Later I found my cousin unconscious and always saying weird things.Then he panicked and went everywhere to pray to the gods and Taoist priests.But my cousin never woke up, which made the family worried.

Although Li Yanming is young, he also has a bit of childish sadness in his eyes and ears.If the cousin doesn't wake up, the shadow will take over the cousin's body.

"What should I do?" Li Yanming sighed.

"Yanming, why are you sitting here alone?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Li Yanming jumped up.He turned to look at the person behind him with a smile on his face: "Dad, are you done?"

The visitor was Li Yanming’s father, Li Laosan, the third son of Li Changxin.

Li Laosan is a man with a very good personality and works as a carpenter in the village.Because of his good craftsmanship, everyone in Lijia Village turns to him for any needs.

For Li Yanming, Li Laosan is even more precious.After all, he only had such a son when he was over thirty years old, so naturally he felt pain in his heart.If he wants anything on weekdays, as long as he opens his mouth, Li Laosan is willing to satisfy him.

"We're done, I'm not calling you to go back for dinner." Li Laosan smiled and stretched out his hand to lift him up and hold him in his arms.

Li Yanming stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from Li Laosan's forehead, and said quite sensibly: "Dad, it's really hard work."

"It's not hard. With my Yanming here, why would dad have to work hard?"

The man looked at the child with a smile and was about to say something more when he heard an angry scolding coming from behind him. "You kids, if you don't spank them for a day, your skin will itch, yet you dare to play in the water!"

I saw a woman with a thick waist holding a wooden stick and walking towards the river.This woman is Cao, the wife of the pig butcher in the village, with a fierce temper.

When the children in the river saw this, they all got up from the river in panic.You pushed me down and picked up the clothes lying by the river, hiding my bare buttocks in fear.

The boys all knew that this woman was extremely tight, and they dared not disobey her.After putting on their clothes, they stood obediently on the ridge, everyone lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to say a word.

Mrs. Cao saw that the boys were all wet, their shoes and clothes were covered in mud, and she couldn't help but get angry.

He stretched out his hand and twisted the ears of one of the fat boys, making him howl.

"You son of a bitch! I asked you to take the babies with you, but why did you take them into the water! How many times have I told you not to go into the water at this time of year? Why are you so disobedient?!"

"Hey! Mom! It hurts, it hurts!" Li Gouzi, who was pulled, repeatedly shouted for mercy, swearing nonsense that he would not dare to do it next time.

After struggling in every possible way, he could only rub his ears with a grimace, and then announced the end of the play.

Perhaps Cao's voice was loud enough, and soon adults came one after another to take away his son.Beatings and scoldings were naturally inevitable, and for a while the boys were all over the place, looking like they were sighing.

Li Yanming looked at this scene and couldn't help but chuckle.He had already told these friends about the situation, but they still didn't believe him and deserved to be scolded.

Feeling happy in his heart, Li Yanming saw a beautiful woman approaching.She has a fair face and a slim waist, with willowy eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes.Her face was like spring water, with a hint of charm in her tenderness.

Just walking by would attract men's attention.If Li Yanming hadn't been so young, he would have been attracted to this beautiful woman before spring arrived.

"You brat, what are you looking at?" Li Laosan's laughter rang in his ears, and Li Yanming looked back at him innocently.

"Dad, whose daughter-in-law is that?" He asked Li Laosan curiously.

"That's Li Xiucai's daughter-in-law. She just came to the village. She doesn't go out much on weekdays, so it's normal that you don't recognize her." Li Laosan pinched Li Yanming's face and led him towards the village. "Xiucai Gong's daughter-in-law is pretty. Does Yanming want to marry such a daughter-in-law?"

When Li Yanming heard this, he couldn't help but glance at the beautiful woman.Perhaps it was a coincidence that the beautiful woman turned to look at him, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on her pretty face.

Li Yanming couldn't help but shudder, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave all over, and goosebumps appeared on his arms.

He quickly withdrew his gaze and nestled in Li Laosan's arms, not daring to look around any more.

My chest was pounding with fear, as if there was something terrible.Li Yanming felt that his forehead was covered with cold sweat, but his hands and feet were cold on a hot day.

"Why do I think she wants to eat people?" Li Yanming had the illusion that he was being targeted by something evil.

The chill came very suddenly, and Li Yanming was a little overwhelmed.His young instinct told him that this scholar's daughter-in-law was very scary.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, he still stayed in Li Laosan's arms calmly and did not dare to look at the beautiful woman again.

"Dad! I will sleep with you tonight." Li Yanming said softly.

Li Laosan had a smile on his face, feeling happy that his son was close to him.Normally the boy is as quiet as a grown-up, but now he is like his baby.

"Okay, okay, dad will sleep with you." Li Laosan agreed with a smile, hugged Li Yanming and walked towards the village.

Li Gouzi over there finished counting and found that there were not many people, so he took the remaining children back to the village.

When they passed by Li Laosan, they all made faces at Li Yanming, and then they all ran very fast.Like wild horses running wild, no adults can stop these tough boys.

After passing by the beautiful woman from the scholar's family, the two families left in separate ways.Li Yanming couldn't help his curiosity and turned his face to look at the beautiful woman's back.

In a daze, Li Yanming seemed to see two vague black shadows moving left and right behind the beautiful woman.

Li Yanming was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes and did not dare to continue reading.

(End of this chapter)