Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 141 Winter

Winter passes and spring comes again. This past winter was not very cold, and Taiping Pond only had thick ice once.

Jingzhe had just passed the vernal equinox, and there were a few days when it was hot enough to wear short-sleeves. The road construction workers stood shirtless by the river and took a bath.

Although the weather was no longer cold, those who returned to the old house were still very cold, especially the pig-killer. He returned to the village early the next morning and shouted to the old house under the big camphor tree: "Fat Zhu" , if you dare to let me be a cuckold, I will treat you with a white knife and a red knife. "

"Hey, how did he know that I wanted you?" Fatty Zhu got up from the bed and asked Day Lily while getting dressed.

Day Lily lay stretched out on the bed, curled up her big plump lips, yawned, and said lazily: "It's not his mother's sharp eyes."

"Plum-mouthed woman? How can a deflated-mouthed woman be so sharp?" Fatty Zhu put on his clothes but did not dare to go out.

Day Lily leaned over to pull Fatty Zhu away: "If you don't dare to go out, just sleep for a while. If your mother sees me coming back to the village with you, she will know that you will kill me."

"This pouty-mouthed woman has really sharp eyes. If you sleep for a while, I'm afraid you won't have this chance in the future." Fatty Zhu lay back on the bed again. Just when he was about to make a move, Zhu Badger scolded him from outside the room. Voice: "You dare to go in and out with a white knife and a red knife out? Why are you barking barking so early in the morning? My dogs and badgers haven't barked yet. Do you want them to bark at you a few times?"

"No, no, no, fairy, I'm sorry for disturbing you, I'm sorry." The butcher saw Zhu Badger standing at the front door of the old house looking down at him, and the butcher's knife in his hand retracted into his sleeve involuntarily.

Zhu Badger looked at the Pig Killer with cold eyes, and said in a cold tone: "Don't be embarrassed here, you should go to the Aoi Monster to be embarrassed."

"Fairy, I'm going to the provincial capital soon, but before I go I have to kill Fatty Zhu." The butcher showed his butcher knife again.

Zhu Badger's tone became even more stern: "Very good, kill Fatty Zhu, and a car will come to take you to the provincial capital, saving dozens of yuan in fares."

"But if I don't kill Fatty Zhu, I really can't swallow this breath." The pig-butcher's butcher's knife retracted into his sleeve again.

Zhu Badger sneered: "If you can't take this breath, go take another one. Didn't she promise you?"

"Fairy, what do you mean by this?" The Pig Killer raised his head and asked Zhu Badger.

Zhu Badger asked the butcher in a stern tone: "Don't act stupid in front of me. Didn't Huang Qiukui promise you that he would find you a young and beautiful woman in the provincial capital? Do you still care about a daylily that is already cold? ? If you behave well, maybe the hot okra will fall in love with you."

"Fairy, what are you talking about? Okra is my sister-in-law." The pig-killer looked innocent.

Zhu Badger glared at the Pig Killer: "Didn't you keep saying that your sister-in-law is half a wife all day long? Didn't you complete all the sneaky things she asked you to do without compromising?"

"Fairy, I really don't understand what you are talking about?" The butcher slowly backed away.

The red badger whistled, and a thin dog and a pig badger at his feet rushed towards the pig killer.

The butcher turned around and ran away, but he bumped into a big camphor tree within a few steps, making the road construction workers who were watching the fun burst into laughter.

When Zhu Badger saw the butcher lying motionless under the big camphor tree, he whistled again, which frightened the butcher so much that he got up from the ground and ran away without caring about anything. As a result, he ran directly into the Taiping Pond.

"Ouch, my son." The flat-mouthed woman who had just arrived cried on the edge of the Taiping Pond. She did not dare to go into the water to save the pig-killer.

The pig-butcher was flopping around in the Taiping Pond, and no one on the shore went to save him.

Needless to say, the road construction workers saw Zhu Badger standing at the gate of the old house as cold as ice and did not dare to step beyond the thunder pond. The donkeys who returned one after another pretended not to see the villagers. After saying hello to Zhu Badger one by one, they sat on the stone bench under the big camphor tree and waited for Ma Yasha's arrival.

"I'm looking for death and survival. I will go through the divorce procedures with you today." Daylily cursed and came out of the old house, jumped into the Taiping Pond, picked up the butcher and walked towards the road.

When the flat-mouthed woman saw this posture, she hurriedly stopped crying and chased Daylily. While chasing, she asked hurriedly: "What are you going to do to my son?"

"What to do? Divorce." Daylily quickened her pace.

The flat-mouthed woman chased after her: "Huicai, Huicai, if you have anything to say, talk to us. We are all one family. One night and a hundred nights of kindness between husband and wife, how could there be such a big hatred?"

"He and I have a sworn hatred, and the marriage must be divorced today." Huangliang threw the butcher to the ground, turned around and shouted to the old house: "Fat Zhu, how long are you going to shrink your head? You are not very good in bed. Very good?"

"Cauliflower, Huicai, don't let your family's ugliness be publicized. If you have anything to say, let's go back and talk it over. Talk it over carefully." The flat-mouthed woman came over to persuade Huangliang.

Daylily pushed the flat-mouthed woman to the ground and cursed: "You also know that family ugliness should not be publicized? Today I have to show this ugliness to everyone." After saying that, Daylily jumped up on a big stone on the roadside and faced the crowd. The crowd loudly said: "Dear neighbors and road construction masters, don't think that this pig-butcher looks like a man. In fact, he is not a man at all. That aspect is useless. I married into his family so I have been a widow for so many years. Today I want to resist becoming a woman and live as a couple with Fatty Zhu.”

"Okay, Fatty Zhu's wife has been dead for so many years, so he should find a good woman to live a good life. Sister Huicai, Master Fatty, congratulations." Zhu Badger clapped his hands.

Day Lily grinned and responded to Zhu Badger: "Thank you, Fairy. Let's go get the marriage certificate today and treat you to a wedding banquet when we come back."

"Thank you fairy, thank you fairy." Fatty Zhu was a little timid at first, but after hearing what Zhu Badger said, he clasped his fists and bowed to Zhu Badger and then strode to Day Lily's side.

Daylily jumped off the big stone, dragged the butcher and walked towards the road. Fatty Zhu followed closely, followed by the flat-mouthed woman, and the figures of the four people quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Interesting, interesting."

"This guy who doesn't live in the village is really interesting."

“I’ve built so many roads and traveled to so many places, but this is the first time I’ve seen such interesting people and things.”

"..."

The road construction workers were still excited and unconsciously crowded under the big camphor tree.

"Beep beep..." Zhu Badger whistled for a long time, and four thin dogs and four pig badgers rushed towards the road construction workers like sharp arrows. They were so frightened that they turned around and ran back to their work sheds. It took a long time before they dared to poke their heads out and go out. work.

By the time Ma Yaksha returned to the big camphor tree, the village had returned to calm. Zhu Badger had returned to the old house and closed all the doors. There were only her, eight small dogs and eight pig badgers in the old house. Ma Yaksha wanted to go into the old house and stood at the gate calling Zhu Badger. It took Zhu Badger a long time to respond: "The engineering team to repair the old house has not arrived yet, and the old house is not open."

"I am your mother, your biological mother, can't I go back to my own home?" Mayaksha shouted.

Zhu Badger responded: "The old house is now a cultural relic. There is no home for you. Your home is in the county. You have to go back there."

"Well, you Badger Eight Immortals, let's see if I don't beat you to death." Ma Yasha returned to the big camphor tree.

Zhu Badger laughed playfully: "Beat me to death? Let's see who is beaten to death then."

"Eh? Why is it snowing? Let's build the sheds first. After the sheds are built, I will send workers to you." Ma Yaksha returned to the big camphor tree and directed the villagers to build a simple bamboo shed. This bamboo shed can be regarded as Her headquarters.

Zhu Badger stood on half of the persimmon and looked out, feeling a little scared.

Of course, this fear did not come from Ma Yaksha. Ma Yaksha said that he would beat her to death when the time came, which was simply impossible. Is Mayaksha willing to beat her to death? It's too late to pamper her, especially now, only Zhu Badger can guard the old house.

Zhu Badger's fear came from the snow particles that suddenly fell. That day, she was standing in front of the half-persimmon tree. Snow particles suddenly fell from the sky. Then white-clothed thieves and countless ghosts came to the old house. Her dog Both Er and Badger were poisoned, and even his biological father and mother were not spared. Thinking about it now makes me feel chills running down my spine. Fortunately, it was just a dream.

Although winter has passed in terms of solar terms, Zhu Badger still has lingering fears about this past winter and does not even dare to think about it.

I dare not recall that this came from two aspects. Too many things happened in one aspect, some of which Zhu Badger was too overwhelmed to deal with, and he almost fell into it. Zhu Badger is always on tenterhooks, worried that things will go wrong? Especially for Dan'er's fake death, although Zhu Yunshan was consulted in advance and received his consent and help, after all, it was related to murder, and he was always worried that things would get out of control. If Lan Yuliu was really sentenced to death, that would make Zhu Badger uneasy. She would have to find another way to keep Lan Yuliu alive. Lan Yuliu would not die anyway. Fortunately, he was only sentenced to a few years and escaped early, which made Zhu Badger breathe a sigh of relief.

On the other hand, spending the cold winter alone in the old house, Zhu Badger had time to peruse the books in the study room and calm down to savor the world and human relationships, but this taste made her uneasy again. Uneasy about Dan'er, uneasy about everything he had done.

Dan'er was cured of his illness, so it was natural to be happy, but Zhu Badger couldn't be happy anyway. He was only happy for a moment when he saw a brand new Dan'er. It was only a moment. After a moment, Zhu Badger immediately fell into loss and sadness.

Zhu Badger's lost egg is no longer as innocent as before, but more helpless and helpless. Zhu Badger tried every means to cure Dan'er's disease, and tried every means to bring Dan'er and Lu Huan together, in order to make Dan'er a normal and happy person, but Dan'er was still happy as before. The Dan'er who followed Zhu Badger's butt, the Dan'er who informed Zhu Badger, the Dan'er who was reading in the school, the old-fashioned but interesting and cute Dan'er, disappeared, Zhu Badger disappeared. Badger was really lost.

I thought that Dan'er would be happy with Sister Huanhuan, whom he longed for, but it turned out not to be the case. Zhu Badger could tell from Dan'er's words and deeds that Dan'er and Lu Huan were not happy together, not only unhappy but also very sad. Why is Dan'er sad? Isn't Sister Huanhuan his favorite? Could it be that I'm mistaken?
Lu Huan said that he already had the fruit of his love with Dan'er. Zhu Badger was confused at that time. He was a little overwhelmed and couldn't imagine. How could Dan'er suddenly become the father of a child? is it possible? It shouldn't be possible.

At that time, Zhu Badger felt that it should be impossible. Now Zhu Badger is sure that it is impossible, absolutely impossible. She believes in Dan'er. She has been able to see everything from Dan'er's eyes since she was a child, and she can find all the answers about Dan'er.

Although Dan'er's body has undergone great changes, his bright eyes have not changed at all. Zhu Badger read from Dan'er's eyes that Lu Huan had lied. The child in Lu Huan's belly did not belong to Dan'er and had nothing to do with Dan'er. However, Dan'er did not want to expose Lu Huan and was willing to bear everything for Lu Huan.

Did I harm Dan'er? As a result, Dan'er lost her authenticity, happiness, and self. Zhu Badger blames herself, Zhu Badger feels sorry for herself, Zhu Badger blames herself even more. She hopes that Dan'er is still the same Dan'er, the Dan'er who lies under the window lattice and calls her "sister" softly, the Dan'er who stands confidently in front of the screen wall. The proud Dan'er, the one who led the children to play tricks on the blue jade willow and yellow okra...

The cold winter will eventually pass, and the warm spring will inevitably come, but the warmth of spring is too short-lived. This short period is still accompanied by continuous rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, followed by hot summer.

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival came. Zhu Badger went to Nanshan early in the morning to cut a large basket of mugwort and calamus, and inserted a calamus and a branch of mugwort into all the doors and windows of the old house.

Villagers have always had the custom of inserting calamus and mugwort on doors and windows during the Dragon Boat Festival. The mugwort is called "Ai Ren" and the calamus is called "Pu Sword". The moxa person holds the Pu sword to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts.

Zhu Badger also dug out the realgar left at home, poured it into a large bowl of rice wine, stirred it and sprinkled it in the corners of each room in the old house to drive away poisonous insects.

There are many poisonous insects in the mountains. In summer, these poisonous insects will crawl into the house from time to time and harm people. After sprinkling realgar, the poisonous insects will naturally not dare to come in again.

It was already noon when Zhu Badger was busy with all this. After she locked all the entrance and exit doors of the old house, she came to the big camphor tree, where Ma Yasha was leading some women from the original village to make huò.

It is a custom in the village to eat wheat wok during the Dragon Boat Festival. The so-called wheat wok refers to wheat pancakes, but these wheat pancakes are very big, as big as a large pot, and very thin, as thin as a piece of rice paper.

It takes skill to spread the wheat wok, and it cannot be done casually. Every Dragon Boat Festival is the time when women from Donkeybu village show off their wheat wok-making skills, but until now, Ma Yaksha is the best at making wheat woks.

The wheat wok served by Mayaksha is not only large and thin, but also crispy and chewy.

The villagers of Donkey Bu are very particular about eating wheat wok during the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition to spreading out the wheat wok, they also need to prepare the condiments for wrapping the wheat wok.

The condiments used to wrap the wheat wok are very particular, usually mung bean sprouts, pumpkin shreds, stinky tofu, etc. These condiments wrap the wheat wok and have the effect of clearing away heat and dispersing toxins.

As for why the villagers in Lvbubuo eat wheat woks instead of rice dumplings like other Jiangnan people on the Dragon Boat Festival? There are many legends. One is that King Helu of Wu lived a luxurious life and imposed excessive taxes, which made the people miserable. Wu Zixu, who once practiced in Lvbubu Cunda Mountain, took pity on the people and secretly spread flour into wheat cakes and buried them at the foot of the mountain for the people on the mountain to eat. Later, Wu Zixu was framed by a traitor and died. In order to commemorate him, the people of Lvbui Village made a wheat wok on the Dragon Boat Festival every year.

Of course, this is just folklore. Another more scientific theory is that before the Dragon Boat Festival, the wheat grown on the mountain in Lvbu Village has just been harvested. In order to celebrate the harvest, they eat the newly ground flour in a wheat wok.

When Zhu Badger came to the big camphor tree, Ma Yasha had already laid out a wheat wok that was half a person's height. No one dared to eat first before the red badger arrived.

Zhu Badger took two wheat woks, packed them with condiments, and sent them to Uncle Liu and Lu Bo. He thanked them for their two old children who had been busy with the repair work of the old house during this time.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo took the wheat wok from Zhu Badger's hand, took a big bite, drank all the wine in their hands, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay..." "Miao Miao Miao..."

Zhu Badger greeted the villagers and the engineering team to eat wheat wok. This engineering team was naturally an old house repair team, not a road construction team.

The old house renovation project team was formed by Uncle Liu and Lu Bo. Not only did they select various skilled craftsmen, they also specially recruited some college students majoring in cultural relics to join.

Since the arrival of the old house renovation project team, Zhu Badger has done nothing but sit on the porch next to the back door of the old house with his two small dogs and two pig badgers, searching everyone who comes in and out of the old house.

Uncle Liu and Lu Bo said: "Zhu Badger, you are not giving us two face. We have traveled all over the country to carefully select the members of these renovation engineering teams. If you don't worry, they should worry about us." ?”

Zhu Badger replied: "When have I ever trusted you? I have never trusted you. Stop blabbing, I will even search your bodies."

Zhu Badger searched everyone's bodies, with different emphasis on entry and exit. When you go in, you will be searched mainly to see if you have any tinder on you? Or other items that may damage the treasures of the old house? Such as corrosive agents, etc. When you come out, you mainly search if you have brought any treasures from the old house with you? She searched very carefully.

Is it embarrassing for Ma Yasha to scold Zhu Badger? A grown-up girl going to touch those young men and old men?
Zhu Badger replied to Ma Yasha, saying that he didn't have a jade tree like you to hug and cuddle with. He couldn't get married anyway and no man would want her. Why not take the opportunity to touch her more? Wang Jingjin didn't like to touch willow spirits. Tamate and Aoi Yokai's Golden Hand?