Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 19 Noon

Zhu Badger usually used to get together with the pig badgers under the big camphor tree after midnight. When he came out of Mr. Zhu's house tonight, he wanted to go home and see if Lu Huan had slept? But when she walked to the door of the cross-eyed mother-in-law's house, a strange cat meow made her change her mind and go directly to the big camphor tree.

When they arrived under the big camphor tree, Zhu Badger did not immediately call the pig badgers out. She allowed the eight small dogs to roam freely in the wild and told them not to return to the big camphor tree without her instructions. After the arrangement was completed, the red badger climbed up to the densest place among the leaves of the big camphor tree and hid.

According to Mr. Zhu, something will happen at Haishi tonight. Will something happen? What happened? The red badger needs a good look.

At first, Zhu Badger was a little excited sitting on the branch of the tree, and he pricked up his ears and listened. There was silence everywhere, not even the strange cat meowing just now. She slowly fell asleep, her upper and lower eyelids fighting.

While dozing, Zhu Badger vaguely saw two black shadows drifting out from the old house. One tall and one short, one forward and one back, one fast and one slow, one looking left and right, the other hurried.

The hurried black figure headed straight for the big camphor tree. The red badger's drowsiness disappeared. He sat upright on the branch of the tree and held his breath to see who the dark figure was under the tree first. What do you want to do?
Today is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the waning moon has risen from the southeast. Lined with the light of the snow, Zhu Badger can clearly see the dark figure that arrived under the tree first.

This dark figure was dressed in black, wearing black clothes, black pants, a black hat, and even a black scarf around his face. Because Zhu Badger was looking down from the tree and couldn't see the eyes of the black figure, and the black shadow was well protected, Zhu Badger couldn't tell whether the black figure was a boy or a girl. It can only be determined that it is a man in black.

The man in black arrived under the big camphor tree and made no further movements. He might have stood there to observe the surrounding situation, or he might have been waiting for the arrival of the black figure behind him.

The dark figure behind was short and fat, and it was difficult to walk on the snow with a bamboo basket in hand.

Huh, it’s you indeed!

Zhu Badger determined from his body shape and walking posture that the dark figure behind him was Zhu Hu, the husband of the cross-eyed woman.

The man in black under the tree should be you!

Zhu Badger looked down, and the man in black who had arrived under the big camphor tree was walking forward. Zhu Badger saw the dazzling red, the pair of red high-heeled leather boots that made her dizzy. Just now, the red high-heeled leather boots were submerged in the snow, and Zhu Badger didn't notice it. Now the man in black walked to the snow-free mud under the big camphor tree. The red high-heeled leather boots were the same as when Zhu Badger first saw him in the afternoon. , taking away her eyes.

Hehe, thank you for me taking the first step. Zhu Badger was sure that the man in black under the tree was the woman Zhu Hu had brought home, and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Meow..." The same cat meow sounded when he passed by the side-eyed mother-in-law's house.

Nao Xi Tie Lao, it turns out it was you, a woman, who called me. No wonder I have never heard such a meow. Could it be that you are a cat demon? So you like to meow like a cat?

Zhu Badger condescendingly watched every move of the woman in red leather boots. She was not worried that the pig badger in the tree hole and the small dog going to roam freely would hear the cat meow or come back. The eight thin dogs and eight pig badgers would not act without permission from the red badger.

After the cat meowed, there was no movement for a while. The woman in red leather boots turned back and waved to Zhu Hu.

When Zhu Hu saw the woman waving, he rolled up to the woman with a bamboo basket in his hand.

The woman took the bamboo basket from Zhu Hu's hand, took out a piece of paper and put the basket on the ground.

"Still posted?"

"It must be posted."

"The one posted a few days ago is still there."

"Why is there so much nonsense?"

"It's not like there's no reaction."

"Shut up and paint the paste!"

Zhu Hu did not dare to say any more words and acted obediently according to the woman's request.

Nao Xi is locked up, his wife is as fierce as a tiger, how can she be so cowardly in front of this woman? Is there a hidden secret? While Zhu Badger was thinking, the piece of paper had been pasted on the tree, and Zhu Hu began to place objects on the ground.

Eight apples, eight pieces of shortbread, and eight pieces of pork were placed neatly on the dirt ground in front of the big camphor tree. Two small red candles were lit and inserted in front of the tree hole. Zhu Hu and the woman each held five sticks of fragrance in their hands. He bowed nine times facing the old house and bowed nine times facing the big camphor tree.

Nao Xi is in prison and is coming to "send the night away" to me? Bad luck, bad luck, really bad luck, the red badger sat on the branch of the tree and kept spitting. "Send the night off" is a ghost-exorcism ritual in Lvbuluo Village. When someone in the family gets a strange disease for no apparent reason or encounters something strange, they will go to the big camphor tree in the dead of night to offer sacrifices.

Maybe it was too cold, so Zhu Hu and the woman didn't stay long before leaving the camphor tree and returning to their old home.

If you don't even burn a piece of paper, what's the use of "sending the night away"? Zhu Badger slid down the big camphor tree and first looked at the piece of paper Zhu Hu had posted.

Hey, why is it a charm? Zhu Badger always thought that the woman named Zhu Hu must have posted some kind of notice? Maybe that demolition notice was their fault. Unexpectedly, it was just a yellow charm. It seemed that someone else posted the notice.

The red badger tore off the charm and kicked out the incense candle. He called the pig badgers out of the tree hole and asked them to share eight apples and eight pieces of shortbread. Another whistle called the eight thin dogs to the big camphor tree, and each dog received a piece of pork.

The pigs and badgers were playing in the snow. Zhu Badger saw that the demolition notice was still posted on the big camphor tree. He subconsciously went over to take a closer look and found that the size was exactly the same as the charm Zhu Hu had posted. Thought it was a charm.

Is it possible that what Zhu Hu and the woman said he had posted just a few days ago was also a charm? I just didn’t know that the charm was replaced by a demolition notice? Who posted this demolition notice? At first glance, it seems to be Mr. Zhu's handwriting, but upon closer inspection, the writing style is not as strong as Mr. Zhu's and is an imitation.

"Oh oh oh..." The rooster crowed, and the red badger sent the eight pig badgers back to the tree hole, and he took the eight thin dogs and ran to the east mountain.

Grandma Taizu told Zhu Badger in her dream that if she went to the top of Dongshan Mountain at Mao tomorrow, everything would change. Now the Chou hour of a new day has passed and it is Yin hour, and Zhu Badger must climb to the top of the east mountain before Mao hour.

It was extremely cold in the early morning after the snowstorm. There was no one in the wild, and even the wild animals were hiding in their holes. The red badger climbed up to the top of the east mountain and was dripping with sweat. Eight thin dog tongues licked the snow to quench their thirst.

Zhu Badger bent over to catch her breath. When she wiped the sweat from her forehead, she straightened up and looked around. The sight in front of her shocked her.

The clouds are steaming and the clouds are bright, and the weather is myriad. A red sun bursts out and shines brightly on the whole body of the red badger. The red badger is like a spring breeze, and its whole body is extremely warm.

"The sun is shining brightly when it first rises, and thousands of mountains are like fire. It rises to the sky in an instant and drives away the stars and the waning moon."

"Who?" Zhu Badger turned around and saw Mr. Zhu standing in front of him dressed in white, holding a folding fan and reciting poems with a smile.

"Fairy, please accept my homage."

"Come on, isn't it too early for you to stand up?"

"I came early because of the fairy."

"Did you know I was coming?"

"What comes comes naturally. Fairy, hurry up and see the world. Don't bother me when you are old."

"Why hold on tight? I can watch it as long as I want."

"No, time flies by and the scene changes moment by moment. The world of fairies only exists at this time. Also, fairies must return to their old house before noon today."

"Must return to the old house before noon? It's early at noon, I will definitely return."

"That's not necessarily the case. Once you are immersed in this scene, you won't want to go back."

"Is it possible? Let me ask you, where did that woman come from? What is her relationship with Zhu Hu?"

"Fairy, put aside all the trivial matters in this world for the time being and take a good look at the world in front of you. Everything will change."

"Everything will change? What do you mean? Tell me clearly."

Zhu Badger wanted to ask Mr. Zhu what was going on, but Mr. Zhu turned around and retreated to the back of the ridge to stand under a green pine tree, with his back to Zhu Badger, minding his own business.

You are so nervous, how can you say that everything will change? Zhu Badger curled her lips and turned back, casually looking into the distance. The scene in front of her completely shocked her. It was a hundred times more shocking than the previous one...

(End of this chapter)