Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 40 Degree

Huang Qiukui asked her sister Huangliuci to call the flat-mouthed woman to come over. The flat-mouthed woman did not wait for Huangliang to turn around, chanted a spell and ducked in front of Huang Okra. Her speed was no less than that of the one-armed Luo and the stiletto-legged man who jumped into the Taiping Pond to save people.

"Grandma, you are the authority of Lvbu Village in this regard, hurry up and handle it, I will pay for the expenses." Huang Okra raised her eyebrows and glanced at the red badger lying on the ground.

"It should be right, don't worry." The flat-mouthed woman nodded, opening and closing her flat mouth faster, walked over and pulled Lu Huan to the side, then danced back and forth around Zhu Badger's body, jumping and suddenly facing Zhu Badger spat out his forehead and shouted: "Badger Immortal Xiu is going to pretend to be dead, I am here!"

Seeing that Zhu Badger was still lying on the ground motionless, the flat-mouthed woman took out a wooden sword and a charm from a yellow bag slung around her body, spat on Zhu Badger's head again, and raised the wooden sword with her right hand and her left hand. He held the talisman high and continued to dance in circles around the red badger. After dancing for more than ten minutes, the wooden sword stabbed the red badger in the heart.

Lu Huan wanted to stop him, but Lan Yuliu held him back.

After the flat-mouthed woman stabbed Zhu Badger in the heart with the wooden sword in her right hand more than a dozen times, the eye-catching white-fronted tiger talisman on her left hand was attached to Zhu Badger's forehead. Seeing that Zhu Badger was still lying on the ground motionless, she let out a long sigh of relief. After taking a breath, he went to Huang Okra and reported in a low voice: "Don't worry, you are completely dead."

"Are you sure?" Huang Qiukui stared at Zhu Badger without blinking.

The flat-mouthed woman wiped the sweat from her forehead and responded to Huang Okra: "If you don't believe in the old woman's magic, you should believe in science, right? This man fell into the ice water for such a long time, and then fished it out and lay lying in the cold wind for such a long time. How can he still be alive?" ?"

"That's good, let's arrange the funeral arrangements according to your own way." Huang Qiukui asked Director Zhang she brought with her to retreat behind the big camphor tree and whisper for a while.

The flat-mouthed woman muttered something again. First, she circled the red badger and muttered. I wonder what she was reciting? Later, he jumped onto the earthen platform under the big camphor tree and shouted: "The river is haunted by ghosts, and they are dying in Taipingtang. It is a big disadvantage. The sooner they are transformed into a altar, the better." The crowd of onlookers became restless, and their horses Yaksha cried out to heaven and earth: "My child, my child, you can't turn it into an altar, you can't turn it into an altar."

The so-called "altar" means that people who died in the wild cannot go home and set up a mourning hall to pay homage. Gods and goddesses who know magic will set up an altar in the wild for cremation. The "transformation altar" is very simple and barbaric. A few big stones are set up, and a few big wooden sticks are placed on the big rocks. The corpse is poured with oil and placed on the big wooden sticks. The corpse is burned with firewood below to turn it into ashes. The ashes cannot be buried, and an altar can only be dug on the spot. When the altar is flat, the salvation will be completed. During this period, wealthy families will constantly ask gods and goddesses to burn all kinds of paper ritual objects and paper money to quickly fill the jars so that their loved ones can be saved. In fact, this is a way for gods and goddesses to pretend to be gods and ghosts to make money. Since the village is remote and closed, most people can't see clearly what the flat-mouthed woman is doing.

When Lu Huan learned the truth about the "transformation altar", he went over and threw himself on Zhu Badger, determined not to let the flat-mouthed woman drag Zhu Badger to the altar.

Dan'er's mother stumbled to the big camphor tree and begged the flat-mouthed woman to take back the divine order. It was Dan'er who pushed Zhu Badger down the Taiping Pond. She was willing to bear all the sins for Zhu Badger and let Zhu Badger go home and set up a mourning hall.

Dan'er ran over to protect Zhu Badger's body with Lu Huan, and said with tears streaming down her face: "If you want to transform into an altar fairy sister, transform me first."

Mr. Zhu said: "The misfortune of the little master of the old house was purely accidental. Everyone should be sad. The altar will definitely not work. It is reasonable to take him home and lay a memorial ceremony for him."

Lan Yuliu answered: "I have no right to speak, but as an outsider, I would like to remind everyone that if this simplified altar Zhu Badger is spread, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the villagers to go out again in the future, because outsiders will think that Donkey The villagers are so barbaric and ignorant that they will reject you thousands of miles away, and maybe the higher-ups will send people to hold you accountable."

Everyone was silent, and the flat-mouthed woman found the okra on the back of the big camphor tree. The okra said: "Don't be too passive. You can control it yourself."

The flat-mouthed woman returned and asked everyone: "It's okay to take him back to hold memorial services, but not to close relatives, not to people of the older generation, not to people with children at home, not to outsiders, not to people from the old house, and so on." Who dares to take it?"

"I!"

"I!"

The two answers were loud and clear, and everyone gathered to see, One-Armed Luo and the Stilt-legged Man both stood out of the crowd. Before the flat-mouthed woman could say another word, One-Armed Luo picked up the red badger with one hand, and the Stilt-legged Man helped to lift the red badger to the left. He put his arm around his back and took off his cotton-padded jacket to protect the red badger.

The one-armed Luo carried Zhu Badger on his back and walked back to the old house step by step, followed closely behind by the limping man with his legs crossed.

Mr. Zhu folded his fan and stood quietly in front of his chest and sighed: "Adversity reveals true feelings; adversities reveal warmth and warmth; adversities reveal people's hearts. People with low status have great righteousness, which is very good, very good."

Ma Yaksha returned to his old house with the support of Lu Huan and Lan Yuliu. He walked to the gate of the old house, turned around and shouted to everyone: "The New Year is coming soon, and we won't invite everyone to a funeral meal."

When everyone was about to disperse, Okra came out from behind the big camphor tree, jumped onto the platform, and shouted louder than Mayasha: "We've bought new year's goods. We have everything you need for food, clothing, and the price is even higher than in the big shopping malls in the city." Cheap."

Everyone swarmed to the big car, forgetting that someone had just died and someone was crying.

The one-armed Luo carried the red badger to the door of the main house. The stiletto man reminded him to wait, we are not qualified to go inside.

Ma Yaksha caught up and said, "From now on, you can enter the main house as you please."

One-armed Luo and Stilt-legged Man were delighted. They carried Zhu Badger into the house and went to the hall. They asked Mayaksha if he wanted to invite "Mr. Eight" over? Ma Yaksha said that he wanted to come over and come together. Aren't "Mr. Eight" all watching the fun under the big camphor tree?
"Then the two of us will decorate the mourning hall. Where should we put this fairy first?" One-Armed Luo asked Ma Yasha while carrying Zhu Badger on his back. Ma Yaksha smiled and replied, "Let her come down and change clothes by herself, and you can sit down and drink old wine."

"Shall we sit down and drink old wine? Do you still want to drink old wine at this time?"

"Auntie, are you confused by being soaked in ice water? It is important to take care of the fairy's funeral. Although it is a white-haired person sending a black-haired person, people cannot be resurrected after death. You have to show your condolences and accept the change. We will be here in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes, even though we are not much different in age from you, from now on you will treat me and Stilt-legged Man as your sons, and we will respect you."

"Auntie, if anything happens in the old house in the mountains, just open your mouth. My two godsons, One-Armed Luo and I, will be here soon. Of course, I may swing a little slower, but I promise to arrive as soon as possible."

Facing the heartfelt words of the one-armed Luo and the swing-legged man, Ma Yasha's eyes were moist. This time, her eyes were really red. She just howled in vain under the big camphor tree and squeezed out tears. Ma Yaksha looked at the one-armed Luo, looked at the cross-legged man, and choked up: "Two big brothers, from now on you will be the guests of the old house owner's house. You can come if you want, the old wine can take care of it. Of course, the safety of this old house must be taken care of." You must be more considerate and help the fairy protect the old house."

"Auntie, you'd better take a good rest. I and Stilt-legged Man will arrange the fairy's funeral. We will let her go in glory and give her a good life."

"Yes, we must let the fairy go away in glory. The flat-mouthed woman is too evil. We will ask the Taoist priest in the town to save the fairy and save her to heaven."

"Well, even though Stilt-Toe Guy and I couldn't stand the fairy's behavior in the past and wanted to trick her, she is the granddaughter of Grandma Taizu after all, and she always speaks for us at critical moments."

"That's right, the fairy still regards us as her own. All our plans have been ruined. Now we just want to send the fairy off properly."

"What's the plan? Do you want to send me away so much?"

"what?!"

"Are you a human or a ghost?"

When One-Armed Luo and Stilt-legged Man saw Zhu Badger getting off his back, they asked them what plan they had in mind. They were so frightened that their legs weakened and they knelt down at the same time, kowtowing to the red badger.

Zhu Badger covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Thank you two brothers for your support. From now on, the Eight Badger Immortals will truly become the fairies of Laozhai."

Zhu Badger did not die and said that he would truly become the fairy of the old house from now on. Not only did he scare the One-Armed Luo and the Stilt-legged Man out of their wits, they also scared Lu Huan and Lan Yuliu to the point where their legs were so weak that they couldn't even move for a long time.

When the news reached under the big camphor tree, Huang Okra didn't believe it, so she asked Huang Qiucai to immediately find the flat-mouthed woman and ask what was going on?

The flat-mouthed woman frowned for a long time, rolled her eyes for a long time, and then said: "Impossible, unless she really becomes an immortal." "She really became an immortal?"

The news quickly spread throughout the old house and Lvbubu Village. Everyone flocked to the front yard of the old house and stood at the door of Zhu Badger's house to look around.

Amid everyone's doubtful expressions, One-Armed Luo and Stilt-legged Man were the first to walk out of Zhu Badger's house. They didn't say a word after going out, and stood solemnly under the dripping eaves on both sides of the door frame. Then Lu Huan and Lan Yuliu came out, both of them equally as cold as ice, standing next to the one-armed Luo and the cross-footed man respectively. Ma Yasha went out in new clothes, looked around coldly at the neighbors in the yard, and then stood in the middle.

There was silence in the yard. Some people who had been talking in low voices closed their mouths tightly when they saw this posture, and quietly watched what kind of scene would happen next?
After a while, Ma Yaksha tightened his voice and shouted: "Welcome the fairy to come out of the house, everyone kneels down to greet her."

After shouting, Ma Yaksha knelt down facing the door of his house. Lu Huan, Lan Yuliu, One-Armed Luo, and Cross-legged Man all knelt down. Some of the people in the yard knelt down, and some were still standing there looking around. He simply ignored them and stared at the door of Zhu Badger's house. Okra, Grump, Daylily, Weasel, Huangdoujiang, and Pig Killer fell into this category.

Mr. Zhu knelt down and shouted: "The fairy from the old house has returned, and the old man kneels down to welcome her!"

Seeing Mr. Zhu kneel down, Zhu Hu and Xianyan Po, who were looking around, knelt down. Huang Okra, Flat Mouth Woman, Day Lily, Weasel, Huang Doujiang, and Pig Killer still looked disdainful, staring at the door of Zhu Badger's house.

"I'm here too!"

After a crisp stage line, a young girl floated out of the main door of the main house and floated under the eaves of the door.

"Huh? I really became a fairy!"

Those who were still looking around hurriedly knelt down.

Huang Qiukui took a closer look and saw that the young girl standing at the door of Zhu Badger's house looked like Zhu Badger but not like Zhu Badger. She was spotless, with long hair hanging down to her waist like a waterfall. She was wearing a long white dress, as if Snow is like jade, which complements her bright moon-like skin, making it a perfect match. The girl's eyes are clear and bright, and her eyebrows are full of elegance and mystery. A smile that captivates the country and the city. Every tiny gesture seemed to indicate a miracle would happen. Her appearance is like a warm spring breeze blowing, making people instantly distracted in this midwinter, and distracting thoughts disappear.

Before Huang Okra could give the order, Grump, Pig Killer, Weasel, Huangdoujiang, and Daylily all rushed to their knees without even daring to express their anger.

Huang Okra stood alone among the crowd, confused and at a loss. Weasel and Huang Doujiang stretched out their hands to pull on her pants, but she showed no reaction.

"Traveling to the Jade Yu Rui Palace in the wind, a misty autumn flute blows across the horizon. The auspicious moon is shining brightly, and the rays of light and clouds are long and graceful. There is joy in the world and heaven, and there is no sorrow in the world. Langyuan Fairy Mountain presents a beautiful scene, and cranes fly across Fangzhou. "The girl's red lips were slightly opened, and her voice was like a lark. After chanting, she flicked her sleeves onto Huang Okra's face. Huang Okra "thumped" and fell to her knees, not daring to look at the girl again.

"Everyone, I am the nine immortals in heaven, the ninth daughter of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother. I am here today only for the old house. The old house is the old house of heaven, my old house, and everyone's old house. The old house is brick by brick. , Every door, every window, every tenon and every joint is full of spiritual energy. No one is allowed to destroy it. If you destroy it, I will not spare you, and my parents will not spare you."

Silence, still silence, the girl continued: "You may still have doubts and think that I am being mysterious. Well, please ask my parents to send heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to make it rain heavily."

As soon as he finished speaking, the original blue sky and white clouds turned into dense haze, a bolt of lightning pierced, a loud thunder sounded, and big raindrops fell, falling on everyone, no one dared to move.

"Okay, Thunder Goddess and Rain God please go back, and my fellow villagers please get up."

The rain stopped and the warm sun shone brightly. Ma Yasha shouted "Thank you Fairy" and stood up. Lu Huan, Lan Yuliu, One-Armed Luo and Stilt-legged Man also shouted "Thank you Fairy" and got up from the ground. The people kneeling in the courtyard did not dare to move, so Ma Yaksha shouted: "Everyone, get up, the fairy has returned to the palace."

Huang Qiukui looked up and saw that the young girl was missing from the door of Zhu Badger's house. She stood up, turned around and walked out of the old house.

Weasel, Huangdoujiang, Daylily and Pig Killer stood up one after another and chased Okra.

Everyone stood up in twos and threes. After standing up, everyone looked around blankly, as if they were in a dream, and wanted to ask others what was going on? He opened his mouth and didn't dare to ask any more questions. He lowered his head and left the front yard.

The crowd dispersed, leaving only the flat-mouthed woman still kneeling on the ground, looking a little pitiful all alone. Ma Yaksha pretended not to see it and returned to the house, followed closely by Lu Huan and Lan Yuliu. The one-armed Luo and the swing-legged man went over to help the flat-mouthed woman up, but it turned out that she was so frightened that she urinated all over and couldn't stand up at all.

The one-armed Luo stood at the gate of the old house and shouted to the pig killer under the big camphor tree, asking him to carry the flat-mouthed woman home.

The butcher timidly asked Huang Okra, and Huang Okra said, "It's your mother. You make your own decisions about your mother."

The butcher ran to the old house in a panic. He ran to the old house, not daring to cross the threshold, and looked at the one-armed and stilted man with pleading eyes.

The one-armed Luo and the swing-legged man dragged the sluggish woman out of the old house. The butcher carried his wife on his back and ran halfway up the west mountain in a panic. His feet slipped several times and he almost fell off the high hill.

"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place!" Mr. Zhu stood at the gate of the old house holding a folding fan.

Okra raised her head under the big camphor tree and asked: "How was it then? How is it now?"

"I thought she was the Eight Immortals at first, but now she is actually the Nine Immortals. Dear friends, the Nine Immortals have shown their true form. From now on, all residents of the old house are not allowed to enter or exit through the front door, but can only enter through the back door. . Urgency is like a law, no matter how big or small it is." Mr. Zhu said loudly and turned around to walk along the wall of the old house towards the back door.

As soon as Zhu Hu entered the house, Squinty Po pulled him and asked, "We can't go in or out through the front door either?"

"Didn't you hear that there are no exceptions for big ghosts and little ghosts?" Zhu Hu closed the door tightly and bolted it.

The squinty-eyed woman was unwilling to give in and asked, "Aren't you a village official? Isn't there an exception for being an official?"

"You bastard village official, he was dismissed by the superiors a long time ago. Now she, Huang Qiukui, is the village official who doesn't have a donkey in the village. You should be careful with her." Zhu Hu went into the kitchen to get the old wine pot that was heating on the stove.

The cross-eyed woman had quick eyes and quick hands. She went over to block the old wine pot and asked, "How did she, a little girl, become the village official of our village?"

"You know nothing better than me. She is very powerful. Not only is she rich, but she also has people behind her. She showed me the appointment documents in the town, and it was her who was written in black and white." Zhu Hu stretched out his hand to push away the cross-eyed woman, and grabbed the wine The pot comes out of the kitchen.

The cross-eyed woman chased her to the dining room, sat opposite Zhu Hu and asked, "Is this how the town appointed her? Don't you need to come down for a meeting?"

"He said someone from above would come down after the New Year to announce her appointment and the demolition." Zhu Hu took a sip of wine, choked and coughed.

The squinty-eyed woman hurriedly went over to give Zhu Hu a pat on the back. While doing so, she asked, "Are you just willing to accept it? It doesn't matter whether the village official is in charge or not. How much compensation can we make if this old house is demolished?"

"Money, money, money, you know money, do you understand that money is something external to the body? Go and peel a rice dumpling for me. I'm so hungry." Zhu Hu pushed the cross-eyed woman away angrily.

The cross-eyed woman punched Zhu Hu hard on the back, and said angrily, "If you hadn't spent all your money on that broken flower, how could I care so much about money?"

"You know what the heck, you'll get a lot of money back then." Zhu Hu finished the wine in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)