Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 55 Explosion

While Weasel, Huang Doujiang, Lan Yuliu, and Lu Huan were kneeling in front of Grandma Taizu's portrait to salute, Zhu Badger quietly unfolded the note and took a closer look. There were four words written on the note: "Be careful."

Are you careful about it exploding? What to blow up? It must be a scam, right? Why did he write a typo?
Zhu Badger put the note away and stuffed it into the cotton padding on the sleeves of her cotton-padded jacket. The cotton-padded jacket she was wearing was worn by Ma Yasha before. Although it was a bit shabby, it was wide and comfortable to wear. She usually liked to wear it, and there was a tear on the cuff. The hole is just big enough to stuff a note.

Doesn't matter if it's a scam? When the time comes, I will blast them all and send them all to hell. It was past 11:30 on New Year's Eve when Zhu Badger went from house to house to divide the good years. Together with Lan Yuliu and Lu Huan, they moved out homemade bamboo cannons and came to the intersection in front of the big camphor tree. This is where the villagers of Lvbuo set off fireworks. Concentration point.

According to the rules, fireworks and firecrackers are not allowed to be set off at any time inside the old house, including within a two-mile radius around it. To do so, you must go to the intersection in front of the big camphor tree, which is almost three miles away from the old house.

At this time, almost all the people in Lvbuo Village gathered at the main intersection. Whether they were people living in the old house or people living outside the old house, they all grabbed the favorable terrain to set off fireworks. Of course, the best position was reserved for Zhu Badger. , she is a fairy, everyone gets red envelopes when she turns 10 this year, and everyone looks up to her with admiration.

Zhu Badger, Lan Yuliu, Lu Huan, Zhu Yunshan, and Ma Yaksha all carried two large sacks filled with fireworks. Okra drove a large truck to the camphor tree, and the best sellers were naturally fireworks. In previous years, every household in Lvbubuo Village made homemade bamboo crackers, and young people only went to town to buy a few. Okra pulls all kinds of fireworks and firecrackers under the big camphor tree, and the villagers naturally find it hard to refuse. They empty their pockets to buy more than ten or twenty, making a big noise.

After setting up the fireworks, Lu Huan was impatient and wanted to light the fire, but Zhu Badger wouldn't let him. The villagers have rules, and the cannons are set off at midnight. Whoever gets the cannon on time will be the first cannon of the new year, and will naturally have a good start.

According to the rules passed down, the first shot had to be fired by the owner of the old house. A few years ago, because Zhu Yunshan was away, Zhu Badger and Ma Yasha didn't particularly want to fire the first shot. Naturally, others competed. The first shot was fired, and among them the five people who fought most fiercely were Weasel, Tian Leizi, Zhu Fatty, One-Armed Luo, and Stilt-legged Man. Zhu Hu often didn't go home during the New Year anyway.

This year, Fatty Zhu and Stilt-legged Man did not appear at the scene because of injuries. Weasel, Tian Laizi and One-Armed Luo were eager to try and compete for the first place. However, they saw Zhu Badger standing firmly in the middle of the intersection, with Lan Yuliu and Lu Huan on their left. With a right escort, Zhu Yunshan and Ma Yaksha looked at each other. The three of them did not and did not dare to light the fire first without permission.

"The countdown begins, ten, nine, eight, seven..."

Lu Huan's big black eyes were fixed on the electronic watch on his wrist. He couldn't restrain his inner excitement and shouted the countdown loudly. As soon as he shouted "five", there was a loud noise from the west mountain, and then the fire shot into the sky, reflecting red. The whole donkey can't reach the village.

Set up a prison in Naoxi and fire the cannon five seconds in advance? Are you in a hurry to reincarnate? Hey, no, it's not a cannon, it's a fire!
Zhu Badger rushed to the west mountain desperately, shouting as he rushed, "It's on fire, it's on fire, put out the fire quickly, put out the fire quickly!"

"Bang! Bang bang bang..."

A big firework exploded in full bloom over Lvbubu Village.

"Still letting go? Go put out the fire!"

Lan Yuliu pulled Lu Huan and rushed to the west mountain. Lu Huan couldn't help but light the first big firework regardless of the fire. It was regarded as the first shot for Zhu Badger and got a good start.

"嘡嘡嘡......"

A burst of gongs sounded urgently, and all the people in the old house who were preparing to set off cannons at the main intersection rushed to the west mountain. People including Fatty Zhu, Stiletto Man and others who were injured at home also rushed out of the old house.

Firefighting means saving lives, and there should be no delay. Zhu Badger rushed to the fire site as quickly as possible. When passing the Taiping Pond, he did not forget to lift the two buckets beside the pond to fill them with water.

Sixty-six buckets are placed beside Taiping Pond all year round for emergency use in case of fire in the old house. Why put sixty-six of them? Instead of sixty-eight or sixty or seventy, there is something special about this. According to Feng Shui numerology, "66" is the water hexagram, water controls fire, and sixty-six buckets are needed to naturally put out fires.

Zhu Badger carried two buckets full of water in each hand and ran like a bird. She was the first to rush to the fire place. She saw that the fire was caused by the butcher's house, while the Grudge, the butcher and Daylily were standing in their own house. The people in front of the house stared blankly at the raging fire without putting out the fire. Zhu Badger started the fire by himself and shouted: "You don't want to bring water yet?" The two buckets of water in Zhu Badger's hands were all poured into the fire, and the flat-mouthed woman, Butcher and Daylily still stood there and stared at the fire.

When everyone arrived, all the water in the buckets in their hands was poured on the fire, and the fire was slowly extinguished. Only then did Grump, Pig Killer and Daylily start to react. Daylily sat on the ground and cried loudly. While shouting: "Where will I live if my house burns down? Where will I live?" The butcher poked his head into the still smoking house, shook his head and sighed: "It's burned, it's burned, why is it really burned?" The flat-mouthed woman held a wooden sword and a charm and circled around the foundation of the house. As she turned, she murmured: "Vulcan Bodhisattva, thank you for giving me face. If you want to burn down the old house, the old woman will not agree to it even if she dies. I would rather let you Burn down our house.”

"What do you mean?"

"Could it be that the old house was on fire?"

"She is so capable of setting fire to her own home?"

"Didn't you hear her say that she was willing to burn down her house to protect her old house?"

"..."

In the midst of the discussion, Zhu Badger stood on a big rock and shouted: "Shut up, everyone!"

There was immediately silence on the west mountainside. Even the Slut-mouthed Woman, Daylily, and Pig-Butcher all closed their mouths and stared blankly at the Scarlet Badger.

Badger Zhu wanted to leave the Butcher's house right away, but the fire had been put out anyway. She didn't want to see Daylily cry, the Butcher's cowardly look, and she didn't want to see the slutty woman act like a god. But when she heard that the flat-mouthed woman said that she wanted to burn down the old house and everyone was talking about whether the flat-mouthed woman was willing to let the fire burn down her home in order to protect the old house, she became filled with anger and tried to make herself "stable" or "stable". I can’t stop.” So he jumped on the big rock and shouted, “Shut up, everyone.”

Everyone's mouths had been closed and they all looked at her. Zhu Badger had to continue: "Everyone, use your eyes to take a good look and use your brains to think about what is going on with this fire? "

"what happened?"

"Could it really be Sky Fire?"

"Tian Huo, you are so big, didn't you hear that it was the fire that started after the sound of the firecrackers?"

"..."

Seeing that everyone's will was transferred by the red badger, the flat-mouthed woman hurriedly shook the string of bells hanging on her chest, jumped on another big stone next to the red badger, wrapped her voice tight and screamed: "The sky is spirited, the earth is spirited, the fire is spirited. God and Bodhisattva have come to show their spirits." When everyone's eyes were focused on him, the flat-mouthed woman pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, pointed the wooden sword in her hand at the red badger, and her voice changed from screaming to swearing: "Hey, little one Women should not confuse the public with evil words. I am the god of fire in the sky. God has decided that the old house must be set on fire today on the eve of the lunar calendar. Fortunately, the flat-mouthed fairy has no prophecy. She is willing to burn down her own hut in exchange for the peace of the old house. You are so righteous as the queen. Grandma’s granddaughter is not grateful, but she keeps slandering Mrs. Xiantai, what crime should she deserve?”

"Yo yo yo, I'm so scared. Do you still want to say that I am not qualified to live in the main room of the old owner's house?" Zhu Badger laughed.

The flat-mouthed woman became even more depressed. While throwing the wooden sword in her right hand at Zhu Badger's chest, she slapped the talisman in her left hand hard at Zhu Badger's face.

Everyone and the flat-mouthed woman always thought that the red badger could dodge the wooden sword but not the talisman. He could dodge the talisman but not the wooden sword. He would always be injured by the same thing. The wooden sword was a newly sharpened wooden sword. It was more fragile than the wooden sword. The wooden sword that Zui Po usually used was much sharper, and it was even fired. And that talisman is the eye-catching white-fronted tiger talisman that Zhu Badger is most afraid of. Zhu Badger faced the talismans and wooden swords that attacked her face and chest. Her expression remained unchanged, her heartbeat was normal, her body did not dodge, and she remained as still as a mountain. However, Lan Yuliu and Lu Huan were extremely anxious, and both wanted to go over and pull Zhu Badger. Zhu Yunshan and Ma Yasha grabbed Lan Yuliu and Lu Huan respectively, and whispered: "She is a fairy, there is no need to worry."

Is Zhu Badger a real fairy or a fake fairy? Everyone is looking forward to the announcement of this result, and the flat-mouthed woman is even more looking forward to it. She did this desperately to confirm whether Zhu Badger is a real fairy or a fake fairy?
After the fire was completely extinguished, Xishan fell into darkness again. There were still scattered residual fires that illuminated the surrounding area from time to time. You could see the wooden sword and talismans in the hands of the flat-mouthed woman, and you could see the body and facial expressions of the red badger. . One-armed Luo Sheng was afraid of the resurgence of the ashes, so he led several young men to continue carrying water from Taiping Pond to put out the fire. The fire was completely extinguished, and darkness enveloped Xishan, making Xishan even more eerie and terrifying. Lu Huan subconsciously grabbed Ma Yasha's hand, and Lan Yuliu leaned towards him. Zhu Yunshan.

Silence, boundless silence, only my own breathing and the breathing of those around me can be heard. After waiting for a long time, there was no sound of the wooden sword and the talisman falling to the ground. Everyone's hearts jumped into their throats. The wooden sword must have stabbed Zhu Badger's chest. The talisman must have been close to Zhu Badger's face. Zhu Badger had already expired at this time. Return to heaven.

"Wow……"

Dan'er cried loudly, and then the crowd started to get restless. Some people were ready to flee home, but it was too dark and they didn't dare to take any steps without permission, for fear of missing the mark and following the red badger.

The flat-mouthed woman didn't know whether she couldn't hold it in anymore or she was proud. She rang the bell on her chest and at the same time shouted to the pig-butcher to light the lamp.

The butcher lit up his big gas lamp and went to his mother's side. He asked in a trembling voice: "Are the Eight Badger Immortals really dead?"

"It's good to die. After a hundred deaths, you can be reborn early. She has to thank me." Seeing everyone calm down again, the flat-mouthed woman thought that everyone was shocked by her spell, including Zhu Yunshan and Ma Yaksha, so she He continued to say triumphantly: "A bastard should never have lived in Lvbubu Village, lived in an old house, and lived in the main house and the main house. I declare that starting from the first hour of the new year, I will move into the old house." The old house is our new home."

"Grump-mouthed woman, you are such a fool, are you and your family qualified to live in the old house?" One-armed Luo was the first to object.

Everyone started talking: "She burned her home because she wanted to live in an old house?" "Isn't this what she has been dreaming about day and night?" "Dreams are still dreams, and she is not afraid of living in an old house. Are you haunted by nightmares?" Most of the people talking like this were the heads of households in the old house who had good relations with Zhu Yunshan's family, such as Stiletto Man, Dan'er His Mother, etc. And people like Weasel and Tian Lezi said: "They took the initiative to protect the old house from disasters. It is a righteous thing." "Shouldn't such a righteous person live in the old house? Isn't the word "righteousness" emphasized in the old house? ?” “Those who burned down their own house during the Chinese New Year should be allowed to live in the old house no matter what.”

The fact that each other could not see each other clearly did not prevent everyone from talking too much. Although the butcher lit up the gas lamp, it could only illuminate a small circle. He had been standing next to his mother, so all he illuminated was the flat-mouthed woman. With himself and Daylily behind him. The flat-mouthed woman didn't know when she put on her iconic hat, and held the wooden sword and talisman in her left and right hands again, but the wooden sword in her hand now was smaller than the wooden sword thrown at the red badger.

The hat worn by the flat-mouthed woman is called a hat, but it is actually a headdress. It is the same as the headdress worn by Grandma Liu in the old TV series "Dream of Red Mansions". It used to be very common in rural areas, but now few people wear it. Such headgear is called "wiping the forehead", and in some places it may be called "lezi". As long as the flat-mouthed woman wears forehead wiping, she must start to perform Dafa.

"The sky is vast, the earth is vast, the sky is spirited, the earth is spirited, my disciples respect me, Hongzhou is the master, the master of the state of Lu, today I have set up an iron siege, invisible on all sides, the copper and iron walls are ten thousand feet high, the evil master can't stand Pull together, nothing can invade his body. A rope is eight feet deep, with a copper rope and an iron rope in the center. No matter whether it is a gold knife or jade scissors, the gold knife or jade scissors will not touch the rope. The disciple adds five thunders and the evil master's evil methods turn into dust. , I would like to invite the Six Stars of the South Dipper and the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper. I am here to serve you as urgently as the law."

The flat-mouthed woman wore a forehead mop and held a wooden sword and a charm. She was jumping around the big stone where the red badger stood and chanting spells. The butcher held up a gas lantern and followed his mother closely. The gas lantern illuminated the pouty woman like a ghost. Dan'er didn't dare to look at her and started crying again.

As soon as Dan'er cried, everyone started talking again: "Didn't the Eight Badger Immortals become real fairies? Why didn't they even see the corpse?" "Didn't you hear that the flat-mouthed goddess was reciting the [Iron Siege Curse]? This But it's a poisonous curse." "Who can escape from the hell surrounded by iron bars? The flat-mouthed woman is the real fairy."

The flat-mouthed woman danced and chanted more happily. More than half an hour passed and her speed did not slow down at all. On the contrary, the pig-killer followed with a gas lantern in his hand, panting like an ox.

Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from deep in the Western Mountain, and the laughter resounded throughout the whole village.

"Hahaha, hahaha..."

"Who?"

"Who's laughing where?"

"The sound is so scary!"

Hearing the laughter, the flat-mouthed woman hurriedly stopped jumping and chanting curses. The butcher didn't expect that his wife would stop suddenly. His legs were unsteady. His short and fat body fell over the flat-mouthed woman and fell to the ground. The gas light fell off. When he reached the ground, the kerosene inside spilled onto his clothes, which immediately caught fire.

"Quickly put out the fire!"

The sound of the one-armed cockroach was heard, and a large bucket of water was poured on the butcher's body. The fire was extinguished, and the butcher and the butcher were reduced to drowned rats.

"What? Are you not a god? Then I will recite the [Five Thunder Oil Pond Fire Talisman] for you." A crisp voice came from the depths of the Western Mountain, followed by the sound of chanting: "This oil is not an extraordinary oil. Lu Ban gave it to you." I burn evil masters and evil dharma oil. My disciples wear fire hats on their heads, wear fire clothes, and have fire shoes on their feet. I burn the evil masters from the east, the evil masters from the west, the ghosts and monsters from the north, and the evil dharma from the center. Woman, all monsters have turned into dust. I would like to invite the six stars of the South Dipper and the seven stars of the Big Dipper. I am here to serve you as urgently as the law."

"Who are you? Stop pretending to be a ghost and come out to me if you have the guts!" The flat-mouthed woman lay on the ground and yelled.

Everyone turned their heads towards the depths of the Western Mountain, and because it was dark, they couldn't see clearly where the people were?

"I am the Fairy of the Old House, so don't panic, fellow villagers. Today is the first day of the new year. I will completely expose the tricks of the old lady!"

"Ah? Are you still alive?"

"How can I die if you don't die? Flat-mouthed woman, don't think that you can live in an old house by burning down your own rotten house. Go ahead and dream of your dreams!"

"I don't believe you are still alive in the world. I am the real immortal. You can't block my consecrating wooden sword and the eye-catching white-fronted tiger curse. Do you dare to come out and show your true identity if you have the ability?"

"Grump-mouthed woman, do you think I am a substitute? Okay, I will ask my heavenly father and heavenly mother to light up the sky lanterns so that the neighbors can fully recognize your ugly face. From now on, get out of here. Not to the village!”

"If you want to get out, you, you bastard, get out. Let me tell you, my family has decided to live in the old house and I have also decided to live in the main house of the old house. You have become a ghost and still want to cause trouble? Hum, let me read you another one." The Curse of the Golden Scissors and Flying Knives will prevent you from reincarnation forever!" After cursing, the flat-mouthed woman immediately recited the [Golden Scissors and Flying Knives Curse]: "The sky is spirited, the earth is spirited, Luban has given me a flying knife to carry with me, if there is an evil master Come and use the magic method. Three golden swords were merciless. One cut off the snake's head, two cut off the whole body of the snake, and three cut off the scalp until the eyes were dizzy. I went to the west to invite Tang Sanzang, and to the south coast to invite Guanyin. I was as urgent as the law."

"Recite it, read it, be careful to send yourself to the eighteenth level of hell. My parents in heaven, please light up the sky lantern quickly!"

"Crack!"

After the crisp sound, it was bright and clear.

(End of this chapter)