The Witch of Xiangxi

Chapter 14 Tracking
People are afraid of death when they are alive, but what about ghosts?
Grandpa said that there is another kind of death for ghosts, that is, they disappear completely, and their souls are scattered into a wisp of dust and smoke.

Some ghosts are afraid of such a result, so when they want to make a fuss, people always find ways to poke their weak spots and deal with them.But a grieving ghost like Huanhuan is different.When they died, the resentment could not be released, and they turned into ghosts, and they would intensify their efforts to torture those they hated.

Grandpa also said that if you offend a ghost like Huanhuan, it will be like a vengeful cobra, haunting you life and death, and it will never die if you don't die.Xia Xiangxi was terrified when he heard that.This is the first time Xia Xiangxi has heard about how ghosts can take revenge, but she has heard of the cobra that can take revenge a long time ago.If Huanhuan is really like what grandpa described, then wouldn't it be a big mistake for her to marry Qi Hao deliberately in order to lure Huanhuan out?Xia Xiangxi didn't understand. Grandpa knew the consequences a long time ago, so why did he agree with her idea?

Grandpa lit a bag of cigarettes, and his wrinkled lips suddenly took a puff of the cigarette, and the pungent smell of dry tobacco immediately permeated the air.Then grandpa said meaningfully: "I'm afraid of your temper, and you won't be able to remember what it's like to suffer in the future!"

Xia Xiangxi was taken aback for a moment and remained silent for a long time.Only then did she understand that grandpa was worried that he would be gone in the future, and she didn't know how to live without an umbrella.After thinking about it, Xia Xiangxi's eyes were filled with tears. Afraid that her grandpa would see it, she deliberately pretended to be choked by the smoke, turned her head and covered her mouth and coughed twice.

No matter whether Huanhuan is a ghost or a revengeful cobra, since the grievances have been settled, they must think of a proper way to end these matters.Ghosts can make trouble endlessly, but people cannot always live in worry.

Grandpa said, just like when a cobra dies, only the person who killed it remains in its eyes, the same is true for ghosts, they only remember the person they hated the most during their lifetime.The person Huanhuan hated the most before his death was He Xuan, and they will target him in the future.

Xia Xiangxi immediately said: "Then let He Xuan go far away, and Huanhuan will stop?"

Grandpa shook his head and said: "The hatred of ghosts is immortal, unless it stops hating, and it can't find He Xuan, it will harm the people in the village and vent their anger, and it won't stop!"

Xia Xiangxi was shocked and asked: "That is to say, there is nothing we can do about Huanhuan?"

At this time, the dogs in the village suddenly barked wildly, and grandpa said, "The walking corpse is here."

Xia Xiangxi was taken aback. Barking dogs were very common in her memory. People in rural areas like to keep dogs. Dogs bark uncomfortably at night, disturbing the residents all night. People still like to keep them because they Can give people a sense of security.Those people or animals who appear restlessly in the middle of the night can be scared away by the ferocious barking of dogs.

Later, Xia Xiangxi learned from his grandfather that the dog is also psychic, has yin and yang eyes, and its almost perfect sense of smell allows it to smell ghosts that humans can't smell.All ghosts have a smell, and the more ferocious a ghost is, the more foul it will be.

Dogs are the nemesis of ghosts, probably because they were afraid of dogs in life, and they cannot escape the curse even after death.Another kind of evil thing between ghosts and humans is even more afraid of ghosts, and that is zombies.Such walking corpses are full of the rancid smell that dogs like most. There is a saying that "wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, and dogs travel thousands of miles to eat shit". Dogs are obsessed with such stench by nature. When encountering zombies, it is equal to When it encounters its appetite for food, its natural cry will be mixed with some excitement.

Zombies are particularly afraid of ghosts, because dogs will eat their corpses, and as long as the corpses are torn by dogs, they will completely disappear from this world.

That night, Grandpa heard the dog barking strangely, and thought that some zombies must have entered the village.

Ma Po also sensed something, she came out of her room, went straight to grandpa's room, and called grandpa.There was a conflict before because Ma Po asked Xia Xiangxi to learn witchcraft, but now grandpa should have calmed down, and responded peacefully, and told Xia Xiangxi not to go out, and he and Ma Po would go back as soon as they went.

Xia Xiangxi didn't dare to disobey his grandfather's words, because his grandfather's expression was extremely serious.

In just two cups of tea, Grandpa came back with Ma Po.After saying nothing to Xia Xiangxi, Grandpa went back to the house.Xia Xiangxi wanted to follow in, but his grandfather had already closed the door with a bang, Xia Xiangxi was blocked from the door, and his nose was almost caught by the door.

"Ni'er, go back to sleep!" Grandpa yelled from inside the room, Xia Xiangxi had no choice but to answer and went back to her own room.

On the second day, there was a lot of noise in the village.Xia Xiangxi ran down the stilted building when he heard the sound, and it sounded like something was going on in Uncle Ma's house.

Xia Xiangxi could not see many people in the village during the day, but now it seemed that the whole village had come out and crowded outside Ma Bo's house.

When Xia Xiangxi walked over, she squeezed through the crowd and saw Aunt Ma sitting barefoot on the ground at the door, crying and cursing, she didn't know what she was cursing.

After a while, Xia Xiangxi suddenly felt that the corner of his clothes was being pulled, and when he looked back, it was He Xuan.He Xuan winked at Xia Xiangxi, and Xia Xiangxi immediately followed him out of the crowd to an open space on one side.

Xia Xiangxi saw that He Xuan had already arrived here, and thought that he should know something, and asked him, and he really knew.It is said that a young man from the stockade came to Ma Bo's house early this morning to propose a marriage. He said that he and their daughter were in love, and they were inseparable from life to life. I begged Ma Bo and his wife to approve the marriage. .

Xia Xiangxi was taken aback. The first thing that came to mind was Majuni, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old who had been attending high school in Phoenix City. How could such a thing happen?In addition, according to the customs of the Miao people, the same surname does not allow intermarriage. As long as they share the same surname, they are regarded as a clan, and intermarriage is regarded as incest.

"It's impossible for such a thing to happen. Zhu Ni has been going to school in the county, and she doesn't come back often. If it's said that she has a good relationship with a boy in another village, and the family doesn't know, then it's possible. It's only in one village, Zhu Ni. If you drop out of school and sneak back, aunt doesn’t know, and the people in the village will see it too!” Xia Xiangxi feels like sisters to Majuni, and when she hears bad rumors about Majuni, she immediately turns to her. Instinctively retorted for Mazuni.

He Xuan said: "It's groundless, and it may not be without reason. If there is no such thing, that young man would not say so for no reason!"

Xia Xiangxi gave He Xuan a dissatisfied look, warned him not to talk nonsense, and left with a dark face.

At night, Xia Xiangxi didn't see He Xuan going back to Diaojiaolou either, thinking that she bumped into him during the day, maybe it made him unhappy.If it wasn't because of Huanhuan's matter, Xia Xiangxi wouldn't bother to talk to him, and was worried that Huanhuan's ghost had been thinking about killing He Xuan, so he told his grandfather and came out to find him.

After walking a few steps, Xia Xiangxi saw the figure of a man, the half moon hadn't come out yet, and it was dark, Xia Xiangxi saw that the man was about the same size as He Xuan, and thought it was him, but he didn't expect the man to come After looking around for a while, he turned his head and waved behind him. A smaller figure of a woman just came out of Uncle Ma's house, and the two of them held hands and walked quickly outside the village.

Xia Xiangxi was about to see if the girl who came out of Ma Bo's house was Ma Zhuni, when there were footsteps chasing after her, Xia Xiangxi turned her head and saw that it must be He Xuan this time.He Xuan is a soldier, and his walking posture is also different from the people in the village.

Without waiting for He Xuan to ask her, Xia Xiangxi immediately said, "I seem to have seen Majuni just now!"

"Where is it?" He Xuan looked around.

"Follow me!" Xia Xiangxi was probably just thinking of leading He Xuan to have a look, forgetting that girls' hands are not suitable for grabbing men casually.It was only when she realized that her hand could no longer be retracted. When she touched He Xuan's hand, Xia Xiangxi's hand seemed to have been shocked, and instinctively retracted. He Xuan didn't seem to notice, but asked again. Xia Xiangxi "Where is it?"

Xia Xiangxi had no choice but to ignore the details, and after a while she was glad that her hand was held by He Xuan, otherwise she would have lost He Xuan first, and He Xuan walked too fast.

Seeing that the road is not going to the stockade, but to the back mountain.Xia Xiangxi was a little apprehensive, the back mountain was full of cemeteries, no one dared to go there during the day, let alone at night.Just when she was hesitating whether to continue following,
He Xuan lowered his voice and pointed forward with his finger and said "Look!" Xia Xiangxi looked at the place He Xuan pointed, and saw two figures, one tall and one short, clinging to each other and walking slowly forward.

Human beings are born with a sense of curiosity, Xia Xiangxi was instigated by the little bug in his heart and forgot to be afraid, wanted to see if the girl was Majuni, and he and He Xuan followed the two in front of them secretly. personal.

The two people in front didn't realize that there were still people behind them. They talked and laughed, and continued to walk forward.Xia Xiangxi was frightened when she heard the girl's voice. Who else could that voice be if it wasn't Majuni?Is what He Xuan said during the day true?
After walking a certain distance, the two people stopped and started a fire on a flat place.

He Xuan took Xia Xiangxi to find a high place that was easy to hide, so that he could clearly see the man and woman, and it would not be easy to be discovered.

Beside the fire, the boys clapped their hands and sang folk songs, and the girls danced to the singing.The fire was not very big, and the light from the fire hit the dancing girl. Although it couldn't illuminate the whole face, Xia Xiangxi still recognized that the girl was indeed Majuni from the faint light at a glance.

Xia Xiangxi didn't know how to sigh in her heart. Falling in love is a matter of course between young men and women, but Majuni is still in high school, and it is time to study hard. She still feels that love comes to Majuni. earlier.

Secretly sighing inwardly, Xia Xiangxi thought again that ethnic minorities were different from the Han nationality and were not subject to the age limit in the marriage law. It is not uncommon for them to get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen, so she might want to see it!

The young man finished singing the folk song, and the girl stopped dancing. Amid the young man's applause, she didn't sit upright, but threw herself into the young man's arms!
(End of this chapter)