The Witch of Xiangxi

Chapter 6 What Grandpa Knows
Grandpa's voice was like thunder, which frightened everyone present, and they were all stunned.

It was Mabo who reacted quickly. When he saw the chicken head held by his grandfather with chopsticks, the comb on the chicken head was small and shallow. Where was the rooster's comb?Uncle Ma was frightened, first he slapped Aunt Ma on the ear, then he knelt down on the ground and kept kowtowing to Grandpa, begging for mercy incessantly.

Aunt Ma didn't wake up after being beaten by Uncle Ma for a long time, half of her cheeks were swollen, and the corners of her mouth were still bleeding.The chicken was stewed by herself, how could she not know whether the chicken was a hen or a rooster?She also knelt down on the ground and kowtowed fiercely, saying that she was afraid that it was getting dark, and she aimed to catch a rooster, but she didn't know that it was a hen when she took it home, and disturbed all the chickens when she caught it It's impossible to go back and catch her again. Her man urged her to ask for chicken blood again, so she thought that both hen and rooster are chickens, so what's the difference?He killed the hen in a hurry and gave the chicken blood to grandpa.

Grandpa's hands were shaking, and he pointed the cigarette stick at Aunt Ma, so angry that he couldn't speak.Xia Xiangxi rushed to her grandfather in a hurry and helped him to smooth his chest. She hadn't seen him get so angry before, but seeing how angry he was, she knew there must be something serious.

Grandpa managed to swallow that breath, as if he had suffered a serious illness, his hands and lips trembled, and he ordered Xia Xiangxi to pack up his things angrily, saying that he should leave this inhumane family quickly.Xia Xiangxi didn't dare to ask his grandfather, so he went to pack his things honestly.Ma Zhuni begged Xia Xiangxi to stay on behalf of her parents, saying that she couldn't bear to part with this beautiful sister who came so hard.Xia Xiangxi shook her head and said she couldn't stay, but as long as she still lived in this village, she would come back to see Majuni.

Xia Xiangxi supported his grandfather, and dragged his luggage out of Ma Bo's house. Grandpa was already sick, but he was in a good mood when he came here, so he was more energetic. When he got angry, he immediately showed his sickness, and forced himself to walk out of Ma's house. The door, as soon as he stepped outside the threshold, his body tilted and fell to the ground.

Xia Xiangxi was terrified, and it happened that those soldiers passed by the door of Ma's house, which helped Xia Xiangxi a lot.

Those soldiers carried their grandfather and dragged Xia Xiangxi's luggage, and helped bring the two of them to Ma Po's house.

Ma Po lives in the east wing of the stilted building, and the main room is the dark room where Xia Xiangxi usually trains.Xia Xiangxi and his grandfather were allocated a wing room on the west side, but there was nothing to pick up. There was no debris in the room, and they could live in as soon as they wiped the dust off the furniture.

Xia Xiangxi asked Ma Po for water, fed her grandfather medicine, and waited for her grandfather to breathe steadily and slowly fell asleep before she came out to say thank you to the soldiers who helped her.

The soldier who caused Xia Xiangxi to almost fall into the river before, this time he was closer to Xia Xiangxi, and let Xia Xiangxi see his good looks, but now Xia Xiangxi was worried about his grandfather, so he didn't have the heart to treat him He pays attention.It seemed that he had told her that he should take grandpa to the hospital, but Xia Xiangxi was absent-minded and didn't bother to talk to her.When she felt that it was not very polite, Ma Po came to chase them away, and drove those soldiers out of the Diaojiaolou.

Grandpa stayed in a coma until dark before waking up. After waking up, Xia Xiangxi asked him why he was so angry and scolded Aunt Ma?Grandpa just shook his head and sighed, looking at Xia Xiangxi with indescribable sadness in his eyes.Xia Xiangxi felt that he was asking about his grandfather's troubles, so he didn't dare to dwell on this question any more.

In the middle of the night, Xia Xiangxi, who had been unable to sleep for a long time, heard the door of Grandpa's room being pushed open, and there were footsteps coming in, and then the rustling of footsteps in the room.Xia Xiangxi poked his head out from under the quilt, listening to the movement in Grandpa's room with his ears up.She thought that someone must have come to Grandpa's room, but she never heard a voice, and her neck was stretched sorely, and her arms hurt from the pressure of her shoulders, so she sat up slowly.As soon as she moved, the wooden bed creaked, and grandpa immediately called out, "Ni'er, are you still asleep?"

Xia Xiangxi hurriedly agreed.The cups on Grandpa's side clinked, and there was the sound of pouring water, and the sound of the teapot being put back on the table.Grandpa called Xia Xiangxi again, "Ni'er, come here and have some tea with grandpa."

Xia Xiangxi said "Hey" in a crisp voice, put on his clothes and got out of bed and went to Grandpa's room.At first she thought there were at least two people in the room, and when she passed by, it was only Grandpa himself.She couldn't help but wondered, she watched her grandpa fall asleep with her own eyes before going to bed, but she didn't sleep all this time, so why didn't she know when grandpa went out?
Xia Xiangxi felt very puzzled, so she asked her grandfather, "Grandpa, did you go out just now?"

Grandpa seemed to be in better spirits. Instead of answering Xia Xiangxi's question, he waved to Xia Xiangxi and asked her to sit opposite him, and said, "Ni'er, Grandpa is chatting with you."

As soon as Xia Xiangxi sat down, she heard her grandfather tell her what happened last night.The matter actually started from the first day when the two of them came to Xiaomiao Village.

It turned out that on the day they came, so many people were killed in the village, and they wanted to fight them because there was a girl named Huanhuan in the village, and something happened when she was going to the market.

A few words should be added here. Apart from bartering or buying daily necessities, the Miao people's market has another meaning. Young people who are not married go to the market to fall in love.When a man falls in love with a woman, he "pulls the corners of her clothes", and when the woman falls in love with this man, she "steps on the corners", and the more painful it is, the deeper the love.These gestures are a way for Miao men and women to express their love for each other.

The Miao people understand it, and the local people who live together with the Miao people also understand it, but the outsiders don't understand it.The girl named Huanhuan dropped an earring. By chance, the young soldier who was a soldier picked it up. He chased Huanhuan and wanted to return the earring to her. There were so many people in the market that Huanhuan couldn't hear the young man's cry. The young man He grabbed the corner of her clothes and grabbed her.The young man had no other intentions, but wanted to return the earrings to their original owners, but ended up inadvertently offending the customs of the Miao people.

Huanhuan turned her head and saw a handsome young man in military uniform tugging at the corner of her clothes, and she fell in love with the young man at a glance.Thus there was a misunderstanding.

The young man has no interest in Huanhuan at all, he just did something wrong with good intentions.Later, after explaining to Huanhuan all the time, the people in the army also went to the village to apologize, but Huanhuan still felt insulted. On the other hand, she really liked that young man, and she couldn't let it go, so she came out like this something happened.Huanhuan used Gu on that young man, and the young man also fell in love with Huanhuan because of the love Gu, and he followed Huanhuan to the village after being fascinated.

The day Xia Xiangxi and his grandfather arrived at Xiaomiao Village, the young man's family had just left, so they mistook Xia Xiangxi and his grandfather for being the young man's family members, and they came to ask for someone again, so they reacted so strongly.

Huanhuan was able to be with her sweetheart as she wished, and the family also held a simple ceremony for her, which meant that she and the young man were married.But I never expected that within a few days, the young man fell ill.The Miao people don't believe in the doctors of the Han nationality, but only in the wizards of the tribe.This has something to do with the fact that the Miao people live in remote areas and are somewhat isolated from the world.

Huanhuan's family invited wizards from other villages to come, but the young man was not recovering from his illness, and at night he suddenly had a convulsion and fell into a coma, and never woke up again.

When her sweetheart died, Huanhuan was very sad. One day, she went to the young man's grave and wept again. Tired of crying, she lay down on the grave and fell asleep.When I woke up, it was dark, and Huanhuan felt hungry and panicked, so she walked home. She usually walked smoothly with her eyes closed, but suddenly she couldn't walk to the end.

Grandpa said that Huanhuan was actually lost, but Huanhuan didn't know it.

Xia Xiangxi interrupted her grandfather here, she felt strange, "Huanhuan grew up in the mountains, how could she get lost?"

Grandpa happened to take advantage of this spare time, drank two sips of tea, and said: "Huanhuan met the Confused Immortal."

Xia Xiangxi was startled, she had really heard of the word "Misty Immortal", which seemed to be the name of a kind of wine, thinking so in her heart, she just slipped out what was in her mind.

Grandpa shook his head and said, "Mifu Fairy is a vixen. People both hate it and are afraid of it, so they gave it such a name. We used to have it there, but later there were more people, and there were fewer Huangdianzi. Those vixens had nothing to hide during the day." The place is gradually disappearing. But it is different in the mountains, there are many barren mountains and mountains, and there are many caves, so there will be confused immortals."

It was the first time Xia Xiangxi heard that a vixen is a "confused fairy", her scalp tightened suddenly, she was scared and still curious to know what happened to Huanhuan, so she asked her grandfather to continue talking.

Grandpa continued to tell Xia Xiangxi that Huanhuan was alone, and because she was too sad to walk, she was absent-minded, which happened to account for the two conditions of the Misty Immortal and Misty Man, so she fell into the Misty Immortal's way.Huanhuan felt that she was walking on a road that could reach home even with her eyes closed, and she didn't look carefully at the road. When she felt something was wrong, she naturally panicked. Whenever she was afraid or anxious, she fell into the trap even more. Daoer of the Confused Fairy.

When Grandpa said this, he paused again, and told Xia Xiangxi not to walk at night in the mountains at night. If he had to walk at night, he must remember not to be distracted, nor to be afraid.Gods and ghosts are afraid of evil people. If you are afraid, those evil spirits will dare to come out to bully you.When you really meet the Misty Immortal, you must remember that no matter how many forked roads appear in front of you, you must not think about going back and going back.As soon as you retreat, you will fall into the trap of the Misty Immortal, and you will enter the Misty Immortal's confused formation.

Xia Xiangxi shivered cleverly, his hairs stood on end, and asked his grandfather in a trembling voice, "Then what should I do! Should I just stay where I was?"

Grandpa said: "Of course not! At that time, don't be afraid. Don't worry about the dozens of forks in front of you. Don't worry about it. Just stare at the shadows under the trees. Misty fairy can imagine the way out and the shape of the trees. But there is no way to confuse the moonlight in the sky, and the shadow of the moonlight on the grass and trees cannot be eliminated..." When he said this, Grandpa suddenly choked on his spit and coughed violently.

Xia Xiangxi was getting nervous when he heard this, and when his grandfather stopped coughing, he hurriedly asked him, "Then what's next?"

(End of this chapter)