husband from hell

Chapter 38
Just as Brother Hu was about to speak, he looked behind me in surprise. When I turned around, I saw Lulu appearing at the door of the grocery store at some point, standing there silently, with a pair of blood-red eyes fixed on her face. Staring at Brother Hu.

Brother Hu didn't dare to say anything more, he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled awkwardly, scratched his bald temples: "Oh, it's Lulu."

Of course I knew Brother Hu couldn't say anything now, so I turned my head around and said, "Lulu, why are you here?"
"I didn't see you when I got up. My dad asked me to come out and look for you, for fear that you would get lost." Lulu's face was not good yesterday, but now she looks not only bad, but also cold, without a smile at all: "Sister, you don't know the way, don't run around, there are many taboos in Tanshen Town, don't bump into it."
I nodded quickly and said, "It's also my fault. I didn't see you when I came out just now, or I would say hello."
Lulu stared at the paper bag in Cheng Ke's hand, and asked, "Brother-in-law, what did you buy?"
My ears became hot all at once: "Don't yell, it's not as good as brother-in-law! He just bought some"
"Just call me brother-in-law," Cheng Ke's clear voice interrupted me: "I like it."
Fatty Hu didn't know whether to smile or not, his fat face was a little stiff, and he said in a flirtatious way: "It's really right for a man with a beautiful appearance."
I glared at Cheng Ke, but Cheng Ke pretended not to see it.

"You're done shopping, let's go back." After such a mess, Lulu turned around stiffly without asking, "My dad has made breakfast."
I remembered yesterday's stuffed mayang dried vegetable stuffed with paper dust. I didn't eat well yesterday, and my stomach started to growl, which was a bit embarrassing.

Cheng Ke had heard it a long time ago, and took some snacks by the way before paying the bill together.

When I left the grocery store, it was just when the sun was rising. I remembered that since I had been here when I was a child, my grandma’s house must not be far from here, so I asked Lulu, “Where is my grandma’s house? Wait a minute, let’s go together.” Grandma's house?"
Lulu still had a straight face, and said, "Sister, don't go there, grandma and his family are coming here today, and we will see each other in a while, so you don't have to go astray."
As soon as I heard that my grandma and the others were coming, I felt more at ease. When I turned around, I saw Cheng Ke standing behind me, looking back, a little lost in thought.

I asked in a low voice, "What are you looking at?"
"The feng shui here is pretty good." Cheng Ke looked at a large expanse of spooky willow forest.

When I took a closer look, I found that under those willow trees, there were actually densely packed grave mounds.

Indistinctly, there are some gaudy things on the mounds of the graves. I can't tell what it is, probably the sacrifices on the new graves.

"Sister, what's so interesting about that." Lulu turned around and said dryly, "My dad is waiting for us."
"Oh, good." I quickly turned around and met Lulu face to face. I was shocked, and saw something white flashed through Lulu's black hair at the back of her head!

But when I took a closer look, there was nothing there. I couldn't help suspecting that I was mentally allergic these days, and my eyes were dazzled.

While walking, I remembered the young man named Jiang Yang, and asked casually: "Lu Lu, you and that Jiang Yang were engaged a few days ago, right? Why didn't you tell me? "
Lulu walked in front of me. As soon as I said this, I saw Lulu's thin body tremble slightly, and then said in a pretended relaxed tone: "Yes, but I don't get along with him."
I thought about what happened today, and it was a little hard to say, so I said: "Marriage is a lifelong event, and it must not be hasty. After two people understand each other, they can decide whether to continue the relationship, or it will be bad for both of them."
Lulu was silent for a while, then said, "Sister, you are so kind."
"Stupid child." I said, "It is."
"Yeah." Lulu just responded, but I heard the nasal voice was a bit heavy, so I wanted to ask, Cheng Ke had already taken me over: "Just like your sister, if you don't look for it, if you want to look for it, you must look for it." One of the best."
Speaking of narcissism, Cheng Ke can really go to the top of the Forbidden City, and it is estimated that he can fight against all invincible opponents in all corners of the country, and he is the only one.

Lulu laughed for the first time. During this period, she kept walking in front without turning her head.

After entering the yard, Cheng Ke unconsciously scattered all the glutinous rice under the coffin.

Cheng Ke's slender hands just sprinkled it casually, but the glutinous rice seemed to come to life suddenly, and he spread a layer densely by himself.

Lulu walked in front, as if she didn't notice it at all.

Back in the living room, the second uncle had already filled the table with food, including stir-fried vegetables and rice.

I remembered what happened on the second floor a long time ago, so I tentatively asked, "Second uncle, didn't you say yesterday that the relatives from the second aunt's house came over? Let them have dinner together?"
The second uncle didn't lift his head, and came out of the rice cooker bowl by bowl: "What's the name, those relatives have already gone back."
I was taken aback: "When did you go back?"
The second uncle's words were perfunctory: "I can't remember what time it is, but they all left anyway."
I thought of the second aunt who was elusive again, and then asked, "Where did the second aunt go?"
"She has already eaten, so you don't have to worry about it."
As he said that, the second uncle filled a bowl of rice to the brim, placed it in front of an empty seat, and inserted two chopsticks into the bowl of rice in a daze.

I wondered at once, what is going on with this arrangement?Isn't this the same as the way of offering sacrifices to ancestors on the grave?If there is a child in the family who inserts chopsticks in such a random way, he will be beaten by an adult with peach blossoms all over his face.

The second uncle noticed my gaze, and he still had that kind of perfunctory expression: "There are too many things at home these days, so I'm sending you bad luck."
Send bad luck?
"Sending bad luck means "feasting" the lonely souls and wild ghosts that affect their fortunes, and let them go away after eating and drinking, and don't endanger the family." Cheng Ke said in a low voice: "But generally sending bad luck is at night. In the corner of the yard, incense and yellow paper were sent, this is the first time I have seen this method of sending bad luck."
I understand what Cheng Ke means. Obviously, the second uncle has a ghost in his heart, and he doesn't know who this bowl of strange rice is for.

I couldn't help looking at Cheng Ke with a puzzled expression, Cheng Ke smiled slightly and didn't answer.

But today there is no yellow paper dust on this dish, so I just ate it. During the meal, I saw that my second uncle and Lulu seemed to be in a good mood, so I continued to ask without giving up: "Lulu, Are you feeling better lately?"
Lulu looked at me with some resistance in her eyes: "No."
I hit a snag and was a little embarrassed. I knew it was not time to ask her, so I had to bow my head to eat.

The second uncle's eyes are always staring at the coffin in the yard.

I followed my second uncle's gaze, and said, "Second uncle, when did we dispose of the coffins here? It's no wonder they piled up in the yard."

"Don't worry." The second uncle said indifferently: "Lu Qiao, you and your sister need to go to the hospital for reexamination today, so you can stay at home and watch the door."

"Go to the hospital?" I hurriedly said, "I'll go with you too? I think the second aunt is not in good spirits, so let the second aunt look after the house."

"That's okay, your second aunt has something to do today, so she has to go out." The second uncle wiped his mouth after eating, and said, "There are guests at home today, and there is no one at home. Why are you shutting the door?"

Hearing what the second uncle said, although the boss was not happy in my heart, I still agreed: "Okay then. By the way, second uncle, do you have a landline at home? My parents don't know that Lulu is fine, I want to give them I made a phone call to report that I was safe, but there was no signal on my phone."

"Oh." The second uncle replied: "A while ago, the village built a road and cut off the line of the telephone company. There was a lawsuit for compensation, so the phone can't be used. Don't worry, I will go to the hospital and help you. You call."

I nodded and cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks after eating, but found that the bowl of rice with the chopsticks just now seemed to be a little less.

As soon as I turned around, my second uncle and Lulu had already left together. I looked around this gloomy small western-style building, and couldn't help sighing: "Guest... I don't know if the guest who came today is a human or a ghost."

Cheng Ke also went to the yard, looking at the glutinous rice under the coffin with a serious expression.

I hurried over when I saw this, and saw a string of footprints on the glutinous rice under the coffin.

Just now, the place I was sitting was facing the yard, and there was no one in the yard at all!
"You bought glutinous rice..." I suddenly realized: "Ghost footprints cannot be left on dust, but can they be left on glutinous rice?"

Cheng Ke was noncommittal, but looked at the glutinous rice, and said solemnly: "As expected of the ghost raiser in Tanshen Town."

I also followed Cheng Ke's line of sight to look at the footprints, which were only half the size of my palm, and only children could step on that shape.

Looking at the trajectory, it was an ellipse, and I thought about it, isn't this just the same as the strange man who walked around the coffin that day?

"What is this?" I looked up at Cheng Ke: "A child ghost?"

"It's true to say so." Cheng Ke pampered my head and said, "It's a boy and a girl."

"Boys and virgins?" I frowned, and the first thing that came to my mind was the kind of funeral paper piercings. Aren't those paper piercings a man and a woman, called virgins?

"This kind of boy and girl is actually made by a kind of imp who died young." Cheng Ke's slender, white fingers tapped the wall panel of the coffin again crisply: "Aborted fetus, use Yin Qi Keep it in a small jar, and it has many uses.”

I immediately remembered the thing that weird man was holding, and my heart was overwhelmed. It turned out that it was a child's corpse!

Suppressing the uncomfortable feeling, I said, "Why put them in the coffin?"

"Boys and virgins are here to lead the way." Cheng Ke's big peach eyes were under the sun, which seemed even brighter and unreal: "When we get married, should there be a flower girl? In order to have children and grandchildren, the previous custom is also In this way, if there are boys and girls appearing in the ceremony of the dark marriage, it is a good omen that the couple will have both children, you know the custom of 'early birth', right?"

I hurriedly nodded: "I know that. You are talking about spreading tents, right? Red dates, longan, peanuts, chestnuts, and the homophonic sound of giving birth to a precious child. It is also a good omen to sprinkle them on the marriage bed."

"Tongmen and virgins lead the way to a dark marriage, just like this one, it is also a good omen." Cheng Ke said: "Originally, I should have left yesterday, but unfortunately, I was disturbed by a dragon."

Of course I knew it was me, so I hurriedly asked: "I can't decide what I belong to. Besides, I don't know what happened, please! Tell me quickly, no one died, why? Want a ghost marriage? Who is marrying whom? Seeing that you all have something on your mind, I am the only one kept in the dark."

"Let's take a look at it tonight, and you'll know." Cheng Ke's thin lips curled up, revealing that usual evil smile: "Today, a very powerful ghost raiser is coming."

Of course I still remember that when I was in Yuning, Cheng Ke was looking for a ghost raiser, as if he wanted to find something from the ghost raiser, but I didn't expect to follow me to Tanshen Town, and he was still with the haunted ghost raiser. The ghost master can't get rid of the relationship.

What kind of relationship is there between the ghost raiser and Cheng Ke?I grumbled, stared at my feet subconsciously, and sighed because of those ten black toenails.

Cheng Ke followed my line of sight and landed on my feet. His voice was as cold as ice: "Wait, the blood of the ghost raiser, whether you want to take a bath or water the flowers, I will give it to you." You got it."

I felt a chill in my heart, according to Cheng Ke's temper, I wasn't too worried about myself, but felt that the end of the ghost raising master was coming.

However, if you know the contract between me and Cheng Ke and me, you dare to attack me, then you must be a ruthless character.

My heart went up and down, and I thought of my long-lost aunt again.

Eat well and sleep well, but there is no reaction, shouldn't it be a hit?Be it or not, I don't have a choice now anyway.

"Woo..." Suddenly there was a strange sound outside, as if someone was blowing a conch.

I always feel that this voice is a bit familiar, so I can't help but stand up and look outside.

I saw a little girl outside, pedaling a tricycle while blowing the conch in her hand.

On the tricycle, there were all kinds of gadgets, such as brooms made from sorghum tassels, small brass mirrors, large strings of glass beads, and small wooden roosters, etc.

I immediately remembered, no wonder it was the sound of blowing conch shells. This is a mobile vendor we call "selling seafood". When I was a child, I often bought these odds and ends for fun!

I miss you so much...

The little girl saw me coming out of the yard, and quickly took down the big conch blowing in her mouth, and asked with a smile, "Sister, is there anything you want to see?"

The little girl was about eighteen or nineteen years old, and she was very pretty. There were two neatly braided braids under the straw hat, and the small arms and legs exposed outside the shorts and sleeves were slender and strong, and she looked very energetic. Sweetly said: "I'm a student, and I only helped my grandfather sell seafood during the summer vacation. All of them are fun and cheap, so I'm sure I won't grab you!"

"Cutting" is a dialect in Tanshen Township, which means "to cheat and ask for a high price." I saw that this little girl was quite lovable, so I said, "That's okay, I'll pick something."

Cheng Ke came out early, as if he was too lazy to stand up straight, leaning against the gate, looking at the little girl with big peach blossom eyes, the little girl looked up at Cheng Ke, she was a little dazed at first, but immediately realized that she was abrupt , quickly lowered his head, his little face turned red.

I also often blush when I look at Cheng Ke, so I just think that the little girl is a confidant, and I don’t think too much about it. Picking and picking, and being dazzled by picking, Cheng Ke also came to join in the fun, fiddled with his slender fingers casually, but his hands retracted as if they were scalded.

It was the first time I saw Cheng Ke, who was so strong that he was so fearless and fearless. I couldn't help being curious, and found that the thing he was fiddled with just now was a small embroidered square bag with long apricot yellow tassels. I reached out to pick it up , with a fragrance.

"That's a wormwood bag!" The little girl hurriedly said, "It's July, it's the ghost month, so I made it to drive away evil spirits, and there are Baizhi and cinnabar in it! It's very good to hang on your body!"

Cheng Ke smiled slightly: "Okay, we bought it." Then he gave the little girl money.

The little girl blushed and nodded, and said in a crisp and sweet voice, "Thank you for your patronage!"

As he spoke, he blew on the conch again, and then pedaled away on that tricycle again.

"Wormwood exorcising evil..." I turned my head to look at Cheng Ke: "You, don't you like it?"

"It's okay." Cheng Ke smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid that mosquitoes will bite you."

Wormwood is anti-mosquito, I also remember this.

The small bag is exquisite in workmanship, just like a little girl, very cute.

I sat at the second uncle's house for a whole day, but there were no guests that the second uncle said, let alone the grandma's family that Lulu said. It seemed that I looked at the door for nothing. At [-]:[-], the sun completely sank Just below the horizon, the afterglow of the setting sun brightened yellow, yellow and red for a while, then faded away.

As soon as the sun goes down, the warmth of the sun still remains on the ground, which is warm. When the night wind blows, the wind feels heavy.I sat on the bamboo chair in the living room and looked at the dark coffin. I felt nervous as the sky darkened.

Moreover, the second uncle, Lulu, and the second aunt's family still haven't come back.

"You still have to watch the excitement at night, so you can sleep early," Cheng Ke said, wrapping his arms around my waist.

Cheng Ke's arrival was able to calm people down, so I hid in the distance and said, "It's nothing, it's important, I can bear it."

"I didn't need you to suffer." Cheng Ke's voice was actually a little joyful: "Everything is up to me."

Maybe it's because of Cheng Ke, maybe it's because of the sachet, but no mosquito really bites me.

In the midsummer weather, the sky is full of stars, and Cheng Ke and I stood shoulder to shoulder to look at the stars in the sky. I remembered the constellations and asked, "When is your birthday?"

Cheng Ke frowned slightly: "I don't remember."

"That's it..." I said, "I wanted to see what constellation you are."

"I don't remember my birthday, but someone helps me remember it." Cheng Ke looked at the stars and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, how can a person celebrate his own birthday, but after a long time, he will naturally forget it." .”

"Who is that person?" I couldn't help being a little curious. It must be no good to be able to celebrate Cheng Ke's birthday.

"It's been too long." A trace of loneliness flashed in Cheng Ke's bright eyes: "I even forgot about that person, but...that person and I used to be like this, side by side, looking at the stars. "

What kind of person would that be?To be able to be together with Cheng Ke dignifiedly, instead of being together reluctantly for this contract like me.

Thinking of this, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, yes, the person who can be with Cheng Ke, dignified and dignified... must be the same as Cheng Ke, good-looking and powerful...

I don't know when, I closed my eyes in my wild thoughts, and dreamed of a big, big, blue lake.

Above the lake is the sky full of stars, and the lake is also full of stars, reflecting each other, and there are many dancing fireflies, beautiful like a fairyland on earth.

"Do you like this place?"

"Of course, this place is beautiful!"

"If you like it, I'll give it all to you."

Who is speaking?Like me, but not like me.

The reason why a dream is a dream is that it is fragile because of its beauty, and there is no second time.

I vaguely know that this is a dream, but I don't want to wake up.

"Dangdangdangdang..." A loud sound suddenly came over, like a magic sound, it rang in my ears, I opened my eyes suddenly, the night was as cold as water, and in the deep courtyard, surrounded by Looking at the big coffin, the group of strange people they saw last night have been gathered again.

"Chi... Chi..." Accompanied by that strange music, a person was rubbing something on the coffin.

I rubbed my sleepy eyes and sat up, wanting to see more clearly, Cheng Kezao pressed his cold fingertips on my lips.

My face became hot immediately, so I quickly dodged it, and glared at him. He curled his thin lips, smiled slightly, and reclined on the bamboo chair again, as if he was watching the upcoming performance outside. A good show.

Because the sitting position today is just outside the threshold, very close to the yard, so I can see much more clearly than yesterday. Under the dark moonlight, the faces of those musicians are all pale, and their facial features look like five. The hole is suspended in the dark night miserably.

"Chi... Chi..." I was attracted by that weird voice, and when I looked carefully, the hand of the one who was grinding something on the coffin had a cold light, as if... was sharpening a knife!

And that strange man was grinding, and he was still muttering: "Sitting in the family court, the marriage is destined, I want to make a marriage, life after life..."

At the same time, the two small figures were running, jumping, and playing under the Knife Sharpener's knee, vaguely, and seemed to be laughing immaturely, as if they were playing with each other.

I knew in my heart, presumably, that was the so-called virgin.

Then, things happened exactly the same as yesterday, a circle of people played music, weird people circled around, and today there were two more small shadows.

That strange man turned around, turned around, I don't know how many times he turned, and stopped again like yesterday: "I can't go!"

Others were still copying the scene from yesterday, and asked: "Why can't I leave?"

"There are dragons!"

Although I saw the same scene once yesterday, it is precisely because it is the same, it feels like replaying a movie, which makes people feel extremely weird.

"There is nothing wrong with dragons!"

"Find, find him!"

I couldn't help it, and trembled slightly.

Cheng Ke smiled softly: "Don't worry, as long as you don't make a sound, they won't be able to see you."

I nodded hurriedly.

Those strange people hurriedly searched around again: "If there are dragons, nothing will happen!"

Just like yesterday, they yelled loudly for a long time, but still got nothing.

I turned my head to look at the clock on the wall, it was already eleven o'clock again.

Cheng Ke tilted his head and stared straight at those strange people.Following Cheng Ke's gaze, I realized that the reason why those strange people look so bloated is because they have thick and thick ropes on their bodies!
It's like being tied up, only the limbs are exposed outside the rope, and they can move freely.

Why, you have to dress like this...

A few weirdos even put their faces on the glass in front of me, but those dark eyes turned a blind eye to me.

I kept staring at the wall clock anxiously, waiting for the time to pass, making them miss this time just like yesterday.

Sure enough, as time passed, those weirdos became more and more anxious.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded triumphantly: "The dragon, I found it!"

(End of this chapter)