There is a white bone spirit in the village

Chapter 2

Taohua Village has a river and a stream.The river is called Longshun River, which meanders several miles away from the entrance of the village. Taohua Village and several nearby villages, such as Huangtang Village and Xilin Village, share this river. Not only the paddy fields on Pingchuan, but also the dry land on Longpo This river irrigates.The first stream is Taohuaxi. The water comes down from the mountain and flows through the entrance of the village. Most of the streams are very shallow. After a few days of rain, the stream will swell and rush. After ten and a half months of drought, the water will be harvested even to the stream bed The round white pebbles on the bottom can be counted clearly, and it is far from the ground, so it is not very useful for farming in the field, so on weekdays, it is just women who come to wash clothes and fetch water, and children float in the water to catch fish and shrimp.

It is said that Lin Jiao was scared by the old horse and fell back into the stream. The cool water instantly engulfed her, and she grabbed a branch in the water to stabilize her figure. can swim.The water is actually not that deep. Sitting like this now, it just doesn't reach her chin.It's just that seeing the turbulent stream rushing past under his eyes with the water splashing and foaming, he was still flustered and short of breath. He shook the water off his face and stood up from the water staggeringly.A gust of wind passed by, and he shivered, and goose bumps immediately appeared all over his body. He hurriedly turned around and grabbed the stones to climb to the shore.As soon as she climbed a step, there was a loud splash on the water behind her, as if something big was jumping out of the waves, Lin Jiao turned her head subconsciously, and her whole body froze.

It wasn't a fish, it wasn't a monster of a Ness, it was a man emerging from behind a boulder at the corner of the stream, wading through the choppy water at his thighs, striding toward her.

David with an oriental face coming out of the water...

This thought suddenly popped into Lin Jiao's mind.

The upper body exposed to the water was naked, and the bright sun at noon was shooting unscrupulously on his bronze-colored body, glistening with dripping water, which was a bit dazzling.But what really caught Lin Jiao's eyes was not this, but the place she was staring at now involuntarily.

Well, to put it bluntly, it's not a big deal.This is the man, although he is wearing a pair of gray shorts, but because of the sparse warp and weft of the material, or because it is too soft after washing, it becomes translucent when soaked in water, and it is now tightly attached to the man's crotch , not only the lines are clearly outlined, but even the suspicious colors are faintly discernible.

As usual, Yang Jingxuan rode his old horse back from the county seat today. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, the old horse named Caopao stopped and turned his head to Taohuaxi on the right, refusing to go forward.Yang Dahe knew that he was gluttonous again, and he had nothing important to do anyway, so he followed the temperament of his friends for many years, went to the old place where there were the most fish, threw the rein and let it wander, took off his coat and went into the water. It catches fish to satisfy its hunger.

Speaking of this firecracker's mouth, it's really not ordinary, with only half of its teeth missing. It's still not good as a grass-grazing horse, and it has to be served with a fishy meal every now and then.It's okay to eat fish, but since I brought it home two years ago and caught peach blossom fish in Taohuaxi for it to eat, it actually likes this bite, and it has never wanted peach blossom fish since then.Later, he followed him into the county town, where he stayed for half a month, and he refused to eat other fish if he was fed it. Instead, he insisted on boiling the fish, waiting for the gluttonous feast twice a month.

Yang Jingxuan grew up shirtless in Taohuaxi since he was a child, so he naturally knows that the peach blossom fish is the most delicious in spring, but there are not many of them.He is very good at catching fish in mallard water. He knew that there was a deep pool behind the big rock at the corner of the stream, and there were many fish at the bottom of the pool. He dived down and quickly caught two big ones. Screaming, followed by the sound of splashing into the water, I hurriedly lost the fish and waded over the big rocks to help, and then found that the woman who fell into the water was very fast, and she was already crawling wet to the bank of the stream.Although I don't know which one it belongs to, but looking at the curve of the back that fits tightly, it is obvious that she is still a big girl, and her clothes are disheveled. Turning around, I recognized it immediately, it was actually the child bride-in-law of Lao Yang's family, who seemed to be called...Chunjiao.

He naturally knew Chunjiao's husband, Yang Nengwen.Although he is only two years older than him, he is a distant family uncle in terms of seniority.When we went to the north to fight together, we were all rootless, but they were just soldiers who were ordered to fight first in every battle.Soon he found that Yang Nengwen was cowardly and often cried.He knew that he had to replace Yang Qingshan because of his mother's order, he respected Ding's mother, and although the relationship between the two families was a little less, strictly speaking he could be regarded as his clan uncle, so he did his best, every day Zhan must tell him to stay by his side, don't stay away, he will help where he can.Unexpectedly, before a fierce battle with Northern Qi, Yang Nengwen absconded with several soldiers. After being captured, he, who was only a school official at the time, went to plead with the general Li Yuan and told Ding Mu's righteous deed.Although Li Yuan was also moved by Ding's mother, he finally ordered Yang Nengwen and those soldiers to be beheaded to show the public because of strict military discipline.

He only came back once or twice a month, and each time he stayed for a short period of time. He didn't have a big impression of this old Yang family's child bride-in-law. He only remembered meeting her face to face once in a while. Walking past quickly with her head down, she left the feeling that she was an honest person.So although I have heard some gossip about her in the past two years, I always feel that it should be caused by the villagers' babbling.But at this moment, when Yang Jingxuan saw that she turned her head like this, a pair of big eyes that seemed to be still covered with mist stared straight at him, followed her gaze and looked down, he was immediately extremely embarrassed.But very soon, seeing his distant niece and daughter-in-law were still staring at her, he felt annoyed in his heart, secretly thought that this girl would be so brazen, and suddenly turned around.

Lin Jiao watched the man wading away in the turbulent stream, perhaps because his steps were too big, the splashed water flew onto his well-defined broad back and narrow waist.If the person's last angry and contemptuous expression is ignored, it can be regarded as a beautiful and stunning picture of Yexi.

If a normal woman here sees such a scene, shouldn't she be flushed, shy, trembling and screaming like a hooligan, or just faint?It's a pity that I can't do these things.Although it was only for a few seconds, it was enough. The man seemed to have become ashamed, and finally became angry.

Lin Jiao quickly forgot what happened just now, because she finally found out that Neng Wu's dress that was hanging on the rocks and floating on the water just now was gone, and she didn't know where it was washed away by the water.

Lin Jiao looked at the rushing stream in frustration, and sighed helplessly.

Nengwu only had two changes of clothes, and this one was relatively good, but she lost it now.

Thinking of going back, she would say to that uncle who was only ten years old but who was capable in every way like her big brother: I'm sorry I accidentally lost your clothes when I was doing laundry just now...

A gust of wind passed by, and Lin Jiao's body felt cold again. She hugged her arms, knowing that the first thing she had to do now was to quickly dry off her clothes.Otherwise, if she went back like this, the rumors would probably spread all the way before she reached the door.

Lin Jiao got into the water and was about to wring out the water from her skirt and trousers when she looked up and saw the bitter-faced old horse that caused the accident was still staring at her with a pair of big, seemingly harmless eyes, and gave it a nod fist.

"If you look like this, I advise you to pack up and go back. Sister-in-law Ding is righteous, and I respect her very much. As a member of the Yang family, you must abide by women's morals in every word and deed, so my lost sister-in-law Ding There is only light on the face. There is a sunken pit in front of the corner, and there is no one on the side, so let me go there. I will guard here."

Before Lin Jiao raised her hand to the old horse's nose, she heard a serious voice behind her.Looking back, he saw that the man was standing there looking at him seriously just now. He had already put on clothes, and his style was slightly different from that of an ordinary farmer in the countryside.

Lin Jiao shyly withdrew her hand, and when she was walking past this person who taught her as an elder, a thought suddenly popped up in her heart: I don't know that his pair of underpants, which showed his old background, are now wet. Do you wear it on your body, or take it off and put it in your arms?While thinking about it, he subconsciously took a peek at him, but when he didn't want to, he received two stern gazes, his heart froze, and he hurriedly lowered his head and walked towards the direction he pointed just now.

When Lin Jiao's clothes were half dry and her hair was tied up again, she saw that the man was squatting on the ground with his back to her, and was feeding the horse with a fish in his hand. Beeping sound.

Lin Jiao was dumbfounded.After living for two lifetimes, I have seen a panda that eats meat, and a horse that eats fish... This is a monster.

The man seemed to have eyes behind his back. Without looking at Lin Jiao, he stood up and jumped onto the horse. He said, "Bring the fish back and make some soup for your brother-in-law." Then he went to the direction of the village.

Lin Jiao lowered her head and saw that there were indeed three fish left on the ground where the man squatted just now. Their mouths were strung together with twigs, and they were still flicking their tails. After rubbing the remaining two pieces, I stepped out of the basket and went home.

When she came out, the rice hadn't been cooked yet, and it took her so long to come back, fearing that Nengwu might be hungry.

Old Yang’s house is at the mouth of Xi’ao not far from the old stone bridge at the entrance of the village. There are three mud-walled houses with low eaves and a small square courtyard. There is a vegetable field with a bamboo fence inserted obliquely at the entrance. It has not been planted yet. Vegetables, two reed hens raised at home are pecking non-stop in the mud.A swallow's nest was built under the eaves, and a few black-headed suckling swallows opened their bright yellow mouths, chirping non-stop, waiting for the mother swallow to return from predation.

As soon as Lin Jiao entered the door, she didn't have time to shake and dry the clothes. The first thing she did was to carry the fish to the stove. Seeing that Nengwu was squatting in front of the stove and burning the fire, the pot was already steaming, so she hurriedly said, "Ah Wu, didn't you tell you to lie down and rest?" ? Hurry back to the house, I'll come."

Neng Wu raised his head and smiled at her: "Sister-in-law, I'm ready. You rest, and you can eat later." A face was full of childishness, and because of the thinness, the eyes were huge.Perhaps because he couldn't see it, his eyes were not stained with the sadness of life's hardship, and were extremely clear.It's a pity that such beautiful eyes can't see anything.

Lin Jiao giggled dryly, brought the fish in front of him like a dog, and said flatteringly, "Awu, aren't you sick? My sister-in-law caught three more fish for you while she was doing laundry. Three fat fish, alive and kicking." , you don’t even know how much effort I’ve put in. Just wait, I’ll cook fish soup for you to nourish your body.”

(End of this chapter)