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Chapter 37
"Okay, I'll stop talking. What's the best way for you to say it? It's you who insisted on letting me say it. Obviously, you all have a way and let me say it first. It's fun to see me make a fool of myself, isn't it?"

"In the market in our village, there are people who kill dogs. Anyway, the waste of dog blood is also a waste. When we go to the market in the morning and ask the key points of killing dogs, they will definitely give it to us. Put it in a bottle. Or as much as we can, let’s go back along the road and go down the main road in the next village to the legendary shady land, and go directly to see if there is a ghost market. This is the ultimate perfect plan. "Father looked like a military commander, nodding while drawing a road map on the grass.

"It turned out to be like this, it's not bad. Let's make it like this, and we will start to act tomorrow morning!" Er Huzi thinks that it is absolutely no problem to just do this, anyway, before this year's Ghost Festival comes, he must go to the ghost market once. of.

"Okay, okay, this way you can avoid the risk of stealing dogs for bloodletting, and if you go to the market, you can also go to the ghost market nearby. Let's see what is the difference between the market in the world and the market in the underworld. Similarly, I feel itchy when I see the gods and spirits in the village next door. This time, I have to hide from my old mother to open my eyes. What excuse do you think you can find? Another boy said happily, His eyes are smiling like the crooked moon, and his dark face reveals a look of complacent eagerness for action."

"By the way, Brother Xiaoping, you must get up early if you want to go to the market. What excuse do we have to use, or my mother will definitely suspect it! Usually, I get up when she slaps my ass in the morning. If you stay in bed and suddenly wake up early It will be a little strange, don't let her see what's wrong!" Xiao Si is like a girl, with a bitter face at every turn, feeling so fragile, and every little thing can stump him, if this action makes him He probably would pee his pants in fright if he went alone, and it was with them that he had the courage to take risks.

"That's not easy, your family must have something to buy, just say go to the market to help your family buy something, don't worry about it! Or just say go shopping in the street, your mother can still buy you Eat!" Er Huzi pretended to glance at Xiao Si, but in his heart he still thought that Xiao Si's straightforward nature was cute.

"Okay, that's it, it's settled. Gather at the entrance of the village at five o'clock tomorrow morning! Don't make excuses at that time, or you won't be called for what you do next time..." After the father finished speaking, he made a high-five gesture, and the other four I clapped my hands and vowed, and the ghost city exploration plan was formed.The next day, my father got up at four o'clock, took the initiative to cook a big pot of pig food, and cooked it early, waiting for grandparents to get up.This is completely a disguised form of flattery, in order to achieve the purpose of letting them relax their vigilance.Although it was not to do something shameful, it was expressly forbidden by grandparents anyway.

Because it is already summer, the dawn is relatively early, and the surrounding scenery can be seen clearly at 04:30. There are also early risers in the village, and the barking of dogs shows the peace and tranquility of the village.Smoke rose from the roof, breakfast was very simple, a few vegetarian dishes and an egg soup was quite hearty.Children in rural areas are generally able to cook at a very young age, regardless of gender.The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and the father's cooking skills are still good.

"Hey, why did you get up so early today and do so many things! My son has grown up, he's not bad. Well, then, I'll feed the pigs after the food is cooked, which will save me a lot of time today. It just so happens that I have to go to Lao Zhang’s house in the next village early to help him. Old lady, get up quickly, your son has made breakfast on his own initiative, for the first time, come out and have a look.” Grandpa happily urged grandma to get up quickly, this time The yelling woke up all the chickens in the coop, and they were restless inside.

"Oh, it's terrible. Why are you thinking about it today. I'll get up and have a look. Haha!" Grandma's voice spread from the inner room to the main room, and there was joy in her words.

"Hey, I just feel that I should do something for the family when I play around every day. Does the family still need a plastic water ladle? I'll go to the market to buy it today. I happen to have money left over from the herbs I sold last time. "Father rubbed his head, and his face turned slightly red. Grandpa thought he was embarrassed and shy, but in fact it was because he lied.

The aroma of the food was wafting around the table, and as soon as grandma came out, she patted her father on the shoulder excitedly and said, "My son is so nice, he is more sensible than your elder sister. Let's call those three up for dinner."

After breakfast, just a few minutes before five o'clock, my father took a bottle and filled some water, saying goodbye to his grandparents because he was afraid of being thirsty on the road, and went out swaggeringly.

Under the big tree in the lower village, several teenagers had already been waiting. When they saw their father coming, they shouted happily: "Brother Ping, you are finally here. Everyone is still worried that you will be detained at home and not allowed to come out. Make us worry about it." Er Huzi still had a sleepy look on his face, his eyes seemed to have not been opened yet, he yawned and said, he didn't know if he was too excited last night and didn't sleep well.

"How could I have something to do, let's go now." As soon as the father came, everyone began to act according to the plan.Walking along the main road of Wusi Village for about a few kilometers, we arrived at the market. Along the way, everyone was a little confused because of excessive excitement, talking all kinds of nonsense.

"Tell me, why does the black dog's blood ward off evil spirits?" Xiao Si'er has always been curious about this question.

"Dogs themselves belong to Yin, but they are not Yin spirits. They have the same Yin and cold air as ghosts. Therefore, dogs can see ghosts and know evil spirits, and they have a strong warning ability. But dogs have the closest relationship with people, and their souls are connected with their owners. Therefore, in the eyes of ghosts, a dog is actually a half-yin and half-yang thing. Although ordinary dogs can see ghosts, ghosts are not afraid of them.” This question can be regarded as asking By the way, my father happened to know everything clearly, so he can show off in front of his friends.

"Cough cough, and a black dog refers to a whole body that is completely black without a single hair! Its blood belongs to pure yang, and ghosts belong to yin! It uses yang to overcome yin. Black dogs, like black cats, can be used to suppress yin spirits." The father said it clearly and logically, and the others were completely taken aback.

In fact, as the saying goes, there is another reason for the blood of black dogs to ward off evil spirits: most dogs in rural areas are raised by eating feces and urine.But when the dog is alive, the filth will be suppressed by the human yang and cannot be released.But as soon as the dog died, the human yang dissipated and could not be suppressed anymore.All the filth accumulated in the dog's blood for a lifetime was released.Xie Sha is most afraid of filth, and it is okay to be splashed with dog blood, not to mention that the blood of black dogs is inherently yang, so there is a saying that black dog blood wards off evil spirits.

"Eh, so that's the case, but brother Ping, where did you know that?" Er Huzi asked with adoring eyes.

"Haha, do you know that there is an old mason in the village next door. He is very old this year. He is the one who first said that the old man in the village next door has problems. I don't know if you have heard of it. Didn't he come to my house a few years ago? , I just talked to him about this, he had studied with a Taoist master for several years when he was young, so I knew that black dog blood can ward off evil spirits, how dare I tell everyone to act rashly without two brushes!" Father was proud Zhiji shrugged his shoulders and spread his arms out to show that he knew a lot.

Along the way, everyone happily walked and chattered and soon arrived at the market. They were really lucky. Before they reached the stall where the dog was killed, they ran into old man Chen from the lower village leading his black dog on the road.

"Uncle Chen, what are you going to do with this dog?" Out of politeness, the father stepped forward and asked enthusiastically.In fact, the first time I saw the black dog, I really had the urge to take a knife and bleed.

"Hey, don't mention it. I have raised my sunspots for seven or eight years. I don't know why I can't eat these days. I didn't eat anything all day yesterday. I haven't been energetic. The veterinarian hasn't come to our village for a long time. I can only ask Da Niu, who kills dogs at the market, he knows something about it." Old man Chen sighed helplessly, and walked away, the black dog in his hand remained silent. Looking listless.

Because they were afraid that the big cow who was going to kill the dog together would attract attention and reveal his secrets, the father and his party could only walk slowly behind old man Chen, pretending to go to the market, and it didn't take long to notice that old man Chen left the dog and wiped it reluctantly. Tears walked towards the village alone.

"Uncle Niu, this is not Uncle Chen's dog. Why did you lose it? Does he not want it?" Er Huzi inquired. It seems that there is a ready-made black dog's blood today, and it is still fresh.

"Oh, I just touched it, and I preliminarily judged that the dog may have intestinal obstruction. He hasn't eaten anything for a day or two, and he probably won't live for a few days. If he dies, he can sell it to me for some money." Daniel replied while sharpening the dog-killing knife.

Hey, upon hearing this, the teenagers immediately became elated, there is a lot of fun!

"Uncle, can I tell you something? One of my relatives is sick, and the doctor said to use some dog blood to make up for it. Can you let us fill a bottle of this black dog blood!" Father lied Come, but come at your fingertips.

"Okay, it's not something valuable. When I kill a dog, I will put the blood directly into the basin, and you can pour it into a bottle. You are really sensible, much better than my son." Uncle Niu said cheerfully. accepted.

After successfully taking a bottle of dog blood, several people hurriedly jogged to the legendary ghost city.It was only after five o'clock at this time, and the number of people going to the market on the road gradually increased.

It took only [-] minutes to reach the hill above the legendary Yindi. It was already very bright, but there was still a hint of coolness.There are very few people walking on this hill. Although the newly built road is very spacious, many people in the neighboring village would rather not take the old road here, maybe because they are afraid of hell.

Going down from the main road is to turn to the trail in the mountains.The trees, flowers and plants on both sides of the road are covered with morning dew, fresh and pleasant, and it seems that there is nothing unusual about this place.

Looking down on the main road before, I didn't see the legendary ghost market. I only saw ruins and a row of dilapidated houses that were half demolished. This made everyone very disappointed.But now that we have arrived at our destination, if we don’t see the ghost market, we should also look at the magic of the legendary Yindi. What if we actually see something in front of the house?You can't see a group, but it's good to see only one!

The road down the mountain is a bit difficult, perhaps because no one has walked it for a long time, the miscellaneous vines on both sides are intertwined and the thorns block the way, and it takes almost two steps to take out the sickle prepared in advance to clean it.It took more than half an hour to reach the slope behind the old man's house.

As the so-called curiosity killed the cat, the destination is in front of you, but what happens after that is something that few people can't predict.

This is a quiet and somewhat excessive ruin. Looking up, through the gaps in the leaves, you can vaguely see a brick and earthen house not far away.The gray tiles, the crumbling earthen walls, and the walls painted with white lime have been mottled and peeled off. It is probably the half-demolished house of the old man.

(End of this chapter)