Chapter 6 The Red Paozi
"Not yet!" I answered and went to open the door. I just pulled the door latch...
Zhang Lao Yao's daughter-in-law hurriedly entered the house, handed the wine to Uncle Liu, and explained the purpose of her visit: "I just got home, and I originally planned to let Zhang Lao Yao go to the grave to light the lamp, but on the way there was an old man walking from Zhang Lao Yao.
It's flying overhead, and my mother-in-law doesn't allow the youngest Zhang to go to the tomb at this time. I'm scared to go alone, so I want to come find Jiang Chen to accompany me."
Well, Blind Man Liu touched the wine and said hurriedly: "Okay, I'll ask Jiang Chen to accompany you right away, but I have something to tell him, so you can wait outside."
"Okay!" After saying that, she evadedly exited the door. After all, there were only two single men in the temple, Uncle Liu and me.
Uncle Liu closed the door and immediately grabbed something from the cabinet. He found a bowl with water, then he burned the yellow charm, took a chopstick, and packed some rations.
"Uncle Liu, I won't go in the middle of the night, and it's obvious that there is something evil going on in Zhang Lao's house. Even if you beat me to death, I won't go." If I hadn't heard those weird words from Uncle Liu earlier, maybe I would still have done it.
Take a trip.
Now, I'm not going.
Coward! Uncle Liu scolded: "What are you afraid of? Weren't you also curious about Zhang Lao's family just now? If I ask you to go to the grave, just call the grave and see if there are any strange things on the grave.
I’m not asking you to provoke him.”
Curious? I'm stupid to want to go up and take a look out of curiosity, and calling a grave is so dangerous: "I won't go!"
Don’t you want to go? Blind Liu tilted his face and teased: “You bastard, you usually keep an eye on Zhang’s youngest daughter-in-law. Now that you can be alone with her, why don’t you go?”
This is true!
I didn't expect that my usual little thoughts would be discovered by this blind man, and I felt weak after all.
After listening to Uncle Liu's instructions, I went out and walked towards the Zhang family cemetery with the Zhang family's young daughter-in-law.
Although I had evil intentions, the two of us walked awkwardly at night. Seeing that we were almost there, I didn't know how to strike up a conversation with my little wife.
Or was she the first to break the deadlock: "I heard from the villagers that Uncle Liu picked you up from the river three years ago?"
"yes!"
Everyone in the village knows it, so I have nothing to hide: "Uncle Liu said that I fell under a very high cliff. It was probably pushed down by someone, and I broke my head and can't remember what happened before!"
The younger daughter-in-law was even more curious: "Then you don't plan to leave here and go find your family outside?"
This question also made me feel helpless: "Uncle Liu said that if you eat his food, you must pay attention to the tree falling and the hozen scattered. If the crooked neck tree in the backyard of the mountain temple doesn't fall, I won't be allowed to leave the village."
He is just lying to you! The little daughter-in-law said with a smile: "People in the village say that blind man Liu is over sixty and his body is not strong enough. He just lied to you to stay here and take care of him!"
Just lie! I don’t care: “Anyway, I don’t know where I can go after leaving here!”
The little daughter-in-law was a little disappointed, but she was determined: "If I have a chance, I must escape from here!"
I can understand her feelings. She was sold here by human traffickers. She ran away several times and was caught and beaten all over her body. The mountains here are deep in the mountains, and the only way to get to town is by the few motorcycles in the village.
If you want to leave on foot, even if you know the way, you will probably have to walk all night.
"finally reached!"
Climbing up to the tomb, the young daughter-in-law breathed a long sigh of relief. She inserted the two bamboo cages she had woven on both sides of the tombstone, placed the white candle in the bamboo cages made of oil paper, and lit three incense sticks.
"Jiang Chen!"
The little daughter-in-law exclaimed: "Hurry up and take a flashlight to see what this is?"
With the weak candlelight, I could faintly see that the red thing was really permeable, so I immediately took a photo.
After seeing this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't make a fuss in front of the grave! This is Snake Paozi. People in the city call it Snake Plum. It is a red herb that is very common in the mountains."
People in the village often say that snake berries are poisonous and can kill people if eaten, so only snakes can eat them. But Uncle Liu told me that snake berries can clear away heat, cool blood, reduce swelling, detoxify, and cure fever.
Diseases, even snake and insect bites, etc., have pharmacological effects. However, eating a large amount will cause poisoning, and snake bites must be avoided when picking.
But...
Zhang's youngest daughter-in-law turned her head and said in confusion: "I didn't even visit my mother-in-law in the morning when I was sweeping the tomb and weeding."
This sentence reminded me, I took a flashlight and tried to shine it, and found that there were not just a few scattered ones, but the whole field was covered with red snakeheads the size of marbles.
I remember Liu Xiazi said that if there is a place where snakes gather for meetings, snake bubbles will grow in one afternoon.
Snakes meeting refers to many snakes gathering together. From a scientific point of view, they gather together to reproduce during the mating season. Calculated, there is no difference in this season, but why did you choose Zhang Dayong’s graveyard?
After searching around with a flashlight, I discovered that snake bubbles were all over the place, stretching all the way to the tomb and all around the tomb.
The worst thing is...
Chapter completed!