Chapter 8: Zhongxie
On the second day, Xiao Yu cut branches in the apple orchard with his parents as usual. This is what he has to do every year since he can walk! People in the whole village rely on apple orchards to support their lives, but fortunately, as the country provides more and more subsidies to farmers, some young people who work outside have returned to Shimo Village one after another and started planting apples.
The area of apple planted in Shimo Village has also expanded wildly, and the surrounding hills have basically been contracted, which is very likely to continue to yearn for expansion.
"Strange, why didn't Grandma Wang go up the mountain today?" Xiao Yu cut off a branch that had not been gone and said with some confusion.
Xiao Qiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled and said, "Your Grandma Wang went out to deliver her baby last night. She had to climb a few mountains. I guess she was tired. She probably wouldn't be back later."
"Dumb..." Xiao Yu's mother stretched out her hand and kept making some gestures. Xiao Yu couldn't see these gestures clearly. His mother said that Grandma Wang just came back this morning and seemed to be sick.
"Mom, do you think Grandma Wang is sick?" Xiao Yu said.
Xiao Yu's mother nodded and then started to gesture, meaning that she saw Aunt Wang's granddaughter this morning, and he said that Grandma Wang was sick and he was going to buy medicine in the town.
"Grandma Wang has always been in good health. She went out last night and got sick when she came back. It's so hard to encounter something unclean?" Xiao Yu murmured to herself.
Xiao Qiang, who was on the other side, couldn't help frowning after hearing this, and immediately glared at Xiao Yu and said, "Don't talk nonsense, how old are you? What do you know? Don't think that you'll learn something if you go to Taoist temples frequently. Go to school early next year and you won't have a day off."
Xiao Yu stuck out his tongue and didn't say anything, but he muttered to himself, "A few days ago, Grandma Wang's face turned dark, as if she had encountered something unclean. Grandma Wang was sick today. It seems that there is indeed something wrong with this matter."
Thinking of this in my heart, Xiao Yu yawned and said, "My mom and dad, I'm sleepy, I'm going home first."
"Go back, there is cold boiled water on the table, don't drink well water for a day," Xiao Qiang instructed behind him.
"I understand..." Xiao Yu replied from afar, but he was thinking about Grandma Wang's affairs in his heart, so he trotted all the way and went straight to Grandma Wang's house.
Because Grandma Wang is a nearby Wenpo, her daily income is more than that of ordinary families. In addition, his sons are working outside and sending money back on time every month! So Grandma Wang's family was the first person to live in a brick house in the village. Although this brick house is only one floor, it is already an amazing figure in Shimo Village.
When she walked into Grandma Wang's yard, Xiao Yu saw that Grandma Wang's daughter-in-law was weaving bamboo baskets, which was also preparing for this year's apple harvest. A small stove was placed beside the woman, and a casserole was placed on the stove, and a pungent smell of Chinese medicine came from it.
"Aunt Li, is Grandma Wang better?" Xiao Yu asked impatiently as soon as he entered the door.
"Hey, it's Xiao Yu, come in quickly." Aunt Li immediately greeted him enthusiastically when she saw Xiao Yu, and took out an apple from the bamboo basket on the side and said, "Come on, eat an apple, I just took it out of the cellar."
"Thank you Aunt Li" Xiao Yu smiled and took the apple, took a hard bite, and then said, "I heard that Grandma Wang is sick, how are you doing now?"
"The barefoot doctor just left and said it was cold and he prescribed medicine." As Aunt Li spoke, she turned around from time to time and turned the bowl of Chinese medicine with two chopsticks.
"Oh... Then I'll go in and take a look." Xiao Yu responded, then ate the apple and walked towards the inner room while raising his legs. Aunt Li outside also poured the medicine into the bowl and followed Xiao Yu.
As soon as he walked into the house, Xiao Yu frowned, because the house faced the east and the sun shone directly in in the morning. It is logical that the yang energy should be very strong, but this room has a heavy yin energy, and the yin energy does not seem to have just appeared, but it seems to have gathered over the years.
Just when Xiao Yu was confused, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from a child, and the laughter became louder and louder. The source of the sound came from Grandma Wang's room.
When Aunt Li saw Xiao Yu standing there and not leaving, she asked in confusion, "Xiao Yu, why don't you leave?"
Xiao Yu didn't say anything, but looked up and looked around and said, "Aunt Li, I just heard the laughter of the child. Do you have any relatives in your family come to see Grandma Wang?"
"Child? No, your grandmother Wang was sick when she came back last night. His daughter hasn't come back yet, where did the child come from?" Aunt Li did not notice Xiao Yu's abnormality. After briefly speaking, she picked up the curtain and walked in.
Xiao Yu was a little confused, but he still followed behind him. But when he walked into Grandma Wang's room, he was shocked, because at this time he saw that there were six or seven children in Grandma Wang's room. These children were all wearing red bellybands, some were sitting on the ground, and some leaning against the wall. They all looked pale and dull.
"Good guy, are you entering the kid's nest?" Xiao Yu murmured in his heart, but did not go to see the kids, and followed Aunt Li to Grandma Wang's bed.
"Mom, I've come and drink the medicine. The barefoot doctor said it's not a serious illness, it's better to drink the medicine." Aunt Li stood in front of the bed with a whimpering voice.
"Grandma Wang..." Xiao Yu greeted, and was about to say something, but suddenly he saw a child lying beside Grandma Wang's pillow. However, the child's face turned blue and his eyes were red. He looked smaller than other children, but the yin energy on his body was much stronger than other children.
Xiao Yu just glanced at the child and immediately took out a folded talisman from his arms. This talisman was painted by Xiao Yu when he was fine in the Taoist temple. Although it was not very powerful, it was more than enough to deal with these child spirits.
"Grandma Wang, yesterday the Taoist temple master gave me a talisman, saying that it can ward off evil spirits. If you put it on your body, maybe you will be cured of the disease." Xiao Yu pretended to be fine and handed the talisman to Grandma Wang and said.
"Well, good boy, so filial." Grandma Wang said weakly, and without hesitation, she put the talisman in her pocket! Then she took Aunt Li's medicine and drank it in one breath.
Sure enough, after Grandma Wang brought the talisman given by Xiao Yu, the yin energy on his forehead suddenly dissipated a lot, and Grandma Wang's face began to turn rosy.
"This barefoot doctor's medicine does work. As soon as I drank it, I felt strong," Grandma Wang said in surprise.
Xiao Yu smiled and then glanced at the child beside the pillow from the corner of his eyes. The child looked at Grandma Wang in surprise, then looked at Grandma Wang's pocket with talismans, and then his face suddenly became ferocious.
"ah…..".
The child let out a terrifying scream, as if calling something! After the child's scream came out, the children standing in the middle of the house immediately surrounded the bed! The red-eyed child even made his hands into claws and grabbed Grandma Wang directly.
Chapter completed!