"Sister Xiuyun, usually these things pester people because they have unrealized wishes. Just like my family, they saw that I was pregnant when they were leaving. They were worried about our orphans and widowed mothers and were reluctant to leave, so they pestered me. You guys. Why don't you ask your second sister what her unrealized wishes are." Widow Zhou said sincerely.
"But that thing doesn't look like she has any unfulfilled wish. I feel like she just wants to mess with my second sister and won't stop until she is killed." My mother felt bitter, but she could still say a few sincere words to Widow Zhou. , after all, the two of them have been through thick and thin together.
Widow Zhou pondered for a long time, and then said to my mother with a heavy face: "This thing may be an evil thing. I heard Mr. Zhou said at that time that ghosts like him are ordinary, ordinary ghosts, there is a kind of evil thing." The ghost is an evil ghost, and you don't even dare to mess with him. Those kind of ghosts are full of resentment and have no scruples. Anyway, it is annoying to pester people. I'm afraid you can only go to Master Jiang for this matter."
"I've looked for it, but after so long, I still don't have any information. I feel bad."
Communications at that time were far less developed, so my parents had no other choice but to wait.
Another three days have passed, and the village has become a little gloomy because of the incident with the second sister. The peace and tranquility of the past is gradually disappearing. Everyone has something on their mind. There are fewer people meeting, chatting and saying hello. Every night, every household has an early morning After sleeping, many people can still hear the weird opera sound in the middle of the night.
Because my second sister's condition has become so serious that every night after 11 o'clock, she will sing while walking to the grave.
I dare not say it, let alone admit it. In my heart, I think that my second sister is about to die. Now she barely opens her eyes during the day. When she does open her eyes occasionally, her eyes are still the same as those a few days ago. Empty, but looking at everyone in my family carefully with a malicious look, as if they were thinking about something.
I knew that it was definitely not my second sister at that time, but the female ghost! Look, that female ghost can haunt my second sister during the day. Isn’t my second sister about to die
Thinking of this makes me sad, but there is nothing I can do.
Several times I remembered what happened that night in the cemetery, and the amazing performance of the tiger claw hanging around my neck that night. I wanted to take it off and give it to my second sister to wear, but my parents resolutely stopped me. I didn’t even have a chance to secretly put it on my second sister.
Because they are guarding the second sister almost day and night now, my father has not worked for several days.
I became anxious for the last time and asked my dad: "This thing is really useful, why don't you let me put it on my second sister?"
My dad thought about it for a long time, and finally answered me helplessly for the first time: "If you take it off, I'm afraid the consequences will be more serious and more unexpected things will happen. Besides, you may not be able to save your second sister. Your second sister I will try my best, I can't afford to lose another son."
The meaning of my dad's words was a little difficult for me to understand at that time, but I understood it. If I took it off, something more terrible would happen, and I couldn't take it off.
So, there was nothing I could do. It felt like a big cold hand, directly squeezing my little heart, making me feel heavier and more depressed than ever before.
Three days later in the afternoon, an old man appeared in the village.
This old man is dirty, wearing a gray short-sleeved t-shirt with his chest open, and a pair of trousers with fat legs and crotch, tied with a cloth rope. The funny thing is that the fat trousers, One of the trouser legs was lifted up above his knees, and the other was hanging down directly, as if he had just finished walking in the fields.
Look more carefully and you will see that the old man is wearing a gray t-shirt, it is obviously white! It's just because it's too dirty that you can't see its true colors.
In addition, his hair was messy, his rather long beard was tangled, and there were some inexplicable marks on his face. It was unclear whether they were dust or dirt.
Just like this, an old man appeared in the village silently in the afternoon, with his hands behind his back, his eyes sneaking around the September fields, looking here and there, and laughing from time to time.
It seemed that he was also admiring the abundance of mature crops in the fields in September and autumn.
Such an old man made a group of six and seven-year-old children in the village look puzzled and wary, but made the adults in the village feel a kind of kindness for no reason. They were too familiar with this image. Hasn't this disappeared in the village? Old Man Jiang who has been around for a long time
After he disappeared, people in the village also talked about him. Everyone would have some sympathy for a lonely old man, even if the old man was very obscene. Some people once worried about whether Old Man Jiang froze to death during the very cold Spring Festival seven years ago, but as soon as they mentioned it, everyone denied it.
Compared to this, everyone is more willing to believe that the old man has gone to seek refuge with relatives. Didn't his second uncle come here one time
"Is it Old Man Jiang?" Some villagers in the village began to greet him. For a person who had been 'wandering' in the village for so long, the simple villagers had feelings for him, otherwise they would not be cordial to him.
"Yes, yes." Old Man Jiang responded enthusiastically.
"Where have you been all these years? I'm afraid I haven't seen you for several years." Another enthusiastic villager asked.
"I went to my relatives' house in the north, and I remembered the Haijiao (hot pepper) and Bashi (good, comfortable meaning) here. The girl is beautiful, and I'm back again. By the way, Liu Fang in the village thinks I don't have it? You can't spare it ( Liar) Haha, tell me the truth, does she miss me?" Old Man Jiang replied seriously, and the villagers present had a black line, but in the end they couldn't help but make a burst of laughter.
Old Man Jiang is Old Man Jiang, and he will never change his true colors. Liu Fang is the most beautiful girl in the village. Old Man Jiang loves to follow others. Once, the angry old man Liu Fang picked up the broom and chased after him. Even so, Old Man Jiang couldn't be driven away, so he followed Liu Fang the next day.
Fortunately, the villagers later became familiar with his nature and let him go. Unexpectedly, he came back this time, haha...
"Old man Jiang, Liu Fang is married, I'm afraid I won't miss you..." one villager joked.
As soon as Old Man Jiang came back, it was like injecting vitality into this panic-stricken village. Everyone became inexplicably happy, and the gloom of so many days seemed to be swept away.
Liu Fang is married? ! This sentence was like a thunderbolt hitting Old Man Jiang's heart. The old man immediately became confused and muttered: "Really, Old Man Liu Fang doesn't even consider me, and neither does Liu Fang." Wait for me, wait for me to earn a dowry."
"Alas... alas... alas..." Old Man Jiang sighed repeatedly, looking distressed.
Old man Liu Fang was also in the crowd. He was made angry and funny by old man Jiang, but he couldn't get angry. Who in the village didn't know that this old man was a talker? It's up to him to say it. Looking at him like that, he doesn't really want to marry Liu Fang.
"Old Man Jiang, the eggplants in my field are ripe. Do you want to eat some fresh eggplants?"
"Old Man Jiang, there are still tomatoes hanging in my field. They are red and delicious. You want..."
"Old Man Jiang, my family..."
"..."
"I'm not going, I'm not going. Liu Fang is already married. I'm going on a hunger strike today, so I'm not going!" Old Man Jiang put his hands behind his back and left in an extremely frustrated manner. The laughter left behind him behind.
People looked at his back with smiles and thought that this old man was too cool. They must get him some fresh products from the field someday. Well, he would not be allowed to work! The simple villagers thought so.
Old Man Jiang left in a flash, and the villagers also dispersed. Anyway, they had gotten used to it many years ago, and the old man was 'elusive'. At this time, the villagers who were more alert would wonder when the old man would come back. Woolen cloth? Why don't you see any luggage? He still lives in the mountains
But I didn’t think too deeply about it. This old man Jiang seemed to have a strong presence and was very unnoticed. His arrival was just like his departure. People were confused and they seemed to have become accustomed to him. It's 'elusive'.
My family didn't know that Old Man Jiang was back, just because of my second sister's incident, my parents hadn't been out for several days, except when my second sister went out to sing in the evening, they would follow her.
Now my parents rarely even take a break.
While Old Man Jiang was making trouble in the village, my mother was feeding porridge to the second sister. The second sister no longer took the initiative to eat any food. She was already thin, but now she only had a handful of bones left.
My parents were extremely distressed by this situation. In desperation, they had no choice but to finely chop the lean meat and vegetables, add some rice, and boil it into a liquid-like texture. When it cooled down, they forcibly gave it to me. Second sister, drink it down!
Even so, my second sister swallowed less and spit out more. The situation was extremely bad.
At this point, my parents' only hope is Old Man Jiang. They don't believe that Old Man Jiang will 'break the promise'. Their trust in Old Man Jiang is still the same as before, but it's just that after a long time, they can't help but become anxious and the corners of their mouths will turn up. A bunch of blisters.