For lunch, we had meatballs (a Sichuan specialty, soup made with bean curds, sauerkraut, mushrooms, and sliced meat). My dad recommended it early in the morning. It was originally for old man Jiang. He loves to eat it at home. Who knew he had gone out early in the morning, so my dad simply made meaty bean curds for me to eat, because I love eating meat.
The meat and bean curds are very delicious. The authentic rice cakes made from farmers and sea peppers (crushed sea peppers and added with vegetable oil) are paired with the smooth and tender bean curds. It was so spicy that I breathed out, but it was so fragrant that I couldn’t stop using my chopsticks and ate two big ones. After a bowl of rice and three bowls of soup, I was satisfied.
After putting down my chopsticks, I went to see my mother again. My mother was recovering well. My father specially stewed some chicken soup for her to replenish her health. My sister and I are now sensible and won’t be as noisy as we were when we were children. It’s time to eat chicken.
I obediently lay next to my mother, and after watching her drink the chicken soup, I just rolled into my mother's arms and acted coquettishly.
"Old Chen, it's better now. The second sister's matter has been resolved. The child is fine and the third baby can stay with us until she is 15 years old. I feel very comfortable." Although my mother is still a little weak, But his complexion is good after all. Compared with the haggardness of the past few days, it is simply incomparable.
"That's right. I think our third child should have a great future. I always feel that Master Jiang's status is definitely extraordinary." My dad pulled my mom to his side and leaned against him, letting me roll around on top of her. Go and talk to my mother.
"Why is it not ordinary?" My mother obviously didn't think much about it.
My dad glanced at me and didn't answer, but at this moment, the voice of crispy pork rang at the door of my courtyard.
Su Rou is such a loyal guy. Ever since what happened to my second sister, many people in the village have intentionally or unintentionally avoided coming to my house. Although they came quietly to come up with ideas at first, they couldn't help but be afraid.
Even this kid Su Rou, regardless of his mother's worries, runs towards my house every three days to come and play with me.
I put on my shoes and ran out in a hurry. A few days ago, I didn't have the mood to play because of my second sister's affairs. Su Rou came to me, and I just said a few words and passed. I have to talk to him today. Have fun.
Seeing me running out in high spirits, Su Rou was shocked. In the past few days, was there a day when I wasn't disgraced
"Is your second sister's affairs okay?" Surou is indeed my best friend and he understands me very well.
I patted the fat on his belly and said: "Okay, okay, everything is fine. Where should we go to play this time? Otherwise, let's steal Liu Chunyan's chicken and eat it." ?”
After the second sister's matter was resolved, of course I remembered the "deep hatred" between Liu Chunyan and I, and immediately came up with a bad idea.
"I'm not going today. Let's go to the farm later. Let me tell you, something good happened. By the way, why didn't you come to school yesterday?" Surou obviously didn't want to steal chicken today, so he mentioned the farm and asked by the way. Why didn't I go to school yesterday
I almost blurted out that Master and I were going to do something, but I still didn’t say it. The reason was very simple. I thought that my original image in Su Rou’s heart was that of a heroic Red Army soldier, but now I turned into a Taoist priest, which ruined my image. , so I just had a laugh and dealt with it, but I was very interested in what he said about the good things in the countryside, so I asked: "What good things are happening in the countryside? Tell me quickly, otherwise I will be on the tiger bench." , pepper water is served.”
"Hey, you don't know. Bamboo is being chopped at the rural farm. My mother and I went to the rural market this morning and found out." Su Rou said hurriedly.
"Go, go, go, what did I think? Is it fresh to chop bamboo? There is a small bamboo forest in front of me. I will go home and get a knife for you, and you go and chop it? Really, just tell me, do you want to go with me? I went to Liu Chunyan's house and stole her chicken." I disdain the good thing about crispy meat. Cutting bamboo has become a good thing, and this good thing happens every day.
"Hey, listen to what I'm saying. That's not cutting down one or two bamboos. It's cutting down a whole forest of bamboo. I don't know what's going on. It's not strange to say that you're getting points for cutting bamboo. What's strange is that there are so many snakes in the bamboo forest." Su Rou chattered.
"Snake? It's strange that there are no snakes in the bamboo forest!" I shouted, who among the rural children has never seen a snake? I also know that snakes usually exist in shady places like bamboo forests, but I have an indescribable feeling in my heart. I think of the bamboo forest where I stayed that night.
"Why are you so anxious? Snakes are not fresh. Many people were planning to catch them and eat them, but they were stopped by the local officials. I heard that the People's Liberation Army was also coming. I also heard that..." Crispy meat suddenly appeared. Lowered his voice.
I heard that the People's Liberation Army was already in a state of excitement, but when I heard Surou said that there was something else, I became anxious and asked quickly: "What?"
"I heard that there is a big snake, such a big snake. This time when cutting bamboo, you have to dig out all the bamboo roots. Somehow, there is a big snake underground, and the snake's head is as big as a bamboo skip." Gestures.
My face looked ugly, but I said, "Just brag, feel free to brag. Did you see it?"
"I didn't see it, haha..." Su Rou scratched the back of his head and laughed. The fat on his face pushed up, making his eyes narrow. He looked extremely honest and honest, but he continued to speak. He said: "But the bamboo diggers came to tell me this morning, and now it is spreading all over the countryside. Anyway, the smuggler who came out first was seen by a few officials from the People's Liberation Army, and they were immediately driven away. We’ll let people in later.”
I believed it in my heart. This guy Surou seemed to be honest, but he was actually talking about cheating. But he didn’t fool me. I finally asked the question I’d always wanted to ask: “Surou, what are you talking about?” Where is the bamboo forest on the field?"
"Oh, I heard that the bamboo forest is next to a cemetery. Not many people go there on weekdays. Fortunately, no one goes there, otherwise the big snake won't eat it. Let me tell you..." Crispy meat went up and down. His lips were turning rapidly, and he kept talking. As soon as I heard about it, my heart skipped a beat.
Big snake! ! A few days ago, I not only bumped into a ghost, but I also slept on a big snake. ***, am I destined to be lucky? Or is it fate
"San Wa'er, San Wa'er..." Su Rou saw that I was in a daze and didn't respond to him, so he kept calling me next to me.
"What's wrong?" I suddenly came to my senses and asked pretending to be fine.
"Did you hear what I said just now? I heard that a stone gate was dug out, the one near the cemetery." Surou said very seriously.
When I heard this, I realized that I had missed such important information while I was in a daze, so I said, "You guys want me to go to the countryside with you to watch the fun, right? Come on, let's go right now."
"Okay, I've brought all the dry food!" Surou said quickly, his fat body trembling with excitement.
"What kind of dry food?" I became excited when I heard that there was something to eat.
"Look." Su Rou took out a cloth bag from his arms. When he opened it, there were boiled potatoes that were almost mushy due to his fat body.
"Forget it, you can eat." I really had no interest in those shapeless boiled potatoes, so I went in and said hello to my parents before going out.
We ran around like crazy with Su Rou, but we didn’t realize how long the road to Xiangchang was. We arrived at Xiangchang just after two o’clock in the afternoon. But strangely, the normally bustling Xiangchang seemed very busy. quiet.
"Look, what I said is true. Everyone in the village has gone to dig bamboo in the bamboo forest." Su Rou was a little proud.
"Yeah." When I mentioned this, I had something on my mind, so I answered perfunctorily.
"But where should I go to this bamboo forest? Sanwa'er, do you know?" Surou is usually like this. He will ask me when he has no idea.
"Where are you going? Just follow me, I know you very well." I answered casually, only then did I realize that this was not an omission.
"Sanwa'er, how did you know?" Sure enough, Surou asked immediately.
Su Rou is my best friend. In fact, I didn’t want to lie to him. After hesitating for a long time, I asked Su Rou: “Su Rou, are you my good brother?”
"Nonsense, our relationship is just like that between Dong Cunrui and Huang Jiguang!" Surou slapped his chest loudly.
"What's the relationship between them?" It's really new. It's the first time I heard that Dong Cunrui and Huang Jiguang are related.
"They are all fighting heroes! Between heroes, of course, of course it's that... Then they are all on the same side anyway." Surou is indeed an expert at bullshitting!
Come on, he is still a fighting hero. I am destined to be a Taoist priest. I am too lazy to talk to Surou. I said solemnly: "Surou, do you believe there are ghosts in this world?"
Su Rou was startled by my seriousness, and after a while he said: "I didn't believe it before, but...but now I kind of...believe it, isn't it your second sister's business? That... .so I... ."
Surou was afraid that I would be angry, so he said it carefully. Moreover, the social atmosphere at that time meant that rural children who had seen a lot of strange things since childhood were not allowed to talk about superstitious content.
"Oh, my second sister is obsessed with ghosts. Anyway, for this reason, I went to the bamboo forest you mentioned. Do you believe me or not?" I asked, looking at the crispy pork.
"Have you seen it?" Su Rou looked horrified.
"Yeah, I've seen it before." I was very calm. After seeing it too much, I didn't feel anything. Besides, I had a cheap master to protect me.
"What's it like?" Surou's face turned pale.
"Just like that, he's not a green-faced one with fangs." I didn't want to scare Su Rou, so I said it lightly.
Surou let out a long breath, patted his chest, looking like he was in shock, and then asked: "Sanwa'er, what's going on, can you tell me?"
I had an intuition that I couldn't go into detail about this matter, so I could only say: "Anyway, I just want to find someone to help exorcise ghosts. What's there to say? My second sister is fine now, but you have to keep it a secret!"
"I will keep it strictly confidential and won't tell anyone." Su Rou absolutely accepted this statement. As a rural child, no one has heard of asking someone to exorcise ghosts, even if they couldn't see it with their own eyes at that time.
I trust Surou very much. He is willing to keep it a secret unless someone threatens him with food. But his parents will never ask about this, let alone threaten him with food.
"Then let's go to the bamboo forest!" I waved my hand and said loudly. I felt much more relaxed after telling Su Rou. In fact, what I couldn't have expected was that this statement was destined to make Su Rou will come into my life.