We returned to the village in silence all the way. After sending the crispy pork home, Old Man Jiang and I went straight back to my house. Due to my mother’s deliberate publicity, everyone in the village knew in less than a day that Old Man Jiang had confessed to me. Son, it’s no longer strange for Old Man Jiang to come to my house often.
"Master Jiang, why are you back with Sanwa'er?" My mother was very surprised when she saw us coming back. She couldn't understand why I could meet Old Man Jiang who had gone out early in the morning when I went out to play.
"Xiuyun, are you feeling better? I went to the town to buy some herbs for you, so you can drink them." Old Man Jiang was not in a hurry to explain anything, and just handed my mother a pack of herbs.
My mother was grateful and took the medicine from Old Man Jiang. She didn’t know how to thank Old Man Jiang for a while.
But Old Man Jiang seemed to have read my mother's thoughts, and waved his hand: "I didn't spend much effort on this medicine, and it didn't cost much. I know people, so just come and drink it. Second sister is awake. ?"
"Wake up, wake up, wake up early." My mother replied repeatedly.
Old Man Jiang smiled and nodded, feeling sincerely happy, and went to see my second sister.
We had dinner at my house. The whole family had a lively dinner. I don’t know since when, we have regarded Old Man Jiang as a family member. At the dinner table, I talked about snakes, snake spirits and the underground. My family was shocked when they heard about Shimen.
Old Man Jiang didn't mind at all, he just poured sugar cane wine and drank it cup after cup. What else do my family members not know? So, he doesn’t mind me talking about this.
But after I finished speaking, he said: "In the evening, I am going to lead the lonely souls there. Tomorrow I will find someone in the town and organize the people in the village to move the cemetery. But even so, it is very evil there. Sexuality, before the evil spirit is released, cannot be suppressed by anything other than a 'big building'. Therefore, we must prevent people from going there to avoid trouble again."
"What is a big building?" I asked after taking a bite of my meal.
"It's a popular building, like a school, but you can't take the risk. It's better to let the evil spirit dissipate naturally." Old Man Jiang obviously didn't want to talk more about that place, so he just explained lightly.
I originally wanted to ask about the hungry ghost, but when I thought about it eating people, I felt panicked. I thought that I would never encounter it, not to mention that I still have Master to protect me, so I didn't bother to make myself uncomfortable. Just don't ask.
After finishing the meal, Old Man Jiang rested for a while, and several people came to his door. I recognized these people, they were the soldiers in the small courtyard in the town. Old Man Jiang said something to do as a ritual to save lonely souls. Just go with them.
I didn't agree. I originally said that Du Guhun would take me there, so why didn't he take me with him
Old Man Jiang stared and said loudly: "Go to school conscientiously tomorrow. I almost forgot that you have to go to school."
After saying that, he turned around and left, and our whole family was speechless. I dared to hang out with him for two days, and he really forgot that I was going to school.
However, my parents were obviously relieved. No matter what storms they had experienced outside, in their hearts, they still respected knowledge very much. It was a good thing to see that Old Man Jiang valued my studies.
In addition, I have just become a disciple of Old Man Jiang, and I have not learned any skills. In the eyes of my parents, these gods and ghosts are beyond the control of human beings. If I can not get involved now, it is best not to do so. Good participation.
Old Man Jiang has been busy for a week. I go to school in the countryside, so naturally I know what he is doing. He is helping the villagers move their graves.
I don’t know how he saved the lonely soul that night. I only know that in the afternoon of the next day, the leaders of the village field said that a village hall would be built in that cemetery in the future and asked the villagers to move the grave. .
In short, the leaders have their own way of reassuring the people. The villagers started moving the graves in the afternoon of the second day after receiving the notice, and Old Man Jiang helped throughout the process, and other orphans who had no one to take care of them started to move the graves. Graves also need to be dealt with.
I went to school and it was close to there. Anyway, as soon as school was over in the afternoon, I ran to Old Man Jiang, but he wouldn't let me get close to the place where the graves were moved.
"Master, I want to take a look." I didn't know what was wrong with me. After being exposed to these things, I became very interested in all related things.
"Look at it, you don't know that you can easily attract these things."
"But you saved the lonely soul?"
"Escape is one thing, but some ghosts can be reincarnated without being able to escape. Before that, they will still return to their haunted houses at a certain time. You know what the heck, you are not allowed to go, you are not allowed to go, you are worried about moving the grave. There are a lot of things going on, so don’t join in the fun for me."
In this way, I was mercilessly excluded by Old Man Jiang. I could only be curious but couldn't watch at all, which made me have no intention to study.
A week later, our class took a test. I got a score of 64 in math, and even worse in Chinese. I was last in the class, with a score of 56. I broke out in a cold sweat. It was over now, and I had to bear the consequences of my dad again. Iron Fist' up.
I was thinking about countermeasures, but I didn't expect that there would be someone more powerful than my dad waiting for me, that is—Old Man Jiang!
"Sanwa'er, otherwise... why don't you tell your old man about the exam?" Surou gave me this idea.
Although this guy's grades are mediocre, he managed to get two 80 points this time. Even if he gets scolded, he won't get beaten. How can he be as miserable as me? It really hurts my back to stand and talk, so you came up with this bad idea.
"Shit, why don't you tell your parents when you go back that your test scores are down? Even if you don't tell, that Liu Chunyan got double hundred points this time, how can she not tell her when she goes back? Liu Chunyan's mother has a big mouth, less than one When I was young, everyone in the village knew that her daughter had scored two hundred points in the exam." When I think of Liu Chunyan, my teeth itch, and five out of ten times I was beaten, she was the one who caused it.
These crispy pork couldn't think of a way to do it, so they sat on the roadside with me, lost in thought. After a while, I suddenly thought of a way, and took the crispy pork and went straight to the small supply and marketing cooperative in the farm.
On weekdays, I still occasionally have a penny or something like pocket money. Even though I am a rural child, my capable father has never treated our three siblings badly. Even though it is an occasional one, I still get it, right
However, what can be sold in the rural market? Even people selling snacks with bamboo poles on their backs only appear occasionally. I also saved 8 cents without knowing it. Now these 8 cents can be put to great use. .
"Sanwa'er, what are you doing?" Surou was puzzled.
"I borrowed my eldest sister's pen two days ago to play with, but I haven't returned it yet. Now I'm going to buy a bottle of red ink and try my luck." I said simply while striding away.
But who is Surou? He is my good brother. We know each other so well. He guessed my intention right away. Inevitably, the fat all over his body started to tremble.
He does this when he's excited or scared.
"Sanwa'er, are you saying you want to change the score?" Su Rou was a little unsure. It is estimated that the boy was shaking this time because the change of score was too exciting for him.
"Well, what else can I do?!" I said through gritted teeth.
Red ink costs 5 cents a bottle. I got it and washed out the original blue ink of my sister’s pen. I poured a tube of red ink. After practicing for a long time, I became bold and my hands were shaking a little. , I changed my math paper score to 84 points, and my Chinese test score was 56 points. It was difficult to change, so I simply added an 8 and changed it to 85.6!
There is also Surou. He originally only got 81 points on the math test. I don’t know if Ye is just someone who likes to join in the fun, so he must have changed his math test to 87 points.
"Is your baby sick?" I couldn't understand Su Rou. Why should I change the score to 6 points
"Oh, good brothers have to face difficulties together." Surou smiled like a fool. He was probably just looking for excitement.
In this way, I took a vacation and returned home feeling anxious all the way.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw my dad standing there, and asked me with a serious expression: "Sanwa'er, have you passed the exam? Have your scores come down? What are your scores?"
My face twitched and I asked my dad: "Dad, how did you know that we had taken the exam and the papers were distributed?"
"Nonsense, Liu Chunyan got double hundred percent in the exam. Her mother came to my house once and said she got double hundred percent in the exam. Are you saying?" My dad looked unkind, probably because he was irritating Liu Chunyan's mother.
"Oh, I scored more than 80 points in two exams. I will try to catch up with Liu Chunyan in the future." I gingerly took out the paper and handed it to my dad.