My years as a Taoist

Chapter 27 He's Back (1)

"Sister Xiuyun, generally if it is possessed by a ghost, it must have something unfinished, just like my family. When he died, when he saw that I was pregnant, he was worried about our orphans and widowed mothers, so he was reluctant to leave, so It's entangled." I heard about your second sister, do you want to ask him if he has any unfulfilled wishes. " Widow Zhou said sincerely. "But that thing doesn't seem to have any wishes. I feel that she just wants to bully the second sister, and it just wants to kill her." My mother was very bitter, but in front of Widow Zhou, she could still say two sincere words . , after all, the two are in the same boat together. Widow Zhou pondered for a while, then said to her mother with a sullen face: "This thing may be an evil thing. I heard Zhou Da say that his kind of ghost is ordinary, ordinary ghost, and some kind of ghost is evil. Even he didn't dare to provoke them, those ghosts are very resentful and have no scruples, anyway, entanglement with people is a very annoying thing, I am afraid I have to find Master Jiang for this matter." "I found it, but after so long, I still haven't received a letter, in my heart..." At that time, communication was still underdeveloped, and parents had to wait. Another three days have passed, and the village has become a little dark because of the second sister's affairs. The peace and tranquility of the past is gradually disappearing. Everyone has their own ideas. Meetings, chats and greetings have become less frequent. In the middle of the night, many people can still hear the strange sound of opera in the middle of the night. Because my second sister's condition is very serious, every night after 11:00, she will sing and dance. I dare not say it, let alone admit it. In my heart, I feel that my second sister is dying. Now she can barely open her eyes during the day. Occasionally, when she opened her eyes, her eyes were the same as these days. Empty, but looked at everyone in the family with malicious eyes, as if thinking about something. I know it was definitely not my second sister at that time, but a female ghost! Look, that female ghost can haunt my second sister during the day, isn't my second sister dead? It makes me sad to think about it, but there's nothing I can do about it. Several times I thought about what happened at the cemetery that night and the amazing display of the tiger's paw hanging around my neck that night. I wanted to take it off and put it on for my second sister, but my parents firmly 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, and my dad has not worked these days. Last time I was in a hurry, I asked my father: "This thing is so easy to use, why don't I 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 down, I'm afraid the consequences will be more serious and unexpected things will happen. Besides, it may not work." To save your second sister, I'll give it my all, I can't lose another son. " It was a little hard for me to understand what Dad meant at the time, but I got it. If I take it off, something scarier happens, I can't take it off. So, I couldn't do anything, and it felt like a big cold hand clenching my little heart, making me heavier and more depressed than ever.

     Three days later, in the afternoon, an old man appeared in the village.

The old man is dirty and looks good in a grey short-sleeved shirt with a big open chest and a pair of trousers with a big crotch, tied with a cloth rope, the interesting thing is the big trousers, one side of the trouser leg is pulled up by him Above the knee, the other one hangs straight down, as if it had just finished working in the field. Take a closer look, what gray shirt is this old man wearing? Obviously it's white! Just because it's too dirty to see its true colors. In addition, his hair is also messy, his long beard is also messy, and there are some inexplicable marks on his face, and he can't tell whether it is dust or dirt. Such an old man appeared silently in the village in the afternoon, with his hands behind his back, his eyes squinting in the fields of September, looking around, sometimes laughing. He also seems to be admiring the ripening crops in the September Akita. Such an old man makes a group of six or seven-year-old children in the village look inexplicable and vigilant, but it also makes the adults in the village feel a kind of kindness for no reason. They are all too familiar with the image. Not that it disappeared in the village. The long-lost old man Jiang. After he disappeared, the people in the village were talking about him, and everyone would have some sympathy for a lonely old man, even if the old man was vulgar. Some people were worried that in the cold winter seven years ago, old man Jiang would freeze to death, but when he said it, everyone denied it. Compared with this, everyone is more willing to believe that the old man is relying on his relatives. Didn't his second uncle come once? "Is it Old Man Jiang?" Some villagers in the village began to greet him. For a person who has been wandering in the village for so long, the simple villagers have feelings, otherwise they will not be kind. "Yes, yes." Mr. Jiang responded enthusiastically. "Where have you been all these years? I'm afraid I haven't seen each other for many years." asked another enthusiastic villager. "I went to my relatives' house in the north, and I remembered the sea pepper and chili bar here. It's very comfortable, the girl is beautiful, and I'm back. By the way, did Liu Fang in the village miss me? You can't lie to me, just tell me the truth, she Miss me? Old man Jiang replied solemnly, and the black lines on the heads of the villagers present couldn't help but burst into laughter. Old Man Jiang is Old Man Jiang, and his true nature remains unchanged. Liu Fang is the most beautiful girl in the village. Old Man Jiang likes to follow others. Once, angry Liu Fang's family picked up a broom and chased after him. Even so, he couldn't drive away Lao Jiang, and he followed Liu Fang the next day. Fortunately, the villagers were all familiar with his temperament, so they ignored him. "Old man Jiang, Liu Fang is married, I'm afraid I won't miss you anymore..." a villager teased. When Mr. Jiang came back, it was like breathing life into this terrified village. Everyone was inexplicably happy, and the haze of so many days seemed to be swept away. Is Liu Fang married? ! This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, it hit the heart of the old man Jiang, the old man stopped suddenly, and muttered: "Really, the old man Liu Fang doesn't think about me, and Liu Fang doesn't wait for me. Wait for me to earn Dowry come back and marry her." "Ah...ah...ah..." Old man Jiang sighed again and again with a heartbroken look on his face. Elder Liu Fang was also in the crowd. He was angry and amused by the old man Jiang, but he didn't have a seizure. Who in the village does not know that this old man is a train driver? Let him say, looking at him like this, he doesn't really want to marry Liu Fang. "Old man Jiang, my eggplants are already cooked, do you want to eat some fresh eggplants?" "Old man Jiang, there are still fruits hanging from the fruit trees in my house. They are red and delicious. Do you want to..." "Old man Jiang, my family..." "..." "I'm not going, I'm not going, Liu Fang is married, and I'm going on a hunger strike today, so I'm not going!" Old man Jiang left with his hands behind his back and left in a very dejected manner. People smiled and looked at his back, thinking that the old man was too cola. Another day, he must get him something fresh from the ground. Well, even if he doesn't help with the work! Simple villagers think so. The old man Jiang left in a hurry, and the villagers also dispersed. Anyway, they got used to it many years ago. The old man was almost gone.

     At this time, the more active villagers will think, when did the old man come back? Why can't I see his luggage? Does he still live in the mountains?

But I didn't think much about it, this old man Jiang seemed to have a sense of existence, and he seemed to be very likable. His coming is like his leaving. People are confused, people seem to be used to his sudden appearance, or sudden disappearance. The family didn't know that Mr. Jiang was back because of my second sister. My parents had not been out for several days. Unless the second sister went out to sing at night, they would follow. My parents rarely rest now. When Mr. Jiang was making trouble in the village, his mother was pouring porridge for the second sister. The second sister never took the initiative to eat again. She was already very thin, and now she has only a few bones. My parents are very distressed by this situation. In desperation, I had to chop the lean meat and vegetables, add some rice, cook it into a crumpled liquid food, wait for it to cool, and force it to my second sister! Even so, the second sister still swallowed less and vomited more, and the situation was extremely bad. At this time, the only hope of the parents is the old man Jiang. They did not believe that Old Man Jiang would default. Their trust in Mr. Jiang is the same as before. It's just that after a long time, they are inevitably a little anxious. Due to the poor rest for a long time, their eyes are full of red blood.