Chapter 17: The Past
As soon as a few people got out of the car, they smelled a strong aroma of stewed meat, a black and thin old man, a little hunchbacked, heard the sound of the car engine, walked out of the yard quickly, and the wind brought by walking raised layers of loess.
"The meat is all stewed, so come in and eat it." The thin black man wiped his sweat with the towel around his neck and grinned, revealing his yellow teeth.
"Dad, go in quickly, order the wine on the hour, take out our sorghum wine, the one with the longest vintage, I have to have a drink with Director Ren." The village chief said loudly.
"In that, they all came into the house, and I went to the backyard to get wine. The thin black man greeted.
The village chief's house is a standard hall house with two rooms in the countryside, but the difference is that his house is made of green bricks, unlike in the village, which is basically adobe houses.
The house is rectangular, it is two sets of homesteads put together, the yard where several people are located is the village chief and his wife, and there is a yard to go inside, which is the so-called backyard, the backyard is a black and thin old man, but he is old, he lost his wife in the early years, he is alone, and his son can not rest assured, so now he is living with his son and daughter-in-law, just go back to his yard when he sleeps, this yard is less used, so the yard is reclaimed by the black and thin old man A vegetable field, there are two wine tanks in the corner, for the usual winemaking, there is nothing to do on weekdays, he also likes to drink two cups, because he is not used to drinking the wine of the consignment department, and then he learned to brew by himself, and later improvedNow the taste of sorghum wine is excellent, and many old men in the village want to come and ask for a cup, but unfortunately the black and thin old man is stubborn and has never given a cup.
The courtyard wall of the village chief's house is higher than the ordinary house, nearly three meters, and it is also full of cacti, and the thorns on it look cold and shining, if anyone dares to come in over the wall, let him have long thorns, and there is a huge black dog in the yard, tied to the corner of the wall, and simply built a shack, but the dog is a little old, and it looks a little weak, and now he doesn't bark when he sees people, but just looks lazily and looks.
At this time, when a few people walked into the door, the black dog was a little lazy and didn't plan to take care of it, but the moment Hu Haibiao walked into the yard, the black dog suddenly became like a fried hair, his muscles were tense, and he was about to attack, and it could be seen that it seemed to have encountered the most powerful enemy in his life.
Before the big dog could roar, Hu Haibiao's eyes glanced at it softly, and the big dog instantly became dumb, let out a whimper, turned around and went into the shack, never daring to come out again.
The village chief and Su Chun looked at the big dog's strange behavior in surprise, but they didn't find anything, so they gave up and walked to the hall with people.
Two pots of hare meat have been placed on the table, exuding a strong aroma, and there are two plates of cucumbers and a plate of peanuts on the side.
"This rabbit meat is well done, and the craftsmanship is definitely this. Ren Shizheng, director of the China Merchants Bureau, smelled the aroma and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"The old man of my family, who is too old to do farm work, has been thinking about eating and drinking for the past two years, and he really has nothing to say about his craft. The village chief said.
"Not bad, not bad. Hu Haibiao couldn't help but sigh, stretched out his hand and sandwiched a piece of rabbit meat, the entrance was smooth and soft, and the flavor of the meat and vegetables blended just right.
"It's good if you like it. The thin black man walked in with two jars of wine, and said with a smile, looking very happy.
The wine and meat are intertwined, it is indeed delicious, and everyone eats very happily, during which the black and thin old man does not say much, but his eyes look at Hu Haibiao from time to time, as if he is sure of something.
"Excuse me, what's the matter?" Hu Haibiao noticed the sight of the thin black old man, and couldn't help but say in a loud voice.
"It's okay, it's okay......" The thin black man hurriedly looked away, and the village chief and his wife looked at it suspiciously, but then didn't care.
"You don't have any heirs, do you?" Hu Haibiao turned his gaze around, and then said.
"Did you listen to the people in the village, why do you ask this?" Su Chun was puzzled.
"**, his family has no heirs, and the village knows it, why are you asking this?" Ren Shizheng said.
Hu Haibiao pondered for a while, as if he was thinking about something, originally he didn't want to say this out loud, but today he ate someone else's meal and suffered from cause and effect, he didn't mind helping.
"If I guess the feng shui pattern of your house is correct, it should be the Sanyin Household Bureau, have you not even been interested in sexual affairs for many years. Hu Haibiao said.
"How do you know, I've never told anyone about it. Su Chun was extremely surprised.
"I have studied Feng Shui in Hong Kong and know a little bit about it. Hu Haibiao said.
"Your house gathers yin on three sides, there is a pond in front of it, there is no way out, the yin qi gathers but does not disperse, it is all in the bones of the two of you, it is strange to be pregnant, and the old man often feels cold behind him, especially in the past two years, after this black dog has grown old. Hu Haibiao confirmed, and then led people out of the courtyard.
"Really. Su Chun and his wife and the black and thin old man said in surprise.
"Is there a way to crack it?" The thin black man asked worriedly, the son and his wife have no heirs has always been his heart disease, the daughter-in-law just got married, she gave birth to a son, but this doll died of illness before the full moon, and the couple has not been able to get pregnant for so many years.
"Yes, yes, but it takes a bit of work. Hu Haibiao nodded, and then spoke: "How deep is the water in the pond in front of your yard?
"No, it hasn't been dry for so many years, the river is dry, and there is water in the pond, which is very strange. Su Chun said.
"That's right, find a few people to get all the water out of the pit, there is a catfish at the bottom of the pit, kill and eat meat, the yin qi in your body can dissipate, and there will be a little shorter the courtyard wall of your house, how can the courtyard wall of your house be higher than the ridge of the roof. Hu Haibiao grabbed his goatee and looked like a tall man.
"How do you know?" asked Ren Shizheng quietly.
"We haven't seen each other for 20 years....... Hu Haibiao said in a low voice, some of which were not the answers.
"yes, what's wrong?" Ren Shizheng was puzzled.
"Twenty years? Maybe it's a person's life, twenty years, a lot can happen, and I'm the same. Hu Haibiao sighed.
After speaking, Hu Haibiao walked out, Ren Shizheng, the village head, and the two of them followed quickly.
The black and thin old man and Su Chun stayed, ready to call people immediately, according to what Hu Haibiao said, drain the pond water and reduce the courtyard wall.
The thin black old man watched the three of them leave, and muttered in his mouth, no one could hear what he was talking about.
Su Chun had already run out of the door at this time to call someone for help, leaving the black and thin old man without knowing what he was talking about.
In an instant, the black and thin old man seemed to have thought of something, and a blind woman flashed in his mind, with a cane, combing two black braids, with a white face, and he couldn't stand the hunger, knelt in front of him, begged him to save his life, and he left ruthlessly.
He clearly remembered that not long after he left, he peeked into a sturdy young man in his twenties, his eyes were full of essence, his steps were strong, and he looked like he had kung fu. This young man sneaked into the blind woman's shack in the middle of the night, and soon there were bursts of ** sounds inside, as well as the blind woman's struggle and cries for help, and the voice weakened after a while.
At the end of the day, the frightened screams of the sturdy young man suddenly came from the shack, and the sound clearly reached his ears, and it was obvious that the genitals were bitten off by the blind woman, and then the next day it was reported that the blind woman was hanged on the jujube tree next to the shack, with one corpse and two lives.
The next day he heard about it, but he didn't dare to approach it from afar, and the sturdy young man disappeared from then on, and he heard that the young man came from the province, and a few days ago he followed a fortune teller to Hongwei Village, and no one knew what it was.
But the thin black man clearly remembered the appearance of that sturdy young man.
"Bastard. The black and thin old man instantly overlapped the appearance of the sturdy guy and Hu Haibiao in his mind, except for being feminine and thinner, it was the young man twenty years ago.
Then a memory flashed in his mind, that year he found someone to show the family the feng shui of the yang house, and the master he found was the fortune teller, but at that time, he looked for it earlier, and the strong guy did not come with him, and the fortune teller left by himself after reading the feng shui, and then he built a house according to the fortune teller's instructions.
"Okay........" The black thin old man's face turned red.
"It's a shame. The black and thin old man trembled, and his eyes looked fiercely at the direction Hu Haibiao left.
The thin black man then walked out of the courtyard, strode to the path behind the house, and left the village and plunged into the continuous willow forest. His face was gloomy, and he didn't know what to do.