An old man with white hair and silver hair sat on a wooden stool in front of a square table, patiently "exorcism" and "fortune-telling" for these people.

What surprised Chen Bing was that after the old man counted the fortunes of those in line, they all left with satisfied expressions, which seemed to be more effective.

"Could it be that this old man can really tell fortunes and exorcise evil spirits?" Just as he was puzzled, Chen Bing and his mother had already arrived at the old man.

The old man asked Chen Bing and his mother to sit on a wooden stool, took a closer look at Chen Bing, and said:

"Your eyes are dark, your eyes are full of exhaustion, your lack of sleep is mainly due to a matter of unfinished business, there must be an undead entanglement, right?"

"Yes...... Is it? Chen Bing's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but think of the dead Tao Ling, so he asked, "Master, do you have a solution?" ”

"Yes, you burn more paper money for it, and then go and finish what he failed to accomplish in his lifetime."

The mother felt that the old man's words were very accurate, so she asked, "Can you see her marriage?" ”

"Yes," the old man asked Chen Bing to stretch out his hand and look at it carefully for a while, and said, "You are a girl with a lot of personality, longing for a happy family, but fate is always playing tricks on you, causing you to experience an unhappy marriage." ”

The old man glanced at Chen Bing mysteriously, saw her with a stunned expression, and continued:

"However, those painful things will soon pass, marriage is predestined, the person you like is waiting for you in front of you, he will bring you happiness, you should be determined to find and pursue him, I dare to conclude that in the near future you will be a mother of children......"

Chen Bing realized that the child he was referring to was Wu Xiaoqian, and couldn't help but be taken aback, and asked, "The evening newspaper said that locusts, frogs, rats, and snakes are overflowing, what do you think is an ominous omen?" ”

The old man said in a deceptive way: "Everything in the world arises from cause and effect, and there is a cause to have an effect, and the locusts, frogs, rats, and snakes are rampant because some people have destroyed their living environment, and the animals are forced to take suicidal actions against human beings, and they will offend the gods, and the gods will anger all beings, so disasters such as earthquakes, droughts, or floods are inevitable......

Chen Bing asked suspiciously: "The earth is really going to face a devastating catastrophic event, is there really an end of the world?" ”

"Heaven cannot be divulged, but I believe that every kind of life has its own reason for survival, and human disasters are often caused by themselves, such as riots, massacres and wars." The old man shook his head helplessly, and said in a foolish manner: "Girl, you better do more good deeds, those who do good deeds will be rewarded in the end!" ”

……

After Chen Bing left the old man in a huff, his mood was particularly heavy.

They burned a lot of paper money for Tao Ling in a secluded place, made a lot of wishes, and felt much more comfortable, and then the mother and daughter wandered around Xishan for a long time.

When night fell, they descended the mountain with heavy steps.

The bustling city is full of people and traffic, and countless neon lights shine brightly, and the prelude to the colorful nightlife is about to begin.

……

A small old county town is nestled among the mountains.

It owns hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land and has raised hundreds of thousands of parents and villagers; It has the connotation of ancient civilization and the style of a modern small city.

Quaint buildings dot the streets, lined with trees, flowers and turquoise grass.

The bustling crowd dressed in unique national costumes shuttles through the streets and alleys of the city, and their faces are filled with happiness, peace and well-being.

A wide asphalt road winds like a long black whip here, bringing the quaint folk customs into the bustling city, and bringing back the civilization of the city to create prosperity here.

A wide river runs through it, the breeze blows, the waves ripple, and the river bends like a dancing silver snake, coiling between the mountains and ravines.

When the water rises, the rushing water washes the pebbles on the riverbed, which appear crystal clear in the warm sun.

After low tide, the riverbed is very high, forming an empty dam.

During the day, some people walk here, some people fly kites here, some people fish by the river; When night falls, there are many young people who are addicted to love sitting on the river dam and whispering......

A barefoot boy about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and black shorts, led a little girl about four years old to play on the sand of the riverbank.

The little girl wears a pink dress with small red flowers on it and a pair of brown flat sandals.

She had a few beautiful pebbles in her hand, and she was tossing them around on the ground with love, and she seemed to be quite curious and unfamiliar with everything here.

The little girl played for a while, pointed to a group of little boys playing in the river with bare buttocks, and asked:

"Brother, do you know how to swim?"

"Will you?"

"Can you teach me to swim?"

"No, my grandfather and grandmother told me that I can't take you to bathe in the river."

"Take me with you, I just don't tell them."

"That's not good, a little girl will be laughed at if she goes swimming."

"Why?"

"Didn't you see those little boys swimming bare-bottomed?"

The little boy hung his second thumb on his face, made a grimace, and teased her:

"Are you ashamed?"

The little girl's face was so swollen that she could no longer look at the group of swimming children, so she pursed her little mouth, covered her ears, and cried out aloud:

"Bad brother, I won't play with you anymore!"

After saying that, she ran forward angrily, but she couldn't find her way home, and she was so anxious that she cried loudly:

"I'm looking for Dad, I'm looking for Mom!"

The little boy ran up to her and took her hand and said, "Sister, my brother is joking with you, don't be angry!" ”

"Get out!" The little girl shook his hand away and said loudly, "Woo woo, I want Daddy, I want Mommy!" ”

"Sister, don't cry, my brother will take you home right away and take you to buy a cake, okay?" As soon as she heard that her brother was going to take her home and buy her a cake, the little girl stopped crying.

An old farmer carries a plow and leads a buffalo to drink water in the river.

The little boy took the little girl's hand and read casually: "On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drips down the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work......

The little girl followed him and learned to read in a childish childish voice: "On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drips down the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work......

When the little boy promised to buy a cake for the little girl, and the little girl went home happily, her grandfather and grandmother were looking for them.

When he saw the two cousins go home, the old man was relieved.

Grandpa asked, "Taotao, where did you take your sister to play, we are looking for you everywhere!" ”

"I took her to the river to play."

"You didn't go to the water, did you?"

"Nope!"

Grandma looked at the little girl covered in dirt, and said, "Taotao, you see that your sister is covered in mud, don't you take her to the river to play in the future, don't you see how fast the water in the river is?" ”

The little girl volunteered, "Grandma, don't blame my brother, I asked him to take me to play." ”

Grandma held the little girl in her arms and said, "Xiaoqian, quickly take off your clothes and let grandma wash you?" ”

Grandpa said: "Xiaoqian, you are the heart and soul of grandpa and grandma, don't go to the river to play in the future, if there are any three long and two short, how can I explain to your father?" ”