Chapter 125: Changing Grass (9)
In folklore, there is a name called "crow's mouth".
Usually, the words that come out of this "crow's mouth" are good and bad.
The scolding woman seems to have given birth to such a mouth. Because of a tree, she cursed her neighbor on the front street to die on the delivery bed, leaving the mother to the child, and the child to the mother, and it turned out to be exactly what she said.
But at that time, no one thought about the woman's mouth. Just thought, it's a coincidence.
The neighbor's lady was extremely unhappy during childbirth, and when she saw the child, she was excited for a while, her qi and blood were blocked, and she died suddenly, which made medical sense. But half a year later, the same thing happened again.
The same woman, who had uttered the same thing in an argument, had the result that the person she had cursed had died in childbirth, leaving behind a child who was waiting to be fed and had not even seen his mother's face.
"This woman's mouth is so powerful, shouldn't others be afraid of her a lot."
"It's jealousy, so the jealous person does something."
"What's the matter?"
"The woman was privately tied, her tongue pulled out, and her mouth was sealed with needles and threads."
"What happened?"
"The government investigated for a long time, but could not find the person who kidnapped the woman, so the case became an unsolved case. As for the woman, though the thread from her mouth was removed, she could no longer curse because she had no tongue. ”
"Mrs. Fang Cai said, I was also cursed." Qiao Yun'er touched her face.
"It is true that the young lady has fallen under a curse, but this curse is a little different from the curse of the other."
"I'm still alive, am I?"
Xing Ruyi shook his head: "Miss's curse is a spell cast. If it is a technique, there is a way to solve it. ”
"How can I solve it?"
"Face-changing grass."
"Changing the face?" Qiao Yun'er's heart sank slightly.
"Starting from the changing grass, it should also stop with the changing grass."
"I understand what Madame means, but this face-changing grass is only available to the lady who sold goods for me that day. Now, where should I go to find it? ”
"I've got a way."
"Madame, speak quickly."
"The young lady still has the things of the past, such as the ointment made from the face-changing herb."
"Ointment?" Qiao Yun'er glanced at the maid standing next to her: "Do you still have the ointment I used to apply my face back then?" ”
"If you go back to Miss, you can keep it, but after so many years, I'm afraid it won't be used."
"It's okay, you go find the ointment first."
"According to Madame's words, find out the ointment first."
"Yes!" The maid said, turned and went out.
I didn't have to wait long. Soon, the maid ran in with a small brocade box.
"This is the ointment left over from the young lady's face back then." The maid sent the brocade box in her hand to Xing Ruyi: "After the young lady's face is healed, she will give this ointment to the slave maid." The slave and maid felt precious, so they were reluctant to use it and kept it all the time. Later, many things happened in the Zhuangzi one after another, and the ointment was never touched again. Madame, look at it, can it still be used? ”
Xing Ruyi nodded and took the brocade box. When you open it, you can smell a special aroma of herbs. The ointment is black-green in color and looks a bit like the kind of mung bean mask used in later generations.
Xing Ruyi dipped some of it with his hand, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, then turned around and handed it to the fox.
"It's a familiar smell, like I've smelled it somewhere."
The fox took the ointment and sniffed it, "Remember the guy we met halfway?" ”
"You mean ......"
"That's right, she also smells of this ointment, or the smell of rebellious grass."
"Master Qiao Zhuang said that the face-changing grass is only available to the merchant lady...... Could it be that that person has something to do with the missing merchant? Xing Ruyi stared at the ointment in the fox's hand: "Perhaps, it is really him who is back." But the strange thing was why he didn't come directly to Master Qiao, but to find those who had little to do with the Qiao family. ”
"What are you talking about?" Qiao Yun'er was confused when she heard it, and couldn't help asking.
"Nothing, just thought of something related to this transfiguration grass. Can we take this ointment back first? ”
"It's of little use to keep it with me, and if it's useful, Madame, you can take it back with you. It's just, my face ......"
"Since I have promised Miss, I will definitely think of a diagnosis and treatment for Miss."
"Thank you, ma'am!" Qiao Yun'er rarely lowered her posture, and blessed the punishment Ruyi: "Yun'er apologizes to Mrs. for the inappropriate words before." ”
"It doesn't matter, if I were you, if I had experienced all these things you went through, I might not have the good temper you have now."
"Madame said this, but Yun'er was embarrassed."
Qiao Yun'er was blessed again, and when she got up again, her resistance to Xingruyi had changed from the initial resistance to a good feeling.
After nightfall, there was a sudden wind on Qiaojiazhuang. The wind rattled the trees and windows in the yard.
In the main room, Qiao Zhuang sat on the bed, looking at a red hairpin in his hand and was stunned. For some reason, he missed his deceased wife tonight. The memories that come to mind over and over again are those happy and beautiful days at the beginning.
Mrs. Qiao is from everyone's background, although she is a concubine, she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knows how to read and reason, and never makes a small character in front of him. Because he offended some people, he had to leave the homeland where he was born and raised, and dragged his family to this place. The road of migration is easy to say, but the hardships involved will not be understood if you have not experienced it yourself.
But his wife, not only did not complain, did not complain, but helped him to do it properly. He thought about treating his wife well, thinking about the two of them growing old, thinking about cherishing her for the rest of his life, and never letting her suffer a little grievance. As a result, it was he who killed her with his own hands.
Master Qiao closed his eyes, and a woman appeared in front of him. She hung on a high branch, her body moving with the wind, like a lantern hanging under the porch, without a trace of life. The wind blew her hair and covered her face. He leaned closer, trying to see clearly, but saw a pair of scarlet eyes. Those eyes were staring at him like that, staring at him with a void in his heart and a hairy heart.
"Husband...... Madam! He muttered softly, tears streaming down the corners of his eyes: "You know, you should know, I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to kill you." I was just angry with you, and I lost my mind for a while when I was angry with you. You shouldn't say those things, you shouldn't say those things to me for an irrelevant outsider. You are my wife, my wife, my wife who has been hired by three media and six to marry into the door, you and I should be husband and wife, but you are talking to outsiders. ”
Outside the door, a white silk came with the wind.
The door of the main house was blown open by the wind, and Bai Aya slipped through the gap and floated to the owner of Qiao Zhuang.
Master Qiao opened his eyes, looked at the white silk, and asked softly: "It's you!" It's you're back! ”
Steward Qiao took advantage of the reason for the inquiry and squeezed into the next room.
The lower room, low and crowded, was filled with all kinds of unpleasant smells. Normally, he would have felt sick to his stomach when he only stood at the door for a while. But at this time, he felt that it was best to stay here. The noisy sounds, the messy bedding, and even the shoes and socks that emitted all kinds of smells made him feel at ease.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, but he didn't seem to hear it, and even the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile.
Xing Ruyi and the fox stood side by side at the window, and their two eyebrows were almost twisted together: "Tonight, this Qiaojiazhuang, I'm afraid it's not too peaceful." ”
"Do you want to care?"
"Tube? How to manage. It is a matter of course to repay debts and kill people to pay for their lives. Xing Ruyi looked in the direction of the main house: "The only thing I can manage in this Qiao family is Qiao Yun'er." No matter how hateful her father did back then, it had nothing to do with her. Besides, her mother still died because of this incident. I think she's quite pathetic. ”
"It seems that what Steward Qiao said was heard by you in your heart."
"Even if there is no Joe in charge, I will take care of it." Xing Ruyi blinked his eyes: "Don't you think that face-changing grass is quite magical?" If you put it in my rouge shop, it will definitely give birth to a new star product. ”
"You want to change your face?"
"Good things, anyone who sees them will be excited. Your lady and I, to put it bluntly, are still laymen. Since you are a layman, you will have some thoughts of a layman. Well, that's normal. Xing Ruyi said and stabbed the fox: "Tell me honestly, do you already know where the face-changing grass is?" ”
"Don't you know?" The fox nodded Xing Ruyi's nose, "You didn't ask Qiao Yun'er for the ointment for no reason, right?" ”
"Old fox, I really can't hide anything from you."
"It's not that you can't hide it, but you showed all the ideas you had in your eyes." The fox pointed to Xing Ruyi's eyes: "You have already guessed that the face-changing grass grows near Qiaojiazhuang." It is extremely normal for a merchant to sell goods. But in the description of the owner of Qiao, when the merchant and his wife came, they did not carry fresh herbs. When the owner of the village asked the merchant lady to treat Qiao Yun'er, the other party delayed for some time, but did not leave. So, the transfiguration grass must have grown somewhere nearby. ”
"Not necessarily." Xing Ruyi looked back at the fox: "You forgot, the merchant is very likely to be a fox who only has the Tao." Even if it is only two or three hundred years of Taoism, it is possible to travel thousands of miles away overnight to get medicine. ”
"That's why you're borrowing my nose."
"The nose of a thousand-year-old fox must be better than that of a mortal like me. Besides, I know what you're capable of, and if I smell that rebellious grass for you, you can find it. ”
"I'm a nine-tailed fox, not a dog." The fox frowned.
"Your fox nose is better than that of a police dog." Xing Ruyi grinned and leaned towards the fox: "Okay, okay, I was wrong, I shouldn't use your nose to help me find something." Actually, I'm not just concerned about the facelift, but also about the missing. I always feel that there is a bigger thing hidden behind this. ”