Chapter 40: The New Master
I could feel Mommy's trembling hand resting on my back, and the whimper in my throat was even more pronounced.
I was puzzled, but before I could speak, I heard my mother tremble and say, "This is not engraved by your parents, but ...... It's your grandmother! ”
"My grandma? You...... How do you know? ”
This moment it was my turn to wonder.
"Because...... Because I'm your grandmother! This birthday...... That's what I carved ......."
This sound is like a thunderbolt! I shuddered, and my mind instantly became a mess.
When I looked back, my mother was crying.
"Are you my grandmother? My grandma? I repeated it twice, and I couldn't accept it for a while.
"I ...... I'm your grandma! ”
At this time, the person who was hunched in front of me was no longer the lord of a village, no longer a respected and feared mother, but an ordinary old lady who was old and weak.
"What are you doing...... Why could it be my grandma! What the hell is going on! ”
My brain was filled with panic and disbelief, and I didn't know how to ask.
"Xiao Zhen! This is creation! Everything is arranged by the Moon Goddess. ”
With that, Mom (as I should call Grandma) pulled me into the huge black chair.
She placed the two patterns on her lap and stroked them gently with her hands, as if the patterns were hiding a piece of the past.
"Your mother is a clever woman! It's a pity ......"
I'm getting big this day, and I'm just patiently wanting to know why my mom is my grandma, but who knows that when I open my mouth, I will pull it on my mom. I don't have any idea about my mom.
"My mother? She ...... "I asked in a whisper.
"This pattern was embroidered by your mother, who was only twenty years old at the time, and was about to become my successor! What a pity! ”
Mu Ma's voice gradually calmed down, and her thoughts shuttled like sharp arrows to more than ten years ago, in the late autumn and early winter.
That year, according to the custom of the village, it was necessary to recruit a "door-in-law", but coincidentally, two were selected at once.
These are two educated youths who came to Ningxia from a big city, with a polite literary quality and a full stomach.
According to the centuries-old custom, the two lads were to "sow seeds" in thirty young girls in two months.
One of the young men was very cooperative, working tirelessly every night to fight with the girl sent by his mother; The other is a temper tantrum and says, "No emotion, no sex!" ”
Coincidentally, there was a girl in the village at that time who also had the courage to break the village rules and did not meet the young man as required, but in fact, this is nothing, after all, in every generation, there are a few who have never had children for life.
This girl is Mom's daughter, Zhuoya.
But what is even more coincidental is that the two of them fell in love with each other, and they also performed the gift of Zhou Gong on a stormy night, and Zhuoya was pregnant.
A month later, when my mother found out about this, she was furious, but she was still open to her because she was her daughter, and she decided to execute the young man with the cruel means of "ten thousand corrupt hearts".
The so-called "Ten Thousand Gu Rotten Hearts" can be regarded as one of the most cruel punishments in the village, which is to smear people with a special liquid and then pour some red-headed centipedes.
These centipedes are very good at burrowing, and when they smell the liquid, they will burrow into it for their lives......
Imagine what you'll see!
Countless red-headed centipedes burrow into the skin from a person's head, face, back, stomach, and limbs, and that person must die in pain, and life is better than death.
Eventually, all the red-headed centipedes burrow into the human body, and there will be many small holes in the skin that will bleed outward.
The centipede rampaged through the man's body until the man died of pain and fear.
According to the rules of the Jade Girl Village, when there are pregnant women in the village, they cannot kill anyone, so they have been holding the young man and waiting for the pregnant women to give birth.
Another young man, who had been severely overdrawn after two months of "hard work", died after a period of illness.
In fact, this is also the rule of the village, that is, no matter whether the "son-in-law" can complete the task or not, he will eventually die.
Eight months later, more than 30 pregnant women in the village came with the good news one after another, all of them were female babies, which was originally expected.
After Zhuoya gave birth, the whole village was dumbfounded! Because she actually gave birth to a boy.
You must know that the Jade Girl Village has not given birth to a male baby for hundreds of years!
The reason is that they all grew up in the village, drank the same water and ate the same food, why did Zhuoya give birth to a boy? In the end, the reason for the analysis was on the young man.
They judged that this young man was not an ordinary person, at least there was something special in his body.
This child's birthday is also special, it turned out to be the seventh day of the seventh month, in the Miao people, the seventh day of the seventh month of July is a sacred day, and the people born on this day will not be ordinary people.
For a while, Mom didn't know how to deal with this matter.
According to the ancient rules, it is time to prepare for "ten thousand rotten hearts", but at least half of the people stood up against it, and their reason was that many outdated village rules should be changed, and almost everyone liked this boy......
As the boy's grandmother, the mother at that time was also in a dilemma, but the identity is here, and she can't take the lead in violating the village rules, right?
Who knew that at this time, Zhuo Ya couldn't bear it, and secretly released the young man in a dark night where he couldn't see his fingers, and the two secretly left the ancient village with the child in their arms.
This is a disaster!
Mother sent someone to catch them, and released thousands of Gu worms with an extremely sensitive sense of smell as "guides".
Two weeks later, only half of those who were sent out returned, and needless to say, those who did not come had already hung up.
You must know that Zhuoya, as the successor of her mother, naturally has mastered many Gu methods, and in the face of the life and death of her own man and child, anyone will break the cauldron.
The rest of the matter, no one knew, and two weeks later, someone sent again brought the news: Zhuoya and the man died in an ancient temple thousands of miles away, and the boy was missing......
After this incident, the whole village learned from the pain, said goodbye to the mother, and reflected deeply.
Only then did a lot of bloody old village rules change.
Mom has always been thinking about that boy, but she is far away, even if she has the ability, she can't do anything.
……
After listening to these stories, I sighed deeply.
"You...... Is it really my grandma? ”
I looked at my mom wrapped in a black cloth and asked in a low voice.
"O child! For more than ten years, I've been thinking about you! ”
……
Immediately, the two hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Think about how many people I, Chen Xiaozhen, have been snubbed by over the years, and today I finally have my own relatives! This kind of happiness is something that the average human body does not experience.
Our emotions gradually calmed down, but who knew that at this time, the sound of a girl's drawer came from outside the door.
"Xiaobi! What are you crying about? ”
Grandma shouted loudly, and suddenly returned to the high-ranking mother.
"Mom! I...... I...... It's nothing. ”
Xiaobi replied tremblingly.
"Hurry up and inform everyone, at a quarter past seven, assemble in the hall!"
"Yes!"
After Xiaobi left, my grandmother gently stroked my face, her eyes full of tears.
"Xiao Zhen! Grandma is getting older, and she feels more and more powerless, I want you to inherit the lord of this village! ”
I was stunned for a moment and thought: The lord of a village is not equivalent to a village branch secretary! Maybe the power of this village owner is much greater, but it is nothing more than the "soil emperor" in this isolated place! What's so good about that!
So he refused again and again.
"Grandma! You're all women here, I'm ...... I'm not suitable! Besides, your body is so strong, and you ...... And ......"
At the end of the day, I was too embarrassed to say it.
"And what?" Grandma continued to ask.
"I'm naturally afraid of these bugs, let alone putting them on my body, even if I look at them, I feel itchy all over my body......"
Grandma smiled, gently stroked my head, and said, "This Gu worm is the treasure of our Miao Village!" Just like your own children, they are more loyal and obedient than others, and you will gradually like them. ”
I was about to continue refusing, but my grandmother reached out to stop me, and at the same time her other hand shook quickly in front of me.
I just felt a slip in my mouth, something soft and thin into my mouth, and before I could react, I felt an itch in my throat again, and the thing slipped directly into my stomach.
I quickly bent down and tried to spit it out.
Grandma helped me up and said with a smile: "Silly boy! Do you know what I put in your mouth? ”
I retched and replied, "Grandma, this is a joke on me!" It feels like a living thing! ”
"Of course it's a living thing, this is a spirit snake!"
As soon as I heard the word "snake", my whole body softened, and I panicked, and I said: It's over! When the snake is in the stomach, even if it is not poisonous, it can toss me to death!
Grandma laughed dryly and helped me to the black chair.
"This spirit snake is the treasure of our Miao Village! With him, don't talk about ordinary little bugs, even the most ferocious beasts will have to listen to you!"
Grandma whispered into my ear.
"Such a!"
As soon as I heard my grandmother's words, I couldn't help but exclaim.
"What? What is Cattle ...... Cattle fork? Grandma asked inexplicably.
"Oh! It's very powerful......"
"Grandma, will this spirit snake ...... in my stomach" I wanted to ask if it would bite me.
Grandma smiled and replied: "Since it is a spirit snake, it has naturally become one with you, unless it is a special time, it will only be quietly hidden in your body, and you won't even feel its existence." ”
"Alright! When the time comes, I'll take you to the hall! ”
Saying that, Grandma got up and walked out first, and I followed closely.
The so-called hall is actually a restaurant, but in addition to eating, it also serves as a meeting place.
When we arrived, the hall was already full, and when we saw my grandmother, everyone stood up respectfully.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Today, before breakfast, I would like to announce one thing to you," Grandma pulled me to her and continued, "Xiao Zhen is actually my long-lost grandson! From now on, he will be your new owner! ”
After finishing the grandmother, her arms were raised, and everyone knelt down.