"Oh, isn't that the kind of son-in-law who has no status?" Zhang Qi pursed her lips.

"There are more such sons-in-law in Jiangsu and Zhejiang." I smiled slightly, "But now that there are more only children, it doesn't matter if you don't come to the door or not." ”

"Far from it. Let me go on! Min Yu waved his hand and continued, "There is a girl in the Mao family, who is the same age as me, but no one in the village has seen her until she is seven or eight years old. People in the village had inquired about it, saying that the girl had been seriously ill when she was a child, so she couldn't see anyone. At first, it was nothing, but when she passed the age of studying, the teachers in the village repeatedly came to the door to mobilize, and her parents just refused to let her come out to meet people, which aroused everyone's suspicion. Even if you're paralyzed, you don't have to hide from anyone! So everyone guessed that she might be mentally retarded. After coming and going, she is thirteen or fourteen years old, and she is still raised in the depths of the boudoir. When she was fifteen years old, a thief came to her house in the middle of the night to steal something, and somehow broke into her house, and then she went mad, and everyone said that she had seen the devil and wanted to arrest him and skin him. Then, all the farms in the village were suddenly hit by a plague, and thousands of animals such as chickens, ducks, and pigs died overnight. Then, the village's orchard was hit by pests and diseases that it had never seen before, and a large number of fruit trees died. Although the people in the village were scared, they didn't think about her. ”

"Originally, this is a natural disaster, how can you have anything to do with her?" Zhang Qihao's uneven nature has been done again, "People are ugly and can't match the plague, pests and diseases!" ”

"Hey, which side are you on?" Gao Yanlan gave her a fierce look.

"Well, I'm just talking about things! Zhang Qi said unconvinced.

"Don't fight. Listen to Min Yu continue. I was anxious to find out what was going on below, so I hurriedly persuaded these two "enemies".

"Then one day, her mother came to my house in a panic and said that there was a lot of food in the house, but she was gone, and begged us to help find it. Her grandfather and grandmother died the year she was born, leaving only three people in the family, and the farm was subcontracted to someone else. We followed her mother to find out why she was alarmed by the extra amount of food in the house. It turned out that all the parts of their house were littered with all kinds of grains: rice, corn kernels, soybeans, ears of wheat...... Such a bizarre situation. Anyone who sees it will be scared. I searched all the corners, but I couldn't find her. At dusk, the farm helper came running and said that her father had fallen headlong on the way home and died.

Immediately afterward, a fire broke out in an adjacent house. The fire was so fierce that the flames in the sky instantly submerged this home. It was too late to save, and the house was all burned down. All six members of the family died in the house! The whole village was frightened, and the eldest grandmother of the Huang family said that there was a murderous star in the village, which would bring more deaths to the village! Everyone invariably thought of her, a person who had lived in the village for fifteen years, but never wanted to show her face! ”

"What did her mother do with the extra food?" Ge Hong suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

"Grain? Oh, because her father died. Her mother had no intention of taking care of it, so she left them in place. Min Yu replied casually.

"Did they have more food than they did?" Ge Hong continued to ask.

"This ...... I don't know. Min Yu asked puzzled. What does food have to do with this? ”

"It's hard to say yet. Go on! Ge Hong thought thoughtfully.

"Hmm. The next three days. The village organized many people to look for her. But couldn't find it. Poultry and livestock on farms are dying in large numbers. The fruit trees in the orchard are still dying. Even more terrifying. People in the village are dying every day. No sickness, no pain. It's not old and dead. Just eating, working, or sleeping. fell headlong and died. Three days later. Her father went up to the mountain. It's all a village. Many people also went to see off the last ride. She...... There it is! ”

Min Yu said this. The bell rang at the end of the lunch break.

We had to go to class separately first. Class 2 is an art education class. We're doing handicraft classes.

The teacher gave the homework and walked away.

Zhang Qi looked around, leaned next to me, and called Ge Hong: "Hey, what's going on with that grain you just said?" ”

Gao Yanlan turned around when she heard this: "I thought about it for a long time and I didn't understand. Is there any mystery to this extra grain? ”

"I'm not sure. Shen Jun, do you know the five gods? Ge Hong looked at me.

"Hmm. You're trying to say. She borrowed a yin debt? I pondered and asked.

"What five-way god? Repay the debt? Borrowing money from the king of Yama? Zhang Qi thought it was funny, "Is the borrowed land RMB or the paper money?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Gao Yanlan scolded her.

I frowned: "The Wutong Temple on the mountain above has been demolished by the then governor Tang Bin as early as the Kangxi period. The custom of borrowing yin debts has also been extinct for a long time. ”

"However, when there is an abundance of food for no reason, and the family suddenly suffers a disaster, this unpredictable and capricious style is very similar to the legendary Wutong God!" Ge Hong said.

"Hey, hey! Which of you will explain what the five gods are? What is borrowing a debt? Zhang Qi shouted.

"Be quiet!" Ge Hong hurriedly covered her mouth, "Do you want to be caught by the teacher and clean the piano room?" ”

"The god of Wutong is a god similar to the god of wealth. It is said that as long as there is the patronage of the five gods, the family will have endless food. Granaries and bottles and cans are always full. But no one can describe the specific image of the five gods. It is only said that the snakes that appear in the house or other animals that rarely appear in the house are the incarnations of the five gods. I explained in a low voice.

"There used to be a Wuxian temple on the hill above Suzhou. Legend has it that August 17 is the birthday of the five gods. Around this day, many people come from all over the world to borrow debts. It is said that as long as you borrow yin debts from Master Wuxian, you can expect prosperity and prosperity. Suzhou people attached the "five manifests" to the "five gods", and the "five gods" were equated with the god of wealth, so there was a custom of borrowing yin debts. After borrowing the yin debt, on the first day of the first month of each month, the first and a half months of the month, you have to burn incense and turn paper at home, and on August 17 every year, you must also go to the upper mountain to burn incense and relieve money and grain, so as to repay the principal and interest. When I die, my descendants must continue to "pay off", so we Suzhou people have a saying that the yin debt of the mountain above cannot be paid off. Ge Hong added.

"Oh, isn't that a custom! What's all the fuss about? Zhang Qi said curtly.

"Well, I remembered it too!" Gao Yanlan's face changed slightly, "Wutong God, also known as Wulang God, is a demon who runs rampant in the countryside and lewd people's wives and daughters. The origin is very complicated, a legend refers to the ghost of Liuzhou during the Tang Dynasty; A legend is that after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, one day he dreamed that the fallen soldiers came to beg for mercy covered in blood, and after Zhu Yuanzhang woke up, he approved five undead as one. There is also a legend that during the Yuan Ming Dynasty, he harassed Jiangnan and burned and killed the Japanese who committed adultery. In short, the gods of the five links are a group of wild ghosts who do evil. People sacrificed them to avoid trouble and get good fortune, so they were sacrificed to the god of wealth. "Huh? So are these five gods gods gods or ghosts? Zhang Qi asked with his head tilted in confusion.

"I don't know." I shook my head, "Although the Wutong God was widely believed by the people in this area of Jiangnan in the past, it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. Whether it is a god or a ghost, it is impossible to determine! ”

We all felt a little heavy.

"Ahem! According to Min Yu, and based on Hu Xia's description, I deduce that the ghost-faced girl should be an old, rat, and fine! Zhang Qi cleared his throat and said seriously.

"Hah! Why don't you say she's a vixen? Spider Spirit? Gao Yanlan glanced at her.

In a flash of lightning, I seemed to think of something, but then I was haunted by another question and fell into deep thought.

Ge Hong wanted to continue, but the teacher returned. We hurriedly buried our heads, took scissors with scissors, handed glue with glue, and made a serious appearance.

At dinner, the old class informed us that we could go to the shower today because the college's big boiler was going to be overhauled next week.

We didn't take it too seriously. After eating, he dragged his clothes and came to the bathroom door with the basin.

Wow! Wow! What a spectacular procession! Zhang Qi shouted loudly.

We didn't roll our eyes at her this time, because she said what everyone was saying!

There are already n lines in front of the bathroom door, roundabout and roundabout, not only blocking the bathroom, but even the front of the water room is black and pressing. "Is this a bath? 6o years of rushing to buy food is probably nothing more than that! I muttered quietly.

"It's so crowded, I'm afraid it's our turn in the middle of the night!" Ge Hong smiled bitterly.

"Or, I'll go to the front and see if there are any fellows?" Zhang Qi craned his neck and looked out.

"As for it? Isn't it just a bath? Do you still have to go through the back door? Gao Yanlan was a little indignant.

Someone in front of us heard our complaints and looked back and smiled: "Freshman, right?" We have a lot of trouble taking a shower here, there are too many girls, and the water is too expensive, so the bathroom is only open once a week. Next week's boiler inspection, that is, for two weeks, the bathroom will only be open for one day today! Got it? ”

"What? Only open once a week? And what about the summer? Zhang Qi exclaimed.

"Hey, hey! Don't take a bath, just wipe your body! The senior sister in front replied lightly.

Our faces immediately turned pale, and we had to secretly slander the leaders of the academy.

Seeing that the team's movement was slower than that of a snail, we all thought: After taking a shower today, it is estimated that we will not have time to listen to Min Yu.

I felt a pain in my back, and I felt like someone had thrown a small rock.

I hurriedly turned around, we were already at the end of the line, so there was no one behind but a small clearing and a row of holly trees.

Who is bored to throw me?

A holly shook its trunk vigorously, and the leaves rattled.

If there is no wind, how can this tree shake automatically?

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