Chapter 1: The Crow's Funeral
20 years ago, a heavy snowfall wrapped the Minshan Mountains in Sichuan.
That year, my parents had just gotten married, and the people in the village said that marrying a daughter-in-law on a snowy day would definitely be a bumper harvest year in the future, and giving birth to a child would be fat and full of blessings.
But the truth is the opposite.
As soon as I was born, my mother died because of my difficult childbirth, and I only had one breath left, and I finally hung it back, but I was always weak and sickly. The big black dog next door also barks at me day and night, and is always sick inexplicably, and I can't see it well when I go to the hospital.
My dad was in a hurry at that time, and he asked for medical advice everywhere, and tried all kinds of earthworks for me, but they didn't work.
The most serious one was when he was dragged out of the house by the big black dog next door and almost bitten to death.
Because of this, my dad also slaughtered the big black dog of the neighbor next door, and the two of them had a fight because of it. During my father's days, in order to cure my illness, he asked around like a madman, and sometimes a big man secretly wiped his tears.
Later, someone told my dad that the big black dog is generally used to drive away evil spirits, and your child provokes the hatred of the big black dog so much, could it be that your child is entangled in something dirty, and the man persuaded my dad to go to the Qinkou River to find Yang Duangong and ask for a way.
My dad was also desperate, so he took me to find Yang Duangong.
When Yang Duan is fair, he will make a living by fishing in the Qinkou River, and if someone invites him, he will help to see some unusual things from the evil sect.
Yang Duangong looks like he is fifty years old, but he looks sixty or seventy years old from the wind and sun all year round.
The first time I met Yang Duangong was when I was seven years old, Yang Duangong took the first look and said, "Brother, I can save your doll's life, but you have to promise me one condition?" ”
When my father heard this, he was very excited, and quickly asked Yang Duangong, "What conditions?" ”
Yang Duan said in a leisurely manner: "There are five disadvantages and three shortcomings in our business, and my condition is that after I save your son, he will worship me as a godfather." When I get old, I will be given a pension for the rest of my life. Do you agree? ”
My dad didn't hesitate and said yes in one bite.
Yang Duangong continued: "Since you agreed, then I will help you is equivalent to helping myself, saving your son is also a famous teacher, I saved this person!" ”
After speaking, Yang Duangong did not delay, stretched out his hand and touched my face, and then pinched his fingers and said: Born in heavy snow, bad luck is riddled with bad luck, there are many storms in the eyebrows, this life is full of bad luck, and the enemy hides around. After Yang Duangong read this sentence, my dad listened to it and didn't understand it.
My dad asked Yang Duangong: "Duangong, what does this mean?" ”
Yang Duangong told my father: "It means that this baby's life is ill-fated." ”
At that time, my dad had basically used all the methods, and now when he heard that I was still alive, he suddenly hugged me, and with a "poof", he knelt in front of Duan Gong and said some words of gratitude.
Yang Duangong hurriedly helped my dad up, and said lightly: "I'm afraid that the baby's soul is about to reach the ghost gate, you take him to my house first." ”
My dad followed what Yang Duangong said, hugged me and put me on the bed.
Then Yang Duangong said to my father: "You go back first, and I'll handle the matter here." ”
Although my dad was reluctant to let me be here alone, he gritted his teeth and left. When he left, he also said to me: "Huai'er, don't be afraid of anything, listen to your godfather for anything." ”
I was young at the time, and I was panicked when I saw my dad go and faced such a black-faced man alone.
Yang Duangong walked over and closed the door.
The house was still a little dark, and Yang Duangong said to me: "Baby, don't be afraid of anything you see later, you know?" ”
I blinked and didn't dare to speak. This is the default.
Yang Duangong turned around, I don't know where to come, invited three sticks of incense, three sticks of incense, just inserted under my bed, he lit the three sticks of incense, a burst of green smoke rose, I was weak at the time, I couldn't sit up, just watched Yang Duangong do all this.
Yang Duangong made a strange gesture with both hands, and then said something in his mouth, his lips opened and closed so fast that I didn't hear what he was saying clearly.
It's just that in the next second, I suddenly saw two black shadows around him, and I saw the appearance of the black shadows, two people with long tongues, still holding iron chains in their hands, one wearing white clothes and a white hat, and the other wearing black clothes and a black hat.
The two of them looked fierce, and my frightened body trembled.
I almost screamed, and I also saw what Yang Duangong and those two people were saying, and the more they talked, the more excited Yang Duangong became, but the two black shadows were still indifferent, and one of the black shadows also threw the iron chain towards me, but was caught by Yang Duangong. Yang Duangong's face was embarrassed and said, "The baby is still young, you can let him go." ”
At that time, I also saw Yang Duangong's hand holding the black iron chain steaming black, and his expression was distorted, and then I saw Yang Duangong grab a handful of things from his body and stuff it into a black shadow, and after the black shadow took it, he took back the iron chain, and said a few words in a muffled manner, and suddenly disappeared into the room.
At that time, there was a black wind in the house.
Yang Duangong waited for the two black shadows to leave, suddenly coughed violently, spit out a mouthful of black blood, I saw Yang Duangong vomit black blood, almost scared to cry, Yang Duangong reached out and gently stroked my head, and said to me: "Don't be afraid, it's fine." ”
I blinked and didn't speak.
Yang Duangong also said to me: "What happened tonight, don't talk to anyone, including your father, you wait for me, I'll go and make a bowl of soup." ”
Yang Duangong spoke, and walked out, I looked at Yang Duangong's back, at that time, I felt that he was shaking when he walked, as if he was about to fall to the ground at any time, and after about half an hour, Yang Duangong came over with a bowl of medicine, but the bowl of medicine was not like ordinary medicine, because of the black gas emitted from the bowl.
It looks very weird black gas.
Yang Duangong asked me to help me up and said to me, "Baby, drink." ”
Yang Duangong saw that I hesitated, laughed, so he took a sip of it himself, and then handed it to me, I saw that Yang Duangong drank it, so I drank it.
"When you're done, get some sleep."
I hummed and said okay.
It's strange to say, it was also after drinking the medicinal soup that night, that night, I slept very peacefully, from birth to the present, I slept the most peacefully, and when I woke up the next day, Yang Duangong looked at me and said, "Hungry, right?" There's my freshly cooked noodles on the table, so you can eat a bowl. ”
"I'm going home." I replied.
Yang Duangong smiled and said, "Baby, don't worry, I'm going home after eating." ”
Yang Duangong smiled very kindly, and I was really hungry, so I sat down to eat noodles, I don't know if Yang Duangong's noodles are delicious, or I am very hungry, anyway, I ate it all in one breath, after eating, I feel that I have more strength than before, when I just put down the chopsticks, my dad ran in from outside, saw me eat such a big bowl of noodles, his face showed a look of surprise, and said: "Huai'er, you can eat!" ”
When I saw my dad, and the fright I received last night, I ran towards my dad, and I hugged him.
My dad was so happy that he couldn't say, "I still have the strength to run away, Duangong, is my son already well?" ”
Yang Duangong smiled, just about to speak, at this time, there was a bird call outside, the sound of bird calling, hoarse and ugly, we looked out at the same time, and saw a black crow parked at the door of Yang Duangong's house, Yang Duangong's original smile immediately retracted, and muttered, The crow is mourning?
My dad was so immersed in joy that he didn't hear clearly, so he asked, "Duangong, what do you say?" ”
Yang Duangong shook his head and said, not saying anything.
My dad smiled and took out a red envelope from his pocket, I saw that the red envelope was quite thick, he handed the money to Yang Duangong, but Yang Duangong waved his hand and refused and said, "Brother, you doll, can you stay with me for a few more days?" I'll take a look at it again. ”
My dad smiled and asked, "Duangong, is my son not well?" ”
Yang Duangong shook his head and said, "No, the main thing is to leave your baby, I'm looking, just in case." ”
My dad thought about it carefully and felt that what Yang Duangong said made sense.
My dad turned to me and said, "Huai'er, then you should follow your godfather these days, and you must not be naughty." ”
I answered, and my dad finally stuffed the red envelope to Yang Duangong, saying that it was the living expenses to stay here.
Yang Duangong couldn't refuse, so he accepted it.
After seeing my dad leave, I asked Yang Duangong a question, and after I finished asking, Yang Duangong looked at me in surprise for a few seconds and said, "You know?" ”