Chapter 4 The Third Aunt
"Wake up, wake up!" As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw my mother sitting beside me with tears in her eyes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info saw that I woke up, and the worry on my face dissipated a lot. But I felt that I had no strength in my body, I had difficulty breathing, and I wanted to speak, but I found that my throat could not make a sound. I really felt that my soul was pulling away little by little.
I struggled to look at my mother, who had a complicated expression. There are worries, there are joys, and more is the confusion and helplessness of my condition. I looked at my mother, and from time to time I looked away, and secretly tried to suppress the tears that I couldn't contain. Seeing this situation, I also thought that if I really died, my only regret was that I was sorry for my father and mother, and it was hard to imagine how they could bear the pain of losing their son.
After a while, I lay on the kang, still unable to make a sound, but slowly I felt that my condition seemed to improve, and I vaguely felt that my strength was recovering little by little. Looking at my anxious parents beside me, I sat up with all my strength and reassured them by gesturing to them that I would be fine. However, suddenly there was an indescribable strange sensation in my consciousness, and then I saw my body float like a feather. I struggled in panic, but no one noticed my condition, my parents were still staring at the bed I had just laid, and I couldn't help but look back and be startled, my body was clearly still lying there, but it was as if I had fallen into a deep sleep, my eyes closed. I shouted to my mother, but she ignored her. I finally realized that the improvement just now was just a moment of reflection.
Sangu is a famous witch doctor in our place. We called out the horse disciples there. The disciple of the horse is the apprentice selected by the horse immortal, and he must go through the many tests of the horse immortal, and through the test, the disciple can perceive the suffering of the world, have the will to help sentient beings, and follow the immortal family to cure the disease and save people.
The prestige of the third aunt is known to everyone in our place. It is said that when Xiaolong was three years old, he had a strange illness and a high fever that did not go away, and he saw all the doctors in the neighboring village, but he still did not get better. Xiaolong's mother was anxious to go to the house. This is, the old man in the village said that the child's situation may have fallen into some evil spirit, so he went to invite the third aunt to take a look. Xiaolong's father was a soldier and joined the party in the army, but he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but Xiaolong's condition was getting worse and worse, and he went to the doctor when he was in a hurry, so it didn't hurt to give it a try. Xiaolong's father invited the third aunt over. As soon as the third aunt came, she lit incense, knelt three times and bowed to the incense burner, and then she didn't know what she was muttering, as if she was talking to someone, but the content was not audible.
After the ceremony, the third aunt said, "On the first night of the first month of this month, did you take your children and pass through the stone bridge in the west of the village?" Xiaolong's father thought about it for a while, and hurriedly said yes. The third aunt said, remember, don't take the child out at night when he is too young. The third aunt saw that Xiaolong's father was in a fog, and then said that the child was too young. This time I crossed the bridge, and I happened to catch up with a fox fairy to accept a pair of boys and girls as her attendants, your little dragon happened to be chosen, if you don't crack it in time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect your longevity. You should do this......
The next day, Xiaolong's father asked a famous chemiser in the village to tie a paper figure, and wrote Xiaolong's name and birth date on the paper figure, and then tied the head of the paper figure to Xiaolong's three hairs, and waited until the sun set, Xiaolong's father took the paper man and some paper money, and walked towards the crossroads in the southeast corner of his house. Acted according to the instructions of the third aunt. "On the road, no matter who you see or who greets you, don't pay attention to him or look back." Xiaolong's father always remembered every word of the third aunt's instructions, and he didn't dare to make a little mistake.
The nearest intersection to Xiaolong's house was about two miles away, and it was necessary to pass through a bud field along the way. It was September, and it was the time when the bud was one person tall. Xiaolong's father hugged the paper figure tightly, as if he was holding Xiaolong's life, and he didn't dare to relax.
In the 80s of the last century, there is now a variety of nightlife. Now we're going to twist Yangge at night and do a square dance or something. At that time, there was not even a TV in the village, and the big guys usually went to bed as soon as it was dark. They rarely go out at night. However, today is indeed strange. Everyone in the village stood on the side of the road in twos and threes, and the little dragon father passed by and greeted him warmly. Xiaolong's father lowered his head and walked forward hard, without replying to anyone, and did not dare to violate the taboo that Sangu said. The wind rustled corn leaves, adding even more horror to an already mysterious night. Suddenly, the bud on the side of the road in front of him shook violently, as if something was approaching the little dragon father little by little from inside. Hearing a "whoosh" in front of him, a black shadow pounced on him, frightening the little dragon father to dodge, and the black shadow wiped his clothes and wore them. He instinctively wanted to look back and see what this dark shadow was. However, he suddenly remembered the words of the third aunt, "Don't look back", so he didn't dare to look back at all, and sped up his steps forward.
But he could only walk forward, but he hadn't taken a few steps when he noticed a person standing in front of him. This figure is too familiar to him, and the person standing there is clearly Xiaolong. How did the little dragon end up here? Xiaolong has been sick for a long time and has never gone to the ground, and when he came out, Xiaolong was still lying on the kang, even if Xiaolong was a healthy adult, it was impossible to run in front of him. At this time, he remembered the words of the third aunt again, don't talk to anyone. So Xiaolong's father didn't look away, and ran towards the intersection quickly, only to hear the wind whirring in his ears, and the shouts of "Daddy, Daddy......" were heard all the time. Xiaolong's father finally ran to the crossroads, according to Sangu's method, put down the paper man at the crossroads, and used the paper money to shake the paper man left three times, and then right three times, and set the paper man and the paper money on fire together. Finally, turn your back, dust your pants with your hands, and walk home with your head down.
It didn't take long for Xiaolong's illness to be cured.