My grandparents and my father looked at each other, and no one knew what kind of medicine my mother was selling in the gourd.

Our village is on the edge of the ancient canal, and on both sides of the canal embankment, there are many towering trees and dense ancient burial mounds. Most of these tombs do not have monuments, but most of them are surnamed Zhu. According to the legend of the old people, when the canal was dredged in the Ming Dynasty, the graves on both sides were to be dug. At that time, people had no choice, so they changed their surnames to Zhu. Because the Ming emperor's surname was Zhu, and Zhu was the surname of the country, these cemeteries were preserved. Because of the age, it has already been a pile of tombs, and at night, the two banks of the canal are full of yin qi, and in the hundreds of years old tombs, there are often fox alchemy. So at night, almost no one dared to go up the embankment.

My mother didn't care about that, and after offering the gourd, she went to the riverbank every other day to see it, and every time she went in the middle of the night. My dad wanted to follow, but she didn't agree, she went by herself, and she didn't even take a flashlight.

After going back and forth, more than two months have passed, and my mother is still not pregnant.

At this time, my aunt became suspicious and whispered to my father, "Why did my sister-in-law go to the river embankment in the middle of the night?" She can't be someone, right? ”

My dad's eyes widened, "What nonsense are you talking about!" Is that your sister-in-law? ”

My aunt pursed her lips, "Nanbanzi, there are many eyes, who can say for sure?" You'd better keep a snack! ”

As she spoke, my mother came into the house and heard it all.

My mother smiled calmly and said, "Erling (aunt's nickname), tomorrow night, I still have to go to the river embankment, you can go with me!" ”

My aunt panicked, "Sister-in-law, I ...... I ......"

My mother lowered her voice, "There is an old fox across the river, who alchemy every day, let me take you to see it?" ”

My aunt grinned, gave my dad an embarrassed look, and turned to go out.

My dad comforted my mom, "Don't take it to heart, she's like that!" ”

My mom looked at my dad, "Don't disobey her, I'm going to that every other day, just to wait for a man." ”

My dad frowned, "What do you mean?" ”

My mother smiled, "The day is coming, and we will live separately for half a month." Half a month later, you'll understand! ”

If you were another man, you would definitely be suspicious. My dad loves my mom very much, and you can see from that.

Half a month later, that night, my mother cooked a table of dishes, and then packed them all in a lunch box. She told my dad to move a table to the old abandoned ferry by the canal, and then came back with twelve large bowls, five wine bowls, and one wine jug. My mother wrapped the big copper gourd in red cloth and followed my father to the edge of the canal.

At about eleven o'clock, my mother asked my dad to stand aside, and she took matters into her own hands, set up the banquet, and poured the wine. Then she pulled my dad to hide under a big tree more than ten meters away, she climbed the tree herself, and then pulled my dad up.

My dad wondered, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Shhhh......h In a moment they will come......"

"Who's coming?" My dad asked.

My mom smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when you're here." ”

My dad didn't say anything more, just waited with peace of mind.

The hour passed quickly, and there was no movement.

My dad yawned.

"You watch, I close my eyes and rest," my mother said, "and listen to the sound of water in the river, and a boat will come and whisper to me." ”

My dad was stunned, "What? Water? How many years has this canal been dry, and where does the water come from? Returning the ship? ”

"If you want to listen, you will listen", my mother said lightly.

My dad rubbed his eyes and stared intently into the canal, nothing.

After another hour or so, the temperature dropped and soon fogged up.

The fog was so great that visibility was less than two meters.

My dad pushed my mom, "Hey, it's foggy, don't sleep, you can't see anything." ”

"Come on, listen carefully," my mom said.

My dad had no choice but to rub his face vigorously, cheer up, and listen intently to the movement in the canal.

A few minutes later, a magical scene happened, and the surrounding fog quickly disappeared, all concentrating on the riverbed of the canal. My dad was taken aback, and the dry canal suddenly became like a heavenly river.

He couldn't help but push my mother again, "Hey, Xiaofeng, look! Look at the fog! ”

My mom was impatient, "It's rare and weird, what's so curious...... Listen, hear the sound of the water, and call me. ”

"Oh!" My dad still didn't believe there was a sound of water, "Okay, but ...... Hey, there is no water in the river, how can there be the sound of water! ”

Less than ten minutes after he said this, my dad was slapped in the face.

A breeze blew, and he suddenly opened his eyes, and pricked up his ears to listen for a while, and the sound of rippling water seemed faintly from the canal.

He hurriedly pushed my mother again, "Xiaofeng! Water...... The sound of water! ”

"Keep an eye on the old ferry, and talk when the boat comes," my mom said.

My dad would be skeptical, "Really...... Will a ship come? ”

"Do you still want a son?" My mom asked.

My dad stopped talking, staring intently at the old ferry, searching for the legendary ship.

The sound of the water is getting louder and closer, and my dad can hear it clearly, it is the sound of paddling, judging from the sound of the water, it should be a very large boat.

He was just about to tell my mother that in the canal in the distance, a huge and luxurious wooden boat slowly sailed out of the thick fog and landed firmly at the old ferry.

My dad was so shocked that he grabbed my mother's arm and pointed to the old ferry, unable to say a word.

When my mom opened her eyes, she suddenly felt refreshed, reached out and pressed my dad's mouth, signaling him not to speak.

My dad glared and nodded.

My mother, who was already very young and slender, settled my father, and then climbed to the higher trunk of the tree with agility, her eyes shining, and she stared excitedly at the wooden boat at the old ferry.

The boat stopped, and the lights were bright, and the fairy music was curling, but there was no figure in sight.

My mom excitedly clasped her hands and read it silently.

My dad looked up at my mom and just wanted to whisper a question, when he inadvertently glanced at the banquet, and at this glance, my dad trembled in fright, slipped straight down the tree, and fell to the ground with a thud.

My mother was shocked, "Yingshan! ”

Just then, someone from the boat came down.

My dad said he remembered very well that it was five people, five handsome young men dressed in ancient costumes.

They didn't seem to come out when they heard the sound of my dad falling to the ground, laughed with each other, got off the boat in turn, and walked towards the banquet.

"Yingshan! Don't make a sound! My mom told him in a tight voice.

"Uh-huh!" My dad nodded vigorously.

My mother was even more nervous, pinching her fingers and staring intently at the five young men, until they sat down at the banquet, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

My dad was already scared to pee his pants.

The clothes of the five young men are five colors, which are cyan, white, yellow, black, and red. They wore delicate crowns that looked like Tang Dynasty costumes. Once seated, they raised their glasses and drank freely.

After drinking the wine in the cup, the man in red frowned, as if he was a little dissatisfied, and then the others also seemed to be dissatisfied, as if they were unhappy when they found that there were only vegetables and wine, and no chopsticks.

Only the man in white didn't care, he picked up the copper gourd and poured himself a drink, ignoring the dissatisfaction of his brothers.

Seeing this, the man in red grabbed his arm and said a word.

My parents couldn't hear what he was saying, but they felt as if he was persuading the man in white.

The man in white glanced at him, shook his head with a smile, and continued to drink.

The man in black also came over to persuade him.

Then there were the men in Tsing Yi and the men in yellow, which meant that they all advised him to drink less or not to drink.

The man in white suddenly became angry, he staggered to his feet, waved his hand, picked up the copper gourd, pointed to a few brothers and said something excitedly. The brothers looked at each other, then looked ashamed, and one by one bowed their heads.

The man in white was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, holding the copper gourd in both hands, and drank loudly.

The man in red tried to stop him, hesitated, he sighed, stood up, turned and got on the boat.

Then the man in yellow and the man in green also left.

The man in black also stood up, but he didn't leave, he stared at the man in white, his expression was very entangled.

The man in white had drunk enough, sat on the ground, fell asleep on the ground.

The man in black wanted to pick him up, but suddenly found that he couldn't hold him.

Shocked, he stood up and looked around, letting out a thunderous roar.

My dad was terrified.

My mom was very calm, she was only excited at this time, and she didn't feel scared at all.

The man in black frantically searched around, but he never came out of the surrounding area of the banquet. He scolded as he walked violently, and a cold wind blew around him, and my father was freezing with snot and lost sensation in his legs.

My mom doesn't care about the man in black, her attention is on the man in white.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the fog in the canal was blowing.

The man in black scolded for a while, and suddenly found that the fog in the canal began to disperse, he was stunned, and hurriedly went to hug the man in white again.

The man in white slept as steady as a rock, and he couldn't hold it at all.

The man in black let out a long sigh, wiped his hand on his eyebrows, and there was an extra golden light on his hand, he pressed the eyebrows of the man in white, and the golden light entered the body of the man in white.

Then he stood up, hesitated, turned away, and got into the boat without looking back.

The wind is getting stronger and the fog in the canal is getting lighter.

The boat slowly left the ferry, and soon disappeared along with the fog in the canal.

Mom finally breathed a sigh of relief and folded her hands, "Thank God! You're coming, my son! ”

She jumped to the ground excitedly, didn't care about my father, ran to the side of the banquet, half-knelt beside the man in white, and looked carefully.

My dad could see it clearly, and the moment my mom looked at the man in white, the man turned into a soft white light and flew into my mom's lower abdomen.

And my mother seemed to be still immersed in the joy just now, and kept muttering, "My son...... You're so pretty...... Hahaha......" she laughed.

My dad stood up and staggered to my mother's side, "Xiaofeng, you...... What happened to you? Who was that? ”

My mother ignored it, laughing to herself, repeating the words in her mouth, "My son...... You're so pretty...... Hahaha......"

My dad said that his heart was broken, so he quickly picked up my mother, "Xiaofeng! Xiaofeng! ”

My mother was in a dream, "My son...... Hahaha...... You're coming...... Hahaha......"