Chapter Twenty-Three: The Beggar Asks for Food
The wriggling black snake that fell to the ground was picked up by me and taken away, and then I raised my hand and knocked on the door, with a "creaking" sound, the door of the second grandfather's house was not locked, I pushed the door in, and the scene that caught my eye made me gasp.
In the center of the main hall, the uncle's body hung straight on the hemp rope.
And on my uncle's waist, there is a black snake with thick wrists, and at this time it is spitting snake letter at me, as if to declare that this is its territory.
I took a step forward, but was dragged down by Xiao Wanwan, her eyes flashed with worry, and said, "Zhang Yan, you said that this is not like what the Taoist priest we met in the town said before. ”
Xiao Wanwan's words gave me a wake-up call, corpses and snakes. Isn't this what the Taoist priest said, the old snake is entangled in the corpse, four words? I thought in my heart that it wouldn't be so evil, you must know that the Taoist priest had only said it for a short time, and it was fulfilled so quickly, which couldn't help but send chills down my back.
I glanced at Xiao Wanwan, my voice became a little weak, and I said to her, "You're right, this snake may not be a good kind. Let's get someone to help. ”
Xiao Wanwan and I retreated from the second grandfather's house, and we didn't understand why the good uncle suddenly hanged himself.
I quickly found the snake catcher in the village, but when he saw the black snake on the corpse, he also looked timid, and said: "The snake on this dead man must have become a spirit, it is old, this is an old snake, if I do it, what if it takes revenge on me?" ”
At this time, the black snake was still spitting snake letters......
At this time, the onlookers said: "What are you afraid of, now that the river god is by your side, are you still afraid of a snake?" ”
This was like an encouragement to him, and he said to me in a pleading tone, "Lord River God, you must keep me safe." ”
I hummed, and he stepped forward, and with three strokes and five divisions, he got the snake down, put it in a black bag, and gave it to me. I tied the black bag in a dead knot, threw it on the ground, and went to pick up my uncle's body.
The uncle has corpse spots on his body, and it seems that he has been dead for a while.
I stepped forward to get my uncle's body down, which would make me very annoyed, and something happened to my uncle, and I didn't know how to explain it to my aunt.
But the uncle died, and the body had to be disposed of.
In the end, I still told my aunt, and after my aunt heard the news, she cried on the phone.
At seven or eight o'clock in the evening, my aunt came back alone, and she told me that she planned to take my uncle's body back to the city for cremation, saying that our village was too evil, and I was afraid that there would be other moths when we turned back.
I felt that what my aunt said was also reasonable, and I comforted my aunt a few words, and my aunt sighed, and the whole person was haggard.
Later, the aunt chartered a car and went to the city with the uncle's corpse.
I sat in the hall, always feeling a breath in my heart, and Xiao Wanwan persuaded me not to be too sad. I hummed, the black bag was left at the door by me, there must be something wrong with my uncle's strange death.
I waited for Yuan Zhen to come, and I wanted to discuss it with him.
When it was about ten o'clock, Yuan Zhen walked in from outside and asked me, "Why haven't you slept yet?" ”
I called out to the master and said with some sadness: "My uncle is dead, and I suspect that he was framed." ”
I then told Yuan Zhen about it.
Yuan Zhen changed color after hearing this, and asked me where is the snake?
I went out and brought the snake in, Yuan Zhen opened the bag and looked at it, and said lightly: "Ran away." ”
I rushed up to look and found that the lower end of the bag had been bitten into a hole, and I was immediately angry and anxious. I wanted to go out to look for it, but I was dragged by Yuan Zhen, and Yuan Zhen said: "The beast that became a jing, you can't find it now if you want to find it." It'll come back again. ”
I glanced at Yuan Zhen in surprise, and Yuan Zhen said: "Your old Zhang family has only two dead now, one old and one young, aren't you still alive and well?" Someone wants your old Zhang family to cut off their children and grandchildren, so they will definitely come back. ”
I clenched my fists, feeling a wave of anger spilling out in my heart.
Xiao Wanwan reminded another sentence at this time: "Zhang Yan, tell your master about what you encountered in the town today." ”
I said okay, and told Yuan Zhen about the Taoist priest. Yuan Zhen became interested after hearing this, and said, "So now the first thing has been fulfilled. ”
I said yes.
Yuan Zhen suddenly smiled and said, "However, the first two things may come true, but about the rising water of the Yellow River, I am afraid it may not come true." ”
I asked Yuan Zhen, "What do you mean?" Master. ”
Yuan Zhen said: "You are now the god of the Yellow River, and the hydrology of the Yellow River is under your control, so you can keep it from rising." ”
I just became a river god, and I don't know the functions of the river god quite clearly, after a pause, I asked Yuan Zhen, do I want to do this?
Yuan Zhen said don't worry, go back and wait for tomorrow you take me to meet that Taoist priest.
I said okay.
At this moment, Yuan Zhen looked out again, Yuan Zhen, who was still talking and laughing before, had become a little more solemn, Yuan Zhen got up and walked out, and I followed Yuan Zhen over. Suddenly, I felt like I heard a "woo-woo" sound.
I asked Yuan Zhen, "Master, have you heard any strange sounds?" ”
Yuan Zhen hummed and said, "I heard it, it's the sound of a ghost crying, that old locust tree may not last long, and someone is going to attack your grandfather." ”
I immediately asked Yuan Zhen what to do?
Yuan Zhen said, wait, your grandfather should appear in the next few days.
Although Yuan Zhen said this, I still felt uneasy in my heart, Yuan Zhen turned around and entered the house, and said to Xiao Wanwan: "Girl, you give the river god seal to Zhang Yan, you go out with me to hide." ”
Xiao Wanwan came out of the house and said reluctantly: "If I leave, what will Zhang Yan do?" ”
Yuan Zhen laughed and said: "You girl is really infatuated, you said that you would marry him, and you really recognized him." ”
Xiao Wanwan's face was crimson, but her eyes were extremely firm.
I also asked, "Master, is it also dangerous to be late and late?" ”
Yuan Zhen did not deny it, and continued: "The girl's soul and body are not yet compatible, I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to take it away, and there will be no time to take care of it at that time." ”
Xiao Wanwan looked at me, and I said to Xiao Wanwan: "You listen to the master, what the master said must be right." ”
Xiao Wanwan took out the river god seal and gave it to me, looking at me with a reluctant look, I comforted Xiao Wanwan and said, "We won't see each other again in the future, you go with the master first." ”
Xiao Wanwan answered, with delicate facial features, revealing a hint of cuteness. Yuan Zhen said to me, then I'll take the girl away first, and you can have a snack by yourself. I hummed, Xiao Wanwan followed Yuan Zhen forward, and turned back several times. was still scolded by Yuan Zhen for a few words, and then he followed honestly.
The night was fine, and the next morning, Yuan Zhen came over.
Yuan Zhen and I went to the town, and Yuan Zhen's dress really attracted many people's surprised eyes. But Yuan Zhen didn't care at all.
Yuan Zhen and I arrived at the place where I met the Taoist priest before, but after looking around, I didn't see me, so I asked the nearby merchants, saying that they had seen a Taoist priest who was telling fortunes nearby, and asked many merchants, but they all answered no.
Yuan Zhen comforted me and said: "It's not that I don't see it, it's just that fate hasn't arrived, it's okay, there will be opportunities in the future." ”
Just as Yuan Zhen and I were about to leave, suddenly someone patted me on the shoulder from behind, I turned my head and saw that it was a beggar, the beggar didn't say anything, and came to me with the bowl in both hands, and the bowl was still notched.
I saw that the beggar was quite pitiful, so I gave some change, but after giving the change, the beggar did not leave. I thought to myself, it's really greedy enough to swallow the elephant, and I want to call Yuan Zhen to go.
Yuan Zhen didn't move, and said to me: "Zhang Yan, this good fate must be knotted. ”
The beggar kept his usual movements, and I had to take out a large note from my pocket and give it to the beggar.
The beggar smiled and gave me a bag of tips, and said, "Isn't it over to me if you give it to me early?" ”
I took the bag, and the beggar turned and left.
Yuan Zhen looked at the beggar's back and said, this Taoist priest still has some skills, I guess you will come back, open the bag and take a look.
I hummed and pulled out a note from my bag that read, "See you in three days."
After I finished reading it, I gave the note to Yuan Zhen, and the corners of Yuan Zhen's mouth showed an arc, and he didn't say anything. And he lifted his feet and hurried home. On the way, I asked Yuan Zhen, "Master, Wanwan has been settled now, right?" ”
Yuan Zhen said: "Don't worry, I won't let your daughter-in-law have an accident." ”
I still trust Yuan Zhen very much. Yuan Zhen said to me, if the second thing really happens as the Taoist priest said, if it asks you for the way, you must answer truthfully.
Yuan Zhen said very seriously. I hummed.
After separating from Yuan Zhen, I returned home, and now that Xiao Wanwan is not around, I always feel that something is missing.
Not long after I sat down, there was a knock at the door outside, I got up and went to open the door, and there was a villager standing at the door who helped me catch snakes yesterday, and he opened his mouth and said to me, Lord River God, I just saw your grandfather.
As soon as I heard this, I immediately asked, where is my grandfather?
The villagers said that it was on the side of the old locust tree in the village.
I said thank you, and hurried over, and my grandfather really appeared as Yuan Zhen said, these days. I ran to the old locust tree, and I had already become out of breath, looking left and right, but I didn't find my grandfather at all.
I opened my throat and called out to my grandfather, but there was no response several times in a row.
It was noon, and the sun was so scorching that it made people's skin a little painful. But at this moment, I suddenly felt a sting in my ankle, and when I looked down, I saw a black snake crawling towards the old locust tree. And red blood was running down my ankles.
It didn't take long for me to feel numb all over my body, and then I lost consciousness.
In the confusion, I seemed to see a figure walking towards me, he kept calling my name, Zhang Yan, wake up......