Chapter 15: The moonlight shines on the man in the portrait
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?? The next morning, my mother told me that I was going to a place called Baishui Village on the edge of the town. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info to find my grandpa. The town is located at the junction of Hubei and Jiangxi, and is a hilly area, with many mountains nearby, and this Baishui village is on the nearby hills.
I never knew. I also have such a grandfather, after all, Baishui Village is not far from the town, and it is enough to take a car and walk the winding mountain road, and even if it is a small road, it will only take two hours. Why have we never seen my mother to find my grandfather for so many years, and my grandfather has not come to see us!
We got in a van with passengers in town. Go around the winding mountain road to Baishui Village.
After walking the winding road, I finally stopped at the fork in the road. There is still a mountain road to walk.
The weather was hot, and the trees around me were screaming. I was dazed and dizzy all the way. It feels like the pain will never end.
After walking for half an hour, we came to an old wooden house crawling with rattan crawls, and my mother stopped me. In front of the wooden house is a yard, and there are many chickens, ducks and geese in the yard, which are leisurely foraging. A pure black earth dog was lying in the yard, sticking out its tongue to dissipate heat.
I instinctively ducked back, but instead of barking, the dog wagged its tail and was very happy.
"Anyone?" The mother stood in front of the courtyard gate and shouted loudly.
The mother's expression was alert, as if she was worried that something strange was running out of the wooden house.
And at this moment, from inside the wooden house, there was a rustling sound, like the sound of insects eating leaves.
I was in low spirits, and when I looked inside the house, I always felt that the wooden house was very weird.
The courtyard door opened as soon as he pushed it, and he walked in. It was very cool in the courtyard, and when we came in, the black earth dog's tail wagged even more cheerfully.
We walked past the chickens, ducks and geese and into the wooden house, where there was someone in the middle.
My mother pulled me aside, and I looked sideways.
I saw an old man dressed in gray, with a face like a knife, a very straight waist, and a very deep gaze.
The mother shouted: "Xiao Ning, call ...... Grandfather. "
I was stunned for a moment, and shouted hesitantly: "I don't know him, don't call him grandpa." "
Grandpa was packing up a black jar, turned to look, his eyes fell on the mother's body, the black jar in his hand fell to the ground, fell to pieces, and a few black insects crawled away quickly.
Then his eyes fell on me again, and he was surprised, and said with some reproach: "Why did you come to me now?" "
The mother's face was not good-looking, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I don't want to trouble you." It's just that the child's life is dying, so I can only come to beg your old man. When she said this, her mother still had some scruples and was a little cold.
"You dislike me, you dislike me, you dislike me, you dislike me for being an unlucky person, you dislike me for not having ...... Good...... Take care of you...... In that case, what are you still looking for me for......" Grandpa was a little sad and angry, but he still walked over.
Grandpa came over and reached out to pull me.
I instinctively dodged two steps back, but my mother grabbed me and said, "Xiao Ning, be obedient, he is your grandfather, and he won't harm you......"
Xiao ...... Peaceful...... Grandfather? Did he take my Xiao family name? Grandpa frowned, and then reached out.
My hand was grabbed by my grandfather, who was very old but had so much strength that I couldn't break free at all.
After a while.
Grandpa sighed, "If you had come to see me two years earlier, it wouldn't have been like this." Right now...... I'm afraid I can't do anything about it. "
When the mother heard this, she knelt on the ground with a "plop" and begged: "Xiao ...... Chess, I know what you are capable of, you can't die without help. The mother actually called him by his name and called out his grandfather's name.
I muttered secretly in my heart, it turns out that this old man is called Xiao Qi, but he is just an ordinary old man, how can he save me, and for so many years, my mother has never mentioned such a person, which shows that there is a very serious conflict between the two, and my mother came to him for me.
I didn't want my mother to be embarrassed, so I shouted, "Grandma, let's go home and don't ask him." "Private is always talented.
Grandpa's expression was very complicated, he didn't speak, he turned around and walked into the house, and after a while, he walked out again, his tone was already soft, and said: "Lingshuang, you came in a hurry, you must be hungry, you go to make something to eat, I want to find a way!" "
Hearing this, my mother became happy and hurriedly went to the kitchen to get busy.
Soon, my mother prepared the meal.
The rice grown in the mountains is very fragrant, the cooked rice is refreshing, and the wild boar and stuffy mountain bracken are even more delicious, and I smell the aroma of the food, I am also a little hungry, and my stomach is not so painful.
Grandpa walked out of the back room and said with emotion: "Lingshuang, we haven't eaten together for a long time." The mother nodded silently, pulling the rice, looking preoccupied.
I didn't eat much because I was feeling uncomfortable, but a strange sound rang in my ears, and it came from the top of the second floor, and I couldn't help but look at it twice.
After eating.
Grandpa put one hand on top of my left hand, and gradually my arm seemed to move, and the pain came.
Grandpa opened his mouth and said, "This thing has been in his body for thirteen years. Soon after birth, it entered his body. "
The mother begged anxiously: "Then you ...... Think of a way. "
I thought to myself, I can only be sure that there is something in my body today, it seems that those doctors and Taoist priests I met before are not as good as the grandfather in front of me, it seems that he really has some ability.
Grandpa said again: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be a Gu worm." Winter is born into Xiao Ning's body, and the insects are water. Yesterday, Xiao Ning was exposed to the sun, which triggered that Gu worm, and he was able to live until now, it was his fate. As for what kind of bug it is, I can't say. "
"Gu worm, really Gu worm?" The mother was surprised and said, "But we didn't offend anyone?" What kind of Gu worm is it? "
Grandpa said: "There is no cause and effect in the world for no reason, someone must have calculated it." Someone dared to attack the children of my Xiao family, it seems that the origin is not small. "
Niang said: "No matter what, your old man must save Xiao Ning." He can't die ......"
Grandpa was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Lingshuang, tonight, I'll give it a try." Don't go around, I'll go to the back mountain first and dig out the jar that has been buried for ten years! "
As soon as it got dark, Grandpa went out.
My mother was still by my side, and I was lying on the bed, and I always felt that there was a strange sound in the room, exuding a strange smell.
The mother said some things one after another, all about grandpa, one of them is that grandpa can raise Gu, he originally didn't live in Baishui Village, and later moved to live in the mountains, grandpa has been to many places.
It seems that grandpa is a person with stories and skills, I can't help but think to myself.
The black dog came in from outside the house with a meat bone in his mouth, and wanted to give it to me.
I will smile heartily, although grandpa is not very friendly, but this black dog is very enthusiastic, it must have seen that I have not eaten much, afraid that I am hungry, invited me to eat meat and bones. Or maybe I'm afraid that I won't have enough to eat when I die, I can't help but think to myself.
I said, "Grandma, am I really going to die, even this black dog has to send me something to eat." "
The mother was a little distraught, and said with a smile: "Xiao Ning, you will get married and have children, and you will live a hundred years old, no matter where you are in the future, you can't give up the idea of living." You have to be as stubborn as weeds and live strong! Also, he is your grandfather, he will not harm you, and he will not let you die. "
I don't know much about these words, but I remember them all by heart.
At twelve o'clock in the evening, my grandfather came back from outside, covered in mud and with two scars on his face, which had been cut by sharp thatch on the night road.
There was an extra black jar in his bamboo basket, and he said, "Originally, I wanted to use herbs and eat them for half a month to force the Gu worms out." It's a pity that Shen Zhen is too deep, plus Xiao Ning has been greatly stimulated recently, and the evil ghost is asking for his life, so he has no way to recover. The herbs are too slow, so I can only let the Gu worms I raise in. But the child's body is fragile, and it will be very dangerous for two Gu worms to fight. Lingshuang, you are now guarding the door, and if you hear the shouting, don't come in. It's best to cover your ears, for fear you won't be able to stand it......"
It seems that my grandfather saw some doorways and knew that I was entangled by a "red-eyed demon".
When the black jar was taken out, the whole room was cold, and I couldn't help but shiver.
My mother glanced at me, then at my grandfather, gritted her teeth and walked out.
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