Chapter 1 Birth
Some people say that God has existed since the beginning of the universe, born and raised, with magical powers unimaginable to mortals, in the early society, natural disasters and disasters were continuous, and living beings were devastated, and only by relying on powerful gods and relying on God's protection could they live. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Some people say that there was no god in heaven and earth at first, but then there were continuous disasters in heaven and earth, and there were floods and beasts raging in the world, and the weak human beings were devastated and tortured, and they expected a strong person to save them from fire and water, so God was born in the prayers of the people, and God was created by man, not born and raised.
But no one can say what kind of God is the origin, and no one can even prove that there is a God in this world, God seems to have and seems to have not, believe in Him, He exists, if you don't believe, you don't, you don't, you believe, you don't.
If there is any god who is the most extensive, it is the god of the land. There are countless legends about the land gods, and there are different opinions about the duties of the land gods. The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, but there is no way for ordinary people to know the specifics.
In the Central Plains, there is a small remote mountain village, the village is built on the mountain, and a rugged and winding mountain road is the only road to the outside world.
Most of the families in the village live next to this road, and at the end of this road, you can see a special site.
This special site is not big, it is not small, about more than ten square meters, nestled in the mountain, overgrown with weeds, in the depths of the grass, there is a rectangular stone stele, as high as an adult's knee, as wide as an adult's palm, the stele surface is mottled, uneven, and even there are many cyan mosses on it, covering the handwriting on it.
Below the stele are two cornerstones, very thick, half in the soil, half on the ground, supporting the stele, giving people a steady posture that has endured wind and rain for a long time.
There is an incense burner made of stone in front of the stele, but there is only the corpse of weeds on it, but there is no trace of incense.
People in the village know that there was originally a land temple here, which used to be full of incense and flowers blooming all around, and was even called the flower temple for a time, but it was demolished when it was broken, leaving only the remnants.
Bypassing the remnants of the land temple, there is a slope dirt road, along the dirt road there is a family, square, loess walls, green mud tiles, this is the characteristic of the southern houses in the eighties and nineties, the rules are decent, square, there is nothing to say.
The owner of this family is surnamed Liu, named Liu Xiangdong, and his wife is named Yu Xiangnan, in the liberation period, under the influence of feudal thought, especially in the countryside, the idea of preference for sons is particularly serious, after her parents gave birth to her, they hope to have a son, so they are named Xiangnan.
Liu Xiangdong and Yu Xiangnan have a daughter, named Liu Qifeng, at this time the reform and opening up has gone through a whole zodiac cycle, many enlightened people, have put aside the idea of patriarchy, although Liu Xiangdong is located in Qingshan Village is remote, but Liu Xiangdong and his wife are not pedantic people, for the daughter is also fond, as a phoenix inhabited in their own home, although a family of three is not rich, but very happy, no, it should not be said that it is a family of three, it is about to become a family of four.
After eating breakfast in the morning, Yu Xiangnan's stomach began to hurt, she naturally knew what this pain meant, she was about to give birth, fortunately, Liu Xiangdong was still at home, so she quickly helped Yu Xiangnan to bed and asked the four-year-old Liu Qifeng to call someone.
Qingshan Village is very small and the people are very united, and Liu Qifeng's task is to go to the nearest family and tell them the news that his mother is going to give birth.
But the nearest people are not close, there are two miles away, the mountain road is not easy to walk, two miles of road is still a relatively long distance for a four-year-old child, if in normal times, Liu Xiangdong will not rest assured that Liu Qifeng will go alone, because there are many ghosts in the mountains, especially the white shadow ghosts that the villagers talk about, but fortunately, this is broad daylight, full of yang, Liu Qifeng finally completed his task.
Now is not the busy season of farming, after Hong Tianlai finished breakfast, lit a cigarette, sat on the threshold, enjoyed a leisurely and comfortable life, just spit out a smoke ring, and saw the running panting Liu Qifeng, so he smiled and quipped: "How can Lao Liu be willing to let your little phoenix fly out of the nest?" ”
If it was left in normal times, Liu Qifeng would definitely blush, and then squirm and hide behind her parents embarrassedly, but at this moment, she hurriedly ran to Hong Tianlai, her little face was flushed, and she gasped and said, "Uncle, my mother is about to give birth." “
Hong Tianlai was stunned for a moment, and then shouted into the house: "Mother-in-law, you go to the Liu family in the flower temple, the daughter-in-law of the Liu family is about to give birth, I will call someone." “
After Hong Tianlai finished shouting to the house, he turned his face to Xiao Qifeng and said, "You and your aunt will go home later." ”
Hong Tianlai went to call someone.
In less than half an hour, the Liu family was crowded with people, some women were in the delivery room, some women were boiling water, and the men were all on the grain field outside the house.
In the nineties, the medical conditions were not developed, and it could even be said that they were backward, such as the birth of children in the countryside either to find a midwife, or to stiffen themselves.
Time is fast in those who fight the landlord, but it is long in the mother Yu Xiangnan, the child is rolling and stirring in the stomach, as if the world is turned upside down, the pain is indescribable, I saw that her face was pale, and the sweat of the bean was constantly rolling down from her forehead, soaking her hair and wetting the bedding and clothes.
Blood gushed out, and the porcelain basin full of wood ash under him changed again and again, from screaming at the beginning, to becoming hoarse, and finally whining and unable to make a sound.
Liu Xiangdong was in a hurry, but there was no way, seeing his wife in such pain, like a knife, he shed tears, and just asked loudly: "Why hasn't the midwife arrived yet?" But he didn't answer him.
The older aunts saw Yu Xiangnan's appearance, and reminded in a whisper: "To the east, Xiang Nan is like this, you have a mental preparation in the end." ”
Liu Xiangdong couldn't help crying.
The sun finally ran from east to west, and finally hid on the other side of the mountain, completely hiding its light, and there were no stars or moon in the sky, only invisible clouds, which seemed to be floating in nothing.
Liu Xiangdong sat on the edge of the bed and grabbed his wife's hand, kept looking at his wife, didn't say a word, as if he was stunned, and the people in the room couldn't help but feel sad when they saw this, and there was a heavy silence.
Suddenly, there was a sensation outside the house, and then I heard someone shouting: "Fourth Master Liu is back, Fourth Master Liu is back、、、"
Liu Xiangdong also came back to his senses, so he ran out, and just at the gate, he saw an old man in his fifties, dressed in a cyan tunic suit, wearing a gray hat, beard, dark face, cloudy eyes, and a cane.
When Liu Xiangdong saw him, he immediately shouted: "Fourth uncle, please save Xiang Nan!" ”
This person is the fourth master of Liu in the name of the village, that is, Liu Xiangdong's fourth uncle, the top of his head, which is called dysentery in the village, so he wears a hat, because his eyes were burned by a high fever when he was a child, so he is on crutches.
Don't look at Liu Siye's physical disability, but he is very powerful, and he has a high prestige in the nearby ten miles and eight towns. His prestige comes from his ability to walk yin and yang, commonly known as the yin man.
Liu Siye patted Liu Xiangdong's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Xiangnan's mother and son will be fine." ”
Liu Siye's words seem to have a kind of magic that can reassure people.
Liu Siye walked to the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall, took out the brush ink and some yellow paper from a black leather satchel on his shoulder, and spread the yellow mounting paper on the table, picked up the brush and dipped it in ink, and began to recite the incantation in his mouth: "One point of the sky is clear, two points of the earth is clear, three points of the saints show the gods, the book is a spiritual talisman, the light is shining, the great power is revealed, and the urgency is as high as the law of the infinite high truth,,"
Liu Siye's voice was very small, and the speed of speech was very fast, even if the person next to him listened carefully, it was difficult to hear what he was reading, during which he stretched the pen to his mouth, took a few breaths, and finally took the silver snake, and finally completed the last stroke, stretched out his green hand, took out a sandalwood seal from the bag, took a breath, and printed it on the rune hard.
"Pick it up and stick it on the head of the bed!"
Liu Siye handed the rune to Liu Xiangdong, Liu Xiangdong quickly ran into the room and pasted the charm on the head of the bed, the bed is still that kind of quaint bed, there are four pillars at the four corners, supporting the top of the bed, and some decorations have been made around this bedpost, in general, this is a delicate bed in the countryside.
The talisman was pasted, and Yu Xiangnan, who was already in a daze, regained consciousness, and the painful screams regained their strength.
Time passed slowly, and when it was night, the midwife finally came.
The midwife is an old woman in her sixties, and the years have left deep marks on her face, but this cannot erase her kindness and kindness, and her shallow smile is easy to get close to.
The midwife didn't talk nonsense when she came, after washing her hands, she sat on the edge of the bed, opened the mother's legs, pounded her hands in it for a while, and said to Yu Xiangnan: "Force!" ”
Yu Xiangnan roared, and the baby who had been in his belly for a day was finally born, and everyone laughed.
The midwife held the child in her arms and said, "It's a boy, this child has really big ears, is blessed, has a big mouth, eats all directions, and will have a future success!" ”