Grandpa smiled: "Laugh, you're afraid of lice to this extent!" ”

Shang Ruoran explained: "It's not just the lice, but also the scary old lady! ”

Grandpa said: "She is also a ground lice, and she is our family fairy." ”

Shang Ruoran was surprised. "She's also a ground lice?" Or our family immortals? How can it be? So why did she throw ground lice in my kettle? So why does she look so scary? ”

Grandpa said, "Have you heard of the boy who has ever sat down?" ”

Shang Ruoran shook his head.

Grandpa said: "This boy was also told to me by Heliantian when I was in Baoding. He said that when he was in Japan, he often heard people say that there was a zashiki boy in the house. ”

"I'm telling you, this old lady, what are you telling me about the Japanese Zashiki boy?" Shang Ruoran didn't understand.

Grandpa waved his hand and said, "You will know after I finish speaking※Shiki boy, as the name suggests, is made of a common zashiki in Japanese homes. It is the god who dwells in the house and in the storehouse. It appears as a child, and it is said that as long as there is a Zashiki boy, the family will prosper. If you are playing with a partner and you see all the familiar faces, you always feel that there is one more person than at the beginning. At this time, it was probably his ghost. ”

"One more person? I've heard people talk about this a few times, and when there were only six people in the room, it was seven. But I can't figure out which one is more. Shang Ruoran said.

"Exactly. I didn't pay attention until Helian Tian didn't say this. After listening to him, I found that most of the older people have monsters like Zashiki Boy in their homes. Everything has a spirit, and I have lived with people for a long time. Maybe something will be contaminated with people's aura and become a monster. However, this kind of monster belongs to its own family and will not harm the people who live under the same roof, so it is called a family fairy. This immortal can be Zashiki. It can be an antique, it can be a flower, it can be another creature in the house, such as ground lice. Japanese people like to kneel on the seat, so the seat has the most opportunities to contact people, and it is the easiest to turn into a monster. Chinese are not necessarily, the aura is more dispersed, so other things can become family immortals. I think that perhaps the most popular place in our family is the kitchen, where tea is burned, cooked, and stir-fried, and a lot of time is spent there, so ground lice are the most influenced by people, and it is easy to become a family immortal. ”

Shang Ruoran nodded and said, "I'll just say it." How dare something unclean outside come to my house? I wasn't scared of her much at first...... But why did she throw the ground lice into a boiling kettle? Didn't you say that the family fairy is the same as the Zashiki boy, and will not harm the family? ”

Grandpa said: "You don't know, ground lice are actually a traditional Chinese medicine, which is especially effective in treating bone injuries. Some people who are injured will go to the firewood pile or the old corner of the wall to find ground lice, soak them in boiling water and eat them. Some bubbles don't bubble at all, and when they catch them alive, they swallow them whole, and then drink a little wine. There are also those who catch soaking wine and drink it. ”

Ground lice are indeed a home remedy for bone injuries.

When I was a child, someone from the village came to my house to look for ground lice in my firewood pile, and after looking for them twice, the ground lice ran out. The man opened the pile of wood, grabbed the live ground lice, blew the dregs from the ground lice, and threw them directly into his mouth, swallowing them whole like a pill. I was terrified to watch.

Shang Ruoran suddenly realized: "Oh...... It turns out that she is going to soak the ground lice to treat your bone wounds! No wonder she said her 'big pie' had something to do with your leg injury! So that's it! ”

Grandpa nodded and said, "Actually, I've met her twice before, but I didn't tell you." One is that it is afraid of scaring you, and the other is that you may not believe it when you say it. ”

Shang Ruoran patted his chest and said, "It still scared me!" ”

"It's okay, don't be afraid. Jiaxian reminded me that it was already late today, and tomorrow you asked Yue Yun to go to the firewood pile to catch some ground lice, wash it with wine, and give me medicine. Daddy said.

Shang Ruoran nodded in agreement.

The next day, my grandfather did what Shang Ruoran relayed, caught a few ground lice, washed them with wine, and fed them to my grandfather to swallow.

After a few days, my grandfather's legs felt much more comfortable, and my grandfather helped him down to the ground, and he didn't feel any pain. Grandpa was overjoyed and let go of his hand to let Grandpa walk around as he pleased.

For many years after that, Shang Ruoran never met the old lady again.

After his father's leg was healed, he often went to Feng Junjia's house to see millet.

Before you know it, Xiaomi is one year old.

Feng Junjia gave Xiaomi a New Year's wine, invited many guests, and naturally invited his father. That day, Feng Junjia and Yan Yulan asked their grandfather to be Xiaomi's godfather, saying that they were to thank their grandfather for helping him so much, and that their grandfather was Xiaomi's reborn parents, and they were closer than their own parents.

The guests had already heard about Grandpa's rescue of Xiaomi, and they all said that Grandpa should be Xiaomi's godfather. Of course, most of the guests were relatives who were related to Feng Junjia by blood, and they all helped Feng Junjia speak.

Daddy refused to agree.

Feng Junjia and the guests asked him why he refused so firmly, and if he had other grievances.

Grandpa accidentally said something leaky: "I can't mess with her and me." ”

Feng Junjia and the guests thought that this was not a reason, and felt that Grandpa was a little unkind.

This is a very reluctant reason. Although there is a big difference between the age of the grandfather and the age of Xiaomi, it is okay to say that the grandfather generation, but the custom of worshipping the godfather and godmother here is not so particular. Some children are too weak, and they will worship all the men in the village as godfathers, or all the women in the village as godmothers, so as to take care of the weak children to the greatest extent.

Because of this, there was a bit of an unpleasant quarrel between Feng Junjia and his father that day.

If others saw this situation, they would definitely leave after the banquet. But my father stayed that night. He still has things to do.

Although Feng Junjia was angry, his father had done so much after all. After dinner, Feng Junjia saw that his grandfather did not leave, so he took the initiative to light a cigarette for his grandfather. Shimazo Hua.

Grandpa took his cigarette, lit his fire, took two puffs, and said, "I'm going to take Millet to my house tonight for one night." ”

Feng Junjia didn't expect his grandfather to say such a thing, and suddenly the anger he had held during the day came out again, and he said unhappily: "I want Xiaomi to worship you as a godfather, but you don't want to, why do you want to take Xiaomi to your house?" ”

Grandpa is not good at talking about his agreement with the spores in front of him, if he says it, Feng Junjia will probably not let his grandpa touch millet. So, my father had to lie: "I calculated this morning according to the time of her birth, Xiaomi still has a difficult time to pass tonight, and only by me in my house can this difficulty be overcome." Otherwise, I am afraid that Xiaomi will be in danger again, even more dangerous than the last time I left. ”

Feng Junjia was taken aback and asked, "Why didn't you tell us earlier?" ”

Grandpa said, "I only got there this morning." ”

Feng Junjia hesitated and said: "Today is Xiaomi's first birthday, Xiaomi's mother and grandparents like it very much, how can they let their children live in other people's homes?" Children will recognize it! ”

"No, I won't recognize her, she has lived in my house for so many years......"

Feng Junjia glared at his father.

Grandpa unconsciously slipped his mouth, and hurriedly changed his words: "No, no, I have read the scriptures to her at your house for so long, and I often come to see her, she should be very familiar with me, and she will definitely not recognize her." You can rest assured. ”

Feng Junjia said: "Let me discuss it with Yan Yulan and the grandparents of the children?" ”

Feng Junjia's mother happened to come over and heard the conversation between Feng Junjia and his father. The old man replicated his son and said, "What do you think you say? Xiaomi's life was saved by Ma Xiucai, if it weren't for him, Xiaomi wouldn't have come to our house! What else is being discussed? Ma Xiucai, you take the child away, don't say that you only stay for one night, that is, ten days and a half months, I won't say anything! Besides, you are for the good of my granddaughter! I miss my granddaughter, I'm going to see her in Thrush Village! ”

Feng Junjia said shamefully: "Yes, yes, yes." ”

Grandpa hurriedly thanked Feng Junjia's mother.

Grandpa got permission from Feng Junjia's mother and did not leave immediately. He hugged Xiaomi and stood on the floor in front of Feng Junjia's house.

Feng Junjia said worriedly: "Ma Xiucai, didn't you say don't take Xiaomi out after dark?" ”

Grandpa comforted him and said, "Go into the house, I'm here, and I'm out of the way." You tell your family not to come out, but to come out after I'm gone. ”

Feng Junjia retreated into the house.

Grandpa stood on the floor and looked in the direction of the blind man's pass.

After a while, the children's laughter came from far and near, giggling, and they heard it before anyone saw it.

Grandpa waited for a while, and saw a head emerge from under a neem tree not far away, as if it was a mushroom growing from the tree, and then a head sticking out from behind the wall next to the neem tree, and a head also popping up from the abandoned stone mill in front of the wall. Then, the spore ghosts revealed their bodies.

It was the little girl who took the lead. They walked up to Daddy.

"Xiaomi, come down and play."

"Xiaomi, you're dressed so beautifully today!"

"Xiaomi, you're a year old!"

"Xiaomi, let's go to Blind Pass to play hide and seek! See if you can find me! ”

The little ghost's playfulness is very heavy.

When Millet heard the ghosts chattering, she finally couldn't help it anymore and jumped out of her father's arms. That's Xiaomi's spirit, which looks better than the actual year? Be bold.

When the spore ghosts saw Millet appear, they cheered.

"Let's go, let's go, let's play hide and seek." Xiaomi's spirit took the initiative to call.

All of a sudden, she became the child king, and the other spores became her little minions. With a wave of her hand, the other spores followed closely behind her, and they ran towards the Blind Valley.

The sound of giggling followed their figures farther and farther away.

As they ran to the bottom of the neem tree when they first appeared, Millet glanced back at his grandfather, his eyes full of hatred.

Grandpa's heart was cold.