Chapter 22: Walking in the Snow
Running to the county seat in one go, I couldn't run anymore, and my legs were as heavy as lead. I slowed down, panting as I stroked my chest and looked down at the red rope on my ankle, which was still there, not lost. Looking back, the road was empty, and there was nothing unusual, and it seemed that the 'yin' did not follow again.
This old man is not a terrible ghost, so it doesn't matter if I look back, he won't get on me, but I can't see him or feel where he is. A heart couldn't help but go up and down, and the heart said, did this old man follow me? Could it be that the 'yincha' didn't hook my soul before, but it hooked the old man away? β¦ At this time, I suddenly thought of Master's words, Master said, whether you can save the old man depends on the will of God... By the way, Providence, no matter what, I have done my best, if the old man's soul is not brought back by me, I can't save him, it means that Providence is difficult to disobey, and it is beyond human power to resist.
Thinking of this, I was convinced, straightened my chest, and walked along the road. The night dripping into ice, the forest was cold to the bone, and after a while, the sweat on my body froze, like a needle pricking the pores. Many young people in Fengyang Town envy me and Ah Feng, saying that we are so good as magicians, and we are respected by big bosses and small bosses like fairies. They only saw the beautiful side of us, but they didn't see the hardships we paid for it, and in the middle of the night, everyone else was sleeping in the warm bed, but we had to run to the grave to hunt ghosts. Counting our fingers, we have experienced countless deaths and lives, and maybe one day the ghost is not caught, but we are caught by the ghost... Therefore, God is just, and as much as you get, you must give. People who often complain about injustice, who are often jealous of the success of others, will never succeed. There is only one way to success, and that is to work hard, and there is only one key to open this road, and that is to open your mind. An ambitious person, the mind must be open-minded, affirm their own at the same time, affirm all the people who are stronger than themselves, only in this way, can we find the gap between ourselves and others, only in this way, can we continue to improve ourselves, bravely catch up, closed self-consolidation, high and arrogant, will never progress, will not succeed, come on, friends...
Thinking like this, I came to the door of Xiaoqing's house. The gate was still open, and the courtyard was bright. When I came to the courtyard, I saw that the 'Seven Star Lantern Array' had turned its direction, and the 'spoon handle' was facing the old man lying on the bed, while the 'spoon bucket' was covering the stool that was enshrined in the columbarium. On the periphery of the Seven Star Lantern Array and the old man, a circle of candles was lit, and I couldn't count how many there were at once, and there was a rune paper pressed under each one... Judging by this situation, the master should have successfully borrowed the old man's remaining Yangshou, and the rest of the matter is to resurrect the old man and return the Yangshou to him.
At this moment, the master was squatting next to the bed, pressing the old man's chest with both hands, while Yang Shujun and Xiaoqing's younger brother were on both sides of the bed, one rubbing his legs and the other rubbing his arms. Morning Star, Xiaoqing, and Xiaoqing's mother, the three of them helped one by one, supported each other, and stood nervously aside.
Seeing me come back, Morning Star was shocked, his eyes turned red, and he stared at me up and down, "Ah Leng..."
Xiaoqing cried 'woo', and said while crying, Xiao Lengzi, you are finally back, sister, I am worried to death... She didn't ask me if the old man's soul had been brought back, but she was worried about my safety, which made my heart warm and my eyes hot.
By this time, Master had already stood up.
"Master..."
"Good boy, how's it going?" Master looked at my ankle.
"It's all done as you say, but I don't know if the old man was brought back by me..."
"It's okay to be cold, even if you don't bring it back, don't feel guilty, you've done your best." Yang Shujun said.
"It should be brought back." Master said, "Leng'er, come to the candle circle." β
I walked into the candle circle and came to the old man's bed. Master ordered Yang Shujun and Brother Xiaoqing to stand on the periphery of the candle circle and said to me, Leng'er, untie the red rope.
I nodded, took a deep breath, slowly squatted down, grabbed the live buckle of the red rope and pulled it, and then untied it. At this time, I suddenly felt a faint feminine aura, and my heart suddenly rejoiced.
"Master, it's the soul of the old man!"
The master nodded and said, "Very good, tie the red rope around the old man's neck..."
After the red rope was tied, under the reflection of the candle flame, I saw a faint, looming ghost on the old man's face, just like the ghost on her face when she rescued Yuxin in the dilapidated house. The master took out a silver needle, recited the mantra, and stabbed at the old man's Yin Tang, and the ghost disappeared suddenly. The old man was like an electric shock, his mouth was open, and his chest was thrust up.
"Leng'er, start from the 'Gen' position, take Ding steps, press these candles clockwise, and blow them out one by one at the old man!" Master shouted.
I jumped over the candle circle, came to the Gen position, left foot vertical, right foot horizontal, put a 'Ding' figure, leaned down, aimed at the old man's position, 'poof' blow out the first candle, faintly, there seems to be a kind of green smoke-like thing towards the old man... At this time, I already understood that these candles were the old man's longevity, and each one represented a day.
Without pause, I finally blew out all the candles, and I felt a lack of oxygen. Morningstar hurried over and hugged me in his arms.
"Ah Leng, what's wrong with you?!"
Morningstar's head tickled in my neck, and I looked up at her and smiled at her, whispering, "It's okay, I'm out of oxygen, just take an artificial breath..."
At this time, the master had already helped the old man to sit up, and his left hand was a trick, and his heart was a little heavier behind him. With the old man's 'ah' shout, the silver needle nailed to his seal hall 'swished' and bulleted out. After the master put the old man down again, he opened his eyelids and looked at it.
Morningstar had already helped me to my feet, and all of us leaned over, each of us not daring to even get out of the air. Finally, Master raised his head.
"Master, how is it?" I asked.
The master pinched his fingers and calculated, wiped the sweat from his head, smiled and said, "It's successful." β
Xiaoqing's legs were like springs, "Teng' jumped up, then hugged my neck, 'snapped' and kissed me on the face."
"Xiao Lengzi, thank you! β¦ Hey, look at me, Sister Xing, don't be angry, I only have sister and brother affection for him, or, why don't you let him kiss me and go back? β
Morning Star stood aside crying and laughing, I wiped it on my face, sighed, and said to Xiaoqing, "Forget it, forgive you this time, don't take it as an example." β
Xiaoqing pouted, "Oh, are you very fragrant, and next time..."
"Alright, alright." Yang Shujun said, "Don't do it next time, grab the hot soup and feed your dad to drink, as for the rest of the people, they are busy in the middle of the night, they are all hungry, right?" Shall we eat and drink? β¦β
The next morning, we put Grandpa Xiaoqing's ashes back in the coffin, then rounded the grave and went home.
Time flickered, and almost half a month passed. Yuxin used her connections to find out who the columbarium buried in the brick kiln factory was. I thought that the person who borrowed Wang Accountant Yang Shou would definitely go to the brick kiln factory, so I told Boss SΓΉ Na Wu and asked him to arrange a few employees to keep an eye on every stranger who went to the brick kiln factory. However, after all this time, there was no news at all.
Due to the cold weather, I basically didn't go out, except for studying Qimen Fangshu, I either hid in her 'boudoir' with Morning Star every day and whispered, or I drank tea and bragged with Yang Shujun. Yang Shujun is a pure foodie, not only loves to eat, but also loves to do, every day changes tricks to eat, we also follow the feast, the days are full and delicious.
Early in the morning, the snow began to fall without warning, and it became heavier and heavier, and the snow flakes swirled down like goose feathers. By the time it was nearly noon, a thick layer had accumulated on the ground. Standing at the door of the house and looking out, there was a silvery white everywhere. It's not cold on a snowy day, and the sound of 'fluttering' fills the whole world, making people feel particularly comfortable, staying at home has a feeling of isolation, and the air is purified by the snow, so fresh that people want to cry.
When it was almost lunch, Yang Shujun came back from outside, wearing a hat, 'squeaking' and stepping on the snow, humming a little song, and carrying two fat hares. The little fox cocked his tail and followed him. This fox has been raised by me for so long, and it is much more beautiful, shiny and shiny. Some time ago, a boss who came to us to see feng shui fell in love with this fox and wanted to buy it at a high price, but I refused with a sentence of 'I won't sell it if I increase the price ten times'. For me, this fox is not just a pet, but also a lifesaver.
"Xiao Zhang, there's nothing to do anyway, let's have a good drink today?" Yang Shujun said.
Master smiled and nodded. We moved the stove to the door of the house, peeled and washed the rabbit, and stewed it in a pot mixed with cabbage and tofu vermicelli. The sake was served in a sake jug, hot water was boiled, and I ate and drank while admiring the snow.
Several people were in high spirits, and Morning Star also drank a lot of wine, and his face was flushed. Yang Shujun and I don't drink low, and as for Master's drinking, saying it can scare people to death. In this way, you and I have a cup, and after a while, two catties of liquor will be drunk.
"Master, shall I go buy two more bottles?" I asked.
"Hmm." Master said.
I grabbed the hat standing on the wall, put it on my head, and walked outside. When I came outside, I didn't go far in the wind and snow, and I heard two 'hum' sounds behind me, and when I looked back, it was the little fox.
I was overjoyed, and I crouched down and clapped my hands at it, and the little fox pounced on me and rubbed it on my face with its hot mouth.
"Do you want to come with me?"
"Hmph..."
"Let's go..."
When we came to a small shop, we found that the kind of wine we drank was actually sold out. I couldn't get used to drinking alcohol, so I decided to go to the small shop in the north of the town. So he took the little fox and walked north along the street.
The north wind was blowing, and from time to time snow flakes got into the hat and hit my face, and the firewood and grass piles on the roadside were covered with a layer of snow, like wearing a white hat. The wine came up, and I walked softly and hiccuped. Just walking, as soon as I turned around, I suddenly saw that the little fox didn't know where to run...
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