Gao Qi is still dressed in Taoist attire, with gold dust on her eyelids, and her heroic posture is cool, Wang Xiaohu saw her as if she had met a relative, and she almost burst into tears, but she didn't expect that as soon as she opened her mouth, she asked Wangcai in her arms, and subconsciously said: "I picked it up on the road." ”

"Where did you pick it up? Tell me, I'll pick one up too. Gao Qi still chased the puppy and asked, Wang Xiaohu didn't understand why Gao Qi was eyeing Wangcai, he was a little clumsy, and heard a few firecrackers mixed with a few wows in silence...... Similar to a child's cry, he hurriedly said, "There is still a little ghost that has not been cleaned up." ”

Gao Qi turned his head suddenly, threw out the yellow talisman in his hand, fixed the little ghost who was shaking and wanted to escape, took out a sachet like an embroidered gossip pattern from his arms, took the little ghost inside, and went to the charred humanoid skin, and used a yellow talisman pad in his hand to keep it and put it in.

After collecting the little ghost and humanoid skin, he turned around, still chasing Wang Xiaohu and asked, "Pick it up there, tell me, I'll pick one up too." The words were said to Wang Xiaohu, but his eyes kept staring at the little thing in his arms, and it felt like seeing his first love**.

"I picked it up on the road, what do you ask it for?" Wang Xiaohu is no matter how stupid he is, he also knows that Dao Wangcai is not an ordinary puppy, have you ever seen an ordinary puppy eat ghosts? also cleaned up that powerful ghost concubine helplessly, and he also wondered, how could such a black and deformed little guy have such a great ability?

Gao Qi saw that Wang Xiaohu avoided talking about anything else, and Zhilu Dao couldn't ask why, so he didn't stare at the puppy, and said to him and William Lin: "It's okay, the three murderous things have been collected, and I will send them to the master gate when I turn around, so that the master is overdone, and you can live in the house with confidence." ”

After Gao Qi finished speaking, Wang Xiaohu puffed! Sitting on the ground, I felt that the bones were scattered, I was frightened all night, it was not easy to hold on to this time, his eyes were black for a while, he took two deep breaths before feeling better, and looked back, William Lin was as stunned as a dementia, lying on the ground cautiously, and occasionally twitching, it looked like it was fine, the whole living room was in a mess, this year was over......

Wang Xiaohu didn't want to say anything, didn't want to do anything, just wanted to lie down, he never felt that lying down and doing nothing was happiness, and he didn't pay attention to Gao Qi, but William Lin was very excited when he saw Gao Qi, and greeted: "Officer Gao, fortunately you arrived in time, if you are late, we will be unlucky......

William's words came into Wang Xiaohu's ears, and his heart moved, Gao Qi came very strangely, she originally said that she was going to come to dinner, but she didn't come early, she didn't come late, it was almost twelve o'clock, and she was still dressed up like this, just having a meal, did she need to dress up like this to attend? Damn, I was tricked by this bitch!

Wang Xiaohu jumped up, pointed at Gao Qi's nose and said angrily: "Did you already know that those three ghost things were fine?" Are you using us as a guide to lure them out? Did you come here on purpose? You planned everything, didn't you? ……”

Wang Xiaohu's series of words, is it as fast as a tongue twister, I thought that Gao Qi would be panicked or ashamed to be exposed, and he should be a little guilty at the worst, right? Unexpectedly, Gao Qi had no expression on his face, staring at the big crystal clear eyes and nodding at Wang Xiaohu very sincerely: "Yes, I already knew Lu Dao, I also knew that Lu Dao you would definitely be able to hold on, and I knew that if Lu Dao told you, you would definitely run away without a trace, although you are not small, but you are not too big, and you are too selfish, you will definitely not help me drag those three ghost things, if you are not here, the people in this building will be unlucky, and the chaos will be even bigger, not to mention that I didn't let you invite the Lord of the Stove?" And I'm here too, what else are you not satisfied with? ”

Gao Qi said that there were words, but it seemed that Wang Xiaohu was wrong, Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, and for a moment felt that Gao Qi seemed to be doing right, and then suddenly realized, and said angrily: "Let you go. it, why do we have to be the introduction? Also, I invited the Lord of the Stove, but what are the things I invited? Two days, I ate four boxes of incense, and at the critical moment, except for the top door, it is basically useless to come up with ideas, if it weren't for the critical moment when the fortune came out, buddy would be glorious here today. ”

Wang Xiaohu said very badly, but it was the truth, the truth was the most hurtful, those stove princes saw that there was nothing wrong, and after hearing what Wang Xiaohu said, they all felt that their old faces were dull, and they all slipped back into the kitchen secretly, in fact, Wang Xiaohu didn't want to offend the stove prince, but when he was in a hurry, he said it regardless of it.

"Hey, such a fierce beast, you actually gave such a ridiculous name, really, really ......"

Gao Qi was not angry, looking at Wang Xiaohu's arms still trembling Wangcai to change the topic, Wang Xiaohu was interrupted by him, heard him say that Wangcai was a fierce beast, and subconsciously asked: "Do you know what kind of beast Wangcai is?" ”

Gao Qi sighed and said, "If my guess is correct, the little thing in your arms should be a year beast." “

Year Beast? Wang Xiaohu was very puzzled, touched the Wangcai in his arms, no different from a little poodle, if there is a difference, there is a sarcoma on his head, which is quite deformed, and he can't help asking: "Is he really a young beast?" ”

"Perhaps, probably, almost, do you know the origin of the Dao Year Beast?"

Without waiting for Wang Xiaohu to reply, Gao Qi continued to take care of himself: "In the primeval period, there was a fierce monster; Scattered in the deep mountains and dense forests, people call them "years". The appearance of "Nian" is terrifying, ferocious by nature, and specializes in eating birds and animals, scaly insects and pigs; Change the taste every day, from kowtow insects to big living people, which makes people talk about the color change of "year". ”

Gradually, people grasped the law of the activities of the "year", it turned out that every 365 days it would go to the place where the crowd lived to taste the freshness, and the time of the haunt was after dark, and when the rooster crow broke dawn, they would return to the mountains and forests. The men and women regarded this terrible night as a shut-in, and called it the "New Year's Pass"; And came up with a whole set of "New Year's pass" methods: every night on this day, every household makes dinner in advance, turns off the fire and cleans the stove, and then ties all the chicken pens and cattle pens; Then seal the gate of the mansion and eat again, this meal is called the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Because this dinner has a bad luck meaning; Therefore, in addition to having the whole family gather around to eat together to express harmony and reunion, it is also necessary to offer sacrifices to the ancestors before eating; Pray to the gods of their ancestors to bless them with a safe and secure night. After dinner, no one dared to sleep, so they sat together and chatted to strengthen their courage. The sky gradually darkened, and "Nian" came out of the deep mountains and old forests, and touched into the crowded village. I saw that the doors of every house were closed, and there were sesame stalks piled up in front of the door, but there was no one to be seen on the street. After turning for most of the night, the "year" had nothing to gain, so I had to gnaw some sesame stalks to satisfy my hunger. After a while, the rooster crowed, and the beast had to return. The people who have survived the "New Year" are overjoyed, they want to thank the ancestors of heaven and earth, congratulate each other on not being eaten by the "New Year", and open the gate to set off firecrackers, and go to meet relatives and friends in the neighborhood to say goodbye.

After many years like this, nothing happened, and people relaxed their vigilance against the Nian Beast. On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Nian Beast suddenly rushed to a village in the south of the Yangtze River. A village of people was almost eaten up by the beasts, and only one newlywed couple with red curtains and red clothes were safe and sound. There are also a few children who lit a bunch of bamboo in the courtyard and were playing, the fire was red, and the bamboo exploded after burning; The beast turned to this place, and when it saw the firelight, it turned around and fled. Since then, people know that the beast is afraid of red, light, and sound, and it is the beginning of the year at the end of each year; Every household pasted red paper, wore red robes, hung red lanterns, beat gongs and drums, and set off firecrackers, so that the New Year beast would not dare to come again. In the chapter of "The Book of Songs, Xiaoya, Tingliao", there is a record of "the light of Tingliao". The so-called "Ting Liao" is a torch made of bamboo poles and the like. After the bamboo pole is burned, the air in the bamboo node expands, and the bamboo cavity bursts, making a crackling sound, which is the origin of "firecrackers".

Wang Xiaohu had vaguely heard the legend of the Nian Beast, but it was the first time he had heard it in such detail, he looked down at the little thing trembling in his arms, felt puzzled, and asked: "This little thing that is as timid as a mouse, and can scare a fart with a firecracker is really a Nian Beast?" Didn't you say that the Year Beast was afraid of red? The red wedding dress of the ghost concubine, why is she not afraid?

Confused, Gao Qi said to him: "Even if the year beast exists, it is also in the ancient period, so many years have passed, and there are many legends that have been passed around, and I am afraid that the red may be a false rumor, it is said that the head of the year beast is big and small, it looks very much like a lion, a single horn, a unicorn foot, a body is more than ten feet long, the eyes are like copper bells, coming and going like the wind, and the sound of "year by year" is made when it howls, so it is called the year beast. You take a closer look to see if the little thing in your arms has these characteristics. ”

Wang Xiaohu couldn't help but touch the sarcoma on Wangcai's little head, it was really hard as if it was about to break out of the skin, and the four little hooves touched through the hair, there were scales, like psoriasis, and the eyes were quite big, I didn't see that it looked like a lion, but it looked like a poodle, and the nose was black and shiny, which was particularly cute.

"Hey! Don't say it, it's really different from other puppies! Wang Xiaohu raised his head and talked to Gao Qi, where was there still someone, so he couldn't help but turn his head and ask William Lin: "Gao Qi?" ”

"After telling you about the origin of the Nian Beast, you left when you touched Wangcai's body."

Wang Xiaohu suddenly, his feelings were played by Gao Qi again, he told himself a story for a long time, waiting for him here, and couldn't help but scolded loudly towards the door: "Gao Qi, I'm your uncle!" ”

Wang Xiaohu's voice was angry, and his voice was not loud, which frightened the little thing in his arms again, and called out twice aggrievedly: "Nian, Nian!" ”

Outside, the sound of firecrackers, laughter, the new year has arrived.

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