Chapter 2: Gluttony
When I went home, my mother thought that I came back late, the dew in the sun was steamed, and the chrysanthemums were not fresh to make moon cakes, so I was busy telling my father and mother about this matter, but I didn't mention Longjing, my father and mother were dumbfounded, and my mother murmured: "In the past few days, I have not taught me to send plum vegetables at night, after all, that kind of place~" Dad nodded, and shook his head: "This kind of thing, how to say, I still don't believe it." The mother was unhappy: "I'd rather believe it than believe it, anyway, I don't allow Meicai to send supper again." Dad said with a bitter face, "Then who is going?" No one cares about the shop, you go? Looking at the large pile of needlework in her hand, she shook her head. The mother snorted: "I'll go if I go, this little work, I'll be out after sleeping for a while." I persuaded my mother: "Don't get in the way, mother, you are busy with you, I went to Yanyu Pavilion to deliver supper for so many years, and I haven't encountered anything strange, I think I'm afraid that Miss Ruixia is really bad." My mother ignored me and told me to wash the chrysanthemum petals quickly and make moon cakes. I went to pack up my needlework and thread.
In the evening, it is time to send glutinous rice balls, glutinous rice washed and soaked in water, ground into a pulp, and rolled into a thin skin, dotted with osmanthus jujube paste stuffing wrapped in the pot to fry, bamboo skewers put on, yellow can fragrant, is one of the guests' favorite snacks, because I have to take advantage of the heat, I just wanted to send, was stopped by my mother, I carried the food box and rushed to the Yanyu Pavilion.
My father and I smiled bitterly at each other, each busy with our own work. I was peeling the fresh chestnuts, and my father kneaded the dough and asked, "Miss Ruixia, do you believe it?" I hesitated, but shook my head. Dad smiled: "It's right if you don't believe it." "But, not necessarily a dream can really scare people to jump off a building, right? My father seemed to see through my mind and said, "Many things are faithful, and there are many things that cannot be explained, but you remember, don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, as long as people have a clear conscience, they have the blessing of God and Buddha." I nodded and made it clear, Dad will always be a serious person.
After an hour or not see my mother back, my father was a little anxious, told me to look at the shop, to pick up my mother, I just responded, but heard a crackling sound of knocking on the door, this time should not have guests, I am afraid that my mother is back, I hurriedly ran over to open the door, standing outside was Mr. Mo, the head of the account office of the Yanyu Pavilion, I just wondered why I came to settle the bill so late, but I saw a few people behind Mr. Mo carrying a bamboo shelf, lying on the bamboo shelf, it turned out to be the mother!
Mr. Mo wiped the beads of sweat from his head, because he was always afraid that others would not be able to hear his voice clearly, and he was shouting in his unique loud voice: "Mei Er, it's not good!" Your daughter-in-law fainted in the Smoke and Rain Pavilion! Dad hurriedly ran over, only to see my mother lying quietly, her breathing was evenly adjusted, and her face was very good, as if she was asleep, and there was a shallow snoring sound. Dad shook his mother: "Huh? This woman can't fall asleep tired, right? While carrying his mother into the house, Mr. Mo shook in, wiped the sweat on his bald head, and roared: "What a moment, don't think about dumplings!" Your daughter-in-law sent supper, we only thought that she went home, who would have thought that half an hour ago the little girl told me that she was lying at the door of Miss Ruixia, but it was scared to death! It's a bit long and short, and we can't get rid of it! Tell me, what is this called, called Mr. to come and see, Mr. is also the second King Kong puzzled, only said that there is no abnormality, she is completely asleep, we can't wake up even if we try our best, so we have to send her home! You're Mei Er, I'm afraid that your family has a lot of work and doesn't invite guys, so your daughter-in-law will be tired like this, right? ”
I quickly brought cold water, soaked it with a cloth towel and wiped my mother's face, my mother frowned, turned over and continued to sleep.
Dad also lost his square inch, and he just tried his best to shake his mother's shoulder. Mr. Mo then roared: "Okay! Mr. said, and let the lady rest for one night, tomorrow I am afraid that I will wake up after sleeping enough, after all, the lady is completely fine, I am afraid that she is overworked. If you don't wake up tomorrow, talk to us about it. ”
My mother fainted at the door of the haunted Ruixia girl today, I quickly grabbed Mr. Mo and asked, "Uncle Mo, wasn't Miss Ruixia in the room at that time?" Mr. Mo frowned, first ah, I hurriedly repeated it loudly, Mr. Mo showed a relieved expression of "I can hear it clearly", and shouted: "Miss Ruixia's room is haunted, where does she dare to live, and now she is still so frightened that her soul is not possessed, and she shouts that there are ghosts and ghosts, poor one, she has never come back from Peony!" The mother of the house said that she was afraid that people would be uneasy, and the practice of the head of Qiu Dao who was invited today had already been sealed. ”
It must have something to do with the blue woman in Ruixia's mouth. Sending Mr. Mo away, my father and I didn't sleep all night, tried our best, but we couldn't wake up my mother, seeing that the rooster was crying and the sky was white, my father had black circles under his eyes, held his mother's hand, and cried.
My eyes were sour, and I discussed with my father that it was haunted, so it was better to ask a Taoist priest to show my mother. Dad nodded weakly.
I ran to inquire, and Grandma Liu, who got up early to sell soy milk, clapped her hands and said, "Don't worry, I know a reliable Taoist." While telling me to take care of the stall, the two little feet quickly alternated and galloped away.
Half an hour later, I couldn't bear the worry that I had helped Grandma Liu sell most of the soy milk, and Grandma Liu finally brought an old Taoist priest with shriveled cheeks in an apricot robe, two wisps of rat beard, and a mouse-like appearance.
Grandma Liu stayed behind to collect the stall, and I took the Taoist priest home.
The Taoist claimed to be surnamed Qiu, he took out a peachwood sword and a gossip plate, circled around his mother a few times, and suddenly shouted: "Spirit! Mrs. Zun's spirit is lost! ”
Dad hurriedly asked, "Can you get it back?" ”
The Taoist priest snorted and pretended to say, "What's so difficult about this? Take me to the place where Madame lost her spirit. ”
I told Mr. Mo the reason, but fortunately the Yanyu Pavilion was quiet during the day, and my father and I took my mother and took the head of the road to Miss Ruixia's room.
There was still a sweet smell of smoke in the room, and looking at the half-height dresser, I suddenly felt eerie.
The Taoist leader took on a position and shouted incantations that ordinary people could not understand.
After the incantation was recited, I clearly saw a pair of white women's arms sticking out of the mirror, the bamboo shoots seemed to be slightly curled with their fingertips, making a gesture that called people over, and the nails still had a faint impatiens color.
We all stared at each other and froze, and the elder of the Qiu Dao experienced the old Dao reacted quickly, only to hear him scream, throw down the peachwood sword and run away. My feet were so weak that I couldn't move, and my dad sat on the ground.
Fortunately, there were a lot of lively handymen outside, and they saw that the head of the hill ran out and hurried inside, and at this time the hand had been retracted, and everyone put us out with all hands and feet.
Dad was stunned, and I breathed a sigh of relief and explained the situation. Everyone was silent, and Mr. Mo roared: "I can't do business~ What can I do~ God remembers that one is one out~ I don't appreciate the food~ By the way, go and post a certificate of merit~ Ask someone to get rid of ghosts~"
There is no way, now I can only trust Longjing once.
Dad was in no mood to care about me, so I went straight home and got a basket of mooncakes and ran to the back garden. I hope Longjing was not discovered by Huang Bo.
I tiptoed to the chrysanthemum bush in September and whispered: "Lord Longjing~Lord Longjing~"
No one answered.
As soon as I sat down among the flowers, the last glimmer of hope was gone, and I couldn't help but cry.
At this time, a slender and miserable white hand was on my right shoulder, and a creepy voice said faintly: "Bring it ~ give it to me ~"
I didn't dare to make a sound of fright, and slowly turned my head, it was Longjing.
After eating the moon cakes, Long Jing hiccuped loudly, just wanted to reach out and pick his teeth, remembering that there was no meat in the moon cakes, there was nothing to pick at all, so he put down his fingers in disappointment and muttered: "The offerings are used to meat~"
I hurriedly said: "There is meat and meat, as long as you save my mother, you can open your mouth casually with braised hoof pork belly, and ah, seeing that your life seems to be poor, if you can get rid of that ghost, I think Yanyu Pavilion will definitely be rewarded." ”
Long Jing's eyes lit up: "Can all sheep and all pigs have it?" ”
"That's not a small thing!" I patted Mr. Mo's chest for Yanyu Pavilion: "What do you want!" ”
Long Jing smiled: "Let's go!" But follow me, you'd better keep quiet. ”
I nodded hurriedly, I can do anything to save my mother.
Take Longjing to Miss Ruixia's room, no one will watch the excitement at this time, everyone is hiding far away, the vermilion door is half-hidden, the charm that has just been torn off is still hanging in tatters at the door, and a cold wind blows out inside, which is extraordinarily gloomy.
Longjing pushed open the door and walked in directly, I was busy tugging at the corner of his clothes in the back, trembling and following him, and then he knocked on the mirror.
I barely tilted my head from behind him to look in the mirror, but I saw two women in the distance in the mirror, as if behind us, but when I turned around, the room was empty. One with several circles of chains around his neck, full of blue, must be the female ghost in Ruixia's mouth, but the other is actually a mother! But I saw my mother talking and laughing with the blue woman in the mirror, as if she was a good sister.
Amazed. Mother's spirit, caught in the mirror?
My mother seemed to smile at me, and I couldn't help but shout: "Mother! ”
Ryujing said: "Women are born to not keep their promises. He let out a long sigh.
But seeing the blue woman slowly approaching the mirror, she smiled: "Who am I, and you have woken up?" Long Jing nodded, and said nonchalantly: "Yes, I'm awake, I'm really sorry, you should go back." ”
I was shocked, Longjing was very familiar with that ghost, so he wouldn't be with them all the way, right?
The woman smiled at me, her teeth were sharp, making her look even more weird, and she asked Longjing, "What is this little girl yours about?" ”
Long Jing said, "It's my letter girl!" When I woke up there was nothing, and I lay down hungry for a while, but fortunately she offered me an offering. ”
The woman smiled at me again: "Little girl, do you know who he is?" ”
I shook my head.
The woman was even happier: "So you don't know yet, he's a monster who eats everything." ”
"What?" I was taken aback.
The woman continued: "He is not a man, he is a famous monster, his name is gluttony, and he is especially fond of eating people's hearts, eating living souls, and eating almost anything, depending on whether he likes to cut your tender flesh into slices of shabu-shabu, or knock your head and suck your brain." ”