Time flies, and life is as plain as water.

In the evening, when the family was eating around the dining table, my mother mentioned my grandmother's 100th birthday. said that he wanted to take the whole family to the birthday banquet.

Like all children, there is no child who will resist the kind of happiness of going to relatives, not to mention the laughter of peers of the same age, which is so lively that people are happy, mainly simple peasant families, there are relatives who come, they will enthusiastically take out the good things at home and entertain the visiting guests. And in the era of material poverty, visiting relatives represents a happy time when you have to eat and have fun and don't have to work.

On weekdays, my grandparents especially love Ling Lang, the eldest grandson, and Ling Lang and his third sister also liked to go to their grandmother's house very much when they were young. So it is inevitable that Ling Lang, who loves the house and Wu, the bigger and more unsociable, does not say that he can't go. Mother said that grandparents, uncles and aunts will go to grandma's house this time, and after all, he hasn't seen these relatives who hurt him for a while, so he also acquiesced to go together. Then after eating, I wiped my mouth, threw down the dishes and chopsticks, and went back to my room to read.

The next day, the whole family, except for the father who was still in the field, six people, lively and lively walked to Grandma's house, playing and making trouble along the way, climbing mountains and wading through rivers and walking for more than two hours, and finally came to Grandma's house called Suoyuan Village.

Grandma's family is in the local area, and it is also a big family, three newer tiled houses surround the old ancestral house, at the foot of the mountain in Suoyuan Village, built against the mountain, although it is a case of mud bricks and tiles, but such a large building complex, it seems, not only in this village, but even in this small town, it can really be regarded as a momentum.

Grandma Tai has three sons, the eldest son Xu Dong is a village cadre in the village, the second son Xu Yao teaches, and the third son Xu Sanqiang is a fortune teller and is also a well-known figure in the local area.

Originally, Grandma's family should have a prosperous life, which is enviable. It's just that for some reason, when he was thirty years old, Ling Lang's third uncle suddenly lost his sight, no matter how his family persuaded him, he didn't seek medical treatment, and he didn't marry a wife and have children, which is a big flaw in this big family.

But the third uncle himself seems to have always been unimpressed, and on weekdays, he helps people calculate the eight characters, cut off the fortunes and misfortunes, and sometimes takes advantage of the market day to set up a stall in the town or something. Life is also comfortable.

Grandma is amiable, full of silver hair, a hundred years old, not only is her face full of red light, but her wrinkles are not as deep as those of her peers, and you can't see a single spot of age spots. At such an old age, I heard that he is still nimble, and he can cook by himself, and he can do his own laundry in the winter.

The birthday banquet was presided over by the eldest uncle and the second uncle. This big birthday, close relatives, distant relatives, basically all who can come, a large number of people, eating, drinking, going to the toilet, messing around, but generally speaking, it is not rude.

The third uncle was thin and thin, wearing an ordinary pair of blind glasses, with a short beard under his cheeks, and rarely spoke when eating, but he also smiled. Between the advance and retreat of speech, calm and calm. When I have nothing to do, I like to sit aside, smoke hookah, drink old tea, and meet relatives and friends who come forward to ask about the birthday or something, and those who come do not refuse, concise and concise, and solve doubts and worries.

The birthday banquet is divided into two sessions: noon and evening. After the dinner, most of the guests will choose to go home, and the relatives who are far away will choose to stay. First, I can stay more time to get acquainted with each other, and second, the next day I can help dismantle some temporary tents and some aftermath work. Then there will be a dinner, those food that can not be eaten, each packed back, the meat that can be preserved, continue to eat, the grain that cannot be preserved, can also be fed to pigs, dogs, chickens and ducks or something.

Ling Lang and his younger brother Ling Jie were divided into a cousin's room to sleep, such a banquet, the children did not need to do anything, but after a day of eating, drinking, and fighting, the children were also quite tired, so they quickly fell asleep.

Some of the adults were still gathered together, and at first they were talking about some parents, but it didn't take long for the surroundings to fall into a quiet, except for the occasional barking of dogs, and the village was as peaceful as the surface of a heavenly lake on the top of the highest field in the mountain city.

I don't know how long I slept, Ling Lang seemed to hear the sound of two people talking, as if it was far away. This is an inexplicable realm, Ling Lang obviously felt that he was still lying on the bed, but the surrounding scenes and sounds felt that he was seeing in his eyes and listening to his ears.

"Follow the sound" and "walk" over, on the doorway of the old house. Ling Lang "saw" two people, because of the angle, it was only from the side, but Ling Lang still recognized one of them at once, it was his blind uncle. The other one had no impression, only to see Bai Huahua's hair, Bai Huahua's beard, he looked really old, but he looked tall and sturdy, standing straighter than the third uncle, even if he only saw the side, he also faintly had a unique momentum.

"Xu Sanqiang, did you really decide to do that?" The tall old man looked at the third uncle and asked.

"Elder Xu, I have been thinking about this idea for nearly three years. In my opinion, life in the world, the skin and blood, are all given by parents. My father died early, and it was my old mother who worked hard, one hand and one foot, to pull the four of us brothers and sisters. Nowadays, it can be regarded as a prosperous family, and the house is full of children and grandchildren, it should be the time for her old man to tease her grandchildren and enjoy the blessings. I have no wife or children, and I have no other concerns. Therefore, I have already decided on this matter, and you don't have to dissuade you, Old Xu. ”

"Alas, when your mother was sixty-five years old, she was fated to be angry and tired, and she couldn't pass a hurdle, but she was stunned to let you use the price of blindness, make a wish to have no wife and no queen, borrow things to replace your life, and forcibly increase your life expectancy of thirty-six years. But how can you not be satisfied? Count, your mother can live another year, and since ancient times, if she can live to be 101 years old, it is already considered a long life. Idiot, idiot. ”

"And you also know that because of the last practice of substitution, the above has been very dissatisfied with you, nothing more than thinking about your guardian side, conscientious, and without fault, plus your mother has also worked all her life and has always been kind to others. I didn't think too much about it. But this time, if you want to use the seven stars to continue your life, I'm afraid you will have a good death. ”

"My mother is in good health, her children and grandchildren are filial, open-minded and kind, and she is happy all day long, and I really can't bear to be in such a situation, so I can only continue for another year. In any case, I hope that Xu Lao will be perfect. The third uncle bowed in front of the white-bearded Xu Lao, and his tone was sincere.

"In the past three years, I have admonished you dozens of times, but I still can't change your decision. You've made up your mind, and I won't say anything more. You have been preparing for this for a long time, and in terms of numerology and life and death, you are excellent and understand more thoroughly than me. It's a big deal for me to guard you for seven days, so that this mountain ghost and water ghost will not infringe on your six senses of the Purple Mansion at a critical time, and the rest depends on you and your mother's creation.

"Thank you Xu Lao for your kindness of reconstruction. The third uncle bowed again.

"Xu Sanqiang, don't you know, if you didn't insist on doing this anti-heaven trip, your future would have been immeasurable, and the province didn't dare to say it, but a few elders in the city had long wanted to mention you. ”

After speaking, the two seemed to have their own thoughts, sighed in their hearts, and were relatively speechless.

After a while, the third uncle's unhurried voice sounded again.

"Old Xu, there is still something unclear in my heart, you are well-informed, and I hope to solve my doubts. The mouth of Yunkai Jiaolongdi has been sealed, the colorful phoenix of Shangtang Pass has flapped its wings, its wings have also penetrated into the four iron pillars, the lying cow has also been bolted, and even the aura of the Shishan cave has been lost, and it has been restored to calm in recent years. Why is the health of the villagers in this mountain town still worse day by day?"

"Jiaolong out of the king, Caifeng Lord is rich, Lying Niu Chong Yongwu, Yunkai Wanzhong Mountain, Yinyan Thousand Veins Water, Cave Dragon Ball Stone, and even the main body of this mountain city, Baozhou rowing the Milky Way, was also built by the people above, and nine small bridges were built on both sides of the river one after another, tied up, but the aura of this dragon land is still in imbalance. People's aura, the cultivation of the heart, can no longer do the original complementary state, everything is said to be repeated. Now this coiled dragon land is like a balloon filled with water, with a small hole pierced, and the water is seeping all the time. I don't know how many people were sent to secretly investigate the reason, and even when the aura of the Shishan Cave was lost, the province sent a soul envoy to investigate, but they didn't find out why. Alas, if this continues, it won't take a hundred years, and this place will inevitably become another abandoned land in my Huaxia country. ”

"How serious is the matter? Could it be that someone is deceiving the heavens and stealing the spiritual essence?"

"The people above have also considered this aspect of the problem, and have done a lot of work, on the surface, the household registration survey from village to village and household has not found any suspicious characters. Secretly, the Great Guardian and the Great Soul Envoy did not hesitate to expend their vitality and joined forces to evolve the tortoiseshell wood cloth together. The hexagram is obtained, but it is dark and difficult to understand, and it is not clear why. There is no better way for the time being, so I have to tell you and me to wait and watch carefully, hoping to find clues as soon as possible. ”

The two were silent again.

"Old Xu, this time, it is estimated that even if Xu Sanqiang does not die, the identity of the guardian envoy will be deprived, and I don't know if the next guardian envoy has been selected. ”

"It's decided, back then, you borrowed things to continue your life, and the above has already begun to choose a young man from the Li family. ”

"What, Jiazi year Jiazi day Jiazi was born? or the Li family?" the third uncle hurriedly pinched his fingers and counted them, and there were words in his mouth, as if he was talking to himself.

"Old Xu, I think you should have also seen the life of this son, such a strong and special Zhuan Wangge, if you don't be a guardian, you will also be a great talent in the future, as a guardian here, isn't it a suspicion of overkill? ”

"At this point, I don't know how the above is considered, I don't think I will be satisfied with just arranging to be the guardian here, at most as a replacement for you. In addition, although this son has a special life, and he is also a special life, it is not necessarily a good thing, and there is a life like this in history, even if Wang Mang is one, he is either a general with great wisdom and decisiveness, or a great traitor. ”

"Oh, it's true, I just did a little calculation just now, and when I look back, I still have a fate, everything here is really incredible, and the future of this son is even more unpredictable. Anyway, it turned out to be the above arrangement, so naturally they have their reasons, and there is no need for you and me to comment too much. After the third uncle finished speaking, he didn't dwell too much on this issue, and reached out and pulled out a yellow paper from his pocket.

I saw that piece of yellow paper, I don't know what kind of material it was made of, there was a kind of gold leaf texture, and the dragons and phoenixes danced on it, and all kinds of talismans were written.

The third uncle took out a match and lit it. There were words in his mouth, Ling Lang didn't need to hear what the third uncle was reading, the voice was not in ordinary Chinese or local dialect, so Ling Lang didn't hear why, plus his hearing and hearing ability seemed to be declining, like slowly being recycled into the body of the bed.

Vaguely, as the talisman seal burned to ashes, Ling Lang seemed to see an old man with a white beard, white hair, a lovely smile, and a blessed and auspicious appearance, dressed as an ancient, wearing a foreign hat, the brim of the hat with two cloth whiskers hanging down to the shoulders, a round and plump face, eyes slightly narrowed, with a kind smile. In fact, if he could take a closer look, Ling Lang would find that this old man was not a real physical body, but an inexplicable aura form.

"Xu Sanqiang, you called me with a mantra today, what is the matter?" The rich old man, although the smile on his face did not change, there seemed to be impatience in his tone.

"Land Lord, I promised someone three days later, at the beginning of the morning glow, the golden dew is not finished, and the sun rises into the sky. I want to build a scaffolding in this back mountain, and when the time comes, I hope it will be convenient to act. The third uncle replied respectfully.

"This kind of thing is beyond my control, you can do it cheaply yourself, and you don't need to ask again. After speaking, the space under the old locust tree where the old man was standing fluctuated and rippled, and the "person" disappeared.

After that, Ling Lang couldn't hear or see anything outside.