Chapter 3: Dancing the Great God
After a while, I saw Wu Laoba come back, the bruises on his head were even more serious, and it seemed that a kowtow and pounding garlic were indispensable, and the blood stains were dry on his face, which looked even more hideous and terrifying.
He found a few young and strong ones, and threw a circle of cigarettes for everyone, which I recognized as a sea of grass for a dollar and a pack. Those people helped tie up his wife and went to Mrs. Ma's house, and I heard that he had discussed with Mrs. Ma and asked her to go out and dance the big god to try!
The rest of the villagers who joined in the excitement also followed in a swarm, and I also followed the crowd to see the old lady Ma dancing the gods.
Along the way, his wife struggled wildly, several young men were so hung that they couldn't hold it down, and they almost broke free and ran away a few times, which is like the strength of a young girl in her thirties!
After entering the courtyard of Ma's house, the sky was almost dark, and the sun was setting only a lump, falling fast against the west mountain.
I was short and couldn't see behind me, so I squeezed hard in front of the crowd, and I saw that the old lady had already set up a boxy offering table, and on it were placed several kinds of fruit that could occasionally be eaten at the master's house.
Mrs. Ma bent her waist, dressed in a very festive manner, and wore an equally colorful crown on her head, as well as a string of cloth strips wearing bells.
In addition, there is an old man I have never seen, not from the village, I heard that the lively people said that he was the second god of the neighboring village, and he was brought by Wu Laoba to bring scare. The old man was wearing a brand new black padded jacket and holding a weird thing in his hand, I guess it was a drum!
The reason why it is said to be a drum is because the old man is holding a wooden stick like a small hammer in his right hand and is striking "dong dong", and it is the sound of drums. However, it is not the dull sound of the usual drums, on the contrary, it has a light and empty charm. Accompanied by the sound of "dong dong", there are bursts of crisp metal crashing sounds, and "bang, bang, bang" is endless.
Unlike ordinary drums, this drum has only one end of the drum surface, the drum surface is painted with a strange pattern, and the other side is empty, supported by several thin sticks, each stick, with a red rope tied to a rusty big money, the "bang, bang" sound, is these copper coins hit on the thin sticks.
I looked puzzled, poked the neighbor's sister-in-law standing next to me, and asked her, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, why do you see Mrs. Ma wearing so colorful clothes?" Hehe, it's more prodigal than the second dog daughter-in-law who got married two days ago, and it's still early for the New Year, is this going to twist Yangge or step on stilts? Will you give out candy bars later? Sister-in-law, you grab the most every time, can you divide me with two pieces this time? ”
I stared at my sister-in-law and asked, seeing that her face suddenly changed, she pulled her face and twisted my arm hard, but it hurt, and she covered my mouth, and whispered to me in my ear: "You want to die, little white, be quiet, this is a big dancer, I didn't see that the two gods in black cotton jackets next to me began to beat the drum and sing, don't talk nonsense, be careful of the big fairy's blame, let your stomach hurt!" ”
I was originally timid, and I was so frightened by my sister-in-law, I hugged her waist tightly and didn't let go, and my sister-in-law was not annoyed, so she simply hugged me and watched it together.
Mrs. Ma and the old man chatted busily, lighting incense and kowtowing, and then I saw Mrs. Ma sitting on the stool, and the two gods in the black cotton jacket were holding the strange-shaped drum and beating it straight, and the tone was quite good.
Listening to the old man in the black cotton jacket snort, it scared me violently!
"Hey, hey, please~God~come~"
It's strange to say, after the old man in the black cotton jacket shouted this sentence, Wu's eighth daughter-in-law, who had been making a lot of trouble, fell to the ground and fainted.
The onlookers gossiped, and they all said that this old lady Ma really has two hits, don't look at how many years she hasn't been out to see things, her ability has also grown, and this shot will stop the fox!
Mrs. Ma will sit with her eyes closed, and I guess she may be tired and resting for a while, after all, she is old and it is difficult to walk in the aisle. It's not like I'm not tired from running for half a day.
Seeing that something was wrong, she suddenly swayed and swayed, as if she couldn't sit still, and then kept yawning vigorously.
I want to ask my sister-in-law, it's not dark yet, why is this old lady still sleepy? Why didn't she jump? I'll go home if I grind it again, and I haven't done my homework yet! I was just about to open my mouth when my sister-in-law glared back, so I had to look quietly.
When my sister-in-law saw that I didn't squeak, she pursed her lips and whispered in my ear, Mrs. Ma This is a precursor, it's almost a god, don't squeak. I'm not embarrassed to say, but her smile just now is pretty good.
The old man in the black cotton jacket worked harder now, the small drum crashed, and he continued to sing some babbling words, and I didn't understand a few words after singing for a long time, but I only remembered something:
"The sun is setting, the sky is dark, and every house is latched...... Nine out of ten houses were locked, and only one door was not closed...... Whip and beat the drum and invite the gods ......"
Anyway, it's a lot of fun to listen to, it's quite smooth.
At this time, the old lady Ma, who was squinting her eyes and swaying straight on her body, suddenly trembled, slapped her hands vigorously, and shouted loudly with a sharp voice, "Okay!"
The defenselessness startled me again, and my sister-in-law hugged me tightly and patted me lightly.
Mrs. Ma stood up and bowed three times in front of her, her eyes still closed, and her head swayed rhythmically from side to side, like a rattle played by a child.
I heard that the two gods of the black cotton jacket didn't sing anymore, and the drum stopped, and he said something that I could understand, "Dare to ask the old immortal, which one are you in front of the hall?" I couldn't greet the soldiers from ten miles to another, so please bear with me......"
"Less!! It's not easy for anyone to come today, so they have to leave their old Wu family chicken dog behind!! ”
Before the old man in the black cotton jacket could finish speaking, the 'Old Lady Ma' suddenly spoke, but it was not her voice that she made, or rather, it was simply not a human voice.
Sharp and thin, it sounded particularly harsh and blunt, and there seemed to be endless anger in the words.
Frightened, Wu Laoba crawled to his knees on the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic, cried and begged with a handful of snot and tears: "Daxian, please, let us go, what do you say?" I'll do what you say! I just ask you to spare our family! Please, old fairy!! After speaking, he kowtowed again, and the wound on his forehead that had been stopped before was broken again, and blood was dripping all over his face, and he was free from a bloody person.
The old man in the black cotton jacket sighed, and was just about to squeak, when he heard the 'old lady Ma' let out a terrible sneer, only to see her raise her head suddenly, and then turn her head, after seeing her appearance, the old man in the black cotton jacket and Wu Laoba were directly frightened and turned their backs and fell to the ground!
'Old Mrs. Ma' turned her head to the crowd of onlookers again, many people were so frightened that they screamed, and directly blew up the nest and fled in all directions, and the people behind may not be able to see clearly, but they were scared enough to choke and run with them.
Because I was squeezed to the front, I was 'lucky' to witness that face, and this scene has become a nightmare for my life, even now that I have experienced too many ups and downs, I am still afraid to think about that scene!
I saw that the 'old lady Ma' was pale like a paper man with a paper maker's paste, her cheeks were sunken inward, her mouth suddenly became sharp as if it was inflated, her eyes became slender and slender, and she hung upward, her eyes turned up, and it was clearly a fox face!
She looked at us with a sinister and vicious gaze, and her cold and harsh voice was like the creak of a cat's fingernails scratching the glass, and she screamed word by word: "I have worked hard to cultivate for hundreds of years, and I have never eaten a single chicken of yours, nor have I received a single incense from you, let alone harmed any of you, and I have no grievances or enmity with you!" But the surnamed Wu killed me for no reason, first shot me in the leg, and then beat me to death with a wicker whip! The evil karma of killing has been done thoroughly, don't blame me for being wronged and revenge!! It's already good that I didn't pull your whole village to accompany the funeral, who dares to talk more, don't blame me for digging his heart and liver to drink! ”
I was so frightened that I couldn't move my legs, I felt numb all over, and something hot was running down the leg of my pants......
My sister-in-law was also scared enough, and she reacted and grabbed me and ran out, and I ran with her mechanically, as if my legs were filled with lead and not my own!
Before running out of the yard, the ghost sent me to look back, and it was this glance that scared me into a cold sweat!
I saw that the 'old lady Ma' was cloaked, staring at me with straight eyes, and the corners of her mouth were dripping, as if she was attracted to me!
Immediately afterward, she kicked over the offering table, the dishes on the table fell to pieces, grabbed the red paper on the table and tore it to shreds in a few strokes, and then spit blood and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Later, I heard that Mrs. Ma's hall slip was torn up, and the fairy hall was also overturned, and she was injured clearly, and she was lucky to pick up a life.
I never saw her out of the house again, but that's all for later.
The moment Mrs. Ma fell, she saw Wu Laoba's daughter-in-law rubbing it, jumping up, as if she had swallowed a strong pill, broke the rope, ran to Wu Laoba, rode on him and choked his neck, it seemed that she was going to kill him with a ruthless hand!
I don't care about those, the people who watched the excitement at the moment of life and death have already run away, and my sister-in-law also dragged me forward.
I ran as hard as I could, but I always felt a chill on the back of my neck, as if something was chasing me, and I prayed in my heart that the evil fox would not find me!
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and I only hated my father and mother for having two legs less.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of "dong dong" trotting from behind, and it was clear that someone was chasing behind!
I was so scared that I yelled "wow", and I didn't dare to look back! My sister-in-law heard me scream, and she was so scared that she screamed too, and we ran so desperately that we didn't dare to stop and pick up when our shoes ran off, so we simply ran barefoot, and ran and ran into something head-on!
I thought to myself that this is over, I don't know what is blocking the way, and then there is the vixen chasing after me, I am in a catastrophe!
It was a little dark and I couldn't see clearly, but I could smell an old dry smoke mixed with the sour smell of sweat.
"Little rabbit cub, what are you running, there is a master here, don't be afraid!"
A familiar voice sounded, and it turned out that it was my master who bumped into it!