The cold gradually subsided, the spring buds did not appear, the smell of the New Year permeated the streets and alleys, the sound of firecrackers in the year old, and the spring breeze sent warmth into Tusu. Children wear new clothes, and adults are happy to meet. Xiaoshi Town is full of New Year's flavor.

It has been more than a month since Liu Yingyan's son was born, and the Liu family, which should also be full of festivity, was depressed in the cry of a baby.

However, the baby in her arms still screamed and cried out with all her might, as if she wanted to devote all her strength to crying, just as a person's last weapon is his teeth and limbs, and he can only rely on the only means left to protect himself.

Liu Laohan wore a thick coat, with dry tobacco in his mouth, like a dry branch hanging with thatch, and walked into the courtyard in the cold wind, "It's cold in the yard, quickly carry your grandson back to the hall, don't freeze", Liu Laohan entered the courtyard and watched Liu Yingyan walking around the courtyard with the child in his arms, and then opened his mouth to urge.

"Dad, I don't want to, it's just that your grandson cries even more when he enters the hall, and he only cries quietly when he has to walk around in this courtyard," Liu Yingyan explained.

"Hey" Liu Laohan also sighed when he heard this, and his heart was depressed, what is going on, Sun Sun has been crying non-stop on the second day of his birth, and he will only rest for a few hours when he feeds and sleeps at the end of the day, and he doesn't know what the reason is, and he doesn't know why he went to the town hospital to see a doctor, and he can't find out the reason when he goes to the city hospital, so he can only take it home first.

"Is Chen Yan feeling better?" Liu Laohan thought of this stubble, so he asked Liu Yingyan, Chen Yan has become weaker and weaker since she gave birth to a son, and when the cold wind blows, she will have a cold cold, fever and headache, and the amount of food is getting smaller and smaller.

Liu Yingyan held the child and heard her father asking, so she replied: "I have already slept in the back room, and recently her health has deteriorated and because the child works day and night, I am worried that she will not be able to stand it." Liu Yingyan paused, and then said: "Dad, tomorrow I will take Chen Yan to the city hospital to have a look, you ask your mother to help take a look at the child, you also look at it, you know your mother's temperament, I'm afraid she will use some home remedies." In the past month or so, the Liu family has been looking for medical treatment without success, and Mrs. Chen wanted to try the folk home remedies, and she still muttered in her mouth, "Last time I heard the master in the temple say that I invited the Xuan Mao to give birth to a grandson, and this Xuan Mao invited me back, so I gave birth to a grandson, this time I went to ask the master in the temple again, there must be a way to cure my good grandson." ”

Liu Yingyan is now too busy to take care of himself, so he let his wife go, and now he believes in the party and patriotism, what are the ghosts, snakes, and gods there to believe, he disdains this in his heart, but he doesn't say much.

The next day, Liu Wulang (ranked fifth) took his wife to the city hospital, and after the examination, the doctor said that after giving birth, the yin deficiency and weakness, coupled with the lack of nutritional supplements and overwork, led to frailty and illness, Liu Wulang also felt guilty after hearing it, and spent a lot of money to buy a lot of supplements, so he took his daughter-in-law to the station to wait for the shuttle, "Ying Yan, what's wrong?" Don't be upset, don't you see I'm fine. Chen Yan looked at Liu Yingyan with a guilty expression and said, said and gently stroked Liu Yingyan's cheek with her hand, feeling the temperature and delicate touch transmitted by Chen Yan's hand, looking at her pale and yellowish skin due to anemia, Liu Yingyan made a decision in his heart, the shuttle bus roared into the station, setting off a gust of dusty wind, Chen Yan fanned a few times in front of her with her hand, the winter light shone on her face through the dust, making her look more and more haggard, Chen Yan smiled at Liu Yingyan, Pulling him to sit in the middle of the shuttle, Liu Yingyan knew that this was Chen Yan's favorite position, she liked to lean on Liu Yingyan's tall shoulders and look at the distant scenery outside the window, just as she said goodbye to her former life and ran to Liu Yingyan, which is one of her few preferences now.

The two carried the things they bought in the city, and returned to the entrance of Ebony Village on the three wheels in the town, it is strange to say, when they go out in the morning, there is still a sunny weather of the sun, and it will be only two o'clock in the afternoon It will be overcast, as if the dark clouds are only covered on the Ebony Village, Liu Yingyan looked back at the direction of Xiaoshi Town, where there is a faint trace of clear sky on the horizon, there is no doubt that there is him, holding the hand of his daughter-in-law, the two of them also approached Ebony Village, the first household at the head of the village is the Liu family, over the mountain where the ancestors have lived for generations, Seeing the courtyard of the Liu family at the foot of the mountain, thinking that their son was still at home, the couple quickened their pace, and when they approached the courtyard gate, the yellow dog had run out, sticking out his tongue and making a whining cheer, Liu Yingyan walked into the courtyard quickly, and it was too late to call out to his father. Seeing Liu Laohan sitting on the threshold, his back against the closed door, and he didn't hear his child's usual crying, Liu Yingyan felt bad and hurriedly said, "Dad, why are you sitting here, my son?" Liu Laohan frowned, smashed the dry smoke, and was rarely silent, Liu Yingyan saw that his father didn't speak, and he was even more anxious: "Dad, I want to see my son, is it in the house?" Where's my mother? Is she doing some kind of home remedies, you let me in! ”

Chen Yan looked at the situation and was anxious, and was about to run to reach out and push the door, Liu Laohan stood up and was at the door, raised his hand and pushed away Chen Yan's hand, Chen Yan is a twenty-year-old girl, since she was a child, she is not diligent and does not distinguish between grains and grains, where she can withstand the strength of Liu Laohan's crop head, watching her daughter-in-law almost be pushed to the ground, Liu Yingyan rushed to hug his daughter-in-law, and said sharply: "Dad, what are you doing!" Are you also crazy with your mother? ”

Liu Laohan didn't let go of the way, took a puff of cigarette, and then said: "Yan Wazi, your mother invited a master to treat Sun Sun's illness, and the master said that Sun Sun was infected with evil spirits, if you don't want your son to die early, you can wait quietly!" ”

"Old man, are you crazy with your mother too? There is no problem with my child, you give me back the child! Chen Yan's tears flowed involuntarily, crying and begging Liu Laohan to return the child to him, "Dad, my mother is confused about feudal superstition, and you are also messing around with her, that's your grandson, mother, are those things useful, don't you know?" Liu Yingyan also said.

Looking at the appearance of the couple, Liu Laohan couldn't bear it, so he explained: "I didn't believe it at first, but the master asked me, did my grandson have been sleepy on the first day of his birth and didn't make any crying?" And the crying has been going on since the next day, and the hissing will not stop until there is no strength? I didn't believe it at first, suspecting that it was the old woman who was blinded to reveal the twists and turns of this magic stick, but he said, let me hold my grandson in my arms, he can temporarily let the child stop crying, I thought that the child is in my arms, even if he wants to do something I can stop it in person, otherwise the old woman will run in to hold the child, so I will be full of grandchildren, and I saw that the master raised his hand and pointed at the left ear of the grandson, I wanted to dodge, but the master was too fast, and when I reacted, the master had already withdrawn his fingers, My grandson also fell asleep in my arms and stopped crying, if it weren't for that, how could I trust him? After that, Liu Laohan smoked a dry cigarette, stopped speaking, and waited for Liu Chen and his wife to digest the words just now.

After a while, Liu Yingyan patted his daughter-in-law's back comfortingly, and said, "Dad, did this master say that my son has any disease?" Why is it so weird. ”

"Hey," Liu Laohan sighed and said: "The master said that it was evil, and I didn't know what it was, but he said that he would talk to me about it in detail after curing his grandson, and he asked me if something strange had happened in my family, so I explained the matter of the old woman holding the cat in her arms, and the master nodded and didn't say anything, so I can only wait for the master to come out and talk about it." ”

After about an hour, the door was gently opened, and a handsome man walked out, wearing a black cloth with long hair, the hair was tied at random at the back of his head, and the left thumb was wearing a jade wrench, his face was pale and bloody, as if he had not seen the sun all year round, the handsome man walked out, and Mrs. Chen followed out with her grandson behind him, Chen Yan saw her son and quickly ran up, snatched the child from Mrs. Chen's hand, and looked carefully in her arms. The child in his arms was sleeping very quietly, seeing that his child was safe and sound, Chen Yan and Liu Yingyan were also relieved, but when they saw the child's left ear, Chen Yan's eyes froze, and there was a blood mark on the child's left earlobe, which had been slightly scabbed, and a little bit of red flashed, Chen Yan raised his head and asked the handsome man: "This master, why is there an extra scar on my son's ear?" ”

Chen Yan didn't say that Liu Yingyan hadn't found it yet, after all, he couldn't compare with Chen Yan, who had taken care of the child for a long time, and the child would have any changes, which would be extremely obvious to Chen Yan, Liu Yingyan also looked at the man in black standing in the courtyard with incomprehensible eyes, the man's eyes were glowing with a hint of green, and the inside seemed to be a bottomless deep pool, and the expression on his face was ancient and waveless, and he said lightly: "Your son is in a bad life, and he was born with a mountain spirit, so after birth, there will be mountain monsters to harass him every day, Babies are born pure, only crying can take ghosts, they cry day and night, deterring ghosts, but after all, it is to drink to quench thirst, you wait for the mortal body to find out, if it is two months late, when the child cries and exhausts the innate qi, it is the time of his death! After speaking, he looked at Liu Chen and his wife.

As soon as Chen Yan heard this, she couldn't help crying again, and her hands couldn't help but hug the child in her arms. ”

The man in black said slowly: "Your left ear is my solution, I have used the technique of biting the ear to anchor his three souls and seven spirits, and used the method of substitute soul to repay his troubles, from now on there will be no more spirits to disturb him, if he has achieved something in the future, if he has nothing to do, he can come to me." ”

Liu Yingyan listened to the confusion in the clouds, so he asked: "Sir, may I ask what is the solution of the ear biting technique and the soul replacement method?" Do we need to help? After speaking, he looked at the man in black.

The man in black frowned slightly, Mrs. Chen saw that the man in black showed a displeased look, and hurriedly said: "Immortal Chief, don't blame, the fool doesn't know how to be polite, and he collided with Immortal Chief." ”

Although he was a little displeased, the man in black still opened his mouth to explain in front of Mrs. Chen: "The ear-biting technique is the foundation of my life, and it cannot be said, but this method of substitute soul is a common method. As she spoke, she glanced at Mrs. Chen, and Mrs. Chen understood: "Please allow Xiao Ke to talk to his relatives for a while." After speaking, Mrs. Chen bowed to the man in black.

"Hmm", after the man in black answered, he turned around and walked outside the courtyard, and closed the courtyard door casually, leaving Mrs. Chen and the Liu family inside.

In the courtyard, Mrs. Chen looked at Liu Laohan and said: "Yuantian, in the future, I will rely on you to help the little couple, the brothers and sisters of the banquet baby have already started a family, you don't need to worry too much, help me take a few more looks at my grandchildren, it will be difficult for you to accommodate me all these years." After speaking, Mrs. Chen's old face, which had never been relaxed, showed a rare smile, "Hey", Liu Laohan sighed, walked to the side and smoked a dry cigarette, and then Mrs. Chen looked at Liu Chen and his wife, and before she could speak, Chen Yan asked first: "Mom, what kind of trouble are you going to make here?" I know you don't like me, but for my grandson's sake, you can't ...... old age. ”

Mrs. Chen raised her hand to stop Chen Yan's words, she could see that although Liu Yingyan did not speak, the meaning revealed in her eyes was the same as Chen Yan, and they thought that Mrs. Chen made this out because she didn't like Chen Yan, "Yanwazi, your mother can't say something, tonight I will follow the fairy chief to the clouds, treat your wife and children well in the future, and be filial to your father!" Mrs. Chen, who finished speaking with a straight face, smiled slightly and said to Chen Yan again: "Actually, I don't hate you, but I like you very much, I can see that you really love my son, but I hate which of your fathers, that is, my cousin, I really didn't expect it, the blood of the Chen family has been passed down, hey, it's just that." After speaking, Mrs. Chen turned around and walked outside the courtyard, saying as she walked, "Don't come to look for me after I leave, live a good life, and remember the words of the immortal!" ”

"Mom!" "Mother......!" Liu Chen and his wife called out in unison, Liu Laohan stood next to watch Mrs. Chen leave, smoking dry cigarettes one after another, the smoke surrounded his face, blurring his slightly squinted eyes, he was like a stone statue fixed there, standing tall and dying and rotten, Liu Yingyan raised his feet and chased out, opened the courtyard gate where there was still the shadow of the man in black and his mother, the sky was full of dark clouds, layers, the sky was dark, a trace of drizzle fell on Liu Yingyan's hair, dripping down the tips of the hair, fogging, The hazy mist filled the entire Ebony Village, Liu Yingyan looked around, looking for his mother's figure, suddenly, he looked up with a feeling, in the clouds above Ebony Mountain, there were two shadows that were fading away, the silhouette was very similar to the man in black and his mother, "Mother!" Liu Yingyan shouted loudly, but the voice seemed to be cut off in this square area, unable to convey to the place Liu Yingyan hoped for, until the two figures disappeared into the mountain fog.