Chapter 20: The Three Mothers-in-law
Disappearances and strange things happen one after another.
Half a month.
Five people have disappeared in Chenjia Village.
There are old people and young people, men and women.
The people in the village were panicked, and the people were so worried that they didn't even dare to go out.
The bolder young strongmen patrolled the village with shovels and pickaxes, and did not let anyone enter or leave.
A good village seems to have become a prison.
The villagers complained.
If they don't deal with this monster, they won't be able to live their lives.
No, Lin Yi took the initiative to come to the door.
If this matter is resolved, the whole village will be grateful to him, and it should not be difficult to move the statue.
After listening to the village chief, Lin Yi began to beat the drum in his heart.
This is different from what the mountain god said!
The mountain god said that the one who made trouble was a little monster, never harming people, and it was easy to deal with.
That's why Lin Yi came to pick up the bargain.
How can I listen to the village chief, this monster is cruel and tyrannical, and he eats people when he sees them, and he is simply a big demon.
Helplessly, Lin Yi had come to Chenjia Village and became a duck that was driven to the shelves.
He reported himself to his home and boasted about Haikou, and now he is really embarrassed to escape, so he has to take one step at a time.
If the monster is vicious and vicious, he must be prepared to slip away.
Thinking about it, the two walked to the village.
Not far in front stands a quaint mountain temple.
In the temple is a stone statue of the mountain god of Qingqiu Mountain.
Although this temple is old, it is often cleaned and repaired, so it is not dilapidated.
The statue of the mountain god is also majestic, old but not old, and has a sense of worship.
"Village chief, can I go in and worship the mountain god?"
Lin Yi was inspired and asked.
The village chief nodded again and again, "Of course, Dao Chief, please." ”
As he spoke, he bent down and stood at the door, stopping and waiting.
Lin Yi trotted into the temple and saw an old woman in the temple, kneeling on the futon and sincerely worshipping the statue of the mountain god.
The old woman had white hair, wrinkled skin, sunken eyes, and large brown spots on her face, and she was estimated to be eighty or ninety years old.
An old body and bones actually came to worship the statue, which is pious enough.
There was a young man standing next to the old woman, who was carefully supporting, and it should be her great-grandchild.
Lin Yi didn't know that there were people in the temple, so he had to pretend to take a few sticks of incense, light them and insert them in the incense burner, and bow down to pay respects.
After a while.
The old woman finally got up and was helped out of the mountain temple by the young man.
Lin Yi immediately changed his face, glared at the statue of the mountain god and said, "Mountain god, are you lying to me!"
"The monsters in Chenjia Village are not trivial, they have eaten several people, how can you say that they are little demons!"
"Mountain God, if something happens to me, Master and his old man will not let you go, and it is not impossible to deprive you of your immortal position!"
Lin Yi deliberately spoke harshly.
He knew that it was a golden statue of the mountain god, and the mountain god could hear what he said.
The purpose was to prepare the mountain god so that he could not stand idly by in case his life was in danger.
After finishing speaking, Lin Yi walked out of the mountain temple.
I saw the village chief chatting with the old woman.
"The third mother-in-law, I came to worship the mountain god again. The village chief knew that the old woman had bad ears, so he said in a loud voice.
The old woman smiled and nodded, "After worshipping for more than 80 years, the old woman has to give incense to the mountain god for a day if she lives for a day." ”
"Look at your strong body, you will definitely live to be one hundred and fifty years old. The village chief said.
"Hehe, we will be content if we live for a hundred years," the old woman was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, "By the way, is there a way to do strange things in the village, is it good to catch monsters?"
The village chief looked embarrassed, and just saw Lin Yi coming, so he hurriedly said: "I invited the Taoist chief of Taikoo Temple to help us subdue demons and eliminate demons, don't worry." ”
The old woman's eyes were dizzy, and she looked at it for a long time before she saw Lin Yi's appearance clearly, "Okay, okay, Dao Chief, you helped Chenjia Village eliminate the disaster and solve the problem, old woman, I will burn incense and worship God in the future, and I must ask the gods to bless you." ”
"Mother-in-law is polite," Lin Yi also raised his voice and shouted: "Kill demons and eliminate demons, poverty and morality are duty-bound." ”
The old woman laughed happily twice, "Okay, okay, the old woman won't bother you to do business, grandson, let's go." ”
The young man immediately stepped forward to help.
One old and one young moved slowly.
When they walked away, Lin Yi asked, "Village Chief, she still comes to worship God every day at such an old age?"
The village chief nodded, "Yes, the third mother-in-law believed in the mountain god when she was a child, and she came to the temple every day to worship since she was six years old, and she never stopped, and the people in the eight villages of ten miles admired her very much, saying that she was the messenger of the mountain god, hehe." ”
Lin Yi smiled, "It's really admirable to insist on doing one thing all your life." ”
"The third mother-in-law is the oldest elder in the village, the family is prosperous, and the villagers respect her very much. ”
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The two walked and chatted.
After a while, I came to a small courtyard in the village.
"Dao Chief, this courtyard is my family's old residence, our family has been empty since we moved out, and it is very clean, you have been wronged for a few days, don't dislike it. The village chief said.
Lin Yi nodded, "It's okay, I don't care about this." ”
When I walked in, the yard was quite large, and there were a few locks of vegetables planted on the wall.
The room was fully furnished, and the tables and chairs were covered with a layer of dust because of the inhabitants.
The village chief immediately called a few village women, cleaned the yard and house, and added a few things.
It was just noon, and the village women made a sumptuous meal to entertain Lin Yi.
Hearing that Lin Yi could subdue demons and eliminate demons, the villagers were naturally enthusiastic, and every household rushed to take the best things to entertain them, which made Lin Yi feel the warmth that he had not seen for a long time.
When you're well fed and drunk, it's time to get down to business.
"Village chief, take me to see the house of the person who is watching the matter. Lin Yidao.
"Okay. The village chief couldn't wait and hurriedly showed Lin Yi the way.
A total of five people were missing in the village, and the village chief first took Lin Yi to the easternmost house.
The man in this family is called Chen Agou, and it is his daughter-in-law who is missing.
According to the village chief, a few nights ago, Chen Agou and his daughter-in-law slept as usual, and nothing unusual happened all night.
But when I woke up in the morning, my daughter-in-law was gone.
"Dao Chief, this is Ah Gou's family. ”
The village chief pushed open the wooden nail gate.
Suddenly, a foul smell came to my face.
It is easy to cover his mouth and nose.
A large man in his early thirties was standing in the courtyard, shirtless, with a sad face.
Seeing the village chief and Lin Yilai, he grinned and cried: "Village chief, did my daughter-in-law really eat it for the monsters, I'm just this daughter-in-law, woo!"
The village chief coughed twice, "Don't talk nonsense yet, I asked the Taoist chief to destroy the monsters, and if the Taoist chief asks, you can answer anything, do you hear it." ”
Chen Agou touched his greasy hair, "Okay! I can't save my daughter-in-law, and I have to take revenge on her!"
Lin Yi didn't rush to ask, but walked around the courtyard.
The yard of Chen Agou's house is not large, there is a small factory tent on the west side, where all kinds of farm tools are placed, and a pigsty is built against the wall on the east side.
No wonder it stinks.
There were a dozen big fat pigs in the pigsty, snorting and screaming, covered in black feces.
On the north side is the main house, which is also quite rudimentary, with three walls made of the simplest adobe walls, the roof covered with thick hay, and the floor is uneven and uneven, and it is all hard mud bumps.