In the far north of Youzhou, there is a city called Shilong. It belongs to a remote mountainous area and is relatively desolate. Shiliu Village under its jurisdiction is one of the most marginal villages. It is located in a corner, covering an area of ??ten miles and housing more than a hundred households.
Since it has been affected by military disasters for many years, this village is not wealthy and is slightly depressed.
In the village, wooden houses are scattered one after another, and almost every house has a small courtyard. The poorer ones raise chickens and ducks to lay eggs, and the richer ones raise pigs, cattle, sheep and horses.
Several private houses surround several acres of fields, which belong to the village chief's family. They are rented to villagers for farming every year and a certain amount of grain tax is collected.
Country roads criss-cross and extend in all directions.
In the center of the village is a square, where the whole village gathers.
Beside the square, there is a unique building called the Ghost Suppression Stone Tower, which is used to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts. It is said that the location is the foundation of the village.
Next to the Zhengui Stone Tower is the village chief¡¯s home, a high-walled courtyard that is incompatible with the surrounding houses.
The village chief's surname is Cai. It is said that the Cai family is quite powerful in the nearby Shiyun Town. More than ten years ago, the village was haunted by ghosts. The previous village chief was unable to quell the ghost chaos, so the village was taken over by the Cai family and raised. There are more than twenty tall and powerful evil slaves, but no one dares to challenge his authority.
Pomegranate Village is close to a mountain, and across this mountain is the battlefield. Many people die in every war. Therefore, many people believe that the village is haunted, saying that it is the ghosts on the battlefield who seek their lives.
"It's just that our ancestors have lived here for generations, and descendants dare not move for fear of affecting future generations."
"Building a house is called setting the world in motion. This is a big deal!"
Moving away from a place is a big deal!
When it comes to Feng Shui, it is even more mysterious. It is said that it will have a great impact on future generations. The bad luck is unpredictable, so the villagers dare not act rashly.
The lobby of the village chief¡¯s home.
The window door was closed, and there was a man in a yellow robe, with triangular eyes flashing with lust, a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, grinning and saying: "Village Chief Cai, thank you very much, I can't thank you enough."
"Hahaha, Director Jia, we have cooperated for so many years, and it is my duty to cooperate with you. It is rare for our village to have such a beautiful woman. It is her honor to be favored by Director Jia." There was a fifty-year-old man with a hoarse voice, a lewd smile, and a red face.
The beauty they call is Bai Yan'er, she is twelve years old, but she is already extremely enchanting and naturally charming, which has already made many people ready to move.
On the country road in the village, two boys were walking together.
"Daoyan, have you heard? Our village has chosen a saint." One of the boys is missing two front teeth and his speech is a bit leaky. His real name is Wu Xiaobai, and his nickname is Wu Tooth, because he has two front teeth. Shameless homophone, so he was often laughed at by his peers.
"Oh? Which saint should I choose?" The boy traveling with Xiaobai is called Daoyan. He has his own surname, but his mother does not allow him to tell it outside. It is said that this is his father's instructions.
"Isn't our village haunted? I overheard that the Taoist priest Jia invited by the village chief said that Bai Yaner was born in the yang year of the yang month and in the yang period. He can ward off all ghosts and evil spirits, so he is most suitable to be a saint. "Girl, Bai Yan'er is asked to bathe and change clothes at noon, when the Yang Qi is strongest, to absorb the Yang Qi for seven days, and finally sit in the stone building to drive away evil spirits and protect the whole village from being invaded by ghosts." Wu Xiaobai whispered.
"Is Bai Yan'er so powerful? I really can't tell, but she is very beautiful. It's true. She is the most beautiful girl in our village." When Dao Yan mentioned Bai Yan'er, his expression changed. Everyone has a love for beauty. It is normal for a little boy to have a crush on a beautiful little girl.
"By the way, Dao Yan, do you really like Bai Yan'er? I heard from my father that Bai Yan'er's mother was a slutty woman. She ran away with another man after she gave birth to Bai Yan'er. People say that Bai Yan'er and her mother are exactly the same. , I'm afraid she has the same temperament. I heard that her father used to be in good health and was the strongest man in our village. Since he got together with her mother, his body has become weaker and he looks half-dead. He has never been It's getting better, dad said Bai Yan'er is a troublemaker and told me not to get too close to her so as not to get into trouble." Wu Xiaobai saw that Daoyan looked wrong, so he kindly reminded her because of his friendship with Daoyan.
"My mother-in-law said the same thing, but no matter what, I will marry the most beautiful woman anyway and be the biggest official in the village. I will give my mother-in-law a voice and let them all open their eyes and see clearly who dares to betray the truth again." If they talk nonsense in the house, I will slap their mouths to bits." Daoyan spoke eloquently. His mother worked hard to raise him since he was a child. He was looked down upon by many people. A woman was often stabbed in the back secretly by her neighbors in the village. Make irresponsible remarks about herHusband or something, a war broke out soon after they got married, and then the husband went to serve as a soldier and there was no news from then on.
"Daoyan" Wu Xiaobai knew that Daoyan had a hard life, and he didn't know how to comfort him, but he just felt sad.
"Let's go, Xiaobai, come to my house for dinner today." Daoyan immediately changed the subject, not wanting to say more about it.
"Okay, Aunt Wu cooks the best food." Wu Xiaobai started to drool.
There is a small wooden house in front of you, covering an area of ??three feet.
There is a small courtyard in front of the house, covering an area of ??two feet. There is a well, a bucket, a hoe lying on the wall of the wooden house, a bamboo hat and a poncho hanging on it.
For their orphans and widowed mothers, they can barely afford shelter from the wind and rain.
Daoyan took Wu Xiaobai into the small wooden room. A woman was sitting on a wooden chair, looking haggard. Daoyan walked over and asked, "Auntie, Xiaobai is having dinner at our house today."
"Silly boy, help grandma, take this silver bracelet to a small pawn shop to exchange for money, buy some rice and vegetables, and come back, grandma will cook delicious food for you." Mrs. Wu took off the silver bracelet from her hand and handed it over. Yan's hand.
"Auntie, what's wrong? Didn't my father give this to you when you got married? Why did you change it? And there is obviously a lot of rice at home." Daoyan frowned, obviously a little unhappy. .
"" Mrs. Wu was silent for a moment, her eyes were red, and she burst into tears. She said helplessly: "The village is haunted. The village chief said that hiring a Taoist priest would cost a lot. This is everyone's business. We all have to pay for it together. The family has no money. , so all the rice and food in our house have been taken away. If we don¡¯t sell this silver bracelet, our family will not be able to survive this difficult situation. "
Daoyan felt sour in his heart, and immediately said: "If you don't want to sell it, I will go out to find food. Xiaobai, let's go."
Wu Xiaobai nodded repeatedly and said, "Aunt Wu, don't be sad. Daoyan and I will go out to find food and will be back soon."
Daoyan and Wu Xiaobai walked out of the wooden house.
"Daoyan, how about I go home and get some food." Wu Xiaobai was very generous.
"No, it's not easy for your family. Your father and mother will also have objections. Moreover, the whole village has to pay for a Taoist priest, and your family is no exception. That silver bracelet was given to my father by my mother-in-law. Think about it, every time she looks at the silver bracelet, she will cry silently, how could I let her pawn the silver bracelet? "Dao Yan has been a strong character since she was a child, and the pawn shop was not opened by the village chief. If you pawn something worth silver in a pawn shop, you can only get fifty copper coins, and you can redeem it for two taels of silver, which is very bad.
"Daoyan" Wu Xiaobai's eyes turned red when he heard this. Relatively speaking, he has a kind personality and a good temper. He is often bullied. Daoyan often protects him, so he always regards Daoyan as his big brother. At this moment Daoyan felt uncomfortable, and naturally he felt uncomfortable too.
"Okay, the man bleeds or sheds tears, and I didn't cry. Why are you crying? I know where there is food." Daoyan said angrily.
"Where?" Wu Xiaobai wiped his tears.
"There is a sweet potato field in the mountain behind the village" Daoyan looked at the mountain in front of him, which was neither high nor short.
"What, in the mountains behind the village, there was a battle there, and many people died. I heard that at night, there would sometimes be inexplicable sounds" Wu Xiaobai was covered in hair, obviously a little scared.
"It's still broad daylight. Ghosts don't dare to come out. What are you afraid of? Let's go!" Dao Yan led the way.
The back mountain.
Daoyan took Wu Xiaobai to the sweet potato field.
Daoyan has a wild temperament and dares to fight and charge. Many children dare not come to the back mountain, so he just wanted to take a look. Not long ago, he discovered that there was a sweet potato field here.
The two of them dug a lot of sweet potatoes. In order to save some firewood for the family, they roasted sweet potatoes locally. Now that they have grown up, they have to share the burden for their mother.
The curls of smoke rose, and the aroma of sweet potatoes filled the air. Daoyan and Wu Xiaobai drooled. Finally, the two of them took off their clothes and wrapped the sweet potatoes.
"Daoyan, why don't you dig out all the sweet potatoes and leave these here?" Wu Xiaobai looked at the shirtless Daoyan and pointed to the roasted sweet potatoes in the pit.
Daoyan's figure is relatively lean and he is not tall, but his strength is not small. He held the hot roasted sweet potatoes in his clothes and said: "If the village chief feels that our family's food supply is not enough, even our roasted sweet potatoes will The sweet potatoes are about to go, so why bother crying when the time comes? Go home as soon as the sweet potatoes are hot. They won¡¯t taste good when they are cold. I¡¯ll keep these here just in case.¡±
"Haha, you are still smart." Wu Xiaobai quickly buried the place where the sweet potatoes were roasted with soil, and immediately ran home with Daoyan.
At onceWhen they ran out of the back mountain, they saw a man who was a head taller than them. He was fifteen years old and the son of the village chief. His name was Cai Qiang. He was a little fat and a little dark. He was the village chief. My son usually takes advantage of others.
Beside him, there were three villagers' children, all of whom fawned over him and served as his thugs, because if nothing else happened, the next village chief would be Cai Qiang. His family was powerful, so they were naturally willing to give to Cai Qiang. Be a bitch.
"Shameless, Daoyan, get over here." Cai Qiang saw Daoyan and Wu Xiaobai from a distance. He had been domineering since he was a child. The adults in the village were not afraid of them, let alone children of about the same age as him.