16. Ghost eating melon
After dinner, Yunsong went back to burn the midnight oil to fight.
What he brought out was not only Taoist scriptures, but also a book called "Tianmu Wei Qi Tan".
This book records the sneaky events that occurred in many places in China, and also contains detailed records of information about demons and ghosts, which is very helpful for broadening your horizons.
The most important thing is that although this book is written in traditional Chinese characters, the writing style is colloquial.
Obviously, the author of this book does not have a high level of education.
Yun Song thinks that the author of this book is his cheap master...
When the moon rises above the willow trees and he crawls into bed, he becomes the Luotou clan again——
the vast horizon is my love!
It feels great to fly freely!
He thought about it while reading in the bedroom today.
In the early morning, he felt that something was staring at him. Maybe it was not because he had provoked some great power, but because he had been discovered by Qian's Wanwan soul.
Otherwise, how could Qian Wanwan enter his dream for no reason?
However, he decided to fly carefully tonight and circled around in a small area.
After the flight, he felt comfortable and returned to bed.
The familiar feeling of fatigue came over me again.
Fall asleep.
He slept until dawn.
This time when he woke up he felt his legs were weak again.
So he understood.
Debao Yin coins can be recycled, but there is a price!
It will consume a lot of his energy or yang energy!
Of course, this is related to the time it took for him to turn into a ghost. For example, when he first escaped from the Taoist temple, it only took a few minutes and the impact was not significant.
So he himself is not weak!
Fortunately, there was ginseng tea in the room, so he drank half of it decisively.
Ginseng tea is so exciting!
Sweep away weakness, gain unlimited vitality, and be yourself!
After breakfast, Wang Youde called Yunsong on the road. In order to prevent public security problems, he also went to the town's security team to find two strong men.
The security team is led by his nephew, a young man who looks tough but has a well-oiled head.
Because they are our own people, the strong men accompanying them are naturally of high quality——
The two strong men had broad shoulders and round waists. They had knives in their waists and guns on their shoulders. One of them was leading a powerful-looking hound.
Yunsong kept grinding for a while, and didn't set off until the sun was high.
The stronger the sunshine in the sky and the stronger the yang energy on the ground, the weaker the sneaking ability. This is what "Tianmu Guiqitan" says.
After leaving the town and heading into the mountains, the young man wanted to act like a hunting dog and catch rabbits to open Yunsong's eyes and prepare some food for lunch.
As a result, the hound was released and went into the forest and never came back.
They spent half a day looking for the dog but could not find it, which wasted a lot of time.
Now it's bad.
The old town is a mountain town, and the villages under its jurisdiction are all mountain villages.
Dali Village was in the mountains, not too far away, but the mountain road was difficult to walk. They walked for several hours before they saw the village.
Look at the mountain and run to death.
By the time they reached the end of the village, the sun was setting and smoke was curling up.
Yun Song stood in front of the mountain village and pinched himself secretly: "The agency was too clever in calculating, and it cost Qing Qing her life!"
Mainly because he didn't plan on finding a dog along the way.
Dali Village has a rough name but beautiful scenery.
It is surrounded by hills on three sides, with a pond in front.
A river flows out from the mountains and into the pond, keeping the pond clear all year round.
At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the water surface orange, projecting the reflection of the house.
The houses in the water are swaying in the rippling microwaves.
Looking to the west is a vast field where fruits and vegetables are grown, which is exactly the place that is now rumored to be haunted.
There was a group of bare-butt children playing near the pond at the entrance of the village. A group of boys lined up and had a peeing contest with their crotches thrust out, all of them blushing from the pain.
One of the buttocks was facing forward. Yun Song took a closer look and realized that he had diarrhea!
Oops, he sprayed far away!
The oldest among the children was probably twelve or thirteen years old, but he was also naked.
They are skinny, disheveled, dirty and silly.
Yunsong looked towards the village again.
The village is full of thatched houses, with crooked doors and windows that look like they were not made by carpenters.
Here he saw a completely different scene from the prosperity in the town.
The people in the village knew Wang Youde, and as soon as they showed up, some young people started running towards the village.
Soon an old man with gray hair and gray beard walked out quickly and bowed to Wang Youde.
Wang Youde greeted him and then solemnly pushed Yun Song out:
"Old Pu, this is Zhenren Yunsongzi, a disciple of Taoist Priest Simu on Yunqi Mountain. He has a cultivation level that reaches the heavens and the earth, and has the mind to protect all people..."
The introduction was gushing, and top hats were thrown one after another.
Yun Song blushed upon hearing this.
If Wang Youde were on earth, he would definitely be qualified for the important position of leader of the Kua Kua group.
The mayor of Dali Village is named Pu Laoshi. He is only sixty years old this year and he has obviously aged.
As his name suggests, he is indeed an honest man.
Wang Youde's introduction shocked him, so later he also called Yun Song "the real person is long and the real person is short".
Yun Song was quite embarrassed.
In fact, you can just call me Xiao Zhenren, after all, I am still young.
Pu Laoshi wanted to ask them to rest, but Yun Song quickly waved his hand: "Fusheng Supreme Heavenly Lord, business matters are important. Let's quickly go to the melon and vegetable fields in the village to take a look."
It will get dark if we don't hurry up!
The melon field was not far from the village, and Pu Laoshi's legs and feet were not very agile, so he led the way slowly. By the time they reached the melon field, the figure of the sun was almost invisible.
The melon field is quite large, covering dozens of acres, which is pretty good for a mountain village.
So Yun Song was very surprised. Watermelons are not cheap these days. Why is Dali Village living in such a hard life with such a large area of melon fields?
When he asked his question, Pu Laoshi smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know what I know. First of all, our mountains are full of sand fields, and the growth of fruits and grains is not good."
"Secondly, watermelons are not easy to sell. There are not many people in the town who can eat melons. If we want to sell them, it is best to go to the county seat."
"But how easy is it to go to the county seat? You have just come from the town, so you must have experienced the hardships along the way, right?"
Yun Song nodded heavily: "If you want to be rich, build roads first."
"More than that," Pu Laoshi continued to vomit his bitterness, "There are many harmful birds and beasts in the mountains. Hedgehogs, rabbits, and eagles will all harm the watermelon, alas!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In order to protect the watermelons, the village set up several melon sheds in the melon fields, with the purpose of driving away birds and beasts.
But now there is no one in the melon shed. The melon watchers are all gathered on the field, including adults and children, seven or eight in total.
They only dare to look at the melons when they are basking in the sun.
Yun Song originally wanted to take a look at the melon field where the strange noise was coming from while there was still sunshine.
As a result, Pu Laoshi introduced: "The real person doesn't know. You have to wait until midnight to hear the location of the melon field where the strange noise is heard. We can't see it now."
"It's better to eat a melon first." Wang Youde wiped his sweat.
Tired and thirsty!
Pu Laoshi took them to the largest melon viewing shed. They opened the straw curtain door and smashed the melon peels all over the ground!
The rind of the melon is very fresh, and the remaining flesh is still red.
Seeing this, a man looking at the melons shouted: "Ghosts chewing melons, this is ghosts chewing melons!"
Others shouted, and Wang Youde turned around and ran away.
Yun Song felt that he was timid enough, but compared to the villagers, he was bold.
If there is a derby with Wang, he will be very brave.
He held the Luotou family's dark money and shouted to calm the crowd, asking: "Where is the ghost? Why do you say this is Guitou Gua?"
The leading man looking at the melons had a pale face: "Sir, our brothers have been here since noon. We can guarantee that no one will enter the melon shed. Then who eats this melon?"
Yun Song said: "Maybe it was done by wild animals?"
Pu Laoshi shook his head and said: "Master, this is a layman's talk. These are indeed the marks left by people eating melons. Look, there are still teeth marks on the skin of some melons!"
Yunsong looked at it and it was true.
He groaned and said: "Then there is only one truth!"
Everyone looked at him with wide eyes.
He said slowly: "Someone stole the watermelon and ate it in the shed!"
Upon hearing this, the men shook their heads in disappointment: "Sir, we have told you that there are people looking at melons all day long today, and no one comes in or out of the shed!"
"And the rind of this melon is very fresh. It looks like it was just eaten and thrown away," another man added, "You can see the melon fields when you came here just now, but have you seen anyone entering or leaving this hut?"
Wang Youde nodded: "I have very good eyesight. It is true that no one left the shed just now."
Yunsong pointed to a simple wooden bed next to him and said, "He may still be hiding in the shed, such as under this bed."
The wooden bed was covered with thatched curtains, which drooped to the ground, blocking the space under the bed.
However, this wooden bed was built by myself. The bed board is very short and does not look like it can hide people.
Yun Song just said it casually. He knelt down and opened the curtain to look inside.
The dim sunset light shines in through the opened curtain of the melon shed, and the light inside the melon shed is dim.
But the light did not reach under the bed, and it was completely dark under the bed.
In the darkness, there are two green lights.
"Ouch! Ouch!"
A shrill howl sounded from under the bed.
At the same time, a scream suddenly sounded from behind Yunsong:
"ah!"
However, someone followed him curiously and looked down. This person was frightened and screamed while running backwards.
Yun Song didn't notice that there was someone behind him, so a scream suddenly rang out, which frightened him so much that he almost bit the tip of his tongue and turned into a Luotou clan and ran away.
The other villagers were even worse. Pu Laoshi turned around and ran away, only to trip and fall. Then he climbed out quickly.
Yun Song was quite surprised.
The old man has weak legs and feet, but he climbs up very quickly!
The man running away shouted: "There is someone under the bed, someone!"
Yun Song, who was about to run away, was about to burst with anger. He stepped back and grabbed the man's shoulders and said angrily: "Why are you afraid of someone?"
The man said blankly: "Yes, what am I afraid of?"
Yun Song winked at everyone.
Everyone stood outside the melon shed and pretended not to see it.
However, the person under the bed howled for a while and then couldn't help but got out.
He knelt down and shouted: "Spare your life, spare your life, all heroes, spare your life! I stole your watermelons and corns because I was really hungry! Spare me, don't kill me!"
When Yun Song heard this, he looked at Pu Laoshi in surprise.
Are the local folk customs so tough?
Pu Laoshi gained courage after discovering that the other party was a coward.
He asked angrily: "You are such a brave young man, how dare you come to steal fruits and food from this village? But who said that I want to kill you?"
The person who jumped out was a young man, fair and fair-looking, but he didn't know what was going on. His clothes were torn, his face was gray, and he was in a very embarrassed state.
Hearing Pu Laoshi's question, the young man knelt on the ground and said, "I, I, I heard it at night. Some people said that if they knew who stole the corn, they would kill him - don't kill me, you don't kill me!"
Yun Song frowned habitually.
This young man seems to be lacking some strength?
Before anyone could greet him, the young man said again: "Don't kill me. My family seems to be rich. My father is a wealthy family, a big dog!"
Yun Song looked at the young man carefully and felt a little regretful: "They are quite handsome, but they are fools."
A man was overjoyed when he heard this: "Wouldn't it be better if the handsome young man were a fool?"
Finding that the melon thief was not in danger, Wang Youde squeezed in again to watch the fun.
He was shocked when he saw it, and shouted: "Master Gou, why are you here?"
The young man raised his head in surprise and asked: "Who are you? Do you know me? Yes, I am Gou Wenwu - you are, are you Mayor Wang?"
Wang Youde nodded at him, and then said to Yun Song: "Master, this is the young master of the Gou family in our town, but that's not right. I saw Mr. Gou this morning. Why are you here?"
Gou Wenwu said blankly: "Yes, why do I appear here?"
He asked back and thought hard. He didn't know what he thought of, but suddenly he screamed in horror:
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't seal me in a stone! My father did this, it's my father, it has nothing to do with me, it really has nothing to do with me, where is my father? Mayor Wang, where is my father?"
Chapter completed!