Chapter 37: Sheep Banxian
There are hundreds of households in Alpaca Village, and it is not too small to say that they are small. However, more than twenty of them live at the foot of the mountain in the southwest corner, and the rest are all in this village. There are not many people with the surname Yang in the village, only a few families. Others have surnames Hong and some have surnames Ma, and this family has surnames Ma. The middle-aged man is named Ma Shunhong.
Ma Shunhong stood at the door and joked with me. He was very talkative, but his words were filled with a bitter taste. He had a wife, an elderly father, and a son. However, his son rarely came back after he joined the army. The family had to look forward to the letters sent by his son.
Halfway through, Ma Shunhong invited me into the house and said that he could rest at his house for a night tonight.
When I walked into the main hall, I realized that it was not that their house did not light the lamp, but that the wick was very low and the flame was slightly lower. The whole house was so drowsy that I couldn't see clearly. However, I could see the supper at Ma Shunhong's house clearly, but,,,,, it made people feel a little sour.
There was a very shabby Eight Immortals Table in the main hall. An old man with white hair sat in the north. The old man had a thin body, but his eyes were still a little bright. He introduced me to Ma Shunhong. The old man opened his mouth and smiled at me. On the other side was a middle-aged woman in light green and coarse cloth. Although her hair was tidy, it was obvious that the dirt on her head was heavy, as if she hadn't washed her hair for a long time. This was Ma Shunhong's wife. When she saw me in, she hurriedly got up and found a wooden bench for me.
This is a warm and harmonious family. What makes me feel sour is the food they eat at the moment. There are only one dish that can see green leaves, and the other two are white roots. I have also eaten this dish. It is a wild vegetable growing on the mountain. When Master and Bu Yique walked together, they ate this thing a lot. This is the food they chose when they really have nothing to eat, because it is not delicious, but it is a bit astringent and bitter.
In a small frame, there are a few black and thin steamed buns, and in a small soup pot, there are porridge water that can be seen from the bottom. A few grains of rice that can be counted, half-sinked and half-floated inside. All of this shows a problem. Life can only be hard to endure. This is the first time I have encountered such a poor family. I can only say that it is too hard,
Ma Shunhong smiled embarrassedly and said, "It's been three years since the desertion. What can be eaten cannot be planted, and what can be planted cannot be harvested, alas."
I suddenly realized, pointed to the crying sounds coming from outside, and said, "Brother Ma, are the villagers here like this because they don't have food?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Shunhong sighed casually and said, "I can't get through anymore, and even children can't eat enough, let alone adults, even if they have two money, there is no market town for dozens of miles, and there is no place to buy it."
At this moment, Ma Shunhong's old father interrupted with a wry smile: "I have never seen a severe drought for years. After this year, it will take three years,"
I was suddenly a little surprised when I heard this, because I remembered the words of the strange old man on the hill. He said that even if I enter the village, I may not be able to find food. Now it has come true. This strange old man,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I still don't know anything about the identity of this weird old man, and I don't even know where he comes from. I just know that his practice is unfathomable and his temper is strange. It can be said that among the people I have ever seen, the most cunning old man spirit, and why he saved me in the Land Temple, and that, I can meet him here, where is he going, is he also going to the northern Sichuan area? Is these two encounters a chance or something in the dark?
I don't know,
But if you meet him again in the future, you must be more careful, otherwise you might be in a daze to owe him a lot one day.
A little lost, I asked, "Brother Ma, hasn't it rained here in the past three years? What's going on here?"
Ma Shunhong was about to speak, but the old father next to him suddenly interrupted with interest: "I dare not go out to say this, I dare not go out to say this, someone has formed a family with the fairies in the mountains. Now even God doesn't care about this land, no matter what,"
Perhaps seeing my puzzled expression, Ma Shunhong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This is what Yang Banxian'er said. Now everyone has determined this matter, but no one knows the specific reason, haha~~~"
It turns out that the Yang Banxianer mentioned by Ma Shunhong is a family in the east of the village. His original surname is Yang, and his name is Yang Qianren. It is said that Yang Qianren’s ancestors found a broken book in some corner. At that time, it was amazing that anyone could read a word in his family. Unfortunately, Yang Qianren’s ancestors were all blind and blind, and they didn’t know the other.
But in the generation of Yang Qianren, whether it was because of the ancestors who had smoked or holding the feet of the gods, Yang Qianren could recognize the broken book, and write and draw at home all day long, figuring out some things of gods and ghosts. Moreover, not long after, he could manage "nostalgic business" for his neighbors. That is, if someone brought dirty things and the old man in his family died, he would ask Yang Qianren to take a look. Let's not say, Yang Qianren really did not disappoint the villagers. One said one was sure, and one was broken.
In this way, the name of Yang Qianren gradually spread, and everyone gradually changed the name of Yang Qianren to Yang Banxian'er. The so-called Hanxian'er in ancient times was a great man who used fortune-telling and calculating. It is said that he had a body of a half immortal. He could know the past and the future with just a finger, observe yin and yang, and determine good and bad luck. He could be respected as a half immortal.
The fact that Ma Shunhong's father just mentioned that someone had made a family with a fairy was pointed out by Yang Banxian'er. That is, a month ago, Yang Banxian'er got up early in the morning and said that an old god gave him a dream and explained the whole story of the severe drought in Alpaca Village. There was a buffalo spirit living in a family named Hong and not leaving. You must know that the buffalo spirit is nothing more than feeding on water. The water source of the alpaca village was drunk by the buffalo spirit. Even if it fell from the sky, it would be fine. Over time, the alpaca village had even had a severe drought and rain.
The so-called family is just a joke. As Yang Banxianer said, the buffalo spirit was provoked by the Hong family when they went up the mountain to hunt, but they did not leave. Of course, the Hong family didn't know that it was not until the family died of illness and drought after years of severe drought, so they remembered that Yang Banxianer had taken a look. Yang Banxianer happened to have received the order of the old god. When he went to the Hong family, he saw that it was a buffalo spirit lying tired in the kitchen of the Hong family. Yang Banxianer found the root of the problem and left the only Hong family member, who was also a descendant of the Hong family. The young man named Hong Gengqing, lived outside for three days first. Yang Banxianer used some tricks, saying that he was sending the buffalo spirit away, otherwise there would be no rain in the alpaca village.
Three days later, Yang Banxian'er happily claimed that the buffalo spirit had been sent away, and it was time to rain. Unfortunately, after such a month, the rain in the alpaca village still had not been seen. Yang Banxian'er said that after taking care of that matter, she rarely left the house and stayed at home all day. The villagers preached again, saying that Hong Gengqing's family and the fairy in the mountains had become in-laws. The fairy wanted to betroth his daughter to the young man Hong Gengqing. At this point, it angered God and sued the alpaca village again, and it would not rain anymore.
Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel ridiculous. It's too late to cherish the opportunity to practice. I can't even mention making in-laws with ordinary people. As for the buffalo spirit in front, I think it might be a bit like that, but some of the words behind it were obviously thought by the villagers of the alpaca village themselves. Alas, it's also, it's so painful that all kinds of rumors may appear. It's no wonder they,
After hearing Ma Shunhong's words, I frowned and slowly stood up and said, "If there are really fairies here, it's not difficult to know. Please come out and see it."
All things in the world need thick soil in the sky to maintain spiritual energy. If there are fairies here, they will inevitably be connected to the earthly energy. As long as you ask the earthly energy to see if there is evil energy, you will immediately know.
After saying that, I pinched my sword with one hand and kicked it three times at the ground. Of course, ordinary people couldn't see any tricks, but it was different when they opened their eyes and looked at it again. A cluster of gray aura slowly emerged from the ground. After rippling on the ground for a while, they slowly returned to the ground.
"Yeah." I was stunned. The aura, indeed mixed with evil spirits.
In this way, it is very likely that Yang Banxian'er sent the buffalo spirit, but since he sent the buffalo spirit away, why would there still be evil spirits here? This is so strange?
Well, since Yang Banxian'er has some clues, I believe he can get more accurate information from him. Instead of guessing here, it is better to go directly to Yang Banxian'er to ask clearly. After thinking about it, I immediately clasped my fists to Ma Shunhong and said, "Brother Ma, I may be able to check your alpaca village. If I can help, I will do my best to help you resolve this problem, but now I am not very clear about the specific situation of the whole matter. Can you recommend Yang Banxian'er? I want to ask clearly in person."
Ma Shunhong's eyes lit up and looked me up and down in disbelief, and then he said happily: "You really shouldn't behave like a person. Brother Qi, if you can really help our Alpaca Village get rain, the villagers of our entire Alpaca Village will be grateful. OK, okay, I will take you to find Yang Banxian'er immediately and leave."
I nodded to the old man and Ma Shunhong's wife and said goodbye, and followed Ma Shunhong out of the yard and rushed to the house of Banxian'er, the east end of the village.
Chapter completed!