A human-faced spider with eight legs, a human-faced snake with no arms and legs, a human-faced fish with arms and no legs...
This night, the guests in the room had their eyes opened.
At dawn, Shesuanzhai broke up. The clerk counted the tickets and reward money, and shouted to the old man: "Dad, I made more than 20 pounds tonight. Business in this capital is really easy."
"You're all making a lot of noise, haven't you seen any money?" The old man snorted coldly, took a dog food bowl, poured some swill, mixed some mixed noodles, and sent it to the "black dog".
The "dog" was lying on the ground, wolfing down the swill in the food bowl.
The old man scooped out a few more bowls of swill and fed them to the "spider", "snake" and "fish". The horse with a human head refused to eat and kept crying.
"What's the use of raising a waste like you?" The old man pulled the girl's hair and kicked her, took out a knife and said to the girl: "Do you want to eat? If you don't eat, I'll cut your nose!"
The girl ate the swill with tears in her eyes. The old man took the swill bucket and walked to the vase.
"You're so lucky, you still have me to take care of you!"
The man in the vase had no hands or feet, so he could only stay in the vase. The old man fed him a few mouthfuls of food, threw the swill bucket aside, made a bed on the floor, and slept with a few other guys.
After sleeping until noon, the old man got up, ate some mutton, drank a pot of wine, and told the man: "Look carefully at your belongings and be smart. If you see the officers and soldiers coming, leave quickly!"
The waiter agreed repeatedly, and the old man left Wa City and the city through the north gate. After walking for more than ten miles, he squatted on the roadside and waited for someone.
After waiting for less than half an hour, two carriages stopped in front of them.
An old woman got out of the car, followed by a couple. The couple got out of the car with six children, big and small.
The old man gave the carriage money and led the group to walk a few miles and entered a village.
This village is called Banpo Village. It is poor in the north of the city, and the villages outside the city are also poor. Banpo Village is in a mess, with few households.
The old man urged everyone to walk quickly. There was a little girl in her early ten years who was lame and walked slowly. The old man frowned and said, "What's wrong with this girl's feet?"
The old woman whispered: "This bitch has dishonest hooves and always wants to run away. I put a clamp on her and broke her left foot."
The old man frowned and said, "This girl is so pretty, it would be a pity to lose one of her legs."
The old woman spat: "What's the matter? Are you feeling distressed? I'll cut off her nose tonight to see if she's still pretty!"
The old man glared and said, "Keep your voice down, and when you meet someone, shut your mouth tightly!"
The old man led everyone into a courtyard. There were two bungalows in the courtyard. The house had accumulated a layer of dust and no one had lived in it for a long time.
He first settled everyone in, then went to the west end of the village alone and came to the door of a house.
He is here to rent a house.
Although the old house just now was unoccupied, it was not without an owner. The old man had stepped on the plate beforehand and knew that the owner of the house lived at the entrance of the village.
After knocking on the door a few times, a stalwart figure walked out of the room. He was eight feet three inches tall, with broad shoulders and narrow waist. He was tall and tall, and he strode forward in front of him.
"Who are you looking for?"
The old man trembled with fright, and when he looked carefully, he saw that it was a girl.
That's right, it's a girl, senior sister Xu Zhiqiong and Yuchilan.
How did Yuchi Lan get to Banpo Village?
She came to visit relatives.
As the New Year approached, Yuchilan followed her father to Banpo Village to visit her uncle while she was resting. The owner of that courtyard was her second uncle.
The old man smiled and said: "Girl, I'm here to rent a house, just for two or three days. I came here yesterday to make an agreement with the owner."
In the countryside, it is nothing new for passers-by to rent a house for two or three days, just like staying in a hotel. Yuchi Lan turned around and shouted: "Second Uncle, someone is here to rent a house."
The second uncle was preparing dinner. He wiped his hands and walked out. He saw the old man at the door and said, "As agreed yesterday, you can pay the rent as you see fit. Dalan, go see if they have settled in and what else is missing."
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Yuchilan agreed and led the old man into the yard. Looking at the large family, Yuchilan frowned: "Are these all from your family?"
The old man smiled and said: "There are so many people at home, so it's annoying! But don't worry, we have brought dry food and you don't need to feed us."
When staying in the countryside, it stands to reason that the host's family should take care of the food. Yuchilan laughed and said, "I'm not afraid of the crowd. I can just eat at home in the evening."
"How can that be done? We are poor people and don't have much or little. Don't be dissatisfied with this small amount of rent."
The old man took out fifty cents and gave it to Yuchilan to stay in the countryside for three days and two nights, which was not a small amount.
Yuchilan collected the money and was about to leave when he suddenly saw a little girl walking lamely into the yard carrying a bucket.
There was quite a lot of snow in the yard. The little girl slipped and fell to the ground. The couple next to her ignored her. The old woman glared and said, "Why are you lying there? Why don't you get up!"
The little girl couldn't get up. Yuchilan stepped forward and helped her up. Seeing that the girl had thin skin and tender flesh, she didn't look like a child from a poor family. He asked, "Little sister, what's wrong with your feet?"
The girl lowered her head and did not dare to speak.
The young woman stepped forward and said, "This is my daughter. She is usually very pampered. She has not traveled far and has a few blisters on her soles. It doesn't matter."
This didn't look like blisters. Yuchilan saw that the girl couldn't use her legs, so she probably injured a bone.
"Can I let my sister take a look?"
The girl remained silent, and the woman said from the sidelines: "This is unacceptable, our daughter just had her feet bound."
There is also the custom of foot binding in Daxuan, but it is not very popular. Yuchi Lan has never had her feet bound, but she knows the pain of foot binding and knows the rules here. A girl's bound feet must not be seen by outsiders.
The old woman shouted: "That's all, I don't need her to fetch water. Go back quickly!"
The young woman urged the little girl to go into the house, but the girl held Yuchilan's hand and refused to let go. Yuchilan felt that she had something to say, and was about to ask, but the woman pulled the girl away.
"You are a bitch, you have no rules, I think you are just a short-sighted kid!" The woman pulled the girl away, and another young man came over and said, "Our baby doesn't understand the rules and makes you laugh."
The old man stepped forward and said, "Girl, we don't need anything here. Please come back!"
Yuchi Lan always felt that something was wrong. Suddenly she saw a boy who had just learned to walk, wandering into the yard, pointing at the roof, and kept babbling.
"Ta-ta! Ta-ta! Ta-ta!".
Yuchilan asked in surprise: "What is this child talking about?"
The old woman quickly blocked the child behind her and said with a smile: "What can he say? His teeth haven't grown fully yet! Girl, it's getting late and we have nothing to entertain you. Please come back quickly!"
After seeing off Yuchilan, the old man closed the door and took out all kinds of guys.
Saw, axe, knife, pliers, two bags of medicinal powder, and a piece of black dog skin.
There was a pot of water on the stove. The young woman kept adding firewood to the stove. After a while, the water boiled.
The young man said: "Dad, I think that woman just now is not a kind person, so why don't you do it tonight?"
The old man said: "If we don't take action tonight, when will we wait? How many more days will we delay and wait for them to report to the official?"
The second son said: "I'm afraid that the woman will cause trouble."
The old man sneered and said: "You have a good figure and you are scared? It would be fine if she didn't come to cause trouble. If she dares to come, I will let her family be destroyed here tonight."
The old woman said hello, and a group of dolls stood in a row. The old man pointed at a girl and said, "This doll is so stupid that if you sell it, you will become a servant, cut off its hands and feet, and keep it in a bottle."
He then pointed at a girl and said, "This doll is beautiful. Don't hurt her and sell it at a price."
He then pointed at the lame girl and said: "This baby is not bad at birth, but she has too many thoughts and cut off her tongue. It doesn't hurt to sell her for less. Don't let her run away."
The young woman said: "Dad, my feet are broken. If I cut out my tongue, can I still sell it at a higher price?"
The old man smiled and said: "Sold deep in the mountains, where you can't speak and you will be quiet in the future. We don't have to worry about these things. The buyer has his own discretion."
The woman turned back to sharpen the knife. The girl was so frightened that she cried. The old lady said fiercely: "If you dare to say anything again, I will first gouge out your eyes and then cut your nose!"
The old man pointed at the two boys and said, "These two kids are so stupid. They lost their limbs and became snake men."
After hearing this, the eldest son also went to sharpen his knife, and there was still a boy who had just learned to walk in front of him.
The young woman said: "This little baby doesn't remember anything, so let's just put it up and sell it."
The old man thought for a while: "It's hard to say that he doesn't remember things. This kid is too smart, so he might as well become a dog man."
The young man said: "Being a dog man will never make it out of ten. Dad, if you can't do it, this business will be a pity."
The old man said: "You go to burn the soldering iron, and I will go to worship the gods first. With the blessing of the true God, I will definitely make it tonight!"
The old man took out a statue of a god from his backpack, placed incense and candles, and simply arranged an offering table.
Yuchilan lay quietly outside the window, looking at the statue through the damaged window paper.
What kind of god is this?
There are no limbs, just a vague torso.
There are dozens of incomplete arms on the torso.
There is no nose on the face, two eyes are on the left cheek, and one eye is on the right cheek.
There is a mouth on the forehead, and a mouth on the chin. Both mouths have tongues sticking out, and there are dense eyes on the tongues.
The old man knelt on the ground and kowtowed nine times to the statue.
The knife was sharpened, the soldering iron was red-hot, and a group of children cried and shouted.
They're going to ruin these kids.
Yuchilan was furious and was about to rush into the house, but a hand covered her mouth and nose and quietly dragged her away from the window.
The old woman held down a boy and shouted at her son: "Chop off his hands and feet first!"
Just as the son was about to take action, the old man said: "I'm not busy here, let's be a dog man first!
The boy who had just learned to walk was very clever. When he saw the old man coming over with a soldering iron, he staggered and ran towards the door.
Upon seeing this, the young man caught up and grabbed the doll.
"Ta-ta! Ta-ta!" the doll screamed, and the old man came over with a red-hot soldering iron.
To be a dog man is to burn the flesh of a human body and then put it on a dog skin.
When the skin heals, the human and dog skin grow together, becoming a monster that is neither human nor dog.
"God bless me, my disciple has given you a gift!" The old man grabbed the child and raised the soldering iron.
The young man covered the child's mouth.
A scoff!
White smoke rises.
A howl!
The young man screamed and his throat was broken.
Xu Zhiqiong broke off the old man's wrist and poked his son's face with the soldering iron.
The old man exclaimed: "Who are you?"
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Good people, good people who specialize in killing you bunch of beasts!"
A red light stood in front of him, which made this old dog unable to open his eyes!