The road is a dirt road, and although it is very clean, it is definitely not on the same level as the asphalt road in Haogou Yishui.
Zhu Tianlei was a little curious. Logically speaking, Tangjiacun's industry was so big that he would not have no money to build roads. Why did the construction in the village look so original?
The village is very quiet.
This time is already close to noon, the sun is not hot, and the weather is just right.
It's the busiest time in Hahaogou.
The women in the village sit in groups of three and two under the big willow tree at the entrance of the village, chatting and tinkering with their work.
, the elderly man banged the pot of his pipe and smoked so that the sky was filled with cigarette ashes.
But that's not the point. The point is that Zhu Tianlei noticed that there was a cage hanging on the door of every house.
Shouldn't we hang lanterns?
"This is called Gu God."
Qinglong lowered his voice and glanced at the cage on the door.
"Gu God?"
"It's the centipede. The people of their tribe believe that their ability to thrive is due to the centipede, so they worship the centipede as the god of poison."
"Isn't the Wuhu Tang family witchcraft?"
Zhu Tianlei also lowered his voice. This was said by Ye Hongzhou himself before, isn't it right?
"Witches and Gu are not divided into families. There are new sects and old sects in Tangjia Village. The east end of the village is mainly the new sect, and the west end of the village is mainly the old sect. You will know later."
Zhu Tianlei didn't ask any more questions, as long as they didn't come to the wrong place.
According to what Qinglong said, when the two of them walked to the west of the village, there were really fewer houses with cages on their doors. However, although there were no longer cages on the doors, every house had talismans affixed to them.
This kind of talisman paper is different from the usual yellow paper with cinnabar talisman drawn on it. It is very large, at least 20 centimeters square, and it is black paper with yellow characters. Of course, the characters are also curved and incomprehensible, but
Compared with ordinary paper charms, this kind of paper charm makes people feel chilly at first sight.
Qinglong stopped at the gate of a house.
Zhu Tianlei took a closer look and saw that there was also a black talisman on the door of this house, but there was also a cage hanging on it.
What is the background of this family? It is the only one in the village that has stickers and lanterns.
“Tuk-tuk-tuk.”
Qinglong knocks on the door.
"My heart has its own bright moon."
A voice came from the courtyard and a poem was read.
"Reunion will last forever."
Outside the door, Qinglong also replied with a poem.
Zhu Tianlei didn't say anything. Hearing this was a secret code.
So, the people in the courtyard are the same as Qinglong?
Before Zhu Tianlei could think about it, the courtyard door creaked open, and the head of a dry old lady poked out from inside.
This old lady looks really too old. The wrinkles on her face are so deep that even an electric iron is difficult to iron them out. Her eye sockets are sunken and her eyeballs are as dark as two dry wells. Her eyebrows are so light that you can’t even see them unless you look carefully.
When he came out, he had very few hair, but it was all white and tied up into a cow dung roll.
"imam."
Qinglong shouted something, and Zhu Tianlei felt it was a bit strange. Imam seemed to be a title only from some ethnic minority, but it was definitely not Miaojiang.
"This is my brother."
Although the old lady's eyes were dark, they were very scary when they glanced at Zhu Tianlei.
Zhu Tianlei nodded and said nothing, acquiescing to Qinglong's statement.
The old lady's withered hand took away from the door and allowed Qinglong and Zhu Tianlei to go in.
Zhu Tianlei entered the door and found that the yard was very small and there was nothing planted. Instead, there was a row of dolls placed next to the wall. The dolls were all made of stone. The carvings were not very fine, but
For some reason, Zhu Tianlei felt that these dolls seemed alive, and they kept looking at him with eyes.
"Look forward, don't look around."
The old lady's voice was very hoarse, the kind of hoarseness that wouldn't be the same even if hot oil was poured into it.
Zhu Tianlei knew that most people who practiced this kind of witchcraft were very particular, so he said nothing and just withdrew his gaze, but even so, the feeling of being watched did not disappear.
The old lady walked very slowly, with a severe hunchback. From a visual inspection, it seemed that her whole body was stooped, and it seemed that with every step she took, the front half of her body might be inserted into the ground.
This weird feeling reached its peak after Zhu Tianlei entered the room.
The room is like a doll exhibition hall. Whether it is underground, on the table or behind the door, there are dolls everywhere, and the materials are becoming more and more, not only stone but also paper, wood, and bamboo.
, with oil paint on his body and a ferocious face, he looked very scary.
There are also several strings of bells hanging on the roof. Of course, they are not ordinary bells. Each one is the size of a fist. Even if there is no wind, they are still buzzing.
"Imam, I am here to ask for a favor from you."
After Qinglong finished speaking, he took out a package of things from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it to the old lady.
The old lady didn't look at it, she just squeezed it with her hands and put it on the table.
"It's him?"
The old lady looked at Zhu Tianlei again with eyes like dry wells.
"Well, Imam, he is my brother. His friend has been possessed by witchcraft. I would like to ask the Imam to help find out."
Qinglong's attitude was extremely respectful in front of this old lady, even more respectful than in front of the old man.
"People don't keep their word. If you come to the door, why should you lie to others?"
The old lady pinched the thing Qinglong just handed over with her hand again and said something.
Zhu Tianlei immediately understood that the old lady saw that Qinglong was lying.
"imam......."
Qinglong was about to speak, but was stopped by the old lady.
"You are not an ordinary person."
The old lady walked up to Zhu Tianlei and said something incomprehensible.
Zhu Tianlei looked at Qinglong, wondering whether he should reply to this sentence or not.
But the old lady stretched out her hand and pulled off Zhu Tianlei's coat that was tucked around his waist. She opened the clothes three times and the lotus spider jumped out instantly. She didn't know whether it was because she was frightened or because she wanted to.
Wanting to take revenge on Zhu Tianlei, he jumped directly on the back of Zhu Tianlei's hand and opened his mouth to bite him.
"Beast, why don't you come down yet?"
The old lady's voice was not loud, and many times it even gave people the feeling that she was about to die. But when she shouted, it was very poisonous, and the huge lotus spider was like a kindergarten child, obediently crawling from the back of Zhu Tianlei's hand.
Climbed up and down.
The old lady bent down very slowly and grabbed the lotus spider in her hand.
The lotus spider lay motionless in the old lady's hand.
"Who is Monster Yue to you?"
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Zhu Tianlei's eyes widened.
This was the second time he heard the name "Monster Yue".
Is it possible that this old lady also knows Yue Bo?
"see once."
Zhu Tianlei brought out the answer he gave to Master Hei last time.
"Let's go!"
What?
The old lady actually issued an eviction order directly.
"Imam, what are you..."
This result was obviously not expected by Qinglong, so his tone was inevitably a bit anxious.
"You leave now."
The old lady stretched out her hand and pointed toward the door, and Zhu Tianlei felt that all the dolls in the room seemed to have come to life because of the old lady's words. (To be continued)