So what we stared at all night last night was Uncle Zhang’s skin???
No wonder he didn't move!
"We have fallen into a trap!" The second uncle seemed to have seen something again and threw himself at the window: "His cow is also dead!"
After hearing this, my mother lowered her head and frowned, thinking hard.
I grabbed my mother's clothes and I didn't know where to put my hands and feet. This was too scary.
My mother suddenly made a fist with her right hand and slapped it on the palm of her left hand. She suddenly realized: "I know, this is a kind of evil creature."
"What?" The second uncle turned his head in confusion.
My mother pointed to the human skin on the kang and said, "Snakes are shedding their skins this season, and snakes have different yin. When they shed their skins, they need to drink blood to replenish their yin."
The second uncle also suddenly realized: "Is it true that a monster has transformed into another form... But the mirror that looks at the monster is useless!"
At this time, the tight feeling in my back came again.
I suddenly turned my head and saw Uncle Zhang standing outside the wall looking at us!
Only one part of his head was exposed, his eyes were slits, and there was a smug and cold smile on his lips. When he noticed that I was looking at him, he immediately turned around and ran away!
"Mom! Second uncle! Uncle Zhang is there!" I shouted anxiously!
The second uncle reacted very quickly, broke open the window, jumped out, and caught up with him in a few strides!
My mother and we also ran out of the door. When we ran to the gate, we happened to see our second uncle chasing after Uncle Zhang.
But Uncle Zhang was faster than the second uncle. He twisted and twisted and pulled down the second uncle by a long distance in just a few steps!
"Second uncle! Come on!" I jumped to cheer for my second uncle.
It really worked!
I saw the wind blowing under the second uncle's feet, shortening the distance between him and Uncle Zhang.
But a scene that stunned me appeared.
Uncle Zhang suddenly lay on the ground, turned around and smiled provocatively at us, and then he crawled as fast as a snake!
It soon disappeared into the grass on both sides of the road.
The second uncle stopped outside the grass and stared at the grass steadily without going in.
Are you afraid of 'beating the dog into the back alley'?
My mother dragged me and ran over: "Second child."
The second uncle panted heavily and turned around, sweat beads dripping down the bridge of his nose: "The grass is too dense, I didn't dare to go in."
"It's right not to go in. Let's go back first."
"Yeah, at least I know what it is."
My second uncle picked me up and we returned to the village chief’s house.
The village chief's house was once again surrounded by water. Before we even entered, we heard a lot of crying coming from inside.
I vaguely heard something——
"Village chief, what should we do? Zhang'er won't take revenge on everyone!"
"It was us who suffered the loss, how could he still harm others!"
"Village Chief, looking at the state of Lao Liu's death, I'm afraid Zhang Xiaozi is no longer a human being."
"Village Chief, I have an elder and a younger brother in my family, you must think of a way, oh oh oh oh!"
I looked at my mother, who shook her head helplessly.
"Ah, Guizhi is back!" The people outside saw us and shouted.
The crowd suddenly fell silent, and we were watched as we walked into the courtyard.
My father and the village chief came out of the back room and came in front of us. No one said anything.
I put my head on my second uncle's shoulder, and I saw that these people's eyes were very nervous.
"Guizhi..." The village chief's voice was hoarse, and he looked at my mother expectantly.
My mother sighed: "I understand, it should be a monster like Chang Mang, that is, a snake."
"call--"
"But he ran away."
"hiss--"
"It doesn't matter. I will give you some magic weapons later and hang them at the gate. The snakes will not be able to get in. You have to stay at home these days and don't come out."
"call--"
The crowd was like this. Following my mother's words, I felt a little uneasy.
The village chief said: "Guizhi, if you want to help, just ask, we have as many people as we have available."
"I really need help."
"you say!!"
"Well, village chief, you ask someone to go to the town to buy 333 copper coins, 333 meters of red thread, three pounds of coarse salt, 666 butter lamps, and three chickens. Remember
It should be lively and in good condition.
In addition, another group of people were separated to find Brother Zhang. I suspect that the real Brother Zhang is still around, but I don’t know whether he is dead or alive.
Also, the real Brother Zhang is thin, if you see a fat one, run away!"
"Hey hey hey!"
The village chief grabbed a few young people on the spot, organized the matter, and then started to act separately.
My dad and second uncle also went to help.
The people in the village didn't care about their fields and didn't do any work. They were afraid that their family would be attacked by a snake that turned into Brother Zhang, so they surprisingly worked together.
Throughout the afternoon, the figures running on the street never disappeared.
Soon the people who went out to buy things came back.
My mother cut the red thread into pieces one meter by meter, and the village chief's wife and I helped tie a copper coin under each red thread.
Then my mother asked the village chief to find a big iron pot and set it up in the yard. After putting coarse salt in it and heating it, she put the red thread and copper coins she just made into it and pressed it with salt.
"Mom, what are you doing this for?" I squatted far away.
My mother was so busy that she wiped her forehead with a towel: "Salt can ward off evil spirits. It can reach the highest yang level when heated over a high fire. The red thread and copper coins can absorb yang. In this way, hang one at the door of every house. Your Uncle Zhang...then the snake demon will
I don’t dare to go in.”
"Then why does it have to be three hundred and thirty-three? Aren't there just over 200 households in Beicun?"
"Nuan Ting, remember, numbers one, three, five, seven and nine are all numbers offered to the gods. The whole Beicun is a Feng Shui bureau. There are a total of three hundred and thirty-three red wire copper coins. They are worshiping heaven and earth. I ask God to take more care of me. And six please
It’s the snake.”
"Oh." I nodded in understanding. I couldn't understand anything about "Lihuo", "Zuiyang" or "13579". I was just bored and wanted to talk.
But I feel that my mother is different from before. She never answered my questions like this before, but today she explained it very clearly to me.
why?
Is my mom bored too?
After doing this, while the village chief was handing out red lines from door to door, my mother and I took a nap.
My mother hugged me tightly and I slept peacefully.
At dusk, the village chief came back sweating profusely. As soon as he entered the house, he started shouting: "Guizhi, I have followed your instructions and asked everyone to hang red ropes from house to house! Place one on the left and right at the door of each house.
A butter lamp is provided to the door god, and the extra ones are placed at several locations at the entrance of the village as you said. What to do with the three chickens!"
I rubbed my eyes and saw my mother opening her eyes just in time, with a tired but serious face.
"Put those three chickens in the middle of the village tonight and try to make them crow."
"Making a rooster crow? This is difficult. Who can control whether a rooster crows or not?"
I was lying on the kang and saw my mother purse her lips, then lower her voice, and her tone was like a very heavy lock.
"Village Chief, I didn't tell you when there were so many people just now. The chickens and ducks caused by the snake demon molting were not enough for him. He tasted human blood last night. Humans are the leader of all things, and not those chickens and ducks can compare.
Yes, tell me why I want every household to hang red threads and copper coins."
"You mean, he can kill people?!" The village chief's face instantly turned pale, the word '人' dropped, and a bead of sweat slid down his face, falling to the ground and turning into eight petals, making a slight clicking sound.