When Lin's third daughter-in-law returned to the main room, the old lady was still in a state of shock. Her eyes were staring blankly at the ground. The glass of water placed on the table next to her did not even move.
At this time, Lin's third daughter-in-law was not in a good mood. She had not been in a good mood ever since her child fell ill. But women are powerful, especially a mother. Although she knew that this situation meant that the old lady might
There is no way to save the child.
But after all, they came here with good intentions, and now that they are scared, they can't just say that they don't care.
Walking in front of the old lady, Lin Laosan's daughter-in-law put her hand on the old lady's hand. She was about to say a few words of comfort, but the old lady was startled by her move and immediately gave her hand to her.
Withdrawing it back, the crutch in the other hand also fell away at this moment and fell to the side.
Lin Laosan's wife had quick eyesight and quick hands. She immediately grabbed the crutch and put it aside. She was not afraid that the old lady would hit someone with the crutch, but she was mainly worried that it would be bad if the old lady accidentally hurt herself.
Done.
After all, as people get older, even if their bodies and bones are strong, they are not even the slightest bit worse than those of young people.
"Aunt..."
Lin Laosan's wife just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by the old lady raising her hand.
"From the third family, don't worry. Auntie, I'm fine. It's just that I was shocked when I saw that situation just now. But it's not like I've never seen such a thing before. Don't worry, auntie won't be frightened."
The old lady knew what Lin Laosan's daughter-in-law wanted to say. People of their age really don't need any comfort sometimes. They have experienced many things, so why don't they know what to do?
Most of the time they complain, either because they don't want to understand, or they just want someone to listen to them.
Compared to some frights, they are more afraid of loneliness.
The old lady was indeed frightened, but after just a moment, she calmed down a lot. She took out her hookah tremblingly. Seeing this, Lin Laosan's wife hurriedly took it and filled the pot with shredded tobacco.
Then order it for the old lady.
After the smoke was exhaled, the shredded tobacco in the pot gave off a bright flame, and the old lady's trembling hands gradually became much calmer.
The moment Lin's third daughter-in-law lifted up the quilt, the old man saw what the child looked like. The reason why she was frightened was not because of the child's appearance, but because of something else.
When I saw the child at that time, the child's entire face was livid, with no trace of normal skin color. There was a piece of yellow paper pasted on the forehead, with a bunch of messy things drawn on it. It looked yellow at first glance.
symbol.
For example, in rural areas in the past, there were many Mr. Yin and Yang who danced to great heights.
You know, even if many people have never drank it, they have seen people drink water made from the ashes of burning yellow talismans.
But this is not the reason why the old lady's expression changes drastically. After all, if a child is possessed by a ghost, a yellow talisman can be used to drive it away. But the key thing is that the yellow talisman is affixed to the child's forehead, and the bottom of the yellow talisman is covered with
on the child's mouth.
However, the piece of yellow talisman paper covering the mouth was not tightly covered, and some aspects of the child could still be seen from the side. The corners of the child's mouth were slightly raised, and the mouth was slightly opened. From the gap between the lips, the old lady could see
Got a tooth.
Those teeth are not normal teeth. Compared with other teeth, they protrude outward, much like the fangs in animal mouths.
Seeing this, the old lady instantly remembered some things from the past. It was not that she had never seen such a situation before, but it was precisely because she had seen it before that she was frightened into being like that.
When she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she lived in a village far away from Linjia Village. There were old and young people in the village, and it was very harmonious. It was not too chaotic at that time, and the village was also nearby.
There are bandits on only one hilltop.
Although the bandits would come to the village to collect money and food, they were not excessive and would not do anything to rob, so her life was considered good at that time.
But then something happened, which completely changed the old lady's life. It was also at that time that she and several people from the same village ran away from the village, wandering all the way, living in many places, and finally because of avoiding
It was during the war that we came to Linjia Village.
Some of the people who came out at the same time became bandits, and some went to live in other places. Anyway, she never saw anyone from the same village again in so many years, and she never mentioned the incident back then to outsiders.
To say that, it was not very complicated. She remembered that it was an old man in his village who was over sixty years old. He had no children and had never married a wife. One day, without anyone knowing, a man
The man died at home and was seen by a neighbor who was delivering food to the old man.
The villagers bought a thin-skinned coffin for the old man and buried him hastily in a cemetery in the back mountain.
Life goes on as usual, people are born and die, and no one cares too much about such things. The old man has no children, and his neighbors are kind to him, and they will say a few words to him occasionally.
More than half a year later, when everyone had almost forgotten the old man, a middle-aged man walked into the village, saying that he was the old man's son and wanted to find the old man. After hearing the news of the old man's death, this middle-aged man came to the village.
The old man had lived in his house for a long time. Everyone thought he was mourning the old man and didn't pay special attention to him.
But everyone was also very curious. They had never heard the old man say that he had a son. Why did someone come to the village to look for the old man after he died?
The old man had no savings in his life, and the old house was in a dilapidated state. No one would think that this middle-aged man came here for the old man's property, because the middle-aged man had an extraordinary conversation, and his clothes were not from the countryside at all.
living people.
Everyone was guessing. Some said it was a seed left by the old man when he was young. It was lost after several times. Everyone also felt pity for this middle-aged man. It obviously took a lot of effort to find the inside of this village. In the end, even in the end,
Didn't see a single face.
Three days passed in a row, and the middle-aged man never came out of the old man's house.
And there was no sound in the old house. The old man's neighbor was kind-hearted. A normal person would reach his limit without eating or drinking for three days. The old man had already passed away. Even if he was sad, he couldn't be blamed for it.
Go in.
So after summing up, the couple planned to go to the old man's house to take a look. If the middle-aged man left, forget it. If he didn't leave, they would have to give him some advice. Moreover, they didn't bring the middle-aged man with them.
People go to see the old man's grave.
When a person dies, there is always someone who remembers him, and someone can burn paper money or something during the Qingming Festival.
The couple next door knocked on the door for a long time, but no one responded, as if they didn't hear anything at all. The man didn't say much, climbed over the wall, and pulled the door bolt from the inside.
He hurriedly walked towards the old man's house.
But when they pushed the door open and saw the scene in front of them, the couple was so frightened that they fell to the ground. A few minutes later, the woman's extremely frightened shouts came from the old man's yard.
"Dead man!!!"
The voice was so shrill that you could imagine what the woman looked like at that time.
When people passing by heard the news, they immediately went in, and then people in the village who heard the news rushed to the old man's old house in twos and threes. At that time, the old lady was still a little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.
Out of curiosity, I ran over to take a look.
As a result, as soon as she lay down on the wall, what she saw was something she would never forget.
The couple sat on the side with pale faces, their bodies shaking like sieves, and in the center of the yard, there was a corpse.
The body was blue all over, as if it was contaminated by the smell of copper, its hands were clawed, and its face was hideous and terrifying.
This corpse was the middle-aged man who came to look for the old man earlier. His mouth was slightly open, and two sharp fangs protruded from the corners of his mouth. On the man's neck, there was a black wound, which seemed to have been injured.
What kind of wild beast bit him?
At that time, the old lady was so frightened that she did not dare to sleep alone for several nights. However, she did not know at the time that it was just the beginning and the real terror had not yet come.