July 1st, morning.When I woke up, I heard a gust of wind outside.I got dressed and went to the hall, and saw the four masters and their families sitting around the Eight Immortals table, with heavy expressions.After Luo Youfu's father and son saw me, their eyes were no longer as excited and friendly as before, but with some disgust and anger.Fortunately, the fourth master protected me, otherwise they would definitely kick me out.When I saw the door of the hall, I was holding several pillars the thickness of an arm, against the gate, as if something was about to come in from the outside.The whole hall was very quiet, except for the sound of the wind outside.Although it is separated by the gate, I also feel that the wind outside is very loud, and there seem to be some human voices mixed inside.I listened closely, and the voice seemed to be a woman.And in the wind, there was indeed a very sad cry, and everyone who listened to it had goosebumps all over their bodies.Thinking of what the fourth master said to me last night, I couldn't help but be scared in my heart.He told me last night that the wind would blow all day.The first time it was blowing, the big guys didn't know what was going on, and some people still got up early as usual and went to work in the fields, and as a result, many people were blown by the wind.When they came back, they went crazy, and then they started getting sick and talking nonsense.The doctors in the township examined them one by one, but they couldn't come up with a reason.At that time, everyone was going to invite a Taoist priest to come and see what was going on, but the Taoist priest who came took a look at it, was so frightened that his face changed drastically, knelt on the ground and bowed to the mountain, and immediately fled with a crawl.Seeing the Taoist priest's appearance, the people here were scared, saying that there must be some ghost at work.At that time, many people wanted to leave, but then there was a heavy fog, and everyone couldn't leave if they wanted to.In the end, all the crazy people died.All of them died in the same way, and they were horrible.Their eyes bulged out, and they were about to pop out.The corners of the mouth at both ends are raised upwards, forming a semicircular arc, and the smile is very exaggerated.Their hands were clenched and shrunk in front of them.Their feet shrunk up, and their whole bodies were curled up together, like children wrapped in swaddling clothes.When I went back to my room, I saw that the windows were boarded up.Intrigued, I uncovered a board and saw what was going on outside.The whole sky, dusk and yellow, as if all the sand and soil were filling the air, was particularly oppressive.The wind howled, and the trees all bent over.In front of the fourth old man's house, there is a bamboo forest.The bamboos bent down to the left in unison, the bamboo leaves shook desperately, and countless bamboo leaves slowly formed one, and the face "What are you doing" Someone suddenly shouted at me behind me, which scared me into screaming.I looked back and saw that it was Luo Youfu.His eyes were full of anger, and he grabbed the plank in my hand and hurriedly covered the gap.The four masters, they all came in, and asked what was going on, and Luo Youfu told me what I was peeking outside just now.Luo Youfu and his father glared at me and asked me what I was going to do, if I wanted to kill them, I was frightened, and said in a trembling voice: "Fourth master, I just saw that the bamboo leaf turned into a human face. ”As soon as these words came out, the faces of the four masters changed greatly, and their eyes became frightened.Luo Youfu wanted to take a look, but was stopped by the fourth master, saying that he couldn't look at it anymore, otherwise we would all die."
But I can't let my son die," Luo Youfu was also very anxious."
Second child, forget it, it's all fate."
Luo Youcai persuaded with a sad face.Luo Youfu opened Luo Youcai's hand and roared: "You can't protect your son, that's your nest, don't compare me to you" After speaking, Luo Youfu sat on the stool in the hall angrily.I frowned, and thought to myself, could it be that Luo Youcai's son also had an accident at night, the wind stopped, and we returned to normal life.Luo Youfu came over and asked me, saying that this child really can't be born later I also know the truth of the matter, so I understand Luo Youfu very well, but I really can't stop Zheng Mei from giving birth to a child.So, I can only say sorry to him.Luo Youfu was so angry that he wanted to beat me, but fortunately, the fourth master stopped him.After Luo Youfu glanced at the fourth master, he went back to accompany Zheng Mei.Soon, Zheng Mei's cry came from their room.The next day, Zheng Mei screamed even more, and her amniotic water also broke.I hurriedly called the four masters to boil hot water and prepare clean towels and small blankets.As for the scissors, I still have the one my mother-in-law gave me.The fourth master and they were busy, although they knew in their hearts that this child was estimated to not live long.But no matter how you say it, you are your own descendants, and you still have to fulfill your obligations.The birth process went smoothly, and I was holding the baby with blood and amniotic fluid in my left hand, and I couldn't be happy.Cut his umbilical cord and tied a knot, and I asked the fourth master to take the placenta to the sunny place and bury it deep so that it would not be found by wild cats and wild dogs.When I was washing my child, I saw a small stub on his back.I immediately became alert, because I felt that it was very familiar, very similar to the first stroke of the mark on Lu Huzi's son's back and Uncle Luo's back.After cleaning, I took a closer look at the mark on the child's back, and then handed the child over to Luo Youfu.He hugged his son and was very happy.Luo Youfu and his father were also very happy to see his grandson.But Luo Youcai said something at this time, which interrupted everyone's interest at once, this child looks quite healthy, but unfortunately, he can't live long.Luo Youfu became angry and shouted: "You are cursing my son" "Shut up quickly" Luo Youfu and his father also reprimanded.Luo Youcai realized that he had said the wrong thing, and with regret on his face, he quickly closed his mouth and stopped talking.The next morning, the fourth master and the whole family, young and old, were all worshipping the Bodhisattva and asking Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless them.I watched from the sidelines, not knowing what to say.All day long, Zheng Mei held her child, except for Luo Youfu, she didn't give anyone else, as if she was afraid that others would snatch it away.The fourth master couldn't help it, and after sighing, his eyes couldn't help but look at me.I know he wants me to help, but I can't do anything, I can't help them.In the afternoon, Zheng Mei started crying, saying that her child was so miserable and cried very sadly.Luo Youfu swore beside him, saying that even if he tried his best, he would protect the two of them.I really couldn't stand it, so I asked the fourth master, you and my child were snatched away last night, what's going on The fourth master shook his head and said: "For thirty years, every year in the township, a child will be born in these two days, and then it will be snatched away in front of adults."
And I also inquired, the child born in these two days is only one in our family. ”"So, something is going to happen at home tonight," my brow furrowed.The fourth master nodded.I asked again: "How were those children snatched away, do you see clearly what the children were robbed of?"
The fourth master looked at Luo Youcai and asked him to tell me.It turned out that Luo Youcai also had a child who was robbed three years ago.With a sad face, he said to me, "Three years ago, on the second day of July, my daughter-in-law gave birth to a son.At that time, our whole family was very nervous, afraid that the child would be snatched away.So that night, none of our family slept, so we stayed by my daughter-in-law's side.But in the middle of the night, the gate was blown open by a gust of wind.We were both very nervous at the time, and I even tightened my grip on the kitchen knife, saying to myself that if anyone snatched my child, I would fight with him.But after waiting for a while, there was nothing at the gate. ”Hearing this, I frowned, thinking that it must be that kind of thing again.Luo Youcai continued: "After that, I heard my daughter-in-law scream, and then the child floated up and floated out of the gate.We tried to chase after us, but the door slammed shut, and we were locked in the hall.When we got out of the kitchen door, there was nothing outside, not even the cries of children.A few days later, when I was working in the fields, I happened to see something in the grass by the roadside.When I went over to look, I realized that it was the child who had been robbed of my house a few days ago.It's just that he, he's dead.Later, my daughter-in-law fell ill and passed away a month later. ”After finishing speaking, Luo Youcai cried, very sad.He cried, and the eyes of the fourth master also moistened, watching his great-grandson get closer and closer to death, how could he not be sad I am very angry, what kind of beast is this, it actually killed so many children.Could it be that she is wrong, I was shocked, and thought, Wang Ni's children and Uncle Luo, before they were born, their mothers were dead, so Lu Yao let them be born, take them, and bring them back to life.But Zheng Mei is alive, and her child is also very healthy, which is not the same as the conditions for Lu Yao's shot, is it true, Lu Yao only wants a newborn, and doesn't care if her mother dies I began to doubt it.If this is the case, the children who have been killed in Dafeng Township in the past thirty years are all done by Lu Yao, and I am a little panicked and angry.When I remembered that Uncle Zhang told me that Lu Yao was not the kind of vicious person, I was so angry that I wanted to laugh.That night, none of the Luo family slept.Soon, it was almost twelve o'clock, and the Luo family was all here in the hall.Zheng Mei held the child in her arms and sat behind the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, surrounded by the Luo family.The four masters, one by one, are holding hoes, kitchen knives and other weapons, and they are ready to fight.I, on the other hand, hid in the room on the edge of the hall and looked out through the window.It was pitch black outside, and everyone around had turned off the lights and gone to sleep.Dogs and chickens, all of them made no sound, as if the whole world was silent.Soon, I saw several vague figures in the distance, as if carrying something.Those people walked without making a sound at all, and in this dark, silent night, it looked particularly strange.After waiting for a while, the people came closer, and I saw their faces clearly, and I was so frightened that my scalp exploded, and I almost screamed.Those few people are all paper figures.They wore small black round hats on their heads, their faces were pale, their faces were red circles, their lips were blood-red, and they had a cold smile on their faces.And what they were carrying turned out to be a mouthful, the coffin After the eight paper figures carried the coffin to the outside of the hall, they put it down, and there was no sound at all, like a pantomime.After that, the eight paper figures slowly turned their heads and looked at me in unison, so startled that my whole body instantly chilled.My mind went blank and I forgot to hide from them, so I just stared at them.At this time, the coffin lid automatically stepped back, making a low rattling sound.I saw a woman in a bright red wedding robe standing up straight from the coffin
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