At this moment, the situation outside the door was as miserable as the Colosseum.However, it was not the people who dominated, but the beasts, "Retreat, retreat, ouch, my feet", "Ouch, ouch, ouch", "The bear is coming, run", "There are wolves", "Tigers are tigers", "Hurry up and light the fire, there are snakes, don't bite me, don't bite me" Listening to those miserable cries, the people inside the door also shuddered and had painful expressions."
Go into the house and close the door, be careful of the wolf jumping in" Su Mu gave the order, telling Zheng Qingchuan, Ah Qing and Ah Yun to also enter the house.The women and children closed the door.The men were gathered in the lobby, separated by a door from the beasts, and they were engrossed in listening.Master Du's eyes were facing a small hole, bent over, looking out, his body motionless, like a sculpture.Listening to the cries of beasts and people like drums and thunder, Hong Zheng was sweating profusely, and asked anxiously: "Master Du, how is it" Master Du straightened his waist, turned around, sighed, shook his head, his eyes were red, his throat was dry, his face was purple, and after a while, he said with difficulty: "Half of them are dead, the other half is injured, and the beasts are still gnawing bones outside." ”"AhhThrough the small hole in the wall, Hong Zhengchang and Su Mu took turns looking outside for a while, and their faces suddenly seemed to be covered with a layer of ash.There was no joy of victory, only a miserable and unbearable mood.Ignoring the beasts, the men went back to their houses, leaving four dogs to patrol the yard.If a wild beast jumps over the wall, the dogs are sure to riot.In the evening, Master Du drew his bow and shot an arrow into the stove in the middle of the courtyard.They had eaten supper, checked the doors and windows twice, and then went to sleep.Cautious people naturally remain alert in their sleep.In the middle of the night, the ears of everyone heard the howl of wolves again, south, south, north, west, everywhere, those wolves almost surrounded the Taoist temple, and the sound of running.However, the wall was too high, and sharp bamboo arrows were inserted, so they could not jump in.The sound of "whoop" faded away.Su Mu listened attentively and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.Zheng Qingchuan in his arms also breathed a sigh of relief, with two handfuls of sweat in his palms, and his hands hugged him tighter.They waited until noon the next day, when the sun was at its strongest, to open the door, but the door of the temple was always firmly closed.The cooks went into the kitchen to prepare the day's meals, and apparently they didn't plan to come out again in the afternoon, so they prepared them all in one go.Su Mu and Master Du are taking the servants to do carpentry, planning to make the eaves corridor closed, which is equivalent to the house having two doors and there is plenty of space in the corridor, which can be used as a toilet and can also be used to look at the wind.This is both safe and makes the best use of space.Zheng Qingchuan, Ah Qing and Ah Yun took care of Mrs.
Su in the house, the old lady has been frightened for the past few days, scared enough to choke, sick, her forehead is hot, trembling lying on the bed, panting one after another, her breath is turbid.Mrs.
Yao knows a little about medical skills, and she also helps take care of Mrs.
Su.The people of the Su family are worried.All kinds of things in the Taoist temple are well prepared, and there is no shortage of medicinal materials.But after Mrs.
Su took the medicine, she did not get better.The bones of the old man's body are like dried firewood, lacking vitality and the ability to heal themselves like that of young adults.At the same time, because they could not open the gates, they were confined to the Taoist temple, lacking fresh vegetables and fruits, and could only rely on garlic leaves and bean sprouts to barely maintain the necessary vitamins and nutrients every day.Fortunately, garlic is a very easy vegetable to grow, and there is no shortage of experts in sprouts among the croppers, otherwise, only bacon is eaten, and there are no vegetables to eat, it is uncomfortable enough Su Mu and Master Du discussed: "The rebels under the mountain have suffered such a big loss on the mountain, and their courage is broken, and they should not dare to come up the mountain again" Master Du said with a heavy face: "Yes, now we have to find a way to drive the beast away." ”Su Mu said: "Wait for a heavy rain, the blood stains on the ground will be washed away, and there will be no smell to attract wild beasts, they should not come so often." ”Master Du let out an "um", and his tone was so heavy that it was like a sigh.The scene of the beast eating man that day always came to his mind, and he couldn't dispel it.Su Mu said again: "After the rain, let's sprinkle realgar and lime again, and then paste a few pieces of paper on the gate outside, and just write: There are too many dead people in this Taoist temple, and the yin qi is too heavy, and the beasts have eaten a total of 100 people here."
Anyone who wants to be promoted to an official position and make a fortune, please avoid it quickly; Anyone who wants to live a long and safe life should avoid it quickly. ”While doing carpentry, he said, "The next time someone comes up to the mountain, if they read this warning, they may not be entangled." ”"Well, the beast is the god of death, it is easy to please the god and it is difficult to send the god" Xiao Xiao suddenly interjected, then raised the axe and split the wood."
The young master writes a word, just scare away others, don't invite the beast" In the past few days, when everyone mentions the beast, they have to swing on their bodies, and the fear in their hearts can be seen.Especially that method was thought up by Zheng Qingchuan, at that time everyone thought it was a childish joke, and now that they think about it, they all feel that this method is too vicious and cruel, but everyone can only sigh in their hearts, and dare not accuse Zheng Qingchuan in person, after all, they were desperate at that time, and they adopted this strategy in order to protect themselves.After experiencing the incident of wild beasts eating people, when they think about that incident, people's hearts are filled with compassion.At the same time, now the people in the Taoist temple are a little afraid of her when they see Zheng Qingchuan, except for the people of the Su family, of course.After doing carpentry work for an hour, and then looking up at the sky, and seeing that the sun had hidden in the dark clouds, everyone hurriedly entered the house, closed the door, and did not dare to open the door again today.This kind of life is like walking on thin ice, the night is the wolf howling, the tiger roars, the crow crows cry sadly, the human heart seems to have become a few fragile strings, those terrifying sounds turned into sharp claws, played on the strings, disturbing the hearts of the people, suddenly there is a strong wind, blowing the woods on the mountain into a sea with only sound but no water, the waves in the ocean are turbulent, the sound of pine waves is loud, the sound of bamboo waves is not far behind, and there are miscellaneous trees and grasses, the wind is as strong as madness, all kinds of savagery, all kinds of roars, as if to blow the sky and the earth upside down Finally, the heavy rain pours down, like soybeans in the sky sprinkled down, smashed on the rocks, leaves, crackling.However, the sound of wind and rain tonight is a lullaby for the people in the Taoist temple, covering up the terrifying sound of beasts and coaxing everyone to sleep peacefully.Before Su Mu fell asleep, he thought to himself: The heavier the rain, the better it is to wash away the blood stains around the Taoist temple, as if removing a serious trouble.At this time, Zheng Qingchuan shrank in his arms, behaving like a little milk cat.He patted her on the back and helped her chase away the nightmare.The next day, it was a sunny day.Master Du watched by the small hole for a long time, and threw a few stones outside the wall to test it, but he didn't notice the sound or shadow of the beast, and then he cautiously opened the door.The sound of "squeak" is not loud, but in the ears of others, it has an earth-shattering effect, and everyone is cautious, like a rabbit about to come out of the hole, while pricking up their ears and looking around.Fuyun was quick with his hands and feet, took the notice written by Su Mu, brushed the paste, quickly pasted it on the door, pasted a few sheets, and quickly closed the door and inserted the latch.For such a short time, he leaned his back against the door as if he had been closed by a ghost door, and took a deep breath vigorously, and it took a while to calm down the pounding heart, and a lot of cold sweat was already oozing from his forehead.Xiao Xiao also teased him: "Coward" Fuyun suddenly jumped up, leaned on Xiao Xiao's back, strangled Xiao Xiao's fat neck with his arm, and his voice was gloomy: "Hurry up and beg for mercy, I was possessed by a bear" Xiao Xiao suddenly looked like a child, frightened and screamed with Fuyun on his back and hurriedly ran into the house, panicked Master Lu Du looked at the back of Fuyun and Xiao Xiao fighting, shook his head, his face was still solemn, and said to Su Mu: "Young Master, I just inspected the door, there is not even a single white bone on the ground, those traces are all gone" Su Mu also looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "If there are no beasts approaching the Taoist Temple tonight, then this rain will have an effect."
Everyone sprinkled realgar and lime in the courtyard and inside and outside the walls, and did carpentry, and everyone worked together to close the eaves in two days.The cooks had already finished the day's meals, and everyone took the food into the house, and closed the door again, intending to shut it up.That night, everyone listened carefully, and found that although there was some noise outside, it was more like a wild beast had been left alone, and there was finally no sign of a herd.Su Mu patted Zheng Qingchuan on the back and told Zheng Qingchuan these thoughts.Zheng Qingchuan nodded in his arms and said, "It's good that at least nine points less danger was originally ten" Hearing her say this, Su Mu showed his first smile in these days, lowered his head, and kissed Zheng Qingchuan's right cheek.There are actually two beds in this cubicle, and Ah Qing and Ah Yun are also squeezed into this cubicle because they are timid, sleeping on the other bed on the inside, and they probably didn't fall asleep.Therefore, Su Mu and Zheng Qingchuan could only stop at a superficial level, and did not dare to be too presumptuous.The two talked softly, talking about when the rescuers in the capital would come, and talking about Mrs.
Su's illness, and their tone was helpless.Later, after a few days of a little more down-to-earth days, everyone was not as worried as the previous days, as if walking on a blade.On this day, the fourth young master of the Hong family suddenly came to Zheng Qingchuan, scratched his ears and cheeks, and asked twistedly: "Cousin-in-law, my daughter-in-law wants to eat sour, but grandma said that eating too much sauerkraut is not good for the doll in the belly, do you have any other way" Zheng Qingchuan was like hearing the news of hail on a sunny day, stunned for a while, and asked: "It's been a few months" The fourth young master of the Hong family scratched his ears and cheeks again, smiled from ear to ear, and said a little cowardly: "She said, it may be four months" Zheng Qingchuan was dumbfounded, I really convinced them, she and Su Mu were afraid that the child would cause chaos at such a time, and they couldn't take care of the child well, so they lived half a year with a pure heart.But the fourth young master and the fourth young grandmother of the Hong family were really idle when they fled.However, Zheng Qingchuan didn't have time to make fun of them at this time, after all, pregnant women are a special group of people who need to be taken care of, and asked: "Mix bean sprouts with vinegar, do you like to eat them" The fourth young master of the Hong family said distressedly: "Hey, she doesn't like to eat old vinegar, she likes to eat sake lees, but Mama said that there is wine in the lees, and it is not good for the doll in the belly" Zheng Qingchuan thought about it carefully, and said: "I have some sour jujube pills for digestion, melt them with warm water, and let her drink them as tea, is it okay" The fourth young master of the Hong family immediately said happily: "This can be tried" Zheng Qingchuan told again:" However, I can't eat too much, just two a day, and I'll see her myself later. ”: