Chapter 78 0078

"Except for the courage of Guan Baye, who dared to roll between the teeth of the Jiangfang army and the bandits," someone said, "If the Jiangfang army and the bandits took advantage of the temple fair to attack Yanshi, what would happen?" "Everyone knows that Baye Guan is not in Yanshi at all," someone said arguing, "If he was really in Yanshi, maybe he wouldn't advocate a meeting in Yanshi." "It's always good to worship the gods. The gods and Buddhas will always bless Yanshi." In this way, the meeting teams in various townships still beat the gongs to gather the crowd, and practiced the meeting one after another. At the same time, they sent the leaders of the meeting to Yanshi to draw lots. Gongs and drums.

The date of departure is getting closer and closer... In the eastern suburbs of Yanshi, incense sheds stretching for several miles are set up. In front of each incense shed is a long table to welcome the gods. Incense candles, paper horses, life-saving talismans, happiness talismans, and various scriptures and rare books are moving in the smoke and seals rising from the long incense. The warming soft wind and the bright sun in spring and March make the atmosphere full of mum. .And the leadership team in the salt market has been practicing diligently for a long time. "Look, I'm afraid only Master Tang Liupa Tang has such supernatural powers, he can practice money umbrellas that no one can handle for many years!"

This kind of admiration is not an exaggeration at all. No one has been able to handle this seventy-four catty money umbrella for many years. To be honest, it is difficult for a man without any martial arts foundation to hold it even if he is thick and solid. The handle of this umbrella is made of pig iron as thick as a wine cup, the ribs of dozens of umbrellas are all 100-thumb-thick steel rods as thick as thumbs, and the surface of the umbrella is made of thousands of large Sichuan copper bars. It is made of copper coins, and when it is opened, countless glittering coins are stacked on top of each other, shining brightly against the sun, and the light is dazzling, especially when Tang Liubajing is bare shouldered, twisting his blue tendons and twisting his fleshy arms to play. When the giant umbrella was rotated, under the sunlight, every wiped money shone with a frightening golden brilliance.It is not difficult for an umbrella player to just hold the umbrella with both hands and clear the way at the front of the race. It's even harder.

Tang Liupao is really skilled. He is bare-chested, with a yellow sash around his waist, and his muscles are protruding all over. Rotating the handle of the umbrella, the surface of the umbrella danced like flying, but seeing countless coins biting and patting the coins, the sound of ding ding burst out from the shining golden light, causing bursts of applause. "Hey, Mrs. Long Head will be released in the temple today!" "Hurry up and call the child home, seeing this unlucky ghost will cause disaster!" According to the old custom, catching the unlucky Mrs. Changtou is the most exciting show in the temple fair; it is said that Mrs. Changtou is an unlucky star in the heaven. A woman from the lower world came to spread a great plague, causing the people to suffer from drought every year, no crops, and trapped in the plague; it is said that this woman incarnated by the long-headed lady always loves to go down to earth in spring and make trouble, so people play the role of This program hopes to use the power of God to catch her and escort her back to the heaven.Usually three days before the meeting, one of the most vigilant and quick-witted men will be selected, put on a wig, dress up as Mrs. Long Head, and be exiled to the wild; the appearance of Mrs. Long Head is completely based on ancient legends. Terrifying and miserable, the messy hair on the head hangs down and covers the face, the grimace that is often covered by the messy hair is really amazing, covered with a thick layer of white powder, and painted with a broom eyebrow, Some swine eyes with black rings, a red false tongue protruding from the bloody mouth, hanging down to the chest; A mourning stick with messy tassels tied in paper was dragged inside, and a funeral ring made of paper money was tied around the neck. In the eyes of people, there was a gloomy feeling.

The long-headed lady is released for three days in total. During these three days, she can choose any place to hide. People in the countryside will discipline children and not go out during this period. It is said that if anyone sees this long-headed lady walking through the wilderness , whichever family is in charge of bad luck, eye disease is not caused by severe plague.However, after the long-headed lady was released for a whole day and night, she played the role of the eight generals who captured her, plus the land of the city god, the black and white impermanence in the underworld, the bull's head and the horse's face, and the ghost of the horse's fork, and she had to spend all her time trying to figure out where she might be hiding. With ropes, boards, chains and shackles, horse forks, knives, and guns used in temple fairs, they went separately to capture her.

This year, this long-haired lady was chased by the generals, and she rushed out from the gate of the temple, and ran straight to the pier along the river. Her face was covered by long hair, and no one could guess who was playing the role?I just think her figure is a bit ridiculous; because in the past, most of the men who played the role of long-haired ladies still used tall and thin people, but this year they made an exception and chose a short winter melon, who is short and fat, and walks around. Like a lame duck, maybe the person who put on makeup for him felt that he was not handsome enough, so he pasted up a three-foot-tall pointed cylindrical hat for him, with a ghost head painted on the back and "long hair" written on the front of the hat. Mrs. Tou" in four big characters.

The guy who plays Mrs. Long is none other than Shorty Shi Er. Shorty Shi Er doesn't know how to beat around the bush and use his brain, the tragic death of his brothers made him very angry; he wanted to wait for the opportunity to risk his life to kill the bandit leader Judge Zhu Si, to relieve Guan Baye's worries and avenge his dead brother, but Guan Baye didn't know Suddenly he changed his mind and insisted on showing mercy to Judge Zhu Si. His words were like a certainty, and no one could shake him. Since he couldn't kill Judge Zhu Si, he had to kill a few small bandits to vent his anger; It happened to cross the river first to find out about the bandits. In this grand temple fair full of murderous intentions, it is always better to rush to show off your skills.

Before leaving, Baye Guan and Fang Sheng gave him advice on the topography of the area north of Yunyan, the distribution of villages, the locations of main roads and desolate cemeteries; The news was true, there was a square-headed ferry boat waiting day and night by the wharf along the river, listening to his signals so that he could cross the river at any time. After crossing the river, he walked alone in the desolate wheat field, looking at the situation all around him. In the middle of his large filial piety, a few bundles of grass ropes were tied indiscriminately, and he carried dry food and water turtles on his chest. And wheat cakes, with a jug of stolen old wine under his shoulders.He has always boasted in front of big bears that he is brave, not afraid of driving at night, not afraid of will-o'-the-wisps and whirlwinds of ghosts blocking people on the road.But the big bear tried to scare him and said: "Look, dwarf, you are pretending to be a fake ghost. You sleep alone at night on the top of a deserted grave or in a mass burial pit. Maybe your mother will lead a real ghost to tell you Talk about friendship..."

Shorty Shi Er looked out, and his eyes were full of wavy wheat fields, spreading to the horizon like a green sea. Some of the Kong wheat and barley that had been planted earlier had already shed their ears, and some of the wheat had just sprung up and looked white. , No one was seen on the road, only a crow with black feathers and white neck, squatting on the head of the barren grave and flapping its wings, wailing and howling like ghosts, the voice was weird and implied an ominous omen.My darling, Shorty Shi Er said in his heart: the wild land in the north of Yanshi is so barren, there are more graves than human heads, maybe you don't notice it during the day, but sleeping alone at night is really frighteningly scary.

A joke made by the big dog actually fermented in people's hearts like yeast powder, so short Shi Er couldn't help but reach into his flanks to touch the wine, and murmured to the wine pot: "You fucking is me!" Nanwu, the merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, who rescues the suffering and suffering, I drank half a pot of wine from it at night, and I was so drunk that I was like his mother's puddle of mud. There are really ghosts, and I am not afraid anymore!" As he spoke, he licked his tongue and swallowed, since he was punished for drinking that time, he hadn't touched his lips with alcohol for a long time, his stomach full of alcohol bugs starved his mother to death!When I think of the taste of old wine, I feel an itch in my heart. I wish I could take out the pot and drink it for a while, and then I think again: No way!If you get drunk as soon as you leave Yanshi, you will be caught by those gods and sent back to the temple.According to the old example of the temple fair, the captured Mrs. Long Head had to be locked up and imprisoned in a wooden cage four feet high and three feet square. A twenty-four-jin red lacquer yoke had to be put on around the neck. Wouldn't that be a foreign crime?Who wants to pretend to be that kind of horse monkey? !Besides, alcohol can cause trouble, unless it is a critical moment, it is better not to drink.

Shorty Shi Er picked up the wilderness and walked away. The wind blew his chest-length wig fluttering, and the strands fluttered behind his head. The birds and insects stealing the grain were scared away, and along the way, I also met a few field watchers. Seeing him from a distance, they screamed: "Mrs. up. In a village far away, someone was practicing, and the sound of gongs and drums could be faintly heard. Shorty Shi Er walked for a long time, reckoning that he would leave Yanshi and head towards the northwest corner, at least ten miles away. Even if the gods and ghost soldiers split up to catch him in the morning, he might not be easily caught by them. Only then did I make up my mind to slow down, and while walking, I wanted to find a place to rest. In front of you is a clear and shallow stream with banks between trees. On both sides of the stream are scattered bushes and bushes. Although not very high, they can block people's heads. To the south of the bushes, there is a long and narrow rapeseed field. The flowers are blooming golden; beyond the rapeseed field is a cemetery, which is so large that it also has a ghostly appearance during the day; There is only a small earth temple made of broken roof tiles. Behind the temple is a small red-painted flagpole that looks like a tail. On the flagpole is a small lantern that has been weathered and worn out. "Hey, a small temple can't house a big Bodhisattva," Shorty Shi Er said to himself, "Wait for me to go and knock three respectful heads to the Lord of the Land first. Tonight, his mother will sleep in a rotten wooden coffin. Look, kid." For the sake of the land master, you shouldn't embarrass my surname Shi." As he spoke, he staggered over and looked in front of the gap in the broken tile vat. There was also a hole in the top of the tile vat. Sunlight like a piece of golden stone slanted in, illuminating the ruined scene in the vat. The land lord was only five inches tall, his clothes were dusty and torn long ago, he had a few white beards upturned, and he had a bitter face, as if he was vomiting at someone; sitting beside him was a wooden man The Land Granny, with one hand holding on to the faucet's crutch, and the other hand stretched out towards the sky, looked like a poor beggar. Someone kindly stuffed a moldy dried sweet potato into her hand; In front of the land master and the old couple, two blue bricks were stacked to form a magical table. On the magical table was also a small red clay incense burner and a candlestick carved from two sweet potatoes. Unfortunately, there were no cigarettes in the stove, and there was no red wax on the candlestick. , It can be seen that this old couple has been hungry for a long time. "Elder-in-law of the land, mother-in-law of the land, the two are on top," Shorty Shi Er said: "My mother, Shorty Shi Er, I am passing through your land pretending to be the long-headed lady, and I may sleep in the haunted den under your jurisdiction tonight. Bring incense candles, let me knock on the first three, talk about my heart, and please help me, don't let those little devils drag me down!" Shorty Shi Er wiped off his tall hat and put it aside, and was about to bend down and kowtow when he suddenly remembered a suspicious incident.Yes, people say that Zhuangzhuang has land, and towns have town gods, but all land temples must be built near the village, and no one is built on wasteland alone. No wonder the land master has no incense to worship, so there is no village nearby. In order to investigate this matter, Shorty Shi Er stopped kowtowing in a hurry, grabbed his tall hat and hid behind the woods to look around. He saw a slightly crooked wooden bridge across the stream, and a winding path leading to a circle. Go among the tall and thick trees, and perhaps there will be a small lonely village surrounded by the trees, the trees are so thick that the roofs cannot be seen. "The people in this village are too stingy, they can't even feed their parents-in-law enough!" Shorty Shi Er muttered to himself, at this moment, he suddenly heard horses neighing in the wind blowing from the bushes.The neighing of the horse woke up Shorty Shi Er like pouring cold water on him, thinking that such a lonely village would have so many horses tethered? "You son of a bitch!" He rolled his eyes and scolded, "So Judge Zhu's bastard's lair is here!"