Chapter 7 Chapter 2

Fives As soon as it was dusk, Lao Hu's house started to beat the drums.The big vat, boiling water, and rooster are all ready. The cock was caught, the boiling water was boiled, and the big tank was set up. People who watched the excitement came to see in an endless stream.My grandfather and I also came. The little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law was lying on the kang, black and white, smiling.I gave her a glass ball and a dish. She said the dish was beautiful, and she took a picture of it in front of her eyes.She said the glass ball was fun too, and she flicked it with her fingernails.She saw that her mother-in-law was not around, and she got up. She wanted to sit up and play the glass ball on the kang.

Before playing, her mother-in-law came and said, "I don't know what to do, why are you getting crazy again?" As he spoke, he approached her, and covered her up with a ragged padded jacket, covering her so blindly that she couldn't even show her face. I asked my grandfather why she didn't let her play? "She's sick," said the grandfather. I said, "She's not sick, she's fine." So I went up and opened the padded jacket for her. When she opened it, her eyes were already open.She asked me if her mother-in-law was gone, and I said she was gone, so she got up again.

She came together, and her mother-in-law came again.He blindfolded her again and said, "I'm not afraid of people's jokes. I'm so sick that I'm going to cast out ghosts. If there's anything, I'll get up when I talk about it." This is what her mother-in-law whispered to her, and when her mother-in-law turned her head to face the crowd, she said that again: "She doesn't get cold at all, and she gets sick when she catches a cold." Inside and outside the house, it became more and more lively, and the little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law said to me: "Look at it later, it's time to take a bath."

When she was talking, it was as if she was talking about someone else. Sure enough, I took a shower in a short while, and I was screaming after washing. The Great God beat the drum and ordered her to take off her clothes in public.She refused to take off her clothes. Her mother-in-law hugged her and invited a few helpers to come up and tear off her clothes. She was originally twelve years old, but she was as tall as fifteen or sixteen years old, so the girls and daughters-in-law who watched the excitement for a while felt embarrassed when they saw her. Soon the little reunion daughter-in-law was carried into the big tank.The big vat is full of hot water, boiling hot water.

She was in the vat, screaming, jumping, screaming as if she was running for her life.Beside her stood three or four people stirring up hot water from a vat and pouring it over her head.After a while, her face was flushed, she could no longer struggle, she stood securely in the big tank, she didn't jump out anymore, maybe she felt that she would not be able to jump out.The big vat was huge, and she stood in it with only one head exposed. I watched it for a long time, but in the end she didn't even move, she didn't cry, she didn't smile.Sweat beads all over his face, his face was flushed, as red as a piece of red paper.

I told my grandfather, "Little Tuanyuan's daughter-in-law stopped barking." I looked into the vat again, and the little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law was gone.She fell into the vat. At this time, the spectators shouted wildly, thinking that Xiao Tuanyuan's daughter-in-law was dead, everyone ran to save her, and there was a kind person who shed tears. (When Xiao Tuanyuan’s daughter-in-law was still alive, she seemed to be running for her life. When she was still asking for help a moment ago, no one stepped forward to help her and rescued her from the hot water.) (Now she doesn't know anything, and doesn't ask for anything. But some people want to save her.)

(Lift her out of the big tank and pour some cold water on her. The little reunion daughter-in-law passed out, but she felt sorry for those watching the fun, just a moment ago she insisted on "watering with hot water! Pour it with hot water!" People are also heartbroken now. How can they not feel heartbroken, the child who is alive and kicking will die in a while.) The little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law was placed on the kang, her whole body was as hot as coals. The aunt of the host family stretched out a hand to touch her body, and the aunt of the Xi family also reached out to touch her body.

They all said, "Hey, it's as hot as coals." Some said that the water was a little too hot, and some said that it should not be poured on the head, because once poured with very hot water, people would not faint. While everyone was talking, her mother-in-law came over, quickly pulled a ragged cotton jacket over her, and said, "Shouldn't you be ashamed to be naked!" (Xiao Tuanyuan's daughter-in-law was shy and refused to take off her clothes. Her mother-in-law yelled orders and tore them off for her. Now she doesn't know anything, she doesn't feel anything, and her mother-in-law is thinking of her instead.)

(The great god beat the drum for a few moments, and the two gods talked to the great god for a few moments. People watching the excitement, look at him, He looks at you.Although I don't know what will happen next, whether this little reunion daughter-in-law is dead or alive.But it was not in vain to watch the excitement. After all, it was an eye-opener. After seeing the world, it was finally rewarding. ) Some felt sleepy, and asked others if there were horizontal gongs added to the three drums, saying that they were going home to sleep. (The Great Master saw that the scene was not good, and was afraid that the spectators were about to leave, so he tried his best to win the audience, so he beat the drum hard for a while, and sprayed a few mouthfuls of wine on the face of the reunion daughter-in-law. Take it from his waist Take out the silver needle and pierce the fingertips of the little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law.)

After a while, the little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law came back to life. The Great God said that you have to take a bath three times in a row, and there are two more to wash. (As a result, people's hearts were greatly cheered up, those who were sleepy were no longer sleepy, and those who were about to go home to sleep were refreshed. There were no fewer than thirty people who came to watch the excitement, and everyone's eyes were bright, and everyone was full of energy. Look, wash once I just passed out, so what if I wash it twice? After washing it three times, it would be unimaginable. So the hearts of those watching the excitement are full of mysteries.)

(Sure enough, as soon as the little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law was carried into the big vat and scalded by the hot water, she screamed strangely again. While screaming, she stretched out her hand to grab the edge of the vat and wanted to jump out. At this time , watering, watering, head pressing, finally got everyone to convince her and passed out in the bottom of the tank again.) When she was carried out this time, water was still spitting out of her mouth. (Thus, all kind-hearted people will feel pity for this little girl.) The second aunt of the east family and the third aunt of the west family all surrounded her and went to try to save her. They surrounded the past to see if there was any death? (If you are still alive, then there is no need to rescue it. If it is dead, then quickly pour cold water on it.) (If she is alive, she will come back to life by herself. If she is dead, then rescue her quickly, otherwise, I am afraid that she will really die.) six Little Tuanyuan's daughter-in-law was scalded by hot water three times that night, scalded once, and passed out once. (It was not until the middle of the night that the scene ended. The great master went home to sleep. The people who watched the scene also went home to sleep. (The stars and the moon, it’s a full day, it’s winter in the snow and ice. The snow sweeps the walls, the wind blows the window lattices. The chickens sleep in the cages, the dogs sleep in the nests, the pigs sleep in the pens, the whole Hulan River is asleep . (There is only a distant dog barking, which may come from Baiqitun, or the wild dog barking from the wicker forest on the south bank of the Hulan River. In short, the sound came from a long distance, and it was already Hulan The whole city of Hulan River fell asleep together (the incident of dancing gods and beating drums in the first half of the night did not leave any traces at all. The little reunion daughter-in-law who kept crying and screaming seemed to be her daughter-in-law in this world. I have never cried or cried, because there is no trace left. Every house is dark, and every house sleeps soundly. (The mother-in-law of the reunion daughter-in-law also snored from sleep. (Because the third watch has passed, and the fourth watch is coming.) seven (On the second day, Xiao Tuanyuan's daughter-in-law fell into a drowsy sleep all day, and on the third and fourth days, she also fell into a drowsy sleep. With white eyes. (The people in the family, seeing her like that, all said that after some treatment, the child might be possessed by the real soul. Once the real soul possessed the body, the disease would be cured. Not only her family members said so Even the neighbors said the same thing. Therefore, instead of worrying about her state of neither drinking nor eating, and half-sleeping, she felt that she should be thankful. She fell into a coma for four or five days, and her family She was happy for four or five days, she slept for six or seven days, and her family was happy for six or seven days. During this period, absolutely no folk remedies were used, and absolutely no wild herbs were used. (But after six or seven days, she was still lethargic without drinking or eating, and there was no sign of getting better. (So ​​I called the Great God again, but this time the Great God will not treat her, saying that the reunion daughter-in-law must become a great God. (So ​​I adopted the formal method of exorcising ghosts, went to the color-making shop, made a paper figurine, and then sewed cloth clothes for the paper figurine to wear——wearing cloth clothes to make it look like a real person—wipe Putting on makeup and powder, holding a flowered handkerchief in her hand, she is very pretty, dressed in clothes covered in flowered foreign cloth, dressed as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. Someone carried her to the big pit next to the South River to burn up. (This is called burning a "substitute". It is said that once the "substitute" is burned, she can replace the real person, and the real person will not die. (On the day when the "stand-in" was burned, the mother-in-law of the reunion daughter-in-law specially invited a few drummers to show her piety. The front staff held the colorful figurines, followed by a few drummers, whoah, whoah, towards Nantah The pit is gone. (The scene was lively and lively, and the trumpet music was played in every sentence. It was desolate and desolate. There was a colorful man in the front, and three or five drummers in the back. Going to a funeral is not like going to a funeral, and reporting to the temple is not like reporting to the temple. (There were not many people who went to the street to watch the excitement, because it was too cold, and those who ran out with their heads poking around saw that there was nothing to see, so they closed the gate and went back (so lonely, desolate Liang burned the Zhacai man in the big pit. (The mother-in-law of the reunion daughter-in-law is regretting while burning. If she had known that there were no people watching the excitement, why would she have put real clothes on the colorful man? She wanted to snatch the clothes from the fire, but it was too late This set of clothes cost a total of more than 100 taels. So she watched the clothes burn, as if she saw more than 100 taels burned. (She was full of remorse and hatred in her heart. She almost forgot that this was her reunion daughter-in-law. She had planned to read a set of words to pray to gods and ghosts. When she came back, she remembered it on the road. But when she remembered It was too late, so she felt that she was going to burn a substitute for nothing, who knows if it will work or not!) Eight Later, I heard that the big braid of the reunion daughter-in-law fell off after a night of sleep. It fell right next to the pillow, and I don't know what happened. Her mother-in-law said that the reunion daughter-in-law must be a monster. Keep the braid that fell off, and someone will show it. It looked like someone must have cut it out for her with scissors.But her mother-in-law said no, so she fell off after sleeping all night. (So ​​this anecdote spread far and near. Not only her family members didn't want to be with monsters, even the people living in the same hospital thought it was too bad.) (Those who close the doors and windows at night, while closing them all say: "The little reunion daughter-in-law of Lao Hu's family must be a little monster.") The old cook in my family is a talkative person. He told his grandfather what happened to the reunion daughter-in-law of Lao Hu's family.New flower heads appeared again, and the braids fell off. I said, "No, it was cut with scissors." The old cook looked at me as a child, so he bullied me, and he put his finger on my mouth.He said: "What do you know, that little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law is a monster!" I said, "She's not a monster. I secretly asked her why she lost her hair, and she laughed at me! She said she didn't know." The grandfather said: "The good children are about to be teased to death by them." After a few days, the old cook said again: "Old Hu's family is going to 'divorce' his wife, and he is going to 'divorce' that little monster." Grandfather thought that Lao Hu's family was not very good. The grandfather said: "Let him move in February. He has played tricks on the children to death, and I don't want them anymore." Nine Before February came, the black and smiling little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law died.It was early in the morning, the eldest son of Lao Hu's family, the car owner with yellow face and big eyes, came.As soon as he saw his grandfather, he raised his hands in front of his chest and made a bow. What did grandfather ask him? He said: "Please give me a place to bury the little reunion daughter-in-law..." The grandfather asked him: "When did you die?" He said: "I was driving the car, and I didn't get home until dawn. I heard that I died in the middle of the night." His grandfather agreed to let him be buried on the edge of the field outside the city.And call the second uncle to come, let the second uncle lead them. When the second uncle was about to leave, the old cook followed him. I said, I want to go too, and I will follow to see, but my grandfather refused in every possible way.The grandfather said: "Let's beat the beat at home and beat the little sparrow to eat..." So I didn't go.Although I didn't go there, there was always something in my heart.He won't come back until there is a second uncle, and he won't come back until the old cook.When they come back, I'd like to hear what's going on? After one o'clock, the two of them drank at someone's house and came back after eating.The old cook walked in front, and the second uncle walked behind.Like two fat ducks, they can't move anymore, slow and proud. The old cook who walked in front had red eyes and glowing lips, and the second uncle who walked behind was red-faced and hot, all the way to the big tendon under his neck. Entering the grandfather's house, one said: "The wine and food are really good..." One said: "...the egg soup is also hot." There is no mention of the process of burying the reunion daughter-in-law.It seems that the two of them came back from the New Year, full of joy and joy. I asked my second uncle how the little Tuanyuan daughter-in-law died and how she was buried. A second uncle said: "Why do you ask this? A human's death is worse than a chicken... Just stretch your legs and it's over. I asked: "There is a second uncle, how dead are you? " He said: "Your second uncle can't die... Those who are rich in family, those who live and enjoy life, the more they want to live longer, the less they will live... Those who go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha on the mountain will not live long. Like you have two Uncle's poor life, the older he gets, the stronger he gets. It's like a lump of stone, where is he dead? As the saying goes, 'If you have money, you can live three feet, but if you are poor, you can't live enough'. Like the second uncle, this poor life Even Lord Guiyan doesn't like it." At dinner, Lao Hu's family invited Erbo and the others again.Drink there again.Because they help others, they want to reward them. ten Not long after the reunion daughter-in-law of Lao Hu's family died, his grandson's daughter-in-law ran away with someone. Grandma and mother-in-law also died later. One of the two daughter-in-laws in his family lost one eye because of the reunion.Because she was crying every day, crying about the more than five thousand dollars she spent on the reunion daughter-in-law. The other one wanted to humiliate her to death because her daughter-in-law ran away with her family. She sat on the pot and smoked a pipe all day long without combing her hair or washing her face. When someone passed by her, when she was happy, She said to people: "How are the children and adults in your family?" When she was upset, she would spit on people's faces. She turned into a half-mad. From then on, the old Hu family was hardly remembered. eleven There is a Dragon King Temple behind my house, and there is a bridge at the east corner of the temple.People call this bridge "East Bridge". There are some ghosts under that bridge. Whenever it is cloudy and rainy, people passing by that bridge often hear the sound of ghosts crying. It is said that the soul of the reunion daughter-in-law also came under the East Bridge.Said that she turned into a big white rabbit, and would cry under the bridge every now and then. Someone asked her why she was crying? She said she was going home. If the person said: "Tomorrow, I will take you back..." As soon as the white rabbit heard it, he pulled his big ears over, wiped away his tears, and disappeared. If no one paid attention to her, she would cry until dawn.