Chapter 15 14 rumors

When Yang Liang returned to South Street, a lot of people came out from another small side alley. They all showed mysterious and conscientious expressions, whispering to each other, warning something.As soon as they reached the end of the alley, they stopped again, and turned around to look at the family in the alley.Yang Liang didn't understand what they were doing, so he went to the crowd and found a small militiaman with an earthen gun, and asked him what was going on.This little militiaman was only about seventeen or eighteen years old. His head was wrapped in a white cloth turban, and his two sharp horns hung down on his shoulders. He looked at Yang Liang innocently, but didn't agree. , there is no law, so I am embarrassed to say: "We don't know, the common people are superstitious!"

At this time, another person came up from behind, and also interrupted and asked, "Did you see it?" "No." The little militiaman made a pityful look. "What?" When Yang Liang asked again, the man ran back into the alley again. Yang Liang also followed into the alley. Suddenly a group of people ran out from the door. There was a woman with draped hair, red eyes from crying, and a child in her arms.The people around also held their breath, followed her with eyes of sympathy and fear, and followed her straight into the street.There are also some people who just stand and watch from a distance, and then gradually disperse.Yang Liang thought it was very strange, and the common people were hesitant to talk about it.What's the matter?He looked back and saw that the door of the house was not closed. Driven by curiosity, he decided to break in and have a look.

The yard is very quiet, unlike the large crowd just now.There was a scent of incense candles wafting out.He walked straight in lightly, leaned his face on the glass window of the upper room, and saw a woman lying reclined on the kang inside, she was wearing white clothes.Her face was turned inward, but she seemed to have heard the voice outside the window, so she didn't turn her face back, and only called out in a peaceful and coquettish voice: "Auntie! Take the gourd ice ① that you just brought into the house bring it on." ① Hulubing is a kind of fruit like apples. The common people call it Guozi or Bingzi.

Yang Liang hurriedly backed out quietly, indescribably surprised.At this time, another old woman came out from the west room, and the strong smell was wafting from the room behind the old woman.Yang Liang rushed over recklessly and stretched out his hand to lift the curtain. The old lady didn't stop her, instead she pouted at Yang Liang frequently and pointed to the north room. Her face was thin and shriveled, shriveled, There seemed to be a red border around the eye sockets.Her expression could no longer be seen clearly, and it was difficult for people to understand her intentions from her winking and pouting.Yang Liang raised the curtain, walked in and saw that there were joss sticks burning, there was a copper bowl on the ground with paper money that had just been burnt, and a shrine was placed on the cabinet, with a red silk curtain hanging heavily, and a white ribbon embroidered on it. The writing, the pewter table and the tin incense burner were polished brightly.Yang Liang was going to pull up the red silk tent again, but the old woman walked in with her buttocks pouted and asked sharply, "Whose mine are you? What are you doing here?" Her body stood like a bow, her two sides The little feet kept moving back and forth.

"What is this? What are you doing here?" Yang Liang stared at the old woman. At this time, the delicate voice sounded in the yard again: "Auntie, who are you talking to?" Yang Liang also came out behind the old woman.The woman who was lying down just now was already standing in the corridor outside the door. She was wearing a snow-white foreign cloth shirt, which was cut tight and narrow. A pair of feet in white shoes were exposed under the leg of her trousers. A thin layer of powder was applied to her face. , with several pairs of silver bracelets on his wrists, his greasy black hair sticking to his skull, his shaved eyebrows also darkened, and skinny, standing with his legs spread apart like a hanged ghost. there.When she saw Yang Liang coming out of the west room, she didn't change her calm expression at all, instead she asked with a smile, "Who are you looking for?"

Yang Liang hurried out, feeling indescribable, as if he had become a character in "Liao Zhai" and saw a monster.He ran to the street in a hurry, it turned out that it was still under the scorching sun, he didn't care about looking at anything anymore, he was busy walking forward, and was busy wiping his sweat, but Hu Ligong's happy laughter came from behind him. "Where did you go all morning, so I can find it easily." Yang Liang grabbed his hand, showing an unstable smile, and was about to tell him something, but Li Chang came out from nowhere, and said with a big smile, "Hahaha, look at you, comrade, how could you ran to that place?"

"Whose house is that? What does his house do? It's for the Bodhisattva." Yang Liang asked hastily. "That's the famous witch Bai Yin'er, nicknamed Bai Niangniang." Li Chang blinked ghostly and continued: "She is a widow who can heal illnesses, and her aunt is also an old widow who could heal patients when she was young." The disease has been passed on to her niece now. Ha..." He kept laughing, but then moved his head closer and said quietly: "Others say that she will cure the disease of missing a wife... Ha..." Hu Ligong also laughed loudly, and punched Yang Liang's back with his fist.

"There are a lot of nonsense." Li Chang continued.While the three of them were walking towards Lao Han's house, Li Chang said, "It's really strange. A snake appeared in her house this morning, and the snake got under the eaves again. She got off her horse early in the morning, got off her horse, do you understand?" , that is, she was possessed by a god, and she spoke on behalf of the god, saying that it was her Mr. Bai showing her original body-oh, 'Mr. Bai' you don't understand, that is the god she worshiped! Mr. Bai said that the real dragon The emperor sits in the imperial court in Beijing, and now he should rule the world, and the people can live a peaceful life. If the people want to keep their own place, there must be good rewards... She often makes up such nonsense to deceive people. Today, many people went to her house to see Mr. Bai. Liu Guisheng's wife held the baby and asked her to see a doctor. She said that what Mr. Bai said about Murakami's heart is not good, the world is too bad, she refused to let go, and the medicine was not prescribed, which made the woman anxious to death."

They had already walked back to Lao Han's house, Comrade Wen Cai was still writing on the table, so they continued to talk about Bai Yin'er.Yang Liang interrogated her about her history, Li Chang told a lot of jokes, and Hu Ligong giggled continuously.Later, Wen Cai warned Yang Liang solemnly, asking Yang Liang to pay attention to the influence of the masses and not to wander around casually.But Yang Liang seemed to have a plan in mind, and he didn't take this warning to heart.