Chapter 9 Section IX

It was a very confusing dream, so that when he woke up the next day, Huang Jiangshui hadn't figured it out and didn't know what it meant.Of course, he didn't take it to heart. Probably, because I went to bed late last night, the water in the Yellow River still rose at noon.The courtyard was very quiet. Chen Mazi was looking forward to something at the door of the east room. He walked over and patted Chen Mazi. Chen Mazi was startled, and hurriedly dragged him into the main room.At this time, lunch was ready, and Chen Mazi's wife came in with the dishes, with a gloomy expression on her face.

The two men sat down and prepared to eat, while Chen Mazi's wife brought the food to the old man.She walked very carefully, keeping her toes on her toes all the way to the door, as if she was afraid of disturbing something.After a while, she hurriedly backed out, her face was pale, as if she was still stuck in the horrible night of yesterday. Seeing this, Huang Jiangshui took the initiative to ask: "Sister-in-law, how was last night, did it go well?" It was fine if he didn't ask, but when he asked, Chen Mazi's wife's face became even uglier, and she said in a low voice, "Don't mention it, something strange happened last night."

"What strange thing?" Huang Jiangshui pretended not to know. "That marriage was not consummated." Chen Mazi's wife sighed, "Brother, I tell you, don't tell others, I feel flustered when I think about it now. You know, last night when the master invited the soul Something strange happened, I don’t know what happened, suddenly fell to the ground, vomited all over the floor, the incense burner was still on fire, and the most bizarre thing is that the two paper figurines actually moved!” "Is there such a thing?" Chen Mazi hurriedly said, "Your sister-in-law won't lie to you." Apparently, his wife had already told him what happened last night.

Huang Jiangshui then asked: "What did the master say?" "Hmm..." Chen Mazi's wife hesitated, as if considering whether to tell Huang Jiangshui the real situation to an outsider, but she said anyway, "Brother, I told you, don't be afraid. The master said that he I invited the wrong person, I was going to invite my niece, but I didn't expect to invite another woman." "What do you mean?" Huang Jiangshui was a little confused. Chen Mazi said quickly: "It means that the wrong female ghost was invited." The main room fell silent all of a sudden, and the three of them stopped talking.The door of the room suddenly opened with a "squeak", and a gust of wind came in from the outside. The wind was not strong, and it blew on the dining table bit by bit, and blew on everyone's face, like a pair of cold hands , caressing them tenderly.It seemed that something came in silently, no, it floated in.

All three of them shuddered at the same time, and Chen Mazi shouted in a low voice, "Okay, stop talking, let's eat." The three of them continued to bow their heads to eat as if they had reached some kind of agreement. The gust of wind circled the room, and then floated out through the door again, without a trace.This sneaky wind extracted a certain nature hidden in the bones of the three of them, especially Chen Mazi's wife.Huang Jiangshui could even see a trace of fear in her bright eyes. After a long time, Chen Mazi broke the silence: "Honey, the master didn't say anything, when will we get married again?"

Huang Jiangshui noticed that Chen Mazi's address for that man had changed from "old man" to "master".This proved that Chen Mazi no longer dared to underestimate that old man.But Chen Mazi's wife didn't seem to want to hear this question, so she replied irritably, "I don't know." "Then when will he leave?" "have no idea." "That……" "I told you I don't know!" Chen Mazi's wife said angrily, put away the bowls and chopsticks, and went into the kitchen to wash the dishes. Huang Jiangshui also went back to the house tactfully.As soon as he got back to the room, his phone rang. It was Lin Lin calling. He was very happy and hurriedly answered.The two started chatting without saying a word, and then turned to flirting. Half an hour passed without knowing it, and when he was about to hang up the phone, Lin Lin stopped him suddenly.

On the other end of the phone, Lin Lin thought for a long time before she said: "Jiang Shui, there is something I want to tell you. Although it's not a big deal, I always feel restless if I don't say it. You know, I I have been having nightmares lately, dreaming of you all the time. I dreamed that you were walking alone on the avenue, wearing a flowery skirt, with long hair like a woman, and a pair of red high-heeled shoes, smirking as you walked, scaring me broken." Huang Jiangshui was taken aback for a moment, but soon joked again: "No way, you miss me so much after not seeing me for so long."

"Go and have a good dream!" Lin Lin was also amused, smiled, and changed her tone again, "However, Jiang Shui, you'd better be careful these days. The old people in our hometown say that dreams are omens, dreams If you see something good, it means that something good is about to happen. If you dream about something bad, maybe something big will happen. In short, you should be careful yourself. Call me if there is anything wrong." "Okay." Huang Jiangshui agreed with a long tone, and finally hung up the phone. In any case, it is a kind of happiness to have someone thinking about it, no matter if this person is a lover, friend, parent or brother, it is very heartwarming.Huang Jiangshui was "happy" by the phone call.He lay on the bed happily, with his legs crossed, and he really began to daydream.He wondered if it was time for him to end his wandering single life and have a family.

Although Lin Lin is a prostitute, to Huang Jiangshui, she is the only person in Linjiang City who doesn't need to hide her identity from her. In Huang Jiangshui's head, a moving painting slowly emerged: it was a good day, he and Lin Lin were sitting hand in hand in this small hall room, he was wearing a Chinese-style groom's suit, and Lin Lin was sitting on the head of the bed, Wearing a bright red wedding gown with gold and beautiful phoenix, and a red hijab on her head, under the charming light, she can get a glimpse of her somewhat hazy face, which is extremely beautiful. This is Huang Jiangshui's dream. He has always thought that if one day he gets married, he will hold a beautiful old-fashioned Chinese wedding.However, the reality is cruel. With his current status and his current living environment, this is an extravagant wish.

Huang Jiangshui has always considered himself a rational person, so he has never overexpressed himself to Lin Lin.He sighed, walked out of the house again, locked the door, and did not enter the alley.He wanted to take a break, but he had already panicked since he hadn't left the hospital for a few days.The sorghum field at the head of the village should be a good place to relax. There was no one in the sorghum field. At this time, everyone was taking a lunch break. Huang Jiangshui walked slowly towards the sorghum field alone.The sorghum in the sorghum field has begun to ear, and the sorghum is pressed heavily on the branches, dark red like blood.He grabbed a handful casually, rubbed them in his hands to get out the bran, and with the wind blowing, he put a handful of clean and fresh grains into his mouth and began to chew.As he ate and walked, he went deeper and deeper.The surroundings are getting quieter and quieter, only the rustling sound of branches and leaves can be heard.

The air was fresh and pleasant, and Huang Jiangshui felt relaxed all over his body.He lay down on the ground and closed his eyes. While sleeping, I don't know what sound came out, it should be some kind of bird's cry, but it didn't sound like it: "Hey, hey, hey..." Huang Jiangshui opened his eyes, and the wind was circling violently in the sorghum field, and the sound that seemed to be nothing was floating around. He suddenly shuddered and sat up immediately. The sound was too loud. It's weird, it doesn't sound right no matter how it sounds, it seems that it's not "be, bee", but more like "groom, begroom". More like a woman calling her groom in a sorghum field. Huang Jiangshui couldn't help thinking of the strange dream last night, the plane, the thick clouds, a giant dragon spitting out thunderbolts, and the paper figurine floating in mid-air, smiling stiffly at him in the sorghum field, screaming Said: "I want to marry you!" He jumped up from the ground as soon as he groaned, looked into the distance, and found that the innocence was gray, and it seemed that lightning and thunder would strike at any moment. The sorghum suddenly became gloomy.Huang Jiangshui decided to go home.He now has an uncontrollable premonition that if he doesn't leave again, a hand will suddenly reach out from among the dense sorghum around him, hold him tightly, hold him tightly, and take him away. In the sky, drifting towards an unknown world——those are a pair of pale paper hands! That night, it really rained again, this time it was very heavy, it was really lightning and thunder.A bolt of lightning exploded outside, followed by a flash of light inside the room.Huang Jiangshui went to bed early after dinner.Chen Mazi's wife's cousin came to look for the old man again, but the old man just kept a dark face and said nothing, telling her to go back and wait, as if something big was about to happen. It makes people feel flustered. The thunder outside was too loud, and the water in the Yellow River was exhausted until late at night without falling asleep. After finally taking a nap, I was awakened by a strange noise.He listened carefully, and found that although the rain outside had not stopped, the thunder seemed to have stopped. The sound from outside seemed to be a knock on the door, a strange knock on the door, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, as if it was intentionally heard. As if afraid of being discovered. The knock on the door awakened Chen Mazi's wife. This woman always has light ears when she sleeps.Huang Jiangshui heard the sound of the main house door opening, the sound of Chen Mazi's wife treading water wearing slippers, the sound of the yard door opening, and then, he heard the sound of two people talking.To be precise, it was the voice of two women talking. It seemed to be Chen Mazi's wife's cousin, and she didn't know what to do with Chen Mazi's wife again at night. However, Huang Jiangshui didn't care, and when the thunder disappeared, he closed his eyes and hurried to sleep.This time, he slept soundly.