Chapter 29 Twenty-ninth Night Gu

As soon as I opened QQ in the afternoon, I saw an avatar on it flashing non-stop. It turned out to be the girl I was chatting with yesterday. They all asked me if I was there. When I replied, she happened to be online, so naturally I continued yesterday's topic. "Where did you talk yesterday? Oh, it was a voodoo." She asked herself and answered. "Do you know that I am originally from the Miao nationality in Yunnan, but my grandfather went to Shanghai when he was young, so I have lived in Shanghai since my mother. However, my name is still on the family tree of my hometown of.

I have seen family trees, some are special, all males are written on the left, all females are written on the right, husband and wife brothers and sisters have to re-annotate.In the family, I don't remember the male's name very clearly. I only know the pronunciation of the female's surname.And this family tree only starts from the Song Dynasty.Because my ancestors also migrated to Yunnan from other places. " I thought about it, but I didn't expect any large-scale migration events in the Song Dynasty, so I had to continue to watch her explain. "Do you know the war between Song and Jin? In 1127, the Jin army destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty and looted the gold and silver treasures of Hui, Emperor Qin and many royal court ladies and ministers back to the north. In that catastrophe, the women in the harem had already begun to send I left, divided into three batches, and lasted for two days. My ancestor was the highest among those who escaped at that time, probably a nobleman from the Song Dynasty. She was a concubine in the harem at that time. During the war, I fled with my family to the living area of ​​the Miao people in Yunnan. You must know that women in the harem like this have a lot of resentment, they often suspect and argue with each other, and some even learn to play tricks Ah, it’s a pity that the tricks are mostly wrong. It’s not so easy to cast a gu, so it hurts others. My ancestor went to the Miao family. It is very suitable for inheriting Gu, because firstly, Gu art needs successors, and secondly, it can also protect the local clansmen.

Unfortunately, over the years, Gu has slowly declined.Because the clan has strict requirements on the candidates for using Gu. "I was very curious when I saw this, what kind of requirements are actually so strict that the Gu art slowly decays. "First of all, it must be a woman. Even if a man can, it's just a fur. Moreover, the girl must be very smart and swear never to marry. They can have lovers, but once the child is born, they will be separated. So always Generally speaking, the fate of the inheritor of Gu art is relatively tragic. In our family, it seems that there is only one person who can really use Gu art. According to her generation, she is from my mother's generation, and I respectfully call her Auntie. Her room is very dark all the year round, with a strong herbal smell, probably because of a voodoo. I go to see it every year with my family, but when I go back this year, she never talks to me very much. My aunt is always looking at me.

I forgot to mention, since I broke up with that boyfriend, my life has been surprisingly smooth, whether it is work or love, I have gradually come out of the shadows.And when I was about to go back this time, my aunt suddenly said this to me, she said, my child, my happiness is not all my own, and other people's suffering is not only theirs.And asked to have a deep talk with me.I suddenly felt a little bit emotional, so I agreed. The two of us sat cross-legged in her room, and the aunt asked me about what happened to me in detail. Of course, I didn't dare to hide anything from such an elder, so I told her everything.After the story was finished, the auntie sighed deeply.She told me that babies' grievances are the strongest grievances, they have a very strong reluctance to this world, and they long to come to this world.Those who open their eyes will be stared at by them for a lifetime.But I didn't open my eyes, and my aunt said, my life is extremely hard, and the child will not come to me. "I asked the girl's birthday out of curiosity, and sure enough, this day is indeed a day when disasters often occur in history.

"The aunt went on to say, if I want, she can play a voodoo to help my boyfriend get rid of the bad luck of being entangled. You may think it's strange, I thought it was strange at the time, because it seems that in the eyes of most people, the voodoo Nothing more than a bad spell, bad luck or family ruin. But when I asked my aunt, she actually laughed. "Gu art is not like that, it's not as scary as your legends, how to put it, it's more like a business, the person who performs Gu art can make a deal with the future, or an exchange.In a person's life, everything is predetermined, and Gu can allow you to advance your future in advance.It may sound scary, but in fact, many people think that the future is very far away, but the immediate benefits are at their fingertips, so many people spend their whole lives pursuing it, but the result is nothing more than a dream.But Gu can also exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases, your friend is very troublesome.That child was born by you, but was abandoned by you. He didn't look for you, but entangled his father. If you don't hurry, your boyfriend's life will be ruined. 'I thought about it for a long time after listening to it, and I really don't hate him anymore, and I even feel sorry for him, especially what my aunt told me, my happiness is not only my own, and other people's suffering is not all theirs.I decided to save him from this disaster.

Now that it was officially decided, Auntie went to prepare.Of course, there are a lot of things I can't explain to you, because I don't know very well myself.I only know that Gu art is extremely complicated, not only need a lot of materials, but also a specific time. In the days that followed, my aunt took a lot of things from me in total.I can't tell you everything, because it involves Miao people's secrets after all.But most can still be said. These things include my hair, eyelashes, blood.The most amazing thing is that I still need to kill a cock's stomach with my own hands.When all materials are ready.Auntie took out a dark black earthen jar with a seal on the top from the corner of her room.I'm curious what's in there.

But when the jar was opened, I regretted it. The smell was very offensive. I took a peek and saw that it was all dark green and sticky. My aunt took out a little and mixed the starting materials.It's time to officially prepare for the voodoo. Not to mention a ceremony, her hands took mine, and the two of them put all the ingredients in a large pickle-like jar, but with a wider opening.After putting it in, my aunt told me not to take it out no matter what I felt, until she told me to take it. The things inside were very cold, and I couldn't help shivering. My aunt sat across from me, closed her eyes, and didn't know what she was reading.Nothing happened at first, but after a few minutes, I felt something slowly protruding from the jar.

I was taken aback, but remembering what my aunt said, I didn't take out my hand.Auntie continued to read in a low voice, and the things in the jar were shaking more and more violently. I can clearly feel it. What slowly emerged from the jar was a child, or rather a child's head.Because I can already feel his fleshy little face and neck.Then came the fat little hands.I started to feel a little bit dazed, and the tears suddenly flowed down uncontrollably, and the scene in the hospital kept appearing in front of my eyes.Scenes flew by in front of my eyes like a movie, the gray sky, the gloomy operating room, the cold and gloomy instruments, and the doctor looked at me with indifference.Finally I found myself standing alone on the empty gray ground in a flimsy white dress.It was very cold, and nothing could be seen on the whole ground, and then faint laughter came from a distance. I followed the sound and saw a child slowly crawling over there. I couldn't be more familiar with him. There are sunken eye sockets like black holes without eyes, and a weird smile.Little by little they crawled towards me. I wanted to avoid them, but they were everywhere in all directions. They hugged my legs, arms, body, with their mouths half-opened, and their empty eye sockets facing me.As if I wanted to say something, but I couldn't hear it. In the end, those children slowly formed a big baby's face, and I stood on it.

Finally, I woke up again, and through my eyes full of tears, I found that I was still sitting in my aunt's room.The surroundings began to become very dark, and my aunt and I were sitting so close that it took Miqi's eyes to see her clearly.The child's cry began to echo from small to large in the room. The cry was heartbreaking. I almost had the urge to move my hands away from the jar. I wanted to find my child. I knew he was calling me. 'Aho. 'Auntie yelled suddenly, and I regained my sanity. Ahe is my surname in the Miao nationality.It is said that when people are confused, the old man will shout your surname to call back your soul.

The hallucinations and the sound of the room began to dissipate slowly, but the jar vibrated even more violently.There was a very dull and sharp cry from inside, like some kind of animal.And my hand kept touching his eyes inside, soft, like an empty cloth bag. I suddenly felt puzzled, the child is only four months old, why do I always feel that he seems to have grown a lot.Auntie continued to read, the speed was getting faster and faster, and the jar was moving faster and faster. Finally, she yelled and asked me to pull out my hand, and she pulled out at the same time, and then quickly put a stopper on the mouth of the jar.My aunt looked at me with a terrified and puzzled face, and said softly that it was over.I felt like I was going to collapse and then passed out.

I don't know how long I slept, I only know that it is night when I wake up.Auntie was right next to me, candles were lit in the room, and she made me something to eat. After eating, I regained some strength, and she spoke slowly to me. 'Your child's wish is simple, he just wants to grow up. 'Auntie straightened the clothes and said to me plainly. 'grow up? 'I asked her puzzledly, the aunt looked at me and nodded, and continued:'Yes, he just wants to grow up, because this is his most basic and primitive desire.So he pesters your friend, like a parasite, maintaining his ability to exist in this world by absorbing his vitality.If it takes a long time, your friend will be in danger.Now I seal him in that jar, in that space, he can fulfill his wish and grow up slowly.The straight was as long as he should have been. 'After I finished listening, I looked around the house, and sure enough, there was a jar quietly placed in the corner where the candles could barely reach.When I look at it, I always feel as if he is also looking at me in the jar. When my aunt saw me off, she told me that after this incident, I would have a good start and my life would change completely. As long as I cared more about others, I was actually caring about myself.These are the last words my aunt said to me.I asked her if she regretted learning Gu art, she hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, she regretted it before, but not now, because there are some things that always need to be done by people, which are all destined.I watched my aunt's background gradually disappear, and I really don't know how many successors of Gu art like her are left.Later, my aunt also told me that everyone in the world thinks that the key to playing Gu is the Gu. In fact, the key to playing Gu is the trick. The method of playing Gu determines the effect of the Gu. "She finally finished speaking. I couldn't help but ask her back what happened to her entangled boyfriend. It's a pity that she just replied, and there is still no news about him. This girl got off, I recalled this story, and this time I thought about why successive dynasties, starting from the Han Dynasty, had carried out a lot of oppression and killing of the Miao people. But people are always in awe of them, and when they talk about Miao girls, they all turn pale. Although there is a great suspicion of exaggeration, in fact, it is not unreasonable to think about it.