【017】The Soul Returns to the West
No wonder the Huangshi people’s wives treated this black-faced man who wanted to help them like this.
In the past few years, the working people who were still struggling on the poverty line were forced to flee and beg for their livelihood. Especially in the poor areas, tens of thousands of people went out to beg.
Some of the beggars have settled outside and are living a hard-working life.
Some are indolent and take begging as a profession. There are many people who beg during the day and work in high-end hotels at night.
That's why Huangshi people's wives treat black-faced men like this because of these and other precedents.
To put it bluntly, the black-faced man really came to beg for money. If you want to get a few cents from the wife of a Huangshi native, it is simply a daydream.
Seeing that the other party was ungrateful, the dark-faced man's face became even darker. He did not sympathize with the couple from Huangshi, but felt sorry for the child who had just experienced the world. Children who are ignorant can be killed, and adults who are ignorant are seeking death.
The black-faced man didn't say anything and left their house silently.
The Huangshi man's wife pouted her lips, and did not forget to scold her: "That stinky beggar didn't even ask who the head of my family is, so he came to beg with his hands blind, bah,"
The black-faced man heard the curse words of the Huangshi man's wife, but he could only shake his head and leave with a sigh, and would not come back until the evening. When he came again, it would be the day when the three of them as a family returned to the west.
The wife from Huangshi was going to the market today. After she drove the black-faced man away, she put the cooked food in the pot and waited for her son to come home from school in the afternoon so that she could cook it.
The purpose of going to the market was to buy back a charcoal-burning stove, so that she could become the number one charcoal-burning household in the village.
At that time, burning charcoal was still a luxury idea. Some villagers heard that she was going to buy a charcoal stove. They were very envious and secretly talked about everything.
Some relatives in the village quietly dissuaded her, telling her not to walk around like this, as it would cause trouble. She said boldly: "There is nothing we can do about it. Who made my family live a good life? Of course they will be jealous, and I My husband has a successful career and is full of energy, so let others do whatever they want with him."
When she brought the stove home, her husband and son had not returned yet. She hurriedly turned up the stove because it was her first time using a charcoal stove and she didn't know how to connect the fire. After a burst of smoke, she finally connected the fire to the stove.
The weather in May is unpredictable. It was warm and sunny before, but dark clouds rolled in at dusk in the afternoon.
The Huangshi man took his son home with him, and the clothes of both father and son were soaked through by the rain. The weather profile in May showed that the average temperature was slightly higher, with less sunshine and less precipitation.
But this time the rain came suddenly, and they were both so carelessly caught in the cold that one of them sneezed and the other shed tears, looking very painful.
At night, the cold symptoms worsened, I felt hot and cold, and started to feel cold.
The child had no appetite and went to bed early. Huangshiren's wife looked at the trembling child. As if anxious, she took out the bedding from the old elm wardrobe and put it on the child's original bedding. He was still there. Shouting coldly.
Huang Shiren's head shook, and he entered his son's bedroom little by little, wondering: "It's strange, how can it be so cold in May?"
Huangshi's wife, who had put up the quilt, rolled her eyes at her husband angrily and said, "Let's go to the hospital and take a look."
People from Huangshi, including his wife, are worried about money. Last time, their child was attacked by a pebble and they spent a lot of money. The couple has been feeling distressed for a long time. This time, no matter how painful it was, they refused to go to the hospital.
My wife had no idea. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly thought of the charcoal stove. She beamed and said, "Oh, look at you two. Oh, I have a way to prevent you two from being so cold."
"Mother, if you have any idea, just do it, don't be nagging," the Huangshi man said, hugging his arms tightly and shaking.
The Huangshi man's wife touched the child's forehead, and it felt cold. Looking at his pitiful appearance, she felt distressed. She ignored her husband and went straight to move the charcoal stove into her son's bedroom.
"What do you want to do?" The husband was puzzled.
"Just keep an eye on it, it will be done later," the wife said proudly. The child lying on the bed didn't know what the mother was going to do. He was curled up in the quilt and didn't want to move.
The Huangshi man's wife packed the coal in a dustpan and shook it into the charcoal stove. A burst of flames came out of the mouth of the charcoal stove.
The indoor temperature rose suddenly under the baking of the charcoal stove.
The child lying on the bed also happily poked his head out and said, "I want to eat."
Sure enough, it worked. My wife was so happy that she hurriedly added more coal to the stove, and then went to the kitchen to bring food to her son.
"I'll drink some wine." The Huangshi man felt his body warmed up and became more interested in drinking. He just wanted to drink two cups.
Being well is better than anything else, and my wife is also happy, so she happily goes to get a wine cup and fills it up for her husband.
The Huangshi man’s wife is also a drinker, and her husband is so drunk that he blushes and becomes thick-necked, and she also becomes addicted to alcohol.
Watching the two of them drinking happily reminds me of a funny advertising line: "One drink for you, one for me, until your face turns red." It seems to be an advertisement for wine.
The advertisement picture shows a man holding a wine glass and looking up at the bright moon in the sky. In the bright moon comes the goddess Chang'e...
In the eyes of Huangshi people, there is no Fairy Chang'e, and there are freckles all over the face of his wife and a bunch of shadows behind his wife.
The shadow came out of the wall and spread quickly, just like a total lunar eclipse, where the earth slowly turned into a shadow.
The shadow appeared in Huangshi Man's eyes at such a rapid speed. He was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide but was speechless.
It was alcohol that numbed his mind, coupled with the fear after seeing the shadow, he suddenly lost his voice, but his consciousness could clearly see that the shadow was attached to his wife, pulling out her soul...
Then that terrifying shadow pounced on his drowsy son again, and the shadow slowly invaded his son's body. When it came out again, he saw his son's soul separated from his body, and his blue-white face was bleeding from all the orifices.
The souls of his wife and son came towards him...
"No...no," the Huangshi man shouted silently, fighting with all his strength.
On the second day, people found that the Huangshi family did not open the door. No one thought that something would happen to their home, so no one took the initiative to take a look.
On the third day, the Huangshi family closed their doors as usual.
Chapter completed!