That morning, Fugui ran around the village in a panic, looking for the old liar everywhere. He said that the ghost came to his house again last night, and there were two of them, one big and one small. Although the ghost couldn't enter the house, he was in the yard.

We cried all night and left only when the rooster crowed.

But after frightening him and his wife, they didn't dare to run out. They kept shouting for help in the house, but no one heard the people who came to rescue. It's strange to say that our neighbors really didn't hear anything.

A little movement.

People in the village were dubious. Some people scolded him for retribution, saying that if he didn't do bad things, he wouldn't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Even if they came, it would be his dead parents who would teach him a lesson.

The old liar still shook his head, sighed, frowned, and told Fugui: "Do more good deeds and accumulate some virtue!"

Summer is here in a blink of an eye, and the "Fu Liang" (cicada) is chirping in the leaves all day long like its butt is on fire. The hotter and more irritated it is, the harder it chirps.

We kids couldn't stay idle no matter how hot it was, so we tied small fish to bamboo poles to catch "Fu Liang" everywhere. When we caught a lot of them, we would pinch off their wings and claws and find a "big crooked carp" by the river.

"(river mussel shell) is used as a pot, and dry leaves are burned at the bottom. After a while, the "Fu Liang" is roasted in one pot and it is freshly baked. In fact, the cicada does not have much meat and the taste is a bit bitter, but a group of children like us rushed to eat it, and we felt

Especially fragrant.

After eating, my hands and mouth were full of dust, so I jumped into the river and took a bath. After taking a bath, I passed by the vegetable field at the head of the village and picked a few cucumbers and eggplants to quench my thirst.

The old liar often watched us play happily, and the children also liked him, and they all shouted "Thank you, grandpa, thank you, grandpa!" very affectionately.

I won't scream. He often tells us stories about various ghosts and monsters, which are scary and nice. He also boasts to us that he has caught all these ghosts, and a bunch of stupid kids are so impressed that I don't believe him.

One time he told us a story, stroking his beard and blinking, and I suddenly thought of who he looked like. Isn't he the one in the legend of our Shenbao Village, the master who helped us pray for rain?

Oh no! I was shocked at the time. Could this old guy have become a sperm? How could he live for so long without dying? Unfortunately, I couldn't speak, so I couldn't ask him.

"Grandpa Xie, how old are you? Do you have a son?" Xiaoyong and the others asked around the old man. The old man said happily: "Grandpa is still very young. Grandpa has no son, only a goddaughter." "Ah? Then she

Why don’t you come to see you?”

The old man took a puff from his cigarette bag and said, "Yes, she is too busy, hehe, so grandpa wants to recognize another goddaughter."

I quickly avoided the old liar's eyes, kept looking away, and said to myself: "Old goblin, I won't treat you as your granddaughter, why don't you recognize me as your grandson?"

There are a lot of storms in summer. When I woke up, the rain stopped and the wind stopped. Branches and leaves fell all over the yard, and Fu Liang was frightened.

My dad was chopping branches broken by the wind in the yard, and my mom was busy making breakfast. I had nothing to do, so I picked up a leaf and held it with my divination, blocking back the wasps that were about to emerge from the cracks in the earthen wall.

, listening to it chirping inside.

"Hey! I found it. Why do you think your hands are so weak? The tree I let the wind knock down yesterday is gone today. It turns out you stole it!" I was stunned by this woman's shout.

Startled.

When I turned around, I saw a woman with slender legs, holding her waist with one hand and pointing at my dad with the other, standing at the door of my house with an angry look on her face.

The person who came was none other than the third aunt who "is disgusted by others and brings pigs into the pen". (As mentioned earlier, we kids couldn't stand her, so we secretly dug a trap in front of her house.)

Speaking of which, this third aunt sat down on the ground before my parents could react, and howled loudly, which was louder than the thunder last night.

My parents are both honest people. Seeing the third aunt like this, they went over to help her. My dad said: "Third sister-in-law, please tell me what you have to say!"

My mother said: "Yes, yes, sister-in-law, look at the mud on the ground, don't get your clothes dirty."

The woman didn't seem to hear what my parents were saying, she cried even harder, and soon she attracted a bunch of neighbors.

The woman glanced at a lot of people and cried hard: "They are all bullying me, an orphan and a widowed mother! I can't survive in Shenbaozhuang! Come and see, you are bullying me."

!”

As she howled, she slapped her hands on the ground and moved her body up and down one after another.

More and more people came around, and my parents were at a loss. Captain Qin (a cadre in charge of a village) came, and he asked my dad: "What's wrong, Fourth Brother?"

Just as my father was about to speak, the woman rolled at the village chief's feet, grabbed the hem of his clothes, and cried tremblingly: "Captain Qin, let me make the decision, he and his wife are so bullying! My tree

It was blown down by the wind. As soon as I walked away with my front foot, he dragged my tree to his house with his back foot. Look!"

The village chief called my dad aside to ask questions. My dad said, "That tree really belongs to my family. It was just planted the year before last. The ones next to the West River are hers."

The woman was still filling the yard with people onlookers complaining about their grievances. Everyone didn't know what was going on. It was really pitiful to see her crying.

My mother had a sad face and didn't know what to do: "Sister-in-law, don't cry, it's like we are really bullying you, how bad it is! I gave you that tree just because you said it was yours, and my house is not short of firewood."

"

The woman shouted to my mother: "Whose family is short of firewood? If this tree falls down, it will be easier for your family. I just planted a new one, so don't bother with my tree anymore!"

My parents understood immediately after hearing this. It turned out that she was planning on that piece of land and had already planted a new sapling...

The honest couple looked at each other, and my dad sighed and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, I'll give it to you. Stop making trouble and go home quickly. You can also drag this little tree away."

The woman was victorious, her voice was almost hoarse from shouting, but there was obvious pride on her face that she couldn't hide.

She dragged the tree and walked back without caring about the mud all over her body. After walking all the way, she still cursed and asked everyone to judge her, "What kind of people are you talking about? They bully me like this. What kind of skills are they? No wonder I got angry."

You’re a mute, retribution!”

She held the tree in her armpit, clapped her hands, jumped her feet, turned her head and cursed at my house.

As soon as my dad heard this, he got very angry and wanted to chase him out. My mom hugged my dad’s arm and hurriedly advised him: “Don’t be like her. If you hit her today, what will happen to our family?”

Don’t even think about peace and quiet for a year.”

My mother turned to look at me, and I saw her eyes were filled with tears. She tried not to cry, closed the door, and stood there with her face turned away.

My dad, a manly man, was squatting on the ground at this moment, with his head lowered and silent, exhaling smoke one after another. He looked so fragile.

At that time, my heart suddenly tightened, and there was something stuck in my throat. It was raw and painful, and it was an indescribable feeling. For the first time, I felt that that woman was not only disgusting, but also disgusted by my young heart.

She felt resentful.

That night the old liar went to my house, invited by my father, and asked him to figure out when I would be able to speak. I didn't believe the old liar, but people in the village believed him more and more.

A few days ago, when Xiaoliuzi lost his pig, everyone came to him to figure it out. I saw him drawing circles on the ground left and right, and after drawing for a long time, he told Xiaoliuzi that the pig had left the village and to look for it outside the village.

Isn't this nonsense? If Xiao Liuzi hadn't found the pig earlier in the village. Later, Xiao Liuzi really found the pig in the big ripe field (corn field) outside the village, and kept praising him for his accurate calculation.

This old liar came to my house, looked at me and smiled, and said, "Hey, I just like this girl. She has the same stubbornness as when I was young."

I said in my heart: "Oh! I don't want to be like you. How could you be so good-looking when you were young!"

My parents are really worried about me. I will be old enough to go to school next year. Other people’s children can speak and sing. I can’t even make a sound, but what should I do? Let my third aunt give me a stimulation during the day.

, my mother has never shed tears this day.

During the day, I secretly decided in my heart that I would dig a hole in front of my third aunt's house tonight.

The old liar asked my parents for my birth date. He sat at the table with a smile and counted with his fingers for a while. I also looked at him curiously.

A strange expression suddenly appeared on his face, as if something had shocked him. He looked up at me, his mouth wide open, and his eyes unblinking.

My mother covered her mouth and started crying: "What kind of sin was this made in this lifetime? If you want to repay it, take it on me..."

"Hey!" My dad lowered his head.

The old liar came back to his senses and said quickly: "Eldest nephew, eldest nephew's wife, listen to uncle! Don't worry, the girl is not mute, she will be able to speak sooner or later, but..."

When my mother heard this, she burst into tears and laughed: "Is it true, uncle? My girl is not mute? Oh, dad, did you hear that? That's great!"

"Well, that's great, as long as he's not mute! By the way, Uncle Xie, what did you just say? Are there any other problems?" My dad asked quickly.

The old man said: "Hey! I can only tell you that this child is not mute. He will have to speak sooner or later. It is God's will not to speak now! I can't say more about the reasons. The secret must not be leaked."

My parents didn't understand a bit, but they didn't think much about it. They knew I wasn't a mute and they were very happy. It didn't matter what the reason was, as long as I wasn't a mute, it would be fine.

They thanked the old man profusely and insisted on letting him drink. My mother quickly went to kill chickens and cook. They say that if the girl has a future, she must respect you. You are his biological grandfather.

The old liar was so happy that he insisted on giving me something. I saw him tremblingly groping in the bag. I thought it was "Xiaoersu" again. When I took it out, I saw that it was a copper coin tied with red thread.

It's the kind we usually use to make shuttlecocks. I thought it was not as good as "Xiaoersu"!
Chapter completed!