Xiong Shi sat outside the house, looking around, he could see the back of Xiong Shan.
Xiong Shi was somewhat envious of his brother's current prestige, but it was impossible for him to join the army because Luo Bao was pregnant and was now pregnant.
Someone tapped Xiong Shi on the shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was Luo Bao.
"Li County Lieutenant is finally here."
"What does 'finally' mean? I'm telling you, don't mess around. Dad and the county captain are discussing business."
Luo Bao smiled and said: "Your child keeps fussing in my belly, how can I have the mind to fool around."
"Ami, where are Aoi and the others?"
"How would I know."
Xiong Shi said: "Stop laughing and tell me where they are hiding."
"Look, what makes you nervous is just a child's joke."
Xiong Shi frowned, feeling helpless with the little girls in the village.
During the Chinese New Year, Xiong Chun went back to the old village of Liuxi in the south. When he came back, he brought a rather mysterious woman. She should be Xiong Shi's great-aunt in terms of seniority, but she was only five or six years older than Xiong Shi. Her name was "Asha Yu".
", is the "Tongsi" of Laozhai.
The Miao people believe that all things have animism and that there are ghosts and gods in the world. There are many wizards who perform divination and perform rituals in the village. Among them, the one who can talk to gods and ghosts is "Tongsi"...
Xiong Shi didn't believe this. He was a mature seedling. To be honest, he looked down on those naive seedlings in his heart.
Asha's surname is not "Xiong" because she does not have a Chinese surname. In her early years, she was a well-established wizard among the Miao people in Laozhai and even in the Sichuan border area.
But then she married a Han doctor. At first, this incident made the old Miao people in the mountains very angry. However, it was said that the Han man had superb medical skills and was a good person, so he gradually gained acceptance in the Miao village... Unfortunately, he died not long after.
Asha was a bit nagging at first, but after that she seemed to be going crazy. She would always talk to herself at night, and she would always say that her husband would live again.
Xiong Shi didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and thought his uncle was crazy, but the old people and children in the village believed it. For example, since Asha came back, there were always children who wanted to learn witchcraft from her.
Among them, Xiong Shi's cousin Akui made the most fuss, saying that she wanted to learn the Love Gu. She actually raised a strange flower, and she kept it with two drops of blood every day.
Therefore, when Li Xia went up the mountain today, Xiong Shi felt very worried when he saw the mysterious looks of those little girls.
Fortunately, nothing happened until Li Xia and Xiong Chun came out of the hall after talking about the matter. Xiong Shi was relieved...
"The little old man is sending the county captain."
"There is no need to be too polite, village elder, just give it to me as a gift from Xiong Shan."
Li Xia walked out of the stilted building, said hello to Xiong Shi and his wife, turned around and walked out of the village. The things they came to discuss this time went quite smoothly, so he didn't stay too long.
After walking for a while, before reaching the village gate, a little Miao girl about the same age as Qiaoer came over there, wearing tie-dyed clothes, very bright and beautiful.
She had her hands behind her back and walked unsteadily.
Xiong Shan smiled and said hello: "Akui, what delicious food are you hiding?"
Akui tilted her head and smiled, saying, "I'll give it to Lieutenant Li... Lieutenant Li, please stretch out your hand."
Before Li Xia could reach out, the innocent-looking little girl in front of him had already stepped forward to take his hand, and then stung him with a needle.
"Akui! What are you doing?!" Xiong Shan shouted.
Behind them, Xiong Shi ran up. He took off his shoes and threw them at A Kui. He cursed, "You are a tough little killer. If I don't get beaten for three days, you will act like crazy."
Li Xia waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's just a kid playing around."
Akui had already run to the side, and was not afraid of Xiongshan and Xiongshi brothers. They just chuckled and then looked at Li Xia's indifferent attitude with some confusion.
"Hey, don't you fall in love with me? I put a love charm on you, come here."
"That's enough, stop making trouble." Xiong Shi shouted.
Akui ignored him, closed her eyes, clapped her hands to herself, and murmured in a low voice: "One shot will make you possessed by evil, two shots will make you possessed, and three shots will obediently follow me home."
When she opened her eyes again, she waved to Li Xia and said, "Come here."
Li Xia shook his head, smiled disapprovingly, and continued walking outside the village gate.
"Let's go."
At the gate of the village, a woman in black was standing there, her face covered by a black gauze, silently watching this scene.
When Li Xia took a few steps and got closer to her, she suddenly asked: "Have you seen my husband?"
"County Lieutenant, that is my aunt, she is a little crazy, you don't need to pay attention to her." Xiong Shi said in a low voice.
Li Xia was about to take a step when he suddenly heard the woman ask again. Her voice was low and hoarse, as if she came from a very far away place.
"Did you see him in the underworld?"
Li Xia felt an inexplicable chill creeping up his back. He turned his head and looked around, only to see the black veil on the woman's face swaying slightly, revealing what looked like a pair of deep eyes.
He didn't speak.
After a long time, the woman muttered something again.
"Hunxi...returns..."
"County Lieutenant, did my great-aunt scare you?"
On the way down the mountain, Xiong Shan saw that Li Xia was always thoughtful and couldn't help but ask.
Li Xia thought for a while and asked: "Do you believe the wizard in your old village, Tongsi?"
Xiong Shan scratched his head and said: "I don't know how to explain this. I am more trusting than the Han people, but not as trusting as the people in Laozhaizi... However, county captain, you don't need to take it seriously. My great-uncle often does this.
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"How often does this happen?"
"Yes, she always talks like this. Most wizards are not like her. They all say she is crazy."
"Has she said this before, 'Have you seen him in the underworld?'"
"Hey, Chang said."
Li Xia nodded and turned his head to look at the mountains to the south.
In the deep mountains, there are wizards, Sunis, hanging coffins, Miao people, Yi people, Bo people and other ethnic groups, each with their own beliefs and totems, and they revere the gods of heaven and earth...
After Li Xiaqi went down to Baiyan Mountain and returned to Qingfu County, he saw someone coming forward and saying: "County Lieutenant, Mr. Yi Ning is back and is with Mr. Han at the Qinxiang Teahouse."
Qinxiang Tea House.
Han Qi'an held the tea and glanced at Yan Yunyun, his brows furrowed.
"Brother, I'll give you another cup of tea instead of wine."
"No need." Han Qi'an shook his head, as if he still didn't like Yan Yunyun, but he didn't say much. He just said: "Since my father has accepted you as his adopted daughter, and you are working for Alang, you should be more serious in the future.
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"Yes, little sister, please remember your brother's instructions."
Yan Yunyun agreed, and turned around to see Han Chengxu getting up and going downstairs. He suddenly approached Han Qian and asked softly with a smile: "Brother, what do you think is wrong with me?"
"You are afraid of father, but not me, are you?"
"If you continue to raise your eyebrows at me, I will crawl into your bed at night to see if I will tire you to death."
With a "bang" sound, Han Qi'an slapped the table and shouted: "I know you are so frivolous and will not change your mind."
"It's just a joke, brother, don't be angry."
Han Qi'an's face was sullen and he was about to have a fit when he saw Han Chengxu coming back and said, "Alang will be here in a minute."
"yes."
"Yining, Mr. Mo is looking at your sister with a bad face."
Han Qi'an said: "She is too narrow-minded. If we use her to do things, we need more training."
Han Chengxu shook his head and sighed: "I know if you didn't see her as a woman, you would feel so scornful in your heart... Okay, let's not talk about this, take out the inventory, and let my father check it for you."
"Daughter helps father." Yan Yunyun hurriedly stood up to get the chips and winked at Han Qi'an proudly.
Han Qi'an wrinkled his eyes again, turned his head again, and saw the understanding and tolerant smile in Han Chengxu's eyes...