After returning home, Hua Jiunan looked at Wang San and felt worried:
"Grandma, although I revived Third Uncle, a lot of gun sand has already sunk into his flesh. If you don't take it out, you will be infected."
"We don't have herbal medicine to treat infections at home. I have to go to town to buy some."
Looking at the evening sky, the deaf mother-in-law was a little worried:
"Son, there are dozens of miles of mountain road back and forth from the village to the town, and you have to pass through mass graves. Can you do it alone?"
After hearing the news, the half-grown boy Huwa said loudly: "I will go with Brother Jiunan."
Hua Jiunan comforted her deaf mother-in-law softly: "Don't worry, grandma, I'm fast on my feet and I'll definitely be back before dawn."
The deaf mother-in-law was still worried, so she knelt in front of the incense burner at home and muttered something.
After a long time, he grabbed the ashes from the incense burner, wrapped them up, and handed them to Hua Jiunan and Huwa.
"Kid, take this with you, don't lose it."
"Remember when walking at night, no matter what sound you hear, don't look back."
Hua Jiunan nodded to express that he remembered, then put on his animal skin coat and disappeared into the snow.
There are three fires on the human body, one on the shoulders and one on the forehead.
When walking at night, if you look back, the fire on your shoulders will be extinguished, and you will easily get entangled in dirty things.
By the time Hua Jiunan and Huwa came back from town and passed by the mass graves, it was already late at night.
Dots of will-o'-the-wisps danced and floated on each grave, especially against the backdrop of the remaining snow.
Hua Jiunan hugged the herbs she bought tightly in her arms, turned a deaf ear to all the strange sounds in the wind, and just hurried on.
Huwa was a little scared and pulled Hua Jiunan's sleeve tightly.
"Brother Ninth, listen, someone is calling us two from behind."
Hua Jiunan realized that the two of them had encountered something dirty and hurriedly said:
"Tiger kid, don't look back, keep walking forward with me."
"It'll be fine once you get past here."
As I walked, I suddenly heard the murmur of opera singers from all directions, as if I had entered a theater.
"Brother Ninth, have you seen that there are many people over there."
Hua Jiunan felt Huwa let go of his hand and ran forward without looking back.
"Tiger baby is back!"
Hua Jiunan couldn't care less about his fear and chased after him closely.
After turning a mountain col, a stage appeared in front of me, with paper lanterns and white cloth set up in front of it.
A dozen gongs, drums and suona masters with pale faces and bright red cheeks played the music.
In front of the stage there are several antique long tables, which are filled with various fruits and snacks.
The other long tables were full of people, all dressed in ancient costumes, staring at the stage without saying a word.
The largest long table in the middle has a grand master's chair, which seems to be reserved for a big shot.
With eyes blurred, Huwa walked straight to a long table and sat down, grabbing the snacks on it and stuffing them into his mouth.
Hua Jiunan hurriedly walked over and grabbed him:
"Don't eat Tiger Baby. Let's go back quickly. Grandma will be worried if it's too late!"
Seeing that Hua Jiu was trying to drag Huwa away, the "people" at several long tables nearby turned around and glared:
Their eyes were pale and had no pupils!
"Little baby, you'd better sit down and watch the show!"
Hua Jiunan was shocked: "The evil strangers are blocking the road, what a disaster!"
Considering that I was no match for so many evil spirits, I could only hold on tightly to the incense ashes given by my deaf mother-in-law and wait for what would happen.
At this time, two girls came slowly with an old lady in gorgeous clothes on their arms and sat at the long table in the middle.
The old lady also looked pale, with only her cheeks painted bright red.
When she eats, her cheeks bulge up and down like an old ape.
The maid kept passing the food to the old lady.
She also eats very quickly, and the snacks in front of her are all gone in the blink of an eye.
Later, as if he disliked the maid for feeding him too slowly, he simply stretched out his withered and pale hands to pick up the plate and poured it into his mouth.
The mouth, which was originally just a red dot, was split all the way to the ear, revealing burnt-yellow teeth.
She ate too quickly and the old lady coughed violently.
While coughing, her head actually fell to the ground with a grunt. Her eyes were still staring at the stage and she was still chewing in her mouth.
Also falling to the ground were the iron nails connecting the old lady's head and body.
At one end of the iron nail, there is a long iron chain.
The two maids quickly picked up the old lady's head respectfully and placed it on the body.
Hua Jiunan was shocked. Regardless of his fear, he took out two golden needles and inserted them into his and Huwa's Baihui points.
Baihui: The acupoint is yang in nature, and contains yin in yang, so it can access the yin and yang veins and connect the meridian points throughout the body.
Hua Jiunan just acted subconsciously, and even he himself didn't understand why he did it.
"Huzi, run! These are ghosts!"
Hua Jiunan pulled the confused Huwa away and ran away. In a panic, the iron chain with the nails wrapped around his ankles.
While Hua Jiunan and Huwa were in danger, the deaf mother-in-law stared at the incense burner in front of her and shouted: "No!"
"People are most afraid of three long and two short, and Xiang is most afraid of two short and one long! The children are in danger!"
"Lao San, go to the village and call for help. Let's go to the mass graves!"
The deaf mother-in-law has always had prestige in the village, and in a short time, half the men in the village had gathered.
A long row of torches rushed towards the mass graves, and the shouts of "Hua Jiu is in trouble, the tiger baby" kept coming.
When Hua Jiunan woke up again, it was already a day later.
He and Huwa were already unconscious when they were found by the villagers. Fortunately, the incense ash given to them by the deaf mother-in-law formed a circle and protected them in the middle.