Ma Banjin's pupils shrank and he stared at me with interest.
He took off the pipe from his waist, rolled a ball of tobacco, lit it and started smoking.
"Stop being pretentious. If this matter is not handled well, life will be difficult for everyone. The Gu insects in the stockade will die, and the ghosts, ghosts and monsters in the mountains will come to the stockade to cause damage."
Aunt Hua also said hurriedly.
"The next best thing is to prepare sacrifices and worship the old golden silkworm, asking it to calm down."
I said.
"How could this be a bad idea? In the past, before collecting insects at the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone would worship the golden silkworm and prepare the heads of pigs, cows and sheep."
Aunt Hua looked at me puzzled.
"It's different this time. San Sheng's head is not enough, you have to take my head."
I said with a smile.
The only way to calm down Old Jincan is to use my head as a sacrifice.
"I would like to remind everyone that the old golden silkworm today is different from the one before. Now it wants my head. Maybe one day, it will get angry again. Who among you is willing to give me your head?"
I continued.
After saying this, I stared at Aunt Hua.
"We won't offend Old Jincan." She held back for a long time before saying this.
"You can guarantee that you will not offend the old golden silkworm. But can you guarantee that it will not go crazy?"
I said coldly.
Aunt Hua choked and was speechless.
"Dongsheng, what is the middle policy?" asked the third grandmother.
"Zhongce, marry the golden silkworm and send it away."
I said it slowly.
Marrying the golden silkworm means "marrying out" the golden silkworm.
Things become better with age, and if golden silkworms are raised for a long time, it will be difficult for the Gu breeder to control them.
In order to prevent the golden silkworm from getting out of control and endangering the safety of your family, you must find a way to send the golden silkworm away.
However, there must be a condition for sending away the golden silkworm, that is, the person who takes away the golden silkworm must be willing.
Otherwise, the golden silkworm will come back on its own.
At this time, there is a way, which is to use wooden boxes to pack gold and silver, and in famine years, pack grain.
Put the golden silkworm in the box and throw it on the roadside.
Gold, silver and grain are equivalent to golden silkworms, the dowry for a wedding.
When someone passes by and finds something good in the box, they won't look carefully and will immediately pick up the box and take it home.
In this way, the golden silkworm goes to the next house.
This approach is actually to beggar your neighbor and pass the disaster onto others.
"Old Golden Silkworm is our village insect. If it falls into the hands of others, the Golden Silkworm's secret technique may be leaked. I don't agree."
Aunt Hua immediately objected.
"That's right, the secret technique of Golden Silkworm is so important. Even if all the people in the village die, Old Jincan must stay in the village."
Ma Banjin was extremely determined and rejected this method directly.
"It would be fine if someone who knows about poison picks it up, but if it is picked up by an innocent person, it will harm other people's lives."
The third grandma shook her head and looked at me with some disappointment.
"The best strategy is to kill the old golden silkworm once and for all." After the foreshadowing, I revealed my real plan.
The seven people stared at each other with wide eyes, and no one said anything for a while.
The smoking gun, which was only half a pound of hemp, kept smoking.
"Kill is the word. Never use it on Old Jin Silkworm."
Ma Banjin said nervously with sweat on his forehead.
He hurriedly looked out the door again and said in fear: "I have never thought of it that way."
The last sentence was obviously a statement to the old Jincan who didn't show up.
Aunt Hua's face turned pale with fright, she patted her chest and said, "Dongsheng, when your grandma was alive, you didn't even dare to say such things. You are really an ignorant and fearless young man."
At this time, the third grandma laughed and said: "Is Old Jincan more ferocious than the bandits back then?"
He looked at me and said: "Dongsheng, tell me the reason why you do this?"
"I heard that on the banks of the Yellow River, in drought years, when rain does not come, the statue of the Dragon King will be dragged out from the Dragon King Temple and whipped."
"The Dragon King accepts everyone's incense. If he doesn't bless him with good weather, he will naturally be whipped."
"Similarly, if Old Jin Can is favored by all of us and doesn't guard the village well and does anything to harm us, he should be beaten or killed."
I looked around at the seven people.
This time, the third grandmother was also stunned.
In fact, it is in the belief of the Chinese nation.
There are gods who do not make decisions for the people, so they should be trampled under their feet and given a lesson and a beating.
Fighting the Dragon King and the Earth God often happen.
Seeing that no one expressed their opinions, I continued: "I have been in the mountains for two days. I will take one night off today and tomorrow I will go find the old golden silkworm. If it refuses to admit its mistake, then I will have no choice but to kill it."
"Dongsheng, your idea is too scary. The Dragon King and River God by the Yellow River are all fake. But Old Golden Silkworm is real."
Aunt Hua rolled her eyes, came to her senses, stood up directly, and shouted loudly.
Ma Banjin also said: "Let me ask you, if the old golden silkworm dies, there will be no new golden silkworms. Our village will lose the Gu insects in charge. This is hard to imagine. Camellia Cave has not been there for hundreds of years.
This happened."
The other four Gu women in the Ma family all thought my idea was unbelievable and also expressed their concerns.
"Who said that the Dragon King and the River God are fake? To say the least, even if only Old Golden Silkworm really exists, it was raised by humans, so it cannot dominate us."
I objected to Aunt Hua.
"If the old golden silkworm dies, the tea girl will still be alive. The secret technique of the golden silkworm will not be lost. When the time comes, you can raise a new one."
I objected again.
Unfortunately, they still shook their heads.
The third grandmother moved her lips a few times but did not express her position.
The two sides argued fiercely.
It got dark in the blink of an eye.
"Dongsheng, you are young and fearless, but you have not realized the power of Old Jincan. Quickly get rid of those terrible thoughts. Heal our Gu worms first. Then ask Old Jincan to calm down."
Aunt Hua said.
"You take the Gu worms back. When the old golden silkworm dies, your Gu worms will naturally recover. The Gu worms are not as fragile as you think. They are just like people, and most diseases can be cured by themselves."
I picked up the teacup and signaled to everyone that they could leave.
"It's going to cause trouble. It's going to cause trouble."
A sharp look flashed in Aunt Hua's eyes, and immediately became weaker after her eyes met mine.
"I think Dongsheng is right. The old golden silkworm has no virtue, so it should be replaced with a new one."
After thinking for a long time, the third grandmother spoke.
Aunt Hua and Ma Banjin both stood up, and the other four Gu Pos named Ma also stood up.
They carried their baskets and strode out.
"You have to deal with Old Jincan tomorrow. Then we will pay tribute to the gods tomorrow. You are going to destruction, and it is your own fault."
Aunt Hua walked to the door, suddenly stopped, looked back at me, and said coldly.