Chapter 1 Jumping God
In early summer, the weather is not very hot but sunny and stuffy, and a large area of black land in Xingyuan Village is covered with green, which looks vibrant. The bell wheat planted in the autumn of the first year is knee-high, and it should be harvested, which is also the time to be planted under the bracts.
Most of the villagers work in the fields. In several uncultivated fields, birds jump from time to time and look for seeds sown in the soil. Occasionally, they are shocked by the people who pass by and fly up.
Xu Xinger is not unfamiliar with such a scene. She used to struggle step by step from the countryside, but her life has just become more stable, but God doesn't know why she played tricks on her like this. After opening her eyes after a high fever, she is in a situation where she doesn't know where she is.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help looking down at herself. Her coat was fat, and her sleeves were folded twice before revealing her hands, but her trousers were short and small. She stood straight and hung on her feet, revealing the pair of cloth shoes on her feet that had been patched with several puddings, and there was a broken basket of vegetables beside her feet, and a rag wrapped around the handle. A small shovel.
Isn't this day too bitter?
Thinking of this, she sighed. At the beginning, she cried and complained, but what can she do? Now that more than half a month has passed, I have figured it out. As long as my life is still there, life will still go on.
"Why are you sighing again? I always sigh and grow old quickly. The clear and familiar voice of the teenager sounded behind him.
Xu Xinger looked back at the neighbor's Cheng brother and said, "Brother Cheng went to work in the field?"
"Well, my father asked me to plant some seeds in the field." Brother Cheng came over with a short dress, carrying a hoe and a half-shriveled cloth pocket, and asked with concern, "I just saw that you haven't picked up your field. Why haven't your grandfather and your father come back from your hometown yet?"
Xu Xinger shook her head. She hadn't seen this father, and she didn't know what kind of person he was. At this time, the Xu family did not separate, and the work in the field was done by everyone. However, now the old man Xu and Xu Laosan are not at home, and they have no labor to go to the ground. The boss and the second family complain about all kinds of procrastination. No one wants to work more, and the field is naturally delayed. Naturally, she can't talk to outsiders about these things. She just answered, "Well, there is no news at all. I... My mother is very worried about what will happen on the way."
"My aunt thinks too much. What can happen in the blue sky? She must have not been back for a long time. Just stay in her hometown for a few more days." Brother Cheng comforted with a smile, "Xing'er, help me plant some seeds and buy you sugar later."
"I still have to dig cabbage and go back..." Xu Xinger bowed her head and said shyly. Brother Cheng often comes to the house to help. She has seen it these days. She shouldn't have refused to help, but she thought that there was almost no rice at home, and she didn't have enough lunch, and it didn't matter if she was hungry, but at home There is also a pregnant mother and five-year-old sister, who hesitated and said, "It's not tiring. I'll ask my little sister to come out to help you."
Brother Cheng waved his hand repeatedly and said, "No, I don't have much corn in my house. I don't have much work to do. I can finish it myself in a moment." After saying that, he left his pocket and pressed the mouth of the bag with a hoe to avoid being turned open and eaten by the birds. He came forward to help Xu Xinger dig cabbage together, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't there enough food at home?"
Xu Xing'er bit her lower lip and said nothing, bowed her head and accelerated the speed of digging vegetables. She is indeed so fast that she has no rice to put into the pot, but at this time, no one's food is not rich, and she has always been a strong personality. She would rather be hungry than borrow it.
Seeing this, Brother Cheng didn't ask much more. He looked up at the bright sun and saw some black clouds curled up in the sky. He squatted down to help her dig cabbage together and said, "It will rain before noon. I'll dig it up for you and go home quickly."
Xu Xinger can't look at Tian'er, but she believes in Cheng Geer's ability and accelerated her men's movements.
The two of them were indeed very efficient together. In a short time, they dug more than half of the basket. At this time, a person came from the east and shouted far away, "Xing'er... Go home quickly. Your family is making trouble!"
When Xu Xinger heard this, she straightened up and asked, "What's wrong with my family?"
"You have found a god, and you are jumping at your house now!" The visitor was a kind-hearted neighbor. After the letter, he still said, "Your mother is heavy now and can't stand such a noise. Go home and have a look!"
Xu Xinger didn't care about carrying the basket and ran home with a shovel.
Brother Cheng didn't stop him, and his heart suddenly became anxious. He knew Xing'er's temper. He has been hot since he was a child. When he was in a hurry, he didn't care about anything. For this reason, he didn't know how many trouble he had caused... Thinking of this, he quickly picked up his basket and pocket, carried his own hoe, and followed Xu Xinger and shouted. "Don't worry, girl. It's easy to talk when you go back..."
Xu Xinger ran home in one breath and heard a noisy sound before she entered the door. As soon as she opened the door of the courtyard, she saw a person standing in a fancy dress standing in the courtyard, with her face painted in a mess, turning her body with her eyes closed, the bells jingling around her waist, and she couldn't hear words clearly. What? He held an arrow-like wooden card in his hand and stretched out into the air from time to time.
The other man was also almost dressed, running back and forth around the man in the middle, cooperating with the man's wooden card to make some strange movements from time to time. The small drum in his hand pounded directly, which made people upset.
When the little girl saw Xu Xinger, she quickly jumped up and hugged her leg and shouted, "Sister..."
"What's going on?" Xu Xinger patted her sister Taoer and asked, "Where's your mother?"
"Mom is in the inner room..." Before Taoer finished speaking, she was interrupted by a woman's eye knife flying over.
Xu Xinger took the opportunity to look around and saw that it was a woman in her early 40s, wearing gray cloth clothes and a half-old blue cloth skirt around her waist. Her thin cheekbones were towering, and she was rubbed with lead powder and rubbing Rouge. A pair of bright cheekbones became more and more eye-catching. Her face was gloomy, and she was walking towards her side.
Taoer shrank behind Xu Xinger and carefully called out, "Madam."
Only then did Xu Xinger remember that this person was Chen, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xu family. She had seen her once when she was ill before. At that time, she was dizzy and had no impression. At this time, she almost didn't recognize her. When she came over, she asked, "Madam, what is this?"
"What do children ask so many questions?" Chen gave Xu Xinger an unhappy look, "Don't talk, it's disturbing the master's behavior."
Chen is a person who is used to doing scenes. She always hides far away from unpleasant things. But this time, Xu's second son Huzi is so sick that he wants to die. Mrs. Xu doesn't know who must have heard that the third daughter-in-law's child is in line with Huzi's fate. God will come to resolve it. As a result, her father-in-law and the third brother-in-law were not at home, and the old lady and the second wife circled around the tiger, and the errand fell on her. She was extremely reluctant. At this time, she questioned herself when she saw Xu Xinger coming back, and she was even more angry.
At this time, when the morning was still sunny, layers of thick clouds gradually gathered, rolling in the low air, and lightning effortlessly tore open the clouds, barely sounding a dull and depressing sound. The air was filled with a damp and fishy smell of soil, and it looked like the heavy rain was coming.
Seeing this, the god felt that this was a good time to show his divine power. Suddenly, he worked harder and harder. His whole body trembled like a sieve. The bells and copper pieces hanging on his body hit each other and sounded together, and the chanting in his mouth became louder and louder.
Brother Cheng also rushed up at this time. Seeing this situation, he was relieved. In the past few days, a child in the Xu family is very sick and a child is about to be born. There have been a lot of gossip in the village. Even if he doesn't care about this, there will always be a few words in his ears from time to time. It seems that Mrs. Xu is afraid to believe these. Gossip made such a farce.
Xu Xinger frowned and led her sister to the house. She planned to look at Ye's situation first, but she was stopped by Chen.
"The god is doing it, and he can't enter the house yet." Chen's face changed when he spoke, and he didn't know what was hidden.
Xu Xinger felt more and more uncomfortable. She gave Taoer to Brother Cheng to watch and pushed Chen away and ran into the inner room.
The room was filled with smoke, and there was a choking smell of fragrant candles. Ye sat on the kang, beside whom a woman she didn't know stood. In front of him were incense burners, candlesticks, various runes and paper and several bowls. Some bowls were empty, and some bowls were filled with water, and they didn't know what they were for.
The strange woman picked up a piece of rune paper, burned it into ashes on the candle, mixed it in a bowl of water and stuffed it into Ye's hand and said, "Drink this."
"What is this that you dare to let people drink?" Seeing this, Xu Xinger stepped forward with an arrow, grabbed the bowl in Ye's hand and scolded, "Mom, how many bowls have you drunk before?"
The woman was stunned at first. She had never met anyone who dared to disturb the master's behavior. Seeing that the person was just a girl in her early teens, she suddenly became arrogant and said, "What are you? How dare you to disturb the master's behavior? Are you impatient? The great god is also the incense of your family. Seeing that you are young and ignorant, it's okay this time. Get out of the way quickly and don't ruin the big thing. After saying that, he grabbed a piece of rune paper to burn.
Xu Xinger raised her hand to extinguish the candle, picked up the stick in the corner of the wall, and said harshly, "On the one hand, I didn't invite you here. On the other hand, my mother is a person with a body. If there is anything wrong with drinking your thing, I will never forgive you!" Do you want to go out by yourself or let me call out? You can choose one!"
This woman has also heard of Xu Xinger's previous "bad deeds". Although she was still a half-year-old child, she dared to fight with others. Seeing her eyebrows and holding such a thick stick in her hand, she suddenly became timid and retreated with her feet, but she refused to accept it softly.
Before the words fell, the wind suddenly blew outside, causing the door panel to bang. A flash of lightning tore the top of the lead cloud. Suddenly, the thunder sounded everywhere, and the "rumbling" made people's hearts tremble.
Xu Xinger swung the stick in her hand to beat. The woman was so scared that she rolled and crawled out of the door and shouted, "There is no way. Xu's girl is going to hit again..."