There is a white bone spirit in the village

Chapter 9

What Lin Jiao was waiting for was her beginning, and when it finally arrived, she immediately pretended to be puzzled and said, "What are you thinking? Qingshan is my younger brother. He is enthusiastic and sees Nengwu as pitiful. He often comes to help. He is also a Wenqu star in the sky. , In the future, when I become an official and marry a young lady from the Academy, I don’t know how to be more promising, and my sister-in-law will have the cheek to ask him to support me when the time comes.”

Widow Shi breathed a sigh of relief, but she just remembered the scene when they met each other coldly in the past, she was still uneasy, and was about to interrogate again, when she suddenly saw Lin Jiao's eyes were red with tears, she was a little surprised, and hurriedly asked: "A-Jiao, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Jiao took advantage of the situation and knelt in front of Widow Stone, but she shed tears and didn't speak. Widow Stone stomped her feet in anxiety. Seeing that the foreplay was almost over, Lin Jiao finally threw out the last trick, which was also the trump card to completely dispel Widow Stone's doubts.She wiped away her tears, humming as low as a mosquito and said, "Auntie, didn't you tell me earlier that if I want to find someone else, I'll tell you?"

Widow Shi was extremely surprised. She stared at Lin Jiao for a moment, then hesitated, "You...is someone here?"

Lin Jiao shook her head hurriedly, then nodded again, seeing that Widow Shi was in a hurry, she whispered shyly: "I don't dare to tell others, but you are closer than my own mother, auntie, so I'm not afraid, so I'll tell you straight. There is such a person, if it is not for Gu Nengwu, I might really leave him..."

Widow Shi was so frightened that she screamed, and shook her head again and again: "A-Jiao, you are confused, you must not do it. Huang Erpi's daughter-in-law in front ran away with a shopkeeper, and was recorded in the ancestral hall by cinnabar. Even now, people go to pooh from time to time. It doesn't matter if we remarry, others will say a few words behind their backs at most, and run away privately, that will not be able to hold their heads up in the next life..."

"Don't worry, Auntie, I know the seriousness, and I'm not that confused!" Lin Jiao quickly clarified, and then said, "That man is honest and honest, and he also knows my situation. He agreed to wait for me. That's why I secretly said something to Auntie. After Qingshan became an official, I asked my aunt to help me lead the way. With my aunt's face, people in the clan dare not refuse... Auntie, how do those men know the pain of being a widow..." Said Wiping his eyes, the tears came out again.

Widow Stone was touched, thinking of the hardships of being a widow for these years, her eyes were a little hot, and she said bitterly: "If a man dies, his wife will wait for a year or two at most if he is serious, and if he has no conscience, he will hug her again. Being our woman, why is life so hard, and if you remarry, you will be pointed at behind your back... Don't worry, Gillian, when my Qingshan family comes out, my aunt will definitely be the master for you! Let's see who dares to say a word of gossip!"

Now Widow Stone has completely transformed into a kind and just mother, she put her arms around Lin Jiao to comfort her, but Lin Jiao burst into tears and said, "Auntie, but right now I have a hurdle that I can't get past, maybe I won't be able to see you tomorrow Auntie, you..."

Widow Shi was startled and hurriedly asked.Lin Jiao then talked about what happened today, and finally choked up and said: "Auntie, I was forced to go back to my natal family like this, isn't it a dead end waiting for me?"

The more Widow Shi heard, the more angry she became, especially when Lin Jiao said the sentence "They said that Brother Qingshan and I don't know each other", she blushed, slapped her thigh hard, and said angrily, "Ajiao, Don't worry. I used to have doubts about you, so it's okay. Now I know you are a good boy, and those who cut off children and grandchildren are jealous. How dare you make up my son to ruin his reputation? You see, I won't tear it apart. Their mouths..."

Widow Shi was cursing, when she heard a black dog barking again from the courtyard, she shut up and went out to look, and saw that it was Zhaodi from Taigong Yang's family, who was shouting: "Aunt Shi's family, I'm going to tell you, Mr. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the big hall of the ancestral hall. I have something to say. Others know about it. I am afraid that you don’t know, auntie, so I came here to say it..."

Widow Stone scolded face to face: "I'll fuck you! Get out of here, I still need you to tell me!"

Zhao Di originally wanted to take this opportunity to please the widow Shi, who rarely had the opportunity to speak on weekdays, and sneaked out on purpose. She didn't expect to be scolded severely, and she didn't know where she offended. Zhen rushed over, shrunk his neck and muttered that he was struck by lightning with good intentions, and quickly turned around and ran away.

Widow Shi scolded Zhaodi, turned around and said to Lin Jiao who came out, "Don't worry, Gillian, my aunt will go to the ancestral hall with you tomorrow. I don't believe that there is no reason in this world!"

Lin Jiao was so grateful that she was about to kneel down again, but was stopped by Widow Stone, and she ran into the house. When she came out, she already had a pancake wrapped in a handkerchief, and she stuffed it boldly and said, "A-Jiao, Auntie is even more rare now than you usually can't say a word with your finger. This is what I want in the future. Auntie made the pancake for you Qingshan brother today, with bacon and tender wormwood in it. I bought one, it was just baked at the bottom of the pot, it was delicious. You can eat it with Neng Wu, you can’t eat it on weekdays.”

Lin Jiao was really ashamed this time, knowing that the meat should have been hidden at the end of last year until now, thinking of the stack at home, how could she pick it up again, push it back and forth, and finally Widow Stone broke off a small half and kept it Lin Jiao really couldn't push her away, so she had no choice but to accept it, and thanked her sincerely.

Widow Stone sighed: "Thank you? It's still bad for my aunt. I didn't ask you before, but I only listened to the bad tongue of others and made my own suspicions. I have wronged you. Speaking of which, my Qingshan's life is yours. A man traded his life for it, let alone a pancake, even if I was asked to pay for my life, I would have to pay for it!"

Lin Jiao stood and talked to her a few more words, but she still had something else in mind, so she said goodbye and said she wanted to go back.Widow Shi was about to send her off, when she suddenly remembered that she forgot to ask something just now, she said in a low voice, "A-Jiao, after a long time, you still haven't told your aunt who that man is, does aunt know him?"

Lin Jiao was shy for a while, and Widow Shi jumped her feet in anxiety, before she said, "Auntie, you are not allowed to tell anyone else. It is the shopkeeper who will come over every ten days and a half months."

Widow Shi was startled, her first reaction was a salesman again?Thinking about it again, there are a lot of people in Taohua Village, and in three or two days, there will be peddlers and tinkers carrying burdens to go around, and several of them seem to be young people. Which one is it?Ask again.Lin Jiao didn't want to talk about it this time, but said shyly that she would talk about it later, causing Widow Shi to smile and pinch her waist, scolding: "You don't know if you don't talk about auntie, but once you talk about it, you think it's a little bit awkward." This young man looks pretty good. Little hooves, not to mention pulling down, you are rare to listen to it as an aunt, and when you beg me in the future, I will see if you still say it." And borrowed the moonlight from the top of the west mountain, After looking at Lin Jiao, she sighed and said, "Such a tender little woman, I pinched her waist just now, and it was as soft as water. It would be hard for a widow like me to bear it. What kind of rotten man will she be in the future?" If you dare to bully you, tell your aunt that I will bite him to death! Go, go, aunt will take you back."

Widow Stone was very happy because her mind was gone, and she sent Lin Jiao to a place not far from home before returning.

Lin Jiao watched as the figure of Widow Stone disappeared under the moonlight, her mood finally improved a lot after being depressed all afternoon.Relying on the prickly ash noodles on her sleeves, Stone Widow has now completely become her own.With her standing next to him tomorrow, it's not his turn to talk about it, so his confidence will rise.It's just that she alone can't guarantee that she can overthrow those people, so now, she is going to do the second thing tonight.

Lin Jiao didn't eat when she came out, and the smell of the big half of the cake couldn't stop sticking to her nose now, she hadn't touched the meat in half a month, suddenly her mouth was full of saliva, she quickly found a stone in the dark by the side of the road and sat down Take a bite.Thick and crispy noodles, served with fatty bacon and tender Artemisia, a bite full of fragrance, it seems that I have never eaten such a delicious thing in my previous life.

After burying her head in the pancakes, Lin Jiao stood up belching, touched her bulging belly, and suddenly felt full of strength.

What she was about to do next was risky and difficult, something she had never experienced before.But now, if she regards it as a job, even if it is a tiger's mouth, she will give it a try.

For the sake of himself and Nengwu, he went all out.

The man's house was in the north of the village. Although it was dilapidated, it was along the village road to the end, and it was bigger than other houses around, so it was not difficult to find.

Lin Jiao walked on the bumpy dirt road in the village.The faint moonlight under the dark blue night sky covered up the clutter and filth around her during the day, and the whole village looked peaceful and serene.The houses are scattered on both sides of her, with dancing shadows of trees in front of and behind the houses, dense fences, and dim yellow lights in the doors and windows of every house, except for the occasional barking of dogs in the distance and the cries of children nearby, The only sound left was the slight kicking sound of the soles of my shoes on the road.

If it weren't for her nervousness, she would be in a country serenade now. She walked the last section of the stone-paved road, turned a corner, and stopped.

The ancestral house of the former patriarch had already appeared in front of her, with no lights showing through.Under the moonlight, it looked like a boxy black monster lying there motionless.

Lin Jiao slowly arrived at the gate.The door has long lost its former style, but it still looks like a big black mouth under the moonlight.Lin Jiao stretched out her hand and tried to push it lightly, but it didn't close. It opened with a creak, and the sound made Lin Jiao jumped.He hurriedly looked back like a thief, and there was nothing unusual, so he took a deep breath, slowly closed the door, and walked in tentatively, and saw that the ground was flat and the yard was large, but it was empty, except for the corners of the walls. There are a few rollers and millstones, but there is nothing else.

Like Yang Taigong's house, this is also a courtyard with three entrances.Lin Jiao arrived in front of the dark front courtyard, and called the door lightly, but there was no sound inside, and after passing through the middle aisle to the back, there was still silence.Except for the tufts of grass protruding from the tile heads that would move with the wind, this house is like a dead city under the moonlight.

Lin Jiao's initial apprehension and nervousness have now been replaced by frustration and disappointment.

All afternoon, she repeated the lines she was going to say over and over again, carefully planning every tone of voice and every body movement, but now, the object is gone.It felt like I finally memorized a long text in primary school, and the next day the teacher called everyone in class, and those who were called couldn't memorize it, but they just didn't order her, feeling so empty and lost.

Lin Jiao went around the yard again, but there was still no one there.

There is no nightlife in the countryside. If you want to save fuel and wax, you can get on the kang as soon as it gets dark.Those people in the daytime have already condemned her, and now they will no longer continue to discuss how to deal with her.Now that there is no one here, she wondered if he had returned to the county seat?But it doesn't seem right, he should also come to the public trial meeting against him tomorrow...

Lin Jiao sullenly walked towards the gate, took a few steps, and suddenly remembered the old horse, and hurriedly turned to look for the livestock pen.If the horse is there, then the others are still there, and I just have to wait.

When building a house in this area, it is customary to put the pigsty and cattle pen in the northwest corner of the back of the house. According to Feng Shui, it can gather the energy of the earth to raise five animals.Lin Jiao went around, and she saw a row of low sheds, with a pile of purlins on the ground and a bunch of straws on the other. The old horse was tied to a post and chewed the hay quietly with its head down, while the man was With his back to her, he stood high on the top of a ladder against the wall, as if he was laying a freshly installed roof.A gust of night wind blew by, and Lin Jiao smelled the fragrance of straw mixed with the smell of livestock manure.

The old horse found her first, stopped chewing, shook his head and tugged at the rein that was tied to him, raised his front hooves a few times, and made a rustling sound.

"You have such a tricky mouth..." The man stopped what he was doing, looked down at his horse, and laughed in a low voice. The voice blown by the wind was full of doting and tenderness, "You first Just chew on it, and I'll catch fish for you after I fix your shack."

(End of this chapter)