His smile made your body stiffen.
I knew something was wrong, but my head felt a little numb. I obviously wanted to withdraw my hand, but instead continued to stretch it out.
Especially the divination knife held in my right hand actually slipped down and stuck into the ground with a click.
The death-seeking dog not only smiled, but also moved its lips as if it was saying something.
It's just that I couldn't hear clearly, and because of this, I was even more confused, and my hands were about to hold the rice bowl.
Sweat was pouring from my forehead. I couldn't touch this thing. If I touched it, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to save the Gu Jade, not even Luo Yinpo's big black wooden box!
I was extremely anxious, and the smile of a dog looking for death was more like a conspiracy succeeding.
The moonlight was even colder, and the fog seemed much thicker.
At this time, the eyes of the death-seeking dog were staring straight at my neck.
He even raised his other free hand to grab my neck.
I was holding my breath and wanted to speak. My second uncle relayed the words of the ghost woman to me, and I could recite them backwards.
But now I still can't make a sound...
When his fingers touched the rice drawer, they were bitingly cold, and the pads of his fingers seemed to be tingling.
At this moment, there was a sudden sharp pain in the calf area!
It's like a piece of meat has been ripped out!
This pain still has a familiarity engraved deep in my memory.
I suddenly woke up with a sudden jolt.
The moment I woke up, I suddenly retracted my hands, not holding the rice drawer.
At the same time, I suddenly raised my leg and kicked the death-seeking dog hard in the abdomen!
He obviously didn't react, and his expression suddenly changed.
I gave it a real kick!
I originally thought I would kick him several meters away, but I didn't expect that it was like I kicked him hard on a rock. My legs went numb. I felt cramps in my calves and my whole leg was about to break...
"Bring it here!" The death-seeking dog's eyes became fierce, full of murderous intent, and he came directly to snatch the Gu Jade from my neck.
Even though my legs were numb, my head was still very clear at the moment.
My hands quickly reached out, and I directly grabbed the forearm of the death-seeking dog!
"Li Yinyang, you..." The death-seeking dog looked fierce and wanted to speak again.
I know that when he speaks out, he will never have anything nice to say, and he might end up making some mistakes.
My voice was hoarse and I spoke faster than him: "The dead head nods to the ground. You should be in the cemetery instead of wandering around, otherwise the coffin board will not be able to hold it down!" I said this very quickly, but the words were clear. severe.
The dog that was originally so fierce and seeking death suddenly stopped moving.
He stared at me blankly, his eyes suddenly became extremely dead, and with a soft thud, the rice drawer he was holding in one hand fell to the ground.
The other hand that wanted to grab the Gu Jade also dropped it.
He was hanging down with considerable force. I failed to catch him and quickly retracted my hand. At the same time, I took two steps back, staggering and almost falling.
The head of the death-seeking dog was lowered.
His arms were hanging by his sides, as if they were swaying slightly when the wind blew.
My right leg was numb with pain, and it was throbbing like a spasm.
My left calf not only suffered from excruciating pain, but also felt something warm and sticky flowing.
I turned my head and glanced out of the corner of my eye. Next to my legs, it was Luo Yinpo's old chicken.
At this moment, its eyes were extremely fierce, and its blood-red eyes seemed to be dripping with blood.
"Let's go..." My voice trembled slightly.
How dare I fight with a dog seeking death, for fear that if he moves again, he will have to pester me again.
That sentence was entrusted to my second uncle by the ghost woman, telling me that if I say this, the dog will not follow me if it fails to get something twice.
I quickly bent down and picked up the divination knife on the ground.
I dare not touch the large yellow croaker in the rice drawer.
But at this moment, the words "Death-seeking Dog" suddenly burst out out of his mouth.
"Li Yinyang, if you don't eat the toast, you will eat the wine of the dead."
"The person who fished for the corpse needs to find someone else to carry the Gu jade, and the wooden box that collects the Yin Po's wooden box needs to be carried by someone else."
"If you don't give me the things, dogs will dig at the door, cats will bite the corpses, and the dead will gasp for air! At that time, you, the sin-born child, will also die, and your second uncle will have his heart and liver ripped out!"
His voice was hoarse and his tone was low, but his words were particularly sinister and vicious.
I raised my head, but the death-seeking dog still had his head lowered. From this angle, he stared straight at me.
My eyelids twitched wildly, I took two steps back and avoided him.
I didn't even pay attention to him and ran quickly towards my home.
After running out for more than ten steps, I realized that Bai Wu had disappeared at some point.
And now, I am no longer being beaten by ghosts.
In the distance, you can already see my house lit with dim orange candlelight.
I reacted in a flash, and quickly looked down. I saw that Luo Yinpo's cock was still following me.
It was calm and relaxed, but I was out of breath and my heart almost jumped out of my chest...
I ran to the door of my house until I couldn't hold on any longer, so I held on to the threshold and climbed in.
Sitting on the ground, I hissed and unzipped my left trouser leg.
A bloody hole, at least the size of my little finger, was pierced on my calf. The blood soaked my cloth shoes black and red.
As for my right leg, I pulled it open and took a look. Apart from a little swelling, there were no other problems.
"...Your words...are too harsh..." I looked up, but the old chicken walked past me and entered my house directly.
Just then, someone came out of the kitchen.
Isn't this the second uncle? He also held two rice bowls on hand, which were steaming hot. He was in the kitchen making fun of the food I bought.
There was still sweat on Uncle Er's bare head. He looked at me, frowned and said, "Yin Yang, where did you go in the middle of the night? What happened? You were pecked by that beast too?"
When he said this, the second uncle's eyes were obviously twitching.
He put the rice bowl on top of the wooden table, picked up a bottle of Laobaigan, and came to me.
"Hurry up and get some wine to wash yourself down." As he spoke, he unscrewed the cap and handed the bottle to me.
"I'll find some cloth strips for you." The second uncle said and stood up again.
I didn't take the bottle, raised my hand, and grabbed my second uncle's wrist hard.
"The death-seeking dog...is here again..." I said as sweat broke out on my forehead.
The second uncle's body also stiffened. He frowned and looked directly into my eyes.
"What's going on? Can you please calm down and explain clearly?" It was obvious that there was still some surprise in the second uncle's words.
I immediately recounted everything that happened after I got up, including when the village chief came to ask for money, to when I followed Lao Ji to the back mountain for no apparent reason, to seeing my father, and to the death of the dog. , everything is explained clearly.
After the second uncle listened, he was silent for a while, and then he said: "There is nothing wrong with giving the money. Once you give it, it will be over. You don't have to worry about it, old man. The reason why I won't let you go is because he saw you, and his fierceness made him angry." It will jump up, and you are still uneasy at the moment."
My second uncle's words made my heart skip a beat.
Does he mean that my father is cruel and he wants to protect me?
Before I could think about it for a while, my second uncle continued: "Don't be afraid of the dog asking for death. According to what the ghost woman said, if he begs for something, he will leave after asking for it twice. Forget it. Counting the times, how many times has he come to see you?"
I lowered my head and thought about it, and said unnaturally: "Counting today, there are three times, but he either gave money or gold bars, and never took the initiative to ask for anything..." The second uncle frowned.
He muttered a few words, saying that the witch's words were not clear. Now he didn't know if he was asking for death and had to come twice to ask for things.
I hesitated for a moment and asked my second uncle if I wanted to go find the ghost woman again and inquire.
The second uncle thought about it for a while, nodded and said, "We'll go there in the daytime tomorrow, bandage the wound, and eat something first."
After saying that, my second uncle went to find me some cloth strips, and I used wine to clean the wounds on my calves.
Soon my second uncle came to bandage me. I hesitated for a moment, and then asked my second uncle, what did the dog mean when he said that?
Dogs dig at doors, cats chew corpses, and dead people gasp. I will die, and he will be dug up...
Before I could finish what I said, my second uncle glared and said, "Bah, bah, bah! No taboos, no taboos! Stop saying these curse words!"
As he spoke, his hand involuntarily exerted strength, which caused me to grin and cry out in pain.
How dare I open my mouth to mention it again? I was afraid that if my second uncle pinched my calf again, I would faint...
After bandaging the wound, my second uncle helped me go over to eat.
When I came back, I went to buy meat excitedly, but what I ate now was tasteless.
Fear is the second thing. It makes me uncomfortable to think of my father hanging on the cliff all alone.
After eating half of the food, I couldn't eat anymore. I ran into the room and ran out again soon.
There was a small cloth bag on hand. After I opened it, I poured out the contents.
A small yellow croaker and two large coins wrapped in red cloth.
I dismantled part of one of them and took away more than ten yuan.
I stared at the money in a daze, and without eating, I opened them all and counted them.
While my second uncle was eating, he glanced at me from time to time, but he didn't interrupt me.
I counted for a quarter of an hour, then pursed my lips and said: "A small yellow croaker, the thank you gift from Cao Yonggui, and the sixty yuan given by Wang Xue. The money is not enough to compensate the villagers, so I split the fifteen yuan given by Lu Xiaoqin." , of the sum she gave, there are still eighty-five left."
"The Meng family gave my father a deposit of fifteen yuan and a small yellow croaker as a reward. I haven't earned that small yellow croaker yet." The second uncle groped around on his body, took out a few yuan and put it into the cloth bag.
"After collecting enough ninety, I can go to the gold shop to exchange for three small yellow croakers, and ten for a big one. I have done less than half of it in the past few days. It's reliable." The second uncle took a sip of wine and stuffed another mouthful of meat.
I put the money away, nodded heavily, pursed my lips and poured a sip of wine into my uncle's mouth.
The spicy wine entered his throat, and his chest felt hot.
I was about to speak when my second uncle raised his hand and made a stop motion. He said seriously: "Yin Yang, I really need to let my second uncle take a breather. You young man can withstand the abuse. My second uncle can't bear it. You It took two days to relax, but it was so tight that there was a problem."
I was speechless and didn't speak. I lowered my head again and poured my second uncle's wine in silence.
