High and cool.
It has jurisdiction over two districts: Nanmao and Dianbai, and oversees three counties: Shilong, Panzhou and Douzhou. It is an oil resource-based city. Shale oil is produced here, hence the name "Southern Oil City".
Chen Jingle decided to start in Shilong County first.
Nothing else, just because Shilong is the closest to Orange County. The two cities are very similar in language, culture and other aspects, and there is even an enclave of each other in both sides.
Shilong is also called Orange City because it is rich in orange.
Orange is not an orange, but the peel of an orange, but it is different from tangerine peel. You need to remove the white layer inside the peel and then dry it in the sun. It is a precious traditional Chinese medicine and came as tribute in ancient times.
But what impressed Chen Jingle the most about Shilong was Shilong’s sugar water.
I remember that after finishing the college entrance examination, I was tricked into working in the Xiangshan County Electronics Factory during the summer vacation. The most common place on the street was the Shilong Tangtang Soup Shop. The daughters of the owners of those shops seemed to be quite good-looking.
A bowl of mung bean paste cost three yuan back then, but now I don’t know how much it costs.
It can only be said that the price increase in recent years is a bit outrageous.
Shilong is not small.
It has six streets and 17 towns under its jurisdiction, with a total population of more than 1.8 million, which is similar to Orange County, but there are fewer natural villages, with only 4,236.
The beliefs here are a little simpler. They mainly regard Tu Tu Gong as the owner of the territory. The locals call him "Bo Gong". Next to each Tu Tu Temple, there will be an old tree, also called "Bo Gong Tree".
Then there are Huaguang, Guandi, Guanyin, He Xiangu, etc., as well as some secular gods whose names are only known but whose origins are unknown.
For example, Marshal Huang, General Zhou, and Official Mo Santian.
While Chen Jingle was busy occupying the Jingzhu temples in the villages, something happened in Heitantou Village in Xing'an Town, Shilong that made the villagers both afraid and talked about.
Feng Dongyu’s youngest son in the village had a miscarriage!
The so-called miscarriage is a condition in which a child loses his soul, but this is different from ordinary soul loss.
The common lost soul is that after the soul leaves the body, it can be retrieved through methods such as soul calling.
However, the miscarriage is the soul running into the body of another living being.
In this case, it would be fine if he ran into an animal. If he sacrificed the animal's life, he could get his soul back, but if he ran into a human body...
It’s hard to say.
…
Here's the thing.
Feng Dongyu's youngest son, Feng Zijun, is in the third grade of elementary school this year. He has a naughty and mischievous personality. He likes to run around with his friends the most, and he is the most disgusting at his age.
That day he went to pick longan with several children from the same village.
Feng Zijun is very good at climbing trees. He likes to climb high every time. Others can only be below him. It feels very majestic.
"There's a big one over there!"
There are friends under the tree who help point out the location and shout reminders.
"where?"
"Go over to the right, do you see it?"
"I see you, hey, look at me."
"Be careful, the branches over there are thin and can break easily."
"Don't worry, it's okay."
In order to show off, he even went crazy and shook the branches. The leaves rustled wildly, making the children under the tree both scared and envious. One thing to say, it is indeed quite majestic.
They don't dare to do this.
Just as he was feeling proud, there was a sudden sound and the branch broke.
"ah?!"
Feng Zijun screamed and subconsciously reached out to grab something around him.
The children under the tree stared wide-eyed and didn't even react for a moment. They saw Feng Zijun falling all the way down from the top of the tree, and they were all frightened for a moment.
It’s over!
Feng Zijun was also lucky. After hitting several thicker branches in succession, he finally grabbed a branch and hung him up, preventing him from falling directly to the ground.
At this time, there was only a little more than two meters above the ground.
Otherwise, even if he survived, he would probably have to break several bones.
Feng Zijun held on to the branch tightly, gasping for air, his face turned pale, and he completely lost the majesty and wildness he had just now.
Only then did the children under the tree realize what they were doing and hurriedly asked.
"Feng Zijun, are you okay?"
"I told you to be careful, but you're still going crazy."
"No more picking, no more, come down, let's go play something else."
"..."
Feng Zijun climbed down from the tree in a hurry, his whole body was dumbfounded, as if he had not recovered from the shock just now.
When others asked him, he didn't answer.
Several children looked at each other, a little panicked: "Why don't we just forget about it today and stop playing. Let's go back."
"Yeah, you can come to my house and watch TV tomorrow."
"I still have some cooked peanuts at home."
"..."
After the children discussed it, they immediately dispersed, leaving Feng Zijun alone.
Feng Zijun saw that everyone had dispersed, so he had to go back to his home.
…
Chen Shuzhen felt that her youngest son was a little strange today.
It seems that he has been distracted all the time, and he doesn't answer when he calls. When he comes back, he lies on the bed and sleeps. He usually seems to have ADHD, but he can't be so quiet.
"You must be sick, right?"
However, when I touched my forehead quietly, I didn't feel hot. Looking at my sleeping appearance, I didn't feel uncomfortable in any way.
When she made dinner and asked her youngest son to come down to eat, she felt even weirder.
Feng Zijun looked a little ugly when he ate today, like a pig in a trough, so he squeaked.
She was so angry that she slapped the table:
"Where did you learn this messy and bad habit? It's time to clean up, right? Eat well!"
The older generation thinks that chirping is a sign of a good meal, but she thinks that chirping is bad, and she is determined not to allow anyone in her family to chirp while eating.
Feng Zijun was stunned for a moment, and continued to dig into the food in the bowl, still squeezing and squeaking.
Chen Shuzhen was immediately furious with this little bastard.
He yelled: "You are not allowed to eat, you chirp! Use your chopsticks to chop!"
Not only did Feng Zijun not listen, he even made a little piggy sound.
are you a pig?
Chen Shuzhen was so angry that she pinched his ears.
However, when she heard her son screaming like a pig because of pain, her heart suddenly trembled and her hand movements stopped.
Feng Zijun took the opportunity to break free, throw away the chair and ran back to his room.
snap——
The tachyon in Chen Shuzhen's hand fell to the ground.
She panicked!
She quickly called her husband: "Dongyu, come back quickly! There seems to be something wrong with Zijun!"
On the other end of the phone, Feng Dongyu, who was selling braised pork at a stall in town, was wondering: "What's wrong?"
Chen Shuzhen said with a cry: "I can't explain clearly, please come back quickly!"
Although she didn't know the specific situation, she was really frightened just now.
Feng Dongyu was furious: Damn, what a stupid woman, you can’t even speak clearly!
Fortunately, I was planning to close the stall, so I didn't dare to delay now and went home quickly.
When Feng Dongyu came home and saw his son who could only hum and make pig noises, he was dumbfounded.
what's the situation? !
"What's going on?" he yelled anxiously.
"I do not know……"
Chen Shuzhen was panicking and crying next to her.
Feng Dongyu was so angry that he wanted to curse: "Where did he go during the day today?"
Chen Shuzhen thought about it: "Guang Qi's son came to look for him. He should have been in the village and not outside."
Feng Dongyu ran to Feng Guangqi's house without saying a word. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Feng Xiang, did you go to play with my Feng Zijun today?"
…
Feng Guangqi and his wife happened to be eating, so they quickly put down their bowls and came out: "What's wrong, Dongyu?"
Seeing the angry look on the other side, my heart suddenly skipped a beat. Could it be that my son was in trouble?
Feng Dongyu took a deep breath and suppressed his impatience: "Let your son come out first. I have something to ask him."
"Feng Xiang!"
Feng Guangqi also had a headache for his son. When he heard Feng Dongyu's tone, he knew that he must have gotten into trouble again, and his anger level suddenly increased.
Feng Xiang came out of the house tremblingly.
Feng Dongyu took a deep breath again: "Feng Xiang, are you playing with Zijun and I today?"
Feng Xiang was so nervous that his calves were weak and his head was weak.
"Where are you going to play?"
"Just picking longan over there at the old well."
"anything else?"
"If it's gone, just pick the longan. After picking it, it'll be gone."
"Aside from picking longan eyes, you didn't do anything else?" Feng Dongyu stared at him in disbelief.
Feng Guangqi frowned: "What's wrong with Zijun?"
The other party's attitude of asking for trouble made him somewhat unhappy, but he didn't explain the cause and effect, leaving everyone confused.
"Ask your son!" Feng Dongyu was very rude.
Feng Xiang was about to cry: "He broke the branch and dropped it himself."
"drop down?!"
Feng Dongyu and Feng Guangqi's eyes instantly darkened.
Feng Xiang said hurriedly: "It didn't fall to the ground, it was caught on a branch."
"Who else is picking longan together?!"
"Junjie, Xinming, Brother Niu and the others." Feng Xiang betrayed the other friends without hesitation.
Feng Dongyu's face was gloomy: "I'll ask other people, if you dare to lie to me..."
Xiao Feng Xiang suddenly became frightened.
"How is Zijun now?" Feng Guangqi and his wife asked hurriedly.
Feng Dongyu shook his head: "I don't know yet. I'll ask other people first. Excuse me."
After speaking, he quickly left Feng Guangqi's house.
"I'll let you go out all day and go crazy!"
Feng Guangqi could no longer suppress his anger and picked up a stick. Feng Xiang's wailing sound suddenly sounded in the yard.
…
Feng Dongyu asked several children who played with his son during the day, and the answers were all the same. Feng Zijun broke the branch and fell off. Fortunately, he was caught by a big branch and did not fall to the ground.
As for their son's abnormality, they seemed unaware of it.
Feng Dongyu's heart sank, and Chen Shuzhen kept wiping tears.
Feng Dongyu's parents, who came over after hearing the news, said, "Go and ask Uncle Rongliang and see what he says."
"yes!"
Feng Dongyu slapped his head, wondering why he had forgotten that person, and quickly got on his 125 motorcycle and went out.
The full name of Uncle Rongliang in my father's mouth is Feng Rongliang. He is 80 years old this year. According to seniority, he is Feng Dongyu’s grandfather.
He is a very magical old man in the village. He knows some mystical skills beyond ordinary people's imagination. For example, he can tell at a glance what disasters the other person has recently, how to avoid them, when an old man will die, and the specific date of the day. o'clock.
It is said that this skill was suddenly learned when young and cannot be taught to others.
I usually live alone on the side of a mountain, a little far away from other families in the village.
It's not that he doesn't have children, but he moved out by himself. It seems that Feng Dongyu has been living on the mountainside for as long as he can remember.
It wasn't completely dark.
When Feng Dongyu came to Feng Rongliang's house, the old man seemed to know that someone was coming to see him. The light at the door was on, so he moved a long bench and sat at the door.
"Rong Lianggong!" Feng Dongyu seemed to see his savior.
Feng Rongdian nodded: "Let's go." He didn't even ask what the situation was.
The old man was getting older and his health was not as good as before. Feng Dongyu carefully helped him get into the car, then stepped in and started the ignition.
When he arrived at Feng Dongyu's house, he saw Feng Zijun hiding in the corner of the room, making little piggy noises from time to time. Feng Rongliang suddenly had a solemn expression on his face: "It's an abortion, and it's a pig fetus!"
A pig's womb?
Feng Dongyu and other villagers who came after hearing the news all looked at each other.
