Time flies, and it’s the twelfth lunar month of this year. Ma Daoying frowns and moans with her big belly. Craftsman Liu thought that she was about to die. Seeing that she had bitten her lips and made a few teeth marks, showing that she was in abnormal pain, he asked her to ask for help. The man went outside the mountain to ask for a midwife, while he stayed by Ma Daoying's side.
After a while, the midwife came. Ma Daoying was in labor and gave birth to a pair of twins. There was only about a quarter of an hour between them, but it took up two hours, one was the child hour and the other was the ugly hour. Craftsman Liu was very happy. The first one he gave birth to was an embroiderer, and the second one was a student. He had been looking forward to it sooner or later, and finally he was looking forward to one who would continue his career. He asked the midwife to hold the baby boy and showed his penis to his wife, who had a smile on her face.
She should have been grinning widely, but her body was too weak and she bled too much during the birth. It would be a harm to herself if she overflowed with joy. Craftsman Liu was overjoyed to discuss this and that. He even considered how to arrange a lively full moon celebration banquet for the two babies and give each of them a nice name. But I haven't thought about it yet, so I just keep calling the baby boy, baby, but he doesn't call the baby girl very seriously.
On this day, I was cruising in the South China Sea when I suddenly heard the cry of a baby. With just a thought, I came to Neishan Village in the Dongting Lake Basin where Linxiang is located. At Craftsman Liu's house, he saw the baby boy reincarnated by the Bamboo God. He was being wrapped in swaddling clothes by the midwife. Craftsman Liu rushed over to take care of him in every possible way.
Ri Youxun immediately rushed to the Netherworld Spirit Mansion and came to the Wheel-turning King Hall to inform him of the matter. King Zhuan Lun said that this matter should be handled by King Guang of Qin. As soon as he finished speaking, King Qin Guang rushed over with a smile, followed by a group of ghost soldiers.
He said to Ni Youxun: I understand the matter of the Bamboo God secretly reincarnating into a human being. Now this group of ghost soldiers will go to Craftsman Liu's house to demand the life of the baby boy. You can lead them there.
Yes! After finishing the tour, he led a group of ghost soldiers out of the Wheel-turning King's Palace, and then floated out of the Netherworld Spirit Mansion. At this moment, the sun was bright and the yang energy was strong, but the group of ghost soldiers rested in the dark and refused to move. Riyu patrol asked them why?
A green-faced ghost soldier said: No need to ask, Yang Qi will hurt Yin Qi. We will take care of the baby boy when it gets dark. Riyouxuan had no choice but to make do with it, walking here and there, looking here and there, until it got dark, before he came to this group of ghost soldiers.
However, it was time for Hiroyuki to get off work, so he told Yoyo, who came to take over, to do the things he had not done during the day. He said to a group of ghost soldiers: You must obey him now. He will take you to Craftsman Liu's house.
When a group of ghost soldiers saw the night patrol, they all turned into ugly reptiles with sharp teeth and crawled onto a wooden stick he used to explore the path. They were so densely packed that there was only a place for a handhold. Ye Youxuan grabbed the wooden stick and walked forward. In an instant, he arrived at the door of Craftsman Liu's house in Neishan Village. He saw Ma Daoying holding the baby boy and caring for him.
Ye Youxuan banged his stick on the ground and said, "Here!" Many reptiles swarmed towards the baby boy. When Ma Daoying saw the baby boy shivering, she panicked and hugged the baby tightly with both hands. She was a mortal with naked eyes and could not see so many reptiles coming.
But there was still trouble. The nanny god who was sitting next to her and secretly protecting the children to perform her duties suddenly jumped up. As soon as she noticed something abnormal, she had a thought in her mind, she just stretched her hand towards the sky and grabbed a bottle of insecticide. She immediately pressed the valve, and the insecticide sprayed out in the form of mist, floating on the reptile. The reptile would spin and jump a few times before it died.
After a while, a large group of reptiles died. Ye Youxuan was panicked and angrily asked the nanny god: Are you confused? These reptiles came on the orders of King Guang of Qin.
No one’s orders will do. Before this baby boy is born, I don't care if you bite him to death; after he is born, I have to secretly help the baby boy for three days in accordance with the Jade Emperor's decree. Of course, it is the same whether it is a boy or a girl. I want to ensure that the newborn baby is safe and accident-free for three days and nights.
The nanny god continued to spray the potion as he spoke. Ye Youxuan had no choice but to give the order: withdraw! He also looked back and said: The baby boy was reborn by the Bamboo God through opportunism and was different from ordinary babies. Okay, let's come back in three days.
At midnight that day, Craftsman Liu, who had a hard time taking care of his wife and two babies, fell asleep as soon as he went to bed. He did not sleep on his wife's bed, but on the bunk opposite this bed. It was safer this way. He had heard people say that men who sleep too hard and move around easily should not share the same bed with a newborn baby. If you are not careful, you may be in danger of crushing the baby.
I finally gave birth to a baby boy, whom I regarded as a treasure. I was worried that if I rolled over in my sleep, I would crush the baby. Moreover, Ma Doying reminded me: When you sleep in a dead body, you like to roll over. This is not a good thing. Now that I have twins, I would be a little worried if you sleep in the same bed with the baby.
Because his body was relaxed and he was too tired, Craftsman Liu fell asleep quickly and snored. But the dream came and was slowly controlling his consciousness. In the haze, he saw a pair of lanterns outside the venue, like horse lanterns. One was carried by a ghost soldier and sneaked into the bamboo forest; the other was carried back to the house by the door god of the family.
Suddenly, he found that many or even thousands of long-tailed poisonous insects crawled into the house, one after another covering the baby boy's body. They showed their hard teeth and bit the baby boy until he screamed. A pimple... A Taoist priest came over to see the baby boy and said that the baby boy was the reincarnation of the Bamboo God and that he would not survive. Now poisonous insects were biting his liver and lungs... Craftsman Liu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and woke up unexpectedly. Can't sleep.
After having this nightmare, he got up, lit the lamp, went to the kitchen to get a pair of fire scissors and put them next to the bed. He also touched the two babies sleeping next to Ma Doying with his hands. He looked at the baby boy carefully and saw that he was sleeping well and was fine, so he retreated to the bed, still tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Ma Daoying was awakened by his actions and asked him what he was doing. He said that he had suppressed the evil spirit and had just had a nightmare, but it was difficult to talk about it at night.
He told Ma Daoying the next day, and Ma Daoying was also shocked. How about you invite a fortune teller to calculate a horoscope for each of the twins?
That same day, he went outside the mountain and invited a blind fortune teller with a stick. The fortune teller was sitting in the main room, playing the huqin in a show-off manner, and just started to play a slang song. Craftsman Liu came over and patted him on the shoulder, saying that I will tell you the birth time of the twins. Do the math.
When he heard that they were twins, the fortune teller said a lucky word to express his congratulations, and then the smile lines on his face faded away. He calmly remembered the birth time that Craftsman Liu had announced for their two babies, and asked if he remembered the time accurately. Craftsman Liu said: Why not? A pair of babies born just two days ago.
The fortune teller then asked whether the baby boy was born first or the baby girl, and how long the interval was. Craftsman Liu reported everything in detail, and emphasized that there was only about a quarter of an hour in between, but it took up two hours.
The fortune teller put the Huqin in a satchel, held a heated teacup handed to him by Craftsman Liu, took a sip of tea and said: After a quarter of an hour, the difference is huge! A quarter of an hour ago was an auspicious time, but after that it was not.
Master, just tell me the truth, if there is any evil, I have to ask you to rescue and contain it. Craftsman Liu said anxiously and worriedly.
The fortune teller pondered for a while and said that the baby girl should be calculated first, and then the baby boy.
