Er Gouzi is a young man living in a remote town in western Hunan.
They are also the blood descendants of those refugees from the Central Plains who fled to this dangerous place in western Hunan during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Although from a ancestry point of view, most people in this town can be regarded as descendants of the Han people in the Central Plains.
But in fact, apart from blood, the descendants of the Central Plains living here have been assimilated by the Miao people. Their language, customs, and cultural traditions are all very different from those in the Central Plains area.
The most obvious point is that because it is too close to the hinterland of Miao Township in western Hunan, there are often absurd rumors about ghosts, foxes and monsters circulating around the town.
In the cultural legends of the Miao people, those ghosts, foxes and monsters have the habit of robbing children and hiding from livestock.
Therefore, according to local customs, children are generally not given formal names and font sizes until they officially reach adulthood. Instead, they are called by the "nicknames" of some livestock to prevent foreign ghosts, foxes, and spirits from entangled with the children.
After taking root here for hundreds of years, the descendants of those original refugees have naturally inherited this tradition - that is, giving their children a "mean name" that is easy to support.
Ergouzi was a child born in this cultural environment.
If there are no other accidents, he will probably get his real name when he reaches adulthood, just like his fathers.
Perhaps at that time, he will also marry an ordinary woman under the orders of his parents and the words of a matchmaker, and then spend his ordinary life peacefully.
However, the reason why accidents are called "accidents" is because they will appear in front of you in an unexpected way when you least expect them.
Just the day before Er Gouzi was about to come of age, a Miao woman who lived in seclusion in a Miao village in the mountains, the legendary "witch", came to this border town.
Ergouzi could swear that she was definitely the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.
Even the women in the brothels with their gorgeous flowers and heavy makeup cannot compare with her.
If Er Gouzi hadn't found her lying in the pig pen covered in blood, her presence would have caused a sensation in this small town.
Fortunately, Er Gouzi is not that kind of young man who has never seen the world.
After the initial shock, he instinctively rescued this "witch" of unknown origin.
Of course, Ergouzi didn't know the identity of the other party's "witch" at that time. He was just fascinated by the other party's beauty and secretly took her home to heal her wounds.
When the woman woke up again, three full days had passed.
It had been three days without eating or drinking, but when I woke up, my face was still the same and my energy and blood were full. Even an ignorant person knew that he might have gotten into "trouble".
What happened next was exactly as Ergouzi expected.
After the initial panic, the woman quickly showed that she would not let strangers in, and used the art of poison to intimidate Ergouzi into getting food for her.
It was only then that Ergouzi, who came back to his senses, was surprised to find that he had accidentally saved a Miao girl, a "Miao witch" who was good at witchcraft.
In this small town with a population of less than a thousand people, there has been a long-standing fear of the Miao people's witchcraft.
Because when the group of refugees first moved here, they fought with the Miao people who had lived here for a long time.
Ergouzi didn't know the process clearly. He only knew that the final result ended with a certain "witch" casting a curse, causing a large-scale plague to occur in the area.
Since then, the "witch" has become a more terrifying existence than ghosts and foxes in the legend of the town, and is often used by adults to scare disobedient children.
Ergouzi is undoubtedly one of them. Even because he was too naughty as a child, he is more afraid of "witches" than other children of the same age.
This shadow of childhood caused Ergouzi to still be afraid of the legendary "witch" even though he was close to adulthood.
"Don't worry that I will hurt you, as long as you continue to help me hide my tracks."
As if seeing Er Gouzi's fear, the woman promised.
Since then, there has been a young woman in Ergouzi's family, and because of her delicate and beautiful appearance and smart and capable personality, she has been deeply loved by Ergouzi's parents.
If Er Gouzi hadn't been underage at the time, they would have made the woman their daughter-in-law on the spot.
Ergouzi, the only one who knew the truth, had to deal with his parents with a wry smile while trying to find a way to send away this god of plague.
Er Gouzi never denies his lust, otherwise he would not choose a woman of unknown origin to take home.
But in the same way, Ergouzi really didn't want this "witch" to harm his family, so he could only find ways to satisfy the other party's requirements.
"I want to marry you."
Ever since, when the woman expressed her feelings very frankly, Ergouzi felt only fear and helplessness.
"We are not suitable..."
After holding it in for a long time, Ergouzi dared to lower his head softly and reject the woman's proposal.
"I can change for you."
Ergouzi didn't know whether the woman was telling the truth or simply wanted to further help him, so he rejected the other party's proposal again.
"I want to marry a woman I love."
That was probably the first time Ergouzi saw a look of sadness on the woman's face, but the next moment, the sadness turned into indifference.
"I'll make you fall in love with me."
After this conversation, the woman never formally spoke to Ergouzi again.
However, deep down in his heart, Ergouzi never dared to let down his guard.
Because he didn't know whether this "witch" of unknown origin had really given up her plan to marry him.
"Are you in love with me now?"
As the days passed, just when Ergouzi and the woman had forgotten the last conversation, she suddenly pointed at Ergouzi who almost had "I want this girl to be my wife" written on his face. , the old things were brought up again.
"Well...I think my parents and I feel...there are some differences."
Staring at his parents in embarrassment, Ergouzi felt that this "witch" might be out of her mind and didn't understand the meaning of her words.
"Yeah?"
There was no further entanglement. After that day, the woman seemed to have returned to her previous appearance, taking care of Er Gouzi's parents diligently.
In addition, she would also deliberately cook a night of medicinal porridge for Er Gouzi during dinner, saying that it was a reward for doing things for herself.
At first, Ergouzi would throw it away out of vigilance, but as time went by, he got used to it.
I am used to the medicinal porridge every night, to the company of women, and to the love that is gradually sprouting in my heart...
At this point - "Green Silk Gu" has been completely planted in Ergouzi's heart.
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