Chapter 37
Wu Xiaoyu came over with a new quilt and placed it on the bed. She looked at it and said shyly, "These quilts are all clean, please don't dislike them."
Shi Ye nodded. Seeing that Chang Sun Yi's hands and sleeves were covered in dirt, and his face was also dirty, he asked Wu Xiaoyu: "Excuse me, is there any hot water? I want to wash him."
Wu Xiaoyu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."
In order to entertain the aunts who came to help at home, hot water was always boiling on the stove. Wu Xiaoyu scooped a spoonful of hot water, added some cold water, and then gave it to Shi Ye.
Chang Sun Yi obediently stretched out her hand, squatted outside the door, and washed him while waiting.
Shi Ye patiently brushed off the dust on his body, then took his little hands and started to wash them. The moonlight and dim light were reflected on his profile, making him look extremely soft and handsome.
Wu Xiaoyu had been staying in the village and had never seen such a gentle and good-looking person, so she was a little stunned.
Realizing how rude she was, she quickly retracted her gaze and tried to find something to say: "Master, you are still so young, I didn't expect you to already have your own child."
Chang Sun Yi shook his head and corrected her, saying, "This is my junior uncle, not my father."
Wu Xiaoyu laughed for the first time in the past two days. She wanted to rub Chang Sunyi, "So he is your junior uncle..."
Shi Ye stood up and said, "Go in and sleep." Chang Sun Yi said "oh", and Wu Xiaoyu's hand froze there. She pursed her lips and withdrew her hand awkwardly.
Wu Xiaoyu: "Master, you should rest first. It's late at night. I won't disturb you."
Shi Ye nodded to her politely, and Wu Xiaoyu returned to her room uncomfortably.
After welcoming the guests in, Zhou Da said to Wang Sheng warmly, "I have two elderly people at home, so we can't stay too late. They should be asleep by now. Please forgive me. Master, you can stay in the east room tonight. My two children are close and young, so they can't be separated at night. We have an extra room for them to stay together. I'll go and clean it up for you."
Wang Sheng said politely, "Okay, thank you for your help, sir. Wait a moment." With the air of a sage, he pulled out a prepared talisman from his sleeve and stuck it on the door. "Evil spirits, retreat!"
"Okay, Brother Zhou, your family's safekeeping is now safe."
Zhou Daxi smiled happily: "Okay, okay, thank you very much, Master!"
Wang Sheng nodded slightly.
After Zhou Da went to clean up the house, Wang Sheng stood in the yard and looked at the Zhou family. The houses in this village were all built with wooden boards, which looked quite interesting.
His eyes swept across a room and he saw two heads, one big and one small, peeking out of the window, secretly looking at him. They must be Zhou Da's two children. Wang Sheng rolled his eyes and walked over, and they retracted their heads.
He pulled a small bag of preserved fruit from his pocket, opened it, and placed it on the windowsill. Seeing this, the two children boldly stuck their heads out to look at Wang Sheng and said, "Are you here to catch ghosts?" They had just seen this man chanting incantations with such awe.
Wang Sheng: "Yeah, I came here specifically to catch the little brats who don't sleep."
They laughed, realizing that Wang Sheng was joking with them, and let down their guard. They each took a piece of candied fruit to eat.
The eldest brother leaned over and asked Wang Sheng, "Brother, is Uncle Wu really possessed by a ghost? My father won't let us go out to play during the day, and even grandma and the others won't go to the fields."
The younger brother also said, "But Dad can't control Grandma, she still went to the fields. If only I were grown up, no one would be able to control me, and I would still go catch ghosts!"
Wang Sheng looked at him with new eyes: "Wow, I didn't realize you were so capable."
"Of course." After receiving the compliment, the younger brother held his head high. Wang Sheng pretended to chat and asked him, "Since your uncle Wu's funeral tonight, have you seen anything unusual in the village?"
As the old saying goes, children can see things that adults cannot see. Maybe these two children know something.
The younger brother thought about it and shook his head: "My mother quickly sent us back."
Wang Sheng nodded, what a pity.
Not long after, Zhou Da stood at the door and shouted, "Master, it's done."
As Wang Sheng climbed the stairs, the wooden planks creaked under his feet, making him feel particularly uncomfortable. He looked outside. The entire village was in silence. Wang Sheng thought for a moment, then pasted a talisman on the door before going in.
However, he did not see that in the only house in the Zhou family that had no lights on tonight, there was a figure standing behind the closed window since Wang Sheng came in. The figure was hiding in the darkness, and the eyes seemed to be able to greedily stick to Wang Sheng through the window paper, taking what it wanted.
A dreamless night
In the early morning, there was a creaking sound outside the door.
It was slow, and each sound was heavy and awkward, as if someone with a disabled leg was struggling to climb the stairs.
The window had been opened and propped up. Unobstructed, the sunlight streamed in. The person lying on the bed inside shielded their eyes with their arms, feeling a bit uncomfortable in the bright light.
Wang Sheng blinked and looked over. An elderly woman was standing outside the window. Her lips curled up, and the wrinkles on her face spread outward, then gathered together, revealing a perfect smile. Her cloudy eyes stared at Wang Sheng, and her old, hoarse voice rang out, "Guest, it's time to get up."
Wang Sheng took a step back in fear, looking carefully. Zhou Da's mother? Honestly, what's the difference between this and seeing a ghost? The only difference is that one is seeing it at night and the other is seeing it during the day.
"Okay, okay," he breathed out, thinking that he was frightened because of the fear he felt after seeing human skin with his own eyes last night.
Wang Sheng was about to get dressed and go out when he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye. He looked over and saw the old man still standing there, looking at him with a strange smile that made his spine chill in broad daylight.
Wang Sheng grabbed his clothes and looked around. What was the old lady looking at? Was this family always so welcoming? They even had to watch the guests put on their clothes. He had no choice but to say, "Auntie, I'll be out in a moment. You can go first. You don't have to wait for me here."
The old lady seemed not to hear what Wang Sheng said and said, "Sir, please open the door. You can't hear what's happening through the window."
What? She still wants to come in! Wang Sheng swallowed his saliva. He seemed to know something. Could it be that this lady wanted to come in and force herself on him because he was so beautiful? He put on his clothes in a hurry and quickly refused: "No need, lady, I'll come out right away."
After seeing that Wang Sheng really didn't know how to open the door, the old lady's face instantly turned gloomy, and her whole body showed some hideous and terrifying meaning. Then she left reluctantly.
After Wang Sheng went out, he stood outside the door, looking thoughtfully at the talisman paper that he had pasted on the door last night.
The yard was empty. Zhou Da and his wife had gone somewhere unknown. The two children were peeking out through the window, not knowing what they were looking at.
After the younger brother saw that there was no danger, he waved to Wang Sheng and asked him to come over. He was like a thief in his own house. The two children had a clear division of labor: one was on the lookout while the other was talking to Wang Sheng. "Big brother, I want to tell you, I think there's something wrong with my grandma!"
Wang Sheng: "Oh? Why?"
"My grandma goes to the fields to look after the vegetables she grows before dawn every day. She spends the whole morning weeding and turning the soil before reluctantly returning. But today she didn't bother me and my brother, and she didn't go to the fields. She just hangs around your door. I suspect she's possessed by a ghost. Go catch her and don't let her get away."
Wang Sheng had already guessed it, but he was stunned for a moment when he heard this idea of ​​sacrificing one's own family for the greater good. His grandson was asking him to arrest his own grandmother. Zhou Da's two children had the potential to become emperors.
The eldest brother tugged at the sleeve of his younger brother: "She's coming, she's coming."
As soon as the last syllable fell, Aunt Zhou came out of the kitchen holding a bowl. Seeing Wang Sheng there, she grinned and walked faster and faster until she stopped when she was close to Wang Sheng. She looked very strong and vigorous, in the prime of her life.
She handed the bowl of water to Wang Sheng and said, "Would you like some water, sir?"
The old man's wrinkled fingers were embedded in the water, and the skin was swollen. When the two children saw Wang Sheng obediently take it, they both opened their eyes wide and covered their mouths.
As the bowl edged closer to her lips, the gleam in Aunt Zhou's eyes could barely be concealed. Drink, drink! She couldn't wait to gut this man, eat his flesh, and then get inside his skin. She had a feeling this would be the most delicious meat she'd ever tasted. Once she'd devoured this man's flesh, she'd eat the two little ones beside him as well.
Just as Wang Sheng was about to drink the bowl of questionable water, he suddenly put it down and said, "Auntie, you've been busy all morning. Why don't you drink it first? I'll get another bowl later."
Wang Sheng handed the bowl of water back to Aunt Zhou with a sarcastic smile on his face.
No matter how dumb Aunt Zhou was, she knew she had been exposed. She breathed rapidly, like a broken bellows, "Drink! I told you to drink!"
The bowl was knocked over during the scuffle. Seeing that this trick was useless, Aunt Zhou instantly deflated, floating in the air like a deflated ball. In this situation, Wang Sheng... Wang Sheng simply chose to run away! He couldn't win against anyone who tried to fight her, but he knew how to get people to do it.
He ran out the door in one breath. Aunt Zhou tried to chase him out, but was blocked by a barrier. The talisman at the door had taken effect. Wang Sheng stood outside with his hands on his hips and raised his hand arrogantly towards the inside: "Come on, I'm standing right here, what can you do to me?"
After being around Shi Ye for such a long time and being influenced by him, Wang Sheng is not afraid of such things now, and he keeps provoking this old guy.
The delicious food was right outside. Aunt Zhou tried to make it several times, but each time ended in failure.
She was at a loss as to what to do with Wang Sheng, and she wandered about in a panic. Suddenly, she remembered that there was more than just Wang Sheng at home.
She gathered her courage again, walked over, and said kindly and temptingly, "My dear grandchildren, grandma is hungry. Can you let me eat you?" As long as she ate the two little ones, she would have the strength to break free from the seal.
A ball of oil-paper fell on her. It was the same paper that had wrapped the candied fruit last night. The eldest brother stood in front of her and said fiercely, "Back off! Back off! Old thief, we are not afraid of you!"
Wang Sheng secretly thought that this was not good. How could he have forgotten these two filial sons?
Just as he was about to go in with gritted teeth, someone slipped in faster than him and threw a talisman at the door after entering, "The sky is round and the earth is square, lock it!"
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