Chapter 73: Shaman Dance
Soon, the rustling sound of footsteps gradually approached the door of the room, and Wang Dafeng's voice was heard outside: "Auntie, show me your unique skills today, and I will repay you after that."
Aunt Niu's voice rang out: "Auntie, don't talk, let's go in and take a look first."
Oh my god, what’s going on?
Ding Xiaodie, lying on the bed, had to pretend to be asleep, but she turned over and faced the door so that she could peek at what Wang Dafeng and Aunt Niu were doing.
The two men gently pushed the door open and came in. They looked at her who was sleeping, as if they didn't take her seriously at all. Instead, at Wang Dafeng's signal, they looked up at the roof with the hole.
"Look, aren't those holes abnormal?"
Aunt Niu's face showed shock. She had just glanced down at the ground and found such a large area wet. She was still in shock for a moment. Only when Wang Dafeng mentioned it again did she say, "It looks like it."
"Right, that's what I was saying. We don't have any water at home for them to waste. Besides, Xiaodie is such a small child, how big can her urine be? Her aunt, please cast a spell on her and don't let the drowned ghost come. Our Xiaodie is a lucky doll. With her around, I, an old woman, will be able to enjoy happiness in the future!"
Drowned ghost?
Ding Xiaodie almost burst out laughing. It turned out that Wang Dafeng suddenly stopped arguing with her because she told the truth, and the truth was that she refused to admit it.
She said the wet ground was not her fault, but she and her father didn't know what happened.
Unexpectedly, the old woman believed her half-truths and she even found an excuse for herself. Since it wasn't her granddaughter who did it and there wasn't so much water in the house, it must be a drowning ghost.
Because only a drowned ghost will make the ground wet wherever it goes.
This reason was very sufficient and almost flawless, so Wang Dafeng hurried to find Aunt Niu.
When Aunt Niu lived in Aozi Village, she was a famous fortune teller in the surrounding area. It was said that if a child had a stomachache, a child was crying at night, or if the poultry in the livestock house was restless, they could ask Aunt Niu for help.
The most miraculous time was when Aunt Niu used an egg and chanted a spell to coax the madman from Aozi Village down from the big tree at the entrance of the village and talked nonsense.
Now the madman is still alive and has followed us to escape the famine, but his madness is much less severe now. It is said that he will go crazy again when the peach blossoms bloom.
Because Aunt Niu is so capable, Wang Dafeng naturally thought of her first.
At this time, Aunt Niu said firmly: "Don't worry, Auntie, I will do it step by step."
After he finished speaking, he took out incense, paper and fire from his sleeve, bowed to the broken roof again and again, and then lit the incense, paper and fire, with a very serious and solemn expression.
After a short while, the room was filled with smoke. Ding Xiaodie finally couldn't help coughing twice. She also said that this was an opportunity to pretend to be awake. She rubbed her eyes with her little hands and asked, "Grandma, what are you doing?"
"We are praying!"
"Xiao ah Xiaodie, if you feel choked, get out."
Wang Dafeng's child woke up and she hurriedly patted her back. Aunt Niu, on the other hand, did not dare to relax for a moment and kept muttering to herself.
Ding Xiaodie shook her head: "No, I like to watch Aunt Niu perform. Aunt Niu is a fairy from heaven."
"Oh, that little mouth!"
Aunt Niu was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. After all, she was just a child who liked to join in the fun. She didn't understand anything, so she could just watch if she wanted to.
So he continued to chant the prayer, saying things like, "Where you came from, go back to where you came from. The Ding family has no grudges against you, so please don't cause them any trouble."
In fact, Ding Xiaodie didn’t want to go out, she was worried that they would discover the Cuckoo Machine.
Now she had no choice but to kneel on the ground with Wang Dafeng and let Aunt Niu perform rituals around her twice.
In fact, it is a good thing for Wang Dafeng to think this way. As long as it diverts attention, it is a good thing. But why should he make such an association just because of the hole in the roof and the water on the ground?
I really don't understand.
Soon Aunt Niu finished her work and grabbed some straw from the ground. She handed it to Wang Dafeng and said, "Auntie, later, burn this straw into ashes, mix it with water, and each of you family members can drink a few sips. From now on, your home will be clean and peaceful, and everything will be fine!"
"That's great, thank you so much, aunt."
Wang Dafeng took the straws as if they were treasures, and held them in her hands like precious babies. She smiled so hard that her eyes were invisible. It was only a moment later that she realized that Aunt Niu was still standing in front of her.
Then he realized: "Oh, Aunt Niu, I'll get you something to eat, a sweet potato."
Aunt Niu's face immediately fell: "Auntie, normally when I do something like this, people are very generous. This is something that hurts Ben Yuan. If it weren't for the sake of the people in the village, I would definitely not want to do this during the days of fleeing famine. Most importantly, it hurts people and hurts my body."
"Uh, this..."
Wang Dafeng pretended to be stupid. She naturally understood that Aunt Niu wanted to ask for more, but she thought it was just a gesture.
Didn’t we say we are all from the same village?
But Aunt Niu's motionless attitude said it all, so Wang Dafeng had no choice but to grit her teeth and say, "Okay, two sweet potatoes, come with me!"
After saying that, the two of them turned and left the room.
Ding Xiaodie was stunned. Is this so realistic?
Soon, Aunt Niu happily took the two sweet potatoes and left their house. However, as soon as she left, Wang Dafeng started cursing, "Two sweet potatoes!" She felt so heartbroken as if a piece of flesh had been cut off from her body.
Ding Xiaodie, who heard the old woman cursing upstairs, touched the ten copper coins in her arms. In this day and age, food is naturally the most precious, just like sweet potatoes.
It could save a life at the right time, but her ten copper coins were now just like a few pieces of scrap metal, and there was no chance that they could be exchanged for food.
…
As for finding a water source, just do it.
The people were divided into three small teams. Ding Gui was assigned to go up the mountain to find spring water. Naturally, he returned empty-handed on the first day except for a few small fungi. Those who dug the lotus pond also came back empty-handed.
After drawing the lot again, Ding Gui went to the mountain to look for spring water the next day.
But finding a water source can't wait any longer. Some families have been thirsty all day. This is the situation Zhang Xiu found when he went out to chat.
After Wang Dafeng fell asleep, the three of them held a small meeting.
"The Cuckoo Machine we obtained this time is very timely. We can use it to save the villagers, but how can we hide it from them?" Ding Xiaodie had been thinking about this, but no matter how she thought about it, it didn't work, because the Cuckoo Machine could only spit out water if she operated it personally.
If you hide it somewhere, there shouldn't be any reaction.
Zhang Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "How about we go up the mountain before your father and the others do, find a place to spit the water in, and then your father will pretend to find it."
"This is a good idea." Ding Xiaodie thought it was feasible.
But Ding Gui objected: "It was only daybreak when we went up the mountain. What does it mean that you have to go early? That means you and your daughter have to go up the mountain before daybreak. Do you know how dangerous that is?"
(End of this chapter)
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