"The foreign merchant and his family lived comfortably in the house, but the neighbors avoided them. At first they didn't understand why, until one day...it was another stormy night with thunder and lightning."
Luo Zheyu lowered his voice, and his voice with a unique tone added a layer of mystery to the story.
Speaking and editing at the same time.
Everyone listened attentively.
Silver lightning flashed outside the temple from time to time, illuminating the temple with flickering lights.
"For some reason, the merchant suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and looked into the bedroom."
"Just then, lightning flashed outside the house. In the light of the lightning, I saw a woman in a white dress sitting on a chair. Her hair was disheveled and she lowered her head to cover her face. On the table in front of her, there was a bowl of black medicine..."
"As the lightning outside the house stopped, the house also became dark. I couldn't see anything, let alone the woman."
“Boom!”
Luo Zheyu suddenly dubbed for himself, shocking everyone.
"A huge thunder roared in the sky, and bright lightning filled half the sky. The lightning illuminated the house again, and a pale face appeared in front of the merchant, facing his nose, very close, and the black eyes without whites stared at him, slowly shedding two lines of blood and tears..."
"The pale face slowly opened its mouth, and dark red blood with a fishy smell flowed out of its mouth..."
"Boom!" A deafening thunder suddenly sounded outside the ruined temple, accompanied by lightning.
"Ah!" Everyone was startled and hugged the people next to them and screamed.
The little zombie's rosy mouth was slightly open, with a puzzled look on his face.
The black dog lying next to the little zombie opened its eyes, pricked up its ears, and stared at the group of noisy humans.
"Chicken!" Ming Xin hurriedly caught the roasted pheasant that was about to fall into the fire because someone let go of it in shock.
"...Cough." Luo Zheyu clenched his right hand, placed it in front of his lips, cleared his throat, and looked around.
"It is said that when telling ghost stories, there will be ghosts standing behind you and listening with you..."
The woman in the lotus pink dress huddled together with her "brothers". She swallowed and couldn't help looking behind her.
Behind her was the statue of God. When she looked back, she saw a figure floating in the air next to the statue...
"ah!!"
The woman in the lotus pink dress screamed.
This was the closest her tone had ever been to that of a woman.
There is absolutely no trace of rough manliness.
Everyone looked in the direction she was looking.
"ah!"
“Ghost!”
"Ah, there's a ghost..."
"Woof!"
“Woof woof woof!”
There were continuous screams, and the dog was frightened and started barking. Everyone ran around the room, hugging each other and trembling.
Luo Zheyu rubbed his ears and looked at the Buddha statue in a daze.
Ming Xin jumped onto the shabby desk in two steps and poked the figure with the scabbard of his sword.
A piece of clothing fell down.
The gray-brown robe looked familiar.
"Oh, sorry, sorry, sorry everyone, this is my clothes..."
The bearded burly man hurried over, picked up the robe that had fallen on the table, and shook off the dust.
"How can you hang clothes randomly? How can you hang clothes next to a statue of a god?" The woman in the lotus pink dress felt ashamed and said angrily when she thought about how she was frightened by such a piece of clothing just now.
"You got caught in the rain earlier, and your robe is wet. This is your body. What if you catch a cold wearing wet clothes? So I left the robe here to dry," explained the bearded man.
"Then...I..."
The woman in the lotus pink dress stammered for a long time and was unable to speak.
He scratched his head again, feeling a little overwhelmed.
…………
The next morning, the sky was still a little gloomy, but the rain had stopped. Everyone took advantage of the stop and hurried on their way. In more than an hour's journey, they would pass a village. If it continued to rain, they could rest there.
The dilapidated temple is really not suitable for rest and living.
From time to time, water drops from the leaves fall down and land on the hair and collar, bringing a cool feeling that wakes up those who did not sleep well last night.
Unexpectedly, the dark clouds above our heads dispersed, the sun came out, and it became brighter and brighter, even quite hot.
The crowd did not go to the village to rest, but continued on their journey.
Ming Xin was riding on the mule and yawned.
"Brother Luo, I envy you for not having to sleep."
Luo Zheyu was riding on a horse and turned his head slightly to look at Ming Xin. He was holding a little zombie in his arms, and the little zombie was holding a black umbrella.
"By sucking human blood, one will always be gifted with special talents and be different."
When Ming Xin heard this, his body suddenly stiffened and he woke up from his sleep.
He recalled the pain of falling off the mule and being stepped on by a hoof the day before.
Until now, my butt still hurts a little.
It’s a pity that he couldn’t see it, otherwise he would have noticed that his buttocks were bruised.
Ming Xin fell into silence, but he could faintly hear the men whispering in the donkey cart behind him.
"Sister, how...how did you relieve yourself these days?"
"...Just squat down and relieve yourself as usual..."
"Oh my... I see! Sister is really smart!"
"After losing the fat on my chest, I feel much more relaxed..."
"Yeah yeah!"
"Sisters, look, my feet are so wide and so big now!"
"Hahaha, my sister has such big feet, I'm afraid she will never get married~"
"I'm not worried about that. No one would dare to marry me if I look like this!"
“Hahaha~”
"Yes, you can also marry a young lady~"
A group of five strong men, with soft and shrill voices, hugged each other and laughed together.
Flowers...the branches and branches are shaking.
If it were really a flower branch, I'm afraid the branch would break by itself.
Sometimes having too good hearing is not a good thing.
Ming Xin and Luo Zheyu looked at each other, then turned their heads to look at the muddy loess road ahead.
Luo Zheyu took out a ball of cotton from the secret pocket in his sleeve, split it in two, and stuffed it into his ears silently.
Suddenly, a flat hand appeared in front of me, with the palm facing up.
He had no choice but to take out another ball of cotton and put it in the palm of his white hand.
After Mingxin stuffed the cotton into his ears, he felt... a little better.
Several women sat on another donkey cart, looking at each other in silence.
“…”
“…”
"Brother, your eyebrows are really beautiful today."
"Shut up!"
“Brother…”
"roll!"
The driver and the man drove the donkey cart happily, away from all the troubles.
…………
In the inn, Luo Zheyu, Ming Xin and the little zombie sat around the table, each holding a few black cards of Pai Gow in their hands.
All three of them were novices, and they were playing a game with simple rules, such as comparing sizes.
Next to each of them was a straw bundle, on which were stuck strings of dark red, round, syrup-covered candied haws. They were bright in color, and each one was large and plump, looking extremely tempting.
The straw bundle next to Luo Zheyu had the most candied haws, followed by Ming Xin, and the straw bundle next to the little zombie had the least candied haws.
They used candied haws as stakes for gambling. The little zombie lost several games in a row and had only a few candied haws left. His mouth became flat.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer candied haws, and only the last string was left, the little zombie threw the cards in his hand onto the table, jumped off the stool, and ran away holding the bundle of grass beside him with his fingers with sharp black nails.
Went into the guest room.
"Humph! I'm so pissed off!"
With a delicate cry, the chubby girl walked into the inn angrily. Her hair was a little disheveled, her clothes were not tidy, and there were some red marks on her exposed skin, as if she had just had a fight with someone.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Yeah, big brother, who did you fight with?"
"Hmph!" The chubby girl raised her eyebrows, opened her eyes wide, and her nostrils flared slightly. She looked very angry.
"I've never felt so aggrieved before! In the past, I was the one who bullied others, so how could it be someone else's turn to bully me!"
She looked around and locked her eyes on a burly man who was sitting at a table in the lobby, chatting with someone.
"Come with me! I must get my revenge today!" The chubby girl took two or three steps over, grabbed the burly man's hand and dragged him out the door.
“I…I…”
"I really want to help you, but I don't know how to fight..."
The burly man looked timid and spoke innocently.
"Let me teach you! You are using my body now, I am very familiar with it, I just need to teach you a few tricks, I guarantee you will beat the shit out of that bitch!"
"…The one you fought with was a woman?"
“…” Suddenly speechless.
"That bitch stepped on my foot and didn't even apologize. When I argued with her, she jumped on me and started grabbing and pinching me!"
The chubby girl was so angry that fire seemed to be coming out of her head.
"You are too weak!"
After he was grabbed by the woman's hair, he had no strength left and couldn't break free.
"Who is it? How dare you bully my body? Look at my face, it's almost disfigured!"
The bearded burly man heard the voice, walked out of the guest room, and shouted angrily in a shrill voice.
"Come on, you lead the way, we will go with you!"
"That's right, let's go together. Even if the other person is a woman, we must fight back!"
"Brother, let's go too!"
The chubby girl didn't even think twice and waved her hand, calling for everyone to run out.
“Woof woof woof!”
The black dog also chased out.
A group of young men and women were walking on the street in a menacing manner. People around them all looked at them sideways and tried to make way for them.
Only Luo Zheyu and Ming Xin were left in the lobby of the inn, playing Pai Gow in their hands and looking at each other in silence.
"Brother Luo, go take a look?"
"...Are you afraid that they can't defeat you?"
"Buy a beggar's chicken by the way."
"Let's go."
As soon as the Pai Gow was put down, the two of them followed.
After the little zombie had his mouth full of candy, he looked left and right through the crack in the door and sneaked out of the guest room. Only a few strangers were left in the lobby of the inn, drinking wine and tea.
But the straw bundles filled with candied haws are still there.
The little zombie stretched out his legs and jumped over in two or three steps. He held a bundle of straw in his left and right arms and carried the bundles of straw back to the guest room with a grin on his face.
“Bang!”
The guest room door closed behind the little zombie.
…………
In the bustling market, people come and go, various shouts can be heard everywhere, and the place is bustling with people.
"How much is this?" A middle-aged woman carrying a straw basket walked to a small stall, picked up a jade-white, delicate little box with floral patterns on it, and asked.
She was of solid build, with broad shoulders and a big waist, a big face and small eyes. The small box in her hand looked even more delicate and petite.
"Big sister, this box of rouge has a soft color that suits your skin tone best. Young ladies all like to wear this color. I'll only charge you fifty cents!" The peddler spoke quickly, his voice loud and clear.
After hearing what he said, the woman curled her lips and opened her rouge box.
"Oh my! Big sister, you have to buy it before you open it. I still need to sell it! If you open it, you can't sell it!"
"Tsk, what a waste! I won't buy it. Such a small box of stuff costs fifty cents."
As the woman spoke, she turned her eyes away with disdain, and with a casual wave of her hand, the exquisite and small rouge box flew out of her hand and fell towards the stall.
"Ouch!" the peddler shouted exaggeratedly and quickly caught the rouge box with both hands.
"Hey, ma'am! Handle it with care, handle it with care!"
There was no expression on the peddler's face, but he emphasized the word "auntie".
"Who are you calling..." When the woman heard what he meant, she put her hands on her hips and was about to argue with him.
"It's her, that stinky bitch!"
A clear and somewhat childish female voice interrupted the woman. The voice was loud and high, attracting attention even in the noisy market.
The woman turned around and saw a chubby girl with messy hair rolling up her sleeves and staring at her angrily.
Oh, isn’t this the little girl who was just taught a lesson by her?
"Little yellow-haired girl, you are not convinced and you came back to ask for a beating?"
The woman forgot to argue with the peddler for a moment, and she shouldered her basket and looked leisurely at the chubby girl opposite her.
A face full of pride.
No matter how well-behaved the little girl is or how brightly she dresses, she will still be bullied.
"Ha!" The chubby girl sneered.
The pedestrians who were passing by behind her were pushed aside, and a group of people ran out and surrounded her.
"Is this the old woman who bullies you?" the bearded man roared.
The voice is loud and clear, no longer as shrill as before.
It was so deafening that people who were nearby couldn't help but open their mouths and pick their ears.
"How dare such an old witch like you bully big brother!" The woman in lotus pink dress squeezed out from behind the bearded man.
"Look, we're going to teach you a lesson!"
"Tell me, how do you want to die!" another big man yelled, and the man next to him quickly pulled his sleeve.
"Sister, you're pretending too much..."
“Oh oh…” The big man touched his earlobe, thought for a moment, and shouted again: “You must apologize today!”
A group of people slowly approached the stout woman with unfriendly looks.
The woman shrank back two steps, her lips trembling.
“I…I…”
"What's wrong with you!?"
"I...I was wrong..."
"What did you do wrong!"
The woman was holding a straw basket, crying and trembling.
"I shouldn't have stepped on that girl, I shouldn't have hit her... ouch, ouch, I was wrong..."
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