surname teacher

Chapter 152

"Cigarettes...cigarettes...the home-grown tobacco, the smell of smoke is strong, it tastes right in the mouth, and it's a good deal. This little brother wants to bring some back to smoke..."

At the foot of Dongshan Mountain, the street market is bustling with people, and various New Year pictures and portraits of dragon gods are posted. Jin Suoyang, who had time to go down the mountain for the first time since coming here by accident, stopped temporarily to communicate with local fellows not far away. Gentiana chinensis is mixed among the local people.

Just ten minutes ago, the two of them had just separated from the old Xie who insisted on following them down the mountain halfway, and then forcibly introduced him to a blind date meeting.

The reason given by Comrade Xie was that he would go to the market to restock later, so he would not bother them. If there was a chance, we would meet again in the future, and after that, Jin Suoyang, who was burning with anger, and just now were totally in love with each other. Qin Gentiana, who was watching the excitement, stayed where he was, and ran away in a panic.

But obviously, in the eyes of Jin Suoyang at this moment, the remaining Qin Gentiana is as hateful as Lao Xie, so even after that Qin Gentiana kept apologizing to him half-truthfully, Jin Suoyang's face was still not very happy. good.

"Angry?"

"..."

"Really angry?"

"..."

"But I didn't force that handkerchief to you just now. Besides... Isn't it a good thing that someone likes you? Why bother to be so repulsive."

Just listening to this kind of sarcastic talk makes people feel angry. In fact, when he was young, he was a stubborn and violent teacher with the surname Jin. He might have gotten angry with others in normal times, but when he saw Gentiana Qin standing in front of him, After all, the white-haired young man who was still somewhat different from him frowned as much as possible, and tried to soften his tone and said to him patiently,

"...There is no exclusion, it's just that the two of them don't know each other at all, and that girl doesn't even know who she is, and it's very disrespectful to her that the old Xie just arranged a marriage in such a random way. , It’s really not like the behavior that would happen between relatives.”

"..."

"Marriage is very special for a girl. There are already many irresponsible men in this world. If there are more family members like the old Xie just now, more and more women will suffer. The family members randomly arranged to marry a strange child who was not valued by anyone and could only grow up in the eyes of others. In the end, it was nothing but the woman and the unlucky child."

"..."

"And I'm just a foreigner with unknown origin. Now I'm penniless, I'm still limping, and I have these ugly and scary curses on my face, so it's not that there is something wrong with the girl itself, but From the very beginning, I was not a person suitable for others. I knew that this kind of thing is not good, but I casually took advantage of it to meet other people's nieces. This is really not a gentleman's behavior, and it is too foolish and rude. gone."

"..."

What he said was serious and serious, as if he was really angry because of the 'girl' he didn't know at all, but also as if he remembered something about his own experience, and of course he kept staring at him inexplicably Gentiana Qin's expression changed slightly.

But at the beginning, he just thought that it would be best to trick him out alone that night, and it would be best to create a chance to be alone with himself and successfully seduce him to a place where no one was around to do something he had been thinking about for a long time.

At this moment, Qin Gentian, who had been scolded by his own rabbit's words, was also cheeky and silent, and then he didn't seriously examine himself in his heart, so he immediately turned around and followed his words, pulling the corners of his mouth hypocritically. road,

"...Well, that's right... That old Xie did not act very responsibly in today's matter... But since I have given you all the handkerchiefs and made an appointment with the time and place, I think... you'd better Let's go meet up, even if it's to explain some things clearly to others, it's better, isn't it?"

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"I think that girl probably didn't know it at all. It's not good for you to throw away her personal things casually like this... It's just an ordinary meeting. Although it's New Year's Eve, the street It’s definitely not going to be a big deal if people come and go, go to meet alone, and then explain the matter to her, are you afraid of being eaten?”

"..."

"That's all I've said. You might as well think about it yourself. If you can't do it, you can decide that night... Next time you see Lao Xie, I'll help you scold that reckless old thing. Of course, if that day If you feel embarrassed to go alone, I can also accompany you."

In all fairness, what Qin Gentian said made sense, so Jin Suoyang, who didn't know for a while that he was pushed into the trap by someone again, also frowned.

And even if they get angry again, they can't delay their busy work, so Jin Suoyang, who is pressing this matter in his heart, has no time to think about the inexplicable New Year's Eve three days later. ’ What should I do, after that, I worked hard with Gentiana Qin, and finally found outside the foundry where the rooster rice cracker was first produced.

But after they came together together, the two of them discovered that there was only a small blackboard written in chalk on the outside of the Sichuan Opera Troupe whose iron railings were almost rusted.

After some inquiries along the former site of a nearby food factory, Gentiana Qin, who was more familiar with the local environment among the two, got the clue first from the fellow villagers.

It was also here that there was an unexpected episode between the two of them that neither of them thought of, but neither of them knew about it at the moment.

At this moment, in front of the tobacco shop next to the No. [-] Food Factory, which had been closed many years ago, a tall and thin man who had lived in Dongshan for many years was speaking fluent Dong dialect with his back turned to him.

His voice when speaking Dong language is very unique and nice, coupled with the way he carelessly twitches the corners of his mouth from time to time because of the interesting things mentioned in the conversation, and the way he talks with the Dong girl in front of him with a smile is kind of unique, Chic, it can even be said that it has a special charm that has nothing to do with age or appearance.

But obviously, Jin Suoyang, who was standing aside and couldn't help or get in the way, couldn't understand what he was going to say, but he could tell at a glance that the young girl seemed to really like Qin Gentiana, Even the eyes and smile are faintly sparkling.

And in his mind, he recalled the Qin Gentiana that he heard from Fan Xi first, who was incompatible with the outside world, and unconsciously stared at the back of him who was chatting and laughing with the girl with flushed cheeks.

For a long time, Jin Suoyang frowned and looked away unnaturally. He didn't want to disturb him and the girl with this kind of thing, so he continued to wait for him to come back, while moving around the crowd on crutches. And so casually glanced at the crowded Dongshan New Year's market in front of him.

Dongshan County... Dongshan County in another time...another world...

This recognition made Jin Suoyang, who suddenly looked thoughtful, unconsciously pay more attention to the crowded small market in front of him.

But at first glance, the residents living in the county here seem to be not much different from the world he lives in.

But then he took a closer look to the side, and realized that something was wrong, the white-haired young man found that whether it was the glass windows of the surrounding canteens, grain and oil stores with blessing characters and couplets posted, or the portraits of various dragon gods and ancestor gods pasted on the houses on both sides Layers of dark, distorted reflections like human shadows are attached to the electric box and door.

It's just that these reflections with strange figures and huge heads are also walking slowly in the world of 'them', and can come out of the world of shadows.

However, the other normal people who came and went a little at the market haven't noticed much yet, it's like...they can't see these 'black shadows' hidden in another world at all.

[So in this world, there are actually three different kinds of beings living in this world, namely humans, gods and ghosts, right?And it is actually difficult for ordinary people to find that Sui and Shen are right? 】

[Yes, the surname is teacher, people are outside the door, gods are inside the door, and ghosts are inside the wall. How can ordinary living people see the true colors of those demons, ghosts, gods, ghosts and ghosts so easily... There is only an existence like you Only then can it be possible to use the power of the surname book to distinguish the difference between those evil spirits and ordinary people who are in the crowd...]

【…】

[The Chinese New Year is coming up these few days, the New Year is approaching, there are many evil spirits, and it is easy to be uneasy outside, if you go to the foot of the mountain, you will understand, now those ghosts and ghosts who accidentally ran out of bad things in the market outside There are too many... But usually they stay in the Creature Realm honestly and don't like to come to the human world, because once they come out to do bad things, they will be punished by the gods...]

【…】

[I heard that if you really want to leave the dark and lightless world, you have to go through the documents approved by the owner of the world before you can pass freely. There is going to be trouble... and the evil master is the boss of all the evil spirits. As for the gods, I know something is wrong. I have only seen the old man with the white beard like the ancestor, and the terrifying dragon. God, I haven’t seen much else...]

The conversation with the clay dolls last time was still in my ears, Jin Suoyang looked thoughtful for a while, and unconsciously turned his attention to the ordinary people who came and went and those who were suppressed by the portraits of gods. Haunted inside the wall.

And because he was so engrossed in watching, standing alone outside the market crowd, he happened to be confronted by three or four local men who were hurriedly carrying a red-faced, closed-eyed middle-aged woman forward. Got hit.

"Get out of the way!! Get out of the way quickly!! The wife of the fellow in front of me has suddenly been bewitched at home!!! Find someone! Find someone!!"

"I can't find anyone!! Who has a solution to this evil!! Why don't you drive to the Miao Village in front and ask if there is an old lady who can call a soul! Otherwise, we have nothing to do!!"

Hearing such a substandard Mandarin conversation, Jin Suoyang, who was squeezed by the crowd, staggered and took a step back while leaning on the crutch in his hand. The local middle-aged man who rushed directly and didn't even say an apology, Jin Suoyang, who was completely stunned, passed by this group of people, and inadvertently heard some strange and disgusting chewing sounds.

When the grey-haired young man with an ugly face raised his head, he saw that behind the unconscious middle-aged woman lying on the man's back was a woman who was biting the back of the woman's neck with her teeth. It's a boy in red with plasma and white pith.

After realizing that he had been discovered by other living people, the boy with a vicious and resentful face rolled his eyes maliciously at him.

And as soon as he looked up, he saw the child's pair of white and miserable, blood-red eyeballs turning and swapping from the two empty round eye sockets, and realized that the unconscious middle-aged woman was probably real. As these people said, Jin Suoyang, who was possessed by Xie Chong, could only hear the boy who was close at hand with a playful smile on his face.

[Fool fool! !Firecrackers pop!Fool fool!The whole family died! ! 】

The ballad sounded unlucky and vicious. It was obvious that the unknown boy in red was really intent on killing this woman, so Jin Suoyang, who was feeling cold at the moment, quickly turned cold and pushed away the crowd in front of him before limping He flinched and chased after him, and stopped the group of people in front of him with a broken leg.

And amidst the group of people asking who are you and who are you, this is the first time that Jin Suoyang, who faced the pressure of saving lives in public, only frowned and stretched out his hand to slowly point to the woman with a child hanging on her shoulders. At the back of the neck, in front of the group of people with different faces, he gasped and said,

"This bewitched sister-in-law has a mole on the back of her neck. She must be put down on the spot without touching her body, otherwise other people will be in danger, and if it is not resolved immediately, it may be too late when her bone marrow and vitality are sucked up later. It's..."

When he said this, many timid people in the crowd were so frightened that their faces paled and they avoided them, as if the boy who sucked the woman's neck would suddenly pounce on them, even the man with the woman on his back The middle-aged man was no exception, and after a while, a helper who was vaguely aware of something supported the woman and hurriedly asked a question with a pale face.

"...?! Suck, suck dry? So...you mean...that you can see where she is bewitched?! Isn't that right! Young man! You can save this sister-in-law's life, can you!"

As soon as these words came out, more than a dozen pairs of eyes in the crowd all fell on Jin Suoyang dumbstruck, which made the white-haired young man who was not good at communicating with others feel a little uncomfortable for a while, but he nodded quickly He knelt down again and gave a merciful cry.

And seeing the unknown, but young 'superior' squatting down, the spectators who were scared to death all moved away, and automatically parted ways for him, and then everyone went Watching helplessly as Jin Suoyang, who bowed his head and knelt on the ground, slowly pulled out the book that he always carried with him from his sleeve, and accompanied by a burst of golden light, a line of strange words appeared on the yellow book on the notebook.

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["Book of Surnames" states that during the Southern Ming Dynasty, Jinling, Suzhou and other places often had firecracker boys who came from the mountains to the world at the end of the year to make troubles. Every time ordinary people were hard to subdue, the firecracker boys would wait for the opportunity to snatch and steal other people's property. If they were not given, the boy would crawl The upper neck, biting the cervical spine to cast a curse. 】

[At this time, others only need to imitate the experience of the old woman lying on the injured person's ear and whispering, ① cat stinky, cat stinky, cat stinky under the stove, quickly leave this life behind, and the firecracker boy will be afraid As a result, they scattered in a hurry, and their belongings could be kept. 】

【——"Surname Book·Miao Shi Chapter"】

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