See Nanshan leisurely

The so-called witch is a woman who uses unscientific methods to invite gods to possess her, to tell fortunes, treat doctors, and relieve disasters.The environment in the mountain village is closed, and most of the people living here believe in ghosts and gods, and they are very repulsed to go to the city to see a doctor.What's more, there are some diseases that cannot be detected by the hospital.Therefore, witches are very popular here.

This aunt, Lan Shan, is a very famous witch in villages near and far.

It's just that although he has a high reputation in the village, earns a lot of money, and can build a large tile-roofed house by himself, but such an identity is full of mystery, and he will always be feared and guarded by others, making it difficult to integrate into ordinary people.

So when my aunt built the house, she chose such a piece of land herself, saying that it could suppress the luck of the entire village.

Chen Youran stopped the car far away, and after listening to Lan Shan's introduction, she felt even more numb, "Is there really anything strange in her house?"

"What strange thing?" Lan Shan repeated her question, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Are you talking about Gu?"

In an instant, Chen Youran felt that the hairs all over her body stood on end, she trembled, and almost yelled out.She didn't expect that Lan Shan would speak directly what was in her heart.

Seeing this, Lan Shan was overjoyed, put her hands on her shoulders for support, and laughed so hard.

"What's the matter..." Seeing her performance, Chen Youran knew that she was overthinking, and said awkwardly, "Then it's all rumored outside."

"Don't worry, my aunt won't use Gu on you." Lan Shan couldn't stop laughing when she heard the words, but she still had a serious face on her face.

Chen Youran knew that she was just making fun of herself, so she slowly relaxed, and asked in surprise, "How do you know what I'm thinking?" Although she often felt that she and Lan Shan were connected, but she was guessed like this, but Still can't help being surprised.

Lan Shan smiled and said, "Every time you come to my house, you pay special attention to which pots and pans. Every time I open a pot, you will back away quietly, as if you are afraid that I will bring out something strange, which is not good Guess?"

"...You know all about it." Chen Youran felt very embarrassed.She thought she was covering it up very well, but Lan Shan had noticed it long ago, but she didn't poke her.

"Sometimes I'm curious about what's going on in your head." Lan Shan covered her temples with both hands, and said with a smile, "The so-called Gu poison is just the result of the ancient people's limited knowledge of the world. , something that came out of course. In ancient times, the southwest area was not yet developed, because the land was full of mountains and forests, so miasma was rampant. When outsiders came here, they would often die of inexplicable poisoning. However, there are many types of insects and snakes in the mountains and forests, and Most of them are highly poisonous. Because we locals have seen many of these, we will mix some insect repellent powder, which is regarded as able to control poisonous insects. These phenomena are linked together, and it has become the legend of the natives controlling Gu and hurting people. "

She withdrew her hand and teased, "You are a good boy who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze. How can you believe this?"

"I was wrong." Chen Youran clasped his hands together and said sincerely.She never imagined that one day, a young girl from the Miao family would come to teach her about science, and make her believe in science.

But the brain association is too rich, and it is beyond her control.

Lan Shan smiled when she saw this. In fact, she was not afraid when she was a child.In the gossip of adults, you know that the top of the mountain is not a place for good children to go.

But when she was in elementary school, one day she came back from school, and her parents didn't come home when it was dark.At that time, the family didn't have the habit of hiding keys under the window sill. Lan Shan couldn't enter the house without a key, and waited for hours in fear.It was already winter in the mountains in October, she was cold and hungry, she couldn't bear it at all, and she didn't know where to go.

When I was about to freeze, I suddenly remembered that there was an abandoned cattle pen on the top of the mountain, and I planned to go there for the night.And next to it is their family's land. They have planted sweet potatoes this year and haven't harvested them yet. She can dig some to fill her stomach.

But she went the wrong way in the dark—Later, when Lan Shan recalled it many times, she always felt that she didn't know the way at that time, but she was subconsciously attracted by the brightly lit house and walked to the door of her aunt's house.

The young aunt was doing it for someone else.The door of the main room is wide open, red candles and incense, one liter of rice, and two eggs are placed on the altar table. My aunt is wearing gorgeous and grand clothes with complete accessories. She is holding a piece of red cloth in her hand, and she is walking around the altar table, chanting words , and finally knelt down in front of the altar, covered his face with a red cloth, and began to invite the upper body of the god.

That scene was imprinted in Lan Shan's memory, and it has never faded until now.But she didn't fear her aunt like ordinary villagers, because after the guests got what they wanted and left happily, the aunt who had packed everything came up to her and brought her into the house.

In the cold night, Lan Shan, who was about to freeze, got a bowl of hot noodles. After eating, she curled up on the rocking chair by the fire and slept all night wrapped in a quilt.

Later she found out that that day Lan Dacheng and Hou Acai took their younger brother Mu Lin to their aunt's house in the next village to have a wedding and stayed there.They didn't think about notifying her at all, let alone how she would spend the night.

What's even more ridiculous is that after knowing that she was staying at her aunt's house, the way Hou Acai looked at her changed, as if she had something dirty on her body.

Of course, Lan Shan didn't understand that look at that time.But I am being ignored more and more at home, even a child can understand this.She began to realize that her parents could not be relied on for herself, and she matured rapidly.

After that day, Lan Shan began to take over all the housework in silence, washing and cooking, plucking grass to feed the pigs, and tidying up the house. She learned quickly, and soon she did better than Hou Acai.

Later, Lan Shan borrowed at her aunt's house twice, one time when she wanted to go on to junior high school but Hou Acai didn't want to, and the other time when Hou Acai took her money and they quarreled.Although my aunt doesn't stay out of the house all year round, and she seldom sees her every time she comes, Lan Shan always has a special respect for her in her heart.

But in fact, even though Lan Shan had explained it, Chen Youran still felt that this aunt was a bit too mysterious, and she had an aura that made people involuntarily respect her.

The door of my aunt's house was closed, but the curtains were only half drawn.Coincidentally, when Chen Youran followed Lan Shan to the door, she caught a glimpse and saw the person standing behind the window.She was wearing a full set of Miao costumes, solemn and elegant, with a dark room behind her, which made her image a bit dark for no reason.Chen Youran met her gaze, her heart beat violently, and she quickly turned her eyes away.

She couldn't remember her aunt's appearance, but only those eyes that seemed to know everything.

After entering the house, Chen Youran shook the dampness all over her body, warmed up by the stove for a while, and then sighed comfortably, "This rain has been falling for too long, it hasn't stopped."

"Yesterday, someone from the village came to ask my aunt, and my aunt said that she couldn't stop for a while." Lan Shan said.

"Can this be calculated?" Chen Youran was surprised.

Lan Shan looked at her speechlessly, "Do you know the principle of weather forecast?"

"...cough!" Chen Youran coughed in embarrassment. With such an unscientific identity as a sorceress, who can immediately associate it with scientific knowledge?But if you really talk about it according to Lan Shan's theory, the mysterious abilities of the aunt, it is estimated that there is nothing magical to put it bluntly, it is just a scientific truth.

But being able to figure this out without any instruments and tools is pretty remarkable in itself.

Chen Youran changed the subject as if nothing had happened, "If I go down any further, my car won't be able to get up. When I got up just now, I wondered if the gutter was blocked, and the rain had rushed onto the road, making everyone drenched. Before I heard people say that the fields that had just been planted had been completely flooded, and the seedlings in the fields were washed away by the flood, and I thought it was too exaggerated. Now it seems that the rumors are already very subtle."

She said and looked at Lan Shan with some worry, "If it goes down further, the fields in your village will also be affected?"

Without enough rain, the crops will wither, the rice and wheat cannot be starched, and even if they are barely harvested, they will be full of empty shells.However, if there is too much rain, the crops will be soaked, or the farming season will be delayed, which is also not a good thing.

Lan Shan lowered her eyes and nodded, but there was no expression on her face.

Chen Youran was thoughtful, but she was always more careful about Lan Shan's affairs, and immediately realized that her attitude was a bit strange.

Moreover, if it is not convenient to live in the house because of the rain, it stands to reason that she should go home to help after getting up in the morning.Chen Youran knew that Lan Shan's parents usually got up early and went to the fields, and she was doing all the housework.But Lan Shan brought her here directly.

While talking, the rain outside suddenly lightened up, but within ten minutes of entering the house, it had gradually stopped.

After all, this is not her home, so Lan Shan proposed to go to school early.Chen Youran guessed that she was having trouble with her family, so she didn't ask any further questions.The two packed up their things and left.Lan Shan went to say goodbye to her aunt, and came back after a while, with a weird expression on her face, "Auntie said it's better to leave early."

"What do you mean?" These words didn't sound like driving them away, but more like persuading them. Chen Youran couldn't help jokingly said, "Could it be that my aunt has done something?"

The two didn't take this matter to heart, but that evening, news spread to the town that the reservoir in Sizhai had been washed away!