Hundred Ghosts

The shoulders that had been rubbed were sore and sore, and no matter what was dirty, he spread the quilt on the kang, and immediately fell into a drowsy sleep.

When they woke up again, the two of them had already left, and the house was covered in dust. Lin Zi endured the aches and pains all over his body and found a wooden bucket to fetch water from outside.

In the evening, the two of them came back, and when He Huai saw the house that had obviously been cleaned, he immediately held Lin Zi's hand and babbled, saying why didn't he take a good rest, what if the water outside was freezing? ...

After dinner, He Huai washed the dishes, and Orion sat next to Lin Zi and asked furtively, "Is that Brother He your father?"

"what?"

"I saw the deep paternal love he showed you."

Lin Zi: "..."

On the third day, they passed by early again, Lin Zi had nothing to do, seeing the sunshine outside the house, he decided to go out for a walk.

This is called a village... Lin Zi thought to himself, the neighborhood of Orion's house can only be regarded as a few scattered families.

The villagers were wary of Lin Zi's gaze, and an elder sister who was washing clothes stopped him from a distance, "Hey, that man!"

Lin Zi pointed to himself, "Are you calling me?"

"Yes, it's you. Why did you move there? The owner of the house doesn't seem to be you, does it?"

Lin Zi explained to her, "A friend of mine is a distant relative of the owner of the house, and I'm just staying with him there for a few days."

"Hmph," the elder sister wrote "I don't believe it" all over her face, "Occupying someone else's house is occupying someone else's house. What excuses are there? Humph!"

Lin Zi: "..."

Some people always think they are right, no matter how much you tell her, you won't listen.

So Lin Zi didn't continue to argue with him, but she seemed to think that she guessed correctly, and added, "How could I guess wrong, hmph."

All right, Lin Zi didn't want to talk to her, so he turned around and left.

You can think whatever you like, but you can't drive me out anyway.

She turned around and said to her companion who was doing laundry together, "Look, he didn't dare to tell me directly. Surely there is a ghost?"

There are ghosts and ghosts... You are so tongue-in-cheek, you like to sow discord, and after you die, you will go to the palace of the king of hell to see if the king of hell will pull out your tongue.

On the way back, he saw a man carrying a hoe and talking to others. Lin Zi noticed that there was a big snake the size of a child's thigh hanging on his hoe.

It's really strange, it's early spring, and it's not yet time for snakes to come out.

The man spoke so frantically that Lin Zi couldn't help but went over to eavesdrop.

At this time, an uncle also came over, "Hey! Lao Zhang, where did you get this snake? Could it be that you dug out someone's snake nest?"

Lao Zhang laughed out loud, "Let me tell you, I met him on the road this morning when I was chopping firewood! It was lying in front of me, staring at me motionlessly, and then I beat it to death with a hoe Yes! I heard that the snake broth is delicious, I will ask my mother-in-law to cook snake soup and try it when I go back tonight!"

Lin Zi asked cautiously, "But shouldn't the snake still spend the winter in the snake den at this time?"

"Yes!" As a group of people echoed.

Lao Zhang glared at Lin Zi, "Anyway, I met him outside, am I free and okay? Go dig out the snake's den!"

"Who can say that!"

Lin Zi looked at the snake and said hesitantly, "But having said that, this is the first time I've seen such a big snake!"

"Me too."

"Me too!"

Lao Zhang said triumphantly, "You guys are so envious, I'll cook it tonight, and I'll tell you what it tastes like later."

Lin Zi looked at the snake, feeling more and more wrong.

Suddenly thought of something, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Well, how did you feel when you killed the snake?"

"What does it feel like..." He thought about it seriously, "It's just...just...it's eyes are fixed on me, it feels..."

"Does it feel like someone is staring at you?"

Lao Zhang patted his thigh and said, "Yes, that's right! That's the feeling."

"Then you are causing trouble!"

"what?"

Lin Zi said slowly, "Some animals—especially cats, weasels, hedgehogs, snakes and other animals that are born with spirituality, because of chance and coincidence, they will develop some wisdom, and they can gradually cultivate and form immortals under the care of the essence of heaven and earth. fate, but if they want to truly become immortals, they have to seek a seal from the primate of all things."

"What do you mean?"

"That is to say, that snake is about to become a fairy. It values ​​you and wants to ask you for a seal. If you tell it 'what a big dragon', it means that you regard it as a dragon, and it can also Becoming a real dragon will benefit you in the future. If you say 'Why is there a snake lying here', it means that you think it is still a snake, and it can only leave and continue to practice, looking for the next person. Sometimes An old cat that has lived for a long time likes to steal people's clothes and play with them in front of people. will die of old age.”

"Then what benefit will he give me? Old Zhang was taken aback when he heard that.

"Since it's a dragon begging for a seal, if it's light, it will help you to be rich, rich, and healthy for a lifetime, and if it's serious..." He said softly, "I'll make you the emperor..."

"You... what nonsense are you talking about!" Old Zhang couldn't hold back anymore, and asked Lin Zi again, "But I beat it to death, what should I do?"

Lin Zi said slowly, "He will become a snake ghost."

Snakes with spiritual consciousness or very many snakes will become snake ghosts after being killed by people.Unlike cat ghosts who are exploited by people, snake ghosts are notoriously vengeful.This person killed him today, if he doesn't apologize quickly and make offerings to him in time, he will definitely be retaliated by the snake ghost in the future.

"Do you think I'll believe you when you say that?" Old Zhang didn't care, "It doesn't matter what you say is true or not, it's just a snake, and I can still smash it to death with a hoe! Hmph! What a thing, my own There is not enough food to eat, and you still have to support this guy?"

He pushed Lin Zi away and walked away cursing.

Lin Zi could only shake his head helplessly.

These people are really not easy to mess with, all of them have sharp teeth and sharp mouths, they can drive me to death!

So Lin Zi took a small basket to the nearby woods to pick fresh wild vegetables to eat in the afternoon, and the two of them brought the leftovers over in the evening, so they could have food when they entered the house.He Huai was bubbling with happiness in his heart, wishing he could buy this room and kick out Brother Orion. From then on, he would spend the rest of his life in this room with Lin Zi...

The innocent little brother Orion didn't notice the malice towards him from his companions, even after eating two bowls of rice, he burped and gave Lin Zi a thumbs up at the end, "Brother Lin, you are too good! I have never had such a good meal in my life." What to eat! If you were a woman, how wonderful it would be to be a daughter-in-law!"

Lin Zi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Then you have to work hard quickly to get a daughter-in-law who can cook."

He Huai on the side burst into sour water.

Seeing that they liked it, the next day Lin Zi went looking for wild vegetables with a small basket and a small hoe, and met the uncle from yesterday on the way.

When he saw Lin Zi, he snorted coldly...

Lin Zi found that everyone here likes to look at the sky with their nostrils turned upside down, making cold snorts at them every now and then, as if he is the most powerful person in the world.

No wonder Brother Orion said that they are not easy to get along with.

He hiccupped on purpose, saying that the snake soup last night was really delicious, if he encounters this kind of snake in the wild in the future, he must kill them all and take them home for soup!

Lin Zi didn't know what to reply to him, so he could only reply with a smile in embarrassment.

But for things like retribution, he may come late, but it won't never come.

But his retribution came too soon.

Lin Zi hadn't finished picking wild vegetables yet, even when he saw him hurrying out of the village with his son in his arms, he heard people who told him along the way that his son was bitten by a small poisonous snake, and the poison took effect immediately, and he was in a coma until now. Haven't woken up yet.

It's a pity that his son didn't make it through. By the next morning, the news of his son's death spread in the village.

Lin Zi thought that this matter was not over yet, the snake ghost was going to destroy their family after all, this was only the first one.

The second is his second son. When he was playing games with other children, he ran to the edge of the pond for some reason.

Before the other children could stop him, they ran over to ask the adults to come and rescue him.

When the adults came over, they were already breathless and couldn't even hold a cup of tea.

But when the body was picked up, it was found that there was a strangle mark on his neck, and the neck was hanging limply. After the autopsy, the old doctor in the village said that he was not drowned by water, but was strangled by something. Lethal.

Everyone present was talking about whether it was related to the snake.

The two children were gone, and Lao Zhang's daughter-in-law couldn't think about it for a while, so she found a rope and hanged herself to death.

Lao Zhang seemed to be 20 years old, and his hair became white overnight.

A few days ago, he was still a wife and children, and his family was happy and happy, so why is he the only one left now?

Could it be that at that time... what the boy said was true?

At night, he rarely fell asleep amidst all kinds of torture and guilt in his heart. He dreamed of a big snake that spit out a scarlet core, but spoke human words.

"Why did you kill me?"

"I... I don't know, I didn't mean to..."

"Didn't someone tell you my real identity? Why didn't you do what he said?"

"I was confused for a while... I didn't take it seriously... If you hate me, take me away, you are hurting the people around me!"

"Are you sad?" Big Snake suddenly laughed strangely, "Is it difficult? How does it feel to watch your loved ones turn into corpses? Does it feel like a thousand cuts have been cut in your heart?"

"You kill me!" Lao Zhang pulled his hair and cried heartbreakingly, "You let me die too, I miss them so much!"

The snake ghost didn't say anything more. After a puff of smoke, it was all gray, and it was nowhere to be seen.

The author has something to say: Good night, everyone!