80s Taoism

The night in Meiziao is not as noisy as the provincial capital of Sanxiang City, nor is it so bright. In the dark night, the huge black shadow of Meishan is indistinct in the distance. People in mountain villages do not have as much colorful nightlife as people in big cities. People in Meiziao are more used to working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

If there is no TV, the people in Meiziao would go to bed around eight o'clock. Now that there is a TV, people usually don’t go to bed until after nine o’clock, and some even stay there until twelve o’clock, and then they don’t go to sleep until the TV program is over.

After twelve o'clock, the last electric light in Meizitang went out, and the mountain village really fell asleep. But the three shadows approached Zhang Jiaohua's house.

"Does the Jiaohua family have a dog?" One of the shadows stopped before entering the courtyard of Zhang Jiaohua's family.

"Don't worry. The dog of the Beggar's family is at the gardening field. There is really no way to go there. There are dozens of dogs, and they can't escape if they go in." Another black shadow said.

"Are you really sure that the Jiaohua family hid the cash?" asked the shadow walking at the end.

"I'm sure! If the caller hadn't got the money for the tea, where would he have the money to go to the county town to buy such good clothes? Where would he be able to pay everyone's wages? Where would he be able to buy corn to feed pigs, and even a grinder." The black shadow walking in the middle said confidently.

"However, it's also possible that he ran out of money." said the shadow walking at the end.

"You have a hundred dollars in your hand, will you spend all of them?" the black shadow walking in the middle said disdainfully.

The one who walked last nodded, "I will use up the one hundred yuan, and then pay back the credit of twenty yuan."

"Why don't you die?" The guy in the middle raised his foot and was about to kick, "You think everyone is like you!"

These three were idle young men from Meizitang. The one in the front was Zhang Hangao, the one in the middle was Zhang Wenrong, and the one in the back was Zhang Jiagen. The three usually like to gamble, and none of them has a way to make money. Parents also refused to give them money to spend. In order to make money, these three people worked together and often did some petty theft in the village. Most of the villagers knew about it, but seeing that they were petty theft, they were just on guard, and no one went to the police station to report them.

The three of them have been eyeing Zhang Jiaohua for a long time, but they dare not make a move. Although Zhang Jiaohua is small, he is mysterious and unpredictable. Mei Ziao's legends about Zhang Jiaohua make Zhang Jiaohua miraculous. They have been waiting for the opportunity, and finally waited until Zhang Jiaohua was going to the provincial capital. Although Zhang Jiaohua went out before, he didn't run a pig farm at that time, and there were diamond mountain leopards and dozens of puppies at home. They did go to test it, but they were discovered by the Diamond Mountain Leopard when they were still close to the courtyard of Zhang Jiaohua's house. A half-grown dog chased the three of them for a few miles, forcing them to jump into the river before finally letting go. Now I finally waited for such a few times. How could these three guys let go?

"Genzi, you go first." Zhang Wenrong pushed Zhang Jiagen, who was at the back, out.

"Why me again?" Zhang Jiagen was a little reluctant.

"Every time you do the least. If you don't want to do the wayfinding, don't come out with me in the future." Zhang Wenrong lowered his voice and said viciously.

Zhang Jiagen was very afraid of Zhang Wenrong, and he also wanted to make some money with Zhang Wenrong, so he could only bite the bullet and walk ahead.

As soon as he walked into the yard of Zhang Jiaohua's house, Zhang Jiagen felt a cold wind rushing towards his face, Zhang Jiagen trembled all over, and tightened his head. Then he took a few steps back, and directly exited the courtyard gate.

"What's wrong? You coward." Zhang Wenrong said angrily.

"Rong, brother Rong, there is something evil inside, evil door, just as I walked in, I encountered a cold wind. I heard that Zhang Jiaohua's house is not clean, or we'd better go back." The more Zhang Jiagen thought about it, the more afraid he became. Thinking of some legends about Zhang Jiaohua in the village, Zhang Jiagen's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Coward! If you want to go back, you can go back by yourself. Ball day. Every time you come out, you know what you have ready-made. I have endured you for a long time. You get out immediately, and don't follow me in the future." Hong Kong movies have become popular these years, and Zhang Wenrong, like the big brother in Hong Kong movies, regards Zhang Hangao and Zhang Jiagen as his own horse boys.

Seeing that Zhang Wenrong was angry, Zhang Hangao quickly said, "Genzi, don't be suspicious. Where did the ghost come from? If there is a ghost, how can beggars be so prosperous? I don't feel that there is anything wrong with him when dealing with beggars on weekdays."

"Are you still going?" Zhang Wenrong raised his fist, as if he was going to hit someone. Zhang Jiagen took a few steps back.

"Brother Rong, I was wrong. I'll go in and have a look again." Zhang Jiagen also suspected that he was suspicious, so he gritted his teeth and stepped into the yard of Zhang Jiaohua's house.

I don't know if Zhang Jiagen accidentally kicked something. As soon as he entered the yard, Zhang Jiagen fell into it and rolled on the ground a few times.

"Ouch! Ouch! I fell to my death." Zhang Jiagen cried out repeatedly.

"Useless stuff. Stop shouting, you want to call everyone in the village?" Zhang Wenrong quickly followed into the yard, walked over and covered Zhang Jiagen's mouth, cursing in a low voice.

Zhang Jiagen was covered so loudly that he gasped for breath after Zhang Wenrong let go of his hand. When the three came to the door, they were about to look for the key under the threshold, but the door opened by itself. The three of them were taken aback.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the wind may have blown it open. I forgot to close the door, it's a godsend to me." Zhang Wenrong was also taken aback, but as the leading brother, he pretended to be calm.

Seeing Zhang Wenrong's calmness, Zhang Hangao and Zhang Jiagen were overwhelmed with admiration.

"Go, go in." The three of them walked into Zhang Jiaohua's house one after another.

Boom!

The two doors slammed shut, and there was no light in the house.

"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah"

The three exclaimed at the same time. Zhang Wenrong was also shocked. There are two main doors in the countryside. It is not uncommon to open at the same time, but it is definitely weird to close at the same time.

Trembling, Zhang Wenrong took out a lighter from his pocket, lit it up with a click, and the hall lighted up.

"Go. Open the door." Zhang Wenrong ordered Zhang Jiagen again. This time Zhang Jiagen took the initiative and rushed over. This door is their back road, if the back road is broken, it will be bad.

A gust of wind blew, and the weak flame of the lighter was blown out by the wind. Zhang Jiagen tripped over his feet and fell directly towards the gate, bumping his head against the gate. The gate opened inwards, so although the impact was loud, it did not knock the gate open. I don't know if it was because of the collision that something fell down in the main room, bringing down a lot of things. For a while, the stick was swung around, and the three little thieves Zhang Hangao, Zhang Wenrong, and Zhang Jiagen were crying for their father and mother.

Such a big movement naturally woke up the villagers. So one by one they came to Zhang Jiaohua's house with flashlights. When the door was opened, the three hapless thieves had already passed out. As for what happened in the house, even Zhang Hangao, Zhang Wenrong, and Zhang Jiagen, the three unlucky ones, didn't know themselves. The villagers clapped their hands and applauded. Zhang Dechun saw that Zhang Jiaohua's family had nothing to lose, so he severely scolded the three of them, and the matter was left alone. The three unlucky ones lay on the bed for nearly a month before they were able to walk. From now on, when talking about Zhang Jiaohua's family, I tremble all over.

It was dawn, and the restless night in Meizi'ao finally came to an end. And Zhang Manyin, who was far away in Sanxiang City, the provincial capital, was rinsing his mouth and washing his face, preparing to go out. They were going to participate in the tea evaluation meeting today, and they were quite nervous, so they got up early in the morning.