Twilight Boundary

Hu Ma stayed in the village that day, ate with the second master, and returned to the village before dusk fell.

I lit an oil lamp and read a book for a while, then lay on the bed early and fell asleep.

Now, with the help of that Erguotou man, Shou Sui has a new door, and the rest is just step by step and planning bit by bit.

But Hu Ma, who slept peacefully and dreamlessly all night, didn't know that in the village, in the house of the boss of the Cui family, several brothers of the Cui family and Cui Xie'er's mother and sister-in-law had all gathered around the Eight Immortals table.

There was only one oil lamp lit on the table, illuminating people's faces in varying degrees of light and darkness. Cui Xie'er was kicked out, but the Cui family boss had a cold face and punched the table hard.

"The patriarch has sent his grandson in, so he should pretend to be a good person now."

"Take down that Hu boy and let us Xie'er take over. It's easy, but he actually refuses to let go."

"..."

Others were also indignant when they heard this.

The Cui family had agreed to bleed this time, but the old and confused patriarch didn't agree in the end.

"Haha, the Zhou family is also afraid of us..."

At this time, Grandma Cui, who was sitting on the bed next to her with messy gray hair, suddenly sneered and said: "Our Xie'er is a sensible child. If he joins the red lantern club, he will definitely perform better than his grandson, and he will at least be able to do it in the future." Become a steward or even a shopkeeper."

"The Zhou family just relied on the second child's great ability and large number of people to become the leader of the clan. Our Cui family is no less good."

"He is worried that our Cui family will overwhelm his Zhou family!"

The Cui family brothers were just puzzled at first as to why the old patriarch refused in the end even though he was heartbroken.

Now after listening to Grandma Cui's words, I suddenly understood: "This old guy still has such a plan, how shameless..."

After scolding each other, they looked at each other, feeling that it was difficult to do this, and hesitated: "What should we do?"

"There are a bunch of useless things, and it's up to me, an old woman, to make a difference."

Grandma Cui got angry when she saw that adults like them had no idea. She pounded the bed board and said, "Boss, don't be so stupid. Come here and help me move the black box out from under the bed. "

"ah?"

The eldest son of the Cui family was startled for a moment, then understood and was slightly excited.

He is older and remembers it most clearly. His wife also knew a few things and was somewhat famous when she was young. But later, when the Hu family came to the village and didn't know what happened, she put away the things and didn't use them.

When Cui Mo's accident happened earlier, it was the old lady who asked her to keep the little Jin Barezi. She said it was okay and she would keep it for Xie'er to get a wife in the future.

It's a pity that the Hu family did something bad and killed the woman.

The box was pulled out, and Grandma Cui took out the key from under the bedside and opened it.

I saw that there were some red papers and white symbols inside, as well as some strange objects, some like bones and some like hair.

When the old lady of the Cui family saw these things, her eyes became a little deep. She slowly scanned the objects in the box, and her expression became a bit majestic.

After pondering for a long time, she took out a piece of black stuff that looked like dried meat and said to Cui Xie'er's mother: "Lao Er's mother, aren't you pregnant again? Go to Lao Huotangzi tomorrow to burn paper and thank your ancestors... This thing will also be burned together."

The second daughter-in-law didn't know why, so she accepted it tremblingly and agreed repeatedly.

"The boss and the third..."

Cui's grandma took the paper figurine from inside again, tied her hair, and said, "You two, go and bury this thing under the crooked-neck tree behind the Hu's house. Remember to go after the second daughter-in-law burns the paper." , and don’t let people in the village see it..."

The eldest brother and the third child also agreed quickly.

The grandma of the Cui family looked at the fourth child of the Cui family next to her: "Don't be stunned, don't you like drinking and playing cards? Go and fight with you. If it's urgent, just make a fuss."

The fourth child of the Cui family did not expect such a good thing and nodded excitedly.

As soon as the explanation was finished, the whole family felt slightly nervous: "If we do this, we Xie'er can go?"

Grandma Cui glared at them: "If you have a way, do you still need my old lady?"

Suddenly no one in the room dared to speak.

…

…

Hu Ma tidied up the house, packed her belongings, and got ready to go to the city. Everything else was fine, but she had to keep her purse filled with ashes from the old fire pond close to her body.

It was simple, packed up, and ready to go at any time, but it was cold. When I woke up this morning, I suddenly felt dizzy and my mouth was dry.

It was like swallowing a coal of fire in my throat, it was dry and painful, and when I touched my forehead, it was frighteningly hot.

"Do I have a fever?"

He was slightly surprised, and even felt a little speechless.

Well, when I don't eat enough Tai Sui meat, my body is a cold piece, and I can't get any heat even if I want it.

Now maybe he has enough blood and food, but he still has a fever...

Feeling groggy, I tried my best to get up and wanted to scoop a ladle of water to moisten my throat. However, I felt my body was heavy and I could not walk steadily.

It seems that my body is not only sick, but also very sick.

After drinking water, I wanted to cook some porridge, but I had no appetite at all, so I lay down on the bed to rest.

At noon, Zhou Datong came over and opened the door: "Brother Hu Ma, grandpa said that we should all go to my house for dinner in the evening."

"He wants to tell us the rules after going to the mansion..."

"...Hey, why aren't you getting up at this hour?"

"..."

Hu Ma was weak, waved his hands and said, "I seem to be sick."

"I really know how to choose the right time. I'm going to the mansion in a few days."

Zhou Datong came over and touched his forehead. He also felt a little hot, so he hurriedly went out. After a while, the clan leader came over to take a look. The second master also came over, looking quite worried, but after looking at Hu Ma After that, I didn't notice any evil spirits, but I thought it was just the cold.

I thought that my mother-in-law had already entered the old fire pond, and there was probably no evil spirit in this village who dared to provoke Hu Ma, so she just sighed and comforted him.

"Your mother-in-law is gone. You, a young man, really don't know how to take care of yourself."

"Find someone to grab some herbs for you, drink them hot and you'll be fine."

"..."

So Zhou Datong ran errands, grabbed herbs for Hu Ma, and also got two steamed buns for Hu Ma from his home.

After Hu Ma drank the herbal medicine, she felt lighter. She thought about going to the patriarch's house to learn the rules, so she got up in the evening.

But just as he was about to go out, he suddenly felt dizzy again.

For some reason, he felt that the breath coming out of his throat was scorching hot, and there were bursts of stars in front of his eyes. He managed to hold on, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly almost fell.

Looking up, night has fallen, and the trees in the surrounding village are jagged and spinning, like ghosts with teeth and claws.

There was a strange sound of laughter in my ears, and there was a biting chill.

In a daze, he suddenly saw Xiao Hongtang jumping in front of him, baring her teeth at the surrounding darkness.

Hu Ma suddenly felt something was wrong in her heart, and hurriedly asked Xiao Hongtang: "Who are you talking to? What... is there over there?"

"have no idea."

When she asked, Xiao Hongtang was a little confused again, shaking her little head: "But Xiao Hongtang thinks..."

"...There is something."

"But I don't know what it is."

"..."

"Is there something?"

Hu Ma's heart trembled: "Am I really sick, or...something else?"

He tried his best to stand up, but his body was so weak that he fell down and passed out.

Xiao Hongtang became nervous and dragged Hu Ma into the house. The village was quiet and quiet, the night was deep and creeping around, and it was unknown what was hidden in it.

Everyone in the village closed their doors early to rest, and no one knew that next to the old fire pond, after the second daughter-in-law of the Cui family, who came to burn paper for her ancestors during the day, returned, there was always black smoke floating around, as if covering the What are you wearing?

After the mother-in-law left, the old people arranged for strong laborers to patrol the village, but today they were distracted again. They heard that someone was gambling behind them, and they got into a fight because of the gambling.

No one in the entire village found Hu Ma who had passed out in this small room.

"Go quickly and learn the rules at the clan leader's house."

At this time, in the Cui family, the old lady was lecturing Cui Xie'er: "If you don't learn the rules, how will you know who is easy to mess with and who is not easy to mess with when you enter the city?"

Cui Xie'er was sulking and said, "You didn't even choose me. What should I listen to?"

"Then listen too."

Grandma Cui sneered: "In case the person selected in advance cannot go, can't you follow to make up for it?"

"Listen to grandma and go!"

"..."

Seeing that her grandma was angry and kicked by the uncle again, Cui Xie'er had no choice but to go away depressedly. At the current patriarch's house, the second master was talking to Zhou Datong and several other children when he suddenly saw Cui Xie'er coming over with a confused expression. Startled.

The second son of the Cui family, who had brought Cui Xie'er over, hurriedly accompanied him and said with a smile: "Knowing that I am here to learn the rules, I asked Xie'er to listen too. What if he also has a chance to enter the city?"

When the second master saw it, he couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.

In the current Cui family, the eldest son of the Cui family was also worried. Seeing no one around him, he asked cautiously:

"Mom, will everything be okay? Don't let the second master see it..."

"..."

"Mouse shit is bolder than you."

Grandma Cui scolded angrily and snorted coldly: "You guys who are afraid of wolves in the front and tigers in the back, what can you do?"

"Don't worry, your mother has done something serious. By the time they notice, it will be too late..."

"..."

"..."

Also when Hu Ma fell into a coma, he was in a daze and was about to fall asleep. He felt that his body was like a ball of fire coals, as if his stove had been broken, and the fire inside started to burn, burning him up. Gooey.

But at this moment, he felt a slight coolness in his chest.

In a daze, he seemed to see his mother-in-law appearing next to him, looking at him lovingly and saying: "Grandson, good grandson, don't sleep."

"Get up, go to the back of the house, find the sycamore tree with its crooked neck, and chop it three times."

"Get up!"

"Cut it three times and you'll be fine."