Feng shui in the plush chair
A few years before liberation, five families built their houses on the "plush chair", saying that it had good feng shui and wanted to be a big shot.
Of the five families in this "plush chair", four are named Joe. They are uncles and brothers. Among them, Qiao Yulong's family has several acres of fertile land, which is a small piece of land for rent. Another Yin Xiaoping is Qiao Yulong's tenant.
One night in the early winter of that year, the wind was very cold. The chickens in Yin Xiaoping's backyard were so noisy that they woke Yin Xiaoping up at once.
Yin Xiaoping knew that the weasel on Temple Hill had gone down again. His henhouse is the worst and weasels love to patronize it. He didn't get up either. He just lay in bed and shouted "tut tut", saying no, and then shouted again until the weasel fainted away.
After a cry, he found it difficult to sleep. Lying in bed, tightly wrapped in a broken quilt, I looked at the small wooden window on the wall, dark, without any light, and I didn't know what time it was.
Suddenly I heard the cry of Qiao Laosi outside the door: "Old Yin, Old Yin ..."
Yin Xiaoping quickly agreed. I heard Qiaosi say outside the door, "The boss wants you to go. Sister Ji had a difficult birth! You go and help get a bowl of water. "
Yin Xiaoping listened to Joe's anxious tone and didn't delay for a moment. He walked out in rags and walked with Jose.
Entering the room, Yin Xiaoping saw several oil lamps burning in the room, which made the room very bright. There is a deliveryman in the center of the room, and the fruit of the offering is emitting attractive light under the irradiation of oil lamps, which makes people drool.
Yin Xiaoping silently swallowed the saliva that came out of his mouth for no reason, and listened to Qiao Yulong say to him: "Old Yin, everyone knows that you are good at water. Now Xiaocui is in dystocia, please ask Lao Yin to help me get a bowl of water to keep their mother and son safe. I thank Qiao Yulong. "
Yin Xiaoping is a little flustered. He was afraid that if the lady drank water without any effect, the consequences would be serious. So, he dare not promise. Qiao Yulong saw his mind and said, "Old Yin, all you have to do is draw water with your skill. As for the result, it depends on the fate of their mother and son. I don't blame you if anything happens. "
Yin Xiaoping was reassured, called a bowl of water and put it on the table of the Eight Immortals in the main house. He first put a chopstick horizontally in the bowl, then pointed to the bowl of water and muttered something, but the sound was inaudible.
In a short time, Yin Xiaoping will draw water. Qiao Yulong quickly picked up the water and called the people in the room to move to the door. Immediately, Joe sister-in-law came out, carefully took the water and turned away.
In the main room, only a few old people in the jstars were pacing back and forth, while Yin Xiaoping stood timidly in the corner, silently listening to the sound of their heavy oxhide shoes strolling out of the ground.
I don't know how long the room has been noisy. Suddenly I heard Ji Xiaocui's heartbreaking howl, which startled everyone in the room. But she heard the baby crying. Qiao Yulong's face was half sad and half happy, and she stood at the door of the room rubbing her hands.
Liu Sanniang, the midwife, turned to the door and smiled and said to Qiao Yulong, "Eldest brother, congratulations! Sister Ji gave birth to a fat boy, and the mother and son are safe. "
Qiao Yulong gnome male-"giggle, couldn't say a word. He was really happy in his heart. He had his fourth child and finally had a baby. He quickly looked at his pocket watch, smiled and said to himself, "OK, Yin, tiger boy, OK, OK, OK!" Joe's brothers also came up to congratulate each other, and at that time, the room was no longer boring.
Yin Xiaoping is in the corner, no one answers him, only a burst of air conditioning is taking care of him. He was smart and didn't stay long. He went out quietly and went to his humble abode. From Qiao Yulong's door to his door, the distance is twenty feet, and there is no light, so you can also grope back.
But to Yin Xiaoping's surprise, after going out, he found it was very bright. He looked up at the sky. There were no stars, no moon and no morning light. He was surprised: the dark night became bright now, and an illusion appeared in the sky. Is the newborn boy really an aristocrat? He vaguely saw the majestic top of Luo Ming overlooking himself. He thought: The opposite mountain is very strong, but Miao Zi Mountain is very weak. Even if there are noble people, it is estimated that it is difficult to become a climate. Thinking about it, he also reached the door. After he entered the door, he fell asleep with his clothes on, but he couldn't sleep for a long time. He thought of other people's homes and felt sad that he was still alone in his forties.
Qiao Yulong did not forget Yin Xiaoping's contribution. The next day, he told Yin Xiaoping that he would be exempted from paying rent for one year and give him five catties of white rice. Yin Xiaoping is very grateful and grateful, thinking that he can finally eat delicious white rice during the New Year.
As the days go by, it's already the twelfth month and a half, and it's been closed for years.
It was a sunny day, and the sun was high in the sky, emitting warm golden light. In the afternoon, Joe and his brother are sunbathing in the yard. Yin Xiaoping also sat by the wall, narrowing her eyes. He won't get too close to the jstars. He thinks he is shorter than others. If he gets too close, he will feel uncomfortable.
In a daze, Yin Xiaoping heard Qiao San say to Qiao Yulong, "Eldest brother, how did you become so haggard these days? I didn't hear the noise at night! "
Qiao Yulong sighed and said, "Third brother, you don't know that I haven't had a good sleep since Xiaocui gave birth to the baby."
Third sister-in-law is knitting a sweater Hearing this, she quickly asked, "Big Brother, what was that?" Was it tortured by their mother and son? "
Qiao Yulong said simply, "It's not their mother and son. The child is obedient. He sleeps till dawn at night and eats and sleeps during the day. Very good. I just don't know why, since the child came, the roof has been ringing in the middle of the night every day since the next day, and it didn't quiet down until the early morning. I can't sleep! "
"But what cat or mouse?" Third sister-in-law asked
Qiao Yulong shook his head and sighed again.
Joe's second child is usually quiet, but then he began to say, "What's the big brother's mind?" I have long heard that there used to be many ancient graves in this place, and the older generation have also seen painted bodies. "
Qiao Yulong shook his head with a sad face. Accompanied by several wives' faces changed frequently, squinting around for a while, and approaching each other for a while, as if this guy with paint on his face would fly out at any time.
Joe's second child added, "Eldest brother, you know that I am a man of practice and I am not afraid of these tricks. Why don't our brothers work harder at night, go out for a vigil and bring my hammer? "
After listening to these words, Yin Xiaoping wondered: Why does the roof of his house move at night after the child is born? Is this small landlord really sitting in a plush chair? He felt a pang of jealousy in his heart, but it just disappeared at once.
Sure enough, Joe's four brothers went out at midnight, holding torches and sticks, and went to the corner of the back slope to wait and see. You can see Qiao Yulong's roof. There is a thorn spreading at the corner under the hillside. Several people are standing beside the thorn forest to see what is at work.
They have been here for ten days and found nothing, but the voices on the roof always come and go at the right time. Joe's brothers slept during the day and kept vigil at night, all of which made them very tired. Seeing the end of the year approaching, Qiao Yulong told his brothers to keep another night, whether they found it or not.
Maybe everyone thought it was the last night. They were in good spirits that night, with round eyes, patrolling back and forth while watching the roof of Qiao Yulong's house.
But I didn't find anything until the rooster crowed. Qiao Yulong called everyone home, and several people were preparing to walk back in dismay. Joe's second brother is the bravest. He broke his back. Just a few steps later, he quickly stopped everyone and turned around. The other three are also on alert.
A "chug" sound from far and near is particularly clear and abrupt in the silent night, but it makes people feel a little distant and creepy. Several people held high torches to make the dim light shine further.
Joe's second child has the best eyesight. He saw something like a cat running towards Qiao Yulong's house at a distance. Without saying a word, he flew forward, raised his mace and hit hard. It was also his quick action that a scream hit the cat-like thing and plunged into the thorn forest.
The other three people saw the second child hitting that thing with a stick, and expected that it had no living space, so they all poked at the thorn forest to look for it. I just looked for it for a long time, and my hands and feet were stabbed with blood, but I couldn't find it. Seeing that the east was white and the sky was about to break, they went home. Talking and laughing all the way, I was in high spirits and said that it must be a monster. Finally, Joe's second child was cleaned up and the family could live in peace.
When four people returned to the yard, Yin Xiaoping just shouted "tut tut" to drive the weasel away. When he heard some people talking outside, he became suspicious: it would be strange if a cat was really killed and the body could not be found. Maybe the tiger will go bad.
Qiao Yulong's family heard the baby crying. Qiao Yulong was a little surprised, because since the baby was born, he never cried until dawn, but he cried today. He hurried home. Just arrived at the eaves, I heard a bang, and a black thing fell from the eaves to the ground. Surprised, he shone the light on the ground to see what it was. But he searched for a long time and found nothing. After listening to the children crying badly in the room, I went into the room.
Entering the room, I saw Ji Xiaocui gently shaking her child in her arms. Qiao Yulong asked, "What happened to the child today? Wake up so early? "
Ji Xiaocui replied: "Well, I don't know why, I cried at once. I couldn't move, so I cried. "
The couple tried their best to coax the child, and it took a long time for the child to cry slowly until there was no sound.
Qiao Yulong smiled and sighed and said, "This nothing has learned to toss people."
Ji Xiaocui also relaxed and prepared to put the child back to bed. But she suddenly felt something was wrong. She touched the child's cold face. She was a little flustered and touched the child's neck. It was still cold. When I touched the child's chest, there was only a little temperature left in the bedding, and the child had no heartbeat.
At first light, Yin Xiaoping was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly awakened by a woman's wailing. Listen carefully. It's Ji Xiaocui's voice. She's crying and cursing. Yin Xiaoping sighed and thought: This plush chair is too small to hold too many people!