dead child, ghost carrying coffin

In ancient and remote places, many strange and terrifying things always happen.

And these things happened around Hua Jiunan.

Even Hua Jiunan is part of these things.

For example, he is a corpse!

Jiudaogou Village is located in the deepest part of the Shiwanda Mountains in the Northern Kingdom.

It is cold here, and it is shrouded in snow all year round.

Even in the early 80s, the villagers lived almost isolated lives.

The big and small things in the village are decided by the deaf mother-in-law and Uncle Li.

The deaf mother-in-law is a disciple of the horse.

There has been a saying in my country since ancient times that "the south is the mao and the north is the horse".

Nan Mao refers to Maoshan Taoist priests;

Beima refers to the horse fairy in the north.

The orthodox disciples who go out to horses all enshrine the twelve immortals of the "four beams and eight pillars" in their homes.

The four beams refer to: Hu (fox), Huang (weasel), Chang (snake) and Qingfeng.

Qingfeng is a wicked ghost.

The so-called eight pillars are the eight halls of sweeping, watching, stringing, protecting, reaching the sky, returning to the earth, closing obstacles, and exploring soldiers.

Regarding the division of labor between the four beams and eight pillars, I will explain it later.

The deaf mother-in-law is actually not deaf. Her maiden name is Zhang, and her full name is Wang Zhang.

Only because her horse fairy is a snake, and the snake is also called a little dragon, so everyone calls her deaf (dragon) mother-in-law.

The deaf mother-in-law and her husband left early, and two of their three sons died due to accidents.

Only the third child is by the side of the deaf mother-in-law.

Regardless of the size of the villagers, they usually call him Wang San.

Today is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Ghost Festival.

So as soon as night fell, the deaf mother-in-law asked Wang San to close the courtyard door, wanting to rest early.

After all, people and ghosts have different paths and collide with each other, which is not good for anyone.

But before she could lie down, there was a sudden knock on the door in the courtyard.

The sound was so loud and muffled that it was more like a bump than a knock.

Wang San was very dissatisfied, and while putting on a patched padded coat to open the door, he cursed:

"Here, come, don't knock!"

"You're going to die and need help, why don't you call the door at night!"

The courtyard door opened, and a gust of wind rushed in.

The person outside the door seemed to be leaning on a piece of wood, and with a bang, it fell straight into the yard.

Only a human-shaped imprint was left on the thick snow.

"Oh, I'm going, won't I really die?!"

While pulling the visitor out of the snow, Wang San yelled into the house:

"Mom, come out and have a look!"

In fact, the moment Wang San opened the door, the deaf mother-in-law was startled.

She ran a few steps to the side room dedicated to the immortal family, grabbed the immortal rope and ran out.

The Immortal Rope here is not the kind of magic weapon in myths and legends.

Instead, the disciples on the horse weave it out of willow branches, their own hair, and old money (copper coins in ancient times).

Then mix incense ash with pine oil and soak for three years.

After three years, take it out and wash it, and put it under the seat of Xianjia for offering.

The fairy rope is six feet six inches long, black all over, and has the function of exorcising ghosts and evil spirits.

The deaf mother-in-law cried out inwardly as she ran:

Ghost knocks on the door on Ghost Festival, bad luck!

At the same time, Uncle Li who lived next door also rushed over when he heard the sound.

He is an outsider and only moved to the village three years ago.

After the villagers knew that Uncle Li was a veteran who had beaten away the devils, they all respected him very much.

The two old men took advantage of the reflection of the snow and saw that the person who was pulled up by Brother Wang was a woman with a pale face.

She seemed to have been frozen, and her whole body was erect.

So much so that Wang San only needs to grab the woman's shoulders, and she won't fall down.

In this state, the woman's bulging belly is more obvious.

It was clearly a pregnant woman about to give birth.

The deaf mother-in-law said to the woman in a stern voice:

"There is a horse fairy Jiachang Baye sitting in the house, the old lady advises you to leave quickly!"

The woman twisted her neck like a machine, and there was a faint creaking friction sound.

His eyes were ashen, and he paused every word when he spoke, making the sound of rubbing his throat completely.

It looked like a rusty machine.

"Please, please, you, you!"

"Save, save, me, belly, son, li, de, child, son!"

Wang San was very nervous, so he didn't think there was anything strange, instead he greeted warmly:

"Are you looking for someone to deliver the baby? My mother can only exorcise evil spirits, but not deliver the baby."

"You have to find the daughter-in-law of Zhang's family in the east of the village to deliver the baby."

"Oh, forget it. It's hard to walk when you look like you. I'll help you."

Seeing that her son really went out, the deaf mother-in-law hurriedly stopped:

"Sanwa stop, she is dead!"

Wang San was taken aback when he heard that, and took a stride to protect the deaf mother-in-law behind him:

"It's late at night, mother, don't scare me!"

Uncle Li frowned, and stepped forward to stand with Wang San.

"Deaf woman, are you sure?!"

The deaf mother-in-law stared at the woman cautiously, and replied softly:

"The old lady is neither deaf nor blind, so naturally she can't read wrong!"

"Look carefully, you two, this thing isn't breathing at all!"

Uncle Li looked carefully:

Isn't it!

The three of them were huge living beings standing on the snowy ground, exhaling white steam with each breath.

As for the woman opposite, not only did no steam come out, even the snow on her face had frozen!

After hearing what the deaf mother-in-law said, the woman suddenly became irritable.

A pair of eyes rolled up desperately, so that only the whites of the eyes remained.

She dragged her legs, and walked towards the three of them in a daze.

"I'm not dead, I'm really not dead!"

"Please hurry up and save the child in my belly!"