Dazed

When going to bed at night, Qi's mother refused to back down on the arrangement of the bed.

Qi Zheng looked helplessly at what mother Qi was going to climb up to the attic to find the discarded and useless bed boards to remake a bed after twelve o'clock.

There are only two beds in the house. Although his bed is not big, there is nothing wrong with two big men huddling together for one night. The only problem is Cao Jingxing's injured arm. But it is so late now, and he can make do with it for the night. Tomorrow Get a new bed.

But Qi's mother refused to agree with anything, and the woman who had never had any opinions was surprisingly very persistent at this moment.

Qi Zheng didn't say anything when he heard the words, he just wanted his mother to come down from upstairs quickly and let him look for it.

An hour later, Qi's mother turned over several dusty and old old bed boards from upstairs, and then the mother and son tossed there for half an hour, put the bed together, and wiped it again with clean water.

Qi Zheng and Cao Jingxing sat on their own beds in silence, waiting for the bed to dry before putting on a mattress, and yawned from sleepiness.

Cao Jingxing was sitting next to him, and the two of them were leaning against each other. They were both broad-shouldered and long-legged. Their four legs stretched straight from the bed to the ground, and the shadows reflected on the dim yellow wall seemed a bit inexplicably suitable.

"If you're sleepy, you can sleep on this bed, and I'll sleep on that one later." Cao Jingxing persuaded softly.

Qi Zheng opened his eyes with difficulty, and said: "No, my mother made such a fuss to get this bed for you, and I will occupy your bed again, am I worthy of her?"

Cao Jingxing smiled and said nothing, with a mocking face on his face, thinking that she was not for me, as for what the old man was guarding against, both of them knew each other well.

But Cao Jingxing was surprised that Qi's mother would think that under her nose, what else would he dare to do?Did he think too much of a beast?

Maybe it's also the old rural customs at work. After all, he and Qi Zheng can be regarded as people who have held rituals and worshiped heaven and earth, although they can't be counted now...

After a while, Qi's mother moved a quilt and a quilt from the back room, looked up and saw the two sitting side by side, her face darkened again, but Qi Zheng saw it, and went over to help in time to prevent Qi's mother from coming again. Continue to be unhappy.

Qi Zheng made the bed, took off his cotton-padded clothes, looked sleepy and just wanted to sleep, but suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at Cao Jingxing, and said, "By the way, have you taken your medicine yet?"

"Not yet." Cao Jingxing shook his head.

Hearing this, Qi Zheng got up sleepily again, went to the kitchen to boil hot water, and then came in with a cup of hot water. Cao Jingxing had already taken out his pile of medicines. Turn off the light, plunge into the quilt, and after a while, there was a long breathing sound in the room.

Cao Jingxing showed a smiling face in the darkness. The night was getting darker and colder. In the dark underworld, there were ghosts howling everywhere. There were countless ghosts on each floor of the eighteen floors of hell, who were suffering severe punishment. Show them the punishment while they are alive.

Cao Jingxing went to the field outside the house in casual clothes, the surrounding was lonely and gloomy, not far from the underground environment, his hands were still wrapped in gauze, and the attendant beside him was the man he called from the underground to drive a train. , and resumed the attire of a ghost official again, with a loose red and white robe and a black crown on his head, and said: "The underworld seems to be a bit unbalanced recently."

"What happened?" Cao Jingxing asked.

"It is said that there is a Taoist priest in the world who has been searching for Yebai raccoon recently. This raccoon can attract soul-snatching beasts that have been suppressed seven thousand miles below the underworld. Kui, kui have been suppressed under the lotus platform all year round. It has been thousands of years. Appearing, what is the purpose of that Taoist priest is suspicious, and the origin of terror is not simple." The attendant replied.

The one named Tao?Cao Jingxing's face was slightly cold, and there was a hint of deep thought in his eyes, and he said, "How do you know that he is looking for the soul-snatching beast? It is really doubtful what the Taoist's intention in looking for the soul-snatching beast is, but since even you know about it, Hades and the others You must have a plan, so don’t worry too much.”

"However," Cao Jingxing changed his mind and said again: "In a few days, it will be the Year of the Wuzi, when the yang is dry and the yang is branched, the heaven and the earth will change, the yin will be weak and the yang will be strong, and Taoist priests will be rampant. I'm afraid it's not a good thing."

The attendant stood aside and didn't say much, Cao Jingxing ordered: "Don't go to hell these few days, stay in the world and help me check Tao Qinghui's Taoist priest, pay attention to safety, that person is not easy to mess with."

"Your orders are obeyed." The attendant replied, under the miserable moonlight, a gust of breeze blew by, and the place where the two of them stood just now was gone, only the dew-covered grass was still shaking slightly in the wind.

In the early morning of the next day, the rooster crowed loudly in the village, and after a few sounds, the smoke from the chimneys at the head of the village rose and curled up. Thick dark clouds revealed a bright light.

Many people seize this day to clean up the house and wash things quickly, so that they can clean up the house before the New Year.

Although the sewing factory where Qi's mother worked was on holiday, she was still very busy. She picked up a hoe and went out before dawn. There was an empty farmland on the left side of his house. Qi's mother grew a lot of vegetables there. Vegetable prices are high, and she wants to take this opportunity to make more money.

So after Qi Zheng woke up and had breakfast with Cao Jingxing, he had to follow Qi's mother to work in the field.Cao Jingxing was quite curious about these things in the farm, so he followed suit regardless of his disabled right hand, searching around in the farmland.

The rural area where Qi Zheng's family lives is relatively remote, and the development is not fast, so there is still a lot of farmland. From a distance, the two fields beside a river are both vast and fresh.

After a whole day of farm work, Qi Zheng was exhausted when he came home at night, and Qi's mother had to work hard to cook and deliver meals to Qi's father.

Cao Jingxing and Qi Zheng, who couldn't help, had to stay on the sidelines and fight. As usual, only one light was turned on in the room. Under the dim and old light bulb, Qi Zheng was peeling garlic while chatting nonsense with Cao Jingxing. with.

There was a loud sound of frying oil in the kitchen, and Qi's mother poured the vegetables into the pan and stir-fried.

Cao Jingxing glanced at Qi Zheng and said, "How is your father's illness?"

Qi Zheng paused for a moment, lowered his head without raising his head, and said, "The doctor said that if we can't find a suitable one, it may only be three months." He has encountered too many deaths recently, It even made him a little numb. Qi's father's illness started two years ago, and he has been relying on medicine to survive, but Qi Zheng himself is not sure if he is ready for Qi's father's departure. The unsmiling father who often beats and scolds but can't help but care about him, do you really want to say goodbye now?

"Why not send it to a better hospital, uremia is not an intractable disease, it can still be cured." Cao Jingxing suggested.

Qi Zheng didn't understand why, but Qi's father's illness had been dragging on for a long time, and the debts owed by their family were too numerous to count. Qi's father and Qi's mother were still paranoid about wanting Qi Zheng to continue studying, even though Qi Zheng dropped out of school. It may not bring about much change.

Speaking of this, Qi Zheng was a little out of breath, but he still didn't say anything, he finished the dishes neatly and sent them to his mother.

At six o'clock in the evening, Qi Zheng volunteered to deliver meals to Qi's father, and suddenly only Qi's mother was left in the dilapidated house, and Cao Jingxing, who made her vigilant but worried for a whole day and night.

The dim light, the surrounding silence, and the inexplicably depressing atmosphere, Mother Qi carefully looked at Cao Jingxing who was sitting at the table, as if hiding a frog in her heart. It's been 16 years. If he hadn't met him back then, then Qi Zheng's grandma wouldn't have left so early.

Maybe it was because of the light, Cao Jingxing, who was not in front of Qi Zheng, sat there, his face became cold, his aura became inexplicably stronger, and even his shadow on the ground showed a trace of majesty that could not be challenged by anyone.

In the quiet and narrow room, there were faint conversations coming in from outside, which seemed faint and distant.

After a while, Qi's mother finally mustered up the courage to start a topic first, saying: "If you are hungry, eat first."

Cao Jingxing's mouth curled up slightly, and he replied mockingly: "You won't forget my name, will you?"

"What do you mean?" Qi's mother stared at him closely, her thin body looked vulnerable, and her slightly hunched body made her look like a bent shrimp, but she was a tense one. shrimp.

"Didn't we meet each other more than ten years ago?" Cao Jingxing said lightly again, with a little smile on his face, looking at the woman in front of him as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

Sure enough, it was that man. Qi's mother swallowed hard, and suddenly felt that the man in front of her was not the same person she saw during the day. She asked in disbelief, "Haven't you been dead for so many years? How is it possible?" ..." The flustered tone revealed the fear and worry deep in her heart.

Cao Jingxing didn't want to make it look like he was bullying the old man. Hearing this, he picked up the tea in front of him, took a sip calmly, and replied with a smile, "Did you always think that I have already gone to reincarnation?"

After confirming his identity, Mother Qi's expression was no longer relaxed, and she replied coldly: "I hope you can fulfill your original promise and let my son live this life in peace. , don’t bother him.”

Cao Jingxing raised his eyelids and glanced at her, his eyes were full of determination, but he didn't want to conflict with Qi Zheng's relatives either, so he pursed his lips and said coldly: "The agreement is mutual, and I hope you have not forgotten your promise. "

When he said this, Cao Jingxing's gloomy gaze was still fixed on Qi's mother's aging and somewhat pale face, which made the woman suffocate, and her eyes began to flicker when looking at him.

Under the dim light, half of Cao Jingxing's face was hidden in the night, people couldn't see clearly, couldn't see clearly, in a daze, hazy, like a ghost, like a ghost, more like the nightmare entangled in the hearts of their family.

When Qi Zheng was young, he married Cao Jingxing, who was in an accident. It was a last resort. If possible, no parent would be willing to marry a single seedling in his family as his daughter, let alone marry a ghost. Marriage is completely ridiculous.However, fate sometimes has to happen. Maybe it was because of some crimes suffered by the Qi family in the previous life, which caused Qi Zheng to be involved in such a thing, so the result of the two parties' concession is that Cao Jingxing obediently let Qi Zheng's life go, and after his death, Qi Zheng must Become the other party's ghost wife.

Cao Jingxing's slow words fell into Qi's mother's ears like a threat. In her opinion, if Cao Jingxing, who died young, was willing to let go of Qi Zheng's body, he would enter hell. Unless he was reincarnated, he would not return to the world. The grandmother at home also had this in mind before making the decision behind, but she didn't expect that the other party didn't know when she met Qi Zheng again, and the two seemed to have a tacit understanding, which made Qi's mother I always felt that it was a hidden danger in my heart, and the more I thought about it, the more panicked my face became, and I was even a little helpless.

Cao Jingxing squinted his eyes and possessed a keen sense of smell like a beast. His complexion sank and his eyes were a little sharp. Looking at the disturbed woman in front of him, he was sure that the other party must be hiding something.

His gaze suddenly became fierce, Cao Jingxing looked at the woman gloomyly, and threatened coldly: "You guys better not play any tricks, I have a bad temper."

Qi's mother remained silent, her face was still stalemate, suddenly, there was a soft cry from outside, Qi's mother's expression suddenly slowed down, she stood up and looked at Qi Zheng who had just returned, avoiding Cao Jingxing's sharp gaze, and greeted: " Come and eat, the food is getting cold."

Qi Zheng, who had just returned home, looked in surprise at the two whose atmosphere had indeed changed suddenly. After seeing Cao Jingxing staring thoughtfully at Qi's mother's back with puzzled eyes, he suddenly asked: "What happened to you?" okay?"

Cao Jingxing suddenly slowed down his aura, looked gently at Qi Zheng who was still chilling when he came back in a hurry, and said, "What can happen to us, I can't bully your mother, can I?"

Qi Zheng gave him a strange look, but didn't answer.