Jia Mo

Later, when autumn was about to pass, Zhang Dahu in the village got married, and Afu was called to help.After Fu Lan washed the clothes wet by the puppies, he went to pick up dried cow dung on the ridge of the field, which was a daily chore for him.Dried cow dung can be used for fire, and he doesn't need to chop wood when he has picked enough.Every day at noon, Fulan took the pups and the black cat out to pick cow dung.Under the sky, two little boys, one big and one small, and a black cat seemed to come out from the depths of time, walking towards the end of the ridge.

"Hey, little fool!" Someone called Fu Lan, Fu Lan turned her head away, it was Tian Jiahan who called him.Some of these farmers called him the eldest son of the Meng family, and some called him a fool, because he was always silent, like a fool who couldn't speak.

"Your godmother is about to get married, so I don't want you guys." Tian Jiahan said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, other men and women gathered around and joked, "Yes, little fool, what about you and your brother? Come to my house and be my son, okay?"

Fu Lan asked suspiciously: "Married?"

"That's right, did your godmother go to help Zhang Dahu's house today?" A dark-faced woman covered her mouth and smiled.

"Dahu Zhang wants her to be a concubine. Poor child, it's nothing more than a pup. After all, it's his own. If you think about it, you'll take her with you to enjoy the blessings. What can you do?"

Someone laughed, "It's not easy, look at how quick this kid is at doing things, he raised the puppies to be white and fat, and he will definitely bring them into the house together as servants. Marry one and get three, Mr. Zhang is not bad!"

For the first time, the pup was not mischievous, snuggled up to Fulan timidly, raised his head and stretched out his hand to him, "Big brother hug."

Fu Lan picked up the pan and bent down to pick up the pup.

The child's limp body leaned against his arms, and the pup lowered his head and said, "I miss mother."

Men and women in the field muttered behind them, and some people laughed and called "little fool".Gossip is like a slow fire that boils the fields.Fu Lan didn't look back, the two of them walked home with one foot deep and the other shallow.

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Aunt Shen led Afu into Zhang's mansion. There was going to be a wedding in the mansion today. There were lanterns and festoons everywhere, and red silk was hung all over the beams.

Aunt Shen led Afu in with a beaming face. She was one of the few people Afu became friends with in the village. She didn't take good care of the pups before. She came to Afu yesterday to apologize and said that she would make up for her mistakes and help her find the dog. To do the work, to help the bride dress up, the work is easy and the money is rich.

The more you go inside, the fewer people there are. The courtyard with blue tiles and white walls is covered with blue and white stone slabs, and damp moss grows in the cracks, making it slippery under your feet.Afu looked down at her toes, which were like small bamboo shoots, protruding from the bottom of her skirt.

Before I knew it, I had entered the inner courtyard.Aunt Shen pushed open the Tonghua Gate and pulled her across the threshold. The old woman was very strong, and her wrist was rough and strong, like a pair of iron tongs.Afu felt that something was wrong, Mrs. Shen had already opened the bead curtain, and there were several pink, white and red maids standing in front of the black lacquered dressing table.When I turned my head, I saw that the drum bench was empty, as if it was waiting for its bride.

Afu asked Aunt Shen: "Where is the bride?"

Aunt Shen grinned and said, "The bride is you!"

Afu was startled, and several maids rushed forward, pressed her shoulders, and pressed her in front of the vanity mirror.

"Ma'am, what are you doing!?" Afu asked.

Aunt Shen stretched her head to her face, and the faces of two women, one old and one young, were reflected in the vanity mirror.Aunt Shen stroked her shoulder and said, "Madam calm down, my wife, I am doing this for your own good. You see, Mr. Zhang's family is rich, and he is one of the richest men in our Wujiang River. If you follow him, the pup will have a good future." Life is over."

Afu sneered, "Aunt Shen, is this how you treat your friends?"

Aunt Shen was about to persuade her again when a man in a round-neck auspicious suit opened the curtain and came in.

"Ma'am, why are you doing this?" The visitor was fair-skinned, with raised eyes and a suave appearance, "It is better to follow me than to be a widow. I have admired you for a long time, and I will treat your children as my own." In the future, the dog cub will be my son Zhang Luohuai, he will go to school, and he will go to Beijing to catch the exam, and I will pay for the fees."

"That's right, that's right," Aunt Shen chimed in, "Afu, don't be confused, your sword fairy husband has long since abandoned you. Women, you still have to marry a man."

Afu sneered at Zhang Luohuai, "Seeing that you look like a dog, I didn't expect to come up with such a dirty trick to lure me into the house. I'll bah, I won't piss, just follow your forgetful virtue, old lady Even marrying a pig will not marry you!"

Zhang Luohuai made a gesture, and everyone came up to press her shoulders.Unexpectedly, Afu looks thin and weak, but she has great strength.A few people couldn't hold her down, Afu bumped away from the maid and wanted to rush out, but Zhang Luohuai took a step to block her, blocking the bead curtain behind her.Afu picked up a candlestick casually and frightened him to avoid it.But that Luo Huai didn't move, and wanted to grab the candlestick.

"Go away!" Afu screamed, and during the fight, Afu swung in a panic, and the candlestick hit Zhang Luohuai's face firmly, knocking his head to the right.

Everyone was shocked, and Afu was also shocked.She has great strength when she hits small, if she kills someone, she will be jailed.Seeing him standing firmly, it seems that his life is safe, Afu tentatively said: "I will pay you money, you let me out!"

Aunt Shen stomped her feet and said, "Look at you, what are you doing! How can you hurt your face? Master Zhang, how are you? I'll find you a doctor?"

Zhang Luohuai turned her face back inch by inch, and Aunt Shen and Afu's expressions slowly changed.His entire face was crooked, nose and mouth twisted to the left, his right cheek was sunken, and his left eye was squeezed on his forehead, forming a slit.He wriggled his slapped mouth, his voice became high-pitched and thin, "Ma'am, you hurt me so much."

This voice was very familiar to Afu, she suddenly remembered, this is the bald old man!

Everyone was pale and speechless, and a few maids behind screamed and passed out.Aunt Shen held Afu's arm tightly so that she could not faint.Zhang Luohuai saw that their expressions were not right, so he took a look and happened to see his crooked face in the mirror.

His face was twisted and twisted, and there was no expression to be seen, only his tone was a little bit lower, and he said: "You broke my face."

Afu said with difficulty: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Aunt Shen trembled her legs and said, "Master Zhang, this... I don't have anything to do here, so I'll go first..."

Zhang Luohuai's five fingers formed into claws, and stretched out toward Aunt Shen's face, Aunt Shen froze like a puppet, her flesh and blood evaporated like water vapor, her face withered away quickly, revealing her withered bones.Afu watched Zhang Luohuai suck her flesh and blood dry, leaving only a withered skeleton.

He looked at Afu with his mouth tilted, and said coldly: "Pinch the old man's face, or you will be just like her."

Afu's heart was beating wildly, but she still walked forward with a smile, "Okay, okay, I'll squeeze it for you."

When the hand touched his face, it was cold and wet, not like a human face, but like a mud ball soaked in water, sticky and disgusting.Afu twisted his nose, and moved her fingers to his narrowed eyes. With a heartbeat, she stretched out two fingers and poked them in. Zhang Luohuai screamed, and Afu pushed him away forcefully, turned around and ran out .

An erratic bell rang behind her, and she suddenly lost strength in her legs, and Afu was surprised to find that she couldn't move.The dementing bell rang three times in a row, her body froze, she turned around stiffly, and walked towards Zhang Luohuai step by step.The man was standing by the side of the floor covering, his face was bruised and blurred, Afu yelled in her heart not to go, but she still couldn't control herself and walked up to him.

"Didn't Fulan tell you?" Zhang Luohuai stretched out her face in front of her. The distance between the two of them was only a slap, and the cold breath fell on Afu's face. Can 'see'. Stay here obediently, and at night, we will be able to reunite as a family."