Chapter 166: Hundred Days of Red

As soon as Chen Xiaomei entered the house, she chased me and asked me what happened to the toad. I told them briefly, hiding the matter of Sun Degui. I only told them that the toad was killed, and everyone was safe. This also made her excited. Maybe she was too happy. Chen Xiaomei hugged me excitedly, and then quickly let go of my hand. Her face was red with embarrassment. After struggling for a long time, she turned her head and ran out of the room and said in a hurry: "I will tell the villagers this good news." Mao Shi curled his lips: "If I really watch everyone die like that, I will not bear it." Yes, but what can I do? In less than an hour, many people came to Chen Tiebao's house. They were men, women, old and young. Some of them carried chickens and ducks, some carried eggs and white wine, and some carried cotton-padded jackets and trousers. Several elderly people who were nearly 100 years old shook hands with us one by one. They were so excited that they thanked us with tears and snot. The village chief was especially excited and told the whole village that he would prepare a banquet in the village square today when the snow stopped.

The four sisters of the Chen family and some children screamed with joy, but the happier they were, the more I felt bad. After the crowd dispersed, Chen Tiebao found me. He held a pipe in his mouth and asked with a sad face: "You look depressed all the time. Is there something wrong? Is the poison not yet completely solved?"

Mao Shi and I sighed at the same time. Chen Tiebao looked pale when he saw us like this: "Don't scare me, is this true?"

"Uncle, I won't hide it from you. It's really like this. Something happened in the middle that caused the villagers to be poisoned. Delayed. "Seeing Chen Tiebao's face getting uglier and uglier, I was afraid that he would faint from nervousness, so I hurriedly said: "But I will ask other people. Xiaomei and the others are still so young, they can't die easily, and it's not just the two of us who came to Changbai Mountain this time. I will go to find them when the snow stops. There are many capable people among them. What if they have a way to detoxify. "

Chen Tiebao sat limply on the ground, sighed, and said "evil" three times in a row. I touched him, and thinking of the strange disease that took people's lives, I felt a little guilty for no reason.

"Uncle, don't worry, there is always a way out." I comforted him. Chen Tiebao waved his hand at me: "It's okay, let's not talk about the poison. It's rare that everyone is happy today. You can go after a good meal in the evening. I have lived for half a lifetime and have seen many people. I know you are kind-hearted, but it's a pity that my skills may be cut off."

"You can write it down for me and I will pass it on for you." I said hurriedly. Chen Tiebao shook his head and told me that he could not read at all, and the skills of forest rangers were all learned and taught on the spot, and it was useless to just talk.

"To be honest, since our little girl grew up, I have been studying how to solve this strange disease and the monster in the well. I have been studying it over and over again, and I have been running around in the mountains a lot, but I still haven't accomplished anything. I am really ashamed." He took another puff of cigarette and said as if relieved: "It's better if everyone is dead. Many children have died at the hands of villagers in recent years. Who dares to say that they have never killed anyone? In my opinion, it's all retribution. Let them die." Chen Tiebao rubbed his face and said unwillingly: "But the children are innocent."

His words made me stunned. He said he went out to find something that could save his life, so I asked: "What do you want to find to cure the evil poison of the golden toad? Tell me, what if I have seen it before."

Holding a glimmer of hope, I asked Chen Tiebao to tell us again. It turned out that what he wanted to find was a flower called Hundred Days Red. We often hear the saying of the people that "no one is good for a thousand days, and no flower is red for a hundred days", but this flower can bloom for a hundred days. After a hundred days, the flowers wither, and the buds left can cure all diseases.

There is a legend about this 100-day red. Liu Tiebao told us that in ancient times, there was a young couple living at the foot of this mountain. At that time, there was a rumor that there were poisonous dragons in Changbai Mountain, and the common people did not dare to enter the mountain at all. However, in order to survive, the young men in the village had no choice but to take the risk to go into the mountain to collect ginseng. In order to indicate whether they encountered danger, those who went into the mountain to collect ginseng would tie a white cloth in the best sight to indicate safety. If a red cloth was tied, it meant that the person was dead, because the mountain was particularly dangerous, so it also reminded the family not to go up the mountain to find him.

That young couple was like this. They were childhood sweethearts. They had just gotten engaged. Several people in the village asked him to go into the mountain to collect ginseng, and said that they had found the ginseng king. In order to make more money, the young man followed a group of people into the mountain, leaving the girl at home.

But it took seven or eight days to get into the mountain. The girl had no appetite and sat at the foot of the mountain looking out from afar. One day, she saw a white cloth hanging on the tallest tree. The girl was very happy and hurried back to the village to report the good news. Everyone excitedly told each other and prepared to welcome the boys back.

But after waiting for a long time, those people never came down the mountain. When the crowd looked at it, the white cloth flag in the distance gradually turned red. Finally, when it turned bright red, the girl collapsed. She knew that her lover was in danger, and the boy who went into the mountain didn't come back. Later, the girl cried every day. Finally, one day she couldn't stand the pain of missing him and chose to go into the mountain. However, due to long-term depression, the girl's health became very poor. She died before reaching the top of the Red Flag Mountain. After her death, she hated the poisonous dragon, so the resentment she exuded could scare away any poisonous creatures.

Not long after, the young man returned triumphantly. When he came down the mountain, he found that his fiancée was dead. It turned out that they were fighting a poisonous dragon at that time. The white flag was stained with the blood of the poisonous dragon. The young man was heartbroken and buried his fiancée in the mountain. But not long after the girl died, a red flower bloomed on her grave. The red flower was as beautiful as blood and could bloom for a hundred days. Due to the deep resentment, the flower was extremely poisonous, but when the flower withered, it could drive away poison and cure diseases.

After listening to Chen Tiebao's words, the flame of hope rose in my heart again. He was talking about graves! I am a professional in finding graves and acupuncture points. I only took a rough look at the talismans and spells, and I only took a quick look at the Yin-Yang secrets. But Feng Shui Zhaizhi was taught by my grandfather. Feng Shui killing bureau and finding dragons and acupuncture points are all easy to do.

I believe there is a reason for what Chen Tiebao said just now, because there is no smoke without fire. The legend comes from the folks, maybe true or false, but there will always be similar things happening. The girl had great resentment before she died, and then she threw her body into the dense forest, which was blocked by the trees from the sun. This is also called Jue Yang. Her own Yin Qi made those snakes, insects, rats and ants dare not gnaw the body, so that the young man could see the complete body of the girl when he came back, otherwise the body would have been smelly.

Another, after a person dies, if the girl's chest is facing the ground, the wronged soul will follow the ground Qi into the Qi Eye of the corpse. If the body is buried in the ground eye, this is called "Rakshasa Ghost Corpse". However, because the resentment of this corpse is too strong, it is unacceptable to heaven, so nature will suppress it with red flowers. The roots and stems of this flower belong to wood, and the leaves belong to fire. Because of the sufficient Yang Qi, it can guarantee that it will not wither for a hundred days.

The balance of nature makes the flower itself have the power to be poisonous but also restrain the poison. If everything is true, then this flower can be said to be rare in a thousand years. The most important thing is that the conditions required for its blooming are too harsh.

With hope ignited, I was not so depressed. I lit a cigarette, took a breath and said, "Uncle, this snow will not melt in a day and a half. We will set off tomorrow. I will help you find this hibiscus."

"It's still unclear whether there are legendary things." Chen Tiebao was very negative.

But I told him with certainty that this legend has a basis. Under various conditions, as long as I find the graveyard, I can verify what I think. In fact, this graveyard is not around Zhang's shop. There are dense trees here. There should be no grass growing on the graveyard, and there will be fog at night.

Seeing my determination, Chen Tiebao also rekindled his hope. He stood up and held our hands: "Let's drink to our heart's content today, and I'll do it for you!"

Mao Shi and I also laughed heartily, especially Mao Shi who patted me and said: "Little Junior Brother, I've always wanted to compete with you, and now I have the chance!"

When I was with Mao Shi, I could clearly feel his sincerity and naturalness. I think this may be related to the senior brother above. As the saying goes, 'The speed of a train depends on the locomotive'. If the senior brother has a certain personality, the people below will naturally be similar.

The heavy snow stopped, and we went to the village square that day. The snow was cleared very cleanly. The villagers living here have long been accustomed to the scene of ice and snow. Long tables were set up in the open space. I estimate that the tables must be at least 50 meters long, in double rows. Every household brought out dishes, and there was a hot pot on each table.

Killing chickens and sheep, laughing and talking, a few young men set off firecrackers, the fourth girl followed a group of children of similar age to build a snowman. As for the second girl, she used a large bowl to compete with a few young boys in drinking. The third girl was quiet and just hid aside with a smile. The eldest girl, Chen Xiaomei, had a pair of big eyes that seemed to be able to drip water, and she just stared at me straight.

This scene made me a little at a loss. Mao Shi had a generous personality and quickly became friends with the villagers. When I was picking up food by myself, someone pulled me from behind. When I turned around, I saw Si Ya's little face was red from the cold. She looked at me and said with a smile, "Big brother, can you tell me about the outside world? Is the Hetao area there big? Are there big tiled houses like the village chief's? And where are you from? Si Ya has never been to school and doesn't know anything. Don't laugh at me." She whispered again, "Brother, I'll tell you a secret. Don't tell anyone else. Actually... Not only does your sister like you, I like you too, but Si Ya is a little too young." She chuckled.