Chapter 193 The Angry Xiangxi Dog Has Not Lasted for Eight Years and the Chicken Has Not Lasted for Six Years

The old man didn't want to waste time, so he ordered his son to slaughter the chicken immediately. His son was a stupid man in his thirties. He pinched the wings of the big rooster from behind with his left hand and held the rusty kitchen knife on the other side. In one hand, the method of slaughtering a chicken is nothing more than "one stroke and one chop". Drag the blade on the chicken's neck and cut off the blood vessels and trachea. When the chicken's blood runs out, the chicken will die; one chop will kill the chicken. The kitchen knife cuts off the chicken head, but birds such as roosters are the most ferocious. After the chicken head falls off, the headless chicken body will still fly around because the nerves in the body have not completely died. The situation is very serious. Horrible and bloody.

But in the homes of mountain farmers, the act of killing chickens and geese is the most common thing. Judging from the attitude of the old man's son, he was planning to chop off the chicken's head. Partridge Whistle and Blind Man Chen looked at each other. The two of them looked at each other. If a person wants to take a chicken from this mountain man's home, it would not be a waste of effort. Even if it is not taken by force, as long as a golden "big yellow croaker" is auctioned, there is no need to worry about not being able to buy it, but Master Zhalou. What gold bars should there be? In this way, his identity will inevitably be exposed, so now he has to act according to the situation, get up and walk forward to stop the mountain man from slaughtering the chicken.

These two people are the leaders of thieves who kill people and sell goods in the green forest. They are not Xiao Ke's thieves. Although they are dressed as Zha Lou Mo masters, they still can't conceal their movements and move casually. Come, there is also a faintly intimidating demeanor.

The mountain man father and son were blocked by them two or three times and were unable to kill the rooster. Although they were annoyed, they did not dare to get angry easily after hearing them speak and behave in a dignified manner. They only had to complain: "This gang is ganging up." Mr. Lou Mo is so ignorant. I feed chickens and poultry as big as one meter and one water in my house. I can kill them if I want and keep them if I want. No matter how we clean up, it’s all our own business. Even the King of Heaven can’t care about this. …”

Blind Chen saw that Partridge Whistle insisted on buying the chicken, and he already understood in his heart that the rooster is the mortal enemy of the centipede, and this chicken is so extraordinary that the six-winged centipede in the ancient tomb will also be scared. It has three points. If you can get this thing, it's a big deal. What you have to do now is just to kidnap the chicken.

He rolled his eyes, took the plan seriously, smiled at the old man, clasped his fists and said: "I have disturbed the official affairs of your house one after another. I hope you will forgive me. My three brothers and sisters are not my biological children. They are all students." Yi Shi... The senior brothers and sisters who I recognized in the sect lived together in villages and villages, relying on each other for a living. In these troubled times, they never left. If there is a mouth of clean water, it needs to be divided into three parts. If you get a piece of dry food, you have to break it into three halves and eat them together, just because you cut off the chicken head and burned the yellow paper in front of the ancestor's shrine, and made some gestures of worshiping each other to tie the knot. Although it is not I dare to compare myself to Taoyuan, but that set of oaths is still lingering in my ears. The yellow sky is thick and the soil is thick, and gods and men have learned from each other. I once swore to the chicken oath. If there is even the slightest violation, the end will be like the chopped chicken head, so the three of my brothers and sisters promised I have made a big wish: I will never eat chicken for the rest of my life, and I will not see other people slaughtering chickens. If I see them, I will give the money to whoever gets the chicken to live."

Chen Xiazi fabricated some nonsense, and then used his usual tricks, saying that the chicken has five colors of feathers, eyes like bright stars, and is absolutely extraordinary. The killing is really unknown. At least it will cause trouble, and at worst, it will bring harm to the family. If there is a shortage of people, there will be "soldiers". The Mohist carpenter has had the secret skills of Lu Ban Shu since ancient times. He is good at building houses and is tired of winning. He is also good at setting up battle talismans to set up various houses. It is said that there is a family member who was originally rich, but After moving to a new house, the family's financial situation plummeted. Fortunately, with the guidance of an expert, I found out that when building the house, the carpenter's money was deducted. Master Mo used a trick at home to overwhelm the house. As a result, the wall foundation and house pillars were dismantled. Sure enough, among the four pillars, Underneath, there is a carriage full of copper coins hidden, all made of cardboard. The directions of the four carriages are pointing in all directions, as if they are carrying the money to the outside of the house. This is the talisman secretly set by the carpenter. , after being discovered, the owner did not destroy the four paper carriages, but turned them around to bring money to the family from the outside to the inside. From then on, the wealth was rolling in.

Although this is just a folk legend, it can show that Master Mo's alchemy has been around since ancient times. Therefore, the common people have never had the slightest doubt about Master Zhalou's mastery of magic. The blind man used this to scaremonger, move people with emotion, and understand with reason. , and told the story of the oath that the brothers and sisters made to the chicken alliance back then. After all the talk, in the final analysis, there was only one purpose, which was to beg for a big rooster that did not look like an ordinary thing.

Chen Xiazi has a broad mind, talks eloquently, and makes every effort to make friends. It is precisely "wealth is determined by words, good and bad luck come by heart." He only hopes to tell the old man's thoughts, but who knows that the old man is so hard-hearted that he will not eat him at all. After this, he shook his head and said to them: "The Mohists only know one thing but not the other. If I give you this rooster, it will really bring you into trouble. How can you do this easily if you don't have any evil virtue?" What? This chicken is not a chicken, but a monster. Haven’t you young people heard that a dog can’t live for eight years and a chicken can’t live for six years?”

Chen Xiazi and Partridge Whistle had never thought of these old folk customs before. When they heard this, they suddenly realized it and secretly said: "Ah, they actually slaughtered chickens for this!" It turned out that the old man was a disciple of Jin Zhai Lei Tan, and there were people in the mountainous area of ​​western Hunan. The two major thunder altars of "Hu and Jin" are both Taoist sects with great reputations. There are Taoists and alchemists in these Taoist sects who are good at using "Chenzhou Talisman". "In recent years, the warlords have been fighting, and the people are struggling to make a living. The atmosphere in the Taoist sect has long declined to what it used to be. There are many people like this old man living in the sparsely populated mountains. Although this old man is not He is a big shot in Jinzhai Leitan, but he also knows some magic tricks. He believes most in the principles of "Yi Yao".

"Yi Yao" is an ancient book that has been circulated since the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties. It specializes in talking about monsters in the world. What is a monster? "Yi Yao" believes that those who are irrational are "monsters". The emergence of special phenomena that are irrational in the world is a sign that the world will be in chaos or a catastrophe. "A dog will not last eight years, and a chicken will not last six years." The source of these words are the theories in "Yi Yao". Under the feudal superstition of the old society, there are many people who firmly believe in this.

This argument means that the chickens, dogs, and livestock raised at home cannot live for too long, because once they are allowed to survive in human society for too long, they come into contact with humans every day, and they will listen to people talking. , people's every move is seen, and in this way they gradually understand human nature, and sooner or later they will become a spirit and a demon, and do some evil things that endanger and harm the world.

It is said that there was a rich man who had a group of male, female and female slaves at home. He kept a white dog in the house. The dog was considerate and very popular. He often stayed close to the rich man and took him with him when he went out to play. Later, the rich man suddenly fell ill and died, and his family buried him properly. However, the old white dog raised by the rich man also disappeared immediately. People thought that the dog was attached to its owner. When the owner passed away, it ran away sadly, or ran away. No matter where he died, he didn't take it too seriously.

Unexpectedly, a full year after the death of the rich man, the rich man suddenly returned home one night. His family members were shocked because they thought the dead man had found his body. However, his words and deeds were the same as before he was alive. He himself said He was in a coma due to shortness of breath a year ago, so he was thought to have died of a sudden illness and was buried alive in a grave. Fortunately, he met a Taoist priest passing by the graveyard and rescued him by chance. He followed that Taoist. The famous mountains and five mountains will not return until today.

The family members were all happy to see that the rich man could achieve immortality, so everything went as usual. The rich man's taste and habits of food and tea had not changed. During the day, he dealt with everything in the house, giving clear rewards and punishments, and teaching people to be convinced and awe. At night, they slept one by one. He had three wives and four concubines, and after more than half a year, he made the family prosperous.

But one day it happened to be his birthday, and he drank happily at the banquet in the evening. After drinking a few more glasses, he became drunk and fell asleep at his desk. Suddenly, a dark wind blew outside the door, and all the lights in the hall were extinguished. A servant hurried to He turned on the lamp again and wanted to help the master into the inner hall to rest. Unexpectedly, when he took the photo, there was no rich man anywhere. There was only an old white-haired dog, curled up on the Taishi chair, sleeping soundly, with the smell of wine in his mouth. Everyone was shocked, and then they knew that the rich man was there. It had been dead for a long time, and now it was clearly a monster. I quickly took advantage of it while it was sleeping, chopped it into eight pieces with random knives, and burned it on fire to remove the remains.

Legends such as elephants were very common between the Qin and Han dynasties and the Jin Dynasty. Not only ordinary people believed them, but even scholar-bureaucrats often talked about them. The king is unprincipled, and in later generations, those theories of omens and predictions are gradually no longer mentioned. But as for those who raise cats, dogs, chickens and ducks at home, they are not willing to keep dogs for more than eight years, nor are they willing to raise chickens and poultry. After six years, because many people believe that these animals have been living in the world for a long time and have witnessed various behaviors of people in the world, and they must feel something in their hearts. Once six or eight years have passed, they may do some evil things that ordinary people cannot believe. Be careful, Confucius said, "Don't keep company with animals."

The old man who wanted to slaughter chickens in Jinfeng Village had raised this big rooster for nearly six years. This rooster was very good-looking. At that time, there were countless eggs in the village, but only this chicken hatched from his eggs, and the rest Eggs are all empty shells, and they must be favored by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so they are always cherished and cherished, and fed with refined food every day. Moreover, this big rooster does not disappoint the owner's love. There are many venomous snakes in the mountains, which are a serious problem for the mountain people. This rooster Chickens patrol the stilted building day and night, pecking at poisonous insects. The golden rooster crows at dawn every day, which is even more unsatisfactory. It is more accurate than the self-ringing clock, so I am reluctant to kill it. But six years have passed, and I am afraid it is unknown whether I will keep it. According to the old practice, Before dark today, the chicken must be killed and bled, otherwise if there is any trouble, it will be cruel, so feed it a good meal, sharpen the kitchen knife and kill it on the spot.

Blind Chen finally understood the reason. Under other circumstances, he could have lured the rooster out, but chickens that have been six years old have always been said to be monsters. If he kept them without killing them, it must be unlucky for the owner's family. Xiangxi Mountain The people are convinced of this, and seeing that this old man has such a stubborn temper, how can they make him change his mind? I was afraid that even if he was given two large yellow croakers, he would still refuse to do so. Now I had no choice but to resort to some means.

As soon as the idea came to his mind, he winked at Miss Hong, who nodded secretly. She was good at the Moon Gate ancient color trick. There are many secret tricks like tricks in the ancient color trick, known as "sticking, placing, combining, and passing." ", Yue, Farewell, Expulsion, Kai", among which the "moon" tactic is a method similar to a blindfold. Even if the viewer is close in front of them, they cannot see how the performer "carries mountains, crosses seas, and transforms". "Exchanging things", the artists in the Moon Gate are the best at this technique. As long as the red girl makes a move, she can cover the big rooster in front of the father and son of the mountain people with a blinding method. No matter how sharp your eyes are, you can also It's hard to see how she acted. Even though they saw her being taken out of thin air by a group of Zha Lou Mo masters, there was no physical evidence and there was no reason to explain.

Just as Miss Hong was about to take action, she saw Partridge Whistle put his hands in his sleeves, only showing his two fingers, and shook them slightly. This was a signal for communication in the green forest, telling her and Blind Man Chen not to act rashly. Although it is not difficult to escape by causing a disturbance in the village, it will ruin the plan of stealing the ancient tomb in Pingshan.

Blind Chen and Miss Hong knew that the Taoist monk might have a clever plan, so they held back and waited to see what would happen. However, they also secretly walked up to the father and son of the mountain people "seemingly intentionally or unintentionally". Once the conversation broke down later, they could talk to each other. If they don't come close, they will start to rob it. They must not be allowed to kill this colorful rooster.

Just listen to the partridge whistle saying to the old man: "A dog does not last eight years, and a chicken does not last six years. It is true that this old rule is true, but everything in the world is full of surprises. There are many people who cannot judge based on old rules. It is not a small thing but a talent. I would like to say Come up with some reasoning and ask me not to kill this chicken."

The old man saw that Partridge Whistle looked calm and spoke well, and said to himself that despite his youth, even if he was really a Zhalou Mohist, he was by no means a trivial figure, but he didn't believe that he could say anything to refute it. The real words are at most the same as what blind man Chen said. He is a charlatan who is full of cigarettes and blows lights. What's the point of guarding against what he says? Thinking of this, he said: "Okay, I will listen to what you have to say as a young man. If you can convince me, I will give this rooster to you for free. In fact, I am reluctant to kill it. However, the old rules are here, how can you dare to violate them? If you, the descendant of Mo Master, can't say anything by then, don't bother me anymore to hinder my family from killing chickens."

Partridge Whistle had already made up his mind. He didn't want to take advantage of the ordinary mountain people as he did on the green forest road. What he was waiting for now was the old man's words. The two high-fived each other and took the oath from the mountain people. Color-feathered rooster. Although this big rooster is about to die, I don’t know whether it understands or is not afraid. It does not struggle or flutter. It stares with its head high and has a majestic look, as if it is calm and calm like a general in the army. demeanor. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened, please log in. There are more chapters. Support the author and genuine reading!)