MTL - Twilight Boundary

 Chapter 7 What a Bully

 “When does this day end?”

 After returning from Laohuotangzi, Hu Ma had no idea of ​​escaping.

Now, instead of thinking about escaping, I have to stay by my mother-in-law's side every day.

The mother-in-law's unintentional words seemed to vaguely clear up his doubts. Therefore, those torture-like memories were just a side effect of returning to the world of the sun. Was the mother-in-law really saving him all this time?

It seems that she is really good to herself. She looks at herself every day. Even if she goes out during the day to get a Tai Sui cut and cannot let herself follow, she will still let the little girl in red guard her.

Today, he doesn't know where this place is or what dynasty it is, but he is sure that there are too many weird and terrifying things in this world. Not to mention at night, even in broad daylight, he often feels uncomfortable in his heart. Feel.

 It was fine when he stayed with this mother-in-law, or in that gloomy room.

 Once he left the house, or got farther away from his mother-in-law, or when Xiao Hongtang ran away for fun, he began to feel uncomfortable all over, and always felt that something was looking at him in a sinister way.

 Suddenly I turned around and couldn't see anything.

 Whenever I'm in a trance, I'll suddenly hear a burst of laughter from behind, or a strange wind blowing by.

 Haunting and creepy.

In this case, let alone escaping, even if you want to find someone to inquire about the situation, you can't do it. The people in the village seem to be more scared when they see you than when you see the evil spirits.

 It’s okay to be suspicious all the time during the day, but it’s even more difficult at night.

The failure of worshiping Lao Huotangzi seemed to put a lot of pressure on my mother-in-law. Not only did she cut him strange meat to eat every day, but she would also burn talismans on herself from time to time and incense her bedside. At night, she would murmur Chanting sutras in the outer room all night long.

Huma felt like she was awake, but at the same time in a daze, she often couldn't tell the difference between truth and fiction.

 He couldn't tell whether he was feeling well or not now.

 But he was certain of one thing: he had a nervous breakdown.

Day after day, the pressure doubled, and Hu Ma had a headache. One time, he couldn't help but quietly walked out the door after being woken up.

First I poured a glass of water for my mother-in-law, and then asked carefully: "Mother-in-law, don't you need a rest?"

The mother-in-law raised her head and glanced at him. It could be seen that her eyes were full of bloodshot eyes.

She still took the water, took a sip silently, and whispered: "Sleep well, those evil spirits become more and more powerful at night. I need to help you chant sutras, so they don't dare to come over, otherwise I’m afraid you won’t even be able to get a good night’s sleep.”

"ah?"

Hu Ma never expected that this would be the reason, and she felt a little ashamed in her heart: "But in this case, don't you need to rest?"

Mother-in-law suddenly raised her head and looked at him, her eyes looking extremely cold.

Hu Ma was slightly shocked. Did she say the wrong thing?

But during the day, she had endless supplies of herbs, paper figurines, and bone-carving charms. She also had to go out to the village every day to cut Tai Sui meat for herself. At night, she had to recite sutras all night. She said she was worried about her. Isn't that what it should be?

Just as she was worried about herself, her mother-in-law slowly withdrew her eyes and said calmly: "Mother-in-law is fine, just think of a way. I already have an idea."

Hu Ma nodded quickly and returned to the side room.

“Xiao Hongtang, my mother-in-law said she had an idea. What is it?”

After all, Hu Ma was afraid of revealing her secrets by talking too much, so she didn’t dare to ask her mother-in-law many things.

When he couldn't hold himself any longer, he caught Xiao Hongtang and asked quietly.

In this world, others don’t dare to talk to me. This little girl, who should be quite scary in theory, is so naive that she can easily ask questions.

 “Get married…”

Xiao Hongtang smiled and stretched out her little head from the beam, shaking her two pigtails, and said: "If you marry a person with the fourth surname, of course the ancestors of the fourth surname will bless you. "

"ah?"

Hu Ma never thought of this idea.

 I didn’t even have time to get married in my previous life, so coming here is a step in the right direction?

 He suddenly became a little nervous: "Who are you marrying?"

Xiao Hongtang pouted and said, "I picked someone from the Zhao family."

 “Zhao family…”

Hu Ma didn’t know who the Zhao family was, but she vaguely heard her mother-in-law and Xiao Hongtang talk about it. In Dayangzhai, the Hu family was an outsider with a small surname, but there were several other big surnames whose ancestors had lived here for generations.

With such a big surname, there are many ancestors buried in Lao Huotangzi, so they are most blessed by Lao Huotangzi. The children of these families with big surnames are less susceptible to evil spirits.

 But the impact he received was really big, so he subconsciously asked: "Does it look good?"

　　　…”

Hearing this, Xiao Hongtang became excited: "She's very beautiful. She's famous for her good looks. She's a flower in the village."

 “Zhaihua level…”

Hu Ma thought about it seriously. She didn't go out much. Most of the people she saw in this village were dark, dull and dull. There were a few women who were short and dark, wearing fat cotton-padded jackets and trousers, and they really didn't look like much. It can be said.

 But in every place, there will be some outstanding women who can be called a flower in the village. I don’t think they will be any worse if they come to work, right?

 I feel a little more excited, and I have more expectations for no reason. He couldn't help but said: "How old are you? Do you know?"

Hongtang tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said: "I was only seventeen when I died."

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Hu Ma was stunned for a moment: "Dead?"

"yes…"

Xiao Hongtang said happily: "If you are alive and someone marries you into the Hu family, there will still be no Hu family members in Laohuotangzi. But if you barge in, you will be blessed by the ancestors in Laohuotangzi." But there is no one in your Hu family, so your mother-in-law is helping you find a secret kiss. Once you have a secret kiss, your wife can protect you from below, and you can burn paper for her."

“This matter was something that the clan leader and others came up with not long ago. My mother-in-law thought about it for a few days before agreeing.”

“It’s just that the Zhao family is a bit greedy and asked my mother-in-law for a lot of gifts...”

　　　…”

 “What the **** is this?”

The flax exploded almost instantly.

It was only then that he understood what the old patriarch had said to his mother-in-law after paying homage to Lao Huotangzi.

But I haven’t been married in my entire life, so once I get married, I’m going to have a secret relationship?

Even in the previous life, this kind of ghost marriage would make people feel hairy inside. What’s more, there are so many ghosts in this world?

If you really get married, then you won’t be able to pester yourself for the rest of your life?

Other things went by themselves in a daze, but this was something I had to talk to my mother-in-law about first and try to get over, so I hurriedly moved a small bench to sit by the door and waited for my mother-in-law to come back.

When it was getting dark, my mother-in-law came back.

She was leaning on a cane and holding a large piece of meat tied with a hemp rope in her hand, swinging it back and forth.

Hu Ma recognized it at a glance. It was Master Tai Sui's meat, and it was larger than what he usually ate.

 Have you prepared the bride price?

"that…"

Hu Ma stood up and was about to speak when she saw her mother-in-law's tired face.

When the words came to his lips, he put them back, hurriedly helped his mother-in-law, and took the meat in her hand: "Sit down and take a rest first."

While putting the meat into the jar, he poured a bowl of water for her mother-in-law and brought it to her.

Mother-in-law glanced at Hu Ma, slowly took the bowl, and drank bit by bit, her expression seemed a bit complicated.

“Don’t sit outside for a long time. Even though you are well, you still need to take shelter from the wind.”

The mother-in-law finished drinking the water and handed the bowl to Hu Ma. Hu Ma wanted to pour her some more, but she waved her hand slowly and said, "I took you to Laohuotangzi before, but the ancestors didn't recognize you, so No wonder they, a dead person is a dead person, they only recognize their relatives but not their relatives."

“When I die and you carry me into the old fire pond, our Hu family will truly have a foothold here.”

Hu Ma hurriedly said: "Mother-in-law, don't say that. It's better for you to be healthy than to be protected or not."

After hearing this, the mother-in-law fell silent for a while, and her eyes seemed to tremble.

"yes…"

She sighed and then said: "Old lady, I can't lie down in the fire pit right now, but you have to be protected by someone..."

“The patriarch was afraid that I would feel cold, so he gave me an idea that day and wanted to marry you..."

　　　…”

Hearing this, Hu Ma's heart twitched, and finally got down to business. He was hesitant about how to persuade her to refuse.

Then I heard my mother-in-law sigh and say, "I thought about it and refused."

"ah?"

Hu Ma was a little surprised and quickly looked up at her mother-in-law.

"You are weak and have a secret relationship. I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand the torment of that ghost woman."

The mother-in-law said slowly: "Besides, you are the last one in our Hu family. In the future, we will expect you to spread your branches and give birth to sons and daughters. If you have this marriage, you will either have to guard a ghost wife for the rest of your life, or you will have to deal with it afterwards." Divorcing her and marrying another would be unreliable."

 “So that’s the reason?”

Hu Ma felt relieved immediately, and while giving her mother-in-law a beating on her shoulders, she said, "Listen to your mother-in-law."

That night, after he fell asleep, he saw a slim young girl in red clothes coming to his bed. She was crying, wiping her tears, and said, "My family asked me before, I originally didn’t want to get married, but your mother-in-law gave me a lot of gifts, so I agreed. But I was ready to get married, but your mother-in-law broke off the engagement again..."

“Your family is a bully, let the people below see me...”

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