Twilight Boundary

"Disappeared?"

After the incense was burned and the voice of my mother-in-law praying suddenly stopped, the flax was so intense that my eyes blurred.

The biting cold wind around him suddenly disappeared at this moment, just as without any warning as it came.

Hu Ma also felt the heat coming from the old fire pond again, and the sweat on her body poured out again as if she couldn't wait.

When I went to look again, the strange figures in the old fire pond were completely invisible.

It was as if what he had just seen was just his own hallucination.

The mother-in-law was sitting next to the fire pond, silently, not speaking. After a long time, she slowly packed up her things.

Xiao Hongtang also came closer quietly. She pouted and seemed a little unhappy.

"What kind of situation is this now?"

Hu Ma was even more nervous and didn't dare to express her anger. She just looked at him silently and quietly changed her kneeling position to a sitting position.

He didn't understand what it meant, and he didn't dare to interrupt randomly.

"Mr. Hu's mother-in-law..."

At this time, the old patriarch and several others who had been watching down the slope saw this scene, and they all braved the courage to come over. Looking at the mother-in-law who lowered her head to pack things, their expressions seemed to be very embarrassed: " After all, the old Hushan brothers were not buried in the old fire pond, and the ancestors didn’t recognize Little Huma. Look, how about we think of other ways to give Little Huma..."

"I'll recognize it."

The mother-in-law suddenly said with a cold face: "Even if the ancestors don't recognize him now, they will recognize him when I enter the fire pond."

"Don't think of other ideas. This is the last species of my Hu family."

"I won't let anything happen to him, and I won't let him hide in the village for the rest of his life, unable to even get out!"

"..."

"Mother-in-law, you misunderstood. No one wants anything to happen to little Hu Ma."

The old patriarch and others hurriedly explained, while helping the mother-in-law up, and went to the side to talk: "Brother Hu Shan, and what you, mother-in-law, have done to help the village in these years, everyone has seen it, but after all, the ancestors I’m not a living person, so I can’t tell this apart…”

"You come here first, we also have something to discuss with you."

"Perhaps there are other ways to make the ancestors recognize Xiao Huma..."

"..."

"..."

Seeing their mother-in-law being helped to the side, they seemed to be saying something nervously.

Hu Ma also hurriedly stood up from the ground, helped her mother-in-law pick up the packed bags, and stood aside.

After getting a little further away from the weird old fire pond, I asked Xiao Hongtang my doubts:

"What does it mean that my ancestors don't recognize me?"

"..."

"Brother Hu Ma, do you really have no memory at all?

Xiao Hongtang tilted his head and looked at Hu Ma curiously, which made him feel guilty again.

At any rate, Xiao Hongtang didn't ask any more questions and said crisply: "Old Huotang is where our ancestors were burned!"

"The old people who have left the village will be filled into the old fire pond and burned."

"Our ancestors have been like this for generations, except for those who failed to live up to expectations when they were alive, like the Cui family grandfather. When he was alive, he stole from people and ate things he shouldn't have eaten. Therefore, the Cui family disliked him and refused to let him enter the old fire pond. Find a place to bury it outside the village."

"That's it. My mother-in-law is afraid that something will happen to him, so she is looking for a coffin board to watch over him."

"..."

"Is there such a custom in the village?"

Hu Ma thought of the dense crowd of people she had just seen in the old fire pond, and understood their identities.

I shuddered in my heart, but at the same time I was a little confused: "Why are so many ancestors burned in one place, and what is the use of the old fire pond?"

"Protect your children and grandchildren..."

Xiao Hongtang said with a smile: "In the old fire pond, the ancestors have spirits, which can ward off evil spirits, exorcise ghosts, and accumulate blessings for their children and grandchildren."

"The more ancestors you burn, the more effective it will be."

"They usually protect the village so that the evil spirits outside don't dare to come in."

"If anyone in the village is attacked or entangled by evil spirits, just come to Lao Huotang and say goodbye. Even if it is night, if you have something to do and want to leave the village, come here and grab a handful of ashes and put them in your purse. It’s more useful than any other amulet..."

"..."

"Can this still happen?"

When Hu Ma thought about it carefully, it became more and more reasonable.

At first he heard that so many people were burning in the old fire pond, and then when he thought about the dense crowds of people, he felt a little scared. This was obviously a place full of evil spirits, but so many people were burned in one place. , how can I feel at ease?

But now I understand that there is a simple reason why this village can survive.

Since there are so many evil spirits in the world, there are naturally ways to deal with them.

And no matter if he has gods and Buddhas all over the sky, or anything else, there is nothing more reliable than asking his ancestors to bless him, right?

However, if grabbing a handful of incense ash and putting it on your body can ward off evil spirits, why would you bother yourself so much?

…

"Brother Hu Ma is different from others. There are no people from the Hu family in Laohuotang..."

Xiao Hongtang's words solved Hu Ma's doubts and made him understand his current embarrassing situation.

"The Hu family is from outside, and no ancestors are buried in the old fire pond."

"My mother-in-law originally wanted to talk to the ancestors and ask them to help me and bless Brother Huma first, but the ancestors didn't agree!"

"So when Brother Huma encounters evil spirits, no one cares about him. Even taking the ashes out of the village won't work."

"But after your mother-in-law dies and is buried in the old fire pond, the ancestors will recognize Brother Huma, and someone will protect you..."

"..."

"So that's it..."

Xiao Hongtang is innocent and has a childish voice. She is not as organized as an adult, but Hu Ma also understands.

An embarrassing thing about my original body is that no ancestors were buried in this fire pond. It stands to reason that the Hu family has been in the village for more than 20 years and has contributed a lot to the village.

Even the original father died for this village.

But it happened that the original body's father died outside the village, and his body was not recovered, so naturally there was no way to burn it inside.

The mother-in-law wanted to intercede with them, but unfortunately they ignored her.

The old patriarch just now was so nervous perhaps because he had guessed this and was afraid that his mother-in-law would be hurt.

…

…

He raised his eyes to look at this gray and plain world, and then thought about the evil spirit he encountered that day, and even the thing that had just emerged from the old fire pond. He did not feel at all relieved because he had figured out the situation. Instead, he felt a surge of pain in his heart. trembling.

Now, my doubts about this world can no longer be so firm.

But in this world full of uneasiness, he still couldn't find any feeling of peace of mind.

Maybe I can only rely on this mother-in-law?

At least judging from the way she prayed devoutly just now, she seemed to really care about herself...

... No, she cares about her grandson, but she is a fake.

Hu Ma didn't dare to say this. His head was groggy earlier, but now he has woken up. Although he is not sure what the situation is at the moment, he has come back to life, but it really happened.

Deep in his mind, there was still a vague feeling of emptiness and nothingness that he had before he woke up.

It was a huge panic and uncertainty, a sense of confusion and powerlessness that was completely unable to control fate.

Compared with the solid feeling of "living" that I have now, that is the most terrifying fear.

So, he couldn't say.

This is how life is, and living is the greatest instinct of human beings.

Now that I have survived, I never want to die.

…

…

Just when Hu Ma was thinking about it, her mother-in-law finished saying something to the old patriarch and others in the distance, and then slowly walked back. Hu Ma, who had a certain understanding of her situation in her heart, hurriedly carried her baggage and greeted her. He went up and took the initiative to help her.

"Mother-in-law, shall we go back?"

"..."

"go back."

The mother-in-law didn't say much, just nodded, and with Hu Ma's help, she slowly went down the hillside.

Abruptly, she suddenly turned her head: "Did you just see the ancestors?"

Hu Ma was a little surprised and looked up into her mother-in-law's eyes. She couldn't help but think of those weird shadows in her mind.

Shouldn't you see it?

"You did see it..."

The mother-in-law looked at his surprised expression, her eyes seemed to be more tired, and she said in a low voice: "You have already settled your soul. You shouldn't see the ancestors, not even Xiao Hongtang."

"Here……"

Hu Ma lowered her head and glanced at the little girl holding her hand, feeling horrified in her heart: "This is indeed a ghost..."

No one else can see her?

Along the way, in the eyes of others, wouldn’t I be holding a ball of air?

"Mother-in-law, it is said in the village that only those who are about to die can see their ancestors in the old fire pond, but Brother Huma has also seen it. I don't want Brother Huma to see me when he sees me."

Hearing the mention of himself, Xiao Hongtang, who was following him, suddenly asked, "Is Brother Huma about to die?"

"No……"

The mother-in-law slowly shook her head and whispered: "Not only can the dying people see it, but also the people who have just come back to life can see it."

"Um?"

Hu Ma's heart suddenly shuddered, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

"It can be cured..."

The mother-in-law did not turn to look at him, but said slowly, as if talking to herself: "After all, I just walked through the hell gate, and my body is too weak, which is normal. When the ghost returns to life, it feels like entering the Yang Qi." Oil pan, when the soul grows in the body, it is like peeling the skin and cramping."

"You have come through this level, and the rest is nothing. Take good care of yourself, eat more meat, and you will definitely get better..."

Hu Ma's back was soaked with cold sweat, so he could only hold her stiffly and walk back carefully.

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