Paper Maker

Chapter 41

This fellow was in his fifties, and he called me to stop out of breath, his expression was very panic and anxious.Seeing that he was out of breath, I told him to take it easy and talk slowly if there was anything to do.

The fellow took a breath, and then said that he is Zhou Dafu from the neighboring village. I heard that a very capable gentleman came here this morning, so I hurried to find him.When I entered the village to inquire, it turned out that you had just left, so I caught up.

Seeing that what he said was not the main point, so I didn't speak, just smiled and waited for him to continue.

Then, he said that his family has a daughter named Zhicheng.The night before yesterday, her daughter was suddenly forcibly picked up by an iron dude from another village carrying a sedan chair. Just yesterday morning, her daughter Zhicheng suddenly ran back crying, and said in a panic while crying, I met a ghost last night, because the one who picked her up was not a jerk, but a paper man!
Hearing this, I was startled immediately, and hurriedly asked him, are you sure it's a paper man?
Yes, it's not my fault that I would make a fuss, because I have come here for that paper man these days.I thought I would never be able to catch up with that paper figurine again, but unexpectedly, I heard news about the paper figurine at this moment.

Although there are many paper-making shops in this world, and there are countless paper figurines, there are not many paper figurines that would behave like this, especially the paper figurine I was looking for ran away in this direction.Therefore, I am sure that the paper man mentioned by the fellow villagers is the paper man I am looking for.

The fellow nodded and said with certainty that it was definitely a paper figurine. It scared my daughter so badly that she ran home crying.

Hearing this, I asked him to tell me the whole story.The fellow nodded, and then told the story of the future...

It turned out that this villager named Zhou Dafu in front of me had his daughter Zhichengfang in her 20s, who was smart and beautiful, graceful and graceful, with a gentle and kind personality, and was kind to others, and she was the only female college student in the village. , everyone loves her in the village, and there is an endless stream of people who come to propose marriage.

Speaking of a girl like Zhou Dafu, her vision would naturally be a bit high, how could Zhou Dafu promise to those ordinary people in the village.But everything is unpredictable, and who would know that such an excellent girl as Zhou Zhicheng has a crush, and that person is the iron bastard from the neighboring village.

Speaking of this iron bastard, everyone's evaluation is nothing more than honesty and duty, and there is nothing else to say. If you have to make another evaluation, it would be a bit stupid.Simple and honest, content with his duties, he works his own few acres of farmland steadily every day. He has a good heart and no evil intentions, but he can't see it even if he is smart.And Zhou Zhicheng fell in love with Tie Erdan's simplicity and honesty, and the two secretly fell in love.

You come and I go, after a long time, the two have reached the stage of discussing marriage.One day, Zhicheng went to tell her father, Zhou Dafu, that she was going to marry a Tie Erdan from the neighboring village. People like Erdan.

No matter how much Zhicheng resisted or argued, Zhou Dafu always met with strong opposition.The reason is simple. First of all, Zhicheng is the only college student sent out in the village. He needs to be educated and good-looking, and he still has a good white-collar job in the city.Under such conditions, are you afraid that you won't find a good partner?

And looking at the iron bastard in the neighboring village, he exudes an aura of mud legs all over his body.He has no knowledge, only went to a junior high school, and his family background is the hind legs of the villagers. For eight generations, he was born as a poor farmer. Although he is not ugly, he is not handsome.The most important thing is that Tie Erdan is too honest. To put it bluntly, he is a bit stupid. It seems that he will not have a great future in this life. He is dull and honest, and he is easy to be bullied. Marrying such a People, will there be good days in the future?
So, no matter what, Zhou Dafu disagreed a hundred times.

Even though Zhou Dafu disagreed with their marriage, Zhicheng and Tie Erdan still had a private tryst, and they were lingering in love. Obviously, no one could do without the other, and the two even had thoughts of elopement.

Time passed quickly, half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the day before yesterday evening, Zhicheng once again mentioned to Zhou Dafu about her marriage to Tie Duan, and had another fight with Zhou Dafu.After the quarrel, Zhicheng locked herself in the door and didn't even come out for dinner.

And that night, around midnight, suddenly there was a suona sound of "Di Di La La" outside Zhou Dafu's door.The suona sound of "Di Di La La" came from far to near, and ran straight from the entrance of the village to my home.

Zhou Dafu wondered, who would blow the suona at night, and even blow it outside his house?Curious in my heart, I got up and opened the door, and then I saw several people coming to my door, carrying a red sedan chair. The first one was wearing a red dress, with a big red flower tied on his body. Take a closer look, this person Isn't he the iron bastard from the neighboring village?

As soon as he saw that the person who came was actually an idiot, Zhou Dafu became so angry that he scolded an idiot and asked him what he wanted to do in the middle of the night?
Tie Erdan was originally an honest and anxious person, and Zhou Dafu, who was not afraid of getting angry at this time, told Zhou Dafu that he was using a sedan chair to take Zhicheng home to worship and get married.

Hearing this, Zhou Dafu was so angry that he trembled all over, let alone that he hadn't approved the marriage, even if he did, he would have to pick an auspicious day to welcome the bride, how could he come to do this in the middle of the night ah?Immediately, he started to scold with Tie Erdan.

It is said that Zhicheng, who was hiding in the room, angry and unable to sleep, heard his father and Tie Erdan arguing outside, so he got up in a hurry.When I went out and saw that my sweetheart invited a sedan chair to pick me up in the middle of the night for myself, I was moved to tears by the courage of the usually honest dude.

I didn't think much about it, anyway, I had the idea of ​​elopement early in the morning, so I might as well just go back with him and pay my respects to the church, and cook the raw rice, so that my father will definitely not object any more, because that would be the same for my father. Just have to accept reality.

Thinking of this, Zhicheng rushed out of the house and sat in the big red sedan chair. Despite Zhou Dafu's tugging, Tie Erdan forcibly carried the big red sedan chair out of the village, blowing the suona of "Di Di La La" in this At night, Zhicheng was picked up...

Speaking of this, Zhou Dafu was already angry and angry, and at the same time sad.

I said, what then?What about the paper figurines?

Zhou Dafu paused for a moment before continuing.He said that yesterday morning, his daughter Zhicheng ran home and told him that that night, Zhicheng was taken back home by the iron dude in the neighboring village, and she got married at the church.

That night, many people came to Tie Erdan's house, and more than a dozen tables were set up for the banquet.While toasting, Zhicheng took a look. The people who came were all unfamiliar faces, men and women, old and young, and none of them were villagers from Tie Erdan's village. When she saw a few familiar people , are all villagers who have died for many years, Zhicheng didn't think much about it at the time, thinking that they just look alike.

The night was full of excitement, and at the same time, Zhicheng never thought that Tie Erdan would have so much face and so many guests.The banquet is also so rich, so I am very happy.

This commotion lasted until midnight, before the guests left Yiyi, and Zhicheng and the others went back to their room to sleep.

But until the next morning, when Zhicheng woke up and opened her eyes, she was startled, because at this time there was a pale face, bright red lips, wearing the scarlet wedding dress from last night. The man was staring at him with a strange sneer, and at that moment Zhicheng was so frightened that he was trembling all over, and he didn't even have the strength to run away.

The paper figurine can still move, and when she saw Zhicheng woke up, she smiled and asked her if she was hungry, I'll get you something to eat.

Zhicheng was so frightened that she couldn't even speak, then the paper figurine swayed out the door without waiting for her answer, and after a while, a plate with incense candles and other things on it was brought over. , tell Zhicheng to eat quickly.

Knowing that she had encountered a ghost, Zhicheng cried out of fright and called Tie Erdan's name.Seeing that she was disobedient, the paper figurine threw the joss stick on the plate to the ground and said that I am your iron bastard, we got married last night, and you have to live with me from now on.

Seeing that the paper figurine in front of her got angry, Zhicheng was too frightened to say anything, just when the paper figurine turned to go out, she got up from the bed and ran straight out of the house...

Fortunately, the paper man behind him didn't catch up, but stood at the door and shouted at Zhicheng, we will be husband and wife after worship, no matter where you go, I can find you.

Zhicheng, who just ran out of Tie Erdan's house, was stopped by the villagers and asked her what happened, so she told the villagers that Tie Erdan had turned into a paper man.The villagers said, it's impossible. Tie Erdan left a few days ago and went to his uncle's house to borrow money. It seems that he borrowed money to go to your house to propose marriage.

Hearing that the villagers said that Tie Erdan had left early, Zhicheng knew that what he encountered was a ghost.So I didn't dare to say more, and ran back home in a panic.

When he got home, he cried so hard that he couldn't make a sound, and told his family about his experience, scaring Zhou Dafu and his wife half to death.They thought that their daughter would be fine once she ran back. How could they have imagined that just last night, that paper figurine came to the door again and knocked hard on the door of Zhou's house, scaring the whole family into hugging each other. He didn't dare to sleep at night, until dawn, the paper man outside the door left, and when he left, he threatened that he would come to ask for someone tonight, and if the Zhou family didn't hand over the person, they would let the Zhou family be old. It's too small to die.

After explaining the ins and outs of the matter, Zhou Dafu knelt down in front of me, and dozed his head on the ground, begging me to save his daughter, Zhicheng, and the whole Zhou family.

I hurriedly helped him up and told him not to worry, I will do my best in this matter.Then, I asked him to take me to his house to see his daughter first and then figure out how to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)