I winked at Huang Baldy and Monkey, and then took Li Chunlai to a dumpling restaurant on the next street. This mutton dumpling restaurant is famous nearby. The owner and his wife are both loyal businessmen, and the dumplings they make are delicious. The fillings are plump and the flavor is unique. Not only is it affordable, but the environment is also very clean.

It was almost noon, and it was almost time to eat. More and more people were eating. I often come here to eat, and I know the owner and his wife very well. After saying hello, the lady boss of the dumpling restaurant took us into the kitchen. In the warehouse, a table was set up for us, with chairs and dishes, and we went outside to do business.

This place is a private room where I conduct business. There is nothing else in the warehouse except bags of flour. Every time I finish my meal, I don¡¯t let the shopkeeper give me change. It¡¯s considered as the private room fee.

I said to Li Chun: "Brother Chunlai, do you think this place is quiet enough? It's time to show me that little flower shoe, right?"

Li Chunlai was already distracted by the smell of dumplings coming in from the outside. He turned a deaf ear to my words and couldn't wait to eat.

Seeing this, I had no choice but to smile bitterly. I pushed his arm and said, "Don't worry, the boss lady will bring it in for us when it's cooked. If you can sell this shoe for a good price, you can eat the whole meatball every day." The mutton dumplings are no problem either.¡±

Li Chunlai came to his senses after being pushed by me. After listening to my words, he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, after I change the money, I have to marry an aunt and have a baby."

I smiled and said, "You haven't married a wife yet? I haven't married either. Why worry about marrying a wife? When you are rich, you can marry Mizhi's mother-in-law. Didn't you say Mizhi's mother-in-law Suide? Damn you, tell me what¡¯s so good about Mizhi¡¯s mother-in-law?¡±

Li Chunlai was no longer as restrained towards me as before. When I asked about it, he replied: "Hey, that Mizhi's mother-in-law is like the red window grilles. If I can marry a Mizhi's mother-in-law, Just everything."

While he was talking, the landlady brought in the steaming dumplings and two bottles of beer. Li Chunlai didn't care to talk anymore and put the dumplings into his mouth one by one.

When I saw his attitude, these two kilograms of dumplings were not enough, so I quickly asked the landlady to cook another two kilograms. Then I poured some vinegar into the small dish in front of Li Chunlai and said to him: "Brother Chunlai, this is There are no sour soup dumplings that you people like to eat nearby, so you can join in and eat some of this, which is full of vinegar, and drink some beer."

Li Chunlai stuffed several dumplings into his mouth and just focused on eating and drinking. He stopped talking. I waited until he was almost done eating before talking to him about the embroidered shoe.

Li Chunlai already had great trust in me at this time. He took out the embroidered shoe from the worn leather bag and showed me the embroidered shoe.

During this period of time, I have been exposed to antique antiques a lot, and I am already considered a semi-connoisseur. I took the embroidered shoe in my hand and looked at it. The front of the shoe was less than a handful, and the front end was as sharp as a bamboo shoot. It had a green satin base, and the top Peonies are embroidered with blue, gold and red silk threads, and they have sandalwood soles with a sandwich in the middle that can hold spices.

Judging from the appearance and embroidery patterns, they are from the Ming Dynasty. Not many women in Shaanxi have their small feet bound, and if they do, they are mostly from wealthy families, so the craftsmanship of these shoes is quite particular.

If Huang Baldy were here, he would know the origin of these shoes by smelling them with his nose. But I don¡¯t have such a clever method, so I can¡¯t be sure. Judging from the quality and workmanship, they don¡¯t seem to be imitations. This kind of three-inch golden lotus The embroidered fragrant-soled shoes are popular items and highly collectible.

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I asked Li Chunlai where these shoes came from, and Li Chunlai didn't hide anything. He told me exactly:

In their place, there have been nine droughts in ten years, and this year there is a severe drought. There is not a single rain star in the sky. The villagers have no choice but to secretly do something wrong.

"Dreading Drought Bone Piles" is also known as "Dreading Drought Bone Stake" among the people. It was used by many people in the Central Plains before liberation. This custom is also found in remote areas of Henan, Shandong, and Shaanxi provinces.

Li Chun came to his village and used all kinds of tricks to pray for rain. There was a blind man in the village who knew fortune-telling. The blind man said that this was caused by the drought demon, and that it would rain only if the drought demon was cast.

Everyone asked him where there was a drought demon. The blind man calculated it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. At this time, a sheep herder said that when he was herding sheep, he saw a green child in the long-abandoned cemetery at the east end of the village. I entered an unowned coffin. I don¡¯t know who the coffin belonged to. No one in the village had buried people in that cemetery for a long time. Moreover, for some reason, this broken coffin had not been buried yet.

When the blind fortune teller heard this, he insisted that the drought demon was hiding in this coffin. After the villagers discussed it, they were ready to open the coffin to see if there was any drought demon.

The village chief disagreed and said that the blind man was talking nonsense. The blind man also lost his temper and made a bet with the village chief. If Han Bao was not found in the ownerless broken coffin, the blind man's son would be given to the village chief in the future. The family keeps sheep for a year.

As a result, the villagers all arrived at the deserted grave to the east. No one could tell where the coffin came from, and few people came to this cemetery. Since it was nameless and ownerless, it saved a lot of trouble, everyone. Just do it and lift the lid of the coffin.

As soon as the coffin lid was opened, there was only a fishy smell, like the smell produced by a large pile of smelly fish after being exposed to the sun. It was as unpleasant as possible.

A few bold ones and those who were not afraid of death pinched their noses and moved forward. They were shocked when they looked inside. There was a female corpse lying in the coffin. The clothes and jewelry on her body were very well preserved, and they were all like new ones. The corpse is the same, but looking at the clothes, it is definitely not from modern times. This is an ancient corpse.

Although the clothes were as good as new, the body had dried up and its muscles and skin were like dry tree bark.

Just above the female corpse, squatting was a little monster covered with green fur. It was naked and only about seven inches long. Moreover, the little green-haired monkey was still alive and curled up into a ball to sleep.

After listening to what the villagers said, the blind man insisted that this little green-haired monster was the Drought Demon. He must kill it immediately, and then whip it with a whip, and it must be fast, otherwise it will disappear at night. It's hard to find.

A few brave villagers caught the green-haired little monster outside the coffin, beat it to death with a hammer, and then whipped it with a whip. The strange thing was that the monster didn't bleed. A lot of black gas came out, and finally it was beaten to pieces. No more black gas came out, and then a fire burned it to ashes.

It was already dusk, and the villagers asked the blind man what to do with the female body in the coffin. The blind man said that if he kept it, it would be a disaster sooner or later, so it would be best if others burned it as soon as possible, and no one should take the contents.

At first, everyone was a little hesitant. After all, the corpse in the coffin was not from modern times, and there were many gold and silver ornaments. It would be a pity to burn it.

While the villagers were still hesitating, the dark clouds in the sky were getting thicker and there was a faint sound of thunder. It seemed that it would rain heavily soon. Everyone cheered and their words about the blind man changed from doubtful to believing in them. .

Since the blind man said that the coffin must be burned, it must be burned. In the end, the village chief decided to let Li Chunlai stay and light a fire to burn the coffin. Li Chunlai was a coward. He usually did whatever the village chief asked him to do. Although he was afraid at this time, he had no choice but to force himself. Stay with your scalp intact.

In order to burn the coffin before it rained, he hurriedly brought a few bundles of dry firewood, piled them randomly under the coffin, lit a fire, and burned it.

Li Chunlai squatted aside and stared. He was a poor bachelor. He was almost forty and still had no money to marry his mother-in-law. At this time, he was thinking about the gold and silver in the coffin and couldn't help but feel a little moved. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to take it just now. Now the fire has already It's burned, and I can't get it even if I want to. I don't know if it's worth it if it's burnt.

Li Chunlai was feeling extremely sorry when suddenly a white light flashed, three or four thunder exploded in the sky, and heavy rain poured down, immediately extinguishing the half-burned flames.