It was already early in the morning when we returned home. The neighbors who were watching the fun had all dispersed, leaving only Shen Daozi sitting in the courtyard, looking at the night sky and sighing. My mother leaned against the door of the central room and cried like a tearful person. My father squatted at the entrance of the courtyard, sucking his dry smoke.
"Father, Mother!"
They haven't even seen us yet, but I've already started shouting from afar.
Hearing my shout, my father started running towards us before he could stand still, almost falling down. The dogs in the village were barking, and the lights in the neighborhood were all lit. After a while, the neighbors came over and asked questions.
My mother was in tears and snot, constantly blaming Qin Shuixiu, saying that it was all because of him that such a big thing happened. I'm an only child, and my parents are already old.
God Dao pulled me aside and asked me,""Girl, tell me honestly, did you get bullied by that old ghost? If we are bullied, we have to think of a solution as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be too late.”
I glanced at him and said angrily,"You still have the face to ask. You were so close." But…I was still…"
As I spoke, I glanced at Qin Shuixiu. He was being nagged by my mother.
God Dao Zi heaved a sigh of relief and murmured,""It's good, it's good. As long as that old ghost didn't take advantage of me.”
" What's so good about it? I've already…" I bit my lip and said," slept with the water ghost."”
"It doesn't matter. I've already sent your marriage contract to heaven and earth. You two are already officially husband and wife. It's normal for a young couple to have activities.”God said.
"Now it's time for you to tell me the truth. I heard you say that you invited someone who shouldn't have come. What exactly happened?”I asked him.
He stammered for a long time before he quietly answered me,"Don't tell outsiders about this. It'll ruin my reputation. It hasn't been easy for me to survive all these years. You also know that in this era…"
"Alright." I rolled my eyes at him." I won't tell anyone. Just tell me what happened." Now that I have a ghost husband, I can avoid similar situations in the future.”
" Actually, it's like this…" Goddaozi paused and continued," I wanted to invite Undermoon Child, but I can't remember how I drew that talisman. I didn't want to lose face in front of my neighbors, so I thought that it didn't matter even if I made a mistake. I didn't expect that I would attract the old ghost.”
I remembered that there were so many female ghosts in the tomb and asked him,"Have you done this before?"
"How is that possible? It's not that easy to encounter a netherworld marriage. You're lucky.”
I rolled my eyes at him again, thinking to myself,'Good my ass, I almost lost my life.'
"I mean, have you drawn that kind of talisman before? For example, when you presided over someone else's wedding.”I said.
He shook his head like a rattle-drum." Of course not. Normal people's weddings are for Yang people. It's a waste to use talismans." Do you think that drawing talismans is so simple that it consumes spiritual energy?”
"That's good. Anyway, don't draw talismans randomly in the future. Fortunately, Qin Shuixiu is here this time…"
"Oh, you're starting to protect me now." Shen Daozi teased.
My face turned red and my heart pounded."No, I'm just stating the facts.”
"Don't get married!" My mother shouted at Qin Shuixiu," I won't betroth my daughter to you. If such a big problem happens before we even get married, nothing good will happen in the future." Look at you, you can't be a good godfather, but you have to marry my daughter.”
"Alright, alright. You've been nagging for a long time. Hasn't the girl already returned?" No one wanted this to happen. Little Qin still didn't want anything to happen to the girl. If it wasn't for him, our girl might be somewhere now.”
When I heard my father say " Little Qin," I suddenly wanted to laugh. Ever since he was young, he had always addressed the water ghost as " Baby's godfather." Look at this generation, he was still calling her so smoothly.
The neighbors at the side were also persuading my mother, saying that this matter had already spread, and that no one else would dare to want Diu Diu. It wasn't an exaggeration for them to say this. Everyone was extremely afraid of the 500 years of resentment that God Dao had mentioned. They are all counting on me to marry Qin Shuixiu, and then everything will be peaceful in Qin Shuiwan.
My mother was so anxious that she cried,"You all don't feel ashamed. If it was your family's daughter, would you also be so open-minded?"”
Qin Shuixiu stood there like a block of wood, not moving at all. I think he has lived in the water for hundreds of years, but this is probably the first time he has encountered such trivial matters. What can I do? He wanted to marry a mortal like me.
My heart ached for my mother, so I went over and pulled her into the inner room. We had a heart-to-heart talk and told her about my school days. After she calmed down, I carefully told her that I had already cooked rice with Qin Shuixiu.
Mother caressed my cheek and stared at me with tears in her eyes.
"Your health has been bad since you were young. Mother hopes that you can grow up like an ordinary child, marry an ordinary person, and live an ordinary life. Twenty years had passed in a flash. The child was the flesh of her mother's heart. Her mother was not even ready to hand him over to someone else, but he gave it to her just like that. What if he was cheated? He wasn't human. In the future, if you are bullied, who will I go to to reason with…It's all because I'm useless. I can't protect you.”
Mother said as she punched her own chest. I cried and hugged her.
"Mother, he won't. He won't bully me. He treats me very well. Mother, have you forgotten? He has been protecting me since I was young. How could he bear to bully me?”
Actually, even my heart was beating fast. I knew nothing about the future. In order to appease Mother, I tried my best to describe Qin Shui Xiu well.
After enlightening Mother, I secretly glanced at Father. Although he appeared very calm, his heart should be bleeding. They say that daughters are daddy's caring little cotton-padded jacket, but I'm daddy's worrying little cotton-padded jacket.
After a night of torment, they soon heard the crowing of a rooster.
Qin Shuixiu wanted to return to the water bay before daybreak, so he came to talk to my parents.
He said,"Please marry Qin Diudiao to me. I'll take good care of her." She has been under my protection since she was young. If she leaves me, her life will be very difficult. I won't let her marry without knowing why, and I won't embarrass you. Tonight, at midnight, I will follow human customs and marry her with sincerity.”
With that, he returned to the water bay.
"Let's go to sleep. She woke up early in the afternoon to go to town to buy new wedding supplies and called a few old tailors to rush a new wedding dress for the servant girl. We aren't poor. Girl, you're newlyweds. You can't wear other people's old clothes.”Father said a few words to Mother and then said to me," You should go to sleep too. The bride must be energetic when she arrives at her in-laws 'house. That way, she won't embarrass her family.”#
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