Dreaming of 1988, I have the ability to see ghosts and ghosts

So, on the ninth day of the first lunar month that year, grandma took my mother to walk more than 20 kilometers to the Guanyin Temple, which was quite popular, to burn incense.

The Guanyin Temple was crowded and lively that day. Grandma and mom finally squeezed to the front, burned incense, and donated merits.

Finally, we met a fortune teller at the temple gate, and at my mother's insistence, he told our fortune.

"According to physiognomy, this donor's palace of children has been opened, and there will be good news soon, but?"

The fortune teller stroked his long beard and paused when he said this.

"Just what?"

Hearing the fortune teller's words, grandma and mom both looked happy, but the other made them frown.

"It's just a mixture of good and bad. You need to do more good deeds to achieve perfection."

The fortune teller spoke the last few words one by one.

"Thank you sir!"

Grandma and mom happily threw down 20 yuan and hurried home.

Along the way, grandma and mom talked and laughed, just like a mother and daughter.

When we were almost home, it was getting dark. Suddenly, my mother heard a rustling sound on the ridge of a field by the roadside, so she went over to take a look.

"Mom, there's a snake!" Mom screamed.

"How can there be snakes in the middle of winter?"

Grandma didn't believe it, so she leaned over to take a look.

"Oh my! It's still a black snake."

They picked up a wooden stick and unwrapped the curled-up black snake to take a look.

I actually saw a little hedgehog biting the snake's tail. The black snake was pulled apart and tried to flip its body, but the little hedgehog refused to let go.

"The snake that comes out in winter is not simple. Let's save it." said grandma.

So the two people used wooden sticks to pry it out for a long time, and finally, the moment the little hedgehog let go, the black snake immediately dragged its injured tail and quickly fled the scene, and the little hedgehog also slowly crawled away.

After all this trouble, it was already very late when grandma and mom returned home.

A few months later, we received the good news that my mother was pregnant, and the whole family was very happy.

On the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar the following year, which was 1976, it was a cold year in late spring. When my mother gave birth to me, it was snowing heavily.

My father braved the heavy snow to bring the village midwife to my house. The attacks started in the morning and my mother was in pain until the evening.

At this time, the snow had been falling continuously. Blind Lao Jiu from the neighboring Qiaojia Village was a famous fortune teller in the neighborhood. Today he was invited to our village's home to tell fortunes.

On the way home, he encountered heavy snow, so he sat down at the door of our house. Grandma let him into the house to warm himself by the fire and poured him a cup of hot tea.

Hearing my mother's cry, he said to my grandmother:

"Sister Xu, you are going to hold your grandson today."

"Thanks to your good words, whether it's a grandson or a granddaughter, as long as they are born safely, I will be happy."

Grandma looked at the door of the delivery room with an anxious look on her face.

"Sister Xu, you gave me a sip of hot tea, and I'll tell you a fortune. It's definitely a grandson, and the time is right, so he will be born soon.

I'm waiting here today. If it weren't for this kid, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep my job as a fortune teller."

Blind Laojiu said with a smile while drinking water.

"Oh my, it's a miscarriage. Oh my God, what's going on?"

Suddenly, the midwife's scream was heard in the delivery room.

"Aunt Xu, Xiao Liu, come here quickly, are you saving the adult or the child?"

The midwife walked to the door and asked loudly.

"Mom, what should I do?"

Dad was at a loss.

"Granny Huang, I, we all have to protect each other, big or small."

Grandma said tremblingly.

"No, if the delivery is miscarried, there might be two deaths. Make a decision quickly. If it's too late, I'm afraid both of them won't be saved," the midwife shouted.

"Then protect the big one."

Grandma made the decision without hesitation.

Finally, thanks to the midwife's efforts, I survived.

"Aunt Xu, come in and see, your child is holding a bead in his hand."

The midwife called out "Grandma" in surprise.

When grandma came in, she found that I was holding a bead in my hand. It was the one she gave me today.

"How strange! Jia Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth, but your girl came here with a pearl in her mouth.

I have been a midwife all my life, and this is the first time I have encountered such a thing. Sister Xu, your daughter is incredible!"

The midwife muttered as she cleaned up.

She wrapped me up and handed me to my grandmother, and washed the bead and gave it to my grandmother as well.

"Mom, it's my daughter, let me see."

My mother used up her last bit of strength to look at me and then fainted.

"What happened to this Xiu'er?"

My grandmother held me and asked the midwife anxiously.

"It's okay, she was having a very hard time giving birth, she just fainted, she will be fine after a few days of rest.

Luckily the baby was small, so both of them survived. It is rare for a baby to survive after a miscarriage."

The midwife said as she cleaned up.

"Thank you very much!"

Seeing that my mother and I were fine, grandma burst into tears and thanked the midwife again and again.

"Mr. Jiu, you see, it's a daughter, but it doesn't matter, I like her better."

Grandma held me in her arms and walked up to Blind Laojiu and said.

Blind Laojiu had a solemn look on his face. He was calculating with his hands and muttering to himself.

"Sister Xu, this child didn't take the usual path, he came out backwards, I didn't expect that!

However, this child came with a pearl in his hand, has a heart full of seven orifices, is pure and kind, and his origin is extraordinary, and his future is destined to be extraordinary as well."

"Then I'll take your good words!"

Grandma was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

"It's just that fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. Aunt Xu, you are also a clue. This secret cannot be revealed. I will take my leave first."

After saying this, Blind Laojiu ran away with his crutch.

"Mr. Jiu, what do you mean?"

When grandma chased to the door, the snow was still falling and Blind Laojiu had already walked far away.

"Oh no, Sister Xu, your Xiu'er is bleeding heavily."

Suddenly, the midwife's screams were heard again in the delivery room.

"what happened?"

Grandma and Dad were so anxious that they didn't know what to do.

"Hurry up, Xiao Liu, go and hitch up the cart and take Xiu'er to the hospital in town."

The midwife gave instructions quickly.

My father just came to himself and hurried to hitch the cart. My grandmother put me on the bed and went next door to call Huang Hai, the eldest son of the Huang family, to help.

He and my father braved the snow and took my mother to the hospital in town.

Unfortunately, the medical level at that time was limited, and the heavy snow delayed the delivery for a long time, so my mother passed away on the third day after giving birth to me.

My grandma and dad took care of my mom's funeral with grief.

After my grandma finished telling me the story of my birth, I hugged her and we both cried.

From then on, rumors about me spread like wildfire.

Most people said that I was a disaster star, that I came here with beads in my hand but ended up killing my mother.

Some even said that I was the reincarnation of a demon.

Later, my father passed away, and my reputation as a disaster became even more solidified.

My grandmother was reluctant to give me away, and raised me with spoonfuls of rice flour until now. She has also kept this pearl.

On my birthday this year, my grandmother had a dream. In the dream, a man in black clothes told her that if I keep the bead with me, it would keep me safe.

My grandma then went to a silver shop to have the bead set for me, and she only handed it to me today.