Marvel's Dark Shadows

One winter night eighteen years ago, there was heavy snow and no sound. pb

In a village called "Shuanghuaishu" in the Jianghuai area, an old couple had dinner and sat speechless to each other with sad faces - their son and daughter-in-law had drowned not long ago. Moreover, their daughter-in-law is still seven months pregnant!

"Squeak, squeak..." There was a sudden sound outside the door, which seemed to be the sound of a cat or dog scratching the door.The old man called Zhang Guigui. He was in a daze for a moment, then stood up and opened the door.The moment the door opened, Lao Zhang was stunned.

In the snow in front of the door, a white fox was arching its two front paws and bowing to Lao Zhang!

And there was a little baby lying on the snow behind the fox. A newborn baby is as big as a cat.

The baby was alive, his hands and feet were still moving, but he was naked and lying on a red cloth.Because he was in the doorway, he could clearly see that it was a baby boy.

Lao Zhang has lived for more than fifty years and has never seen such a strange thing. He was stunned for a long time and hurriedly turned back to greet the old woman.

The old woman was even more frightened. She took a look and was about to close the door.

But at this moment, the fox suddenly opened his mouth and spit out something green.

Is it a baby? Lao Zhang was stunned for a moment, then went out to pick up the thing and look at it. He was shocked, as if struck by lightning, and shouted: "Old lady, this is what we buried with our son and daughter-in-law. It is the jade pendant you brought as a dowry!" "

The old woman screamed, rushed out to see like crazy, and burst into tears.Looking again, there is also a piece of green jade next to the baby on the ground.

With almost no hesitation, the old woman bent down, picked up the child, and returned to the house.

These two jade pendants, one in the shape of a dragon and one in the wind, are not precious jade articles. But the old woman thought it was auspicious and gave it to her son and daughter-in-law. Later, both his son and his daughter-in-law died, and the jade pendant was used as a burial object.

Now the jade pendant buried in the grave suddenly appeared. The old woman knew that something must be going on, so she took the child back.

Lao Zhang also returned to the house, took off his warm cotton-padded jacket, and hurriedly wrapped the baby.When I looked back, I saw that the fox outside the door had disappeared.

"Old lady, if Lian Feng were alive, would our grandson... be born at this time?" Lao Zhang asked tremblingly.

Lian Feng is the name of Lao Zhang’s daughter-in-law.

"Yes, when Lian Feng left, she was seven months pregnant, and now she is nine months..." The old woman was very excited. She leaned next to Lao Zhang and looked at the child and said, "This is our grandson. This must be our grandson." My grandson! It’s the Fox Fairy, it’s the Fox Fairy who sent our grandson back!”

The old couple cried with joy and couldn't calm down for a long time.

After being overjoyed, Lao Zhang thought for a while, then became frightened again, and whispered: "If this is the child in Lian Feng's belly, how did he come out? Could it be that Lian Feng's grave..."

"Then... you can go and take a look tomorrow. It's night now, so don't go." The old woman said.

Lao Zhang nodded, then frowned and said, "How are we going to feed this child?"

"Feed milk powder!" The old woman handed the baby to Lao Zhang, returned to her bedroom, and hurriedly rummaged for milk powder.

After a long time, the old woman finally found a bag of milk powder for middle-aged and elderly people, and said: "Take care of it for one night, and then go buy baby milk powder tomorrow."

Lao Zhang hummed and began to cooperate with the old woman to breastfeed the child.

The little guy was very good. He ate a few mouthfuls without crying or fussing, then slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhang watched the child and sat by the bed without blinking.While still thinking about this matter, I was in a dream.

In the second half of the night, the old couple couldn't stand it anymore and felt a little sleepy, so they lay down on the bed and took a nap.

But Lao Zhang and his wife woke up accidentally and were stunned when they saw the scene in front of them!

At some point, the fox from before jumped onto the bed and was feeding the child.

The fox should be in the lactation period, nestling next to the child, with a kind glow of maternal love in its eyes.

Lao Zhang and his wife stared blankly, not daring to move.

The little guy was probably full, so he opened his eyes and looked around, then fell asleep sweetly.The fox jumped out of bed and quietly got under the bed.

Only then did the old woman realize what she was doing. She knelt down and bowed to the bed, shouting wildly, begging the Fox Fairy to bless her grandson. Lao Zhang said nothing, found a blanket and stuffed it under the bed.

After a night of commotion, it was getting light.

The heavy snow was still flying outside, and Lao Zhang asked his wife to take care of the children at home. He brought a few packs of cigarettes, went to his brothers in the village, and begged them to go to the cemetery in Nangang to check.

When the villagers heard about this, they were naturally shocked and surprised, but also a little disbelieving, so they went to see it together, each carrying a shovel.

The cemetery is three miles away from the village. When they arrived at the cemetery, Lao Zhang found that the tomb where his son and daughter-in-law were buried together had a big hole on the west side, which was about to be filled by falling snow.

After everyone gathered together, they dug the grave.

After the tomb was flattened, a small part of the coffin was exposed.Because of the custom in this place, almost all people are buried on the ground, with the coffin buried shallowly.

Two white coffins appeared side by side in front of everyone.

Because of the sudden incident, the coffin was purchased temporarily and there was no time to paint it, so it was a whiteboard coffin. Moreover, Xiao Zhang and his wife were not cremated, but were buried like this.

Lao Zhang's son's coffin was intact, but his daughter-in-law Lianfeng's coffin had a hole in the small end!

At the entrance of the hole, you can see specks of blood.

Everyone present began to tremble, and everyone looked frightened and did not dare to step forward.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. It's the fox fairy... who delivered my grandson. Don't be afraid." Lao Zhang hurriedly offered a cigarette and begged everyone, "Everyone, help me, open the coffin lid and take a look... …”

Without opening the coffin and conducting an autopsy, Lao Zhang would not be sure that the child was his grandson.

I am a fellow countryman and a brother in my family, so no one can refuse me. Everyone gritted their teeth and stepped forward together to pry open the lid of Lian Feng's coffin.

Lian Feng had been dead for three months, and now he was sleeping in the coffin, still looking like a living person, his expression unchanged.

Those who were bold enough to lift up the clothes on Lian Feng's belly found a hole in her belly, with blood stains extending from there to the outside of the coffin...

It was obvious that the baby in her belly was no longer there.

"Poor child!" Lao Zhang cried loudly, and asked everyone to cover the coffin, set up the grave, and then turned back to the village.

On the way back, Lao Zhang remembered that his son's coffin was intact and the dragon-shaped jade pendant came out.After thinking about it, this should be the magical power of the fox fairy, there is no other explanation.

Two months after her daughter-in-law died, she gave birth in a coffin, and it was a caesarean section performed by a fox fairy.This is Lao Zhang’s understanding of this matter, and it is also the view of the whole village.

The child was named Zhang Tianci, and he was regarded as a thorn in his side by Mr. and Mrs. Zhang.

In fact, Lao Zhang also knew that this child was too weird, too scary, and too unacceptable.But the old couple had nothing at their knees and a desolate future. Regardless of whether the child was a human or a ghost, they decided to keep him.People in the village were gossiping all over the place, but Lao Zhang and his wife just ignored them.

The pure white fox also stayed in the Zhang family, acting as Zhang Tianci's wet nurse and nanny, accompanying him day and night, being docile and well-behaved.Moreover, this fox has never been seen before. The villagers have heard Lao Zhang and his wife talk about it, but they have never seen it before.

However, in the process of Zhang Tianci's growth, strange things happened one after another, almost without interruption.

Lao Zhang and his wife gradually discovered that there seemed to be more than one fox fairy beside Xiao Tianci.