According to my uncle, when I was five years old, I was playing by the river outside the village and accidentally fell into the river. My family and villagers searched all day, and there was no clue. Some people say that I must have drowned and been washed away by the water, but my grandmother shook her head and said that I would be back in three days.
Later, grandma took my bedding and pillow from home. One night three days later, she put the pillow and bedding on the river bank, and put a bowl next to it. That bowl is my favorite boiled egg.
The next morning, when grandma and her parents went to the riverbank, I was lying in the bedding and sleeping honestly. My grandmother kept my family strictly confidential and said that I was rescued by a river worker.
But since I came home, I have been suffering from strange diseases. My body is always as cold as ice, my face is pale, I feel tired and sleepy during the day, and I always see some strange things in the yard at night. Whenever I show it to my parents excitedly, the old couple always hide and wipe their tears silently.
This situation lasted until two years later, when I was seven years old. I vaguely remember that grandma set up an incense table in the yard that day and made me kneel in front of it. Then she didn't know what she was mumbling and brought some yellow paper to burn. The ashes were poured into the bowl and some water was changed for me to drink.
I only remember being weak and sleepy after drinking it. When I woke up, my body was no longer cold and my face was rosy. Those strange things never appeared in the yard again.
Moreover, my parents allowed me to go out to play with other children and go to school, but because my grandmother was my godmother, I was often excluded by my classmates when I was a child. In junior high school, some people even said that I was a freak and an unclean thing.
Whenever I am confused, I go to my grandmother. At this time, grandma is too old to go to the fields. She sat on the kang all day, her face half collapsed, her toothless mouth kept chewing something, and her two small eyes were still yellow. She never shook her head and said nothing about my question.
I couldn't get grandma's answer, so I asked my parents, but when these parents heard me ask these questions, they always scolded me severely, saying that all they had to do was study. What were they thinking?
The more they are like this, the more curious I am. When I graduated from junior high school, it was already the new century. The propaganda slogan in the textbook "Believe in science and oppose superstition" has long been in mind. My grandmother's special status and the strange things that happened to me when I was five years old made me feel more and more uneasy.
In addition, although grandma is old, there are still some people who come to see a doctor to see her. Generally speaking, she doesn't care about minor problems. Only when she meets something serious will she arrange things to see, and I always want to find an opportunity to accompany her. It's a pity that grandma never allows me to follow her.
After all, I have been at school for several years. I always felt that my uncle might have cheated me when I was a child. My former classmates pushed me out and said I was a strange thing. I guess it's also because I was weak and sick when I was a child. I was shocked by superstitious things for the first time. It was at the beginning of high school.
Because I was silent in junior high school, I didn't like to communicate with people. Naturally, I put more time and energy into my study. After the senior high school entrance examination, I was admitted to the municipal key high school. This was originally a happy thing, but recently grandma's health is getting worse and worse, and she also knows that it is not far from the west.
A few days before school started, grandma always asked me to go to her room, but she didn't talk. She just kept staring at me, her shining eyes became cloudy, and sometimes two lines of tears came out. I asked her what was wrong, but she just shook her head.
When I went to school, my grandmother dropped a sentence and said, "Baby, I don't trust you!" " "
I didn't hear grandma's implication. I just smiled and told grandma not to worry. I am so old, I can take care of myself, and the school is not far away. I will come back to see you every week after the holiday.
Grandma's lips moved slightly to say something, but she never said it.
The news of grandma's death reached my ears on the fourth day after school started. Actually, before that, I felt uncomfortable. When I had breakfast in the school cafeteria in the morning, my body suddenly got cold, from head to toe. After I went to the classroom, my deskmate asked me if I was uncomfortable and my face was so white.
I said maybe I didn't sleep well last night, but I didn't think so in my heart. I vaguely think it has something to do with that strange thing when I was a child. Borrowed a female classmate's mirror and took a picture. Sure enough, my face turned pale, and a sense of foreboding naturally emerged.
No, my father came to see me at school at noon and told me the news of grandma's death.
The whole family was sorting out grandma's belongings, and everyone was driven crazy by him, especially my parents, who cried the most. My uncle and uncle secretly pulled their parents aside, not knowing what to say, patting their parents on the shoulder to give comfort, but I always had a strange feeling that the content of their secret conversation seemed to have something to do with me.
The next day, my father disappeared, and my mother said that my father was out of town and had something urgent. At that time, I thought it was quite strange. After all, my grandmother died only a day ago. What's more urgent than this?
In addition, my body also has great problems. I am sleepy in broad daylight, always sleepy. When my mother saw me like this, she just kept wiping her tears and made me sleepy and went home to sleep.
This sleep, when I woke up, it was already night. When it was dark, I was really refreshed. Thinking of what my uncle told me, I feel more and more that I have a problem.
At about ten o'clock in the evening, my father came back. With him, there is an old man in strange clothes and a girl about my age. The old man is dressed like a Taoist. I thought to myself, master, isn't this practice? People who die in the countryside really need to ask Master to be a Dojo.
And this girl, delicate and pretty, lively, looks very energetic, dressed like a rich man, probably from the city.
After whispering a few words to his father, the old Taoist began to look at me. After a while, he nodded to his father. Only then did his father show his dirty teeth and smile. He quickly waved to me and said, "Come here, son, and meet your master Niu!" "
Although I was a little reluctant, after all, my father called me over, so I called Master Niu.
Master Niu replied, grabbed my wrist, pinched it and said, "It's really cold, but it's not too late. Don't worry about the children in advance. Finish the old man's loss first. I'm afraid that if the old man doesn't worry about the children, something will happen at night. Go to the southernmost part of the village and find a family with many men, and ask them to arrange a room for their two children for a few days. Remember, you must.
Hearing this, the father turned pale and said, "There has just been a dead man in this family, and there is no family in the south. I'm afraid it's taboo for others and it's the first house. This ... "
Hearing this, the old Taoist smiled and said, "Which do you think is more important than your baby's life? I can't spend more money The girl's family is quite rich. I can't put it on her head. Let her father make it up to you later! "
Father hurriedly waved his hand and said that it was not the money, but he was afraid that his face would not look good, but he finally answered and hurried out.
I really listened to the words of the old Taoist priest, thinking that it was obviously grandma's funeral, how would it affect my life? How about finding a house for me and this girl for a few days?
Look at this girl again. It happened that she was looking at me, too. She nodded to me, her expression on her face was quite calm, as if she already knew the whole story.
Because the old Taoist priest wanted to see his grandmother, his mother took him to the next room, leaving me and the girl alone.
The girl introduced herself as Chen Jing, a native of Linfen. She is the same age as me and has just entered high school.
I asked her the origin of Master Niu, what she did with Master Niu, and whether she knew anything about me. She was surprised to ask me that my parents never mentioned horses to me.
I shook my head and said no. She let out a cry and said that since your parents didn't tell you, you'd better ask them, or ask Master Niu in a few days. I really can't tell you.
At this time, my curiosity was strongly aroused. I asked her several times, but she still didn't tell me that my mother was really busy with my grandmother's funeral, or I would ask her to break the sand.
When my father came back, he told Master Niu that the matter had been settled and Chen Jing and I could go there tonight.
Master Niu nodded with satisfaction and pulled his father aside, not knowing what he said. Then he said to me, "come on, son, don't go home until your grandmother is buried." Go to another place! "
So inexplicably let me live in someone else's house, can I promise?
Of course not!
I said I wouldn't go, so I slept at home, which worried my parents. Come and try to convince me. My request is also very simple. I can stay at someone else's house. You must tell me the whole story.
My parents turned pale and looked at Master Niu. Master Niu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you listen to me these days. I'll tell you what's going on when your grandmother is buried!"
I asked him with a grain of salt. Deal?
He nodded and said he was an old man. How could he lie to me?
I packed my things and followed my father and Master Niu to the south end of the village. For so many years, my grandmother's identity and my mystery have been bothering me. I dream that I can solve this mystery. I hope I won't be disappointed this time
The place where I live is the dog remnant home in the south of the village. The runaway dog has five sons and two daughters. The family is a red seedling. It happened that a black male dog was tied to the northwest corner of his yard. Master Niu said it was the best.
We were picked up by a dog, and his wife was hiding in front of the west room as if she were avoiding the plague. His children are also in the house, sticking their heads out of the window, which makes me uncomfortable, just like when they said I was dirty at school.
When I entered the main room, most of the contents were covered with tarpaulins, only a wooden double bed and two sheets on the bed.
Master Niu told Chen Jing and I to make do here for a few days. Remember never to leave the hospital and try not to leave the house at night. As for food, dog leftovers should be sent every morning and evening. If we see anything strange these days, don't panic, let alone provoke. Master Niu will take care of everything after my grandmother is buried.
I told Chen Jing that I knew, and my father told me a few more words, saying that I must remember Master Niu's words. With that, he left with Master Niu.
As soon as they left, the dog told me to go to bed early and hurried back to the east room. Chen Jing and I went back to the house, closed the door, made the bedding, and lay down to chat.
I tried to ask her some questions, but she still said, wait for Master Niu to tell me.
Seeing her resolute attitude, I had to give up. Although it was late at night, Chen Jing and I were in high spirits and not sleepy at all, so we talked about our childhood.
It turns out that Chen Jing's family affairs are also closely related to superstition. His father's nickname is Chen Laosi, which is quite famous in Linfen. He made a fortune from the dead.
And her father's family history, for me, is a little scary.
His father is an only child. Because of bad family composition, he suffered a lot during the Cultural Revolution. Later, he went to work in a foreign construction site. One day, a worker died unexpectedly. The craftsman's wife begged everyone to find a way to transport his body back to his hometown, saying it was not far, but it was not near, and the price was very high, exceeding their salary for nearly a month.
Chen Laosi moved his mind at that time. Because he didn't have a car, he borrowed a bicycle, tied the body to the back seat, tied it to his waist, and carried it back like this.
Afterwards, Chen Laosi found it easy and fast to make money, so he began to pay attention to this information. After several years of groping, he saved money to buy a tricycle, which was specially used to pull people's bodies, and strange things gradually increased.
As the saying goes, how to walk at night without encountering ghosts?
Zhao Laosi repented to the dead all the year round, and also encountered several strange things that could not be explained. For the sake of peace, when he is free, he goes to the temple in the mountains to burn incense and help the village do something good with a little money, which is also a reward for himself.
Later, they became relatives. After three years of marriage, they gave birth to a daughter like Chen Jing, and they loved her even more. However, Chen Jing was weak when she was a child, and she was always ill. She lived in a hospital before she was four years old.
When I met Master Niu, Chen Jing was terminally ill. The hospital said there was nothing it could do. Let Zhao Laosi go home and prepare for the funeral.
Zhao Laosi was heartbroken and unwilling to give up, so he begged Master Niu to help him.
Master Niu took one look, hugged Chen Jing and said he would be back in three days. Three days later, he really led the lively Chen Jing to see Zhao Laosi. Different from before, Chen Jing at this time is cold, sleepy during the day, special at night, and often says that he has seen some strange things.
In fact, when I heard Chen Jing talk about this, I basically had a vague feeling that she might no longer be normal. But according to my uncle, when I was five years old, my grandmother managed to get it back, and it was the same symptom. Am I abnormal at that time?
And now, just like those two years, what's going on?
Thinking about it, my head is like a bomb. How horrible would I be if I really thought I was?
But when I told Chen Jing my question, she just smiled, turned over and said, "Don't try to get anything from me. Ask Master Niu then! "
That night, I basically thought about it all night. It was early in the morning, when I came out of the toilet in the yard, I saw the big black dog staring at me like a statue in the corner of the yard, and his eyes were still shining. Suddenly, he cried, and at the same time, there was a loud noise behind me. When I turned around quickly, I saw a black cat lurking on the east wall, with fluorescent eyes.
Although it was such an episode, I was scared to death, so I hurried to the toilet and went back to my room to sleep.
A few days before grandma was buried, she always spent it this way, sleeping during the day and chatting and playing cards with Chen Jing at night. After spending a few days together, I felt that she was quite lively and a bit of a lady's temper.
On the day of burial, my father came to pick me up. When all the funerals were finished, my father took me to Master Niu and told me that I didn't have to go to school recently, so I followed Master Niu to treat my illness for a while.
I said grandma has been buried. You should tell me what's going on, right?
Father frowned slightly, looked at Master Niu, sighed and said, "How do you say this? You pack your things and walk with Master Niu for a while, and he will tell you! "
Master Niu smiled and nodded and said yes, he would tell me everything he knew.