For a while, everyone in Lingshan was very surprised, and after looking at each other, Shen Ruofu said, "It's not like this." The old man said: "If this is the case, your kindness, my old man understands it, and please don't blame me, my family is poor, but there is always this stuttering." Han Yiming looked around, he was afraid that he would take all the food he ate and eat it with the same door here, and he didn't know if the old couple had eaten it, so he couldn't bear it, so he said: "If the villagers ask, what should we say? We live here, and ask you to help, we must give some silver, it is a matter of course, if the neighbors blame the two elders for this, what should we say?"

The old man's head shook like a rattle: "No, no, very much." We were supposed to take care of the people who came and went here. No matter how poor he is, he cannot be turned away, nor will he receive silver taels. Shen Ruofu said: "If you don't refuse to go out, it is naturally the kindness and kindness here." It's just that charging a little silver tael, it's not something that shouldn't be done, many of us eat and live in your old man's house, and don't give your old man a little silver tael, how can we be happy?" The old man said: "I will never dare to collect this silver tael, I will never dare to collect it." You have given me two taels of silver, and you have done me all harm. If I take your silver taels, my wife and I will be driven out of this village. We're so old, how are you going to let us live after we're kicked out?"

This is the second time that everyone here has heard that he will be driven out of the village, and they are very surprised, Han Yiming said: "How can this be? But even this matter has to be explained by everyone, we don't give it, we really don't want to go. How can I still live in your house?" said the old man, "If you don't live in my house, I will also drive you out of the village, and since you have entered my house, there is no reason to go out like this, and please don't dislike my poor family, stay here for a while, and then leave." ”

Everyone here became more and more strange, and Shen Ruofu said: "Old man, why are you like this here? Elsewhere, only the host does not accept guests, and I wish that no one would come to bother you, why are you completely different here? Is there any special reason?" If you don't tell us to listen, we will also have a long experience. The old man sighed and said, "There is naturally a reason for this." It's just that you guys don't be scared when I say it. Just don't get scared out of me. The people in Lingshan glanced at each other, and Shen Ruofu said, "We won't, old man, please talk about it." ”

The old man said: "We are not safe here is a matter of our ancestors, but we have never had a drought here, that is, ten miles and eight towns are so dry, not a drop of rain, not a single inch of grass, we are still here with enough rain, the harvest is not reduced." Therefore, we can be regarded as a treasure land of feng shui, and in the dry years, there are neighboring villages to borrow water. We are not stingy, this is a gift from God, we should not enjoy it exclusively, how can there be a pie falling from the sky is too much or too little? How can there be a reason to dominate the benefits by ourselves and not share them with others?"

All the people in Lingshan nodded yes, and Shen Ruofu said: "It turns out that it is such a simple folk custom, so it is very enthusiastic for those of us who come to stay overnight." The old man said, "That's not the reason. We have only been able to provide food and lodging for passers-by here in recent years. Shen Ruofu said: "Old man, can you tell us about this reason?" The old man said: "It's not that you can't say it, this thing is a little strange, but I'm afraid that you won't believe it if you say it." Feng Yuzao said: "You just have to say it, there is nothing to believe or not believe, let's listen." He was very calm, more convincing than Shen Ruofu, and the old man sighed and said: "Since the year before the year, we have been restless here, and there will be fewer people on the sixteenth night of every month. ”

Everyone was shocked: "How many people are missing?" The old Khan said, "Yes, a few people are missing." Sometimes it's two, sometimes it's three, and it's so strange that the person just vanishes out of thin air and is never to be found again. At the beginning, there were still people in the village to look for it, and where to find it, the few were all strong young people, but there were many of us old people. After looking for it a few times, I couldn't find it, and I invited a goddess in a foreign country to come and see her, saying that we had something here that she couldn't say, and asked us to send one person there every month, so that many disasters could be avoided. Furthermore, if this thing comes out to arrest someone, and there is more than one person, and if it is sent, it only needs that one person. It can also avoid some calamities. There is one person every month, and the village has already been opened, so where can there be people who can get to this day? Therefore, we ask the goddess to help, but it is not possible. After that, we invited a few goddesses and gods to come to help, and we moved from village to village, but we were all told in our sleep that if we left, then this thing would follow, and where we went, it would also go. ”

Everyone was surprised to hear this, and they all said, "Is this amazing?" The old man said: "This dream is not made by one person, and the people in our village have made this dream in one night, so we dare not leave easily, and would rather believe it than believe it." It's not a good thing that everybody dreams like this. But they don't want their children to be trapped here, so everyone who has a daughter marries off their daughter, and everyone who has a son keeps his son away. Anyway, we are all old people, and we will die sooner or later, so it doesn't matter where we die. It is also a good thing to be able to exchange for everyone's peace. On the evening of the sixteenth of each month, an old man went to the village to wait for his death, and everyone went like this, and then they all went by themselves, and we did not send them, because we did not know which day, we would also send them to death ourselves. ”

He said desolately, and everyone here said: "Why don't you want to think about it, how can you send it to death like this?" The old man said: "Why haven't I thought about it, but to be honest, the gods and goddesses who are invited are either unwilling to help, and the so-called hands-on help has no results, but I am afraid that they have no real skills." We don't have extravagant hopes anymore, just like that, we always have to die, but fortunately, our children are also out. Then, two years ago, an alien passed by and took a look at us, saying that this thing was invincible to ordinary people. We begged him, and he said that he could not submit to us at that time, but could only instruct us. He said to us, "The hour is not yet complete, and this thing cannot be removed." When the time comes, someone will come and get rid of it. And taught us a method, to be honest, when he taught this method, we didn't trust it, and then we had to use this method, but it also had some effect. I think he was a capable person, but at that time we were deceived and suffered a lot, and we couldn't believe it. “

Han Yiming said: "What method?" The old man said: "He taught us to prick blood, and every sixteenth he would find two people to prick blood, and he would prick out two large bowls of blood, and then he would take it to the head of the village, and send it to him about half a time, and then he would come back, and he must not look back." Just walk to the village. He said that this is called a blood sacrifice, and if there is blood, it is fine, but as for the blood and the blood is less, it is not so important. Shen Ruofu said: "Oh, blood sacrifice? It's the first time I've heard of such a ritual. The old man said, "He asked for two large bowls of earth, and wrote a word on the bottom of each of these two bowls, and I couldn't understand it, saying that as long as he took these two bowls and sent blood, he would come safely that month." If you change the bowl, it won't be like this. There will still be few people in the village, but according to what he said, he can really keep a peace. At first, we just thought he was talking nonsense, but then it worked, and it came down. Shen Ruofu said: "Then this person is really a person with some ability." ”

The old man said, "Alas, it's a pity that he couldn't help us." It's a shame. After that, another Taoist priest came who passed by, and the Taoist priest also calculated for us, saying that this thing can only be removed by people from outside, especially the guests who are going north, and advises us not to offend visitors from outside. We also know that among the many people invited, there are not many who have no ability to eat, but there are really capable and some of them, so we have been careful with all the guests who come and go since then. Don't say offended, it's too late to be careful. Han Yiming said: "I see. The old man said: "Alas, I don't know when the distinguished guest who can relieve our difficulties will come?" Shen Ruofu said: "Didn't that person say a deadline?" The old man said: "Just say, every nine, we have to pay attention." So we are very careful on the 9th, 19th, and 29th of every month. But I don't know if this is the ninth of the day, as long as it is the nine that comes to mind, we all care very much, but if we wait like this, I don't know when it will be a head. However, it is better than taking human lives to fill this bottomless pit. You don't know that in those days, we didn't even have a young person here. It is also that no one will die anymore, and only then will the young people come back. Shen Ruofu said: "I can't figure it out, haven't you ever seen that strange thing?" The old man said: "I really haven't seen it." Anyway, there are still people in this village who are curious and want to see what it is. If you don't even know what it is, you're even more afraid. The most terrifying thing is that you don't know what the other party is, and it is the most terrible thing to know nothing. ”

Shen Ruofu said: "Have you ever seen it?" The old man sighed: "No." Either they won't come back to see it, or they won't even get out. Han Yiming said: "I can't even get out of the door? What does this mean?" The old man said: "I don't know why, at that time, someone wanted to go to see what caused our side to be so restless, but when it was time to go out, they couldn't get out." It's not like this, it's like that, you can't get out anyway. As the days went by, we also knew that we couldn't go to see it. We can only wait for this person who can save us to come. ”

Han Yiming said: "I see, no wonder we are so greeted by this passerby." The old man said: "Alas, it is also very discouraged to say, after these many people, the one who can really help us is the one who gave us the bowl, and even the person who told us to be careful every nine did not help us anything. There's nothing to think about!" Feng Yuzao said: "Then, the person who can help you has never come again?" The old man said: "I haven't come again." Shen Ruofu said: "What does he look like? Do you remember the old man?" The old man said: "Alas, the time has been long, how clear it is, I really can't remember." But this man is really beautiful, completely different from us, a very delicate one, and very young, I have not seen much of the world, but I have never seen him so good. It's still a man. ”