Chapter 23: The Covenant of Life and Death
It seems that Ma Laodao is also an interesting person, and he said that he was leaving after three days, saying that he had traveled here by himself, and he had left Longhu Mountain for too long, and he wanted to go back to see it.
Before leaving, Ma Laodao explained to Lu Xiucai and Lai San, saying that the two of them had a life-saving grace for themselves and wanted to repay the two of them, hoping that the two of them could make a request, what they want most now.
As a result, needless to say, Lu Xiucai and Lai San both said that they wanted to eat, there was no shortage of spring water on the mountain, but there was too little to eat, and the dry food had bottomed out, counting on the two of them to hunt, the chances of starving to death in the mountains were relatively large, and it was not impossible for the two of them to become dry food for the beasts on the mountain.
In the past three days of getting along, Ma Laodao also has some understanding of these two, so in the end, he took out two copper coins, that is, the disgusting spirit money used to suppress the mausoleum, and gave them two charms, telling the two people that this is a kind of agreed token between people and ghosts, and that money can make ghosts grind, not that all money can make ghosts grind, it must be spirit money, that is, money that ghosts can use to have this effect.
Ma Laodao told the two of them that tonight, it was Halloween, and when the gate of the underworld was opened, at this time, with this copper coin, they could make an agreement with the ghost, and the two of them could let the ghost give them to find food.
It was agreed that the ghost would possess the body of a beast and find food for the two of them, but the two of them also had to abide by the agreement, not only would the copper coin be paid to the ghost as revenge, but also the promise of the ghost should not be forgotten, otherwise it would be devoured by all the ghosts.
Tired of winning money, ghosts appear, life and death covenants, heaven and earth. Before leaving, Ma Laodao told him that if he couldn't reach an agreement with the ghost, then there was nothing, the person walked on the Yangguan Road, the ghost walked on the ghost's Nai He Bridge, and there was nothing at dawn, but if it was said that once the agreement was made, no one could regret it.
In the evening, Lu Xiucai and Lai San were full of doubts, they didn't believe much in this thing that was tired of money, but the food was finally eaten tonight.
You might as well try it and see if what Ma Laodao said is true, if it is not true, it is a big deal to venture down the mountain tomorrow. At night, the cool breeze was blowing, and when I couldn't see my fingers, a whirlwind blew.
After a while, Lu Xiucai and Lai San lit the spell left by Ma Laodao, and sure enough, not long after, after a creepy whistling sound, two ghosts appeared outside the mountain temple.
Seeing that there was really a ghost, Lu Xiucai and Lai San finally had a new understanding of Ma Laodao's words. Ma Laodao finally didn't deceive them.
In the end, Lu Xiucai and Lai San reached an agreement with the two ghosts, and the ghosts were responsible for providing food for the two people, but three months later, that is, after this military disaster, Lu Xiucai and Lai San each wanted to give the ghost four gold mountains and silver mountains, six cash cows, a set of paper carts and horses, and a number of paper money.
Sure enough, from the next day, there will always be some food in front of the mountain temple, sometimes steamed buns, sometimes fruits and vegetables, sometimes dry food snacks, anyway, there are all kinds of tricks, and there was even a roast chicken.
It is precisely because of such a life-and-death covenant that the two people who could have starved to death in the mountains even if they escaped the military disaster finally survived.
When Ma Laodao left, he said that the military disaster was only three months, but he didn't expect that the military disaster was really only three months, and three months later, Wu Dashuai killed Zhang Dashuai, and the new official took office with three fires, so naturally Wu Dashuai wanted to appease the people, after all, he had to stay in the county for a long time.
Lu Xiucai and Lai San naturally ran out when they got the news.
But the two of them didn't expect that after they came out, it would be worse than in the mountains, just after the battle, it was not easy to beg for food, as for the agreement with the ghost, Lai San had long forgotten it, Lu Xiucai reminded Lai San again and again, and then the two of them fell out because of this matter.
Although Lu Xiucai can't ask for much food every day, he will always save some to exchange some yellow paper or something, although the business of the coffin shop is booming at this time, but the owners of the coffin shop have been killed, and there is naturally no place to find Jinshan or something.
At that time, grain was hard currency, and Lu Xiucai used these things in exchange for some yellow paper, Jinshan could make it himself, and the cash cow could make some straw by himself and make it himself.
A week later, Lu Xiucai came to the mountain temple with the agreed gold mountain, cash cow, and paper money, no matter how he did it, anyway, Lu Xiucai was full of catties, gold mountain, cash cow, paper money, and everything that was not bad at all completed the agreement. But Lai San, Lai San seems to have forgotten about this matter a long time ago.
The two ghosts did not take away Lu Xiucai's disgusting spirit money, but promised Lu Xiucai that they could help him complete one more thing, because Lu Xiucai was true to his word.
As for Na Lai San, three days later, he died tragically in front of a restaurant in the county seat, his death was very terrifying, bleeding from his seven orifices, and his whole body convulsed together like a leather ball, not like a human figure at all.
In the end, it was Lu Xiucai who begged everyone, wrapped the body in a straw mat, and buried Lai San.
Director Lu said this slowly, and then said with emotion: "Whether I believe it or not, anyway, when my grandfather said this, every time he sighed.
Moreover, my grandfather later participated in the guerrillas and the devils, once went to investigate and met the devils, was forced to the edge of the cliff, grandpa used the money to win the last time, sure enough, it was a peak loop, there was a pontoon bridge in a corner of the cliff, it looks like a very old pontoon bridge, pass it, it is possible to fall, the abyss, there must be no place to die, but not to pass, fall into the hands of the devil, there is no good end.
At that time, my grandfather gritted his teeth and walked cautiously. When he walked to the middle, he clearly felt that he had suddenly stepped on the air, but then a wooden plank appeared out of thin air, holding my grandfather's empty foot, and finally walked safely.
Those devils, a small team of men and horses, also followed me to chase my grandfather across the pontoon, but all of them fell to their deaths under the cliff, and none of them were alive.
Later, when my grandfather went over, he found that he was no longer tired of winning money.
Obviously, the two ghosts took the token. Tired of winning money, ghosts appear, life and death covenants, heaven and earth. Hehe, believe it or not, my grandfather believed it anyway. ”
The expression on Director Lu's face when he said these things seemed to be that he also believed in these legends.