21. Incense candles
The phone rang just three times, and it was quickly connected.
A slightly windy and frosty magnetic female voice said, "Well, I'm Sister Sun." Condolences change. What is the need? ”
I have seen it again, and the first time I heard someone call, the first thing I said was not hello, but a mournful change.
But Uncle Ma's face was happy, and he said, "It's me, you Brother Ma!" ”
"Stinky shameless, you still call me so late, you're going crazy! I'm hanging! Sister Sun on the other end of the phone heard Uncle Ma's voice, and she looked so unbearable that she was about to pinch the phone. I don't know what the relationship between Uncle Ma and Sister Sun is, it seems to be a little entangled.
Uncle Ma hurriedly said, "No, no, I really need your help with something!" ”
"Do you have a problem?" Sister Sun's voice hesitated slightly, and Uncle Ma hurriedly said, "My nephew is dying now, you should come quickly." ”
"Oh, you're really looking for me to order a shroud?" Sister Sun finally seemed to be a little interested, and said, "Okay, I haven't heard you talk about having a nephew." It's almost out of breath, but you know to find me first, even if you have a little conscience, let's say, what size, how many collars and how many waists? ”
"It's not a longevity coat, Sun Tangke!" Uncle Ma was a little anxious and said, "My nephew I have to save him, do you understand?!" Hurry up and bring me some incense and candles! ”
Sister Sun didn't know if she listened to his Sun Tangke, or because the things she asked for were too ordinary, and her tone was a little unkind: "There are so many incense candles in your store, are you looking for me?" I'll just say that you, an old rascal, called me harassing in the middle of the night, just to adjust my taste! ”
Uncle Ma was afraid that the other party would hang up, so his tone suddenly became anxious, and he said, "No, I'm not in the store!" I'm out there right now, I'm in a hurry, and I'm not prepared for anything! I'm in the Deputy Marshal's Mansion on Thatched Street Sugar Spinning Lane on Shuyuan Road, and I need your help very much, do you understand?! Listening to Uncle Ma's anxious voice, Sister Sun listened quietly, and Uncle Ma continued: "Hurry up and help send it over!" ”
"You stinky shameless, it's not a good thing to call! It's so late and you still torture the old lady......" Sister Sun scolded and hung up the phone.
I can't tell whether Sister Sun is coming or not, Uncle Ma looked relaxed after hanging up the phone, and said, "Don't worry, someone will send it later." ”
Uncle Ma leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette, and as soon as I finished a cigarette, my phone rang. Uncle Ma looked at the call number, his face could not hide the obscene joy, and said to me: "It's here, I'll go down to pick up things, you keep it well!" Don't let the lights go out! ”
After saying that, he answered the phone and went downstairs as he walked.
I wasn't worried about him at all, he must have had a lot of ways to get him up and down the stairwell besides the lamp.
I looked at the flickering flames, and I was more worried about this.
Uncle Ma's footsteps walked away, and the surroundings fell into a dead silence. I suddenly remembered that this room was the room where the ninth aunt had been strangled, the second aunt had been tortured, and perhaps someone had been burned.
And there is still my former good buddy Lao Zhang lying on the ground in front of me. Maybe we'll still be good buddies in the future. But I'm sure he's not exactly Lao Zhang right now.
I guarded the lamp, thinking wildly, afraid that the light would go out, afraid that Lao Zhang would wake up suddenly, and afraid that Lao Zhang would never wake up again.
I actually watched the lights for a married and child-bearing man, and it gradually became sour, like we were a pair of.
But then, suddenly, I heard a little noise, and the wooden floor squeaked and swayed. I thought it was Uncle Ma who had returned, so I hurriedly looked back, only to find that the sound was not coming from outside the door.
That squeaking sound seemed to come from this room.
I was in a cold sweat. What's going on???
Squeak squeak...... Squeak squeak......
The sound, familiar and unfamiliar, I can think of it as the sound of the legs rubbing against the wooden floor when someone is exercising in bed.
It is not necessarily the foot of the bed that can make this sound, but it may also be the foot of the cabinet.
Cabinet?
Could it be...... Second aunt too?
In the midst of the fright, I couldn't control my scrutiny!
But there are no cabinets in this room!
When I thought of this, I swallowed hard, and I was soaked in a cold sweat. If the female ghost in front of me can't be solved, and a second aunt appears, I'm going to die today.
At this moment, there was a crisp slap downstairs, accompanied by a shout: "Stinky shameless, I don't want to see you again!" ”
Then I heard the sound of the stairs clattering, and then Uncle Ma ran back with a bag of things over his face with one hand.
He would look at me and look at him, rub his face and sneer, "This, kiss such a big reaction......"
I think your nephew is still lying on the ground, why are you really going to play hooligan?
Uncle Ma shook the things in his hand and said proudly: "I know what you're thinking, let me tell you, don't panic with this." As the saying goes, 'beating is love, scolding is love', don't worry, Sun Tangke must have me in his heart. Hehe, brought me so many goodies......"
With that, he began to count the things out of the bag, in addition to a handful of candles and a handful of Buddha incense, there was also a stack of yellow paper, a new brush, a box of cinnabar powder, a few copper coins, and a bundle of small red wood.
He first took the copper coin in his hand, put one under Lao Zhang's head, one under each shoulder, and then one on each heel. There are five pieces in total.
Uncle Ma said: "I also brought me the Five Emperors money, this girl, she is really scolding, and her heart is as sweet as honey...... With these protections, my nephew should be able to save it! ”
Then he lit the fire, chose four red candles, lit them, and inserted them in the censer, and took four incense sticks, and after lighting them, he inserted them in the censer.
In my memory, regardless of whether it is at home or in the temple, the incense is all on the three branches, which means that it is either to respect the Buddha and the monks, or to respect the Taoist scriptures.
"What are you doing?" When Uncle Ma saw that I was fine, he said, "You pry his mouth open first." ”
I thought to myself, I haven't done it again, how do you know if you don't say it? I slammed my old mouth open.
Uncle Ma couldn't bear to look at him and said, "You're not afraid that he will bite you?" Pry with this sandalwood. As he spoke, he took out one from the bundle of small red wood, I heard that it was sandalwood, took it and put it on his nose and sniffed it, and it was really fragrant, so I took it and went to pry the old man's mouth, and blamed me for being inexperienced, and I used too much force to poke the skin of his mouth directly. It took a lot of effort to pry his mouth open.
I thought to myself, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, you are not to blame for poking your mouth, this is all to save you, I promise not to take it as an example.
Uncle Ma saw that everything was in order, and pinched the trick with his left and right hands at the same time, and there were words in his mouth: "I sigh on the bridge, there are many ghosts outside the city." Today, Dao Ye Don't Ryoma lit the fire of the three ghosts and four of the gods, and if you don't return to the sun quickly, you still haven't said anything to me! ”
After that, he quickly pulled out four sticks of incense and blew it at Lao Zhang, and the incense ash was scattered and fell on Lao Zhang.
Lao Zhang's whole body twitched, and a female voice moaned from the pried mouth again. I felt that the lotus lamp in the palm of my hand was hot, and when I looked over, I found that the flame had turned green and was three inches high. In the blink of an eye, Lao Zhang suddenly sat up straight.