The mustache reacted quickly enough, and appeared at the mouth of the alley in a flash, blocking the path of the little black shadow. The shadow was clearly afraid of the mustache, and would rather turn around and run back, and then turned into another alley. I had already caught up by this time, so I followed closely behind, and the mustache also followed me, each separated by more than ten meters.

The road in the alley is narrow, there are many intersections, and the black shadow is moving very fast, and if you are not careful, you may lose it. Fortunately, there are stone walls on both sides of the alley, so it's not easy for even a ghost to get into. The shadow was still faster than me, and it turned left and right and ran through a few alleys, until it came to a clearing, and then suddenly disappeared.

I also stopped, looking left and right. The open space looked like a small square, with a small temple on one side and a stage on the other. This is a typical public gathering place in the southern village community, and when it comes to the New Year's holiday, especially on the Bodhisattva's birthday, the locals will invite the troupe to perform on the stage and dedicate it to the Bodhisattva. But there was no one in the square at this moment. The mustache was following me just now, probably because the speed was too slow, and I didn't know where it had gone.

It's a lot more open than the alley, so I'm pretty sure the shadow didn't run out of the little square, otherwise I could have seen where he went. The stage on the left is an empty cement platform, with no place to hide, so it is likely that it has been sneaking into the small temple. I walked to the temple gate and took a look, the small temple was very dilapidated, the temple door had a few cracks, and the windows were also broken, it looked like a dilapidated temple that had been abandoned for a long time. I reached out and pushed the door, but I couldn't open it, and the inside was latched. In other words, there are still people living in this ruined temple!

Thinking of this, I suddenly raised my vigilance. Who would live in such a broken temple and live with ghosts? Could it be that Xiao Jiuhe is hiding here? It can't be such a coincidence, right, as soon as his name is mentioned, you immediately bump into him?

"Who?"

There was a question from the ruined temple, and it seemed that the moment I pushed the door, I had already alarmed the people inside. I took two steps back, fully focused and ready to take on the situation. The door opened with a "babble", and a person came out, and it was really a familiar face I knew!

"Small victory donor?"

"Old monk?"

It was none other than the ascetic monk who had overtaken Xiaoqian on the mass grave in Nanting County!

The monk was probably the same as before, his body was still covered with patches, a string of Buddhist beads was twisted in his rough palm, and the wrinkles on his face had gone through many winds and frosts, one by one like a knife cut.

I have always felt that he is too mysterious, and he comes silently in the ghost market, and walks quietly, even if no ghost wants to patronize his "business", he always sits quietly in a corner.

"Old monk, what are you doing here? You're not staying in Nanting anymore? I asked.

The dervishew smiled faintly, "My cultivation in Nanting has ended. Later, when I traveled all the way to this time, I saw that although this small temple was dilapidated, the Buddha statue still existed, so I stayed here temporarily. That night, I meditated here, and suddenly I woke up! This may be the cause of the Buddha's intention to lead me here, and it is up to me to rebuild this temple and renew the incense. Therefore, I stayed here and relied on the fortune and fundraising to repair the temple every day. ”

The old monk who has attained enlightenment is indeed full of Zen, but I am not here to listen to him. Since he is an old acquaintance, I don't have to beat around the bush, and ask him directly: "I chased a little ghost just now, and I chased him all the way here, and he has no other place to hide except hide in your small temple." Old monk, can you see it? ”

"Well, I have a little ghost in this temple. How? Did he mess with you? Unexpectedly, the ascetic admitted it very happily, and actually said that the little ghost was "raised" by him!

"Your ghost?" I felt a little incredible, and asked, "What do you do as a monk raising a little ghost?" Why didn't you overdo him? ”

The ascetic was not in a hurry or impatient, but still said indifferently: "This little ghost was met on the road a few days ago. He had just left his body, and he was wandering outside on the side of the road, and he was about to sunrise and did not know how to find a place to live. When I saw that he was young and pitiful, and had nowhere else to go, I brought him back and found a shady corner for him to live in. Later, I asked him if he wanted to enter reincarnation earlier and reincarnate as a human being, so as not to be stranded in the yang world. But although he is young, the obsession in his heart is quite heavy, and he is always reluctant to go. The old monk thought that he would not harm anyone, so he kept him in the temple all the time, which can be regarded as accompanying me to relieve my boredom. ”

When the old monk said this, a small head sneaked out of the temple gate, and it was the little ghost. He looked at me secretly, and when he saw that I had spotted him, he quickly retracted his head again.

I said, "Why is he so obsessed?" ”

The ascetic said: "He was abducted and trafficked during his lifetime, and then he escaped and became a street child, but he died of hunger and cold. His obsession was to go home, but he was too young to remember where his home was when he was abducted. ”

"He's a poor boy, then." I look at the appearance of that little ghost just now, at most he is five years old, he was taken away from his parents at such a young age, and finally ended up dying in a foreign land, those abductors are really hateful!

However, entrusted by others, I also told the ascetic about the situation of the little ghost running to Li's house every night to peek at TV, and asked him why he didn't teach this little ghost well?

The old monk said: "Is it, there is such a thing?" No wonder he runs out for a while at this time every day, I thought he was playing on his own. However, it may also have been a habit of his life. This little ghost is still a child's heart, he will do whatever he wants, but he definitely doesn't mean to harm others, and I will discipline him well in the future. ”

"Then you can't keep him like this all the time, can you?" Naturally, I don't want to blame the old monk, but there must be a proper solution to this matter after all. "There are people all around here, if you don't go to the Li family in the future, it's hard to guarantee that he will go to the Wang family, the Wu family, and the Chen family to take a peek, this is not a long-term solution after all!"

The old monk also nodded, agreeing with me. He said: "I was going to send him home in person, and after helping him but wished, I let him leave on his own, but I can't leave this temple now." Or, Xiaosheng donor, you do a good deed and send him home for me? ”

"Me?" I subconsciously shook my head and said, "Old monk, you are really good at fooling, you actually want to throw this pot to me!" ”

The ascetic smiled and said, "Xiaosheng donor, when I was in Nanting, I saw that you got along very well with those lonely souls and undead spirits, and you are obviously also a kind and loving person, why don't you want to help this little ghost this time?" ”

I still shook my head like a rattle and said, "I'm still a student, I can't support myself, and I still raise ghosts?" Besides, I don't have the time to send him home! ”

"Donor Xiaosheng, please believe me!" The ascetic monk's expression suddenly became serious, and he said: "The poor monk is dull, and his practice of Buddhism is still shallow, but he can still understand some cause and effect after many years of practice. Take this little devil with you, and he will solve a foolish disaster before you! ”

When I heard him say this, I began to hesitate again, "No disaster? I've been so unlucky lately? Old monk, do you see it accurately? ”

The old monk closed his eyes, bowed to me, and said, "If you win a small victory, you will get good results." Amitabha! ”

In this way, it seems that I don't believe that he can't do it anymore! I struggled for a while, but finally reluctantly agreed. I said, "Even if I want to take him away, then he has to agree to go with me first!" ”

The ascetic said, "It's okay, I'll naturally persuade him." After that, the old monk returned to the temple and talked to the little ghost alone for a while. When the old monk finally came out again, the little imp also came out, but he hid behind the monk and didn't seem to be very reluctant.

I took out the porcelain vase that Master had given me and said to the little ghost, "Come in!" ”

The little imp hesitated, and looked up at the ascetic again, and pretended to be pitiful, and tears were about to come out. The ascetic smiled and said to him, "Don't be afraid, this little benefactor has a very good heart, go!" ”

Seeing that he was firm, the little ghost called Diadiu had no choice but to come out slowly, and hesitantly looked at the porcelain vase in my hand, but still refused to get in.

I'm quite experienced in dealing with this kind of ghost, and I once "kidnapped" the big-headed ghost Xiao Ming at the beginning. I smiled and said to him, "I promise you, I'll let you come out to watch cartoons in the future!" ”

This sentence finally worked, and Didiu's eyes lit up when he heard the cartoon, and then he jumped into my porcelain vase. I put the bottle capped and put it back in my pocket.

After saying goodbye to the ascetic, I returned to Li's house all the way from memory, and the mustache was still waiting for me there. As soon as he saw me, he asked, "Did you catch me?" ”

I took out the porcelain vase and showed it to him, and said, "I found it, it's in here!" ”

The mustache stretched out his hand and said, "Leave it to me." ”

But I put the porcelain vase back and said, "I've already made it clear, he didn't mean to mistreat and harm the family, he was just a child who likes to watch cartoons." Now that I have captured him, the Li family will no longer be harassed. I'll take care of that! ”

The mustache frowned and said, "I just said that I wouldn't force you to violate your principles, but I didn't say that it's up to you to make the decision on this kind of thing, right?" ”

I shrugged my shoulders and said, "That's a big deal, even if I volunteer to help this time!" I don't want the bonus! ”

The mustache had no choice but to take me, shook his head, and went back to the Li family to report the results to his client. After a while, he came out to me and said, "It's done, let's go!" ”

I still got back to the city in a mustachioed buggy to get my electric car back. Although the mustache was unhappy with my refusal to hand over the imp, he gave me two hundred dollars in the car and said, "In view of your performance, I will give you half of the bonus." However, the next time you make such an assertion, you won't use it in the future! ”

I don't have any problem with that. He is the boss, so naturally he has the final say.

I rode my electric scooter back to school. Before going to the dormitory, I found a remote place and released the imp out of the porcelain vase. That's when I was able to get a closer look at him. He is ragged and skinny, and he is indeed the image of a street child, which makes people feel distressed when they see him.

I asked him, "What's your name?" Is it called Didiu? ”

The little ghost said timidly: "I forgot my original name, and then they all called me ...... Didi."

"Who are they?"

Hearing this, Didiu obviously shuddered, but still answered honestly: "Uncle and aunt......"

I was stunned, but I didn't think it was right, which elder would name a child Diaodiu? I asked again, "Is it your real uncle and aunt?" ”

"It's not." Diu shook his head and said, "It's a fake uncle and aunt......"

"Did they beat you?"

Didiu shuddered again, "hit ......"

"Scolding you?"

"Scolding ......"

"Do you want to eat?"

"Sometimes I give, sometimes I don't......"

"Why don't they feed you?"

"Because I can't get money...... the more he answers, the more aggrieved he becomes, his mouth is flattened, but he still doesn't dare to cry. Looking at his cowering appearance, he was obviously afraid that he would be beaten if he cried!

I hate it. This gang of abductors and traffickers should be cut with a thousand cuts, and such a young child can torture him! And forced him to beg!

I suppressed my anger and didn't ask any more questions that made him feel sad.

"Didiu, how old are you?"

"Five-Year-Old ......"

"What's your mother's name?"

"Just call Mom ......"

"What's your dad's name?"

"Just call Daddy......"

I lamented that he was too young when he was abducted, and not only did he forget his original name, but he couldn't even remember the names of his parents.

I asked, "Where do you live?" ”

Diu began to shake his head.

"You don't have to remember exactly, just remember which street you're in!"

Keep shaking your head.

"Which city or county should you remember?"

Still shaking his head.

"Which province...... Alas, forget it, can I still take you all over the country to find your house? ”

I scratched my head in annoyance, and suddenly I had a feeling that I had been fooled, or I was fooled by the old monk! What should I do, I don't know anything, how to find it?

I tried to guide him and asked, "What do you remember near your house?" Is there a creek, is there a train? Are there any high-rise buildings? ”

"Well, yes, there's a tall building...... There's a tall tower up there......" Didius said suddenly. I'm also glad that this is the beginning of a successful event!

"What else? Does the school have any? Is there a station? Are there any parks? "I continued to boot.

But Diadiu obviously couldn't remember that much, and kept shaking his head. I asked for a while, but there was nothing of value to be gained. A tall building with a tall tower on top? Telecom Building? Radio station? Television station? There are too many buildings of this shape!

I shook my head helplessly, this is not something that can be found in a while, and I have to look for it slowly later. I got Didiu into the vase again and returned to the dorm just before the lights went out.

As soon as I went back, Lu Zheng complained to me: "Big brother, you told us not to act alone, but we ran around by ourselves!" You came back so late, and your phone couldn't get through, we thought something had happened to you! ”

Only then did I remember that my mobile phone had been turned off from the beginning when I was at Li's house, and I had forgotten to turn it on after finishing my errands. I apologized, "I'm too busy to forget, I'm sorry to worry everyone!" ”

Yue Xiang also leaned over and said, "Big brother, just now a fellow from Changdong County in the machine repair class told me that Liang Bing and the others are now being closely watched by Director Wang, and they will not dare to openly harass our dormitory again recently." But he also said that Liang Bing sent someone to walk around the school gate. They're going to kill you if they see you outside the school! ”

I snorted and said, "It's not certain who will kill whom!" ”

Lu Zheng immediately stroked his palms and applauded loudly, "Big brother, I appreciate your domineering!" I think it's okay for you to hit ten of them one by one! ”

"Hit you big-headed ghost!" I gave him a blow in the head and scolded: "You talk a lot!" If it weren't for the trouble you caused, would we be so scared? ”

Lu Zheng covered his head and said aggrievedly: "I have apologized to everyone a hundred and eighty times!" Ouch, big brother, you knocked too hard! ”

"That's it! Come on! Everyone should be careful these days, what should we do now! "I just sloppy and didn't want them to feel too nervous.

For the next few days, the mustache didn't call me, and I never left the school again. When no one was around, I released Didiu again and continued to ask him for some clues about the location of his house. However, when he asked, he was still only more impressed by the building with the tower.

When I saw that the clothes on my body were so torn, I burned him a new set of decent clothes and put them on. When I came back from dinner, I saw him drooling on the side, so I gave him some to eat. Every night at eight o'clock, whenever I have time, I turn on the TV on time and let Didiu watch cartoons for half an hour.

Lu Zheng and Yue Xiang were very confused by my sudden childlike approach, and said, "This is not your style, big brother?" Do you still like to watch Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf? ”

I had to explain awkwardly, "Well, you can accommodate me!" This is a good memory of my childhood, just watch it for half an hour! ”

Whenever this happens, Diu Di will watch cartoons and be fascinated. It was only at this time that a completely relaxed smile finally appeared on his face, and he no longer looked frightened. When the time came, he didn't make any noise, and when I turned off the TV, he consciously went back into the porcelain vase.

Over time, he spent a long time with me, and gradually lifted his guard against me.