After listening to the story told by the crazy old man, my first reaction was not fear, but anger and doubt.

In the story, the crazy old man is the one who saved Lao Zhengtou's life in the early years. Later, when the crazy old man came to this neighborhood to bump into his apprentice, he went to Lao Zheng Tou's house to visit Lao Zheng Tou and found some clues.

And this is where I get angry!

"Crazy old man, you obviously know that the big-bellied woman has a problem with her stomach, why didn't you take that ghost on the spot?"

After I went to school, the crazy old man repeatedly asked me to speak Mandarin all the time, what is it, I can't speak Mandarin well, I can't mix outside?

But this time I was really angry, the crazy old man saw that Lao Zheng Tou's bride was haunted by a ghost, and he didn't make a move, and let Lao Zheng Tou's family of four die in vain. In the midst of emotion, the dialect blurted out.

In the past, the crazy old man taught me that human life is greater than heaven. But the fact that the crazy old man didn't save people is what makes me most angry!

I thought the crazy old man would be ashamed, but who knew that the crazy old man would stick out his finger and flick it hard at the door of my head. Then in the same dialect, he scolded and said, "You little bastard, what do you know (what does it mean)?" ”

I clutched my bullet-hurt head and glared at the crazy old man with a huff.

When the crazy old man saw me, he was not afraid of him taking his shoes and smoking me again, but in the end he put down his hand, turned to a sad expression, took out his cigarette holder, slowly filled it with tobacco, and then lit it, and after taking a puff of cigarette, he said in a low and sad voice: "Zhengyi, the number of fates is like this." ”

What is the answer? I was young at the time, and I didn't understand the meaning of the crazy old man's words, and it was impossible for me to know that the crazy old man also wanted to save the old Zheng Tou's family.

But that thing was very cunning, and when the crazy old man stayed at the old Zheng Tou's house, he didn't show up, and he didn't even do anything. Later, the mad old man was instructed to deal with another matter, and when the mad old man left, the thing began to hurt people.

In the end, Lao Zhengtou's family can't live, the crazy old man has the heart to save people, but this is always the end. This may be the "number of lives" in the mouth of the crazy old man!

But where did I think of this, I just kept staring at the crazy old man, hoping that he would give me a reasonable answer.

But the crazy old man didn't continue, and lowered his head and smoked a yellow cigarette.

We sat speechless for a while, and the crazy old man looked up and saw that I was still angry.

He sighed and said, "I know what you think, you blame me for being able to save but not to save it, right?" Zhengyi, when you grow up, you will understand. It's not that I don't save it, but really...... That's the number of lives! Well, it's important to get down to business. I'll tell you when it's done. ”

This time the crazy old man said a little toughly.

"Then after so many years, why is it being solved now?" That's where I wondered.

"That's because there were more important things to do. This was also a mistake in our calculations, and we thought that the effects of this event would slowly dissipate on its own. This time, if it weren't for the death of the lame Liu, I don't know when this matter would be discovered......" said the crazy old man.

"What? Is the lame man dead? I asked, surprised.

Cripple Liu is a well-known good man in our village.

Liu Cripple is not a local, I heard that he is a big family in other provinces, and later came to our village because of the flight, and one of his legs was also lame because of the flight. On weekdays, he often helps people in the village, and he will help anyone with problems.

He is alone and has a special affection for children. The children in our village have been invited by him to play at home, and his house is a paradise for children, and they can eat whatever they want.

Gradually, Liu Cripple's reputation in Fangyuan's village is quite good, and anyone who mentions him will give him a thumbs up!

Just such a person, a few days ago, died quietly! And the death is as terrifying as Lao Zhengtou's family.

Whoever else is reminiscent of what happened to Lao Zhengtou's family a few years ago, so someone reported it to the city. The crazy old man happened to be in the village again, and the matter was handed over to the crazy old man.

Just when the crazy old man told me about Liu's lame death, a person came outside the door.

"Master Chen, everyone is here."

The man was taller than the crazy old man, about 1.8 meters tall, and he looked to be in his forties. The facial features are very three-dimensional, and with his angular face, it looks very majestic.

The mad old man waved his hand to show that he understood, and then said to me, "Let's go." ”

So he picked up his cloth bag and led me out the door.

When I went out, there were several people waiting outside the door.

The crazy old man took me by the hand and walked past them one by one to the front.

I heard the people behind me talking about something, and I pricked up my ears to listen.

"Is that him?"

"It should be him!"

“......”

I'm curious, do they know me? Why are they talking about me?

I was about to ask the crazy old man, but the crazy old man didn't look at me and said, "Don't ask." ”

I was speechless for a while, how much did this old man hide from me? But there's no way, this old man's personality is like this, he told me not to ask, that is, even if I asked, he wouldn't tell me, and I would have to be beaten with a shoe wrench!

I swallowed my words obediently, and let the crazy old man take me by the hand and walk towards the next village.

As mentioned earlier, the road from my house to the next village is not close, and it takes more than an hour to walk the mountain road.

By the time we arrived in the next village, it was almost noon.

Walking along the way, no one in the team made a sound, everyone looked sad, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

I didn't dare to be naughty anymore, so I obediently followed the crazy old man.

Along the way, I realized that I don't know when, the people in the village were gone, the houses were empty, and the same was true in the next village.

Then I remembered that the crazy old man had told me that the stakes were so high that it had spread to our village, so they persuaded everyone in the village to go to the city.

When I arrived in the next village, I was keenly aware that the temperature had dropped dramatically. In this September weather, there is actually a hint of coolness.

I found that it wasn't just me who felt this way, but everyone in the team was unconsciously wrapping up.

When we had found an empty room and went in to rest, I turned to the crazy old man and asked, "Why is this place so cold?" ”

Unexpectedly, when this question was asked, the whole room looked at me in unison, which made me a little embarrassed.

The crazy old man didn't have any expression, and explained to everyone: "This kid is born with a strong spiritual sense, and it is normal to feel this way. ”

After that, the people in the room stopped looking at me and began to do their own thing.

In fact, children who are ten years old or before the age of ten are particularly energetic, and energy is related to yang energy to a certain extent. According to common sense, this kind of subtle change is not experienced by a child of my age at all.

The people in the room are all Taoists, and it is impossible for them not to know this common sense. That's why the people in the room look at me when they hear my question.

Of course, I also got the answer, that is, the spiritual sense is powerful.

Everyone in the room is doing their own thing, I'm bored, and I'm a child, where can I sit?

So I walked to the left and looked to the right.

I saw some people meditating; Some people took out cinnabar and yellow talismans from their bags to draw talismans; Some people keep their heads down and think about things; Some people take out a book and flip through it......

But the strange thing is that every time I go to someone's side, they look up and look at me with a smile in their eyes full of respect. But no one wants to say a word to me.

The room was not large, and I quickly walked to the master's side.

He was talking to someone about something.

I recognize this person, the one who just came into the house and called my master!

"Qinshou, are you sure it's a little ghost?"

I heard my master whisper to the man.

But I listened to the fork, and I heard it like a beast. I couldn't help but laugh.

I smiled and focused the eyes of the people in the room on me.

The master was also puzzled, looked down at me curiously, and asked, "Zhengyi, what are you laughing at?" ”

At this time, I was already laughing until my stomach cramped, so I had to squat on the ground with my stomach covered, and while holding back my laughter, I responded: "Master...... Master, hahahaha...... Fowl...... Beast...... Hahaha, how can anyone call a beast, hahaha......"

After saying that, I saw that my master was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted, and then there was an expression that wanted to laugh and held back, and his face was the color of pig liver! And many people behind him were also holding back laughter.

The main thing is that when I saw my master's pig-liver-colored face, I laughed even more presumptuously, and this time I couldn't stand it anymore, lying on the ground holding my stomach, and kept rolling.

The middle-aged man who was called Qinshou by my master squatted down, put his hand on my face when he found the opportunity, pinched it hard, and said while pinching: "Qin is the diligence of hard work, and life is the longevity of life!" ”

The most I hate is when people pinch my face! I got up suddenly, shook off Qin Shou's hand, and stared at him angrily.

At this time, the master also held back a laugh and patted Qinshou on the shoulder. He didn't dare to speak, he was afraid that when he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The man named Qinshou looked at my master with a look of almost crying, and held back for a long time before he could hold back a sentence: "Master Chen, you still call me by my full name." ”

After speaking, my master was stunned, and subconsciously said, "Okay, Zhu Qinshou!" ”

"Poof......

As soon as these words came out, I heard someone drinking water behind me, and then a mouthful of water squirting out, followed by laughter one after another.

And Master and I couldn't hold back anymore and held our stomachs and laughed......