Chapter 55: The Mysterious Old Lady
Walking into the house, there is a faint fragrance, I don't know what it is coming out, it smells very good.
I don't know if it's because of the psychological effect, the sore neck and sore spine have improved a lot.
People also have a lot of spirits.
"Sit!"
The old lady said this, and slumped into the room.
I looked around the living room, which was rudimentary, with only a table and a few stools.
In addition to this, a statue of the deity is enshrined on the shrine.
Three sticks of incense were inserted in the incense burner, and green smoke rose up.
That's when I realized that the fragrance emanating from the house turned out to be this incense!
"Stomp...."
The old lady came out of the room, holding a bowl of water in her hand, handed it to me and said, "Drink it!" ”
I glanced at the old lady, her slightly green eyes, which were still so terrible even though it was daytime, with the scar on the left cheek and her blind eye.
If he hadn't been Lao He's grandmother, I guess I would have been scared away by her like this, and I wouldn't dare to stay for a while.
I took the bowl and looked at the water, there was a lot of dirt in the bowl, and the water was a little dark yellow, and it smelled foul.
I couldn't help frowning and feeling nauseous.
But instead of refusing, I put the bowl aside and signaled that I was not thirsty.
After all, this old lady is Lao He's grandmother, and what she came to ask for this time is also very important.
It's the most useful thing to deal with that ghost.
I can't even seem to be rude.
When the old lady saw that I didn't drink water, she didn't say much, so she picked up the dry tobacco on the table, took a puff and asked, "What did the tree ask you to do?" This rabbit cub has not come back to see his wife for many years. ”
It seems that the old lady didn't know what happened to Lao He, and her family didn't tell her.
I'm afraid she is too old to bear it.
I said, "He told me to come and ask you for something, but I don't know exactly what it is." He said that it was the one thing that his grandfather valued the most during his lifetime. ”
The old lady took a puff of cigarette and said, "What is this rabbit doing day by day!" ”
I said, "Grandma, look at give me that thing, and then I can catch the shuttle bus in town, go back early, and give it to Lao He." ”
The old lady looked at me and asked, "How old are you, young man." ”
"Twenty years old."
"It's a pity." The old lady shook her head and said.
At this time, I frowned, looked at the old lady and asked, "Grandma, what do you mean by this?" ”
"Last night, when you went back, did you almost drown?"
"Brush!"
A layer of pimples stirred up all over his body, and he instantly recalled what happened last night.
I watched the old lady's sudden heartbeat quicken, and I felt a chill in my back...... How did she know what happened last night?
Could it be that she didn't leave at that time, but saw it in secret?
"How do you know?"
The old lady smiled and didn't answer my question.
Instead, get up and get ready to go out.
"My wife, I'm old, and my grandfather's things before his death are for a while, and I can't remember where they are. I went out for a walk, and I probably remembered. If you're okay, help me chop the firewood from the dam and clean up some of the way by the way. ”
When the words fell, the old lady took a puff of dry cigarette, smiled, and then walked out of the door.
"By the way, you don't want to die, you'd better drink that bowl of water. I don't like to cause trouble, and if I have been reminded once, there will never be a second time, and if it weren't for the fact that you and the little rabbit cub in the tree are friends, I wouldn't have bothered to take care of your idle business. ”
With that, the old lady bent her body and left the house slowly, and walked around the village.
I sat on a stool, my brow furrowed.
What do you mean by this old lady's words?
How do I feel like she's hinting at me, but I just can't grasp the clue!
Also, how did she know that I almost drowned last night?
Confused, full of questions.
Do all of this Lao He family like to adjust other people's appetites? Obviously, things that are said in a few words have to be guessed.
I took out my phone and wanted to call Lao He.
But when I think about it, it's daytime, he's locked in the ward, and only at night go to the lounge to be able to contact him.
Looking at the bowl next to me, I honestly felt a wave of sick to my stomach.
Not to mention the dull yellow water and the foul smell, this bowl alone is enough to make people feel broken.
As soon as I entered, the old lady asked me to drink the bowl of water, and mentioned it as she did when I left.
Lao He said that his ability to exorcise ghosts was learned from his grandfather, which means that his grandmother may also be a person who can exorcise ghosts.
Moreover, she also knows what happened to me last night.
So this bowl of water should have some effect.
Thinking about what happened to me during this time.
I looked at the bowl of water and hesitated, should I drink it or not......
For the next two or three hours, I chopped the firewood from the dam and cleaned up the whole house, inside and out.
It looks much more pleasing to the eye.
Tired, sweaty, and out of breath.
At this time, the sky is gradually getting dark, and it seems that I can't walk today.
The old lady seemed to have figured out the time, and as soon as I had finished cleaning up, she returned.
He looked at me, smiled and said, "Well, yes, good work, boy." ”
I smiled and didn't speak, took out a cigarette and handed it to the old lady.
"I'm not used to smoking this cigarette." The old lady waved her hand, sat down on the stool, lit a dry tobacco, and took a deep breath.
Immediately, she looked at me and said, "Have you drunk the water?" ”
"Drunk."
"That's pretty much it."
"What is almost?" I lit my cigarette and took a puff and asked.
The old lady looked at me and said, "Nothing. It's not early, you will live here tonight, tomorrow morning, you will take your things and go, tell the rabbit cub on the tree, come back to see the old woman and me if you have nothing to do, otherwise you will have no chance. ”
As soon as I heard this, the old lady remembered where the things were placed, and she was immediately much happier.
A dark cloud that hung over my heart finally dissipated a lot.
"There's eggs in the kitchen, hurry up and get down, I've got a heavy taste, put more salt."
"Okay." I smoked a cigarette and walked into the kitchen.
The old lady looked at me and smiled, and took a puff of dry tobacco.
Half an hour later, I washed the dishes and chopsticks, fetched a basin of hot water for the old lady to wash.
Then I cleaned up the house, and it was almost eight o'clock.
took out his mobile phone and wanted to call Lao He and inform him that I would be back tomorrow.
It's just that the signal here is very poor, sometimes there is and sometimes there is not.
As a result, the call was not made.
I looked at the old lady in the room, sitting alone on a stool and smoking.
In the light, it seems very lonely, especially her shadow is stretched by the light, and there is always a feeling of distress.
Lonely at home, old and inconvenient.
I decided that when I left tomorrow, I would secretly put some money at home.
It can be regarded as a substitute for Lao He, and he will do a little filial piety to his grandmother.