Chapter 023: The Man on Credit
I thought it would go smoothly for the bones of the iron abacus, but I didn't expect it to be so easy.
I almost lost my own life here!
Immediately, Mr. Jia proposed to go back and ask someone to help. Tell me and Li Yue to wait.
I thought to myself, it's good to invite someone, multiple people have more efforts, and this matter is done sooner and safer.
Soon after, Mr. Jia came over with a thin old man about sixty years old.
When I looked at it, I was stunned.
This man I know, his name is Lao Wangtou, and he is a lonely old man who lives near here.
Seeing that the old Wang Tou was brought over by Mr. Jia, although I wondered in my heart, but I still didn't say anything, after a brief greeting, I asked Mr. Jia, what should I do next?
Li Yue's expression at this time was almost the same as mine, and he was obviously very puzzled in his heart.
The old king is not good-looking, he has never heard of any ability, and he is a well-known old drunkard in our area.
I don't know why Mr. Jia invited him here, in front of the old king, I don't know how to ask.
After Mr. Jia led a few of us to the bridge, he said to the old king: "You used to be a corpse digger, and your father is still a knife man, what I want you to do today is to need you to go to the water next time and touch the bones!" ”
"What did I think, Second Brother Jia, you should know that I have been doing it for more than 20 years."
Lao Wang looked at the water, and his eyebrows wrinkled slightly: "What is under the water of the 'Rolling Corpse Bridge', you and I both know it, this matter is a little difficult......
"Lao Wang, there is no need to talk nonsense between you and me, you should know that I have an old cellar bar at home."
When the old king heard the word wine, he seemed to be in his spirits immediately, and then he laughed: "Second Brother Jia, you have to talk about it!" ”
Mr. Jia nodded, "A word is a certainty, and both hands will be offered after the matter is completed." ”
Seeing this, I also said to the old king: "Since you like to drink so much, I still have two bottles of liquor left by my grandfather at home, and I will send you back together, so I should honor you when I am old." ”
Throughout the ages, asking people to do things has to mean something, and we can't lose our courtesy.
The old king was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, "Your grandfather's wine is also good wine, okay, okay, this thing is fine!" ”
Then Mr. Jia made a simple arrangement, this time the old Wang Tou was responsible for collecting the bones, and I just went into the water to lead the way.
The method is still the old method, Mr. Jia also needs to open an altar on the bridge to use it to contain the iron abacus under the water.
After I told the old man about the situation under the water, he couldn't wait to urge me to go into the water quickly to show him the way.
The old king, who has been a corpse digger, is much stronger than me in terms of water nature, don't look at his age, thin and thin appearance, this board is quite tough and flexible!
After getting into the water, I swam faster than me, and I turned over and dived.
The two of us tied ropes and cautiously leaned towards the hole, and when we were almost close to the mouth of the hole, the old king pushed me by the hand and motioned for me to go up first.
I nodded at him, and as I was leaving, I glanced at the hole, and the red light on the edge of the hole seemed to be lying on the bones of the iron abacus again.
I don't know why this beast always likes to squat on people's bones, I can't care so much at this time, seeing that the old king's head has slowly leaned towards the hole, I immediately swam up a few feet.
Since Mr. Jia let Lao Wangtou go into the water, there must be something special about him!
After I went ashore, Mr. Jia was already working on the bridge.
While instructing Li Yue to burn paper money around, he lit three incense sticks at the head of the bridge, and then put a black wood-like thing in the middle.
Then, with many small wooden sticks, I arranged a simple Tai Chi pattern around it, and I saw Mr. Jia light half of the package of paper that Li Yue had given me earlier, and then extinguished it, taking some ash and sprinkling it on the black object.
The more I looked, the more curious I became, so I couldn't help but ask Mr. Jia, what is this famous?
Mr. Jia smiled and said, "This is called 'Dianyin', which is rarely used in normal times, but now according to local conditions, using this method on the 'Rolling Corpse Bridge' can affect the ghosts nearby and under the water, causing them to fall into confusion, so that they dare not act rashly!" ”
Mr. Jia closed his eyes and recited a few words of mantra as he spoke, "If you don't have this thing, things won't be easy." ”
I nodded half-knowingly.
Li Yue said very little, silently watched on the side for a while, and suddenly asked Mr. Jia, "Is it dangerous for Old Man Wang to be alone underwater?" ”
Actually, I also want to ask Mr. Jia, why can the old king fight iron abacus?
You must know that although Mr. Jia has done the above method, and the strength of the iron abacus is not as good as before, but in general, it is not easy to deal with, after all, the iron abacus was a first-class Mr. Yin and Yang before his death!
Mr. Jia reassured us, "His old king is almost nothing on land, but when he is in the water, it is a different matter." ”
Let me ask Mr. Jia to tell me what is going on?
Mr. Jia said that Lao Wangtou was the head of a household brought to us in the mountains from other places, and he used to make a living by collecting corpses and other things outside.
In fact, there are many ways to dig up corpses, but outsiders generally don't know about them.
Li Yue was also curious at this time, and asked with a pout: "What is the way to fish for the corpse?" ”
Mr. Jia smiled, touched his beard and said, "You don't know that if the corpse that has been lying in the water for a long time is not fished up in time, once it touches the 'water monkey' in the water, it will cause the corpse to change." ”
"They scoop up corpses, and they can be said to be very good at dealing with water ghosts!"
Mr. Jia paused for a moment, and then said, "What's more, his old king's father used to be a credit knife maker, so he should have passed on some skills to him." ”
"With these two things, it should be more than enough to deal with the dying iron abacus."
I glanced at Mr. Jia and didn't believe it, so I asked him, "Is the credit knife man so powerful?" ”
The corpse digger has been dealing with the corpses in the water for a long time, and it is estimated that he will encounter a lot of evil things, and he will definitely not be able to do this job without some real skills.
But I really don't know what the credit knife man is capable of.
In my impression, the credit knife man gave me the impression that he was just a slightly mysterious businessman.
When I was a child, I met once or twice the knife men on credit, most of them came from out of town, carrying a bag full of all kinds of knives, kitchen knives, scissors, sickles, etc.
Whoever is in need can spend little or no money to buy a knife of new color, called "knife on credit".
And the person with the knife on credit will also say a word, or even a few strange words, to the person who comes at the same time, saying that it is a prophecy.
The rest of the money that was not given, according to the rules of their credit swordsmen, will not be picked up until the day the prophecy comes true!
In short, this profession is often encountered in the countryside, and it is very mysterious, I don't know what they do about it, what is the emphasis on it?
Before Mr. Jia could answer, the old king under the bridge suddenly jumped up from the river, and I saw that he was still holding a few bones in his hands.
"You two young people, take the bag and pick it up!"
After the old king finished speaking, he threw the bone in his hand directly at the river bank.
"Second Brother Jia, if I knew about this in advance, even if you give me ten altars of old cellars, I won't take this job!"
The old king was panting and swimming in the water, and his face seemed to be a little unhappy.
Li Yue hurriedly asked him, "Old man, what's wrong with you?" ”
"Humph! What's the matter, I almost lost my life! ”
After the old king swam to the shore, he immediately wiped a handful of water from his face, "You don't know, there is something strange in that hole!" ”
When I heard this, I hurriedly said, "Old man, isn't that 'cockscomb snake'?" ”
"Oh, you doll, do you think it's just a snake that is about to become a sperm, and as for startling my old king's head like this?"