"Kneel down and kowtow." Grandpa Hu said with a serious face.

I looked at Grandpa Hu and knelt on the ground hesitantly, China pays attention to the dead, no matter what he did in life, as long as he is dead, he is eligible to accept kneeling.

Grandpa Hu took out an apple, lit a stick of incense, and said in his mouth: "Tomorrow night, there will be a magic show at the old Zhao family at the entrance of Yingfu Village, and there will be firecrackers as a guide, if the girl is interested, go and see it." ”

Divine drama is ghost play, but it is more respectful of ghosts.

I kowtowed three times in a row, and when Grandpa Hu's words were finished, we stood up and continued to look for the next eligible grave.

One night, we worshiped more than ten graves of the heroine under the age of twenty-five, at dawn, we were tired and exhausted, and nothing strange happened during the period, the people in the village said that this grave mountain was very terrifying, and people would die at night, but no, I even doubted whether Grandpa Hu and Grandpa did all this was useful.

But one thing is very strange, I didn't sleep all night, I didn't feel much sleepy, and the injuries on my body were much better, and I walked by myself for more than ten miles of mountain roads back.

When I got home, it was already noon, Grandpa Hu and I came back together, and the troupe singing ghost shows had already come, and Grandpa called some young adults in the village to build the stage, and they were very busy.

I sat quietly on a small bench and watched my grandfather explain to the people in the village that he was using my life to attract the snake demon to get rid of it, and the people in the village were very supportive.

An afternoon passed in a muddy nightmare, grandpa didn't give me anything to eat, I didn't have an appetite, when the stage was about to be built, more than a dozen Eight Immortal Tables were also moved from each family, these Eight Immortal Tables were scattered in front of the stage, each table only had a bench, facing the stage, the table was placed with incense burners and some tributes.

When it was about to be finished, my grandfather went to cook, and he killed the only two big hens in the house, and when I helped pluck the chicken feathers, I asked my grandfather, "Grandpa, does this work?" ”

Grandpa sighed and said, "I can't guarantee that I can let you live, but if you don't do it, you will definitely die." ”

"Boss, you asked us to sing a ghost show, wouldn't it be a ghost woman for this little baby?" A thin old man walked into the kitchen and asked suspiciously.

"Yes, class master, you are all understanding people, and I won't hide it from you, just to find a ghost woman for my grandson." Grandpa replied.

The old man frowned and said: "This baby is too small, and it is estimated that there are no female ghosts to look at, and it will even anger those female ghosts who come to see ghost shows, and this work is also dangerous for us." ”

"How much does the class owner think is appropriate?" Grandpa sighed, naturally knowing that the head of this troupe wanted more compensation.

"Add three thousand, we also need to do a dojo to dispel bad luck after we go back, and three thousand yuan is the money for the dojo." The thin old man said with a smile.

I was also speechless in my heart, three thousand yuan was not a small amount at that time, and I knew the economic situation of the family, and my grandfather only had a reward of two hundred and eighty-eight yuan to preside over a funeral. 3,000 yuan, at least for a year.

Grandpa shook his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll settle it for you after the singing." ”

The thin old man smiled, turned and left the kitchen, and I asked, "Grandpa, how much is this ghost show?" ”

Grandpa stood up and said, "You pluck the chicken feathers and wash them and chop them up, and I'll borrow money." ”

It was only then that I learned that my grandfather had spent all his family's savings to help me prepare for this ghost show.

Looking at my grandfather's somewhat embarrassed back, I couldn't help but sigh, and secretly swore in my heart that if I escaped this catastrophe, I would listen to my grandfather's words well, and make more money when I grew up, and do my best to be filial to my grandfather.

Grandpa borrowed money and came back soon, his face was very bad, he used a kitchen knife to shovel the chicken on the board and began to stir-fry, I didn't dare to ask, just silently started.

The people who helped set up the stage were busy and went back after eating at my house, and the people in the village who were watching the excitement also went back, because everyone knew that this play was for ghosts.

There are eight people left in the courtyard, except for Grandpa, Grandpa Hu and me, the remaining five people are all members of the troupe, in addition to the thin old man, there are also four young people, two women and two men, one of whom is wearing a mask, and the figure is actually a little familiar, very similar to the fairy sister who came to my room last night. I even feel like it's her, but we have an agreement, and we can't recognize each other when we meet again, it turns out that she is a person in the troupe, but grandpa didn't plan to sing a ghost show last night, could it be that their troupe is singing in a nearby village?

The rules of singing ghost shows are well understood, and first of all, I changed into a set of red groom clothes, which are worn by adults, and they look very wide on me, but there is no way, the troupe does not have a groom dress specially prepared for children.

There are a total of fifteen tables of eight immortals, the middle one is for me, and there are fourteen chapters around the table to surround me, and the tables are covered with white cloth, and there are incense burners on top of the white cloth, and each incense burner is inserted with three incense sticks, and there are tributes such as raw meat and fruits in front of the incense burner. On the bench next to the table, there was a stack of yellow paper money, pressed with stones.

The adults were still busy, they got a lot of white cloths, set up the four sides of the stage, lit kerosene lamps on both sides, and Grandpa Hu and Grandpa Hu stood alone, and at their feet, there were a lot of yellow paper money.

The other four actors in charge of singing were doing makeup backstage, and I was the only one sitting on the bench in the middle, and on the table in front of me, there were only two things, the same was the jade ring that my grandfather took out, and under the jade ring was a long strip of white paper, on which was written my birthday.

"Kid, remember me?" The person from the troupe, who looked like a fairy sister, came over and sat down next to me naturally, his eyes fell on the white paper on the table with the eight characters of his birthday written on it, and he didn't move away for a long time.

As soon as she said this, I knew that she was the fairy sister, and her voice was exactly the same.

"You are really a fairy sister, I didn't tell grandpa about us, but grandpa said that only by marrying a female ghost daughter-in-law can I save my life, I feel sorry for you." I said cautiously.

The fairy sister said with a smile: "Grandpa is right, you are very well-behaved, I won't blame you, looking for a ghost daughter-in-law, are you afraid?" ”

"I'm not afraid at all, sister fairy, are you afraid?" I said firmly.

"I'm not afraid, I often follow my grandfather out, and my grandfather's rap ghost show must bring me, so that it will be safe." Sister Fairy said with a smile.

"Why? Are those ghosts afraid of you? I asked, confused.

The fairy sister shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I can tell you secretly, in fact, I can see ghosts, but they don't know, ghosts are not terrible at all, by the way, do you have any requirements for the ghost daughter-in-law?" ”

"I didn't ...... I don't have any requirements, as long as it's not scary, and if I can, I want her to be pretty. ”

The fairy sister sighed, suddenly looked at me seriously and asked, "What is your name, child?" ”

I replied, "My name is Zhao Mo, silent Mo." ”

The fairy sister suddenly smiled weirdly and said, "This is your previous name, and you won't be called this name after singing the ghost show." ”

"Why?" I asked, confused.

"Because after singing the ghost show, you need to change your name, and I don't know why you want to change your name, by the way, we are our family, and my surname is Zhao, called Zhao Yixian, Yi's Yi, the fairy's fairy." The fairy sister stood up as she spoke, looking at the thin old man who was waving to him on the stage.

"Nice name." I smiled and thanked her.

"Grandpa called me, the ghost show is about to start, don't be afraid, child, it's okay, the ghost is really not scary." After the fairy sister finished speaking, she winked at me, turned and walked to the stage, the slender back was particularly charming.

After the fairy sister left, I was left alone under the stage, and the adults were still preparing, and when the time was almost up, Grandpa Hu came over and said: "Baby, wait a minute, no matter what happens, you don't have to be afraid, those female ghosts we invited will come to you to observe you, if anyone picks up this jade ring in front of you, it means that she agrees to marry you, you just go directly to the bedroom." ”

"Grandpa Hu, what are you doing in the bedroom?"

"Of course it's a cave room." Grandpa Hu said naturally.

"Hole...... Bridal chamber? I trembled and said, marrying a female ghost daughter-in-law is about to make me collapse, but how can I accept such a thing as a cave house?

Grandpa Hu said: "Yes, you don't have to be afraid, whatever she says, you can do it, and now there is no other way, if you are too unlucky to meet a powerful ghost who is going to kill you, it can only be regarded as your bad luck." ”

"And this danger?" I asked, horrified.

Grandpa Hu nodded and said, "Yes, but the chance is very small, ordinary female ghosts will not harm their chosen husband." ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, then nervous again, and said, "What should I do if something terrible happens?" ”

"In case this happens, it can only be said that your life should be like this." After Grandpa Hu finished speaking, he also turned around and walked to the gate of the courtyard, picked up the paper money on the ground and began to burn it.

I was so nervous that my palms began to sweat as the time drew closer, and I had no idea what was going to happen next.

After Grandpa Hu burned the paper, when the time just came, he took a tribute incense stick and lit the firecracker at the door.

The sound of crackling suddenly resounded throughout the village, and after the firecrackers were over, the dogs in the village began to bark, but in less than ten seconds, the dogs were all quiet.

Grandpa Hu quickly returned to the side of the stage, and two people came out of the backstage of the troupe, a man and a woman, their faces were as white as lime, their eyes were also painted very black, wearing shrouds, as soon as they came out, the woman said loudly in a shrill voice: "Midnight play, please sit down with all the gods, today's play is "The Widow Goes to the Grave". ”