In the blink of an eye, the master came back in the dust, still carrying fresh meat filling and green vegetables in her hands.

I asked her, "Master, why does it take so long to buy vegetables?" ”

Shi Niang put down the things in her hand, picked up the water tank on the table and drank a few big sips, then gasped and said, "I'll buy a ticket, buy some meat stuffing by the way, and make dumplings for you at night." ”

I was puzzled and asked, "What ticket, you also want to go out?" ”

"It's not just me." Shi Niang smiled and said, "You have to go too." ”

"Where?" I asked confused.

The master said, "The first case for you was arranged by your master before leaving." ”

"Take the case? It's true? "I'm a little excited, although I don't have much confidence in my level, but after all, it's the first time in my life to take on a case, I used to watch Master show great power, I was responsible for shouting 666, and this time it was finally my turn.

My mother could see that I was very excited, and in order to reassure me, she also gave me a reassuring pill: "It's our own family's business, your master has gone to see it, and said that the problem is not big, you can solve it alone, so you can go with me to see it when the day comes." ”

Only then did I realize that the master had already arranged everything, and this was not only the first time in my life to take on a case, but also to practice for the assessment half a month later. I suddenly felt that my nose was sour, although the master was missing by himself, he always cared about me.

"Master, you don't have to go so far to buy tickets in the future, you can buy them online. The software of 12306 on the mobile phone is the only official website for online booking designated by the Ministry of Railways, which is convenient and safe. ”

Shi Niang asked, "I bought a bus ticket, can I buy this too?" ”

I nodded: "It's the same, buy bus tickets and ferry tickets on 12308, you can also follow the WeChat public account and buy it directly on WeChat." ”

"It's really so convenient, I don't know and think we're advertising......"

The destination this time is Shi Niang's maiden home - Liujia Village.

Shi Niang's mother came out of Liujia Village, but they also have a son, that is, Shi Niang's brother-in-law, and the family is more patriarchal, which is very bad for Shi Niang's mother. Fortunately, she fought on her own and was admitted to a university in the city, and as soon as she graduated from high school, she went to the city by herself, working and going to school at the same time, and gradually stabilized in the city. When Shi Niang was young, she went back to Liujia Village with her mother, but because she hadn't seen her for a long time, the relationship was relatively indifferent, and she almost broke off contact with her.

It happened last month. Shi Niang's brother-in-law, that is, the village chief of Liujia Village, died suddenly, and strange things have begun to happen since then: there is an abandoned stage behind the village, and there is a sound of someone singing every night, and there is no one who dares to look at it in the past; The door to the village council was locked every night, but the next morning it was inexplicably opened, and nothing was lost; My aunt always felt that there were other people in the family, and sometimes the bedroom door would suddenly open and close by itself......

Many people say that it must be the village chief's fate that his ghost has not disappeared for a long time. The villagers remembered that Shiniang's husband was a master, so they came to invite Master to come out. It is said that the master went to see it, said "the time has not come" and left, and when he returned home, he asked the master to take me to solve the matter.

Master definitely didn't care about it because he couldn't solve it, and if he couldn't solve it, it would be impossible to send me, a shrimp soldier and crab general, to death. I think there must be some reason why he waited a month before sending me.

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. I haven't been eating and not learning art in the past ten years, and since Master believes that I can solve it, then I also believe that He won't lie to me. In the evening, I ate more than 30 hand-wrapped dumplings made by my wife, and boarded the long-distance bus to Liujia Village with my wife early the next morning.

Liujia Village is located on the outskirts of Linxian County, which is not a particularly remote place. The economic level of the village is average, but it is certainly much better than that of the poor villages, and the families make a living from farming and are basically self-sufficient.

As soon as we got off the bus at the bus station, someone came to pick us up. The man who came was a strong man, with rough and dark skin, and he often did farm work at first glance, and he was the son of the uncle's uncle, and the mother called him cousin, and I called him my cousin.

My cousin didn't talk much, so he led us into the village. The renovated stone monument at the entrance of the village is engraved with the words "Liujia Village", and the whole village looks nothing unusual, with rows of bungalows, the road between the houses is very wide, and occasionally children and local dogs are playing, everything gives people a quiet and peaceful feeling.

My wife tugged at my sleeve and asked quietly, "Do you see something wrong?" ”

I shook my head, it was normal all the way, but I can't take it lightly. I lowered my voice and said, "I can't see it, but even if there are ghosts, it won't be possible to show up in broad daylight." ”

After walking for a while, my cousin led us to the house. There are several people in the family waiting, in addition to Shiniang's aunt, there are also several respected old people in the village, who seem to have come for the village chief. But what they saw was a woman and a child, and the look of disappointment and dissatisfaction in their eyes was undisguised.

"Son, what's wrong with you, why don't you speak?" The woman sitting in the middle suddenly barked twice, but I saw that my cousin did not react, and when I turned my head again, I realized that she was calling the little earth dog in her arms. Looking at my cousin's calm face, I guess I have long been used to it.

This woman is Shiniang's aunt and my aunt, and she looks a few years older than Shiniang. Before I came, my mother said that my uncle's original partner passed away early, and then I continued the strings, so I guess this is it.

"Thank you for your hard work, Meijuan, didn't Master Chen come with you?" When my aunt saw that her "son" was still ignoring her, she looked up at us and said.

The master touched my head and replied, "Lao Chen has something to do, this is his apprentice, and we have always treated him as our own son." Lao Chen said that it was no problem to leave this matter to him. ”

As soon as these words came out, several old people frowned, and one of them said in a rather dissatisfied tone: "I invited him to come last month, saying when he didn't arrive, and as a result, the ghost tossed for another month, and this time he directly sent a half-old child to send us away?" Meijuan, no matter what, you also have the seed of our Liujia Village, and you are half of Liujia Village! ”

When the master heard this, she still looked neither humble nor arrogant and said, "Old man, Chen Rong, this kid has been with Lao Chen for ten years, you can rest assured." ”

At this time, my step-aunt also interjected: "That's what I said, but if the matter can't be solved, you pat your ass and run away, and it is the villagers who suffer." ”

Several other people also complained.

Seeing that they began to besiege Shi Niang, I also had a fire in my heart, to put it bluntly, I was young and looked down on people.

In the noisy quarrel, I finally couldn't help it, and shouted: "Uncle, I know that you look down on me, and I won't say much else, I can solemnly tell you that your son's time is running out!" ”

Hearing this, everyone looked at their cousin.

"It's not him, it's it!" I pointed to the listless little dirt dog in my aunt's arms.

I dare say that, of course, for good reason. When I first learned physiognomy, Master told me to watch the doors where birds, animals, cattle, sheep and livestock entered, so I could be sure at a glance that this dog was coming to an end, and he would definitely not survive today.

However, I obviously underestimated their stubbornness, and even if the dog died in front of us immediately, some people might say that I poisoned it.

"Hmph, you've been with your master for ten years, have you learned to look at beasts?" The old man who had taken the lead in shouting earlier sneered again.

I glanced at him, there was a faint black gas in the center of my eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Someone in your family has been seriously ill recently, right?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, obviously I was right.

"If you say no, it means that I really only show animals faces."

After saying this, the old man was directly commanded by me. If he admits that I am right, it means that he agrees with my ability, and if he does not admit it, is it tantamount to saying that he is a beast?

I saw that his face was flushed with anger, and he squeezed out a cold snort between his teeth, saying, "Hmph, it's not big or small!" After saying that, he pushed the door with his sleeves and left.

Although the atmosphere was unpleasant, they finally recognized my strength and agreed to let me try. Then a banquet was held for me and Shi Niang, and Shi Niang secretly gave me a thumbs up, it seems that she is also quite dissatisfied with these old guys in Liujia Village.

At the banquet, I took the opportunity to inquire about the full details of the whole thing. My deceased uncle loved to listen to opera before his death, took his work seriously and responsibly, and had a good reputation in the village. On the night of his sudden death, he stayed up all night working in the village committee, and when someone went the next day, the body was already cold. Judging from these characteristics, there is a real possibility that the ghost is really him. So I asked my cousin to go to the village to find nine men who belonged to the dragon, smeared black dog blood on the eyebrows and palms, and waited at the abandoned stage at the back of the village at night.

This is because the uncle is a dog, and the dragon and the dog clash with each other, and the nine men who belong to the dragon represent the dragon giving birth to nine sons, which plays a role in deterring the yin soul. Needless to say, black dog blood has been a magic weapon for folk evil spirits since ancient times.

When the villagers heard that I was going to take someone to hunt ghosts, they all came to toast and see them off. Taking advantage of the excitement in the courtyard, my cousin secretly pulled me aside and asked, "What are you going to do at night?" ”

"What else can I do, watch the show." I say.

"Then I don't have to go, right? I am not a dragon. My cousin asked me nervously.

"You must go, because you are his son." I said, "Uncle had a good heart before his death, as long as he doesn't become a powerful ghost, with your son here, he will not become a ghost." ”

"What if it's a ghost?" My cousin asked worriedly.

I glanced at him angrily and sneered, "If it were a ghost, you would have died a long time ago!" ”

I really can't figure it out, my father's ghost is still gone, he doesn't go to see him, and asks if there is something on his mind, but he is here to push back and block, is it because of a weak heart? Could it be that the old man's death has another hidden meaning?

While we were talking, my aunt's little earth dog died suddenly, and her heart-rending cry could be heard from a long distance. I'm even more strange, I don't think she's so sad when my uncle dies?

The trip to Liujia Village may not be so simple.