After listening to my words, the old man sighed and said, "What is good about the living? The dead make money, and the living add to the chaos! It is better to have one more living person! ”

I heard the old man say that the donkey's lips were not the horse's mouth, so I didn't continue to talk to him. Instead, he said to him, "Uncle, you see that it is so late, can I come to you to rest?" I was doing something in another village, but I accidentally fell into the river. Don't worry, I won't bother you! I'll leave as soon as it dawns tomorrow morning! What do you think? ”

After listening to me, the old man shook his head and said, "What kind of place are you here for me?" I'm here in Yizhuang! It's a place for the dead! Only the dead are allowed to come in. If you want to settle down with me, you can. But wait until you're dead! ”

Listening to the old man's words, I was speechless for a while!

After thinking for a moment, he said to the old man, "This dead person is still a living person, isn't it all a human being?" It's a big deal that when I go in, I'll be like this dead man, just find a random place to lie down and not speak. Still can't do it? ”

Hearing my words, the old man laughed twice. He said, "You're a very interesting boy!" Come on! Come on in! ”

With that, I opened the door, and I followed directly without ceremonia.

After entering Yizhuang, the first thing that catches your eye is the large and small coffins. There are more than a dozen!

I couldn't help but ask the old man, "Uncle, are there dead people in these coffins?" ”

The old man nodded and said, "Yes! I fished them out of the Yellow River! ”

"Fished out?"

I looked at the old man in amazement, not understanding why he had fished out the corpse from the Yellow River.

The old man looked at me and said, "These corpses all fell into the Yellow River and drowned. I fished them up and put them in this righteous village, and waited until the bitter lords came to me to find the corpses. More or less will give me some fees! This is also my source of life! ”

At this point, he suddenly turned to me and asked, "Where are you from?" ”

I looked at my wet clothes, smiled bitterly, and said, "Don't hide it from you, I also came out of this Yellow River." It's just that, fortunately, I didn't die! ”

After listening to my words, the old man smiled and said, "I have seen the old man for the first time in my life to climb out of this living person who can climb out of the Yellow River!" Looks like your kid's life is hard enough! ”

As I spoke, I saw some white rice porridge on the table next to me. I can't help but get even hungrier!

When the old man saw me, he said to me, "If you don't dislike me for being a small place, with a lot of food and tea." Grab a bite to eat right here! ”

I hurriedly agreed. Then, I sat on the table and ate a mouthful of white rice porridge and a mouthful of pickles.

After eating four bowls of white rice porridge in a row, I finally put down the dishes and chopsticks with satisfaction. Then, he asked the old man, "By the way, uncle, I don't think there is even a home around here." Why do you want to live in this village? ”

The old man lowered his head and put tobacco in his big cigarette pouch, and said without raising his head: "People say that people are afraid of ghosts." Actually, in my opinion, it's the opposite! Trees have roots to stabilize themselves! People have three souls to protect the family god! But what does this ghost have? It's just a wisp of remnant soul! All it takes is a breeze and they'll be blown away. So, they need someone to accompany them. Otherwise, they will be scared too! If you're so scared, you'll do something bad! And I'm here to be with them. Let them have peace of mind and not go to other people's troubles! ”

Hearing the old man say this, I nodded, and at the same time, I was also very puzzled by the old man's words. He should know a lot about these things. However, I can't see what kind of identity he is!

So, he pretended to be casual and asked, "By the way, uncle." Don't know your last name? ”

The old man laughed dryly twice and said, "What is your surname not expensive?" Old man, I was born with a cheap life, and I can only be with the dead in this life! Therefore, the word your surname has nothing to do with me! Just call me an old ghost! Anyway, that's what people in the surrounding villages call me! ”

I was stunned for a moment, and laughed dryly: "Then I'll call you uncle!" ”

The old ghost nodded indifferently, and after taking a puff of cigarette and exhaling a big smoke ring, he asked me, "By the way, boy, where were you washed into the Yellow River?" ”

"Wind Chime Village!" I didn't hesitate to say those three words.

After listening to my words, the old ghost Gujing Bubo's face couldn't help but show a trace of doubt! Then, he turned his head and stared at me up and down for a long time. Only then did he mutter: "You kid is actually from Wind Chime Village!" However, it doesn't look like it! You're white, more like a child in the city! ”

After listening to the old ghost's words, I explained, "Actually, I went to that village to do some business. Later, I accidentally fell into the river. And then, I'm here in a daze! ”

In fact. That's why I say that. It's not that I deliberately want to hide anything, it's just that what I've experienced is so unbelievable! Even if I said that, he wouldn't have believed it! On the contrary, they will think that I am some kind of liar like a god stick! It's better to be troublesome and simply don't say anything!

After hearing my explanation, the old ghost smiled and said, "Go to Fengchime Village to do something?" I don't think you really want to live, young man! ”

Hearing this, I was stunned for a moment! Then, he asked him, "Uncle, what do you mean by that?" ”

The old ghost head explained: "There are so many villages in a radius, who doesn't know that this Wind Chime Village is a ghost village!" Anything can happen in that village. Do you know how many people die in that village every year? A long time ago, it was not called Wind Chime Village at all. It's Wind Chime Town! It's the most densely populated place we have here. There are hundreds of households! However, I didn't know what happened later, and the vast majority of the people in the entire Wind Chime Town died overnight! Moreover, they were all wiped out as a family! In the whole town, only the person surnamed Deng has not had an accident. Later, because the population was too small, Wind Chime Town became Wind Chime Village! However, this incident in the village is still one after another, and there are endless three layers! I heard that every few years there is an incident of the river god Niangniang coming out of the water. I don't know what that old man Deng thinks! I know what kind of river god Niangniang is, but I'm just a water drifter. And with the people in the village pretending to be ghosts! It's just a shame for his master again! ”

"Master?"

Hearing the old ghost's words, I was stunned for a moment. Then, the first one came to mind the old patriarch. Because, the old patriarch once said that he worshipped a river official as a master and learned some river whistle skills.

So, I couldn't help but say, "You mean the old patriarch of Wind Chime Village, right?" He's dead! ”

Unexpectedly, the old ghost said disapprovingly: "I'm not talking about the old stubborn man, but the village chief of their Fengchi Village." That old guy was a famous scavenger on both sides of the Yellow River! It's even more majestic than the old stubborn back then! However, because his daughter-in-law died early, he also stopped early! ”

When I heard this, I was shocked! The old village chief actually worked as a waste picker?

I couldn't help but ask the old ghost, "You mean to say that the old village chief of Fengchi Village is a scavenger on both sides of the Yellow River?" So, that means that he will also have some skills that ordinary people can't do? ”

The old ghost nodded and said, "Of course, and he's still very good at this!" Otherwise, how could it be so famous? However, there is one more bizarre thing for him! ”

"What's the matter?" I subconsciously asked.

The old ghost didn't seem to notice my reaction, but said slowly: "I heard that his wife's death is related to him!" Because his wife knew one of his secrets, and told his secret in front of many people. ”

"What's the secret?" I asked again.

The old ghost stopped at this time and stopped talking.

He looked at me quietly. Then, he asked me, "Why are you so interested in these things about the old sesame seeds?" You can't be a descendant of those people's survivors, right? ”

For the old ghost's sudden words, I felt a burst of inexplicability! So, I asked casually: "Who are they?" ”

After seeing that I didn't seem to understand, the old man relaxed slightly. Say, "Didn't I say that before?" The former Wind Chime Village was actually a town! It's just that the vast majority of people died overnight! And this matter was done by the old village chief of Fengchi Village now! He killed all the people except Deng in one night! Then, they threw all their corpses into the Yellow River, making the Yellow River angry! And in the second half of that year, the Yellow River burst its banks. The water of the Yellow River flowed upside down and swept through a dozen surrounding villages. Including the town of Wind Chimes at that time! That man's daughter-in-law was swept away by the river at that time. There is no one in life, and there is no corpse in death! Later, people said that this and that person had done too many hurtful things and suffered retribution! Doomed to leave him alone for the rest of his life! However, some people said that his daughter-in-law would have been fine. It was she who pushed his daughter-in-law into the water of the Yellow River with her own hands, exchanging her life for her life. Only then did he save himself from accidents! ”

After listening to the old ghost's story, I stood on the spot. I can't believe that the old village chief is actually one of our fellow believers? And the means are still so cruel! During the time I spent with him, he gave me the impression that he was an ordinary peasant. Don't fight, don't grab, just want the villagers in the village to live happily. Even a small Liu team can bully him like that! It makes me hard to believe that he could be the heinous person the old ghost said he was!

However, no matter what you say, this matter will be no wind and no waves! Since the old ghost can tell things so clearly. Well, it may not be true!