Grandpa often said that if you don't plant mulberry in the front, you don't plant willows in the back, and you don't plant ghosts in the courtyard to clap your hands.

Mulberry refers to the mulberry tree, meaning mourning, unlucky, after not planting willows, referring to the willow tree does not bear seeds, meaning the last, moreover, willow tree, is one of the five yin trees, not suitable for planting near the yang house, easy to hide dirt and evil, is taboo. The ghost clapping is talking about the poplar tree, and the poplar leaves are blowing in the wind, making a loud noise, which sounds like a ghost clapping his hands, and it sounds scary in the dead of night, but this has nothing to do with feng shui yin and yang.

At this time, I saw a cloud of mist under the willow tree, which came strangely, and it was night, I couldn't help but feel a little stunned, besides, there have been too many strange things recently, and I couldn't help myself thinking about it at all.

Whatever you want.

Instead, a woman came out from under the tree.

Her hair was scattered, her head was down, and the night was so hazy that I couldn't see her face clearly.

This person came out in the middle of the night, I could never believe that she was just a passerby, with a sharp head, bowed her head and pretended not to see, stepped on the bicycle, and prepared to run away. However, I jumped on the bicycle and pedaled it, but the bike wouldn't move, and when I looked down, the chain fell off.

After the calf, I put down my bike and prepared to run.

But after a few steps, she was already standing in front of me, blocking my way.

Between her wet hair, a pale face and reddened eyes gradually appeared.

Seriously, my soul was almost gone, and I broke out in a cold sweat.

She giggled, and the eerie coldness seeped into my bone marrow.

"Am I beautiful?" She asked.

Where do I dare to answer?

As if seeing that I didn't speak, she asked again: "Am I beautiful?" ”

"Beautiful! Particularly...... Beauty! ”

In desperation, I replied against my will. Is she really beautiful? It's not beautiful at all, it's the kind that scares people to death! I can only hope that she will be satisfied and will let me go.

Hearing this, the corners of her mouth slowly cracked, revealing an extremely tangled and weird smile, as if she was very satisfied with my answer. Then she reached over and took me by the hand, as if to take me somewhere. As soon as her hand touched my wrist, I immediately felt a cold to my bones, crawling from my arm like a snake.

I tried to break free of her hand, but her hand seemed to be weak, but it was like it was welded to my hand, and I couldn't break free at all.

"Lin Yi, do you remember me? I'm Jing. She said suddenly.

When she said her name, I suddenly realized that her voice was somewhat familiar to me. Thinking about it carefully, I was surprised, Xiaojing, isn't it He Xiaojing? She was my elementary school tablemate, and I saw her once the year before last, and it was indeed her, I remembered. I haven't seen her for many years, but I didn't expect her to become like this.

Is she a human or a ghost?

"I ...... I feel so cold, Brother Lin Yi, you save me! Her tone was almost pleading.

"How can you save it?" I shuddered.

At this time, He Xiaojing pointed to the front and said, "See, there is a paper figure tied to the wind fixing pile, you go over and burn the paper figure, and I will be fine." I looked in the direction of her stiff fingers, and saw that there was indeed a wind stake by the river, and there was a man tied to it.

From a distance, the man on the wind stake was dressed in black, his head drooping, and he was lifeless.

After walking a few steps, I couldn't help but feel a thrill in my heart, because the person on the wind fixing pile looked a little familiar, it seemed to be my grandfather.

Pick up the pace.

When I got closer, I realized that it wasn't a real person, but a paper man. The paper figure is exactly what my grandfather looks like, vivid, and from a distance it looks like the real thing.

He Xiaojing told me that burning this paper figure can save her, which I doubted, this paper man who looks like my grandfather and He Xiaojing, there seems to be no connection.

"Brother Lin Yi, in fact, I became like this, all of them were caused by the lame horse, only your grandfather can save me. Now, your grandfather's soul is tied to this wind stake, and he must be unlucky now, only if the living person gives him a breath and burns the paper man, your grandfather's soul can be saved. I've been waiting for this willow tree for days, and I just happened to meet you......" He Xiaojing's mouth stiffened, and it was quite difficult to say these words.

"Wait, isn't the lame horse dead?" I asked.

"No, the lame horse didn't die, he just used a guise of a golden cicada shelling, and the dead was a yellow-skinned stand-in. It was he who hid in the shadows and detained your grandfather's soul. She said.

Soul Arrest?

Recently, there have been a lot of strange things, and it is not difficult for me to accept the word "soul detention".

According to this, my grandfather has not been able to wake up because he has been detained by a lame horse?

Unexpectedly, this trip to Dongwa Village asked Mrs. Wang for help to no avail, but here I figured out the reason why my grandfather was unconscious.

Is this luck or coincidence?

When I think about it, it feels like something is weird, something is not quite right. However, my grandfather's current situation is urgent, and as long as he can be saved, even if it is a risk, it is worth trying.

Thinking of this, I no longer hesitated and walked towards the wind pile.

However, after walking a few steps, I realized that something was wrong, no matter how I walked, it seemed that there was no way to get close to the fixed wind pile, it was always ten meters away.

I tried to get around the grass, but as I was about to pass, I was caught in my clothes by a willow fork.

I thought that someone had pulled my clothes, but when I looked back, there was no one behind. However, just as I was about to turn back and continue walking, a miserable white hand suddenly reached out and grabbed my shoulder.

It was so strong that for a while, I couldn't move.

I was scared of the hell.

Then, there was a crunch on the ground.

I was slapped hard, and in a trance, I found Lady Wang standing behind me, and it was her hand that was holding my shoulder.

Is she not going to let me save my grandfather?

I tried to break free of her, but I found that I couldn't do it, so I said, "You let go, what kind of hatred does my grandfather have with you, do you want to watch him die?" ”

Anyway, she also knew my grandfather. He didn't save my grandfather, and now he is preventing me from saving my grandfather, I'm really angry.

"Take a good look at what's ahead of you." Wang Shenpo reminded.

I looked back and was taken aback, because I saw a big pond in front of me. One of my feet has already been carried into the pool, and if I take any further step, I will definitely fall into it.

Dongwa Village is low-lying, and there are several large ponds of this kind, all of which are deep and full of black silt. As soon as you step down, you will be sucked into the black mud, and there have been many drowning people here before.

Other than that, there is nothing else, and there is no fixed wind pile.

The water is pitch black and bottomless.

If it weren't for the king's mother-in-law grabbing me, I'm afraid I'd be dead.

"See clearly, I won't stop you, you can jump if you want to!" As she spoke, she prepared to let go.

"Don't, don't! I don't want to jump! I quickly shouted to stop, and as soon as he let go, I lost my balance and had to fall.

Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, so she pulled me up, I looked around, and asked her if she had seen He Xiaojing. When the goddess said no, she saw me spinning around here and talking to herself, and then she was about to jump into the pond, so she came and grabbed me. The princess said that I was blinded by dirty things, and she showed me a mirror, and I found that my forehead and eyelids were covered with black mud.

Water ghosts, she said, are generally blinded by black silt. Mrs. Wang asked me to go back with her and wash my face well, and then she dipped a little cinnabar powder on my temples and left and right.

After doing this, she sat down to drink tea, as if it was my grandfather's sake, and this time she did not pour me tea, but tasted it by herself.

The atmosphere became awkward again, and I didn't dare to say anything about saving my grandfather. Moreover, now that the sky is dark, the moon is black, and the night outside is as dark as ink, and I am afraid that I will encounter something unclean when I go home, so I found a topic and asked about He Xiaojing.

Mrs. Wang took a sip of tea and said, "Last year, a girl drowned in the pond over there, and it was her. ”

"Huh?"

For a while, I was a little surprised and embarrassed. I asked Mrs. Wang why He Xiaojing drowned, but Mrs. Wang did not directly answer the reason, but said: "She jumped down by herself, and I heard that she was still crying all night on the edge of the pond at that time." ”

"Does her family care?" I asked.

"I don't know." Wang Shenpo said.

"But, she just said, it was the lame horse who harmed her." I said.

Lady Wang stopped her teacup, looked at me, and asked, "Cripple horse?" ”

Without waiting for me to answer, Mrs. Wang shook her head slightly and said, "No, what you just heard is just nonsense, nonsense is confusing, she said that, whether it is true or not, there is only one purpose, that is, to deceive you into going into the pond as a substitute for the dead." ”

I nodded, to be honest, I was really afraid, and at the same time, He Xiaojing's matter swept ripples in my heart. Since she was a child, she has been a lively and cheerful girl, why did she choose to commit suicide by jumping into the pond?

When she thought of it, she suddenly spoke.

"Child, I can help you with Lin Tianjian's affairs. However, you remember, I just helped for the sake of our neighboring village, and it has nothing to do with him Lin Tianjian! ”

The words of the king came suddenly.

I had no idea that she would respond to this without warning.

"Good...... Okay, as long as you're willing to help save my grandfather, let me do anything! ”

To be honest, I really want to ask about the story of Mrs. Wang and my grandfather, but now I don't dare to touch this mold. Mrs. Wang can promise to save my grandfather, and everything else is floating clouds for the time being.

At this time, Mrs. Wang looked at me again, and a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she asked me, "Really, can you do whatever you want?" ”

It was fine, but her rhetorical question made me a little flustered.

Still, I swallowed, gritted my teeth, and nodded in affirmation.

"Wait a minute."

After she had finished speaking, she went back to the house alone, and two minutes later, she took out an extremely primitive red carved wooden box with gold inlay. The wooden box is about the same size as the pencil case, the workmanship is very exquisite, and it looks very old, it should be an antique. I didn't know what she was doing with this, so I asked, "What is this?" ”

"This is your dowry."