Chapter 36: The Dark Lamp
Miss Zihui said that the light emitted by the lamp was very warm for the living, but too hot for the dead ghosts.
After walking for a while, I remembered a question and wanted to ask Miss Zihui, I am a descendant of an underground burial master, and the three souls and seven spirits should not even be comparable to normal people, but she just said that my attainment in prophetic dreams is higher than hers, what is going on?
Miss Zihui was silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm sorry, I don't know what the hell is going on, but...... At present, maybe the truth is hidden in your background. ”
"Background?" I didn't expect Miss Zihui to answer me like this. I never felt anything strange about my background. There's nothing strange about it, isn't it just a poor boy born in a remote town?
Miss Zihui asked me, is your family a ground burial master for generations, I said I don't know about this, but my grandfather is a ground burial master, and my father, like me, has the blood of the ground burial master on his body, but he has not practiced the burial scriptures. So Miss Zihui asked me if my mother was also a burial master, and I said that I had not seen my mother since I was born.
Miss Zihui stopped talking, and said sorry for a long time, and then said, the mystery is more hidden in your mother's life experience, maybe my extraordinary talent in prophetic dreams comes from your mother, I said that there is indeed that possibility.
Miss Zihui and I chatted and chatted, and before we knew it, we had left the forest, and what appeared in front of Miss Zihui and me was the most familiar, Mrs. An's compound.
"You were here the last time you were here, right?" Miss Zihui asked, staring at the villa compound that was slightly different in style from what it was now.
"Yes, it's the entrance of the courtyard where a woman was dragged into the house, and then I opened the door and I didn't see anything."
"Then we'll have to check it out."
Quietly, Miss Zihui and I held hands and walked cautiously towards the door of the villa, and then I suddenly realized that the ghosts that had been following Miss Zihui and me had completely disappeared since I didn't know when.
Miss Zihui tightened her grip on the doorknob and squeaked the door open, and I nervously hid on Miss Zihui and looked inside—what appeared in front of me was a very quaint but luxurious structure with a completely different decoration style from today. This guy is weird, isn't it pitch black?
"It's completely different from the last time I saw it......"
"Let's go, let's go in and have a look."
I saw furniture carved out of large mahogany, huge murals on the walls, ceramics of various sizes in specially made glass cabinets, and the whole family of a wealthy family. But there seemed to be no one in the room, there was no movement at all, only me and Miss Zihui searched inside.
I looked for Miss Zihui for a long time and didn't see a single figure, and just as I was about to leave this villa to take a look outside, Miss Zihui's face suddenly changed, and she hurriedly put away the dark lamp in her hand, and the white light flashed, and the dark lamp turned into a necklace again.
Miss Zihui pulled me to stand in a corner, and just when I didn't know what Miss Zihui was doing, the door creaked open - a young woman wearing a cheongsam and a graceful young woman walked in, the big ass and small waist were particularly coquettish at a glance, and the small waist was almost twisted when she walked.
Behind her was an old woman—the one I had seen before, with a few bloody scabs on her face, apparently scratched by the poor woman who was called the eldest grandmother.
"Don't make a sound, just watch quietly." Miss Zihui reminded me quietly.
"Grandma Wang, how is that old thing now?"
I found that when this woman came in, the atmosphere of the whole space changed, and if there was a dreamlike feeling before, now it was like being in a living real world.
"Third young grandmother, the old woman surnamed Liu was beaten by the master for an afternoon, and now there is only one breath left, wait for the evening, you are persuading the master, it is estimated that it will not be long before the master will definitely agree to kick her out of the house."
The old woman looked like a dog, and the wrinkles on her face when she squeezed out a smile made me feel a little sick to my stomach.
However, what kind of young grandmother does this woman seem to be? In other words, she is also the wife of the owner of the house?
Unlike modern times, how normal it was for rich people to have three wives and four concubines in the past, I understand it when I think about it.
"Kick out of the house? What are you kidding, I've been fighting with this slut for so long, you think I'm just trying to get her out of this house? ”
The woman sneered, her eyes were resentful, and the pipe handed to her by the old woman was also thrown out, and it fell to the ground with a snap and broke.
"What do you mean ......by the third young grandmother?" The old woman didn't dare to look up at her, so she had to ask cautiously.
"Huh...... Lady Wang, isn't there a waste well in our backyard? Do you remember what was in the ruined well? ”
“……!! Three, three young grandmothers, this, this seems to be a bit too much, right......? The old woman was startled and looked a little panicked.
The woman's expression was dark, and the appearance of gritting her teeth was like wanting to tear the woman who was called the eldest grandmother alive.
"Excessive? When I first entered the door, that slut whispered a sister's salute to her, what about her! Will she treat me like a human being one day?! Now that I finally have such a good opportunity, I want to see her thrown into that well with my own eyes! ”
"But, but the third young grandmother...... This is murder......" The old woman's thin hands were trembling, and she said tremblingly.
"Who said I'm going to do it myself?" The woman's face changed as she spoke, and she suddenly showed a smile on her face.
"Grandma Wang, today I can let the master whip that woman hard for an afternoon, and tomorrow ...... I'll get the lord to order that slut to be thrown into the well. ”
As if thinking of something very pleasant, the woman began to look up and laugh, and the laughter became more and more sharp and crazy.
"Three, three young grandmothers......"
"Lady Wang, do you remember who prepared that well?"
The old woman's lips were pale and trembling with frightening from the madness emanating from the woman, and her two cloudy eyes fidgeted and looked around.
"Three, three young grandmothers, everyone will be back in a while, you can be quiet......"
"Less nonsense! Lady Wang, let me ask you if you remember who prepared the waste well! ”
"Yes, yes! The old slave remembers, remembers! For women who are unfaithful and transgressive to women! ”
The woman nodded with satisfaction, and under the forked cheongsam, the plump and fair legs lifted Erlang's legs, revealing a large area of skin, and the red skin on the feet was as red as if it had been soaked in blood.
"yes, hehe...... Then Mrs. Wang, tell me, what are we going to do now to let that slut be thrown into the well by the order of the master? ”
“…… Three, three young grandmothers, do you mean to make that woman surnamed Liu ......"
The woman leaned her face over, lifted the old woman's ugly face with one hand, looked at her frightened eyes, and said with a smile: "Well, go on." ”
"Yes, let the woman surnamed Liu ...... And someone else's man...... Open...... Traitor? ”
The woman smiled and patted the old woman's head, as if she was treating a dog.
"That's right, huh...... What about a one-day husband and wife? I don't believe that the master can still show mercy to her after knowing that woman betrayed him! ”
"But where are we going to find such a man?"
The woman raised her eyebrows, looked at the old woman with a puzzled expression, and said, "Wang Po, I heard you right, right?" You say looking for one? When did I say I'm only looking for one man? ”
The old woman was stunned for a moment, then gasped, looking at the resentment and madness flashing in the woman's eyes, and did not dare to speak anymore.
"Lady Wang, you can order to go down now, gather all the strong men who have just been caught from the countryside, and it will be of great use tomorrow."
"Three, three young grandmothers! This is unacceptable! ”
"Less nonsense! I'll do whatever I tell you to do! The woman screamed angrily and slapped the old woman in the face, and the old woman fell to the ground.
Miss Zihui and I watched the whole process in silence, and after that, the prophetic dream continued. On another day, the old woman, though her face was full of fear and uneasiness, gathered a group of strong men according to the woman's instructions and sent them to a small hotel.
Soon after, the old woman came to the hotel with the drowsy grandmother, and she threw the person on the bed, and slowly closed the door under the somewhat bewildered gaze of the strong men.
In the afternoon, the third young grandmother said something to the master, his face changed greatly, and he led a group of people to the small hotel in a hurry. After that, it was clear that the old man brought the emaciated young grandmother back to the house, and it was another inhumane beating.
Miss Zihui and I watched as the young grandmother was thrown into the warehouse where the grain was usually stored, without even a single piece of clothing to cover her body, and her whole body was covered with blood marks drawn from the horsewhip. At this time, she seemed to have fallen into a state of collapse, and she never said anything other than her daughter's name.
In the middle of the night, a few strong men opened the door, and they lifted the young grandmother without saying a word, and carried it all the way to the abandoned well in the backyard.
After that, the news of the death of the young grandmother due to illness was spread under the instructions of the master, and the woman who designed everything successfully took the place of the young grandmother, and her life was also very nourishing.
Under the "service" of the young and charming woman, the old man came out of her house every day with weak legs, and he had no heart to marry a new little wife. Soon after, the woman became pregnant with the old man's child, and her status in the family soared.
But when the prophetic dream was here, I heard an ethereal sigh full of sorrow, followed by a low sob, which became more and more distinct, and disturbed me, when Miss Zihui took hold of my hand.
"Don't panic, if you panic now, we'll wake up from the prophetic dream."