Chapter 14: Calling the Soul
I'm a person who doesn't want to get into trouble, I'm a bag myself, with a curse on my back, married a vixen as a daughter-in-law, and has a black cat that I don't know how many years I've lived, how can I have the spare time to take on this kind of work of unknown origin?
What's more, a lost soul, even if you don't look for me, you can easily solve it by changing to a god stick with a little cultivation.
"Husband!"
Seeing that I didn't let go, Chen Xi posted it, begging angrily, a soft ball rubbing back and forth, which made my heart ape.
"Okay, okay, I'll take this job!"
I was so angry that I hurriedly agreed.
To be honest, I'm still a junior brother, and I can't stand it.
I don't look for women, it's not that I'm wrong, it's that I don't want to harm people.
The man of the Gu family will not live to be thirty years old, and if he finds a partner to marry, isn't it harmful?
As for spending money to vent, I don't think I can pass that level in my heart, so after twenty-four years, I am still a junior brother.
"Gu Dashen, don't worry, I will never treat you badly in terms of money, this is a deposit, and I will give two more afterwards!" Wang Peng took out a wad of money from his arms and pushed it over.
I'm a little surprised, it's called the soul, I don't need this, it's already good to give a thousand, and many times, this kind of work is actually to accumulate yin virtue for myself.
Wang Peng gave a deposit of 10,000 yuan and promised to give another 20,000 yuan, which was really beyond my expectations.
Chen Xi was quick and put the money away.
She doesn't accept it, and I won't refuse, I look at things for people, many times depending on fate, should come down, give more and give less, it all depends on the other party's mind.
If you have more, you will not retreat, and if you have less, you will not dislike it.
After taking the job, you have to do something.
Unlike in the past, Chen Xi asked to follow this time, I didn't refuse, but there can't be no one at home, the box of incense left by my grandmother is too valuable, if I lose it, I can't find a place to cry, and Xiao Hei stays behind to watch the house.
Shangmen Village, where Wang's family is located, belongs to the Nianzi Mountain Area, and it takes more than two hours to drive, and the place is relatively remote.
When I arrived, it was just dark, and the conditions of the Wang family were quite good, with a two-story small western-style building, a brick wall with mosaics, a cement yard, and a wolf dog.
"Mom, I invited Gu Dashen back."
As soon as he got out of the car, Wang Peng shouted at the top of his voice.
I looked around and saw that the village was really poor, with a total of more than a dozen families, except for the Wang family's house, there were no decent ones, most of them were low and broken brick houses.
"Dapeng, you're back!"
Soon, a woman of about fifty years old rushed out of the house, who was the child's grandmother.
The child's grandmother was very fat, her face was very round, and her small eyes were squinted, and when she saw me, she seemed to have seen a savior, and ran straight over: "You are Gu Dashen, right?" ”
"I'm Gu Bei!"
I'll give you a brief introduction, avoiding the fat hands that came out.
"Gu Dashen, you don't know, those doctors know that blood tests, injections and medicines are useless, and there is also the old mother-in-law, if you don't say it early, it will delay my little treasure for more than a day." The child's grandmother complains when she opens her mouth.
Wang Peng's face sank, and he interrupted: "Mom, look at Xiaobao first." ”
The fat woman suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, look at Xiaobao first." ”
I didn't make a sound, and glanced at Chen Xi, this woman is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she said that the old lady was actually for me, and the implication was that she didn't have the ability to get out of here.
After entering the house, the Wang family gave me a little surprise, the floor is paved with porcelain white floor tiles, European-style furniture, and complete household appliances.
There was also the bed in the bedroom, which was a solid wood double bed in sauce red, which was also not cheap.
The child is held by a lean woman, who is the mother of the child.
"Show Xiaobao to Gu Dashen."
The fat woman pulled her daughter-in-law by the hand, and her tone was very bad.
"Gu Dashen!"
The thin woman didn't care, and handed the child to me with tears in her eyes.
The child's face was abnormally flushed, his lips were chapped, his forehead was hot and moist, and his eyes were half-open and half-closed, trembling from time to time.
I lifted the child's eyelids, and the child shook a little, and a cry came out of his nose, and his eyes were very stiff.
Letting go of my hand, I asked, "Has the child had a bowel movement these days?" ”
"Platooned!" The fat woman replied immediately.
"It's green, isn't it?" I asked.
"Yes, yes!" The fat woman nodded repeatedly.
The main manifestation of soul loss is low-grade fever, easy to be frightened, sleeping will dream, and the poop is green, which is basically the same as this child.
Lost soul, if found in time, it is easy to deal with, the simplest is to burn a stamped stamp, and then call the child's name, say back back.
If it's a little more troublesome, go to the scare place at night, take a piece of children's clothes, keep calling the child's name in your mouth, saying that we are going home, and then go home, keep repeating the above words on the way, and when you get home, call the child's name and ask if you are back?
The person in the house replied: I'm back.
If this is the case three times, go into the house, put clothes over the child, and sleep.
Of course, there are other ways, different places, different methods, but they are all much the same.
I was going to use the second option, so I asked, "Where is the child frightened?" ”
The thin woman just wanted to answer, but the fat woman hurriedly replied, "I don't know!" ”
Wang Peng glared at his daughter-in-law, his bloodshot eyes revealing a fierce intent.
"Don't know?" I looked at these people suspiciously, this family, everywhere is weird, it's all this time, what is there to hide?
"The child usually plays in the yard, you also see, my backyard is a mountain, in case you get lost, you can't find it, how dare you let the child run around." The fat woman hurriedly explained.
She is telling the truth about this, Shangmen Village is built on the mountain, less than 20 meters out of the door, it is the mountain, once it is lost, it is really difficult to find.
"Prepare something for me!" I pondered for a while, simple can't do it, I can only play something technical, let Wang Peng prepare three pieces of yellow paper, a rooster, a ball of red thread rope, three incense sticks, and half a bowl of liquor.
Things are simple, it doesn't take much effort to prepare, it doesn't take half an hour, and the things are complete.
I looked out, the sky was not too dark, and there was a touch of the afterglow of the sunset, the child's soul was weak, and he couldn't stand the sun, so he wanted to call his soul, and the sky was completely dark.
Wang Peng is quite good at coming to things, I went to the small store at the head of the village to buy a bunch of food and came back, I simply ate a few bites, and chatted with Wang Peng.
"Delivering food is hard, isn't it?" I asked.
"It's very hard, but as long as you are willing to work hard, you can make a lot of money." Wang Peng handed over a cigarette and said proudly: "My little family business is all saved by delivering takeaways." ”
What he said is right, as long as he is willing to endure hardship, he does make a lot of money by delivering takeaways, but I don't see many traces of hardship in him.
Wang Peng's skin is very white, his face looks more delicate than me, his skin is fine and tender, and his physical strength is not very good.
The wind and rain of food delivery, can the skin be so delicate?
There is also physical strength, many communities in our city are old buildings, there is no elevator, and the delivery of food is to climb the stairs, and his physical strength is too poor.
No matter how you look at it, Wang Peng doesn't look like he is delivering food.
But none of this has anything to do with me, I'm just a little confused.
At eight o'clock, it was completely dark, and the soul began to cry.
Turn off the lights, light candles, light three sticks of incense, put them on the child's head, and after the smoke spreads, write the child's birthday on the yellow paper.
After writing, light the yellow paper, put it in a wine bowl, and after the wine is lit, wait for a minute to pour the burning debris into the chicken's mouth.
After pouring, tie one end of the red rope to the child's wrist and one end to the rooster's feet, let Wang Peng hold the rooster, take the candle and walk out, every step he takes, he will call the child's name, and at the same time stimulate the rooster's eyes with candles, so that the rooster crows, and the rooster's head crows in which way, and which way to go.
Going out to call the soul can only be performed by the closest person, and no outsiders can be present, otherwise, the child's soul will probably not come back.
So, the last step is carried out by Wang Peng.
"Xiaobao, go home with Dad!"
"Xiaobao, go home with Dad!"
Soon, Wang Peng's shouts sounded outside.
I stood in front of the window on the second floor, staring outside, silently estimating in my heart how many steps Wang Peng had taken.
After leaving the courtyard gate, Wang Peng bypassed the courtyard wall of the Wang family and came to the side near the root of the mountain, where he walked about forty steps.
"Xiaobao, come back!"
After another hello, the candle went out with a pop.
"Go back!" I immediately commanded into the phone.
Wang Wei didn't say a word, and immediately walked back with the rooster in his arms, shouting as he walked: "Xiaobao, go home with Dad." ”
Soon, Wang Feng walked in through the gate and entered the courtyard.
I went back to the bed, relieved, I knew the ritual of calling the soul, but it was the first time I had done it.
The extinguishing of the candle, also known as the ghost blowing the lamp, is actually the moment when the soul returns, the yin qi is excessive, and the candle is extinguished.
"Xiaobao, go home with Dad!"
Wang Peng's cry came to the door, and then there was only one last step left, returning to the soul.
"it!"
The moment Wang Peng walked into the room, I felt a tingling in my scalp, Wang Peng did call the child's soul back, but it was not only the child's soul that came back.
Wang Peng was holding the rooster, nothing unusual, but beside him, a woman in a white dress with loose hair was holding the child's little hand and standing quietly.
"Xiaobao, go home with Dad!"
Wang Peng followed what I taught, strode over to the child on the bed, and put the on the child's chest.
The woman in the white dress did not move, still holding the child.
"Gu Dashen, are you okay?"
Do all this, Wang Peng looked up and asked, his mother and daughter-in-law also looked at me.
I didn't bother with him, all my attention was on the woman at the door.
The woman's head hung down, her hair covering her face, and it was impossible to judge her age or intentions.
The white dress had a lot of damage on it, and dots of blood dotted on it, like a plum blossom in full bloom.
"Go ahead!"
The next moment, the woman let go of the child's little hand and said softly.
The child looked up at her, spread his calves, ran over, and rushed into the child's body on the bed.
"Gu Dashen, okay?"
The child's grandmother, that is, the fat woman, also asked at this time.
Her tone was impatient, snorting.
I didn't answer, I was still staring at the woman at the door, or rather a female ghost, and my hand touched the black skin, and the fat woman spoke again, and she pushed her daughter-in-law and ordered, "Go, turn on the light." ”
With that, she pointed at the candle and blew it down, plunging the room into darkness for a moment.
"it!"
I have the mind to kill her, and I don't have such a way to die, right?
"Come here!"
Chen Xi suddenly leaned over, exhaled in my ear, and pulled me back.
My heart moved, I didn't say anything, followed Chen Xi, and took a step back in the dark.
Chen Xi is a little abnormal today, since she came out with me, she said less than three words in total, looking at her appearance, how do I feel, she had long expected this scene!
Retreating to the window, there was a crackle in the doorway, and the lights came on.
The woman in the dress was gone, and the thin woman stood in the doorway, her head bowed, motionless.
"What are you doing standing there stupidly? Hurry here? The fat woman became angry and shouted at her daughter-in-law.
The thin woman didn't move, her head still down.
"You didn't hear me, did you?"
The fat woman became even more angry, gritted her teeth, and walked over scolding: "You have a long temper, right?" I think you're just underwhelming! ”
It was only a few steps from the side of the bed to the door, and while talking, the fat woman went over, pulled her daughter-in-law's arm, and pulled it violently, without moving, and a pair of bloodshot eyes were exposed.
"Oops, your skin is so tight."
The fat woman is energetic, and she raises her hand to fight.
"Auntie, I'm back."
Just then, the thin woman spoke.