Chapter 1 Chapter 4 Dreaming Again
"I don't know why, when I see this old monk, I always feel a little familiar." When Zhang Chen went down the mountain, he thought when he recalled the experience of the temple.
Thinking about it, I took out the small pouch from the school bag, and after a closer look, there were a few small characters written on the red pouch the size of two thumbs, but it didn't seem to be a Chinese character, it should be Buddhist Sanskrit. Zhang Chen looked at it and wanted to open the bag to see the rune paper inside.
"First the ghost and then the Buddha, although the Buddha didn't see it, the ghost still saw it. This thing should be genuine. Forget it, don't open it, in case you give me a setting like some aura leak, this trip will be in vain."
After thinking about it, Zhang Chen hurriedly put away the bag, got on the bicycle and headed home. In fact, Zhang Chen didn't find that he didn't go to an Internet café for recreation on weekends, and he didn't have any discomfort in his heart, and his Internet addiction was slowly disappearing.
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"The old master said that thing is a ghost, and he wants me to find out the facts, so it's not like I'm going to lose it all weekend." Zhang Chen shook his head as he rode the bike.
"If such a small baby is born out of resentment as the master said, is it because the mother threw him down the drain after giving birth, and the mother is the landlord?" Zhang Chen thought about it, and couldn't help but think about the news that a high school student killed the child and threw it into the toilet after giving birth to a child in the dormitory.
"No, no, everyone knows what high school students kill children for. However, if the dream I had that night was a reflection of the house, a newlywed woman who was so happy to get a child was even more happy, and there was no reason to kill the child. Even if the child is born with a disability or malformation, it can be detected in advance with current technology. By the way, what is written on the blank paper with Fangren Hospital, the two of them are very strange after reading it, and part of the problem must be on this paper. But what is written until the child is killed?" Zhang Chen is puzzled.
"Could it be that the man killed it, the man knew that the woman was outside for other reasons and the child that the woman was carrying was not his own, because the child could not be determined before he was born, and after the child was born, he did a paternity test to determine that the child was not his own, and when he returned home, he killed the infant child. Regardless of whether it is or not, ask my mother for the contact information of the landlord when I get home, and meet with the landlord to find out." Zhang Chen was taken aback by the strange reasoning that popped up in his brain, because he knew too little information to come to any useful conclusions, so he didn't think about it anymore and went home to talk about it.
The sun has set, Zhang Chen returned home at almost half past 6, hungry Zhang Chen kept screaming and didn't know if his parents had prepared meals for him, because in the past, Zhang Chen would play until late on Friday afternoon.
Took out the key and opened the door, and casually said, "Mom, Dad, I'm back."
"Why didn't you hang out with your classmates today? Have you eaten yet?" Zhang's mother was surprised when she saw Zhang Chen coming back.
"Oh, Mom, no, is there anything to eat at home?" Zhang Chen said.
"Just cook your dad and my rice, you wait a minute, mom will give you a bowl of noodles to eat" Zhang's mother put down the rice bowl in her hand and was about to go to the kitchen to give Zhang Chen a follow.
"Yes, good." Zhang Chen walked to the dining table, looking at the bowl of kimchi and the bowl of fried vegetables on the dining table, his heart couldn't help but feel a little cold.
Zhang Chen's father is a person who likes to talk, and he would definitely shush and ask for warmth when he saw his son come back, but now he was sitting at the dinner table and eating slowly, so he looked at Zhang Chen and didn't speak. In fact, Zhang Chen didn't look at his father carefully last night. And now that I look closely, my father's body is still very strong, but there is a feeling of weakness, and the blood on his face is not as ruddy as before. The most important thing is that even if his father is sitting here to eat, he still has the kind of cold aura that makes Zhang Chen uncomfortable.
"Dad, have you been in poor health lately?" Zhang Chen said.
"Just a little cold, it's fine." When Zhang Chen's father answered, he also had a helpless expression on his face.
Zhang Chen wanted to take out the bag in the bag and bring it to his father, but after thinking about it, he didn't take it out, if he took it out himself, his father would definitely not take it seriously. At this time, his mother cooked the noodles and brought them to Zhang Chen, who was naturally hungry and couldn't do it, so he took a big bite of the noodles. I ate it in just 5 minutes and there was no soup left.
Zhang's mother is a more Buddhist person and grasps this point. Zhang Chen wiped his mouth, and after bringing the noodle bowl into the kitchen, he had an idea. Zhang Chen took out the small bag in the schoolbag, sat down next to his mother, and said.
"Mom, on the way back today, a monk sent me something, saying that this thing should be put away, what is useful to me or something" Zhang Chen naturally pretended to be very curious and said.
Zhang's mother took this thing and looked at it for a long time, her face seemed to be a little happy, and she turned around and asked Zhang Chen.
"Then why did the monk give you this?"
"I don't know, I rode a bicycle, and a monk who came to me on the side of the road stopped me, and then said that the people around me might need this, so he asked me to take this, and there was a piece of talisman paper stuffed in it." Zhang Chen pretended to be very natural and said.
Zhang's mother didn't suspect anything about her son, so she took the bag in her hand, looked at her father from time to time, and finally said to Zhang's father
"Your body has not been good for the past few days, and it is not good to pick up medicine for you to eat, so it is better to bring this with you."
Although Zhang Chen's father is an atheist, he has always listened to Zhang Chen's mother in this family, and he has rarely seen the two quarrel in the past ten years. This time it was the same, when Zhang's mother hung the small pouch in her hand. [,! Zhang's father didn't have any helplessness and shirk, thinking that even if he couldn't help himself, at least he could make his wife feel at ease.
Zhang Chen was also a lot relieved when he saw his father put this small bag on his hand. At this time, with a grunt, Zhang Chen's big bowl of noodles was not yet full, and he asked Zhang's mother to go and put down a bowl of noodles and eat a fine light.
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After dinner, his parents would go out for a walk, and Zhang Chen thought about it, as if he had never gone out for a walk with his parents since he was in the fifth grade of elementary school.
"Mom, Dad, let's go out for a walk together." Zhang Chen decided to accompany his parents, and he was able to inquire about the house and the landlord.
"En" Zhang's mother just replied softly, but there was a burst of warmth in her heart.
Zhangchenjia community is on the periphery of the county, the surrounding community is this one, and the rear of the community is also a green belt. The family of three walked beside the quiet green alley, and because they had not been out for a long time, no one in the family spoke.
"By the way, Mom, isn't our house expensive?" After walking for half a night, Zhang Chen couldn't hold back a little and said it.
"Yes, when we bought this house a year ago, we also found it through Guò Fangsuke, although the place is a little far from the city, but the price is very cheap, and the landlord seems to be in a hurry to sell this house, we bought this house in two days." Zhang's mother seemed to be very happy today, so she carefully told Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen nodded, and suddenly had an idea, and took Zhang's mother's hand and asked
"Mom, our teacher assigned an assignment this week, asking us to investigate a stranger, saying that it is to improve our social skills, and to provide as much information as possible about the interviewer, including name, age, home address, etc. I thought of the guy who sold us the house."
As soon as Zhang's mother heard that it was about her son's study, she began to think about it seriously, and then said
"The person who sold us the house at that time was a 27-year-old lady surnamed Wen. At that time, I didn't know her specific contact information after buying the house, but I just contacted her through a landline number she left in the house, and I couldn't get through from time to time. It's been a year since I bought this house, and there were no problems in the middle, so I haven't been contacted for a year, and I don't know if that number can still be reached. Why don't you change the survey, it's simpler?"
Zhang Chen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, I also want to exercise myself, Mom, you go back and give me that number."
Mother Zhang was also very relieved to hear this, and nodded hurriedly. Because of Zhang Chen's beginning, the family began to laugh and chat along the way.
When he returned home, Zhang Chen dialed the number given by his mother to the previous homeowner.
"Toot ~~~~T ~~~~" The phone can at least get through, which makes Zhang Chen breathe a sigh of relief.
At this time, the phone was connected, and Zhang Chen was still a little nervous in this case, so he hurriedly said, "Hey, hello, are you Ms. Wen?" I am the son of Mr. Zhang who bought your house a year ago. There are a few things I'd like to ask you."
As a result, no one on the other end of the phone waited for a long time, and Zhang Chen said again, "Hey, may I ask anyone?"
"I'm Ms. Wen's mother, what's the matter?" A low and cold voice came from the other end of the phone, which made Zhang Chen feel goosebumps.
"Oh, hello mother-in-law, I want to ask your daughter about this house, I wonder if she is not there?" Zhang Chen asked in a relaxed mood.
"My daughter is dead" came an emotionless voice.
Zhang Chen was shocked, he didn't say anything for a few seconds, and after quickly calming down, Zhang Chen thought of a countermeasure, so he said.
"Mother-in-law, I'm really sorry. Can you give me the address of your house, and I'll visit you tomorrow and ask about the house." Zhang Chen naturally couldn't be stupid enough to ask directly, how and when did Ms. Wen die, in case he provoked the other party's mother, he wouldn't be able to find out the information about Ms. Wen.
"No. 11, Group 5, Xiashui Village, XX Town, XX County," the old woman replied after a while
"That bothers you, goodbye!" Zhang Chen hung up the phone and thought about it, if you go to the water village, it seems that it is not very far from the original village of his home, and it can be reached by a bus and a few hundred meters away. Now there's information, and it's tomorrow.
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It was ten o'clock soon, and my father went to bed very early, both of whom were ordinary workers, and they only had one day off on Sunday on weekends.
Zhang Chen couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that his father who walked into the room still had a small bag in his hand. Standing at the door of the bathroom, after hesitating for a long time, he still walked in, and the same or even more cold breath filled the bathroom. After quickly washing his face and mouthing, Zhang Chen, who ran to the bedroom, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright. What is there to wait until tomorrow, I'm tired today, Erwa and Tan Fei must have had a good time today, forget it, sleep." Zhang Chen lay on the bed and fell asleep after thinking about it.
It was again a fragmentary picture that began to gradually build up in front of Zhang Chen's eyes. Zhang Chen returned to the room where he dreamed last time, and the same decoration made Zhang Chen realize that he seemed to be back again. First I looked at my hand, then I looked at the ground, and the white paper lump was gone.
At this moment, the door opened, and a man and a woman walked in just like last time. But unlike last time, the relationship between the two doesn't seem to be so good this time, although the woman is holding the man's arm with her hand, but from the movements of the two, it can be seen that the woman seems to want to get close to the man, but is very hesitant, and the man seems to have some scruples, although the woman is holding herself, she also wants to keep. [,! ] distance.
Zhang Chen can only stand in place, no matter whether he walks or runs, he is always inseparable from the same place. And the picture in front of him passed quickly, looking at the life of the two day by day, Zhang Chen could feel that the relationship between the two was getting worse and worse, and even began to quarrel.
I don't know how many days have passed, the picture in front of Zhang Chen's eyes changed back to normal speed, and a knock on the door sounded, which was also the first time Zhang Chen heard a voice in his dream, turned around, and watched the woman walk slowly over and open the door. There was also a woman standing outside the door, her height, figure and even the way she walked were basically similar to the hostess of the house, and because Zhang Chen couldn't see her face clearly, she didn't know what this woman looked like.
And the woman who just arrived also dragged a big suitcase in her hand, as if she was going to stay here for a long time. After the two women met, they began to chat happily, and it is estimated that the two should be good friends. After that, the house became a living space for three people, and what Zhang Chen cared about was that the man began to become more and more intimate with the new woman, and the hostess did not stop it.
One night, the man ran into the room of the new woman. And Zhang Chen couldn't see what happened in the room where the man entered, he could only see the door of the room where the man came out slowly opened, and the hostess sat on the bed with an expressionless face, holding a big rag doll with her left hand, and pulling out the cotton in the doll's body with her right hand.
Suddenly, the hostess stopped pulling the rag doll with her hands, raised her head suddenly, and stared at the position where Zhang Chen was standing. His eyes were bloodshot, his lips were purple, and he stared at Zhang Chen's heart.