Chapter 164: Shroud Shop
What do you want me to give?
I looked at him puzzled, and the old man glared at me angrily, his eyes full of mud and the meaning that he couldn't support the wall. There was barely an ear scraper.
"Guy who eats!" The old man said angrily.
It dawned on me that this old man didn't make it clear, was I really a roundworm in his stomach? Even if I were the roundworm in his belly, it would be impossible to know what was going on in his head!
I reached into the inner pocket of my jacket and pulled out a charm folded in the shape of a heart. Old man Ma's old eyes suddenly widened, and he looked at the rune paper in my hand incredulously.
The rune paper is folded horizontally and vertically, and the different shapes of the commonly used rune paper are also easy for me to identify. This heart-shaped amulet is the most commonly used amulet.
I handed the talisman to Nong Yiqiu, and she took the heart-shaped talisman paper, full of puzzlement.
Old man Ma glared at me angrily, and said to Nong Yiqiu: "You take this thing, don't get wet, and don't break it." ”
The car drove for a long time, the sky gradually darkened, and it was already evening when I arrived at Nangui Town, this place was indeed far away, and now not long after the New Year, it was indeed not safe for Nong Yiqiu to come alone.
Not long after arriving in town, she asked the driver to pull over, got out of the car, and wanted to share the fare with us. I motioned for her not to. She hesitated for a moment, a little embarrassed.
"Little girl, come to me if you need it." The old man said.
She bowed her head slightly, thanked her, and turned to leave.
It seems that it is not by chance that the old man Ma found her, what secrets does Nong Yiqiu have, how did this old man find out? I don't see any clues.
The next step is to drive to No. 47 Nanping Road.
The driver held back all the way, and now Nong Yiqiu got out of the car and said, "Uncle, what happened to that girl?" ”
This guy is also a good man, as he can tell from the time he speaks on the way.
"What can happen, it's just that the little girl is sad that she doesn't have her mother." The old man said perfunctorily.
"Looking at what you said, I thought there was something really going on." The driver talked about feudal superstition, but in his heart he was still curious about those strange things.
Many people are like this, although they usually don't believe it, but they still can't help but be curious, after all, it is something that has been passed down for thousands of years.
The wrinkled old face of the old man laughed dryly: "How can there be so many strange things." ”
The car drove along Nanping Road and stopped outside a narrow alley. That number 47 is in the alley.
I paid the fare, got out of the car, and walked down the alley with the old man.
"Master, what's going on with that girl? What happened to her? I asked.
"People don't want to say, what are you asking about, if you want to know, just look for yourself, it's still my apprentice! It's really a vain lesson. He said politely.
The old man just wouldn't say anything. If I could see it, I would still be guilty of asking him?
"Also, what kind of pattern is that on your rune paper, hurry up and tear it all down for me! The spells are stacked for easy placement, and if you stack them so complicated, it will easily break when you untie them, so the spells will not work! It's still my apprentice! Not even a little bit of common sense! He said indignantly.
"Yes, yes, apprentice, remember, I'll tear them all down when I turn around." I just folded a few when I was bored.
It is said that this alley is quite deep, the shops along the way are closed, there are no street lights, and it is dark. The old man's goal was very clear, and he walked straight into the depths of the alley.
Seeing that a road was about to come to an end, I couldn't help but say, "Master, where is your friend?" ”
"What's the hurry, isn't this coming." The old man said, walking to the door of the deepest store.
This shop, like the others, has closed its doors. However, the difference is that the other shops use roller shutters, only this store uses the old wooden door, which is the kind that is put together one by one, and then disassembled piece by piece when the door is opened.
In recent years, there are very few people who use this kind of door, and the overall style of this shop looks very old, and there is no intention of renovating at all, as if there is no fear of thieves patronizing. What's in it?
The old man motioned for me to come forward and knock on the door.
I stepped forward and slammed it a few times, and shouted, "Is there anyone!" ”
It was quiet, and there was no sound, and I was going to keep knocking.
"It's closed, it's closed, let's go back." A small voice came from within. The voice was quite delicate, like that of a child.
The old man raised his voice and said, "Go and tell the guy surnamed Tang, old man, I'm here, and he can't open this door." ”
There was silence in the door, there was no sound, I don't know what it was.
After a while, there was a sound of disassembly, a plank was dismantled, and a thin young man leaned out, waved his hand, and motioned for us to enter.
The shop was black and hollow, inexplicably revealing a touch of gloom, and followed the old man Ma to the store, and a white horse appeared in the dark. I was slightly stunned, and then realized that it was just a paper horse. Look at the things displayed on the shelves, all of them are shroud ingots, incense candles, paper wax.
This is a shroud shop!
The shop was so dark that there was no one but the skinny young boy, who had been talking before? It sounded like a child's voice.
"Come with me." The slender voice rang out.
I heard it so well, it was coming from that kid's side!
I followed the sound and saw that there was no one around him, but the boy was carrying a birdcage in his other hand.
"Boss Tang is inside." A slender voice came from the mouth of the caged bird.
It was a parrot, what should I be?
Talking about why this kid didn't speak by himself, but carried a parrot to speak.
The boy walked ahead and led us upstairs.
There were no lights on in the house, and it was dark everywhere. The wooden staircase is still used, and it creaks when you step on it, as if it will break at any moment. The walls were peeling, mottled and old, and you could faintly hear the sound of ticking water, and I don't know where the water was leaking.
This house is too bad, and it should be renovated anyway, maybe a big typhoon will blow it away one day.
Walking to the second floor, a strong smell of wine rushed towards him, did this person directly mop the floor with wine, such a heavy smell of wine.
The skinny boy walked to a closed door, buckled it a few times, and the parrot in the cage shouted: "Boss Tang, someone, Boss Tang, someone." ”
"Damn X, you old dog! Dare the fuck come to me! Roll the edges! Suddenly, a manic yelling came from inside the house.
This situation is different from what I thought, this person obviously doesn't want to see the old man! Is this really a friend of the old man?