Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Strange Funeral Procession
I don't know how long it took, when I was sore and dazed, I was woken up by a sound, and when I rubbed my eyes and got up, I caught a glimpse of a red, white and green scene outside the window.
When I looked closely, it was a wreath of red, green and white, and it turned out that our car was sandwiched between a funeral procession.
Wang Meng beside him was also missing at the moment, and Jiang Shuai was communicating with the group of people outside the car at the moment, looking like a leader.
After a long time, the funeral procession left again, and Jiang Shuai also got into the car, but he looked like he couldn't stretch his brows, and asked Jiang Shuai for a long time before he told the truth of the matter.
It turned out that he had just driven the car off the highway, and not far from the mountain road, when he encountered a child who stopped the car, and the child was only wearing a shabby short-sleeved shirt in this late autumn season, and he was dirty and had slugs hanging on him, and he looked very pitiful.
Because it is a mountain road, Jiang Shuai's car drove relatively slowly, and the child rushed to the position of the front cover of the car without paying attention, and refused to go on the ground.
But who knows, after giving a hundred yuan, the child does not accept it at all, or lies in front of the car and refuses to go, and the last hundred, two hundred and three hundred to one thousand, the child is still unmoved.
Jiang Shuai estimated that he might have misunderstood others, thinking that he was here to ask for something to eat, so he took some biscuits and other things from the trunk for him to eat, who knows, he was still unmoved.
In this way, the stalemate with the child for more than half an hour, the funeral procession came, the mountain road is only so wide, a car occupies most of the road, and the funeral team is still carrying the coffin, although it is a little narrower, but it can still pass.
Who knows, the funeral procession stopped in front of the car, saying that they were willing to leave only if they wanted to pass the money, and if they didn't give money, the group wouldn't leave, and if I didn't go, you wouldn't want to go.
At this time, the child was gone, and finally Jiang Shuai negotiated with the leader of the funeral procession for a long time before giving a thousand yuan to send the team away.
After listening to Jiang Shuai's narration, I immediately understood why Jiang Shuai had a sullen expression just now. Feelings: That little boy is to knock money to pave the way for the funeral procession behind.
In the afternoon, two groups of people blocked the way and blackmailed money, and no one could stand it.
"It turns out that when Linshui Village comes, the people here are all hospitable, how can there be such a situation, it is really a group of foolish people. β
Jiang Shuai muttered as he restarted the car.
"Have you already entered the boundary of Linshui Village?" I looked out the window at the endless green mountains, and the uneasy feeling in my heart rose again.
"Yes, follow this trail and drive down for about twenty minutes, and you will be able to get there. Jiang Shuai nodded, restarted the car, and soon, we saw the dotted lights from the car window.
At this time, Wang Meng still didn't come back, and I didn't care, after all, he was elusive every time, but I believe that he wouldn't run around, maybe to investigate the situation.
The more the car drove towards the bright place, I began to hear a noisy sound, and when the car stopped under a big tree at the entrance of the village, suddenly a figure came running from in front of the car, looking like a young man.
"Jiang Shuai, you're finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time. The young man spoke as he waved into the car.
Jiang Shuai reacted when he heard the voice, and while responding to him, he told us that this was his old classmate, whose name was Liang Qiang, and he returned to the countryside to engage in breeding after graduating from college, and it is said that he has also made a lot of money in recent years.
When we got out of the car, Liang Qiang warmly welcomed us to his home.
Due to the thick night, we can't see the whole picture of the village clearly, but we can be sure that Liang Qiang's family still looks relatively wealthy, and it is a small western-style building, three-storey, which seems to be a relatively comfortable residence in the countryside.
I quietly looked at the interior of the house, including the chandelier on my head and some of the decorations in the house, and sure enough, it looked much more spacious than the others.
"You didn't encounter anything strange when you first came, did you?" Liang Qiang welcomed us into the living room and whispered as he poured us tea.
Hearing Liang Qiang's words, Jiang Shuai and I immediately took a tacit look, and then, Jiang Shuai slowly said what had just happened.
"You are in trouble, this kind of funeral procession is the most unlucky, you were also blackmailed by them, you should have been fierce and drove the child away, there will be no later incident. β
"What the hell is going on?" Looking at Liang Qiang's worried look, I couldn't help but ask.
In the end, after Liang Qiang's explanation, I understood the gist of this.
It turns out that there is such a custom in Linshui Village, that is, for those who die horizontally, when the funeral procession is mourning, the family must find a boy to drag the first person encountered at the entrance of the village to block the way, and the funeral team will ask for a sum of money, which is called road money.
If you give money to buy the road, the bad luck in the family of the deceased person will be transferred to the person who gave the money.
"No, I gave a thousand, isn't that going to be unlucky?" As soon as Liang Qiang finished speaking, Jiang Shuai's whole face looked like a bitter gourd face, and he frowned.
"Is there any way to resolve it?" I asked Liang Qiang, although we are a new generation of young people who have grown up in the sunshine of science.
But due to the particularity of my profession, I still have the idea that I would rather believe in this kind of thing than believe in it.
After all, there are still many things in this world that cannot be solved by science, such as Wang Meng......
"I can't solve it, unless you haven't encountered this matter at all, we met a person at the funeral in our village, and this person is also a homeless man in our village, who was stopped by the funeral procession and asked for more than a dime, and finally hanged himself. β
Liang Qiang also made a terrifying movement as he spoke, and Jiang Shuai's face turned white with fright when he listened.
"Don't panic, this bad luck is also uncertain, according to my grandfather, it may be fatal, it may also be ruined, if you don't do anything bad on weekdays, there should be no accidents. β
Liang Qiang smiled and patted Jiang Shuai on the shoulder, signaling him not to panic.
But Jiang Shuai was scared enough at the moment, where could he care so much, and looked at Liang Qiang with a pale face: "Qiangzi, don't comfort me, then didn't you say that the homeless man died miserably?"
"Hey, that homeless man is also a non-professional on weekdays, the owner steals a chicken, the west pulls root vegetables, and usually has a habit of peeking at women taking a bath, you are a decent gentleman compared to him, what are you afraid of. β
After Liang Qiang comforted Jiang Shuai a few more words, he beckoned us to rest for a while, and then went to the kitchen to be busy with dinner.
"Jiang Xin, I'm afraid, what should I do. At this time, there were only two of us in the living room, Jiang Shuai immediately turned his head and looked at me with a bitter face.
Looking at his appearance, I sighed, only dead horses are live horse doctors.
"That's it, I'll draw you a golden light spell, you recently brought it, the golden light spell can turn evil into good fortune, drive away evil spirits, maybe it can help you in this matter, how to say it, this matter is also my burden to you, if it weren't for the painting of Linshui Village, you wouldn't have encountered this kind of thing. β
As I spoke, I picked up my bag and prepared to draw talismans, who knew that as soon as I picked up the pen, Jiang Shuai stopped me: "Hey, forget it, don't think so much, I think there are some things, you have to come, you can't escape, don't be busy, I'm not afraid." β
After listening to Jiang Shuai's words, I was a little puzzled at the moment, how could this be a little different from his painting style just now?
"Why, you want to open it so quickly, aren't you afraid?" I looked at Jiang Shuai with a smile, teasing him while gesturing to put the pen and paper in my bag.
"There are times in life when you have to have it, and there is no time in life when you don't force it, and this bad luck is the same, I'm not afraid. Jiang Shuai said, patted his chest, looking at his appearance, I couldn't cry or laugh, but for the sake of insurance, I decided to draw a talisman for him.
Since I had inherited my grandfather's mantle for so long, I had drawn a lot of talismans, and with the impression in my mind, I was able to memorize the style of the golden light spell in a few clicks and draw it on the rune paper.
After the drawing, I dried the handwriting, folded it into a standard charm triangle, and handed it to Jiang Shuai.
"It's one thing whether you believe it or not, it's another thing whether it will happen or not, take it, don't get wet and fishy, it will always have a certain effect. β
I handed him the charm as I spoke, thinking that according to Jiang Shuai's swear just now that he was not afraid, he would not accept this charm.
But who knows, as soon as I folded it, Jiang Shuai took it over in a hurry, and for fear that I would regret it, I put it in my arms like a baby.
Looking at his appearance, I couldn't help laughing, although Jiang Shuai usually looks mature and stable, but only I who grew up with him knows that he is sometimes really naΓ―ve like a child.
"The meal is ready, let's come down and eat. Just as I was joking with Jiang Shuai, Liang Qiang's voice came from downstairs, so Jiang Shuai and I responded and planned to go downstairs for dinner.
As soon as I walked down the stairs, I noticed a white figure at the door downstairs, and Wang Meng, who didn't know when he disappeared, found this place again at this moment, and was standing at the door looking at me thoughtfully.
I was going to go to him after dinner and ask him where he was, but Wang Meng beckoned to me to go over, and I motioned to him to eat first with my eyes, but he still stubbornly beckoned me to come over.
"I just went out and found something quirky about this village. β
I walked up to Wang Meng, and before I could stand firmly, he leaned close to my ear and said something like this.