Chapter 14: Ghost Stand-In
It's really better to be a human being, and the opportunity will come soon.
"Is anyone home? Is the dick at home? Open the door! Knocking on the door and shouting outside, it sounded like an uncle's voice, and Erniang hurriedly ran out to open the door.
"It turned out to be the eldest brother, is there anything wrong so early." The second uncle stretched in a daze.
"It's not a big deal, some time ago I had a comrade-in-arms who had terminal lung cancer and stayed in the hospital for more than three months. If he is dead, he will be dead, but his eldest son always dreams of him at night, and now he shouts for mercy when he sees people who are talking nonsense. There was also a person standing next to the uncle, who seemed to be a relative of the family, looking at the second uncle nervously.
"Dad, you spare me, please." The young man who was standing just now suddenly knelt down for the second uncle, and the second uncle hurriedly subdued him.
"This doll is his son, right?" The second uncle looked at the nervous boy carefully.
"Yes, he is the son of my comrade-in-arms, this kid is usually very filial, and he didn't find any good jobs after graduation, and now you must help him when you're crazy, and because of this incident, my girlfriend broke up." The uncle looked at the second uncle almost with pleading eyes.
"Hang yourself! How long have you been dead? The second uncle got dressed, and the little sister also found his pocket. The smart little sister has long been used to it, and as soon as someone comes to the second uncle, he will prepare the things used by the second uncle.
"It was about seven days ago, and today is his first seventh, so please go and exorcise evil spirits and see if there is anything unclean. I don't want to be unlucky, I really can't help it, when I was a soldier, the relationship was very good, and I was usually very strong, so I couldn't say that it was gone. Uncle frowned and shook his head, looking regretful.
"So that's the case, he must be unwilling to die, and now he has no money to spend in the underworld, complaining about his son, Xiao Yu quickly change his clothes and go with me." The second uncle put on his clothes and shoes as he spoke.
"Oops, my stomach hurts, it hurts. Erniang, do you have any diarrhea medicine, why does my stomach hurt so much. Oh, I have to go to the toilet, second uncle, you go first. After speaking, I covered my stomach and ran straight to the hut, and it happened that I was uncomfortable in my stomach, and it really didn't look like I was pretending.
"Xiao Yu, you and urine, you were fine just now, but you are sick again after this business, so you can't stay at home these days." The second uncle didn't think much about it, after all, I couldn't help much if I went. The second uncle took the backpack handed by Erniang and glared at me, ready to leave.
"Uncle, when will you be able to come back, how far is it?" The little sister pulled the uncle's arm and said.
"I guess I won't be back until the evening, the family is in Lizhuang, about 20 miles away from here, don't worry, I can't do anything when I come back with your father." Saying that, the uncle and the second uncle led the nervous man away.
Seeing that they were far away, I hurriedly came out of the thatched house, and the opportunity finally came, so I took advantage of the moment to explain the matter of the second uncle's ghost possession to Erniang and Xiaomei.
After breakfast, Erniang went to feed the big rooster, and the little sister was washing clothes. Looking at the two of them, it was difficult to say the words that came to their mouths, because it was not a trivial matter for the second uncle to be possessed by a ghost, and I was really afraid that the two of them would not be able to accept it. But recalling the agreement with Daoist Xuanqing, he made up his mind to tell the two of them no matter what.
"Erniang, little sister, you two come to the house, I have something to tell you." I looked outside the gate and closed it.
"Xiao Yu, what's so mysterious, why did you close the door?" Erniang thinks I'm a little abnormal today.
"Erniang, little sister, I have something I have always wanted to tell you two but I dare not say it, I am afraid that you two will not believe it." I was beating a drum in my heart, why did this nasty evil ghost possess my second uncle.
"Xiao Yu, how can you talk about Erniang is not an outsider, Erniang was brought up by you when you were bare-assed, just say what you have, I'll listen." Erniang looked at my eyes in wonder, and I closed all the doors and windows, for fear that others would hear the leakage.
"Erniang, the person who came to deliver the chicken yesterday is a fake, he is not selling chickens at all." Erniang's eyes widened.
"What? It's not a chicken seller, that person was brought back by you and Xiaomei, what are you doing if you don't sell chickens? "Erniang doubted whether my words were true or false.
"Erniang, in fact, that humane name Xuanqing is a Taoist chief, he is a Taoist priest who specializes in exorcism and demon hunting, yesterday he came to the house to see if the second uncle let the ghost possess him, if he was possessed by the ghost, he would find a way to exorcise the ghost." When I finally finished what I wanted to say, I felt much lighter.
After listening to what I said, Erniang and Xiaomei looked at me incredulously. But the two of them didn't speak, and they didn't say I was talking gibberish.
"Erniang, do you remember? Last time, my second uncle and I went to exorcise evil spirits, and when I came out of that family's house, my second uncle seemed to be a different person. So much had happened since he came back, and on the second night of his return, the dogs in the village were bitten to death. And yesterday the chickens in the house were drained of blood, but when I asked the second uncle, he said that it was bitten by a weasel, and he was still licking the injured chicken blood, looking happy. "No, no, I'm going to quickly explain the matter clearly and make them believe it, so that I can call Daoist Xuanqing and call him over.
"Brother, I also saw it, when I was sleeping that night, I felt that someone was secretly watching me in the bed. I lifted the quilt and opened a small gap and saw my father smirking at me, and it was close to my face, which frightened me, but when the ghost was possessed, my father would look at me stupidly, I really can't believe that my father is a ghost, if he was a ghost, he would have hurt me a long time ago" The little sister said while hugging Erniang's arm.
"Xiao Yu, you're right, since your second uncle came back last time, he has indeed changed. I know what you said, and the night when three students came to the city to play, the two students disappeared and left only a pile of white bones, only Zhao Yuer came back in despair, and your second uncle was somehow not at home, and there were animal calls in the yard, which really frightened me, but this can't be said that these things were done by your second uncle, and we didn't see it with our own eyes, unless we saw it with our own eyes, I would never believe that he was possessed by a ghost. Erniang said while secretly looking at the door, he was really worried that the second uncle would come back suddenly.
"Mother, I saw this morning, two more big roosters in the chicken coop were bitten to death, and there was no blood on the ground, and last night Dad seemed to have gone out for a long time and did not come back, when he just came out of the house, I heard what seemed to be the miserable cry of animals." My little sister looked at me and Erniang in horror.
That day in the mourning hall of Boss Hong's house in Shiyaba, what did the second uncle bring back? If he sucks the blood of chickens and doesn't eat, why doesn't he suck people's blood? This question caused me to ponder again, but whatever it was, this ghost must drive him away.
"Erniang, little sister, don't be afraid, I have made an appointment with Xuanqing Daoist, while the second uncle is not at home, ask him to come to our house to practice, arrange the magic circle, and when the second uncle comes back, drive away the powerful ghosts on his body, today is a good opportunity, I will call Xuanqing Daoist in a while, Erniang, do you think it's okay?" Erniang looked at me with wide eyes, but I felt that she didn't doubt me at all.
"Xiao Yu, the exorcism won't hurt your second uncle, you can tell Xuanqing Daoist, if you can't guarantee your second uncle's safety, I'd rather not get rid of this ghost." Erniang's tears hit the circles in her eyes, if the second uncle has three long and two short, she will become a widow.
"Erniang, don't worry, I'm going to call the Xuanqing Daoist, the Xuanqing Daoist is a Taoist priest who specializes in exorcism, please rest assured. He told me that he would definitely ensure the safety of his second uncle. I looked at Erniang and Xiaomei with firm eyes, and the two of them nodded at me.
Erniang and Xiaomei's eyes were glazed, and they had seen the abnormal behavior of the second uncle in the past few days. And Erniang and Xiaomei were scared several times, what I just said deepened their fear, they must be worried in their hearts, if the exorcism fails, our family will have to be killed by ghosts. Erniang and Xiaomei are indeed very reluctant to believe that the second uncle is a ghost, but this is not the case.
"Erniang, I'll call Daoist Xuanqing, don't go anywhere, don't tell others." With that, I ran out as fast as I could.
explained the situation to the Xuanqing Daoist, and the Xuanqing Daoist arrived in less than an hour. Seeing him from afar, the Taoist chief was still dressed as a peasant, and this time he was not holding a chicken coop, but carrying a basket full of chicks.
"Freshly hatched chicks, one dollar a piece, do you want to buy a few?" Erniang and I stood at the door and waited for the Xuanqing Daoist, who picked up the basket and grabbed a chick to show us.
"What a beautiful chick, my chickens are all big roosters, and there is just a shortage of a few chicks, so let's pick them in." Erniang hurriedly closed the door. Daoist Xuanqing glanced at me.
"Daoist, please." I led the chief into the room and closed the door.
"You are the Xuanqing Daoist?" Erniang looked the Taoist up and down, she couldn't believe her eyes, wasn't this the old farmer who sold chickens yesterday, he didn't look like the Taoist chief.
"Dao Chief, please ensure the safety of his second uncle when you exorcise ghosts, my old man is not a bad person, he is also a Taoist priest who specializes in exorcizing ghosts and catching demons for people like you, please!" Erniang's tears turned in her eyes, she was afraid of some accident.
"Sister-in-law and daughter-in-law believe me, I can guarantee that as long as you do what I tell you, you will be fine. You go out first, while his second uncle is not at home, I will set up the magic circle now, you take care of the gate, if he comes back early, let me know." Daoist Xuanqing opened his backpack, and the backpack was full of things used to ward off evil spirits. I often went with my second uncle to exorcise evil spirits, but I knew those things, including a compass, a charm, a red rope, and a big yellow cloth with a huge gossip diagram drawn on it.
The Taoist chief took the compass and turned around the room, and the pointer happened to turn even more violently in the second uncle's room.
"This is it," said the Michichi chief as he took out a packet of powder and blew it lightly under the compass.
"This is where the yin qi is the heaviest, and the ghosts that possess the body are generally ghosts, so you have to find an extremely cold place to attack." The Taoist said and recited the incantation, and took another book and flipped through it.
"What else does the Daoist need me to do, just tell me, is there anything I can help with?" I puffed up my chest and swore to him.
"Doll, when the time comes, you just do what I say, and tell me your second uncle's birthday, and I'll do the math." My second uncle and I always go out together to exorcise evil spirits, and of course his birthday is like a stream, and I told the Taoist chief.
"Your second uncle should have this calamity in his life, but there are blessings in misfortune, and blessings and misfortunes have to depend on his creation to resolve them, and your second uncle must have been found a substitute when he went to that house to exorcise evil spirits." Daoist Xuanqing changed into a yellow robe. I lit three pillars of incense and stood on the table, reciting a spell I didn't understand.