"Xuanzi, you can't follow me, do you still remember the evil spirit you had in Aunt Zhang's house?" I knew that my grandmother would stop me, and she was most afraid that I would get involved in these things, so she wouldn't let me go, and I had to convince my grandmother.

"Milk." I hugged her arm, "I didn't pay attention to it, I've seen a lot of these things over the years, and I'm used to it, I'm really not afraid, there's still thick ink, besides, I'm already fine, you see my tongue, and my body, I didn't want to sue you before, but then I think it's better to sue you, it's not a way to hide it, it's all my own family, it's good to know my scary skills, if something goes wrong one day, you know, and you can help me lie, This is one of the reasons I sued you, and another reason is that I want you to know that I am not weak, I can protect myself, I have strength and ability, even if this is not accepted by outsiders, and even terrible, but so far, at least I have not suffered much damage because of these skills, but I have profited, family milk, I say so much, do you understand what I mean? I'm not a greenhouse flower that you need to protect all the time, I've grown up, I'm almost an adult, can you protect me for a while, can you protect me for a lifetime? I still have to go to college, I have to work, I always have to enter the world, meet all kinds of people, if I just live in the circle of everyone, do nothing, I will suffer in the future, since I have extraordinary human strength, then I can't let these become disadvantages, but how to make good use of these abilities! I said such a long sentence in one breath, and suddenly felt parched in my mouth, alas, I shouldn't have refused my grandmother's tea, she really had the foresight.

The grandmother was still not very happy, "Xuanzi, I think it's better for you not to touch it, you can ensure that it is a while, and your body can't change anymore." ”

"Grandma!" I made a last effort, "I've been well protected by you for so many years?" Am I in the palm of your hand? My parents also stayed away from me because of this, but it had little effect, I felt that we couldn't hide, we had to face the problem, only in this way, could we solve the problem. "The land woman said, this is a great merit, that is, I have done this, it is good for me, even if there is no benefit, I have to find out what the land woman means, whether this case is really not that simple.

The grandmother was still a little hesitant, I took a breath, and added a little strength, "I don't want to go to Xue's house to play, first of all, Sister Fangfang has been married, Xue Bin and I can't play, Xue Erbo's family, I am afraid when I think of hairy eggs, I have a psychological shadow, there is no one in my uncle's house, you are gone again in my family, not to mention lonely, I am really a little scared alone, grandma, you can take me with you, everyone in the village has gone to help, Aunt Zhang is usually so good, I can't say if I don't go." "I said so much, the grandmother finally agreed, I relieved myself, and went downstairs with the grandmother.

Zhang's family is at the entrance of the village, of course, the traffic is much more developed than the village, people come and go, in addition to the people passing by, most of them are people in the village, the countrymen are really enthusiastic, as long as there is something in the family, they are all helping together, whether it is a happy event or a funeral, every household will go to work, one is to bring comfort, and the other is to do the funeral also does need manpower. In recent years, the town has developed, and many large hotels have emerged, and happy events and funerals are packed together, saving trouble at home. Many people choose to go to the hotel to do it, which is what Uncle Zhang's family does, but the hotel can only arrange funeral banquets, and many things still need to be done at home, such as a simple meal in the morning, and then Aunt Zhang's body. According to what I learned, after the autopsy, it was determined that Aunt Zhang was stabbed to death by a knife at one o'clock at night, and the body was transported back from the funeral home after the autopsy, because according to our old rules here, the body of the deceased should be parked at home for three days, but Uncle Zhang tried his best to bury the world after the funeral tomorrow, saying that he wanted Aunt Zhang to be buried in the ground, and everyone understood his thoughts, after all, this is human nature.

Zhang's house is a three-room and two-story house, each of which is divided into halls and bedrooms, which can be regarded as six small rooms. We entered from the right door of Zhang's house, and after the grandmother went in, she went to the kitchen to help prepare for tomorrow's breakfast, and she told me not to run around, stay in a crowded place or go to find thick ink and Siyuan. Siyuan, this kid doesn't know where to play, thick ink wants to do what a Taoist priest can do, it should be easier to find, I retreated from the door on the right.

At the door, a pair of funeral band things were placed at the door, there were suona, flutes, gongs and drums, explosive guns (flushed towards the sky, and the guns played with lights on the 15th Lantern Festival of the first lunar month are the same), I carefully crossed these things in the corridor, thick ink should be in the middle of the room, because it is said that Aunt Zhang's body is placed in the hall, what am I afraid of when people come and go here? I plucked up my courage and walked towards the middle door.

As soon as I stood in front of the door, the atmosphere immediately became different, at this time it was already dark, although there were many people outside the door, there were many people inside, but I could still feel a penetrating cold air invading my skin, it was very bright inside, in addition to the long fluorescent lamp, but also added a few large lights, the hall was separated by a large paper wall, and there was a square table in front of it, and there were chickens, fat, white candles and incense on the table, there was no wind tonight, white candles and incense burned very smoothly, There is a large black and white photo in the middle of the table, the eyes of Aunt Zhang in the photo are bright, and the corners of her mouth are slightly hooked, this is a photo of Aunt Zhang when she was young, it can be seen that she was very beautiful at that time, and now it is completely two people, except for the vague similarity of the contour of the face, everything else has changed quietly, she has changed from a beautiful young woman to a middle-aged and elderly woman who has lost her luster, you can imagine how much she has paid for this family. How could she end up in such a cruel end?

The paper wall behind the table is black and white, with a black frame and white stripes pasted on the large white paper, and the black couplet and Aunt Zhang's smile are terrifying. There should be Aunt Zhang's body lying on the back of the paper wall, I can vaguely see the bright or dark lights behind me, I know, it is the colored lights on the crystal coffin. That's right, this crystal coffin was rented from the one I feared the most on my way to school, and it was a nightmare for me.

Someone was busy in the back, "Well, it can't be broken, someone has to watch it all the time." "It's the sound of thick ink! Thick ink is really here!

I clenched my fists and held my breath, I was about to walk next to a corpse, although I had seen ghosts, seen dead people, and been haunted by zombies, but it was the first time I had taken the initiative to approach a corpse. Aunt Zhang's eyes don't know if they are closed, are they still wide as the last time I saw them? I guess my eyes have been pressed shut.

"Thick ink." I tried to whisper.

A head poked out from behind the paper wall, it was Siyuan, "Sister Xuan? "A little green snake also stuck out its head from underneath, its tongue outstretched, its mouth swinging, and welcomed me. Everyone is here, Siyuan is not afraid of being so young?

Siyuan looked down, quickly grabbed the little snake on the ground, and stuffed it into his pocket, for fear of being seen by others, "Sister Xuan, you sneaked out, right?" ”

What are you talking about, little brat! Although I haven't sneaked out countless times, this time I did ask my grandmother for advice, and I shrugged my nose, "My grandmother brought me here." ”

"Speak quietly." The thick ink inside said. I quickly shut up, Siyuan was inside, why didn't I dare to go, I quickened my pace and went in. Except for a mountain man and Uncle Zhang's family, there is thick ink and Siyuan, and there is no one else.

Shanren is our special name for consulting and arranging funeral people here, from taking care of the funeral to sending the funeral to sending the urn up the mountain, these processes, the mountain people are indispensable, the mountain people are generally grandfather-like figures, I have not seen the female mountain people so far, probably the men who do this line are a little better, the yang is heavier, the courage is also bigger, the age of the mountain people is generally very large, this is also very simple, they have experienced more, and they know more, and now there are many people who know funeral etiquette, most of them are old men. Since there are mountain people, why do you want to be a Taoist priest?

In the end, my eyes inevitably fell on the flickering crystal coffin, each edge of the crystal coffin is inlaid with colored lights, the whole crystal coffin is erected on two long benches, a plug is dragged out from the bottom, the plug is pulled on the socket not far away, because it is summer, the weather is relatively hot, the corpse is easy to rot and deteriorate, the crystal coffin is charged, will keep warm, prolong the deterioration time of the corpse, a little weaker than the freezer in the morgue, but fortunately, it can be transported, and it is also convenient. It's much better than it was in ancient times. The grandmother said that when there was no crystal coffin before, the practice was also burial, and the body was placed in an ordinary coffin, which was placed at home for three days, and it was better in winter, but in summer, the living could suffer, and the coffin would waft out of the unpleasant smell, which was really unbearable. When it was time to be buried, the moving coffin was even more deadly.

There is a coffin between thick ink and us, he is over there, we are here, he doesn't know what he is busy with over there, when he holds a few red threads in his hand and stuffs them into the crystal coffin, I was horrified to find that this crystal coffin has no lid, I don't know if there has been no lid or for what reason the lid has been removed, my gaze swept over the top of the crystal coffin, swept over the shroud worn by Aunt Zhang, fortunately, fortunately, Aunt Zhang's face was covered with a yellow paper, and only the shape of her pointed nose was printed on the yellow paper. My hand was on Siyuan's shoulder, looking for a support point, my heart was still puffing, thick ink didn't look at me from beginning to end, and he didn't talk to me, he was just burying his head in his own business, I don't know if he was angry with me, or if he couldn't talk more about things.