I held up the phone, and the more I listened, the more furious my heart became. I've never told them about the empty house, how could they have such dreams? Even if you think about it during the day and dream at night, you can't explain it.

My mom cried for a while and then asked me, "Did you get out of the car now?" ”

I said hesitantly, "Not yet, not yet, I'm going to get off the bus soon." ”

My mom told me to be careful. Then he reluctantly hung up the phone.

Xue Qian said: "Lao Zhao, you don't seem to tell your mother, you're going home." ”

I scratched my head and said, "I was startled just now, and I forgot about business." ”

I said to Mr. Lu, "Are you weird? My mom actually dreamed that I was walking around the house in mourning clothes. I've never told them about the empty house. ”

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "Between relatives, some inductions are normal. What's more, hehe......"

I saw that he had something to say, and hurriedly asked, "What's more?" ”

Mr. Lu said: "What's more, I do plan to let you wear mourning clothes and go to the cemetery to ......."

As soon as I heard this, I immediately became anxious: "Old Dao, are you playing with me?" ”

Mr. Lu waved his hand, looking innocent: "Zhao Mang, I'm also doing this for your good." Can you not do this, will Pulsatilla let you go? ”

I gave him a strange look and asked, "What do you mean?" If I go to the cemetery in mourning clothes, will the Pulsatilla spare me? ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "The party you are going to attend is a ghost party. You're not dead now, how can you go? But if you don't go, the Pulsatilla will haunt you for the rest of your life, and the next time he will hold a banquet, it will not be necessarily. The only way is to pretend to be a ghost. Fool around and forget it. ”

I asked, "Does it work?" I regretted asking this sentence, because I knew that it was a vain question.

Sure enough, Mr. Lu began to pat his chest again: "You listen to me, nothing happens, it's very safe." ”

I waved my hand: "You don't have to say that. I don't believe it anymore. "The island is private.

At this time, Secretary Wang said: "Brother Zhao, we are here, where is your home?" ”

I looked in front of me, and there were many small traders and vendors selling things, and they were crowded with people, blocking the already small street.

I said, "Park here, we'll walk the rest of the way." ”

Secretary Wang stopped the car, and the three of us thanked each other. Just walked down.

I said to Secretary Wang, "Secretary Wang, you go back first, we will stay for a few days." ”

Secretary Wang nodded and gestured, "If you want to help, call me." Then he drove away.

We squeezed through the crowd. Twenty minutes later, I finally got home.

My hometown is still the same. It seems that nothing has changed. I saw my mom washing vegetables in the yard. I smirked twice and said, "Mom, I'm back." ”

My mother was stunned for a moment when she heard my voice, then quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Back?" It's good to be back, it's good to be back. ”

She pulled me to talk for a while, and turned her head to see Xue Qian and Mr. Lu behind me.

She looked at Xue Qian and said, "I know this young man, isn't this your classmate?" ”

Xue Qian's eyes glanced at those dishes from time to time, and said, "Yes, we are roommates, what are we going to eat today?" ”

My mom smiled and said, "What do you want to eat?" Sue me, I'll do it for you. ”

When she said this, her smile suddenly retracted. looked at Mr. Lu with some doubts and said, "You...... Why does it look like a Taoist priest? ”

Mr. Lu looked helpless: "Can you see that I'm wearing civilian clothes?" ”

I thought to myself, "You're almost writing the word Taoist priest on your face, who can't see it?" ”

I made up a nonsense and said to my mother, "Haven't you been having nightmares lately? I found a Taoist priest to recite the scriptures and help you calm your nerves. ”

My mother looked at Mr. Lu vigilantly, and then asked me, "Where did you find it?" ”

The subtext of this sentence is: "Is this person reliable?" Don't be a liar. ”

Mr. Lu looked embarrassed. I don't talk to anyone.

I said, "Don't worry, we're good friends and we've known each other for a long time." This time he came to our house and just let him eat. No money is charged. ”

When my mother heard that she would not take any money, she immediately welcomed her.

At noon, my dad came home. At the dinner table, everyone was happy. It's just me who is tired of coping and talking nonsense. Racking my brains to depict life in my city.

It's easy to finish a meal. I felt like I was going crazy.

In the afternoon, Mr. Lu quietly pulled me aside and said, "Zhao Mang, we have to prepare early." Mourning clothes, paper money, etc. There is also the graveyard of the pulsatilla. ”

I said, "We only have one cemetery here. No need to look for it. It's definitely over there. As for the paper money for mourning clothes, there is a paper shop here, but this thing can't be brought to my house. My mom saw her go crazy. ”

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "Understood, understood." ”

We talked about it for a while. I used the excuse that I wanted to take Mr. Lu around town. Then slipped out of the house.

Mr. Lu sneakily bought mourning clothes and paper money. Then I bought a roll of yellow paper and two bundles of incense and candles, wrapped them in a bag, and hid them on the street corner.

Xue Qian saw that he carefully hid it with a branch, and said with a smile: "Lu Laodao, will anyone steal this thing?" What are you hiding? ”

Mr. Lu said, "What do you know? There is no one nowadays who does not steal. ”

A few of us finished this and went home like nothing.

All afternoon, I sat on pins and needles. Anxiously waiting for dark.

After dinner, my parents went back to bed. And we lay down in bed and began to pretend to be asleep.

The night soon became soft. At this time, I heard someone whispering to me: "Zhao Mang, Zhao Mang?" ”

I recognized Mr. Lu's voice and quickly got up from the bed. Said: "Do you want to leave now?" ”

Mr. Lu snorted. Then he pulled me out and walked out.

I saw that Xue Qian was already waiting outside. He smiled, obviously with the intention of watching the excitement.

I sighed helplessly and followed Mr. Lu to the corner. Mr. Lu pulled out the baggage, took out the mourning clothes, and let me put them on.

Then, he asked me to hold a stick of incense in my hand. Sit upright on the ground.

Anyway, I'm wearing mourning clothes, and I'll take them off and throw them away after a few hours. So I didn't care if the floor was dirty or not, so I sat down as I said.

Then, Mr. Lu and Xue Qian began to squat in front of me and burn paper. While burning, he muttered in his mouth, and read the words: "Zhao Mang, you left so early, you are young, you are leaving......"

The more I listened, the more wrong I became, and I asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Mr. Lu smiled evilly: "To do things, you have to do a full set." You don't want Pulsatilla to see through it, do you? Accept our paper money, and you'll be a ghost. ”

The two of them burned for a while, and suddenly, I heard Mr. Lu say, "Zhao Mang, hurry up and get the money." ”

At this time, my spirit was in a trance. When I looked at the paper money again, I found that they had all turned into red hundred-dollar bills. I grabbed them in my hands in a daze.

After I grabbed the hundred-dollar bills in my hand, I felt that they still had residual warmth. It's as if it just got printed. It dawned on me that what I was holding on to was paper ashes. Now, my eyes are close to the ghost's perspective.

Mr. Lu said: "Put the paper money in the mourning clothes, and don't open it until dawn." ”

I quickly did so.

At this time, Mr. Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With this stack of paper money, no one will doubt you." ”

Then, he randomly pulled out two stacks of paper money that had not yet been burned, also stuffed them into my arms, and said, "After the matter is done, burn this stack of paper money." Even if you return the identity of the ghost. ”

Now let's go.

I pinched the incense and walked in the direction of the cemetery step by step. I didn't walk fast, and when I was on the way, one incense burned out, and Mr. Lu helped me replace it with another.

At the entrance of the cemetery, I could see from a distance that it was very lively. There are a lot of people who are talking noisily. It's still far away, but I can tell. It was the voice of my old classmate.

Sure enough, they came to the appointment. Or rather, their ghosts, come to the appointment.