The crowd laughed and said, "It seems that we are not bad at grinding." I'm tired, but it's not dangerous. ”

After a while. Lao Yang patted the toothless old man's shoulder and said, "You are so old, and your sons are all married to daughters-in-law, right?" If you don't raise it well, why do you have to come out to do short-term work? ”

The old man sighed and said, "Get used to it, get used to it." This life is no longer my own, and I can't help myself to do anything. ”

The old sheep nodded and said, "Yes." When we poor brothers are squeezed dry, forget it. ”

Then they all stood up and said, "Alright, alright." Let's get to work. ”

I asked Mr. Lui, "How is it?" Can you tell if these people are human beings or ghosts? ”

Mr. Lu stared at their backs twice. said: "It is indeed not a living person. Let's keep up. ”

The three of us quietly followed them. I think it's the same as yesterday. The men were so focused on the conversation that they didn't notice that someone was following them.

Xue Qian said: "These people shouldn't be rich when they're alive, right?" ”

I said, "Just look at the old sheep's house, it is estimated that I have been poor all my life." ”

Xue Qian said: "This is strange. Being poor in the sun does not mean being poor in the underworld. If they don't have money to spend. Just let your children and grandchildren burn a little for themselves, isn't it? Why bother to work as a part-time worker? Isn't it addictive to work? When he was alive, he worked all his life, and when he died, he continued to work. ”

I deeply agree with Xue Qian's doubts. I've only heard that the little ghost has no money and asks for it from the people of the world. I've never heard of anyone who wants to work as a part-time job to earn money. And the toothless old man obviously has offspring, not a desperate family.

Xue Qian said: "Eighty percent of the children and grandchildren of these old people are not filial and refuse to burn paper for them, so these little ghosts have to work everywhere to earn money." ”

I couldn't help but laugh and said, "If that's the case, their descendants are not only unfilial. And bold. The ghosts of the ancestors have all found the door of the house, but they are forced not to burn the paper, what are they for? ”

Xue Qian thought for a while and said, "That's right, it doesn't seem that there is such a bold person." Then the behavior of these people is very strange. ”

I looked at Mr. Lu and asked in a low voice, "Have you ever heard of this kind of thing before?" The imp needs to do his own part-time work to earn money. ”

Mr. Lu shook his head. "I've never heard of it," he said. He smiled at me and said, "If I had heard, I would have believed you during the day." ”

The three of us talked quietly all the way. The old men were very alert, and we didn't hide it until we found the village.

I pointed to the archway from a distance and said to Mr. Lu, "This is what I saw last night." ”

Mr. Lu squinted his eyes for a while and said, "On the archway, these words are interesting." ”

I asked, "What's interesting?" What is written above? ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "Guess what is written?" ”

I said, "The light of the lantern is too dim for me to see clearly." But it should be that common set of words. Scholarly door, there is Feng Laiyi, home and everything is prosperous......"

Mr. Lu shook his head with a smile and said, "You guessed wrong, what is written on it is that you are willing to do it." ”

I scratched my head and said, "This archway is built in a classical and elegant manner, why is there a vernacular written on it?" ”

Mr. Lu squinted his eyes for a while and said, "There are more whiter words." There are two lines of kid next to these four big letters. It is written: Sweat a drop, take a penny, trade fairly, and there is no bullying for children. ”

I said, "It seems that this place is really dedicated to people to work." ”

Seeing that the old sheep had already entered the village, I hurriedly said to Mr. Lu and Xue Qian: "After we go in for a while, don't wear their coats casually." Once you put it on, you can't take it off. ”

Xue Qian smiled: "I'm not as stupid as you, I can't figure out the clothes and donkey skin, so I put it on my body." ”

We followed behind the old sheep. Then he hid in a dark doorway. I saw that the old sheep put on their coats, rolled in the yard, and turned into donkeys. Then he walked to the mill very consciously.

And the toothless old man turned into an old wolf dog. I walked to the door with three shakings. Lying on the ground. I saw that he had his eyes slightly closed, as if he was sleeping, but his ears kept sticking up, and he kept shaking, as if he was listening to sounds. At this time, I finally understood what the toothless old man was called a gatekeeper.

The three of us stood in the doorway and waited for a while, and the courtyard was quiet and seemed to have no movement. So we quietly walked inside, wanting to see what the owner of the place was coming from.

But as soon as we walked into the yard, the toothless old man felt it. He jerked to his feet and looked at us. I hurriedly said, "It's me, it's me." Don't make a sound. ”

The toothless old man looked at me. It seemed to hesitate, and after a while, I heard a voice not far away, as if someone was coming. My heart sank, and I secretly said: Oh no.

Sure enough, the toothless old man saw the wind and shouted.

Then I heard a loud noise and a lot of torches around me.

I didn't look closely at the torches last night. Today, I was calm and relaxed, and after a glance, I found that these fires were very different from those I had seen before.

The flame jumped back and forth in the same way, shining brightly. But the color is bluish, and it seems to have no temperature. Presumably this is a ghost fire.

In this firelight, there is no shadow of those who surround us. I looked at my feet, and I couldn't find the shadow.

After a while, a man came out of the crowd. It was the one who held the ledger last night. He looked at the three of us and said, "Are you alive?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded, then asked with a smile, "Are you dead?" ”

The bookkeeper said with some displeasure, "This is not where you ought to be. Go away. ”

Mr. Lu suddenly pushed me and pushed me to the bookkeeper. I was taken aback and thought: Mr. Lu, what is this going to do?

Then I heard him say to the bookkeeper, "Look at this person, do you recognize him?" ”

The bookkeeper stretched out his hand, took my head and shone it in the firelight, and said, "Some of them are familiar." ”

The bookkeeper's hands were cold, and I was pinched by him, and I felt very bad.

Mr. Lu said: "This is my apprentice, who was here with you last night, and inexplicably pulled a night of grinding. Received a whip. I wondered, so I found it, and we wanted to ask, what does that mean. ”

The bookkeeper suddenly realized and said, "There was an extra donkey last night. There is no match on the account. It turns out that the problem is here. Then he took out a pen and began to scribble back and forth on the ledger.

He smeared it and said, "This little brother has indeed been grinding with us. But we've been paid. When you came, didn't you see the torii? What we pay attention to is your love and my willingness. Labor for money, fair trade. Do not save zài who bullies whom. ”

Mr. Lu smiled and said, "Can I meet your boss?" "The Empty House: Wonderful

The bookkeeper closed the ledger and said with some unhappiness: "Why? ”

Mr. Lu said, "I am a Taoist priest. The situation here must be clarified. ”

Mr. Bookkeeper laughed: "What? This Daoist, do you want to hunt ghosts and subdue demons? It's not me bragging, you can't control our Zhuangzi. After you know who our master is, you don't dare to care. ”

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "Since you are a deal that you are willing to make. Why should I hunt ghosts? It's just that I'm the most curious in my life, and when I encounter this kind of strange thing, I like to get to the bottom of it. ”

The bookkeeper said, "You want to get to the bottom of it, but we don't want to sue you. Three, please come back. ”

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "I thought your master was some kind of big man." Unexpectedly, I didn't even dare to meet the guests. ”

The bookkeeper said, "Tell you the truth, our master has a great deal to do with the underworld. It's not your good to offend him, so you'd better try to hide. I'm telling you to hurry away for your own good. ”