The old ghost sang incessantly against the night wind, and the songs he sang were all very tragic, most of which involved life and death. Purple Pavilion

At first, everyone didn't care, and they were still persuading each other to drink. But for a long time. Everyone was silent, except for the old ghost himself, who was still humming.

Ghost Dao smiled and said, "Brother." You're drunk. ”

The old ghost held a wine glass and said vaguely: "Don't laugh when you are drunk and lying on the battlefield, you will come back to fight a few people in ancient times." ”

Xue Qian seemed to want to make a joke and ease the atmosphere, so she said, "Didn't you go to school?" I see you know a lot about poetry and songs. ”

The old ghost said proudly: "Although my family is poor and I can't afford to go to school, I have picked up other people's books to read, and I have learned a lot of things. ”

Later, he muttered again: "Chaowen said, you can die at night." Now I'm going to die......"

Today, the old ghost doesn't know what kind of wind to smoke, and it is really three sentences that are inseparable from the word "death".

The faces of all the demons were ugly. At this time, Mr. Lu said: "For people, taking the last breath is death. For ghosts, reincarnation is equivalent to death. You say don't you? ”

All the ghosts nodded hesitantly, and it was clear that most of them felt that Mr. Lu's explanation was a bit far-fetched. Xue Qian shouted loudly: "I wish Yang Guan Daoshun to be reincarnated." Then he raised his glass.

All the demons echoed in unison. A piece drank a glass. After such a fuss, no one mentioned the matter of Yangguan Dao singing lamentations anymore. And Yangguan Dao drank in a daze. And he lay on the ground and fell asleep.

In fact, there are very few people who are actually drunk. There are a lot of imps who remember about tomorrow's reincarnation. It can be seen that they are very nervous, not only because of the ghosts in the house, but also because of the thunder punishment in the sky.

They kept watch outside the house, and they did not recruit anyone or provoke anyone. There's nothing to worry about. However, once they help the old ghost to get the fetus, in case they get into a thunder punishment, rely on their strength. I'm afraid I'm going to die.

Yangguandao fell asleep, and after a while of drinking, we all dispersed. The three of us weren't drunk, but we were a little confused. We simply found a big tree and lay down under it.

Xue Qian muttered, "How decent I was before." Since I met the two of you, I've been sleeping on the streets for three days. ”

Mr. Lu said, "It's good to sleep on the streets. Take the sky as the quilt and the earth as the seat. After a long time, you can become an immortal. ”

Xue Qian smiled: "Lao Zhao, listen to it." Mr. Lu is lying to us again. The homeless man near our house has been sleeping outside for more than ten years, why hasn't he become an immortal? A person like you who talks nonsense casually doesn't look like a master of the Tao no matter how you look at it. ”

I didn't respond to Xue Qian's words because I was too sleepy. I leaned sideways, rested my hands on my head, and fell asleep on the rock.

In my sleep, I'm still worried. If there was a thunderstorm on a sunny day, and I was unprepared in my sleep, I was suddenly frightened, and I might have had a heart attack.

However, the thunder never sounded, and I slept until I woke up naturally, and then patted the dirt on my body and stood up.

After sleeping outside all night, I didn't feel like I was going to become an immortal, but I just felt that my arms and legs were sore, especially my neck, and I couldn't turn my head at all.

I stood on the ground for a long time before I slowly recovered.

I heard Xue Qian beside me say, "This is weird. It stands to reason that today's time has passed. Why don't you thunder yet? Is the fetus dead? ”

Mr. Lu said: "If the fetus dies, people from Yangguan Road will definitely come to report it. You don't have to worry. ”

Xue Qian waved her hand: "Why am I worried about him?" I'm glad when I'm dead, so that I don't have to thunder and blackout all day. ”

The three of us found a roadside stall to eat. continued to stay at the door of Wang Fatzi's house. The ghost said that the child will be born today, so we must not relax.

In the evening, I heard a snorting sound from inside. The three of us immediately stood up: "You're going to give birth?" ”

At this time, the voice of the ghost path sounded behind us: "The hour has not yet come, don't worry." ”

When I looked back, there were already quite a few imps appearing. At this time, half of the sun has not set, and the yang energy is not weak. Therefore, those who rushed over were all yin and vigorous.

I looked around, and Yangguan Road was not among them.

As if he knew what I was looking for, Ghost Dao smiled and said, "The soul of Yangguan Dao can't stand the sun, so he doesn't dare to show up yet. ”

I nodded, then sat down and listened to the screams inside.

I asked the ghost, "How long will it be before the child is born?" ”

Ghost Dao scratched his head and said, "Why don't you have to wait until midnight?" In fact, we walled the place with no water. Except for the powerful ghosts in Yangguan Road and the house. There are no imps to reincarnate. As long as the ghost doesn't make any small moves. The time of the child's birth has the final say. ”

As we were talking about this, the door of Wang Fatzi's house suddenly opened. Then, he walked out with a gloomy face.

Wang Fatzi is a living person, and the little ghosts are naturally not afraid of him seeing it. But we are different, we were invited out of the house by Wang Fatzi a few days ago, and now we are still staying at the door of the house. That's a bit outrageous.

When the fat man saw the three of us, he didn't have a surprised expression on his face at all, as if he had known that we were outside. He sighed, and showed that loveless expression again: "My wife is about to give birth, can you help me hire a midwife." ”

I seemed to have heard some fantasy: "Wang Fatty, aren't you, slamming the door to this point?" Your wife is about to give birth, and you don't send it to the hospital, what kind of midwife do you ask? ”

Wang Fatzi sighed and said, "This is what my mother requested, not to send to the hospital, only to ask a midwife." ”

I thought to myself, "I'm afraid your mother has been possessed by a terrible ghost for a long time, and if you listen to her, you will be very wrong." ”

Mr. Lu, who was next to me, muttered: "It's nothing for us to help you hire someone, but in this era, where are there still midwives?" ”

Wang Fatzi took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said, "I happen to know one." ”

I took the note and saw an address written crookedly on it. Xue Qian glanced at it, and her face suddenly changed. Then, he asked, "Why did you let us go and ask for it, why didn't you go yourself?" ”

Wang Fatzi said lightly: "My wife is about to give birth, I want to guard her." ”

The ghost next to us said with some concern: "Is this a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain?" Drain the three of you Taoist priests, and then reincarnate the ghost and snatch the fetus of Yangguan Dao. ”

Mr. Lu nodded, and then said to me, "I'll stay here, and you go and ask the midwife." ”

I still had to hesitate, and Xue Qian said, "Let's go, Lao Zhao." I know this place, I'll go with you. ”

With companions, I don't hesitate anymore. I handed the note to Xue Qian, and walked out of the alley with him.

Along the way, Xue Qian couldn't stop sighing.

I asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xue Qian said: "This midwife has a bit of a problem. "Bloody in the field.

I immediately became nervous: "She's a ghost?" ”

Xue Qian shook her head: "That's not it." This midwife is a living person, yes. But her reputation is not very good. The people of Huaicheng gave her a nickname, called Pick Up the Dead Woman. ”

As soon as I heard the name, I was unlucky and asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Xue Qian said: "I also listened to the old people. Decades ago, when pregnant women gave birth, they were not sent to the hospital, and it was more popular to ask for midwives. If a pregnant woman hears that her family has asked her to pick up the dead woman, she is afraid that she will immediately faint in fright, and the mother-in-law often smiles when she sees the dead woman coming. ”

"Because it's very special to pick up a dead woman. That is, no matter how smooth the birth is, as long as she comes, the pregnant woman will die. No matter how dangerous the difficult birth, as long as she comes, the baby will live. In other words, if a family asks for a dead wife, it basically means that they plan to keep the small and not the big. I want a child and not a daughter-in-law. ”

I was dumbfounded: "And this kind of midwife?" ”

Xue Qian nodded and said, "Yes." In fact, no one is looking for her for a normal normal birth, and this old woman may not necessarily cure the pregnant woman to death. It's just that the pregnant women feel bad luck when they hear her name, so they avoid her. Anyone who finds her can't get through it. Such dystocia has a high mortality rate. Therefore, more and more pregnant women are dying under the hands of the dead mother. The so-called legend is becoming more and more true. ”