After Lao Dao said this, he turned around and left. The kids giggled around us for a while, and then they all left. The wide hall fell silent immediately.

The three of us slowly stood up. I don't know what to do.

The green-clothed maid with the lantern came over, grabbed us, and said, "Come with me." ”

The three of us didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly followed him. When I was about to leave the door, I looked back and saw that the monkey was slowly getting up from the ground, and looking at his expression, it was clearly a person. It's just that because of this monkey skin, he can neither speak nor make human movements.

When I walked into the courtyard, I saw that there was no one around. I asked Mr. Lu in a whisper, "What happened just now?" I don't think the old fairy is a bad person. How does it scare you like that? ”

Mr. Lu said nervously: "You don't know, he ......"

Before Mr. Lu finished speaking, the green-clothed maid suddenly turned her head. With a bitter face, he said, "Three." You must not talk about these things anymore. In case the old man hears it, even if the master comes forward in person, he won't be able to protect you. ”

When we heard this, we all fell silent.

When we got to the mill, the green-clad maid seemed relieved, and she said, "It's all right here." The old man's status is very high, and he will not come to such a place where people stay. Hurry up. ”

Mr. Lu saluted the green-clothed maid and said, "Thank you." ”

The maid breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "No thanks, I just followed the master's instructions." I'm just going to show you around. ”

At this time, I saw the monkey slowly approaching. The bookkeeper took out a string of copper coins and hung them on his mouth.

The monkey stood on the ground, scratching its ears and cheeks, and refused to leave. The bookkeeper was a little unhappy and said, "If you take the money and don't leave quickly, what are you doing here?" Aren't you too little? ”

Monkeys can't talk. It's just a gesture of force.

Mr. Bookkeeper sneered and said, "It's clearly written on our archway. Sweat it out and take a penny. Fair trade, no bullying. You're raising the price temporarily, but you're a bit of a bully. ”

The monkey was so anxious that he jumped on the ground and shook his head incessantly.

The green-clothed maid said, "The old man has commanded, and said that this monkey is very good." I want you to give him more money. ”

The bookkeeper looked at the maid and smiled at her, "I see." No wonder he wouldn't go. ”

He took another string of copper coins, put them on the monkey's mouth, and said, "Go back." Come often in the future, the old man likes you, and some are rewards. ”

The monkey waved at the green-clothed maid with a look of great gratitude. Then he turned and walked into the doorway.

The maid said to the three of us, "Okay, I'll go back, you can go too." Then she walked to the front with the lantern in her hand.

The three of us smiled at Mr. Bookkeeper and swaggered outside.

When we went outside, we saw that the old sheep and his companions had not left. Still standing outside waiting for us. I saw that among these people there was an old man who was very old. The old man's hair and beard were all gray, and his back was slumped, even much older than the white-bearded old man.

I looked at him twice, and my heart moved, and I asked, "Are you the monkey?" ”

The old man nodded, and then walked away with a trembling step. His steps were very slow, as if he would fall at any moment, but every time he stumbled, he was able to turn his body back in time, and just like that, crookedly, he walked farther and farther, and disappeared into the night.

I don't know why, but when I saw him, I felt very pitiful. The green-clothed maid said that these little ghosts came to the house to do short-term work, and they were all voluntary. But there was still some unbelief in my heart. If the people in this house are really forcing the little ghosts to do short-term work, no matter how difficult it is, I must rescue them.

Thinking of this, I felt that my blood was surging, and my whole person was full of pride.

I looked at the old sheep and asked, "Are you waiting for us?" ”

The old sheep nodded.

I asked, "Are you going to tell us why you are doing short-term work here?" ”

The old sheep nodded again. Then he pointed to the way he came, meaning that we should follow them.

Afterwards, everyone began to walk towards the Huaicheng area.

This time, they were walking so fast that Xue Qian and I almost had to trot to catch up with them. I felt as if they were in a hurry and wanted to go back immediately.

Same as before. Lao Yang and his group said goodbye to each other and went home. And the old sheep led us to the mouth of the alley. As before, he took out the copper coin and pressed it to his chest.

After a qiē was cleaned up, he looked at Mr. Lu and said, "I heard you say before, you are a Taoist leader?" ”

Mr. Lu nodded.

The old sheep said, "Will you set up a formation?" I was worried that after a while, I wouldn't be able to show up. ”

Mr. Lu said: "This is easy, you can rest assured. ”

The old sheep nodded and led us to the front of the house. He walked through the door, and we climbed over the wall to get in.

Half of the tiled houses had collapsed, but half of them hadn't collapsed. The old sheep sat down in the remaining half, beckoned to us, and said, "Please be seated." ”

Xue Qian couldn't help but say, "After we go in, what should we do if the house collapses?" ”

Mr. Lu smiled: "Don't worry, for a while, it won't be here yet." ”

The house was overgrown with grass, and we couldn't sit at all. I trampled the grass down as best I could, and squatted on the ground.

Mr. Lu put up a position at the door, and then followed in.

When the old sheep invited us in, he did not speak at once, but squatted in the house, pricked his fingers with a knife, and dripped the blood on a piece of clothing. I saw that the garment was stained with blood.

I asked curiously, "What are you doing here?" ”

Mr. Lu said: "He was giving the copper money he just got to others. ”

I nodded and said, "This other person is probably the owner of this dress." ”

I asked Lao Yang, "You refused to tell me anything yesterday, how can you be willing to say it today?" ”

The old sheep sighed and said, "Yesterday, you followed us to the house by mistake. You said you were worried about someone abusing the elderly, so you wanted to go with you. I was a little moved. Unexpectedly, today you broke in with a Taoist priest again, which is obviously worried that we will suffer. We little ghosts are not good and bad people, if you help us like this, I will hide it and refuse to say it, then it will be a bit unrighteous. ”

I laughed and said, "With your words, I think it's worth the few whips I received." ”

Then I asked him, "Are you doing your work there voluntarily?" "The Empty House: Wonderful

Lao Yang nodded and said, "It's all voluntary." ”

I asked, "They didn't threaten you?" Either they have the power of you and force you to go, or they have seized your family members and threatened each other. ”

The old sheep shook his head and said, "No." To be honest, I'm grateful to the people in the house. They kind of gave us a way to live. ”

I wondered: "This is strange, you are little ghosts, you have no money to spend, you should let your relatives and friends burn paper for you, how can you do short-term work to earn money?" Do you have any special customs here? ”

The old sheep shook his head and said, "What are the customs?" Hey, people like us, we didn't take good care of our wives and children when we were alive, and when we died, where did we have the face to ask for money again? I feel ashamed in my heart, they just burned it to me, and I didn't spend it steadily. ”

I asked, confused, "So what the hell is going on with you?" ”

The old sheep sat on the weeds and said, "If I were still alive, I would be forty-eight years old this year." When I was thirty years old, I fell ill and died. In order to see a doctor, the money in the family was spent. I'm a hundred dead. My wife and six-year-old child were left. Over the years, they have had a very hard life, almost to the point of asking for food. I was the breadwinner of the family, and when I died, they had no financial resources. ”