There are really very few people who know this business, because this industry has only a history of more than 300 years from the beginning to the present. After the Republic of China, it reached the peak of this industry, but the good times did not last long, and it was completely impossible to do it in the early days of liberation, when the anti-superstitious activities hit this industry very hard, and it was not until the early eighties of the last century that this line showed signs of recovery. But by this time, the old "war generals" who had been running ghosts had either passed away or were already over eighty years old, and even if they wanted to do it, they had more than enough strength to do it. So these people who did it later were basically passed down from their ancestors.

It is not difficult to see from the above small paragraph of text and the three words running ghosts that this line must be related to some supernatural events. But what exactly does this ghost run do? What is this journey to the underworld? Let's slowly understand this strange and magical industry from the following stories.

If we want to talk about this industry, let's start from the Northeast in the nineties of the last century......

There is a small town called Beili Town in the northeast, and there is an old man in the town, surnamed Hou, named Hou Zhannian, who is over fifty years old. This person is quite famous in this town, and he is known as the ghost marquis. The reason why it is called the ghost marquis is because the people in Beili Town and some surrounding villages, if there are some weddings, funerals and other things, they are willing to find this ghost marquis to give guidance and choose an auspicious day of the zodiac. And if someone gets a hysteria, or hits an evil or something, finding the ghost lord is basically a look.

But if it's called the ghost lord just because of these, it seems a bit of a wasted feeling. In fact, there is a real profession behind the ghost marquis, that is, running ghost work. Before we talk about the story of the ghost Hou Ye running away from the ghost, we have to start with his nephew Hou Bin.

Hou Bin is a soldier, twenty-three years old. After returning home, he worked in a local coal mine. But digging coal is really hard work, and it is also more dangerous. Hou Bin also resigned after less than half a year because his family conditions were relatively good at that time. When he has no job, he goes to the arcade hall with one of his good buddies He Wenhui all day to play games and billiards. This He Wenhui is relatively short, and he is very thin, and he is a very clever person. So Hou Bin gave him a nickname, Monkey. The two of them had a good time at first, but they were tired of eating too many dumplings, and after a long time, they gradually felt that this day was getting more and more boring, and the two of them were thinking about what they could do to kill time all day long.

One day, this Hou Bin suddenly remembered that he hadn't been to the countryside to see his second uncle for a long time, that is, the ghost marquis. I found the monkey and said that he wanted to go to the countryside to see his second uncle, and wanted him to accompany him, so he thought it was a change of environment, and maybe he would encounter some interesting things. As soon as this monkey heard that he was going to the countryside, he felt that it was not interesting to stay in the city, and it was better to go to the countryside. The two agreed to leave the next day.

In a blink of an eye, the next day, the two got into the car and went to the countryside. Hou Bin had been to Beili Town many times before, so he was still familiar with the environment there. But this monkey is different, he is full of fantasy about the countryside all the way, what mountains and rivers are beautiful, birds and flowers, flowing rivers, crystal clear, a group of fish swimming through the water, all see clearly. But the reality is always cruel, when the two got off the car in Beili Town, everything here gave the monkey a painful blow, here is completely different from what was imagined, dilapidated houses, plus a heavy rain just two days ago, the road is very muddy, and from time to time there is a smell of pig dung, which can make the monkey a big disappointment. However, they all came, and it was impossible to return immediately, so they could only follow Hou Bin, and the two of them walked for about fifteen or sixteen minutes to the door of a small shop.

Hou Bin pointed to the shop and said, "This is my second uncle's shop." "The façade looks very shabby, there is not even a fast plaque, just the word "shop" written crookedly on the wall. However, at that time, it was not like now, the supermarkets on the road were basically three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and there were relatively few people who opened small shops at that time, so it can be seen that the conditions of the second uncle's family were also very good.

Hou Bin took the monkey into this inconspicuous shop. Upon entering the house, a small counter was filled with groceries. And in the middle of the room, which was not spacious, there was a chaise longue horizontally, on which lay a person, with a fan over his face, apparently asleep. Hou Bin turned around and made a silent gesture to the monkey, then tiptoed over to the man and slammed the fan away. The man was frightened by this sudden startle, opened his eyes and sat up, stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Dabin? Oh, why are you here? Wait a minute, I'll get you a stool. "This person is Hou Bin's second uncle, that is, the ghost Hou Ye.

As the second uncle spoke, he went to the back of the counter and took out two stools, and then handed them to the two of them. When the monkey took the stool, he saw the appearance of the second uncle clearly, about 1.7 meters tall, with two black and thick eyebrows, both sides upturned. Although he is a little thin, he is very energetic and walks very steadily.

The second uncle pointed his finger at the monkey and asked, "What is this?" ”

Hou Bin said with a smile: "Oh, this is my good buddy, his name is He Wenhui, you just call him a monkey." When he heard that I was coming to see you this time, he had to come with him, saying that he must see you. Hou Bin said, turned back to the monkey and said, "This is the second uncle, I have often told you before." After that, he squeezed his eyes. Hou Bin squeezed his eyes because he hadn't mentioned the second uncle to the monkey at all, he just had a special mouth and could speak.

Seeing this, the monkey also understood what Hou Bin meant, so he took two steps forward, shook hands with the second uncle, and said, "Second uncle, I have heard of your name for a long time, so I have always wanted to come and see you." Yesterday Dabin told me that he was coming to see you, and as soon as I heard about it, I came with me today. ”

When the second uncle heard this, he couldn't close his mouth with joy, and said happily: "Hahaha...... Is it? Dabin has been very good with me since I was a child, although my home is quite far from here, but I often come over, but I haven't been at home as a soldier in the past two years, so I haven't come over. "The reason why the second uncle is so happy is because he is in his fifties, he has never been married, and he has no children and no daughters under his knees, so he has a special love for fat people.

The three of them chatted a few words, and the second uncle closed the store and took them to his house. Since they haven't seen each other for such a long time, this meal and drinking must be inevitable, and the three of them drank a lot, and after the meal, they all fell drunk and fell asleep on the kang. It was not until five or six o'clock in the afternoon that the monkey woke up.

When the monkey woke up, he saw that Hou Bin and his second uncle were still sleeping, so he woke Hou Bin up and wanted Hou Bin to take him out for a walk. The two washed their faces and went out. But after a long walk outside, and didn't find anything interesting, the monkey complained, "This place is far from what I thought, and I wouldn't have come if I had known this." ”

"And what do you think?" Hou Bin didn't know when he got a dog's tail and grass in his mouth.

The monkey thought for a moment and said with a wicked smile, "Hmm...... A small crooked river, you and I sit by the river and look at the clear water. A few beautiful peasant girls on the other side were washing their clothes there, and when they saw me opposite them, they didn't bother to do the laundry, and they all looked at me with shy eyes......"

Before the monkey finished speaking, Hou Bin took over and said, "The girls said, look at the monkey on the other side, it looks really bad." With that, hahaha laughed.

After hearing this, the monkey gave Hou Bin a punch, "Roll the calf, what a good artistic conception you have, you are destined to be a big boss." ”

After Hou Bin laughed, he suddenly said to the monkey mysteriously, "Huh? I want to find a good place, I wonder if you want to go? ”

The monkey asked suspiciously, "What good place can this be?" ”

"There's a mountain over there, and the people here call that mountain Xihuling." Hou Bin said, pointing to a mountain to the west and continued: "On the other side of Xihuling, there is a reservoir. We can go to the reservoir and take a shower. "This mountain doesn't look very big, but there are many such mountains in the northeast.

The monkey was very fond of water, and when he heard that there was a reservoir, he said happily, "Yes, maybe there are beautiful peasant girls washing clothes there." Said a wicked smile on his face.

At this time, Hou Bin changed his expression and continued: "But if you want to go to this reservoir, you have to go through a mass grave. You should know that those kinds of places are more evil and quite scary. ”

The monkey hesitated for a moment and said, "What's the matter, what evil can there be in broad daylight?" Besides, those are all superstitions, they are all scaring themselves. With that, the monkey went with Hou Bin and the two in the direction of Xihuling.

The two walked and chatted all the way, and the monkey asked Hou Bin: "By the way, Dabin, we went to your second uncle's house just now, why didn't you see your second aunt?" ”

"My second uncle has never been married in his life. If he has no children or daughters, he is alone. ”

"Never married? Why? The monkey asked, puzzled.

"It's hard to say. My grandfather was a ghost worker, and after liberation, he couldn't do it. But he didn't want to lose this craft, so he wanted to pass it on to my father, but my father still didn't learn it, and then he wanted to pass it on to my second uncle. I didn't expect my second uncle to be particularly interested in this thing. At that time, he was still in the production team, and he had to work most of the time, so he spent the rest of his time on this, my grandfather and my grandmother also asked someone to introduce him to the object, but he didn't look at it at all, today dragged tomorrow, tomorrow dragged the day after tomorrow, and then when he was older, he couldn't find a suitable one if he wanted to get married, so he has been single until now. When Hou Bin said this, the monkey was most interested in the ghost running he just mentioned, so he asked: "You said that your grandfather was a ghost runner, and later passed it on to the second uncle." What do you do with ghost work? ”

Hou Bin also hesitated for a long time, and said hesitantly: "What is this ghost job for, I really can't say." My second uncle once told me that, and I didn't listen to it too carefully, it was all before I became a soldier. But if you want to know, when we go back, you can ask the second uncle. ”