Chapter 10: Dead
Thinking of this, Lao Yang hurriedly went to look at the cup of tea he had made, his father once told him that if it was water that had been drunk by dirty things, people would have a very strange feeling when they drank it again.
However, when he found the teacup, he found that the teacup was empty, and there was nothing, now Lao Yang was really scared, he clearly remembered that he had never touched the cup since he took the fifty yuan money, why was the water in the cup gone for no reason?
The daughter-in-law was not at home, and took her son back to her parents' house, and the whole family was alone.
In fact, it's only half past seven in the evening, and many houses in the village are lit up, so it stands to reason that nothing weird will happen, and many people are basically still outside, and the middle-aged man wearing sunglasses would never dare to appear at this time if it was really dirty.
Thinking of this, Lao Yang secretly comforted himself, maybe he was suspicious or not, but he always felt a little strange.
When it was about five o'clock at eight o'clock, the tall man in sunglasses really came, and he was still wearing a pair of wide sunglasses, and he was not afraid that it would be dark to see something light and hit the telephone pole.
"Master Yang, is what I want ready?"
Lao Yang didn't dare to slack off, and quickly took a complete set of shrouds to come, I have to say, Lao Yang's shrouds are made, that's called a beautiful, really not to say, bright colors, cut and very decent, although I haven't specifically measured the figure of the middle-aged man, but just by visual inspection, it is not far from ten, it really seems to be tailor-made.
The middle-aged man shook it off, gestured on himself, and said to Lao Yang with a smile: "Master Yang is really good at craftsmanship, in such a short time, Master Yang can make it, this is the rest of the shroud money, you count it, see if it's right." ”
Where did Lao Yang dare to count at this time? Since this middle-aged man came to his house, he felt cold all over his body, and a cold sweat broke out on his back, so he quickly took it over and said: "Don't count, I am honest, I believe you will not deliberately give me less." ”
"How's that going to work? You better count, lest there really be less of you in the future and say that I deliberately undercounted you. ”
After the middle-aged man took the shroud, he was not busy leaving, and he had to count the money in front of Lao Yang, so as not to cause trouble in the future.
Lao Yang had no choice but to order it in person, the number was just right, no more, no less. According to Lao Yang's usual practice, he didn't want any odds, but today, he didn't dare to say what he didn't want.
Seeing that Lao Yang nodded and signaled that the number was good, the man walked out of Lao Yang's house with a smile and a customized shroud and disappeared into the night.
After sending that person away, the more Lao Yang thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, to say that the person was dirty, but it didn't look like it, it was said that ghosts have no shadows, just now Lao Yang deliberately looked at it, and that person had a shadow.
Since it is not a ghost, there is only the second possibility, thinking of the second possibility, Lao Yang suddenly felt that the money in his hand had become hot, if it was really like himself, it would be really over.
Lao Yang paced back and forth in his yard, thinking about it, but in the end he didn't get out of the house, because this matter was very secret, and few people should know about it, and more importantly, even if that person died in the future, it had nothing to do with him, he was just a paper craftsman, and it could be inferred that he didn't know anything.
For the next three days, Lao Yang has been able to inquire about Xiao Yangzhuang, hoping that his guess is wrong.
However, the truth is often cruel, on the third day, Lao Yang heard a news, Xiao Yangzhuang's family of pig and meat butchers died in their room for no reason, when he died, his whole body was naked, not a film, and the death was extremely miserable, his eyes were very wide, as if he was not blind.
After hearing the news, Lao Yang's heart sank, it seemed that his guess was correct, and there was really something dirty at work, but with his own ability, it was impossible to deal with the dirty thing, so he could only call his father anxiously and ask him to come back, and the two of them would discuss countermeasures.
"You bastard, you fool!"
The old man who learned what happened was furious on the spot, and threw his hand to give his son two big mouths, which made Lao Yang's eyes appear to be full of gold stars, but he didn't dare to move, and let the old man point at his nose and scold.
"This has happened, even if you want to remedy it, there is no way to remedy it, I told you a long time ago, the paper tie industry is not as simple as you imagined, you just don't listen, now something has happened, are you satisfied?"
The old man scolded for a long time, and he also knew that since the matter had happened, it would be useless to complain about his son, so he could only see if there was a remedy.
When Lao Yang talked about this evil technique, several of us couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, because no one thought that there would be such a strange thing in this world, and it was real.
Lao Yang didn't think of this at first, and he didn't think of it until the man left, but in order to make money, he didn't wake up that person, and he also had doubts, thinking that that person was not a living person.
In the paper industry, it is inevitable to encounter some strange guests after a long time, these people usually do not appear in front of the world as they are, usually with sunglasses or a mask or something, which is also the main reason why Lao Yang is not sure whether this person is a person or a ghost.
However, when the man came to pick up the shroud that night, he was sure that it was probably a person, not a dirty thing, but he still did not alert the man.
Shrouds, coffins, paper ties, these industries related to the dead have some extremely mysterious taboos, not insiders don't know at all, shrouds can't be worn by the living.
Of course, some filial sons in their own family after the death of their ancestors, because of the dead body stiff, it is extremely inconvenient to wear clothes, especially the new longevity clothes, it is difficult to wear, at this time, those filial sons often wear themselves from the inside to the outside, and then open the clothes and then give the ancestors to wear, which will not hinder anything, but some ownerless longevity clothes can not be worn by the living.
No one in a normal person will have nothing to do to make a set of shrouds to wear, the reason why that person came to order a shroud is that he was bewitched by a ghost, in order to make him his own stand-in, he can go to reincarnation.
However, such ghosts are often incompetent, and the really capable ghosts don't have to go through so much trouble at all, and they will be over by appearing directly to scare people to death, for example, the water ghost can drown the person who bathes in the water to be his own stand-in, and the hanged ghost will trick others into hanging himself as his stand-in, but all this kind of use of shroud to deceive people are powerful ghosts who have no ability, and they are unwilling to wander around forever, so they will use this relatively low-level method to harm people.
"In this way, you wait at home, it is estimated that someone will come to their house soon to order the paper, you remember to me, this time the paper will definitely not charge a penny, and you must do the best, put away your useless things."
After the old man finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the house and walked towards Xiaoyangzhuang.
Although Lao Yang was a little reluctant, he didn't dare to disobey his father's wishes, so he stayed at home in a daze.
Sure enough, less than twelve o'clock someone left the custom-made paper, the person who came was also a burly man, according to reports, it was the brother of the deceased, Lao Yang remembered his father's words, and did not explain the reason, just said that in order to do his part, this paper tie does not need money.
But the man said no, he had to leave a little bit anyway, because white things are different from other things, and in order not to bring bad luck to other people's homes, no matter what you use, you must give money, even if it is a dollar.
Lao Yang couldn't resist this person, so he had to accept a dollar, and after the man left, Lao Yang began to think about how to make the best paper.
When the old man came back, Lao Yang also made a detailed idea, so he showed the old man directly, and the old man didn't say anything after reading it, so he asked him to tie it according to this.
Lao Yang's heart was itching, and he didn't know what his father had gained from going this time, so he mentioned it at dinner.
"That person was really captured by a ghost and made a stand-in......"
The old man told him in detail about his discovery this time, although Lao Yang did not relayed it as detailed as his father said, but through our imagination, we can also guess the general scene at that time.
Out of his own courtyard door, the old man went straight to Xiaoyangzhuang, although a little far away, but fortunately they are all familiar roads, along the way people see him are willing to carry him for a while, just like that, at more than eleven o'clock in the morning, the old man finally came to the door of the deceased's house.
At this time, their family already had people from the same village to help build the mourning shed, and the photos of the deceased were placed in the middle of the mourning shed, an offering table, two white waxes were always lit even at noon, and some tributes were placed on the offering table, and the family was crying.
This deceased is just over 30 years old this year, young and strong, and he has a lot of courage, you think, a pig killer is naturally full of guts, and because he has killed too many people, there is always a bad aura on his body.
It stands to reason that this kind of person is the master that gods and ghosts are afraid of, and he should never see dirty things, because those things are basically seen and avoided by him.
In the name of helping, the old man was busy with the people of the same village in the courtyard.
At noon, the deceased's younger brother invited a cook and made a few dishes for the guests and friends who were far away and the people in the village who helped to ask questions, and naturally he was no stranger to the old man.
Although the distance between Xiaoyangzhuang and Lao Yang's Dayangzhuang is a little far, because they are the only ones who make paper nearby, everyone knows each other.
At the dinner table, the old man consciously or unintentionally asked his familiar friends if there were any people who had died in this village in recent years. This question really made the old man ask something.
It turned out that there was really a person who died in this village, and it was also a young man, who inadvertently fell into a well not far from the deceased's house, and by the time he found it, he was hopeless.
When the old man heard the news, he made an excuse to leave the table, found the deceased's brother, and asked him to bring his sister-in-law, who was the deceased's wife, and asked her if he had something to ask her.
When the filial woman came to the old man with rain, the old man said: "Has your man behaved strangely recently?" Or did he ever have a nightmare? ”
In a word, the deceased's wife was dumbfounded, and couldn't help blurting out: "Yes! ”
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