The man with the knife on credit chanted a mantra in his mouth, and his hands did not stop, and after a while, a paper figure had been opened and completed. The paper man was actually quite ordinary, the mass-produced kind in some shops, but after he opened the light, the paper man had a different kind of spirituality, and it seemed to have become different.

There were four deceased in total, and there were also four sets of related supplies. I cooperated with the credit knife man, from boys and girls to paper horses and paper cows, all the sets were finished, and it was already dusk.

"What's the point of you guys doing this?" Xiao Dangjia on the side leaned against the door frame, he kept watching us busy from the side, and never said a word from beginning to end, and he couldn't hold back at this time.

I raised my eyebrows at him as I moved the paper figure out after opening the light: "What's the point?" What do you mean by that? ”

"By your ability...... You forget it, with the ability of that guy with a knife, even if these guys really jump out of the coffin to make trouble, it's just a few swings of kung fu. Why bother so much to get such old things to soothe the ghosts? Xiao asked, he is a wild immortal cultivated by the night owl, although he has a human form, he does not understand the customs of the world.

I pursed my lips disdainfully, trying to explain to him that it wasn't that any ghosts and ghosts were indiscriminate, and that it would be over if you lit the sky lantern. Let's not talk about whether there is danger or not, that cause and effect will have to be repaid sooner or later!

"There are rules in the world, and the funeral is not only a send-off for the dead, but also a comfort for the living." The man with the knife on credit spoke, and his tone was indifferent, as if he was narrating. He gently placed a half-human-high paper horse and folded an ingot pagoda, "The first time I practiced funeral rites, it was for my master. I was blind since I was a child, abandoned by my family, and it was his old man who brought me up and taught me the skills to make ends meet. Since I was sixteen years old, I have seen many lives and deaths. But it is only when you experience it yourself that you know that funerals are not only for the dead, but also for the living. ”

Listening to him talk about his experience in a calm tone, after speaking, he dusted his hands, counted the time in his hand, and then took out a compass with black wooden edges from his bag, which looked like an ancient piece.

"Mr. Liu, I am going to find a good burial place for the four deceased, and I will carry the coffin out of the funeral tomorrow. Tonight's mourning hall, please ask Mr. Liu to watch it. ”

I nodded and said, "Okay, I'm here, you can go." Be careful, there can be a fish spirit coming down from the mountain, and I don't know what demons and monsters are hiding. ”

The man with the knife on credit patted the black knife he was carrying: "It's okay." ”

Before going out, he also said the same to Xiao Boss: "Please also ask Xiao to be in charge." ”

"You can't be my babysitter?" Xiao Dangjia glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, didn't listen at all, and walked away. It made the knife man a little embarrassed, and I patted him on the shoulder and said, "That guy is very awkward, the more you let him do something, the less willing he is to do something." Don't worry, go ahead, I'm here. ”

The man went up the mountain to look for the grave, and found a person among the villagers who was familiar with the terrain on the mountain to lead the way. Although he is blind and not blind, after all, he is blind to the right tricks, and there must be some deficiencies compared with normal people.

I stayed in Qiligang alone, and after dealing with some finishing work of the paper man, my brother came over on Wednesday and invited me to dinner. said that the village chief set the table at home and made several big dishes, and wanted to drink two cups with me and the knife man on credit.

Northeast gentlemen, just highlight the two words, enthusiasm.

The weather has just been in September, and the northeast has begun to cool down. The hot kang of the village chief's house has been burned, the house is hot, and there is a table on the kang, and there are not many people here, the village chief and his daughter-in-law, and Brother Wednesday and a young man in his teens.

When I asked, I found out that Brother Wednesday was the son of the village chief, and the young man was the son of a deceased family in the village.

is also surnamed Zhou, called Zhou Youcheng.

At that time, he and his father made a small raft on the reservoir to fish, which was their daily hobby, and they never had an accident. I thought that it had rained heavily two days ago, and the water had risen, so I might be able to catch a big fish.

Unexpectedly, the little raft was overturned from under the bottom by something. The two of them fell into the water at the same time, that is, when they fell into the water, Zhou Youcheng saw a fish the size of the head of a truck in the water, and rushed towards them viciously!

Zhou Youcheng had never seen such a big fish in his life, and he was scared silly at that time. At the critical moment, it was his father who risked his life and pushed him onto the overturned raft.

In the end, Zhou Youcheng survived, and his father was left with a broken corpse.

Zhou Youcheng came over tonight, there was only one thing, he knelt in front of me, opened his mouth and said: "Big brother, as long as I can help my father avenge, I will be a cow and a horse for you!" ”

I was caught off guard by this kneeling, and I didn't even have time to hand it over.

Alas.

"Get up, and the man has gold under his knees, and he kneels when he sees no one." Brother Wednesday and I hurriedly pulled him up, this is also a hard-working baby, his eyes are bloodshot, and his eye sockets are red.

"You just can't hit it, can that beast do it?" Zhou Youcheng asked unrelentingly.

As soon as I wanted to comfort him, I heard a click, and the village chief who came out of the kitchen put a plate of fat intestines on the table, and scolded: "You little rabbit, what are you tossing around!" I didn't see that Mr. had worked hard all day, and he hadn't eaten a bite of food, so he didn't understand anything at all! ”

The village chief looked to be in his sixties, but his voice was really loud and full of energy.

It can be seen that the village chief is very dignified in Qiligang, and Zhou Youcheng also listened to him, closed his mouth and didn't ask again. The village chief came over, opened him, took my arm like a fan, and said, "Mr. Liu, don't be like a child. You are willing to come, this is the blessing of our Qiligang, as for the rest, we don't have any intention of forcing it. ”

The old man was very polite, and as he spoke, he pulled me to the kang table and poured me a glass of wine. Then he shouted at Brother Zhou and Zhou Youcheng: "What are you two doing in a daze? Wait for the old man to take off your shoes? Sit down and clean up the useless ones. ”

"You dead old man, what are you yelling about? Don't you see any guests? The village chief's daughter-in-law came out of the kitchen and chattered, still holding the pot in her hand, and put a pig-killing dish in the middle of the table.

The old lady smiled kindly at me and said, "Mr. Liu, Xiaocun'er, there are no good dishes, so you can eat some." ”

"Oh, you're so polite, you're so polite." I was flattered to see this table of pig-killing dishes, except for the New Year, I can eat it when I go back to my hometown, and I can't eat it once a year.

At this time, I regret that I didn't bring Song Dabao, otherwise let him taste our Northeast specialties, and the province will not be able to get along with his waist all day long.

"A little side dish, what's polite? Here, Mr. Liu, have a toast first. It's hard work for you today, if it weren't for you, the coffin lid really wouldn't have been covered. The village chief raised his glass to me, and he didn't care how much I drank, and tilted his neck.

Goo-dong.

The burning knife brewed by himself in the countryside, a glass of two taels of wine, a mouthful.

The old lady frowned when she heard this, and said, "Dead old man, what about the dinner table, what kind of coffin is you carrying?" What an appetite to hear! ”

The village chief was not happy to hear this, and scolded: "Loser girl, what do you know? This is all thanks to Mr. Liu, what's wrong with me saying a few words? Go, go, cook your meal! ”

The old lady listened to her old man's temper, so she stopped talking and muttered to the kitchen.

I hurriedly toasted the village chief: "Village chief, village chief, don't get angry. What do you mean, I understand, my friend has already gone to the mountains to find the graves of those villagers, and I won't say more, anyway, since the two of us are here, it doesn't matter if it's the spirit in the reservoir or the aftermath of the villagers who died, I will definitely give you a beautiful look! ”

"Okay, okay, with Mr. Liu's words, I'm relieved. The old man is stupid, and he can't say anything pretty, this glass of wine, I will represent those suffering old fellows, I respect you! The village chief said that he had another cup of burning knives, and then sandwiched a chopstick of fat pork and put it in a bowl for Zhou Youcheng, "Gua baby, it's on the table, it's time to eat, and the second uncle has to feed you?" Really, didn't you hear what Mr. Liu said? Your father's revenge must be avenged! ”

Zhou Youcheng nodded straight, biting his lip, tears rolling in his eyes.

The glass on the wine table will not be repeated.

But I'm sure of one thing, the old man of the village chief is really polite, and he is really dead! The toast was to stomach cancer, cup after glass.

The amount of alcohol I drink is average, and after a few glasses, my head is a little dizzy, but you can't help but drink when you eat people in the Northeast, and if you don't drink, you won't give face.

Fortunately, my brother interrupted in time on Wednesday and told me about the situation of the reservoir.