"Perhaps it was my sincerity that touched Allah, and good fortune really came." Musta's tone suddenly became abrupt, and of course he knew that he was agitated now. "Around this time last year, the sun was shining warmly, I was sitting in a chair in a daze, it was two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the store had not yet opened, did I want to eat duck eggs today? At this time, the light in the store suddenly dimmed, and a customer came in as soon as the curtain was lifted, eighteen or nineteen years old, very tall and thin, his hair and eyebrows were full of yellow sand, and he should have traveled a long way. 'Guest officer, wipe it quickly! I hurriedly handed over a towel. 'No, I'm in a hurry. He pushed my hand away and introduced himself that his name was Ah Ghost, and that he had a big business for me, and that if it was done, he would give me ten gold coins as a reward, but he had to go to his house to do it. ”

"Ten gold coins? Did I hear me right? This is equivalent to my income for a few months, with this money I can buy that pair of earrings, although he is a little rude, the name is also very weird, I don't feel like a good person when I hear it, but I still very readily agreed, don't say that he is just called a ghost, even if it is a real ghost, I can't manage so much, because I am really poor, and I have not done door-to-door business, the host's big fish and meat are very polite, and when he leaves, he will also be very generous to seal a red envelope, this kind of good errand is really not found with a lantern! To be honest, business has not been good recently, and the food at home is naturally poor, and I can fade out of my mouth with a bird, this time I have to have a good meal, and bring a little more back by the way when people are not paying attention, Anina has not tasted meat for a long time, and her face has been yellow all day long. I packed up my tools and went out with Ah Ghost, he came on a big black horse, I didn't have a horse so I went to the neighbor's house to borrow a donkey, at first he refused, I said all the good things, and gave him a turban before he agreed. We ran one after the other up the hill outside the city, and I don't know how far I had gone, because my mind was full of Anina's coquettish appearance in front of me with earrings, only that the sun was about to set. Over a hill, there was a castle in front of it, with high walls and pointed roofs, all made of black stone, surrounded by tall trees, and there was no sunlight at all, and the whole castle looked gloomy. I suddenly felt a little frightened in my heart, and reined in the donkey and stopped moving forward, and the ghost seemed to see my worry, and comforted: 'You don't have to be afraid, will there be ghosts in broad daylight?' If you really don't want to go, I won't force it, there are many people who want to earn these ten gold coins! He was right, the average person doesn't make ten gold coins a year, and I only need to use needlework and scissors, so what's the difficulty? The thirst for money overcame the fear in my heart, and I finally mustered up the courage to walk with him into the castle. Ah Ghost led the way in front, and he didn't see anyone closing the door, so the gate naturally closed. I was taken aback, holding the scissors hidden in my pocket tightly, and carefully looking around, but nothing unusual happened, and I couldn't help laughing at myself, was my nerves too nervous? ”

The tower listened quietly, his instincts telling him that there must be something strange about this castle.

"Ah Ghost took me into the hall, it was beautifully decorated, I had never been to such a high-class place in my life, but for some reason, it was very uncomfortable to feel empty. At this time, the long-awaited thing finally happened, and Ah Ghost brought out a lot of food from it, and said to me with a smile, "People haven't come back yet, so let's eat something first." I was a little hungry after such a long journey, and I was ready to eat a big meal, so I sat down at the table and ate unceremoniously. To be honest, although the dishes are hearty, the taste is not very good, and if you let Anina cook, it will definitely not taste like this, and it seems that there is no need to pack it. After a few sips, Ah Ghost opened another bottle of wine and said with a smile: "If you want to drink, don't be polite." 'Before I got married, I liked to drink, and I often got drunk, but after I got married, I slowly became more restrained, and now when I see such a mellow wine, how can I bear it? I quietly drank a small glass. Musta looked at Anina ashamedly, "Don't be angry, honey, I swear this is the first time I've been drinking outside since I did Kung Fu." ”

"Don't you know that you are not allowed to drink alcohol at work? Not to mention that it is still in a strange place. Anina said angrily.

Mustafa also regretted it, "According to my amount of alcohol, it will be fine if I drink the whole bottle of wine, but the strange thing is that I only drank such a small glass and fell asleep." I don't know how long I slept, but in a daze, I heard someone calling my name, I opened my eyes and saw that it was a ghost calling me, 'Hurry up, start work!' When I was finally able to work, I would leave here and never come again, so I made up my mind and said to the ghost, 'Who is going to make the clothes?' You call him out, and I'll measure him. Ah Ghost suddenly laughed strangely, "He's already up there, you come with me." For some reason, I always thought his smile was a little weird. ”

"The ghost led me up the stairs, a spiral staircase that went up to the roof. We went to a room on the top floor, and as soon as we pushed the door open, a foul smell rushed out, and I almost fainted. I walked in with trepidation, and there were more than a dozen oil lamps lit on the wall, green as if the eyes of the devil, and in the middle there was a long table covered with a white cloth. Is it to make a shroud for the dead? I thought to myself, I had done this kind of work before, and the pay was not low, so I didn't think about it so much. ”

At this time, Mustafa's expression began to become nervous, and his tone became a little trembling, "The window of the room is transparent, I looked out through the glass, the sky was already dark, the stars and the moon did not come out, the evening wind blew the leaves up and down like waves, and made a 'rustling' sound, and then there was an owl's 'cooing' in the distance, which frightened me several times in succession. ”

Ah Ghost coldly lifted the white cloth, and a bloody corpse appeared in front of me without reservation. I just looked at it and fainted in fright, and it took me a while to wake up, feeling that someone was pinching me, and spraying my face with cold water. He smiled and said to me, 'Why are you so cowardly, a big man?' Isn't it just a dead man? What is there to be afraid of? In fact, the most terrible thing in this world is not the dead people, but the living people around you, because the dead will not get up to seek your wealth, harm your life, and will not seduce your beautiful wife. His smile was very lewd, "As long as you think of this sentence in the future, you will not be afraid of any greater fear, this is what my master taught me, and his words will never be wrong." I lay on the ground with my whole body weak, shook my head, and said, 'I will not do this work, go find someone else!' ''If you don't do it, you won't do it, is there such a cheap thing?'' Now you have two options, either listen to me and earn these ten gold coins, or I will kill your whole family, anyway, I know where your family lives. The ghost finally revealed his true form and said viciously. ”

Mustafa grabbed his hair vigorously and said bitterly: "I regretted it at the time, I thought it was pie in the sky, who knew it was a package of deadly poison, look at his fierce appearance, I believe he will definitely do it, for the sake of my family, I can only do what he says." ”

Looking at the guilty Mustafa, Tie Tower couldn't bear it, and comforted: "It's not your fault, this guy has been eyeing you for a long time, even if you don't agree to go with him that day, he will find other ways to kidnap you, will the robbers let you go because you don't resist?" ”

"The tower master is right, it's only because we're too weak." Anina also softly persuaded him.

Mustafa glanced at the tower gratefully, and continued: "I got up and walked to the dead man, only to see that his eyes were gone, only two empty sockets remained, and a large cut in his stomach was made, and all his internal organs were gone, and the flesh on his arms and thighs was cut off, revealing bare bones. Now that the skin of the face has been torn, Ah Gui's attitude towards me has also changed, and he said coldly: "Isn't it very simple to sew up the abdomen of the dead man with needles and threads, and then make a set of shrouds, so that your task is completed?" I resisted the nausea, trying not to look at the face of the dead man, imagining him in my mind as a beautiful piece of silk so that I would not be afraid. I got all the work done with trembling hands, and put him in a black body bag with some red runes on it. Ah Ghost nodded with satisfaction, "You are worthy of being the best tailor in Baghdad, and I will look for you next time I have such a job." ’”

"The nightmare is finally over." Musta let out a sigh of relief, "I washed a few basins of water before I felt that my hands were clean, I heard that Ah Ghost said that he would ask me to do such a job next time, I don't know why I was not so scared in my heart, could it be that the gold coins gave me courage?" I haven't figured it out until now. ”

"By this time it was already dawn, and I rode happily to the bazaar on a donkey with ten gold coins in my arms, and I had forgotten all the fears and anxieties of the previous night. When I came to the jewelry store last time, the door had not yet opened, so I slapped the door hard and shouted, 'Boss, open the door, I want to buy something.' It took a long time for the man to open the door, and I could tell he was very unhappy. After a while, the boss came out yawning and said with a smile: 'It's you, young man!' Want to buy something? ''Boss, do you remember me?'' I was a little surprised. 'Why don't you remember?' You brought a very beautiful girl with you that day, and although I am old, I have a good memory. The boss said proudly. ”

The boss's memory is indeed good, but what impressed him was not the beautiful girl, but the group of rich second generations who ridiculed this young man in their own shop, and he didn't think that he would have the courage to come today.

"I got straight to the point and said, 'Boss, I want to buy those green earrings.' That's a real unfortunate thing, these earrings were bought yesterday, or you can look at the others, there happened to be a new batch of new items in the store yesterday, and I will take them out for you." The boss smiled and spoke enthusiastically, but for some reason he poured cold water on me, and Anina only liked the green earrings, what was the use of the rest? Alas! I can't afford it when I don't have money, I can't buy it when I have money, God can really play tricks on people. I walked outside in despair, and the boss reprimanded the guy loudly in the back, "Ah Si, remember this person for me, don't let him come in casually in the future, tease me three times and twice, I don't have the money to pretend to be an uncle?" ’”

Anina never knew about this matter, but today she heard her husband say it with her own ears, although it has been a year, but her heart is still moved, wiping her tears and saying: "Ah Fa did not come back that night, I was also worried that he did not sleep all night, wondering if he was in any danger, but I did not know where to look for him, I could only pray in my heart for Allah to bless him." Allah was merciful, and the next morning when I opened the door, I saw Ah Fa sitting on the steps. I hugged him in surprise and asked, 'Where were you last night?' I'm so worried about you! Did you have breakfast? Ah Fa mysteriously pulled me into the room, and excitedly pulled out ten gold coins. I was very scared and asked, 'Where does all this money come from?' Did you do something bad? Ah Fa smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have never done anything against my conscience, it is all earned by my own labor." Of course I don't believe that earning ten gold coins a night is not such a high wage even for making clothes for the king! So I asked him again and again. ”

Musta handed his wife a glass of water and said, "I saw that Anina was sworn to give up, so I had to tell me what had happened. She was shocked when she heard this, and said to me bitterly: 'Don't take this kind of business again, I'd rather live a dull life than let you worry about earning this money.' I could only perfunctory her say yes, yes, but in my heart I didn't think so. People are so strange, no matter how terrible things are, as long as you do it for the first time, slowly you will get used to it and don't feel afraid. ”

"After a month, Ah Ghost came again, and he said to me, 'Do you still want to make a lot of money?' I agreed without thinking, and nothing unusual has happened in the past month, so don't you want to earn so much money? I even had a strange idea in my mind that I wished this kind of work would happen every day. So I happily went with him, this time sewing up the dead man's body and making a shroud. I was quick to get my hands and feet ready, and the next morning I left with the money, and before I left, I asked him curiously, 'How did these people die so miserably?' "Ah Ghost glared at me and said fiercely, 'Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, it won't do you any good to know more.'" I quickly shut my mouth and didn't dare to say anything more. In this way, I have always maintained a cooperative relationship with him, he comes to me every first day of the month, and as of yesterday I have sewed thirteen bodies for him. ”

As soon as Anina wiped away her tears, she burst into tears again, "I persuaded Ah Fa several times not to go back, but he just didn't listen. His temper is getting bigger and bigger, he doesn't sleep late at night, he finally falls asleep and wakes up from his dream sweating profusely, and when he touches his body and hands and feet are cold, I know that retribution must have come. ”

As expected, Tie Ta said solemnly: "Ah Fa, due to your frequent contact with the dead, the corpse poison has entered your body, and your yang energy is slowly draining, and now you are like a burning candle that will soon be extinguished. I also don't want your child to be born without a father, so I'll help you. ”

"Thank you, Master Tower." The couple was grateful and thanked again and again.

At noon, when the sun was as hot as fire, the tower told Mustafa to strip naked and lie down under the sun, and the temperature of the ground was even enough to bake an egg, but his body was as cold as ice.

The iron tower carried the Pure Yang Wuji Gong, and his hands kept wandering over his body, forcing the corpse qi of his whole body towards his right hand, and soon a black spot the size of a copper coin appeared on the palm of his hand. The tower shouted: "Taishang Laojun is as anxious as the law, accept it!" With a suck of the internal force in the palm, a cold and smelly blood spurted out, and the black spot disappeared.

"It's so comfortable!" Mustafa felt warm all over his body and couldn't help but hum.

"Now that you're fine, you should bask in the sun more in the future, and try not to go to shady places like cemeteries and mourning halls." Iron Tower told him again and again.

The husband and wife wept with joy and hugged each other tightly. Looking at the happy appearance of the two of them, Tie Ta shook his head slightly, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, he had done his best, Mu Stafa was already terminally ill, although he failed to completely eradicate his disease this time, but he helped him add ten years of longevity, which was worthy of him.

Anina said worriedly, "Master Tower, should we move?" I'm so scared that ghost will come back to us for trouble. ”

"Whether you want to move or not depends on your own wishes. As for the ghost, I promise he won't come again. The tower said coldly.