At that time, Uncle Ma was even more puzzled, the currency used in the old society was all recycled and banned from circulation as early as the end of 1949 after the liberation of Chongqing. So Uncle Ma thought to himself, maybe the old man was old, and he didn't hand in all the numbers earlier, so he left a few as souvenirs, and it happened that he took the wrong one just now. Uncle Ma didn't think much about it, it was inevitable that this person would occasionally be confused. So the stall was closed on the same day.

But for almost a month after that, the old man never visited again. Until the evening five days ago, it also rained, but the rain was not heavy that day, and there were still a lot of pedestrians on the street, so Uncle Ma was not in a hurry to close the stall, at this time, the old man came again.

Uncle Ma said that when the old man came, he was still cutting the hair of another guest. So he beckoned to the old man and said, Uncle, you sit and wait for a while, and I will shave you in a while. At that time, the guest was very puzzled, so he asked him, "Are you talking to me?" Didn't I sit and shave? Uncle Ma smiled and said, I didn't say you, I said the old man.

The guest quickly finished shaving, so Uncle Ma beckoned the old man to sit down, knowing that the old man's ears were not good, so he said in a slightly loud voice, old man, last time you came to shave your head, you took the wrong money for me, and it was used as the old money before, and I will give you the money next time you come, and I will give you a free shave last time. You should also pay attention when you buy things in the future, don't use the old money, in case you encounter a good thing, go back and sue you, it will be troublesome.

The old man was silent, his eyes closed, and his face expressionless. Uncle Ma thought that the back of the uncle's ears was quite powerful, and when he closed his eyes, he thought he was resting, so he didn't continue. After cutting his hair as usual and shaving and digging his ears, the old man handed Uncle Ma a piece of money, and this time Uncle Ma took a direct look and found that it was still a 5,000 yuan legal tender. Looking up at the old man, he was almost at the mouth of the alley, so Uncle Ma ran up and said to the old man, Uncle, you gave me the wrong money again, this is still old money.

Uncle ignored him and continued to walk by himself, Uncle Ma was a little anxious, not that he felt sorry for this dime, but that he used the old money twice in a row, which was a bit too much to say, seeing the old man ignoring him, Uncle Ma thought that he probably didn't hear it, so he stretched out his hand and wanted to pull the old man, it didn't matter, and scared Uncle Ma half to death.

Uncle Ma said that the weather was already very cold these days, but at this time he realized that the old man had been wearing thin autumn clothes for the last two times, and when he grabbed the old man's hand, there was suddenly an obvious tingling sensation on his hand. It's as if you've touched something electrified, but the current isn't very strong, it's more like a leakage. And when he pulled him, the old man turned his head, but his eyes didn't look at Uncle Ma, very wooden. And where the old man's forehead meets his surroundings, there is a faintly translucent and wavy feeling.

This frightened Uncle Ma quickly let go, stared at the old man, and then stepped back. The old man ignored him, but continued to turn around and walk away on his own. The frightened Uncle Ma dared to poke his head out to look after the old man disappeared around the corner, and found that there were people coming and going in the direction where the old man left, but there was no trace of the old man.

So Uncle Ma realized that he was hitting a ghost. At first, it was hard to believe, but when I thought about the details that I had ignored before, I was sure that I was a ghost.

Master was listening with me from the side, and neither of us spoke. But I have a problem in my heart, and in front of the Master, I still can't make up for the big with the small. So I looked at the Master, and the Master nodded, which means that since I am looking for you, you can understand it as you want. So I turned my head and asked Uncle Ma, what exactly did you mean when you said that you ignored some details before.

Uncle Ma said that this old man is an old customer in my store, and he has always been amiable on weekdays, and he laughs when he sees people, but since the day he first gave me fiat currency, he has been straining his face since he walked into my stall, but that feeling is not angry, but a feeling of indifference to the surroundings, from beginning to end except for shaving his head. In addition, he wore the same clothes both times, and the clothes were not supposed to be worn this season, and it rained both times, and each time he did not bring an umbrella, but his clothes did not get wet. In addition, when I came the second time, I beckoned the old man to sit down and wait first, and the guest on my hand thought I was calling him because he felt that there were only two people present, that is, the old man I saw that day, this guest actually couldn't see it.

I interjected, but I couldn't turn my head when I cut my hair, so what if I accidentally poked it flat? Uncle Ma shook his head and said that it shouldn't be, although the head can't be turned casually, but there is a big mirror hanging on the wall in front of the guest, even if you don't turn your head, the guest can see the old man through the reflection of the mirror.

I don't speak, judging from Uncle Ma's description, it is indeed a ghost, if the first time is that the old man is confused and in a bad mood, the second time is that the guest is blind and does not see, this is very reluctant, but Uncle Ma reached out to pull the old man's hand, and the touch that appeared and he saw the translucent shape of the old man's head, this is a sure fact, it can't be said that Uncle Ma is also dazzled, these three impossible things come together, in fact, there is already a conclusion.

Uncle Ma said, I didn't dare to set up a stall in the past few days, I was afraid that the old man would come again, and I was frightened, and if this matter was not resolved, I would not dare to continue to set up a stall. I said to Uncle Ma, this is not necessary, firstly, this old man did not scare you or hurt you, and you also said that he is a very kind person. Second, if you hadn't pulled him at the time, you wouldn't have been able to be sure that he was a ghost. Uncle Ma said with a sad face, but I am scared, I have lived for half my life, I have never seen these things since I was a child, although I have been in prison, but I am not a bad person, and I have not done anything wrong, how can I meet a ghost to come to the door.

He looked frustrated, and since I didn't know him well, I didn't bother to come forward to comfort him. So I told him that, from what you said, if this old man is a ghost, then he has been dead for at least two months. I would like to ask you, before you received fiat currency for the first time, the last time the old man came to you, did you have any abnormal reactions?

Uncle Ma frowned and thought about it carefully, and then told me that before that, the old man didn't seem to have been here for almost a month, but he didn't have much impression of the previous time, but he didn't give me fiat currency that time, which should be normal. After finishing speaking, Uncle Ma took out a newspaper from his pants pocket, and after unfolding the newspaper, it was two 5,000 yuan of legal currency.

I didn't just reach for the money, but put my nose together and sniffed it, in addition to the smell of old paper, there was a slight fishy smell that was difficult to detect if I didn't smell it carefully.

Master told me that generally speaking, people don't bump into ghosts for no reason, so most of the appearance of ghosts is accompanied by reluctance, concern, retribution, revenge, and so on. But there are also some people who do provoke ghosts inexplicably, because they themselves have become part of the ghost obsession. My first order a few months ago was like this, and what could be wrong with that little girl, it was only because she became part of my grandfather's obsession, so it was affected.

But Uncle Ma's situation is indeed not very common, if the old man dies, will he be reluctant to Uncle Ma? Care? This is obviously not a matter of fact. Gratitude? Avenge? That's impossible, the hatred is naturally not, Uncle Ma just helped the old man shave his beard and dig out his ears for free, how much grace can he have? That Uncle Ma is part of his obsession? This is even more impossible, unless Uncle Ma's shaving skills are so superb that this uncle will be itching if he doesn't shave for a day.

Is it a habit? According to the cases I have seen and heard in the past, it is true that there are many ghosts who will continue some of the habits of their previous lives, but there must be a premise, and the ghost must be left because of some other obsession, and under this premise, it is possible for him to continue his previous habits.

Master said that the manifestation of ghosts is usually very risky. The appearance of the old man did not scare Uncle Ma because of his subjective will, but after Uncle Ma took the old man's hand, he was frightened by this scene, if it was not for harm, and not for scare, then where is the meaning of his appearance.

People are always like this, when you fall into a kind of thinking, you will try to eliminate many possibilities, but in the process, you find that your thinking is getting narrower and narrower, and you gradually force yourself into a dead end.

So at this time, people still need a bright light. So I stretched out my hand to cover my face slightly, so that Uncle Ma could not see my expression, but my eyes looked at Master pitifully.

Master understood, smiled contemptuously and mockingly at me, and then three words popped out of his mouth: bardo body.