When I took the bus back to the community, Ermiao saw me coming back with a black plastic bag. He jumped over curiously and asked, "Did you get these from old man Qian? What are they?"

I gave a brief explanation, giving only a general outline of the situation, and told Ermiao that the matter had nothing to do with him, so there was no need to inquire.

Now that I bought the three-piece set for attracting ghosts, I'm going to do an experiment today.

Didn’t Old Man Qian say it’s okay during the day?

I went back to the house and rested for a while. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I was ready to go downstairs to the small park to experiment!

Why 2pm?

Because this is the hottest time of the day, all the adults in the small park have gone home to take a nap. This is the least crowded time of the day.

Then why do you have to go to the small park?

Because there is a big locust tree in that park, and the small park is not far from the barbecue stall. In winter, I also experienced a ghost wall-breaking incident there...

…

In the small park, there is a large area of ​​shade under the big locust tree. Even if the weather is very hot now, standing under the shade of the tree feels very refreshing and cool.

Many people say that the locust tree belongs to the yin category and is the ghost in the tree.

I don’t know if it can produce some buffs for my next ghost summoning spell?

Following the steps Old Man Qian told me, it didn't seem difficult. I first placed the oil-paper umbrella on a clean stone under the tree, looked around and saw no one there, and then took out the yellow paper charm and lit it.

While the fire was still alive, he quickly lit the incense stick again.

The incense stick is very thin and can be lit easily.

After lighting it, I saw a wisp of white smoke coming out.

I quickly picked up the oil-paper umbrella, opened it, stood under the umbrella with my face facing the trunk of the big locust tree, and began to close my eyes and silently recite the name "Jasmine"...

Jasmine, jasmine, jasmine, jasmine, jasmine...

After chanting for a long time, I opened my eyes and saw that the incense in my hand was almost burnt out, but there was no sign of jasmine anywhere?!

wipe……

Did old man Qian fool me?

The more I think about it, the more I feel that this spell is a bit strange. People tend to attract ghosts at night. Even if Jasmine can hear my call in broad daylight, she won't be able to just float over, right?

Damn it, this 3,000 yuan was really wasted!!!

But soon I thought again, although Old Man Qian is very obsessed with money, his character is still trustworthy. If this spell has no effect, he can't lie to me for 3,000 yuan, right?

If old man Qian hadn't lied to me...

Right!

I suddenly thought, is there something wrong with Jasmine's name?

Jasmine is actually a name I gave her. I don’t know her real name, which is why I failed to attract ghosts...

well!

It seems that this is all my fault!

I saw that the incense stick in my hand was about to burn to the end, and the paper charms and incense stick seemed to be disposable consumables. If I wanted to use it again next time, I would have to go to Old Man Qian to buy it. Does that mean I still have to buy it?

Do you have to be tricked by him once?

Just when I was thinking wildly...

Sudden……

A woman's voice came from behind...

It must be noted that although it is a woman's voice, it is definitely not Jasmine's voice, but the voice of an aunt in her fifties or sixties?

This voice suddenly appeared behind me and startled me!

I quickly turned around to see...

I know this aunt, her surname is Yang. She is a very enthusiastic activist in the neighborhood committee. She is over sixty years old. She often leads residents to clean the community. Ermiao and I sell popsicles at the canteen, and we can often see Yang.

Auntie.

At this time, Aunt Yang was wearing a red hoop on her arm and was standing in the shade of the tree, staring straight at me, her eyes seemed to have a strange light...

"Isn't this a pony?" Aunt Yang asked me, "Why are you holding an umbrella? It's not raining now, and... what's that smoking thing in your hand?!"

When she asked me this question, I panicked and quickly threw away the few remaining incense sticks in my hand.

I smiled and said to Aunt Yang: "I...I...I'll think about it here and look for inspiration..."

Although I didn't do anything bad, it's hard to explain. I just wanted to fool Aunt Yang away as soon as possible.

"Oh," Aunt Yang raised her face and looked at the oil-paper umbrella in my hand, "your umbrella looks old, right? Why do you use this kind of umbrella? Is it particularly cool to stand under it?

"

"Uh... not bad!" I said casually.

"Xiao Ma, can you lend it to me?" Aunt Yang asked, pointing to the oil-paper umbrella.

"this……"

To be honest, I don't want to borrow it.

If this is just an ordinary umbrella, it would be okay to give it to Aunt Yang, but according to Old Man Qian, this oil-paper umbrella is a magical weapon, and it is very fragile. If it is lent to someone else and gets damaged,

Where can I find another one?

However, Aunt Yang was obviously very persistent. Without any explanation, she raised her arm to take my umbrella.

I was too embarrassed to dodge, but for some reason, she took the umbrella handle in my hand.

"Xiao Ma, I'll use it and return it to you immediately," Aunt Yang said, staring into my eyes. "If you're worried, just come home with me, and I'll return it to you immediately, okay?"

"Okay...okay!"

Aunt Yang's tone was very pleading, so I could only nod in agreement.

In order to get the oil-paper umbrella back as soon as possible, I had no choice but to follow Aunt Yang back home.

We can say that they are all neighbors. The building she lives in is not far from my rental house and the small park. Not long after walking, I saw Aunt Yang enter the building door.

I think you should return the umbrella to me after entering the building, right?

But it didn't happen. Aunt Yang kept holding an umbrella and walked up the stairs.

Although I know Aunt Yang and know that she lives in this building, I don't know which floor she lives on.

Originally, I planned to watch Aunt Yang enter the house and ask for the umbrella back, but when I went upstairs, I was not careful and was a step too late, and Aunt Yang had already entered the house in advance.

Because I went upstairs slowly, I didn't see which floor or door she entered.

Oh, let me go?

What's going on?

I could only whisper "Aunt Yang" a few times, but no one responded to me in the quiet corridor?

The weather was so hot, I was sweating all over when I was anxious!

I wiped the sweat from my face with my hand. I originally thought about knocking on the door of a household and asking Aunt Yang which floor she lived on.

But it is midday after all, and most people are resting. If I knock on the door randomly, it will affect my neighbors' rest, and I will inevitably be scolded.

The most terrible thing is that what I did just now is hard to explain. I can't tell my neighbors that I was trying to attract ghosts under the locust tree, right?

I thought, otherwise I’d better wait!
Chapter completed!