I moved very lightly when I went out last night and didn't make any noise when I came back. Zhang Wei was snoring loudly in the room next door, so I quickly went back to my room and forced myself to sleep.
I have been working hard like this continuously for the past few days, and I obviously feel very sleepy.
Even so, Zhang Wei and I followed Sunshine to Uncle Wu's house the next morning. At dawn, when the roosters crow and wild souls return, Uncle Wu should have returned by this time.
The yard was very quiet. We searched everywhere, and finally found Uncle Wu in the east room. At this time, his face was pale, and his usual treasured large makeup box was thrown to the ground. He was lying on the kang.
The quilt was piled on the side, just upside down!
We didn't take off our clothes and shoes. We were so frightened that Zhang Wei and I hurried forward, one holding Uncle Wu's upper body, and I stretched out my hand to test Uncle Wu's breath, because now Uncle Wu's face was as yellow as the paper money burned for the dead, and his lips
It was so white that no blood could be seen.
"Uncle, what's going on with you?"
Zhang Wei was so anxious that he almost cried. He shook Uncle Wu's body with a nasal sound. I stretched out my hand and asked Uncle Wu to slap him aside, "Howl, I'm not dead yet."
When he spoke, we both breathed a sigh of relief, but Uncle Wu's current state was obviously not right. Normally, such words would be loud enough to shock the eardrums, but today, it was like a cat meowing, coming out gently and softly.
"Uncle Wu, are you injured? What happened to you last night?"
I immediately thought of the division of labor between us last night. Obviously there was an accident on Uncle Wu's side, otherwise Uncle Wu's face wouldn't be in this state now.
Uncle Wu didn't say anything. He reached into his pocket and pulled out ten dollars and handed it to Zhang Wei, "Your uncle and I are exhausted. Go buy a ten-dollar wallet. I'll eat something good to keep me alive!"
Zhang Wei stood behind Uncle Wu. He smiled without noticing anything, took the money and ran away, as if the world was at peace.
But facing Uncle Wu, I saw that his movements were a little stiff when he moved his arms. He also shrank in pain, and the muscles in his entire face twitched.
Zhang Wei left, and we were the only ones left in the room. I asked without hesitation, "Uncle Wu, what happened to you yesterday? Were you injured anywhere?"
Uncle Wu no longer hid, leaned on the quilt behind him, let out a long breath, and groaned, "His grandma really hurts me to death. Your Uncle Wu seems to be really old!"
At this time, the bun shop in the village has just opened. It will take Zhang Wei at least twenty minutes to come back. He has to wait for the buns to be made and then steamed. We still have some time to talk.
Uncle Wu looked at me steadily, "Sanman, have you taken care of Ye Xu's side?"
"Well, I used a copper plate dipped in chicken blood to help him become a substitute, and the soul was ferried on a paper boat to the City of Wasted Death."
Uncle Wu reluctantly showed an encouraging smile and praised, "Not bad, it's really good. Uncle Wu may not be able to do this better than you if you ask yourself. I will probably beat that bastard Ye Xu to nothing."
If you spend the rest of your life as a ghost, just throw it on the paper boat, I feel like you, this little girl, will become a grown-up!"
I was a little embarrassed by the praise, and scratched my head in embarrassment, "I'm still far from Dacheng, but the endorsement is Dacheng."
Uncle Wu sighed and continued, "Sanman, something big is going to happen in our village. You can see what Uncle Wu is like now. I tried my best to trap those guys yesterday, but time will not
It's been a long time. Recently, our village has not been too quiet because of those guys. You have to be prepared. Uncle Wu can't help you much now. It's hard for me to move now."
Uncle Wu's hand was covering his chest. His face was pale and he seemed to be more serious than before. I didn't dare to delay, so I helped Uncle Wu take off his shoes and moved his body slightly to make him feel more comfortable.
Lying on the kang, I pulled the quilt over him and then sat down anxiously by the kang.
"Uncle Wu, what's going on? This little Taohong didn't look too fierce when I met her? Where are you injured? Why don't I call a car and let's go to the hospital!"
Uncle Wu has always been calm and nonchalant, taking nothing seriously. I remember when I had to hide in my house from the danger of a heavy loss, he could reach my house by almost three meters with just a few steps.
You have a high courtyard wall. Now that you call me that, it seems like you have lost your backbone.
"Going to the hospital is of no use. One of them has yin energy entering his body, and the other has a few broken ribs. When he went to the hospital, the doctor could only ask him to stay on the bed, so he might as well be at home."
Because of the movement just now, Uncle Wu was obviously in great pain. After a while, he opened his eyes and said feebly, "Sanman, now Uncle Wu has a big thing to entrust to you. You have to listen carefully to what I'm going to do next."
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I knew that what Uncle Wu was talking about was about his encounter with Xiao Taohong last night, so I immediately straightened my expression and sat down to listen.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Wu still had the heart to joke, and said regretfully, "My father and I don't want to leave the village these days. There are many big jobs waiting for us outside. It seems that we have no chance of getting this extra money!"
After feeling distressed about the money he had not earned, Uncle Wu returned to the topic, "This little Taohong may not be fierce when you meet her, but we can't handle the number of ghosts in her. Plus, it's daytime when you meet her, so most likely she's here to step on the plate.
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"Your Uncle Wu is very good at asking about this matter. There are not many elderly people in the village, and no one has mentioned this matter."
"Counting the time, it's almost a hundred years..."
When I heard what Uncle Wu said, I knew there was something hidden in the matter, so I listened quietly.
Back then, things were not as good as now. Our village was considered to be one of the better places in the country, and there was a rich man. This year happened to be the time when the rich man’s son got married, and the whole village was busy helping the rich man’s family celebrate.
The rich man was also very happy and spent a lot of money to hire a theater troupe from far away to entertain him. That night almost all the people in the village, old and young, went to watch the play on the old stage not far from the rich man's house in the village.
Everyone rarely listens to the opera, so it’s not a happy time.
The troupe finished their work and left with their reward. Unexpectedly, they had just left the village during the day, but when night came, they actually returned in a panic.
The rich man was also surprised at the time and was about to ask what happened.
In the distance, I saw a fire dragon made of torches winding its way from Fengyang Mountain, accompanied by bursts of shouts of death and laughter.
It was a group of murderous bandits entrenched in Fengyang Mountain, and they actually came to kill them.