Chapter 17 Chapter 8 Preparing for Ghost Hunting

Later, a person carrying laundry and water found a shoe on the south bank of the lotus pond. The person remembered that Shan Dae had been wearing such a shoe. He thought that Shan Dae had lost it when he was fighting with the water ghost, so he picked it up and went to Shan Dae's house to ask about it. .After going back and forth like this, I finally figured it out, and Shan Dae jumped into the water while the villagers were sleeping. On the morning when I woke up, someone had already found the body of Shan Dae floating in the lotus leaves, which was exactly the same as when his wife died.The kind-hearted people in the village borrowed a straw mat to wrap Shan Dae and buried him next to his wife.His relatives and relatives planted two cypress trees in front of the grave of Shan Tai and his wife.

Grandpa interjected: "He is thinking stupidly. I have told you many times that you will not know anyone if you become a water ghost. You see, the water ghost wanted to strangle him that day. The water ghost remembered that things in his life would be strangle him?" Mom brought the decoction to my bedside, took a spoon and delivered it to my mouth.Mom said: "So your grandfather can't go back for the time being, for fear that Father Shan will find another child." Grandpa nodded with a solemn expression on his face.I was thinking in my heart, that Bingbing was just crying scary. After the father-in-law and daughter-in-law became water ghosts, they were obviously much stronger than the little water ghosts. Grandpa said he couldn't handle it alone. Now Shandae, a big man, has become a water ghost. , I don't know how difficult it is to deal with.No wonder Grandpa's expression is not good-looking, it seems that things are getting worse and worse.

Shan Dad and his family are reunited.Only the spiritual buffalo is still alive on earth. People in the village were also more worried about the safety of themselves and their children, and came to my house one after another to ask grandpa what to do.Grandpa just shook his head and sighed. The people in the village surrounded the grandfather and refused to leave. They all begged: "Master Ma, please help. If the water ghost is not eliminated, the village will not be peaceful." Because everyone knew something about grandpa. Skills, all respect him as "Master". Grandpa still shook his head.

Another person said: "Master Ma, just ask what you need, we can't let you work in vain, right! If you don't help, this water ghost will find a substitute, and the substitute will find another substitute. There is no end, how much harm will the village suffer?" ? If you want money, we should give it. As long as you are willing to help!" Grandpa is most afraid that people will give him things, and he is most afraid of giving him money.My mother said that before liberation, my young grandfather had read the Four Books and Five Classics in a private school for several years.I guess grandpa's feudal thoughts are deeply rooted. When it comes to money, he feels that there is no "gentleman's demeanor". It is immoral to ask for money to help others.

Grandpa waved his hand immediately when he heard people mentioned that he wanted to give money, for fear that people would think that he was trying to cheat money by not agreeing. Seeing that he didn't agree, the man got anxious and said very seriously: "How much money do you want to ask for a specific amount? I'm not afraid that we won't give it. Huamei Village is not far from our village. We have escaped debts, and the house is still moving here. don't go." Grandpa was even more anxious than them, and explained with a blushing face: "I don't want money. I'm just a handful of mud when I grow old. Why do you want unrighteous money! Okay, okay, I promise to try. But if you give me money, I will give it a try." I won't do it."

Only then did everyone feel relieved, and shook hands with Grandpa one by one, thanking him for his help.I firmly believe that grandpa is not a person who can't be on the big scene. In front of these people who regard him as the savior, grandpa is very embarrassed, and his face shows a shy red tide.This is not like the grandfather who usually told me about the princes and generals in ancient times. He told me about Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin, and when Guan Gong passed three passes and killed five generals, he was beaming with pride, as if he was a hero in the story.His emotions also infected me and made me admire my grandfather.But now I actually cringe and shy away, as embarrassed as a child meeting a stranger, which really disappoints me.This just proves why grandpa can't be a majestic and regular Taoist priest, but has been an honest farmer digging the earth all his life.

But every time my grandfather encounters all kinds of ghosts, I admire him the most. The rain outside seemed to obey my grandfather's words, and it naturally stopped on the fourth day.A beautiful rainbow blooms its brilliance on the top of Changshan.Then, the sun came out, and the sun was getting hotter and hotter. It was so different from the weather an hour ago that it was hard to imagine that it was the same day. After lunch, grandpa took me to the lotus pond to set up a position.A large black lacquered dining table, a mahogany sword, a large sheet of yellow paper, two bottles of rice wine, a bundle of chopsticks, a burlap bag, and a thin hemp rope tied with the burlap bag.These were all put together by the villagers according to their grandfather's instructions. The peach wood sword was just made by the village carpenter after cutting down the peach tree in front of the house, and it still exudes the unique smell of peach wood.Grandpa said that the smell is pungent and evil.

When I came to the lotus pond, several people were already waiting there.Together, we set up the dharma seat on the north bank of the lotus pond next to the lotus leaves according to Grandpa's instructions.The dining table is facing the lotus leaves, less than five meters apart, and the table is two meters long and wide.The rhubarb paper was torn into strips and painted with symbols like earthworms, some wine was sprinkled on the paper, and it was scattered on the table.The remaining wine was left on the corner of the table.A burlap sack tied with fine twine lay flat in front of the table.Pick up a few more stones to press the sack and yellow paper to prevent the wind from blowing.

After finishing all these, grandpa slapped his hands and said: "Okay, just wait for the moon to come out after dinner." From the tone of my grandfather's tone, I can tell that he lacks confidence.After all, we have a close blood relationship, and we often know each other's thoughts.