Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Mountain Temple

I threw myself on the table, hurriedly unfolded the newspaper, and found that page. Although it was a small black and white photo, the small pennant on the photo was exactly the same as the spirit-calling flag in my hand?Moreover, the name introduced in the newspaper is also the same. Could it be that grandpa wants to say that the soul-calling flag sold at the auction this time is a fake? But this is impossible?I know that this auction house has a good reputation—the antiques at auction have been checked and appraised by experts, so there will never be fakes. It introduces things from the Tang Dynasty, so the Jedi will not be from the Song Dynasty.If the soul-calling banner in the auction house is real, then the soul-calling banner kept by grandpa may be fake?

"It seems to be the same." I said, "The photos in this newspaper are black and white, so you can't see them clearly. Unless you can see the real thing, you can't tell the difference." As I spoke, I couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Grandpa, What is the use of this soul-calling banner?" Grandpa looked at me, and said after a long time: "This summoning banner is naturally used to summon ghosts..." I repeatedly looked at the small soul-calling flag in my hand, and I couldn't believe it, it was so evil?spiritualism?Is there really spiritualism?Grandpa seemed to be explaining, but also seemed to be talking to himself: "Seven-star summoning spirit is our Yuan family's ancestral secret technique, but the seven-faced soul-calling flag, now this is the only one left in my hand..."

My gaze once again fell on the two words on the Evocation banner, "Kaiyang", isn't that the sixth star in the Big Dipper?Grandpa mentioned Qixing Calling Souls several times, so it must be that this Calling Soul banner actually includes astronomy, geography, ghosts and gods?As I thought about it, I flipped the little flag again. "Back then, your father had an accident, and I brought you to Beijing... I had already made up my mind that even if my Yuan family's ancestral unique knowledge was lost, I would not teach you the Seven Star Spiritualism, lest you follow your father's path in the future. Follow in the footsteps." Grandpa said in a low voice.

What?I was shocked when I heard this. When I was a child, I saw that other people had parents. Naturally, I couldn’t avoid asking my grandpa, where are my parents?My grandfather told me that my father died of a disease, and my mother died of dystocia when giving birth to me. I have always been worried about this, but I never dreamed that my father's death was related to such magic as spiritualism. related. I was born in New China and grew up in New China. I have been taught atheism since I was a child, so I naturally don’t believe in spiritualism... But what my grandfather said next shocked me, and I couldn’t believe it. If it wasn’t Speaking from my grandfather's mouth, I'm afraid I will regard that person as a psychopath.

The incident happened in a small village in Langya Mountain, Anhui Province. Although Langya Mountain is now a scenic spot, it is said that the scenery is very beautiful.But there are still poor places—not to mention Anhui twenty-five years ago?Moreover, according to Grandpa, not all Langya Mountains are scenic spots, there are so many remote areas that cannot be opened. ※※※ In other words, in a mountainous area of ​​Langya Mountain in Anhui Province, there is a Chenjia Village. The village is not big, with only about 20 households. The village is surrounded by bamboo forests and wild trees, resulting in countless barren mounds and solitary tombs. There is only one dirt road leading to it. At the foot of the mountain, it is connected to a small town not far away, avoiding isolation from the world.

Chenjia Village, Chenjia Village, as the name suggests, naturally there are many people with the surname Chen, but at the end of the village, there is a family named Yuan, who escaped from the famine during the war years, a man with a child, with the help of the people of Chenjia Village , built three thatched huts, and set up a home here. This old man Yuan and his son have lived in the village for more than twenty years. Gradually, people in the village almost forgot that they are outsiders, and this old man Yuan also knows a little medical skills. People in the village have a cold and a cough. What's the matter, I only go to the town health center for serious illnesses, and see old man Yuan for minor illnesses, and get some herbs to eat.

Twenty years later, old man Yuan's child has also grown into a strong young man named Yuan Qianxi, who married a wife who is the daughter of old man Chen in the village.Originally, although the family was a little poorer, they lived happily ever after. Moreover, in the second year, the daughter-in-law became pregnant, and Yuan Qianyan was about to become a father. However, things in this world are so unpredictable——In those few years, which happened to be the last two years of the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards were a little crazy, criticizing hysterically everywhere, Chenjia Village was really too poor, and all the villages were named "poor" For several generations of poor people, there is really no one to criticize.

But this group of Red Guards is really absurd. To the north of the village, there is a mountain temple. I don't know when it was built. What's the use?Back then, some people would go to the temple to burn incense and pray for safety or something, but in the early days of liberation, years of wars resulted in poverty—the mountain temple was in disrepair for a long time, and most of it had collapsed. At that time, ordinary people even If you can't even eat, how can you have the money to build temples to worship gods? However, the Red Guards didn't even let go of this mountain temple, which had collapsed to a large extent. They said it was a superstitious product of feudal society, and they had to overthrow it no matter what.From one family to another in the village, the strong men were selected, and the next day they went to the mountain temple with hoes and shovels. There were many, and in the dust, the mountain temple completely collapsed.

Originally, this matter was considered to be a paragraph high, but there is a bald dog in Chenjia Village who likes heresy. He also participated in the work of pushing to the mountain temple during the day, so he paid attention to it. It fell down, but there is still a yellow incense burner on the altar, there are copper candlesticks on both sides, and the beam on the top is still very strong, if it is carried back, it can still be used. So, the bald Ergou took advantage of the darkness to touch the mountain temple again—behind the mountain temple is a mass grave.Those years in China were turbulent, and there were definitely more dead people than living people. Moreover, people who died nearby were all buried in the mountains.Therefore, on cloudy and rainy days, ghosts and ghosts can be seen from a distance, drifting away uncertainly.

It was a cloudy day, and the bald Ergou drank a few sips of old wine to strengthen his courage, and ran to the mountain temple in the dark. Did not come back either. The next day, Axiu, the bald Ergou's wife, saw that her husband didn't come home all night, so she yelled. The Chen family village is not big, and everyone in the village knew about the yelling, so everyone started looking for the bald Ergou everywhere. After finding the mountain temple, I finally found the bald Ergou. But what was found was only the body of the bald Ergou. He was bleeding from all seven orifices, his face was purple, his eyes were wide open, and he died on the spot.At that time, his mother-in-law, Axiu, was petrified, and then threw herself on the bald Ergou's body, crying out loudly.Seeing this situation, everyone felt that although the bald two dogs died inexplicably, but no matter what, the dead are the most important.While some villagers ran to the town to report the crime, they helped Axiu carry the bald dog back home.