Chapter 4
I was busy digressing, asked do you know what kind of person that Mrs. Nine is?
Lin Tian said, my mom just casually told me, said she ranked in the family nine, but grew up with heavenly eyes ah what, anyway, give is able to see ghosts. Everyone thought she was weird, so they all distanced themselves from her, and at forty years of age, she hadn't gotten married. Later, it was hard to find a crippled man, that era, such people are basically not much to do.
In order to make a living, this ninth wife began to drum up the business of helping people tell fortunes to eliminate disasters. I did not expect those strange things were said by her a accurate, business gradually better, reputation is also big.
By now, you know a lot of people with a little money, more or less still believe in these ghosts ah God ah things, you see my mom know. Just want a peace of mind, and do not care how much money. This woman is slowly becoming a rich woman, that's why others call her Mrs..
I heard Lin Tian say so, in fact, the heart is also some sympathy for the nine Mrs. encounter. Sigh, a blind man, a cripple, can mix to today, certainly not easy.
Lin Tian immediately said, which ah, Mrs. Nine that man and her together three years is gone! She was not blind, her man died, had a serious illness, after the disease is blind, others say, she usually help people to eliminate fortune-telling divulge too much, God punished her. But since then, she has been safe and nothing strange has happened.
I closed my mouth, thinking that Mrs. Nine's story could be adapted into a feudal history of women's struggle. Although the process was a bit miserable, but at least she was quite rich in her later years.
Lin Tian raised his chin and said, Here we are, this is Mrs. Nine's house, my mom and the others came long ago.
I looked up and looked out, only to realize that we had already reached the outskirts of the city. Surrounded by short cottages, there was only one car parked in front of a quaint little house. Lin Tian said that that was Mrs. Nine's house.
I got out of the car and stood outside the house. The house was extremely ordinary, completely different from what I had imagined in my mind.
I once thought that a place where people like Mrs. Nine lived was a place where you could tell it was different from the rest just by looking at it. Maybe outside the door hanging some items to ward off evil spirits, or the walls are plastered with yellow paper talismans, always burning incense in front of the door and so on.
But none of these, even if Lin Tian did not say, I can not see that this is a rich family. It seems that Mrs. Nine is doing things in a very low profile.
Lin Tian knocked on the door, not long after someone shouted inside to come to come.
As soon as I heard the voice, I recognized the speaker as Lin Tian's mother, and prepared myself for a reprimand.
As expected, the door opened, his mother stood in the room, see is the two of us, busy asking Lin Tian, how to go so long? Can worry me to death, if not nine Mrs. said let you go alone, I do not worry about you and him together!
Lin Tian was afraid that I could not face, busy said, mom, don't make a fuss, it's fine.
His mother glared at me and said, "Come on in, Mrs. Nine is waiting for you.
Seeing that his mom did not make it too difficult, I was sort of relieved and followed Lin Tian in.
As soon as I entered the house, I smelled a smoky scent, like the scent of a temple.
The smell was so strong that it made me a little breathless, and after smelling it too much, I even got a little dizzy, as if I was being pressed into the incense burner, which made me a little nauseous and sick.
I glanced at Lin Tian, he didn't seem to be sensitive to the smell, no different from before.
We walked into the living room, and saw that the furniture placed inside was extremely elegant, different from the usual homes, with very little modern furniture, such as televisions and other things. On the east side of the room, there was a Buddha Hall, and inside, the smiling Maitreya Buddha was enshrined.
And on the other side, on the sofa, was sitting an old woman with gray hair, but neatly combed. The person looked very spirited. Lin Tian's mother attentively sat next to her, and I knew that this person was the rumored Ninth Mistress.
I took a closer look at her and saw that Mrs. Nine's eyes were open, but her pupils were white, which was a bit scary at first glance. I wonder what kind of eye disease she has had.
Lin Tian's mother took her hand and said with a smile, "Mrs. Nine, my son, they're here, will you show them?
After saying that, she greeted Lin Tian and I and walked forward.
Who knew that Mrs. Nine suddenly pulled her hand out of Lin Tian's mother's hand, her wrinkled face screwed together, and shouted, "Don't come over here!
Lin Tian and I froze, even Lin Tian's mom did the same, and swallowed all the words that were still in her mouth.
Mrs. Nine slowly raised her hand and suddenly pointed at me, saying, You get out!
This hand was pointed in an unbiased manner, right at me.
Lin Tian and I glanced at each other and wondered if Mrs. Nine was really blind. Or is she pretending to be blind to gain sympathy?
You go out!
When Mrs. Nine saw that I wasn't moving, she increased her voice and shouted again. Thin body began to shake. It was like she wanted to get up and drive me out.
Lin Tian's mother saw Mrs. Nine getting agitated, and busily scolded, Mrs. Nine told you to go out, did you hear me!
I don't know exactly where I offended these two people, said let me come, I came. But just came to let me out, if you can not see me, why waste time on me.
I turned my head in the atmosphere and left, Lin Tian was busy pulling me, saying don't be angry!
I shrugged off his hand, and said that if you were you wouldn't be angry!
Lin Tian reason is not good, the attitude of a moment on the soft, said you first wait outside, wait for me to ask what is clear and then talk to you!
I ignored him and walked out of the room.
Just as soon as I came out, I smelled the air outside, and there was no more of that strong fragrance between my noses, and my spirit was suddenly much better.
To be honest, it was impossible to be treated like this and not have anger in your heart. But as Lin Tian said, if I hadn't hit a ghost, and now I have to ask for help, I would definitely not answer to take care of people like Mrs. Nine.
The more I think about it, the more angry I am, simply sit outside the door, lit a cigarette. Cigarettes are really a good medicine for relieving melancholy and boredom, and after gulping some, I barely felt better in my heart.
I sat on the door side of the can, nothing to do, turned my head to look at the wall, found a lot of small earthen pots, each only the size of a fist, are sealed with red paper mouth. Densely piled together, about twenty or so.
On the red paper, there were also quite a few messy drawings, which you wouldn't notice unless you looked closely. I got interested and took one in my hand to play with it.
This clay pots into the hand cold, feel slippery, there are many water stains, like the morning and evening wind-dried traces of dew. Gripped in the hands of light, I shook, can not hear the sound inside. Being curious, I wanted to uncover the red paper on it to have a look.
At this time the door suddenly opened, I thought the one who came out was Lin Tian, turned my head to look only to realize that it was not.
The visitor was a man about my age, wearing a white T-shirt, with a sleepy look. He looked at me and saw the jar in my hand. Suddenly he said, "If I were you, I wouldn't touch those things.
I thought he might be the grandson of Mrs. Nine, and it's always bad to mess with other people's things. I skimmed my lips and put the jar back in my hand.
The man walked to me, saw me around the cigarette, smiled, said, is thirsty, also give me one.
I gave him a blank look, but smoked one for him and lit another one for myself.
He sat down, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled the smoke. Smiling again, he said, I was in the house and heard my mom kicking you out, so I came out to see what kind of person you really are, making my mom afraid like that.
I realized that I looked away, originally thought that he was the grandson of Mrs. Nine, but think about what Lin Tian said, Mrs. Nine was married in her forties, and is now estimated to be in her sixties, and her son's age should of course be about the same as mine.
But listening to what he said about wanting to see my words, I felt like a monkey in a zoo, and my heart was depressed for no reason. So I asked him with a stern face, what do you see.
He ah ah, said, you are Yin Hata ah.
I did not understand, and asked again, what am I?
Yin Hata.
He took another drag on his cigarette and explained that it was like the kind of streamer that invites ghosts in ghost stories, and when you hold it in your hand and shake it, the ghosts will come.
I wondered in my heart, where do I look like that kind of thing!
He added, of course, does not mean looks, just a similar name, is used to describe people like you. It's just that you are born to attract ghosts, and you bump into ghosts everywhere you go!
Although I have not dealt with these gods and goddesses, but often played on TV, they are the first to give you a hat, said all sorts of mysterious, and so you are afraid of, said how to do how to do to help you to eliminate disaster, the purpose is to money.
I think this person walks the road is the same as those people on TV.
What born to attract ghosts such words, opening the mouth to say big. I've been living peacefully for more than twenty years, and it's only recently that I've gotten into these bad luck situations.
I laughed coldly in my heart and didn't say anything, wanting to see what other tricks he was going to play next.
Only to hear him say, you this thing, it is more difficult to deal with, my mom is old, do not want to get involved in the big things. She will only take some small things that can be solved with her hands.
I thought to myself that this is just like what I thought in my head, things are too big to handle, but in the end there will be a law, just at a higher cost, and then we have to start asking for money.
I hemmed and hawed and asked him directly, so what do you think I should do?
Who knows this bastard did not follow the common sense, said how to do? Waiting for death!
My face stiffened, look at him does not look like a joke look, no longer laugh out.
He put out the cigarette on the ground, said you do not believe, you just entered my house, did not smell the smell?
I think of that rich and disgusting flavor, is there a learning curve here?
He said, that smell ordinary people can not smell, is specially used to drive away ghosts. If you feel uncomfortable when you smell it, it means that you have too much yin qi on you, almost enough for the ghosts to treat you as one of their own kind.
I thought about what happened when I entered the house just now, Lin Tian and his mom really didn't have any reaction, but I was really a bit dizzy from smelling that smell.
But I also think that this is his trick to bluff me, maybe it's just because I can't stand that smell.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, he added, "Seeing this reaction of yours, I understand, I am right.
Then, he suddenly took out a piece of white cardboard from his pants pocket and handed it to my hand.
It was a business card, or drawn with a pen. On it was written his name and phone number, and it turned out that the man was called Ding Ding. In front of the name there was also the name of a professional ghost expelling master written in a decent manner.