Inherit the family's old shop

Chapter 37
I responded, "I still have a little memory, I remember going there when I was four or five years old!"

Grandma nodded, "Well, just remember, wait a while, I'll take you there, and we'll summon the soul of the grandson of the Li family there!"

"Go there." I was startled, and I didn't understand why Zhao Hun'er would go to that kind of place. I remembered that the place was almost out of the village, surrounded by a wasteland, and few people usually went there.

Grandma didn't respond and was busy packing things. I looked at grandma carrying a basket of paper money, and I didn't know what else was in the other bamboo basket. Seeing that it was past nine o'clock, grandma said to Li's daughter-in-law, "OK Protect the child, just stay in this room, the child will be fine when I come back!"

The daughter-in-law of the Li family nodded gratefully. Grandma took me out and asked me to wait outside. Before leaving, grandma closed the door of the house and stood in front of the door for a while, as if she was doing something. , because the distance is not close, I didn't see it clearly.

On the way to Manshui Bridge, my grandma kept walking in a hurry without saying a word, but I couldn't bear this feeling, so I asked a few words, "Why are we going to Manshui Bridge to summon the soul!"

Grandma glanced at me, "I don't know about it, but I know that it was passed down by some old people. The best way to call back souls is at home, but they have funerals at home, so this bridge is the most suitable Already!"

After saying this, grandma didn't say a word, and I continued to ask, "Grandma, who did you learn this skill from? It can't be for nothing!"

Grandma was stunned for a moment when she heard that, "You won't recognize them if you tell them. They are all people who have disappeared. There must be someone who knows something about things passed down from the older generation!"

"Okay, Jiu Jin'er, don't ask any more questions, let's go quickly, this matter is as difficult as it is said, and as simple as it is said, this old lady Li is not such a confused person, why did she put her grandson My soul was taken away, I always feel strange about this!" Grandma frowned and said.

When I heard my grandma say this, I suddenly said, "I heard that the old widow in the west of the village also orders this, why don't we call her together!"

Hearing what I said, grandma glanced blankly, "Who did you listen to about this?"

"No one.. It's just that I said it when I was chatting with that idiot in my hand, Chen Hanbiao!" I said hurriedly.

Grandma shook her head, "Forget it, if it's a simple matter, you don't need her, if something really happens, it's useless for her to go!"

While we were talking here, the two of us were almost at the Manshui Bridge, because the small river running from north to south in the village flows all the year round, and when winter comes, we can hear the sound of water not far away, and within a few steps, we Just arrived at the bridge.

The boundary of the Manshui Bridge is basically considered to be in the wilderness, and it is almost the same before leaving the village. Grandma stopped at the head of the bridge. It is almost the end of the month at this time, and there is a crescent moon like a brow on the horizon, slightly The weak light reflected the two of us, and we felt quite uncomfortable in this wilderness.

Grandma bent down and began to fiddle with the things in the two baskets. On the way, I said to help grandma carry them, but grandma refused to let me. When I opened it, my eyes lit up, and it turned out to be a paper figurine!

The paper figurine is not big, only about one foot long, and it is covered with children's clothes, it looks like it should belong to the grandson of the Li family.

The paper man didn't move at first, grandma lit two white candles on the bridge, took out a bowl of incense ash, lit three sticks of incense, poured a bowl of water in front of the incense candles, and then lit it on the bridge. I paid the paper money, and I was muttering something, I couldn't understand it, and I didn't dare to interrupt the random question.

I stood aside and watched, because my grandma was by my side, and my heart was at ease, and I didn't feel anything wrong. I watched the three sticks of incense burning slowly. I didn't feel anything at first, but I don't know why. Looking at it, I felt that something was wrong with the three sticks of incense.

The three sticks of incense seemed to be lit together, but the burnt ones were uneven, the one in the middle was higher, and the one on both sides was high and the other was low, which always seemed strange and indescribable.

Grandma finished burning the paper money, looked at the three sticks of incense that were almost burnt, and was stunned for a while, then suddenly sighed, "Hey, it seems that Mrs. Li is going to be restless, this matter may be a bit troublesome Already!"

Grandma frowned, and reached out to take the paper doll in the basket, "I didn't want to use this thing at first, but you don't take something with you, you are always unwilling, old girl, even if there is something wrong Just tell me, I'll help you, don't make trouble for these children, they are still young, do you think you are willing?"

Grandma babbled these comforting words, lit the paper man on a white candle, and stood up while muttering, "Ashes return to ashes, ashes return to ashes, what should be kept, what should go Go, where did you come from, where do you go, take the things I gave you, and go all the way!"

Speaking of this, grandma's voice suddenly became a little higher, "Boy of the Li family, Li Youtong, let's go home, go home!"

"Come on, soul, come on. Grandma Chen will guide you, let's go home!"

I looked at the paper figurine burning at the end of the bridge, the blazing red flames were radiating out, but I don’t know if it’s the material of the little clothes or why, the color of the flames changed when I saw it, it was originally red. The flames seemed to be coated with a layer of black borders, but in the blink of an eye, the fire turned a little blue with a layer of black.

Grandma hurriedly greeted me, and just as I leaned over, grandma took out a red string from somewhere, and put it on my left index finger, "Jiu Jin'er, walking home with this bowl of water , don't talk along the way, don't look at the things in this bowl, go back and let the child have a drink, remember, no matter what you see on the road, don't stop, don't look back, and don't spill the water in this bowl! "

Grandma spoke in a hurry, I quickly picked up the bowl, and walked towards home without looking back. The Manshui Bridge is not close to home, and it takes at least 40 minutes to go all the way back. I took the bowl of water Going forward, but I can feel that grandma didn't follow at this time. I don't know what grandma is doing behind, but she said don't look back, so I have to keep going forward.

I had just walked more than tens of meters, and I could no longer hear the sound of water under the Manshui Bridge. At this moment, I heard a series of high-pitched shouts from the Manshui Bridge, "The soul is back! Turn back, the soul returns, don't turn back
I could tell it was my grandma these few times, but I dare not think that this polite word came out of grandma's mouth. Grandma doesn't know a few characters the size of a palm, let alone such a polite word , I'm afraid I can't write these words except my own name.

I didn't dare to stop, and I didn't dare to turn back. I kept walking towards the village, listening to the voice in my ear and following me back. I felt like my grandma was following behind me. Listening to this elegant word, I feel like there is someone beside me. There is no basis for this.

Speaking of which, I didn’t encounter any evil things along the way, and I just arrived at the alley on the other side of our house. It should be almost eleven o’clock at this time. It sounds like Li’s house should be There are only the guards left. When I got here, I felt a little more at ease.

Seeing that I entered the alley, but when I turned a corner, I saw something in front of me, which made me tremble all over.

At the gate of Li's house, there was a slightly hunched figure standing there, because it was only a dozen meters away. I looked at that figure and it was clearly the old lady of Li's family, exactly the same as the one I saw the night before yesterday. .

As soon as I saw this, I subconsciously stopped, but at this time there was another sentence "The soul is back, don't look back", thinking about what grandma said, I still held back.

But looking at the figure not far away, my footsteps suddenly slowed down. It goes without saying that I am afraid. No matter how many times I have seen it, the first feeling I feel when I see this thing is still fear. This is Instinct, no way.

(End of this chapter)