Where's my tail?

When Su Wei and the others came out of the attic, they realized that it was already evening, and the dim sunlight shone near the small building, giving people a feeling of twilight.

At this time, there were still some small stalls downstairs, and there were also scattered tourists. After seeing a few of them coming out of it, some stall owners immediately ran to them to recommend their own products.

But the things recommended this time are a bit strange, they are some dried leaves, in bunches, Su Wei approached and looked at it, and recognized it as ginkgo leaves at a glance.

The stall owner warmly greeted them and said, "You guys just went to play around in the attic, right? Buy some ginkgo leaves from me to drive away evil spirits. I picked these ginkgo leaves in front of the temple, and you can also ward off evil spirits if you take them with you. Well, it can also be used to soak in water to drive away evil spirits, this one is very cheap, ten yuan a bunch!"

Qin Mu immediately noticed the exorcism he kept mentioning, so he asked with a smile, "Why do you have to exorcise evil spirits when you enter this attic? Is there any evil thing in here?"

The small stall owner didn't have the same attitude as the townspeople, probably because he is a businessman, and he has to deal with tourists often when setting up a stall here. Who would buy their stuff?

So he asked enthusiastically: "At first glance, you are tourists from other places, right?"

There is nothing to hide about this, so they nodded very simply.

The stall owner showed an expression that I knew, and then turned down the volume and said to them: "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that some students here have had an accident before, and then it was reported by the townspeople. Ten, ten to one hundred, it has become some horror stories, everyone thinks there is something evil in it, so when they go out from here, they will look for things to exorcise the evil, just afraid that they will bring back some bad things from here.”

Then he said with a hearty smile: "Actually, I have set up a stall here for so many years, and I haven't seen anything strange, but everyone is trying to make peace of mind. I didn't buy these things in the first place. But then the rumors became more and more bizarre, some people needed our various products and sold them well..."

This uncle is obviously a bit talkative. They haven't even bought his things yet, so he keeps talking to them about what happened to him when he was shopping here, and the townspeople in some mile, etc.

But they just needed a person who knew this place very well and was not so repulsive to outsiders to tell them about the situation here, so everyone simply bought a bunch of ginkgo leaves from him, and then started to befriend him. .

Although it seems that they don't want them to get close, as long as the uncle has an audience, he can chat happily.

Zhang Lingjiao is smart now, he didn't directly ask about the storage room, but said that they met an administrator in it just now, but his attitude didn't seem too good, and he left before they asked a few questions .

The uncle agreed with their point of view very much when he heard it, saying that these administrators are all neurotic, and they don’t understand people very well. Sometimes the loud voices of these small stalls can scare them. , and then scolded them to stay away from here, with an expression of doing something wrong, they, small stall owners, are not used to it.

Then the uncle said that the people in this small town are weird. If it weren't for these peak tourist seasons, they would have no choice but to come here to do business, and they don't want to stay here.

Su Wei was very surprised when he heard this and said, "Uncle, are you not from here?"

The uncle pretended to be angry as soon as he heard it, and said, "Do you think that I, who is so enthusiastic and willing to answer your questions, look like the townspeople here?"

Hearing what he said, they finally understood the reason why this uncle is different from the townspeople. They said why the townspeople here are so enthusiastic, even if it is for business, it is impossible to smile so sincerely at them.

It turned out that this uncle used to do business in this area. In the past, the town was more closed. Except for some businessmen who were very familiar with them, they would be willing to do business. They would not talk to other businessmen at all, and his grandfather used to He is a foot merchant, he often does business here, and gradually gets to know the townspeople, so he plans to do long-term business here, but then it seems that something happened, his grandfather stopped doing business here, and even There is not much running around here.

So many years have passed, although his grandfather told them not to come here for business, but he was not born when his grandfather passed away, and he didn't know what happened at that time. Later, he saw that this place was developed into a tourist area , I thought the business here might be good, so I came here again.

At first, his father was reluctant, but he was moved by him later, and he agreed to let him try. Later, he did a good job in business, so his father didn't care about him, but told him that if he could find a better one in the future Don't stay here.

He didn't quite know why his father said that, but he knew why after he came here. The people here are weird, they keep looking for things to ward off evil spirits, they seem to be very superstitious, and at the same time they don't worship Their temples, so much so that many temples here are deserted.

When he first came here, he was not used to it. No one wanted to talk to this group of foreign businessmen, and there were so many taboos. It always made people feel uncomfortable to stay here, so a group of foreign businessmen did not force them to accept it. , Every time I finish my business, I will leave here immediately.

Su Wei thought of the administrator's face and movements, so he asked the uncle if the administrator was sick, feeling that his complexion was not very good, and it was not easy to move.

After hearing this, the uncle said: "That's what the administrator was like. I don't know if he was sick. It seems that every administrator is like that. He looks sick and feels sick."

Qin Mu heard some problems and asked, "You mean, there is more than one administrator here, and everyone is like this?"

The uncle thought for a while and said: "It's almost the same, but there is only one administrator here, but every two years, the administrator will be replaced. It seems to be a tradition here. I heard that before this place did not become a tourist attraction, here There are also gatekeepers, who are replaced every two years, and now they are administrators, who are also replaced every two years."

Qin Mu then asked: "Then these administrators had this look when they didn't come here to be administrators, or did they look like this after they became administrators here?"

Hearing Qin Mu's question, the uncle couldn't help rubbing his hands, and whispered to them: "Actually, I also think this is so weird. I've seen it before. These people were not like this at first. See It looks healthy and doesn’t make people feel so gloomy, but when they become administrators, it’s as if their energy has been sucked away by something, and they are ill and uncomfortable to watch.”

Zhang Lingjiao then asked: "Since the attic is weird, why do they still need to be administrators? Is it for the salary?"

The uncle said with a smile: "Only relying on the salary here, the whole family will starve to death. I heard that the administrator is not their own choice. It seems that the men in the town come here in turn. Every family must have someone to be the administrator. , Of course, I used to be the gatekeeper, and even outsiders like us can see that there is something wrong with being an administrator, how could these townspeople not know?"

Zhang Lingjiao said yes, would anyone like this back then?

The uncle said: "So I didn't say that this is their tradition, even if there is any problem, they don't mind, what can we do?

In fact, even if these administrators are replaced, they will almost always be in poor health. It seems that I heard that there was a gatekeeper who went crazy before, but every time it was their turn to choose an administrator, they would not resist. It seems that something terrible will happen when they arrive, so they will obediently be administrators every time. "

An Yue whispered, could this be something they were sacrificing?

According to what she said, it is really a bit like a sacrifice. The things that the townspeople believe in are in the attic. Every townsman who is selected as an administrator or gatekeeper is an offering for the sacrifice. If the townspeople do not sacrifice People in the town will suffer.

It seems reasonable to think about it this way, but if it is a sacrifice, the things inside should make the townspeople both admire and fear, but they only see fear in the eyes of the administrator, and then think of the blood-stained paper. The townspeople should not be performing sacrifices to suppress ghosts.

So why?Not only will the thing not help them, but it will also harm them, but the townspeople keep sending people inside. Could it be that they want to use this method to prevent the thing from harming them?

After thinking about it for a while, Su Wei asked Zhang Lingjiao if his health gradually deteriorated because the administrators stayed in that room.

Zhang Lingjiao thought that Su Wei saw the unusualness of the house, and nodded in surprise, saying that living people should not stay in that kind of house often, as it would make people's health worse. He asked Su Wei how he could tell of.

Su Wei looked at Zhang Lingjiao with an expression of looking at a fool, and said that the house was so dark and damp that anyone who lived in it would get sick, and his family would not choose such a house, even if he stayed in it for a while All feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Lingjiao was choked up immediately: "However, that's not the reason I said! Why do you have to use science to explain this kind of supernatural problem!! Although what he said seems to have a little truth."

People who live in dark and humid places will be bad for their health, and it is easy to inhale too much moisture, but it is still impossible to reach the level of seriousness of these administrators, let alone someone who is crazy, but the room With such a heavy yin energy, it is normal for a living person to have a bad complexion and lack of energy.

Thus, Su Wei, a scientific intellectual, and Zhang Lingjiao, a master of feudal superstition and feng shui, had their first major collision of ideas.