I don't believe in ghosts today

The walls of the hut are all made of mud, and there is no furniture, but it is cleaned very neatly.In the middle of the room was a clay stove with firewood. The old woman took the kettle off the stove and made a cup of tea for Zou Hao. "Sit down. I know you've got a lot of questions to ask."

Holding a warm teacup, Zou Hao sat by the fire facing the old woman.The women who followed him all the way also sat around.

"What is this place?" Zou Hao couldn't help asking.

"This is Iron Tree Village," said the old woman.The warm firelight shone on her kind face, making people feel very at ease.

Zou Hao looked around at the older sisters, younger sisters and younger girls sitting around them, and he was a little embarrassed to ask, "Are there only women in your village?"

"That's right." The old woman nodded. "The men in the village suffered from a strange disease and died one after another. We are the only women left in the village." Speaking of the past, the old woman's expression was a little sad, and the women also bowed their heads. head.

"I'm sorry..." Zou Hao hurriedly apologized for his presumptuousness. "How far is it from Chengdu? I have to go back quickly, and I have to go to work."

"Why did you want to go back when you first came here? Let's live for a while, the big guy also wants to hear your stories about the city. The women here have never been to the city yet."

"Yes, yes," a sister-in-law who was holding a child nodded repeatedly, "Young man, tell us something about the city."

Zou Hao scratched his head. "I haven't lived in the city for a few years. What do you want to know? You can ask, and I will try my best."

"How do you people in the city eat and live?" The sister-in-law looked at Zou Hao with curiosity.Her sister-in-law is the mother of two little girls.

"I don't have much money either. I usually eat rice, vegetables, and meat..." Zou Hao said as he thought of the scallop porridge that Aunt Liu made for him, and his saliva almost flowed out.

"Rice? Meat?" The seven or eight-year-old girl who first discovered him was called Daya, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Chun, and her eyes widened when she heard his answer. "How often do you eat?"

"Eat it every day..."

After Zou Hao finished speaking, the women around were amazed. "I eat rice and meat every day!"

"It's no wonder that today's younger generations are determined to run to the city. The city is so nice!"

"Then, what kind of place do you live in?" Mrs. Chun asked again.

"Live in a building."

"Building? What does the building look like?"

"Story-by-story houses are stacked on top of each other. The shorter ones have six or seven floors, and the taller ones have thirty or forty floors."

"Oh, it's really terrible," Mrs. Chun looked shocked, "If I accidentally fall, will I be smashed to pieces? I don't dare to live there."

Zou Hao waved his hands quickly. "No, it's all safe!"

The women asked one by one, and surrounded Zou Hao for most of the afternoon.Zou Hao patiently answered their questions one by one: People in the city don’t ride horses and mules when they go out, but take cars and subways, which are fast underground trains; Mobile phone, press a few times on that small box, and the person you think of will receive your message.Zou Hao even took out his mobile phone and showed them, but unfortunately there was no signal and he couldn't make calls.

As it was getting dark, Mrs. Chun went to her yard to catch an old hen, and cooked it for Zou Hao herself.The women brought the best ingredients from their homes and made a feast—baked potatoes, steamed sweet potatoes, corn buns, cured pork ribs, and homemade sorghum wine.

Mrs. Chun respected Zou Hao with a bowl of wine, two blushes appeared on her cheeks. "Xiao Zou, you must stay longer. It's rare for a big guy to see someone new, and he's happier than New Year's."

Zou Hao was a little embarrassed. "But... I still have work to do." He thought of Zheng Cheng who was timid but loved to listen to ghost stories, Chen Sanyan who always took good care of him, and Li Yifan who made him angry.He has to go back.

"There are so many people in the city, and there is no shortage of you. You, just stay with us." The oldest old woman is called Granny Zhao, and it is said that she is almost 80 years old.

"Yes, yes," the women chimed in one after another, "If you leave now, we will suffer to death."

The kindness is hard to turn down, so Zou Hao had no choice but to agree temporarily. "Then, I'll stay for a few more days."

After drinking and eating, a village of women left happily.Granny Zhao made a bed for him next to the stove. The cotton was soft and warm, and it was very comfortable to lie in.In a daze, he felt as if he had returned to his childhood, those winters at his grandmother's house.

The dancing flames in the stove reflected on his face, and Zou Hao fell asleep peacefully.

In the dark blue incense burner, sandalwood smoke slowly rises and fades quietly in the air.

Zhu Qingyun stroked his beard and nodded. "I already know the matter. Let me hear the guess in your heart first."

Li Yifan sat cross-legged, staring at a section of incense ash that was about to fall, seemingly thoughtful. "I checked a lot of information, and only found one reasonable explanation - Daughter Well."

Zhu Qingyun nodded slightly. "Tell me carefully."

"The elevator was full of resentful souls, all of whom were women, and they were extremely resentful. They all died violently during their lifetime. It can be inferred that at the same place, a large number of women died of injustice. In some rural areas with closed-mindedness and backward economy, There is a bad custom that fits this situation. Because the local patriarchal thinking is very serious, coupled with economic poverty and food shortage, it is difficult to feed all the natural-born population. Therefore, newborn baby girls, disabled elderly people, and even family members The female members who cannot feed themselves will be imprisoned in caves, stone pagodas or thrown into wells by their families, and let them starve to death, which is extremely cruel.”

Zhu Qingyun let out a long sigh. "The world is not benevolent, and treats everything as a straw dog. When it comes to evil ghosts and resentful souls, everyone scoffs. In fact, most of these evil ghosts and resentful souls are poor people in the world."

"That's why the disciple came here to ask for advice on how to deal with this matter."

"They are indeed pitiful people, but now they have become grievance ghosts and hurt others. It must not be their original intention. If you can ask them clearly about their grievances and resolve them with your heart, it will be the best. If the situation is really critical, or Protecting the world should be the top priority." Zhu Qingyun said slowly.

Li Yifan bowed his head. "The disciple understands."

Zhu Qingyun opened his eyes and looked at Li Yifan carefully. "There seems to be some progress in the predestined relationship between disciples?"

Li Yifan was about to answer when the cell phone in his pocket rang suddenly.Li Yifan saw that Zhou Yunling was calling, and was about to hang up, but Zhu Qingyun shook his head. "Go, it's urgent."

Li Yifan left the room, and when the phone was connected, Zhou Yunling's tone was really anxious: "Master, something happened again."

"what happened?"

"Zou Hao fell into the elevator shaft and fell into a coma."

Li Yifan's chest tightened. "Where are the others? Where are they now?"

"Sent to the hospital, the one where he was hospitalized last time."

Li Yifan didn't even have time to say goodbye to Zhu Qingyun, he went downstairs to pick up the car and went straight to the hospital.

Zhou Yunling stopped him outside the ward. "Master, calm down first and listen to me."

Li Yifan wanted to go in quickly, but seeing Zhou Yunling's sad face, he finally stopped in his tracks. "What's wrong?"

"I told you, don't worry..." Zhou Yunling stammered. "He only fell two floors, and his body was not seriously injured. But the examination results showed that the brain injury was serious...the doctor said that he might become a vegetable..."

What are you kidding?She flirted with him yesterday and lost her temper, so she's going to be a vegetable today?Li Yifan opened the door and went in, Zou Hao lay motionless on the hospital bed by the window.After taking a look, Li Yifan felt relieved.Zou Hao's lips were pale, and his seal was black. He must have been stolen by those female ghosts.

Li Yifan pulled up Zou Hao's trouser leg, and there was indeed a blue-purple handprint on his ankle.

"It's impossible to become a vegetable," Li Yifan turned his head and told Zhou Yunling, "I'm going to his dream and find him back."

When I woke up, the fire in the stove had been extinguished, and the rising sun shone through the gap in the wooden door.

Zou Hao stretched himself, finally climbed out of the warm bed, opened the door and walked into the yard.Taking advantage of the good weather, the female villagers are already busy, drying corn, washing clothes, drying pickles...

"Little Zou," Mrs. Chun waved at him with a ladder, "My house's roof has been leaking for a long time, come and help me fix it."

"Okay." Zou Hao immediately agreed.

He built a ladder to climb up to the roof, and repaired the roof with the tiles and mud handed over by Da Ya.Sister-in-law Chun was in the yard, looking up at Erya with her arms in her arms, telling them from time to time: "Watch more, don't fall!"

Zou Hao was working hard when he suddenly heard someone calling him. "Zou Hao!" It was Li Yifan's voice.But Zou Hao looked around, and there was no sign of that person at all.

"Xiao Zou, what's wrong?" Mrs. Chun asked on the ground.

Zou Hao scratched his head. "It's okay, I seem to have misheard." Just as he picked up the mud-stained wood chip and was about to continue working, Li Yifan's voice sounded again.

"Zou Hao, go to the hillside behind the village and turn west on the fork road halfway up the mountain. I'll wait for you in the cave."

Zou Hao stood up and glanced behind the village. Sure enough, there was a winding road leading to the mountain.

"Who cares about you," Zou Hao said to himself, "I'll wait until I finish repairing the roof. Just wait."

After the tiles were laid, Zou Hao climbed back to the ground along the ladder, and Mrs. Chun brought a basin of clean water for him to wash his hands.

"Sister-in-law Chun, I want to go for a walk on the mountain." Zou Hao said.Although the voice was probably his illusion, he still wanted to confirm it.

"Go," Mrs. Chun said with a smile all over her face, "Come back early, and Mrs. Chun will make green vegetable cakes for you at noon."

Zou Hao went up the mountain along the path, and went west at the fork in the road. After walking not far, there was indeed a cave.Li Yifan was sitting on a big rock at the entrance of the cave, with a piece of grass in his mouth, like a bum.

"Aren't you not coming?" Li Yifan looked at him with a smile. "You care about me so much?"

"I don't care." Zou Hao turned and left, Li Yifan caught up and took his hand.

"Okay, don't be angry. I'm here to pick you up."

Zou Hao stopped in his tracks, glanced at Li Yifan, and quickly turned his gaze away. "I have to go back and talk to Granny Zhao and Mrs. Chun."

"Needless to say. You are just dreaming now." Li Yifan said.

"Huh?" Zou Hao was surprised. "dream?"

Li Yifan took Zou Hao's hand, opened his mouth and bit Zou Hao's arm. "Does it hurt?"

Zou Hao was dubious, so he also pulled Li Yifan's hand to his mouth, took a bite, waited for a long time, and looked up at Li Yifan. "It really doesn't hurt."

"You bite me, of course you don't hurt, idiot." Li Yifan curled up two fingers, gently pinched the tip of Zou Hao's nose, smiling gently.

The author has something to say:

The stupid author is going on a business trip to Tibet tomorrow, and the update time may not be stable in the next three days, because I don’t know if there is a signal QAQ in the mountains

I'm still a little scared of the ice and snow, I hope I can come back smoothly and continue to tell the story~