After Hu Zongren and I walked into the house, we found that the old man was no longer where we were sitting. So Hu Zongren and I started to walk to other rooms to look for the old man. As a result, we just walked to the porch where we first entered.
, I heard the old man's voice coming from the direction of the kitchen, saying, "Two young men, it's getting late, don't mind it, just stay for dinner." After saying that, he paused and said, "I've been here for a long time."
No one else came to eat.
So Hu Zongren nodded and said that we should eat with the old man first and then talk after dinner. So we walked towards the kitchen. Although the sky outside was not completely dark at this moment, it had reached the point where we needed to turn on the street lights.
As soon as he turned to the kitchen, he found that the old man was dragging the bench under the table tremblingly, so Hu Zongren hurried up to help, and then helped place the dishes and chopsticks. The old man said that there was nothing to eat at home, so just eat something simple. I
He smiled and nodded, and then asked the uncle, "You haven't cooked yet, how about we help you." The old man smiled happily and said yes, so Hu Zongren and I were responsible for washing and cutting vegetables, and I was responsible for cooking.
Cooking rice and cooking vegetables soon made the kitchen a bustle.
I am a relatively lazy person. In fact, Sister Cai cooks most of the time at home. However, these days disappeared completely after she became pregnant in 2011. During her pregnancy, I not only learned a lot of dishes, I even
I also learned how to make desserts and afternoon tea. I have to say that this was a huge improvement for me. But at the old man’s house at that time, I only often saw Sister Cai doing it, and I did it myself.
Hu Zongren was very inexperienced. Needless to say, Hu Zongren probably didn’t even know how to wash dishes at home. So we both hurriedly prepared, and I used all my housekeeping skills. I even scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
It has never been so successful, and I also cooked a pot of vegetable soup. During the whole process, the old man sat aside and looked at us happily. It seemed that our arrival would give him a meal.
So when I was cooking, I added a little more rice so that the old man could eat a few more meals and be less busy. Just when I thought everything was ready, Hu Zongren unexpectedly
He handed over a bamboo basket with carrots cut into small rounds. Of course I understood what Hu Zongren meant, but this pig actually washed the carrots cleanly and even put in the radish leaves. Even I didn’t
Why do people who often cook know that the leaves are inedible? So I tried again and again and came up with a plate of stir-fried carrots.
The whole process took about half an hour, during which the three of us didn't speak to each other at all. Hu Zongren and I often go to the customer's home, so there is nothing to feel embarrassed about. I was just cooking and thinking
I was thinking about how to talk to this old man later. Fortunately, the meal was quite delicious, except for the fact that I added a little too much salt. The old man didn’t drink, so Hu Zongren and I didn’t take the initiative.
We went to find a drink. At the end of the meal, the old man suddenly said, thank you for coming to help me cook today. Your street is really considerate of the people. I want to thank you on behalf of our wife.
The old man's words made Hu Zongren and I feel very uncomfortable. Although we still sympathize with this old man to a great extent, in the final analysis, our root is to complete our own commissions. We lie and deceive others.
It's something we do all the time in this industry, but it's usually not malicious, but at this moment I was filled with a sense of guilt. I looked at Hu Zongren, whose face was also very complicated. After being silent for a while, he said to the old man
The uncle said, "Actually, uncle, we have something to do, and we may want to tell you at this time."
The old man put down his chopsticks, but his face was still full of satisfaction after a good meal. He asked Hu Zongren, "Young man, tell me, what's the matter?" Hu Zongren sighed and said, "Actually, we two deceived you. We both
You are not a street worker at all, and the street is not conducting any census. The reason why we came to you today is actually to get some other information from you. When the old man heard this, he seemed a little surprised, so he looked
After looking at Hu Zongren for a long time, he said, "What are you doing here?" Hu Zongren explained, "Actually, we didn't want to come to visit you. We were originally hired by others to investigate and deal with some things, but after
During this process, we discovered that the root cause of these things was actually your Aunt Zhang, but Aunt Zhang is no longer here, and we also tried to communicate with her, but we failed, so we took the liberty to come to your house.
On the other hand, I want to learn about Zhang Ma's personality from your mouth and guess the reason why she stayed. We even need your help to cooperate with us in sending Zhang Ma away peacefully.
Hu Zongren's words seemed to surprise the old man. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time. Then he hesitated and said, why didn't I understand what you said? Why are you trying to communicate with her again? I
Did my wife know you before? Hu Zongren glanced at me, gritted his teeth, and told the old man all the things we encountered during this period, word for word, without even adding any exaggeration. Of course, he omitted it.
The ghost of Zhang Ma pushed me and Hu Zongren downstairs, just to tell the old man that although Zhang Ma was dead, she had not left yet and was still wandering around here, so she was burned by incense candles in the supermarket over there.
We were led over. If we guessed correctly, one of the reasons why Zhang Ma didn’t leave was because she couldn’t worry about you. She still appears in the supermarket from time to time and takes the carrots from the supermarket. When it comes to this,
Hu Zongren and I both looked at the plate of leftover carrots in front of us.
But Hu Zongren's words were obviously unacceptable to the old man. He stood up and said to us very excitedly and angrily, "Get out of here. If you don't, I will call the police." Hu Zongren hurriedly said to him, "Old man."
Uncle, we don’t mean any harm. To put it simply, we don’t need to come to you at all. We are all good at ruthless tactics. But in that case, such a kind old woman will be harmed. If you know your wife
Don’t you feel sad that you haven’t had a good ending after death? This guy and I, our profession is to catch ghosts for a living, and everything about us can prove that I am definitely not lying to you.
After Hu Zongren and I took out all the strange things on our bodies. The old man's expression was very solemn. He seemed unable to accept the fact that his late wife turned into a ghost after her death, but judging from his appearance
, this kind of old man who knows his destiny at his age actually believes what we say.
So the old man plopped down and sat on the stool. After a long time, he asked Hu Zongren, my wife, does she look okay? Hu Zongren lied and said, okay, but she just keeps wandering here, unable to go up to heaven or down.
It is indeed very pitiful to go to the ground. You are the person she has supported for so many years. You must not want your wife to just wander around like this and end up harming others and yourself, and become a lonely ghost, right? Let's start with this, right?
From the beginning, I always felt that this old man was very optimistic. Who knew that after Hu Zongren said these words, he actually stretched out his wrinkled hands, covered his face and cried softly. Hu Zongren and I both
We didn't try to comfort him, but we knew that in this situation, his crying would be a kind of spiritual release for him, so we waited for him to cry. After the old man finished crying, he asked us, tell us,
What do you need me to do.
So I said to the old man, you don’t need to do anything, just follow us later, and after we do the wake-up ceremony, you can talk to your wife and let her go with peace of mind, as long as you are fine.
Just talk like you usually do. The old man said with tears in his eyes, can she still hear what I said? I nodded and said yes.
Hu Zongren and I quickly washed the dishes and cleared the table, because we thought that the old man would not be in the mood to wash the dishes when he came home later. After tidying up the kitchen, Hu Zongren and I helped the old man go out.
After going out, Hu Zongren called Teacher Yang and asked Teacher Yang to take us back to the fresh food area of the supermarket from the elevator. When the old man saw the cabinet full of carrots, he couldn't help crying again.
Eyes full of tears. Hu Zongren and Teacher Yang accompanied the old man, while I removed the rope array and compresses that I originally set up here. Then I measured it with the compass and found that the reaction was still relatively violent, which was completely consistent with the reaction of awakening.
Conditions, so I said to Hu Zongren, you can start.
Then Hu Zongren asked the old man about Ma Zhang’s specific name, birthday and death. Soon I saw from the compass that Ma Zhang was here. This kind of summons with accurate information must be as long as it is around here.
The call was accurate, but after the call was made, we couldn't see it. I paid attention to the movement of the compass. I was not as angry as when I pushed us up the stairs, but was a little dazed, but it was indeed coming. So I
Tell the old man, if you have anything to say to Zhang Ma, just say it now. She is around us at the moment.
The old man looked around, as if he was looking for Zhang Ma. When he turned his head, I saw the expectant look in his eyes. The old man still said tremblingly, "Old woman, you can go alone."
Well, I'm fine here. Don't worry about me. Go down and take a seat for me. I'll be here with you in a short time. I glanced at Teacher Yang and gently rubbed his nose, then put his hand
He held it on his nose. The old man went on to say, I will eat carrots every time. After I eat them, I will hate them when I see them. Anyway, you like to force me to eat them, so I will just eat them.
Don't worry, my children are grown up and have their own things to do. They come back to see me often, so don't be afraid that I will be lonely.
You can go on your own. On the anniversary of Qingming's death, I will burn money for you. If it's not enough, just tell me in a dream. Even if you have nothing to do, you can still tell me in a dream. I want to see you too...
After saying this last sentence, the old man could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
I didn't have time to be sad with them. I looked at the compass and saw that the ghost of Zhang Ma had become very smooth and warm, so I told Hu Zongren that it was time. So Hu Zongren put up a frame to pray to the gods and sent Zhang away with a higher standard.
Damn the ghost, until I can't find it on the compass.
Then the three of us sent the old man home together. Teacher Yang promised to visit the old man often and keep in touch with the old man’s children. When we left the old man’s house, he looked at me through the iron gate.
Tell Hu Zongren, two young people, thank you, you are good people.
Hu Zongren and I smiled, then turned and left. Downstairs, Teacher Yang asked us if we were done. Hu Zongren and I looked at each other, and then I told Teacher Yang that we were still a little bit done.