Chapter 21: A Beautiful Girl Ruolan (19): A Special Dinner Party Sent by the Dead
Qianjiekou is a bit far from the city center, and it doesn't even have such a specific plan on the map. But I have heard of this place.
At that time, the tower at Qianjiekou was the defensive wall of the entire city. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army wanted to come through Qianjiekou and control the war situation from the rear, but they fought at Qianjiekou all day and night without being able to capture it. Finally at night, I don’t know.
What happened? The soldiers stationed outside suddenly went crazy and started fighting with each other. In the end, they all died tragically on the scene. At that time, in order to save trouble, the bodies of many soldiers were buried there. Later, some civilians killed by the Japanese army were also buried there.
They buried them there, and gradually, Qianjiejie became a mass grave, and many homeless strangers were buried there after their deaths.
Although Qianjie Kou is a bit dark, there are still many people from the old city living there.
I made an appointment with Shen Yao. He drove there by himself, and Wu Ruolan and I took a taxi. We made an appointment to meet at Qianjiekou at seven o'clock in the evening.
At 6:40 in the evening, we took a taxi and arrived at Qianjiekou. Because the road ahead was a bit difficult, the car stopped halfway and the driver didn't want to go over. Wu Ruolan and I had to get out of the car and walk forward.
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We waited for more than half an hour at the agreed time, but Shen Yao never came. So I called him, but no one answered. Just when I was about to call him again, Shen Yao's phone rang.
Came over.
"My car broke down halfway, and I'm waiting for rescue. You guys go ahead. I'll be there as soon as I can. I'm really sorry." Shen Yao said depressedly.
"Okay then, just contact me when you arrive." I said and hung up the phone.
Walking into Qianjie, we soon saw Plum Blossom Alley. I suddenly remembered that I had always wanted to ask Wu Ruolan what her aunt did for a living.
"My aunt's job is a bit special. You'll know it when you arrive." Wu Ruolan was a little vague.
The further you walk into Plum Blossom Lane, the weirder the surrounding environment becomes. There are different paper figures placed at the door of each house at the intersection. In addition, Plum Blossom Lane is a bit dark, and those paper figures stand at the door, shadowy.
Like a little devil guiding the way one by one. When he reached the end of Plum Blossom Lane, Wu Ruolan stopped in front of a house on the left, and then knocked on the door.
Soon, the door opened, and a hunchbacked old man poked his head out. Her hair was half black and half white, and her white hair covered half of her face. She looked at us with cold eyes.
"Aunt, we are here." Wu Ruolan said.
"Hello." I greeted politely.
Wu Ruolan's aunt didn't speak, and looked directly at me. This look made me a little embarrassed and I didn't know what to say.
After a while, she opened the door and said coldly, "Come in."
I looked at Wu Ruolan and then walked in together.
The courtyard is a typical northern style, with the kitchen and toilet outside, a large courtyard in the middle, and a rest room at the back. What I didn't expect was that there were guests at home. They were two middle-aged men and women, who seemed to be a couple.
.They were sitting at a stone table in the courtyard.
"Wait for me." After Wu Ruolan's aunt finished speaking, she walked tremblingly to the stone table, and then said something to the couple.
"Aunt Mei, please, please help me. We came all the way here." The woman begged Wu Ruolan's aunt, her voice trembling.
"You know, I can't do this, it goes against my principles." Wu Ruolan's aunt shook her head.
"We know, but there's nothing we can do. There's really nothing we can do." The woman said and cried softly.
"Aunt Mei, for Apu's sake, can you help us?" The man begged.
"Well, I have guests coming today, so you can stay at my place first. We will talk about this matter tomorrow." Wu Ruolan's aunt thought for a few seconds and then spoke.
"Okay, okay." The couple had happy expressions on their faces.
"You guys go to the room next to you and clean up." Wu Ruolan's aunt pointed to the room on the left.
"Okay, we'll do it by ourselves, we'll do it by ourselves." The couple hurriedly stood up and walked to the front room.
"Come here." At this time, Wu Ruolan's aunt suddenly pointed at me.
"Me, me?" I was a little surprised.
Wu Ruolan's aunt nodded.
I didn't know what Wu Ruolan's aunt was going to do, so I walked over anxiously.
Wu Ruolan's aunt looked at me for two minutes, and then asked, "I heard that you helped Ruolan cure the spirit-leaving syndrome?"
"Soul-leaving syndrome? Oh, you mean dual personality, right? It's not me, it's my friends who help." I said.
"Is it really cured?" Wu Ruolan's aunt asked again.
"Okay, okay, Ruolan can't speak anymore. Her personality couldn't speak before, and another personality dominated her." I said.
"Didn't you say that the doctor is coming too? Why didn't I see him coming with you?" Wu Ruolan's aunt asked.
"His car broke down on the way, so he might come later." I said.
"Well, I hope he doesn't miss the time." Wu Ruolan's aunt frowned.
What time? What time? I was about to ask, but Wu Ruolan walked out of the room, then came over and hugged her aunt and said, "What's delicious today! Don't scare people by talking nonsense again."
"I think this child has a pretty good temperament, isn't he as timid as you said?" Wu Ruolan's aunt looked at me and said.
"I'm okay, I'm okay." I touched my head awkwardly.
"There happen to be two guests today, and they live in the room on the left. Don't be offended if something happens later," Wu Ruolan's aunt said to me.
I nodded. Wu Ruolan's aunt was talking about the couple just now. It seemed that they came from a distance to ask Wu Ruolan's aunt for something.
"Okay, let's go to the room. The time will come soon, in case your parents don't want to do it again." Wu Ruolan's aunt patted Wu Ruolan and said.
Wu Ruolan’s parents? I felt a little dizzy. Didn’t Wu Ruolan say before that her parents had been gone since she was a child? What does this mean?
I wanted to ask Wu Ruolan, but Wu Ruolan pulled her aunt towards the room, so I had no choice but to follow them in.
There was a large table in the middle of the room, with three candles lit in the middle. The rest of the table was filled with dishes, most of which were cold dishes. A total of six sets of bowls and chopsticks were placed neatly together.
"Call your friend again to see if he can still come. When the time comes, we won't wait for him." Wu Ruolan's aunt said to me.
"Okay." I picked up my phone and called Shen Yao, but no one answered.
"Forget it, Ruolan, go next door and call those two people over. Since they are guests, let's have dinner together." Wu Ruolan's aunt said.
Wu Ruolan nodded, stood up and walked out.
Soon, the two people followed Wu Ruolan, and then Wu Ruolan's aunt added another set of bowls and chopsticks to the table. There were five people in total, and seven sets of bowls and chopsticks.
"This is a family banquet. You should attend it together. All that's left now is Ruolan's parents. I'll call them up." Wu Ruolan's aunt said to the two people.
"Thank you, Aunt Mei, thank you." The two people thanked her repeatedly.
Hearing this, I suddenly understood. Could it be that Wu Ruolan's aunt is a psychic?
I saw Wu Ruolan's aunt began to mutter words, and her body began to shake as the words sped up. Soon the whole room fell into a silent fear. I had never seen such a scene, and my heart suddenly jumped into my throat. In his eyes, Wu Ruolan and the couple next to him seemed to be relatively calm.
The wind outside the window blew in, making a hunting sound.
Suddenly, the candle in the middle of the table went out.
The room suddenly fell into darkness, as if something really floated in from the outside...