My shout attracted the attention of the middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman. I quickly turned my back to them and whispered to Yuchen, "Are you kidding me?"
"Do you think I'm teasing you?" Yuchen had a cold face and stared at me with a pair of black eyes like a cold pool, "You want me to get on top of you and help you?"
He had a strong demeanor, and the questions coming out of his mouth were almost like threats.
I shook my head quickly.
Ordinary people can't see Yuchen, which makes it easy for him to get on top of me at any time, but after getting on top of me, he won't stay on me all night, so shouldn't I still be the one keeping watch tonight?
"That," I knew what he said. I had to listen whether I wanted to or not.
I sighed resignedly and asked, "You have to let me know the reason, right? I am not related to the deceased, so why should I help him guard his body?"
"He died suddenly in the store. He had a grudge in his heart and was frightened by the black cat. Then you appeared again. He inhaled the yang energy of a living person and was stained with your blood.
Tonight is the seventh day of his life, the time when his Yin Qi is at its strongest. If left unchecked, he will definitely transform into a corpse.
"
I suddenly remembered that when I went to the store yesterday, the little old man was lying on the recliner. I thought he was asleep, so I walked up to him and called him a few times.
It was probably at this time that he inhaled my Yang Qi and woke up.
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, so I asked tremblingly, "Will he kill me if he transforms into a corpse?"
"What do you think?" Yuchen stared at me and said with a smile on his face, "You were the one who made him transform into a corpse and cannot rest in his grave. Every injustice has its own debtor, so the first person he killed was you.
"
Yuchen looked like he was watching a good show, as if he wouldn't care about me even if I was killed by a ghost.
If you want to survive now, there is only one way...
"I...I'll go to the wake.
"
I walked to the mourning hall and looked at the middle-aged man. Before he could speak, tears fell down.
The middle-aged man was surprised, "Little girl, do you know my dad?"
"This is what I'm asking. If she didn't know him, how could she cry so sadly?" The middle-aged woman rolled her eyes at the man.
When I heard this, I cried even harder.
I'm not sad, I'm really scared!
While I was crying, I didn't forget about business and said to them, "Uncle and aunt, I have received favors from my grandfather. My family is poor and cannot afford to go to college. It was my grandfather who helped me pay the tuition.
I came here specifically to thank Grandpa, but I didn’t expect that Grandpa has already..."
I burst into tears.
This sad look made me believe the lie I told myself.
The middle-aged woman curled her lips, "I said this old man is hiding money! He would rather give it to outsiders than to me. How could I have such a pickpocketing father!"
The middle-aged man got up from the ground and looked at me, "You have money now, why don't you? If not, just make an IOU and pay back the money as soon as possible.
My dad is old and confused. If you take his money, I can sue you for fraud.
Don’t even think about defaulting on your debt!”
I was stunned for a moment, but I didn’t expect that these two people would continue to chew on their old age regardless of their filial piety.
I wiped my tears and said, "I will pay back the money.
Also, grandpa is my benefactor, and I want to keep vigil for him tonight.
"
"If you want to repay your kindness, we have to give you this opportunity. Just keep it.
"The woman seemed to be waiting for me to say this. As soon as I finished speaking, she quickly took off her mourning clothes and stuffed them into my hands, "I'll come over again tomorrow morning.
"
"Xiao Ling," the middle-aged man grabbed the woman, "if you leave now, people will gossip about you.
"
Xiaoling smiled nonchalantly, "I don't care. If you want to pretend to be filial, just stay.
"
After saying that, she shook off the man's hand and left.
The man caught up with her and said, "Liu Xiaoling, don't think that I don't know what your plans are.
Do you want to take advantage of my wake to sell the old man's house?
I'm telling you, there's no door either.
You are the water thrown out by the married daughter, and you want to take the money from the old man..."
"Bah! The rent is at least half of mine..."
The two quarreled and walked away.
Requesting a wake went smoothly, but I didn't feel good about it.
This woman is not the old man’s daughter-in-law, but actually his daughter! This son and daughter are so different.
"How could there be such a person!" I was unhappy in my heart.
"They will have their comeuppance.
"Yu Chen came over and said to me, "We don't have much time, let's decorate the mourning hall first.
"
Yuchen said that we should pay attention to three things tonight. First, the lights should not be turned off if they are always on.
Second, the incense in the incense burner cannot be cut off.
Third, and most importantly, never let a black cat scare the corpse again.
I don't know if there are black cats around here, but when I came here, I had already seen many stray cats.
In order to prevent cats from getting close to the corpse, a funeral shed must be built.
You also need to buy everlasting lamps, incense burners, and incense offerings.
Fortunately, the fat old man runs a funeral parlor, otherwise I, a poor student, would not have the money to arrange these arrangements.
I called Yin Meilan and asked for the fat old man's mobile phone number. I also told Yin Meilan that I would not go back to the dormitory tonight.
Then, I called the fat old man again and told him what I wanted.
In less than half an hour, the fat old man came with the workers.
After rearranging the mourning hall, the fat old man asked me, "Girl, are you afraid? Do you need me to stay with you?"
I was so moved when I heard this, and just when I was about to nod, I heard Yuchen say coldly, "No need.
"
"Yes, then I'll leave first.
"
Watching the fat old man leave, I could no longer suppress the anger I felt after being bullied all afternoon. I looked at Yuchen and said, "He stayed with me, not with you. What right do you have to refuse on my behalf!"
Seeing that I was angry, Yuchen didn't get angry. Instead, he walked up to me and held my face with his hands. He lowered his head and looked down at me, "It's enough for me to be here.
"
I was very close to him, so close that I could clearly see the tiny fuzz on his face.
The air suddenly became ambiguous, my cheeks felt hot, and my heart accelerated uncontrollably.