I never expected such a thing.
The old man continued.
"I always said that my son was bewitched by a fox spirit. We also felt that way. Later, someone gave some advice. This person seemed to live in the west of the lake. He asked my son to plant a kind of thirteen-cornered water chestnuts that grow in the river, grind them into powder, and sprinkle them at the door. This trick really worked. Three foxes, a family of three, or four, the female fox was pregnant. When they were caught, they all shed tears and even bowed, like humans. We softened our hearts and asked my son to let them go, but my son disagreed. He had lost an eye and his legs were limping. He cut the three foxes with three cuts, and they were all dead. The male fox hanging on the wall is the one that caused my son to lose his eye."
"And the other two?"
"I gave it to the person who gave me the enlightenment."
"What about the fox bones?"
"My son took it to the mill and ground it into powder for feed."
Master Ji was shocked, but said nothing more.
"Well, let's do this first. Let's go back and think of a way to deal with it as soon as possible."
When we came out, Master Ji said let’s go back to the hotel and talk about this tomorrow.
Let’s go back to the hotel, said Master Ji.
"Pack your things and leave now."
I packed my things and drove away from Chixian.
"Kid, you can't take care of this. You've gotten into big trouble. This matter is not over yet. It seems that the people in this kid's family will also die, that is, his wife and his children, but he still owes a life, which is the one in his courage. It seems that this is a big disaster and it is not that simple."
"What happened to the stone corpse?"
"Whether this is related to this incident or not, I don't know for now, but it seems that this kid is causing more than just this incident. Let's not get involved anymore."
We fled from Chixian. Whenever I think about it, I get cold all over.
After I went back, Master Ji warned me that I couldn’t do anything about this matter, no matter who came.
I know, this matter cannot be controlled.
Go home, Zheng Jun is at home.
"How about it?"
I shook my head. Zheng Jun knew that I was going to Chixian.
"By the way, Master Mao came and brought some seafood."
When Mao Xiaoli heard this, I was stunned. She took out the things and asked.
"Anything else?"
Zheng Jun shook his head strangely, and I felt relieved. What I feared most was the arrival of that little box, and I hoped it would never come.
"What about Zhang Xiaoxue's matter?"
I told Zheng Jun that we would get married after Zhang Xiaoxue came back, but she didn't come back.
When we were drinking in the evening, Yun Bai came. I didn't let her in, and she didn't want to come in either.
"Tomorrow is your father's anniversary, and I want to visit the cemetery."
"No, because my father said when he died that you can't go."
"Could it be..."
"sorry."
I closed the door. When my father died, he didn't say this to me in person, but asked someone else to tell me not to let my mother go to his grave, never. It seems that my father hated Yun Bai to such an extent. At that time, I couldn't figure it out. When I knew that my mother did this for a man, I hated her too. My father spent his whole life in loneliness. Later, he was driven out of the house, or he didn't want to come back. My mother would wash the places where he sat and stood repeatedly with water. Is the smell of death on his body so strong? I have never smelled it before. It's really strange.
"Actually, you shouldn't do this to your mother."
"you do not know."
I don’t want to mention Yunbai anymore. After drinking that day, I fell asleep and felt very tired.
The next day, when I went to work, the manager came over and said there was a big makeup, which was a black bag given by the family.
Our money was given in a black envelope. I took it and handed it to Zheng Jun.
"Evergreen Hall."
We went into the office, changed our clothes, sat down, lit a cigarette, drank some water, then went into the dressing room, put down our makeup boxes, tidied ourselves up, and got everything ready.
"I'll go push the body."
After I finished speaking, I went into the Changqing Hall, worked in the refrigerator, carried the deceased onto the body trolley, and then slowly pushed him out and went into the dressing room. At this time, I didn't feel anything strange, nor did I find anything wrong.
The body was pushed into the dressing room, and I carried it to the dressing bed. Zheng Jun opened the makeup box and arranged everything in order. She is always like this, everything is neat and clean. Mine was a bit messy, and I made a big pile.
When the shroud was lifted, Zheng Jun covered it immediately, then sat on the chair and spoke.
"Isn't this director too sinister? We can't do this job!"
I knew it was a bit troublesome.
"It's a child, a teenager, definitely not an adult."
We work in the dressing room, and there are several types of jobs that we won't do without makeup. One of them is for children, who are under 18 years old. Normally, children are under 18 years old. It is unlucky to put makeup on children. In the past, they would be buried directly because they did not reach adulthood, which was called premature death. Pregnant death means bad luck. If we put makeup on them, strange things will definitely happen. As for what they are, it is uncertain. This is certain, the master told us.
I went out to find the manager, who was sitting there drinking tea.
"What's wrong?"
"Not yet an adult."
"If you are an adult, I won't talk about big makeup, and the family members won't give you so much money."
"We are not afraid of heavy makeup. This is not called heavy makeup, this is dark makeup. Whoever puts it on will be unlucky. I think you may know this."
The director looked at me for a long time and said.
"There's no need to talk too much. What's wrong with putting on makeup?" I said
The manager knows more than I do, and he actually said this.
"Then we can't do this job, you should find someone else."
"The family members are waiting. There is no time. If you don't do it, I will deal with you."
The manager is quite awesome today.
"Okay, I'll do it, no problem, but I'll put your paper cutout figure under him."
After I said that, I turned around and left. I didn't believe that the director was not afraid. Cut a paper figure into the director's image and put it on the body of the deceased. That means he will carry ghosts, corpses and disasters, and we will be fine. This trick will not be used unless there is no other trick. This is also a secret known to only a few people.
As soon as I entered the dressing room, the manager followed in hurriedly.
"Boy, you are my father, right? You guys figure out a way to do this makeup. If you can't find a solution, ask Master Zhao Juan."
"She just left the crematorium and washed her hands. This is not good."
The manager was out, he was on the phone. I knew why the manager agreed to this, it seemed that this person must have a good relationship with the manager, otherwise he would not take such a big risk to do it.
The manager asked me to go out and answer the phone. It was Master Zhao Juan. Master Zhao Juan told me.
"You guys do this job. When you put on the makeup, tie a black thread to the left foot of the deceased, and then pull it out through the crack of the door. There is a warehouse next door. It's useless. The manager will find a living thing to tie it to. The makeup should not take more than 20 minutes. Be quick and don't expose the makeup, otherwise it will cause trouble."
I'm sweating. This is called a turning disaster. Master Zhao mentioned it before but didn't explain it in detail. It seems like I have to put on makeup or not. I don't know what this turning disaster will lead to.
I went in and told Zheng Jun about it. She was stunned for a moment, then took out the black thread from the drawer. It was left by Master Zhao, and then she pulled the thread out. I opened the door of the warehouse, and the manager came in like he was on fire. He got a puppy. The puppy kept barking, but after the black thread was tied, it stopped barking and lay on the ground quietly. Poor puppy, Zheng Jun and I didn't want to melt it.
"Captain, this is too cruel, isn't it? That's a life."
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I'm not going to do this today."
I got angry, and Zheng Jun also went into the dressing room to pack his makeup box and asked us to kill a puppy, which we couldn't do.
"The puppy may not die. This is the only solution."
"Get a chicken."
I said.
"You are my father and my mother."
The manager took the puppy away again. Ten minutes later he got a chicken and tied it up. The chicken stopped struggling.
Let’s go into the dressing room, Zheng Jun said.
"I'll put on my makeup, and you'll get me the tools. Remind me after 20 minutes. Remind me after 15 minutes. Remind me every minute."
I was nervous. If the makeup wasn't finished in 20 minutes, something might happen. Also, I couldn't show my makeup, which was a big taboo.
Sweat broke out on Zheng Jun's forehead and I wiped it off.
Eighteen minutes, it was done. I took a look and saw that her makeup was not showing, so I covered her with the shroud.
"You take a rest for a while, I'll go untie the thread."
I went out and went into the warehouse to untie the wires. The chicken had died tragically, with black blood flowing from the holes. I didn't move, but called the manager and asked him to take the chicken away and bury it outside.
The manager asked the cleaner to come.
That day, after Zheng Jun and I finished work, we were looking for a place to eat, and Mao Xiaoli called me.
"I want to understand. I will help you find Zhang Xiaoxue. No conditions."
I think this is another trick. Mao Xiaoli would never do anything without the necessary conditions.
However, I was also anxious to find Zhang Xiaoxue, and I had not yet come up with any good idea.
I agree.
The next day after get off work, I went to Mao Xiaoli's house. I went there by myself. She told me to go by myself.
Mao Xiaoli was wearing pajamas and her hair was messy. She had never been like this before.
"Why are you dressed like this today?"
"I do."
Mao Xiaoli's anger has not subsided yet.
"Do you know where Zhang Xiaoxue's hometown is?"
Mao Xiaoli suddenly said this and I was stunned.
"I haven't asked about this. Isn't it in the city?"
"Chixian."
I was stunned. Chixian, is it related to Chixian
"You may not know, but your master Yinyan is also from Chi County. They are all from Chi County. There is a saying in Chi County that the Yin family is Xi Shi and the Zhang family is Diao Chan. Xi Shi refers to Yinyan and Diao Chan refers to Zhang Xiaoxue. Everyone in Chi County knows that. There is also one thing, that there are many foxes in Chi County. There was once a rumor that whoever can get a fire fox skin will marry the two beauties from the Yin family or the Zhang family. Maybe this is just a legend. Yinyan and Zhang Xiaoxue are not that beautiful. So, I don't know if this is true or not, but it's all very strange."
I had no idea what they were, I was completely dumbfounded, this was completely different from the Yinyan and Zhang Xiaoxue I knew, if I put it this way, then Yinyan and Zhang Xiaoxue were like strangers in front of me, I was sweating. (To be continued)