Chapter 030
Lin Tian said, don’t waste time, it’s settled, it’s not like I’ll pay you a million salary a month, the worst that can happen is you have to pay some penalty for breach of contract, it’s no big deal.
My goodness, I don’t even have the money to pay the penalty for breach of contract.
Lin Tian said, "I'm here, so what are you afraid of? You're so nagging."
When I heard this, I was too lazy to argue. Although it is difficult to find a job now, life is obviously more important. At worst, I can ask Ding Ding to be my master, learn some skills and fool those bachelors.
I quickly said okay, in that case, let’s pack up and leave tonight.
Tintin had no objection. As long as someone led the way, he didn't care where he went.
I looked at Lin Tian, and he waved his hand and said that I had nothing to pack and that if I wanted to leave, I could just let him know.
I nodded and packed my things. After all, the door lock was broken, so I just took all the valuables with me.
After dinner, we set off.
The seats were the same as before, and the three of them found their seats in tacit understanding.
It takes five hours to get from here to my hometown. I estimate that I will arrive around 11pm.
The whole journey was quite boring. Lin Tian and I chatted casually while Ding Ding was eating in the back. I didn't get enough sleep, so I fell asleep after a while.
I don’t know how long I slept, but suddenly I felt the car brake suddenly, which woke me up.
I found the car parked on the road and thought something had happened, but everything seemed normal.
I hurriedly asked Lin Tian what was wrong?
Lin Tian didn't say anything and pointed forward.
I looked in the direction he pointed and saw that he was turning on his high beams, lighting up the road ahead.
Only then did I realize that we had already reached the back mountain, and I immediately remembered the paper man I met the first time I encountered a ghost!
I looked ahead carefully and suddenly found a person standing at the corner ahead. We stopped the car and the person limped towards us.
I didn't even need to ask Tintin to know that this was a ghost. Although it was not the one we met last time, judging from his dress, he was actually from the Qing Dynasty!
Ding Ding quickly leaned his head out from the back seat, took a look, and said, "Wow, this is so trendy. I'll ask my mom to make paper figures like this in the future. Maybe they will sell well!"
Lin Tian and I were not in a good mood and looked at each other. He asked me what to do? Just drive the car and hit him!
I said this might be useful. After all, it's just a paper figure, so it's okay if it gets smashed.
Ding Ding said don’t be anxious, it’s not a big deal, just wait for him to come!
After all, Lin Tian and I didn't have much say in this matter, so Ding Ding had to decide what to say. Lin Tian didn't turn off the car, and we both stared at the paper man limping towards us with wide eyes.
He brushed past the car door next to me, and I didn't dare to breathe. Who knew if he would suddenly scream like the paper man I met last time.
Ding Ding rolled down the car window to a gap as thick as a thumb. I looked back and saw the paper man's eyes stuck to the window gap, as if he wanted to stuff his entire face in.
I didn’t know what Tintin was going to do. He just smiled at the paper man and said, “Do you want a ride?”
The paper man began to make groans and gestures, stretching his fingers towards the window crack, trying to open the window. It was as if he was saying, "Let him get in."
Unexpectedly, Tintin smiled again, and his tone suddenly changed. He stuck out his tongue at the paper man and said no way!
Lin Tian and I were both stunned. The paper man seemed to feel that he was being teased . He screamed and raised his hands to smash the roof of the car!
Ding Ding patted us and said, "Hurry up and leave, what are you standing there for?"
Lin Tian finally reacted, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed out. The paper man was immediately thrown away, howling behind him, but couldn't catch up.
I looked back and saw Ding Ding laughing so hard that he fell backwards. He started to curse, "Boy, you must have eaten too many snacks and you must have become stupid, right? We were almost scared to death by that ghost thing!"
Tintin said, no, I was just teasing him, it was quite fun. Anyway, he is not a real ghost. He is afraid of water, fire, wind and sun, and he is very weak.
Lin Tian turned around and started to curse, "You bastard, if you keep doing this I'll kick you off the car! If you don't believe me, try it!"
Ding Ding stopped laughing and looked at me pitifully, as if he wanted me to say a few good words for him. I said, you deserve it!
Then I turned around, ignored him, and just looked out the window. The trees on the mountain are always so dense, and I don't know what monsters are hiding in them. I can vaguely see vague figures shuttling among them, and seeing ghosts is really not a comforting thing.
The car drove for a while and arrived in the city a little later than expected, almost twelve o'clock.
Lin Tian has been to my house many times, and he can tell the way without me having to give him any instructions.
The county town where I live has developed a lot in the past two years, but it is still relatively backward compared to other places. My old house is in the old city area, where there are usually small bungalows and no tall buildings. I don't know when I will be notified of the demolition.
The roads on the old streets are relatively narrow, barely wide enough for one car to drive in one direction. If there is anything placed on the roadside, the car will be unable to pass.
Therefore, Lin Tian always drove very slowly, and sometimes it took him half a day to turn a corner.
Ding Ding seemed unable to sit still and kept looking out the window.
He said, "Tan Xi, your home is quite quiet. I haven't encountered any ghosts since I came to the city."
I said this is not something you can see everywhere, so what's so strange about it?
Ding Ding added, it would be strange if you didn’t see it. Look at these houses on the street, they are basically made of brick walls and rubble, and the side facing the street is all made of wooden boards. They are probably older than my mother.
I said my grandfather lived here when he was a child, your mother definitely can't compare.
Tintin nodded and said, "That's right. It's such an old house, but you didn't see any ghosts along the way. Aren't you surprised?"
I thought, it is often said that time makes a spirit, so what Ding Ding said is not without reason. This made me also confused.
He and I looked out of the car window for a long time but still found nothing. Then we heard Lin Tian say, "Sit down and get your seats. We're here."
We looked back and saw my old house.
This is one of the larger houses nearby, surrounded by a wall. Unlike other buildings around it, the wooden boards of the doors can be dismantled. There is only one wooden door in the middle.
My house is at the end of the street, behind it is a small river, on the bank of which is a stone bridge less than three meters high. Ding Ding stood outside the house and looked at it for a while, saying that the environment of this house could be used to shoot a horror movie.
Then he turned around and asked me, Tan Xi, looking at the situation in your hometown, your grandfather and his family must have had some money back then.
I'm talking about something that happened so long ago, how would I know? Even if there was, it would have been defeated in the Landlord Game, and it wouldn't be my generation's turn.
Ding Ding nodded and said nothing more. Lin Tian parked the car by the bridge and walked into the house with me.
From the gate, there is a not very big yard. My grandmother used to raise poultry here, but it was abandoned later. The weeds in the yard have grown a lot taller. There is a tree planted in the middle, which is very lush, but it has never borne any fruit. I don't know much about trees and can't tell its name.
Tintin's reaction was strange. He looked around the tree again and again with a weird look on his face.
I asked him what was wrong, and he said it was nothing, he didn't understand anything like Feng Shui, he just felt it was weird.
Lin Tian said that you, a charlatan, have problems with everything you see. After saying that, he picked up the box and walked straight into the room.
Because no one lives in the old house, the water and electricity have been cut off.
I found a candle from the cabinet, lit it and put it on the table. I looked around and saw that there wasn't much dust. I guess it hadn't been long since my uncle and his gang came here. The things in the house were arranged neatly, which made me feel a little lucky that my uncle didn't destroy this place.
Ding Ding walked around the rooms for a while and came back with a worried look on his face. He said, "Tan Xi, your room is too clean, too clean."
Of course I know what he means by clean, but in my opinion, no ghosts are definitely a good thing.
Ding Ding shook his head and said, "That's not the case. A house like this that is empty and has no people living in it will eventually attract unclean things to live in it."
I said that my mother had passed away not long ago, so it was impossible for the house to be occupied by ghosts as soon as she left.
Ding Ding said, but there used to be that kind of extremely weird blood amber here! Not to mention ghosts, it is possible that some negative energy has gathered here. Now it is too clean, but I am worried.
Lin Tian wiped the stool, sat down and said, "We should be worried in the first place. If there is nothing strange, then we have come here in vain."
Ding Ding then stopped talking and found a seat for himself to sit down.
I asked him , when will the summoning of spirits you mentioned begin?
He said there was no rush and that he would wait until tomorrow morning and go buy some yellow paper and other things he needed and then do it tomorrow night.
I nodded and followed Ding Ding's arrangements.
We rested for a while, then got up to arrange rooms for the two of them. Although the old house was not very big, it was still enough for several people to live in.
The two of them also came to help, but they basically cleaned up their own rooms. After everything was ready, they said good night to each other and went to bed.
I lay in my bed, thinking about returning to this place again, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. I haven't figured out how to tell my mother if I really see her after the spirit summoning tomorrow.
I kept thinking about these things and only fell asleep in a daze in the middle of the night.
But before I fell asleep, I heard the door open. I opened my eyes vaguely and saw someone walking in. I couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, but I was startled and sat up immediately, shouting, "Who!"
