Folk horror tales 7: Dead Man's Substitute
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It is said that those who die by hanging often cannot be reincarnated and must find a substitute. 0
 
 
One day, a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law had a quarrel. Feeling upset, the daughter-in-law returned to the house and became increasingly aggrieved, thinking to herself, "Life is really meaningless." 0
 
As she dwelled on these thoughts, the daughter-in-law decided to hang herself. She went to find a rope and a stool. 0
 
 
At this time, her husband, feeling worried, came to the room to check on her. He was afraid of making her angry, so he looked at her through the window. By now it was dark outside and there were no lights on in the room. Her husband took a careful look and was shocked. 0
 
When her husband looked through the window, he was shocked to see his wife tying a rope in the room. Behind his wife, there seemed to be another woman, constantly whispering something in her ear, but it was difficult to see clearly. 0
 
 
The man knew something was wrong and immediately came to the door, kicked it open, and shouted, "What are you doing?!" At that moment, his wife was putting her neck into a noose, and when she heard him, she fell off the chair. The man looked around and found no one else in the room, only his wife alone. 0
 
 
Afterwards, the woman said that whenever she had the thought of death, it seemed like a voice kept saying in her ear, "Just die, it's good to die, it's all over and done with..." She involuntarily started looking for a rope. 0
 
An old person said, when a person has the thought of death, they will likely attract wandering ghosts looking for substitutes, instigating in your ear. 0
 
 
At this time, one should maintain a clear state of mind, resist one's own thoughts, and be able to scold or shout loudly, and walk away! 0
 
I'm living well, I don't want to die! Evil will naturally be resolved. 0
 
 
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In the past, the majority of farmers did not have their own land to cultivate. In order to eat, they had to work as laborers on the landlord's estate, also known as "kanghuo." 0
 
 
Understand that this is very hard. For one thing, there's no Sunday, so you have to work every day. Usually, it takes a whole year to get some grain back to your own home. At the end of the year, the landlord will treat the laborers to a good meal, and then give each person their year's wages or grain, so the laborers can go home for the New Year. When spring comes, they come back to work. 0
 
There were a few laborers who worked together at another landlord's place, dozens of miles away from home. That year, the harvest was good. The landlord treated everyone to dumplings and a bit of wine in the evening. Each person received their wages (back then, people were honest, unlike now when they often don't pay the workers). Several people were very happy when they received their wages. 0
 
 
Originally, they were planning to leave early tomorrow, but everyone was excited. They hadn't seen their wives for a year, and after drinking a bit, they impulsively decided to go back tonight. 0
 
They walked for dozens of miles and arrived in the middle of the night. The landlord understood and advised them that the road was not safe because it was during the war years, with dead bodies everywhere. He advised them, but the young men didn't listen and insisted on setting off. 0
 
 
Not long after walking on the road, it started snowing. A few people, fueled by alcohol, braved the snow, but the weather was really cold, and it was late at night, so it was very cold. Fortunately, they were all young and could endure it. 0
 
But when they were about to reach home, it was already very late at night, and their physical strength was at its limit. At that time, they were only wearing thin cotton-padded jackets, unlike now with leather jackets or down coats. 0
 
 
It's so cold. Just when everyone was feeling cold and tired, suddenly they saw a fire at the foot of the mountain ahead. They walked over and found a few people roasting by the fire. They were very excited because they could finally warm up. They went over to talk to the people roasting by the fire, but they didn't seem to be very talkative. They just kept their heads down and roasted. The travelers didn't mind and just sat down around the fire. 0
 
 
In the laborers' group, there was a man who was older and had experienced a lot. As soon as he sat down and saw that a few people by the fire didn't look right, he felt a pang in his heart. Later, he found that the fire was not hot at all, and it seemed to get colder the more they roasted. Perhaps because he was clear-minded, he stood up at that moment, pulled a few companions, and said, "We're almost home, let's hurry up and get on the road." 0
 
 
But a few companions wouldn't listen and insisted on roasting again. This person had no choice but to leave alone, understanding that it would be dangerous to continue. When he got home, it was already dawn. He quickly gathered some villagers to come back, but when they arrived, several laborers had already frozen to death in all sorts of positions. 0
 
 
What activities are there nearby? Only a few white bones scattered around. 0
 
Some old people say that those few people must be frozen corpses, lighting ghost fires in the middle of the night, waiting to suck the heat from living people's bodies. 0
 
 
Folk Ghost Stories (3): 0
 
This story was told by an elder, it happened in the 1950s. It is said to be true, but there is no way to verify it. 0
 
 
If everyone has a map, you can look up that there is a very small station called Douyu Station on the Shitai Line (the railway from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan). A bizarre and tragic incident occurred near this railway, 0
 
At that time, the railway did not have as many safety measures as it does now, and many level crossings were unattended. Near the station, one particular level crossing became a deadly spot where numerous people were hit and killed by trains one after another. 0
 
 
The incident occurred on a summer morning. A 6-year-old girl, temporarily named Leaf, was carrying a basket, presumably out to cut grass, and unconsciously walked into the middle of the railway tracks. 0
 
At this time, many adults were working in the fields on both sides of the railway, and no one paid attention to Leaf walking in the middle of the tracks. 0
 
 
At this moment, the sound of a train whistle could be heard from a distance, indicating that a train was approaching. Leaf probably heard it too, for some reason, she stood in the middle of the road and didn't move. At this moment, an adult saw from a distance and shouted, "Leaf, move to the side!" 0
 
 
However, the leaves still did not move. The adults thought that the leaves were doing it on purpose, because the train was still far away, so they didn't pay too much attention. 0
 
The train gradually approached, and it was already visible from a distance. 0
 
 
At this point, the adults became a little anxious and stopped their activities, shouting for the leaves to quickly get away! 0
 
As if suddenly realizing, the leaves started running to the side. But at this moment, something strange happened. The leaves ran to the left, then turned and ran to the right. They ran to the right, then turned and ran to the left. Back and forth, but they just couldn't run out of the narrow railway. It was clear that there was something on both sides of the road driving her back. 0
 
 
The adults also reacted, and the men put down their things and ran to the middle of the road, while the women shouted loudly, "Yèzi, run!" But it was all too late. The train roared past, and in the end, all they found by the railway were a few strands of hair and an empty basket. 0
 
 
The place where the incident occurred is less than 200 meters away from the murderer. Some people say that something was looking for a substitute there and forcibly pressed the girl onto the railway tracks... 0
 
 
 
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