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After we arrived at her house, she was burning incense in front of a portrait. The portrait depicted a spotted deer eating in a grassy field, with a beautiful scene of a stream and fairy flowers. It was a very natural landscape painting. I didn't know why she was burning incense in front of this painting, as my grandmother only burns incense in front of religious statues.
My grandmother recounted the incident, and then Wang Datan's grandmother kept speaking kindly.
Ms.Zhang is a thin old lady with white hair. After listening, she didn't say anything for a moment and then said, "That place, back in the day, killed many people. Many ghosts are floating around looking for substitutes. If the child didn't listen and just climbed trees to steal bird nests, it wouldn't have been so troublesome. Definitely did something out of line. Humans and ghosts have different paths. If you don't bother me, I won't bother you. This is the ghost way. Child, come here..." She called me over.
I was scared at that moment. My grandmother often told me ghost stories, but I wasn't afraid at that time. However, today was exceptionally terrifying.
I walked over, and Ms.Zhang was sitting on an old armchair, holding my hand and asking, "What did you all do after going there? Tell me everything, so I can understand how you managed to provoke those big shots."
This Ms.Zhang knew that we had provoked trouble before even going?
At that time, I was even more afraid, so I dared not say everything at once, even the place where I hid the bird's nest. After saying it, it was almost the same as what I told my grandmother, with not much difference.
Ms.Zhang listened for a while and then said, "Think about it again. You can't anger the spirits by doing this."
I was terrified at the time. Wasn't I forgetting something? This won't work? I looked at the stone-paved floor and suddenly remembered. Wang Datan even spat on the grave.
Ms.Zhang listened with brightened eyes, then nodded and said, "I knew it. If you've provoked their anger, it must be because you've made a big mistake. That's why they've come out."
Seeing the reason, Wang Datan's grandmother anxiously asked, "What should we do, then, his aunt?"
"Let's go. You go find a few young men born in the Year of the Dragon, carrying iron picks. It's best if they are between twenty and forty years old. Then bring offerings, bring paper money and incense offerings, the richer the better. We are going to drive away the ghosts." When I said this, I felt like Ms. Zhang had become much younger again.
Soon, everyone was gathered, about a dozen big guys. Zhang Daring's father even carried a pig's head and four trotters. Under Ms. Zhang's leadership, we headed towards the graveyard late at night.
Despite the large number of people, as soon as I entered, I felt a chill. The low chirping of the wild birds was even more terrifying. I was so scared that I kept holding my grandmother's hand. My grandmother directly picked me up and, as we entered the deserted tomb, Ms.Zhang lit some incense and muttered something under his breath.
Under that tree, Ms.Zhang had the offerings arranged and then, holding the incense, he circled the large tree before saying, "You are a good spirit. It's not right for the child to insult you, but you also shouldn't treat the child badly. Take this money, eat it and then leave the child. This is a well-intentioned advice."
After speaking, Ms.Zhang had those big men surround the grave.
After a moment of daze, she walked to the offerings, lit the paper money, and then divided the paper money into four directions around the grave, muttering something continuously with her mouth.
After a while, Ms.Zhang suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I offered you money to leave, why didn't you go? Do you want me to ruin you? Hurry, quickly leave that child."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again for a while, then angrily said, "Everyone should take an iron pick and tap the grave three times, not more, not less."
After filming, the incense that was originally placed in front of the offering suddenly broke. Ms.Zhang sighed in relief and said, "It's not right to disturb you, and you shouldn't retaliate against the child. Just quietly spend your money on flowers." After saying this, he lit the remaining money and then led everyone home.
The next morning, I heard my grandmother say that it was bold of him, and even said that if he didn't listen, the ghost would come to take his life. I also breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandma said that place is very evil. Fortunately, it was a young ghost who took the money and left. Those birds were his companions and he took them away. If it had been an old ghost, it would have been difficult to deal with. She told me not to go there to play again, and especially not to dig for bird nests in places with graves. I was scared and immediately agreed. Who would still go there to play? Only a fool would. Then Grandma got busy, and I quickly went to look for the little bird I dug up yesterday. After I found it and opened the lid, I discovered that the little bird was already dead.
After that, Ms.Zhang became even more famous in the village, and Wang Datan's name changed to Wang Chengshan, probably changed by his grandmother. His dad also stopped slaughtering pigs and went out to work.
So far, no one has entered the Deserted tomb at the east end of the village anymore.
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