Chapter 498

Most of the businesses in Yin Wu circle are dead people's businesses, which will inevitably provoke unclean things after a long time, or unconsciously damage their own blessings and Yin virtues.

Therefore, there is an unwritten rule in our business to go out and do good on a regular basis. Don 't do anything on the way of doing good. When you meet anyone, you should be modest and patient. Only in this way can you drive away bad luck completely!

This is the rule that grandpa has been sticking to all his life, and I will not break it in my generation. So just after the end of the year, I proposed to let Pockmarked Li join me to make a good relationship.

But he was too lazy. When he heard that it was a poor traveller, he immediately lost interest and refused me on the ground that she was about to have a baby.

I didn't ask for more. After greeting Yin Xinyue, I left the house alone, and then I chose the remote rural road.

Because in the early spring, there are not many crops in the field that need busy work. Most of the farmers have nothing to do and like to get together to play mahjong. It's the same from Hubei to Hebei. Several times, I was asked to rub some on the table by the villagers, but my luck was poor.

For nearly half a month, I have been helping the villagers along the way to draw safety signs and give some living subsidies to the orphaned and widowed old people. Apart from these, I haven't really encountered any trouble. I have arrived in Puyang City unconsciously.

To the north of Puyang is Handan. Because I just finished dealing with Cao Cao's affairs near Handan last time, I felt very depressed when I went there again, so I stopped in Puyang.

Grandpa went out for ten and a half days every time before his death. After a rough calculation, I should have finished this task. I am going to have a rest for one night and return home tomorrow.

However, what I never expected was that something happened on the last night!

Because it was the last night, I didn't bother to stay, so I opened a room in a simple little hotel.

The boss is an old lady in her sixties. She quickly assigned me a room and then took me upstairs with a pot of hot water.

After putting it into the water, she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she spoke to me in a pure Henan dialect. Through the conversation, I learned that she was a widow. This house was left by her husband and her son for marriage.

Later, my son bought a house outside and seldom went home. Her husband also died. The old lady changed the house into a small hotel and lived carelessly.

After listening, I admired the diligent old man very much, so I began to chat with her.

When she heard that I was a dealer who collected Yin things, her face was very hesitant, but she finally told me to have a rest earlier, and then she went downstairs.

Looking at her like this, I knew that she was in trouble, and still in big trouble, otherwise the old man would not be so worried.

Since she refuses to say it, I can't ask more questions, but I can't sleep in bed. I always feel that it's necessary to start and end a good relationship, otherwise it can't be regarded as success.

I stepped downstairs and explained my intention. Then I asked the old lady what the trouble was?

The old lady was silent for a while before she said slowly, "come with me, young man."

With that, she stooped to the back of the hotel. I quickly followed her up and found that there was a small yard behind the hotel with many sundries in it. Inside is a dilapidated bungalow with straw on the roof. I think this is where the old lady used to live.

As soon as I was near the bungalow, I could smell a touch of sandalwood. When the old lady opened the door, the smell became more intense, even pungent.

I can't help pinching my nose and asking the old lady why there is such a strong smell of sandalwood in her house. Although it can ward off evil spirits and prevent insects, it's harmful to human body if the density is too high. Doesn't the old lady know this?

"There is no way..."

The old lady reluctantly shook her head and invited me into the room. I found that the eight immortals table in the room was made of sandalwood, and it is the most precious red sandalwood in the sandalwood!

Red sandalwood, also known as green dragon wood, is an excellent tool for exorcising evil spirits and bringing good luck to people. In feudal society, dignitaries would buy jewelry or furniture made of red sandalwood.

In the Ming Dynasty, the red sandalwood in China was almost cut down, so the imperial court sent people to buy it in Nanyang countries, which shows the value of red sandalwood!

I didn't expect that there was such a treasure in the seemingly ordinary old lady's house. I quickly reached forward and touched it. It was really red sandalwood. Then I found that the incense burner and chopsticks on the table were all made of sandalwood.

There is a copper box at the back of the censer. It's the only thing on the table that is not carved in sandalwood. I subconsciously reached out to touch it. Unexpectedly, the old lady grabbed my hand and said with fear, "boy, this box can't be touched."

"Is the problem on top of this box?" I asked in a low voice.

The old lady nodded heavily, then leaned close to my ear and asked me carefully if I could see anything?

Seeing her being so cautious, my nerves were nervous. I turned my head and looked at the box carefully.

I found that there were several small cracks on the box, revealing the light red inside, so I knew that this was also a wooden box, just brushed a layer of copper paint on the outside.It's because of the copper paint that I can't judge the age of the box. And the old lady didn't remind me. I could only look through those little cracks.

After a long time, I still didn't see anything strange. Now I look at the old lady with puzzled eyes.

"In that case, let me show you!" The old lady hesitated for a long time.

Then she took the censer off the table and slowly pulled me back to the door. Her face was gloomy.

I just wanted to ask what she was doing? The eight immortals table in front of me suddenly thumped and shook, and looked at the copper case as if it was alive, and it was beating violently on the table.

Every time you beat, there will be a red mist in the crack of the box. Instead of dispersing, the mist will gather more and more, covering the whole eight immortals table in an instant.

Although I don't know what is in the box, it's not easy to suppress the red sandalwood. I can't help but step back nervously and stare at the red fog without blinking to see what it's going to do.

Unexpectedly, the black fog didn't mean to attack us at all. After covering the eight immortals table completely, there was no movement. After about ten minutes, the red fog dissipated slowly. When it disappeared completely, a shrill cry came from the box.

The cry came and went quickly, but in an instant the peace was restored, as if nothing had happened.

"What's the matter, old lady?"

I looked at the old lady in a daze and asked, because her face was very calm when facing the red fog. Obviously, the red fog did not appear for the first time, and did not harm her for so many years.

But why was the old lady so nervous before? I think there must be something else in it.

The old lady looked at me, looked at the box again, finally put the censer back to the eight immortals table, piously ordered three incense sticks, and then took me out of the bungalow.

After returning to the small hotel, the old lady sat down, her eyes turned red and sobbed, "to tell you the truth, my old man was killed by that thing..."

I frowned and waited for the old lady to settle down. Then she asked tentatively, "madam, can you tell me about it?"

"Well, that's what I'll tell you."

The old lady wiped her tears and said, "she told me to just listen to the ghost story. Don't worry about it.".

It seems that she thinks I can't take that thing. I nodded my head and didn't say much, but listened carefully!