My years as a fortune teller

I didn't have enough for dinner, and every meal with people like Master Xuanhe and Uncle Xuanhe was [-]% full.So sometimes, I need to go hungry.These are nothing, mainly because I didn't rest last night.Just meditate for a while in the afternoon, so it will be exhausting.Walking on the road, both of my eyelids were a little bit tight.

Suddenly I heard Uncle Xuan He say to me: "Little fat man, look ahead, there seems to be an inn somewhere. Let's go over there to have a rest!" I immediately woke up when I heard the inn.

It wasn't because he heard the hotel and felt that he would be able to sleep immediately.It's because of the situation at Sister Wu's side that I still have something I can't forget.So when he heard about the hotel, Lingling immediately fought a cold war.

I grabbed Uncle Xuan He, pointed to the hotel in front of me and said, "Could this be another shop for exorcising corpses, right? If that's the case, we'd better get out of here first. We'll talk about it after walking forward."

Uncle Xuanhe glanced at me and said with a smile: "Why did you get so scared once? Think about it, Miss Wu and those people are all dead, even the owner of the scorpion is also dead. What are you afraid of?"

When I heard it, I thought about it, and it’s true. If that’s the case, why should I be afraid.Besides, this small shop is not like Sister Wu's at all, it should not be a problem if it is built with these kinds of earth and wood.Thinking of this, he nodded at Master Xuanhe, and followed him to that side.

This small shop is inconspicuous at all, and there is no signboard at the door.Uncle Xuanhe walked in and knocked on the door lightly.Then he shouted: "Is there anyone here? We are passing by, can we stay here for one night?"

After a while, I heard someone coming and opened the store door.An elderly Miao man in his 50s came out and looked at Master Xuanhe and me.Then he turned around and went inside, closing the door behind him.

I looked at Master Xuanhe in surprise, only to see him shaking his head with a smile.He knocked on the door a few more times, and shouted: "Old man, we are Taoist priests. We drove all night last night. I'm going to be a little sleepy. Please open the door if it's convenient."

After another moment, the old man came to open the store door and looked at us with strange eyes.He shook his head and let us in. As soon as we entered the hotel, a tangy smell immediately hit us.

It was a damp and decaying smell, as if no one had lived in it for a long time.At the same time, this damp smell was also mixed with the stench of corpses.I frowned a bit, how come there is such a smell here.

As soon as we entered, we heard the door bang and closed together.I was so frightened that I quickly looked back. I didn't know why the door closed by itself.Only then did I realize that there were two large black wooden doors.

This door panel is very thick, much thicker than some rural wooden doors in Shaanxi.It may be enough to cover two, and I don't know why the owner of this hotel uses such a thick wooden door for the door.

The ventilation in the small hotel is still possible, but there is no electricity.During the day, it relies on the sunlight projected from the skylight on the ceiling, and at night, it is estimated that it is relying on candles or waiting again.

On my right is a bar made of wood, except for an oily abacus.It is two black jars, which are more eye-catching.There are four pillars in the middle of the house, and there are five square tables in the middle of the pillars.There is a bamboo tube on top, with a few chopsticks inserted in it.Walking towards the back, there is a place separated by bamboo boards, and a half-drawn curtain is hung at the door.

Uncle Xuanhe looked at the old man and smiled, and said: "Father, there should be vacant rooms here. We, master and apprentice, will stay for a day today. If we leave early tomorrow morning, you can see how much it will cost."

The old man pointed to his mouth with his finger and gestured for a while.Uncle Xuanhe turned back and said to me: "One person is [-] yuan a day, and there is another fee for eating. There is spring water in the back. If you need to wash or drink, you have to fetch it yourself. You should give the money for the hotel first!"

"Fifty?" I looked at Uncle Xuan He and said, "Master is fifty per person. It costs fifty for a night in such a big shop. Why doesn't he take a knife and stand at the door of the bank to grab it?"

Uncle Xuanhe patted me on the head, then pulled the bag and looked for the wallet.While looking for it, he said: "You miser, it's not bad for people to ask us to live. You are also picky and picky, and you don't want to live in it and take it outside."

As he spoke, he took out his wallet and took out two one hundred bills from it.Hand it over to the old man, and said: "Old man, I will ask my apprentice to come down later, and you take him to pick up some mountain spring. Prepare some food for us for the rest, just light."

The old man took the money and looked at it, then nodded and led us up to the second floor.When I arrived at the middle room, there was a "Yu 2" written on it.We opened the small wooden door and walked in, only to see the windows on the opposite wall open.The light shone in very well, and it seemed that the room was brighter than the hall.

Beneath the window was a table fashioned from pillars, upon which stood a crude tea set.There is a square stool also made of bamboo underneath, and two beds are placed on both sides of the square table.There are two small beds that can only accommodate one person, and there are two sets of bedding.It looks very clean and tidy, maybe there are few people living here.

I was carrying my luggage and was about to walk inside when I saw the old man squeaking and gesturing to say something to Master Xuanhe.After reading it, Master Xuanhe said thank you and sent the shop owner away.Then walk towards a bed!

I grabbed Master Xuanhe and asked: "When Master entered this store just now, did you smell a smell? Why do I feel this damp and rotten smell, and there is still a smell in this smell?" A faint smell of corpses."

Uncle Xuanhe looked at me and nodded, and said to me: "After you put down the salute, go get a bucket of mountain spring water first. After we wash up, I will tell you these things slowly, okay?" I nodded After shaking his head, he put down his salute, turned around and ran downstairs.

When I came downstairs, I saw that the old man was not there, so I went to the counter and knocked a few times.Not sure what wood the counter is made of, it doesn't sound like normal wood when knocked.It feels heavy, thick and greasy on top.

I was about to call the boss to come out, when I saw a head slowly popping out from under the counter.I fixed my eyes on the old man just now, and immediately smiled and said to him: "Old man, my master wants me to fetch a bucket of mountain spring water. Can you take me there for a walk?"

The old man looked at me and nodded silently.Then he took me to a room with a curtain, and pointed to the wooden barrel placed under the chopping board.I understood that this meant me to carry the bucket, so I nodded and bent down to take out a bucket.

The old man watched me come to another corner door, opened the door and walked out.This corner door is quite secretive, if you don't look carefully, you won't find it.As soon as the old man stepped out of the corner door, he immediately covered his eyes with his hands.It seemed that the light outside was very dazzling, and he hadn't seen his eyes for a long time.

This is very strange to me, the sun is not very strong today.As for blocking it with your hands?The old man adjusted to the light outside, then pointed to the valley not far from the right, and motioned for me to go to get water by myself.Then I turned around and went into the store, leaving me outside alone.

I shook my head and walked towards the valley, thinking about this strange old man.This shop is a bit weird, but compared to sister Wu's shop, it is much more formal.But there are still all kinds of weirdness in it, which makes me confused for a while.

Sure enough, there was a thin stream of spring water flowing out of the mountain valley.I looked at it and waited for a while, so I turned around the small dot.Except for the fact that the location of this small shop is a bit dank and damp, the rest is in compliance with the rules.But on the door, there is a piece of red cloth hanging, which is a little hard for me to understand.

I don't see much of this, so I ran back to the place where I got the spring water.There happened to be a man with a bamboo basket on his back, standing there waiting to receive the spring water.I saw that my bucket was almost half full, so I lifted it up and motioned for him to pick it up.

Just as I was about to turn around, I heard the person carrying the bamboo basket say: "Little brother, are you from another place? Do you live down there, in that small inn?" I looked at him and nodded.

The person carrying the bamboo basket looked at me and shook his head, and said to me in a low voice while filling the water: "Little brother, this is a corpse inn, so don't run around at night. Don't be haunted by ghosts, and remember not to leave the house." Hide behind the door." After speaking, he sighed and left with a bamboo tube filled with water.

I believe it is indeed a corpse hotel, why did my uncle find such a hotel again.No, I will ask this person if there are other shops or stockades nearby.Later, I will refund the rent and change to another place to live.

Thinking of this, he put down the wooden barrel in his hand and searched in the direction where the man with the bamboo basket left.In just a few minutes, it disappeared.Hey, the mountain people in the mountains walk the mountain road as fast as we walk on the flat ground.

I had no choice but to carry the wooden barrel into the store through the corner door, and then mentioned our room on the second floor.As soon as I entered the room, I immediately said to Master Xuan He: "Master Uncle, this is a corpse hotel, should we leave here first?"

Uncle Xuanhe was meditating, he opened one eye and looked at me.Then he closed his eyes slightly and said, "Why are you so restless? Isn't it just a hotel for expelling corpses? Don't you think it can still happen, what happened in the store in front?" Thick teacup, scooped up a cup of mountain spring and drank it.

"Ha!" Master Xuanhe let out a long sigh of admiration, and then said: "This mountain spring is extremely sweet, if you don't come to drink a few sips, little fat man, I tell you that you will regret it in the future."

I reluctantly walked over to hold Master Xuanhe, but I didn't expect him to gently block my hand.Then he said to me: "Little fat man, first you can learn something by staying in the corpse shop. Second, you remember that we are looking for the old corpse hunter, although my second brother told you our approximate route before leaving. But that The place is very vague, I have never been there. I can only try my luck here to see if I can meet his peers."

It was only after I heard this that I understood, no wonder Master Xuanhe was looking for such a place.I nodded, and then I heard him continue: "This store is based on the old store, and the second floor of the rear cover is renovated. Therefore, the up and down are not very coordinated. The upper part is made of bamboo and the lower part is made of wood. These are all exquisite. Yes, you learn slowly and I will teach you one by one."

I hummed, but a new problem arose.So he immediately asked: "Master, why do you still have corpse hunters now? You said that the road has been repaired, so why don't you use some transportation equipment?"

Uncle Xuanhe nodded, and said to me: "It's been too long since I've been away, and I was confused by this question at first. When I came out of the village before dawn, I suddenly figured it out. There are many mountain roads here, and many villages are In the depths of the mountains. So some people are still using the traditional corpse."

"That's right!" I said with a smile, "That's the reason. It's like the village we went to last night. Although it was powered on, it was inaccessible. If something really happened, it would be difficult for outsiders to know. .”

"That's right!" Uncle Xuanhe continued: "So when I saw this store yesterday, I knew that Sister Wu and the others were also in the business of driving corpses and stealing corpses. That's why her store sold It’s a reason why no one cares about it.”

I nodded, yes, otherwise, if someone died in the store, the government would definitely intervene.But Sister Wu and those people are so frank, so there is only one reason.Except for the occasional murder, they usually use the corpses brought by the corpse hunters.And even if these corpse chasers lost their corpses, they had no way to report the crime.It turned out that the crux of the matter was here. Thinking of this, my heart suddenly became clearer...