As the saying goes, going up a mountain is easy, but coming down is hard. This is especially true for barren mountains without roads.
After falling countless times, Zhao Youliang finally reached the roadside at the foot of the mountain.
Looking at the already darkening sky, Zhao Youliang was on the verge of tears: it was absolutely impossible to hail a taxi in such a remote area.
"We're doomed!"
Just as Zhao Youliang was extremely anxious, he suddenly heard someone call his name.
When I turned my head, I saw only the flashing headlights of cars in the distance.
“This way, Quantum! I haven’t left, I’m waiting for you!” It was police officer Xiao Zhao.
"Brother Zhao, you..."
"What do you mean 'what ...'? Hurry up and get in the car! If I don't wait for you, how are you going to get back?'" Xiao Zhao said with a smile.
"Why are you the only one who came back? Where is Master Dao?"
After Zhao Youliang recounted what had happened, Xiao Li sighed.
"I don't know what's wrong with this lousy place of ours, strange things just keep happening."
"Never mind, I'll take you home."
When they arrived at their paper-making shop, they saw Li Mao, the unlicensed taxi driver, loitering at the entrance.
As soon as Zhao Youliang got out of the car, he immediately came up to greet him: "Oh my god, Quantum, you're finally back! I've been waiting for you for ages!"
"What are you waiting for me for?" Zhao Youliang asked casually as he closed the shop door.
"What, buying me a drink?"
"I'm not in the mood for drinking!" Xiao Li said with a wry smile as he helped Zhao Youliang pack his things.
"Quantum, you know that Old Qi's entire family died last night, right?"
"Has that strange corpse reappeared? I'm scared!"
Speaking of the strange corpse, Zhao Youliang was equally worried.
"Let's go to my sister's barbecue restaurant together, we'll talk when we get there."
After nightfall, quite a few people came to eat barbecue.
As they drank, they discussed the series of deaths.
"Damn it, this place is too eerie. So many people have died here recently!"
"If I weren't broke, I would have moved out a long time ago!"
After one person finished speaking, the other gave a wry smile.
"Just move out? You're overthinking it!"
“I’ve heard from the older generation that people who moved away out of fear in the past never had a good ending.”
"Either he died in an accident far from home, or he had a reason to come back."
"But after coming back, I didn't survive more than a few days... It would have been better if I hadn't moved at all, sigh!"
After that sigh, the entire barbecue stand fell into a brief silence, a sense of shared sorrow washing over everyone.
In such a depressing atmosphere, even Yingchun's usually bold and outspoken sister-in-law was a little scared.
Subconsciously, Zhao Youliang leaned closer and whispered, "Quantum, do you think that thing has come back again?"
The thing that Sister Yingchun was talking about was naturally the corpse of the father and son who had been killed.
Zhao Youliang slowly shook his head: "Sister, I don't know either."
"But don't worry, I'll always be with you!"
Zhao Youliang's promise warmed Yingchun's heart, and she immediately felt that "that thing" didn't seem so scary after all.
After taking a deep breath, she twisted her waist and swayed her hips, then began to greet the guests with a big smile.
Hearing their conversation, Xiao Li also tried to find humor in the situation: "Quantum, don't just protect Sister Yingchun, can you protect me too?"
"We're not good at giving birth, but we're just as good as Sister Yingchun at everything else. You don't believe me? Try it!"
After saying that, she gave Zhao Youliang a flirtatious wink.
This scene disgusted Zhao Youliang so much that he cursed "Get lost!" and continued with his work.
Because he was afraid, Xiao Li naturally dared not stray far from Zhao Youliang.
So, shamelessly trying to make conversation, he asked, "Quantum, do you have any way to make me see ghosts too?"
"It's better to see than not to see."
"At least if a ghost really comes, we'll have something to be prepared for."
Believe it or not, Zhao Youliang actually knows a way to make ordinary people see ghosts.
The coffin shop owner, Manager Sun, had told him this before.
Using an umbrella indoors, smearing sludge on your eyelids, bending over and looking back from between your legs, etc., are all methods that can be used.
However, given their current circumstances, the most effective method is to apply soot from the bottom of a pot to their eyelids.
At this point in the story, some nitpickers might argue: Isn't it easier to bend over and look behind you from under your crotch?
All I can say is that people who think this way are not considering the issue comprehensively enough.
If you maintain this posture for a long time, won't you get dizzy?
Even if you're not confused, wouldn't people think you're crazy if you kept sticking your butt out in public?
Will I get kicked in the butt by a heartless acquaintance?
Even if you don't get kicked, if a ghost really comes, how are you supposed to "duel" it with your big butt sticking out? Just fart and you'll be in trouble.
Furthermore, if it's okay for a grown man like Xiao Li to bend over, what about Yingchun's wife, this pretty widow?
If she were to bend over like that... cough cough, the scene is too beautiful to describe.
......
Upon hearing that smearing soot from the bottom of a pot could cause ghosts to appear, Xiao Li quickly reached out and vigorously rubbed his hand under the pan where he was frying dumplings, then smeared all the soot onto his eyelids.
In an instant, an ugly smoky eye makeup appeared before Zhao Youliang's eyes.
After looking around for a long time, he finally spoke to Zhao Youliang with a face full of questions.
"Quantum, I've already covered it with ash, why can't I see the ghost?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Zhao Youliang said helplessly, "There are no ghosts around here, what could you possibly see!"
"Besides, what you've applied is pure gas cylinder soot, not soot from the bottom of a pot."
"The ash at the bottom of the pot refers to wood ash, the kind formed when burning firewood."
"It has to be an old pot that has been used for many years and burned all kinds of firewood!"
"Oh, I see!" Xiao Li suddenly realized, but then became dejected.
"These days, where can you find firewood? It's impossible!"
The conversation between the two was overheard by Yingchun's sister-in-law, who was passing by, but she only heard the latter half of it.
"Why do we need an old wood-burning stove? We have one right in our backyard."
"It was left by the previous owner when I took over the shop, and I still use it to cook meat every day."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li was overjoyed and immediately ran happily towards the backyard.
Not long after, he came running back with a handful of soot from the bottom of the pot.
It was during this time that Zhao Youliang told Yingchun's sister-in-law his purpose in looking for soot from the bottom of the pot.
Sister-in-law Yingchun shared the same thought as Xiao Li: it's better to be able to see ghosts than not to be able to see them.
At least he can be prepared when he tries to harm him.
Without hesitation, he took a little from Xiao Li's hand and applied it to his eyes.
Beautiful people look good in anything: After Sister Yingchun applied her makeup, that was a real smoky eye.
Not only did it make her eyes appear larger, but it also gave her a tender and affectionate look.
In comparison, look at Xiao Li... forget it, why bother looking at him? It's just making things harder for myself!
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