Hu Tudao ate his meal, which lasted half an hour. After he was full, Hu Tudao said to Ma Dajun, "Give me your daughter's birth date and time."
Upon hearing this, Ma Dajun nodded, quickly found paper and pen, wrote down Ma Jiajie's birth date and time, and handed it to Hu Tudao.
I also went over to take a look, and then my expression turned strange. Ma Jiajie's birth date and time were the same as mine, both born in the year, month, and day of the Yin.
Hu Tudao took the paper, glanced at it casually, and said, "No wonder it's so persistent."
"Master Hu, is there anything wrong with my daughter's birth date?" Ma Dajun asked hurriedly, his face grim.
Ma Dajun asked the question I wanted to ask, and I also pricked up my ears, wanting to hear how Hu Tudao would evaluate this birth chart.
"It's nothing, it's just that people with this kind of birth chart are more prone to attracting evil spirits and are more likely to become vengeful spirits after death," Hu Tu said nonchalantly.
I glared at Hu Tudao, feeling incredibly angry. If it weren't for the occasion, I would have pointed at Hu Tudao's forehead and cursed him, "You're the one who attracted evil spirits! You only became a ghost after you died! You're spouting nonsense and don't know anything!"
"I entrust everything to Master Hu." Ma Dajun looked apprehensive and bowed again.
"Get your things ready first. I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up at five o'clock in the afternoon." Hu Tudao wasn't shy at all and went to sleep on Ma Dajun's sofa.
Ma Dajun nodded repeatedly and went into the kitchen with his wife to get busy.
"Brother Zuo, come out with me for a moment." Ma Jiabao patted my shoulder and walked out the door first.
I also felt it was pointless to stay here and listen to Hu Tudao's snoring, so I followed Ma Jiabao outside.
"Brother Zuo, is the person you found reliable? I have a feeling this kid surnamed Hu is a fraud," Ma Jiabao asked, looking me in the eye.
"He's not a fraud. I've known him for many years, and his father is indeed a master craftsman in this field."
"Then why don't you invite his father over?" Ma Jiabao asked.
I shook my head helplessly and said, "I was originally going to ask his father, but his father said that such a small matter should be left to his son. His son has already mastered his skills, so what can I say?"
“I remember my sister appeared to me in a dream and said that she was killed by a woman in red. That woman in red also seemed to be a wicked spirit. You can talk to Master Hu and ask him to take care of that woman in red as well,” Ma Jiabao said.
I was speechless. I said, "Are you out of your mind? There's no woman in red. The traffic police have already taken care of it. It was the truck driver who had been drinking and that's why he hit your sister. Don't think about it now. After you send your sister away tonight, get a good night's sleep, find a job, and take good care of your parents."
"Fine, don't believe me then. My sister has told me this in my dreams more than once." Ma Jiabao gave me a sour look and turned away.
I shook my head helplessly. Just then, my phone rang. I took it out and saw it was Tong Liu calling. I pressed the answer button and asked, "Have you finished delivering the packages?"
"I've finished delivering. Where are you? I'll come find you for a drink." Tong Liu's deep voice came through the phone.
I didn't want to tell Tong Liu that I was currently in Mawu Village, so I made an excuse and said, "Let's talk about drinking another day. I have something to do today. I'll treat you another day."
Tong Liu didn't ask any more questions. After chatting with him for a few minutes, I hung up the phone. With nothing else to do, I took out my phone and started playing a match-3 game.
Time slipped by unnoticed, and soon it was past five in the afternoon.
I woke Hu Tudao up too. Actually, I was having a great time playing when Ma Dajun told me it was time to wake him up, but he didn't dare to wake Hu Tudao, so he asked me to do it.
After taking a nap, Hu Tudao looked much more energetic. He stretched and asked Ma Dajun, "Is everything ready?"
Ma Dajun nodded and replied, "Master Hu, everything is ready. The glutinous rice, sweet rice, tea, wine, and the three kinds of food are all cooked. Now we are just waiting for your instructions on how to prepare them."
"Hmm, go find another egg lamp," Hu Tudao instructed, as if he had just thought of something.
Ma Dajun nodded and walked into the inner room.
The so-called "egg lamp" is what we commonly call it here. It's actually a type of glass kerosene lamp from the 1970s. People born in the 1990s should recognize it from their childhood, but those born in the 2000s have basically never seen it. In our rural area, this kind of lamp is used for many funerals. When someone passes away, one is lit at the head of the body's bed, supposedly to light the way home for the deceased.
"Hu Tudao, what are you planning to do?" I've often heard people talk about exorcising ghosts, but I've never done it before and don't know how it works.
"What else can we do? Of course, we should bring her back, let her give her last words, and then send her away. Sending away a ghost is too much trouble. Otherwise, given my personality, I would just find her and kill her." Hu Tu said impatiently.
"How do we lure her here?" I asked.
Hu Tudao suddenly looked at me with a malicious gaze and a playful smile on his lips.
I felt a chill run down my spine from his gaze and instinctively took a step back, asking, "Why are you staring at me like that? I'm not made of glass, I don't like the sun meeting the sun."
"No, no, no, don't misunderstand. What I mean is that you go and bring that ghost back," Hu Tudao said hurriedly, waving his hands repeatedly.
"What?" I was terrified of Ma Jiajie. How could I dare to go to her again? I hurriedly waved my hand and said, "I can't. You should ask her father or brother to pick her up."
“I’ve thought about this a long time ago. This time, the task of guiding the ghost must be carried out by you, because you’ve seen her and she even got into your car. As long as you go, she will definitely come back with you. It won’t work if someone else goes. I’m worried that they might bring back other things as well.” Hu Tudao’s face showed a rare seriousness as he spoke earnestly.
"Yes, Brother Zuo, please take this trouble and help me fulfill my daughter's wish as soon as possible, so that she can be reincarnated and we won't have to suffer anymore." Ma Dajun walked up to me, took my hand affectionately, bowed at a ninety-degree angle, and said earnestly.
I was immediately torn. To be honest, I didn't want to go, but seeing the helpless look in Ma Dajun's family's eyes, and knowing that this matter was also related to me, I gritted my teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go."
After I finished speaking, I pulled Hu Tudao aside and asked in a low voice, "Hu Tudao, tell me honestly, will it be dangerous for me to go and bring her back?"
"Don't worry at all. This ghost is just an ordinary spirit, not a vengeful ghost. Otherwise, if she had bothered you twice, you would have been dead long ago. Besides, with me here to keep things under control, what are you afraid of? Just do it boldly." Hu Tu patted his chest and whispered in my ear, "Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly. After this is over, I'll have Ma Dajun give you a red envelope."
I don't want any red envelopes, I just want to get rid of Ma Jiajie as soon as possible, which is good for both me and the Ma family.
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