What is it like to be teased by a ghost?

You cannot see yourself, all you see is your own shadow.

Those who carry lamps on their backs cast their shadows in front of themselves.

——"Flying Birds" Tagore

After coming out of Luo's house, Luo Jiang looked at the gloomy sky, and for the first time had the idea that she was an outsider.Thinking about it now, at the time Grandma Luo objected to her going back to Luo’s house, and she was still stubborn with the other party. It really shouldn’t be. , I wanted to call my grandma, but I didn't know what to say after I got through.

"Hello? Is it Jiang'er? What's the matter? Is there something that can't be solved?" Grandma Luo waited for a long time without hearing Luo Jiang's words, thinking that something happened to Luo Jiang.

Luo Jiang opened her lips with difficulty. Just as she was about to speak, tears flowed down unconsciously. She tried her best to adjust her emotions and replied, "No...it's okay, I just miss you."

Hearing Luo Jiang say it's okay, the voice on the other end of the phone relaxed, "It's fine, you kid, come back and see me if you want me. But you are still studying these days, you are no longer a child Now, don't be self-willed. You still have to focus on your studies, and you can come back if you have a vacation. By the way, no one in the Luo family bullies you, right?"

Hearing this sentence, Luo Jiang's emotions that had just calmed down surged up again, "I'm here...it's fine."

"Hey, it's good that no one bullies you. Fu'er's child looks quiet, and Luo Yunsang doesn't know what kind of temperament she is. They are a lot older than you. I'm afraid you won't be able to play with them over there, isn't there? How do you put it in a word, generation gap, right? Although your child doesn’t like to talk when he grows up, it’s still better when he was a child. Although he caused me trouble everywhere like a monkey spirit, he is always smiling and resistant to beatings. Your voice is a bit hoarse, do you have a cold? The weather in Fenghuang City is not as good as that in Panlong City. I read the weather forecast that it will rain in the next few days. Take your body seriously, and when you reach the age of grandma, you will know that you will be self-willed when you are young, and you will have to pay back when you are old."

After Luo Jiang left, Grandma Luo also began to get used to it. She didn't like nagging at ordinary times, so she couldn't help but say a few more words to Luo Jiang. Luo Jiang listened to her babbling, feeling sore and aching in her heart, "Grandma."

"Hey?"

"Grandma, you are the best grandma in the world."

Luo Jiang's serious and sudden confession stunned Grandma Luo for a moment, and then she said with a smile in her tone, "The bigger you are, the more clingy you are, but you still need to wear more clothes. Although it's spring now, you know it's cold. Before Widow Zhang in the village sent several catties of radishes in two days, I cut them all up and dried them, and when you come back, you will have dried radishes to eat."

Luo Jiang responded one by one, and just when she was about to say something, she heard Grandma Luo hurriedly said: "Someone called me at the door, maybe someone died and wanted to do something, so I won't tell you for now, hey, the old people in the village Getting older and walking more and more."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Luo Jiang's heart became even more confused. She didn't know who to confide in. In the past, she could always analyze anything calmly, and then use reason to tell herself what to do.But once things happened to her, she became confused. People say that the authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear, which is true. Thinking about it, she stopped her finger on Jinwei's phone. Jinwei is indeed a good listener , even the proprietress who sells hot and sour noodles outside the school took her to tell her about her husband cheating countless times, she could keep smiling and listen carefully the whole time, but Jinwei asked for leave recently because of something at home, Luo Jiang didn't want to disturb her, thinking of Here, she laughed self-deprecatingly, except for Wei Linqiang, an amnesiac who didn't know her family, and Xue Yi, a rough family bliss, she didn't even have a friend who wanted to speak her mind.

Reluctantly put down the phone, the weather was not good, and the light rain fell as soon as it was said. Luo Jiang stood in the rain for a minute, sighed and walked into the coffee shop across the street, no matter what, she digested her emotions by herself for so many years , this time...should be able to survive.

After ordering a cup of espresso, Luo Jiang chose a quiet corner to sit in a daze. This cup of coffee has a nice name, The Great Escape.

Some people come in busy, some are cursing at the rainy sky, some are lost in thought like Luo Jiang, the world is still this world, it has been staying here, blending in every inch of air, people are either full of expectations for it or There is dissatisfaction in my heart, but the world never does anything superfluous, it just runs like a machine of fate, I don’t know who bestowed luck and misfortune, and I don’t know where to pour my indignation. People always say that the world has deceived We, but this mediocre world is made up of all kinds of turbid people, isn't it?

You can't escape, as long as you live, you can't escape, no matter if it's a damned life, or a curse to your family, as long as you live, you have to roll and struggle on the gears of fate

"Excuse me, can I sit here?"

While she was thinking, Luo Jiang was suddenly interrupted by a male voice. When she looked up, she was a slovenly boy in his early twenties, but his hair was messy, his beard was unshaven, his dark circles were as thick as American treasures, and his clothes were still stained. Looking at the instant noodle soup that seemed to have been spilled a long time ago, he was holding a cup of coffee, water was still dripping from the tip of his hair, and there was a black air between the brows that is unique to unlucky guys.And the surrounding area was indeed full.

Luo Jiang didn't speak, but just moved her coffee inside to show her attitude.

"Thank you." The unlucky guy sat down, as if he was talking to himself, "The weather is really bad. It was gloomy in the morning. I thought it would not rain. It seems that I still need to bring an umbrella and a weather forecast."

Seeing that Luo Jiang didn't answer, the unlucky guy smiled awkwardly, followed by another sigh.

Luo Jiang was not good at comforting people, not to mention she was bothered now.

The unlucky guy lowered his head, drinking coffee in small sips, with a serious look as if this was the last cup of coffee in his life.Luo Jiang inadvertently caught a glimpse of a bottle of black-green liquid in the inner pocket of the man's coat. The label on the bottle seemed to have the word "hundred" written on it. Luo Jiang was born in a rural area, so she naturally recognized that it was used by farmers in the village when she was a child. herbicide - paraquat.Because there is no cure for this thing and it is extremely harmful to the human body, it has long been banned by the country. Although Luo Jiang heard that there are still some circulating secretly, the person in front of him doesn't look like he wants to go home to plant Earth, is it possible?He was so unlucky that he wanted to commit suicide?

Noticing that Luo Jiang was staring at his pocket, the unlucky guy buttoned it up in embarrassment, he raised his eyes and said to Luo Jiang: "I live alone, so...the clothes are a little dirty."

Luo Jiang nodded, um, living alone is a good way to commit suicide.

"Have you considered?"

"Huh?" The unlucky guy didn't know why.

"I said, have you thought about everything you want to do in the future? The person you want to say goodbye to, the secret you want to delete, and a cup of coffee at the end?"

"I... didn't..." The unlucky guy wanted to explain, but when he saw Luo Jiang's eyes that seemed to be able to see through him, his rebuttal words immediately turned into hesitation, and finally he gave up explaining altogether.

"It doesn't matter if you think about it or not. Anyway, it will be a matter of time, but... I am so unwilling."

"You are very courageous." Luo Jiang took a sip of coffee, and her tongue was numb from bitterness. At least she did not have such courage. Although she hated the world and complained about the injustice of fate, she survived. "Although your life is so difficult, can't you think of something that can support you to survive?"

The unlucky guy smiled, he really looked downcast, so downcast that anyone could see it, but half a month ago he wasn't like this, he said: "Sorry, although this is rude, but I really don't want to Chicken soup. Tired, you have no idea what happened to me."

Luo Jiang also laughed, thinking, you don't know what happened to me.

"Maybe I know something. I can actually see ghosts. You are currently being wrapped around your neck and feet by three and a half ghosts."

"Three and a half?"

One is holding the left foot, one is holding the right foot, and the other is hanging around the neck, and the other is trying to jump on your head, so there are three and a half.This kind of ghost is the lowest level of ghosts in the underworld, called Nian Lan, which means that a year is coming to an end, and it also means that you are in danger now. "Luo Jiang showed an evil smile.

The unlucky guy could see that Luo Jiang wanted to punish him a little bit. He admired the little girl for being so clever when she lied to someone. Maybe it was because her words were kind when she was about to die. He was not angry at all. He took a stick from his neck There is a red thread, and there is a cloth bag tied to the other end of the red thread, "But someone told me that I was committing a Tai Sui crime, and they even asked for a Tai Sui talisman for me."

"Tai Sui is one of the gods of Taoism, which changes every year. The god of Tai Sui who was on duty in that year is called Tai Sui. Among all the gods, Tai Sui has the greatest influence. He is known as the son of heaven in the middle of the year. He is in charge of the world for a year. Good luck and bad fortune. "Three Lives Tonghui" said: Husband Tai Sui is the ruler of one year old and the leader of the gods. There will be disasters when Tai Sui is at the head, and the punishment will break through the ghosts and grind the mill. It’s hard to escape. There is an old saying: Tai Sui sits on the head, and if there is no joy, there will be disaster. So, the point is the ruler of the first year. Looking back on your year, have you been unlucky? Or is it just unlucky recently? Huh?”

Hearing what Luo Jiang said, the unlucky guy really noticed, "It's true."

"If a person's year Geng is the same as the value year Tai Sui, the folks call it guilty Tai Sui. If the year Geng is offset, it is called Chong Tai Sui. Punishment Tai Sui is also called "biased Chong". There is a disaster of fighting each other. Punishment means killing. If the year of your birth is three years different from the zodiac to which the fleeting year belongs, it is a punishment, that is, it is "offset" with the fleeting Tai Sui. Harming Tai Sui means fighting and confronting each other, but these are all hatreds arising from favors , and cause disasters. Therefore, Chongfen Hedging and Year Chong have the meaning of impact and confrontation. No matter which of the above, if there is a violation of Tai Sui in this year, everything will go wrong, officials will be entangled, official career will be blocked, Investment failure, mood swings, personnel disharmony and emotional separation, serious accidents and bloody disasters, etc. This year is the Year of [-], which is the Year of the Dog. Tai Sui. Which one are you?"

"I... I'm a rat, I'm neither." He is 22 years old and belongs to the rat. According to Luo Jiang, he is completely incompatible with Tai Sui.Wait a minute, the unlucky guy looked at Luo Jiang inquisitively. The person who gave him the Tai Sui Talisman once said that if the matter cannot be resolved, he should go to the southwest, and he will naturally meet noble people, although he did not deliberately go out today. He walked towards the southwest, but this place seems to be the southwest, so could it be...is his nobleman the little girl in front of him?Although she is also a girl who pointed out to him, at least she looks extraordinary, with convincing abilities, and Luo Jiang, um...

"I want to know, is there a way to solve it?"

"Your eyes clearly showed distrust just now, why did you suddenly change your attitude? Aren't you afraid that I'm a liar?"

The unlucky guy smiled, "I admit it's a liar. Anyway, after today, I don't care. Because I'm about to die."

After speaking, the other party grabbed his hair, with deep fear in his eyes.