Are there any ghosts in the world? Since Nie Xiaoman was born in the second list of imperial history of the dynasty, he was naturally familiar with the Confucian and Mencian scriptures, and knew the lesson of "the son is silent, and the strange power is chaotic". However, Confucius worshiped ghosts and gods and stayed away, and did not say that there were no ghosts in the world. Now that Jing Mo listened to Wei Taotao's words, he was a little blurred. Nie Xiaoman usually does not seek gods and worship Buddha, and of course he also has an attitude of staying away from ghosts and gods.

So can he listen to this ghost story?

Wei Taotao continued: "Last night, that black-faced ghost became more and more powerful! I was scared of it the first two times, and I didn't dare to sit alone at the window anymore, so I had to pull my mother to accompany me. Unexpectedly, when the time was close, the black-faced ghost really appeared outside the window again. At this time, not only did I see it alone, but Zhou's mother also jumped up in horror. We hastily pulled the latch again, and boldly took the candle and went out to see. But what are the figures there? I just felt a cold wind blowing our hairs on end! ”

Jing Mo saw that the sweat pores on Wei Taotao's face were tense one by one, and with his narration, his hair really stood up.

Nie Xiaoman was still smiling, trying to relax the little guest's nerves and said, "Then maybe your two younger brothers are playing with you-"

Wei Taotao shook his hand again and said, "No! No!. Youning and Zhining will never have such guts! Besides, the black-faced ghost appeared three times, and we chased it out all three times. Youning and the others don't have a stealth method, why did they disappear all of a sudden? ”

Nie Xiaoman still smiled as if he had heard an interesting story, and said, "Young man, when I look at you like this, it seems that you are convinced that what you have seen is a ghost, isn't it?" ”

Wei Taotao replied, "Isn't it? Your lord, you must know that the front door is closed at night in our house, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the patio. If what I see is not a ghost but a person, and the person will not fly into the air, how can he disappear in the blink of an eye? ”

Nie Xiaoman pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there a gatekeeper at the front door of your house?" ”

"Yes, it's Wu San."

"Where does Wu San sleep?"

"He slept in the porter, but there was a row of instruments between the gatehouse and the patio."

"Can this door be closed at night?"

"Although it does not latch, it is always closed at night, and the door is very tight, and the door has been swollen by moisture for many years, and there is always a loud sound when it opens and closes."

Nie Xiaoman tugged at the few cat hairs stuck to his body, pondered for a moment, and said, "Then your bedroom is in the next room?" ”

Tao Tao said: "Exactly, in the East Room." The western room and the wing room were my uncle's study, and there was no one at night. My uncle and aunt and my two younger brothers, Youning and Zhining, all slept upstairs. ”

"Why do you live downstairs alone?"

"It's because I got sick last year and fell down the stairs. Later, I was afraid of taking the escalator, so I moved down from the upper floor, but I didn't sleep alone downstairs. As I said earlier, I have Zhou's mother with me in my back room. ”

"Who's Mom this week? A servant in your household? ”

"She was the wet nurse who raised me. When my mother died when I was six years old, she was entrusted with her to take care of me, so she treated me like her own. ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded, and asked again, "Since this appeared, have you ever told your uncle what method he has thought of?" ”

Tao Tao shook his head and said, "I also wanted to tell my uncle at first and discuss it with him, but Zhou's mother didn't approve and didn't allow me to say it." ”

Nie Xiaoman's eyes flashed, and he suddenly showed a look of attention: "Oh, what's the reason for this?" ”

Tao Tao was a little hesitant, stared at Nie Xiaoman for a moment, and then slowly replied: "What she means is that this is a little strange, I'm afraid that someone will plot to kill me." ”

"Well, she has such an opinion? So does she have a basis for explaining this? ”

"According to her, last night she saw not only the black-faced ghost, but also a snowy flash, as if it were the flash of some steel knife."

"Alas, there was a flash of light? Do you see that too? ”

"Nope. As soon as I saw the black face close to the glass window, I was so frightened that I immediately turned my head away and did not dare to look any further. ”

Nie Xiaoman looked up at Jing Mo and nodded, and pouted. Jing Mo couldn't guess what this expression meant for a while, and he didn't know if he had some eyebrows about this case. Then Nie Xiaoman found another problem.

Xiao Man asked Wei Taotao again: "So, according to Zhou's mother's meaning, I'm afraid someone is going to murder you, isn't it?" So who will be the one who plotted against you? Did Zhou's mother mention any suspicious characters? ”

Tao Tao hesitated again before saying, "She...... She is suspicious of my uncle......" He couldn't help but say again, Nie Xiaoman put down the cigarette and said suspiciously: "Suspicious of your uncle?" How so? There's always a reason for that, you have to make it clear. ”

The young man hesitated for a moment before he said, "My father and my uncle shared a silver shop with Tim Fu. After my father died the year before last, my uncle took charge of my share of the inheritance on my behalf, and said that it would be handed over to me when I got married. Therefore, Zhou's mother was afraid that my uncle had the selfish intention to swallow up the inheritance, so she suspected that he was secretly using some tricks. ”

"Do you agree with that?"

"My lord, this-this-I can't say."

"You can rest assured that it is. We are all able to keep secrets. Whatever you mean, just say it. ”

Tao Tao lifted the hat on his head, and said hesitantly: "I originally believed that there are really ghosts." Zhou's mother said that it must not be a real ghost, but her uncle was playing tricks. I-I-" He held back again.

Nie Xiaoman asked urgingly, "Say it." How are you? Do you think your uncle would have done this for the sake of the inheritance? ”

Tao Tao made a lot of determination before he said: "Uncle treats me well, but my aunt is a little different, and if she has good things, she always gives them to You Ning and Zhi Ning first." Once, she couldn't tolerate Zhou's mother and wanted to quit her. Mother Zhou can be regarded as my mother's orphan, of course I cried and didn't agree. Later, because of his uncle's dissuasion, he did not implement it. ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded and said, "I see." After a pause, he asked, "When you tell ghost stories, have you ever been heard by your uncle?" ”

"I heard it, even Wu San, who was the gatekeeper, was also next to us."

"Is this Wu San treating you well?"

"He treated me well. He used to tell me stories about ghosts and vixens, because I loved to hear them. ”

"How old is Wu San this year?"

"Twenty-four years old, from Fukuyama."

"How many years has he been in your house?"

"He came last year when the fourth elder died. The fourth elder treats me the best, and he can tell stories. The fourth elder of the district said that we have fox spirits in our house. He also saw a black fox in our back garden! ”