As soon as I lit the cigarette, I raised my eyes to see through the smoke, and sure enough, I saw an ancient building with red walls and green tiles in the middle of the houses not far away.

Sun Lu and I were stunned, it was not uncommon to build ancestral halls and temples in the village, but most of them were built at the head of the village, and the worst thing was to set aside a vacant land at the end of the village.

The key is that listening to Sun Lu's words, he grew up in the neighborhood since he was a child, and he has never seen such a temple.

Just as I was confused, I only felt that the Buddhist bead on my left wrist suddenly vibrated slightly.

After Jinghai came out of the post station, he has been living in the Buddha beads, and he didn't make a sound at this time, but I have a faint feeling.

With the vibration of the Buddha beads just now, the ghost of the old monk is no longer in the Buddha beads at this moment.

Looking around, I didn't see Jinghai's figure.

I muttered a little in my heart, could it be that the old girl had a premonition of something, and the soles of her feet were oiled without saying a word?

To say that this is indeed the consistent style of the Jinghai monk, but even if the fourth aunt lives in a temple, she is just a superstitious goddess of the villagers, why is the Jinghai monk afraid of her?

At this time, I heard Sun Lu say in an uncertain tone: "There was no temple here before, could it be that it was newly built recently?" ”

I subconsciously shook my head, although the temple-like building was abrupt, but looking at the appearance, it was obviously some years old, and it could never have been newly built.

Sun Lu scratched his head and said, "According to what the old lady of my family said, it should be the fourth aunt's house, but the old lady didn't say it, the fourth aunt lives in the temple?" ”

I could only wave my hand and ask him not to ask any more questions, and I couldn't answer if I asked, so I might as well go over and have a look.

Although there is a temple at the head of the village, which seems very abrupt, one thing is certain, it should be the home of the fourth aunt.

Sun Lu's mother said that the fourth aunt's house is the easiest to identify, as long as you see a poplar tree planted in someone's yard, it is the fourth aunt's house.

At this time, although Sun Lu and I had not yet arrived, we could already see the crown of a two-story poplar tree within the red courtyard wall.

Some people may find it strange, what is so rare for rural people to plant trees in their yards?

In fact, whether it is rural or urban, it is important to plant trees in the yard.

The so-called mulberry is not planted in the front, willows are not planted in the back, and ghosts are not planted in the courtyard to clap their hands. These are all taboos for planting trees at home.

Folklore has five ghost trees, namely: mulberry, willow, acacia, poplar, and neem.

These five species of trees are not uncommon, but they cannot be planted haphazardly.

The mulberry tree is not planted before, because the mulberry tree is the same as the "mourning", and the mulberry tree is like a funeral, which is not auspicious.

After not planting willows, it is because the sound of 'willow' is the same as 'flow', and if the willow tree is planted behind the house, the wealth of the family will flow away with the swing of the willow tree.

The so-called ghost clapping refers to the poplar tree. In the north, poplars, although generally planted, are taboo to be planted in the garden.

In May, poplar flocculation is flying, not to mention the trouble, but also because the poplar branches and leaves are luxuriant, every time it is windy and rainy, the poplar leaves are blown and rattled, and it sounds like a ghost clapping at night.

Therefore, even if you don't analyze it from the perspective of yin and yang feng shui, just because of these reasons spread among the people, planting poplars in the courtyard is enough to be taboo.

As I walked forward, I asked Sun Lu if he had seen this fourth aunt before.

Sun Lu said no, he grew up in Sunjialou since he was a child, but he had heard that there were two or three gods and goddesses in the surrounding villages.

But before he met me, he, like most young people, thought that these people were pretending to cheat people out of money, so he never paid attention.

Sun Lu finally took a puff of his cigarette, shook the cigarette butt, and asked me, "Do you think these four aunts are really capable?" ”

I glanced at him and whispered, "I don't dare to say if she has real skills, but one thing is certain, if it weren't for the medicine bag she gave, your dad would have ...... long ago."

A ruthless look flashed in Sun Lu's eyes, but then he whispered:

"According to what my wife said, these four aunts are really a bit evil. You say that she is a rural woman, a widow with a dead husband, who stays at home all year round, only during the Chinese New Year, where does she usually go? ”

I told him to stop asking, and my head would grow bigger if I asked again. Anyway, it's already in place, no matter how special this temple is, as long as you meet the fourth aunt herself, maybe some things will have an answer.

As they spoke, the two of them came to the front.

It was already afternoon, and snow was falling in the sky.

The fourth aunt's home is indeed like a small temple, and there is no plaque on the door, but standing in the snow and looking at the red lacquered courtyard gate, I suddenly have a strange feeling.

Why do I feel like I've been here?

I didn't tell Sun Tuzi about this feeling, and saying more at this time would only increase the doubt.

Sun Lu glanced at me, stepped forward and patted the door, only to slap it, and the seemingly heavy door opened a crack.

Sun Lu was obviously stunned, but then made a strange move.

His shoulders suddenly shrugged back and forth.

I didn't think there was anything at first, but he repeated the action again, turned around, frowned and whispered to me:

"What's wrong? What do you have to say, what are you doing on my shoulders? ”

I was stunned, I was behind him, but when did I take his shoulder?

However, the two blows he just made did seem to be grabbed by someone from behind his shoulders and wanted to get rid of them.

Sun Lu and I looked at each other for a few seconds, and then came back to their senses, looked left and right, and wrung their eyebrows and said:

"I'm so sideways, and the ghost dares to touch me? It seems that these four aunts are a bit of a doorway. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and shouted to the courtyard, "Is the fourth aunt at home?" ”

He shouted as he reached out and pushed the door.

There was still no response from the yard.

Sun Lu didn't look back, he shouted again, but still no one responded, and he was about to go inside.

At this time, I had seen the situation behind the door through the slowly open door, and when I saw that he was about to enter, my heart suddenly became excited, and I subconsciously grabbed his arm and threw him back.

Strange to say, the snow has just begun to fall, and the ground is not slippery. Although I was in a hurry, I didn't use much effort.

But Sun Tuzi seemed to have tripped over his heel by something, and with my flick, he took several steps back. I didn't have time to help, and he fell to the ground on his back.

"What are you doing?" Sun Lu got up, patted the dust on his body and asked me.

"You stay outside, I'll go in alone."

"Why?" Sun Lu was puzzled, "Do you really believe what my mother said, you can only enter if you want to be peaceful?" If that's the case, the pig's head was dug up from my house, and I have to go in, and you stay outside? ”

I glared at him, and said in an aggravated tone: "I'll explain to you later, you listen to me now, stay here, and definitely can't set foot in the door!" ”