During the Yongzheng period, there was a bricklayer named Li Bing in Hejian Mansion, who was humble and kind, especially filial to his mother. There are a few acres of thin fields at home, and during spring ploughing, Li Bing goes to work in the fields alone, and does not invite long-term workers. Mother wanted to go with her, but Li Bing resolutely refused.
On this day, Li Bing went to work in the field. Li Bing was a little dizzy in the hot weather, and Li Bing hid under a locust tree to cool off.
I fell asleep in a flash, and I felt that someone was by my side in my sleep. Li Bing thought it was a farmer in the village, so he didn't care, turned over and continued to sleep. I vaguely heard two people talking.
Li Qin's limit has reached today, and our brothers will go to collect their souls in the evening. A shrill voice said.
A male duck asked in a loud voice, "Big brother, do you know where you know?" ”
Lijiazhuang next to Hejian Mansion is not far from here. Shrill replied.
The male duck said in his voice, "Oh, I see. At the break, let's hurry. ”
Li Bing was shocked. Hejian Mansion, Li Jiazhuang, Li Qin's. Isn't it my wife?
Open your eyes and look around, **someone's shadow. There were only a few birds in the trees, chirping.
How did the sharp voice feel so familiar, Li Bing muttered in his heart. Suddenly he thought about why it was so familiar, wasn't it the voice of the eldest brother who had just passed away the year before last?
It turned out that Li Bing had an elder brother who was playing in the mountains a few years ago, and accidentally fell off the cliff, and he didn't come back. So far, no one has been seen alive, and no corpse has been seen. Li Bing was worried in his heart, and he wanted to find his brother's body, but the cliff was turbulent, and it was very difficult to climb, so he had to give up in the end.
This is also Li Bing's only regret. Thinking back to the conversation just now, it must be the eldest brother who reminded himself that the old lady was going to be taken away.
After packing up his tools, Li Bing pushed the wheelbarrow and walked back. When passing by Qingyouguan, I went inside and asked Qian Daochang what was going on?
Qian Daochang said to Li Bing: Your brother has done a ghost errand, and there are some things that cannot be said clearly. When you go back, let your mother sleep in your room. Paste the talisman paper I gave, and it will be fine in three days.
Li Bing thanked him and wanted to leave a few copper plates, which was rejected by Qian Daochang.
After returning home, according to what Qian Daochang said. There was a talisman paper pasted behind the door, but Li Bing didn't tell his mother the truth, for fear that his mother would start crying again when she thought of her eldest brother, and it would be bad to cry her eyes.
The mother didn't wonder anything, since the son said to let him sleep in his room, did he think that the side room was not big enough. In response, I moved over at night.
And Li Bing slept in her mother's room for three nights. The room was full of wind gusts, and the sound of wood rattling could be faintly heard.
On the fourth day, the burden in Li Bing's heart was let go. The mother escaped for three days to collect the soul, so it should be fine.
Tomorrow, I will take my mother to burn some paper for my brother's clothes and mounds, and thank my brother for the reminder.
After dinner that night, Li Bing was chilling in the yard. I saw my mother sneaking out of the side door.
Li Bing was curious, it was past the time to chat, what was her mother doing when she went out. So he quietly followed behind his mother.
Li Qin walked on the path in the woods, not noticing that there were people following behind him. After a while, they came to a mound of clothes.
Li Qin's mouth was full of words, and Li Bing knew that his mother was missing his eldest brother.
I sighed in my heart, and was just about to go out to persuade my mother to go back.
Suddenly, I saw a chain around my mother's neck, and the other end was actually the eldest brother.
The mother's eyes were glazed over, and she had clearly lost her mind. There was also a person next to the eldest brother, wearing a white hat and staring at triangular eyes.
Brother, this old woman is so deeply hidden, our buddies have been looking for three days and have not seen anyone, so it turns out that it is here.
Li Bing snorted and ran out, shouting, "Stop." ”
The white hat was startled, and when he looked back and saw that it was a living person, he couldn't help but sneer slightly. And the big brother in the black hat kept giving Li Bing a look.
Ghosts hook souls, and the living avoid them. Now that you've bumpered into us, come with us. ”
My mother has three years to live. The big brother in the black hat said slowly to the white hat.
The white hat smiled: Brother, our brothers have been partners for more than a year, and I am a clear man.
The black hat didn't talk nonsense, and directly took out a bunch of keys and a small package.
The white hat didn't take the package, just took a bunch of keys, nodded, and disappeared in front of the clothed mound.
The black hat unchained his mother and gently arranged her hair. said to Li Bing: Second brother, don't read my corpse, it has been taken by the beast. My mother stayed in the room for a day, but it didn't matter, I was done. Second brother, you have to live a short life of three years, which is also something that cannot be helped. I ...... the house you gave meGave it away.
Don't tell your mother. Take good care of your mother's ......
The black hat gradually disappeared in front of Li Bing, and Li Qin woke up, looked at Li Bing, and saw Li Bing burst into tears.
Son, I came here secretly, I didn't tell you, I just missed your big brother. ”
Well, I thought about it too. ”
In the past three years, Li Bing found a daughter-in-law, and the husband and wife were filial to Li Qin's family together. Three years later, Li Qin died without illness.
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