I took the Baipi Knife home that day. I dared not leave it in the store. It was too valuable. My second half of life and the start-up capital for tracing my father's death were all in it. I was really worried about leaving it in the store.
In fact, people in our industry have such a habit - generally, the ones placed in the store are some "ripe pits".
Ripe pits refer to those ancient coins that have been unearthed for a long time. Generally, they are ripe, with patina and rust mixed together. The traces of corruption are not much different from iron coins. The value of appreciation is particularly low. We generally call them "old raw pits". They are not worth much. There are tens to hundreds of yuan. They are placed in the store just for the appearance. After all, we are engaged in antique business, so we have to fill the appearance. Anyway, we don't feel bad even if we lose them.
As for those coins that have just been unearthed and have very fresh rust, we also call them "raw pits". Those things are more valuable, especially some ancient coins that were not issued in large quantities at the time. Some can also be sold at sky-high prices. We will never put those things in the store. In addition, we will not put anything worth more than a thousand in the store.
I live in the old house where my father and I used to live. It is an old courtyard house in the outer area of Taiyuan Xiaodian District. It has been passed down from my grandfather's time to the present. It has been nearly a hundred years. However, my home is in a remote area and has not been affected by the demolition storm, so it has been barely preserved.
Because Uncle Li refused to drink with me, and I really don't have any good friends in this cold city who can share joy and pain with me, so after leaving the store, I bought two bottles of wine and some peanuts and took the bus directly home.
But the strange thing is that after the bus arrived at the stop, when I walked through the alley where my home is, I always felt that someone seemed to be following me from behind. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I always felt that the alley was much colder than usual. But I looked back three or four times and didn't see anyone. Finally, I couldn't help but laugh at myself for being too suspicious. I always felt that everyone in the world was coveting me after receiving a treasure. I shook my head secretly and walked to the door of my house without thinking about it. When I was about to open the door, I found that there was a red card similar to an invitation on the door handle of my house. Out of curiosity, I took the card and opened it to take a look. It didn't matter. I was stunned.
"Husband: Ge Tianzhong, born on April 4, 1996, at the hour of Mao.
Wife: Hua Mulan, born on May 26, 412, at the hour of Zi.
Married on July 31, 2015.
..."
This is probably the content on the red card. After reading it, I couldn't help but widen my eyes.
Marriage certificate?
And it's between me and Hua Mulan?
I felt screwed instantly. Who the hell did this? They made a marriage certificate between me and a woman who died more than a thousand years ago to tease me. It was really boring.
I threw it away and went back to the main room where I lived. I put the Baipi knife on the sofa and started drinking. I have been very depressed since my father passed away, so I developed the habit of drinking a little every night. I drink half a catty and fall asleep until dawn. I don't have to think about anything and feel more comfortable.
I was lucky today and received the Baipi knife. I was in a particularly good mood, so I couldn't control myself and drank a little more. I fell asleep holding the knife in a daze. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly I heard the courtyard door "clang" and I was awakened immediately.
My first reaction at that time was that I was robbed, but I don't know what happened. I didn't have any strength in my body. My limbs seemed to be pressed down. I couldn't get up at all, and I couldn't even open my eyes. I don't know if it was an illusion. I always felt that the surroundings were very cold, cold and cold, drilling into people's bones, giving me goose bumps all over my body.
Damn, is it a ghost pressing on the bed?
Although I couldn't open my eyes, my mind was still active, and such a thought popped up in my mind.
I didn't think much about it at the time, because I had read some information about this before - scientists believe that ghost pressing on the bed is actually a sleep disorder. At this time, people's brain waves are still floating, and their senses are very clear, but their muscles are spasmodic and unable to move. It's not some evil spirits. There are countless people who have encountered this situation. Once you encounter ghost pressing on the bed, you just need to keep taking deep breaths, relax your body and nerves, and you will slowly return to normal.
Thinking of this, I began to try to adjust my breathing, but before I could relax, I heard the door of the main room open with a creak, so I felt even colder, and even began to shiver all over, with my upper and lower teeth "clicking" non-stop.
Click...
Click...
The strange noise came from the living room, very rhythmic, one after another...
It was like... someone was walking in the living room!!
It lasted for more than ten seconds, and the strange "click" and "click" sound finally disappeared, but I felt even worse. Although I couldn't open my eyes to see the situation clearly, I could clearly feel that something seemed to be watching me, and it was right next to me!!
"I caught you..."
A gloomy and strange voice suddenly sounded in my ears, and I felt a chill next to my ears, as if someone was blowing air conditioning into my ears. Then a wet and very cold thing kept swimming around my ear. The touch was definitely not wonderful. It was like a mollusk covered with mucus kept wriggling on my ear, repeating the same sentence all the time: "I caught you..."
"I like him too."
Another eerie male voice sounded: "I really want to live here and never leave..."
"Shut up!"
Suddenly, a sharp shout sounded, it was a female voice, very pleasant to the ear.
The two very strange and eerie voices and the disgusting touch on my ear disappeared at once, and I also felt a hazy consciousness under this shout. I vaguely heard the female voice again, the voice was very low, as if talking to herself: "Is it you? I've been looking for you for a long time...
Don't worry, we will meet again."
Then, I felt a gust of cold wind blowing by my side, and the room that was just cold and whistling suddenly became warm, and my frozen limbs gradually became able to move.
"Huh..."
I took a deep breath and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already past three in the evening. I calmed down a little and got up and went to the living room to check the doors and windows. After finding that the doors and windows were all tightly closed, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Could it be that the series of strange things I just experienced was just a nightmare?
But this nightmare was too real. Even now when I think about it, I can't help but feel a little scared.
In this way, I returned to the living room in deep thought, but before I could recover from the strange nightmare just now, I was scared by something on the coffee table and almost jumped up! !
I saw that the strange marriage certificate that I had thrown away on the door of my house in the afternoon... It was back again, right on my coffee table! ! !
I was completely shocked. At this moment, I suddenly remembered something that I had overlooked-my birth date on this marriage certificate was completely correct, without any difference! !
My family has been dealing in the dead for generations, and we have encountered many strange things. We take some things very seriously. My father warned me since I was a child that I should never tell others my birth date and eight characters easily, because it is connected to a person's fate. If someone with bad intentions knows it, they can use my birth date and eight characters to harm me! !
So my birth date and eight characters have been kept secret since I was a child. Except for my father and grandfather, only I know it! !
Damn it, how did the person who wrote this marriage certificate know my birth date and eight characters?
For a moment, I felt like I was falling into an ice cave, and was completely shrouded by inexplicable fear...