Lookout Men and Widows

Chapter 18

You’s factory is next to a small village close to the provincial capital. It was very cheap when the land was contracted. Papa You didn’t have enough funds at the time, so he contracted for 20 years. Now the deadline is coming, and there are more places to spend money.

You's father took You Ming into the factory building. The facilities in the factory area are very complete. There are staff dormitories and canteens, and then there is the assembly line in the factory building. There are more female workers than male workers. Because it is not food processing, the clothes of the workers are not too rigid. Masks and hats are not required.

But the factory is very clean, and has never cut corners. If it is pure cotton, it is pure cotton, if it is polyester, it is polyester, and it is what it should be.

The workers all greet Papa You. Papa You is the sole owner of the factory—he was cheated many times when he started his business. Later, he was unwilling to partner with others when he started his own factory. He worked alone and was responsible for his own profits and losses.

It was the first time for You Ming to come here, and it was also the first time for the workers to see You Ming.

Papa You asked several middle managers to follow him to the office and introduced You Ming to them.

"Talk to him more about things in the factory in the future." Father You gave each of them a cigarette, and said with a smile, "My son is not in good health. You should hold the cigarettes first, and then smoke after going out."

The managers all looked sad, but they still managed to squeeze out a smile.

They are more aware of the factory's current losses than anyone else, and they are all old people who follow Papa You, so they have a lot of loyalty to the factory.

Besides, the current industry is in a downturn. If the factory closes down, it will be even more difficult for them to find another job that is the same as now.

When a person reaches middle age, he cannot bear any risk.

They are even more anxious than Papa You.

You Ming asked: "Uncles, don't leave, let's discuss together what to do in the future. The market share in Africa is getting smaller and smaller, India can't be negotiated, and it's even more difficult to do in China. It can't go on like this."

When the managers heard You Ming say this, they glanced at each other, and finally said: "How about we make a counterfeit high A? That makes money. I heard people say that as long as it is the same as the big name, even if it is not listed, Everyone buys it."

"Yes, our quality is good and the shape is correct, so we can definitely make money."

Papa You waved his hand: "No, no, no, if you really become a high-A, it will be more difficult to transform in the future."

You Ming didn't expect his father to still have this awareness, he said with a smile: "Why don't you ask if you can find cooperation."

Several people talked for an afternoon and settled on a preliminary concept. If you want to save yourself at this time, it is like looking for another way out.

The injection of funds is more important than anything else, and only after taking a breather can he think about other things.

When You Ming and You's father came home, dinner was already prepared. Today was the day when Jiang's parents came to visit. The two became in-laws, so they had to move around a lot due to emotion and reason.

Mother You had a long talk with her husband last night, knowing that her husband finally woke up and in a good mood, she cooked a big meal by herself.

When Mr. Jiang and his wife came, the sky had just darkened, and they brought gifts. The two families sat around the dining table, and Aunt Zheng brought drinks. Such a family gathering.

Mrs. Jiang was concerned about You Ming, and Mr. Jiang said to Papa You: "It is reasonable to say that these things should not be said at the dinner table, but I want to tell you earlier so that you can feel at ease. After dinner, we will go to the study to talk about business. You don’t have to worry too much about things.”

Papa You was taken aback for a moment. He thought that Mr. Jiang was just speaking politely, but he didn't expect that he really took his matter to heart.

Papa You was very happy tonight. He drank a lot of wine at the dinner table, staggered and talked a lot, and talked with Papa Jiang in the study for a long time. He didn't know what time he fell asleep.

Mr. Jiang and his wife also stayed at You's house for one night.

You Ming was lying on his own bed, Xiaofeng was still dangling by the window, she was almost free to move around before, especially after Jiang Yuan was beside You Ming, she became an invisible ghost, as soon as You Ming saw her, he knew that Jiang Yuan had left.

Xiaofeng's long black nails were wrapped around her long hair, and she was sitting by the window humming a little tune with a strange tune.

After getting used to Xiaofeng's terrifying appearance, You Ming can see the changes in her emotions through her hideous appearance.

Xiaofeng suddenly said: "Someone is summoning the soul."

You Ming, who was lying down, sat up.

Xiaofeng's expression was a little surprised: "There are still people who can howl now."

You Ming read it in the book and took notes. Hustle is a specific way of saying hello.

Hu Yang Xiao Yin, Yang dominates the soul, and Yin dominates the soul.

Xiaofeng looked not far away: "However, all the recruits are lonely ghosts."

You Ming took out the dew, wiped it on his eyelids, and stood beside Xiaofeng to look out.

He took a step back.

He thought that the ghosts Xiaofeng was talking about were just two or three kittens.

But the scene in front of him was too terrifying.

Everywhere in the community is densely populated with countless ghosts. After death, the soul will maintain the appearance of death. There are almost no such things as Jiang Yu'an that can grow after death, so these ghosts have hideous faces. , Some broke their necks and lifted their heads, and some dragged their intestines all over the floor and tripped themselves.

"It's someone in the community who is summoning the soul." You Ming almost instantly thought of the old lady who had lost her soul. She was the only person he saw in the community who needed to be summoned.

You Ming turned his head, he suddenly felt that Xiaofeng was still very beautiful, and she was quite tidy, he asked: "If you can't recruit the original souls, will these ghosts leave?"

Xiaofeng giggled and said: "Look at the way, the way is deep, if you can't find the original soul, you will send the lonely ghosts away, if the way is not deep, these lonely ghosts will stay as guests."

You Ming: "What do you think of the Taoism of the soul caller?"

Xiaofeng turned her head to You Ming and bared her fangs: "He's not enough to squeeze my teeth, but these lonely ghosts can hold me to death."

You Ming understood.

Originally, it’s none of You Ming’s business to invite people to bring back souls, but if these lonely ghosts can’t be sent away, the whole community will suffer. Different, it can really affect people.

The powerful Sha can even kill and eat souls.

And the You family will not move.

"Is there any way to send them away?" You Ming asked Xiaofeng.

Xiaofeng was shaking her legs by the bed, the ghosts below seemed to notice her, and they all avoided You's house.

A thousand-year-old ghost, even stronger than Sha.

Xiaofeng: "At twelve o'clock in the morning, recite the incantation to attract ghosts and lead them to the remote mountains and fields."

"There are so many ghosts, the ordinary method of sending ghosts is useless."

You Ming opened the drawer and took out the yarrow he had bought. These have been made into yarrows. There are fifty yarrows in total, symbolizing the "number of great evolution" of Tai Chi.

Then he took out his notes, and began to do fortune-telling according to the records in the notes and his own memory.

What he wants to calculate is that he will send off ghosts, good or bad.

Xiaofeng floated above You Ming's head, she seemed to be very curious, and kept floating around.

"what is this?"

You Ming was distracted to explain: "Divination."

Xiaofeng: "When did this divination method start? Is it older than me?"

You Ming: "Shang and Zhou Dynasties."

Xiaofeng curled her lips: "I haven't taken your modern history class, I don't know."

After divination, you have to solve the divination. There are 64 kinds of divination, also known as 64 hexagrams, and one hexagram has six lines.

You Ming sat directly on the ground and explained the hexagram.

The hexagrams indicate that if he sends ghosts, good and bad will be mixed.

You Ming: "..."

Xiaofeng: "What's wrong? Did you solve it? How did you say it?"

You Ming put away the policy.

What is the difference between this and the magic stick saying that sincerity leads to spirit?

You Ming used the tortoise shell to calculate again, whether the hexagram calculated this time is very good or not.

Who should I trust?

You Ming fell into deep thought.

Perhaps fortune-telling also needs to pay attention to Taoism, and a person like him who has no Taoism is not accurate even if the method is correct.

Why don't you go directly to the soul caller, since he can call back souls, he should also know that he is sending ghosts, maybe there are some brothers and sisters, if there are many people, he can probably send them away.

You Ming carefully opened the bedroom door, walked lightly to the entrance, put on his shoes, and opened the door like a thief.

It took him more than ten minutes to walk to the door of Zhao Lan's house.

The living room of Zhao Lan's house was still lit. After You Ming knocked on the door, it took a while for someone to open the door.

But it was not Zhao Lan who opened the door, but Zhao Lan's husband.

"It's so late, what's the matter?" Zhao Lan's husband frowned tightly. He already had a dead breath on his body. The dead breath was dark red, which looked a bit black at first glance.

"Jiang Huai" said to You Ming that if the mist covering the whole body is red, the darker the color, the more miserable the death will be.

You Ming probably understood that being haunted by ghosts should be regarded as a terrible way to die.

You Ming didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "You are summoning souls."

Zhao Lan's husband's face changed: "What are you talking about? Do you have any evidence? Why do you say that I am organizing feudal superstition activities? You are spreading rumors and slandering. If you don't leave, you will be sued!"

It was probably because Zhao Lan's husband's voice was too loud, and he also attracted his wife.

Like her husband, she was surrounded by death.

She took her husband's arm and said to him, "This is Yugo's son."

The extremely nervous husband calmed down and asked You Ming, "How do you know? What are you doing here?"

You Ming: "It's like this, you didn't bring back the old man's lost soul, you recruited all the lonely ghosts, and the community was crowded to the brim."

Husband and wife: "..."

The husband had an expression of "you really know how to joke": "Xiao You, stop kidding, what age is this?"

Zhao Lan also said: "Xiao You, we just want to try all the methods once. From whom did you hear that we are summoning souls? This is not the first time we have invited people to summon souls. If summoning souls works, my mother-in-law It’s not like he hasn’t woken up yet.”

"Go back and rest." Zhao Lan whispered softly, "We'll look for you tomorrow, we're not so superstitious."

You Ming looked at the two couples.

I was very confused.

No, you don't believe in superstition, why do you summon souls?

Is it fun to recruit?