The son and his wife have been working hard outside for many years and earned quite a bit of money, so they thought about buying a house in the county town to bring their parents from the countryside to live in. This son can be considered a filial person.

So they wandered around the county town for a few days and finally chose a second-hand house, then transferred the ownership through negotiations between both parties. After getting this house, the son immediately drove to pick up his parents from the countryside.

The son is successful, and the parents are very happy. However, when the son’s mother, let’s call her Aunt Wang, just got out of the car and saw this impressive community, she was instantly very happy. However, when she turned around, she noticed a strange scene: a group of people not far away were looking at her with gloomy expressions.

Rural people are different from city people. As a rural person, Aunt Wang believes in maintaining good neighborly relations, so she picked up a bag of peanuts and walked over, her face full of smiles, holding the peanuts, saying, "Dear neighbors, these are homegrown peanuts from my hometown, please enjoy."

Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang's enthusiasm did not win the warmth of these people; they all refused her kindness, and Aunt Wang couldn't understand what went wrong.

At this moment, Aunt Wang saw a little girl staring at her, so she prepared to give the peanuts to the little girl. However, the little girl did not take the peanuts but asked, "Is my sister here?"

Aunt Wang was very curious and was about to ask in detail, but the girl’s grandmother suddenly pulled her away, saying that children should not be asking for things.

Feeling bored, Aunt Wang awkwardly smiled and turned back to her home. She vaguely felt that these people were unfriendly, but she couldn't figure out why.

Not being able to understand, she decided not to think about it. After dinner, Aunt Wang and her husband went to bed early. However, in the middle of the night, the wind suddenly picked up outside, and she heard the sound of knocking on the doors and windows, as well as a tapping sound on the door, which scared Aunt Wang terribly. She immediately lost her sleepiness and hurriedly woke her husband, saying in a panic, "Dear, there are strange sounds, listen!"

Unexpectedly, Aunt Wang's husband didn't take it seriously and scolded her for being neurotic, then turned over and fell back asleep. After being scolded by her husband, Aunt Wang felt much more at ease and gradually dozed off.

However, the next day, Aunt Wang was still heavy-hearted, constantly thinking about the sounds she heard last night. So she decided to search for the source of the noise and started rummaging through the house.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and Aunt Wang, who was focused on searching, was startled. When she opened the door, she saw a middle-aged woman who immediately explained, "I am from the neighborhood committee, and I am here to check the resident population."

After the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she peeked around as if looking for something, then asked, "Is there only you at home?"

Aunt Wang was puzzled by the middle-aged woman's question and replied, "It's just me at home, is there something wrong?"

The middle-aged woman hurriedly waved her hand, saying, "No, no problem."

At this point, Aunt Wang suspected that the middle-aged woman was hiding something, so she asked mysteriously, "Is there any noise in the community late at night?"

The middle-aged woman immediately refuted, "Our community is very quiet, how could there be any noise?"

This made Aunt Wang even more confused. "That's strange, why can I hear noises at night? Is it because my house has bad feng shui? Is there a feng shui master you can recommend?"

Hearing Aunt Wang's words, the middle-aged woman laughed and said, "Old lady, feng shui is all superstition, you must not look for someone to check feng shui."

Aunt Wang was skeptical but still politely sent the middle-aged woman away.

That night, however, Aunt Wang found it hard to fall asleep again. Suddenly, she heard the strange noises again, and she had to wake her husband. The two of them bickered again and then fell back asleep in a daze.

After two consecutive nights of strange noises, Aunt Wang could no longer stand it. She started asking around the community for where to find a feng shui master. With perseverance, she indeed found a master.

After meeting the master, Aunt Wang poured out her experiences. The master said he could check the feng shui but needed some money.

Aunt Wang readily agreed. The master then walked around Aunt Wang's house and said she could buy talismans from him, each costing fifty yuan, effective for twenty-four hours.

Aunt Wang bought four talismans in one go. Following the master's instructions, she placed the talismans under her pillow. Miraculously, for two consecutive days, there were indeed no strange noises, and Aunt Wang felt much more at ease.

However, when the effect of the talismans wore off, Aunt Wang couldn't help but worry. So she called her daughter-in-law, saying, "Daughter-in-law, can you come over to stay for a few days?"

The daughter-in-law was also quite filial. Upon hearing her mother-in-law's request, she immediately agreed. However, that night, in the middle of the night, the strange noises appeared again, and the two women were so scared that they dared not make a sound, covering their heads with the quilt and trembling.

When dawn broke, the mother-in-law took her daughter-in-law to see the master. The master stated that a female ghost had died in their house, and only a bagua mirror could solve it, but it was quite expensive.

Aunt Wang completely believed the master and said, "No matter how expensive it is, we will buy it." Thus, Aunt Wang prepaid a deposit of two thousand yuan. The master said that once the money was in place, he would immediately consecrate the bagua mirror, and they could take it back to suppress the female ghost.

On the way back, Aunt Wang saw the little girl again, who came up to ask, "Is my sister here?"

This scared Aunt Wang so much that she trembled all over. The master was indeed right; there must be a female ghost.

However, the little girl's grandmother rushed over and said, "Don't take what the child says seriously."

Aunt Wang, however, persistently asked, "Who lived in this house before I moved in? Did someone die here?"

The little girl's grandmother replied, "What are you talking about? There used to be a family of three living here, and one of them was a little girl a bit older than my granddaughter. They often played together, but then they moved away. My granddaughter thought her playmate was still here, that's all."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang felt a bit confused. If this were true, it contradicted what the master said. Meanwhile, the daughter-in-law also found the situation too strange and informed her husband. Aunt Wang's son naturally did not believe in ghosts and decided to stay for a few days with his wife.

However, that night, in the middle of the night, they heard a female ghost wailing outside the window, and the whole family was terrified. But Aunt Wang's son, not believing in the supernatural, quietly approached the window, and a shadow darted away.

Almost simultaneously, they heard Aunt Wang's scream. It turned out that Aunt Wang fainted from fear after hearing the chilling sound and seeing the shadow, triggering a heart attack.

Fortunately, Aunt Wang was sent to the hospital in time, and her life was barely saved. When Aunt Wang woke up, she demanded to move back to her hometown. Her husband also agreed, as Aunt Wang's health was the most important thing.

However, Aunt Wang's son insisted that the family stay for another night or two. Under her son's insistence, Aunt Wang reluctantly agreed to stay. That night, they indeed heard strange noises again, but it quickly stopped, and then Aunt Wang's son brought someone in, and everyone looked closely to find it was the master.

Thus, the truth was revealed: the master had deliberately scared Aunt Wang to make money off her.