In a town, there was a mother, a son, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren living in a house in a big land.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2XTRoJcTX
Due to the financial crisis, the son wanted to mortgage his land, but the bank refused because after checking, they found he could not afford to pay interest.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvn76TsrcW
The son was very upset. He told his mother, “Probably we have to sell our land, but I don’t want to sell the whole, I want to sell it only half.”81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpAwDIJ3SC
“Whatever you want to do, do it. I won’t object,” mother said.
After getting permission from his mother, the son made a tag ‘Land for sale’ and hung it on the fence.
A month ago, there was no one to even ask for information.
The son was more desperate, but the mother came to encourage him:
“Angels will not block the way of a good person.”81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnkR2vFLgT
A few days later, there was an old woman with a pack on shoulder and a dog coming to buy the land, but she said she could not pay the whole amount, she could only pay for a square meter, once, and in three days.
Because the old woman looked pitiful, the son and his family agreed with this deal, but the son said it was enough to make an oral contract, until the old woman paid full amount, then they would go to transfer ownership at the government bureau. The old woman agreed, then she paid the land owner for one square meter of land. The landowner measured the front and right side of the house with a papaya tree for the old woman by placing four sticks as a border marker. The old woman then went to live under the papaya tree with her dog. Three days later, the old woman paid for another square meter, and the landowner extended the boundary marker.
The old woman never missed payment. Every three days, she gave money for a square meter of land. The landowners were also happy because they could have money to support their livelihood.
Soon the old woman paid the full amount.
Suddenly, the son had a bad idea. He thought that the contract he made with the old grandmother was an oral contract, if he changed it, there would be no problem, because no one had heard about this from the beginning. On the other hand, this woman was very old and decaying; she had no children, she had only a dog, and that dog was old and emaciated. In short, she could not win over him.
After thinking that, the son refused to hand over the land to the old woman and evicted her from the land. His family members thought it was wrong, but they did not forbid him, they stood and watched him send away the old woman. As for the old woman, she did not say a word, just carried her pack and took her dog leaving that land.
Two days later, the neighbors reported to the authorities that they smelled a stench coming from the house. When the authorities arrived, they were shocked to find that the whole family was dead, and their condition was horrible with each of them lying dead on the bed, their bodies were dark purple from head to toe, their hairs fell out on the bed, their eyes bulge opened, their mouth wide unlocked, and their fingers and toes were wrinkled.81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyWSInIiVm
No one found the cause of their deaths and no one knew what had happened.
Since the family didn’t have other relatives, the authorities handed over the bodies to the pagoda for cremation and traditional rites.
After the family died, their land and home were abandoned. No one dared to enter or walk through because their death was so strange. Every night, the neighbors were reported to hear people shouting from inside that house, “Please come and get the land. I will give it to you.”81Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aWiRsGwaZ
