老杨上有七十多岁的老母，下有两个正在上初中的儿子，妻子是个体弱多病的药罐子，全家人的生计重担全压在他一人肩上。所以除了辛苦工作外，老杨还时常干点零活贴补家用。
屋漏偏逢连夜雨，老杨这根顶梁柱塌了。那晚他去帮石料厂运石头，却在路上遇到土石塌落，脑袋被一块大石砸个正着，当场一命呜呼。老杨的魂魄凄凄惨惨地进了阴曹，遇上来接他魂魄的鬼差，双方不由同时惊叫：“是你？”
老杨这是遇到熟人了。这位鬼差姓魏，生前曾和老杨做过工友，两人的关系蛮不错。后来他在一场车祸中不幸丧生，家里穷得连后事都办不起，多亏老杨和几个热心工友的帮忙才得以草草入葬。
老友重逢自是唏嘘不已。老杨泪如滚珠：“家里没了我，恐怕一家人早晚都要饿死。”
魏鬼差心里有些不忍，跑到阎王那里帮老杨说了一番好话。阎王念在老杨一生向善，又是死于意外，便答应再给他一次活命的机会，但毕竟生死事关重大，能否抓住这次良机还要看老杨的造化。
魏鬼差赶紧去通知老杨，一听还能活命，老杨喜出望外。魏鬼差提醒他：“你即将回到事发当晚，能否避开这场灭顶之灾就看你的造化。记住，你行动的转变将会影响到那晚事态的发展，但你不能对任何人泄漏天机，否则你必死无疑。”
老杨连声答应，魏鬼差推了他一把，老杨的魂魄恍惚间不知落在何处。等老杨清醒过来，发现自己果真完好地活着，老母妻儿都在身边，情形完全和事发前一模一样。
有人来敲门，老杨不用看也知道是工友老张，就是这家伙来通知他去拉石头，结果害他送了命！老杨自然不会像上回那样说走就走，而是皱起眉头说：“我这两天工作太忙，今晚想早点休息，这份钱我就不去挣了。”
老杨是条铁汉，过去从未喊过累，母亲听了难过地说：“孩子，你累了就歇歇吧。唉，你可不能倒下去，这个家全靠你了。”
老杨心里一阵翻腾，眼看家里都快揭不开锅了，而接这一趟活儿能挣好几百，自己怎么能退缩？他不忍让家人失望，咬咬牙说：“没事儿，我去！”
老杨并非失去理智，只是他记着魏鬼差的话，他的行动若改变将会引发连锁反应，那样即使待在家里，也未必安全，有句老话叫“闭门家中坐，祸从天上来”，只要不再去那个要他命的地方，就有活下来的机会。
石料厂的货车停在离村头三里外的土坝上，由于通往仓库的路都是乡间小路，货车进不去，只能雇人用手推车往里拉石头。老杨他们赶到的时候，已经有五六个工人在装车。
拉石头是按车收费的，一趟一百元。老杨和老张都装好车，老张抬腿就要走西边的小路，老杨忙喊住他：“这条路不好走，不如咱们从北边绕过去。”
老张不听，嚷道：“哪有这么娇气？走北边要多走一里多路，我才不要呢，这一晚下来至少少跑两趟活。”
老张拉着车径自去了，老杨话到嘴边，还是没敢泄漏天机。
西边这条路是死亡之路，要经过一个叫“葫芦嘴”的谷口，由于前两天下过暴雨，谷顶的土石松动，上回就是该着老杨倒霉，偏巧在他经过那里的时候被滚落的石块砸死。可老杨哪敢明说，只好拉着车走北面的另一条路。
这条路相对好走一点，但因为要绕远，没有别人选择走这里。此时已是午夜，偌大的一条路上只有老杨拉车独行，夜风吹来，他不禁想到如果他能逃过这一劫，那么在葫芦嘴遇难的会是谁？他隐隐觉得自己正亲手将别人送上死路，每往前迈一步都感到分外沉重。
跑完三趟活，老杨的心越发收紧，时间已经临近两点半，这可是事发时间。装车的师傅一边给老杨装车，一边抱怨：“你怎么搞的？过去你干活多麻利，可今天慢死了，你看看人家老张，才这一会儿就比你多跑了一趟车。你要再这么慢，当心往后没人肯雇你了。”
老杨用眼一瞟，老张已经拉着装好的车出发了，按他的速度，正好赶上出事故。老杨赶紧赶上去，喊道：“老张，你先停一下，我有事要说。”
只要能错过那段时间，等石块都落下来，说不定就不会有人出事。老杨想先稳住老张，扯上半天再说。可偏偏老张较劲，反而走得更快了，嬉笑着说：“有啥话还非要停下来才能说？哈哈，你如果能追上我，我才听你说。”
老杨只好拼足了劲去追，总算在离葫芦嘴十几米处追上老张。老杨横过手推车挡住去路，喘着粗气说：“干啥要这么着急？累坏身体是自己的，来歇会儿，抽根烟。”
老张也累了，一听有烟抽，这才把车放下，跟老杨席地坐下。老杨掏出烟递给老张，帮他点着，又偷偷看了一下时间，心中暗乐：只有两三分钟了，只要稳住老张，等会儿谷口的石块“哗啦啦”往下一落，就啥事都没有了。
老杨也点了根烟，随口问：“今天你的干劲咋这么足？”
老张吐口烟圈，苦笑了一下：“我那宝贝儿子刚考上大学，正缺学费，我不多出点力赚钱还能靠谁？”
同病相怜，老杨心里也不是滋味，他正出神，忽然听到身后有人叫：“舅！”
老杨循声望去，竟然是外甥军军拉着一车石头过来了。老杨一惊，军军刚刚大学毕业，还没找到工作，怎么干起这活来了？他忙喊：“军军，你来这里干啥？”
“我想先干点体力活锻炼自己，顺便挣点小钱。舅，你先帮我瞒着，等我拿到工钱就去看姥姥，给她一个惊喜。”
这分明是惊吓！老杨脸都白了，妹妹和妹夫就这一个儿子，出了事还了得？他扯开喉咙喊：“快停下，我有事找你。”
军军却兴奋地说：“舅，啥事待会儿再说吧。刚才看你拉车跑得飞快，小赵和小李都说你比我们年轻人还厉害，我就跟他们赌一顿饭，说要在葫芦嘴之前赶上你。幸亏你在这里休息，要不我还真的要输。”
眼看军军离谷口越来越近，老杨再也顾不上自身安危，疯了般冲过去。军军刚刚进入谷口，老杨硬是挤到前面，拼尽全力将军军连人带车推出去。就在这时，头顶“轰隆隆”滚落数块石头，老杨再次感到一阵天旋地转，隐隐听到军军和老张的惊呼声……
恍惚间，老杨觉得自己只剩灵魂了，前方魏鬼差正似笑非笑地看着他。老杨黯然低下头，叹息着说：“真是辜负你这番美意了，但我不能让别人替我去死。看来是命中注定，我死而无怨。”
魏鬼差笑道：“你只是被滚落的石块擦伤了左臂的一点皮，人是被吓晕的，怎么會死？”
老杨惊呆了：“这、这怎么可能？”
“其实，阎王给你的这次生机，真正考验的是你的良心。如果你只求自己活命，忍心看着别人走向危险，那你才是死定了。就算你躲过谷顶的石块，也会在回家的路上被毒蛇咬死。要想躲过这场死劫，只有用舍己救人的善心，才可以感动天地去挽回生命。”
这一切就像一场梦，老杨还没弄清是怎么回事，就被一阵急促的呼叫声惊醒。老杨费力地睁开眼，却见自己躺在家里的床上，家人都围在身边，见他醒来，个个欣喜若狂。老杨还不相信真的躲过了这一劫，他试着活动了一下身体，却只感到左臂有微微阵痛……
Introduce:Old Yang Shang has old parent of more than 70 years old, there are two to going up below the son of junior high school, the wife is a weak and sick a pot for decocting herbal medicine, the total pressure of bread heavy burden of family person is on his one person shoulder. Work besides hardship so outside, old Yang Hai does bit of odd job to subsidize family expenses constantly. House leakage slants meet rain of the same night, laoyang this pillar collapsed. He helps stone of stone mill use that evening, encounter earthy stone to collapse on the road however fall, the head is broken by a big stone wearing, on the spot die. Laoyang's soul entered shade Cao deplorably, encounter the ghost that receives his soul to differ, bilateral not by at the same time cry in fear: "Be you? " Laoyang this is to encounter acquaintance. This ghost difference surnames the Kingdom of Wei, ever had become a fellow worker with Laoyang before one's death, the relation pretty of two people is pretty good. He dies unfortunately in a traffic accident later, the end in the home must handle even a funeral affair not to rise, thanks to of Laoyang and a few enthusiastic fellow workers help just be able to carelessly enters bury. Naturally of lad meet again sobs unceasingly. Laoyang tear is like ball: "I was done not have in the home, be afraid morning and evening wants the family starved to death. " some cannot bear in poor heart of spirit of the Kingdom of Wei, run there Hades to helped Laoyang say a good word one time. Hades reads aloud in old Yang Yisheng to be apt to, it is to die at the accident, promise to give him the chance that earn a living again, but after all issue of life and death closes great, whether the good luck that captures this good chance to see Laoyang even. Difference of ghost of the Kingdom of Wei informs Laoyang rapidly, listen to still can earn a living, laoyang be overjoyed. Difference of ghost of the Kingdom of Wei reminds him: "You are about to return an accident that evening, whether escape this disaster thes Creator with respect to what see you. Remember, the change that you act will be affected that evening the development of a got-up affair, but you cannot are opposite anybody leak nature's mystery, otherwise you die surely undoubted. " old Yang Liansheng agrees, difference of ghost of the Kingdom of Wei pushed him, laoyang's soul is absentminded do not know to fall in where. Wait for old Yang Qing to wake, discover oneself if really in good condition ground is living, old mother wife it is beside, case is mixed completely before the accident exactly like. Somebody will knock, laoyang need not look to also know is fellow worker Laozhang, it is this guy will inform he goes hauling stone, the result killed him to send an order! Old Yang Ziran won't resemble going up time say to go in that way, however pursy brows says: "I work two days this too busy, think breakfast rests tonight, I do not go to this money earned. " Laoyang is an a strong determined person, never had cried in the past tired, the mother listened to say sadly: "The child, you became tired rest rest. Alas, you but cannot go down, this home relies on you completely. " a tuck diveseethe in old Yang Xin, the key point is special in uncover quickly not boil, and it is good to receive work this to be able to be earned hundreds of, how can oneself shrink back? He cannot bear person allowing the home is disappointed, bite gnash one's teeth to say: "Have nothing to do, I go! " Laoyang is not lose reason, it is the word that he is remembering ghost of the Kingdom of Wei to differ only, he
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