"Once upon a time, there was a famous immortal, and there was a famous boy named Junyang ...... under the immortal seat."

My name is Zu Junyang, and this is my favorite story to tell, over and over again, and I never get tired of it. The theory of ghosts and gods is extremely strange, from not believing much to believing deeply, but I have experienced a lot of accidents. For example, the first time I saw a ghost, the legendary beast, the blood-sucking stone tablet, the other world, the Yellow Spring, the Sansheng Stone, Meng Po, the ferry boat of the underworld......

It was already dark, and the street lamps were drowsy, like young people who had just survived the night. From afar, I saw that the houses and shops on the ancient street were lit up with electric lights and various advertising lights.

I've always been lucky, and this time too, I caught the last bus, which is a thousand-year-old town with a long history in the southwest of China's ethnic minority autonomous region, and many tourists come here from time to time. There are countless kinds of food and snacks here, as well as the customs and customs of ethnic minorities, as well as the national culture, which are colorful and unique.

I am always dissatisfied with the status quo, I will wander to different cities, to live different lives, to see different landscapes, and to try to do different jobs. One day, in the hustle and bustle, I suddenly longed for a living environment that could cleanse my soul and make me feel peaceful.

The ancient town also has many extraordinary and incredible folk anecdotes in the local area; Maybe that's what really appealed to me! Among them, the most famous are the mysterious legends such as 'Little Ghost Horse Riding', 'Midnight Ghost Play', 'Yin Soldier Crossing', 'July Ghost Market' and so on. When it comes to ghosts and spirits, I've always had the attitude of 'I'd rather believe in them than believe in them.'"

Those mysterious, exciting and dangerous supernatural stories always make people want to explore. It's only early May, and July is still two months away, which means that I will have to stay for at least two months to see the 'July Ghost Market'.

My destination was a small farm yard where I would spend every night for the next few months. After entering the ancient town, the most eye-catching thing is the stage, I vaguely feel that this stage seems to have a special connection with me, not the kind of lively scene that blends into the singing, applause, and cheers, but is full of gloom, loneliness, and a little desolate and pathos......

All the way forward, with bluestone as the guide, the ancient town shows the Hui style architecture and the local ethnic style stilted attic to the fullest. Although there are some flavors that have gone through wind and rain and are reborn after the catastrophe, it is not difficult to imagine that it was prosperous and prosperous in its previous life.

Carrying my bags and handbags, I came to a stone archway, because the sky was too dark, I could no longer see the large characters that should be eye-catching. However, I should stop at this point, and the contact person on the phone said that he would come to the torii to pick me up.

Just take off your bag and place it on a stone pier beside it. I suddenly saw a black thing moving next to the stone pier, which startled me, I took two steps back and turned on the lighting function of my mobile phone, and after seeing the guy clearly, my hanging heart suddenly put down.

It turned out to be nothing more than a pitch-black cat, which looked as if it had been injured, and there was a little blood on the ground; It looked at me, let out a slight 'whimper', then buried its head and licked its belly, which I thought was the wound.

Suddenly, I began to feel compassion and had a first aid kit in my bag. When he pulled out his first aid kit, he saw me approaching him and immediately bared his teeth to warn me. I raised the first aid kit in my hand and called for a 'meow', then pursed my lips and made a 'boom' sound as I continued to slowly approach it.

It looked listless, and had no intention of running away, so I slowly crouched down, put the first aid kit down, touched its little head, and then kneaded it for a while. It finally let go of its enemy-like defenses, and even had a little bit of enjoyment, so I took out the wound disinfectant spray from the first aid kit.

The wound was not deep, only the epidermis was cut, and it looked like it was about four or five centimeters long, and it looked like it had been cut by some sharp weapon.

I had just finished dealing with it, and when I stuffed the first aid kit back into my bag, the harsh lights accompanied by the sound of the motorcycle engine drove in the direction of the torii. At this time, the cat also slowly stood up, wagged its tail, looked back at me, and after a meow, it gradually disappeared into the darkness with a lazy step......

As expected, the motorcycle really came to pick me up, and after stopping in front of the torii, I saw that it was a young man with long hair who was riding a bicycle, a blue shirt with casual jeans, and he looked quite energetic.

I stepped forward to say hello, saying that I had made an appointment with Uncle He Yongqing He, who was the person who contacted me by phone before. He said it was his father, and then he told me to get in the car, and we had a small talk along the way, he was not a talkative person, and we turned left and right through a few alleys, and finally stopped in a small wooden building courtyard.

During the chat, I learned that the young man's name was He Chuan, and he worked in a motorcycle shop owned by a relative in the town. As soon as the motorcycle stopped, the sound of the door opening sounded, and I looked back and saw that it was an uncle who was about 50 years old, with a thin body and a lot of stubble on his face, and he looked quite tough.

I guessed that he was He Yongqing, so I turned around and said, "Hello, may I ask if you are Uncle He?" I'm ......."

Before I finished speaking, the uncle smiled and said in the southwestern dialect: "I know, as soon as I hear the voice, I will know which one you are, go for a walk, go into the house and say." ”

He Chuan parked the motorcycle, pulled out the key and followed into the house. Because it is an independent courtyard, it doesn't look too big, and the bigger one is the corner house and courtyard style.

In the corners on both sides of the courtyard, a small tree was planted, one side was a loquat, and the other side I looked at a few times before I recognized it as a locust tree. Loquat trees are easier to recognize, especially during this season, when the trees are full of yellow-orange-orange loquat fruits.

After Uncle He took me into the middle of the main house, he told He Chuan to pour water, and I handed the handbag to Uncle He, saying that it was some fruit that I bought before getting into the car.

Looking around, I found that this house is a hall, facing the door is a carved wooden wall, the wall is embedded with a wooden riveting structure of the god table, in the middle of the wooden table is placed a copper incense burner, which is filled with burning incense sticks, and on the left and right sides are placed high-legged enamel fruit plates.

Looking at the wall above the wooden desk, it is full of vertical red paper banners in the shape of couplets, which have long been whitened, and the banner in the middle is at least half wider than the rest, and from top to bottom it is written in italics: 'Heaven and Earth Jun Prince Master' six big characters.

In front of the gate, on the right side of the big characters are written in turn, "Qiqu Wenchang Zitong Hongren Emperor Throne", "Dacheng Most Holy Wenxuansu King Confucius Throne", "Zhongbing Sun Moon Fu Demon Guan Holy Emperor Throne", "Youxi Dao Fulu Four Officials God of Wealth Throne"; on the left side is written in turn, "Relief Guanyin Dashi Position on the South Coast", "Taishang Sanyuan Sanpin Sanguan Emperor Throne", "Nine Heavens East Kitchen Si Ming Zhu Wangfu Throne", "He Shitang Ancestral Throne of the Ancestors of the Past Dynasties", on the left and right of all banners, is the same large character couplet as the central banner, respectively written' Millennial continuous golden fire', 'Wandai Changming jade lamp'.

Looking up again, it is also a carved wooden board with a wooden riveting structure, different from the straight desk below, it is oblique to 45 degrees, and there are also a few square characters pasted on it, which should be a horizontal batch, from right to left, the book is 'Zude Liufang' four words.

I was looking at the content of the words, He Chuan had already brought the brewed tea, and I said, "Thank you"! After taking the tea, he asked, "Uncle He, why didn't you see Auntie?" ”

Uncle He sighed softly, and said with a look of nostalgia: "She, she has been gone for more than 20 years......

I realized that I had asked the wrong question, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I was abrupt!" ”

Uncle He said: "I don't have anything, it's been many years, it's just that Xiaochuan'er has done evil......"

I glanced back and saw He Chuan's calm face, maybe I was used to it a long time ago.

"Young man, are you going to stay for a long time?"

"At least two or three months, I can't say for sure." I replied.

"Then I'll say it bluntly, we are paying one for one, and the rent will be as said on the phone, and we will pay this month next month, including water and electricity." Uncle He said.

We communicated on the phone before, and the rent is not expensive, only a few hundred yuan a month. I saw that Uncle He was a straightforward person, and he paid a deposit of 1,000 yuan directly.

Uncle He waved his hand and said, "You don't need to have a lot of deposit, just deposit a month's rent." ”

I replied, "It's okay, I'm going to retreat when I leave anyway......"

I don't know if mobile payment is a must-have for every house here, so I deliberately withdrew a few thousand dollars in cash before coming. He Chuan took out a pen, notebook and a box of ink clay from the drawer on the table next to him, and Uncle He quickly wrote the receipt and agreement.

He Chuan and I each signed and pressed our handprints......