My name is Zhu Wanqing, and my hometown is a small village around Datong, Shanxi.

When I was a child, there was a lack of materials, and what I could play with was basically those things in the village, such as digging birds' nests, going down to the river to fish, firecrackers and frying cow dung, and basically playing fun.

However, there is only one place where you can't go, the old brigade in the village.

There are two brigades in our village, an old brigade and a new brigade, and my mother told me not to go to the old brigade, and I heard that people died there in the early years.

Originally, they didn't say it, and we wouldn't go to that broken yard to play, and the more they did, the more curious I was about what was there.

I still remember that afternoon was very hot, the adults were taking a lunch break, Erdan quietly came to me, we discussed what to do, and we couldn't find anything fun for a long time, and Goudan suddenly proposed to go to the old brigade to explore.

As soon as this proposal came out, the eyes of all of us lit up.

The old brigade had been useless for too many years, the chains that locked the doors were rusty, the courtyard walls were precarious, and a large hole had been opened in the side position, through which we had slipped in.

What catches my eye is a piece of weeds, several rooms have collapsed, not far away is a stage, in the early years, the big operas were all on this stage, and now the wind and rain are very vicissitudes, a scene of defeat, nothing fun.

I was suddenly disappointed, turned around and was about to leave, when a drama suddenly sounded behind me.

"Choke!"

Turned around and looked at the stage, there was a woman standing on it, with a red horn in green clothes, hooking her face, wearing a flower crown, swaying and swaying very beautifully, her toes were light, and the whole person moved on the stage in small steps, and then flicked her long sleeves to make an appearance, her legs were slightly bent, as if she was a maidservant, and said to us, don't you like to watch the play?

We were stunned, where did we come from singing?

And the set she played just now is very beautiful, although I don't know how to play, but I also think it's beautiful!

There are very few big operas in the village, and they are usually sung when they are dead, but it is one of the few lively times, we squatted under the stage to watch, she stood on the stage and sang, singing our Shanxi Bangzi "Hitting the Golden Branch", although there was no drum beat, but I was particularly fascinated by it.

Until the evening, as she entered the backstage, after the play, I didn't dare to tell my parents that I went to the old brigade when I got home, this is a secret in my heart, and since then, I have gone to the old brigade every day to watch her sing.

A few people watched it for a few days and didn't go, but the more I watched, the more fascinated I became, and the first dream in my life was born, to be a singing man, and I was a very noble identity when I was a child.

Especially in the village, there are all farmers, they are called Mr. when they meet, and they are treated with good cigarettes and wine, and the scenery is very beautiful, I have the first thought in my heart, I want to learn to sing, and I want to worship her as a teacher!

I looked at her, that Hua Dan's face was very beautiful, although the makeup was very thick, but I could also see that she was definitely a big beauty, I whispered to her, I want to sing, I want to worship her as a teacher!

I was about to kneel on the ground and kowtow, but she supported me, her fingers were a little cold, she looked at me and asked, what can the apprentice give her?

I was stunned, I was only ten years old, and I may not get five cents a month, every time I ask my mother for money, I have to lie on the ground and roll on the ground first, and I can only get the money after being pumped, and I really don't want to give it to her.

"I'll make money for you when I grow up!" I can only think of the future and make a lot of money!

She looked at me and smiled, her eyes were extraordinarily beautiful, and she said to me, "No, you only need to promise two things, and I will teach you!" ”

I nodded hurriedly, as long as I can do it, I will definitely go up the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, I thought she wanted me to do something difficult, but I didn't expect that the first thing she asked me to do was to marry her when I grew up, and the second thing was not said in advance.

I'm dumbfounded, marry her?

Although I am only ten years old, I have begun to understand the affairs of men and women, but I still play with the family, besides, I don't know what it will be like in the future when I grow up and marry her, plus I really want to learn to sing, so I nodded heavily and agreed.

Since then, I have learned to sing with her every day, and she knows a lot, Qingdan, Lao Dan, Hua Dan, with a beautiful posture, and the clear voice on the stage is tactful and low, melodious, and always makes people can't help but immerse themselves in it.

I am proficient in singing and proofing on stage, and I come after school for a year, sometimes singing until dark, but I never know what her name is, where she lives, and when she faces me, she always has a face of makeup.

During the year, I was often sick and basically became a regular visitor to the town clinic, and my mother bought me a lot of calcium tablets and vitamins, which were of little use.

I'm eleven years old, I'm a big child, I went straight to the old brigade after school, she was already waiting, this year's time we are familiar with can not be more familiar, today is singing the Yang family will "Shilang Visits the Mother", I babble and sing, always can't get the tune.

She looked at me and smiled, told me to stop singing, gently pulled me in her arms, stroked my face, she liked it very much, and then asked me, would she betray her?

I shook my head as always.

She smiled, very good-looking, and said to me, "You promised me two things, now it's time for you to do the second thing." ”

I looked up at her, not knowing what was going on.

"Put this stone at the door of Niu Saburo." She pointed to a rock under the stage.

I just noticed that there was an extra black stone underneath, the size of a palm, and the whole body was black, but it was carved into the shape of a heart, which looked quite pleasing, but I didn't know who Niu Saburo was.

She told me that Niu Saburo was the uncle Niu at the head of the village.

Uncle Niu is eighty years old, what are you going to do with a stone?

Her face changed in the face of my muttering, and she scolded me with a cold face, she promised her not to talk so much nonsense, and not to let others see it, go quickly!

It was the first time I saw her angry, and I was a little scared, so I nodded and picked up the stone, put it in my schoolbag and walked out of the old brigade.

Our village is not big, more than 300 people, you can count it on your fingers, I know for the first time that Uncle Niu is called Niu Sanlang, out of the old brigade The sky is already dark, I walked towards the east of the village.

A few uncles and aunts passed by and asked me what I was doing, but I was only vague.

When I arrived at the east end of the village, I walked around the door of Uncle Niu, and suddenly several dogs ran out and barked at me, but they didn't dare to come forward, as if there was something on me that scared them.

In the dimness, the dog's eyes emitted a ghostly light, I was frightened, and hurriedly bent down to pick up stones, the dog was afraid of bending over and the wolf was afraid of squatting, this sentence was not false, several dogs saw me bending down to pick up stones, and ran away with their tails between their legs.

It was already completely dark at this moment, and at that time there were no street lights in the countryside, only a moon hiding behind the dark clouds, so I hurriedly took out the stones, put them on the side of the gate, and turned around and went home.

When I got home, I was scolded for coming back late, and after eating and watching TV, I fell asleep at about nine o'clock.

When I was a child, my family was a kang, and my dad got up in a daze in the morning, my mom was cooking, and I was still sleeping, and after a while my dad came back in a panic.

"What's the matter? Hell early in the morning? My mom said angrily.

"Uncle Niu is dead!" My dad exclaimed, "Someone took out my heart and threw it at the door!" ”

"What?" My mom screamed.

When I heard the news in a daze, I only felt that my scalp was numb for a moment, and I suddenly remembered the stone heart I threw at the door of Uncle Niu.

This incident blew up, and in less than two hours, the police came, and the forensic doctor examined the body, which was not like now, there were so many scientific instruments, so I could only simply collect traces of the scene and slowly solve the case.

Uncle Niu's children also rushed back, and if such a big thing happened, we must first determine whether it was murder, but the preliminary judgment given by the forensic doctor was that it was impossible for him to kill him.

Uncle Niu's door was full of people, and I also came over, although I was very panicked, but I kept telling myself that it might just be a coincidence, and there were some elderly people standing next to me.

Uncle Wang of the next door muttered: "Retribution, the ghost digs out his heart!" ”

I couldn't sleep in those days, but I didn't dare to say it, the whole person was in a panic all day, and I never went to the old brigade again.