My classmate was shocked, only to realize that he had run deep into the hole. At this time, his three friends had already run away and disappeared. He did not dare to go forward alone, so he stood there and called out to the three to come back. As a result, no one answered him. After a while, he suddenly felt a strong stench coming out of the corner, but he couldn't see what it was, it just stinked, and he had to vomit when he smelled it. He was so scared that he wanted to run back, but he couldn't move, and even his neck was stiff. Then he saw his dog come out of nowhere and bite the thing. Then he was able to move, and then he ran out as hard as he could. He glanced back as he ran, a look he would never forget in his life. His dog was backing away in the opposite direction of him, still biting in his mouth, as if he was dragging something to keep it from chasing.

"The dog was crying, but his eyes were full of tears, and he must have been scared to death, but he never let go." These are his exact words.

He ran out and picked up a life. But he never saw his dog again, nor did he see his three little friends.

Later, the Bureau of Public Safety Experts organized more than 300 people to turn the bomb shelter inside and out, but only found half of the severed dog leash and two pairs of children's shoes.

In light of what my classmates have been through, I am no longer so resistant to what the monkey says. My mind changed, and maybe everything he said was true, although I personally wouldn't accept it all.

I took a few steps forward and said a little defiantly: "This friend, in this way, this big carp is something that these children can't catch, and I must bring it to you to stew at home?" ”

The monkey froze, apparently not knowing that I was behind my back. He turned his head and saw that it was me, his face soothed, and he smiled and said, "Ah, it turned out to be you." ”

I don't know the kids around me completely, but most of them know me. Someone was already quick to say, "By the way, aren't you going to ask Grandpa Ma?" He is the grandson of Grandpa Ma. ”

The monkey's eyebrows were raised, and his mouth was open for a long time without speaking.

"What's wrong? Surprised? I asked. To be honest, I had no idea why he was so surprised. Even if we've seen it before, it wouldn't be like this. Later, I learned that he was surprised not because he saw me, but because he met his grandfather when he asked for directions before, but he couldn't accept that the "Grandpa Ma" in the child's mouth was a rustic peasant image.

The monkey touched the protruding mouth of his lips, and instead of answering my words, he asked, "You, you, why are you here?" ”

I was a little suspicious of him, but just now my grandfather's buffalo discovered the so-called ghost book again, and I just heard a little "high theory" about his spirit pet, so I naturally connected the ghost book with him. So, I was even more vigilant.

"I live here, and of course I move around a lot. I'm going to ask you, didn't you go to the Bump Mountain to see the grave? How did you end up here? I asked, thinking to myself, if the ghost book was really left by accident, then what the hell was he here for? Is it really to worship Lin Jiazhu? If it's for worship, then why bring a strip of cloth that can repel ghosts?

"Oh, hehe," the monkey blinked his eyelids and smiled reluctantly, "I suddenly remembered that today's yellow calendar is not suitable for sacrifice, so I plan to go to Lin Jiazhu's grave another day." ”

Speaking of the yellow calendar, I was a little confused, hating that I didn't secretly pay attention to the dos and taboos on the yellow calendar before going out, so that I could know if the monkey was lying.

"I told these children to let go of the carp, mainly because it is not easy for it to grow so big in this kind of river water, even if it has not undergone the kind of conditioning I said, it cannot become the best spiritual pet, but when it grows so big, it can be regarded as half an elf. All things have spirits, thousand-year-old trees can still become tree spirits, and hundred-year-old urns can still become urn demons. So I want to save its life. The monkey continued.

The eldest child said, "Hmm." We've caught half a bucket of crucian carp, not missing this carp. After saying that, he and a few friends carried the big carp out and threw it into the main road of the old river. A wave splashed, and then the carp slapped its tail fiercely, and then stirred up a wave of white flowers, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

One child pouted and complained, "I thought it would look back at us before we go." ”

The corners of the little leader's mouth curved, and he said in an adult's tone: "I'm afraid you've read too many villain books." It's too late to run for its life, where will it say goodbye to you! ”

All of a sudden, I was really worried that the carp would turn into a carp spirit or something, as the monkey said. If it had lived in the old river for a few more decades, would it remember being saved by someone? Ever been released by a group of children?

When I got home, I saw my grandfather holding the strip of cloth in his hand, his eyebrows twisted. The yellowed, rough fingers groped for the words, as if they were carved on them, and they could feel the chisel marks.

"How's the excitement?" Grandpa asked with a smile when he saw me entering.

"That person is the one who asked us for directions before." I said.

Then, I told my grandfather everything I had seen and heard on the old river, and expressed the doubts in my heart.

Grandpa glanced outside the door, then at the strip of cloth in his hand, took a deep breath, then slowly spit it out, and said, "Liang Zai, what you said makes sense." There must be something strange about this. ”

"Do you think there's something strange too?" I asked superfluously.

"If you think about it, as soon as he came, our buffalo broke through the wall and went out. Forget it when you go out, it's still going for the ghost book. He obviously asked us for directions, but instead of going to Bump Mountain, he turned back to the old river. At this point, Grandpa stopped and looked straight at me.

I knew what Grandpa meant, so I followed his words and said, "Do you think there is something wrong with him coming to Laohe?" What's more important than going to Bump Mountain to worship? ”

"I guess he accidentally lost this ghost book. The reason why he didn't go to Bump Mountain, but returned to Laohe, was to find the lost ghost book. Grandpa said, "He lost the ghost book, and it was useless to go to Bump Mountain." But he didn't expect us to find his ghost book first. And he saved the carp for another reason. ”

"Another reason? What are the reasons? "I touched the back of my head.

"I told you, ghost books are only circulated in the aquatic tribe areas of our country, so they are also called water books." Grandpa's eyes lit up.