Xiaozhou told me that when he was fourteen years old, he heard that someone in Wangzhuang had dug up a treasure, so he also wanted a piece of the pie.

I asked him strangely: What baby?

Xiaozhou sighed and said: If it is put until now, I naturally won't care. Left and right are just oceans, jewelry, and the like. But I was just a junior high school student back then, and these things were absolutely priceless in our eyes.

I hummed and said, "So, you're going to dig for treasures?"

Xiaozhou nodded: At that time, the mass grave in Wangzhuang was already famous. Everyone rushed to that side like a market, trying to dig up something to make a fortune. Later, this incident alarmed the government, so they sent people to stop it, and no one was allowed to enter. This was supposed to be the end of the matter. But it's a pity that I ran into Ah Fei and me. The two of us are bold and want to get some treasures for money. So I made up my mind and found a way to sneak in.

That night was the sixth day of the lunar calendar. I remember it clearly. Because at this time there was just a little crescent moon in the sky, the light was not too bright for us to be discovered, and it was not too dark for us to dig up the treasure. Ah Fei and I carried shovels and sneaked into the mass grave.

At that time, barbed wire had been barricaded outside the mass graves. But that kind of net is full of holes, and the two of us can easily get into it. Moreover, the people who watched the grave were all local villagers, and they all smoked cigarettes. I just have to look at which side has the little red dot moving to know which side is there. So it was very smooth along the way, and I avoided many sentry posts.

The mass grave in Wangzhuang is very large. We've found out before we come. The graves on the periphery are real poor ghosts, and in the center of the mass graves, there are several real large graves. It may have been the ancestral grave of a big family many years ago, and the real treasure is this place.

The villagers who watched the mass grave only walked around the periphery, and no one would come to the cemetery. So when we went to the mass grave, we were safe. You can swagger to find those large graves, and then start digging holes.

Ah Fei and I dug for a long time, tired and sweaty, but we didn't dig anything. By that time the East had turned white. I sat on the floor, thinking to myself, it looks like this night is going to be in vain. Ah Fei is much better than me. He told me to rest for a while, then I jumped into the pit I had just dug and continued digging. Seeing that the sky is getting brighter, if you don't leave at this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to go. When I was in a hurry, Ah Fei called me below, saying that I had dug something.

I was lying on the edge of the pit and watching, he was crouching at the bottom of the pit, digging something with both hands. After a while, he handed over a snuffbox. I don't know about antiques, but this snuffbox looks exquisite, maybe jade or something. The only thought I had at the time was, we were rich.

I thought it was best to accept this matter as soon as I saw it, so I beckoned Ah Fei to leave quickly, but Ah Fei burst into tears. He startled me, and I quickly asked him what was wrong? Ah Fei said that he couldn't move. When I looked down, a gray hand came out of the bottom of the pit and grabbed him. I was so frightened that my hair flew up, and I reached out to pull Ah Fei up, but at this time, the grave began to collapse. The earth around us was tumbling and tumbling, as if to bury us inside.

I was so scared that I didn't know anything, what buddy was righteous, what a good brother. I forgot everything, and there was only one thought in my head, run, run home. Ah Fei still called me in the pit: Xiaozhou, Xiaozhou

At this time, it was dark in the empty house, and Xiaozhou sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the swaying candles, and called his name miserably. I could hear that he was learning Ah Fei's cry. But the sound is terrifying.

I was a little worried about the situation of the two of them, so I asked him: What happened next? Was Ah Fei buried alive?

Xiaozhou shook his head: I ran home with a smoke. From Wangzhuang, I ran all the way here, for ten miles, and I didn't stop a step. When I got home, I fell through the door. My mom said that I almost scared her to death that day, and I lay in bed for a day and a night before I slowly woke up. After I woke up, I kept hearing Ah Fei calling me: Xiaozhou, Xiaozhou

I asked my mom, how is Ah Fei? My mother said that Ah Fei was saved by the people who guarded the cemetery. But when he woke up, he became stupid, often talking to himself into the air, and sometimes yelling. Hey, speaking of which, I hurt him. If I had been a little more bold and pulled him out of the pit, he wouldn't have had an accident.

Ah Fei is crazy, and my ears are tortured by him all day long. In fact, we were the only two families who knew what happened that night. Since that day, our family has been deliberately avoiding Ah Fei. Until one day, Ah Fei's mother, that is, Chen Xiaomei, came to our house and asked me to give an explanation. They quarreled for half the night, and I listened to it for half the night, and finally my head hurt more and more, and I fainted on the ground.

During that time, I was in a daze, sometimes I felt like I was in a mass grave, and sometimes I felt that Ah Fei was grabbing my legs and trying to pull me down. I guess at that time, I was crazy too. Later, my mom took me everywhere to see a doctor. We met a doctor. He treated me for more than half a year, hypnotized and took medicine. Eventually, I was cured.

Now that I think about it, he didn't actually cure me. I just deliberately forgot about it. Over the years, I have forgotten about mass graves, and I have forgotten Ah Fei. Hey, now I finally understand why I want to come back, my parents desperately stopped me, it seems that they are afraid that I will get sick again.

I sat on the bed and quietly understood all the qiē. Then I smiled and said, "But you're not sick now."

Xiaozhou didn't mind my jokes, he said with a bitter face: I'd rather get sick now, you don't know what kind of guilt I'm feeling now.

I asked Xiaozhou: Do you still have that snuff box that you dug up back then?

Xiaozhou nodded, and then took out a small box from his pocket: This thing, I have been carrying it with me for decades. I don't recognize it though. But I can feel it, it's important. Every time I see it, I feel like my life is on it.

I opened the box and saw that the snuffbox had very small people painted on it, a bit like those ancient court paintings. When I looked closely, I couldn't help but be startled, the characters above seemed to be little ghosts, all with green faces and fangs, missing arms and legs, none of them were complete. The strokes are very delicate, a bit like the little novice I saw at the beginning.

I subconsciously thought: this snuffbox may not be simple.

I put the box away, handed it to Xiaozhou, and said, "Dude, I'm afraid you have to come with me." The bell must be tied to the bell, Chen Xiaomei's meaning, I already know.

Xiaozhou was about to ask me what I was going to do. Someone suddenly called me outside the door: Lao Zhao, are you inside?

I turned my head and looked, it was Xue Qian.

This kid is already frightened, and I am afraid that he will not dare to step into the empty house in his life.

I agreed, and when I walked out, Xue Qian was still followed by Secretary Wang.

Secretary Wang smiled and said: Brother Zhao, I'm here to get the list.

I slapped the door of my head: look, I forgot all about it. Oops, I was going to wake up and send it to you, but it rained heavily and stopped me in the house.

Secretary Wang was surprised: It's raining heavily, no.

I was stunned for a moment and looked at the road outside, and it was indeed clean. I couldn't help but shudder, the heavy rain just now, was it an illusion? Did Chen Xiaomei make it?

I didn't dwell too much on this issue. If you want to survive in the empty house, you have to stick to two things, the first is to be strange. The second is not to do bad things, and not to be afraid of ghosts calling the door.

I turned around and went back to the room and handed the roll of yellow paper to Secretary Wang. On it are the names of the Yin Ghost Lady villagers, and the tablet is carved and enshrined, and the Martyrs' Shrine is completely built.

Secretary Wang carefully put away the yellow paper, and then asked me mysteriously: How is Chen Xiaomei's matter? I've heard that last night wasn't very peaceful.

I thought about it for a moment and said, "I'm about to solve it, and I guess we'll find out tonight."

Secretary Wang nodded again and again: Then trouble you Brother Zhao, if you have a chance to turn around, I will invite you to drink. Oh, Chen Xiaomei has not been buried for several days, the villagers are panicked, and we, who are public servants, are also worried in our hearts, fortunately there is your brother Zhao, haha.

He said this politely, but I could hear that he was urging me to hurry up.

I didn't laugh and laughed, and sent him away.

Secretary Wang left, but Xue Qian did not. I joked with him: Lao Xue, are you never coming again?

Xue Qian smiled cheaply: Lao Zhao, why are you so careful? I'm afraid of your room, not you. I didn't put a lot of effort into keeping you company. Come on, come on, look this way.

Xue Qian pulled me out, and then pointed to a door face next to her.

The grocery store of the ghost woman is also on the street, and there are many large and small doors next to it, but they all lose money and are all closed. Only this one is lit up and, needless to say, is newly opened.

Xue Qian said proudly: How is it? This is my shop. Dude is interesting enough, right?

I was both moved and surprised: How much money do you kid have to dare to open a store here?

Xue Qian waved her hand: Didn't my mother give me money when she left? Oh my mom, guess how many are in it? Hundreds of thousands, I didn't even know my mother was so rich. And what are you doing in this area, the door is so cheap. I rented it for a year, and it was only tens of thousands of dollars, so what are you afraid of.

I smiled and said, "Do you know what this place is for?" Then you still open a store next to me, aren't you afraid of losing money?

Xue Qian waved her hand: Didn't you say it? What Lao Tzu has is money. Well, I'm funny, you're surprised, right?

I nodded again and again: Interesting, interesting. It turns out that you didn't show up for a day, so you went to do this.

Xue Qian and I were talking and laughing at the door, and Xiaozhou came over nervously: Master Zhao, what should I do?