On the 13th, Mr. Sun of Physical Education held the flag of the Young Pioneers and led everyone to shout slogans in front of the students who joined the team.

Those elementary school students who had not yet been able to join the team looked at it with envy in their eyes, and the desire in their eyes was clearly visible.

"Xiaoxiao, let's go to the People's Mall with my parents on the weekend." Lin Xiaoxiao had already finished her homework, drew a few pictures, wrote a few pairs of words, and played the flute for a long time before she withdrew and sat down at the dinner table.

"Oh, okay." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, no opinion. Although she wants to go to the library by herself on weekends, it is rare for Lin's father and Lin's mother to want to go out, so she will follow.

As soon as he looked up, Lin Xiaoxiao found that Lin's father and Lin's mother were laughing weirdly, so she couldn't help but stop her chopsticks and asked, "What are we going to the people's shopping mall for?" ”

"Buy a big color TV!" Mother Lin whispered amazing words, which startled Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Huh?! Tv?! Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, and he suddenly remembered something, and looked at Lin's father and Lin's mother with a frown, "What about the money I gave you last time?" ”

Yes, after Mama Lin came back from Beidaihe last time, she took away Lin Xiaoxiao's 200 yuan with rhetoric - if Lin Xiaoxiao didn't want to give this money to Lin's father and Lin's mother, let them say that Lin Xiaoxiao would not agree.

Moreover, Lin Dad and Lin Ma didn't mention the color TV at all before, why did Lin Ma agree in the past two days? If he said that it had nothing to do with the money he gave them, Lin Xiaoxiao wouldn't believe it!

"This ...... Smile, Mom and Dad will borrow it first, and pay you back later. Dad Lin hurriedly picked up vegetables for his daughter, not to mention the diligence.

"I'm not going, you can go by yourselves." Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her head and stuffed vegetables into her mouth.

She has no objection to Lin's father and Lin's mother buying some things, and the TV should indeed be bought in the past few years. But she was so angry that these two people didn't discuss it with her. Although she didn't plan to get the money back at all, she should have said it in advance, right? They patted their chests and said that the money would be saved for Lin Xiaoxiao to go to school in the future!

Lin Xiaoxiao was unhappy, Lin's father and Lin's mother didn't take it seriously, children, it will be fine in two days.

The Lin family has saved some savings in the past two years, and Lin Xiaoxiao has taken back another 200 yuan, so it is rich enough to buy a color TV, and the two naturally have no intention of spending all their savings. So this time, Dad Lin mentioned buying a TV again, and Mom Lin agreed after thinking about it. In addition, there are strips in the unit, so you don't have to use it in vain.

On Sunday, Lin Xiaoxiao carried the four little ones to the house, and Lin's father and Lin's mother pushed the car to the people's shopping mall.

Lying lazily on the roof, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, Lin Xiaoxiao's heart was empty, and suddenly, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly thought of - do you want to go to the crazy woman to see?

I took four kittens, so why should I say hello to the crazy woman and the mighty general occasionally?

It's just that it's broad daylight, and I just ran over from the roof, and if I was seen by the people on the small building opposite, I shouldn't be a thief.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly caught the four little guys who were basking in the sun on the roof, and climbed back along the roof.

Since you can't blatantly go to the crazy woman's house from the roof in broad daylight, then I can just go through the alley?

Although it was to go back to the hometown of these four little guys, Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't go to Houhu with the four kittens in broad daylight, right? It's not that she's afraid of how heavy it will be to hold the four kittens, but she doesn't want to be seen by the neighborhood children in the alley holding the four kittens.

Originally, she didn't want to be dragged out to play by the children, if she let them see that she had cats in her house, the familiar and unfamiliar children would not have to run to her house twice in three days?

Put the four little ones in the inner room, Lin Xiao instructed them to play at home obediently and not to make trouble-I don't know why, Lin Xiaoxiao just thinks that it can understand what it means.

Then I went out of the courtyard and walked to the small alley behind.

The tiny alleys don't let in much sunlight even in broad daylight, and most of the damp corners on both sides are covered with moss, and the broken brick walls add a touch of nostalgia to this old residential area.

Lin Xiaoxiao walked along the back alley, until she came to the small alley that could be turned into horizontally, and followed the route in her memory to find the yard where the madwoman lived.

She had come all the way from the roof that night, and vaguely remembered that the courtyard should be the third room on the left, but it was too late that day, and she couldn't be sure whether it was or not.

However, the courtyard gate was very dilapidated, and the courtyard was also very tattered, and she was not afraid that she would not recognize it.

One, two, three.

Standing at the door of the third courtyard, Lin Xiaoxiao was a little stunned......

Although it is not brand new, the gate of this courtyard is intact, where is the slightest bit of tattered appearance?

Could it be that I am mistaken?

Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, took a few steps back, and looked at the two courtyard gates in front of him - although they are also a little dilapidated, they are also complete gates, even if the wood on it has some wormhole cracks, it can still block the curious eyes of pedestrians outside, how can it be like that night, everything at the gate of the courtyard can almost be seen through the gate?

Since it's possible to be mistaken, let's take a look at it?

Go through the third door and look at the fourth and fifth...... Until Lin Xiaoxiao walked around here, she didn't find half of the door that looked like that?

"Lin Xiaoxiao?" A voice suddenly sounded from behind, so frightened that Lin Xiaoxiao almost jumped on the spot.

turned his head, it was Zhao Rui, who lived in Houhutong and was the same year as Lin Xiaoxiao, if she followed the old path in her previous life, this girl was in the same grade as Lin Xiaoxiao, but now she was in elementary school one year later than Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Oh, Zhao Rui." Seeing that it was someone she knew, Lin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, this Zhao Rui occasionally went to the front alley to play with everyone, but she didn't go much, and the two of them didn't get acquainted with each other in this life, but they just knew each other.

"What are you doing here?" Zhao Rui asked curiously.

"I ...... I'm looking for the old roots. Pointing to the thick fallen leaves on the ground, Lin Xiaoxiao made an excuse at random. This season, both boys and girls like to play this game, Lin Xiaoxiao said that he is collecting petioles, no one will be surprised, who let the Houhutong here plant a few stout trees? These trees are much thicker than those at the mouth of the former alley where Lin Xiaoxiao is located, and each one is less than a meter in diameter.

"Oh, can I play with you?" Zhao Rui hurriedly asked.

Lin Xiaoxiao saw that she was holding a long leather band in her hand, and there were basically no children of the same age in Houhutong and Lin Xiaoxiao, and Zhao Rui didn't have any friends to play with, so she tied the rubber band to the middle of the two big trees every day and jumped to play by herself.

Alas, since you are here, let's do good deeds to accompany the lonely little girl.

The two of them looked for a sturdy petiole under the big tree, and then pulled it up one by one.

Lin Xiaoxiao did not forget the task of coming to the alley, and turned around Zhao Rui's words, asking her if she knew who lived in each courtyard.

This is very convenient, because people live here, even if some people are not familiar with Zhao Rui, at least they will make friends every day. Even those who can't name them are big enough to describe them in the way of children.

So, Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but find out in horror that Zhao Rui hadn't mentioned the crazy woman at all......

According to the inside, an old lady with such a personality, if she really lives around here, it is impossible for Zhao Rui not to have heard of it? And from Zhao Rui's words, Lin Xiaoxiao realized again that in those yards, almost every yard was inhabited!

It's not like what I saw that night, the yard where the crazy woman is located seems to be a broken yard where no one lives!

Now that I think about it, what happened that night seemed a little too strange, in such a place as the city center, in the age when housing was so tight, in this residential area where civilians gathered, how could there be a courtyard that was empty? Only one old lady lives on her own?

I...... Did you encounter something......

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Lin Xiaoxiao simply picked out the topic: "Zhao Rui, have you ever heard of a crazy woman?" ”

Zhao Rui nodded hurriedly and said with a serious face: "I've heard of it!" Daddy said she could eat people! Disobedient children will be taken away by her! ”

"That'...... Have you ever seen a crazy woman? ”

Zhao Rui shook her head again and again, and said: "Dad said that only disobedient children will meet her, and then they will be caught by her!" ”

"That'...... Have you ever seen a mighty general? ”

"No, but I've seen a lot of wildcats."

Lin Xiaoxiao was silent, and she suddenly found a problem again - it seems...... None of the children of the same age said that they had seen a crazy woman.

"That'...... Have your mom and dad seen them? ”

"I don't know." Zhao Rui shook her head.

It seems that this matter has to be asked directly by the adults, although they will make up some lies to scare the children, but the crazy woman thing has been rumored for so long, it should at least be true.

The two played for a while, and seeing that it was already a little late, Lin Xiaoxiao said goodbye to Zhao Rui and returned to the former alley.

The courtyard of the Lin family was very lively, and the lively Lin Xiaoxiao almost thought that she had gone back to the wrong place.

After squeezing into the crowd, Lin Xiaoxiao realized that the source of the excitement was actually his own home?

"Xiaoxiao is back!" Aunt Song, who found Lin Xiaoxiao, shouted loudly, and looked in the direction of Lin Xiaoxiao with a pair of eyes.

Lin Xiaoxiao entered his house inexplicably, and there were some neighbors in the house.

"Where have you been?" Although it was a reproachful tone, Mother Lin's face still couldn't hold back the joy.