Jiangnan City is a small city in ancient southern China.
It has a long history and rich culture.
The development speed of Jiangnan City is not very fast.
There are only a few high-rise buildings in the city center.
They are all old houses that have been lived in for generations, which are somewhat similar to the Ming and Qing folk houses in Hongcun, Wannan.
In late autumn in October, the sky is clear and blue.
A gust of autumn wind blew, and the streets of Jiangnan City were filled with colorful fallen leaves, which looked very beautiful.
Three little boys carrying schoolbags were chattering home from school.
One of these three little boys was very fat, one was very tall, and the other was short and skinny.
Passersby looked at them and thought they were quite funny.
The tallest boy among them said with a smile on his face: "Tomorrow is finally Sunday, big fat monkey, tell me where the three of us will go to play tomorrow."
This little boy is called Wang Jian.
He is 11 years old this year and has just entered the fourth grade of elementary school. , the fattest of the other two children is called Jiang Pun, nicknamed Big Fat, while the thinnest and shortest one is called Ge Wei, nicknamed Monkey, because he is as skinny as a little monkey.
The three of them are in the same class and live in the same compound.
They have a close relationship since childhood.
The fat man grinned and said, "My dad wants to take me to the city to buy clothes tomorrow, but I'm afraid that won't work."
"Okay, where will the monkey and we play tomorrow?"
Wang Jian looked at the monkey.
Monkey touched his head and said awkwardly: "Tomorrow my grandma will take me to the countryside."
Wang Jian looked disappointed and couldn't help but think that he would be watching TV alone at home again tomorrow.
The fat man suddenly said with a smile: "Ajian, you have done your homework.
Let me go home and copy it in the evening.
I will hand it in for you on Monday."
Ajian is Wang Jian's nickname, and Wang Jian's family also calls him that. .
Wang Jian ranked first in the class, while Big Fatty was just the opposite, ranking last.
Wang Jian nodded and said, "Okay."
The three of them walked and chatted all the way, and soon arrived at the gate of the compound.
Grandma Monkey was sitting at the door of the compound peeling peanuts when the three of them met.
They all called "Hello Grandma" in unison, and the happy old man quickly grabbed a lot of peanuts and gave them to the three of them.
In addition to the three families of Wang Jian and Big Fat Monkey, there are two other families living in the big yard.
One of them lives an old man.
I heard that all the family members are dead.
There is another family who stays out all year round and the door is always locked.
Big Fat’s family had a big wolf dog.
Big Fat called him Erhuang.
When the big wolf dog saw the three children coming back, it wagging its tail and rushed up to play with them.
Big Fat touched the dog's head and gave Erhuang a big hug.
Wang Jian and Monkey were also licked and pounced on by Erhuang.
Wang Jian opened his schoolbag, took out his homework book and handed it to Big Fatty: "Here's your homework.
Remember to hand it in for me on Monday.
Don't lose it.
I'll send the schoolbag home first, and we'll go out to play later."
The big fat man quickly took the homework and stuffed it into his schoolbag.
He said to the monkey while he was doing it: "Monkey, do you want to copy it?"
The monkey said with a proud face: "I can write it myself."
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The big fat man blushed for a while.
Wang Jian returned home and looked at the clock on the wall.
It was exactly five o'clock.
I thought: My parents get off work at six or seven, so I can still play for a while.
Wang Jian's parents both work in a nearby garment factory.
He leaves early and comes home late every day, and has to work overtime on Sundays.
Although Wang Jian is young, he knows that his parents work hard, so his grades are very good, and he has always been among the top three in the class.
Walking into his room, Wang Jian threw his schoolbag on the bed and was about to go out.
Suddenly, he heard a creaking sound coming from the next door.
He couldn't help but feel strange.
The next door to A Jian's house was another house, and the walls were all connected. .
The couple next door work outside all year round and only come back once during the Chinese New Year.
There is no one at home every day.
Why are there sounds?
Wang Jian put his ear against the wall, and the original creaking sound suddenly stopped.
Wang Jian scratched his head, thinking that maybe he heard wrongly, or maybe it was a mouse.
No matter, let's go play with the big fat monkey.
When I came to the compound, I took a look at the door of the house next door.
Just as Wang Jian thought, the door was indeed locked.
At this time, Big Fatty and Monkey were playing with Erhuang.
Wang Jian walked up and said, "What are we playing?"
The fat man raised his head, pretending to be thoughtful.
The monkey stared at Big Fatty with questioning eyes.
After a while, Big Fatty said, "We haven't played hide-and-seek for a long time.
Do you want to play?"
Both Wang Jian and Monkey's eyes lit up and they nodded.
The three people specified the hiding range and counting time, and started.
Little did Wang Jian know that this was the beginning of his first ghost encounter.
At first it was Big Fatty.
Wang Jian and Monkey carried it and counted it.
When they reached one hundred, they started looking for it.
In less than a minute, the two of them discovered the fat man.
It turned out that the fat man was being clever and hid in a broken water tank in the yard and covered himself with a cloth.
Then they went to the monkey hideout.
Wang Jian and Big Fatty looked for it.
Soon they counted a hundred.
After searching for a long time, they couldn't find it.
Big Fatty asked in confusion: "Where is this damn monkey hiding?"
At this time, Big Fat Dad was sitting in the yard smoking.
He cheerfully motioned Wang Jian and Big Fat Dad to go to the chicken coop with his eyes.
Wang Jian and Big Fat Dad instantly understood what Big Fat Dad meant and rushed forward together.
Sure enough, The monkey huddled in the chicken coop.
The monkey came out with a look of disbelief: "You two can even discover this."
Finally it was time for Wang Jian to hide.
Wang Jian wanted to hide more closely.
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So I trotted all the way to the back of the compound.
Behind the compound was an alley.
Behind the alley is a bamboo forest.
It is a summer evening and the sun has not yet set.
The sunlight penetrates through the bamboo forest and shines on the alley.
The walls on both sides of the alley are covered with the shadows of bamboo leaves.
The other end of the alley is sealed, and beyond the bamboo forest is a river that flows through the city.
The water is crystal clear.
At the end of the alley, where the bamboo forest met, there were several worn-out asbestos tiles.
Wang Jian quietly squatted in the corner and covered himself with an asbestos tile.
He pressed his body tightly against the wall and remained motionless.
Wang Jian waited for a long time and finally heard footsteps approaching.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Wang Jian's heart was hanging.
In fact, anyone who has played hide and seek knows that this is the most stressful time.
"Hey, there is no bamboo forest."
This is the voice of the monkey.
"It's not still in the yard.
Let's go back and look for it again."
This was the big fat voice.
Hearing this, Wang Jian took a deep breath.
After another ten minutes, Big Fatty and Monkey hadn't come over yet.
Wang Jian couldn't wait any longer, so he pushed away the asbestos tiles and walked out.
By this time the sun had completely set and the sky was starting to get dark.
There was no sound at all in the alley.
It was cool in the alley.
Wang Jian shuddered and walked towards the courtyard.
An unknown bird chirped suddenly from the bamboo forest, which startled him.
He turned around and glanced out of habit.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a person standing on the wall of the courtyard.
The man had his back to Wang Jian and was wearing black clothes.
Judging from his rickety back, he should be an old man.
Wang Jian felt that the man looked familiar and wondered why he had climbed onto the wall of the courtyard.
Wang Jian was about to walk over to see who that person was, but who knew that the person on the wall slowly turned around.
When his whole face turned around, Wang Jian felt goosebumps all over his body, his mind went blank, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead.
The person standing on the wall turned out to be Grandpa Zhang who died two years ago in the compound
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