In Longhu Ancient Village, for three consecutive nights, the ancient stage performed the Chaozhou iron branch puppet show. Although every household now has a television, this traditional opera still attracts some old opera fans. However, more of it is the curious young and small children who may just want to experience the atmosphere of the old and mysterious.
Granny Wen is a kind old man who likes to take her little grandson out for a walk every day after dinner.
One day, when she took her grandson to pass by Gray Cheng, her grandson insisted on stopping to watch the play. Granny Wen looked at it, there were only a few old people playing chess under the stage, and only a few children were playing on the stage. However, the grandson watched with relish, as if he saw something that no one else could see.
After a while, Granny Wen sat next to her grandson and wanted to watch the play with him. However, she noticed that her grandson seemed to be talking to someone, and she followed her grandson's gaze and saw an old man who was so thin that he was only skinny and bones, wearing a shroud, his face was pale and smelled rancid. The old man looked at them with a smile, still holding a piece of chicken in his hand, and said, "Chicken is delicious, good food." ”
Granny Wen was taken aback, she asked the old man from **, the old man said that he had lived in Longhu for a long time, but after he died a few years ago, he lived behind the mountain (the place where the dead were buried), because he couldn't wait to be reincarnated, so he ran out to watch the play. Granny Wen was frightened when she heard this, and knew that she had encountered something unclean, so she hurriedly left with her grandson in her arms.
On the way home, the grandson suddenly burst into tears, saying that someone was going to bite him from behind. Granny Wen looked back, but there was nothing. She knew it might be the old man's soul at work. From then on, she never dared to take her grandson to that place again.
This story spread in Longhu Ancient Village, and everyone said that there was a ghost haunting there. When night falls, there are strange sounds on the stage, as if someone is whispering. And those curious young people and children did not dare to go near that place anymore.
However, the people of Longhu Ancient Village know that it was once a happy place where people watched plays, chatted and enjoyed life. Nowadays, although the opera is still being staged, there is no longer the joy and liveliness of the past. Perhaps, the old man's soul is still wandering there, waiting for the day of his reincarnation.
This story teaches us that there are some things that are beyond our comprehension. In this world of unknowns and mysteries, we should be in awe and respect. At the same time, cherish the life we have and not allow ourselves to be held hostage by fear and superstition.