Chapter 2: I have to call my distant relative Uncle Zhang.
Uncle Zhang used to work in the countryside. Later, seeing my father developed, he came to join him. Father belongs to the kind of people who have a very local idea. All the relatives and neighbors who come to depend on him will be properly arranged. Uncle Zhang is no exception. He got a delivery job. Uncle Zhang is hardworking and hardworking. After several years of hard work, he received the whole family from Yangcheng and saved a sum of money. Uncle Zhang is used to city life, so he doesn't want to go back to the country. But although the money he saved was considerable in the countryside, it was only enough to buy a bathroom in the city.
of course, Uncle Zhang would not give up the plan of living in the city easily. He was trying to save money and asked about the kind of cheap real estate. As long as in Yangcheng, the old and new houses on the floor of the lot were very picky, he would not ask about it. All he needs is a place to live in Yangcheng, even in public toilets.
Unfortunately, all the public toilets in Yangcheng are hot investment hot spots, which can't be replaced at all. However, opportunities are only for those who are prepared.
one day, Uncle Zhang got a message: in the suburb junction of Yangcheng, a place called Henglu Town, there is a four story single courtyard building eager to help. What's more, the price of this building is only 50000 yuan.
when Uncle Zhang rushed to see the house, he was very satisfied with the orientation and the new and old degree of the house. He was rightly surprised at the low price of the house. But the legal documents of the house are complete, which eliminates the possibility of fraud.
although Uncle Zhang is eager to buy real estate and settle down in Yangcheng, his head is still strained. Under his hard questioning, the owner of the house finally said the reason why the house was sold at a low price.
the current owner paid 100000 yuan when he bought the house. According to the value of the house, 100000 yuan was also very cheap at that time.
at that time, he also asked the previous homeowner. The homeowner did not hide the reason, but said that the house was haunted at night.
in today's prosperous science, he doesn't believe that there are any ghosts and gods in the world. I bought the house at that time. But on the night of staying in, a strange noise woke him up. The noise first came out of the ground and then filled the whole building.
he found dozens of strong men and turned on all the lights in the small building to find the sound source. As a result, the sound was everywhere. A dozen strong men have been searching all night without any result.
the strange sounds didn't bring any disaster, but the strange sounds that would ring every night made his family uneasy.
so he wanted to get rid of the house less than a year after he bought it. Only the people nearby knew the strange noise of the house. Even if he lowered the price to 50000 yuan, which can't be lower, no one cared. The current owner of the house accompanied Uncle Zhang to check the small building. It is estimated that 90% of the new houses are not different from other houses except for the spider web horizontal knot. Although Zhang Biao Shu is a peasant in the countryside, he is a firm atheist. Early in the "Cultural Revolution" period, he smashed dozens of local temples, and has not been condemned. He had a look at the house with strange sounds. He could not believe that it would be haunted. Besides, the previous masters were afraid of returning to their homes, but nothing unexpected happened in the end. Uncle Zhang thought again. If it's really haunted, it's not bad to buy a scenic spot for people to visit and study. Uncle Zhang, who has long been in line with the city, now says he wants to buy the building. He and the original owner of the house negotiated the way of payment and transfer of the property, and it took less than a week to become the real owner of the house.
Uncle Zhang didn't dare to move in, even though he was not afraid of ghosts and gods. He only vaguely felt that there must be other reasons for the noise of the small building if ghosts and gods were excluded. He himself searched the source of the strange noise at night. Uncle also adopted to turn on all the light bulbs and check the horns of each room. The voice came out soon after nightfall. It's not very loud, but it's very clear. Judging from the sound, it seems that it is not from a single individual, but rather like the sound of a gathering of living creatures. By the way, it's similar to the "buzzing" sound when a thousand people meeting is held in a rural wheat field.
go downstairs to find the upstairs. He has searched the small four floors, but found nothing unusual. Uncle Zhang repeated it all night. He loves this cheap house more than anything else.
at last, Uncle Zhang's tired legs softened and he sat down on the stairs on the bottom floor.
at this moment, the voices and footsteps of the morning shift came from outside. At daybreak, the sound in the room stopped completely.
Uncle Zhang found the source of the sound for several nights. Before he came to see me for him, he actually looked for my father.
after listening to his narration, my father pondered for a moment and said, "you go to see my junior, and he's fed up with serious work. Besides, he has studied in the United States for some reason. It must be hard for him to find these strange and magical things. " Uncle Zhang has always been obedient to his father's words. He really came to me. After listening to his narration, I immediately drove my own SUV that had been to Tibet.
I can smell the pungent smell from the open window at the place where there is Libao road from Henglu town. Seeing me twitch my nose, Uncle Zhang explained, "most of the people in Henglu are from other places. Most of them are engaged in garbage recycling. They must be using fire to peel the old wires."
I sniffed hard again and said, "it's not just the smell of wire skin."
Uncle Zhang said with a smile, "your nose is still very smart. There are many electronic waste dismantling people in Henglu town. Those hard to dismantle circuit boards are not all solved by burning."
as soon as you enter the street of Henglu Town, you can see the typical scene of the suburban junction.
the house is disordered and disordered, and the appearance of the new additions and covers is not considered. Hairdressers and shops are everywhere. On the street, there are many migrant workers who are slow to walk and look along the street. The streets are filled with sewage, and the sky is clouded by environmental pollution.
it reminds me of the slums in New York. On the streets where I kept swearing at the beginning of the letter "F", my black friends and I doodled in paint. It's just that, compared with the slums in the United States, it's not a level at all.
I said to Uncle Zhang, "the environment here is too bad. How can you buy a house here?"
Uncle Zhang said, "where can I buy it if I don't come here? If this house is not haunted, I can't buy it in turn. " I smile. Uncle Zhang's next sentence surprised me. He said: "I really think this place is suitable for people like me. I have a kind of cordial feeling here. It's not like being downtown. I'm still out of place. " I have only a wry smile.
with Uncle Zhang's instruction, the SUV stopped in front of a four story building. This is his new home.
it's a very common small building. The only thing that's unique about it is that it didn't share walls with its neighbors as usual. Uncle Zhang said that when the first owner bought the land, he didn't know why he would rather shrink in two meters and didn't share walls with others. I'm afraid this strange place has nothing to do with the strange noise of the small building.
although the appearance of the small building is regular, it can be seen that few people have lived in it since it was built. If it wasn't for "haunted", it would have cost at least three or four hundred thousand according to its market value.
I took out the U.S. special forces field survival backpack from the trunk of my car and followed Uncle Zhang into the room. My backpack is an authentic military product from a retired U.S. special forces. There is a unique number associated with the soldier on the nameplate. You can imagine that it used to contain guns and ammunition, but now, it's all the things I bought that I thought were useful.
the house has been cleaned very well by Uncle Zhang. The light at noon is sufficient. It is not as gloomy as the "ghost house" in the legend. The house is full of a warm atmosphere at home. It can be seen that Uncle Zhang's love for it is not surprising.
I first looked around. The structure of this building is very simple. There are only two rooms and toilets on each floor, except for the positions occupied by stairs. The ground floor in the bathroom is where the former owner used to make the kitchen. In the bathroom, that kind of black cast iron sewage pipe is striking. It is estimated that the original owner has not come and the decoration will cover up the exposed pipes, and the house will start to be "haunted".
I knocked on the pig iron water pipe, which immediately made a crisp sound.
in the kitchen on the ground floor, the water pipe goes from here to the ground. The floor is tiled and there is a floor drain in the middle. This kind of old-fashioned floor drain is twice as large as the normal one, and the grid inside is also large. Strictly speaking, the floor drain is actually a hole leading to the underground.
I vaguely feel that the floor drain is unusual. I used to lie down and look. It was dark inside. I took out the flashlight from the bag of special forces' field survival to shine in.
only some quiet domestic sewage can be seen in it, which gives off an unpleasant smell.
then Uncle Zhang came over and said, "I've been looking at this floor drain for a long time. It shouldn't be a problem."
I stood up and asked, "where is the path under the floor drain?"
I don't want Uncle Zhang to be hoarse. After a while, he said, "it should be to the sewer!" He thought about it again and said, "no, it's from the sewer."
I said, "it doesn't have to be."
Uncle Zhang was frightened by my words. I smiled and said, "just kidding, there are ghosts in the world. I don't think it's some kind of physical reaction or some kind of biological disturbance. It's not convenient to make a conclusion now. Let's wait until evening. "
after hearing this, Uncle Zhang suddenly thought of it and said, "you see, it's over one o'clock in the afternoon. Let's go. We'll treat you and have a meal in the hotel."
knowing that his income is limited and there is absolutely no superior hotel in this town, I declined his proposal and planned to go to the nearby supermarket to buy some snacks for a meal. Later, he bought some cooked food and a bottle of wine, and spread a fast newspaper on the ground and asked me to eat it. "Uncle Zhang said:" big nephew, today is really aggrieved you, you don't dislike to come to eat casually
that's what I said. If I refuse, I will despise people.
who knows, give up what we usually call