When my grandfather was young, he used to make a living by selling salt. In this business, you had to get up early and come home late in order to make money.

One time, my grandfather went to a distant market, and business was very good that day. He closed the salt stall only after dark. By then, the salt in the salt baskets was almost sold out, so he picked up two salt baskets and went there in the dark.

I rushed home. Halfway through, it started to rain lightly, and then the rain became heavier and heavier. Since there was still some salt in the salt basket, my grandfather was afraid that it would melt, so he hurried forward.

After driving for a while, he saw an orchard in front of him and a hut beside the orchard. Grandpa quickly ran into the hut. He saw that the hut was empty and there was no one, but it was the time when the fruits were ripe. How could there be anything in the hut?

Where are the people who are not watching the fruits? Grandpa was puzzled.

At this time, it was raining harder outside. Grandpa knew that he could not go home for the time being and had to spend the night here. However, he did not dare to sleep. He was waiting for the rain to stop and go back as soon as possible, because the next day,

If it hadn't rained, he would have gone to the market. Just as he stared at the door with his eyes wide open, the door that had been open suddenly closed automatically. Grandpa didn't pay much attention, thinking that it was the wind outside that closed the door.

But after a while, he heard very light footsteps outside the door. The footsteps were so light that if you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't hear them. Grandpa thought it was the orchard keeper who came, so he boldly asked: "

You're back?".

There was a low sigh from outside the door: "Oh! I forgot to lock the door when I left. Lock it now." Then he heard the sound of the chain on the door ringing. Grandpa heard his voice was very cold and couldn't help but tremble.

, said: "Friend, I'm in the house. Come in and let's be company."

Apart from the sound of rain falling on the ground outside the door, the low sigh and the sound of the chain on the door also stopped, and no other sounds could be heard.

Grandpa thought he had heard the wrong voice, and without thinking further, he made a bed on the floor in the dark and fell asleep peacefully.

At dawn, the rain stopped. After grandpa woke up, he wanted to open the door, but no matter how hard he tried to open the door, it just couldn't be opened. When he was anxious and helpless, he heard heavy footsteps coming from outside the house and passed the door.

When I saw an old man walking towards the hut, my grandfather shouted to him: "Uncle, come here and open the door for me."

After a while, grandpa heard the old man coming to the door and saying, "No wonder you can't get out, who locked the door."

Grandpa said in disbelief: "No one locked the door last night. It was the wind that closed the door."

The old man said again: "I'm not lying to you, someone really locked the door." Then he looked carefully at the lock on the door, and suddenly trembled with fear and said: "This lock

~~~I recognize it, it is the old man Liu who guards the orchard in this orchard."

When grandpa heard this, he knew that he had heard the sound correctly last night. It must be that old man Liu who had been here. But why did he lock me in the house? Did he think I was here to steal the fruit, so he locked the door?

, can you find someone to punish me after dawn? Just when grandpa was wondering, he heard the old man trembling again: "A few days ago... Old man Liu got sick and died. His family members

This lock has been buried in his grave, how could it appear here?" Upon hearing these words, Grandpa was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground. It turned out that it was the ghost of Old Man Liu who killed Grandpa last night.

He was locked in the house. Later, one of Liu's family members opened the lock and let Grandpa out.
Chapter completed!