The Legend of Situ Shankong.

Summary

The passage describes a nighttime exploration of an abandoned town's ghost market by the narrator and Da Mao. They navigate through a dilapidated area near a bamboo forest, with the narrator climbing onto a roof to observe a room below. Inside, a seemingly intellectually limited young woman sits, singing a traditional Sichuan nursery rhyme. The room contains surprisingly well-maintained rosewood furniture and a brick pit with charcoal. The narrator entertains himself by dropping candies to the girl, who eagerly picks them up without questioning their origin, eventually noticing him when he drops a candy on her head. Their interaction is marked by curiosity and a strange, almost playful dynamic.

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