At the age of twelve, I was smart, capable, helpful, and had excellent grades, so I was a well-deserved good student and cadre in the eyes of my teachers. However, my mother often said that I lacked eyes, no brains, and didn't understand human feelings. I think it's because I'm stubborn and not tactful enough, so I still offended a lot of classmates. One of them that I don't like the most is my neighbor Aunt Liao's big tiger.

Big Tiger is a year older than me, in the same class as me, and still at my tablemate. His grades are not good, he likes to be reckless and showy, but he has to do everything possible to shirk his responsibilities when he gets into trouble, so the teacher doesn't like him very much, and his classmates don't pay much attention to him, only a few boys who like to mischievous follow him. He couldn't see his shortcomings, but thought that I was talking bad about him in front of the teacher and hurting him, so he always looked for opportunities to raise the bar with me and did everything possible to oppose me.

After two classes that afternoon, the school was cleaned up. The teacher went to clean the office and asked me to supervise the work of my classmates as usual. Our class pulls weeds by the playground, which is small but grows luxuriantly.

The classmates were all pulling hard, only Dahu and a few boys glanced at me, muttered together for a while, and began to make trouble. They used the grass roots pulled up by other classmates to pierce people's necks and threw grass everywhere.

I knew that he was deliberately going against me, and he was a little angry: "Big Tiger, why don't you work hard?" You don't want to get a red flag? ”

The big tiger snorted, rolled his eyes and said, "Who is rare?" ”

"If you really have the ability, take a seventeen or eight red flags to show you! Don't mess around here! I couldn't help but sarcastically mock him.

He looked at the classmates who came up and felt embarrassed, so he glared angrily: "What's so great about you?" Do you dare to compete with me? ”

"Than what?"

The big tiger slapped himself on the chest: "Than guts!" After school, let's go to the abandoned garden! Do you dare? ”

My classmates suddenly fell silent, and their eyes were looking at me.

When I heard the word "abandoned garden", I was shocked and didn't speak for a long time.

This "abandoned garden" is a household name and a big name in our country. It is said that before the liberation, a big boss who dealt in silk built a "garden" for his favorite aunt and wife. It's not far from our school, but it's located in the deepest part of a deep alley. The house built next to the garden has been demolished for some reason, and no new houses have been built. And the garden, which was said to be large, was abandoned after being neglected for many years.

What's more, legend has it that this garden is haunted! Some people say that it is a female ghost, that is, the aunt wife of the silk boss who died of illness; Some people say that it is a male ghost, the son of the boss's mysterious disappearance...... Anyway, there are different opinions, and all of them are vivid.

It's just that no matter how many theories there are, there is one thing that everyone agrees on: that "abandoned garden" is very unlucky, and whoever walks in will have bad luck and even death on whose head! So, for so many years, basically no one has ventured into it! Those of us who live in the neighborhood have also been told by our parents and elders not to approach us countless times!

Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, Dahu was arrogant: "How is it?" Don't dare to go, right? What's the big deal even if you get seventeen or eight red flags? You girls are cowards by nature and can't do big things! If you encounter any danger, you will only hide behind our boys! Humph......"

I was angry, and as soon as my stubborn temper came up, I didn't care about anything: "Go and see who is the real coward!" ”

"Good! We'll see you at the gate of the 'Abandoned Garden' after school! No one is allowed to go back! ”

At this point, it is difficult for everyone to ride a tiger, and this thing that I will regret in the future is decided!

If I could have foreseen what would happen in the future, I would never have ventured into the "ruined garden" in such a reckless manner! However, people are always like this, and they often regret not being at the beginning until the results appear, and they don't think much about it at that time!

After school, Xiaohua found out about this, and he couldn't persuade me, so he offered to go with me. Of course I didn't agree, so he had to say, "Sister Xiaoxing, I'll accompany you to the door." I'm not going in, I'm okay, right? ”

I thought about it and nodded: "Xiaohua, you wait for me at the gate of the 'Waste Garden', it will only take a while." However, don't tell my parents about this, and don't tell your grandma! ”

"Yes!"

Xiaohua and I picked up our schoolbags and walked to the "abandoned garden".

In the alley where the "Abandoned Garden" is located, there are very few people, and only Xiaohua and I are on the narrow gravel road. I don't know if it's because the alley is too deep or something else, but I feel cold. The sun that was about to set shone on us weakly, casting our shadows on the mottled walls on both sides of the alley, and the shadows were so distorted that I felt a little chill in my heart for no reason. The two of us walked to the end of the alley, and a rusty iron gate that could no longer be seen in its original color appeared in front of us, and the "abandoned garden" arrived!

Before the big tiger came, Xiaohua and I stood in front of the door and waited for him. The alley was quiet, except for the occasional wind blowing and the soft rustling of leaves.

Xiaohua looked at the iron gate, frowned and asked me, "Sister Xiaoxing, do you have to enter this 'waste garden'?" ”

I was just about to answer when I heard the voice of the big tiger: "If you are afraid, don't go in!" ”

As soon as I looked, Big Tiger was coming, and he was followed by a few of the most trouble-making boys in our class.

"What am I afraid of? It's you, don't be scared and cry for a while! I stabbed him again, and prepared to open the iron gate.

"Hey, wait! If the two of us go in and go around and come out, how can we compare who is bold? ”

"So what do you say?"

“…… I have a big marble, I throw it in, and whoever of the two of us can find it, even if he is bold! Dahu looked at Xiaohua and added: "It's too big inside, let's all participate!" If Xiaohua finds it, you win! ”

"Oh, and if they find it, you're going to win?" I suddenly realized: Dahu must be scared in his heart, so he thought of a way to call a few more people to accompany him!

I couldn't help but pout: "Forget it, if you're afraid, let them accompany you!" I'll go in by myself! ”

"Sister Xiaoxing, there are so many of them, let's go in with you!"

Without waiting for me to answer, Dahu nodded again and again: "Okay, Xiaohua." Then here we go! ”

He took out a large colored marble and threw it into the "abandoned garden" with all his might. The beads made a beautiful arc, and it took a while to hear the soft sound of landing. I took the lead in pushing open the iron door, which had long since been unlocked. The rusty iron door made a "rattling" sound, which made people's teeth sour when they heard it. Six or seven of us children walked into the "abandoned garden" in this way.

The garden was indeed very large, but because it had not been entered or left for many years, the half-human-high wild grass covered the entire ground. There are many unknown flowers blooming in several corners of the garden, which are purple and red, which sets off the desolation of this place even more. There used to be a rockery in the middle of the garden, but now there are only a few large scattered rocks left. There were still a few trees in the garden, their leaves sparse and yellow, and their bodies were crooked, and some of them even peeled off their bark, like drunken old men.

Other than that, there is not a trace of the splendor of the garden. Looking at this desolate scene, I felt a little inexplicably sad.

The big tiger was a little nervous when he came in, but he didn't notice anything abnormal for a long time, so he relaxed a lot. He waved his hand at me: "Look for it, whoever finds it wins!" So saying, he took his men with them and tried hard to find the marbles.

I gave Xiaohua my schoolbag and told him to wait at the gate of the garden, and then squatted down to find it.

There was so much grass and too long that I struggled to find it. Suddenly I saw something shining in the grass in front of me, I thought it was the marble, and I hurriedly opened the grass to see that it was not a marble, but a piece of plexiglass stained with mud! I picked it up and it was a two-tone piece of glass with black on top and red on the bottom. The black one resembles the current sunglasses; The red half shimmers in the sun and has a flowing feeling. I loved it, so I put it in my pocket and continued looking for marbles.

At this time, the big tiger slowly found me next to me. The two of us saw the marble almost at the same time and both pounced on it and grabbed it. Unbeknownst to him, the bead rolled and fell into a small hole in the ground. The big tiger hurriedly picked it with his fingers, but the hole was too small, and it seemed to be too deep to touch the marbles.

I said, "If you can't get it, forget it!" ”

The big tiger was unwilling: "How can you forget it?" So he went and called the other children, and got stones and branches, and dug the hole together, trying to dig out the marbles.

I looked at the hole, and I couldn't even see the shadow of the marbles, so I guess I couldn't dig it. I sat down on a nearby rock, ready to rest and go home. I touched my pocket, the glass was still there, and I would show it to Xiaohua later.

“…… Big Tiger, it seems to be ...... down there Something is buried. ”

I hurriedly looked at it, and the big tiger had already dug the hole a lot bigger, and I didn't see marbles, but I could see that there seemed to be something round buried in the soil.

What is it? The big tiger obviously wanted to know too, so he dug through the dirt next to him even harder, then grabbed it with his hands, and then lifted it harder, and a round thing wrapped in mud was thrown out by him.

I jerked up from the stone and looked at the thing steadily! It turned out to be a skull!

There was no flesh, no skin, no hair, and there were only two black holes left in what was supposed to be the eyes, and he or she opened his or her mouth, showing his or her teeth that had become black with dirt, as if he or she wanted to say something.

We froze, as if we had been immobilized!

It took a long time for the big tiger to come to his senses, and he kicked the skull in anger, and cursed in his mouth: "It's really unlucky, digging up a dead man's skull!" Where's my marble? Did you swallow it? As he spoke, he glanced at the hole, and the look on his face became even more annoyed.

I know it's because he didn't dare to dig any further, for fear of digging up more scary things, and he couldn't bear to have his biggest, most beautiful marble, so he took his anger out on this skull. I shook my head, what a stingy guy!

The big tiger kicked the skull several more times, probably getting angrier the more he thought about it, and finally he grabbed the skull's teeth with his fingers, ready to smash the skull to the ground.

I hurriedly stopped him: "Hey, okay! It's not like it took your marbles, you don't have to smash it to get angry! ”

The big tiger turned to me and said, "I'm going to smash it!" I'm going to smash it too! ”

I just wanted to speak, but I found that the skull seemed to move, the two black holes blinked like eyes, the corners of the fleshless mouth were raised upward, and the black teeth were bitten towards the fingers of the big tiger!

Before I could say anything, the tiger cried, and the index, middle, and ring fingers of his right hand were bitten by the skull's teeth.

The big tiger was busy shaking it hard, trying to throw the skeleton to the ground, but the skull was like growing on the big tiger's fingers, and it couldn't be shaken off. On the contrary, the fingers of the big tiger were dripping with blood, and it looked like some delicious food that the skeleton was chewing, and many indescribable fears suddenly rose in my heart.

Looking at the others, they were all at a loss, and I barely suppressed the uneasiness in my heart and said, "Big Tiger, don't shake it off!" I'm here to help you! ”

I walked up to him and reached out to help him break the skull's mouth. As soon as my hand touched the skeleton, I saw that the skeleton was like a living person, tilting its head, blinking its eyes (black hole), grinning at me. Such a posture, if placed on a living person, can be called playful and lively, but it appears on the face of a skeleton, and it is a skeletal face with only a skull, which is really creepy!

My hand retracted like an electric shock, probably because the expression on my face was very ugly, and the skeleton's mouth was wide open, as if it were laughing triumphantly. In an instant, the skull fell from the big tiger's fingers, and the big tiger held his right hand and gasped, tears flowing.

I didn't care to comfort him, and I didn't know if the others had seen the change in the skeleton, so I cried out, "Let's go!" Hurry home, the big tiger's fingers need to be bandaged! ”

Everyone woke up like a dream, two came to help the big tiger, one picked up the big tiger's schoolbag, and we all ran towards the iron gate of the "abandoned garden". Xiaohua was at the door, he hurriedly pulled the iron door open, and we ran home with the big tiger in a panic.

I ran at the end, and before I left the door, I looked back again, and the skull actually rolled on its own, and returned to the hole that the Great Tiger had dug up, and then—"Gulu" got into it at once!

I turned my head and tried to comfort myself in my heart: don't be afraid, don't be afraid! I'm dazzled! It just rolled down the terrain into the hole!

When we got home, we had to call Aunt Liao because the big tiger's fingers were bleeding constantly. Aunt Liao was startled when she saw that Da Hu's hands were covered with blood and her face was full of tears, and she hurriedly sent Da Hu to the hospital. This alarmed Grandma Teng and my parents, who called me and Xiaohua into the room and interrogated them carefully.

At first, we didn't dare to say it, but later, Grandma Teng got angry: "Little star, you go out all day long, and you still refuse to tell the truth, what should you do if you get into a big disaster?" Xiaohua, still don't you tell me honestly about today's events? ”

Xiaohua and I looked at each other, and I told Grandma Teng and my parents about the "waste garden" that I entered because of a bet with Dahu today, and what happened in the "waste garden". However, I subconsciously hid all the weirdness of the skeleton, because I was still lucky at the time, maybe I was really dazzled?

Grandma Teng sighed after hearing this: "You children! Such an unlucky place, you also go? …… Alas, what can be done about this? ”

My parents are still young, after all, they don't believe in the legend of the "abandoned garden" as much as the older generation, and my mother saw that Grandma Teng was so worried, so she comforted her and said: "Grandma Teng, don't worry too much!" It's just that the child was naughty and hurt his fingers! It's okay if you don't go to that place in the future! ”

Grandma Teng thought about it and nodded: "Well, that's right!" …… Xiaohua, Xiaoxing, you two have had enough fun today, don't go out again! Hurry up and do your homework! Then she said to my mother, "I'll go buy some pork bones and stew soup for the big tiger tomorrow!" With that, he hurried away.

I guessed in my heart that Grandma Teng must be not at ease, and went to the Taoist temple to find Chang Dao Chang again. So, if Chang Dao Chang comes, should I tell him about the skull? I couldn't make up my mind for a while, so I had to do my homework first.

After finishing the homework, Grandma Teng hadn't come back yet, and Xiaohua had dinner at our house. After dinner, Grandma Teng came back, she really bought pork bones and came back, ready to stew soup for Dahu. I looked behind her, but I didn't see Chang Daochang; I ran out of the gate again, and there was no figure of the chief of the road.

Hey? Am I guessing wrong? Grandma Teng didn't go to Chang Daoist this time?

I went back to the house in confusion and saw Grandma Teng busy washing the pork bones and then stewing them in a pot.

I asked her, "Grandma Teng, did you just go out and buy bones?" ”

"Yes! …… Where do you think I'm going? ”

“…… Grandma Teng, you, you didn't look for ...... Is Chang Dao long? ”

Grandma Teng turned her head, looked at me and smiled: "What? Are you worried now, too? Do you know you're going to find Chang Daochang? ”

“…… Not really! Didn't you adults call the 'abandoned garden' terrible? I guess you're going to go to Chang Daoist! I muttered quietly.

"You little devil! Troublemaker! Always want to trouble Chang Dao Chang, you are embarrassed to say it! "Grandma Teng blamed me half-truthfully," Chang Daoist told me to come back first, and he went to the 'abandoned garden' by himself. ”

"Huh? Did Chang Dao go alone? Why don't you call a few more helpers? ”

"Who's your name? Call you? Do you really think you're a 'ghost hunter'? "Grandma Teng is angry and funny," he said he was just going to check on the situation and come over later! You can wait with peace of mind! ”

I waited uncertainly, always thinking of the strangeness of that skeleton, and wondered if Chang Dao Chang would see these sights too. I waited for more than two hours, during which Aunt Liao came back from the hospital with Dahu. Although the big tiger's fingers were drenched in blood, they didn't hurt the bones, they were just skin injuries, and they were put on some medicine, bandaged and went home. Grandma Teng took care of Dahu to rest again, saying that she could eat stewed pork bone soup tomorrow, and Dahu happily followed Aunt Liao back to the room to sleep.

After a while, I finally saw Chang Dao Chang walk through the door with a body of mud. "Uncle Chang, why are you covered in mud? Did you find anything? …… Well, did you see the skeleton? It's a bite...... The skull that hurt the tiger's fingers. ”

I asked several questions at once, and Chang Daochang had to pat the mud on his body with a wry smile and say, "Your temperament is really anxious!" There are so many questions, I don't know which one to answer first! ”

"Oh, Uncle Chang, sit down and talk slowly!" That's when I thought of asking Chang Dao Chang to sit down.

Grandma Teng shook her head: "You! No wonder your mother often says you lack heart! ”

After Chang Dao Chang sat down, he looked very strange, and he asked me, "What are you doing in that garden?" ”

I repeated what I had said to Grandma Teng and my parents before dinner.

Chang Daochang nodded and stretched out his hand: "Is it this marble?" ”

The big marble that rolled into the hole of the big tiger shone with colorful light in Chang Daochang's hand.

"Yes, this is it! Uncle Chang, are you going to dig that hole? ”

"Hmm." "And you saw the skull, too? See anything else? For example, skeletons such as bodies, hands and feet? I asked tentatively.

“…… No! Chang Daochang's face was solemn, "I dug the hole all the way to a depth of two meters, and I didn't find anything except this marble!" ”

"What? No? Not even a skull? I was surprised, "Are we all dazzled?" ”

Chang Dao was silent in thought.

I couldn't help but ask again: "Uncle Chang, could it be...... That kind of thing is trickstering? ”

"You're trying to say that you've encountered the legendary evil spirits of the Abandoned Garden?"

"Isn't it?" I asked rhetorically.

"Chang Daochang, is the legend of the 'Abandoned Garden' true? Did you catch a ghost in your Taoist temple back then? Grandma Teng interjected at this time.

"Ahh Uncle Chang, you went to hunt ghosts back then? I yelled.

"Don't shout! Be careful of being heard by your parents! Listen to Chang Dao Chang. "Grandma Teng patted me.

Chang Daochang's expression was even more strange, as if there was a big problem bothering him. He thought for a moment and said, "That was many years ago. The owner of the 'Abandoned Garden', the big silk boss surnamed Sun, in addition to the original match, there are also five or six aunts and wives in the family. His favorite was the Fourth Lady, because she gave birth to a son, and he had only such a son, so he lived in the 'Abandoned Garden' almost all the year round. Later, his fourth lady suddenly fell ill and died, and after his death, there were rumors that the "abandoned garden" was haunted, so he asked our Taoist temple to help his family exorcise ghosts.

However, before we Taoist people could reach his house, his son suddenly disappeared again. He gathered all the people in the family to look for it, but he couldn't find it. Later, he had no intention of doing business, which eventually led to bankruptcy. He dismissed all his aunts and maids, and took his original wife back to his hometown of Minnan. ”

"Is his house really haunted?"

“…… Strange is strange here! The person who went to his house to check back then was the former master of our Taoist temple, and he had obtained the true transmission of the 'Five Thunder Method', if the Sun family really had ghosts, of course he could deal with it. However, according to his later account, when he arrived at Sun's house, he did sense a strange and indistinguishable aura in the 'abandoned garden', but he used several talismans to try, but he couldn't find any ghosts at work, so he had to return in vain! This matter has become an unsolvable mystery, and our current viewer has also visited the 'abandoned garden' to check, but still has no clue. Chang Daochang's expression was very confused, "When I went to that 'abandoned garden' today, I always felt that something was wrong, but I didn't see any signs of ghosts!" ”

"What then?" I frowned, wondering if I should tell Chang Dao about the weirdness of that skull.

"Since there is no so-called 'abandoned garden' ghost, then you and Xiaohua and Dahu don't have to worry too much. Grandma Teng, Dahu's fingers aren't seriously injured, right? ”

"It's not serious."

"Then everyone can rest assured. But, little star, don't go to that 'abandoned garden' again! "Chang Dao Chang solemnly instructed me.

"Oh, I see!" I was embarrassed and swallowed back what I had just said.

I sent Chang Michi out the door.

"Little Star, wait a minute." Chang Daochang turned back and stopped me, "You, Xiaohua, and Dahu must be careful recently, don't get into trouble again!" ”

"I know." I said with a smile.

"Well, I'm always not at ease. I have a sachet here, which is used by the temple for pilgrims, and there is a 'Five Thunder Heavenly Master Exorcism Talisman' in it, and you keep it by your side. ”

I took the small sachet embroidered with lotus flowers, and knew that Chang Daochang was still not at ease with the 'abandoned garden', for fear that we would be harmed.

I watched Chang Dao walk away and put the sachet in his pocket, but his hand touched another hard thing. When I took it out, it was a two-tone glass that I stumbled upon in the "abandoned garden". I'm putting it together with the sachet and I'm going to play with Xiaohua when I go to school tomorrow morning!

In the middle of the night, I felt in a daze that someone was calling me, and I barely opened my eyes, and in the darkness, there was a teenager in a white tracksuit, standing in front of me. Oh no, I'm sleepy-eyed, he doesn't seem to be a real thing, his figure is erratic, it can only be said to be floating in front of me.

Alas, who is it? If you have the ability, come to me during the day! Three watches in the middle of the night, sneaky! I muttered impatiently.

"Little star, little star, get up!"

Hey? The sound is familiar.

"Who? Who called me? ”

"Little Star, what the hell are you doing? Can't you tell who I am? The tone was quite horizontal, which was Dahu's usual way of replying.

I took a closer look, and the white sportswear with red and black sides worn by the person in front of me was not the most expensive outfit of Dahu!

"Big Tiger?! Three watches in the middle of the night, why don't you sleep, why did you come to my house? "I'm weird.

“…… My big marbles are gone, take out the two-color glass you picked up and give it to me! ”

I was about to yawn when I heard this sentence and was startled, and the person was halfway awake: "What? Why should I give you my two-tone glass? ”

"That's not your thing, give it to me!" There was a hint of impatience in Dahu's voice.

I pouted: "Do you feel sorry for your big marble?" I won't give you glass! However, I got your marbles back for you. Here's it! As I spoke, I pulled out the marble from under my pillow and handed it to the tiger.

But Dahu didn't answer, but said, "...... I don't want that marble anymore! You'd better give me that two-tone glass! ”

I was amazed, the big tiger was the most angry, he never refused to give up his own things, otherwise he wouldn't have desperately dug a hole in the "waste garden" to find that big marble! Why do you say you don't want marbles now?

I approached him to make sure he wasn't sleepwalking, or maybe he was spooked by the skull this afternoon! I stared at him, and he looked at me silently, but I couldn't see the expression on his face! Something was wrong, I took a few steps closer, and I felt more and more that this one in front of me was not a big tiger!

"You're not a big tiger! Who are you? I suddenly glared at him and asked loudly.

He looked at me faintly, still like a big tiger, and suddenly he tilted his head, winked at me playfully, and then grinned.

My heart sank, and a terrible thought popped into me: these movements are so familiar! Not the skeleton of the 'abandoned garden' this afternoon...... As if sensing my thoughts, he smiled even more triumphantly, his teeth covered in black mud from his open mouth. I took a step back, but I didn't know what to do.

He smiled and laughed, his white tracksuit fell off on its own, there was nothing inside, and his face turned into a skeleton in the blink of an eye! Two deep black holes stared at me strangely, and sure enough, it was the skeleton from the "Abandoned Garden"!

My hand slowly touched into the pocket close to my body, which contained the sachet that Chang Dao Chang gave me and the "Five Thunder Heavenly Master Exorcism Talisman", if "he" came, I could just use that talisman to try it, Chang Dao Chang said that there are no ghosts haunting, so, what is "he" exactly? I was very nervous, my hand holding the sachet was shaking all the time, the unknown was the most terrifying!

After a pause, he looked into my pocket, blinked hesitantly, and then sighed, and then disappeared into the darkness. The surroundings were back to normal, and the white tracksuit of the big tiger lay quietly on the ground. I was completely conscious, walked over, picked up my clothes, and thought: Why did this skeleton look like a big tiger? Was it just to ask me for that two-tone glass? Should I keep that glass anymore?

I put away my clothes in a daze, why is this slimy? I looked down and saw that the snow-white tracksuit was covered with sticky blood at some point. Damn it! I guess it's that skeleton ghost again! I took a deep breath and threw my clothes on the ground: "Want to scare me with this?" I'm not afraid! With that, he stopped paying attention to the clothes on the floor, and went back to bed in anger. Anyway, when I wake up tomorrow morning, that blood-stained tracksuit will definitely not be there.

I couldn't sleep because I was disturbed like this, so I had to "paste the baked cake" (flip it over) on the bed. I said I wasn't afraid, but in my heart I was beating a drum: What the hell is that skeleton? Probably not a person, if not a ghost, then what is? Could it be like the white bone spirit in "Journey to the West...... I quickly stopped thinking about it, tomorrow, tomorrow!