Chapter 2: Skeletons in the Deserted Garden (Part II)
The next morning, I washed my face and brushed my teeth uncertainly, ate breakfast in a hurry, and waited downstairs. Xiaohua and I have always gone to school together, and Dahu occasionally walks with us. Because of last night's incident, today I want to wait for Dahu, tell him to be careful, and return his big marbles to him by the way.
Big Tiger walked downstairs lazily, wearing a red school uniform, but fortunately, not the white tracksuit.
"Hey, little star, why don't you leave today?"
"Waiting for you! …… Did you have a nightmare last night? I asked him tentatively.
"Nightmare? What? …… Oh, I see! The big tiger said proudly, "You must have been frightened by that skull yesterday!" Haha, I'm not as timid as you! I slept so comfortably. You probably had a nightmare, right? Big Tiger's face was full of schadenfreude.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him, "Okay." Yesterday, I don't know who was so scared that I cried! …… Hey, your marble helped you find it, take it back! ”
"Really? That's great! Save me from looking for the 'abandoned garden' again. The big tiger immediately came up with a smile.
Alas, this is the real big tiger, stingy and reckless! I muttered to myself.
Seeing him carefully hide the marbles in his pants pockets, I turned around and walked out, saying as I went, "The marbles are back for you." Be careful yourself, don't go to the 'Abandoned Garden' again! ”
"What am I going to do in the 'Abandoned Garden'? You treat me as a fool! The tiger scoffed.
I ignored him, carried my school bag, and walked out of the door of the old house. Xiaohua was waiting for me outside the door, and I went to school with him. On the way, I wanted to take out the two-color glass several times to show Xiaohua, but when I thought of last night's incident, I retracted my hand again. Forget it, don't show it to Xiaohua! Who knows if that piece of glass is weird!
In the days that followed, I was always cautious, afraid that something would happen. But neither in the school nor in the old house, nothing out of the ordinary happened.
My tense nerves also slowly relaxed, maybe it was because the "Five Thunder Heavenly Master Exorcism Talisman" given to me by Chang Dao Chang had a deterrent effect! I secretly guessed.
Cycling has become popular in our class recently, and many of my classmates practice using adults' bikes, and some even ride to the street or to school. Although I also have a bicycle at home, it is a men's one, the body is very high, there is a tripod in front, it is very difficult to ride, and my dad has to ride it to and from work, so I had to give up riding it. Aunt Liao bought a new bicycle for Dahu, with a dark blue body, black cushions, and a shiny faucet, which is shorter than ordinary men's cars. The big tiger was so proud that he rode it around all day.
One day when he was in school, he deliberately showed off his driving skills in front of me and Xiaohua. Xiaohua is nothing, but I hate it so much that I just want to rush up and pull the big tiger off the car.
Xiaohua stopped me: "Sister Xiaoxing, let him go!" My grandmother said that after a while, she would buy me a bicycle too. When the time comes, let's ride together! ”
I pouted at the back of the big tiger and deliberately said loudly: "Stingy! Look at you 'Xian' (dialect, meaning to show off), be careful of falling off the car! Hit your ass to pieces! ”
The big tiger rode the car angrily to turn to chase me, and accidentally, he really fell off the car. I was stunned, and immediately laughed forward and backwards, the big tiger's face turned red, but his feet were stuck in the tripod of the car, he couldn't get up for a while, he was angry and annoyed, so he scolded: "I want to be 'fresh', how about it?" Your family is poor! Can't afford to buy a new car, are you red-eyed? Pauper! ”
When I heard this, I became angry: "Your family has money, why don't you buy a car?" Little bastard! Xiaohua hurriedly dragged me to school, I was unwilling, and turned around and cursed: "What's so strange about the new car?" Tomorrow will be an old car! Too rotten to ride! Then I ran away with Xiaohua as fast as I could, ignoring the big tiger's angry scolding.
Until I went to bed at night, I was still puffing up: what's the big deal? Isn't it just buying a new bike! In my dream, I dreamed that the big tiger's bicycle had become a pile of rotten iron and could not be ridden, and I was so happy that I sang and danced, saying "I deserve it......
When I woke up in the morning, I remembered this dream and felt much more comfortable. I left the house early and went to school with Xiaohua. When I entered the classroom, many students had already arrived, so I took back my homework book as usual, and then asked everyone to read the text with me.
The classmates came one after another, and when I looked, only Dahu and the other two boys who often followed him had not yet come. This playful guy is probably riding his new bike around the road again!
After a while, the morning exercise bell rang, and Dahu and the other two people hadn't come yet. The teacher waited for us to finish the exercises in the hallway, and then went into the classroom to start the morning assembly class. Dahu has been late before, also because he was playing outside and forgot the time, but he didn't show up for the morning meeting class, but it was the first time! The classmates all muttered in a low voice, and now they are going to be severely criticized by the teacher again.
I was slightly uneasy, but thinking of his face yesterday, hum, whatever!
The teacher suddenly said to us, "Students, there is a new student in our class today. He waved his hand.
Outside the classroom door, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in a white tracksuit, with a pair of bright eyes and a high nose and thin lips.
We all clapped our hands to welcome him, and said in our hearts: He looks so beautiful, like a little star!
He walked to the podium and generously introduced: "My name is Sun Anning, and I will study with you in the future!" ”
Peacefulness? Strange name! I thought to myself.
I don't know why, I always feel that this classmate named Sun Anning gives me a familiar feeling, and I don't feel like I look at him twice.
He seemed to sense my gaze, turned his head slightly, and smiled at me, a strange look in his eyes. I hurriedly lowered my head and frowned, why did his smile make my heart pound when I looked at it?
"Squad leader, can I sit next to you?" I hurriedly looked up, it was the boy Sun Anning, he walked up to me, lowered his body slightly and asked me.
"Hmm...... Someone next to me! I stood up and said to the teacher as well.
"Oh, the big tiger hasn't come yet, let him sit in the big tiger's seat first!" The teacher said as he glanced at the empty seat next to me in front of him.
He bypassed me and sat down on the tiger's seat. I looked at his calm expression and felt very uneasy.
"It's class, class leader. What are you thinking? He won't be coming today! After Sun Anning sat down, he whispered to me.
To my surprise, the teacher had already started the lesson.
I turned my head and lowered my voice and asked, "How do you know that the big tiger won't be here today?" ”
The corners of his mouth turned upwards into a strange smile. What a familiar smile! …… Yes! I jumped up and pointed at this strange boy, my hands trembling, and I couldn't say a word!
"What's wrong? What happened? "The teacher was in class, and when he saw me suddenly jump up like an arrow, he hurriedly stepped down from the podium to ask.
When my classmates saw me jumping up and pointing at the new transfer student Sun Anning, the expression on their faces was as if they had seen a ghost, and their fingers were trembling, and they all looked at me inexplicably.
Some classmates were already asking me with concern: "Class leader, what's wrong with you?" ”
The teacher also walked up to me and asked me with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?" ”
I pointed at Sun Anning, but I didn't know how to answer the teacher.
Could it be that I said that this new student in our class, he may not be a human, but a skeleton buried under the "abandoned garden"! Not to mention that the teacher and other classmates will not believe it at all, the most optimistic result is that they will think that I have been reading too many idle books lately, so they will have fantasies, and even I think it is ridiculous.
"Oh, teacher, that's right. I accidentally pressed the table leg against the instep of the squad leader. Squad leader, your feet don't matter, do you? Sun Anning calmly answered for me, her big beautiful eyes blinked, and a very apologetic expression appeared on her face.
"I see. Then you must be careful in the future! Seeing that he took the initiative to admit his mistake and had a good attitude, the teacher just reminded him kindly, so he turned around and asked me, "Do your feet hurt badly?" Do you want to go to the school doctor, Mr. Wang, and ask him to show you? ”
Countless thoughts passed through my mind in an instant: although he was really suspicious, I was only guessing by feeling, maybe I guessed wrong? Besides, if he really was the skeleton, would the teachers and classmates be able to deal with him? I still observed carefully, and made sure that I would go to Chang Dao Chang to deal with him!
"My feet are fine. It hurt a lot just now, but now it's much better. I don't have to go to Mr. Wang's! To show that I was fine, I shook my foot and forced an unnatural smile on my face.
"Alright! Then let's move on to the lesson! The teacher motioned for me to sit back in my seat and began to lecture.
"Squad leader, sit down!" When he saw that I was still hesitating to sit down, he stretched out his hand and took me. His fingers were white and slender, his palms were warm, his pulse was steady, his face was calm and calm, and his smiling eyes were full of sincerity and friendliness.
I sat down in my seat and stared at him for a long time, my heart beginning to waver. Except that he was prettier than others, there was nothing unusual about him. There's breathing, there's a pulse, there's temperature, and it doesn't seem like it's going to have anything in common with that skeleton anyway! But just now...... Alas, I was at a loss for what to do, not knowing whether I should trust my eyes or my feelings!
"Squad leader, class is over! What are you still in a daze? I was startled, woke up from my meditation, and turned my head to see that Sun Anning was no longer in his seat.
My friend Xiao Zhen, who was sitting in the other row, was shaking my shoulder, she followed my gaze and glanced at the empty seat next to me, and asked with a smile, "Squad leader, how is your new tablemate?" ”
"Probably a normal person!" My mind was still immersed in the conjecture I had just made, so I replied casually.
"What? Squad leader, how do you speak! He's not a normal person, is he still a superman? (Recently, we had a movie theater showing Superman)
“…… Oh, I mean, he's just like us, nothing out of the ordinary! I hurriedly covered it up.
"Squad leader, why are you talking so strangely today? …… But, no matter what, he's better than the stingy and reckless big tiger! Don't you say? ”
Big Tiger?! I suddenly remembered that I was only guessing to myself, and I actually forgot that Dahu hadn't come to school yet! Something can't be wrong, right? I nodded at Jane and said, "I'll go to the school gate and have a look!" Without waiting for her to say anything more, I rushed out of the classroom as fast as I could.
I ran outside the school gate and looked around. Because class is over, the sound in the school is very noisy, and the alley outside the school seems very quiet.
I felt uneasy, walking around outside the school gate, thinking of last night's dream, I had to comfort myself: I didn't mean to curse the big tiger's bicycle into rotten iron, don't fulfill it! I was thinking about it when I noticed a bicycle speeding towards the school at the other end of the alley.
Is the big tiger coming? I perked up, stood on tiptoe, and craned my neck to watch. It's closer, it's indeed Big Tiger's new blue bike!
"Big Tiger, you're late! You ......" I swallowed back halfway through my sentence and after seeing the cyclist clearly.
When he saw me, he jumped out of the bike and leaned the new bike next to the school gate. His head was covered in sweat, his eyes were red and swollen, his face was sweat or tears, and the corners of his mouth drooped downward, as if he would cry out loud at any moment.
"Little ...... Sister Xing, my brother...... Something happened! …… I'm here to ask for leave. Little Stone's voice was hoarse and couldn't hide his choked throat.
“…… What happened to your brother? …… I'll accompany you to the teacher's place to ask for leave! I took Little Rock's hand and walked briskly towards the school.
Along the way, Xiaoshi told me intermittently that Dahu rode to the road with two classmates this morning. One of them rides, the other two chase after them, and the three take turns riding and playing. Before they knew it, they rode onto the road outside the city gate, and this time it was the turn of the big tiger to chase after them. But after chasing, the big tiger suddenly turned around and rushed across the road. He was very fast and very sudden, and was hit by a truck that couldn't brake and was also driving fast, and is now in the hospital for first aid!
Jaywalking?
"What is your brother doing across the road?"
"I don't know. …… The other two brothers said that when he glanced across the road, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had seen something strange and interesting, and then he ......"
"What's the fun stuff across the road?"
"I don't know. …… They all said they didn't see anything special! ”
I wondered what the big tiger had seen that made him forget the danger and jaywalk.
I went to the office with Xiaoshi, asked the teacher for leave and explained the situation. Then I sent Xiaoshi outside the school gate and watched him get on his bicycle until I couldn't see his shadow anymore, and then I slowly walked back to the classroom.
When I shouted "report" outside the classroom, it had already been in class for a while, and the teacher told me to quickly sit back in my seat.
After I sat down, the new tablemate gently asked me, "Where did you go after class?" Entering the classroom so late? ”
I suddenly remembered what he said in the previous class, so I frowned and asked, "You haven't answered my question in the class just now!" ”
"What's the problem?" He asked kindly.
"Didn't you say that the big tiger wouldn't come today? How do you know? ”
"Oh, I guessed."
I stared into his eyes, trying to see if he was lying to me.
His expression was very innocent, and there was no trace of panic in his eyes, but there was a very pure directness. "Oh, is he really not coming? What happened to him? He actually asked me in a soft tone, in the most natural tone.
I was suddenly very angry, but I didn't know why, so I glared at him fiercely, and covered my head with a book, not wanting to pay attention to him.
"You haven't told me what happened to him?" Who knew that this new tablemate would not give up easily, took my book, and continued to ask.
I was about to snatch the book, but out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the teacher's gaze turning to me, so I quickly sat up straight and pretended to be listening. When the teacher turned around and wrote on the blackboard, I went to get my book, but he held it so tightly that I couldn't get it back. I glanced at him, and he wasn't angry or impatient, just holding the book with one hand and wouldn't let me take it back.
"Hey, give me back the book!"
"You haven't told me yet!"
I strained secretly, and the book began to make a pre-tearing sound. I had to let it go, after all, this book is mine, and I'm unlucky to tear it up! The new tablemate looked at me with perseverance, and I was so distraught that I cursed in my heart several times: "Dead skeleton! "I don't care if he's or not! Then I reluctantly whispered, "The big tiger was hit by a truck!" …… Now you know what's going on with him! …… Give me back the book! ”
The new tablemate carefully placed my book on my desk, gave me a deep look, and then turned his head to listen to the teacher.
As he turned his head, I heard him clearly: "Human life is so fragile!" The words were so loud and clear that I was taken aback and hurriedly turned my head to look around. It's strange that the teacher and classmates didn't seem to hear such a loud voice, they were still in class, and they didn't even look at us! I turned my eyes to him again, and he was looking at the blackboard as if nothing had happened. Is this what he said? What does this mean?
After school at noon, I grabbed my bag and rushed out of the classroom.
"Squad leader, you rush so fast, be careful yourself! ......" Behind me, my new table mate said in a very concerned and strange tone.
I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye, and found that his expression was both worried and helpless, very strange!
I felt even more troubled in my heart, and hurriedly warned myself: Leave him alone for now, go see the big tiger!
I briefly told Xiaohua what happened at the school gate, and the two of us hurried home, ready to get home and put down our schoolbags and go to the hospital to see Dahu.
The two of us had just run into the old house out of breath when we heard a heart-rending cry. My heart was cold, but the footsteps didn't stop, and I pulled Xiaohua into our side. There were many people in the house, Grandma Teng, my parents, and Aunt Zhao, Grandma Rong, Grandma Ma, Grandma Yao, Daddy Fang, Uncle Lu, Aunt Wu, as well as Mingming, Yangyang, and Yaoyao, who were surrounding Aunt Liao and Xiaoshi, all wiping their tears.
Through the gap in the crowd, I saw the little stone wailing and weeping, wiping the tears that flowed down in strings; Aunt Liao's voice was already hoarse, and her eyes were so swollen that she could barely open them, but she was still crying.
The pain is unbearable, and the liver and intestines are broken! If I had only seen such words in books before, today I finally feel the misery and pain they contain!
My tears fell silently, big tiger, I'm afraid it was...... Won't be coming back! Although I don't really like him, he is selfish, petty, and reckless. But when I thought that he would never appear in front of me again, raise the bar with me, and chase and fight with me, my heart was still full of sadness.
I stood dumbfounded, listening to everyone's words of comfort to Aunt Liao and Xiaoshi, but I was thinking in my heart for no reason: Why is human life so fragile? The big tiger was still alive this morning, but now it is goodbye to us forever! If you want to look at him again in the future, I'm afraid you can't!
I stood for a long time, and my feet were almost numb, before I heard someone say to me, "Little star, don't stand still." …… You and Xiaohua go outside to buy something to eat! …… In the afternoon, you have to go to school! ”
When I looked up, it was Grandma Teng. She wiped her tears with her hands and pretended to be calm and instructed us. Then, she instructed everyone to go out separately to buy things for the funeral and help Aunt Liao's family deal with the aftermath of the big tiger.
I didn't say anything, and took Xiaohua out to buy food. Along the way, we all hung our heads, tears on our faces, and our hearts felt as uncomfortable as if we had weighed a big stone. After buying a few steamed buns, Xiaohua and I ate them silently, but we unconsciously kept moving forward. As we walked, I noticed that we had walked along the road to the old city gate. I remembered the words of the little stone in the morning, and decided to take a look at the main road outside the city gate, maybe I could find the reason why the big tiger suddenly jaywalked.
"Xiaohua, I'll go to the road outside the city gate to have a look, you can go home first!"
"Sister Xiaoxing, I'll go with you! I also want to know the reason for the accident with the big tiger! Xiaohua raised his head and was very resolute.
I thought about it for a moment and told him, "Then you must be careful!" Don't jaywalk! ”
"Yes, I know!"
The two of us quickened our steps and walked to the main road outside the city gate, first carefully examining the side of the road. It's already noon, and the dim sum stalls and vegetable stalls on the side of the road are all put away, and except for the occasional passerby, there is no one lingering there, let alone anything strange and interesting!
Xiaohua and I didn't give up, and looked up and down the side of the road, left and right, hoping to find something that attracted attention, but after an hour, the two of us were finally disappointed. Everything on both sides of the road is no different from the usual, ordinary, like a pool of stagnant water without the slightest wave, allowing time to fly by, but only stagnant in silence!
I was not reconciled, I stood on the side of the road, speculating on where the big tiger might be standing, staring wide-eyed across the road, where there was a bus platform except for the sparsely separated street trees, and the platform was empty at the moment.
"Sister Xiaoxing, let's come back after school in the afternoon!" Xiaohua saw that I was staring at the other side of the road very unwillingly, looking very distressed, so he persuaded me loudly, "There is still class in the afternoon, let's go first!" ”
I was going to say, "I'm going to see again!" But I saw that Xiao Hua's face was covered with sweat, we just walked back and forth on this section of the road I don't know how many times, it was really tired, so I nodded, and then reached out and touched the handkerchief in the pocket of my pants, wanting to wipe Xiao Hua. I didn't get the handkerchief in my trouser pocket, but I only touched the sachet and the two-color glass that Chang Michi gave me. For some reason, I couldn't help but shudder when my new tablemate, the smile of the strange boy named Sun Anning, appeared in front of my eyes!
"Didi, Didi!" I was awakened by a barrage of car horns, and a speeding bus was coming towards us from a distance. I casually glanced at it and cast my eyes on the bus stop across the road.
Suddenly, my eyes opened round and wide, for I saw a red light flashing across the road, the bus stop was gone, and a beautiful and strangely shaped house appeared in its place. The red brick and stone wall is carved and decorated with intricate reliefs, the eaves of the roof are warped, the eaves are clay sculptures painted landscape figures, the top of the gable has an animal with a bearded claw angrily, like a dragon and not a dragon, the wall has a hollow blue-gray stone window, and the corner of the wall is a bluestone relief, which is decorated with a unicorn pattern. The strangest thing was that the door of the house was carved with the head of a hideous and terrible beast, with a wide open mouth that seemed to be chewing something, two eyes as big as copper bells, and two huge red stones embedded in the eye sockets, which were flashing with a strong red light. The beast's nose was dripping with golden liquid, and rows of golden marks were left on the red gate.
What is it? This is by no means our Suzhou house! We have always been known for our whitewashed walls and tiles, and the red brick house with the relief in front of me is something I have never seen before.
At this time, I was surprised to see a boy in a white tracksuit suddenly appear in front of the house, and he was walking towards the house. I couldn't see the face clearly, but the figure was familiar...... Yes! It's the big tiger! My eyes lit up, and I ran towards the house while calling the name of the big tiger.
As if hearing my scream, the boy turned around, and sure enough, it was the big tiger! When he saw me rushing towards him, his face became very anxious, his brow furrowed so that he almost wrung out water, and he opened his mouth wide and shouted at me, but I could not hear him, and I did not know what he was shouting; He shook his hands desperately at me again, and I hesitated, but kept running towards him. I'm going to grab his hand and pull him over, whether he's alive or not!
At this moment, the head of the beast on the door of the house was staring at me coldly, and his eyes flashed with red light, revealing a vicious and strange pride, and his wide open mouth repeated two words vaguely: "Come on! Come on......"
My mind was in a mess, and my heart was in a trance as if I had sunk into a sweet dream, and in front of me was a clear river, and there was a small and unique wooden bridge over the river, and countless children called me on the other side of the bridge, familiar and strange, and they were all saying, "Come, come!" Come with us! ”
I nodded unconsciously, and lifted my foot to step onto the wooden bridge. Suddenly, a big bird flew out of the sky, and it fell like a meteor and crashed straight at me, and I stood stupidly, like a clay sculpture, and did not move. At this time, there was a familiar face shaking in front of my eyes, trying to get my attention, bright big eyes, high nose bridge, thin lips, so beautiful! Who is it? I'm still dazed and can't remember who the owner is.
Seeing that the falling bird was about to crush me into a meatloaf, the familiar face in front of me became very anxious, and he suddenly screamed, and then his beautiful face suddenly became a terrible skull, its expression was hideous, its black mouth opened, and it bit my shoulder fiercely.
Yes! I jumped up in pain and fell to the ground again.
"Sister Xiaoxing, Sister Xiaoxing, you don't matter, right?" I heard Xiaohua's cry with a crying voice, and I finally came to my senses.
Oh, my God! I was sitting in the middle of the road, surrounded by a circle of people, and less than half a meter away from me, a bus was parking, and a cyclist was holding his bicycle on the ground with his back to me.
"Just now...... What happened just now? I, how can I ......" I remembered the strange illusion just now, and thought of the suddenly changing skeleton, and the cold sweat had already soaked my clothes.
"Sister Xiaoxing, what did you see just now? …… You're just like the big tiger, you're going to rush across the road! I almost got hit by a car too! Xiao Hua's voice was full of horror.
"Yes! Oh, yes! Which family are you from? So reckless! ”
"Don't die!"
"Yes. This morning, a boy was jayed and killed by a truck! ”
The onlookers were talking and talking.
"Suddenly rushed out like this, I didn't even have time to brake! …… If you hadn't crashed into that kid on the bike first, you'd have been taken to the hospital! The driver of the bus said angrily.
I glanced blankly at the cyclist who was said to have hit me, it was him! I got up from the ground all at once, my heart was sour, bitter, and a little frightened. Although he had his back to me, although he didn't speak, I still recognized him immediately, he was my new tablemate - Sun Anning!
How could it be him? Is it a coincidence? Did he come to save me on purpose? Oh no! No! It must be a coincidence! He didn't come to save me! I didn't care about listening to what the people around me were saying, I just tried my best to convince myself in my heart: "He's just an ordinary classmate of mine, nothing abnormal." He's going to bump into me here, it's a pure coincidence! ”
If it's not a coincidence, if he really came to save me, then he can only be the skeleton that changed in the illusion just now, that is, he is really the skull of the person buried in the underground of the "abandoned garden"!!
I looked at his back, and I really didn't want to believe that he was a "ruined garden" skeleton. Xiaohua saw that I was distracted, as if I was troubled by some problem, and thought that I was frightened, so he took my hand and said, "Sister Xiaoxing, let's go home first!" Your clothes are all dirty, let's go back and change! "When the onlookers saw that I was not hurt, they gradually dispersed.
I still stood stunned, with two different voices alternating in my heart, one of which said, "Today's incident is completely a coincidence, go home and sleep well, and forget about it tomorrow!" Another voice said, "This is no coincidence! He may really be a 'Waste Garden' skeleton, and he has to tell Chang Dao Chang about this! ”
"Squad leader, you weren't injured, were you? Going to the hospital? I raised my head, and Sun Anning was already standing in front of me, with a concerned look on his face.
I stared into his face, and for a moment I wanted to jump up to him and ask him, "Are you that skeleton from the Abandoned Garden?" ”
But how would he answer? …… Whether he answered yes or no, I would be very sad. Although I couldn't fully understand the reason for my sadness at the time, I finally swallowed it back.
"I'm fine! However, I don't go to class in the afternoon. Help me take a leave of absence! I hung my head and stopped looking at his face.
"Okay. You go get a good night's sleep, and you'll be fine tomorrow! His tone was still as calm as that.
I replied in a low voice, "Yes! …… It's good to forget, tomorrow will still be the same as yesterday! "It's just not the same today! This sentence sounded in the bottom of my heart, with an inexplicable desolation!
“…… Okay, I'll go to school first! There was a hint of panic in his voice, and after saying goodbye to us, he rode away on his bicycle as fast as he could.
I took Xiaohua's hand and walked home. Along the way, Xiao Hua wanted to say something several times, but he shrank back because of my blank expression.
It wasn't until we were about to walk into the door of the old house that Xiaohua stopped, looked at me seriously, and said, "Sister Xiaoxing, what's wrong with you?" What are you afraid of? ”
I shook my head: "I'm not afraid of anything!" ”
"Then tell me, what do you see across the road?"
I'm silent, should I tell Xiaohua?
"That brother is your classmate?" Xiaohua asked again.
"Yes. It's mine...... New Tablemates! "I think of the big tiger, and my heart is even more dazed.
"Sister Xiaoxing, what are you suspicious of? Does your new table mate have anything to do with today's events? I was taken aback, and on Xiaohua's childish face, I saw an unusual seriousness.
I had to shake my head again: "...... No. I don't think he had anything to do with today's events! He just happened to be there, and so did I...... I was thinking about the big tiger before I crashed into his bike! ”
Xiao Hua lowered his head, as if thinking about how to speak, and after a while, he raised his head and looked directly at me and said, "But, Sister Xiaoxing, I can see clearly next to me, it was not you who hit him, but he deliberately hit you on a bicycle!" ”
"What? He hit me on purpose? ”
“…… Before you rushed across the road, I just looked around. …… At that time, there were no pedestrians or bicycles passing around us except for the speeding bus!! The unsettling thought came back to me, and he came...... "Just as the bus was about to hit you, he suddenly appeared and knocked you to the ground on his bicycle!" …… Riding a bike is faster than driving a car, he's amazing! Xiao Hua looked at me and calmly told me everything he had just seen.
I looked at him, my mouth open and closed, not knowing what to say.
"Sister Xiaoxing, what do you see across the road?"
“…… I saw the big tiger! He's walking towards a house, and I want to rush over and grab him and pull him to us! "I'm not lying, I'm just hiding the hideous, terrifying, red-eyed head of a giant beast and a skeleton that can change in the blink of an eye!
"Sister Xiaoxing, are we going to tell Uncle Chang about these things?"
After a long silence, I said with difficulty, "...... Good. Let's wait for your grandma to do a good job of the big tiger, and then talk to Uncle Chang about it! ”
Dahu's funeral was quickly completed, on the day of cremation, I went to see him off, I didn't speak, and I didn't know what to think about, just looked at him for the last time, and Xiaohua and Xiaohua pulled the little stone that kept crying, and went to the outside of the funeral home. After the ashes were stored, we took the car home.
As soon as she returned to the old house, Aunt Liao called Xiaoshi to enter her house together, Xiaohua wanted to follow, but Grandma Teng stopped him.
"Xiaohua, don't bother them. …… Alas, I'm afraid they're not going to stay here anymore! ”
"Grandma Teng, Aunt Liao, they also want to move?"
"Yes! Living here will often remind you of the big tiger! Grandma Teng's tone was very gloomy.
I looked at the room at the corner of the stairs, Grandma Gu was gone, and their family had moved away; Now, Dahu is gone, and Aunt Liao's house is also moving away! After that, only our family and Grandma Teng's family were left. My eyes turned red and I wanted to cry.
"Don't cry, little star! …… Grandma Teng will take you to the park to play! Grandma Teng's voice was also a little trembling, and she pulled me and Xiaohua out of the door quickly.
The sun was shining outside, the weather was clear, and the sky was exceptionally blue, but our mood was not cheerful.
After walking for a while, Xiaohua suddenly spoke: "Sister Xiaoxing, let's let Grandma call Uncle Chang!" ”
Grandma Teng stopped and looked at me suspiciously: "Looking for Chang Dao Chang?" Little star, what trouble have you caused again? What are you hiding from me? ”
I didn't answer. Xiaohua said: "Let's wait for Uncle Chang to come!" ”
Grandma Teng shook her head and said, "Chang Daochang has been very busy lately. I'm going to ask him, I'm afraid I'll have to wait two days to come!" ”
I said, "I've been waiting for a few days anyway, so it doesn't matter if we wait two more days!" ”
Grandma Teng felt very strange when she saw that I was no longer impatient and rough as before, but she thought that maybe I had grown up, so she didn't ask any more.
Two days later, Chang Daochang had not yet come, but Aunt Liao moved away with a small stone first. We all sent them to the mouth of the alley, watched Aunt Liao, Uncle and Xiaoshi get into the car with their belongings, and then waved goodbye to them.
The car drove away, Xiaohua and I were still looking, goodbye, little stone! When you arrive in your new home, you must grow up peacefully, and in place of your unfortunate brother, comfort your sad father and mother!