(Introduction)

Tuzhi Town, Guye County, is a small town in the northern mountains of Henan Province, the industry in the town is relatively developed, and there are many local cement and steelmaking manufacturers, bringing a relatively wealthy life to a few residents. But there are also side effects, which are a lot of air pollution, dust seeps into the air and floats, and the sky in the town is gray all day, with hardly a trace of sunlight visible. During the day, the doors of every house are closed, the streets are quiet, and occasionally one or two dogs bark and one or two groups of people who are fighting and brawling past, so that people realize the existence of life in the town. Guye County No. 4 Vocational High School is located in this town, which is famous for its poor teaching quality and admission of poor students, and is nicknamed "Paradise for Poor Students" by the students of the county.

Unfortunately, I was admitted to the art class of Guye County No. 4 Vocational High School.

The school is a T-shaped layout, with a long asphalt road leading to the main teaching building, flanked by rows of dilapidated bungalows, dormitories for teachers' families and two commissaries. From time to time, a few wisps of choking smoke will fill the air, accompanied by a few coughs of old people and cries of children, making people feel like they are in the countryside in the 70s. It is only at the end of the asphalt road that the tall school building pulls people back into reality.

Our dormitory is in the courtyard of the bungalows in the last group. The courtyard consists of two rows of opposite bungalows, each of which is large enough to accommodate eight or nine double beds. The innermost part of the courtyard is a small room that can only accommodate two double beds, which means that only four people can live. The conditions were very poor, the windows were very old, and the glass was also smashed several times when the graduating students left the school, and there was a clatter in the wind. There were a lot of boys in our class, so we were divided into two dormitories, and the other boys lived in the big room next door, and I and the other three classmates in the class lived in this small room.

This small room is numbered dormitory 403, and the locked small room opposite is dormitory 404.

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Young and vigorous, plus they are all boys, and basically some middle school troublemakers from all over the world, the four of us are familiar with each other in less than half a day, the big man in my lower bunk is called Ni Chaohong, one meter eighty tall, black face, looks very powerful. He is a repeater student, I heard that he fell seriously ill in his sophomore year of high school, and went home to take a year off from school, and when he came back this year, he simply started again from the beginning of high school. He was a good sketcher, two years older than us, and we called him "the boss".

The upper and lower bunks on the opposite side are called Meng Yunzhi and Shangguan Jiazi respectively.

Meng Yunzhi's face is pale, his voice is soft, and he is a scholar with weak standard writing, we always say that he can make a guest appearance in Peking Opera Hua Dan; Shangguan Jiazi and I are fellow villagers, with a small nose and small eyes, sensitive reflection, always have a lot of strange ideas, and are full of eccentricity.

The new semester began, everything was normal, morning exercises, class, class, eating, sketching, painting gouache, talking about girls, sleeping. Half a year passed quickly, and it was almost the end of the year.

The school was out for the winter vacation, and the other students basically went back, and the noisy campus fell silent.

Among the four of us, only the "boss" Ni Chaohong went home for the New Year, me, Meng Yunzhi, and Shangguan Jiazi agreed not to return to their hometowns, and they usually have no time to play, so they are going to go to the nearby mountains to have a look during the winter vacation. Everyone was excited to come to a new place to study.

On the first day, we chose the nearby Shilong Mountain, although the weather was relatively cold, but it could not stop our fun, we stood on the rocks on the top of the mountain and shouted, played all day, until it was dark before returning to school.

In the middle of the night in winter, the cold is pressing, and the campus is as silent as death, and as far as the eye can see, the familiar plane trees on the side of the road are quietly stretched in strange postures, as if smiling in the dark. Only the bitter cold wind swept through the treetops, screaming wildly. We were already in the dormitory, and Meng Yunzhi and I were talking excitedly about going up the mountain today under the candlelight (note: the school dormitory does not send electricity during the holidays). The candlelight casts our shadows on the wall, flickering like an elf beating strangely.

In a blink of an eye, I saw Shangguan Jiazi staring blankly at the roof in the bed. I quipped, "Why?" Which girl do you want, buddy at the beginning of school will introduce you to it. Shangguan Jiazi slowly looked away from the roof, looked straight at me for a long time, and suddenly said, "Have you noticed 404 on the other side?" "Of course pay attention, what's wrong? Aren't there some broken beds inside, and I peeked through the window on the day I entered school. I said casually.

Shangguan Jiazi's face turned pale, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "Tonight, when I passed by the door, it seemed that the door was open a little, and I felt that someone was watching inside... Look at me", I laughed: "I think you're watching too many horror movies, scare yourself, I think there's a ...... Female ghost!! ”

I suddenly raised my voice and stretched my face in front of Shangguan Jiazi. Meng Yunzhi couldn't help but smile: "Oh, dear female ghost, beautiful female ghost, come on, find me, I am willing to make a personal promise to comfort your lonely heart!" Haha". Shangguan Jiazi didn't react, his face was still pale, and he looked at me blankly. Seeing him looking at me directly, my heart began to grow, and I hurriedly said; "Don't think about it, go to bed quickly, and get up early tomorrow to go ice skating in a nearby reservoir."

In the middle of the night, I woke up with a soak of urine, but the toilet was still at the outermost part of the yard, so I was too lazy to go. I wanted to hold out until dawn, but then I couldn't help it, so I put on autumn pants and shivered and ran to the open space outside the door to solve it. I shivered when I closed my eyes and finished sprinkling, when a cold wind blew, and I shivered, and I barely opened my eyes a small slit, ready to go back to the dormitory immediately. Just when I inadvertently swept my eyes over 404 on the opposite side, I suddenly found that 404's lock was missing, and the door was hidden and opened! I woke up as soon as I woke up, and an indescribable fear spread up my spine, rushing over my head, permeating every capillary in my body, and I felt a pair of eyes staring coldly, viciously at me through the crack in the door. The sixth sense really tells me that this is not an illusion. An even colder feeling enveloped my whole body, as if I was in an ice cellar, a feeling of near death, and even a smell of decay in the air. My scalp was numb, my jaw was stiff, I couldn't scream or move. Is this a dream? I hope so. But this feeling is so sober that it lingers on me.

It took me a long time before I ran away and went back to the dormitory. Dig your head into the quilt and shiver, and when you close your eyes, you can see the dark crack in the door and the cold eyes behind the door. What's wrong with me? I warned myself: It must be fake, this is a psychological suggestion, because Shangguan Jiazi's words are in front, I will have this illusion, hurry up and sleep, sleep.

At night I had a dream that in a gray world, I couldn't tell what was heaven and what was earth, and several people with disheveled hair turned their backs to me and didn't say a word. I wanted to make them turn around, but I didn't dare, I was afraid that they would turn around with a hideous face, or hair. I tried to run as hard as I could, but it always seemed like I was in the same place.

When I woke up in the morning, I was sweating profusely, the warm winter sun had shone softly through the window, crawling along my quilt to my body, soft warmth enveloped me, I sat up, lit a cigarette, the curling cigarette was wrapped in dust in the warm sunshine and swirled happily up, Meng Yunzhi was listening to the song with headphones, his head shook desperately with the rhythm, and his mouth was still singing and intoxicated. Looking at the harmony in front of me, I smiled dumbly, I was too timid last night, maybe I was dazzled, hehe.

When I went out to eat and locked the door in the morning, I took a special look at 404 opposite, the door was locked, and a rusty lock hung on it. I was relieved. But when I turned to walk out, I seemed to hear a "squeak" again, and it seemed as if a door was slowly being pushed open. A cold feeling enveloped my whole body again. I went limp, didn't have the courage to look back, and ran out in a hurry. A day of playing was always joyful, and the depression was diluted a lot, but when we came back from the game and passed 404, a wisp of fear immediately became like a thin thread, dense, clueless, and wrapped me tightly and breathlessly.

Boys chat, starting with girls and ending with girls. This time was no exception, and we talked until late at night. Meng Yunzhi began to complain: "I just played in the afternoon, I didn't eat enough for dinner, I'm going to buy Master Kong, which of you wants?" I'll bring it to you, but it's a dollar per person, hehe. "Shangguan Jiazi and I reprimanded him for such despicable and robbing while the fire was burning, and we had no choice but to give him the money. He took the money and went out grinning.

After a while, Shangguan Jiazi said with a solemn face: "Actually, it's not that I'm timid, I really saw the door of 404 last night...... I shuddered, made a gesture, and signaled him not to go on. Then she stared at him for a long time and said, "I also saw the door of 404 open last night." When Shangguan Jiazi heard this, his face was as dead as ashes, and he sat on the bed, unable to speak for a long time.

"Whose prank is it?" Shangguan Jiazi said cautiously.

"It's impossible, there are only three of us left in the courtyard, and the courtyard door is locked, and it's freezing in winter, who is so guilty just to do a prank! Could it be that there is really a ......" I suddenly thought of something, and it stopped abruptly.

The room fell silent and silent. That cold and oppressive atmosphere seemed to return, enveloping us, oppressing us and breathless. The candlelight whirred upward, and from time to time a little spark burst out, casting a long shadow on the white wall of the clothes hanging on the beam, shaking like a demon that would pounce at any moment.

A thin wisp of fear slowly crept up into my heart, in order to avoid sleeping until the middle of the night to go out to the toilet and then encounter that depressing thing, I said to Shangguan Jiazi: "Let's go to the toilet together", Shangguan Jiazi nodded in a hurry, it is estimated that he also has this idea. Two big men want to go to the toilet together, and this will not make the classmates laugh out of their big teeth? I guess there was a topic of discussion in the class throughout the semester. But under the circumstances, there was no longer so much to care about.

Coming back from the toilet, we walked to the dormitory. When I was about to arrive at the dormitory, I saw a dark figure carrying something at the door of 404, as if he was about to push the door in. I was startled, stopped, and carefully recognized that it was Meng Yunzhi, and I shouted: "Meng Yunzhi!" He seemed to tremble, looked up at the door of 404, turned his head to look at our dormitory, hesitated, turned around and walked towards our dormitory, took out the key and opened the door, Shangguan Jiazi and I then entered the dormitory, and saw that he was sitting on the bed, with a look of surprise, and a few boxes of Master Kong were scattered on the table. I cautiously asked Meng Yunzhi: "Just now, you, what do you want to do in 404?" ”

Meng Yunzhi took a breath: "I bought instant noodles and came back, so I went straight to the dormitory, I saw that the dormitory opened a crack in the door, but it was dark inside, I thought you were really not interesting, and I fell asleep without waiting for me to come back." I was about to push the door in, as if someone had called out to me, and I was startled to realize that it was, standing in front of the door of 404. It's so evil that you can still see the wrong dormitory door after living for so long. ”

After I listened, I glanced at Shangguan Jiazi, my whole body was cold, and I wanted to make a joke to reconcile the atmosphere, but I found that my lips trembled and I couldn't say anything. Is there really something unclean about 404? Things can no longer be explained by coincidence. This night, we all passed in silence and insomnia, tossing and turning, only the wind outside occasionally whined, like a complaining woman crying to us.

This went on for a few days. Still going out during the day, but obviously depressed. And at night, three big men went to the toilet together, and when 404 passed, no one dared to look at it. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found a bottle on the spot to solve it, and I was trembling and urinating outside the bottle. Forgive us, high school student, technically a kid.

Just when we were discussing whether it was time to go home, Meng Yunzhi twisted his neck, threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground, and stepped on it a few times: "Damn, Lang Lang Qiankun, I don't believe in evil anymore!" Lao Tzu is to fight to the death! Seeing his excited appearance, my blood seemed to rush to the top of my head with a breath, and my courage seemed to return to me, I turned my gaze to Shangguan Jiazi, he also nodded firmly, and then squeezed his eyes and said: "I am still a child, and the evil spirit will definitely not be able to infringe on me, you guys...... I can't guarantee it. Meng Yunzhi made a painful expression: "Then I must not be able to save my life...... Ha ha! We looked at each other and smiled, and the happy atmosphere came back to us.?

The devil is born from the heart, and it's not bad at all. When you exorcise the fear in your heart and bravely face the sun, you will find that you have truly matured.

After about a week like this, every time I passed through the door of 404, although there was still a little throbbing in my heart, I had a strong and brave attitude to face it, and that throbbing was like a breeze blowing across the water, stirring up a layer of small ripples, which were fleeting.

Life was quiet until Sunday night.

On Sunday night, Meng Yunzhi's girlfriend Xu Xiaoqian came to see him, Xu Xiaoqian is petite, with curved eyebrows, small but clear eyes, a few small freckles dotted on her cheeks and looks very naughty, quite a bit of southern girl's aura, generous, bold and enthusiastic, informal, and even able to drink a few sips of liquor. She went to Guye County Normal Secondary School, and during the winter vacation, she took the opportunity to intern in the school's kindergarten class. The normal school is strictly managed, and the school is usually closed management, and only on Saturdays and Sundays can I have the opportunity to meet Meng Yunzhi like a cowherd and a weaver girl.

We were all very happy that Xu Xiaoqian came, especially Meng Yunzhi, and his happy mouth almost grinned on the back of his head.

In order to show our welcome, we bought some stir-fried vegetables outside, picked up a bottle of two pots from the commissary, and gathered together to drink while drinking, drinking from the afternoon until the sunset, drinking red faces and red ears, and straight tongues. Shangguan Jiazi and I called Xu Xiaoqian from "Xu Xiaoqian's classmate" to "sister-in-law" and "Meng Yunzhi's shopkeeper", Xu Xiaoqian was not restrained or annoyed, just looked at us and smiled. In the middle of the drink, I accidentally looked out the window, and it was already the beginning of the lights when night fell. It was already late, I looked up at Meng Yunzhi and Xu Xiaoqian, they were looking at each other with affection, the radio waves in their eyes were killing each other, making dry wood and blazing. It was as if the two of us were long gone in this room.

It's so late, there must be no bus, and it seems that Xu Xiaoqian can't go back at night today - maybe she doesn't plan to go back at all.

I smiled secretly, glanced at Shangguan Jiazi, and walked out of the dormitory together.

Shangguan Jiazi asked, "Where to go?" I squeezed my eyes: "The old rule, go to the town Internet bar all night."

"The machine in that Internet café is too broken, I couldn't turn on the machine last time I changed three times!" Meng Yunzhi complained, "I have to sleep in the Internet café again today, but, hehe, saving people's lives is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter!" ”

"What saves a life?" I said in confusion. Shangguan Jiazi smiled evilly, "Little nephew's life, maybe someone will call us uncle next year, hehe." I almost fainted when I heard this, and punched him: "Your kid's academic performance is not very good, and he is quite precocious in this regard!" He ran away laughing.

We went to the town's Internet café to spend a boring night, but Meng Yunzhi and Xu Xiaoqian spent a thrilling evening in the dormitory......

Long after we went out, Xu Xiaoqian found that there were only two of them left in the dormitory, and she turned her head and asked Meng Yunzhi, "What about the two of them?" "They, I don't know, I guess they have something urgent to go out, and they won't come back at night." Xu Xiaoqian said: "You spend other people's expenses, right?" Meng Yunzhi exclaimed: "Heaven and earth conscience, I don't want to do this kind of thing, besides, can I take these two boys?" I don't lie to you, or you will touch my heart to beat faster? ”

Xu Xiaoqian stood up and smiled to touch Meng Yunzhi's heartbeat, Meng Yunzhi took his girlfriend's hand, gently put it on his chest, and smiled evilly: "How is it?" Do you hear my affectionate call to you? ”

Xu Xiaoqian's face flushed, she shook off Meng Yunzhi's hand, turned her head and blushed shamefully, and said for a long time: "Who wants your affectionate ......" The voice was like a mosquito chirping in the end, almost inaudible.

Meng Yunzhi laughed: "My always generous girl will also have times when she is shy, I can't think of it, I can't think of it!" Xu Xiaoqian turned her head and defended: "What, I ......" Before she finished speaking, Meng Yunzhi's lips had already been pasted, and the hot lips were already intertwined, like a red rose blooming. Xu Xiaoqian's heart was hot, and she couldn't help but start to respond warmly, and her body was soft and sticky, Meng Yunzhi hugged his girlfriend's slender waist tightly, and gave her the warmest expression of love in her slight panting.

At this moment, time seems to be frozen, all sounds are still, and everything in heaven and earth no longer exists. Some are just the gasps of confusion and confusion intermingling, and the two hot hearts are soaring freely. The stars outside the window no longer blinked, and shyly hid behind Saman in the clouds and watched secretly.

In the passionate kiss, Xu Xiaoqian suddenly woke up, tidied up her clothes and said, "It's late, I have to go back." Meng Yunzhi grabbed his mobile phone and looked at the time and said, "It's half past nine now, and there is no bus for a long time." If you meet a hooligan, a demon, a woman with long hair in white clothes and white eyes, and a red tongue half a foot long on the way, this son will not be responsible." Xu Xiaoqian screamed, her face flushed, her eyes closed, her pink fist clenched and hit Meng Yunzhi, Meng Yunzhi shouted pain and dodged, and laughed secretly.

Tired, Xu Xiaoqian sat on the bed panting, there was no hope of going back, even if she could go back, her boyfriend's words were too scared to go back.

Meng Yunzhi sat beside her gently, gently brushed his girlfriend's long hair, looked at her stupidly, and remained silent. Xu Xiaoqian also leaned her head quietly on Meng Yunzhi's shoulder, and the two of them silently felt each other's deep love.

But they didn't pay attention, a cold wind, sandwiched with some yellowed stumps and leaves, swooped down, gently hit the glass, making a stabbing sound, like a demon, smiling and smiling and dancing with its teeth and claws desperately trying to break through the glass and rush in; Like an indifferent and frustrated woman, she pursed her red lips and mocked them coldly.

It was late at night, Xu Xiaoqian had already fallen asleep leaning on Meng Yunzhi's chest, with long eyelashes, slightly closed eyes, and the corners of her naughty mouth still slightly curled, as if she had dreamed of something funny. Meng Yunzhi looked down at his girlfriend's sleeping and cute face, and couldn't help but lower his head and kiss his girlfriend lightly on the forehead. Then he put his girlfriend down and covered the quilt, got up and blew out the candles; The dormitory fell into dusk darkness again, and the moonlight outside the window shone in coldly, covering the high and low objects in the dormitory with a strange and light grayish white, like the color of a bloodless woman's skin.

Meng Yunzhi slept until he was thirsty in the middle of the night, and his throat was like being sprinkled with a handful of salt, astringent and salty, very uncomfortable, maybe he drank a little too much liquor in the afternoon.

In a hazy way, he got out of bed, pulled on his shoes, lit a candle, poured some water from the thermos, and poured it into it with a clatter, feeling much more comfortable.