Chapter 14: The Spectacle of Suicide in School
I stood up, patted the dirt on my body, and then walked back to the bridge to get back my schoolbag and evil spirit-warding equipment, and secretly laughed in my heart.
Carrying his satchel on his back, he stepped across that bridge again, and alas, he only ran around the bridge tonight...... When I walked to the grandmother, the grandmother blamed herself a little, "Xuanzi, the grandmother kept the alarm clock at night, accidentally fell asleep, I was afraid that you would be scared, I ran over, I didn't see you for a long time, the grandmother was panicked, just when it hit you, the grandmother was relieved, it's all the blame for the grandmother......"
"Grandma!" I'm going to cry, on the one hand, I'm afraid of what happened just now, on the other hand, I feel sorry for my grandmother, my grandmother really shouldn't be greedy for me to get up early and stay dark, "I happened to be late from school today, the teacher was really annoying, and I dragged the hall again, but fortunately, the hall was delayed, so I didn't wait." ”
"That milk is relieved." I clutched the pendant in my hand and went home with my grandmother and the light.
When I went home to wash my face, my grandmother asked, "Xuanzi, what's wrong with your neck?" "Neck? I hurriedly took the mirror over, oh my God, a black blood stain, it should have been scratched by the claws of the female ghost when she snatched the pendant just now.
"Uh...... Grandma, this is a scratch from a fight with a classmate today. "My grandmother gave me a chestnut head-on, and when she saw me grinning and then came over to rub it, I couldn't cry or laugh.
The grandmother reproached: "You little boys, you don't have any sense of proportion, what if you scratch your face and break your face!" I laughed and wiped it with a towel, and when it was over, I couldn't wipe it off!
"Grandma, go get me some adhesive tape, it will be better to put the wound on it." I covered the black paw prints that I couldn't wipe off and couldn't be washed off, and I couldn't let my grandmother find out, otherwise it would be a big deal to scold me for being small and worrying her. The adhesive tape was taken from my uncle, that is, the white adhesive tape that is usually tied with hanging water, of course, my uncle is not used as hanging water, it is used to paste wounds, this I think it is easier to use and cheaper than band-aids, and the hands of the grandmother are easy to crack in winter, and the bright red wound feels like it can bleed at any time, so the adhesive tape is a must-have thing for our family. Now it's used to cover up black marks.
The next morning, I carefully tore the tape in front of the mirror, and the wound was not yet healed, but it was black and could not be seen. I dipped a towel in the water, wiped it gently, but it couldn't be wiped off, I went to the kitchen to mix some salt water, and my grandmother asked, "What do you want salt water for?" ”
I said, "Rinse your mouth, my uncle said that drinking some light salt water in the morning is good for your health." ”
The grandmother knocked the pot with a spoon and said, "You kid, are you confused?" Your uncle told you to drink, you went to rinse your mouth, and you went to the room to rinse your mouth? "It's over, and I don't go through my brain when I speak, and my grandmother's brain is brighter than mine.
"I ...... I'm here for beauty, you don't understand, leave me alone. With that, he ran to the room, closed the door, and got up.
There was a muttering voice from the grandmother outside the door, "I said why did this child get up early today, Xuanzi has grown up and knows how to tidy himself up, and he is still shy when he closes the door!" ”
I would have squirted it out on a normal basis, but I was depressed when I saw that the black marks in the mirror hadn't disappeared under the salt water. So, I went to the kitchen and poured some vinegar, and rubbed it on the wound without diluting it. It doesn't hurt either! Generally, if a wound is not good, it will not hurt several times when it comes to salt and vinegar, why does it not feel at all? As a result, I still went to school with a two-inch tape around my neck, because it still hadn't been wiped off.
"Oh, Lin Xuan, suicide attempt?" As soon as I sat down in my seat, a candy smashed over, it was my friend Fei Dongxi, this girl laughed at me for fun, for example, she laughed at my height, laughed at my walking posture, and even the pendant I wore around my neck, but today I put it in my pocket.
I smashed a candy back, "Waste, I'm coming back to ask for your life." ”
She quickly ran over from her seat and covered my mouth, "Shhhh Phew, what are you talking about? Can you still say such things now? Be careful to be heard! ”
I wiped off her paws and rolled my eyes: "What a fuss, there are so many people in broad daylight, who are you scaring about?" ”
"Hey." The girl sat down next to me again, poked me in the arm, and said, "Did you hear that?" "Looking at this sneaky appearance, I want to say something secret, and let me not say it, I can't help it.
"Go, go, don't take my seat at the same table." I took out my vocabulary book and prepared to memorize the words.
She snatched my vocabulary book and pouted, "Tell me who is closest to you!" Don't say it, don't read it! ”
I can't roll my eyes anymore, and if I can't roll my eyes again, I'll be in trouble, "Grandma, you're closest to me, go back to your seat, it's time to ring the bell, it's time to read early, no nonsense!" "I dragged the notebook.
"I'll just say, okay." She leaned over again.
I was discouraged and didn't let her say, I didn't read it early, "Okay, quick fix." ”
She leaned into my ear, folded her hands, and whispered: "My dad was on the night shift last night, and I heard a female ghost crying, crying until the family at the end of the village, that family came early this morning, many people came, it is said that the child died, and the family just died of his wife six months ago, died of childbirth, and now the child is dead, the child's father is desperate, and he doesn't want to live." "Dongxi's father guards a warehouse in our neighboring village, so last night's female ghost is from the neighboring village! That female ghost didn't lie to me!
Then she warned me about two things that the school could be sure to be true of my pendant...... I felt the pendant in my pocket...... Can't you really bring it? She said that the pendant was not used to suck snake gas, what was it for? There's no way the old man could lie to me, unless he didn't know, so how could he not know? He can count everything, no, he will have to invite the old man if he can't wait for the winter vacation.
"Xuanniu! Xuan girl! Dongxi's hand shook in front of my eyes, "What are you doing?" She covered her mouth and smiled again, "I'm scared!" Haha, can't help but be scared! ”
"Go to the book!" I kicked her and she finally sat back.
Don't let her say, I can't read steadily, let her say, I can't read steadily, I didn't read the whole morning reading, just read a word repeatedly, my mind is messy, why is the ordinary life like entering a big circle, we are all looking for an entry point, but we will always continue to follow the rhythm of reality, fast people can't slow down, wave after wave of unevenness.
The old man came quickly, and it seemed that he was ready to leave before contacting him, but this time he didn't bring a little child, and it saved me from practicing my mouth.
"Grandma, my uncle seems to be very busy today, you go and give him a hand, old man, I'll come and greet you."
The grandmother smiled: "Okay, don't be big or small." He touched my head, unbuttoned his apron, and said to the old man, "Sir, tell this child well, the child is not sensible, please bear with me." ”
After the grandmother turned out of the door, the old man said, "Break up your milk, it seems that this matter is not small." ”
I walked up to the old man and tore the tape around my neck, revealing black marks.
The gentleman looked surprised: "This is ......"
"I ran into a female ghost who was about to cross the bridge, so I carried her over......"
"Nonsense!" The old man slapped the table, almost scared out of my guts, I have met a few times, I have never seen the old man angry, even if I don't look like a person, the old man is also the most calm, this time it was so hot, I was still scared in my heart. Could it be that I'm in big trouble?
"Old man, what did I do wrong?"
The old man was still not discouraged, "Do you know what you did? Dare to carry a ghost! You almost lost your life, you know! What about the pendant around the neck? "Can I add more bullets to my muzzle? I slowly took out the pendant with the broken chain from my pocket, spread it out in my hand and stretched it out in front of the old man, bowed my head and was ready to accept the baptism of the storm at any time, but I didn't expect to wait for a long time and didn't hear the old man's scolding, I raised my head, only to see the old man looking at the pendant in my hand with an incredible look.
"This ...... It was torn off by the female ghost, and she, she said...... "I'm fragmented."
The old man's eyes finally took his eyes off the pendant, "How long have you been wearing this pendant?" "Huh? What is the problem?
"I've been wearing it, what's wrong?"
A strange expression began to appear on the old man's face again, "What did the female ghost say?" "Huh? It's too fast!
"She said I couldn't wear the pendant, it was like...... Not the way I look. As I spoke, I observed the old man's expression, and the old man's astonishment had recovered as usual.
"It's just a female ghost, what do you know? Leave her alone, keep bringing it, I'll fix the chain for you, and you have to wear it around your neck all the time, you know? I nodded, the old man said so, and said so calmly, there must be no problem.
"By the way, old man, can you visit our school before you leave? Our school has not been very peaceful recently, two people have been hanged, I don't know if there will be an accident, those leaders of the school are full of materialism, and they refuse to invite people to visit the school, and now everyone is very afraid. "The old man is the best person I have ever met, and I can only hope for that.
The old man put down the teacup, I hurriedly went over to pick up the teapot and pour the tea. The old man stroked his beard and said, "It's not my business, I won't take care of it." "I'm a little angry, he's a so-called master, why is he so cold.
"Old man, human life is at stake! The matter of human life must not be taken lightly! What do you mean by something you shouldn't be in charge of? Since you're here, it's up to you to take care of it! ”
The old man's fingers knocked on the table a few times, "You just take care of yourself, in fact, I have retained part of the function of the pendant, the female ghost said that you can't wear it, because this pendant is a sacred object in the snake world, and the demon will definitely be able to recognize your special at a glance, and you will know if you put it in your clothes next time?" I don't care about your school's affairs, just leave it to fate. ”
I look closely at the pendant, relic? It's strange that it's getting brighter and brighter, it turns out to match my snake qi, "Old man, does it have any special functions?" Such as stealth, transformation, take-off......"
The old man stretched out his hand to give me a chestnut, "Thinking nonsense again, I said that you won't use it now." "It's really functional!
I rubbed my head and said, "Old man, tell me quickly, I will learn." ”
"If you can't learn this, it depends on chance. Although I can't help with your school's affairs, I will remind you, lock the soul and lock the soul, and the special lock urges the life, there will be an abnormality tonight, you don't walk around the school, and come back quickly after school. "Will anyone die tonight? Do I have to pretend I don't know? But what if the old man is so indifferent and refuses to help?