Speaking of which, when I was a kid, my friend and a few other kids here often came to the Doll Grave for "adventures". At that time, my thoughts were simple and I was much more courageous than now. Once the idea of having fun and crazy came up, groups of people would dare to Act as a hero and go to prison... ahem, go to the grave.
We little kids are not that afraid of this graveyard that the old people talk about with a bit of evil, but the adults often scold us, and at most they only let us go up to the mountainside, and we have to stop when we see the old pine tree that is green all year round. If you step down, you won't be able to reach the top of the mountain.
Apart from anything else, I still remember that when I was 5 years old, Brother Shuanzi was sued by his fellow children for climbing the old pine tree. When he returned home, he was first rewarded with a "thin stick fry" by his father. Meat", and was then punished to kneel in front of his ancestor's tablet for several hours. Since then, let alone going to the top of the mountain, he has not even dared to get close to the old pine tree. And because of his past experience, several of our other children, although they are still curious, are afraid of being rewarded with "thin sticks" by their families. Fried pork", and no one will ever talk about going to the top of the mountain again.
But there are always exceptions to everything, just like when a hand is stretched out, its fingers may be longer or shorter. I believe it was the same for you when you were a child. There are always one or two children in a group who are particularly naughty and impressive.
At that time, Tai Qing and I had not yet left Dengxing Village. I was very fortunate that the happiest time of my childhood was spent in Dengxing Village, which allowed me to always naturally recall that time in the rest of my life. The purest and simplest joy and happiness.
The King of Children at that time was not the enthusiastic, steady, kind and reliable Brother Tuo Zi, nor was he the carefree and enthusiastic Brother Shuan Zi. Of course, it was certainly not me, who was known as "Fei Jiang". Strangely enough, the recognized "leader" in the village at that time was the granddaughter of Grandpa Sun's family. Yes, she was a girl.
In those days, the most direct way to get the recognition and support of children was to fight. If you didn't accept it, you would be beaten until you accepted it, so few girls would participate, let alone defeat other boys and become the boss.
Grandpa Sun’s family has two granddaughters, Sun Qian and Sun Chen. The older sister Sun Qian is gentle and quiet. She has been the good darling of the family since she was a child. She is cute and good at reading. In my impression, she has been doing well every year since she entered school. She was ranked first, and later she heard that she was admitted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which really made her parents proud.
And my younger sister, Sun Chun, was the king of our children at that time. She would fight, skip classes, climb trees to dig out bird's nests, and go down to the river to catch fish and shrimps. She did everything that boys like us could do, and even things that we couldn't do. Did it... If she hadn't always had a side ponytail on her head and her appearance was relatively delicate, we probably wouldn't have remembered that she was a girl.
At that time, the Sun sisters' personalities were very different, but they were surprisingly able to play with us. However, at that time, Sun Chen was wild and good at fighting, and she looked more like a boy than a boy. Because of her personality, she also gained the reputation of "Sun Er Niang". Of course, this reputation must have come from "praise" from her buddies. Ever since she got this title, she has taken special care of her brother, sending me to do this and that every once in a while, hitting me on the head whenever I disagreed, and she even often made a fuss about my brother's nickname of a loser, saying it was like A fool like me will definitely not be able to find a wife in the future.
Damn it, now that I think about it, my brother is really going to be a bachelor in the future. She, Sun Erniang, is the culprit. She must be dragged out and criticized!
Ahem, that’s too far off topic.
Although the adults in the village repeatedly warned us and the village committee strictly prohibited us from going up the mountain privately, to Sun Erniang, who was bolder than her head, these were just empty words that went in one ear and had no binding force on the other.
So, under her coercion, her brothers, Tai Qing, and Shuan Zi became her main force in attacking the graveyard. The others were either unable to cut pig grass like Brother Tuo Zi, or they were at home. Being watched by adults while doing homework and housework...
That is to say, I was weak at that time, and I was not allowed to do much work at home. The most I could do was help dry the food, or cook, so I had more time at my disposal. As for Tai Qing, this kid had already started practicing boy kung fu at that time and spent a lot of time training every day. Even so, his father would still let him go as soon as I called him. As for Brother Shuanzi, he has a lot of clever ideas. If you ask him to go out and play together, you won't say that there is no way to come out.
"I still remember that Sun Erniang was at the front, but the three of us boys were lagging behind. When we reached the old pine tree, Brother Shuanzi didn't dare to go past it no matter what. He was probably too afraid of the thin tree. The taste of fried meat on a stick. I was timid at first, so I thought I would wait for them at the old pine tree with Brother Shuanzi. Who knew that Sun Erniang seemed to have figured out my thoughts and kicked my ass, saying so If you are timid, you will definitely not be able to get a wife in the future..."
At that time, my thoughts were simple. I only knew that if I really couldn't get a wife, I wouldn't be laughed at. Good guy, one sentence gave me the confidence to charge into battle.
Tai Qing has been upright since he was a child, so naturally he didn't want me to mess around on my own, so of the four-person team originally scheduled to go up the mountain, only Brother Shuanzi was left on standby under the old pine tree, while Tai Qing, Sun Erniang and I continued the assault mission.
Even if I was a child at that time, the distance from the old pine tree to the top of the mountain was not very far, but few people usually went up there, so the road was a bit difficult to walk. At that time, we only went up with an adventurous mind. We just wanted to see the situation near the top of the mountain, and had no plans to say where we would stay and play. So before we went up the mountain, we made an agreement with Brother Shuanzi who would not go up with us. , it will take about half an hour at most to come down, and ask him to stop running around and stop climbing the old pine tree, and wait here for us to come back.
What happened next was all told by Brother Shuanzi. The three of us children who went up the mountain disappeared from his sight in a short while. When we were children, let alone smartphones, we had never even seen what a mobile phone looked like. Families with slightly better conditions can use an old-fashioned candy bar mobile phone with digital buttons, such as Motorola, Nokia, and some unnamed mobile phones, but these are not for children, and at best they are useless. Just give us the whole watch or pocket watch.
Speaking of which, electronic watches began to become popular at that time. Compared with the slightly bulky and monotonous pocket watches, we all preferred various electronic watches with novel styles, especially the cartoon watches that were very popular when we were children: small digital display LED dial, side There are 2 to 4 buttons on the side, and the most exquisite thing is a cover that can be folded! Most of them are designed with the avatars of classic animated characters such as Ultraman, Blue Cat, Smurfs, etc. They are exquisite and novel, and are very popular among children.
Brother Shuanzi wore a watch with an Ultraman watch cover. I was so envious at that time! And my friend has always been carrying a pocket watch. Although I don’t know where the watch has fallen, but now that I think about it, it must be some mark of our era.
Speaking of Sun Erniang and the three of us, it was almost sunset when we set off from the old pine tree, but we could still see the sun on the top of the mountain. Plus, we had company, so we were not so afraid. We walked quickly and quickly reached the top of the mountain.
"At that time, I remember seeing a big stone on the top of the mountain. It was ugly, eye-catching, and left a deep impression on me. That was also the day when the three of us ran to the stone as if we were possessed by a demon, holding the broken stone in our arms in a daze. Touched and chewed...it was already two days later when I woke up."
I shook my head, thinking of the ridiculous things I did at that time, I just felt funny.
"Hehe, you look like an honest guy. I didn't expect you to be thinking about getting a wife."
As soon as the ghost girl finished speaking, we had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. According to my memory, there should be a wooden sign with red letters at the foot of the mountain. But looking around, in addition to large tracts of ghost needle grass and spicy liao grass, And there is nothing else except the mountain road that twists and turns across this "sea of grass".
"Tch, the wedding night is one of the four great joys in life. What do you little girl know about movies?"
"Why don't I understand? My aunt has lived much longer than you! Is there anything else in this world that I don't understand?"
I coughed dryly and had a bad idea, "Okay, since you boast that you know everything, then explain to me what a 'bridal night' is?"
She was straightforward and actually explained it to me. She originally said she was trying to make her feel shy and embarrassed, but instead she made her friend's face turn red and interrupted her quickly: "Stop it, stop it, I won't use the unnecessary details." No more description, ahem, by the way, we only know that Tiotong is buried in the doll grave, but we don’t know the specific location, what should we do?"
"Tch, you can't stand this anymore, little boy?"
My brother wanted to die, so he quickly changed the subject:
"After all, it was Brother Shuanzi who saved us that day. Less than an hour after we went up the mountain, the sun went down. Brother Shuanzi saw that we went up and there was no movement. And he himself did not dare to go up the mountain again, so he could only run down the mountain and shout His dad."
His father, who is my Uncle Zhao, is said to have been so frightened that he dropped the hookah in his hand after hearing Brother Shuanzi’s words. He rushed to call me grandpa, Sun Erniang’s father, my uncle Gen, and uncle Liu. They ran up to the Doll's Grave, lighting up their flashlights together.
I also heard from my grandfather that when the three of us children were found, they were still "panning" the strange rock there. Their fingers and mouths were all scratched and they looked bloody, but their expressions were all very comfortable and peaceful. I was very excited and very weird, and my grandfather was also very decisive. He asked Brother Shuanzi who was following us to run to us and pee...
I can't remember anything since I was sitting on the stone. From that night on, Sun Erniang, Tai Qing, and I started to have fevers day and night. The strange thing is that I, who have been weak since I was a child, still have a fever. It took them two days to recover.
That fever frightened the family. I heard that my grandfather asked someone to call my mother who was outside that night. It was also that time. The next night, my mother brought the piece of white jade that my grandfather had prepared for me. That night The fever just started to subside and I woke up the next day.
As for Sun Erniang and Tai Qing, I later heard my grandma say that it was those two families who came to the house and knelt down to beg my mother all night before she took action to save the two children.
Since then, Sun Erniang's temperament has changed drastically. She is no longer like the tomboy she used to be. But we are all used to her bold and uninhibited appearance. She suddenly became as quiet and quiet as Sun Qian, which puzzled the adults but made them happy. At the same time, it also makes us regretful and confused.
Perhaps in their eyes, girls should be gentle and quiet to be lovable. After finishing elementary school in Dengxing Village, the two Sun sisters moved away with their family. Until now, we, our childhood playmates, Never met again.
"It seems that your mother doesn't like the people in this village very much. I guess something happened here before."
The ghost girl analyzed something, and I continued, "I don't know, no one in the village, including grandpa, grandma, and even my mother, ever told me what happened in Dengxing Village, and that I disappeared for two whole years. As a father of more than ten years, no one is willing to tell me these things. However, the truth will eventually surface one day, and no matter what stands in front of me, I will definitely figure out the answers to these mysteries myself!"
"With ambition, a man is born into this world, and he should stand upright and strive for self-improvement."
It turns out that the ghost girl can still praise people so generously, which makes my brother suddenly feel a little uncomfortable.
"I mean, girl, are we going to be so blatant and come empty-handed without bringing a hoe or a shovel or something?" I saw the conspicuous old pine tree from a distance. Although I have always called it the old pine tree, after so many years, , this guy still has that overly green appearance, and even in the world of the Doll Cemetery, which has now become a barren hill, or a graveyard, he is still a particularly eye-catching presence.
Since the ghost girl said she had a way to find the place where Hu Feng buried his body, just follow her guidance. But I always feel that the shadow of my childhood is still lingering in my heart, especially when I saw the old pine tree, my eyelids kept twitching. , I always feel like we shouldn’t be here.
"Strange, this tree actually has a talisman. It seems that it has been evergreen for one hundred and eighty years, and it does have its secret. There is a lot of resentment here, but it has not harmed your village. It seems that it is probably this 'living talisman.' 'It's working. Let's not move it first so as not to ruin the temporary stable situation. Go up there and take me to see that weird stone."
The ghost girl said, I took a closer look at the pine tree that I had seen so many times. Since I was a child, I only knew that this tree was special, evergreen all year round, and never shed its branches and leaves. How could I have imagined that it could be associated with any living talisman? On the relationship. From what she said, Dengxing Village seems to be protected by the old pine tree, but since the ghost girl said to ignore it for now, I just take it to heart. After all, today's primary target is Tie Tong.
It took almost half an hour from the old pine tree to the big rock on the wasteland at the top of the mountain when I was a child, but now it only takes 10 minutes without even breaking a sweat. Perhaps, as people grow up, they become more efficient in everything they do, but can the happiness they obtain remain the same as before?
