father snake

The high school of Lingshan Town Middle School is no stranger to Shi Xiaochuan.

When I was a child, I was naughty and always seized every opportunity to run outside. This valley was once one of the places to explore.

Although he always came in during school holidays and when the campus was empty, Shi Xiaochuan liked this valley and the old buildings in the high school.

Especially the foreign-style house left over from the Republic of China, the once graceful atmosphere has become the present quiet and elegant, with ivy covering the entire wall and hanging from the eaves, covering those delicate carved windows and white stone walls.

In the entire campus, only this building has never been inhabited and has remained vacant.

When Shi Xiaochuan sneaks in to play, he will unconsciously imagine who lived in this house he likes and what happened.

Shi Xiaochuan lowered his head, sat upright on the chair, put his hands neatly on his knees, and whispered his request to his class teacher.

Mr. Shu's facial features are a bit funny, with a protruding mouth and a narrow and long face that always gives people the impression of a mouse-headed mouse. Although he wears a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, it doesn't add a bit of elegance.

He helped his slid glasses and said, "The school has already considered this issue, and will provide some work-study positions every semester. I will check."

He flipped through a piece of paper in his hand, "Now there are two, one is the temporary assistant of the library, mainly involved in the daily management of the library, borrowing and returning books, and sorting out messy books. The working hours are relatively long, and It’s night, and the handyman in another cafeteria is mainly working for the busiest hour and a half in the cafeteria at noon or afternoon, you can choose any time in the morning or afternoon, which one do you think is more suitable for you?”

Shi Xiaochuan chose the first one without hesitation.

In fact, the class will officially start tomorrow. He found the library with a note from the class teacher.

This is a building that looks like it has been around for a while.

The five-story building has a gray brick wall on the outside, and mottled moss covers the entire wall. From a distance, the building seems to be submerged by these black and oily plants.

Maybe all libraries in the world are like this.

Quiet and tidy, with an indescribable solemnity and depression.

Shi Xiaochuan stood by the round window at the corner of the second floor. The window was completely covered by thick branches, and only a little bit of sunlight leaked through the gaps in the leaves.

Shi Xiaochuan likes this kind of coldness and coolness, he feels that he should stay in this kind of place by nature.

He touched the cool glass with his fingertips and thought to himself, no wonder others are avoiding him.

He explained his purpose to a woman named Aunt Ping, the administrator on the second floor of the library.

This middle-aged woman had a thin face and dull eyes. She listlessly took the note Shi Xiaochuan handed over, glanced at it casually, and threw it aside, "Finally sent someone here, I'm exhausted."

Shi Xiaochuan lowered his head slightly, looked past her, and looked at the endless bookshelves in this extremely large room, and he could vaguely see some people on the bookshelves.

Aunt Ping explained the work content weakly. In fact, it is very simple. The students who come in show their student ID cards, and then freely choose books from the bookshelf. After they are selected, they take them to the workbench. In the library, returning books is even simpler. You don’t even need to show your student ID card, just put the book on the workbench and let the administrator scan it for confirmation.

Aunt Ping demonstrated how to operate it once. Shi Xiaochuan has a good memory and has roughly figured out the process in one pass.

The skinny middle-aged woman finally had a little smile on her face, "Every night from 06:30 to 09:30 is your working time, and the museum is closed on weekends."

Shi Xiaochuan nodded, and then sat next to Aunt Ping to watch her work.

He found that Aunt Ping's every move was numb and mechanical, and there was no expression on her face. When there were students coming to the workbench, she would work. When there were no students, she would be motionless in a daze. The candle flame flickered in the wind, flickering on and off.

06: 30.

Aunt Ping got off work with a tired face, and left a phone number in case something unexpected happened that Shi Xiaochuan couldn't solve.

The entire library is illuminated transparently by white lights, quiet and remote.

For this key high school, the library should be a hot spot for students to gather, but from now on, for some reason, there is not a single student in the entire library.

Maybe it’s because school hasn’t officially started yet, Shi Xiaochuan thought while reading a book he took out from the pile of books that hadn’t been sorted into storage.

But is the temperature of the air conditioner in this room too low? He was wearing a thin summer uniform, and felt a bit chilly on his back. He yawned sleepily and rubbed his eyes. At some point, he lay on his stomach. At the table, he fell asleep—

The sound of leaves falling quietly outside the window rustled into the quiet room.

A black shadow slowly emerged from the ceiling, it fell from the ceiling, landed on the ground, slowly twisted and arched from the ground, and turned into a translucent object, which gradually became more and more solidified , as thick as ink, and the facial features are clearly visible.

It stretched out its hand and touched Shi Xiaochuan's face.

Shi Xiaochuan shivered in his sleep, and shrank his neck as if he had sensed it.

The black shadow's hand changed its target, it settled on Shi Xiaochuan's neck, the blue blood vessels were clearly visible under the fair skin, full of vitality, and a fascinating spirit.

Its hands were sticky, and turned into a thick black mist, filling Shi Xiaochuan's neck.

Shi Xiaochuan frowned, and his breathing gradually became short of breath. He had a nightmare. In the dream, he was tightly entwined by a black thing. He struggled desperately, but the thing that bound him became tighter and tighter.

He was about to suffocate!

He opened his eyes abruptly, gasped for breath, wiped off the tiny beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and touched his throat, where something still seemed to be stuck, making his breathing difficult.

Fortunately, it was just a dream.

He thought with lingering fear that the near-death experience in his dream made him a little frightened.

Shi Xiaochuan sat there blankly, he suddenly remembered that he would not live for too long.

The black shadow on the ceiling is slowly fading until it disappears.

The trees on both sides of the school road were swaying under the dim street lights, shadowy.

Shi Xiaochuan walked on the road in dismay, suddenly he stopped, looked up and looked not far away, there was a light in the bungalow.

He couldn't hold back his curiosity, and walked over quietly, a vague shadow was printed on the window, and this unowned house finally ushered in its new owner.

This cold and lifeless building began to come alive because of this bunch of dim lights.

Shi Xiaochuan felt that even his mood, which was not in a good mood just now, got better.

Back in the dormitory, the four roommates were having a lively chat.

As soon as Shi Chen saw Shi Xiaochuan walking in, his smiling face immediately sank, he stood up slowly, pulled Shi Xiaochuan and walked to the rooftop.

While struggling, Shi Xiaochuan shouted, "What are you doing?"

"I have something to tell you." Shi Chen said.

Shi Xiaochuan looked at Shi Chen's serious face in a daze.

The rooftop at night does not have the heat and heat of the day, and the cool breeze is blowing, which is a good place to enjoy the cool air.

Shi Chen crossed his arms and stood in front of Shi Xiaochuan loudly, asking, "Where did you go at night, and you returned to the dormitory so late?"

Shi Xiaochuan originally wanted to reply, it's none of your business, but he has habitually bowed his head for so long, and let him answer nah, "I'm in the library." He continued, "The work-study program provided by the school."

Shi Chen crushed a flying insect passing by with his feet wearing Adidas limited edition sneakers, and said impatiently, "Don't do it, quit it."

Shi Xiaochuan, who originally decided to bear it, finally became angry when he heard these words. He raised his head, and his anger made him muster up the courage to scold the young master who didn't know how expensive daily necessities are, but in the end he swallowed those words, just stubborn Turn your head away.

Some communication, some words, said to some people, have no meaning at all.

Shi Chen looked at his silent rebellious attitude, "Do you want money or life, no——I care about your death." He said angrily.

What costs money?Shi Xiaochuan looked at Shi Chen in surprise.

Shi Chen put his hands in his pockets, looking at the darkness in the distance, "My dad told me that there is a problem with the school, and some people disappear every year and they can't be found no matter how hard they look, not even a dead body."

Hearing this sentence and thinking about the dream just now, Shi Xiaochuan was startled. He looked at Shi Chen suspiciously, and felt that he didn't look like he was joking.

However, he has a very bad impression of Shi Chen, the person who looks down on him the most and bullies him the most, how can he give him kind advice, I'm afraid it's just another newly invented prank.

It's not like this didn't happen before.

He was excluded since he was a child, and he always watched helplessly the children in the town playing together, but no one wanted to talk to him.

When the cute-looking child who smiled and showed two small canine teeth walked up to him, he immediately felt flattered and almost followed him cautiously.

The result was a merciless tease, and he taunted him loudly in front of those children, "Who wants to play with a monster like you!"

He looked at the scene in front of him with a blank mind. From this moment, something deep in Shi Xiaochuan's heart disappeared forever.

That simple trust, that desire for affection and kindness in others.

Shi Xiaochuan and Shi Chen returned to the dormitory one after the other.

In the unfamiliar environment, several half-grown teenagers were yelling and yelling. Shi Xiaochuan liked the atmosphere, it was very lively, and after staying for a long time, he felt assimilated.

A roommate jumped out of the bathroom, with his skinny upper body naked, put on a pair of underpants, and shouted "Next, next", and the others had taken turns to take a shower, so Shi Xiaochuan picked it up and put it on the bed. clothes, went in.

In order from top to bottom, he took off the clothes one by one, folded them, and placed them neatly on the iron frame next to him. He unscrewed the hood, and the tiny jets of water washed over him.

White foam rushed down the drain mouth along the water flow.

Shi Xiaochuan's bathing speed is very fast, including undressing and dressing, which can be completed within 10 minutes. This speed is also trained. One is to avoid mother Shi's long-winded, and the other is to save some water, electricity, and gas bills.

Accidentally splashing water into his eyes, he closed his eyes, and wiped the place where the towel was placed in his memory. The towel was successfully obtained, and at the same time there was an extra gift.

Shi Xiaochuan let the slippery thing hang on his wrist, covered his face with a towel, and washed off those drops of water.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the little white snake raised its head and was about to climb up on him. Unfortunately, its body was too small, and when it was washed by the water, those efforts were easily disintegrated.

Xiaobai shook his round head, looking a little unwilling, Shi Xiaochuan felt a little amused watching it look downcast.

Since Xiaobai recovered from his injury, he has never been honest again. He always plays the trick of disappearing from time to time. At the beginning, Shi Xiaochuan would be sweating profusely looking for He came and went, because he was rummaging through boxes and cabinets at home, and was scolded by Shi's mother countless times.

Later, I found out that if such a small target wanted to hide, I would never be able to find it. Besides, I wanted to keep it in the wild. If it really left like this, it would not be a bad thing ——Although I will be a little sad.

So gradually I followed Xiaobai's own will, coming back when I wanted to, and leaving when I wanted to.

It's just that I still worry about those times when it's gone.Someone in the town raises chickens. What should Xiaobai do if he accidentally finds that he has been pecked by it?Such out-of-the-box thoughts would appear over and over again in his mind, and all kinds of imaginations that Xiaobai encountered unexpected events would only temporarily disappear when he saw Xiaobai come back.

Shi Xiaochuan also knew that his worrying thoughts were a little neurotic, but he couldn't restrain himself.

He closed the hood, wiped off the water on his body, and carefully avoided Xiao Bai who was crawling on him.

But he soon regretted the indulgence.

Xiaobai spat out the snake letter, his round head shook from side to side, as if attracted by something in the air, it crawled towards the source without hesitation.

Shi Xiaochuan, who was about to put on his clothes, felt that something cool was entangled in the place below, and he took a deep breath.

Lowering his head, he immediately saw Xiaobai circling around that place with his slender body, and kept swimming around, Shi Xiaochuan was so embarrassed by that feeling that he didn't know what to do.

This guy is too naughty, he thought angrily.

He immediately stretched out his hand, grabbed Xiaobai's tail, and wanted to tear it off from that place, but a sharp pain made him let out a low cry, and let go, Xiaobai's mouth tightly bit down on his lower part. If the ball is torn apart, the piece of meat in Xiao Bai's mouth will probably leave him.

Shi Xiaochuan was in a dilemma, angry for a while, staring at Xiaobai in embarrassment, but could do nothing.

What made him even more embarrassing was that because of Xiaobai's crawling underneath, there was a reaction in that place, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, Xiaobai's tail was still deliberately playing with the two balls below.What is this called!Shi Xiaochuan couldn't believe that he was molested by a snake!

He could only cover his eyes with one hand, grab Xiaobai's body with the other, and pull it out fiercely.

"Hmm!" A muffled snort came from the depths of his throat, Shi Xiaochuan trembled from pain all over, wouldn't he be a man?Lowering his head, he saw a stream of blood flowing down the base of his thigh.

He unscrewed the hood, and the turned off water continued to wash over his body.

Shi Xiaochuan pursed his lips, looking at Xiaobai who was caught by him, without the slightest sense of making a mistake, and his blood was still on the snake's head, Xiaobai raised his hand and wanted to throw it aside, hesitated, and then Withdrawing his hand, he finally sighed helplessly and put it on the washstand.

A piece of skin was torn underneath, and the wound in this place made him even walk in a strange posture.

Shi Xiaochuan put on his clothes slowly, opened the bathroom door and went out.

The few people laughed uproariously, "I thought you fell into the toilet." "After washing for so long, what did you do?" One of the thieves asked with a smile.

Shi Xiaochuan's face turned red, then turned blue again.

This kind of thing, this kind of thing-this kind of being a snake-is simply unheard of, and it is a shame!