Horror Recycle Bin

Shan Shen Jie

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"Help me... help me..."

I heard a faint pleading, and even though the street was full of festival drums, the mournful whisper could reach my ears clearly.

I looked around in a bit of fear, but all I could see was a torrent of festivalgoers.Immediately afterwards, a celebration float with six paper figurines on it was pulled by two oxen and passed in front of me.

At that time, I watched blankly as the paper figurine float was being pulled towards the green mountain outside the village. I felt for no reason that it was the paper figurines who were asking me for help.

These are all my childhood memories of the grand celebration of worshiping the mountain gods in my hometown in the mountain village - the Mountain God Festival.

1. Should not come back

During the university summer vacation, I took my girlfriend Xiao Chu back to my hometown to visit relatives.We took a ten-hour train first, and then changed to a truck that pulled goods and drove along the dirt road in the wilderness for a long time. It was almost dusk before we saw the small village surrounded by mountains and rivers from a distance.

I should have felt nostalgic for returning to my hometown after a ten-year absence, but when I saw my hometown for the first time, I felt a sense of uneasiness in my heart.

As soon as we entered the village entrance, Xiao Chu and I were taken aback by the lively atmosphere in the village.Every house is decorated with lanterns and festoons, some young people are arranging various decorations on the roof, and various stalls are set up on both sides of the street, and there are people busy everywhere.

"It's really a vibrant village." Xiao Chuqiang, who was exhausted all the way, talked to me energetically, "Are the people in the village planning some kind of festival?"

"I don't know too well." I scratched my head helplessly.Since I left my hometown when I was in elementary school, I seldom have the chance to come back, and I don’t know much about the customs in the village.

As we walked and watched, we passed through the crowds busy preparing on the street, and after a short walk, we came to the gate of my grandma's small yard.

"Grandma! I'm back! Your eldest grandson is back to see you!" I yelled loudly while knocking on the rusty knocker on the wooden door, "Grandma! I'm bringing your future grandson-in-law to see you !"

Hearing my yell, Xiao Chu on the side blushed with shame, and pushed me angrily, "What are you talking about? You haven't proposed to me yet!"

Since there is no telephone in the village, my parents both work in the city, and my grandma, who makes a living by making handicrafts at home, has almost no means of contacting the outside world, so we did not contact her in advance. We wanted to give her a surprise when we came back this time. .

Hearing my shout, the grandma with handicapped legs stumbled out to meet us.Her head was covered with cold sweat, her lips trembled, she stared at us for a while, and then said in a low voice, "Grandson, you shouldn't have come back... You shouldn't have come back at this time..."

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, grandma didn't say a word, and let us into the room silently, and Xiao Chu and I greeted her and she ignored her.

After grandma arranged the room for the two of us, she went back to the back room with a heavy heart.For grandma's attitude, Xiao Chu was a bit paranoid, so I could only comfort her with a wry smile.

After the meal, grandma said solemnly to Xiao Chu and me across the dining table: "It's not that I don't welcome you, but you came at a really bad time. In a few days, the village will hold a celebration of the Mountain God Festival." , Every year at this time, bad things happen. You must not go out these few days..."

For grandma's words, Xiao Chu and I could only look at each other.

An elderly rural lady like my grandma is bound to have some superstitious thoughts. Of course, we two young people will not take what she said to heart until the moment we regret it...

2. Angel

The night I went back to stay at my grandma's house, I had a terrible nightmare.

It was pitch black all around, and in front of me was a stooped old man with white hair who was walking hobbled.Suddenly, there were bursts of "jingling bells" sounding from nowhere, and then two children wearing red bellybands and silver bell bracelets ran out from the side, grabbed the old man's hands one by one, and pulled he will go.

"No! No! I won't go with you!" The white-haired old man yelled in panic, struggling desperately, but the two children laughed and pulled his hands vigorously.

With a "click", the bones in the old man's hands were broken.The old man screamed and fell to the ground. The two children laughed and dragged the old man's hunched body, disappearing into the depths of darkness. The hoarse screams of the old man and the laughter of the two children kept echoing in my ears. endlessly.

The next morning, I didn't have a good rest because of the nightmare all night, but Xiao Chu had basically recovered from the fatigue on the road.

Xiao Chu is a rare good girl. Although she was born in the city, she never looked down on me because I was born in the countryside.It's a rare summer vacation to take her back to my hometown. I don't want to spoil her interest because of grandma's superstition.

In order to prevent grandma from nagging, I sneaked out with Xiao Chu while she was busy making handicrafts for the celebration in the back room.

The street was still as lively as yesterday, hundreds of households in the whole village were filled with a busy atmosphere.I took Xiao Chu around the village several times and had a great time.

Suddenly, a figure flashed in the alley, blocking our way.

"Are you outsiders?" The one who stopped us was a red-nosed uncle in ragged clothes and smelling of alcohol. He stared at us with bloodshot eyes and shouted angrily, "You two young people Do you want to find death by running to this kind of ghost place for nothing?"

"Who are you?" I stepped forward, protecting Xiao Chu behind me, "What do you want to do?"

Afraid of causing trouble, Xiao Chu pulled me behind, "Let's go quickly..."

I was pulled by Xiao Chu and left there.Where was the red-nosed man standing, staring at us all the time.

"What happened to that man just now? Is it possible to rob in broad daylight?" I complained angrily, and turned to check whether the red-nosed man had followed.

At this time, Xiao Chu had already pulled me away for a certain distance, and we are now standing near the grove by the village.

"I think the person who came just now was not kind, so it's better not to provoke him." Xiao Chu said, thinking of the uncle's eyes just now, he was still a little scared.

Just as we were about to go back, there was a sudden "jingling" bell not far away. When I heard this sound, I felt a chill inexplicably.

"What sound?" Xiao Chu looked around vigilantly, and finally his eyes stayed on the small forest not far away, "It seems to be coming from there..."

"You wait here, I'll go and have a look." I left Xiao Chu where I was, and walked cautiously towards the grove.

A gust of wind blew through, and there was a strange "creaking" sound in the woods.

I walked into the woods anxiously, pushed aside a low-hanging branch, and suddenly saw a person hanging from a tree in front of me.

It was a hunchbacked white-haired old man with his feet dangling in the air and his neck hanging on a noose of hemp rope tied to a thick branch.Now that his back is facing me, I can see that his arms are broken, his wrists are drooping and twisted in weird directions, the bone stubble has pierced the flesh, and blood has stained more than half of his arms.

Another gust of wind blew, and the old man hanging from the tree slowly turned around with the "creaking" sound of the branches, his eyes rolled white, his teeth grinned, and his tongue dragged out of his long dry face as if he was smiling at me.

3. Sacrificial offerings to mountain gods

I didn't let Xiao Chu see the white-haired old man's body. I just heard that someone was hanged in the woods not far away, so Xiao Chu turned pale with fright.

The white-haired old man died strangely, at least not by suicide.Leaving aside the fact that his arms were broken, there was no stool or big stone on the scene, and it was impossible for him to hang himself from a tree.

When such a thing happened suddenly, I was flustered, so I could only go to the village to call someone, and then took Xiao Chu back to grandma's house.

After listening to my narration, grandma was not surprised, she just muttered: "Sure enough... this year also..."

I anxiously asked grandma what was going on, and grandma told me in a low voice.

From what grandma said, we know that this Mountain God Festival is a celebration handed down from ancient times in our village. It was originally a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the mountain gods in order to pray for a good harvest and peace in the village.In ancient times, every year, six virgins, boys and girls, would be brought out on a float to the back mountain, where they would be burned alive.In modern times, due to the prohibition of the law, the sacrifices were replaced with paper figurines. Unexpectedly, since then, every year in the village a few days before the Mountain God Festival, six people will die for no reason, no more, no less, every year...

"Grandson! It's not that grandma is superstitious. You and Xiao Chu must not go out these few days!" Grandma said seriously, looking at me with pleading eyes.

Even if grandma didn't say so, Xiao Chu and I wouldn't be in the mood to go out when something like that happened.Rather, we wish we could leave this village right away, but unfortunately the only way to get to the outside world is the truck that goes back and forth to the village every few days. If we want to leave now, we can only walk through dozens of kilometers of wilderness.

For the rest of the day, Xiao Chu and I stayed in the room restlessly, watching our respective mobile phone screens silently. By the way, there is no cell phone signal here.

That night, I had another nightmare.

In the dream, I was dragged by two children wearing red douches and silver bracelets to a tree, and a hemp rope was tied to the branches of the tree, swinging in the wind.

"Stop! Let me go!" I yelled in horror, struggling hard, but couldn't break free.

The two kids laughed and pulled me toward the tree with the noose with incredible strength.I saw the faces of these two children begin to rot, the skin, teeth and eyeballs fell off one after another, and finally turned into two bloody grimaces.

I was being pulled by two little ghosts, and I was approaching the tree tied with a noose, getting closer, getting closer...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" I yelled, waking up from the nightmare, covered in cold sweat, sleepless, and stayed up until dawn.

This morning, because Xiao Chu didn't sleep well last night, she lay on the bed drowsily.

I went into the back room and wanted to ask grandma about the situation in the village, but I saw grandma carrying a bamboo basket on her back and preparing to go out.

"Grandma! What are you going to do?" I was shocked, because I already believed in what grandma said in my heart.

"Grandson, grandma is going to send the handicrafts that have been made in the past few days to the east of the village. Grandma points to this handicraft to make a living, so she has to go." The grandma said, showing a kind of resignation and helplessness on her face. "Furthermore, these are all used in the celebration, if you don't send them, you will be punished, and you may be implicated."

Grandma is old and her legs and feet are not good. If something happens to her, she will not be able to deal with it. I can't let her old man put herself in danger.

"Grandma, let me deliver it for you!" Without saying a word, I grabbed the bamboo basket containing the handicrafts and left, ignoring grandma's obstruction, and only said: "Grandma, you and Xiao Chu don't go anywhere, I will immediately return!"

4, the choice of life and death

I carried the bamboo basket on my back and walked towards the east end of the village.Although it was broad daylight, I still felt hairy in my heart, as if something was wrong.

The streets were still as lively as yesterday, men, women and children were preparing for the celebration as if nothing had happened, and they didn't look like they were sensitive when something strange happened in the village. Everyone was very calm, terrifyingly calm.

I felt like a light on my back, and couldn't help speeding up my pace.

After walking a certain distance, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't asked grandma where to send these handicrafts.Just as I was about to find someone to inquire about, I suddenly heard a familiar voice calling my name behind me.

I turned around suddenly and found that Xiao Chu was chasing after me.

"Xiao Chu!" I yelled in panic, "Why did you run out? It's not safe here! Go back!"

Xiao Chu's face was pale, her legs trembled, and her footsteps were unsteady. It could be seen that she was very scared, but she still chased after her, "I, I'm worried about you!"

Obviously timid and weak, obviously terribly scared, but Xiao Chu still came to me because she was worried about my safety.

I was a little moved suddenly, but what is more important now is to ensure Xiao Chu's safety.

At this time, there was a "jingling" bell sound from nowhere, and I suddenly fell into an ice cave.

"No way? At such a time..." I looked around frightenedly, and then suddenly realized that there was something moving in the grass beside Xiao Chu's feet, "Xiao Chu! Get out of there!"

Hearing my shout, Xiao Chu froze for a moment, I rushed towards her desperately, but it was already too late.

Xiao Chu screamed and fell to the ground.

I rushed over, only to see a colorful snake slowly crawling back to the grass, and there were two small blood holes on the legs of Xiao Chu who had fallen to the ground.

I have seen this kind of snake. It is a kind of poisonous snake peculiar to the mountains near our village. My father has a specimen made of this snake.My father mentioned that this kind of poisonous snake is very dangerous. If a person does not suck out the poisonous blood immediately after being bitten and carry out emergency treatment, the person bitten will undoubtedly die.My father once saw a boy picking mountain goods was bitten by this poisonous snake, and another person helped him suck the poisonous blood from the wound to save him, but in the end both of them died of poisoning.

Seeing that she was bitten by a snake, Xiao Chu was so frightened that she couldn't even speak.

If I want to save Xiao Chu now, it may cost my life, but how can I let my beloved girlfriend die in front of me.

"Xiao Chu, don't be afraid! Don't move!" I leaned down without hesitation, sucked out the poisonous blood from the wound for Xiao Chu, and then spat it out.

After sucking out a few mouthfuls of blood, my tongue felt a little numb, and after repeating it a few times, my whole mouth felt numb.The snake venom was really powerful, and I began to feel dizzy. The surrounding villagers who were preparing for the celebration of the Mountain God Festival gathered together to join in the fun, but they all watched coldly, and no one was willing to lend a helping hand.

My eyes turned black, and with the last of my strength, I yelled at the villagers: "Someone here has been poisoned by a snake! Quickly bring the herbal medicine! Come and save people!"

No matter how much I shouted, the surrounding villagers remained indifferent.In a daze, I saw two children wearing red bellybands squeezed in from the crowd of onlookers, looking at me and smiling.

"I won't let you take Xiao Chu away! Absolutely not!" I yelled hysterically and passed out.

5. Mountain God Tribulation

My mind was groggy, my whole body was unconscious, and it felt like a half-asleep nightmare.

I felt like I was lying on the bed, unable to move my whole body.I vaguely saw those two children in red hoods sitting on my chest, making me unable to breathe.I also saw that outside the window, the streets and alleys were full of dancing people, all of whom were wearing simple clothes and strange masks. While dancing around the altar built with bones and corpses, they shouted in unison: " Welcome to the coming of the mountain god!" With the shouts of those people, a huge black shadow with a vague outline poked its head out from behind the big mountain beside the village...

I don't know how long it took, but I heard the sound of drum music in the distance in a daze.

I managed to open my extremely heavy eyelids, and saw my grandma, whose face was pale and her eyes were red and swollen from crying, standing by the bed.

Seeing me wake up, my grandma burst into tears with excitement: "Grandson! If something happens to you, how will grandma live!"

Grandma cried and talked uncontrollably. From what she said, I learned that I had been in a coma for three days. Today is the Mountain God Festival, and the sound of drumming outside the window is just the Chuicuidada to celebrate the festival.During the three days I was in a coma, several people died one after another in the village. Shortly after the last person died inexplicably, my condition suddenly improved and I woke up.

"Maybe the Lord Mountain God is willing to let you go... It's really great..." At this point, grandma sobbed and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where's Xiao Chu? Grandma, tell me how Xiao Chu is doing!" I took the opportunity to ask the question I was most concerned about.

"Xiao Chu... Xiao Chu, she..." Grandma's face was gloomy, as if hesitating to speak.

Seeing grandma like this, I was even more anxious, "Grandma! What the hell..."

Before I finished speaking, the door of grandma's house was suddenly smashed open with a bang, and then a large group of villagers rushed in.

For this sudden change, my grandma and I were stunned.The villagers with smiles on their faces surrounded me and dragged me off the bed, then carried me away.

"Let go! What are you going to do to my grandson?" Grandma rushed over, holding on tightly to the villagers who were holding me.

"Old lady, don't get in the way. This is the order of the mountain god." A villager said, raised a wooden stick, and slammed it on the grandmother's head, and the grandmother fell to the ground with a muffled sound.

"Grandma! Grandma! What did you beasts do to my grandma?" I yelled in panic, struggling desperately, trying to kick the villagers, but I was weak and dragged out by them.

The streets outside are bustling, with lights and festoons everywhere, people beating gongs and drums, and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.

At this time, the celebration float pulled by two oxen just came in front of me.There are five paper figurines standing on the float. Although the paper figurines are motionless, they can make shrill cries, some calling for help, some wailing, some crying, some screaming, which sound creepy.

Seeing these talking paper figurines, I understood for no reason: these paper figurines are not symbols to replace living sacrifices, but evil objects used to imprison the souls of the dead.The villagers killed these people, and then used some kind of magic to seal their souls in paper dolls and dedicated them to the so-called mountain gods.For thousands of years, in this village, the sacrificial activities of killing and murdering have continued.The hanged white-haired old man and other people who died for no reason were not necessarily killed by ghosts and ghosts, but were probably killed by some villagers who believed in mountain gods.

At this time, I suddenly heard Xiao Chu's voice mixed with the screams of the paper people, she was shouting to me: "Run away! Run away!"

"Xiao Chu!" I yelled heart-piercingly, because I saw that one of the paper figurines was made to resemble Xiao Chu.

"You should feel honored. It is a supreme honor to be the sacrifice of the mountain god." The villagers said, and they were about to carry me and tie me to a wooden pole on the float.

I cried so hard that I didn't even have the energy to yell.

Just when I was desperate, a man on a horse suddenly rushed out of the crowd, swung an ax for chopping wood, chopped down several villagers one after another, then pulled me onto the horse, turned around and rushed out again.

end

The man on horseback took me far away from the village before putting me down. I recognized him as the red-nosed uncle who stopped Xiao Chu and me before.

"Why did you save me?" I asked him suspiciously.

"I'm not trying to save you, I just don't want those bastards in the village to succeed!" The red-nosed uncle said bitterly, "My son was sacrificed at the Mountain God Festival last year. Since then, I have been looking for opportunities for revenge .The mountain god is an evil spirit summoned by our ancestors. It can indeed bless the village with good weather, but if you are not careful, it will bring disaster to the village. If you let go, the mountain god will be angry, and the bastards in the village will naturally not end well!"

At this moment, the horse on which the red-nosed man was riding suddenly neighed in panic, and the ground under his feet began to vibrate slightly.

"Oops! The mountain god is angry! Run! Don't let it catch you!" said the red-nosed man, looking warily at the mountain beyond the village.

"I'm not leaving!" I said firmly.

The red-nosed man stared at me in surprise, "Are you crazy?"

"I'm going to take back Xiao Chu's paper figurine, and I can't leave grandma alone!" I replied decisively.

The red-nosed man stared at me silently for a while, then said with a wry smile, "Okay! Young man, go if you don't fear death! I'll stay with you to the end!"

"Thank you." As I said, I climbed onto the red-nosed uncle's horse, and the two of us headed towards the mountain village together.

I secretly swore in my heart: "This time, we must protect well..."

The author has something to say:

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