The Late School

Tonight is really a magical night.

For the children in Xiaohongma's Midnight Academy, they have never experienced such a scene. There are constantly all kinds of men and women in fancy dresses passing by the wall, yelling at them and making them play.

This group of children is scared and novel, scared, but reluctant to leave, like small fish in a hot spring, they are scattered around after being lifted, but once there is no more movement, they gather around again and sip Suck those two feet that had just scared them.

At dusk, Xiaobai stood under the plane tree as usual, peeking at people passing by, just like watching the animals in the zoo.

Xi'er and Cheng Cheng were both here, but they were scared very soon. Suddenly a group of ghost-like people ran over. They lay on the edge of the fence and yelled at them through the iron fence. Cheng Cheng was scared to tears. Xi'er hid behind Xiaobai.

Xiaobai was also taken aback, but she quickly assumed the responsibility of protecting Cheng Cheng and Xi'er, guarding them and running away, and then filled the small water gun that she carried with her with water, and bravely confronted the people outside the wall.

When Zhang Tan came, Xiaobai carried a small water gun and fought alone at the forefront.

Zhang Tan drove away the people outside the wall, and Teacher Xiaoliu also brought the children watching the excitement back to the classroom.

The night is getting dark, and tonight is Halloween again, and children should not wander around.

"That fierce little girl, yes, it's you, come here!"

A young man came back outside the fence. He was dressed in a scarecrow suit, so he looked like a person.

But Xiao Bai, who was at the end, still lingered over.

"Where do you live?" She pointed the small water gun at the scarecrow, with no less caution.

"Today's Halloween, you are a child, and I will give you candy to eat." The scarecrow outside the wall did not scare her anymore, but took out a handful of candy of different colors from his pocket and stuck it out of the iron fence.

Xiaobai stared at the candy and looked at it. It looked like it was real, but she wouldn't take it, hum, who knows if it will be caught by the bad guys, that's dangerous.

"Come here and get it, I really don't lie to you, I'll give you something to eat." Seeing Xiaobai motionless, the Scarecrow urged.

"You scare little friends, I don't believe you." Xiaobai said.

The Scarecrow was stunned, gave a wry smile, put the candy on the ground from the gap of the iron fence, and walked away.

"Then I put it on the ground, you can take it yourself."

After speaking, he turned and left, his companion was calling him.

He just walked two steps, stopped again, looked up the sign of the Little Red Horse Midnight School, and asked Xiao Bai: "Is this a kindergarten? Why is it open at night?"

"Ohhhhhh~~" Xiaobai laughed at him: "You're so pretty."

scarecrow:"……"

"Then I really go, bye."

Seeing that he was really far away, Xiao Bai waved his hand: "Bye~~~"

The other party even heard it, turned around, waved to Xiaobai, and reminded her not to forget the candy on the floor.

His companion, a Miss Pumpkin, asked curiously: "Why do you talk so much to that cruel little girl?"

The Scarecrow said: "She's pretty cute."

"Cute? So fierce."

"Have you noticed? This is a late-night school, and families are very difficult."

Xiaobai watched the other person walk away, until she disappeared, she picked up the candy on the ground.

It turned out to be true!

Holding the candies in both hands, she happily ran to the classroom to distribute candies to the friends.

"Seat in a row, eat fruit, one for you, one for me~~~"

Over a dozen candies, Xiaobai's own one has been separated, but it is still far from enough. There are more than 30 small pot friends in the school.

But it didn't matter. Zhang Tan brought candy, one for a child, not more, because he had too much cavities.

"Boss Zhang, what festival is today?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

"Halloween."

"What's that festival?"

"It's the Ghost Festival."

Xiao Bai was startled and asked, "What? You don't scare me~ You don't scare Cheng Si."

Originally I wanted to say that I didn't scare her, but Xiaobai didn't want to admit that he was afraid, so he changed his words to Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng was scared to cry today, Xi'er was also in tears, and she was also scared, but she didn't cry aloud, retaining the last stubbornness.

Zhang Tan cried when he saw Xi'er, who had always laughed, and said, "Don't be afraid, I will tell you a story."

As soon as there was a story, the children who were happily eating sweets gathered around, and Teacher Xiaoliu and Teacher Xiaoman also looked over.

Zhang Tan didn't expect to say it casually, attracting so many children's attention.

"Boss, sit here."

Teacher Xiaoliu brought a chair to Zhang Tan, and Teacher Xiaoman greeted the children to sit down.

Boss Zhang finished telling the story, and they planned to continue, and it was already the storytelling session tonight.

The TV is off, and the moonlight outside the house is like water, illuminating the yard. In the late autumn, there are a lot less insects, but there are still one or two babbling melancholy.

Zhang Tan originally wanted to tell a story about Halloween at will, but now so many children join in, even the teachers are here.

He has to get serious, and he can't let the children look down upon him.

"Today is Halloween, and Halloween is also the Ghost Festival. It is said that on this day, our dead relatives will return to their loved ones and visit them."

After the start, the children are already in a commotion, how can this be?

But they all chose to believe. The children are always naive. As long as they say something like the truth, they are willing to believe it. Only Jiang Bin at the end listens with a sane face.

Zhang Tan continued: "Xiaoguang's grandfather died of a heart attack. He was very sad. His mother comforted him and said that grandpa went to heaven and became an angel. Dad also said that grandpa would become mud and disappear slowly. But Xiaoguang didn’t believe it at all. His parents’ words did not make him feel any better. He resisted his grandfather’s departure and could not accept this fact."

As he talked, the tumultuous little friend gradually calmed down, staring at him with big eyes, full of innocence.

They really believe everything in the story.

"Xiaoguang missed Grandpa very much. After a few days, it was Halloween. It was one night, and it was the same as tonight. The moonlight was very bright and the temperature was a bit cold. There were many people on the street. They were wearing all kinds of strange clothes. , Yelling, and giving sweets to the children."

"On this day, children will also put on strange clothes, carry small baskets, and go with their little friends, or parents, brothers, and sisters to the residence, knock on their doors and ask them to give them some sweets. "

"Tonight, Xiaoguang was accompanied by his father. He went to the neighbor’s house and asked for a lot of candies. He also gave a lot of candies to other children who came to the door. In the middle of the night, he returned home and was ready to go to bed. I found Grandpa sitting on the cupboard in his room!"

"Xiao Guang was surprised at first and asked,'Grandpa, are you dead?' Then he suddenly realized,'Oh, I see, grandpa has become a ghost.'"

"Grandpa said, today is Halloween, all the ghosts can return to their favorite people and spend the night, after this night, they will leave forever and never come back."

This story is called "Grandpa Becomes a Ghost". It's a picture book. Zhang Tan has read it and remembered it, but he didn't remember it all, but it didn't matter.

The children listened very carefully.

The story was quickly over. The children talked, twittered, and asked loudly, will the relatives who really died return to them this evening.

Of course Zhang Tan said yes, and Xiaoliu teachers also answered questions.

This irritates the children, they chattering just like watching a movie.

"I'll leave it to you, so let the kids go to bed earlier." Zhang Tan whispered to the teachers Xiaoliu and Xiaoman next to him.

"Go ahead, leave it to us here."

Zhang Tan quietly left. Teacher Xiaoliu started telling stories to the children and invited children who wanted to perform to sing and dance.

Xiao Bai, who is always active, did not move tonight, even if she was named by Teacher Xiao Liu, she refused.

She seemed to be filled with thoughts and looked glum.

Until ten o'clock in the evening, the children were taken to the bedroom to rest.

Xiaobai was at the end: "Teacher Xiaoman~Teacher Xiaoman~~~"

Teacher Xiaoman, who was greeting the children, followed the voice and asked, "What's wrong with Xiaobai?"

"Come here, come here."

Xiaobai stood in the corner and waved to her.

Teacher Xiaoman stepped forward, was held by Xiaobai and moved to a corner.

Oh, this is a whisper to her. Teacher Xiaoman was very happy. It was the first time that Xiaobai wanted to talk to her so privately.

This kid is not like other children. He never talks to them. Maybe he talks to Boss Zhang, but not them.

"What's the matter, Xiaobai? There is no one here, you can tell, the teacher will help you keep it secret." Teacher Xiaoman squatted down, first promise, let Xiaobai put down his guard.

Xiaobai stared at her, thought for a while, and then asked, "Well, will Grandpa really come to find children when he becomes a ghost?"

Her big eyes were filled with hope and anxiety.

Teacher Xiaoman was dumbfounded. This is a story told by Boss Zhang, and Xiaobai asked why.

She thought for a while and said: "The people we love and the people who love us will always be by our side."

The lights on the first floor have gone out quite a lot, only a few are still on, the light in the corner is not very good, only one floor lamp emitting a pale yellow light is on.

This made Teacher Xiaoman see that Xiaobai's eyes brightened a lot, and only heard the kid ask again: "Where is mother?"

Her voice was much lower and her eyes brightened.

Teacher Xiaoman felt that this gaze almost wanted to see her in her heart. She didn't even dare to look directly. She couldn't help but lowered her head, slightly deviated, and said: "Mom will also come to find their baby."

She probably guessed Xiao Bai's intentions, her heart seemed to be moved, and she was a little sour. The immediate consequence was that her eyes were sour.

"Is it true?"

Xiao Bai's voice became a lot quicker, and Xiao hand even grabbed her sleeve.

Teacher Xiaoman looked at her, her little face was full of innocence and expectation.

Teacher Xiaoman couldn't say anything negative at all. At this moment, she even felt that she had all the hopes of this kid.

She trembled and said, "Of course, mothers will always guard their babies, even if they leave this world."

...

Teacher Xiaoman left, Xiaobai stayed on the first floor alone, refusing to follow her.

"Aren't you afraid?" Before leaving, Teacher Xiaoman asked Xiao Bai worriedly.

Although Xiaobai would stay on the first floor every night to play by himself, today is different. Today they have been frightened by people outside, such as Cheng Cheng and Xi'er. They dare not be naughty tonight, and obediently followed everyone to the bedroom.

"I'm not afraid."

Xiaobai is not only not afraid, she even looks forward to it.

Teacher Xiaoman left and disappeared outside the door.

"Then my mother." Xiaobai whispered.

Of course she is afraid of ghosts, not that it is bragging, but how could she be afraid of her mother.

As soon as Teacher Xiaoman left, footsteps sounded outside the door, it was Jiang Bin who came.

"Xiao Bai, here I am."

"Come on, Xiaobai, tell you the good news."

Xiaobai couldn't wait to share her good news with Jiang Bin.

"Are you waiting for mother tonight?" Jiang Bin asked in surprise.Xiao Bai really believed the story told by Boss Zhang?That's fake, it's a story, not true.

Xiaobai stood in front of the window, bouncing around, craned his neck and looked out, looking forward to it.

But after more than ten minutes, there was no movement in Little Red Horse's Midnight Academy.

She ran around in the yard, and Jiang Bin followed her, worried about her safety.

It's colder in the yard at night than it was in summer.

"Xiao Bai, go back."

"I do not."

After taking care of the children on the second floor, Teacher Xiaoman came down to find Xiaobai and called her back to the classroom.

"Do you really want to wait for your mother?" she asked the restless Xiaobai.

Xiaobai nodded.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Xiaobai shook his head.

"The story says that grandpa will only show up when Xiaoguang is alone, and only she can see it. If you are not afraid and want to see your mother, then you can sit in the reading area alone, maybe you can wait."

Xiaobai immediately said, "I'm not afraid."

Teacher Xiaoman asked Xiaobai to sit alone in the reading area and waited, and left with Jiang Bin.

Most of the lights in the classroom are off, only a few lights are faintly lit, and the reading area is like a warm harbor. There is a Xiaobai waiting for his mother to find him.

Xiaobai looked left and right, there was no movement around, but she was not discouraged.

Her eyes are shining, and her spirit has never been so concentrated.

She was expecting and worried, and suddenly thought of a question.

"I don't remember what my mother looks like, just do it?"

Yes, she doesn't remember what her mother looks like. The picture of her mother is with her aunt. She hasn't seen it in a long time.

She wanted to run to Teacher Xiaoman and ask what to do, but she was worried about what to do if her mother happened to be here if she left.

So I kept waiting like this, and at the same time comforted myself. Although the baby doesn't remember what his mother looks like, the mother must know which baby belongs to him.

Suddenly, a series of small footsteps sounded in the darkness outside the light.

Xiaobai was energetic and looked at the sound source nervously. A pair of small feet stepped into the corner covered by the light, and then a small body appeared.

"Hiahiahia~~~ Xiaobai, I'm here."

It's Xier.

"Are you here?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

Xi'er sat beside her with joy, her feet hanging in the air, shaking and shaking: "Teacher Xiaoman said that all babies who want to find a mother can come here. Xiaobai, I want to find a mother."

"Oh."

Xiaobai touched Xi'er's little head, and said with pity, "Don't cry."

Xi'er smirked at her.

"Xiao Bai, I am afraid of the dark, please hold my hand."

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

The little hands of the two children were held tightly together, sitting in this corner, watching the darkness around them and listening to everything.

What others are afraid of is exactly what they expect.

The bedroom on the second floor.

Teacher Xiaoman asked softly, "Is there any kid you want to go? If you want to go, the teacher will send you to the first floor to find Xiaobai and Xi'er."

Liu Liu immediately stood up, and the teacher Xiaoliu who was close to her said: "You can't go to Liu Li, and your mother will pick you up later."

"Ah~ I have a mother duck~~"

Lie down in disappointment, and immediately happy again.

The children in the dormitory were chattering, like a small chicken nest, a rustling sound rang out, and Teacher Xiaoman saw Luo Zikang get up from the bed.

Teacher Xiaoman asked softly: "Luo Zikang is going?"

Luo Zikang rubbed his eyes and lowered his head with a soft hmm.

"It's not sad, the teacher will take you there."

She took Luo Zikang's hand, went down the stairs, and sent him to the first floor, but did not send him over, leaving him to walk the rest of the way.

"Teacher Xiaoman, I am afraid."

In the huge classroom, it was dark, and only the farthest reading area was lit with a faint light. To get there, you need to walk a long way in the dark.

Teacher Xiaoman encouraged: "The teacher can only send you here. If you really want to see your mother, be brave yourself."

Watching Luo Zikang successfully merge with Xiaobai, Teacher Xiaoman left.

After receiving the news, Zhang Tan quietly went downstairs and handed the second floor to Teacher Xiaoman and Teacher Xiaoliu, who came to look after the first floor.

He walked quietly to the classroom on the first floor, looked for a corner of the door and sat down, immersed in the darkness, and looked at the light from time to time to protect their innocence.