In the early morning, in the mountains and mountains, the misty white fog has not yet dissipated.

The leaves of the trees in the forest are dewdrops formed by the convergence of dew, which exudes a crystal clear light.

In the biting cold wind.

Slip down.

A thinly clothed young man with a basket on his back, after wiping the dew and sweat beads on his forehead, seemed to hear a slight sound around him, immediately clenched the scimitar in his hand, and slowly moved behind the big tree on the side.

As he watched cautiously, a hare leaped out of the woods.

The boy breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as he touched the curved bow on his back, a lazy girl's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Brother, haven't you arrived yet......"

The young man's expression quickly softened, and he turned his head and smiled, "It's coming, you can sleep for a while." ”

"Brother, it's a little cold. ”

The sleepy girl pulled the thin blanket on her body, and there seemed to be a hint of complaint in her tone.

With a helpless smile on his face, the young man said softly: "Xiaorou, wait a little longer, you will have your favorite fruit to eat later." ”

The girl seemed to lift her spirits and said happily: "Then brother, you go faster!"

"Hmm. ”

The young man smiled and nodded, but as if he had thought of something, his eyes instantly dimmed a lot.

"Wow, that's great!"

The girl got up from the basket very excitedly, and then lay directly on the young man's shoulder, her little arms dancing happily in the air, and said happily: "I will be able to eat those fruits soon!"

With doting eyes, the young man smiled and said, "Xiaorou, be quiet." ”

"Uh-huh. The girl nodded obediently and happily shrunk into the basket.

The hare had disappeared from the surroundings by this time.

The boy sighed with a little regret.

After briefly adjusting the position of the basket behind him, the boy once again cautiously walked towards his destination.

......

The young man's name is Qi Shu, he is five feet tall, and he just turned ten years old this year.

Originally, I lived with my parents and sister in a village outside the forest.

However, five months ago, the parents who went into the mountains to hunt never returned, leaving only Qi Shu and his five-year-old sister Qi Rou, who depended on each other.

Relying on the help of the adults in the village, Qi Shu and his sister did not starve to death in the village.

Qi Shu, who was less than ten years old, began to follow his uncles into the forest, learning to hunt and learn to survive.

Qi Shu had thought that this life would last until he and his uncles discovered a fruit tree two months ago.

A tall fruit tree with white fruits.

The uncles were blushing and fighting for the fruits that had been eaten by the birds, completely ignoring the young Qi Shu beside them who were still watching them.

After a fierce fight, some people take more, and some people take less.

But Qi Shu didn't get a single fruit.

The atmosphere in the village has changed, the old harmony no longer exists, the uncles no longer go to the forest together, and the help for Qishu has gradually disappeared.

Everyone seems to be on the lookout for others.

On the day of his tenth birthday, Qi Shu, who was in tears, knelt in front of his parents' mound with his sister.

There was no paper money, no incense and no candles.

In front of the grave, only Qi Shu and his sister ate the leftover cold steamed buns and a small piece of rabbit legs.

Qi Shu grew up.

He vowed to make a good life for himself and his sister.

The fruit of those trees is a good thing, otherwise the uncles wouldn't be fighting for it like this.

Qi Shu began to go into the mountains in search of fruit trees.

However, all the fruit trees were gone, and Qi Shu could only go hungry and rushed back to the village before the night came.

My sister was bullied.

That day, Qi Shu didn't sleep all night with red eyes.

He knew that the village had changed, and no one would care about them anymore.

Now even his former playmates have begun to bully and mock his sister.

My sister cried and wanted to eat the fruit, and Qi Shu could only hold back her tears and coax her sister to sleep.

Qi Shu went deeper into the forest, but still did not find a fruit tree with fruit.

On the way back, Qi Shu encountered a hare, but in his excitement, the arrow missed.

The hare fled into a nearby cave in fright.

Qi Shu hesitated for a moment, pulled out his scimitar, and cautiously touched the side of the cave.

After making sure that there were no large beasts, Qi Shu cautiously walked into the cave.

By the sun outside.

Qi Shu was stunned and looked at the fruits and cores in the shadows.

Some are white, some are green, some are red, and some are ......

All kinds of fruits appeared in front of Qi Shu like this.

Qi Shu swallowed his saliva, quickly took off the clothes on his body, and wrapped most of the fruits.

After the darkness came, Qi Shu brought the fruits back home.

Qi Rou was still a child after all.

Under Qi Shu's serious advice, this secret still passed through the children in the village and reached the ears of the adults.

The fruit of the family was gone, the giant bear in the cave was also dead, and Qi Shu only received some meat and food.

More than twenty days ago.

The people of the village moved out of the village one after another, and only a dozen or so families remained.

Qi Shu knew that they were all staying here for the fruit, otherwise why would these adults return from hunting, but they didn't have any prey in their hands, and only occasionally brought back a few fruits.

Ten days ago, Qi Shu found some ground fruits in the process of setting traps, and he had seen them in the hands of adults.

However, the fruits in front of him were obviously not ripe yet, so Qi Shu could only wait patiently.

Wait for the fruit to ripen.

......

In the middle of the forest, the sunlight shines through the cracks on the ground.

No more of the early morning chill.

With a vigilant Qi Shu in his eyes, he wiped the beads of sweat on his head and walked forward as far as he could along the shade of the trees.

"Brother, hot!"

Qi Rou seemed to wake up at this time, pulling the blanket with a dissatisfied look on her face, and her little hands kept slapping on the blanket.

Qi Shu, who had a dry mouth, swallowed not much saliva, and said coaxingly: "Xiaorou, wait a little longer, it will be there soon." ”

"My brother is a liar. ”

Qi Rou pouted and lifted the blanket, then lay on Qi Shu's shoulder, and said coquettishly: "Brother, I want to go down, it's too hot up there!"

Qi Shu immediately frowned and refused: "No, it's too dangerous!"

"Humph!"

Qi Rou rubbed Qi Shu's hair for a while, and then after wiping her little hand on the blanket, she retracted into the back basket angrily.

Qi Shu smiled helplessly, and then straightened his wet hair.

He didn't want his sister to go into the forest with him, but he couldn't bring back the fruit.

There were some things he couldn't say to his sister.

So I can only sneak into the forest with my sister before early in the morning.

Last time, I only ate two small fruits, and Qi Shu was able to easily carry my sister.

If he had eaten a little more of these fruits, maybe he and his sister wouldn't have to live so hard in the future.

It's approaching noon.

Qi Shu finally came to the place where he had set the trap.

"It's finally here!"

Qi Shu looked at the trees he had marked, as well as the small dirt mountain next to the woods, and a smile appeared on his face.

Although this journey is tiring, it is also thrilling and dangerous, and it is worth it for these fruits!

But the next moment.

When he walked to Qi Shu behind the small dirt mountain, his smile froze on his face.

Qi Shu looked at everything in front of him in a daze, and said with a stunned expression: "Wasn't it okay yesterday......?"

Behind the small dirt hill.

The land, which was originally fairly level, has now been replaced by countless potholes, and even a large piece of the small dirt hill has been dug up, revealing the roots of the plants inside.

Looking at the bloodstained iron clips and the broken rope, Qi Shu's fingers were deeply embedded in his palms.

At this time, Qi Rou climbed onto Qi Shu's shoulder, her smart eyes were full of joy, she shook her little head, and looked around curiously.

"Brother, have you arrived?"

Qi Shu, who looked gloomy, lowered his head, and after hearing his sister's question, he spit out a word weakly.

"Hmmm......"

On Qi Rou's round face, two dimples immediately appeared, and after happily propping on Qi Shu's shoulders, he stretched his neck to look around, and asked in a slightly anxious manner: "Brother, where is the delicious fruit!"

A trace of guilt appeared in Qi Shu's dim eyes, and he didn't know how to answer his sister's question.

Qi Rou tilted her little head, put her head next to Qi Shu's face, blinked her eyes and said in confusion: "Brother, why don't you speak?"

Qi Shu was silent for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Xiaorou, the fruit is gone......"