Chapter 083: Face Saint
That day happened to be Mulan's third birthday, Chili Po and Aunt Hao went to the beach to pick up seafood, and saw the bitter mother lying on the beach dying, so they rescued her. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
One of Ku Niang's legs was bitten off by a fish, and she was scarred all over her body, and she could hardly see her human appearance.
The others didn't even dare to look at it, but Chili Po used a knife to help her cut off the rotten flesh on her legs and near the wound little by little, and snatched her life back from the hands of Lord Yama with herbs and fish soup.
After a full month in a coma, she finally opened her eyes. Everyone gathered around her and asked this and that, but she was like a wooden man, and she didn't respond. When I got better, I always sat alone, didn't move much, and didn't communicate with anyone. If you give food, you will eat, and if you give water, you will not ask for it.
At first, everyone was disheartened that she had suffered so much, and from time to time they talked to her, trying to explain her and encourage her. didn't see her reaction, so they suspected that she hurt her brain, and sighed that her life was miserable.
At that time, the living conditions on the island were far worse than they are now, and everyone had to run for food every day. When the adults were busy, Mulan took the initiative to take care of the bitter mother. Feed water and food, wipe your hands and face, everything is appropriate.
About half a year later, on that day, the adults went out to look for food as usual, and they were very relieved to hand over the bitter mother to the well-behaved and sensible Mulan to take care of. Mulan hummed a tune on a whim, one after another, very selfless.
When she came back to her senses, she found that Ku Niang was looking at her with surprised eyes, which was definitely not the kind of eyes that a person with a broken brain would have. She didn't know why the bitter mother didn't want to communicate with everyone, so she didn't tell them about it.
After another two or three days, while the adults were away, Ku Niang suddenly asked Mulan, "Do you want to be literate?" ”
Mulan naturally wants to be literate, and for more than three years after coming here, she has never seen any books, nor has she ever seen others write. Crossing from a world that is highly dependent on words to an environment where words are vacuum, the sense of disparity and confusion is really indescribable.
If there is an opportunity to read, how can she let it go?
The text here is similar to the original world's script, but the difference between traditional and simplified is the same. Mulan is not a child in the core, she originally has a very thick cultural foundation, and she learns quickly when she understands it.
For Mulan's comprehension ability that is beyond ordinary people, Ku Niang is both surprised and appreciative, and she works harder to teach. At first, she also made three chapters with Mulan to avoid Chili Po and others to teach her in private, and then her health became worse and worse, so she no longer covered it up, and asked Chili Po and them to bring back a lot of wood and engrave the things they wanted to teach on it. I'm afraid that Mulan doesn't understand, and a simple picture is engraved next to the text.
When she was dying, Ku Niang held Mulan's hand tightly, and said with tears in her eyes: "I really want to live a few more years and teach you all the things I have learned in this life."
Mulan, if you have a chance in the future, you must go to the land and read more books......"
Ku Niang left like this, without leaving her name, nor saying where she came from or why she was exiled. Mulan carved a tombstone for her with her own hands, which reads "Teacher and Bitter Mother".
Those woods engraved with words and sketches have always been cherished by Mulan. Later, she was lost in a flood caused by a storm, and she was sad for a while.
Mrs. An listened to her finish telling her about the bitter mother, and sighed with a sigh on her face, "It's a respectable woman." ”
After a pause, he turned his head and instructed Hongyu, "Go back and buy a lot of books, and invite a few more knowledgeable gentlemen." ”
Hongyu replied "yes", and asked again: "The girl is not too young, Mrs. should also ask for a nurturing grandmother?" ”
Mrs. An was not in a hurry to express her position, and asked Mulan first, "How old are you?" ”
"Twelve." Mulan replied.
She was born in late autumn and early winter, and there is no yellow calendar on the island, so it is difficult to estimate the specific date, so they set her birthday on the day of the first snowfall.
The previous eleven birthdays were spent on the island, and no matter how hard the days were, the pepper women would hold a birthday banquet for her. Her twelfth birthday was spent in a fishing village, and on the day of the first snowfall, she boiled an egg for herself while cooking, even if her birthday was over.
When Mrs. An asked about her birthday, she said that the day of snow at the beginning of last year was the eighth day of October.
During the conversation, it soon came to noon, Mrs. Huijing asked someone to prepare an exquisite meal, and Mulan accompanied Mrs. An to eat together, and then went to a secluded meditation room with Ruixi to rest.
Hongyu accompanied Mrs. An for a walk to eat, and asked Mrs. An about Mrs. An's impression of Mulan, "Madam, what do you think of the girl?" ”
"Not bad." Mrs. An's tone was light but there was no lack of approval, "I used to find a rough hairy girl when you found it, and it took a lot of effort to adjust~ teach." At the moment, it seems that he is a person who advances and retreats to a certain extent, knows books and understands etiquette. ”
Hongyu was quite proud when she heard this, "Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, how can the bloodline of our Guogong Mansion be bad?" ”
Mrs. An was noncommittal, and instead asked, "Has the 'benevolent person' ever appeared?" ”
"No, I didn't." Hongyu told the story of what happened in Sanshui Town in detail, and doubted that Old Taijun was worried about Mulan's identity, "Madame, are you worried about fraud here?"
Madame should be able to trust me to see people's eyes, whether others are lying or not, I dare not say that I can see through it at a glance, but I can always find something after a few more glances.
As far as I could see, the girl did not lie about her identity, and she was at first reluctant to come back with me, but it was I who made a few specious remarks that made her think that I would be unfavorable to the people of the fishing village, and she gave in.
I have already checked, the red marks on the girl's body are impossible to fake, and the appearance is so similar to that of Grandpa Guo when he was young, even if I deliberately look for it, I can't find such a coincidental character. ”
Hongyu does things, and Mrs. An is of course 100% relieved. She has no doubts about Mulan's identity, she is only worried that the "benevolent person" has been pushing this matter behind her back, and there will be some ulterior motives.
After pondering for a long time, he asked Hongyu, "Have you ever asked Mulan?" ”
"I showed the girl the secret letter, and she was astonished. Obviously, the girl didn't know that before. Hongyu glanced at Mrs. An and added, "I think there is also a reason why the girl agreed to return to Beijing with me.
There is such a person who is always watching in the dark, in case it is a wrongdoer, how can she cope with it alone? Maybe she will also be implicated in someone who is kind enough to take her in. ”
Mrs. An nodded with a serious face, "No matter what conspiracy that person has, Mulan is my family's bloodline, and I will fight for this old life to protect her thoroughly, and I must not let this lone seedling be harmed in the slightest."
He commanded him to go down and return to the city in the evening. Tomorrow, I handed the sign into the palace early in the morning and presented the matter to the saint. ”
- (To be continued.) )