9. Death

The lady of the Hu family was woken up by Dong'er's shouting, she hit her head on the wall of the well, the blood never stopped, and her leg was broken when she fell, and she was in severe pain at the moment.

Dong'er's crying mother came to her ears, and she could feel how frightened the child was. It was a child she had taken with her since she was a child and never left her.

"Mother, where are you, come back quickly!" The child's voice went from inside the house to outside, from the beginning of the cry to the end to a small sob, and then to the end, it was so hoarse that there was no way to make a sound, only a cough and choked up.

The lady of the Hu family wanted to respond, but found that she couldn't make a sound at all, she tried to move her body, but found that her whole body couldn't move except for her fingers. The anxious struggle was like a fire in her chest, trying to burn her out.

"Mother, don't you want Dong'er anymore, Dong'er will be well-behaved. Listening to the child weakening little by little, watching the light shine in from the well, it was dawn and dark, and the lady of the Hu family knew that she had not been in a drop of water for two days, and Dong'er above had left her, and she would not be able to live.

She hated Dong'er's obedience very much at this time, and after she moved in, she was worried that Dong'er would get lost, and she repeatedly warned him that he could not leave the courtyard, and Dong'er really never stepped out of the courtyard gate. At first, she thought that maybe a neighbor would pass by and find Dong'er, but two days later, no one came.

If this continues, Dong'er and himself will starve to death here.

Just when she was in despair, she suddenly noticed a small crimson grass with oval leaves above her head.

This is the manggrass, the classic of mountains and seas says, "the classic of mountains and seas": the mountain, under which there are many green and yellow, there are wood, its shape is like a tang and red leaves, the name is mangcao, can poison fish. There is also a record in the "Book of Sketches": "Mangcao, now Nanzhongzhou County and Shuchuan are all there. The wood is like heather and the leaves are sparse, and there are no flowers. Leaves are harvested in May and July. As soon as I said that the vine was born, I surrounded the wood and stones, and saw blood sealing the throat. ”

The Hu family lady is illiterate, but this mangweed and star anise look very similar, Hu Da used to marinate meat often used star anise, so the Hu family lady often went to the pharmacy to help him buy, the pharmacy master mentioned to her in his spare time, the only difference between the mango grass and the star anise is the color of the leaves, the manggrass is bright red or dark red, so she wrote it down.

You can't climb out alive, and if you die and become a ghost, you can get out.

Thinking of Dong'er, who was getting weaker and weaker above, the lady of the Hu family gritted her teeth fiercely, used all her strength, stretched out her hand, and dragged down the mangweed.

Looking at the blood-red leaves in her hand, the Hu family's tears flowed down her cheeks and fell on her lips that had dried up and cracked. She looked at the sky at the mouth of the well, smiled slightly, and swallowed the grass into her stomach.

"After swallowing the grass, within half a column of incense, I died of pain, and just when I couldn't stand the pain, I suddenly felt relaxed all at once. The whole person flew up from the well and landed in the courtyard. ”

The eyes of the lady of the Hu family became clear at this time, she slowly stood up, walked to the table, and beckoned Ding Ding and them to sit down.

"Fortunately, I came out in time, and Dong'er was already fainting from hunger. I cooked porridge and fed it spoonful by spoonful, until he woke up and hugged me and called my mother, I felt that my empty heart was filled at once, and I was alive again. ”

"But you're just a soul. Tintin still said indifferently.

"Hu family lady, you, you are really miserable. At this time, Zhu Tao was already crying so much that he simply hugged the Hu family lady and crawled on top of her and cried. Lin Zhen also turned his back and secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

The lady of the Hu family was a little at a loss, she kept waving her hand, "I'm not pitiful, everyone who has been a mother knows that this is actually nothing, we can do anything for the sake of the child." ”

"This is the weakness of women, and the strength of mothers. Lin Zhen stepped forward to pull Zhu Tao away, and looked at the Hu family's lady with admiration in her eyes.

"So you take care of Dong'er with a trace of soul, so others don't know that you have been dead for a long time. Tintin said.

"Well, I don't know what's going on, people should only have a soul when they die, but I can walk in the daytime, and I can really touch Dong'er and other things, except that my body is lighter, it's no different from before. It's just that I found myself never able to leave this yard again. It was as if there was an invisible wall standing in front of me, and I couldn't take another half step. The lady of the Hu family shook her head in confusion.

"Where did Dong'er go behind?" After Zhu Tao was pushed away, he suddenly remembered that the most important person described in the story was not in the house at this time.

"Dong'er!" Hearing this name, the lady of the Hu family, who was still awake just now, suddenly panicked. "Dong'er, my Dong'er. She was so mad that she searched around the house, knocking all the furniture to the ground. Lin Zhen wanted to step forward and grab her, but was stopped by Ding Ding with his eyes.

"Dong'er is out. ”

"Yes, Dong'er is out. The lady of the Hu family seemed to think of something again. He chased the chick out of the yard, but I couldn't get out, what to do, no matter how many times I tried, I couldn't get out. She grabbed the corner of Ding Ding's clothes, "Please, get my Dong'er back, help me bring him back, what should he do when he is out alone." ”

The lady of the Hu family knelt in front of Ding Ding, "After Dong'er left, I slowly couldn't remember things." I don't know who you are, but I know you're very powerful, so please help me get Dong'er back, I'll kowtow to you. As he spoke, he kept kowtowing heavily, refusing to get up no matter how Lin Zhen and Zhu Tao helped him.

"Okay, I'll bring your son back, but in exchange, you have to give me something too, okay?" Ding Ding leaned over and looked at the Hu family lady.

"Okay, as long as I can bring Dong'er back, I will agree to whatever you want. ”

"What if I want you to be gone?"

Lin Zhen and Zhu Tao were both shocked, but the lady of the Hu family nodded eagerly, "I have died once, as long as I can find Dong'er, after I settle him well, my soul will be scattered, and I will suffer eternally in the eighteenth layer of hell, I have no regrets." ”

"Okay, you two are here with her. Tintin said, and turned to go out without looking back.