Lan fell into a deep sleep.

Ai Qiaoqiao walked the mountain road during the day, and he didn't eat at noon, and when he was growing up, his stomach became more and more hungry and couldn't sleep.

She crept up and listened to the movement outside.

The upper rooms were quiet, the lights were turned off in each room, and apparently everyone else was asleep.

Ai Qiaoqiao tiptoed out of bed, pushed open the door and walked out.

When she was a child, she used to do this with her father.

When she was hungry in the middle of the night, her father would hide from her mother and secretly take her to the kitchen to make a small stove to eat.

When I entered the kitchen, Ai Qiaoqiao searched for a long time and didn't find anything to eat.

The cupboard is empty, and you can cry hungry rats.

Not to mention leftovers, not even a single leaf.

It's so poor.

Ai Qiaoqiao touched her stomach.

can live her life to this point, she doesn't believe that she is really poor, it should be that her grandmother Ma is too tightly in charge and hides things.

Just looking at her second aunt, she could guess that if there were things stored in the kitchen, they would have been stolen a long time ago.

Turning away from the kitchen, she looked up at the courtyard wall.

The height of the courtyard wall was not very high, because the courtyard gate was locked, she didn't want to go through the gate, so she came directly to the pigsty next to the courtyard wall, stepped on the blue stone, and climbed directly over the wall.

Not to mention climbing the wall, since she was a child, she has followed her father and even climbed a tree that is more than a foot high.

Turning out of the courtyard, she took advantage of the night to walk towards the river.

She remembered that her father once said that God would not starve people to death, which is why her name is "Qiaoqiao".

There are several tall old trees not far from the river.

Ai Qiaoqiao looked up.

There are usually bird's nests on such old trees.

The bird can't see clearly at night, and even if she gets close, it won't fly away.

She tightened her clothes, found a place to stomp, and began to climb up.

Halfway up, there was a rustling sound overhead.

She was startled.

Could it be a snake?

Snakes usually take advantage of the night to steal birds sleeping in their nests.

Ai Qiaoqiao grabbed the trunk of the tree with her leg and reached out to break a branch.

Even if a snake comes, she won't be afraid.

And as long as she is careful, she may add another snake feast.

"Yes...... It's me ......" suddenly a stammering male voice came from the tree.

Ai Qiaoqiao was stunned.

Is there someone in the tree?

"Who?" She let out a low sigh.

"You're the girl who asked for directions during the day, right?" From the branches above him came a thin, dark boy.

When he got closer, Ai Qiaoqiao recognized him.

He was the same boy who showed him the way on the mountain road during the day.

"What are you doing in the trees?" Ai Qiaoqiao said alertly.

In the middle of the night, they met by chance in the trees, which inevitably made people feel a little weird.

The young man scratched his head embarrassedly, "There is a bird's nest in this tree, I have been observing it for a few days, and I think there should be bird eggs in it, so I want to come up and take a look, what about you, what are you doing here?" ”

Ai Qiaoqiao couldn't help but choke and was a little disappointed.

"Did you find the eggs?" She asked.

The boy nodded, and opened his hand to show her.

I saw two bird eggs lying in the palm of his hand, which looked not small.

Ai Qiaoqiao couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

"Grunt".

The boy grinned, "You're hungry, you come with me." ”

He jumped off the tree with agility, and led Ai Qiaoqiao along the river to the mountain.

Ai Qiaoqiao was very vigilant, but the young man seemed to be completely unguarded.

"My father went hunting in the mountains, and there was still some flour left in the cave, although it was a little damp, but it was still edible......"