Thirty-five: A lesson learned from playfulness
Moreover, the elders were very anxious because they could not find the children, and once they inquired, they learned that the other children were also missing. So, everyone had to come to the Anxin patriarch for help. And Anxin, because he didn't see his three children, thought they had gone to play next door, and was about to ask Stupid Heart to go out to find it? I didn't expect everyone to come to the door. As soon as Phantom Heart entered the door, he shouted, "Patriarch! Oh no, the children have disappeared en masse, could it be that some demons and monsters have captured them? Hearing this, Strongheart kicked her, and Phantom immediately asked, "Why are you kicking me!" ”
"Don't you feel ashamed to talk nonsense here?" Tough said.
Seeing this, Anxin explained: "Don't quarrel first, tell me the ins and outs of the matter." Phantom then recounted what had happened, and Anxin realized that the children had not come back since they went out in the morning, and that all the other children were gone, except for lazyness. Anxin then asked Lazy, "Have you seen your companions in the morning?" ”
"Yes, I've seen ambition." Lazy said truthfully.
"What did he say to you?" Anxin asked.
"He asked me if I wanted to go camping, but I didn't go because of the rough and difficult trails." Lazy explained.
As soon as he heard that he went camping, he immediately took over: "Then the children must have encountered some danger in the mountains, so they can't come back." This made Tzu Xin cry in a hurry, and his two daughters followed.
Seeing this, Zhongxin came over to comfort her and said, "Let's not speculate until the matter is clear, otherwise, it will only add unnecessary troubles to us and will not help." ”
An An took over the conversation and said, "I think the children must have been lost in the mountains, so they can't come back." So be it! Listen, all the strong men went back to prepare the horses and hunting gear, and we had to go to the mountains to meet them, while the women stayed here and waited for the children to return. Maybe after we left, the children would have come back by themselves. In short, as soon as you have news of your children, send messengers to inform us. ”
In this way, Anxin took the Zhuangding members of Lingxin Village to the mountains to look for the children. When I walked to the Lingxin River, I saw a swaying torch on the other side of the river. "The children must be in Tori." With peace of mind and joy, he led everyone across the Lingxin Bridge and went straight to the firelight. When the children saw the large army in the distance, and knew that it was the elders who had come to meet them, they jumped out of joy and joy that we were finally out of danger. Then they ran towards their fathers.
This is a reunion after a life-and-death experience, and some children are crying, comforting them: "Don't cry, don't cry, you're all right." ”
Greed said with a sad face: "Finally, I can go home and have a good meal, and then sleep well." This made everyone laugh.
"Is it all here?" After a short reunion, he asked at ease.
The children quieted down, and no one dared to speak first, and suddenly Kindness cried again: "Ambition didn't come back with us." ”
Anxin's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous thought took over his thoughts. He immediately questioned Ambition: "What's wrong with him?" What happened, why didn't Ambition come back with you? Under his father's questioning, Ambition had to tell what had just happened. Anxin knew that his ambition was to bandage the wound of the black bear, so he was not here, and the stone in his heart was put down. "Faithful and follow me to find Ambition, and the rest escort the children back." Anxin ordered. The children then got on the horses of their elders and went back.
Peace of mind and faithfulness are found all the way. Suddenly, they spotted the shadow of a torch in the forest, and they shouted to the place where the torch was burning, "Is the one who is coming ambitious?" ”
When Ambition heard the voice, he saw the light of fire on the road, and knew that it was his father who had come to meet him, and happily replied, "Father, it's me." Then he ran hard to Anxin's side.
Anxin watched Ambition walk up to him, and said to him angrily: "You kid is really disobedient, always looking for some troublesome things for me to do." See how I clean you up when I go back. "Ambition was shocked, knowing that his father was angry, he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak." Get on the horse! We'll have to go back, or we'll be worried again. ”
In this way, Ambition got on his father's horse, hugged him and sat behind him, and then they rode their horses to Lingxin Village.
Mothers are anxiously waiting for their children to return. At this moment, time seems to freeze, and an hour seems to be as long as a year. The children's delay in showing up made them restless. Suddenly, Huanxin shouted: "Look at the fire in front of you, are they coming back?" Her words awakened hope in everyone's hearts, and they all looked into the distance in unison. The firelight in the distance became brighter and brighter, and gradually, the firelight expanded from far to near, from little by little.
"Yes, they are right." Humility can't hold back the joy in your heart. At this time, they could not wait any longer, and they all rushed forward. The children jumped off their horses and ran after their mothers. And just like that, you hugged each other. However, Meixin didn't find her ambition, you know, she had been waiting for this moment very hard, but she didn't expect that what she got now was disappointment. This made her even more anxious, so she wanted to ask Anxin what was going on, but she couldn't find Anxin. So they can only ask Ambition about the situation, and Ambition tells them about their encounter with the black bear, and then says that Ambition has bandaged the black bear's wounds and fallen behind, and Peace of Mind and Loyalty are looking for him. Meixin realized that ambition is still uncertain. I couldn't help but feel sad to myself. She silently prayed in her heart for ambition: I hope he will be safe.
Carefully saw Meixin's thoughts, and immediately ran over to comfort her, "Don't worry, Ambition will be fine, you see that he is so smart and knows martial arts." That little bit of difficulty couldn't bother him. Meixin still can't let go, she sees that it is so late and her ambition has not yet appeared, and she thinks that things may not be so optimistic.
"You should think about the good, and Ambition's choice to stay and bandage the black bear's wounds shows that he must be sure." Huan Xin also came over to comfort. Seeing this, everyone gathered around and said some comforting words.
But only annoyance is the least interesting. "He hasn't shown up so late, I think he's more than lucky." Annoyance is really that the pot is not opened. When Meixin heard this, she secretly shed tears of sadness.
Seeing this, Angry immediately ran over to accuse her. "Are you annoyed, she is already in a bad mood, and you still say these unlucky words to stimulate her."
"I didn't mean to." Annoyed retorted.
"You shut up for me, if you don't speak, we will never treat you as dumb." Said angrily.
Seeing this, I walked away. Angry hurriedly walked over to apologize to Meixin. "Mrs. Meixin, it's my long-tongued woman who is rude and makes you sad, and I will make amends to you here."
"It's okay, I just can't control my emotions, it's none of her business." Meixin said.
"You see, they're back." Confidence looked at the path of fire in the distance.
His words ignited the only hope in Meixin's heart. How she wished that Ambition would come back with her, because she could no longer withstand any blows.
Soon, Anxin's horse came to him, Ambition jumped off the horse, looking at Meixin's anxious eyes, Ambition felt very remorseful, and ran over to throw himself into Meixin's arms, "Mother, I'm sorry to make you worry for a long time." ”
"Kid, I'm fine, as long as you come back safely, it doesn't matter if I just wait a little longer." The stone in Meixin's heart finally fell.
Seeing that the children were all together, the elders began to "interrogate" their children. I only heard the disgusting and ruthless ask, "What did you do after you met the black bear?" ”
"I thought that guy was so fierce and huge, I thought I couldn't fight it, so I found a place to hide, ready to wait for the opportunity." Said ruthlessly and truthfully.
"You idiot, how I usually teach you, you should be brave. If I were you, I would kill the black bear and carry it back to the village to show everyone so that everyone could know what you were really capable of. I didn't expect you to retreat, it really disgraced my face. "When he said that, he was going to be ruthless, and when he saw this, he ran away. Poisonous heart doesn't have to be scolded because she has a brother to stand up for her.
Angry said to Frustration: "You are a girl who has been wandering outside all day like those boys, it's too unpleasant, and the next time you want to go out to play, you must get my permission." Discouraged and listened to the training, not daring to make a sound.
Shu Xin said to Xingxing: "Aren't you scared when you meet a black bear?" ”
"I was scared at first, but I remembered that you always taught me to 'be calm when things happen, and try to think about the good in everything'. I think as long as we don't provoke it, we'll be fine, so we'll be less afraid. Happy explained.
"Oh, and how do you find your way back when you get lost?" Shu Xin asked.
"Actually, thank you for this, you once told me that if you get lost in the mountains, you can find Lingxin Village by going down the Pure Heart River, so we did it." Happy thanks.
"You're such a smart kid." Shu Xin praised.
"Thank you for the compliment." Happy is proud of that.
Perseverance asks Faith, "Why do you hide behind a tree instead of running away when you encounter a black bear?" ”
"I believe that ambition will be able to stop the black bear, because he has the domineering spirit to be a leader." Faith replied.
"And what did you do when you got lost?" Perseverance then asked.
"I first tried to find a way to calm everyone down, and then I worked with them to figure out how to leave." Faith replied.
"Well done, son, I'm so proud of you, you've mastered the ability to stay in danger." Perseverance praised.
Changing his heart scolded the thief: "You stupid, don't you know if you come back first when it's late?" We're waiting at home for you to come back, and you know that I haven't even eaten yet, and I'm starving, and it's your sin. ”
"If you don't want to wait, go back first, I didn't tell you to wait for me here." The thief retorted angrily.
"Oh, you dare to talk back, see how I clean you up." After speaking, he chased after the thief's heart.
Seeing that kindness was still concerned about ambition and compassion was still in fear, Compassion comforted them and said, "You have finally returned safely, it's okay, there can be no next time." You see you're worried about you. Both sisters nodded silently.
Qiang Xin also taught carelessness a lesson: "Why are you always so sloppy in doing things? If you want to go out, you don't say hello to me first, so that we are all for you? ”
Lazy Xin snorted on the side and said, "What's worse is that you caused me not to sleep well." Now I'm sleepy. After saying that, he yawned lazily. Carelessness knows that he has made a mistake, and he does not dare to make a sound.
Carefully asked Zhenxin: "Child, are you frightened, don't you look very good?" ”
"Oh, I'm fine, maybe it's cold." Sincerely replied.
"Then go back quickly, lest you catch a cold." Said carefully.
Eccentricity had just heard that it was Ambition who led everyone back, and the parents of the other children praised Ambition, and Eccentricity was very happy, so he said to Ambition: "Son, you are good, you can lead your companions to break through the encirclement and find their way home, and in the future, you must be a great leader." When Ambition heard this, his heart was full of joy.
But ambition wasn't so lucky. Anxin thought that this matter was led by ambition, and he was responsible for it, so he scolded him angrily: "Ambition, hurry up and apologize to the villagers, you see, it was all you who caused the blame and disrupted everyone's normal life." Although Ambition felt wronged, he had to follow his father's words to do it.
He said loudly in front of everyone: "Folks, I'm sorry, it's all because of my fault that I caused trouble for you, I hope you will forgive me, I promise that there will be no next time." ”
"It's okay, it's okay, everyone can come back safely." Faithfully come out to play a round.
"Since the children are all right, let's all disperse. The kids should be hungry right now, so take them back to eat! Patriarch An Xin said.
In this way, the elders led their children home.
With this experience and lesson, the children seem to have grown up a lot more, and they are no longer so reckless in what they do, because they now know that recklessness will cost them a lot.
However, the different education of their children by the elders has also made their lives begin to develop in different directions.