Chapter 1: Barren Mountains and Forests

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Yao Hei'er, who was in a coma, faintly heard the sound of gurgling water, heard the breath of the breeze blowing overhead, and heard the chirping of summer insects in the grass around her. Her head ached as if it were about to crack, her eyelids were heavy as if they were pressing against a mountain, and a strong thirst hit her throat, causing her to instinctively and slowly spit out a word: "Water-"

There was another child's panicked cry in his ears, and he shouted anxiously: "Mother! Mother! What happened to you? What happened to you? ”

"Mother! Mother! Wake up! ”

"Mother! Mother! I'm afraid! I'm afraid! ”

This voice of "mother", this sentence of "I'm afraid", awakened Yao Hei'er's heavy sense of responsibility, she used all her strength, and slowly opened her eyes. In the light of the clear moon, the face of a five-year-old girl was reflected in her eyelids.

The girl wore a double bun and a pink ribbon with two round pearls hanging from the ribbon; Two butterflies with golden silk hairpins in her bun, their tentacles swaying gently as she sobbed; She was dressed in a valuable garment of gold and blue underneath, but it was now full of dust; A young face as smooth as jade is also full of tears at the moment; The two clear and pure eyes were full of horror.

Yao Hei'er struggled for a while, but she couldn't stand up, and her waist seemed to be covered by several stones of different sizes, which hurt and hurt. Her head seemed to have hit something heavy, and bursts of vertigo were still attacking her. There was a sticky feeling on her forehead, and she subconsciously wiped it with her hand, like blood.

When the girl saw that she opened her eyes, a trace of surprise immediately appeared on her face, and she wiped a handful of tears from her cheeks with her dirty little hands, and exclaimed, "Mother! Mother! You're awake! ”

Yao Hei'er barely squeezed out a smile, slowly raised her other arm that was aching faintly, gently touched the hair hanging down the girl's head with her hand, and said, "Qiong'er, don't be afraid!" Mother is here! ”

The girl saw that her mother was struggling to get up, so she hurriedly stretched out her arm, put it under Yao Hei'er's neck, and said, "Mother, I'll help you up!" ”

Yao Hei'er smiled helplessly, how could a five-year-old child support the weight of an adult? She hurriedly said to the girl again: "Qiong'er, my mother is tired and wants to lie down for a while, you can also lie down, accompany your mother, and look at the stars in the sky, okay?" ”

Seeing that her mother was smiling at this time, the girl was no longer frightened in her heart, so she agreed crisply and lay in her mother's arm.

Nightfall, I don't know when it came. Yao Heier didn't know how long she had been in a coma, she only remembered that before she fell down the mountain road, she hurriedly hugged her daughter who rolled down with her tightly in her arms to prevent her daughter from being injured like herself.

In the blue-black sky, the stars blinked happily, and the moon poured out her clear light. There was silence all around, only the crisp sound of grass insects coming from the grass around them.

Yao Hei'er secretly rejoiced in her heart, fortunately, it was still the end of summer, and the weather was not too cold. Otherwise, in this wilderness and mountain forest, freezing alone can freeze the mother and son; Fortunately, there are no wolves, insects, tigers and leopards in this mountain forest, and there are no villains, otherwise, the mother and son would have been unable to save their lives today.

She gently held her daughter's little hand, feeling a hint of coldness, and a hint of trembling that had not faded. In the silence, she could clearly hear her daughter's belly, making a "grunt" and "grunt" sound. Since the morning, the family has eaten nothing.

The corners of Yao Hei'er's eyes couldn't help but moisten, she took her daughter to her side, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and said with a smile: "Qiong'er, do you remember the story of Aunt Chang'e that my mother told you?" ”

The girl was just a child in the end, lying in the warm arms of her mother, and immediately forgot the horror and danger of Fang Cai, and also forgot her own rumbling belly, and said with a smile: "Mother, I remember." Aunt Chang'e lives in the moon, she is the best fairy, the most beautiful, the kindest heart, and the highest mana. She saw that we were in trouble and would definitely come to our rescue. ”

Yao Hei'er's heart is warm, as long as she has her daughter by her side, what is there to be afraid of? daughter is her Chang'e.

Another restless thirst came at her. She barely moved, and found that she was no longer as stiff as she had been. In any case, I can't really let my daughter accompany me in this barren mountain and wilderness, watching the stars blink all night.

She slowly pulled out the arm that was holding her daughter, used all her strength, propped her hands on the ground, gritted her teeth, and sat up fiercely.

Seeing this, the little girl also quickly sat up and said with a smile: "Mother, let's go back." Otherwise, Aunt Zhong and my sister, it's time to wait. There is also a third sister, who will cry if she doesn't see her mother for a day. ”

Yao Hei'er gently plucked the two weeds from her daughter's hair, and said with a smile: "Qiong'er is old and sensible, and she knows that she thinks about her aunt and sister." ”

The little girl did the same, and also picked off a few weeds from her mother's sideburns, held them in the palm of her hand, and said with a smile: "Mother, you also have it in your hair!" ”

Yao Hei'er smiled gently, and was about to speak, when the little girl quickly stood up, grabbed her mother's arm, and said with a smile: "Mother, I'll help you up." ”

Her daughter's young body and delicate words gave Yao Hei'er inexplicable strength, and she held her daughter's small shoulders and stood up. Because of the pain everywhere on her body, she couldn't help but grin softly.

The little girl who was looking around didn't notice her mother's expression, but she pouted and said, "Mother, there is no road here." ”

Yao Hei'er was silent. The moon is very bright tonight. Under the clear moonlight, you can clearly see that the hillside in front of you is not high, and during the day, I was just a moment of negligence, just looking at the wild fruit on a tree not far in front of me, and I was about to run over in a hurry, so I accidentally fell down.

She slowly moved her ankle, although it hurt a little, but it could be judged that it did not hurt her muscles and bones, it should be just some superficial injuries. Yao Hei'er rejoiced again in her heart.

She wanted to bend down and pick up her daughter and climb the hill, which was not too high. In front of the hillside is a sheep intestine path, which follows the sheep intestine path to the foot of the mountain, not far from the village. But when I bent over, I felt a huge pain in my lower back. I had to gently stroke my daughter's bun and said with a smile: "Qiong'er, let's climb this hillside together, and we can get home." You're in front, leading the way for my mother, okay? ”

The little girl answered cheerfully, and ran towards the hillside first. After only a few steps, his pace slowed down, turned around, looked at his mother who was staggering forward, and said sadly: "Mother, I have no strength." ”

Yao Hei'er's tears finally slid down without a fight. She knows, where is this daughter's lack of strength? The child is hungry. But she wouldn't say.

A daughter who has been pampered since she was a child, who is well-fed and served by four or five girls and grandmothers, has only become sensible in just two or three days. Perhaps, the incident a few days ago stimulated her too much.

The little girl looked up at the sky and said, "Mother, look, the moon in the sky is like the osmanthus gold cake made by Aunt Zhong." ”

Yao Hei'er didn't speak, nor did she wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and let her wander on her face. Tears ran down his cheeks, down his chin, and down his neck, tickling like a small bug crawling.

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