Chapter 12: Little Annie's Wish
Located in the valley of two high mountains, Sunset Mountain Village is said to have been named after the sun that went down near it in ancient times. There are only more than 30 households in the mountain village, except for a few people who have gone out to see the world, the rest of the villagers basically live a life without fighting with the world, so the life here is simple and kind, and there is no intrigue among the people in the city.
Little Anne's father died early, and I heard that when she was very young, a very powerful demonic beast came to the village to wreak havoc everywhere, harming the villagers and making everyone miserable. So the strongest hunters in the village volunteered to form a small team to hunt, not a few magicians and warriors of several ranks, these hunters with their rich hunting experience, in the end paid a heavy price for the people.
Little Anne's father lost his life in that operation, leaving the mother and daughter to depend on each other, but fortunately, the people of the village remembered his father's exploits and took good care of them.
It's a pity that little Anne has been weak and sickly since she was a child, and although her mother tried her best to regulate her body, little Anne was still weak.
Little Anne's hair is dry, her skin is yellow, her face is pale, and her small arms and legs are very worried about her body at a glance. If it weren't for the big eyes and a little aura, it would bring her a little vitality.
Since she was a child, her mother was heartbroken for her body, and after finishing her farm work during the day, she came back at night to continue boiling medicine. In addition to asking people to transport the livestock to the town to sell, the family also had to go to the mountains to dig yams to raise money to buy medicine for her. Obviously, it was a poor family that got the disease of wealth, and the doctor said that there must be expensive people to participate in some qi and blood replenishment medicines, and slowly adjust until the age of eighteen to get better.
At present, the family's life depends on the relief of the villagers, and they can barely live, but Xiao Annie's body has not been well adjusted, the medicine is too expensive, and the villagers are also weak.
Little Annie's biggest wish is to grow up quickly, because her mother said that as long as she grows up, her health will be fine, and then she can share the burden on her mother, so that she doesn't have to work so hard.
On this day, little Anne sat quietly on the small rattan chair at the door, her mother was afraid that she would always be stuffy when she was lying on the bed, and she couldn't even breathe after walking a few steps, so the rattan chair made for her was comfortable for little Anne to sit on.
Little Anne from afar saw the old village chief leading a group of people over, she rarely saw outsiders, and she opened her eyes wide in curiosity.
The old village chief used to see that there were generous guests who always went to Little Annie's house to receive them, and also helped to entertain the guests. He always took the trouble to introduce the kindness and unfortunate past of the family, hoping that there would be more well-wishers to help them so that they could get through the difficulties, and occasionally a few kind-hearted people would be generous, and the treatment of little Annie's condition in one week would be guaranteed.
That young lady is so good-looking, just like the princess in the fairy tale that my mother said. That big brother is so strange, how can he be like a cow in the village, he really has so much strength, if only I had that much strength, I can help my mother do a lot of farm work.
Hey, why can't the big brother lying on the shelf move, is he also sick like little Annie. It's so pitiful...... It's so bitter to take medicine......
Just as little Anne was thinking nonsense, Adeline also saw the poor little girl, and the old village chief said all the way, mainly because she felt strange and pitiful when she heard it, so she did not object to coming here for a night.
"Mom, there's a guest coming!" little Anne shouted into the back room, her childish voice was a little surprised, mainly because she couldn't walk too far, no friends came to play with her, and she liked to touch new things.
After a while, a middle-aged woman with gray hair and temples came out, her apron tied around her waist, and her apron was washed white with a few patches on it.
She wiped her wet hands on her apron and led the person into the back room: "Distinguished guests, please have tea, I'll help you get dinner, and it will be ready soon." "The tea leaves are old tea leaves on the mountain, with a slight bitterness.
"This was the meal money for our accommodation and dinner, which caused you a hassle. Adeline pulled out a few gold coins and handed them to her, "Also, please cook more for a few people, there's a rice bucket here." Adeline gestured to the rice balls.
The rice ball was a little embarrassed, and at noon I ate all the jerky that had been reserved for dinner. He was a cow pulling people all day, and he ate more than usual.
A gold coin is enough for a family to save some food for three months, and she looked at the old village chief with a little surprise when she saw such a generous guest.
"Don't hurry up and thank you!" The old village chief also met such a generous guest for the first time, but some politeness should not be said, and he would die to save face and suffer the crime.
Hearing the old village chief's words, little Anne's mother thanked her again and again, thinking that the few chickens and ducks she had raised at home were slaughtered to entertain the guests.
After half an hour, dinner was ready, with chickens, ducks and some special wild vegetables. Little Anne ate two bowls of rice in a row, and her little hand was so satisfied with her bulging belly, such a sumptuous dinner is often only available during the New Year's Festival. The big brother on the other side is really amazing, and he is not full after three large pots, but how can little Anne eat two bowls and be full. She held up her little hand and looked at the rice ball curiously, no wonder it was called a rice ball.
Adeline made a bowl of porridge cooked by her aunt and went back to the house to feed Long Tianyou, and soon came out with an empty bowl. Then he went out and asked the old village chief about the distance to the nearest town.
Little Anne thought that her eldest brother was sick, so she ran in to see: "Big brother, are you sick like Little Anne, it seems that you are sicker than me." ”
Long Tianyou was lying a little stuffy, and when he saw the little girl asking him with a concerned face, he couldn't help but feel a little energetic: "Little sister, the eldest brother is not sick, but just a little injured." ”
"Wouldn't it hurt, I fell and broke my finger once, but I didn't cry and I didn't tell my mother. The little girl remembered what happened to her and saw her big brother who looked like a mummy, and she was a little teary-eyed.
Little Anne stretched out her little hand and gently touched the place where the package was: "Will it hurt so much here?" ”
"Thank you little sister for your concern, big brother doesn't hurt at all now. Although the wound was still a little painful, Long Tianyou still smiled and encouraged the little girl, "Little sister is so brave!" Long Tianyou praised.
"Of course, little brother, I'll tell you a little secret, when I grow up, I want to be a big hero like my father!" Little Anne's face of admiration, from childhood to adulthood, her mother told her that his father died to protect everyone, and his father was a big hero who stood up to the sky.
"Okay, when you grow up in the future, you will be a big hero, and I will also learn from you. Maybe it's the sympathy for the same illness and the misfortune of losing a loved one, which makes him feel a sense of affection for little Annie, "Let's work together for the big hero." "The two of them, one big and one small, were solemn, as if they wanted to save the world.
The next day, the rice ball drove the set ox cart, and finally no longer had to be a cow, I am so grateful to God, especially with the magician, I can eat enough food and meat, I am so happy, even if someone drives him now, I don't want to leave.
Adeline secretly left a large sum of money for the peasant woman, enough for little Annie's medicine to take care of her body. As for why he kept this money, maybe it was to pity the family, or maybe it was to overhear the big dream of saving the world.
Little Anne's mother wiped her tears when she found out, and she was moved in her heart, and there are still many good people in this world.
As for whether little Annie's wish came true, that's another story.