Hui Niang had a dream, and she dreamed that there was a huge mulberry tree growing in front of her house. It was the height of summer, and in the midst of the chirping of cicadas, the mulberry leaves also danced with the wind. She looked at the green mulberry leaves in the sun, and suddenly felt a little hungry in her stomach. So, she acted, her eyes fixed on the mulberry leaves, and then slowly climbed up the trunk.

Hui Niang felt strange, because in her memory, she couldn't climb trees, even if she was a maid in the house before she got married, she wouldn't do such a rude thing. Before she had time to think about it, she had already climbed to one of the branches, a few green mulberry leaves stretched in her sight, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and then climbed up to that leaf little by little.

"What am I doing? Anyway, I want to eat that leaf! ”

Hui Niang muttered in her heart, her head already lowered. She looked at the green in front of her, desperately suppressing the unbearable hunger in her belly. But the more she endured, the more attractive the green in front of her became, and the more uncomfortable the hunger in her belly became.

"I heard that this mulberry leaf is also a traditional Chinese medicine, could it be that I am sick. Otherwise, I'll try it first, after all, the taste of mulberries is still good, and this mulberry leaf should not be unpleasant. ”

Huiniang hesitated for a while, but she still couldn't resist the torture of hunger in her belly, and lowered her head and took a bite of the mulberry leaf. The juice of the mulberry leaves is slightly bitter, like the smell of wild vegetables picked from the ground in early spring, but it can still be eaten. After two more bites, I felt that the bitterness faded away, and the leaf became delicious.

Hui Niang finally couldn't help it, she began to swallow the mulberry leaves in front of her in a big gulp, until her whole stomach was propped up, and then she was content to lie down on the tree to rest.

The warm sunlight fell on her through the gaps between the branches and leaves. Hui Niang squinted at the ray of sunlight and wanted to turn over lazily, but she turned off the branch......

Hui Niang opened her eyes suddenly, half because of a dream, half because of her stomach. For some reason, she felt pain in her abdomen, as if something was squirming inside. She looked down at her belly, which rose and fell as if she were pregnant in July and August.

Thinking of the word pregnancy, Hui Niang couldn't help but feel sour. If her child is still alive, I am afraid that she will be able to snuggle up to her side and call her mother one after another.

When I think of that child, I can't help but think of the scars on my body, and the things my mother-in-law had done to her in the past. Saying that she doesn't hate or resent in her heart is false, but things have already happened, what can she do without evidence?

The more she thought about it, the more irritable she became, and she rubbed her nose and sat up with her hands on the bed. Who knows, just as he straightened his back, he felt that the thing in his stomach began to run wildly, followed by a surge of air, and something actually came out of his throat.

Hui Niang thought that she was in her stomach, and the eighty percent she spit out was also the undigested food in her stomach, but when she opened her eyes and looked closely, she found that it was a silver-white silk thread! Hui Niang has lived in the countryside for a long time, so she naturally recognizes that it is silk, which has just been spit out, and there is some warm silk.

She subconsciously covered her throat with her hand, but found that something was still squirming in her throat, and she couldn't wait to rush out of her throat.

Hui Niang was so frightened that she rolled over and rolled off the bed, and all those things, taking advantage of the gap between her mouth, came out of her throat. Those silver-white silk threads, as if they had life, wrapped her in circles. Suddenly, Hui Niang thought of the dress she had tried on before going to bed, which seemed to be made of fine silk.

She began to struggle desperately, but the silk threads in her throat surged more and more, and the silk threads wrapped around her body became more and more, and soon, her body was completely wrapped, and even her eyes were covered.

Hui Niang looked at the door that was not too far away from her, and realized in despair that she might be dying.

Just as the thread was about to cover all of her eyes, she heard the door slammed open, followed by the sound of a knife cutting through the silk, and then she heard the voice of the Ruyi girl.

"Hui Niang! You okay? ”

Huiniang opened her eyes weakly and found that she was half lying in Xing Ruyi's arms, with no strength in her body. Not far from her, the silver-white silkworm robe lay there quietly. She looked at the silkworm robe, and began to tremble softly, and began to cry with a whimper.

The fox picked up the silkworm robe, walked to Hui Niang's side, and asked, "What did you see?" ”

Hui Niang looked at the fox with a frightened look in her eyes. She was a little afraid of the fox, but she didn't dare not answer his question.

"I ...... I see...... I saw a lot of threads coming out of my throat. ”

"What else?"

"And? No! Without! Nothing! ”

Hui Niang shook her head gently, and the whole person was still in great fear.

The fox frowned slightly, looked at Huiniang for a while, and then asked, "What about the dream?" Have you ever had any strange dreams? ”

"Dreams?" Thinking of the process of devouring mulberry leaves, Hui Niang's body trembled more and more: "Dream? Some! I had a dream that I dreamed of...... I dreamed that a mulberry tree was growing in front of my house. I felt very hungry, especially when I saw the mulberry tree, and I felt even more hungry. Thereupon...... So, I climbed up the tree, and I ate the mulberry leaves. ”

"You dreamed that you became a silkworm?"

"Nope! No! I'm not a silkworm, I didn't dream of becoming a silkworm! Hui Niang let out a frightened cry, and waved her hand again and again: "I am a human, I am not a silkworm, I can't spin silk, I am not a monster!" I'm not! I'm not! ”

"Yun Hui! You look me in the eye! ”

The fox suddenly shouted loudly, and even Xing Ruyi on the side was inexplicably startled, not to mention Hui Niang, who was still in fear. She stopped everything in an instant, and only opened a pair of eyes, stunned, and looked at the fox's beautiful eyes with some fear.

"Have you ever seen a silkworm chrysalis, a very large and beautiful silkworm chrysalis? The silkworm chrysalis is hiding somewhere in this courtyard. You've seen it, and you're scared, so you subconsciously avoid it, because you think that what is hidden in that silkworm chrysalis must be a monster, right? ”

"Nope! I haven't seen that thing, I really haven't seen it. Don't push me! I beg you, don't push me! ”

"Yin Chensi, what are you doing? Didn't you see that Hui Niang was greatly frightened? ”

"Shh The fox motioned to Xing Ruyi not to speak, "I asked this, there is a reason for me to ask, and you will know after a while." ”

Although Xing Ruyi was a little depressed, and she couldn't bear to look at Hui Niang, the fox was never reckless, so she had to suppress the curiosity in her heart, close her mouth, and watch quietly.

"Yunhui, think about it carefully. On that day, your mother came to see you with a package. In the package, there are small clothes that she has sewn for your child with her own hands. The clothes were all made of fine silk fabric, not dyed in any color, and each one maintained the original appearance of silk. Soft, white. In that package, there is also the body of money that your mother gave you. She knew that you were not doing well at her mother-in-law's house, so she hid it from your father and secretly brought you all the silver and some jewelry she had saved on weekdays. She also brought some precious Chinese herbs, saying that they could be used to warm the body after giving birth. ”

Hui Niang closed her eyes and nodded, but tears involuntarily flowed down her cheeks.

The fox continued, "You have accepted the herbs and the clothes of the children, but you will not ask for your mother's money. You know, because of your birth, your mother's life at home is not easy. Just as your mother and daughter were pushing, your mother-in-law came in. When she saw the things in your mother's hand, she suddenly had a smile on her face, and even warmly asked your mother to eat at home. But when she learned that you hadn't left the silver and jewelry in your mother's package, her smile vanished. She said that you were stupid, and that since you married into their family, you should no longer favor outsiders.

That day was the first time you talked back to your mother-in-law. You said that your mother is not an outsider, but the person who gave birth to you and raised you, the person who is closest to you in this world and loves you the most. Then, your father-in-law came out, he first reprimanded your mother-in-law, then comforted you, and then offered to drive your mother back to Yunjiaji.

You are full of gratitude and watch your father-in-law drive your mother out of the door. That was the last time you saw your mother, and the last time you heard her speak. What your mother said is, go back, take care of the baby, and wait for the day you give birth, she will come to see you. However, you didn't give birth to that child, and your mother didn't return home.

Two days later, your father came, and he asked you where your mother had gone. You run to your in-laws' room to ask, only to find that your father-in-law is looking away, and your mother-in-law even kicks you out of the house. You can only tell your dad that your mother will go back after seeing you. Your father stayed at your house for a long time, and when he saw that he couldn't find any trace of your mother, he went back too.

Do you remember what you heard your in-laws say that night as you passed by their room? ”

Hui Niang's eyes widened, she looked at the fox, and tears flowed more and more.

"Yunhui, do you remember? That night, when you passed by your in-laws' room and heard your mother-in-law whispering to your father-in-law, the matter can be done neatly, and your father-in-law replied, Huiniang's father is so difficult, if I don't do it, how dare I come back to see you! You understand the conversation between the two of them in an instant. The things your in-laws did were not clear to outsiders, and how could you, as a daughter-in-law, not know. ”

"Say no more! I beg you, don't say it! I don't know anything! I don't know anything! Hui Niang shouted like crazy, then quickly got up from the ground and rushed out the door!

(Education 123 Literature Network)