Chapter 52: Zhao Ya's Story (2)
When she returned in the evening, the house was empty, and her father and mother were gone. She panicked, looked for them everywhere, and inquired about them whenever she met, but how could she find them? There were few people left in the village. Most of them fled. After waiting for a few days, she finally understood that her parents had really gone far away and really ignored her anymore. So she had to be self-reliant, how much courage and perseverance it takes for a 9-year-old child to survive alone!
When she was older, she finally understood that the culprit of the plague was caused by a small, invisible creature, its name was ----- Monster, which was spread by drinking water, and that it was the one who took the lives of her parents.
This monster has destroyed her village, and only the villagers who fled here survived! Later, after the monsters were raging, they returned to the village one after another. However, her life changed completely.
When everyone in the village came back one after another, everyone was stunned by what they saw! The horrific scene in the village was shocking. Everywhere there were corpses lying on their backs, each with a look of extreme pain. The struggle before death is vividly expressed on the corpses that have not yet decomposed! In order to prevent future troubles, the villagers with grief gathered the bodies and incinerated them after completing the pre-funeral rituals.
The process was solemn and solemn, and the fire burned for three days and three nights! During this period, the villagers have also been silently standing in front of the fire to pray for those who died of the plague, alas! Life and death are fateful, wealth is in the sky! What can they do? Destiny can't be violated, huh?
When it was all over, the villagers began to rebuild their homes, and many of the old houses were torn down and burned down, also to prevent the resurgence of the plague! But when they came to her house, they were shocked to find that there was still a living person in the village. At this time, she was sleeping there stiffly. What a miracle it must be for a 9-year-old girl to survive on her own in this village full of horror and death!
Her life is really hard, even if it's the plague? It can't hurt her in the slightest! She is still waiting for her parents to return, but how can she know that they will never come back?
Seeing that she was not dead, the villagers were first shocked, then rejoiced, and began to ask how she had survived until now? How did she get through all this time, and where were her parents? She was so happy to see so many people at once, and told them exactly what had happened!
She also told them that during this time, she looked everywhere for food, and she ate everything she could! Including some snakes, insects, rats, and ants! That's how far I have lived.
Naturally, the folks understand what is happening! Immediately, they began to grieve over what had happened to her. A couple picked her up, shed tears, kissed her dirty little face, and told everyone that they would take her in! In this way, she has another pair of adoptive parents. The plague lasted five years from beginning to end, and she was fourteen years old.
After she had a warm home again, the villagers took good care of her and often brought some delicious food to her, an orphan. The original apathy has all but disappeared without a trace. The adoptive parents also had a son, who was sixteen years old at the time, and was her older brother! He also took good care of her, just like her own brother, and gave her endless love! It was the happiest day of her life.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long, and when the adoptive parents' house lived for less than a year, a fire suddenly broke out in the house, and because she and her brother were playing outside, they escaped this catastrophe! But her second adoptive parents died in the fire! This fire sent her to hell completely!
Originally, fire and water are ruthless, and accidents can happen at any time. However, if it is accidentally exaggerated, the nature will change completely! Gradually, a rumor began to circulate in the village that she was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Evil Star, and that she would kill all her relatives and transfer their life to herself! Coupled with the visions of her childhood, including the fact that she was able to survive the plague, there is no doubt about this idea!
The original simple country style has become stupid and sad at this time! No one was willing to adopt her anymore, no one would even give her a little food, and her life began to fall into darkness again!
But this time, there are no parents who can block the wind and rain for her.
She returned to her old home, which was desolate, but it was her shelter. She became reticent and never dared to see anyone again.
At that time, the only warmth she could get was brought to her by her brother! Although no one would pay attention to her, he was adopted by an honest family of villagers!
He was the only one who didn't believe it, and although his adoptive parents warned him not to approach her, he often came to see her secretly, brought her something to eat, and told her many stories. Although he was only a few years older than her, he was like the sun in the sky in her heart, shining with a strange brilliance!
She would be excited for a long time every time he came, and she loved to lie on his lap and count the stars in the sky, and he would tell her stories about the stars. Tell her which one is the Cowherd and which one is the Weaver Girl, and tell her that although they can only meet on the seventh day of July every year, they still won't give up.
He encouraged her that everything would be fine, he told her not to give up, and when he grew up and could afford her, he would take her away, get out of here, and go to live outside. She just nodded sweetly and finally fell asleep with a smile!
She later realized that their relationship had gone beyond the feelings between brother and sister, and this kind of relationship was called - love!
Two years passed like this, and they spent two cruel years in this hazy state. Only the days with him will feel warm! With the growth of age, she finally understood what this kind of feeling represented! She couldn't live without him anymore. If she doesn't see him for a few days, she feels like something is missing.
One night, he suddenly ran over with a package and told her mysteriously that he had brought her a gift. She's going to love it.
She looked at him a little strangely, wondering what kind of gift could make him so happy, and couldn't help but arouse her curiosity about what he was going to give her. When he opened the package, he stared at her motionlessly, looking at her affectionately. What catches your eye is a brand new, colorful dress that can only be worn by adult girls!
In the village where she lives, there is a custom. A girl is a sign of adulthood at the age of 16, and at that time, the girl will wear the clothes that represent adulthood, and the first man the girl sees must be a loved one.