"Mother, you see, today I caught a water snake in the ditch, and after peeling it for a while, we will have meat to eat at noon!" A small, skinny, skinny, and still wet boy showed off his morning's combat power in front of his mother with an excited face.

It's just that the fear in the boy's eyes can't be hidden. His mother herself woke up three days ago, and it was a little different. Didn't speak, and never went out. I didn't do anything else but cook.

All the food in the house is eaten. This morning, there was only water left to drink.

In desperation, the little boy ran to the field alone. I want to be lucky enough to catch a few fish in the canal.

Although the fish is also difficult to eat, and when you eat it, you will vomit, but it can always fill your stomach.

It's just that I didn't encounter the fish today, but I saw a water snake. Although he was afraid, the little boy also knew that the water snake was not venomous. And he was starving to death, so he dared to go into the water and catch him. The price is to be bitten by a snake.

The boy's arm was still aching.

Mengyu is not right, now it is Tian Xiaoni who looks at the skin and bones in front of her and knows from the memories she gets. The little boy Wang Jieyu and the 5-month-old baby girl Wang Xie Xin, who was still in the grass hut behind him, were the children of himself and a scholar. It was only five months ago, on the day Xie Xin was born, that scholar Wang Yan and several men from the same village went to serve in the military.

But she couldn't accept it. On the day of his wedding to his college sweetheart, his car crashed and he died. It was not only his person who had vanished, but also her soul.

Although for some reason, crossed here. Also possessed from the body of a starving man.

But what if you can't accept it? Let two children die with you? She dreamed she couldn't do it.

"Thief God, since you don't let me die happily, then I'll live a wonderful life for you!" Meng Yu exhaled, lifted his senses, reached out to Xie Yu and rubbed his head.

The fear in Xie Yu's eyes suddenly became confused, and then it was occupied by surprise. It's been three days, and my mother has not touched him and his sister since she was kicked out here.

"Give it to my mother. You go and hug your sister. I'll call you when it's ready! Meng Yu said softly.

"Hmm!" Xie Yu nodded fiercely, and a teardrop slipped from his eye.

Dream carried the dead snake to the stove, which was built with only a few stones, and took a look. Knives, no. Bowls, yes, just two, one large and one small. It's all missing. Chopsticks, sort of. The length is different, crooked. In Mengyu's eyes, it is more like a tree branch. I smiled bitterly in my heart,

Wang Yan has only been gone for five months. His mother drove the mother and son here. Not even a broken bed.

If it weren't for the end of summer, Xie Xin would have frozen to death. However, Meng Xin also understands in her heart that even Xie Xin can't be happy now. If you don't eat yourself, you won't have milk. Reluctantly made a paste with a little black flour given by Aunt Wang next door. It's a miracle that I've survived until now.

No wine, no ginger, snake soup made. Mengyu estimated that he couldn't swallow it either.

It was simply baked. looked around, there was no knife, and it took a long time to peel the skin. After peeling the skin and taking out the internal organs, Meng Yu pinched a small snake gall. In my previous life, I heard that snake gall can swallow the eyes alive. Meng Yu thought about it for a long time, her heart was ruthless, her eyes closed, and she stuffed it directly into her mouth. Swallowed with snake blood and a mouthful of fishy smell. It's just that Mengyu didn't notice that this snake gall was not dark green, but glowing red.

Relieved his nerves and suppressed the nausea in his heart. Meng Yu found a slender branch, wrapped the snake around it, and made a fire to roast it. got up again and came to the door of the aunt's house next door.

"Auntie, can you lend me another handful of black noodles?" Meng Yu lowered her head, not daring to look at Aunt Wang.

The aunt looked at Xiaoni and felt pity in her heart. A good family is very likely to become the only talented lady in the village. Now he was kicked out of the house by his in-laws, "You wait, I'll go back and get it for you." ”

After a while, Aunt Wang came out with a bamboo basket and stuffed it into Mengyu's hand: "Take it." There's nothing else left at your aunt's house. You take it back first, and then talk about it when you're done. ”

Meng Yu looked at the basket full of things. A small packet of black noodles, two cabbages, a few corns, and as soon as the eyes were red, tears flowed uncontrollably. For herself, but also for the dead Tian Xiaoni.

"Thank you, Great God!"

"Thank you, don't do anything. Let's go back! ”

When she got home, she picked up a piece of corn and skewered it on the branches and roasted it. I took out some black noodles and water, and boiled a small bowl of paste. When Mengyu smelled a smell of meat, Xie Yu had already run over with Xie Xin in her arms, "Mother, what is so fragrant?" ”

"You'll find out in a moment!" Meng Yu looked up at Xie Yu, who was looking straight into the fire, and almost stuck her head into the fire.

After a while, Meng Yu handed the roasted snake to Xie Xin. took Xie Xin from Xie Yu's hand again, and took small sips of the paste and fed her cold.

Looking at the little life in his hand, he didn't even have the strength to swallow it. Mengyu's heart tugged. If I had pulled myself together three days ago, maybe it wouldn't have been like this.

Holding back tears, he forcibly used chopsticks to pry open Xie Xin's mouth and fed the paste.

Mengyu didn't dare to let go of Xie Xin. Just whispered her name.

Maybe it's because of God's ruthlessness to her, which makes it feel a little guilty. Xie Xin drank the mush and fell asleep in a daze.

Meng Yu haphazardly pulled out the charred corn and stuffed it into his mouth.

After eating the corn, Meng Yu scooped up cold water and poured a few sips. I found a piece of firewood half a meter long and thick at the wrist and said to Xie Yu, who had just finished eating: "Hug Xie Xin and follow my mother up the mountain!" ”

"No, no, mother, there are wild beasts in the mountains. A few days ago, one of the hunters in the village went up the mountain and has not yet returned. Everyone said he had let the beast eat it! Xie Yu was anxious when he heard that his mother was going up the mountain.

"There are man-eating beasts?" But who knew that when Meng Yu heard that there were wild beasts on the mountain, instead of being afraid, a fine light appeared in his eyes: "Then is the explanation going to starve to death or go to the mountain to fight?" ”

"But, but." It took a long time to explain the language, but I didn't know what to say. After all, he was only 8 years old.

"Well, there's a mother. It's a big deal, the three of us die together. ”

"Hmm." Xie Yu paused and nodded. As long as he is with his mother and sister, he is not afraid.

Meng Yu found the bamboo basket given by Aunt Wang just now and praised it on her shoulder. The door was not locked, and he walked directly towards the mountain with the two of them.

As soon as he walked to the foot of the mountain, Lan Lin found some mushrooms on the shady side of the tree. The ecstatic Dream hurriedly ran over.

"Mother, what are you doing?" Xie Yu, who finally caught up, looked at his mother strangely.

"Mushroom picking!" Meng Yu didn't raise his head. Now all but mushrooms in her eyes are mushrooms.

"What are you doing with this poisonous crown?" Xie Yu hugged his sister tightly and asked nervously.

"Poison Crown?" Meng Yu finally raised her head and asked puzzledly, "Do you mean these mushrooms?"