Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Little Match Girl
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Little Luna ran barefoot on the snow, the scattered snowflakes reflected on her little face that was red from the cold. Her face was a little haggard, and she sneezed from time to time.
"Uncle, will you buy a match?" she gently grabbed the corner of an uncle's coat, raised her head and whispered a plea.
The uncle turned his head, looked at little Luna with a frown, wrenched away from her hand, and strode away.
"Miss, buy a match!" she whispered, pulling the skirt of a pretty-looking aristocratic lady once more.
After the beautiful young lady screamed, she slapped her hand off with a look of disgust, very hard, very hard, which made little Luna feel very painful and painful in her hand.
And the pretty young lady pushed little Luna so hard that she fell to the ground, and among Little Luna's shabby apron, a large bundle of matches was scattered on the thick snow.
"Hmph, where did you come from, stinky beggar!" said the pretty young lady, like a proud big rooster, and left proudly.
Little Luna was the only one left in the snow, silently bowing her head and picking up the scattered matches.
"Little Luna, little Luna is not a beggar. ”
"Little Luna is a little match girl. ”
At this time, little Luna saw some figures on the ground, and she looked up to find two or three little boys about her size around her.
They were all beautifully dressed, with thick padded jackets, and one of them was still nibbling on a chicken leg in his hand.
"Do you need matches?" asked Little Luna with a small smile.
The little boys laughed, and suddenly stepped forward, picked up the matches on the ground and ran, laughing happily as they ran.
"Brother, this seems to be a lot of fun. ”
"Hey, brother, it's fun, right?"
Little Luna froze, she only felt weak. The matches she had taken out of her house to sell for money had been snatched away by the bad boys.
Little Luna wanted to cry, but she suddenly remembered what her grandmother said, who loved her the most: "If you cry, girls will become less beautiful." ”
So she snorted stubbornly, wiped away her tears, and picked up the remaining matches.
"Huh? This is ...... Chicken legs?" Little Luna suddenly noticed that there was half a leftover chicken leg on the snow, as if it had been accidentally dropped by the bad boys just now when they were grabbing matches.
She pounced, then picked up the drumstick, looking left and right, as if no one was paying attention to her. Then she carefully hid the drumsticks in the pockets of her worn skirt, spread her feet, and ran.
Today is New Year's Eve, and everyone on the mainland is celebrating the upcoming New Year, and all kinds of toys and fragrant food are displayed in the shop windows on the street.
Especially the roast goose lying quietly on a large plate, and the greedy little Luna drooled out.
Her whole body was attached to the transparent crystal wall, and the crystal wall reflected the face of a large little Luna.
"Let's go, let's go, go farther, don't come here again. ”
The vicious clerk came out and blasted little Luna away, and little Luna reluctantly looked at the steaming roast goose and slowly left.
Turning a few streets and running, little Luna's forehead was slightly sweaty. But suddenly a cold wind blew, and she sneezed violently.
"Ahh
She rubbed her nose and finally settled down on a street corner.
Here, a little boy huddles quietly.
That's his brother.
His younger brother was dressed in brown coarse linen clothes, which were very shabby, and could not withstand the gusts of cold wind, which made the little boy shiver with cold.
Little Luna let out a long breath, then a smile appeared on her face, and she walked up quickly, "Brother." ”
"Sister. The little boy looked up in response, a little sluggish, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
Little Luna smiled and said mysteriously, "Guess what my sister brought you?"
"What? Is it fragrant black bread?" the little boy's eyes lit up suddenly, and then his eyes fixed firmly on little Luna's hand behind her back.
"Oooo
"Sister sold a lot of matches today!" Little Luna smiled, "There are a lot of good people who need matches, and my sister used the money from the match sales to buy you this chicken leg." ”
"It's just that my sister is greedy and eats a little bit first, brother, you won't mind, right?"
The drumsticks were still hot, and Little Luna kept them close to her to keep them from getting cold.
The little boy now had only chicken legs left in his eyes, and he shook his head and took a big bite of the chicken legs.
"Ahem, ahem. The bite was so big that the little boy choked a little. He grabbed the snow from the ground and shoved it into his mouth, and little Luna frantically patted him on the back.
Finally swallowed, a satisfied smile appeared on the little boy's face, and he handed the chicken leg to little Luna again: "Sister, you can eat it too!"
Little Luna shook her head, although she was eager in her heart, she still waved her hand and said, "Sister has eaten half of it just now, you eat." ”
"No, sister, eat!" the little boy looked stubborn, questioning the question of letting little Luna eat it.
Little Luna hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly closed her mouth and took a small bite.
A thick aroma of meat eventually spreads, and even drops of gravy come out. Little Luna was also satisfied, and she motioned to the little boy again, "Brother, you can eat too." ”
The chicken leg is not big, two people, you take a bite and I take a bite, and I eat it quickly.
Both of them smiled contentedly, on this New Year's Eve, being able to eat a meat meal is also extremely rare and luxurious for them.
It was late at night.
The cold wind was still blowing, and the snow was not a little weaker, and seemed to get heavier.
From the very beginning, the little boy's situation has not been very good.
He was already weak, but he seemed to have a fever because the temperature was too low, and he couldn't stop shaking, his hands were terribly cold, but his forehead was as hot as fire.
"Brother, brother. Little Luna shouted anxiously.
He wanted to take his younger brother out of this place and find a warmer place, but he couldn't go home. Although they were kicked out by their father to sell matches, after all, the younger brother was already in danger, and he was beaten and scolded by his father, and little Luna also wanted to take his younger brother back.
Although the home is not much better than here, at least there are walls on all sides, unlike here, which is almost exposed to wind and snow.
It's a pity that little Luna overestimates herself, she is just a weak little girl after all, she can't move her brother, although the younger brother is not big, but she herself is hungry and cold.
"Sister, cold, cold. The younger brother shuddered as he said this.
"What to do, what to do?" Little Luna was even more anxious, she had already put her whole body on her brother's body, and rubbed her brother's cold hands in her arms, but it had no effect.
The hand in his arms became more and more cold, and even his forehead, which was originally hot, slowly became cold as if it had been frozen by ice.
The younger brother trembled less and less frequently, and even at the end, he stopped trembling.
"Rub!"
A bright flash of fire appeared, appearing in the middle of this cold night.