Chapter 4: Never give up
The partridge, which resembles a chicken but is not a chicken, has a body length of nearly 7 inches, and is green all around, agile and timid. It can cure tuberculosis and has excellent curative effects, but it is extremely difficult to catch because of its timid characteristics.
This passage is a medical translation of the partridge, and later Lige also went to the old witch doctor in the clan to verify that the partridge did have hope of curing his mother's cough. This made Lige ecstatic at that time, but he also understood how difficult and rare this partridge was, but for the sake of his mother's body, Lige asked all the elders in the clan surnamed Shui, and finally heard a little bit of news about partridges from the patriarch Shui Shunliu.
It turns out that partridges like to eat water and grass, and I heard that someone once saw a partridge at the bottom of the mountain, which also made Lige full of hope. Since that day, he has been collecting everything about the partridge, even if the news is false, he has to look for it, but he has never seen it once, not even once.
This made the young Lige decide to give up several times, but his mother's deteriorating body and tired face inspired him not to give up, because once he gave up, it may be the only chance to heal his mother. So he couldn't give up.
Day after day, year after year.
Two years have passed.
Everyone knows that there may be partridges that don't live around here at all, or maybe partridges don't exist at all.
But Lige still goes down the mountain every day to explore, and he goes down the mountain excitedly every day, but he comes back with nothing. Some clansmen wanted to persuade him, but they saw his resolute gaze and undying filial piety. Everyone couldn't bear to hit the child, so that his last hope would be dashed, so whoever had surplus food in the clan sent it to the mother and son, and Wa Sanchun's medical skills could also make them full.
But today, this moment.
Partridge, partridge appeared.
The figure that had been tied for two years appeared.
None of this is a dream, and all this effort is no longer meaningless.
"It's really a partridge, it appeared, it really appeared, and there was hope for my mother's illness. "If Lige hadn't been afraid of startling the timid partridge, I'm afraid he would have yelled wildly. Despite this, his clenched hands and flushed cheeks were a true expression of the excitement and excitement in his heart right now.
But soon, Lige found a problem that gave him a headache, no tools. Now he only has two water grass plants given to him by the fat dog and the thin monkey, plus a ragged suit and thirteen bird eggs, he really has nothing to do now, how to catch the partridge.
But the partridge that was close at hand made Lige can't bear to give up, although he has really seen the existence of the partridge and is sure that the partridge really exists, his hope has not been dashed. But whether it will appear or not, whether the mother can wait for the next partridge to appear, all of this is unknown, and Lige can't gamble on the health of the mother with this unknown. This partridge was his only hope, his only chance.
"What should I do, there is no net, no trap, the only thing I have is these two water grasses, tools, what should I do...... No, I want to be calm, the more anxious I am, the more I can't do it. I don't have the tools to make one myself, yes I make my own. Lige, who calmed down, looked at a fruit tree in front of him, and his eyes lit up.
"Branches, leaves, and eggs. I can weave my own nets, and the branches of these fruit trees are quite tough, and soaking them in water containing bird eggs should be used to make a hemp rope, and if you take the chance, you should be able to do it. Lige's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his face was even more excited from the heart.
With an idea, Lige began to get busy, the branches of the sponge fruit tree must not be used, which will damage some of the foundations of the cotton fruit tree, and the branches of other fruit trees are only the water willow tree is tough enough to be used to rub hemp rope. A large number of branches of the water willow tree were collected, soaked in water, and two eggs were broken and put into the water, waiting.
While waiting, Lige deliberately went to observe the partridge's movements, for fear that he would fly away from here. Although according to what he heard, the partridge usually stays in one place for more than half an hour in search of food, it cannot be ruled out that it eats and runs away in advance.
In the time of half a cup of tea, a large net with a length and width of five feet has been completed. It was able to be completed in such a short period of time, thanks to the fact that I had learned how to weave a net when I was playing tricks on people, but I didn't expect it to be useful.
"It's finally done. Looking at the simple net in his hand, Lige kept stroking his hands, like some rare treasure.
"Coo-goo. “
"Coo-goo. “
Two crisp birdsong woke up Lige from his dream, and his eyes shrank even more.
It's not good.
Hurriedly looking up, an emerald green figure was slicing across a treetop, leaving a beautiful scratch.
"No, no, come back to me. Come back. ”
Lige yelled, and both of his eyes turned blood-red, as if blood would be pumped out in the next second, hideously scarlet.
"Come back to me!" angrily Lige reached out and grabbed something and wanted to smash it over, smashing the damn partridge to death on the spot to relieve the anger in his heart.
I don't know if it's luck, it's the two water grass that are thrown out of the song, and the light blue light reflects the rising sun, which is so bright and dazzling. It's like two sapphires, radiating the most beautiful brilliance.
"Coo-goo. ”
"Coo-goo. ”
The partridge that wanted to leave suddenly stopped in mid-air, and the pair of smart little eyes stared at the two water grass plants that were still in the air, and the longing look was self-evident, and then flapped its wings and shot straight at the water grass at an astonishing speed.
And the song that was still angry suddenly became excited, and the partridge came back, and there was still hope.
But the speed of the partridge's flight was a little beyond the limits of his eyes, and only an emerald green afterimage was left in his eyes, whizzing across the sky and speeding towards him.
Hands couldn't help but tremble, once, only one chance, the net pounced on the partridge and he still had a chance, if.
"No, I'll catch it. Spell all I have and I'll catch you, Partridge!"
With a roar, the huge net in his hand was thrown forward, and what he held in his hand was not a tattered net made of tree branches, but the legendary net of heaven and earth, which was like being able to cover the sky and the sun, and he was indomitable and tried his best.
It seems that God has been moved by the filial piety of Lige, and they all want to fulfill him.
"Flutter. ”
"Flutter. ”
"Goo-Goo!!
The net is gone, the net is miraculously netted.
A partridge about five inches long struggled with all its might, screaming incessantly. But the mouth of the net is too dense, and there is no way to get out.
"I caught, caught. Hahaha, mother, I caught it!"
Two years of sadness and two years of perseverance have turned into today's success. Holding the still struggling partridge with both hands, the partridge's warm body temperature, smooth feathers, and sharp claws are all so clearly visible.
"Little one, just accept your fate. When you cure your mother's illness, I will burn paper money for you, hoping that you can be reincarnated as a good family in the next life. I'm sorry. Lige looked at the partridge with despair in his eyes, and could only pray for it.
"Whoa, whoa!"
"Click!"
The unexpected tearing sound of a lifetime, a half-foot-wide opening, it turned out that this web woven from tree branches had already become fragile under the constant struggle of the partridge, and was on the verge of shattering. And Lige also ignored this because of extreme excitement.
Seeing that opening, the partridge that had already accepted its fate struggled again, and the ants were still stealing life, not to mention this partridge with a certain spiritual sense.
"Pounce. ”
"Pounce. ”
Breaking free, the partridge finally broke free from the shackles of death, spread its free wings, and spread its wings high!
"No, you can't leave, we're letting you go, you can't. Stop me, ahhhhh
Pain, heart-piercing pain. Ten fingers are connected to the heart, not to mention that all ten fingers are scratched, and that kind of pain is not something that a seven or eight-year-old child can endure at all. But Lige didn't let go, but used more force in his hands, and the blood rushed out like a trickle, staining Lige's arms, cheeks, and chest. Now he is like a warrior who fights in blood.
Crazy, senseless, arrogant!
"Coo-goo. ”
"Coo-goo. ”
This time it was the turn of the partridge to explode, but the small body contained a powerful force, and the close to fifty catties of Lige was lifted off the ground, although it couldn't fly too high, but it was enough.
Flying at a high speed, flying straight. On the front is a stout fruit tree.
"Bang. ”
"Poof. ”
There was a muffled sound of a heavy object slamming, a terrible sound of vomiting blood.
A mouthful of bright red blood spurted out of Lige's mouth and sprayed on the fruit tree in front of him, and the blood-red pattern seemed to reflect the unyielding of a young man.
"I won't let go, I'm more ruthless than my little calamity, you're still far away, far away!" The blood in his mouth had not yet been vomited, and he roared stubbornly with blood in his mouth.
"Coo-goo. ”
The partridge seemed to be enraged by the song, and its high-pitched chirping, as if it wanted to penetrate the sky, vented the anger in its heart.
One, two, three......
After ten full impacts, Lige's blood stained a full ten fruit trees red, and his mind was already blurred, and his eyes were completely blurred because of excessive blood loss.
Can't let go, can't let go, absolutely can't let go.
The only sentence in his mind stuck to him. Simple, clear but meaningful, I absolutely want to cure my mother, and I will never give up.
Never!!!