Chapter 17: Die Happily
I shuddered, and it was clearly the voice of the girl named Tomoko.
Sure enough, Tomoko looked at me in a blue shirt with big eyes of novelty.
I looked embarrassed and stood in the water and forced a smile, "That, yes, make a dress." ”
"What's the use of such clothes?"
"That, camouflage, yes, camouflage. I'm a hunter, and I can wear it when hunting so I can get close to the beasts. ”
"Oh, how good you made it up." Tomoko simply sat on the stone on the shore and looked at me with her chin propped up.
I looked at the blue shirt she was wearing, and I wanted to rush over and take it off and put it on myself, but unfortunately, she was a girl, and the size of the dress didn't suit me.
"Brother Bug, can you make one for me later? I want to go hunting with you, too. When the time comes, you can help me catch a kangaroo, okay? ”
I gritted my teeth secretly, how could I think this little girl was teasing me.
"No, I have nothing to do with you, why should I make one for you?"
"You're a friend of Piyou, I'm a friend of Piyou, so a friend's friend, isn't it also a friend, besides, you were still in the room in the morning and pressed people under you......"
"Stop, I didn't have any crooked thoughts. At that time, I didn't know each other, I was just afraid that you would shout and bite me. You promised not to say anything, didn't I let you go? ”
"Are we friends, then?"
"It doesn't count."
Tomoko looked disappointed, "Okay, then I'll go." ”
I'm anxious, if she leaves, I'll be alone again, so I'll have to find a way to let Tomoko help me find a dress.
"Hey, don't go."
Tomoko turned around, "What's wrong?" ”
I smiled, "Actually, a friend's friend's friend." ”
"If you don't want to be friends with me, don't force it."
"No reluctance, from the bottom of my heart."
"Okay, then you hurry up and make it up, make two pieces, one for you and one for me!"
As she spoke, Tomoko looked at me expectantly.
I stopped talking and continued to weave the reed skirt in my hand. Suddenly, I angrily threw the reed leaves, "Damn, don't make it up." ”
Tomoko was taken aback, "What's the matter, Brother Bug?" ”
"Tomoko, since we're friends, you have to do something for me?"
"What's the matter, you can tell me."
"Well, how can I say it, I lost my clothes, you go and help me find a dress!"
"Oh, don't you make another leaf dress, just make another one."
I can't laugh or cry, is this wise man or a fool? Don't I understand what I'm saying?
I had to say, "This leaf garment is for hunting, I mean the clothes I used to wear are gone." ”
"Are you trying to borrow the clothes I'm wearing? I'm a girl, I'll be shy if I take off all my clothes for you. ”
My eyes are dark, where is this! "No, I want you to help me find a dress."
"Oh, I see. You wait, Brother Bug, I'll help you find it now. ”
With that, Tomoko turned around and ran.
My hanging heart finally fell, and I continued to wait for Tomoko in the water, and she bought back the clothes, and I could get out of trouble.
When I was in a good mood, I also knitted a straw hat as a gift for Tomoko.
At this time, the sun sets, and a touch of thick glow is reflected on the surface of the lake, which is particularly beautiful.
The morning glow does not go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles, it seems that tomorrow will be another sunny day, when the time comes, I will immediately go back to the town, take Nemo, walk into the wilderness together, and enjoy the free hunting life.
I was thinking about it when I suddenly heard footsteps.
The footsteps were sparse, and it was two people walking over. One walks heavily, the other gentle, and I don't know who it is.
I hurriedly hid in the reeds and watched secretly.
At this time, a voice asked, "Tomoko, where are the wild people you are talking about?" ”
It's Xiaobu's voice, ha, why is this young master Kuo here.
No, he asked where was Tomoko Savage? What's going on?
Tomoko's timid voice came, "It's right in front, he's wearing leaves, it's scary." ”
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
"When he sees that my clothes are beautiful, he will exchange them with me for clothes made of leaves?"
"Haha, savages actually know how to be aesthetic, and they know that clothes made of leaves are not as good as ours! Laughed at me. ”
"Nasty, I'm telling the truth, I don't dare to move forward. I'll just wait here. You have to be careful. ”
"Well, you're a girl, it's best to stay away when you encounter wild people, I'll do it alone."
"Uh-huh, by the way, Xiaobu, you help me catch the wild man, and we can lock him up in the zoo, okay?"
My heart is galloping, what is Zhizi doing, didn't you bring me clothes.
Although I was full of complaints, I still wrapped my reed skirt around my waist, buttoned my freshly knitted straw hat on my head, and grabbed a handful of black mud from the roots of the reeds and pasted it on my face, I didn't want Xiaobu to recognize me.
Then, I quickly crawled into the reeds and lurked.
In the blink of an eye, I saw Xiaobu walking slowly through the gap in the reeds.
Xiaobu shouted: "Savage, come out? ”
There was silence all around, no one responded, only the sound of insects chirping.
"Don't hide, I see you."
This guy is obviously a little timid, and keeps talking to give himself courage.
I'm a little funny in my heart, Xiaobu is obviously a guy who is strong on the outside and capable in the middle.
Xiaobu continued: "Savage, where are you? Don't you want clothes, I brought them to you. Let's come out and make a deal, your leaf clothes are good, let's change. ”
I had a flash of inspiration, ha, yes, this girl Zhizi fooled Xiaobu over, it turned out that I was asked to knock down Xiaobu and rob him of his clothes.
This ghost horse's Zhizi, born harmless and harmless, but full of bad water, just tricked me, and now digging a pit for Xiaobu.
And I knew it was a pit, but I had to jump.
Xiao Bu's pace slowed down significantly, and he seemed to feel the abnormality of the atmosphere. kicked his legs and moved his wrists, and it could be seen that although this kid was quiet, he didn't give it in vain, obviously he had training.
I can't act rashly, as long as Xiaobu doesn't escape, I can calm down.
Xiao Bu had already walked in front of me, but luckily the freshly knitted straw hat blended perfectly with the surrounding vegetation, and he didn't find out where I was hiding.
I quietly picked up a pebble and threw it into the reeds on the water's edge, and it fell into the water with a thud, breaking the silence of the lakeside.
Xiaobu ran over quickly, "Haha, I saw you, don't hide it." He craned his neck and probed into the reeds.
While he was engrossed in the reeds, I was like a cheetah, my limbs pushing backwards at the same time, and my body pounced on Xiaobu like an arrow.
I said something I didn't understand, and since I was pretending to be a savage, I would just be decent.
Xiaobu screamed, but to no avail.
As I threw him down, I beckoned to the little cloth hand with the grappling skills my father had taught me for many years and the way I fought wild beasts in the wasteland, and continued to scream.
When Xiaobu looked back, he only saw his face covered in mud, his hat woven with reeds, and my white teeth that I had deliberately bared out.
This makes me a little worried, I guess it will scare this kid to death.
I touched his heart, and his heartbeat, it seemed that he was really scared and fainted.
I took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of underwear for Xiaobu, and he lay there naked, like a supple little white sheep.
I didn't have the heart to admire Xiaobu's body, so I quickly changed into his clothes, he was about the same height as me, so the clothes fit well.
Then, looking at the little cloth lying on the ground, he suddenly had some bad taste, and put on the reed skirt and straw hat that were thrown aside.
It is estimated that when Xiaobu woke up and saw his clothes, he really thought that he had met a wild man and changed clothes with himself.
Tomoko followed, and she laughed, "Brother Bug, how can you thank me." The clothes I brought you fit well. ”
I laughed dumbly, "You're so naughty, did you bring that dress?" You are obviously forcing me to snatch Xiaobu's clothes. ”
was directly picked by me, Zhizi's face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he looked cute and stupid, "I don't know where to sell clothes nearby, and besides, you didn't give me money, how can I buy clothes for you?" ”
My face sank, "Tomoko, it's not fun at all. ”
"Oh, got it, Brother Bug." Tomoko flashed her eyes and said, "It looks like a good girl, and it is unthinkable that this little girl will have so many strange ideas in her head."
She suddenly said again: "Brother Bug, I see you scaring Xiaobu, but it's vicious." There's no reluctance at all. ”
I laughed, "You know, Tomoko, I get angry when I see the people of the Brown family, and I repaired Xiaobu yesterday and another today. ”
"I heard what happened yesterday, but unfortunately I didn't see it, so today I want to see how you repair Xiaobu."
I stared at Tomoko, who found herself talking away and sticking out her tongue.
I said, "Actually, I repair the little cloth for a reason. ”
When I was a child, I saw Brown, the father of Boo, find a little beggar climbing over the fence to steal their dog food, Brown kicked the little beggar, and the little beggar was so hungry that even though he was kicked to the ground, he still clung to the handful of dog food in his hand.
Brown's minions, a bald man, stepped on the little beggar's hand, and the little beggar cried out in pain, but received no pity, and the bald man picked up the little beggar like a bird and threw him out of the fence.
I went home, found some roasted meat, and looked for him with Nemo, and in the evening we finally found the little beggar.
He huddled in front of a pile of firewood and grass, weak.
Nemo and I handed the little beggar a piece of roasted animal meat.
His hand was deformed, and he could only take the food with his other small hand, biting it heavily. I told him not to be in a hurry, take out a knife, cut the piece of animal meat, and give it to him piece by piece, so that he could eat it slowly.
He wept as he ate, and when he looked at us, he smiled.
Unfortunately, the next day, the townspeople still found the body of the little beggar in a pile of wild grass.
Hearing this, Nemo and I rushed over.
The little beggar had a calm face, no pain, and even a smile on his face, and I noticed that he still had a piece of uneaten animal meat in his hand.
I went home and told Anne about it.
Anne shed tears, I touched my face and told me a story.
That story was read by her in a book, in which there was a little girl who sold matches barefoot on the street on Chinese New Year's Eve, she was so cold that she lit a match, and in the light she saw the roast duck, saw the beautiful clothes, and saw the grandmother who loved her the most, and she was very happy.
Then the next day, people found the little girl frozen to death on the street.
Anne has never forgotten this story, and even hopes to meet the author who wrote it one day.
When the opportunity finally came, Anne was in Denmark once, and she longed to meet the writer who wrote the story, but unfortunately, when she arrived in Denmark, a solemn funeral was taking place, and the whole country was mourning an old man.
This old man never married, and poured all his energy into fairy tales.
Anne was sad and regretful at the same time.
She walked down the road in a daze, but saw a worn-out book named "Anderson's Fairy Tales" on the roadside used book stall, and she was pleasantly surprised to find that the title page of the book actually had the signature of "Hans Christian Anderson".
Overjoyed, she immediately bought it, and she even thought it was a gift that Anderson had deliberately left for herself when he ascended to heaven.
She kept the book carefully, and read every story in it many times, except that when she escaped from that home, the book remained at home.
Anne said that the roast duck, the clothes, and the grandmother that the little girl saw were just visions of her near death, but they brought the best happiness that the little girl's heart longed for, even if it was only for a moment.
The little beggar will thank you and Nemo for your barbecue like a match in the little girl's hand, bringing the best happiness in the world to others at the end of his life.
This little beggar, like the little girl in the story, must have soared to heaven full of happiness.
Therefore, death must be a painful thing, but dying with happiness will definitely not be painful.
Anne's words, I can't understand, I haven't been able to understand.
So for Xiaobu, even if I have only met him twice and don't know him at all, when I think of him as Brown's son, I don't think he will be much better.
Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the sons of rats will make holes. That's what my father said to me.
There is not a single wolf that does not eat meat, as I have seen in the moor.
I even suspect that my obsession with hunting is also revenge on the people in animal skins.
Luckily Anne told me about the little match girl, and I was lucky enough to meet the little beggar, who told me that each of us should be happy, to chase happiness, even if it is a momentary happiness, even if it is to die happily.
After listening to my own words, Tomoko looked blankly into the distance.
If my words can make this lawless little girl feel something, it must be good.