"Shi An! Changning! ”

The voices of people called one after another, echoing for a long time in the empty snow.

"Where are these two children dead?"

"Bah, Bah, it's the New Year, what can't you die, you can't pay attention to it!"

"Well, I'm not in a hurry......"

Snowflakes fell one after another, falling on this small village, and the snow was piled up on the roof, lining the whole village white.

The red lanterns are hung high, and the splendid window flowers are thinly opened. The combination of bright and heavy Chinese red and winter snow white heralds the arrival of the new year.

At the end of the year, the two children were missing, and the villagers went out in groups, anxiously looking for them.

"Oh, they don't want to go into the mountains!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

In this season, the snow road is not easy to walk in the mountains. Not to mention a half-human-tall child, even adults have to be careful everywhere, for fear of falling into the pit if they are not careful.

Grandma Yang was even more anxious, not for anything else, because Shi An was her grandson!

The two children nested in the cave, and Shi An was still covered with Xie Changning's clothes.

It was freezing cold, and the two children were close to each other, absorbing warmth from each other.

Xie Changning rubbed her palms, wrapped Shi An's hand in her palm, and she trembled and said, "Don't be afraid, An An, adults will definitely find us, don't be afraid...... Even if they don't come, I'll take you out! ”

“…… Well, I'm not afraid. The mountain wind was howling, Shi An answered softly, he blinked his unfocused eyes, and pulled his hand to hold her back.

"Shi An! Changning!! Where are you? ”

There was a faint shout outside the cave, Xie Changning's hanging head was raised instantly, and he hurriedly ran to the entrance of the cave, shouting against the wind: "We are here!" We're here! ”

She ran back and carefully picked up Shi An.

"Does your foot still hurt? Can you go? ”

Shi An tried to drop his footsteps, and there was immediately a pain in his ankle.

He shook his head apologetically.

Xie Changning looked at his feet, simply gritted his teeth and carried him on his back, and carried him out with difficulty.

That year, Xie Changning was eight years old and Shi An was seven years old. But she didn't look very tall when she was a child, she was thin and small, and she looked about the same age as Shi An.

The first to find them was Grandma Yang, and when she saw Xie Changning coming out with Shi An on her back, she hurriedly beckoned the others to come over.

She took Shi An and said distressedly: "Ouch my heart, what's wrong with this, what's going on, what's like this!"

Xie Changning poked his fingers, buried his head and whispered: "This, Shi An said that he wanted flowers on the hillside, so I went to pick them for him, but I didn't expect him to follow me......"

And he fell, and broke his foot. When we came back, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, we couldn't find our way, and it was cold outside, so we hid in the cave. ”

Xie Changning confessed one by one, and looked at Grandma Yang pitifully with big flickering eyes.

"I'm sorry...... It's all because I didn't take a good look at him. ”

Shi An poked his head out of Grandma Yang's arms and said with difficulty: "Grandma, don't blame her." It's me who wants that flower, it's I who want to pick it myself, don't blame Sister Changning! ”

Grandma Yang looked at the gray eyes of her grandson in her arms who were not focused, and then looked at Xie Changning's bright big eyes, and her heart tingled.

She didn't speak, and she didn't blame Xie Changning, she just picked up Shi An silently and walked back and forth.

Everyone else also rushed here, and Xie Changning's grandmother looked at her in the snow, and suddenly became anxious and angry.

"Ouch, my little aunt, this is seeing that the New Year is coming, what are you running around!"

She pulled Xie Changning over, and the rough and warm palm slapped her a few times, patting the snow off her body.

Xie Changning grinned, "Grandma, it hurts!" ”

"It hurts, it hurts, you still know the pain, and you don't want to think about whether your grandmother's heart hurts if something happens to you!"

Everyone came over and persuaded: "Aunt Li, forget it, the children are also playful during the Chinese New Year, let's not be angry, just go back and educate well."

The bustling crowd gradually dispersed, and families were busy with the New Year.

Xie Changning took out the crumpled plum blossom from his arms and carefully inserted it into the flower pot.

The snow melts and drips on the cold plum, and the red petals are even more delicate, revealing a proud bone.

Xie Changning looked at the flower pot with satisfaction, and ran out excitedly holding it.

"Eh, you girl, it's time to eat, where are you going!"

Grandma's voice sounded behind him, and Xie Changning turned around as he ran: "Send something to An's house when you go, and I'll be back soon!"

Shi An's grandmother also lives here, and the two are only two minutes away.

Xie Changning knocked on his door, and the door was quickly opened.

"Shi An, it's me, I'm sending you flowers."

Shi An poked his head out, and when he saw that it was her, he turned his head to look at the kitchen a few times, and then quickly pulled her in.

In his bedroom, Xie Changning handed him the flower pot as if offering a treasure, "Shi An, look! ”

The bright red branches are graceful, and the petals are stained with a few drops of falling snow, and the red and snow white complement each other, and even more vibrant.

Shi An took the flower, sniffed it deeply between his nose a few times, and then raised his head with a smile for a while, with a glimmer of light in his gray eyes.

"Thank you, Changning...... Sister. ”

Xie Changning touched his nose, "Hehe, it's okay, since you want it, I'll pick it for you." ”

She liked this younger brother very much, although he was very indifferent when he first came back, and he didn't like to take care of her, Xie Changning thought that he hated himself, and he was a little disappointed about it.

Later, I heard my grandmother say that he was sad because he couldn't see with his eyes, and he didn't hate her.

Xie Changning asked while helping his grandmother choose beans, "What's wrong with his eyes?"

"Well, speaking of which, that kid is really unlucky." Grandma sighed with a look of regret.

"He was originally a very good child, his parents made money, and he had a sister who was also well-behaved and sensible. Then one day the driver took him home, who knew that he had drunk before coming, and the car hit the railing straight ......"

Xie Changning's heart trembled.

The driver was gone on the spot, Shi An was young and happened to be stuck in a small space, so he survived. But his eyes ......"

"Alas...... It's a pity. Grandma let out a long sigh and stopped talking.

Xie Changning subconsciously turned his head to look at the Shi family, thinking of the pale and weak little boy, he was also a little distressed.

During that winter vacation, Xie Changning played with Shi An every day, taking him to play in the snow, folding flowers, catching birds, chasing rabbits, and everything she could think of took him all over again.

Catching birds and rabbits is not to eat them, but to let Shi An touch them himself, feel their temperature and appearance, and not just rely on the storybooks told by others, exploring the world alone.