When Hu Xiaocao returned home, Wu Yuan was treating a woman.

"Grandpa Wu, how is my mother?"

The woman's eyes were slightly red, as if she had just cried, she wiped the corners of her eyes, "Your grandfather Wu said that as long as I recuperate for a while, I can get better and better."

Hu Xiaocao's eyes lit up, "Really, great!" I knew that worshipping the mountain god Grandpa had an effect. ”

Wu Yuan on the side looked pity, looked at the elated Hu Xiaocao, pursed his lips, looked at the woman next to him with a pleading look, and finally didn't say anything.

Hu Xiaocao sensitively sensed that something was wrong, "Mom, you're almost better, why aren't you happy, aren't you lying to me?" ”

The woman barely squeezed out a smile, "Happy, mom is about to cry when she is happy, besides, if you don't believe it, go ask you Grandpa Wu." ”

Looking at Hu Xiaocao's innocent and immature eyes, Wu Yuan nodded with difficulty.

"Great, I'll go cook then."

Hu Xiaocao jumped up and ran outside to collect firewood.

After she walked away, Wu Yuan sighed, "You can't hide your condition, Xiaocao is a smart child, she will know sooner or later." ”

The woman wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Let her be happy for a few days, Xiaocao is so lucky, hey, sometimes I think, if I die, maybe Xiaocao won't be so tired." ”

Wu Yuan's face changed when he heard this, "How can you have such an idea, Xiaocao has no father, do you still want her to have no mother!" ”

The woman's cloudy pupils burst out with a flash of light at this moment, "Uncle Wu, don't worry, even if it's for Xiaocao, I will try my best to live, and I have to wait to see her get married." ”

Wu Yuan left some herbs, gave a few more words, and then left.

The woman's condition was better for a while after taking the herb that was introduced by the evening primrose, but then it became worse and worse, and every night she would burst out with a heart-rending coughing sound, and she could not sleep well for almost the whole night.

His face was pale as if he would fall down when the wind blew, and at this time, Hu Xiaocao would hold the woman's hand tightly, afraid that she would disappear in the blink of an eye.

After the small temple was built, Hu Xiaocao ran more diligently, almost rain or shine, and reported there every day.

Many villagers passing by would see Xiaocao kowtowing and praying to bless their mother to get better as soon as possible, and they couldn't help but show sympathy and pity.

"This little grass is also pitiful, I heard that my mother is more sick, and I pinned my hope on the ethereal mountain god."

"Where are there any mountain gods, these are feudal superstitions."

"You speak quietly, don't let Xiaocao hear it, the child is sustenance for this, and he is making a small temple out, if you poke it, doesn't it hurt people's hearts."

The villagers sighed and walked away, looking at Hu Xiaocao and just feeling pitiful, and the places that could usually help would be more helping.

On this day, the kind-hearted neighbor Aunt Zhang sent a few eggs to replenish the body of the mother and daughter, and Hu Xiaocao ran home like a treasure and sent it to the woman as if offering a treasure.

The woman shook her head and rubbed Hu Xiaocao's hair like withered grass, "Mom doesn't like to eat eggs, you can eat them yourself." ”

Eggs may be very common for some people, but in the eyes of the mother and daughter, they are already extremely precious food, and the eggs at home are all saved and sold for money.

Eating one feels like a crime

The mother and daughter were reluctant to eat at all, since the last time they ate eggs, Hu Xiaocao felt like a thing in his previous life, and the daily meals were rice and pickles, and there was no meat smell at all.

Ordinary eggs are already a rare delicacy for them.

Hu Xiaocao was resolute, holding the egg and not putting it away, "No, Mom, eat eggs quickly, eat eggs to replenish your body, and you will be able to recover quickly." ”

I couldn't resist Hu Xiaocao, there was no way, the woman ate two.

There was still the last egg left, but Hu Xiaocao didn't move.

The woman couldn't help but ask strangely, "Why don't you eat the grass?" ”

Hu Xiaocao couldn't help but swallow her saliva, as if she thought of something, "I'll take it out and eat it!" ”

Seeing Hu Xiaocao running away, the woman smiled and shook her head, "This kid, no matter how you eat an egg, you have to run out." ”

As everyone knows, Hu Xiaocao ran to the mountain temple with eggs.

"Grandpa Mountain God, look what I brought you."

Although she knew that this mountain god statue made of mud would not reply to herself, Hu Xiaocao still said to herself, these days, she has become accustomed to telling what she has seen and heard, and what is on her mind.

It was as if the statue of the mountain god in front of me could really be heard.

"Aunt Zhang gave me three eggs, in order to make my mother get better quickly, she ate two, and I brought you one one."

Hu Xiaocao chattered, while peeling the shell of the egg, looking at the round and full egg whites in front of him, exuding a faint fragrance, Hu Xiaocao took a hard sip and licked his lips.

It took a lot of willpower to hold back and not take a bite on the egg.

"Grandpa Mountain God, you have eaten my eggs, you must bless my mother's body to get better quickly."

When people begin to be powerless, superstition will become the last expectation, Hu Xiaocao is young and doesn't understand the meaning of superstition, she is just too filial.

Just as Hu Xiaocao wanted to put the egg down, there was a "da-da" footsteps behind him.

originally thought it was a few villagers passing by, but when Hu Xiaocao looked back, it was a strange man.

The villagers don't look up and see each other, the uncles and uncles in the village, Hu Xiaocao all know each other, but the man in front of him has never seen it.

She looked dazed, and was about to ask.

A rag covered her mouth and nose, and she instantly smelled a pungent smell, and then Hu Xiaocao lost consciousness, and the eggs in her hands also rolled to the ground.

After the man did all this, seeing that there was no one around, he hugged Hu Xiaocao and burrowed into the mountains and forests not far away.

Only the statue of the mountain god pinched in mud bears witness to all this.

The egg, which was supposed to be used for worship, fell to the ground, was contaminated with dust, instantly became dirty, and finally crushed by the man's footsteps.

……

Soon after the man entered the forest, he ran into several other people.

One of them looks relatively strong, his muscles are bulging, he seems to be a practitioner, and his eyes are fierce, and he doesn't look like a good person.

The other person is as thin as a bamboo pole, and he also looks like a thief with eyebrows and rat eyes, and his eyes are a little yellow, and when he turns around, he always feels like he is calculating something, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

All in all, this group of people doesn't seem to be a good person.

"Yang Chengxing, you, you are so fast."

"I don't see her alone, and there is no one else around, it is just a good opportunity to start, so I simply brought it back, which can be regarded as a good start for us."

It turned out that the man's name was Yang Cheng, and the group of them were all human traffickers, who were planning to abduct and sell children and women in this nearby town and sell them to other places.

Yang Cheng happened to step on a spot nearby, and ran into Hu Xiaocao who was worshipping next to the temple, so he brought it back to others.

In fact, in towns and villages, small places are easier to get hands on, not to mention without monitoring, and if you want to call the police, you have to go to the town, so you will miss the best time.

In big cities, there are electronic eyes everywhere, and from time to time you will encounter traffic police patrols, and if you are not careful, you will be exposed.