As soon as the two siblings got out of the grove, they saw four or five children standing at the edge of the forest, holding baskets and tools for digging wild vegetables and mushrooms. The small basket full of wild vegetables and mushrooms that Hua Drink had just placed outside was being held in the hands of the baddest boy called Ga Tou.

They suddenly saw that it was the demon sister and brother who came out of the forest, and they grinned and shouted, "Who am I still here, it turns out that the little demon sister is taking her demon brother." Okay--this basket of mushrooms belongs to me, uncle. ”

Xiao Huaqi rushed forward to grab her sister's small basket, and he shouted, "This is the mushroom my sister picked, you give it back to us!"

When Gatou saw Hua Qi coming to grab it, he used all the small basket in his hand, and threw Hua Qi out and fell to the ground. The other children burst into laughter.

Hua Yin saw that he had knocked his younger brother down, hurried over to help his younger brother, and then said righteously: "Are you too bullying? ”

"Yo yo yo, little demon girl. You're not a human, you're a demon. Do you say?" said Gata in a strange voice, encouraging everyone to heckle.

The group of children jumped to their feet, waved the household goods in their hands and said, "Little demon girl, red brains." A thousand generations of ruined girls!"

Hua Qi was angry, and rushed up to snatch the small basket again.

As soon as Hua Yin saw that he was worried that his brother would be beaten again, he also rushed over and snatched it with his brother. The group of children also gathered around to help Gatou pull and coax. The flower was very angry, she grabbed the basket of the small basket and slammed it hard, only to see a bright light flash, and the group of children led by Gatou scattered and fell out.

Hua Yinleng was stunned for a moment, then picked up the basket, pulled his younger brother Huaqi, and ran in the direction of home. After running a long distance, it felt that they had not caught up, and the siblings slowly stopped out of breath.

There were a lot of mushrooms scattered in Hua Qi's small basket, almost half of them were left, and sweat was pouring on the tip of the little nose and forehead.

Hua Yin put down the things in his hand and rolled up his sleeves in distress to wipe the sweat off his face for his younger brother. In fact, her head and back were also covered with sweat.

Hua Qi said to her: "Sister, I saw the flash just now, and they all fell. ”

Hua Yu let out an "um" and said, "yes, that's weird! Otherwise, how could we have robbed them? ”

"Yes—is the gem you just picked up helping us?" asked Blossom innocently, raising her little face.

"Shhh ”。 In fact, Hua Drink is not full of such doubts in his heart. However, because she has always been called 'demon girl, demon girl' by the children in the tun, she is always bullied but no one controls this behavior, don't you know that the adults here also regard themselves as ominous people and connive at them?

She often sees her mother looking at her sad look, and as she grows older year by year, she gradually has a vague understanding. Maybe my mother also knows what happened to her, but she never wants to say it.

At this moment, although she also wondered that the flash that helped them defeat the wild boys in the village might have come from the gem obtained from the graveyard just now, she did not want to and did not dare to speak out about it. I'm afraid that once everyone knows the reason, they will be convicted of being a demon girl.

It's a terrible thing, she never feels any different from others, and she doesn't want to be a demon. Especially recently, there has been a rumor in the village about a demon eating children. It is said that on the mountain far from here, there is a youkai who specializes in eating chickens and boys.

Although this mountain village by the small river is located in the middle of nowhere, deep in an inaccessible mountain col, it has not really been disturbed by demons, but the rumors have become a household name. Now the people in the village are very nervous when they talk about the demon change. If this matter spreads to the village, the people in the village will definitely have nothing to do. If that's the case, your family won't be able to live here.

Although she is not very old, the wandering life of two years ago is the most terrible day in her memory. Cold, hungry, fatigued trekking with nowhere to shelter... Those days were like paintings, deeply ingrained in her mind. Now the home is shabby, but warm.

There are also flowers blooming all year round, there are small rivers gurgling water, there are curved stone arch bridges, there are countless mountain treasures and birds on the dense hills, and there are vast fields for people to live and settle down, which is what she likes. She loves this place, she loves this home, she loves her father and brother even more, and she doesn't want this beautiful thing to be ruined again.

The young lady and brother of the Hua family tidied up their clothes and the wild vegetables and mushrooms in the small basket for a while, and when they went home, they couldn't let their father and mother see that they were fighting outside again. Although there was not much fruit left, after all, they had not been beaten much, their faces were not injured, and their clothes were not torn, which was good. Then they all picked up their baskets and set out on their way home.

Hua Yin instructed again uncomfortably as she walked: "Xiaoqi, don't talk to your mother about the fight when you go home, and don't talk about picking up gems." ”

Hua Qi sniffed, turned her head to look at her sister and said, "I know, sister." ”

They took a path diagonally through a field of green wheat, where the winter wheat had already been plucked, and this year's crops were growing well. Then they came to the river, and walked a mile along the riverbank, and after crossing the small stone arch bridge, they were not far from their homes. There is a praise:

Fate is a small flower, and the yin and yang are staggered.

The spring breeze and autumn are easy to go with, and it is difficult to unlock the wonders.

The trumpet river is hanging in the shadow, and there will be fairies in the tornado.

This life is destined to pass a thousand sails, and the spirit stone praises the little girl.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the season for winter wheat to mature and harvest.

The Hua family also cultivated a few acres of land on the west bank of the Horn River, and sowed winter wheat in the early autumn of last year, and this year the growth is gratifying. Seeing the orange ears of barley rising with the breeze, the flower mother was happy and sad.

In the past, the work in the fields was handled by her husband with all his might, and he tried not to let her work in the fields without her help. Although she is grateful for her husband's love, at this moment, it makes her frown.

My husband fell ill, coughing and sweating all night, and I was doing this kind of work there. The two children are still so young, they can't count on it at all, and they can only rely on themselves. She knew that the wheat was most afraid of rain during the ripening season, and if she didn't take it back in time, once she was covered in the ground by the rain, she would be busy for most of the year.

Early in the morning, the sky was just bright, because I was worried that today was the day of the sickle, Hua Qi Niang, who had been in a light sleep, was awakened by the sound of grinding knives on the ground. Her sleepy eyes suddenly saw that her husband was not in bed, and she immediately understood what was going on.

She came to her senses at once, and hurriedly got out of bed and walked out of the room, where she saw her husband sitting on a small bamboo stool, bending over and laboriously sharpening his sickle.

The flower mother walked over and squatted in front of her husband and said, "Father, are you dying?

Father Hua's pale and thin face was sweating, and he pretended to be okay and comforted his daughter-in-law: "Where is that? I'm fine. However, before he finished speaking, he began to cough violently again, choking on a mouthful of phlegm and spitting it on the ground, and there were several bright red streaks of blood hanging in the phlegm, and his whole body was also panting.

Seeing this, the flower mother cried: "Dad, don't hold on." If this family doesn't have you, what will we do if we leave our mother-in-law? ”

At this time, Hua Yin and Hua Qi were also awakened and wilted out, and they gathered around their father and mother to watch, and their eyes were also flashing with tears.

Hua Yin said: "Dad, you can rest assured at home to recuperate, I will help your mother." ”

"And me. Hua Qi also hurriedly made a statement.

The male owner of the Hua family looked at the mother and son in front of him, and tears couldn't help but pour into his eyes. He knew his own physical condition, and he originally wanted to try to hold on hard to get the wheat back, but now that he looked, it seemed really unlikely. If he dies like this, it would be really sad to leave his daughter-in-law with two young children. He sighed, let his daughter-in-law and daughter support him, and slowly walked back to the house.

The two children also helped to tidy up the house, and put the sickle, basket, and burden for the wheat harvest on a dilapidated wheelbarrow, and after breakfast they were to go to the field to open the sickle and harvest the wheat.

When the Hua family girl pushed the cart into her wheat field, the sun had just revealed half of her face.

The flower mother wore a large hat on her head, and the cuffs of the small flower gown and the hem of the black pants were tied with strings, so as not to let Mai Mang get to herself.

Both children also wore small hats, but Hua Qi carried them on their backs. The sun hadn't come out yet, so he didn't want to wear it to get in the way.

The flower mother bent down in front of her to harvest and bundle the two ridges, and the flower drink and flower qi followed behind, carrying the bundled wheat bundles to the cart and stacking them, and in the gap they took small baskets to pick up the dropped ears of wheat.

Time passed quickly, the sun rose high, and the hot began to roast people.

Seeing that the sun shadow was almost noon, the mother was tired, so she found a shaded place to sit down and rest. The flower mother took off the hat and fanned the wind, and said to the flower: "Ya'er, rest for a while, you take your brother home to see your father, and help him make the rice hot before eating." Then, after you have eaten, you will rest for a while, you can come back with some hot water, and let Xiaoqi stay at home. ”

"Okay, mother. Hua Yin jumped up and agreed very obediently, and then said, "Then I'll go home with a basket of ears of wheat." ”

Hua Qi said, "I'll also carry my little basket back." ”

The Mother of Flowers said lovingly, "Yes." It's not too late for you to rest and go again. ”

"I'm not tired. Mother. We're going back. Hua Yin said, and Hua Qi each picked up a basket full of ears of wheat and walked towards the path on the bank of the river.

The flower mother looked at the sensible pair of children, and sighed in her heart: they are still so young, and they are all tired when they get up early in the morning and work until now, but they are not bitter at all. On the hot and beautiful cheeks of the flower mother, I couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

The young lady and the brother walked for two minutes under the big sun, and their little faces were as hot as red apples, and the red scar on the forehead of the flower drink was even more obvious.

She carried the basket on her arm in turn, and seeing that her brother was struggling, she used her other free hand to help him carry the basket. It's really far from being lightly loaded, and I feel that this small basket is getting heavier and heavier.

When they finally returned home, as soon as they entered the door, Hua Yin saw that his father had already eaten, but the dishes and chopsticks were still on the table.

She hurriedly went to her father's bed to say hello, and when she saw that she was in good condition, she was relieved. Her father told her that there was still food in the pot and asked her and her brother to eat it.

Hua Qi was so tired that he couldn't open his eyes, he grabbed the steamed bun from the curtain drawer in the pot, and while eating it in his mouth, he returned to his room, climbed into bed and lay down.

Hua Yin hurriedly took out the curtain drawer out of the pot, re-brushed the pot and added new water, and added new firewood to the stove pit, she had to boil hot water for her mother to bring.

When she went to the house to call her brother up to eat, she saw that Hua Qi was already asleep, still holding half a steamed bun in her hand. She knew that her brother was tired, so she pulled a list to cover her brother's stomach, thinking that he should sleep first.

Then, I went to the pot and filled the bowl of rice, and ate the leftovers on the table. When she finished eating, washed the dishes and chopsticks, and boiled the water on the stove.

She poured hot water into a crockpot, put it in a small basket, said hello to her father, and hurried to the wheat field.

Dad said in the house: "Ya'er, let your mother not be greedy late, come back early." Ahem. ”

"Hey——。 She promised, and the man had gone far away.

Hua Yin walked quickly, thinking that her mother was tired all morning and wanted to drink hot water. Because her mother's stomach is not good, she never dares to drink cold water, and cold boiled water must be drunk in moderation, so she is in a hurry.

When she was still half a mile away from her wheat field, she seemed to hear her mother's shout, and she couldn't help but tremble. Standing on the side of his feet and listening carefully, it seemed that there was no sound again.

Although she is young, she has seen and understood the ill-intentioned actions of some people in the village.

In the past two years, the bullying of her by the children led by Ga Tou in Horn Tun has made her young mind more sensitive and cautious, and she is always on the defensive. At this moment, she suddenly felt an indescribable sense of uneasiness in her heart, which disturbed her so strongly that she couldn't help but speed up her pace.

"What do you want to do, what do you want to do, come on——!"

It's my mother calling! Hua Drink heard it clearly this time. She didn't care if the water in the basket was spilled or not, and ran wildly. She shouted loudly as she ran: "Mother——! I'm here, mother!"

She saw that in the wheat field, a man was pressing her mother down on the wheat stack, and her mother struggled desperately to get up, and was pulled and pressed down by the man.

Hua Yin dropped the basket, picked up a tree pole by the side of the road, ran into the wheat field, swooped down like an angry bird, and slammed it down on the back of the man who was tearing with his mother.

The man was in pain, screamed, and when he turned his face to see that it was the little demon girl, he smiled lewdly, stretched out an arm sideways, and wanted to grab the little girl and press it in one place.

Hua Yin shrewdly dodged the arm, and picked up the tree pole again, only to see a flash of golden light, and the thief was thrown out two feet away.

The flower mother took the opportunity to get up in disheveled clothes, grabbed a sickle and waved it a little wildly, and the flower drink also opened her eyes angrily, holding the tree pole with both hands, and rushed up to fight hard!

When the man saw this posture, he cursed in his mouth: "Demon girl! Then he quickly slipped away in the other direction along the ridge of the field.

At this time, Hua Yin had already recognized this man, he was the most scoundrel and the most idle scoundrel in the village--- named Liu Yi.

Seeing that the scoundrel Liu Yi slipped away, the flower mother fell and sat on the wheat stubble and cried. Her face was pale and trembling, and she was afraid. If it weren't for her own girl coming over in time, what face would she have to live in this world?

Her clothes were torn, she shook her hands and tidied up her clothes and pants, Hua Yin came over and knelt in front of her and cried, "Mother, mother, don't cry." I'm scared. ”

The daughter's words calmed down the moment she became a mother. My daughter is still so young, I can't be too weak in front of my children.

She wiped her tears with her sleeve and said, "Good boy, thanks to you." Don't tell your dad about this, he'll kill him. ”

Hua Yin nodded sensibly. She hurriedly ran to retrieve the basket, and there was still half a pot of hot water left in the crockpot, and she poured out half a bowl for her mother to drink. The mother looked at her daughter gratefully, drank water, then combed her messy hair with her hands, and said, "Okay." Mother is fine. When I cut two more ridges, let's pull wheat into our house. ”

"Okay, mother. Dad also told you to go back early, don't be too late. Hua Yu said.

So, the mother and daughter regained their strength and began to harvest the wheat again.

That afternoon, the mother and daughter of the Hua family went home before the sun set.

After dinner, they rested early after a tiring day. However, Hua Yin couldn't sleep at all while lying on the bed in his hut, and kept recalling what happened in the field in his mind, and he was very scared.

She thought that if she hadn't been able to get rid of that scoundrel Liu Yi, she really didn't know what would have happened. Also, the flash of light - appeared again, but fortunately, my mother was dizzy at the time and didn't notice it.

Thinking of this, she reached out and took out the small black stone from the pocket of her underwear and touched it with her hand. She felt that this must be a magical gem specially given to her by God, so that this gem could help her. Otherwise, how could he have so much strength to pull the scoundrel Liu Yi out so far at once?

She lay there, holding the gem between her hands and above her head in the dark, and she worshipped the gods or gods who helped her in the dark. This imaginary expectation gave her the courage to survive, overcome suffering and humiliation, and she even felt that she was capable of protecting her mother, younger brother, and even her sick father.

Hua Yin carefully tucked the gem away in his underwear pocket. Ever since she got the gem that day and defeated them for the first time, she has specially sewn a small pocket in her underwear to store it, so that it is inseparable from herself.

The next day and many days afterward, Hua Yin was afraid that her mother would be bullied by hooligans again when she worked in the wheat field, so she no longer dared to let her mother stay alone in the field, but accompanied her mother to come back together. At a young age, she came home tired all day, and her legs were almost unable to move, which was very hard.

The flower mother is also extra careful, preferring to do less every day, and pulling the car home with her two children at noon, and going back in the afternoon. It is also considered that God has taken care of the thin people, and the good weather for many days finally made the Hua family take back all the wheat.

However, it was also since that day that a rumor spread like a germ in the horn tun.

The long-tongued women in the village gathered together and mysteriously said: "There are demon girls in the Hua family, and the world is not peaceful." "Trumpetun will be in great trouble in the future. "Yunyun.

There are even more men and women in Tunli, who always stand in the distance and point fingers at the Hua family, and the children will make trouble and abuse, coax, and fight whenever they see Hua Drink, Hua Qi!

How could the flower mother not know the cause of the incident, so she could only swallow her anger and tell the two children to go out as little as possible and hide at home to avoid trouble.

But who knows, it's as if God is going to be right with the Hua family.

Late one night, suddenly there was a thunderous sound, and the mountains shook in an instant. Everyone woke up from their sleep, got up in a panic and rushed out of the house.

I saw that in the northwest direction of Horn Tun, there was a fire rushing into the sky, thick smoke billowed out, and thunder shook the four fields.

I don't know who shouted: "It's the gods who are angry!" Everyone is terrified.

Later, I gradually learned that it was Wangba Mountain, which was about 180 miles away from Horntun, and the volcano had erupted. The eruption lasted for several days, day and night, and the heat and dust drifted in the wind, making everyone panic all day long.

Within two days, another version of the rumor was born. said, this is a demon girl in the world, and the gods are angry. The demon girl of the flower family will not be eliminated for a day, and the mortal world will not be peaceful for a day.

The father and mother of the flower were also disturbed by this rumor, and their lives were trembling. If it weren't for the fact that Hua's father was ill, they would have migrated away with their children again and moved away from this place of right and wrong.