The road in this wilderness was not easy to walk on. Moreover, Auntie Ren had soaked in the fish pond, so her whole body was wet. There were many mosquitoes around. After walking for seven or eight minutes, the hot and humid environment had already made Auntie Ren complain in her heart.
Xiaoxi, who was carrying a bamboo basket in front of her, was walking briskly. Auntie Ren, who was from the city, could not compare with her at all.
"By the way, Xiaoxi, why are you wandering outside alone so late at night … Aren't you afraid?"
"Looking for food." Xiaoxi said without looking back, "I wanted to catch some eels, but I didn't find any."
With that, Xiaoxi suddenly stopped, then jumped into the ground and reached out to dig something in the ground.
After a while, Xiaoxi skillfully pulled out two medium-sized sweet potatoes from the ground and threw them directly into the bamboo basket. Then she smiled and said, "Okay, let's continue!"
Auntie Ren wanted to say something but hesitated … In the end, she didn't say anything. She just nodded gently and followed Xiaoxi all the way.
After about five minutes of walking, a mud house with yellow mud walls appeared in front of Auntie Ren. The courtyard walls were also piled up with mud, and a wooden door was crooked and unlatched.
"Xiaoxi … You live here?" Ren Ziling asked hesitantly.
"Yes." Xiaoxi turned around and nodded, "Wait for a while, I'll make something to eat first … I cooked some porridge when I came out. It's almost done."
She watched the little girl with a ponytail quickly walk into the small mud courtyard at this time.
In the corner of the courtyard, there was a stove piled up with stones. A blackened iron pot was placed on top of the stove, and the smell of firewood was very strong.
Ren Ziling looked around … There was still no signal on the phone, but the flashlight on the phone was obviously working.
The courtyard was suddenly illuminated a lot … Half of the mud house in front of her had completely collapsed, while the other half was intact.
Madam Ren's heart trembled as she gently pushed open the door of this half of the house and looked inside. Suddenly, a stuffy smell hit her in the face … The ground was also muddy, but it was pressed flat. The top was covered with the most common kind of plastic bag that contained fertilizer.
In the corner of the house, a few pieces of dirty rubber blocks were put together. It seemed to be a bed … There were several candles beside it, some long and some short.
Some clothes were neatly folded and placed in a corner. In front of the only window in the house, it was covered with some plastic sheeting. There was also a wooden stool about 30 centimeters high. On top of it was an old book. Beside it were some other old books.
Ren Ziling saw the light bulb on the beam, but the switch she found on the wall could not turn it on. She knew that there must be a power outage here.
"Xiaoxi."
Ren Ziling couldn't stand it anymore. She walked out of the room and saw Xiaoxi squatting in front of the stove, blowing the fire with a bamboo tube.
"Are you hungry? Big sister? The sweet potatoes have just been roasted and we still have to wait for a long time. How about … you eat some porridge first? "Xiaoxi thought about it and said.
Auntie Ren silently walked to the stove, covered her palm with her sleeves, and opened the iron pot … It was indeed porridge, but it was very sparse, and there were also some wild vegetables that she couldn't name in it.
There were a lot of wild vegetables, and they even smelled a little sweet.
"You … you usually eat these?" Ren Ziling looked at the little girl with braids in disbelief.
"The cured meat at home is finished." Xiaoxi shook her head, "I didn't find any eels tonight, otherwise, there would be meat to eat! There are two chickens in the backyard, but the eggs have been eaten and they haven't laid yet. Some time ago, some big brothers and big sisters brought some noodles, rice and canned oil and salt, but they also finished them. "
"What about your parents?" Ren Ziling had realized something, but she still couldn't help asking, "Relatives?"
"Ah Ma passed away a long time ago." Xiaoxi said calmly, "Ah Pa went out to work, but he didn't come back for a long time. When Grandma left three years ago, Ah Pa asked someone to bring some money back, and then there was no news."
"This house …"
"It collapsed last year."
"There's no village nearby? The village committee doesn't care about you? "
"The village is far away, and the people in the village don't like to talk to me … In fact, it doesn't matter, I won't starve to death alone. When I'm hungry, I can eat fish and shrimp, and sometimes I can catch a few quails. There are also many things to eat in the field. Sometimes, some people will bring some food here. "
"Those guys only know how to bring some food!" Ren Ziling snorted.
Xiaoxi didn't say anything, just stood up and walked silently to the side, where there were many dry branches and wood. Xiaoxi grabbed a branch and broke it with her knees.
Xiaoxi's movements were very agile, and Auntie Ren's eyes couldn't help but redden.
This child's movements were so agile and skillful … that she was so skillful that it made her heart ache.
Old Ren was also an orphan when she was a child. Before she was admitted to the orphanage, she also had a bad experience. Later, she was admitted to the orphanage. Probably because she was far away, she was noticed by a good person from Hong Kong, who then sponsored her life … and she became who she was now.
"Xiaoxi, how old are you this year?"
"Thirteen."
Looking at the little girl's bright eyes that were a little dirty from the smoke, Auntie Ren asked curiously, "Xiaoxi, have you ever thought about leaving here?"
Xiaoxi shook her head, "If I leave, my father won't see me when he comes back."
Auntie Ren frowned and said, "What if your father doesn't come back? What will you do?"
Xiaoxi smiled and said, "When I grow up, I will go to the city to work. When I have money, I can find my father."
"What's your father's name?" Auntie Ren quickly said, "I know a lot of people, maybe I can help you find out."
"Really!" Xiaoxi's eyes suddenly lit up, "My father's name is Su Xing Qiu, and he's from the second group of village roosters!"
Howl —!!!
At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the hill not far away, which made Auntie Ren's scalp tingle … It was dark all around, and there seemed to be countless unknown things hidden.
Ren Ziling's heart trembled, "Xiaoxi, aren't you afraid of living here alone?"
"At first, I was a little scared, but then I got used to it." Xiaoxi shook her head, "But recently, this sound has become more frequent at night … Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night, I see some green lights floating by. I was so scared that I didn't dare to go out, but it's fine during the day."
"You can't live here anymore!" Auntie Ren grabbed Xiaoxi's wrist at this time, "Do you know how many extraordinary creatures are hiding outside the city now?"
"What … what are extraordinary creatures?" Xiaoxi asked confusedly.
"You didn't see the electricity …" Ren Ziling blurted out, but then she suddenly realized, "By the way, if no one tells you, you can't see anything at all here."
With that, Ren Ziling took a deep breath, pressed her hands on Xiaoxi's shoulders, and said seriously, "Listen, Xiaoxi, it's very dangerous outside now. The world has changed, it's not the world we used to live in. There are monsters in this world, eating people, and immortals … They are all very dangerous. Maybe some of them will specially catch children like you to eat."
Xiaoxi opened her mouth and immediately laughed, "Big sister, you're telling a story!"
Auntie Ren was about to say something, but at this time, she was suddenly shocked … She suddenly hugged Xiaoxi and then rolled to the side.
At this time, a black shadow suddenly rushed out and knocked over the stove, knocking over the iron pot and breaking the stove … The burning firewood scattered all over the ground.
"What's this!" Xiaoxi exclaimed at this time, "What a big … big rat!"
In front of her, there was a rat the size of an adult wolfdog in the yard! The big rat in front of her had red eyes, and its claws were black and cold. At this time, it was glaring covetously with its teeth bared.
Feeling Xiaoxi's trembling body in her arms, Ren Ziling at this time gritted her teeth, quickly took out the carving plate in her arms, and suddenly stuck it on her forehead!
At this time, the huge rat rushed over, but the blue light shield happened to be formed at this time … The huge rat rushed on the light shield, and then was bounced back by the power of the light shield.
However, the red-eyed rat didn't give up. After it landed, it rushed over crazily again.
At this time, Ren Ziling held Xiaoxi tightly in her arms. She didn't know whether the carving magic given by Miss Yue could be blocked, so she could only pray in her heart.
Outside, the huge rat's cry sounded again and again …
After a long time, Ren Ziling slowly opened her eyes. What she saw was the scarlet eyes of the huge rat — the rat hit again, and then was bounced back by the blue light shield magic.
This time, after the huge rat was bounced back, it seemed to roar a few times unwillingly, and then directly dug into the soil and drilled into it.
But before this huge rat finally left, its tail suddenly swept away the firewood and directly crashed into Xiaoxi's house.
After a while, the house was on fire.
"Ah, my house …" Xiaoxi screamed at this time.
But how could Ren Ziling dare to stay here at this time?
She held Xiaoxi tightly and pulled her out … The fire inside was getting bigger and bigger, and soon it was completely burning.
Xiaoxi's face was pale. At this time, she stared blankly at the fire in front of her and suddenly knelt on the ground.
At this time, Auntie Ren put the carving plate on her forehead and didn't dare to let it go. She could only endure like this, for fear that the horrible big rat would appear again.
…
The interview car hurriedly braked, and Old Q and Lizi in the car rushed out at this time.
Ren Ziling heaved a sigh of relief at this moment. She put down the plate and sat on the ground … The light curtain then disappeared.
"Boss! What's going on? We saw the fire from afar … "
"Sister Ren?"
"Don't say it first …" Ren Ziling said weakly at this time, "Hurry up, take this child, hurry … hurry back to the city! There's a big rat! "
"Big … rat?"
Lizi and Old Q looked at each other with a puzzled look.
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The interview car slowly stopped in an alley in the old city … There were police cars patrolling on this road during the curfew.
The interview car was indeed checked several times, but Auntie Ren was quite popular … The police cars they met along the way were all driven by acquaintances, so they arrived at the destination smoothly.
At this time, Ren Ziling and the other two took Xiao Xi who was in a daze and walked into an old building.
"I used to live in this house with my husband, but now it's temporarily vacant."
Auntie Ren turned on the light in the living room and pulled Xiao Xi to sit down. Then she asked Lizi to boil some water and Old Q to cook something to eat.
She looked at Xiao Xi and said, "Child, you can live here for the time being … You also see how dangerous the place you live is."
Xiaoxi was curled up and her face was pale. She nodded silently as if she had really listened to her words.
Ren Ziling hugged Xiao Xi lovingly and patted her back, "Don't worry, I'll try my best to help you find your father. You can live here. Now the city is absolutely safe, and those monsters can't come in. Even if they come in, they have no power. "
At this time, Lizi quietly waved to her.
Ren Ziling tidied up Xiaoxi's messy hair and comforted her with a few words of comfort before she walked over.
…
"Sister Ren, are you really going to take this child in?" Lizi asked curiously at this time.
"What else can I do?" Auntie Ren said angrily, "Since this matter has happened, I can't just ignore it … Besides, if it's you, can you bear to see this child stay in such a dangerous place alone? She doesn't even have that shabby home. Let's talk about it later. I'll see if I can help her find her relatives. If not, I'll see if there's any welfare organization willing to accept her. "
Lizi tilted her head and looked through the partition screen of the living room at the little girl who was sitting in the corner of the chair, hugging her knees and burying her head. She suddenly said, "I don't think she's very afraid …"
"What are you talking about!" Auntie Ren reached out and knocked on the head of this foodie, "Don't you have any sympathy? Your rent will be increased by 30%! The extra money will be used to buy food for Xiao Xi! "
Lizi suddenly widened her eyes. She could kill her, but she couldn't deprive her of money for snacks. "Wow!!"
Lizi burst into tears at once, "I'm so pitiful! I'm also an orphan who drifted here alone. I thought I found a very good job and met a senior who was very kind to me … I thought I wouldn't have to live a wandering life like before … I didn't expect … Wow!! I'm so pitiful! "
Auntie Ren immediately rubbed her forehead painfully, "Okay, okay! The rent won't be increased! I'll take care of myself! "
"Thank you, Sister Ren!"
She gave her a sweet smile.
Ren Ziling rolled her eyes and thought for a while, "It's late now, and it's not convenient outside the curfew … You and Old Q can sleep here tonight, and we'll go directly from here to the venue tomorrow."
"Okay! I'll check the room! "Lizi said with a face of joy.
"You can sleep on the floor!" Auntie Ren stared at her, grabbed the back of Lizi's collar and pulled her back, "I don't like outsiders to sleep in my room. That's my and my husband's love nest. It's sacred and can't be violated!"
"Isn't there another room …"
"That's for Xiaoxi!" Auntie Ren snorted, "How can you let a homeless child sleep on the sofa?"
"Tsk!"
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"Tonight, you can sleep here, Xiaoxi."
Leading the little girl to a neat little room, Auntie Ren said softly at this time, "This room used to be my son's. He loves cleanliness very much. You can rest assured that there won't be anything messy here."
Xiaoxi was looking at the room in front of her with a strange expression, as if she was a little confused.
"Sit down first, I'll find some clothes for you … I should have some old clothes here. Wait for a while."
With that, Auntie Ren walked out quickly.
Xiaoxi swallowed her saliva at this time and slowly walked to the bedside … After tentatively pressing the mattress, she sat down little by little.
The moment she sat down, Xiaoxi instantly jumped up, and then turned around vigilantly. She looked up and down, then turned around and looked up again.
She lay down, lifted the sheet and looked in.
Then she opened the curtain and looked out of the window nervously.
After a while, nothing seemed to happen and Xiaoxi slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Xiaoxi's sharp eyes kicked the wardrobe next to her, then she quickly walked over and opened the wardrobe with both hands … Nothing happened.
At this time, she seemed to be relieved and her body relaxed.
"This is …"
Suddenly, Xiaoxi's eyes seemed to have seen something and couldn't move away … She stood there petrified. After a while, she trembled and reached out her hand.
"That's my son's underwear from before! It's not for girls, Xiaoxi, you can use mine! "
Unexpectedly, Auntie Ren appeared at the door at this time.
Xiaoxi … Xiaoxi slammed the wardrobe shut, lowered her head, grabbed the change of clothes from Auntie Ren's hand, and rushed out of the room.
"That's to the kitchen, the bathroom is here."
Xiaoxi lowered her head again and walked past Auntie Ren.
"I'll teach you how to use the water heater."
"I … I just need cold water, I'm used to it …" Xiaoxi closed the door and then turned on the shower without saying anything.
The cold water splashed on Xiaoxi's body, as if the heat in her body slowly faded away … Only then did she let out a long sigh.
"What am I doing …"
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