"You can finish my cabbage as long as you can. Don't throw it away if you can't finish it."
Su Lin gave instructions, took the first aid kit and ran after the little boy.
Su Lin didn't eat. She had to look at the road while walking, fearing that she wouldn't be able to find her way back to the county hospital.
The little boy walked very fast, and from time to time he would turn back to urge Su Lin.
Su Lin couldn't keep up with his nutrition during the day, and now he had to run and couldn't breathe.
The two walked out of the county town, passed through a small forest, walked over a hill, and walked for another half an hour before arriving at the village the little boy mentioned.
There are shabby walls everywhere in this village. Probably because the sky is getting dark, the village is extremely quiet.
Su Lin was a little scared as he followed the little boy. He gasped hoarsely and asked, "Little brother, is your home almost here?"
"Sister, we'll be here soon."
Without stopping, the little boy turned the corner and pushed open a dilapidated wooden door that was ajar.
Su Lin hurriedly followed in, and she was dumbfounded when she saw the situation inside.
I saw that the half-collapsed adobe house was dirty and messy. There was a layer of hay spread in the corner of the wall where it could shelter from the rain. There was a dark-looking child lying inside.
Her hair was tangled with scab that had accumulated over time.
If the little boy hadn't called his sister when he ran over, she wouldn't have been able to tell that there was a little girl lying in the haystack.
The little girl was dying, and Su Lin was fascinated by the environment in which they grew up.
Oh my god, they are so young, where are their parents?
"elder sister."
The little boy shook his sister in the haystack a few times. Seeing that she had no reaction, he called out to his sister in a choked voice.
Su Lin suddenly came back to her senses, and she quickly gave the little girl a simple examination.
The little girl has a flat belly. Looking at her sallow complexion, one can tell that she must be malnourished.
"Is there any water? It's best to boil hot water. Feed your sister some first."
"Sister, we don't have a hot water kettle at home, I'm going to boil it right away."
After the boy finished speaking, he grabbed a handful of hay and put it into the stove nearby to light a fire.
He was very smart. He poured a little water into the pot and the water boiled in a few minutes.
The boy used an old porcelain bowl to scoop out some hot water and handed it to Su Lin. Su Lin put it to his mouth and blew gently again and again.
She carefully fed the little girl. Within a few minutes, the little girl's eyelashes moved slightly and her mouth opened slightly.
"Mom, I'm hungry..."
Those four weak words made Sulin burst into tears instantly, and her tears fell uncontrollably.
She controlled her emotions, raised her head and asked the little boy.
"When did you eat?"
"I caught a mouse and ate it last night. My sister didn't dare to eat it, so she ate a few sticks of hay."
hay?
Su Lin felt distressed and took the little girl into his arms.
"Your parents?"
"They said my father died and my mother ran away with someone.
My mother-in-law used to take care of us, but then my mother-in-law died too, so I took care of my little sister."
The little boy finished speaking timidly and lowered his head.
Su Lin bit her mouth tightly. She felt pain in her heart. It hurt so much that she almost suffocated.
The little girl must have fainted from hunger. The house was in such a state of ruin. Where would they get the food to cook for them?
Moreover, she never thought that the little girl was hungry when she came.
Su Lin was so anxious that she suddenly remembered that she had packed two bags of cornbread when she came, so she said excitedly: "Bake some more hot water, and my sister will find a way for you to eat."
The little boy nodded heavily and turned to boil water again.
"May I have your name?"
Su Lin held the little girl and asked the little boy.
"My name is Goudan, and my sister's name is Xiaohua."
"Goudan, what do you usually eat?"
Su Lin couldn't help but ask.
It is really pitiful for such a young child to have to take care of himself while also taking care of his younger sister.
"It's just locust tree leaves and a lot of wild vegetables and so on. The uncles and aunts in the village sometimes give us steamed buns.
Sister, have you ever eaten steamed buns? They are delicious, fragrant and sweet."
After Goudan finished speaking, Su Lin couldn't help but sob.
The little girl in her arms was so frightened that she couldn't help crying. Seeing this, Su Lin quickly stopped her tears.
"If Xiaohua doesn't cry, sister is fine."
Su Lin coaxed Xiao Hua softly, and when the water on Goudan's side was boiling, he asked Su Lin: "Sister, the water is boiling. Do you want to feed it to your sister?"
"No, please pass the bowl to me."
After Su Lin finished speaking, he took the bowl from the little boy's hand and carefully took out two chewed steamed buns.
Su Lin raised her lips and smiled helplessly. She disliked the cornbread that she couldn't swallow, but in the eyes of these two children, it was a delicacy.
The two wowotou at this moment were particularly precious, and Su Lin could clearly see the light radiating from the eyes of the two children.
She carefully broke the wowotou into pieces and put them into a bowl, poured boiling water on them, and separated them between the two children.
The two children were so hungry that they even licked the bottom of the bowl clean.
Su Lin licked his dry lips and asked, "Are you full?"
"Well, I'm full, thank you sister."
Goudan'er nodded, and Xiaohua timidly said in a low voice that she was full.
"Goudan'er, when you cook the wild vegetables, remember to wash them and cook them for a while before eating, okay?"
"Okay, thank you sister, can we meet again?"
Goudan'er looked at Sulin expectantly. Sulin smiled slightly and raised his hand to touch the tops of the two children's heads.
"Yes."
They go out to save people. Generally, if the patient does not buy medicine, they do not charge any consultation fee.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Su Lin packed up his things and got up to leave.
Goudan'er grabbed Su Lin's clothes.
"Sister, why don't you leave tomorrow? There are wolves in the woods and they can eat people."
Su Lin sounded a little scary, but if he didn't go back at night, Schumann would definitely be anxious.
She was saying that there were people around her within a few kilometers of walking. She shouldn't be so unlucky to meet a wolf, right?
"Don't worry, Goudan'er. My sister knows magic and will make them all go away. Remember to lock the door."
After Su Lin finished his instructions and watched the little boy close the door, he took out the flashlight from the first aid kit and walked quickly towards the county seat.
The further she walked, the more eerily quiet she felt around her.
With the little boy's words in her mind, she sped up her pace in fear, hearing the sound of her heart beating wildly in her ears.
Su Lin walked through the hill, and there were woods in front of her. She couldn't help but slow down and hesitate.
Whether it was an illusion or not, she always felt like someone was following her.
She wanted to look back, but she was afraid of seeing something that would scare her, so she forced herself to move forward.
While she felt fear, her scalp was numb.
Walking into the forest, the creepy feeling scared her to the point of crying.
She felt her legs shaking uncontrollably, and the feeling of being followed behind her became stronger.