Zhao Lingyan nodded, but did not let go of her hand. She hugged her for about half an hour before slowly letting go. Zhao Qi did not let go immediately, but gently stroked her back before slowly letting go.
open.
Then he started to clean up the house, sorting out the broken bowl pieces and putting them into a small box. He also carefully glued the small pieces on the ground with something to avoid cutting his sister.
When Zhao Qi cleaned up the trampled insect pupae on the ground, he was stopped by Zhao Lingyan.
The little boy was stunned for a moment, looked at the dirty pupa fragments, blocked his sister's view, and said, "I'll find new ones for you."
"No, I just want to keep it." The girl held her brother's hand, her beautiful eyes seemed to be able to speak, and there was stubbornness in them.
Zhao Qi compromised, "Then I'll just wipe it off."
The girl then put down her hands.
Zhao Qi peeled off the broken insect flesh bit by bit, wiped it clean, and handed the dry shell to her sister.
Zhao Lingyan took the pieces, carefully wrapped them up, and placed them close to his body.
The little boy blinked helplessly but didn't say anything.
After cleaning up, the siblings said good night to their unconscious mother, then closed the curtain and slept on the other side.
"Aqi, don't go looking for those people, okay? I just want us to be safe. When dad comes back and cures mom's illness, we can leave and never have to see them again." Zhao Lingyan's heart was full of uneasiness.
Zhao Qi suppressed the hatred in her heart and said: "Okay, a gentleman will take revenge in ten years. If I don't look for them, we will wait for dad to come back together."
The little boy's voice is childish, but he speaks every word very clearly. You can tell at a glance that he has been taught well.
Zhao Lingyan felt a little relieved.
However, Zhao Lingyan, who stayed at home to take care of his mother the next day, waited all day for his brother to come home.
Didn't he go fishing by the river?
Why aren't you back so late?
In the middle of the night, Zhao Lingyan couldn't sit still anymore and ran out of the house and went to the river where his brother often fished. The river bank was full of large rocks. There was no moon tonight. Zhao Lingyan stumbled and walked, calling his brother as he walked.
name.
But no one has responded.
That river is very deep.
In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer animals, and a strange fish in the river has become more and more fierce. It is often said in the village that this strange fish eats people. It only eats the body but not the head. It is extremely scary. If you fall into it, you will not survive. So
Children don't dare to get too close to the river.
My younger brother is the youngest among the fishermen. Of course, what he catches is not a strange fish, but a smaller whitebait, which tastes very good. Every time he eats it, he improves his diet.
Zhao Qi chose to go fishing just to make her happy.
Zhao Lingyan looked at the raging river and thought blankly.
The next day, several children came to the river and planned to fish, but were suddenly startled by the quiet figures there.
The figure heard the noise and turned around, but it was Zhao Lingyan who had been staying here all night.
Her eyes were a little red, and she was staring at a familiar fishing rod in Fang Liyang's hand. He was very familiar with that fishing rod. The bamboo on it was chopped by his father when he went up the mountain.
"Why are you holding my brother's fishing rod?" the little girl asked.
Fang Liyang didn't dare to look into Zhao Lingyan's eyes, "That, that was what he left behind."
"You're talking nonsense. Aqi couldn't have left the fishing rod behind! Did you grab it?"
As soon as he said this, Fang Liyang was not happy anymore. "I'm not talking nonsense. He left it behind. He fell into the river. He just didn't want it anymore..."
"Who did you say fell into the river?" The girl's sharp voice interrupted him.
"That's Zhao Qi." said a boy next to Fang Liyang.
Fang Liyang was a little annoyed that he was frightened by the sharp scream, and immediately said: "Whoever picked it up gets it, and who can be blamed for his bad luck."
"It's impossible for Aqi to fall into the river. Did you push him? Where is he?" Zhao Lingyan didn't care so much. She only knew that if she really fell into the river, it would be almost impossible to survive.
"He pushed me too, he deserves it! After you are all sinners, you deserve it!" Fang Liyang's words were a silent admission.
Zhao Lingyan's body began to tremble. She knew that her brother listened to her and promised not to cause trouble, but they actually bullied him and pushed him into the river.
Is my brother still alive?
Zhao Lingyan was scared. Fear and anger were intertwined, making her take a step forward and grab the fishing rod in Fang Liyang's hand, "Give it back to me, it belongs to my family."
"Anything that belongs to you belongs to whoever picks it up."
A flash of jealousy flashed in Fang Liyang's eyes. He didn't know where their father found the bamboo. This fishing rod was beautiful and strong. It was infinitely better than theirs. He had wanted it for a long time. How could he return it to him now?
?
"give me back."
"roll!"
Several people started pushing and shoving on the rocks, and Fang Liyang's eyes flashed with cruelty. Anyway, he had already pushed the boy down yesterday, so let's just push Zhao Lingyan down too. Wasn't she looking for her brother?
Thinking like this, he looked at the rushing river with a dark expression.
However, what he saw made Fang Liyang's eyes freeze slightly, and the darkness in his eyes gradually disappeared and turned into fear.
what is that?
The river is flowing so fast, how can it not be washed away?
A head floats on the water, and the pink flesh and dense white bones of the broken neck can be seen.
The head slowly turned so that the neck was at the bottom and the face was at the top.
It was the head of a little boy, with a pale face without a trace of blood, but his eyes were open, and the black pupils were spread with a turbid gray edge, staring at Fang Liyang.
Her head moved up and down with the water waves, and her white lips appeared from time to time, which looked extremely eerie and terrifying.
The strangest thing is that no matter how fast the river is, it can't wash away the head.
Those eyes seemed to be locked on him. For a moment, Fang Liyang felt like he was in a terrifying illusion, surrounded by water.
He suddenly let go of the fishing rod.
Zhao Lingyan looked at the panic in his eyes, realized something, and turned his head sharply.
Then she met the eyes of the head.
The fishing rod in the girl's hand fell to the ground with a bang.
"Aqi?" she shouted blankly, not even noticing that the other children had already run away as soon as she turned her head.
"Aqi, you, did you fall into the water? Come up."
When she turned her head, her head had already changed its direction, and Zhao Lingyan did not see the remaining part of her neck.
But the white eyes belonging to the corpse and the eyes that could no longer blink were enough for her to understand what happened.
"Aqi, wait until I pull you." Tears were streaming down Zhao Lingyan's face, but as if she didn't feel anything, she carefully touched the stones and walked towards the river.
But the head soon sank a little. Not only did it sink a little, it also floated away quickly with the rapid river.
"Aqi!"
Zhao Lingyan shouted and was about to chase her, but tripped over a stone. However, she didn't care so much. She just got up and ran quickly to the lower reaches of the river.
But it is a river that flows into the sea.
Until dark, she never saw her brother's face again.
She misses him so much.
She missed him after not seeing him for two days.
Zhao Lingyan staggered home with injuries all over his legs.
There was a crescent moon in the sky, which illuminated her path, but she felt that the weak light was very dazzling. This chapter has been completed!