Chapter 4 4. An Elf

Games are fun for kids. Without the shackles of the family, Meiling and her sister and brother became good friends with many friends from neighboring villages. They often play games together. Children love to hide and seek.Hide and seek not only has a wide space, but also can exercise and test a child's courage and wisdom. When the little friends were playing hide-and-seek, Xiao Meiling clamored to join the group too. But the children tried to shake her off.Because she is not good at hide and seek. Of course, because of the love of the elder sister, she is sometimes accepted by her friends.Besides, Xiao Meiling has been obsessed with enthusiasm since she was a child, and she has the perseverance not to withdraw unless she wins a complete victory.

When it was her turn to hide, she tried so hard that the boys couldn't find her. And when it was time for her to find someone, because she was fat, she moved a lot slower. The main reason is that she is too serious and devoted. During a hide-and-seek activity, the older children thought of an idea and coaxed her sweetly, saying, "You are a clever ghost, from now on, you stand in the garden, close your eyes and count a hundred, and then find us. " Meiling covered her eyes with her round hands. She's not that stupid, the gaps in her fingers let her track down where her little friend is hiding.

But she is very serious.Didn't you say to count to a hundred?She counted patiently.She couldn't count to a hundred easily then, and she lost track of her counting, and forgot all about finding her companions through her fingers.After finally counting to one hundred, I opened my eyes and looked around, there was silence all around, and I couldn't see the shadow of my little friend. She searched for a long time, but still no. Suddenly she understood: they must have lied to themselves, they must have found a place far away, playing a new game.Maybe they were laughing at themselves.

A feeling of being abandoned, belittled and teased stuck in my heart. She hates these little friends. She even hated the eldest sister she had always admired a little bit. ... Standing where she was, she stopped looking for them.She wants to show her displeasure with them by withdrawing. she is too small. Although she was angry, the tears finally flowed out uncontrollably. She hates herself for being small. She looks forward to growing up soon.As big as a big sister. At this moment, Ai Ling came over. The eldest sister hugged her into her arms, lovingly wiped away her tears, and gently pinched her beautiful round nose.

"Sister, can I grow up? As big as you?" Meiling asked with her big eyes misty with tears. "Yes, you will definitely grow into an adult!" My sister replied. Xiao Meiling smiled. She no longer hated the eldest sister. From then on, she followed the eldest sister.Wherever the eldest sister goes, she will go there too. When Xiao Meiling was 5 years old, Ai Ling and Qing Ling were going to study in a school run by foreigners.Hearing the news, Xiao Meiling clamored to go too. Father Song Jiashu said, listen to the teacher, school is not a place to hide and seek, do you really want to go?

What you want to do must be done.Meiling has always had this personality since she was a child.She firmly replied to her father, I must go. When I came to school, I lived with my sisters.Every day, Meiling helps her sister wipe the windows and sweep the floor.After evening self-study, she also prepared tea for her sister and children in the same room. There are two houses in this school, one is a dormitory and the other is a classroom.The dormitories are lit by gas lamps, while the classrooms are lit by electric lamps.The passage from the classroom to the dormitory is very dark, and it is pitch black at night. Many little girls are afraid to walk this way, and no one dares to walk at night.

However, Meiling was not afraid.The teacher admired this elf very much. One day, the teacher criticized the timid little girls and praised Xiao Meiling for her bravery. The teacher said, why can't you walk over like Meiling? Meiling felt very happy to be praised by the teacher. However, she also had lingering fears in her heart. In fact, like those little girls, she was also quite frightened.But just being afraid is not enough!Besides, my sisters have gone to class, my friends have gone to class, and I stay in the dormitory alone. At night, the dormitory is dark, and the shadows of the trees outside are reflected on the window, swaying from time to time, and occasionally a crow crows , that's really scary.

She did not tell the teacher about these feelings. In fact, every time she leads to the dark aisle, she always has to muster up her courage and embolden herself.Or sing softly, or cough dryly, or call out... She had Jesus in her heart, God in her heart. ... Over time, the fear in my heart finally broke out.She often woke up from nightmares, even screaming. The careful teacher noticed this phenomenon. The next day, the teacher notified Song Jiashu.Xiao Meiling was taken home. The impression she had when she was a child was very deep, and Song Meiling could not get rid of this setback for a long time, which made it difficult for her to confide in others.The psychology of self-reliance makes her easily agitated for the sake of dignity, and sometimes even domineering.

The scary thing is that when she gets too excited, red bumps or rashes will appear all over her body. This chronic skin disease has plagued her for many years.In order to treat this chronic disease, she has tried western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, and even indigenous methods, which has also attracted various legends.Milk bath is an example. Of course, this is something. When Meiling returned home, her father invited an old scholar to teach her classical literature. The old scholar is tall and thin, but he is very knowledgeable. Interestingly, the old man's sparse hair was wrapped in a thin and long braid. While reading ancient Chinese, he shook his head and the braid swept back and forth with the rhythm.

Facing such a shriveled old man every day, reciting boring ancient prose repeatedly, it takes most of the day to sit down.After a long time, Xiao Meiling felt annoyed.Of course, there are times when she is happy, she feels that the old man looks a bit funny, so she just imitates him, but this gentleman is not as kind and amiable as her father at all, and this gentleman seems to have never laughed, as if he can't laugh... Every time this At that time, she will be distracted.The old man waved his ruler and scolded.And as long as the old man's braid flicked, it was like sending out a signal that Meiling was going to study.

Meiling hated that thin and long braid to death, hated Mr. shaking his head, chewing the ancient prose infatuatedly. However, Xiao Meiling also often enters the role—but she is not a student, but an audience—the only audience.She decided to tease the old man a bit. Once, she found an excuse, slipped behind her husband's chair, quietly tied his long braid to the back rail of the chair, and then returned to her seat. She learned from her husband very seriously, singing and reading ancient Chinese... She made a funny face for her husband to make him angry. ... The husband finally found out that the beautiful little girl was not serious about studying at all, so he jumped up and wanted to punish the naughty student. Just as the gentleman was about to stand up, he suddenly pulled back and fell to the ground, and the chair also flipped over. Xiao Meiling was nervous for a while. But I was laughing in my heart. The old scholar is on fire.He stamped his feet and beat his chest to report to Mrs. Song. This time she didn't escape the bad luck, so her mother gave Meiling a hard spanking. The old scholar is no longer willing to teach Meiling. Xiao Meiling relaxed for a while. Meiling is 8 years old this year.